February 2014. Bodystockings at the ready. We make pregnancy sexy.

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Ok we don't. We're sick a lot, cry at adverts, moan about back/hip pain and if we got a quid for each new stretchmark generated we could all give up work and employ a nanny.

In fact if you know any teenagers feel free to show them our threads...we are the most effective contraceptive since sliced bread don't ask.

Ladies...as you were....

Lol cubano - I think my bum is probably getting as big as my bump so either would be accurate in my case.

Question for the ladies with anterior placentas - are you feeling much movement yet? I feel it occasionally on one side and more so in the evenings and in bed but not felt much today and I don't know whether that's normal or if I should be worried. I just want to feel lots of kicks to reassure me all is well - hope my placenta moves up soon and I can feel more

missk im 19w tomorrow and still haven't felt any movement really. I think my scan next thurs will confirm ap again. ap babies are more likely to face the wrong way too so I think they are kicking in to the back of you, which you are less likely to feel plus the placenta acting as a buffer when they are kickinv out front. I have only felt what I think are protest punches do far

Hey misskatamari I hardly feel any movements at all apart from odd butterflies during the night when I am lying on my back. MW at the scan told me that the placenta is in te right position but still no movements.

Thanks ladies. It's just hard not to worry when you read about "Counting the kicks" etc. hopefully at bed time I'll feel her flipping around

I understand misskatamari I so sometimes think the same but my second pregnancy is so diff compared to my first one
First active baby
Second lazy baby

Awww :) it's weird as at every scan mine is whizzing about all over the place and I just can't tell. I guess I should be glad as I'd no doubt be awake all night from kicks if I could actually feel the acrobatics she's up to!

Don't worry missk, I'm the same. I felt lots of movement on Tuesday evening but nothing since. I spoke to the mw today about something else (really sore stabbing pains which turned out to be trapped wind!) and she said not to worry that I hadn't felt any movement for over 24 hours of I had an anterior placenta. I'm 21+4.

Ruey checking in at 20+6. Scan earlier in the week indicated a wriggly baby and a low lying placenta, so I have to go back for a verifying scan at 34 weeks. Saw a consultant too ref my previous big baby - no decisions will be made until they see the growth after the 34 week scan. Fingers crossed it will be an eight pounder this time! I'm feeling movements more frequently now, usually after sugar or caffeine. Not that I take a lot of either, although I have promised myself a tiramisu for dinner tonight. It's the least I deserve for renting out my spare room (so to speak) for the next 20 weeks

I'm exactly the same misskat and have an ap. I can only feel him move when I go to bed some days and then it'll be a little movement either to the side or in my cervix.

Really hope I feel more soon as well

Morning all

I'm in a very good mood today, I even made DH breakfast! Off work to spend the weekend with my family and get new nephew hugs

congratulations to all those who have had scans in the late few days, can't believe we're halfway there already.

MissK 12 wk scan showed I had an AP. I've felt movement but it's intermittent at best and always to the side. Last night I saw movement from the outside. My bump was very obviously higher on one side but I couldn't feel anything as it happened. Freaked DH right out!

Oh and thanks for the birthday wishes!

Eeyore Imagine deliberately pushing bump out all day! What for? She sounds like a dumbass!

Champagne My hair is still falling out as much as ever and my body hair has decided to go nuts (it's usually fairly nuts, to be fair) :(

LO definitely has a favourite place to kick me now - low down on the left. Exactly where I feel really uncomfortable at night if I try to lie on my right hand side - hope I'm not crushing him/her!

Argh, I'm finding it sooo hard to get comfortable in bed at the moment. IF I lie on my left my hip hurts and goes numb. The right feels so awkward I'm convinced I'm hurting either womb or baby. On my back makes me worry because of all the 'don't lie on your back' stuff, even though the evidence for that isn't huge. So I end up tossing and turning and making pitiful little noises just so my husband knows!

I reinvested in a dreamgenii pregnancy pillow for sleeping. I had one last time and it was heaven especially in third trimester, and was then used for feeding. Its a little like a chastity pillow (according to DH) as I have one which supports front and back so you cant roll, he also cant easily cuddle though.

I am also a slight insomniac and generally don't sleep very well plus the 2yo is being a sod at mo so this helps during the periods I am asleep.

wombat Yeah, I already have one. Thinking of investing in a bigger maternity pillow to further ruin husband's bed space :) That way I can have dream genii on one side and big pillow on the difficult side... Luckily he is thin.

I had my 20 week scan this morning, all is good! We're having a baby boy which has surprised us as we just thought it was a girl as we have a girl already but we're really happy! Would genuinely have been happy if it was a girl or a boy, but it's lovely to know and feels more real.

DD had said she wanted a girl but when we told her it was a baby boy in mummy's tummy she was very giggly and excited

Congratulations panda. Fab news. Had mine today and everything fine. Anterior placenta as I suspected. Baby had its legs crossed so I stay team yellow. ( but she did say she couldn't see any obvious boy bits which is quite exciting as I've got two boys already) happy either way though and will be nice to have the surprise. And it means I'm not lying when I tell everyone who asks that I dont know what I'm having!

20 weeks today - I know you all understand how excited I am about this. Generally a bit giddy today!

Congrats panda and poppy!

Thinking of getting one of those pregnancy pillows. Turned over in bed last night and pulled something in my tummy which then of course meant I didn't sleep for worrying.. combined with the leg cramps and body waking up at 4/5am I am struggling to keep my eyes open today!

Visiting family this weekend and hoping to view some of the products of their knitting... must practice pleased face (my gran has a habit of producing interesting designs)

Am wearing a nursing bra today which is bliss. Not much support but boobs are not aching as much as in normal underwired bras.

Droopy boobs, bags under eyes, flabby belly, waddling when I walk... oh the sexiness of pregnancy!!

im team pink!!!
ill catch up on everyone elses news later!!! so excited!

Congrats Panda, Poppy and Barebranches
19+2 today but sill no movements this baby doesn't want to move at all.
I am still yet to buy pregnancy bras however, the idea of pillow sounds good I may have to get one of those.

congrats panda and poppy

congrats bare too!

Great news about the scans. I've just had a mad moment of clarity where I realised we're all having babies. Although it feels like I'm just collecting a series of minor health complaints I'm actually growing another person. We will all have babies crawling around this time next year. Shocking I know.
I bought my first big purchase today. A Beco Gemini baby carrier. Pricey but I tend to carry my babies more than use pushchairs so it will be worth it, especially considering the resale value. I'm trying not to buy another sling stash like with ds2. Hopefully this carrier and an old ring sling will be enough. And maybe a Moby wrap...
Also found two pocket cloth nappies with Bumgenius boosters for £2.75 in the charity shop I work in today. I love a bargain.

Congrats everyone who have had scans, very exciting!
Still no movement here either Libee and I'm 19+2, I sometimes think I do, but really not sure, you'd think 2nd time round you'd have a better idea, but I think it's mostly wind!! Haha
Scan on Wednesday 2nd so hopefully will put my mind at ease. I noted on my paperwork from scan at 12 weeks it said anterior placenta, but wasn't told, should they have told me, or does it not really matter in the scheme of things?

thingy from the state your sling stash is in at the moment after use with 1 dc what would you say about getting a sling/carrier 2nd hand? Have seen some on ebay but not sure if they'd be knackered after heavy use with 1dc and we'd be better off getting something new?