April 2014 Thread 4 - We're almost in Trimester 3!

[LeeHandy]

Here's to fantastic 20 week scans, feeling baby move and other exciting milestones and best of all, the end of sickness!

Hehe, might wear them in the pool and pretend I'm somewhere exotic nah, they're for driving now it's getting sunny again.

Have horrible heartburn/burps/trapped burps after indulging in toast too late in the day

Vikki I'm so jealous of the lovely warm weather you're having. I hope it clears up your cold.

Thanks to everyone who's posted what's in their hospital bag, its so helpful to know what things to take. I think I've got everything now apart from maternity pads, something to give birth in and snacks/energy drinks for labour.

How many baby clothes has everyone bought? I thought I'd got loads but when I sorted through them all theyre mostly 0-3mnths+. I went a bit crazy on eBay and next and now have 10 vests and 9 babygrows in New born and the same in 0-1month, so I feel a bit more prepared now.

blessed I can't remember if I needed the breastpads before my milk came in or not. But its just to stop wet patches on your clothes from leaky boobs. I needed them for first couple of months I think. Some people need them for longer and some not at all.
Am also taking lanisoh cream, well worth getting if you planning on breastfeeding as you get sore nipples to start with as little one figures out how to latch on properly.
trinpy I still have all of my ds baby clothes so just going to take a couple of vests, babygrows in tiny baby and newborn to the hospital. When I had ds all the newborn stuff I'd bought was too big, my mum stopped off at tesco and bought a couple of multi packs in tiny baby and that did the job.

I have developed a really bad waddle and seem to be having constant braxton hicks today.

Hi all, can I join? I'm due my first in about 6 weeks and things are starting to get very real! Don't really have friends who are pg or have children so would really value your support for the countdown weeks :)

33+5

Welcome torf, course you can join!

How has your pregnancy been so far?

Waddle in torfhinn and welcome. Loads of support on this thread. How have you been so far?
Thanks mama, now i do remember getting so puzzled by the size of my boobs after DD was born. They were huge all the way to my armpits and leaking for China. I remember thinking how was i to stop the milk fountain that had become my boobs. This time i will be prepared. Oh breastfeeding was horrible, i almost got depression until my lovely DH went to the shops on day 6,bought a pump and some formula, took the baby from my trembling arms,fed her and for the first time in 6days she slept for hours. Dh made me some food, helped me shower,put some cream on those red chapped boobs and took me to bed, held me and we slept the three of us. I will never forget what he did on that day and that was a turning point in our lives.

Turns out the baby was ok,she was just hungry due to poor latch and me struggling with the pain. I hope this time it will be better. The little bugger breastfed til six months, woke up one day and turned her little nose at my boob, would not come near a boob. She decided she was done and honestly i was relieved.

Opps, don't know why it's coming back now. Anyone feeling anxious? I am..it just hit me that in less than a month i will be a mother of two not one. More people relying on me. It is a bit overwhelming and i wish my mom was not in blooming Africa. Well she has to be there as that is her home so iabu, but still i miss her now. Ok rant over or whatever that was.

hi guys, thanks for the welcome :) My pregnancy has actually been pretty good (apart from the sore ribs, sore back, headaches, broken ankle...!), but the baby has been fine so I feel really grateful for that.
Hitting about a 3 on the anxiety-o-meter, but that's cos I have the day off work and am thinking all things baby. Last night I actually said 'do you think he's bored in there' I'm going insane.
Still, looking forward to a kiddicare/IKEA Saturday!

Hope it goes better for you this time blessed if that's what you want. I have the opposite problem and can't see DS ever giving up. He's down to one feed a day but he has started asking for feeds at bedtime again and gets really upset when I try and distract him instead.
Welcome torfhinn

mama me too. I felt like a failure when the baby group i was in everyone was breastfeeding and i was not. They would all sit together 8 of them and discuss breastfeeding while i listened with no baby on my boob because she had stopped. Hoping DC2 will go past 6 months and if he doesn't oh well. I am going to try regardless.

It is 12 pm and i am still in bed.

I stopped bf at 6 months too. Had to go back to work and really didn't fancy expressing throughout the day! Oh god those first few weeks of bf. My DH said I looked like Lola Ferrari! Wasn't far off.
Been getting loads of Braxton hicks over past week. Was early with DS, wonder if I will be early this time?
Spd Has well and truly taken over now. Not good with a toddler!

torfhinn broken ankle and pregnancy does not sound like fun!!! Poor you.

hello tofin im having an ikea evening and Saturday to get last bits for babies room.
I am planning on breastfeeding blessed however if things don't go well after a certain amount of time if me and baby are miserable screw everyone else I think a lot of women have an idealistic notion of breastfeeding long term but not everyone wants to or can. I'm a firm believer of doing what's right for the individual. I think I get wound up as ive heard so many people criticise non breastfeeding mothers and impact on the children all o know is I never had any breast milk formula fed from day one I don't have any allergies have 2 degrees and am having a healthy pregnancy with my first. rant over lol.
in other news I've discovered that the baby enjoys travelling on the metro he always starts moving and kicking on it I became quite whimsical and imagining my little boy getting excited about the train coming like I used to as a kid. also I was offered a seat today first time.
35 + 2 weeks

vikki in Norway not being able to breastfeed is not an option. How dare you? They ask. Everyone is capable of breastfeeding. I don't remember how many nurses and midwives pulled at my breasts to show me how it was done. This time around DH and i decided we will do it our way. Screw everybody else. I need to be a happy mum to my kids and if it does not work formula it is. I won't go through another depression phase just because... Believe me Norwegians are militant when it comes to this topic..

My formula fed DD is way above her peers as well so i don't know who comes up with these jems..

Baby feels like he is going to fall out anytime soon. I can feel he is so low because of the pressure on my back and bum, my breathing is easier as well.

37+5

I don't think i would be a very nice person if I got manhandled so I feel for you and glad you stick up for yourself blessed

Just letting you lovely ladies know that Baby Bart arrived today. 5lb 10oz as she's a little early but still perfect. Were calling her Elena

Wow! Congratulations!
How many weeks were you? Glad all is well!
Can't wait to hear the story!

congratulations Bart!!! another baby on the thread.. such lovely news..
welcome torfhinn! broken ankles don't sound like fun in pregnancy!
my baby has dropped so am really waddling about now. I must get my bags packed tmw and pick up the car seat as well.
dh meanwhile is still out at the pub with his mates from work. I think it's about time he started laying off the
alcohol in case we need to rush to the hospital.
it's all becoming very real now..

36+4

Congratulations to bart so lovely we have a lovely little baby

Lee your Dh is drinking his last drinks before it all gets busy but i hear you. My Dh has cut his going out and drinks a glass at home in the evenings. One can not be too sure with these things. All becoming too real for sure

Congratulations Bart!!!! Gorgeous name . Were you about 35 weeks or have I got confused?

Congratulations Bart!

I've been having painful tightenings this evening but some paracetamol seems to have helped for now. Almost had to breathe through a couple maybe I'll get that labour bag ready after all..

35+2

Bart was 35 + 4 I believe ill let her tell the story very much real now she was 2 days ahead of me eek

congratulations bart! How exciting! Hope all is going well.

Welcome torf! Hope you have recovered from the broken ankle, that doesn't sound like fun.

Hmmm misty I'd get that hospital bag ready if I were you.... I'd put money on you not getting to 40 weeks

blessed it is so interesting what you say about Norway. I always read all these great statistics from their about natural birth and breastfeeding rates but it certainly sounds like they have gone too far in the other direction. It should be about supporting mums whatever they want to do, not pressuring them into doing something.

Thanks so much for hospital bag ideas! I think I'll get a bag out and throw a few things in this weekend and that might help me feel productive

33+1

Congratulations bart Elena is a really lovely name!

Going to pack my hospital bag this weekend. Really struggling to find nice maternity pyjamas that don't cost the earth... can anyone suggest anywhere?

34+1

Churros Norway prides itself on being the best in everything[ it is not]. I am a great supporter of breastfeeding and natural births but at times things just don't work out the way we want them to. Do you know you can not get an ELCS. The only time you get a CS is if there is any danger to you or your unborn child. So if your last birth was vaginal but horrible and second time around you are anxious and you want a CS, forget it. There is no freedom of choice when it comes to that. It is making me very anxious this time that i don't have that choice if i so wanted. And yes they do not care about the mom, it is all about the baby from the day you see that pink line on the stick. Healthcare here though for pregnant moms is fabulous.

Thanks everyone

As vikki said i was only 35+4 so another few weeks in there would have been better. Its sort of been drawn out over a week though so luckily it wasn't even earlier. Id had a sickness bug last friday and got dehydrated which set off a few contractions but that stopped when i had the drip and i got sent home last saturday. Woke up on tuesday morning at 4.30am and my waters broke. Cue mad dash home from DH who was working 450 miles away in Penzance. There were a few painful tightenings but nothing much was happening. But i needed to stay in while i had bloods done and they checked for any infections. They let me home thursday afternoon. And then i woke up at 1.45am on friday morning to the contractions starting. And here we are were still in hospital until at least monday. She needs to have antibiotics incase of infection. If nothing then we can go home monday. If there is one when we get the results back she could be in for 7 days. So hoping everything is ok! She's being a little monkey tonight and screams everytime i put her in the cot. Its going to be a long night. 5 hours sleep since wednedsay isnt good!