December 2014, Thread #3

[SassehMonsta]

Just starting a new thread so we have somewhere to go once thread 2 is full (I give it less than a day!!)

Welcome to the never-ending first trimester, and maybe some of us into the second trimester this thread?

Hi guys. Been quiet for the last week just getting back into routine of work after holiday. Finally been feeling a bit better (less morning sickness and nausea) until today. Was out at friends for dinner last night and got back at 1am so blaming extreme tiredness for feeling like crap all day. Been feeling v v sick although did eat the bbq we had this afternoon. Also headachey.

Had second midwife appointment on Friday which was fine, got my bloods taken and entertained her worry stories of all my sick incidents in public during my holiday travel!

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Hi all

Glad all house moves went well. You must be glad they are over...

I have a stinking headache too. With me it's my sinuses which always play up in pregnancy. Grrr. Like a bastard elf is inside my head hitting it with a hammer.

martie pregnacare kill me too, nausea wise. I just take folic acid/vitamin d on its own... Midwife was happy with that.

It's been a busy weekend for us - kids parties and classes and visiting friend's new baby. I'm shattered and I get more of a break at work as I can at least sit for a bit...

When is second trimester officially? I can't get excited till 18 weeks which is when my sickness finally goes.

catface is your blood pressure low? Mine is which makes me v dizzy so I eat more salt which seems to help. My lower number is always 40...makes me feel pants..

And....just been sick. :( apologies for tmi, but is there likely to be a reason why even a good 3-4 hours after eating my food seemed to be pretty undigested?

Probably due to delayed gastric emptying - a side effect of pregnancy hormones and can also be due to stress. The joys!

Delightful! This little kumquat is not making life easy! Thought I was getting better and was quite pleased as I'm off to London for a few days riffs week with work and didn't want to have to contend with this away from home again. Sod's law!

Martie please don't be jealous of my move. We are in perpetual renting hell. Buying or building a house is a dream :(

Peace, I too am in renting hell. No hope being able to buy for the foreseeable future. Our landlord is a friend of MILs and I was recently treated to the news that the landlord thinks we should be grateful they haven't put the rent up as they reckon they could get £100 more per month for this house. I told MIL that for £100 more than what we are paying in our area we could get a 3 bed roomed house (currently in a 2 bed) with new appliances and bathroom, no mould in the bedrooms, a garden and drive that don't look like a dump and also benefit from not having MILs friend for a landlord. I know this because I look on right move regularly!

This landlord also shouted at dh and I once because we hadn't done any weeding around the shrubs they had planted to hide the fact that the fence is a mess. Needless to say I don't like them very much.

Pourquois our last LL was a dream but the estate agents we have to deal with now are pure bastards. Cry.

Don't know why I added an S to your name...

Staying off the pregnacare today/tonight, tummy still feels a bit rumbly though I've eaten nothing in last 48 hours that could have caused it really. I think I'm going to give the pregnacare a week and if still think it's effecting me I might just get a separate vit D tablet to take with my folic acid. bighairyspider your dinner sounds delicious! Sorry for putting all the crazy foods in your head! peace and pourquoi - sorry for the moan. Your LL sounds horrendous pourquoi, we're renting atm and I've completely lost all interest in keeping the property tidy or doing any gardening. I just want into our own home. It's also an expensive business renting and paying a mortgage at the same time.

Still on hols, will catch up when im home. Sickness fading with meds and time, & suddenly got a bump over the weekend! 12 weeks tomorrow (with Lisa - bring on the 15th Dec!) and cant wait. Scan Tuesday after next, so just 9 days away (in 20 mins that will be 8!!).

Dh taken off all next week to look after me, but think I need to go into work!!

Bloody dog decided that 4.20 is an acceptable time to wake up and I'm now sat in bed wide awake and can't sleep stupid animal!

Sorry for the moan last night! Back at work today wonder if I can keep my bump hidden for any longer.

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I'm renting too. House is tiny, rundown, and badly decorated but ll hasnt put rent up in 6 years and leaves us alone mostly. Dont have enough space though, and the open stairs are a nightmare so could do with moving. There's me and Dp, Dss1 and Dss2 on weekends and hols, and 2 cats. Plus new baby....

I'm all crampy today and its freaking me out. Hoping its just growing pains. No blood or anything but unsettling as I've not had cramps for past few weeks since about week nine. Scan is Tomorrow so we'll see. 13 weeks

Back at work today. Wouldn't mimd but have a dead stressful job which I cant muster an interest in atm. :(

I'm taking Superdrug's own pregnancy vitamins and I haven't noticed them increasing sickness, so maybe try those if you think Pregnacare disagrees with you? Although the act of taking tablets does make me want to be sick, I doubt it's the type of tablets that cause it for me!
Here's hoping today is a bit more productive than yesterday.

Still feeling sicky this morning. :(

Anyone finding that coughing or sneezing hurts lower abdomen?
Only recently started to feel this almost like pulling a muscle.
Not hurts exactly more a quick sharp ache then it goes. :/

Rang the head this morning and explained my various ailments. She said "please stay home for a few days and rest" I tried to argue but she was like "no . I'll arrange cover for you til at least Wednesday. Ring me Wednesday afternoon, and now get yourself back to bed"

Kinda a relief. Although I currently feel too grim to go back to sleep

Yes ladylel I've been getting that too. Less worried if it's not just me

That sneeze pain is round ligament being jarred. Helps if you bend a little from the waist if you sneeze standing up, or bring your knees up if you sneeze laying down! Bloody painful if you sneeze with a straight body!

Thanks for the tips big hairy

Had a bit of a meltdown yesterday. Here's a big, ranty moan that no one has to read and I won't be offended.

Also in perpetual renting hell, we had a notice to quit and very little time. I've now given up on the beautiful place I saw as they've just been messing me around for weeks. Everything else we saw was laugh-out-loud horrendous. LL now has other options so we can stay a bit longer - and do this all again in August.

The weekend was also crunch-time for selling the car and I spent a beautiful Saturday at the freakin valet, garage, Halfords, and posting ads while starving hungry and missing a free music festival in my local area and spent yesterday freaking out a bit (I've never done this before).

The tiny flat is in total disarray so I had another fit trying to find the bills I needed to pay, and when I got up to start tackling the chaos I just got straight back down again and cried because I had no idea where to start and I felt weird and wobbly. DH was very loving and a bit useless but at least he went straight to clean the bathroom while I had a nap.

DH is unemployed but got a rare temp shift last night so left at six. I had people coming to see the car at 8 and as soon as he left I had a major panic that I'd lost my phone (or the dodgy guy who was staring at me outside had picked my pocket!), then I found it and when they arrived I was acting all jumpy and weird. They left me a deposit so it might all actually go to plan when they return tonight.

By the time that was all over it was too late to call my mum and I was so lonely! So I heated up rhubarb pie and put shitloads of double cream on it and bought shoes on the internet that I can't afford (but really need). I then started to feel fantastic at about midnight, wrote an article for a newsletter about a couple of work gigs I've got coming up in Japan, wrote to my Japanese producer to break the news I'm expecting twins, and watched Nurse Jackie until DH came home and I got a cuddle.

I'm taking today off because I remembered that I'm owed 2.5 days and I don't even have a boss right now. And I'm still a bit burnt that they offered the job to the candidate I didn't like. So today is for getting over myself.

Sorry, but I do feel better for the vent. Cheers.

Miraculous you win the worst weekend award :( hope you can recover today! We had to get out quickly too because our LL sold the flat, it's just fucking awful isn't it.
I want rhubarb pie and cream!

Yeah, she was going to move back in but she was living abroad so it was really unexpected. She has been very understanding, though. Trouble is, in August/ Sept we'll be in competition with all the students returning and given what we've seen available now, we'll have to up the budget quite a bit to get anything halfway decent.

I'm trying to negotiate a pay rise, and the manager's trying to negotiate a better maternity package but I'm not holding my breath. If DH doesn't get a job, I dread to think what the year from November is going to be like for the four of us . Never mind that, if he doesn't get a job he won't get his next visa and he'll be deported. It's 8 months since he got the right to work and he's had about a week's work in total.

Glad you got a place at short notice - do you like it?

Rhubarb pie is the answer to most things.

We went to a wedding this weekend. One of those great weddings! Dd was invited too and not only was she made to feel welcome, she was given a peppa pig box at the drinks reception with lots of nice (healthy) snacks. Then at the meal she had a goody bag on her chair with loads of stickers, colouring, squeezy toys, peppa pig story book, tooth brush etc etc. then there were hampers at the side where there was loads of baby/toddler foods so keep them going. It seriously made us all feel so good and like she was welcome and not just invited because her parents were. Anyway, it was a great one :)

Im feeling pretty good now. no more nausea, a bump to rival my 6 month bump with dd and generally I have my energy back. Have been having a few dizzy/wobbly moments but I just try and get a juice or some fruit down myself and it helps. The little thing is starting to wiggle about a bit more too. Cant wait to really feel it moving around and giving me reassuring nudges.

Well done to everyone who moved house this weekend. Rest up! Were in the process of buying a new house so itll be us some time soon (I hope!).

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