Dec 2014 Thread #5 - Battered and bruised we limp through the second trimester

[SassehMonsta]

Here we go again, the thrills & spills of leaky boobs, and feeling baby move for the first time - Lets go!

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With my first (which no one knew we were trying for) the first thing my dad asked was "was it planned". I just told him I thought he was being rude and I didn't like his question. Then I blurted out it was very much planned and i'd had a MC that summer so this was a wanted baby. That shut him up. This time everyone knew we were trying so it didn't surprise anyone. It's a really insensitive question. As is the guessing game people play in the first 12 months when you're trying to hide it. People always seem to think the boundaries of politeness disappear whenever a women gets pregnant. WELL THEY DO NOT!!!!!!!!!!!

spider. i wish i was in truro!!

alot assumed my.baby was a mistake given I have a teen. mine was very much wanted. my poor hubby was exhausted by .....ok I have peed on a stick. cancel all plans for today and tomorrow. your not getting out of bed! we used cbfm.... temping... and he had never had as much sex in his life. I actually think the preseed spray was what tipped it in our favour. I think its that one. it lowers the ph of your hoohaa so the sperm have a fighting chance.

add into that we had blood tests and sperm count tests lol and voila..

im convinced my date is still 23rd dec and not 19th. I know whe. I ovulated and when we dtd as I was record keeping

Must have been something in the air spider, I was awake at 3.45 this morning. I had a revalation whilst I was laying there wide awake, which gave my bathroom fitter a heart attack when he got here at 8 this morning. I realised that having fitted all the bath and started all the tiling that they had put the right, but wrong, taps on the bath. All sorted now though.

We also had a phone call at 4.15 this morning from my husbands work which I kicked him out of bed to answer, I heard it before he did. Thankfully this is not that regular an occurrence but regular enough that I no longer have a panic when the phone goes off thinking someone has died!

I'm stuck in my living room again all day today "working" from home on MN . Going to miss all the lovely weather though Wish I was by the sea.

Drew, I'm convinced it was the preseed that got us pregnant as well. I've heard a few stories where people have used it and got pregnant the first month of use.

Can anyone tell me why one minute my stomach feels harder and looks pregnant one day then the next seems soft and flabby I'm just a lardy bum?? Makes me paranoid. Are they just sinking back into my pelvis rather than sitting out front?

Erm... I meant first 12 weeks (not months!!).

The babies have so much space to swim around at the mo Lady so our bumps are really our insides rather than baby. My bump is big but it's squashy. Once the baby really grows to take up the space the bump does feel much harder.

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NOTHING FITS.

There, I've finally admitted that even the clothes I bought to do me the whole of July have stopped fitting already. Sob.

I'm pretty much down to two work outfits, a pair of shorts and some harem pants. Back up to pre-pregnancy weight and can feel a definite bump but still just look lardy

Oh and I am so hungry today. I've eaten my lunch already. I really need to ditch the crisps and chocolate too but baby likes it

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Ladylel i've been wondering the exact same thing! I have a teeny bump today but it was huge yesterday!

Warning ladies, there is a thread on the main pregnancy section call "wish list- non essential but amazing." it will result in a the loss of a lot of money from my bank account but I love it!!!!!!!!!

I'm starting to feel huge too (most days).

Don't think my midwife is following the appointments thingie as I had an appointment last Friday when I was 14 weeks and my next one's not till 8th August when I'll be 20 weeks.

My boobs feel like they're going to explode, doesn't helpthat ds keeps nuzzling them.

Just finished with MH midwife. She was really lovely. And not at all phased by my messy house or my bawling.

She's going to ring my gp tomorrow and try to get a setraline (sp?) Prescription for me. She has als put me down for some 1 to 1 session with some psychology type person (not so sure what). Worried that I'm going to have to fess up to work if I end up with loads of extra appointments :/

Feeling a little more positive just because I've actually done something about it.

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I have been feeling huge since week 6 lol. today I gave up my under wire bra.and pulled on a non wired. feels amazing!

Oh yes Drew I'm already in my nursing bras and Ive only got small boobs! But the comfort was much needed.

Cat I'm so pleased the MW was so supportive and is helping you. Really hope you start to feel more stable very soon. x

I relinquished my normal supportive underwire beauties about 4 weeks ago and until last weekend was wearing sports bras and an non underworld normal bra, but nothing feels as good as a nursing bra. Actual support and even tho there isn't any underwear I don't think feel like a saggy Susan YAY!

stomach has gone back to slightly harder by this after noon, keep getting more feelings around my belly button am now starting to recognise these as proper flutters and now gas!

My next mw appt is 25 weeks I think judging by paperwork, it's all be on time thankfully. Altho anything can happen!

A non underwired* pfft autocorrect

Not gas *

Cor today was a struggle. Had a horrible altercation with a "customer" this morning who had clearly nicked something and was trying to get a refund. I ended up crying in front of a load of volunteers and a woman who had come to visit us from a local school to get our insurance details for a work experience student
And it's so goddamn hot. I can't bear it!

Is anyone joining NCT?
I didn't for my first bunch but had a fab NHS postnatal group- we still meet up and go on holiday every year and the 'babies' are about to turn 13!
I saw the midwife today and in our area ante-natal classes are online and there aren't any postnatal ones at the GP surgery. I need to meet people!! Particularly as I feel so old and round here babies at 37 aren't really the done thing.
Wondered if anyone had good things to say about NCT?

Saw midwife today and all's well. I have a scan- to look at my remaining ovary, not baby- in 2 weeks then a consultant appt the following week. I feel well looked after.

Oh, and I feel stupid, but how do I add myself to the stats? Can I do it on an iPad?

I paid my first instalment to NCT this morning! I hope it's good, costs a bloody fortune! If I don't leave with any new pals I'll want a refund

I have to go and get some new nursing bras as the ones I have from when DS was BF are too small

I've also signed up for my nct class, first payment due next week. My sister did it and highly recommended it, she also made some good friends through it. She will also do the refresher course for the next one, although it's not yet been a year since her first was born and first course.

Quite a few people have said NCT is great so we've signed up, but it's not cheap us it!

Anyone else getting sick of being offered unasked for 'useful' advice? I constantly seem to have people telling me what I won't be able to do and how I'll feel when the baby gets here. As in ' well you won't be able to drink because you'll be breast feeding'. How do they know what will happen! I get that people are trying to help and let you know what it's like but I really want to wait till the babie's here and see how I feel on things rather than having a set idea now!
Just needed a little rant there.

I bought a top and dress in the Isabella Oliver sale - I love the clothes and still wear the nursing dresses I bought for a wedding and conference last time round. Seem to have suddenly got massive this week, really noticeable as my stomach was completely flat and now has a discernible bump but at the horrible stage where normal clothes are too tight but not quite into maternity ones yet. Telling work tomorrow - eeek!
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Is huge amounts of discharge normal? Having to change knickers at least twice a day. Everything feels normal down there.

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Catface I think it is normal, having read about it. I think it's fine as long as there's no strong colour or smell. I'm going to get some liners - had sudden paranoia about wet patches on my summer clothes!

I ended up sleeping some more after my early 'I need to nuke my infected throat' message this morning and the throat was better for it but I was achy and had a thumping headache to take to work later. I've improved throughout the day. Tried my dreamgenii last night - not bad but I'm not totally convinced.

Wee sis gave me some maternity clothes last night, including mamas and papas jeans (wore today, great), a really nice two piece swimsuit with bump coverage, a maxi dress, a few tops and a pair of smart trousers. For the next few days I shall be mostly trying on, washing, ironing and packing.

I feel huge! My bump is your classic beach ball, and solid. My boobs are humungous globes of glory. MY DH reeeeeaally likes cuddling me at the moment. He is being incredibly sweet and utterly infuriating in equal measure. I think we're spending a little too much time together!

Mum is like a kid in a sweet shop as she's getting to come to the scan again on Monday. It's cute. Holding my breath for good news.

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Catface, it's normal. I'm using panty liners already here and of course they have the added bonus of catching little bits of wee that come out during sneezes....stupid pelvic floor muscles.