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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sasseh I feel your Pain. At one point I was up at least 5 times not counting the just gone to pee before bed, get comfortable and realise I need to go again. Now it's less I try not to drink too muh before bed but have found as long as I am tired enough I will sleep throught until around 3or 4 am before my bladder wakes me up to go potty! I do find though I am dead thirsty middle of the night, swings and roundabouts.

My tingly hands happen in the morning. Not been led on or anything. Also getting bad shoulders too like I have been led awkward. :/

I seem to constantly be in a bad or off mood. I have good days but one thing has to set me off then the wheels are in motion to turn into pregzilla. I am concerned I might be getting a bit of anxiety possibly mild depression. Having read up a few bits trying not to over react and tick boxes for things that arnt there but apart from feeling it other people notice it. I think I'm one irrational argument away from callin up the docs for advise :(

No harm in getting advice ladylel

I am constantly wee-ing too. Yesterday I was on an almost constant hunt for public toilets, McDonald's or squattable bushes!

Regularly wake up with a dead arm and swollen fingers, but I've out that down to me lying on it as I can't seem to find a logical place for it to go amidst all the cushions.

I am very well padded out at night.... Big long "alligator" (because it feels like I'm wrestling a croc!) cushion between my knees/hugged up to me and the long bit of the dream genii supporting my back (or vice versa when I turn over)
But I am still getting so much hip and back pain every night :(

Joining the club of those whose houses are disastrous, just can't be arsed tidying though

18 weeks today

My house is ridiculous. I just can't bring myself to do anything.

My c section scar has started to really hurt, it feels like it's burning from the inside

Halfway through washing up I had to sit down because I felt dizzy. Finally, an excuse for my slatternly ways! Trouble is my mother (who lives 400 miles away across the Irish Sea!) is coming to visit in the coming couple of weeks so I feel like I need to be "ready" in case she decides today is the day. We've been moved in for a month now so really no excuse for the un-unpacked boxes still stacked up in every room

peace I'd say you have a perfect excuse to have not fully unpacked, visitors or not!

If your mum is anything like mine she'll eagerly set about unpacking them herself (and you'll have to keep ringing her asking where she put stuff!). In fact my mum is coming to do some more sorting this afternoon

I got up eventually and did more washing up, and then made two chillis and two lasagnes for dinners this week (two because I don't eat meat but DH does!). Curry and sausage casserole coming up. Now sitting down with a sandwich though!
I'm hoping my mum will be up for housework, though she injured her leg getting off the ferry so is immobile for this week at least!

Sausage casserole and curry are both done! Now I'm having a lie down super dizzy today, wonder if my thyroid is playing up. I was supposed to get a blood test done to check it before my consultant appt on Tuesday but totally forgot hope he doesn't mind, though results from two months ago aren't going to be much use...

We are having a barbecue tonight if the rain holds off, so no more cooking for me all week

How's everyone else today?

Can I join the disgusting state of house too. We've had a new bathroom this week and there is so much dust and crap everywhere. Thankfully I have someone to come in and clean it for me but told her she will probably need to do a bit extra this week.

I've done a 10k race for life this morning managed to run over half of it so feeling very proud of myself. Did go and pig out afterwards with a lovely roast and hot chocolate fudge cake after though. Has anyone else found themselves feeling more hungry again? I'm 18+1 and seem to have the appetite if a horse at the moment!!

Crikey lisa that's hardcore. I would currently avoid running for a bus Nevermind 10k. Go you!

Mum has helped me sort one of my wardrobes today.

was having a pram discussion with the parents and I was saying I would be a bit stuck for choice as it would have to fit in the boot of a nissan micra. Parents start nudging each other and saying "shall we"?

I think aww...they're going to be lovely and offer to buy the pram for us. But no....my dads next sentence was "we've been thinking about getting a new car and were wondering if you'd be offended if we gave you our current car" ...me and DH were flabbergasted (and very much not offended!)

A proper grown up car!

Pictures of my current beloved car to show how much of a shocker "grown up car" will be!

(And yes, it even has "powered by Fairydust" and tinkerbell on The back!)

Hello ladies. I've been really busy and not posted for a bit - just had a quick skim through to catch up though. Catface I'm really glad the MH MW thingy went ok. Hello and welcome, PinkHollie :)

I think the nausea is giving up the ghost (thank goodness) - haven't been sick for over a week now - fingers crossed! Have been feeling a little bit of movement I think now and again but it's not every day.

20 week scan is 8 August, so what's that? 5 weeks? We're not planning on finding out the sex so will just be checking everything is as it should be. I'm due the 16-week MW appointment in a week or so but I've just checked my notes and they say 15 weeks so I'll need to get that booked in fairly quickly.

Think i've strained my back lifting or twisting or something - it's really painful and hurts to move. Did the Race for Life this morning and actually I think that has helped with the pain. If it's no better in a couple of days I'm going to go to the doc I think.

Have bought a pushchair and an infant carrier today. Hope it's not bad luck...

Hope everyone is having a lovely weekend. The rain has only just set in here (Midlands) after a fairly nice and sunny couple of days!

15+2

I have been very restrained so far and not bought anything although have been doing research. Suspect no trips into JL due to feeling ill might have helped that though. Ordered some (lots..) of maternity clothes from ASOS and Topshop yesterday.

Has anyone not put on any weight yet? I have a distinct bump but still the same/slightly less than when I got pregnant. Read something that said by 15 weeks you should have put on around 5lbs. I know everyone is different, and my pre pregnancy trousers generally don't fit any more, but I'm a bit surprised I haven't put on anything especially given how sedentary I've been of late.

I have put on just over a stone. I am not proud. But it is expected and normal. And the right amount for this stage in the game with 2 cooking!

Oh is getting fed up with my indecisiveness: one minute I feel I look fat and not pregnant (especially when people comment on me being tiny) followed by me thinking crap in doing something wrong, their not growing properly, then when someone says your definitely looking pregnant now it makes me feel large again and bummed! I don't know what I want!!!

Also joined in with the "arg, the house is a mess, must do housework" today . We moved in here about 18 months ago, and the unpacked boxes still mock me - I guess if I haven't missed the contents in this time, I should just get rid of them, right...? but...

Espa - I'm still 10 kg lighter than pre-conception weight, although currently not losing much any more (fingers crossed). Most of my books say we should be putting on 1-2 lb a week in second trimester...! I guess we are all different and averages suit nobody! I think I've got a noticeable bump, but at work I get more "have you lost weight?" than "are you pregnant" so I guess it's not really that noticeable!

18+3, and not been sick today! :D :D :D

My house looks like a bomb has gone off! It's actually really getting me down now but I just haven't got the energy to tackle it right now.

Has anyone thought about what they are going to do for Christmas. We have hosted for other family members for the past 6 years. I was hoping that DB and SIL might invite us this year as they came here last year but SIL made a comment the other day about not cooking for Christmas until she'd got a new kitchen, which doesn't look likely to happen in the near future!

I'm going to struggle, having a newborn, recovering from my cs and trying to make a fuss of DS is going to be hard enough without cooking a big dinner or worse entertaining. The thought is depressing! I'd just tell DH we're not having Xmas this year if it wasn't for DS.

I know it's a stupid thing to be getting stressed about in July but that's exactly what it's doing to me.

Poly surely another member of your family will invite you? Doing Christmas is out of the question for you! We had planned to host this year and I was ever so excited about it because I love cooking, but my mother said it ain't happening anymore :( and since we won't be able to travel far from home/the hospital, we won't be able to go to either family :( we have a load of M&S vouchers so I did suggest that we get a load of swanky party food and hole up on our own with Netflix!

My house is a complete shit tip. Have felt totally zonked this weekend so hardly done anything. Dh has been an arse and was stropping earlier that there's shit everywhere, maybe he's worked out that the only reason there's normally NOT shit everywherenis because I clear it up (he has made me roast lamb today, but even so, he's been an arse). I'm about to attack a tub of choclate ice creM.

poly we alternate between Christmas at my parents in the UK (with dsis1, dbil and dbro, and dsis2 if she's in the country) and Christmas here where we go to ils for coffe in the morning then to ours late faternoon for dinner. (They are our ndn so easy to see them for part of the day and have a break). DBIL and DSIL are always unavailable for Christmas, we have never been invited to theirs and lastvyear when we were in the uk they wouldn't invite PILs over so they spent the day on their own

Will prob do the same this year, but dh will cook anyway and I will be firmly ensconced on the sofa for the whole day. My DPs are heading out to visit on thd 31st for a few days but not staying with us. They'll either have a lovely newborn to coo iver or they'll be taking ds out for the day (perhaps both!).

poly I would make clear to everyone now not to expect an invite. If you get invited somewhere else and you want to go fine, but if not then enjoy a Christmas with just the 4 of you.

espa I lost a lot of weight in the 1st trimester last time round so was at least 16w before I was back to conception weight and then started putting weight on.

Not a problem this time I can tell you!

15w today

Oh the pins and needles in the arms! is that a pregnancy thing?!?

No BigHairy, that's a "sitting on your arms" thing, you flexible little devil!

espa I was also worrying a bit about weight gain as my 14/15 weeks I really had put on nothing. I was worrying but took the view that, my trousers don't fit and that i was doing my best to eat enough in the day and that was all I could do. I am now +6 pounds and feeling proud. First time ever that I am proud of putting on weight!

17+6

I said last year that I wasn't doing Christmas this year and my sister said she will do it, but she's going to be 8 and half months pregnant At Christmas so not sure what we are going to do. It's normally between me and sis because we have the bigger houses. Think mum will have to cook dinner at one if our houses. Hoping it won't be mine though.

Oh and I have stayed well and truly away from the scales but as I'm still in pre-pregnancy clothes I'm hoping I haven't put on too much

Haha! My arms aint long enough to reach under my massive arse! At night or if I sit in certain positions, my fingers go numb! Also I've been waking up with chronic hayfever with nose so blocked up that I end up with a nosebleed and sore throat. I take piraton under Drs orders, and that prrvalin stuff that is essentially spraying chewing gum up your nose!

I feel much better after a few days away. Midwife this week, scan next.

I say "I'm not doing it next year" every year! I was just hoping we'd be invited somewhere for dinner. If not it'll have to be a roast chicken. No way I can be lifting a giant turkey in and out of the oven.

I'm going to mention it to my DM this week and see what she says. The only trouble is, if Mom invites us she'll feel obliged to invite my brothers and their families too.