October 2014 #9 - Into the home straight we go, 3rd trimester here we come!

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Keep up the chitter chatter ladies!

Buggerlugs we're staying on the East Coast in Filey but have so far spent all of our time on the Moors. Going to walk Goathland to Grosmont today and catch the steam train back. Wish this wind wasnt quite so strong though! Where abouts do you stay?

Hi all. Checking into the new thread.

JellyBeans I'm feeling great, too (apart from a bit of guilt at eating too much junk). 25 weeks today, so a bit further off the uncomfortably massive stage than a lot of posters.

Hamster no, nursery not ready yet, but I only really have to clear out the Ikea drawer unit that the changing table fits onto and sort through the smallest baby clothes to see what of dd's stuff is neutral enough for a boy. I need to order a full size single bed for dd at some point so I can reclaim the cot, but that's not particularly urgent atm.

binky have a fab time on the North York Moors. I got married at Ravenscar, love, love, love the area!

Well I'm such an idiot... You wait for weeks for your 28 week midwife appointment and then forget to turn up!!! Now have to wot 2 weeks... GTT next week then midwife the week after.

Love the link to the kaftans, that's for that. My oh is not so thankful!

Nursery wise, I can't even think about it. I need to totally reorganise our spare room to make it into ds's bedroom but don't want move him until baby's here. Baby will be in with is for 6 months so no rush.

Someone mentioned hospital bags, sorry thread moves so quickly o can remember who. My mum packed my bag while I was in labour so will be aiming to pack myself this time, at some point after 35 weeks. I also need to go through all my sons things to see what will work for a girl and pack for her too.

I can't quite get my head around how different it will be this time. My boy will go to my pils and my DM will come to the birth again, unless she comes at night then I guess pils will come here... It all happened so quickly last time I worry we won't have time for a proper plan to fall into place.

28 weeks tomorrow... This really is the home straight!

Sounds like a rotter of a nightor

Sounds like a rotter of a night/morning CJ!
Binky I'm v jealous of your holiday, sounds lovely!
Been reading "Food of Love" book on bf'ing and was interested in the section of "co-sleeping" - what are you mums thoughts/experiences?

Gah sausage fingers!!!

I semi-coslept with dc1. I would feed her and put her back in her basket...If she then woke up and wouldn't settle I'd just put her in with me...worked fine for us. She always slept better in with me than on her own for some reason.

Doc gave me Cocodamol this morning so hopefully I non have pain relief that works! My left hip was really struggling to weight bear this morning...here's hoping the pain can be managed at least until my physio appointment in august

Really interesting thread on here last week (maybe the weekend?) about the risks of co-sleeping, including a link to a reliable-sounding study review. Will look it out later for you, Kirsti.

I read Three In a Bed while pg last time and mostly co-slept with dd - had a sidecar cot, but found it very hard to get her back into it after feeding. I must say I didn't sleep very well with her pressed up against me, but that might be me needing space to sleep. Having read the study mentioned above, I will probably try harder to return dc2 into the sidecar for the first three months as the authors concluded that 88% of bed-sharing deaths in babies less than three months in the lowest risk group (breastfed, non-smoking parents, no alcohol or drugs consumed by parents) could be avoided if the babies slept in a cot in the parents' room.

Must go and pick dd up from kindergarten now, though!

I co slept with ds. Worked for me as e was such a regular feeder!

I have the fear of co-sleeping, despite everyone who's done it telling me how great it is and that I won't sleep like a wild animal like I do now if there's a baby there. I just can't see myself being careful enough to not hit it in the face. I can barely sleep in the same bed as DP without thrashing him in the night.

Had my real 28 week scan yesterday instead of a panicked check up one. They were more thorough this time than my 20 week one. The cord's gone from her neck and placenta is clear. Obviously because a scan wouldn't be the same without me googling every measurement and panicking like a crazy woman, I saw the head circumference was really small for her age. Like 3 weeks too small. When I asked the doctor said 'oh, it's a bit small now but don't worry'. She's gone from having a beast of a head like her dad to my small pinhead. Poor baby. I was worried she'd heard me making fun of her giant head before. Trying not to worry as the doctor was calm as you like, and it looks like she hasn't measured it amazingly well - there's still a bit of space for the computer line thing to go around its head. But this is me, and google is evil.

DD is sleeping & I am about to catch 40 winks. Make up for lost sleep last night! :)
House viewers at 4pm & 4:30pm so mustn't sleep too long!

I semi co-slept with DD until 4 months, mostly if I was really wrecked. I would change into mega thick Jammies & socks & have a thin blanket over me & DD would be in her sleeping bag beside me. It was usually on the nights she was cluster feeding, it meant I could sleep while she fed. However, mostly I felt more at ease if I transferred her back to the cot. I would wake in a cold sweat thinking I had squashed her or that she had fallen down the side of the bed! Those first 12 wks do crazy things to your mind....
This time I will have a bed nest attached to the bed so that I can work a bit easier with DS having his own little space. I am not great at sleeping if I know I have to share my zone & it's better a refreshed Mummy with tolerance than a snappy zombie! But that's just me, everyone is different. Do what you feel comfortable with. I have planned for DS to be in with me until approx 9 months. DH will prob move into spare room when his paternity leave is over until DS starts sleeping through.

Here is that thread.

I couldn't sleep if ds was in our bed - too scared! So he was in a basket next to us. But I actually moved him into his own room early (did not know about the breathing thing which now horrified about!) as I was struggling to sleep as kept sitting up to look at him with every snuffle he made. This time I think I will buy some sort of 'sidecar' (love that term!) so I don't have to sit up to look at him / her.

I'm not too keen on the idea of co-sleeping. I'm too much of a fidget, baby would end up on the floor!
Hmmm baby-B hasn't been overly active today, nowhere near as much as normal. Having a lie down and a rest hoping that might help, I hope my little bean is okay

I think most co sleeping is done out of necessity. When the wee dears will only sleep next to you. That's why I loved the bednest soooooo much, he could sleep right next to me but be perfectly safe. I'm sure it helped him be a good sleeper who prefers his own bed. Since moving into his own room and big cot, we've co slept at most twice, when he's been ill or teething and wouldn't settle anywhere else.

mrsb i have days like that. Have a drink of water and 'count the kicks' once you are sure baby is awake. 10 kicks in two hours is ok. I downloaded an app for this - it's great!

I'll try that this eve, he/she is normally up and about by now. Thanks fedup

mum2kiss How is the cocodamol working for you?
Mrsb sometimes I feel like the quiet days are during a growth spurt as I tend to feel bigger afterwards! Have you tried the cold/sugary drink trick?

Hi guys just catching up! Moved house last week so no internet in as yet and had no data left in my phone, feel like im back in the dark ages with no internet & virgin tv!!

I am now finished work for summer holidays and not back till middle of august... Really feel for you guys struggling with motivation for work:(

Mum i was diagnosed with pgp a couple of months ago, attended physio with symptoms a bit like yours "one sided pain but mostly in my back with clicking and grinding noises" turns out my pelvis was actually mis-aligned., phsyio put it back into place and have been alot better., not 100% but deffo can lots more without being in agony( i also got one of those pelvic belt things) I know how your feeling and its VERY sore so hopefully physio can get it sorted?

Thanks Frau :) I'm too ignorant of the concept of co-sleeping to have much of a stance on it just now but my initial understanding from minimum tabloidy reading of it in the past was that it was generally thought to be a no-no? Still seems a grey area and since I don't know what sort of sleeper my one will be I'd definitely look into it more before ruling it out. I'd maybe take a similar approach as mum2be.

mum2kiss even, not mum2be, Freudian slip!

I never slept very well if DS was in bed with us but sometimes it was the only way he would sleep. We were keen to move him into his crib as soon we could!

Portico- i did exactly the same thing as you after my 20 week scan, our babies head is a bit below the linebut the doctor didn't say anything so i am tryingnot to worry, i know its easier said than done though!

Hmm, that other thread was an interesting thread, with some very defensive people! Co- sleeping not for me at all, due to my sleep pattern, yes will change with a newborn, but will need to get some sleep to function. I am unable to sleep if sharing a bed and have to be aware of my movements. Hope everyone ok and those with pgp are ok?

I had my GTT on Monday and that was an experience I never want to repeat! I had to have a glucose screening test last week- no fasting 50ml glucose drink and blood test after one hour- I didn't fail per se but too close to boundary so had to have the GTT. Fasting for 11hrs incl. water in heat no fun- Sunday was one of the hottest we have had. Reaction to glucose was terrible- went from nauseous and dizzy to feeling like actually going to be sick and pass out, which would have voided the test, which I dreaded as did not want to repeat. Had 3 more blood tests- 2 in same arm 1 hr apart (really mean). Five blood tests in 6 days= sore and bruised arms- my veins are small and hidden at the best of times, even in the heat and fully hydrated, but the arm to get the last test refused to co-operate, after needle in vein closed had to be wriggled a lot to convince blood to flow! Took until Tuesday evening to really stabilise my blood sugars and energy levels. Good luck to those that need it. Wish it was not a routine test here, but do know benefits of treatment is huge so...