April 2015 thread 6: our Christmas puddings are half cooked, now bring on the glow!

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We were getting perilously close to being full up, hope no one minds!

I'm not weighing myself. I reckon as long as I'm eating fairly healthily and can fit in the same size maternity stuff as I usually wear in non maternity, then I'm ok. We don't have scales anyway. I gained about 2 stone last time with DD I think, lost it all within 5 months of birth (BFing/no time to eat/lots of pram walks to get her to sleep).

One thing to watch if you are BFing: make sure you cut down what you are eating once you stop BFing or once your baby takes more solids! I didn't and that's when I gained lots of weight... 6 months after having a baby

Wise words minipie. I did find my appetite naturally diminished once DD started dropping feeds but obviously I'd got into the very agreeable habit of eating whatever I wanted so that took some adjusting to.

Defo a good idea to go with how clothes fit and how you look over numbers on a scale but it is something I'm finding difficult. Mostly I feel ok but sometimes I look in the mirror and want to cry. This isn'the really a new thing but I am finding it difficult to adjust. It doesn't he
paw hen people like my nan tell me I look massive from behind and that I'm going to be huge and judging me for treating myself to a kit cat because I don't feel sick for a change. since she said it I can't stop replaying it in my head. Hurumph , sorry ladies, didn't mean to go on with myself.
DH is offering a lower back rub seen as I'm in pain so think I'll go to bed while the offer still stands!

misty let us know how the cloth nappies go, I considered them briefly but got pretty confused by it all

Nights have been pretty rubbish lately but not this bad. It's 2:45am and so far I've had 20mins sleep since 10pm thanks to the cat scratching the carpet and being a pain, then DD waking at 12 and she's only just drifting back off to sleep now....

Personally I think you need to be sensible. I lost weight and then couldn't eat the same volumes with my other two and so was less at full term than before I was pregnant. I was pretty active esp with ds2 and didn't feel too bad at the end. I know friends whove eaten exactly what they want and have gained 4+St, they have felt huge and struggled with life and then struggled in labour too (being very tired). I was still 85/90kg at full term but my body was used to carrying that. I totally get the body image thing though, despite everyone being very complimentary about my weight loss I still had/have a lot of loose skin and my body isn't attractive. It took me a long time to be comfortable with my thinner body and now it's changing again but I know I have a partner who's attracted to me which helps and I am determined not to be obese again in my life. I would say that bfing needs at least 500 calories a day extra so if you want to bf don't start trying To cut down on food until your supply is established so you don't cause yourself problems with that.

And Hidingthefear, could someone have a quiet word with your nan? Get yourself something nice in maternity clothes so YOU feel good about you look. I'm still squeezing into normal clothes which aren't always looking as nice as they could and that doesn't help!! Dh helps too as he loves my growing boobs and is still very attracted to me which makes me feel better too :)

If there was a like button I'd like your last post cinnamon

Lovely pics hiding and banana

dd was not sick... And hasn't been yet... Dh was better 24 hrs later and is chirpy and totally back to normal today. I feel a bit pathetic and tired with a dampened appetite, but no vomiting. However I wonder if I have caught it since my bag is just filling with water on an almost hourly basis at the moment... No substance at all. Tmi sorry. Doesn't smell bad. But I wonder if this is my version of diarrhoea?! At this rate I'm going to dehydrate myself, maybe that's why I feel a bit rubbishy. Alternatively of course, I could have a minor blockage or something. I suppose it will sort itself out eventually...

Still hoping dd doesn't get it!!! Though if I have it and I'm looking after her all day today I imagine its pretty inevitable...

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good Idea Cinnamon, a shopping trip may be just what's needed! I know she means well but she isn't the most, shall we say, sensitive person. When i found out that baby was a boy she asked why i'd not kept a surprise like I said i would and I told her it was because I was worried about bonding with him. her response was to tell me i was stupid and was it because my Mum left me when I was younger. maybe i'll just not visit her for a week or so and if she says anything else insensitive i'll tell her that if she doesn't have anything nice to say then don't say anything at all, after all that's what I was taught ; )

Well I felt terrible last night. Backache, sore throat, really grotty. So I slept on a pillow which eased the backache but my throat feels like razorblades. Then to top it off when I went for a wee this morning there was blood in my jammie bottoms and knickers! It was brown but so not the point. After more than 3 weeks of nothing I thought it had stopped but apparently not. Good job I have a wiggling baby in there or I'd be very stressed. Last time it was just a light pink/beige colour (after we had sex) but this is quite dark brown watery blood/dc (we had sex 3 days ago). So I'll be keeping an eye on it I think, it could of been the sex but why days later that's not how it usually works.

Wearing my Christmas pudding jumper today for work. Feel a bit daft and my throat still hurts. Plus I forgot to put paracetamol in my bag so think I have 1 dose floating around in there which I'm saving for an emergency. My work computer is being so slow its like being back in the 90's. Took 10 mins to open a webpage this morning! Can I start this day again please?

Gosh talk about inappropriate things to say to a pregnant lady! Luckily I've not had many comments about my weight. A few people at work have found out I'm pregnant recently and told me I haven't gained any weight, but I've had a few 'how are you, fatty?' comments. Luckily from people i know are only saying it as a joke and would never call me fat, so I haven't minded.

I'm quite enjoying my little round belly for the moment, just worried about how it will look when it's all over.

Cross posted. Sorry to hear you're bleeding again Lauren, but with your history of bleeds I don't think it's likely to be anything significant to worry about. It's horrible though so you have my sympathy!

Well mw in 2 weeks so I'll be ranting at her about it. This is by far the most stressful pregnancy out of the 4 and that includes 2 MCs!

Given up with the work computer and sat playing on my phone. It's doing some sort of update so basically unusable till it needs restarting in about half an hour!

Poor you Lauren

I keep feeling suddenly unpleasantly hungry, a bit like my morning sickness was. Keep munching a little and wondering if it's a good idea... Or if eventually I will stop feeling hot and hungry and suddenly feel properly sick?!

Trying to muster the energy for going shopping. Must heave myself off the sofa. What I want is a sleep but of course there is a dd running about! Trying to do decide of being out and about will be easier?

Just had the repeat scan. Face and lips all fine and heart too... Child still stubborn and although they could see the heart chambers it wasn't the best angle for a photo... Just had a coffee and cake and will hope she moves...

Stubborn child

Good news Tiny.

Sorry you're feeling rubbish daholster, doesn't the baby know you're meant to be over that by now?!

My main moan of the day is that I'm still spotty I never used to get spots before I got pregnant - I would have one small one every 6 months or so. Now I've constantly got about 8 on the go, they're driving me crazy! I thought it was girls that made you spotty, not boys. Where's my glow dammit?

Had my scan this morning, I want to say I wasnt a little anxious but after feeling her kick constantly during the plane home I realised how important today was. Feels like my center of gravity has changed, there's a little person in there that's always going to more important than everything else.

But happy to say everything has come back ok, so that's really good news and the lady checked she's still a girl. Managed to get the three lines to confirm this time.

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That almost made me cry Sairie!! That's how I feel about my babies, absolutely the centre of my world and they are by far the most important thing in the world to me (Dh is close second )

Glad the scans are all going well, such a relief!

I think you have to be guided by how you feel at the time not how you may feel daholster, listen to your body for now

Sorry to hear about more bleeding Lauren82000, dont wait two weeks of you're worrying!

I've had a few of the fatty comments too banana but from friends at work but they are jokey and light hearted so I don't mind that. My dad's always called me "tubs" as in tubby so that's not changed. Probably worth me pointing out that I'm 5'1" and was 9stone when I got pregnant and considered myself relatively healthy and as a size 10 didn't consider myself fat but I guess it did give me a bit of a complex seen as the rest of my older family are all either overweight and in some cases obese.

What a day lauren !! Poor you, sounds like you need a do over on today. Slow computers are a drag, my outlook keeps saying it's not responding which is annoying as he'll when trying to type an email. Roll on bedtime when you can start a fresh tomorrow eh!

Lovely scan pics sairie and tiny

Good advice cinnamon and so far so good! Just unbelievably thirsty but too full up to drink enough!!!

banana I have been rather lucky morning sickness wise. However I have suddenly remembered that my morning sickness (just nausea) last pregnancy did return at some point, I think it was a bit later though...

Just got to the shops. Dd has fallen asleep. Assume I will be sitting here for 2 hrs then! Now I'm here I want to get the shopping done! If I go home we won't get out of the house again after the nap til about 4. Kind of scuppers the washing I was going to do while she napped this pm though! Little pest... Still, with a tired little girl it would have been tantrum central, not up for that at all!!! Wondering if I can sleep too... In full view of everyone coming out of m&s in one of the few precious parent and child spaces, not sure I dare!!! Think I'll vacate the space then snooze...

Nice pics siarie and tiny

Congrats on the scans and your healthy little girls Siarie and Tiny - so lovely. Are we all done with the scans now?

Lauren sorry to hear you're bleeding still, though it doesn't sound serious it must still be horrible.

I just had my 25 week appointment (at 24 weeks, oops) and all was fine, fundal height seemed normal, heard baby's heart beating, wee and bp all ok. Just worrying as the doctor weighed me and I've put on much more weight than I'd thought. Need to keep an eagle eye on my habits from now on as I'm worried I'll be really unfit during the marathon that is birth

I also got my flu jab finally and my arm now feels a bit weird - did anyone else find this? I've booked in my whooping cough vaccine for 28 weeks too.

24 weeks today, feels like such a milestone xx

Aww no. Hope those who are poorly feel better soon.

Had consultant appointment today and it was a different doctor who said they are happy for me to continue on the anti sickness pills. Was gearing myself up for a fight after they insisted on changing them, but nope, it was all very calm and easy. Bought myself a donut to celebrate.