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May 2015 - thread 6 - third trimester, here we come!

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Titsalinabumsquash · 26/01/2015 12:13

New thread ladies Smile

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applecore0317 · 13/02/2015 15:19

I've been given a mamas and papas baby carrier that's barely been used, no idea how it works, just know it's one where the baby has to face your chest lol

mumxof3x · 13/02/2015 16:13

Thanks everyone, I have to visit agaim today as my water sample grew something lol so have a uti.

Tori hope you are feeling abit better x

leanne963 · 13/02/2015 20:17

Heya everyone hope you are all getting that friday feeling!! Baby has been kicking me LOADS today! I saw someone else post in the Facebook about getting really persistent kicking and today has been one of those days, i have been sat at quite a rigid desk all day so i don't know if she was just squashed and trying to move but she has been getting stronger and stronger as the weeks have gone on.
I don't think i have ever felt rib kicks so i think she must be breech! It is just hard to know what is normal or not since this is my first!?

Chookford · 13/02/2015 20:29

leanne snap mine has been going mental today too!! Must be the day for it... And even if baby is breech don't worey still plenty of time to turn and get into launch position!! Haha my little monkey is breech at the mo but so was my dd at this stage then she had turned by my 28wk scan, so hoping this one will have too! Smile

leanne963 · 13/02/2015 20:32

Is it the fact it is Friday the 13th?? haha chook I am having a scan at about 28w4d so ill see if she has moved!! Ill keep an eye on the movement it is just all this Count The Kicks advice is so confusing...worry about toom much/too little movement, but i have no idea what is 'normal' i swear there is no such thing! ha

Justyouwaitandsee · 13/02/2015 21:04

It was me talking about painful kicks on facebook. Baby has been so feisty today! Kicking constantly for two hours this afternoon at work, to the point I kept saying oww out loud Blush Has been at it again this evening too.

Am feeling really emotional too. Just cried at a Tesco advert on facebook and when my DH picked me up from the station.

Then the car seat was delivered - but the courier left it at the wrong address, and just dumped it outside in the rain. Luckily the neighbour brought it round but the box was soaked through and the seat has a mark on it. Going to have to now pick up again and try to arrange a return and exchange.

All in all, I feel shattered and drained, so am already in bed and thanking God it's Friday! Bloody Friday 13th. Hugs and virtual chocolate to everyone else having a bad day of it! Cake Brew Flowers

leanne963 · 13/02/2015 21:49

Aww just that is totally not acceptable, that is awful service from the courier! Sorry you are feeling emotional I had a bad day Tuesday! God she is really moving g and kicking about today! I'll keep an eye and ring the midwife tomorrow if she is still quite busy!

Kyz · 13/02/2015 21:51

Hi everyone! Pages and pages again, I really must come back more often!

thanks tori I had thought I was over it all to be honest, but I think being pregnant again has made me think about it all and how rubbish I felt - not that I thought formula was a bad thing or anything like that but just how completely rubbish I felt on very little sleep and not being able to do this thing they all said was the most natural thing in the world. It's like they were practically saying gee, you weren't cut out for this mummy business!

Thanks leanne :) I just feel like maybe i didn't do so well with that first bit. I definitely wasn't a clothes and makeup within a week of giving birth kind of person. I think it took about 3 months for me to feel remotely human and certainly in those two weeks i must've thought 'i can't do this' more often than not. I feel guilty for feeling that way now but I suppose at the end of the day, I did make it, and I am doing it again! I hope i'm not putting first timers off - I was just overwhelmed, i'm an easily overwhelmed person anyway, and I tend to worry and fret where it's not needed. I won't lie, I found night feeds and things really hard work, but 'this too shall pass' is a great phrase and well worth remembering!

apple thankyou, that's why I stopped in the end, the day I decided to stop I remember going to wash some pots in the kitchen and I dropped a bottle of BM and i cried and cried, it felt like the end of the world. It was probably the 20th time i had cried that day, and i hadn't eaten for a few days. I just felt like there was this crushing weight on my chest and I felt so dizzy. It really had to stop, it certainly wasn't healthy!

ginger I opened a can of pop last week after shopping practically as soon as the receipt came out of the machine lol! I'm sure it's allowed now or i hope it is!

all of the choklit talk is making me desparate for another chocklit fix! If I get really fat during this pregnancy I am blaming you lot!

oh no blondie glad you're ok though bless you

oh cake talk now further down the thread - my favourite cakey thing is chocolate brownie. Lovely stuff.

so i'm not far off the 3rd trimester then, 25 weeks today :)

sorry you're having problems mum hope things are sorted soon, your GP sounds like an utter arse!

bless you tits your yesterday sounds like a stressful day indeed - how was today? better i hope?

Tori bless you, hope your tummy settles down soon!

my belly dweller is going nuts today too! He's usually pretty active but he's really on one today!

just that is rubbish service! hope your tomorrow is better than today was :)

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Scottishgal78 · 13/02/2015 22:34

Wow this is so weird. Baby has been moving so much today. It's crazy to watch my stomach!

Bazza2 · 13/02/2015 22:46

Me too! I've had a lazy evening on my own watching films and he has been so active.

longestlurkerever · 13/02/2015 23:31

Glad you are having a nice time tori. I have been at a gig in a hipster pub in hackney. Felt a bit out of place! Was a bit worried about the heavy bass but Google reckons it is ok. Was a good gig anyway!

applecore0317 · 14/02/2015 07:43

We're almost there Kyz according to my book starts at 27 weeks, but other things say end of 27 weeks lol

Really pleased you are feeling better Toriand able to enjoy your weekend away. I get those hard bits too and a lump, I thinks its her shoving her bum up, cause she is always head down so thats where I would guess it to be

I was making mini Olafs last night to go on some cupcakes I am doing for a friend and found it hard to find a comfy position to sit on the floor in, think will do it at the table in future

Happy V Day everyone :)

KittyVonCatsington · 14/02/2015 07:50

The rooftop pool is ace isn't it Tori Grin Sounds like you are getting Braxton Hicks-your tummy goes rock hard and you have to catch your breath momentarily. Good news as your uterus is preparing for labour in a few months!!!
Kitlet has been mild in her movements but def moving. Had another leg cramp in waking this morning and OMG the pain !!!

DH is away sailing with his Dad on the Solent so am chilling with me time this weekend and hopefully getting over my cold. I woke up to a lovely bunch of flowers and a card and a promise to celebrate VD on Monday. I said he could go sailing as will def say no to weekends away once Kitlet arrives Grin

Happy Valentine's Day Maysters Cake

applecore0317 · 14/02/2015 08:00

kitty I always find that when I get up in the morning, my body does an involntary stretch mid walk and both calves cramp. Horrible isn't it

KittyVonCatsington · 14/02/2015 08:10

I know apple -I'm teaching Kitlet some choice phrases already Wink

bradders85 · 14/02/2015 08:38

Hope your having a lovely time tori and happy Valentine's everyone. x

piglet81 · 14/02/2015 08:44

Happy Valentine's Day to all the May mums-to-be!

I'm joining the 'can't get comfy in bed' gang - felt like I was tossing and turning all night, achy back stopping me finding a good position even with a pile of pillows. Might buy one of those body pillows and see if it does anything. Poor DH is getting less and less of the bed! Grin

Hope everyone has a good weekend.

SmileyScooby · 14/02/2015 09:07

Owwie had first night time leg cramp last night/very early morning and omg was it painful, calf muscle feels tight this morning. Have a good weekend all and happy half term to fellow teachers.

Justyouwaitandsee · 14/02/2015 09:26

I am so relieved that lots of us are experiencing increased movement.
You ladies always help me to keep things in perspective Smile

Hope you all have a lovely Valentine's Day - I thought that my DH was making me poached eggs in bed, but the vinegary smell turned out to be him descaling the kettle before making me a cup of tea. Never let it be said that romance is dead Wink

gingerfluffball · 14/02/2015 09:48

Another one with the leg cramps here last night, horrible way to wake up! Surprised DH doesn't wake with my sudden muttered swearing and trying to stretch out the offending calf muscle but he always sleeps through.

I like seeing the little bum mound rise up in my bump, and the wriggles as he gets comfy Smile

leanne963 · 14/02/2015 09:52

I haven't experienced any leg cramps yet but my DP is getting loads hah have a psychologically given him my pain?! Am I THAT powerful?! Wink haha

So strange that so many of us had increased movement yesterday!

kyz bless you! I am the same, my family keep telling me I am an over worrier and need to just let things happen but I hate feeling like I haven't got control over something!

tori I keep getting rock hard bits of my belly and my right side will be really high and hard like her bum or back is pushing upwards!

Hope everyone has a lovely day today, my and DP are quite relaxed about the whole thing and we are just excited about our impending arrival in May so are doing nothing today ha!

TwinkleTee · 14/02/2015 12:50

Wow loads to catch up on ladies!

Another one here experiencing a very wiggly little bean the past few days!
Feels like she has taken up either cancan or cossack dancing in there Grin

I'm also glad that I'm not the only one going "ow" at work. People in the office kept looking at me strange and I felt like such a moany Myrtle.

Have a great V day! Flowers

Justyouwaitandsee · 14/02/2015 12:58

Haha - yes TwinkleTee! That's exactly what it feels like! Cossack dancing! Funny how we are all experiencing the same thing...

Turquoisetamborine · 14/02/2015 16:45

I've just been given a lovely white cot from a lady at work. It's barely been used as it was just for her grandchild so I just need a mattress for it.
Had planned to go to ikea with my mam on Monday and get a cot and changing table as our baby present off her but she says I can have a changing table and an Angel Care monitor instead now. My mam lost my sister at 12 weeks old to cot death so she insisted we all have these breathing monitors for all her grandchildren. I know they can cause false alarms but it gives you a bit of peace of mind. In the early days you are frightened to sleep as you think you have to watch them all the time.