July 2015 - we are nearing the halfway point!

[Fattycow]

We are already nearing the halfway point! Some of us have already reached the 20 weeks, the rest will follow suit. Let the countdowns begin!

Here is the stats list, please update them with your scan dates and the sex of you baby (if you know it):
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1p3idkH2TaQYAy22I_N73k1_-G6Ezq67lAdhQvDjQkU0/edit?pli=1#gid=0

I know a lady who had A cups and she nursed 5 children with no problem.

I have added myself to the spreadsheet. I love how it works out how many weeks and days you are! I kept getting confused and had 3 different email newsletters (Bounty, Boots and Emma's Diary) all unhelpfully emailing my on completely different dates to tell me how far along I am!
I am very lucky my midwife can be booked short notice or I would have missed booking all of my appointments due to not knowing how many weeks I am!

Wow Fatty that is impressive! I will stop feeling sorry for myself now and googling padded, push up maternity bras

Welcome heather and tangerine!

27 weeks today and 3rd trimester wee!

Sorry you're feeling under the weather fatty. I'm feeling rather cheerful for a change. I think it's a combination of the beautiful weather, being able to go out without a coat, the signs of spring including birds and blossoms on our new trees, and general hormonal gooey feelings.

I've found a new use for all my short dresses - - as tops to cover the bump gap! Nice that some of my wardrobe is still wearable.

I also weighed myself today and was relieved to have only put on 1 stone 3lb. I thought it was going to be so much more. Hopefully this is within normal for 6 months preggo? Does anyone know?

Bf hopefully for me too though the perfect bottle thingy sounds great just in case. I've started looking at car seats. So complicated. We are struggling to work out if we even have Isofix in the car and if so what sort!!

Going to the cinema tonight with friends from DH's work. I think there are going to be some surprised faces at the bump. I've seen them a couple of times over the last 6 months but previously covered in bump hiding winter clothes. DH is terrible at telling people. They will wonder how they did not notice!

I'm not on fb
I don't post often though as I feel like all I do is complain and I don't want to put everyone on a downer

small what are you going to watch?

Hi all,

I'm still here too. Been away visiting family at bank hols and was a lovely break - no diy jobs for a change!

Wow so many posts to read - there has been a lot of traffic since start of April. Will do a proper read back to catch up. But welcome newbies and lots of best wishes and ð??· to all who need them.

I drive to work so wish I could check in more on daily commute like some but it's not possible. :-(

All well here @26weeks. I'm weighing in at 15lb weight gain. Several work people said bump grown lots over bank holiday (or maybe was that 20 Ferrero rochers in 2 days - my fav!).

All this lovely sunshine is making me v excited for a weeks holiday from weds next week.

General chit chat - got a new car (love it and got used to it in a week), got a new phone (ditching iPhones and still not used to it after 2wks). So please excuse any typos as its the phoneb doing weird.things! See!!!!!!!

clstow, honestly speaking - and you by now know I am perfectly honest - breastfeeding is tough going and yes, sometimes it does hurt in the beginning and again when teeth start to arrive. My poor nips were cut and bleeding after the first few days because both dd and I were unsure about what we were supposed to be doing and struggled to get the hang of it. It is an art to get the right angle/good latch and takes practice and decent support from those around you. It also requires baby to be able to, as some are born with tongue ties which makes it hard for them. With time, patience and a lot of lansinoh though you can get through it and it's so rewarding.

While we are on the subject... My worldly advice on breastfeeding to first time mummies in particular - If you don't want to breastfeed or you can't get it established or find it really too stressful, formula is not poison and your baby won't die because you choose that instead. You just do what you feel is best for you and your situation and family. Sure, I'm pro breastfeeding but who am I or anyone else to tell others to do it because I did?! Same goes for mw, health visitors, gps and well meaning friends and family... It's your baby, your choice. I say this because as a first time mum, I felt like NCT and nhs put a lot of pressure on mummies to breastfeed and as a result, when you're sleep deprived and maybe feeling a little overwhelmed by the appearance if your lo, if they don't feed brilliantly from the word go, it can make you feel like a failure before you've even really begun. But you shouldn't be made to feel like that - having a baby is a major deal and as long as it has milk of any kind in it's tummy, you'll be doing your job.

That's a really long and rambly post and may sound horribly patronising if you're not used to me! Sorry folks!

Not got much time to post. But I just wanted to say lewaney please don't worry yourself about your little ones being in scbu. It's obviously not ideal but if they need it they will be in the best place. And you'll find the staff who work there amazing and supportive and they will do everything possible for you and your little ones. I know it's difficult having it hanging over your head and the uncertainty is horrible but unfortunately it will be out of your control. We had the same, thinking DD may need scbu. As it turned out she did but not for the reasons we thought and she was rushed down there after birth for breathing difficulties. The staff went out of their way to help us. Not sure if it's the same everywhere but we had a sit down with the manager of scbu who explained everything to us, provided us with an information folder for loads of support groups and info so that we knew what was going on and who to speak to if we were having problems. I just wanted to post some reassurance for you.

Thanks for your non patronising and words of wisdom broody regarding breast feeding. It's hard with it being my first time I just want to make sure I'm doing the best possible.

naturegirl your post actually made me tear up thank you so much for the reassurance! There are times especially after each fortnight scan I worry about how the hospital visit will go and whether I'll be able to even see them and hold them properly. Then I calm myself down but then worry again about both twins being of good health.

Anyways sorry to put a downer on things ladies.

On a happier note I am addicted to McDonald's apple pies and DH has just walked in with two all for me!

Good man that is!

I fell earlier tonight when I tried to get into the car. Thankfully I fell on my fat arse and not on my bump, but my ankle is sore...

so im not the only fatty with a habit of falling on my arse then?

Morning! Lots of posts to catch up on today!

My bff, who has a 2 week old baby, is successfully mixed feeding. Baby is sleeping lots, unlike number 1, who screamed through hunger for the first 2 weeks of her life as her Mum tried to bf. I'm going to try exclusively bf and not buying buried and formula, to try and avoid breaking! Not sure I'll manage to 2 years though. 8-10 months for me hopefully.

Banana Just in case you've not already solved the problem, I think all cars post 2006 have Iso fix points.

FattyM Never noticed you moan and anyway, if you want to, go for it. That's why this board is here!

FattyC Hope your bottom is OK!

Bottles not buried!

26 weeks yesterday and one very active little man! Starting to recognise patterns in his movements now :) midwife in two weeks to try and sort something for my spd and back, any tips regarding spd anyone? The excersises I've been given seem to make my back worse (herniated disc pressing on nerve) Regarding breastfeeding, take it day by day, and always believe that the next day will be better, that helped me get to 23 months :) x

Broody and Fatty thanks for your breastfeeding words. I am desperate to exclusively bf so I need to stop putting so much pressure on myself just in case it doesn't go to plan. Will start post shower rough love at 34wks then. Also plan to express (later on) so MrF can have a bottle feed in the evening.Now I know people can and do get preg while breastfeeding but only realised it stops periods the other week!!. I had wanted to bf for as long as possible but we want to start ttc again when bubba is 9mths odd. Do you think stop or just reduce bf / introduce bit of formula milk when moving to weaning at6mths? So hopefully periods have 3 or so mths to reappear?

Lewany I'm a twin and was born 4wks early 34yrs ago, was smaller twin and we spent first 4wks in scbu. It's mad to thinking tech advances since then so I'm 100% sure your babies will be fine and well looked after (if they need scbu). Try not to worry!! Hope that helps.

Fatty hope your ok and also hadnt thought of you as a moaner FattyMc!

Hello everyone. We've been away for a few days had a fabulous time but very tiering. Lots of walking = swollen ankles plus an 8 hour shift at work an hour after getting home made for a very uncomfortable/grumpy pregnant lady. But my OH had bath ran for me getting in an ordered my fav Chinese so all is good.

I'm hoping to bf but OH is very keen to help out with feeds so after a few weeks I'll either express or mix. I'm not planning how long I want to feed for as dd didn't bf, she fell asleep on breast. and with ds I only got to 4 weeks due to illness.

mrsf, yeah I didn't get AF for over a year! V welcome because looking after/cleaning up fluids from baby was quite enough faff I wouldn't rely on bfing though as a reliable method of contraception as a few of my friends got pg while they were bfing!

fattymc Blade Runner. Of course, I snoozed off at one point. Way past preggo bedtime!

Thanks Zampa apparently there is 2 point Isofix and 3 point and manufacturer specific. Our car is after 2006 but before 2011 when everything became 3 point standard. Need to find handbook! You need a degree in engineering.

Just drunk my 273ml of Lucozade for blood test, yuck. LO is now doing sugar high somersaults.

MrsF we started ttc at 9 months while bf and af had been back for months. I wasn't exclusively bf by then though so it might have made a difference but I think I almost was when it came back. We managed to get pregnant at 10 months while still bf but lost it at 11 (obviously not related). We got this sticky bean a couple of months later though so not all bad.

mrsf I was still exclusively bf (was weaning onto food but no formula) and was still feeding during the night at 9 months. I also have PCOS. There will be 18 months between this little one and DD! Haha. So it really depends on your body.

Just a quick one, I fell pregnant this time and was exclusively breastfeeding at 4 months with no periods! Contraceptives will be used this time around! My cousin who is gp also had to just get sent for early scan as she is now 13 weeks pregnant and had no period too!

Breastfeeding can stop periods and prevent pregnancy, but it isn't set in stone. Loads and loads of woman get there periods back quite soon (I know a lady who stopped bleeding 5 weeks after birth, then had her first period 2 weeks later and she was breastfeeding) and even more ladies who fall pregnant again while breastfeeding and not having had a period yet!