The September crew fly through to the second trimester, baby bumps galore! :) (Thread 7)

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Can you put baby in the front seat of the car as long as you can turn airbag off? For family outings we'd probably use Dh car but when it's just me and spud out and about I could do without having to get the carseat through the gap behind the front seat of my 3 door!

In theory you can, though I would never risk it myself; I'd be too bothered about the thought of the airbag mechanism turning itself back on.

Additionally, there's a clause in my insurance that states I'm not covered if I turn any safety devices off. I really, really don't think it's worth it; get a base for the carseat and it's ten times easier to click the seat in and go.

Today was so hard! I'm beyond tired already and I've only been back one day! How on earth am I going to make it til I go on maternity leave. Anyone else feeling mind numbingly tired?

Me, me, me! I am absolutely totally exhausted. I feel like I'm in the first ttrimester all over again. Just sent dh and ds out so I can sleep! And it's so so sunny outside!

me too. Utterly exhausted from the moment I wake to the moment I crawl into bed. Trying to nap at lunch while DS2 does and DS1 is in school. Not always successful. Would probably help to take some iron, but it makes me soooo constipated, even floradix and spatone.

Maternity jean shopping for me tomorrow afternoon. Hoping H&M has the goods as they were fine last time and are in my price range. If not I think I am going to convert my old boot leg ones to skinny. How hard can that be...?

Im exhausted, cried at the gp this morning and he signed me off for two weeks. He put depression as the reason, I did have PND and I am incredibly anxious but I'm exhausted because I'm ill. He didn't listen to my chest or give me any advice hiw to stop coughing myself sick all night.

Husband is away till a week on Saturday so without work I'm a little isolated. DS is in nursery full time so I only have to manage getting him up and doing the hour or two before bed, but with a just turned two they are exhausting enough!

Oh no whatabout I'm sorry to hear you're not feeling great. I had a chest infection and suspected whooping cough earlier in pregnancy which laid me low for weeks so I've total sympathy. I was retching through coughing all day and night. Can you go back and get them to listen to your chest? It sounds like you might need antibiotics. I had to have three rounds for mine.

Looking after a toddler that age is absolutely knackering so if anybody offers any help then take it! Any family who could come and help? I'm a sahm but at least DH was here every night to take over and sometimes the evening is the worst if you feel rubbish!

I'm on antibiotics for the uti anyway and the GP made me feel like a hypochondriac. I start cbt on Thursday so hopefully I'll have some help with my thoughts.

I'm wetting myself every time I cough and so I'm trying to do my pelvic floors but it's not helping! I shoukd havd shares in tena lady!

Midwife didn't turn up today so I have to work out who to call to get a midwife. I haven't been seen since booking, can't be right.

Whatabout your GP should have checked your chest. I hope you can go back. Infections and illnesses can make you feel dreadful, and can definitely make you feel depressed. I really hope you feel better soon. And good luck with the CBT.

I'm exhausted too!

Sorry your gp was so useless whatabout :(
Hopefully having some time off with help ease your chest.

Had our private gender scan a few hours ago. It's a boy! :)
He was very awkward! Really low down and curled up in a ball.

Can I share my worry du jour? I'm driving myself mad at the moment - pregnancy seems to be a time that I can't just relax in to... I'm 18 weeks at the moment and up until 2 days ago I had been feeling little flutters and occasional slightly bigger movements. Then, for the last two days, absolutely nothing. Should I be concerned or not?! I know 18 weeks is early to be feeling regular movements but I thought I'd feel something over that time. I know my placenta is at the back as a sonographer told me, so it's not a case of anterior placenta. And this is my second (although first is 7 years old so I've forgotten everything!). Any words of wisdom for me...?!

Ovuma - I'm exactly the same! A couple of weeks ago I could feeling my washing machine effect type movements pretty much every night. The last week (I'm 19 + 4 now) I've felt absolutely nothing.... Bump seems to have moved up a bit in that time though so I'm assuming it's just that he's found a bit more space to play in!

20 week scan on Monday!! seems to have taken ages to come round.

It's definitely normal to feel movement irregularly at first. My midwife emphasised this when I saw her last week. So try not to worry though I know it's hard.

Hope you start to feel better soon whatabout but get yourself back to gp if not as you may need different antibiotics

Thanks shin, luckily I am a bit brighter today. I've just finished a course of the only antibiotics I'm not allergic to, last time they put me on steroid tablets for my chest that made me soooo sick.

Movement cones and goes until 25-28 weeks, they are so tiny they can hide still!

Anyone else still not looking pregnant? I'm 18+3 and feel like I'm looking less pregnant by the day!

Thanks for reassuring words... Will distract myself with this lovely sunshine!

Whatabout I just look fat. The bit where baby is actually sticks out less than the layer of lard which has been pushed upwards under my massive bosom... I look weird! And wobbly. I am overweight though so it's all my own doing!

I don't really look pregnant apart from after a big meal. It is quite embarrassing that people notice I suddenly balloon after food!!

Advice please on a weird situation!! I have a baby friend who I texted to say I was pregnant ages ago and I only realised just before meeting up with her the other day that she never replied!! She must have seen the scan photo either when I sent it or when she texted me to arrange the recent meet up. I don't think she can be upset about it as we have a mutual friend who's also pregnant around the same stage and she has responded normally to that!! It was sooo awkward as I didn't have chance to chat to her alone and DH referred to the fact I was pregnant in front of her and she just didn't react at all (but there is a chance she could have thought he was talking about if I DID get pregnant). I don't have a visible bump really. I am tempted to just not say anything but how long can this charade go on for?? She is pretty poor at responding to messages so perhaps she thought she had replied and she's also not particularly the sort of person to ask lots of questions but even so, you'd think she'd at least ask how I was feeling?!

whatabout definitely harder with a toddler, the guilt has increased massively now i can no longer be manic with him or let him climb all over me, tiredness is hard and i force myself thru it until DS is in bed.

ovuma same with me - belly fat has been pushed up, looks crap! I have slightly given up now tho, and just saying baby belly is below and choc belly is higher up lol

Haha monkey I say the same - baby below, cake across the top!

shin thats an odd situation you describe!Is there any way you can say something lighthearted to her, but that openly acknowledges your pregnancy?

I posted the same thing about movements today on the facebook group, I'm 18+0 and from 16 weeks I have been feeling movement at least every other day, sometime every day but now nothing since Saturday. Glad to hear it seems to be normal though.

ovuma unfortunately we don't meet up more often than once every few months so it might be a while til I get the chance to mention it and there's always others there. It would feel weird arranging to see her separately just as we always meet as a group so think it might seem a bit unnatural! I guess the problem is she's not a really close friend who I'd have no issue broaching it with but I do really like her and don't want her to think I'm a weirdo for not telling her if by some weird chance she's never seen the message!! Arrhh

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Love my stupid 14 hour a night since 9 weeks baby.

choccy I agree with commander on the airbag thing. You also hear of them going off randomly when they shouldn't so I would never trust that the off button would definitely work.

On movements, my midwife emphasised the same as Shinjuku's that it was too early to rely on regular movements and not an indication of how baby was doing yet.