March 2016 Babies! Here's thread #5!!

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17+1 today, still recovering from a day trip to Cardiff yesterday for the rugby! I'm a little uncomfortable around so many drunk people, have put my foot down and told my husband no quarter final this weekend. Actually cannot face it, much as I'd love to see us whip Argentina!

Rhubarb I struggled to get out of bed this morning, dp had to help, it's horrible and I'm struggling to just go to the loo at work seems miles away!!

Beautiful I think you're right I've been feeling flutters on and off and don't know if it is baby or not but mum's that have done it before will definitely recognise the feel as they know the feeling already I guess!

Beautiful- I have bought a few things pink. Couldn't help my self but have kept reciepts for everything girly.
Photo from Saturday and even though I'm keeping some liquid down each day I'm still vomiting and am concerned baby doesn't have enough fluid around it, does this look a normal amount? Would they of mentioned it Saturday if they saw an issue with the amount ?
I've read horror stories of people's babies not having enough due to dehydration.
Rosie I keep thinking I'm feeling things but then I either do a burp or a fart lmao so it turns out to be gas.

How much weight should we have put on by now, does anyone know?

I think I've put on rather a lot. But then I have been eating whatever I want (and baby seems to love cake!), so only myself to blame.

Rhubarb I have put on a stone which is too much I think but I'm just so hungry! And also have been eating pretty much what I want to...

I haven't weighed myself! I actually lost weight when pregnant with ds, that is definitely not happening this time I'm eating more and hardly doing any exercise.

ThePug I just noticed you reply reg the Doppler, I don't find the heartbeat straight away it takes a few seconds but it's definitely a heartbeat sounds like a galloping horse you'll recognise it straight away!

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No idea re weight but I'm up around 2.5kg so far (started with a BMI around 23-24) and it feels like loads. I wasn't too bad sickness wise in the first trimester though so no loss early on to compensate, been roughly 0.5kg a week since 12 weeks though so I should probably watch that!

I've gone up to 8 stone... was about 7.5! :( i am eating loads though... for lunch I had a tin of soup, bread, loads of crackers with cheese, a packet of Space Raiders, an apple, some grapes, a Bounty and a can of Pepsi Max cherry baby is a gannet.

Ginger I'm not sure about the water. But I know that babies are brilliant at taking everything they need from you, even if you're still throwing up.

Rhubarb I've put on 1 kg since booking in and my weight at booking in was at least 1 kg more than the last time I weighed myself so I am going with 2kg so far! I don't think that's too bad for where we are, I'm 19+3. NHS guidelines say 10-12.5kg is normal (22-26lb), most of which will go on after 20 weeks.

rosie I'm getting lots of aches and pains too, particularly in my back/pelvis. Today's delight is pelvic pain in my foof!

My bump too has popped, which I guess is why getting all the aches. I've not weighed myself, but put on 3 stone last time and then lost it all by 6 months pp, so trying to ignore the weight.

Congrats ginger, but the sickness sounds really tough. Have you got any meds from the gp? Might be worth investigating.

Is anyone else finding themselves utterly worn out? The tiredness is just awful and I can't seem to shake it. Don't think I'm anaemic, so assuming it's just to do with the baby growing.

Crispy I was so tired last week I was convinced I was anaemic. Touch wood since the weekend though I've had more energy. Could have been a bump growth spurt, it's definitely grown!

Congratulations on finding out you're having a girl ginger! I second getting anti sickness tablets from your gp - they make such a difference. Your sickness wont affect the baby but if its that bad then you need help to make you feel better. I was sick multiple times a day every day until 20 weeks when I was pregnant with ds and he was born very healthy and biiig so it definitely didnt affect him!

I'm glad I'm not the only one feeling exhausted. One of my colleagues cycled to work every day until she went on mat leave at 34 weeks. Today, at 16+4, I was seriously out of breath just from bending over to tie my shoelaces .

Thank you, we are so excited to find out it's a girl.
I havnt put on any weight yet but havnt lost either.
Just realised tonight my bump is proper out and hard. I let my oh feel my belly and he was surprised.
I am exhausted all the time to and was told by midwife last week I had really high iron levels so it can't be that for me.
I have suffered a lot of anxiety this pregnancy (I suffer anxiety anyway) first of all miscarriage, nt issues, people at work smoking their e-cigs around me and on the transport work provides home- that one really annoys me. Theirs no other way to get home other than walk 10-12 miles and I can't be doing that. I just feel like I'm ruining my pregnancy with all this worry.
Re sickness meds- I have tried two so far. Both have not done much for me. But this evening I feel better than I have for a long time but I'm still slightly nauseated.

Saturday after finding out its a girl I just had to buy these in mothercare. I thought they where so cute.

Trinpy and anyone else, don't compare yourself to other pregnant women, pregnancy is such a variable condition.

With DS I sucked at being pregnant. I felt awful and sick till about 16 weeks and then felt awful and exhausted until he was 3 the end.

I couldn't understand why anyone could claim to enjoy pregnancy. It was the most evolutionarily baffling thing. If I hadn't known I was pregnant, I would have thought I was dying. And I didn't even have HG or anything.

This time (and it took 5 years to psych myself up to doing it again) I'm am amazed at how well I feel (sorry)! So this is what people mean. The sickness never got as bad as last time, and most of the time I'm nowhere near as tired. (I've jinxed it now though, right?)

I'm glad I've experienced a harder pregnancy in a way. If I'm ever responsible for pregnant staff I'll hope I can empathise with them. I've heard so many horror stories of managers who sailed through pregnancy failing to understand how another's can be anything different, and judge women to be 'weak' or worse.

Ginger it's understandable that you're anxious. Have you got someone you can talk things through with? Just letting the worries out can help (this is something I have been struggling with. I'm usually pretty bad, but I've had some epic meltdowns at work, and then gone back to wondering why I was upset at all. I'm blaming the hormones!) I think anxiety can be a common thing during pregnancy.

So exciting to hear about people starting to feel movement. I'm now certain I can feel my little avocado. But it's (like everything) different this time: not popping or bubbles like with DS, but shifting pressure, what feels like rolls, and the occasional tiny prod. Nothing regular yet, but in a (rare) quiet period at work today I felt it.

Beautiful, hope things with your DH improve soon. Keep looking after yourself.

Ginger, I didn't want to sound rude but you do sound anxious. I had pretty bad anxiety last time and it was awful. Maybe speak to your midwife? DH has an e-cig not that I ever see him atm and I'm not really worried about it - he smoked real cigarettes when I was pregnant before so this is far better! I still hate that he's got an addiction, but I married him! I'm pretty sure the "smoke" is like a stage smoke type thing, so shouldn't do you/baby any harm.

Indom, don't feel guilty, sounds like you deserve a decent pregnancy!! Despite the DH/work situ I'm pretty positive and very excited about everything else - can't wait to push the baby in her pram... sounds so simple but I just stressed over everything last time (and didn't have a brand new pram!).

Well, he never smoked cigarettes around me but you know what I mean!

I'm not surprised you're anxious ginger after the rough start you had and all the sickness. No advice, but I'm prone to anxiety myself and suffered badly at the start, so I sympathise. It's truly horrible.

I've done my first BIG bit of baby prep today - swapped my ancient Ford ka for a bigger and better car! It's a rover and it's 14 years old, but it came from a friend and is soooooo much nicer, has air con and all sorts. I loved having a small car but had been worried about getting the pram in with two car seats, I just couldn't see how it would go, and it wasn't reliable enough for me to feel safe on the motorway. Happy times. Only big purchases now are crib and buggy board

Evening all, been lurking the past few days as no time to post!

ginger you definitely sound very stressed and I echo what others have said - would be a good idea to see your midwife to discuss your fears.

Re weight gain I've put on about 4kg already! And am 19 weeks tomorrow. But a lot of that was first trimester with lack of exercise and eating crap. Was the same with DD and my weight gain leveled off in 2nd trimester so hoping its the same this time round!

DP went away with work today and had to get up at 5.30 to get a flight. He's not back till Friday this week is gonna be tough with DD.

Just over a week until my 20 week scan can't wait! Really want to find the gender out now so can start to think of names!

Eek, me too marmite, I can't wait! I'm shocked at how excited I am given how anxious I was last time, but I can't wait. Partly because my scan is early morning and I've taken the rest of the day off, I will be in the city for the hospital so plan to go shopping there afterwards, all being well.

Ooh, I appear to be Braxton Hicks-ing again. Serves me right for doing cleaning and school work in one evening!

Marmite I've put on 4kg too so hope I plateau out over next few weeks.

Know how you feel about waiting for the scan so you can get on with name picking. I've got a girls name I really like (assuming I can convince DP) but boys names will be hard. We only really had one name for DS.

Indomitable - hope the BHs calmed down. My theory is that if you get lots of those then labour will be shorter?!

Suz - aahh I love how organised you are! Hope the new car is nice to drive this morning :)

As for me... last night was so exciting. I had forgotten about this part of pregnancy and thought it happened much later anyway. I could feel the baby's little body/head under my skin! Uterus is right up to bellybutton (19 weeks today). I have to admit I moved her around quite a lot last night felt a bit bad afterwards! Oh well, she got me back and started kicking as I was trying to go to sleep