Thread #7 - TTC#1 Grads - Third Trimester Special

[PotatosMum]

It's time for another TTC#1 grads thread, with an ever increasing population of new arrivals, old hands and veterans we're moving thick and fast.

The first TTC#1 veterans are waddling their way into the third trimester this thread, with the promise of maternity leave to come, getting them through the day.

No subject is taboo, no TMI is too much, bump pictures, baby scans and photos of cute baby stuff are encouraged.

All are welcome so take your place on team blue, pink or vanilla for another TTC#1 grads thread!

what have I missed!?! Haha that's given me a proper chuckle.

I thought the term 'massage' was a bit misleading, I'd heard it's more like violent stretching. i might look into it a bit more before deciding whether to do it.

Also need to read up on the raspberry leaf tea thing. And dates!

Good god. www.nct.org.uk/pregnancy/perineal-massage

Hahaha laughing my head off at this convo. A friend of mine swore by almond oil, DH said he would massage it in but would definitely start feeling frisky. No such thing as a bum hole massage for medical reasons apparently

Landed in Barcelona this afternoon for the next 6 nights. I'm starting to feel a bit whale like, still not much of a proper bump but I just feel big in general. Also I'm SO bloated after eating basically anything..not helping with the whale feeling.

Have fun Indi, hope the bloating passes soon.

New, I'm going to save that delightful reading for tomorrow otherwise I might have nightmares

I started reading that new, got as far as 'you may feel a tingling / burning sensation' and had to stop!

indi same here. I've spent the past 4 years of my life tying to keep him away from my bumhole so god knows what will happen when I give him an open invitation to touch it. Hope you enjoy Barcelona, I love it there

Might brave that today new. Am assuming it's NSFW 😂

Happy Friday all! Early finish then just 2 days at work until a week and a half off. Trying to forget I should be going to Zante next week but such is life and I have a healthy wriggler ❤

Oh my goodness not so sure about stretching my lady pocket with my fingers to make it feel like the baby is crowning though.... firmly places head well below sand level again

Thanks for all the lovely words about my bump pic. Cheered me right up! Pink, your bump is looking beautiful.

😯 to the Coke bottle/melon talk. This handy guide has a diagram!

www.ouh.nhs.uk/patient-guide/leaflets/files%5C10938pmassage.pdf

It also has the line:

If you feel pain at any point, stop and try again another time. If you continue to nd this painful speak with your midwife or GP and they will help you to check your technique.

😄

soda I'm sorry to hear about your kidney infection. and planet I hope you feel happier soon. If it's any consolation I cried for about 4 hours last night and can't actually remember why this morning!

potato I have had some anxiety dreams about caring for baby animals and dropping them/forgetting to feed them! Because I am going through redundancy at the moment I am considering retraining, but it'll depend on the outcome of my settlement.

Yay lillian only a week until your scan. How are you feeling about it. I'm pretty calm at the moment and mainly feeling excited, but expect that to change!

ha miley! My thoughts exactly. OH would just think 'finally, bum play' !

Looks like the massage doesn't involve the anus/bum though?!

Good plan potatoes about the weight lost plan post!

Congratulations on mat leave starting bunch! ** exciting!!!

Morning ladies and happy Friday to all!

I'm going to gloss over the bum hole talk given its breakfast time! Other than to say OH has flat out refused to assist in that area

For anyone who has had back pain - what are you doing to try and ease it? It's Coke on for me over the last day or so

Exciting that there are a few more scans coming up over the next week or so!

Haha, this is hilarious.

Morning everyone. I've been awake most of the night with the baby going mental kicking! Looking forward to dominos and a box set tonight.

Oh top tip from someone I know - apparently midwifes want you to use cotton wool and water for nappy changes for the first few days but you can get water wipes from Amazon which are really good and can be used instead.

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Pink not much eases it for me. Staying off my feet helps, as do heat pads and baths but once in back on my feet or sans heat it's the same.

Shelb glad to know I'm ahead of the game . I bought a pack just for the meconium days. Then I'm onto my cheeky wipes (washable).

I'm not even going near the massage talk with DH, he won't sleep with me as others have said for fear of hurting me or Pip. He ain't going to be game for that. We have in e past indulged in some erm.... Play in that area but since we got more err comfortable around each other and he know what that area of my body is capable of (his words) he is no longer interested. Ha!

Happy Friday!!!! How are you all today?

I'm feeling slightly traumatised by the "coke bottle" and bum hole massage conversation going on last night

Planet sorry you had a rough day yesterday. I hope you're feeling better today.

Indi enjoy your holiday

Lara when I first got upduffed I had lots of anxiety dreams about pets. I used to keep fancy rats and in my dreams they kept breeding and I didn't have enough cages or bedding and kept forgetting to feed them then they would die and I'd feel terrible.
Last nights dream we bought a house but the previous owners wouldn't bloody move out so we were sharing and they kept inviting people over and refusing to leave.
Why can't I have nice dreams instead of frustrating ones?

I should hear some news from the mortgage company today... I'm expecting that news to either be, we haven't looked at it yet or send us more paperwork but as long as it's not the word no I can't complain too much.

Getting excited about my scan on Tuesday

Just discovered that my mum is going to have to go into hospital over night to have a uterine biopsy, they're having to knock her out as she's too easily distressed now to have it done when she's awake. Worried she's going to need a hysterectomy as this is the second time in a year they've had to biopsy her and last time the consultant was shocked when the results came back benign.
Feel so sorry for her, her quality of life seems to have almost disappeared over night

So sorry to hear about your Mum, Potato. It feels like not so long ago in this thread/TTC thread you were first talking about her going a bit downhill. I'm sorry it's all happened so quickly, it must be so hard for her, and for you to see her go through this. Sending you lots of virtual hugs

My dreams are also quite weird recently. They seem quite removed from me though (i.e. not about animals or babies). The other night I dreamt there was a nuclear strike on London, and the bombs hit like lots of stars... and then for someone reason I was trying to escape the city with Boris Johnson

Anyway....

Hope everyone is having a good Friday and looking forward to the weekend.

Have a great time in Barcelona, Indi!

bunch 😂😂😂😂 maybe I need to do a poo in front of him. The farts are obviously not working. Though he doesn't seem to mind when I'm on the toilet and he walks in to have a conversation though...

Thanks for the tip shelb! We were going to stock up on cotton wool but will look into the wipes. They've got to be better for meconium!

My cousins wife had the baby late last night. Yay! 10lb 2oz! Ouch.

Good god, I don't read the thread for a couple of days and look what happens! I truely hope that in my career I never have to check someones perineal massage technique

Now on meds for the sickness which are helping but making me feel oh so drowsy. However it is a relief to not feel so sick anymore.

Gender scan tomorrow, I'm so excited!!

canters I feel for you. I'm just starting to get better now so I hold hope for you that it'll disappear soon. I know you're sick of people saying that, and I know it definitely doesn't seem like the truth but trust me it really does ease. Mine still isn't fully gone but I'm so much better now and I was horrendous from week 5 to week 20! What medication are you taking?

Canters those sickness drugs really did make a difference for me so hopefully they'll make your life a bit more bare able too.

So, mortgage news, they've asked two more questions (which we've already answered 3 times but not asked for any more documents. They've also sent the case to a senior underwriter. My mortgage advisor is now fairly confident that an offer will be made and fairly soon. Fingers crossed!!!

Popping in again! My headaches are horrendous ATM and I can't stare at a TV or phone for more than a few minutes before I want to rip my eyes and brain out!
Bump is now 15+5, bubbling away with no idea what he/she's putting me through lol.

We are also leaning towards Theo or Thea!

jam When I was really struggling with headaches I put a dyoralite in a litre of cold water and chugged that . Now I'm just trying to make sure I drink 2-3 litres a day and it seems to have helped. I decided Spud was sapping all all my hydration.

I've spent the past 4 years of my life tying to keep him away from my bumhole About spat my tea out at that Miley. Brilliant.

Potato - really hope you get good news, and soon(!), on the mortgage. Really sorry your Mum is bad as well, don't really know what to say other than it must be really hard and I hope you're ok.

Glad the meds are helping Canters and looking forward to your scan news tomorrow.

Good luck for the scan tomorrow Canters!

Sorry to hear about your mum Potato. Fingers crossed for some good mortgage news soon to brighten things up. When is your next scan, it must be soon?

Miley, your bum hole comment also made me laugh! My OH is repulsed by the idea of putting anything where poo comes out of, so I'm safe in that respect!

I've got my whooping cough jab next week. Has anyone who has had it had any side effects?

Jam, I'd just try to drink lots and lots. Consultant told me we should be drinking at least 3 litres a day.

Sorry to hear about your mum Potato. Fx the mortgage advisor is correct.

Exciting for tomorrow canters

Pink no side affects here, it's not a live vaccine so you shouldn't get any anyway. Just a sore arm but I've had worse dead arms from other vaccines.