May 2017 #9 3rd trimester!

[Rustler74]

Hello all! Now to find a way to guide you to the new thread...

Bean I really like your choices, Ezra and Arlo are my favourite of those, a shortlist of 4 should be OK to whittle down . Mine is sorted (has been for nearly 2 years ) and recently I've been referring to her as the name if I end up talking to bump.

Thoughts are the same here grow I was told to wait 3-4 weeks (or as late as possible) to allow bump to drop so that you get the right size.

Bean what are the other DCs names if you don't mind sharing?

I didn't eat a thing during labour (there wasn't time), but I had packed some of those precut slices of mango and melon which I ate straight after and really enjoyed, especially as the gas and air makes your mouth really dry.

I love Ezra bean. Gorgeous, underused name.

We are really struggling this time. I love dd's name so much that no other name comes close (I rather suspect this is the hormones talking...)

grow personally I bought my nursing bras as maternity bras while pregnant (none of my 'maternity' bras weren't also nursing bras) and they've worked very well for me. I'm usually only 34B and with milk coming in that probably goes up to 36C/D, but back down fairly quickly and the same size bras fitted throughout. I needed some support that was nursing compatible near the end of pregnancy first time around and then once you are leaking you need something to keep the breast pads in place :) There are also stretchy nursing vests that might tick that box.
One of the ones I bought was an 'adjustable cup' which sortof worked.

Ready for a ramble?
So flying today turned out to be rather stressful as I got dropped off at wrong terminal with not much time before flight leaving Cue much running around with bump and case on wheels clattering behind me, getting hot hiding my bump in poncho incase airline thought I was further along and wanted a gp letter!

The tears came (was emotional after leaving mum on top of worrying about missing flight) and I had a couple of airport staff take pity on me (Spanish men don't like to see pregnant women crying!) and they got me a cab to correct terminal. More running down stairs with case. By this point I was sooooo thirsty! Of course I'd already got rid of my water as was queuing in departures in other terminal and spent all money on cab. Flight was then delayed.

Home all snuggled up now, baby's wriggling a lot and I'm laughing about the day's events

Bean - love the names Arlo and Ezra.
Ezra has been my boy name for about ten years, but am having a girly. Maybe next time!!! X

I love Arlo Bean! Me and DH have chosen names, still a surprise what we are having, but have a definite for each, with a middle name too

Badger- sometimes those hormonal tears can be handy :). So glad you're both home safe.

Thanks for the new thread!

Baby is transverse still, at what point would they look at trying to move it or plan a c section? I didn't ask at my 28 week appointment and I'm 30 weeks now!

Oh god Badger that does sound stressful!

Thanks all, so sounds like I can leave it til just before then. That's something to put to the bottom of my list! Atm I'm wearing soft cup bras from M&S which are pretty comfy so happy to stay in these til I need actual nursing bras.

Right off to bed to rest my back as I overdid it carrying a side table round the shopping centre tonight 🙈

Thanks Savage I needed to hear that about the bras. I need 1-2 more bras at least as even the ones I had measured in the beginning are pinching. I don't see the point of buying maternity-but-not-nursing bras with less than 3 months to go. I'll tiptoe down to brav and get some nursing bras asap.

Re. Names, oh and I have agreed in that very quickly and they're names from our families, including the middle names.
Girl: my mum's name and his mum's as middle name.
Boy: his grandfather's name and my dad's as middle name.
I managed so far to keep his hands off the envelope that has the gender in it.

Rabbity I think that normally it starts moving into its position around 31-32 weeks. Occasionally they're able to move baby (50% success) if it's breech or transverse. My sister had 3 out of her 4 breech but they managed to turn her babies in all those cases. She's a professional singer so has ability to breathe well and this according to the obstetrician helped tremendously. I keep meaning to look up the breathing and birthing method she used, called haptonomy.

Badger that sounds really stressful!

Bean I love the names.

Grow, Rustler I got measured again this weekend (I am so uncomfortable!) and was advised to wait for the nursing bras as your bump will drop and your boobs might grow again. So that's now on my mat leave to do list. I bought this at John Lewis and it's both comfortable and relatively attractive!

Complete baby brain, unpacking my case and realised that I've packed dresses and no tights

Guess I'm wearing my trousers for the rest of the week!

rabbity it's nothing to be concerned about yet, but have a look at spinningbabies - they recommend trying some positions to help baby move from about now-ish spinningbabies.com/learn-more/baby-positions/other-fetal-positions/sidewaystransverse/

rabbity I second spinning babies, but I wouldn't be overly concrete until 34 wks ish. Turnip was breech until 34 weeks and she turned all on her own.

raspberry bean is officially Noah James and turnip is officially Isla Elizabeth. They both still get called their veg names too 😊

So I love love love Ezra but DH loves Arlo & Cole. Middle name will be Daniel after my late brother.

Concerned not concrete ...ooops

No point in getting measured for a nursing bra when pregnant imo as your ribcage should retract after baby is born. You're better off relying on stretchy crop top type for a few weeks until your milk supply settles and you're not getting engorged any more.

I told DH we only have 11 weekends left until baby and his face was like this hah!

Place marking.

Can't believe that we're on thread 9!

Haven't caught full blown lurgy yet but I am feeling incredibly tired so suspect once I've pushed through month end targets later on today it will finally hit me.

Have got my midwife's appointment this morning so I might have a word with her about things.

Just realised I've got just over 6 weeks before I take my annual leave and then go on maternity leave!

Regarding childcare, am gonna look into nurseries once I'm on maternity leave as I would have found out what school my dd will be attending in September so will want to pick a nursery close by. Anyone else waiting (slightly panicking) for school allocation day to arrive on 18th April?

Jenny we're waiting for school allocation too. I think we're OK, as we should be almost certain for our top 3, but it depends on demand from siblings etc. We're allowed to put down as many schools as we like.

bean I love your name choices, especially Ezra and it would go really well with Noah and Isla. We're a bit stuck on names. We have a few we like but nothing decided yet. I think we're going to have to wait to see what name he suits when he's born and hopefully he won't be waiting too long for us to decide!

Thanks for the advice re transverse. My placenta is anterior, would that affect being able to turn it using ecv? So much conflicting information on the internet!

Hello. I was invited to pop my head in by a kind Raspberry a couple of weeks ago, so I thought I'd wave and say hello to all you May birthers!

I'm 30 +1. Due 8-12th May.

Haven't got a clue what I'm doing. Haven't booked anything. Spend my time randomly wandering around baby-shops getting seriously over-awed, letting out the occasional 'Ooof, bloomin' 'eck!' When the baby thumps me in what feels like the back of my cervix. Buying the odd bit of non-sensical whimsy. Whinging at my partner who is still yet to realise that I AM a womble and as such, can't walk at 8mph like I might have previously and wondering why people have taken to gawp at my midriff area. Heightening my paranoia and soliciting a 'what are they looking at?!' response - until I remember; I am pregnant. Then comes the realisation like a blast of cold wind 'Oh for the love of God, I am pregnant. How the hell did that happen?!!!' (Yes, it's my first and in short, I'm petrified!)

Would greatly appreciate advice from people who are far more sensible and organised than I. Which, after reading the last two threads, is, well, all of you!

Hope you're all enjoying/getting through your pregnancies with minimal disruption/discomfort. I look forward to chatting. Whilst, of course, I stuff my face with anything featuring melted cheese in world record proportions; refraining from thinking about how this is impacting upon the size of my backside. It is for the baby after all?!!

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