due march 2005

[misdee]

is anyone gonna join me?

due 3rd march.

hi everyone
soooooo great to have this forum to connect.
thanks for the clothes advice steppemum and good words from misdee. i hope talking about it will help us believe there really is a little life growing inside, newyorktolondon. How do you feel about having a baby? big silly question i know but ......
i've got my first appointment with our consultant today, been midwives and scanners til now. slightly nervous but excited too. I'm finding it hard to tune in to the baby in some ways. It seems that life doesn't allow the time for enough moments. When I have the moment i begin to cry and feel so raw and amazed.
any of this make sense for anyone?
sweeney

hi everyone
soooooo great to have this forum to connect.
thanks for the clothes advice steppemum and good words from misdee. i hope talking about it will help us believe there really is a little life growing inside, newyorktolondon. How do you feel about having a baby? big silly question i know but ......
i've got my first appointment with our consultant today, been midwives and scanners til now. slightly nervous but excited too. I'm finding it hard to tune in to the baby in some ways. It seems that life doesn't allow the time for enough moments. When I have the moment i begin to cry and feel so raw and amazed.
any of this make sense for anyone?
sweeney

oops!

hi everyone
soooooo great to have this forum to connect.
thanks for the clothes advice steppemum and good words from misdee. i hope talking about it will help us believe there really is a little life growing inside, newyorktolondon. How do you feel about having a baby? big silly question i know but ......
i've got my first appointment with our consultant today, been midwives and scanners til now. slightly nervous but excited too. I'm finding it hard to tune in to the baby in some ways. It seems that life doesn't allow the time for enough moments. When I have the moment i begin to cry and feel so raw and amazed.
any of this make sense for anyone?
sweeney

Hi NewYorkToLondon - honestly just enjoy feeling good! First time round once my morning sickness disappeared at 15 weeks I had a great pregnancy, and felt fantastic right till the end. And now I seem to meet all sorts of people who have no symptoms early on (lucky folk). I am a permanent whinger this time round because the sickness is still there at 19 weeks particularly in the evenings and I see no sign of it going.

Also first time round I didn't get the slightest bump till 5 months whereas this time I'm looking 6 months pregnant at 4 months! I remember being so relieved at the 12 week scan when they actually found a baby in there.

My biggest recommendation first time round is to go out lots and enjoy yourself socialising. Not wanting to be the voice of doom about your social life or anything - just it inevitably changes to be more home-based.

Thanks so much for the reassurance.

I know that I should feel happy and grateful about feeling good - but I guess it is hard to realize the changes that are happening when I don't feel any different.

I have a dr. appointment back in the states next week. And then another one once I'm back over on this side of the pond a week later. It least it will feel like things are happening - which should hopefully all be a relief.

I'm really happy, thrilled actually, about have a child - we did plan it. I suppose that's one of the reasons that I wish it was more obvious that it is happening.

Hi there, I'm due in march too - has been a bit of a rollarcoaster ride over the past couple of months - sickness galore to start with...all day and now pure emotions! At the moment I'm feeling a little insecure - the wierd thing is I have absolutely no reason to feel that way. Insecutities lead to tears, tears, lead to tiredness, tiredness leads to nausea and a partner with a very worried look on his face - bless him. Am just ready to feel 'normal' again. Any ideas as to when this'll happen?!

Was about to post on your other thread - but will do here instead. WELCOME to the March gang, and congratulations. I think pregnancy does all sorts of weird stuff to you, a lot of people find they get very very emotional, often with no obvious cause. Everyone finds pregnancy different and although I had an easy ride first time round (after the sickness subsided) I remember the biggest shock being how I felt my body had been totally taken over and was no longer my own. It was a vessel for this baby that I couldn't identify with at all. It also seemed like I was pregnant for several years! Second time round it's physically harder because the sickness hasn't gone away for me yet (19 weeks) and as a result I'm finding I have to sleep a lot, but psychologically it's much easier and the time seems to pass much faster.

Hope you feel much more settled soon.

welcome to nashers, glad you found us, I've just posted on your other thread! Pregnancy is definitely an emotional rollercoaster. Last time though I seemed to be on planet 9 most of the time. This time I spent loads of time in tears in the first 3 months. When I told dh I thought I was more emotional this time he just laughed and shook his head, told me I had a short memory!!

NY to L I felt great last time, and no bump for ages. I was really keen for the world to know I was pregnant as well! I think no 2 is different because you are running round after a toddler. I seem to remmeber lie-ins and putting my feet up after lunch in the second half of last pregnancy, fat chance of that now! It is amazing when you start to feel them move, that shouldn't be too long now, then it is real, but a bit scary too. You do begin to feel as if you are taken over by Something Else!!

Thanks Pidge and Stepemum for your kind words of wisdom - only discovered this site this morning and already feel releieved that I can air some of these strange feelings going on. This little prawn inside me is my first, all very exciting although I have to say I wasn't quite ready or expecting such radical mental and physical changes...nieve hey?

Everyday something new seems to happen - was in panic stations last night due to immense 'period' type feelings - discovered today that, again, this is totally normally - I'm just stretching! Also am positive I can tell when 'Baby Nashkinson' is awake and moving around - is this right or just my imagination?

do any of you guys know if there is a similar forum for Dads-to-be? You see as much as I am trying to cope with things I am sure it is equally as important for Dads to have a sounding board too. Afterall it can't be easy for DH to see his beloved turn into psycho bitch from hell! Only kidding - lol - not quite that bad!!

Hi nashers! Hope you'll feel at home here.
Sorry girls, I know this is not the right thread to be posting this in but I need some info. Did post originally in the products section but no one could help. Does anybody know of a buggy/stroller/pushchair that is suitable from birth that will fit in the boot of a new Beetle?

My car is 3 years old and although I've grown more than a little bit attatched to it I am prepared at some stage to trade it in for something a little more practical. Financially it will be difficult for me to get another car for at least a year. I've been keeping my eyes open for other beetle drivers that appear to have young children so that I can ask them what they've been using, seen one person but he was driving way too fast for lil' old me to catch up.

I've done some research on the web but there seem to be alot of buggies that will fit in the boot if I take the wheels off and to be honest if it's pouring with rain I'm hardly gonna be in the mood to do a bit of DIY!

Help!!!

Welcome nashers, I don't know of a similar site for dads but there is a great book called - oh hang, I'll have to go get it (pregnancty brain strikes again...) sorry, can't find it. dh must have secreted somewhere - however just remembered - The Blokes Guide to Pregnancy (not really too hard to remember!) by John someone - sorry I'm hopeless - you can track it down on Amazon. Anyway - it really tells things how they are - warts and all and is a fun read as well as being helpful. NYtoL - I would agreed with everything Pidge said - make the most of feeling ok and get out as much as you can. Also, don't worry you WILL get a bump eventually - not much avoiding it really -then you won't be able to get comfortable in bed and wish it wasn't quite so big! .

Hope everyone else is feeling ok - sorry, welcome to sweeny and lady P as well.

bettlebug, have u tried the graco citisport/mothercare citilight. the posher versions are very well padded and suitable from birth. it does fold up pretty small. after that try the umbrella strollers like maclaren techno, altho suitable from birth doesnt lie as flat as the citisport. i have one and it fits in the boot of my sisters daewoo matiz. you could go to a pram shop and ask them to try which ones fit in the boot.

i wouldnt bother with a travel system, too bulky, and tbh i prefer babies lying flat.

hth

hi everyone - apologies, I have just come on for a moan - feeling so tired today that I can hardly drag myself from room to room. Dh is away at a conference for 2 nights so have had to cope with dd on my own after school today - she's good as gold, but am sooooo tired that the smallest thing feels like an effort. Also have had cramp in my side for the last 24 hours - think it's just due to my sluggish digestion so not worried but FED UP!! When am I going to start blooming??? Ok, moan over, am now going to lie on sofa and feel sorry for myself

Sorry your not feeling fantastic bonym, I can sympathise. I've been doing the school run, ds piano and football lessons, dd art and dance class and overtime at work yet I have this compelling urge to be on mumsnet all the time...strange! Hope you feel better soon it will be worth it...promise . Thanks misdee, you've given me a head start on my search. I'm gonna go to some sort of superstore with my tape measure and have a look at the models you mentioned. Hoping that I'll find one at the baby fair and save myself a few bob.

Can't offer any advice on the pushchair front beetlebug - though very jealous of the car, my parents always had beetles (plus VW camper vans) until recently, so am a bit of a fan too. We're reluctantly thinking about investing in a new, bigger car in time for sprog 2's arrival, on the grounds that the baby will otherwise end up travelling on the roofrack! Such a tedious way to spend money, but there you go ....

Finally I think my sickness may be fading to next to nothing. I thought it would never happen. Now at 19 weeks + and apart from a few queasy moments in the day and particularly in the evening I can eat pretty normally now. Hooray.

hi people just wondered if anyone had been in touch with milkybarkid at all - just that she sounds very depressed in some of her recent posts

MummyToSteven - afraid not, as you can see she hasn't posted on this thread since August, and I haven't happened to coincide with her on any other threads.

Hope you are ok milkybarkid - would love to have you back posting with the march troop.

I haven't been able to get onto the internet a lot recently, so haven't been able to post very much. DD (7 mths) is now crawling (and is very fast), so I can't really get much done unless she's asleep.

I will have my first scan on Wednesday.

After the morning sickness had passed, I went through several weeks of not really feeling pregnant, but I now have had the reassurance of midwife finally finding the baby's heartbeat and am now beginning to feel & look!! pregnant.

Milkybarkid, hope you're okay. It would be good to hear from you again.

Hi folks!
Not posted much recently. I am sat at home with a sick note for 2 weeks, protein in my urine and bp of 145/100!

I was induced with pre-eclampsia with DS so am a little worried as i am only 19 weeks!

How is everyone?

oh and my belly is HUGE!

Hi popsycal - just saw your other thread. Poor you. It must be so hard not to worry. But at least you are being monitored now, and they'll do everything that's needed to make sure you're ok. The only person I know who had pre-eclampsia signs this early was a friend expecting twins, so rather different scenario. Obviously lots of rest is a good way forward, so hope you're getting that and not chasing about after your ds.

I know what you mean about the bump. I'm also 19 weeks and look like I did when I was about 6 months pregnant last time! Am trying to convince myself it's just my muscles are more relaxed this time and not that I'm going to give birth to the world's biggest baby.

Hi popsycal - just saw your other thread. Poor you. It must be so hard not to worry. But at least you are being monitored now, and they'll do everything that's needed to make sure you're ok. The only person I know who had pre-eclampsia signs this early was a friend expecting twins, so rather different scenario. Obviously lots of rest is a good way forward, so hope you're getting that and not chasing about after your ds.

I know what you mean about the bump. I'm also 19 weeks and look like I did when I was about 6 months pregnant last time! Am trying to convince myself it's just my muscles are more relaxed this time and not that I'm going to give birth to the world's biggest baby.

doh - have never done a double post before