May 2017 #10 - To be prepared or not prepared

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Here's a link to the last thread and photo updates just incase anyone's looking for anything!

Thread 9

Photo Page - Bump Update

I don't have access to a desktop right now though so can't post the link to the GoogleDrive spreadsheet, but it's a few posts down in the previous thread!

Happy chatting!

I'm another with a nighttime wriggler! From 7/8 when I get home she's crazy lovely until I manage to get to sleep!

Looking forward to Friday's meet up! Will. E wfh but will travel in, all being well. Only slight caveat is if I feel as vommy as I've been today I may have to reconsider!

bright that's so funny but your poor husband!!!!
Baby is most active during the day especially after meals but I usually get a whopping kick at about 6.15 am which is about when I get up for work... We call it my alarm clock. Fine on weekdays very annoying on weekends!

We have chosen Eleanor Rose for a girl and Arthur Joseph for a boy. Eleanor we picked well before we even planned to get pregnant, but Arthur was the only boys name we really both liked. I vetoed a lot of names because they reminded me of children I have taught and I wanted something that was just about our baby...

@yellowismyfavourite Arthur is a gorgeous name! Sounds so traditional, I love it! Eleanor rose works beautifully as well

Thanks everyone for your advice! That is what I like in this group - you can always get good recommendations and support. Will definitely try to drink more (water).

@newbieho I get that too, really tight and I have 9 weeks to go!

@Brightsmoke like your names. Shame about Cassandra, as I think Jane Austen's sister was named like that and they were very close. She wrote down the whole novel of Persuasion whilst Jane dictated, as she was too ill to write at that stage.

@yellowismyfavourite beautiful names!

Fell over forward earlier, landed on side but belly took some impact I'm sure. Felt baby move since but may need to contact triage for another anti Rhesus jab

This baby seems to be awake when I am at night, if I wake up at 1.30 am I get kicked, if I wake up at 4.30 am I get kicked... can't work out if I'm waking the baby or s/he is waking me

Otherwise I seem to just get kicked mostly during the day but also lots of movements in the evening when watching tv. Think it's because s/he has more space!

I think that I read if you have a nocturnal baby then it's good to go for walks in the daylight because it helps them under the difference. I'm a bit sceptical as to how that would work given I go out with at least 3 layers on

Ouch @Rustler74 hope you're ok!

Are all our babies night time ravers? Little one over here loves 1am!

Mine loves 2am!
So yes, looks like we have a good few nocturnal babies! 🙄

Wow, again, a couple of days away and so much is missed!

Happy belated birthday to the birthday girls. Hope you both had a lovely time.

As for babies moving? Christ on a bike. Mine feels like it's doing olympic grade gymnastic tumbling. With the SPD, the carpel tunnel in both wrists, waking up at 2-4am and staying up until 11 ish, then passing out for 1hr and the cat taking to savaging me in the bed (anyone else had anything like this from their animals once pregnant?) - this latter stage is not so joyful!

Getting married in a couple of weeks. Dreading the thought that a) I won't fit into the dress any more b) I'll look like death warmed up c) won't make it through the evening meal. Ugh.

Anyone else feel like they've got so much to do it appears insurmountable?

Still haven't packed my bloody hospital bag. Still, first antenatal appointment tomorrow. What could possibly go wrong?!!

I'd give my right arm for a large gin this evening!!

rustler hope you and baby are ok

Oooh a wedding Sanity how exciting. You'll look amazing. Very jealous of your 11 o'clock naps. I'm not planning to do my hospital bag for a while yet. Still very firmly in denial here!

Hope you are ok Rustler. Always worth getting checked out, especially if you are rhesus negative.

Hope you are ok Rustler. And Sanity hope wedding plans are going well! I haven't packed my bag either, in fact I still need to buy stuff.

The buggy arrived today. We've taken it out the box as that actually takes up less space! But yet to put it together. Quite excited though!

Had first NCT antenatal class tonight and must admit I came away really disappointed and stressed. She kept asking us loads of questions like 'what did we envision the environment would be like when delivering the placenta'!?!? If I knew that, I wouldn't be paying for the f'ing course. Really hope next weeks is better...

Rustler hope you're ok!!

Sanity here you go! Don't stress it there's still time. We still have plenty of things to buy, no birth bag packed yet and the "nursery" still looks like a hellhole

Sanity good luck with the wedding planning - you'll be fine!! Is one way to lol at it that with the baby you have other things to focus on so can't / won't be as wedding preoccupied/ stressed as some people get??

And sure you'll look stunning! After all, it's a celebration of all three of you starting out together ;)

Rustler sounds awful - hope you are ok. Defo get checked out if you feel anything different!!

Anyone else starting to feel a little woozy/ dizzy? Am 32w today and have noticed a couple of times when I feel a bit light headed and need to grab onto a support. I've had bloods etc done recently so no GTT probs and no iron deficiency etc. BP is fine too. (Just managed to catch the autocorrect to "BO" there!!). Is it just a body mass/baby size thing?

Between that and the nausea, sleeplessness and general knackeredness goodness only knows how I'll make it to 27/4 (final day). 16 office days and 9 wfh = 25 working days in total over 5 weeks.

Just spent 3 hours catching up, and baby brain means I have forgotten most of what I've just read 🙈

Happy belated birthday to the birthday ladies 🎂

Homebirth: from what I understand the nhs cannot refuse to attend you, but they can strongly recommend. I intend to refuse induction but agree to monitoring unless my placenta is showing signs of failing. I am
Hoping I get to due date (25th) as I am bridesmaid on the 6th and also moving house. I really want to birth in the new house, so I don't have the emotion attached to this house.

The reason I have chosen homebirth is because I birthed my last 2 at night and DH had to leave within an hour or 2 of them being born as wasn't visiting time. I don't like this. If I'm at home there is no where for him to leave to. Also, childcare for the older 2. Hopefully they can just be in bed. 😊

I was on a hen do this weekend just gone in Liverpool .... so tiring! This weekend we go to Disneyland Paris for turnips 4th birthday. Can't wait, but expect this to be tiring too.

I finish work on 28th April ... already checked out mentally though! Only 5 wks to go! 😊👍🏼

I also have an active little boy at night times, I think he is trying to push his way out. As for names, we're still torn between Arlo, Ezra & Cole, middle name will be Daniel after my brother who died age 17. I want his name to live on as well as our memories of him.

@SanitysSake furbaby 2 will not leave me alone most of the day; I look at the floor and she's there, look above and she's there, try and pee and she's there as well. I'm in bed at the moment with a DH arm over me, furbaby 1 at my feet and furbaby 2 by the bump.

You're going to look beautiful on your wedding day :)

Don't worry, I still haven't finished my hospital bag packing - that's a job for this weekend. Every time I do it, I get braxton hicks as I swear Bub gets too excited.

@Barnes79 when you have the answer can you let us know! 

@Teaspoon74 I finally stop feeling dizzy after starting on iron tablets, have you checked your BP? I sometimes get dizzy if I'm doing too much, like rushing about the house. Look after yourself!

@beanturnipandspud please take 100s of pictures of Disneyland Paris. It will be INCREDIBLE!!! Have you ever been? I've only done Orlando but Paris is on my Bucket list.

Love all those names, Ezra is really nice and plus it's in Star Wars Rebels which makes it instantly cool

With your homebirth, do you have a midwife there? I had one friend who had no midwife, just delivered baby and then called the paramedics. She never had a midwife throughout the pregnancy I don't think...

It's the 4am wake up club! I am uncomfortable, DH is snoring despite literally just waking me up to tell me he hasn't slept (?!?) and my DM is texting me thinking she's dying from a cold. I'm fine by the way guys

What I wouldn't give right now for some night time Sudafed. Eurgh I feel awful.

nurse you get two midwives at home for delivery, one for the labour. What your friend did is "freebirth" if she did it deliberately without medical assistance

Good morning world! Stupid o-clock wake up club for me, too (05:10), but that is considerably later than the norm. I did go to bed at 00:38, so not bad for me. Feel quite chipper, but I’m sure another nap will be required come 11am.

EsmesBees - I have resolved myself to getting a make-up artist in for the wedding. Went for a walk with OH today and he took a picture of me. I did look like death warmed up. Need someone to deploy all their magic on the day to make me look like a human! As for the 11am naps… They’re definitely needed, but I feel so lazy as a consequence. And the bag? Yep, I too, am living in denial! Still can’t believe this is happening!

MrsJW15 - Many thanks. Wedding plans are largely consisting of ‘oh hell, what are we doing?!’

Barnes79 - If that’s how my antenatal class starts tonight, I’ll be mortified and in exactly the same mindset as yourself. Do they seriously expect you to have all that stuff bottomed out before attendance?

Badgerbird - Cheers for the gin. Now if you could just send over a large tumbler a handful of crushed ice, a lime and some tonic, I’d be your friend for life!

Teaspoon74 - Thank you and you’re right, I’m not that stressed about it. Its a very paired down wedding with only a handful of people.. I’m just sort of wombling my way through it in the hope that we pull it off as a ‘grown up’ event and I don’t look ridiculous! Nothing classier than a full-on shotgun wedding!

nursebickypegs - That’s very sweet of you, thank you. I’m going to try my best. The theory is we’re going to do the shotgun bit but then follow it up with a bigger do when the giraffe is a bit older (read ‘and my ass is considerably smaller’).
As for the fur-babies and their behaviour? Yep, that’s about the size of it. Mine has taken to coming into the toilet when I’m going for a number 2 and meowing loudly into the corners of the walls and furniture. Allegedly he’s trying to protect me from predators in his cat brain. It’s just the scraping at me in the middle of the night that is very weird.

Right.. time to contemplate breakfast number 1! Toast with a ton of butter, it might have to be…

I think these cats following their pregnant mamas to the loo are just trying to prepare you for life with a toddler! It's especially great when you get a running commentary too...

Barnes that's exactly what my NCT classes were like. The theory seemed to be that we would learn more by answering her questions. To be honest, I learnt very little of use from the classes but did make a great group of friends so completely worth it.

Good call on the make up artist Sanity. I've been hitting the concealer hard recently. I looked at myself in the mirror the other day and couldn't believe how old and tired I look. Then I remembered I'm 7 months pregnant with a toddler, a stressful job and a long commute, and decided it was fair enough!

I went to triage, they took blood (4 attempts by 2 midwives, that never happened and I've been a blood donor for 20 years!) for another anti D injection which I'll collect this morning (based on my very blood type???)
They also listened to my sprout which was all satisfactorily and blood pressure was ok too. They told me I did the right thing by stopping by. Was in bed by 0.45, now cream crackered!
OH is really worried about my clumsiness and wants me to promise him I'll be careful.

@SanitysSake I'm curious to see a 7 month pregnant bride, but I'm pretty sure you'll look amazing! As I've been married before, I wouldn't mind if we could get married really small and save money but we have been invited to a fair few weddings last year and I've got one 12 May too, so I can't really not invite those back... how did you select?

Have to smile at the fur babies! I wish we could have a cat but we are renting and I must admit that my allergies are worse than they used to be. Hurray for the upcoming hay fever season

Glad everything is ok Rustler. Sometimes it's harder for them to take blood when you are tired or dehydrated.

Esmes if it carries on like this though I think I'll ask for my money back. I know nothing about anything (except what I've learned from reading this thread) so was really counting on the NCT classes to give me info on all the options etc. All the other ladies seemed more informed so I would find it hard to bond with them if I feel like the stupid person in the room as I'll end up sat there not saying anything