March 2018 (Part 2)

[SheSaidHeSaid]

New thread as the old one is maxed out.

Link to old thread - www.mumsnet.com/Talk/antenatal_clubs/2958194-march-2018?

If you get comments, it might be worth pointing out that you're expecting your baby to be only about 20 inches long initially @whyhastherumgone!
Small rooms are set up as nurseries deliberately, small kids prefer small spaces until they're at least 5 or 6.

That's really interesting @FlatWhite31 - I think the same thing happened to me! I hadn't realised quite how low it had become, but about a month or two after being off it I noticed a massive difference. Now, not feeling the urge so much haha. Ah hormones, you are fun.

@Excited1203 haha yes, I shall store that one up for future use!

@whyhastherumgone we live in a 2 bed flat with no plans to move just yet. Our second bedroom is more than adequate for a nursery, and we have two bathrooms. Our flat is also near two play areas, nice areas for walks and it's really near a branch of the Coop, our GP practice etc. I don't think I could handle the stress of pregnancy, full time teaching and moving house anyway!

Wouldn't wish a house move on anybody. I'm in the middle of packing up completion in 3-4 weeks, working full time and looking after a 4 year old trying not to get too stressed

I'm never moving again.. to stressful and I've only done it once 😂 I love my little house! I bought it using money my Grandpa left me when he passed away so it's even more special to me for that reason. It's only 3 bed but it has enough space for a side and back extension so has potential.

DS and I are in a 2-bed flat. I'm not bothered at all - in a few years I'll want both DC to have rooms of their own (though would consider them sharing if it was a really generous-sized one), and I'd definitely love a garden for all three of our sakes, but I'm not expecting this baby to want or need a bed/room of its own for at least a couple of years from now.

We're renting a 3-bed house, hoping to buy in the next few years. We will have to choose between relocating to get more for our money, and downsizing to a 2-bed flat to stay within budget. We're most likely to do the latter, because even with two children, as long as the rooms are fairly spacious, we can make it work. It won't damage the children to share a room, and you can buy room dividers to give them some individual space.

We're moving house tomorrow - luckily we completed a month ago and haven't started paying our mortgage yet so it's given us some time to ship bits and bobs over there all month. Final push tomorrow, but will be sat down for most of it! Can't wait to be in our own house, been renting for 13 years.

Re the sex thing - I guess it's just me who's suddenly been gifted with the libido of an entire warren of rabbits then? Hormones are odd. I really could have done with this when we were TTC....

I hate moving house but at some point we will need to move again. Although our current house has everything we need and is fine for us, we bought it knowing it would be a stopgap before getting our forever home and that has always made me think of it that way. Last time I had a six week old who I'd had an EMCS with, so it was even more difficult.

Hope your move goes well tomorrow mamasiz

Nope, Elbi - not just you! I am single though so it's pretty much wasted. My last pregnancy, I did have a partner and so of course my libido totally collapsed and didn't come back until DS was at least a year old...

Good luck moving tomorrow mamasiz!

Elbi, my hormones have gone utterly bonkers on that subject - most of the time since my bfp I have had no desire for sex at all, except for the occasional day here and there where I basically jump DH. Poor man hasn't a fucking clue what's going on...

Haha glad I'm in good company!

Nausea kicked in big time today when I was halfway round an exhibition Panicked a bit as I was as far from the exit as from the entrance but managed to roll up my programme into a nifty sick cone... Was ok in the end but took a lot of slow breathing!

Oh and good luck mamasiz!

My friend was in a 1 bed flat when she had her daughter and the flat was brilliant for them for a fair while as long as you've got a roof over your heads you'll be fine.

It does make me laugh when people make comments about the size of people's homes. It's like the goldilocks syndrome, too big, too small, never quite right and always some form of unwanted comment somewhere.

Hope the house move goes wellmamasiz!

Morning all, so just gone 6 weeks and pregnancy symptoms that have been on and off for me are really starting to kick in now. Yesterday morning felt pretty good and even managed a session at the gym! Then on walk home felt all my energy slowly draining away, collapsed on sofa, barely able to move for the rest of the day. Slept for an hour before dinner, then another 10hours last night and still exhausted and could barely wake up this morning.

Also got super emotional yesterday in my exhausted state, DH was teasing me about how he would care for baby, joking around aobut "baby VR headsets" and even though I knew he was joking (we've had lots of conversations about avoiding screens with baby as much as we can) I burst out sobbing, although did back him realise that joking like that is totally off the table and he felt so guilty he pampered me for the rest of the day!

Nauseous and retching this morning as well, although can't be sick which is annoying as means the nausea doesn't really subside!

On house sizes, we're still in one bed flat at the moment, I don't really want to move yet as we really love the area and it's well set up for us, near to hospital, lots of mums and babies groups, nice big park etc. Plus getting new mortgage for anywhere bigger would be tricky now as I've got the bigger salary and DH is self employed so bank will probably say no. We couldn't move before now as been extending our lease which has taken a lot longer than we thought and still have a few other things we need to do before we move, so may well be here till after baby's born, but I figure they'll be in with us for 6 months anyway after they're born, and if we need to stretch that a little longer then we'll just have to make do!

Hello all!

@Flatwhite31 that's exactly our set up - two bedrooms and two bathrooms, close to two massive parks and a ten minute walk into a town centre with loads to do. I think we will be fine :)

Im six weeks too and the tiredness is definitely creeping up on me - i wake up every morning feeling exhausted and feel like i'm on the loo all night! Yesterday we walked ten miles and i felt great while we were out, as soon a second we got in i couldn't do anything except sit. Boobs are still tender, no nausea for me at the moment but i can smell EVERYTHING. Still haven't booked an early scan, I'm dithering.

shesaid - I know what you mean about house sizes and comments....

Ours is a 2 bed 3 storey. The bathroom is on a different floor to the bedrooms which isn't ideal and we'll make it work but it doesn't stop people passing judgement. We plan to move again but it's not possible yet and I'm sure when the time comes a small child might find the moving experience exciting (new room etc). Their mum won't though!

My libido has died on it's arse, shame as coming off the pill did wonders for it. I feel guilty for neglecting DH but I'm a hormonal mess - we did try last week but I instantly felt a bit crampy and freaked out so we stopped! (Which he was fine with, baby comes first)

8 weeks today. Back to work tomorrow after a fortnight off...

Oh and I noticed a lot of comments regarding sex..... that's how babies are made right?! It's been so long I've already forgotten about what that's like and it won't be on my agenda for a while. I just feel so gross and sick all the time. My boobs look better than ever before but are so painful. Sods law really!

@mamasiz - good luck with the move today!

@jacqueje - aw, it's hard getting emotional even when it's about silly stuff. I cried yesterday because the new bolt didn't fix my swing chair, just stupid. Then I cried on my partner because I "have no symptoms any more", except for my boobs hurting, tired, occasional nausea, change of taste buds, evening chills etc.

Hope the move goes ok mamasiz !