November 2018 #4

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Ante-natal thread for babies due this November, continued...

Stats spreadsheet is here - add and update yourself as needed!

@pipsqueak126 😩 I feel you- I'm moving house this weekend and need to plan the hole house as I'm going from a flat to a house
Not enough brain space!!

• WHOLE house 😂

@kt2108 at least you're going from small to big and not the other way around! But yeah, brain space is an issue. Maybe have a couple of rooms that you just shut the doors on and forget about!

@pipsqueak126 I feel you on the heartburn. I’ve never had it in my life and now it seems like everything sets it off! Currently on Morrison’s own brand fruity tablets which seems to be working. Hope yours eases up soon.

For heartburn I managed to get gaviscon and some tablets (ranitidine) or something from the dr's. Worth checking!

I'm well, thanks @Kt2108, although heat has been melting me! Good luck with the move!

Been so glad of the slightly cooler temperatures the last couple of days. Indigestion/heartburn has been quite bad too. Need to get a prescription for Gaviscon from the GP but stuck on a freelance job in Manchester for the next two weeks so not sure when I'll have the time. May just have to pay for it until then. Going to be knackered with the commute - not used to it!

@pipsqueak126 New bathroom sounds fab - although sorry to hear it means none of the chores are getting done. If it's any consolation, in my house we need to do both chores and DIY and we're failing on both counts!

Also suffering with heartburn here too, bought some gaviscon today as can't speak to GP until end of the week and going away. Last time I was prescribed it in a big bottle so hopefully will get some then or something similar from them.

Hi all. When is everyone planning on going on maternity leave? I'm thinking 38 weeks. Am 26 currently and starting to feel like I'm slowing down...

Hi @magpie24 I'm trying to leave it as late as possible as I'm self employed but probably around the 38 week mark the same as you. My work is mostly computer-based with a bit of driving/travel. I've got a 3 day event in early October (when I'll be 34 weeks) that can't be avoided so keeping fingers crossed I'll have enough energy! Are you desk-based or more active?

I'm thinking 38 too! But again like below I am desk based so easy really apart from stairs!

I think I'll be going around 37 weeks as my C-section is booked for 39 weeks. With DD my waters broke at 38+6 and she arrived at 39 weeks. I'd only started mat leave at 38+4... Don't want to tempt fate this time! 😂

Hi ladies. I've gone for annual leave from 36 weeks then official maternity leave from 38 weeks and a few days. So I've only got 9 weeks left at work! I've just started a new job (changed NHS trusts) this week so that's been interesting. And moved house last week! So super busy! How are you guys feeling?

@Emelene not long now! I have ten weeks left. I'm feeling ok but at 26 weeks am feeling some tiredness returning. How is everyone else?

What are everyone's movements like? I feel the baby quite a lot every day but some kicks are huge and make my tummy wobble (my DP can see!) and others are quite subtle taps. Depends on the day. Is this usual? I guess it depends on position of the baby.

Has anyone else got eczema all of a sudden? Ive never had this before and now am like a dot to dot puzzle. I've looked online and it seems the condition is called atopic eruption of pregnancy (aep) and I am slowly losing the will to live. Itchy raised bumps on arms, tummy, back, legs. Thoroughly miserable. Going to try to get a doc appointment as soon as possible

Me!!! 4 long weeks and it's just went. Every bump has took my tan off so I look awful!! Best thing I found to get rid of it was the aveeno cream with the navy blue top andclinique extra comfort body butter. This is after 1 walk in centre appt, 2 doctors and an emergency rush to mat assessment unit!! No one had a clue and prescribed me various things but in the end those creams worked x

@TinyPawz didn't tag! See below! X

@Kt2108 thank you. I'll get some of that cream tomorrow.

Hi all, also self employed so will work pretty much up to the wire. I have two kiddos in tow already so relaxing mat leave isn't really an option! I really need to tackle my tax return too, I've been putting it off!

Anyway i wanted to join the Facebook group if there was anyone still left on here that could sign me up please!

I'm definitely feeling tired again, just as I'm entering the third trimester! Work varies, if I'm busy then I can power through but given the chance to slow down and i just crash. I'm planning to stop work on week 36, but I'm aiming to be flexible (it would be in works interest for me to finish a week later, to cover other absences, but my long commute and long days might mean it's sooner than that. Had another conversation about maternity appointments today: they want to know when each one is well in advance (2 weeks clearly isn't enough)! It's making me think that their lack of flexibility MIGHT, just might, be an indicator of what they'd be like with juggling childcare. Oh well!

Forgot to mention, I'm also feeling lots of random movements. I read you don't need to start counting, or at least noticing a pattern, until week 28 so I've a couple of weeks to go. But it's very distracting, especially when at work! I just want to be able to lie back and enjoy the wriggles, instead of trying to get comfortable enough at my desk every time it changes position!

So it turns out I have hand, foot & mouth and PEP. It is driving me bananas with itch

Am hoping to keep working until October Half Term so I will be 38 weeks but there is a plan in place incase I need to stop sooner.

@TinyPawz you poor thing!! Hope the itching eases soon. I got HFM when my son had it a year ago. He's had it 3 times in 3 years!!

I'm planning to start holidays at October half term. 37 weeks. And then hopefully go till c section at 39 weeks.
Fingers crossed she doesn't come too early and mess up all the plans!

Hi all, how is everyone? Been a bit quiet here as I've been feeling rough as a bear's backside for the last couple of weeks and DD has been teething like crazy and picking up every virus going. Currently she has chicken pox....

Just been filling out my Maternity Allowance form. More complicated this year as I do some of my self-employed work through an umbrella company but have only been with them a few weeks. Nonetheless I had to wait for them to confirm I wasn't entitled to SMP through them (even though I knew this) before I could pull everything together. Now just have to wait for the SMP1 form to arrive through the post and then I can send everything off. Just very thankful I did my Self Assessment early this year so hopefully all my National Insurance payments should be taken care of!

Baby is definitely a wriggler. She's been giving me some pretty hefty kicks and making me feel ill by getting into some weird and wonderful positions. Roll on C-section on 1 November...