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The March-ers 2019 - #8 3rd Trimester

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Angelmiracle · 08/01/2019 12:59

Thread 8!

Things are ramping up now mamas.

Get your hospital bags at the ready Grin
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HidCat · 02/02/2019 14:08

@ballanj that sounds fab - I'm hoping to do the same with DH soon.

@toastfiend sounds like you're recovering well and settling into parental life.

I've had a quiet day today, haven't got out of my pjs and had a chill out with DS whilst DH is in work. Do need to go shopping at some point though.

Hermagsjesty · 02/02/2019 14:16

@toastfiend so glad you’re doing well!

I agree, with both my two I found having a newborn much more manageable than being heavily pregnant. You’re still shattered - but it’s a nicer kind of shattered! Hoping it’s the same with DC3....

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Angelmiracle · 02/02/2019 14:49

@toastfiend so glad you're able to enjoy him and feel much better in yourself I'm certainly looking forward to that!!

@HidCat That sounds like a relaxing Saturday! DS had football at 11am standing in a freezing hall for 1hr not fun 😨 Now he's on a roll I'm hoping for a nap on sofa so pleading with my brother to take him lol

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ballanj · 02/02/2019 15:00

I'm looking after my niece this weekend as my sister is away. A quiet one indoors today before I hand over the reigns to my brother in law's mother tomorrow afternoon! My niece is simply dying to feel my belly move around so she's insisting on sleeping with me tonight 😂

melissa112 · 02/02/2019 18:02

@BadBadBeans got OH to clean the mould. Then when he nipped out I sneaked up and wiped all surfaces, changed bed and hoovered. Feel like I just need to get everything done incase mould had flown anywhere when he was cleaning but probably being OTT.

I'm also debating taking my engagement ring off. I tried to get it off the other day and it just about came off. Now I'm too worried to try incase it gets stuck. But I did have a rather lovely groove in my finger where it had been.

@toastfiend sounds like you're doing really well :)

@ballanj haha bless your niece. To be fair you probably won't lose out on much more sleep with her in your bed than a normal third trimester night!

Had a moment yesterday at my scan which I thought nothing of at the time. They lay me pretty flat on my back and while she was showing me baby I suddenly felt like I needed to vomit and felt really dizzy. She told me to lie on my side and it passed thankfully. However we had a labour and birth antenatal class this morning 9-12 and I had to leave at half 10 because I'd spent the previous half hour in and out of the room feeling like I was going to be sick and seeing spots. Also felt really really lethargic today. I did get a second wind sorting out our bedroom when OH had cleaned the mould but felt really heavy all day. Dizziness has gone but just wondering if it's all part and parcel of it!

How many of you ladies have packed your hospital bag?it was on my to do list for this weekend to get all the stuff but still haven't bothered..

SquirtlesMumAgain · 02/02/2019 18:54

Lying flat and having that dizzy/sickness etc is perfectly normal now baby is so big. They lay on blood vessels etc and then it obviously restricts the flow to you.

Bags are pretty much all packed her bar meds and last minute bits. Have had a good day sorting bits and pieces which is good, will try and get the last bits in the bag that I can tomorrow, then will just be meds and snacks hopefully to think about when in labour!

ballanj · 02/02/2019 19:15

@melissa112 the dizziness and general tiredness is totally normal at this stage. Are you lacking in iron at all? I found that once I'd started on the tablets the doctor gave me, it's helped with the lethargy. But I think at this stage, feeling completely knackered is totally normal! I find it very uncomfortable laying on my back but sometimes I'll wake up that way and makes me feel a bit queer when I do, so really don't worry about that, it's totally normal. And I think our bodies are just under a huge strain in these final weeks so we're bound to feel it, and everyone feels things differently!

I have packed Hulk's part of the hospital bag, I still have to pack bottles as I've not sterilised yet and all my things. Some bits I won't put in until last minute or nearer the time. But feel better having at least little one's things ready. It's been on my to-do list for about 3 weeks!

Wineandchoccy · 02/02/2019 19:30

@melissa112 I’m all packed but I’m 37 weeks tomorrow, eek!!

We have spent the day building kallax furniture for the living room and the crib is now built in our room looks very weird having it in there

melissa112 · 02/02/2019 20:28

Thanks all. Glad to hear it sounds normal. Nothing came back about my iron at the 28 week bloods so not sure. I still take the pregnancy multivitamin but not sure if this would have enough in at this stage.

Ahh sounds like I'm behind on the bag packing! Right I'm going to go out tomorrow and get most of it. Just need the energy to look for something to give birth in!

@Wineandchoccy eek how exciting! We've got the crib up in the babys room but going to put it in ours next week. Just wanted to get rid of the bit of condensation mould first. Ahh it's all come around so fast, yet seems like pregnancy has been going on for an age!

Gronk27 · 02/02/2019 20:46

@melissa112 my rings have gone on a (strong!) chain around my neck.

I’ve started buying and packing bits for hospital bag.

@wineandchoccy OH is currently dragging a kallax unit out of the car!

SquirtlesMumAgain · 02/02/2019 20:50

Primark nighties are fab for giving birth and feeding in if you plan on bf (the button down ones obviously)

You want something practical and multiples so if you throw up everywhere you have a spare!

Wineandchoccy · 02/02/2019 21:03

@melissa112 2nd the primark suggestion or I have got a dressing gown and nightie from happy mama both were £10.

@Gronk27 Enjoy supervising the kallax build

Wineandchoccy · 02/02/2019 21:05

I have bought this www.happymama.co.uk/hot-sale/hospital-maternity-nursing-set.html

Gronk27 · 02/02/2019 21:09

Are you planning on big cotton pants (thinking primark two sizes up?!), disposable pants or Tena pants?

HidCat · 02/02/2019 21:21

Hospital bag is packed, just need to set up cot and wash car seat now. Feels very real all of a sudden! Even though I have 6 weeks to go I can't shake the feeling that she's going to jump the gun 😬

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Angelmiracle · 02/02/2019 22:02

@Gronk27 I got 2 packs of Primark full briefs- it said new sizing on the front so I took one out in my usual size and they're huge!! So bought usual size. Was considering a packet of tens for the first few days but unsure would it just feel like wearing a big nappy? Would you stick a pad in too??

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Angelmiracle · 02/02/2019 22:03

^Tena

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Hermagsjesty · 02/02/2019 22:04

I’ve gone for massive comfy knickers and pads (rather than disposable knickers). Worried I might not have enough pads in my hospital bag though so may buy an extra box this week...

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Angelmiracle · 02/02/2019 22:31

@Hermagsjesty I bought 72 of the Mothercare with wings and 20 Boots pads 😂 I went through so many last time.

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Angelmiracle · 02/02/2019 22:33

@Wineandchoccy thank you for the link I ordered a set!! Have one nightie but needed a done. That one looks ideal 👍🏼

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Angelmiracle · 02/02/2019 22:33

^Robe not done 😁

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Wineandchoccy · 02/02/2019 22:40

@Angelmiracle It looks good for the price and hospitals are usually like infernos so as the robe is only thin t shirt material I thought it would be good especially if you are on a ward and need to cover up.

melissa112 · 02/02/2019 23:02

The suggestions for the nighties are fab, thanks! The ones in the link look like they'll do the trick and then will get one from Primark. Is two enough do you think? Bolton hospital always seems so hot so something light sounds great.

Didn't even think of big knickers, I'll pick some of those up too!

BadBadBeans · 02/02/2019 23:22

@Gronk27 I bought Primark full briefs a size up for after DS and actually they weren't great for the first week. I was in hospital for 6 days, I was really hot, I'd had an EMCS, the knickers made me sweaty and were also a bit uncomfortable at the elastic on my tender tummy. At one point I ran out of clean knickers and got given a pair of mesh disposables by a midwife - and my GOD they were amazing. So light and comfy. I sent DH to buy more! So this time round I have bought disposables for the first few days. I will be getting cotton briefs a size up for later on though.

@Wineandchoccy I've also been browsing nursing nightwear this evening. Last time round I tended to wear ordinary nursing T-shirts or jersey nursing dresses to bed, but it was the middle of summer then and I would like to be a bit comfier this time! H&M's stuff looks quite nice. Think I might have myself a little late-night spending spree right now! DH is away, so...!

@melissa112 glad your DH sorted the mould. My MIL actually very kindly went and did ours today. I then freaked a bit this evening when I realised that the windows in that room were shut and the door had been left open! But it turned out that she had had the windows wide open for a few hours after she'd done it, and had only opened the door after she went to shut the windows in the evening.

My anxiety is starting to ramp up now. I've got a bit of a funny bit on my nipple at the moment - right in the middle of it - like a skin tag almost, or like a bit of the nipple that has somehow got separated from the rest. I guess it's a pregnancy thing, and I did go to the GP about it last week - he thought it was okay. I am struggling to not worry about it though. I've also had the blood test done for the BRCA2 gene fault now, and I'm waiting for the results at the end of this month. Feeling somewhat apprehensive about that, too. It's going to take a lot of strength of character to keep myself feeling positive if I do have the fault, and I am a bit scared that I might struggle to do so. Lots of complicated thoughts going on in my head at the moment!

I also feel like I'm not being a good enough mum to DS, as I am getting quite frustrated when I can't convince him to do things - i.e. get dressed in the morning! My DH would just pick him up and manage him that way, but I can't pick him up right now - I just physically cannot manage it - and the little scamp knows that and plays on it. He runs away from me and dances round the furniture and giggles, and I should just relax and find it funny but it winds me up - I just want him to take his PJs off and put his clothes on!!!! Arrggghhhhh. Scared about coping with two!

I'm also getting together things for a 'busy box' for DS for when I'm breastfeeding the baby. Anyone got any suggestions for things to include? He is 2.5. Things I have so far:

  • Melissa & Doug sticker sets x 2 (you can peel them and reposition them on the scenes they come with - and he loves stickers)
  • Bead lacing set
  • Melissa & Doug pattern boards
  • Crayons and paper (NOT felt tips!!!!)
ballanj · 02/02/2019 23:24

I was going to ask everyone for big knicker and nightgown recommendations and you ladies have heard me obviously! I'll be heading to primark this week. I think I've been putting off buying nighties because I'm not really a nightie person. I guess they're a means to an end for me in this case! And for the big knickers from primark, which cut, how many sizes up are people going for? I bought some disposable knickers from Tesco and they were way too itchy and small so those are in the bin! And I've bought maternity pads, should I have gone for ones with wings? Thinking I might need to re-buy those aswell now...?