January 2020 - thread six

[Missmonkeypenny]

Thread six for those of us due in or very closely around January 2020!

We found out we’re having a little boy today - due 9th of Jan! Hubby and I are over the moon, as his big sister

@Kinsters mothercare is extortionate! I have bought 99% of my kids clothes from Tesco, Asda and Matalan over the years as you get some lovely clothes for a fraction of the price. It's crazy how expensive the clothes can be in some shops especially when they only wear them for such a short amount of time.

Yeah, I think we'll have to find some cheaper options in the future! Will check out some of the supermarkets when we're back in the UK. In Malaysia there seems to be quite a drop in quality and everything is either expensive and good quality or cheap and quite bad quality - need to look around and find some good middle ground. I have the same issue with clothes for myself thinking about it.

Yeah I'd def do a tour of the big supermarkets whilst you're hear - Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury etc.
I love Mothercare and Next but I'm a Sales girl so I buy in advance whilst it's cheap 😂

I don't think I bought any full price clothes for my daughter - there are always sales on. I've found Sainsbury's really great for girls clothing - they usually have 25% off every few months and regular half price offers 😊👍🏼 Gap are also permanently discounting things and h&m too

I'll check all of these places out! Will bring back a big suitcase 😂

I like h&m organic basics. They're 3for2 so £14 for 3 packs, usually packs of two so not terribly cheap but they prestid all down the front so not over the head

pasta dani hanraa It's great to see the baby so often, yes, very reassuring. When I started reading about pregnancy/giving birth in the UK, I was really surprised at how few scans are offered. We got a scan straight after I got the positive test (baby just 2 little blobs stuck together).

kinsters it's definitely a little more expensive here, although it varies massively in which hospital you go to. The main Korean hospitals are very old-fashioned (take your baby away to the nursery and only bring it out three times a day for feeding, high rate of c section, no husband at the actual moment of birth, doctors just assume they know what's best etc.) but there are a few that have a more western/natural approach so we're going with them and the cost is quite a bit higher. Definitely worth it though.

Our baby is also due in the year of the pig and we're definitely hoping he makes it then! Very lucky year if you want to be rich ha ha (which of course my Korean family value above everything!)

spectatorsport We live just outside Seoul, quite in the countryside as I can't deal with the number of people in Seoul. Korean food is great but tbh it gets annoying not being able to find good quality foreign food unless you go to Itaewon (foreigner area). I do like Korean food a lot but it's not the healthiest (despite claims to the contrary - full of salt/sugar and not much protein/vegetables) so I have been cooking at home more often.

Quite amazed that so many of you have big enough bumps to be wearing maternity clothes, I have NOTHING, just a bit of bloating, which is kind of sad. I thought I'd be big by now but apart from having to squeeze into some of my jeans, I definitely have no need for maternity wear yet. Maybe soon.

@WatchingTheMoon if this is your first, you're likely to show later than for subsequent pregnancies, I think I popped at about 24 weeks with DS, then expanded rapidly from there haha

Someone just told me I 'look really big for 5 months '

Err...thanks!

I've definitely popped out quicker this time around...but I didn't think I was huge!

Is anyone else suffering with hot flushes? I have randomly had to make apologies and rush off while talking to people a couple of times now having coming over hot and nauseous and having to rush to the bathroom. I have had hyperemesis which has settled down and I am still on anti nausea tablets but this is much more random.

@SleepingStandingUp yes, I heard that, but still quite surprised that I just look like I ate too much!

@SylviaUndata I wouldn't say I have hot flushes but I am definitely feeling hotter than before in general. It's still quite hot here but everyone else seems fine without air conditioning whereas I have to go and hide alone in air conditioned room.

Oh wow WatchingTheMoon, that sounds very different. Definitely worth paying for the more western option by the sounds of it.

All bumps are soo different, it's crazy. I guess there are so many factors that affect whether your bump shows early or not - height, torso length, muscle strength, uterus position etc. etc.

Plus I think people have an idea in their minds about what pregnancy looks like and they'll judge how pregnant you are based on their scale and be surprised when you don't fit where they expect! Like yesterday my dad said I didn't look very pregnant and a few hours later my sister was saying wow you look so pregnant!

I got a massage for my bum and legs yesterday because the muscles are so tight - masseuse didn't have much finesse though and just used brut force so now I've got bruises all over my bum and legs 😣 will reserve judgement until I can tell whether it's helped my back pain.

Ouch @Kinsters 🙈 I'm thinking of treating myself to a pregnancy massage in the next month or so. My aches around my hips and calves..same, tight muscles. I think there's a place near me that does the Elemis pregnancy massage...tempted!

Pretty sure the massage didn't help as my hips felt just as weak as usual this evening - at least it doesn't seem to have made it worse though!

Karryk hope you're massage is more relaxing and productive than mine!

Thanks! I've booked in for my whooping cough vaccination, tomorrow morning. Thought I might as well seeing as the midwives still haven't got back to me about ever wanting to see me again 🙄

Hi everyone
I’ve popped in and out of here but feeling more secure now I’ve made it to 20 weeks after a mc earlier in the year, so hoping to participate a bit more.
Anyone else still feeling pretty crappy? Over the last few weeks I have gone from nausea to bad round ligament pains to what I think might be heartburn which makes me feel like I could vomit, but I’m holding it back. However, it doesn’t feel like it’s bad enough to ask for help as it’s not debilitating just constantly uncomfortable. I’m tired of being moany about it but I’m ready for these symptoms to go away!

@coconutlatte44 I have had terrible heartburn with all 3 of mine, I get ranitidine on prescription! If it is effecting you as much as it sounds like it is then you definitely should ask the doctor for some help or at the very least get yourself a giant bottle of gaviscon!

I suffer from heartburn too. And sciatica. I remember looking so forward to the 20 week mark but forgot how uncomfortable it can be

Oh the heartburn!

I've never had it in my life and now I get it for hours on end. It doesn't seem to matter what I eat, I get it, obviously I'm trying to avoid certain things but not always easy.

Really awful!

Meeee! I still feel terrible.
19 weeks and still on anti-sickness tablets and not going to work.
Getting a blood test for my thyroid and anemia next week.

But also 20 week scan next week It'll be nice to start think of names.

Any advice or tips on dealing with heartburn? I vomit and get constipation if I take gaviscon

I have some omeprasole in desperation I've taken one

Thank you for those reassuring comments after our scan last week - I've just had a follow up scan and so relieved to find baby is absolutely fine, kidneys are functioning and it was just a quick of the scan machine. Happy hump day all!

@FirstTim3Mummy ranitidine is safe in pregnancy, it's what my doctor has prescribed me. I don't know if omeprazol is recommended.

FirstTim3Mummy

I found that eating small meals helped me, so I eat half my lunch, then an hour later, eat the rest (can be tricky depending on your schedule of course).

Also avoiding all the stuff that triggers it, which obviously is everything that tastes good: coffee, coke, fried food, fatty food. I've been eating pasta and salad and crackers for days now and it does help. I had a McDonalds the other day and felt sick until bedtime, it was awful.

jenface, that's great - happy to hear everything is ok.

For heartburn I've started eating smaller dinners and having supper that I know won't give me heartburn (peanut butter on toast and a glass of milk). Mine isn't too bad really so I'm less bothered if it happens during the day, though I will avoid fatty meats and fried stuff as much as possible, I just can't stand adding another thing to the list of things that wake me up in the middle of the night.

Last day at work yesterday and getting ready to go on holiday tomorrow and I've absolutely ruined my hips sorting out all my files, clearing my desk, packing, etc. So painful. Booked an appointment with a physio in the UK, really hoping they might be able to help.