Half way - there well mostly !! Due feb 2008- come on over

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I'll be brave and start the new thread with the latest list of where we all are.

Merlypuss - (41 Kent) c sect late jan, early Feb. TWINS !! fist one/s. Next scan 21/9.
Leesmum - (34, Manchester) due 28 Jan BOY, Ds2yrs 11mo
Jooseyfruit - (35, York) due 28 Jan (boy) ds 10yrs,dd 7yrs
Beansprout - (37, NW London) 1 February ds, 2yrs 9mo
Fillyjonk, ds 3.5 dd 22 months)
Gingermumi - (41, South East Hampshire) DD1 19 years and dd2 16years, BOY
VictorVictoria, ds almost 2. 2 February
Bristols - DS 9 months
Egg, (32, Winchester)- TWINS - DS 19 months, next scan 20/09/07
Miniandme - (30,Livingston, Scotland) TWINS - DS 11 yrs, ds 9 yrs, dd almost 5.Next scan 19.09/07
Pia03hj, hopefully first one
-- 3 Feb
Alkar - (31, Warrington) first one.
Slacker - 3xDS 12,10&6, DD 3
lucyand2 - (27, Daventry), DD 15 months 4 Feb
Mummylittle - due 6th Feb, first baby!!
lljkk - (40, Norfolk) DS8, DD6, DS3 7 Feb
dearbeatrice - first baby due 29 Jan (33, surrey - next scan end of september)
Basilbrush - DS 16 months
CountTo10 - (28, South Bucks) due 7th Feb ds, 2yrs 11mo
cornishkitten - first baby
mutha2beagain - ds 6yrs
jo9977 - (39, Coventry) first one, 20 week scan 20/09/07 - 9 Feb
rozzy raspberry - DS1 4yrs 6mo, DS2 2yrs 7mo BOY
ThursdayNext - DS 2yrs - 10 Feb
Latebloomer - DS 10m - 11 Feb
Bessie123 - First one.
Rapunzelle - dd4, ds2.5 - 12 Feb
Expectingkat, TWINS, DD 12, DD 8, DD 7 months
Loonyballoony - DD 2yrs 7mon - 13 Feb
pobletsmum - DS1 2;3 next scan 1st october - 13 Feb
tadpolemummy - DS 2 years 2 months
Manamana - (32, Chichester) DS 23mo
Lailasmum -(28, Devon) DD 3yrs 3 months-Next scan 24 sept - 16 Feb
Amy78 - (28, Aberdeen) - First one - Next scan 4th October
Lightwind - Putney - first one
MitfordSisters - first one - 18 Feb
Mymissus - (35 Cheltenham) first one
smithfield - (38) DS1 2.5yrs - 19 Feb
rosequartz - dd 6.5yrs; ds 5.5yrs; ds 4.5yrs; dd 3.5yrs; dd 2yrs.4mnths; ds 1yr. 3mnths.
SallyinYorkshire (32) first one - 20 Feb
violeta - (35, N London) first one - 21 Feb, next scan 9/10, GIRL
morningglory (35, West London) - ds 3y7mo
wotsits - (37) DD 13 months - due 21 Feb
BovrilSarnies - (33 Bicester, oxon) first one - 21 Feb, 20 wk scan on 4/10/07.
Redbush - dd 14mths - 24 Feb
Lexie100 - dd 20 mths
Gybegirl - dd 15 mths - 25 Feb
cheechymunchy - ds2.4yrs - 26 Feb - 27 Feb
princessllama- dd 8months - 29 Feb
bambiraptor - ds 3.5yrs dd 2.0yrs
samsmam - 30, gravesend, kent dd 8 months
ladlemonke - 33, Midlothian,TWINS-first ones!

And to say ive only got two sleeps to go till i find out the flavour of my beans!!!!

Didn't sleep well either, think i will probably leave work early, am amazed that anyone can sleep on their tummy! I just go for what evers the least uncomfy, i try not to sleep on my back but sometimes it's the only way Am off to do some work now and then slope off i think!

Alkar - your piccies are amazing...how much did it cost again? I'm tempted!

Night texting sounds a great idea...it doesn't take long and means you're not on your own - in fact I've found this thread a real lifeline to not feeling isolated so thank you all!

I didn't even KNOW about the not sleeping on back thing although I sleep on my side pretty much most of the time...when I sleep that is! DH snores as well so I've ended up in the spare room a couple of times but the pacing the house going to the loo and changing beds helps the restless legs so it's not so bad!

I usually sleep kind of half on my left side, half on my tummy. It's quite comfy, even though I'm pretty big now.

I sleep on my left side with my V shaped breastfeeding cushion between my legs and another pillow under my bump. I must confess that I'm so shattered when I go to bed at the moment that I have absolutely no problem getting to sleep. It's when I wake up during the night that I have problems getting back to sleep. Instead of lying there tossing and turning and getting more and more fed up I put my lamp on and read for a while. DH is a pretty deep sleeper so doesn't mind and I find it easier to get back to sleep once I've read for a while. Getting through an awful lot of books at the moment though!

OK I now feel ridiculously unwell. My back and stomach are aching so much I am finding it hard to do anything other than sit or lie. I have a horrid sick feeling, but not really like I am going to puke. My head hurts. It took all my strength to "cook" fish fingers and beans for DS. We missed swimming. Any words of wisdom? Babies are moving a lot and it hurts when they move.

Have asked DH to come home rather than go to the gym tonight. He has reluctantly agreed .

Hello Egg, only got the one baby in there but feeling exactly the same!! Like my morning sickness has come back (I wasn't sick, just had terrible nausea) and like I am about to get my period with aching tummy, legs, hips, back. It is like the first 3 monhts all over again.

My baby is also moving around like mad and it is so uncomfortable, I don't want to be moaning about it because I am so happy it is moving, but I wish it would let up just for a bit.

Had terrible headache all weekend too .

Luckily DH is being v nice even though I keep telling him to stop talking to me as it makes me feel sick to talk back.

Jo - 3d scan cost us £115 scan was about 30 mins and we got 50 pictures on CD and a 10 minute DVD. I was the one who wanted to go but DH loved it.

Egg - hope you are feeling better soon

Egg - my 2 had a sickness bug like your ds last week and then I couldn't get out of bed all day on Thursday(except to be sick). There are loads of these bugs going around at the moment and it sounds to me as if you have picked one of these up rather than it being a pregnancy related thing. Only thing I can suggest is going to bed and making sure you drink plenty of fluids. It's horrible when your feeling like this at the best of times but even worse when you're pregnant and can't even get comfy when you're in bed! I hope you're feeling better soon - just take it easy and look after yourself.

Hiya Egg - You may have a headache 'cause you're tired, dehydrated and/or hungry! Have yourself a big glass of water/cranberry juice, a couple of paracetamol and some dry toast and see how you go. If you perk up a bit I'd go for a bit of a larger meal.
With your back and stomach ache it could all be because of the weight and stretching of your uterus. I recommend picking yourself up a support belt (you can get them from mothercare for about £10 - £15) Made a big difference for me!

Am feeling v rough myself - hope you feel better soon Egg.

Hi. First time I've posted on this thread. I'm due with my first baby on 28 Feb. Just picking up on the "not sleeping on your back" thing: I went to an antenatal physio class on Friday morning at the Royal Free Hospital & was told that by a hospital physio that it was only a bad idea to sleep on your back if it made you faint or had any negative effect. Not long to go - baby is due 10 days after our first wedding anniversay!

Hi! I'm so glad it's not just me who is having trouble sleeping - I am always tired so go to sleep ok at first in the evening, but as the night goes on I get more and more pain around my lower and middle back until at any time between 3.30am and 6.30am it's so intolerable that I have to get up and walk around / do stretching exercises - have even considered changing my work hours and working from home between 4am and 6am and reducing my daytime hours by 2 - but don't think my boss would swallow that esp because I am supposed to be on the phone being all helpful to people - don't think there's really a need for a 5am telephone answering service!!!

I also have a memory foam mattress and don't think it's really helping. Could they actually be bad if you have an abnormally large belly?

Already went to see antenatal physio and they looked at me as if I was stupid and basically said, "well you ARE pregnant... what do you expect?" Huh. Some help they were.

Just a little rant before I go to bed

Hi Sally - oh dear - you really are having a lousy time at the moment. Mumsnet is so addictive - am tired and have been meaning to get into bed since 7.30!!

Egg - sorry you're feeling so crappy, sounds to me like it might be general illness and not necessarily pregnancy related, but if you carry on feeling awful do get checked out - can't believe your DH was reluctant to come home and look after you

I'm not having major sleeping problems other than bloody awful heartburn so I have to go to sleep propped up. I'm not staying off my back either as I;m still perfectly comfortable like that - last time I was pregnant I nearly had a panic attack in the dentist's chair at being on my back, couldn't breathe properly, so I assume that if I don't feel bad lying on my back then it's ok.

Someone greeted me earlier with 'Hello fatty'- bloody cheek! At least no one's touched my bump yet...

jealous alkar!! those pics are amazing

Hi lovemymum, welcome, yup MN is a tad addictive, I think my DP might be getting a tad Peed off at me always checking it!

Slacker - the old bump touching thing is just a bit of a f ing liberty, people just seem to be unable to resist, stil haven't got the guts up to tell anyone that I'd prefer it if they'd ask me first!

Hi LOVEMYMUM and welcome, you and hubby didn't waste much time did you

I find sleeping on left side much better as baby goes bananas if i move over onto my right side!!

Egg how are you feeling today? Maybe the strain of carrying two is catching up with you a bit, you are nearly 7 months now so maybe you should be trying to get a bit more rest

I'm off to make a start with my christmas shopping today, all my cards are wrote out but i got really upset when i had to do mum's card, it seemed strange to have one with just "mum" on it instead of "mum and dad"

morning all,
sleeping is a pain at the moment. I'm like Slacker and get terrible heartburn, trying all sorts of pillow arrangements but it does make turning over a bit of a mission. I find that if I fall asleep on my back I wake up with pins and needles in my hands and arms which is not very nice!

saw midwife (another one) yesterday and all ok. sorry if its too much info but think I also experienced my first haemorroid (sp?) which was a bit of a shock, seeing blood down there. had mc earlier this year so needed a hug from DH once I was happy it was nothing baby related. anyone else suffering? should I expect to see blood everytime?

thanks all, hope everyone feels better soon - happy hump day (middle of the week)

I solved my heartburn problem last night by forgetting to eat in the evening! DH was away overnight so I didn't even get my usual cup of cocoa, maybe that's the problem, I thought milky drinks were supposed to prevent heartburn Oh well, it was nice to have the space to spread out for once (other than DD - still working on getting her to sleep in her own bed otherwise there will be nowhere for this poor baby to fit in!)

Have ticked another thing off my worry list - a lovely mum at school says if I have to transfer to hospital for the birth (unlikely but you never know) I can call her to come over and look after my kids even if it's the middle of the night - was thinking I'd have to leave them home alone with DS (13) in charge.

widgetsmum - don't worry about the odd bit of blood, I find it comes and goes. Do stay well hydrated though, and lots of fruit to keep you 'regular'

Leesmum - that's sad, it will be different having your first xmas without your dad, this will be the first xmas we've had at home without my mum (went away the last 2 years since she died). But it does get easier over time.

Egg - hope you're feeling a bit better today. Take it as easy as you can, DS won't suffer if you stick him in front of cbeebies with a sandwich and some fruit instead of cooked food!

HI everyone.

Hope that you're all managing to get some more sleep although it is proving easier said than done. I'm finding it slightly easier now that DH has gone offshore so I only have to compete with our 2 cats for space in the bed now!! Am fining that I'm using about every pillow in the house.

Have been signed off work for at least a week becuase of my SPD. Driving me up the wall at the moment Am not allowed to do any housework. Normally that would be my idea of heaven but I think my nesting instinct has kicked in and not being able to do the hoovering is making me nuts!

Work are also being a bit of a pain as they're struggling to find a supply teacher to cover me until I go on maternity leave (due to the type of children I work with I'll be stuck in the office doing paperwork unitl Christmas!!) Then again they're struggling to get someone to cover my maternity leave too!! Oh well, I guess I shold try not to feel guilty.

Alkar, I love the photos. Have been thinking about surprising DH and getting a 3d scan done for his Christmas pressie. However, I'm not too sure if it's more for me than him

I'm feeling a tad nervous at the moment...
...I'll be in the hospital in under an hour for some blood tests and an anti d immunoglobin injection. I can handle the injection, I seem to have no problem when they inject stuff into me, it's the blood tests I can't cope with! It always makes me go grey of face, cold and clammy all over, I feel faint and dizzy and it turns my stomach.
I'm a rational person, normally, but I just don't seem to be able to get past this phobia!

Pk - I totally sympathise! I've got blood tests next week and spent most of last night awake worrying about them. The ones at my booking appointment (and only lot I've ever let anyone do) they landed up having to do twice and they made me lie down with a cold compress on my forehead and apparently I was gripping DH's hand like nothing else. I went sheet white and they ran around after me for a while giving me ginger ale and stuff as they thought I was about to pass out (have done before with normal injections, let alone blood tests!). You are not alone! Have had to move this one so that DH can come and hold my hand again. If I'm this bad with blood tests, how the hell am I going to survive through birth/any injections needed then!! Will be thinking of you and good luck!

Egg - really hope you're feeling better today. Is there anyone who can come and help you with ds so you can get some more rest for a day or two?

Hi Leesmum. We were very lucky! I came off the pill at the beginning of March (day after we got back from honeymoon). Had been on it for nearly 20 years due to heavy periods and hubbie thought it would take at least 6 months to get period again (he's a Dr). Thing was, every time i came off it i got heavy and 25 day cycle, so went back on. I feel a bit guilty that it was so quick when so many people have problems. On the other hand, we were away midcycle and so if it wasn't for the mini-break, i don't think it would have happened. We couldn't wait anyway, as I was 35 in September. (Why am I apologising for wanting a baby?)

PK616 - think of injections as looking after LO.

Welcome to lovemymum.

Egg - hope you're feeling a bit better now.
Have felt a bit nauseous too but put it down to being tired. Had period-type pains in night but they seem to have stoppped now... maybe it's just the next phase of the pregnancy? If you're feeling really rough i'd speak to mw or gp. Take care.

Am quite tempted to ask dh to sleep on sofa but i feel a tad mean 'cos of his op and the fact that he is 6'4'' so it wont be that comfy, just one or two night would be nice though. He has offered, maybe i'll take him up on it. My friend's sister is making her husband sleep on the kitchen floor 'til the baby comes (due this week) so perhaps the sofa's not that bad!

Hi LoveMyMum - And Welcome! x

Was just wondering about the sleeping on your back thing. If they've advised you it's okay to sleep on your back unless it makes you feel faint - how on earth will you faint, or know you feel faint in your sleep???? Or how would you know of any other negative affects unless they were severe enough to wake you up?

The faint feeling comes from the lack of blood flow......and if you're not getting the blood flow niether is the little one....

"Although there's no real harm in sleeping on your right side, lying on your left side is actually good for you and your baby: It improves the flow of blood and nutrients to the placenta and it helps your kidneys efficiently eliminate waste products and fluids from your body. That, in turn, reduces swelling in your ankles, feet, and hands. If you train yourself to sleep on your left side early on, you'll have an easier time falling asleep when your belly is bulging later.

During the second half of pregnancy, avoid sleeping on your back, a position that puts the full weight of your uterus on your spine, back muscles, intestines, and the inferior vena cava (the vein that transports blood from your lower body to the heart). Back-sleeping can also put you at risk for backaches and hemorrhoids, inefficient digestion, and impaired breathing and circulation. Lying on your back in the second and third trimester can also cause changes in blood pressure. For some women, it can cause a drop in blood pressure that can make them feel dizzy; for others, it can cause an unwanted increase in blood pressure."

Just my twopenneth.........I'm sure they know what they're talking about, there's just so much conflicting information out there isn't there.

Egg - hope you're feeling brighter today xx

Getting more exhausted as week goes on and am being a right cow in general which is upsetting me even more. Gosh, I have seen my arse this week.