Aug 2021 - half way there!

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@wimbler - EDD 29 July, surprise 💛
@Champson - EDD 22 August (but really June/July), TBC 💖💖💖
@coffeeandrainbows1- EDD 4 August (but most likely July), Boy 💙
@Jessicapebbles - EDD 5 August (but having C-section at 39 weeks, so really July), Girl 💖
@Smurf123 - EDD 5 August (but likely to be July) 💛
@WhatEvenIsSleep - EDD 2 August, Boy 💙
@Smushty14 - EDD 6 August, TBC 💛
@Rattyclife - EDD 6 August, TBC 💛
@Dia12 - EDD 8 August, Girl 💖
@Biscuitcat - EDD 10 August, surprise 💛
@ElonaWise - EDD 11 August, TBC 💛
@Runnergirl123 - EDD 11 August, TBC 💛
@PurplePansy05 - EDD 12 August, Boy 💙
@Srtdr - EDD 12 August, surprise 💛
@Daffodil21 - EDD 12 August, Boy 💙
@Inmypjsagain - EDD ???, Boy 💙
@BananaHammock23 - EDD 13 August, surprise 💛
@MrsB2019x - EDD 13 August, Girl 💖
@Magik01 - EDD 13 August, Boy 💙
@Carefree1 - EDD 15 August, Girl 💖
@DressyGerbera - EDD 15 August, surprise 💛
@lucyrp - EDD 16 August, undecided 💛
@BertieBotts - EDD 16 August, want to know! 💛
@WolfMother326 - EDD 17 August, surprise 💛
@Caz1226 - EDD 17 August, Boy 💙
@Lille4 - EDD 17 August, TBC 💛
@Redskinsucks - EDD 17 August, TBC 💛
@RockyRockyRoad - EDD 18 August, can't wait to find out 💛
@Smallbean27 - EDD 19 August, surprise 💛
@WatermelonKisses - EDD 20 August, surprise 💛
@Alittlexmasmagic - EDD 22 August, surprise 💛
@Millymay13 - EDD 22 August, TBC 💛
@Whatshouldbemyusername - EDD 22 August, surprise 💛
@LottSE20 - EDD 22 August, TBC 💛
@Notinthestarsigns - EDD 23 August, TBC 💛
@LaceyMermaid - EDD 24 August, TBC 💛
@Fran919 - EDD 25 August, surprise 💛
@northernsquirrel - EDD 26 August, surprise 💛
@LyraShaeLilly - EDD 27 August, can't wait to find out 💛
@ame88 - EDD 28 August, TBC 💛
@diamante11 - EDD 29 August, Girl 💖
@HopefulB - EDD 29 August, TBC 💛
@CountryGirl84 - EDD 29 August, TBC 💛

@lucyrp here you go 🙈 ignore the mess in the background - were in the middle of sorting out our room! I actually don't look quite as big in that pic as I thought I would. Think I just got a good angle!!

@Daffodil21 you are not huge! You look great🤩 I think we have the same crib or definitely similar !

Lovely photos ladies 🥰 @Daffodil21 You're definitely not huge! You look fab. I love your top too! xx

@lucyrp I've just realised you can see the little toy rabbit inside a snow suit in the crib 😂 we set it up to see what the cats would do and my DH put it in 😂

I'm actually a little surprised at that photo. I definitely looked bigger than that really early on! I'll have to dig out an earlier photo. Think I'm catching up to what I should be now, rather than looking 6 months pregnant 3 months ago 😂

So this was a month ago - the arse is actually ridiculous! You can definitely tell I was still on some of the meds then! Again, excuse mess - hallway is one thing that's definitely in-progress atm!

Is anyone else really struggling with eating healthy ?😩😩 I feel like I'm over eating but I'm not but what I am eating isn't the greatest. It doesn't help that we have shit food readily available ay work and I like to pick 😫 my appetite has tripled this last 2 weeks and I need to stop in fear of awful weight gain

@lucyrp omg me too!! Appetite has suddenly come on and I feel like i'm eating all the time now... and definitely not the healthiest choices although I am trying!!
Panicking about the weight gain:(

@Ava50x I can't tell myself to stop either. I say stop then keep picking and I'm like noo😫 I am also panicking about the weight gain terribly! I haven't put any weight on anywhere other than my bump at the moment so trying to reign it in before it gets out of hand. But I don't want to end up starving 😓

@Daffodil21 what a cute bump 🥰

I am struggling too with food ladies. Hungry all the time! Currently obsessed with popcorn. Home made Ofcourse but I can't stop eating! I'm defo gaining weight

@WolfMother326 cute bump too! ♥️I had ligament discomfort yesterday and noticed I've got stretch marks already! 😬

Lovely bumps ladies!!!! Am quite jealous, I thought I was looking quite big but I think if I posted a photo mine would be the smallest. Hope he’s growing ok in there!

Also very jealous at those who haven’t gained elsewhere, I’m seeing it everywhere, ankles, thighs, arms, face, fingers. I’m like a broken record but I’m struggling with the weight gain more than the vomiting!

I still have dysguesia so am eating random food I find palatable which probably explains the weight gain really. I find myself really wanting sugary stuff because I’m so tired. It feels like I’m reliving the first trimester in terms of exhaustion. But we’re not far off third trimester where we’re meant to up calories, so that could explain the appetite?

@Inmypjsagain don't worry you're not alone - I've got stretch marks all over my bum and thighs from rapid weight gain earlier on. I'm also finding that all I want are boring things like chips. I have to make a conscious effort to eat fruit and veg because I just don't go to it anymore like I used to! Also finding the opposite, my appetite has slowed down. Breakfast and lunch seems normal but I can't seem to manage much for dinner. But then I'm comparing it to early on when I was a ravenous monster all the time on the steroids!! Sorry you're still experiencing vomiting, that must be awful!

Third trimester is 24 weeks onwards isn't it? I've read a couple of different things in different places, but pretty sure it's 24 weeks...?

Is it actually?? I am so slow I only realised 24 weeks was 6 months the other day. The middle bit of pregnancy really does fly past, doesn't it? Not like the first 12 weeks (Or, sorry, the last 2-4 weeks!)

I think 3rd trimester is 28weeks onwards! That's what I've always been told anyway!
All your bumps are so lovely! I feel huge at 26 weeks now and definitely bigger this time around than last time but it is a bit like i've swallowed a melon!

@wimbler I'm a little bit gutted! I thought I was in third trimester tomorrow!! My maternity notes app says 24 weeks onwards is third trimester. Not sure if you have that app in England in but in Scotland you sign up and your midwife notes and apps are all on there. But yeah, the NHS website says 28 weeks 😩

@Daffodil21 do you think any of it is water? Or all weight gain? My boobs are J cup now, so that’s 3 sizes they’ve gone up- water? Milk?!! Fat?!

I thought third trimester was 26 weeks going from this app, screenshot attached. Bertie I didn’t realise 24 weeks was 6 months either, I’ve been telling people I’m 5 months when I’m not 😂

@Inmypjsagain I think a lot of it has to be water?? I'm much bigger in the second pic I posted compared to the first, even though the second was taken a month earlier. I think my bum and thighs look a bit smaller now than they did so surely it has to be water?? I'm not sure though, and no idea on the boobs! Maybe a combination?

@Daffodil21 well if it’s water, hopefully itll go quickly after birth! I’m scared to google what’s going on with the boobs, think I’d rather not know at this point 😂

Oh I’ve realised I should have said 27 weeks for 3rd trimester, but nhs does say 28 weeks. Oh who knows, I’ve lost count. But I can’t get over how the first 12 weeks painfully dragged by and now it’s whizzing by!

I had a real scare the other day too when I realised I was six months gone! That feels a bit more real doesn't it? Weirdly though, I still have a strange imposter syndrome about the whole thing, like it's not real and I'm just wanting the attention, which makes no sense really! Given that I can now see when baby does a big kick/punch on the outside, so there's clearly something in there, I think now it'll only feel like I actually was pregnant when I've got a baby in my arms 😂

I thought 6 months was more like 26 weeks once you account for a month being more than 4 weeks? But agree the time seems to be flying now!

I realised that I'm just over a week from saying I've got 3 months to go! That sounds so soon! This time last pregnancy we were on a baby moon in the hot sun! oh to be able to go and lie by a pool right now! We have booked a night away in June but it's not quite the same!

@biscuitcat serious imposter syndrome going on here too!!!!

@biscuitcat That's exactly how I'm feeling too!

It's suddenly sinking in and it's all very close as my son is reminding me right now, kicking me in the bladder and having a party! 😱 xx

Gosh, hearing everybody being near 26 weeks is crazy, I’ve turned 22 weeks today so still feel early. I’ve got a slight bump that gets bigger once I’ve eaten.

Does anybody know the average weight gain per week should be doing? I’ve hardly gained anything from my booking in weight in - assume midwife will check everything at the next appointment

Told work when I’d like to start Mat Leave at 39 weeks but take leave for 2.5 half weeks beforehand. Also allowed been allowed to carry over week and half into next years allowance which is great

@Fran919 I'm 22+3 today too so you're not too far behind.

In terms of weight gain my MW told me that depends on your BMI at the booking appointment and that every woman's body is different. One of my friends put on 4.5 kgs throughout her pregnancy. I've already put more than that on since the start!

I think I will take mat leave 2 weeks prior to due date and a week AL before that.

Literally so tired today! Can't wait to finish work. I need to sit in the bath tonight for some downtime I think