I dunno, I go out for one day and you all write pages full! So expect this to be long!
I?ve noticed there?s a few of us on FB, anyone fancy starting our own group? We could make separate threads and post pictures, which we can?t do here. Of course we?d still talk here too.
Swampster, where are you having a problem? Is it emailing me or have I sent you the link already (should keep a list lol)
Welcome Questionkid, glad you managed to find us. Ask away! I?m not a first timer and still ask questions, still asking questions about Tink. I?ve never had the fluttery feeling; that tends to be wind for me, the stronger feelings tend to be baby (IME) I?m feeling ?her? running ?her? feet up and down my front when ?she? moves lately. Hello to Mrsy too.
No indigestion yet, last time I felt like I?d been punched in the back, I had a row on Mum when she told me it was indigestion, I couldn?t believe that it could feel like that! Since my last pregnancy caffeine gives me heartburn
Rosieposey I know people who inject insulin and heparin and they say they prefer insulin. Not trying to compete with you, just a ?could be worse?. I do feel for you though, it?s no fun having to stick needles in yourself - just remember keep it to the fattiest parts and it doesn?t hurt as much!
Dinkystinky, I understand where you?re coming from, my brother took one of the names I?ve always wanted for a girl (Paige) as I read a book about a girl called that (he named her after Bargain Pages, because they got a dog just before she was born and he suggested it for the dog but his partner said it was too nice for the dog) and another name on my list would be Piper, but no way am I going to do that now! I don?t know if it was a hoax but on my due date club with Tink there was a woman pregnant with quads, I think her name was Piper and he planned on using all Charmed names (Prudence, Paige, Phoebe and Penny) I never replied to her threads because I wasn?t sure if she was for real Anyway, back to you! People may not think so much about a middle name, especially if you have a really good reason why it?s always been on your list since you were five or something.
America, we had Tink in a moses until she was 11 months when she stood up in it one morning. I think size is the first factor and eventually moving around too much, they both vary with each child.
Getting shocked by comments about size, I?m feeling fatter by the day on here! I weighed myself yesterday though and I weigh as much as I did last time I went to the Rheumy, so I?m happy cause that means I?ve lost some weight and amazed because my bump is so big! I was still in normal clothes right up till Lily-Hope was born and there?s no way I would get in them now.
I got to admit I find the whole pregnancy thing a little Sci-Fi! I do find it weird that I have a baby inside me kicking away.
MarkStretch I find H&M Maternity sizing is all over the place. Sometimes I need an XL but it?s falling off me (and L is too small) and sometimes I need an M. I just like they don?t put numbers on their clothes so I don?t have to think too much about it!
KT1983 it?s not the bigger stores it?s just not the small stores (IYSWIM) I love their maternity clothes and they tend to be a good price, especially if you can get stuff in their sale. They also do really nice nursing tops that don?t look like nursing tops, I?m still wearing mine even though I don?t tend to feed Tink during the day or when we?re out. Problem I found last time, as I started in winter, was that I couldn?t find any maternity coats, I liked being pregnant in summer, even if it was a heat wave. Although I?ve seen a few more coats around this time. As far as growing is concerned, you will put down a lot of fat and water around the normal fatty areas, (thighs and bum mainly) which is a little like a camel when you breastfeed your body will use up those supplies first. Oddly enough if you don?t eat enough when you are breastfeeding your body will put down more fat and water to keep in reserve as it goes into starvation mode.
Mslucy, I found that maternity clothes lasted me a long time, first because the bump doesn?t go down straight away and secondly because they put less pressure on my scar.
Thehouseofmirth my new Next jeans are brilliant, they don?t even have buttonhole elastic. Tbh though I don?t jeans a problem anyway.
We?ve decided to work on presents straight away, we?re only buying for children and making calendars (we did last year too) for the adults. If anyone wants a calendar let me know, I can make it as a PDF so you can print it out or print them for you, but get in touch and ask if you are interested.