Anybody else due in NOVEMBER 2009 :-) PART 3

[ldeeanna]

Hopefully this has worked?

Ninjacat, I'm right there with you. La la la, it's not going to happen... Giving birth was by far the worst experience of my life, and if I honestly thought it was going to go the same way again, I'd have been sterilised by now. Everybody tell me reassuringly how much easier second births are, please...

Second births are much easier (at least mine was!).

How about third ones, anyone?

PS Good luck to any scanners tomorrow

Hi all,

BeckyBL - congrats! Glad you can relax a bit now. Also, very glad to hear 2nd births are much easier!

ursigurke I don't think I'd have an epidural either. I just don't really like the idea of it. Last time I had gas and air and pethidine, but I didn't really like the pethidine to be honest, so I'll probably try and avoid that this time too. It's not so much that I want to ply myself with drugs, it's just that I don't want to read anything that might make me feel guilty about a choice I make at a vulnerable time.

I do like the idea of what beepbeep said about doing pregnancy yoga. The idea of feeling empowered by my body's strength is quite attractive. I think I'll look into Active Birth. It sounds a bit sad, but during my last pregnancy I went swimming about every other day towards the end (it kept me off my feet) and I had this sort of mantra I would repeat to myself as I swam, something like 'with every stroke I take I become fitter and stronger and more able to enjoy the birth of my baby'. Maybe a bit long-winded for a mantra!,but it worked for me. I'd come out of the pool feeling great. Unfortunately our swimming pool is closed until January, so can't do that this time around

Oh yes, and I nearly forgot my news. I am almost sure I have felt the baby moving, even though I'm only 11+1. Can that be? It definitely, definitely feels like it. Who was saying they felt it a couple of weeks ago?

Just bookmarking.

Laugs - I too want to become fit for birth. Especially as I already feel so weak now. I can hardly manage to work more than 5 hours (usually can't sit down), so how will I go through labour. I was already thinking of pregnancy yoga. And I haven't even thought of the fact that it is a good way to get to know my body. The second thing I want to do is something in water, either swimming or even aqua gym. One of my friends did it in her pregnancy and really recommended it.

Good luck for those with scans today!

I too want to get/keep in shape this pregnancy. At the moment I only walk the dog, which is good cardio exercise (at least 1hour at a fast pace) but doesn't tone anything at all.

I think I'll look into aqua gym. I used to go swimming, but found it rather dull. I suppose I can swim in the sea from about June though, which will be nice. I'll have to get some new goggles and actually swim though, not just play in the waves .

Ooh Cies, I'm so jealous! I suppose I could go swimming in the North Sea but that would be completely insane. Surely jumping about in the waves is very good exercise? It is absolutely amazing when you get bigge though, being able to sink into the water and be weightless. Your feet will love you!

I want to get more fit too: I've been scooting home from school on DS1's scooter every morning but not sure that will be suitable when I am more pregnant - it might look quite comical. My exercise consists of walking (or scooting) to school and back three times a day. That's it really.

But you do have two young children to take care of, too. I'm sure I am more fit this time around as I'm running after DD half the day. I don't do any specific exercise at the moment, but we don't drive so I do walk a lot. I am really craving going for a swim now!

I have found an Active Birth and Yoga class near here. It just runs for 4 weeks, so I'm trying to decide when would be a good point to do it. Maybe September? Or would it be better to go earlier and then spend time at home using the techniques?

It's good to hear second births are easier..phew. I'm not against any pain relief but I was adamant not to have anything the first time with DD..my friends thought I was nuts, but I managed. In Geneva they seem to give birth quietly! so an epidural is like a must!..we'll see how it goes. Every woman is different and can handle diff types of pain for diff periods of time.

Am so so so unfit..must start doing something to keep me going. Just feel icky now and have the energy of a snail. I suppose exercise will help but I just want to crawl into bed at the mo

Are all your MS symptoms over??..am still going at 13+1 - feel so sick and DH away on business so have to fend for myself in the evenings.

laugs I think I can feel it move. Our bodies are more sensitive after no 1 so we can feel all kinds of movements.

I think I've been feeling the baby move as well, I'm 13+5. It was around 17 weeks with ds. Good luck to those with scans this week

It's exciting isn't it, sleepless? Every time I lie down (which has been a lot this weekend) I feel a little flutter. I'm sure I didn't notice anything until about 18 weeks last time, but I suppose half the thing is knowing what it feels like. I haven't had a scan yet, so it's really reassuring to me to know there is something there!

Hi all never posted on here before so am a complete novice!

I'm an NCT antenatal teacher and have started running classes in West Norfolk for the first time. There wasn't a teacher for years.
Just wondered if any of you were from that area and knew we were up and running?

Hello NCTLouise! I'm a long way from Norfolk... in sunny Shropshire.

My MS has calmed down a lot now but I managed to 'lose' a week yesterday after my scan! So I am 12+3 instead of 11+5. I ought to update my due date at some point.

I can't imagine giving birth without any noise (like Scientologists reputedly do). I very rarely swear but I swore a lot when DH was driving me to the maternity unit with DS2 just minutes away from showing himself to the world. I had a sore through afterwards!

ok, I give up, can someone tell me when the sore boobs stop? Driving me up the bloody wall now.

I don't know when mine stopped hurting so much - prob about four months after the birth, when milk supply calms down a bit. I couldn't stand facing the shower jets until that point - ow, ow, ow!

I'm having a baby!!!! Had my scan his morning (after an hour wait as they weren't on time!) and all is well. I was soooooo nervous and felt really ill this morning, but saw a beautiful baby kicking away (looked like it had hiccups but might have just been bouncing!). Sonographer told me what she thinks baby is but not going to say anything until next scan to make sure!! Date back to original one so 12+3 and due 14th November which made me feel better as scan at 7 weeks put me a week later!

I know they were bad in my first pregnancy but I was pretty sure it didnt go into the 2nd trimester. Maybe it did and I have just erased it from memory like so many of the weird stuff you forget til you decide to do it all again! I am 14 weeks on Thursday and was hoping for a bit of respite

much not many

Mine still hurt like hell. In fact DS2 just kicked me in the boob and I was in agony.

Yeah southernbelle!!!!!!! I felt just like you did yesterday - it is horrible waiting, isn't it? I was on the loo all morning yesterday with nerves.

Hello everyone!
Am trying to catch up with all the news after a long weekend at my Mum and Dad's.
BeckyBendyLegs I was thinking of you yesterday - how exciting and so pleased it went well! I will be the same barrel of nerves on Friday - I am absolutely terrified....
Southernbelle yay for your scan as well! Fantastic news!
Well, I am off work with a nasty throat and ear infection Went to the Dr's this morning and as I am allergic to penicillin, they don't really like to give you any other antibiotics. I have a prescription for something else, but she said only to take it if I get a really high temperature. Am thinking this means I shouldn't go to work tomorrow though, as actually do feel pretty rubbish.
Also had the booking in appointment (at last!) with the midwife, who was absolutely lovely. She said she will do her best to make sure she is at the birth and I will meet the other two possible midwives too so she said they try to guarantee that you know the midwife who is at the birth pretty well, which is nice.
How is everyone else doing? Must try and catch up properly on the thread.
Thought I should say - my colleague had her baby at 27 weeks on Friday - a little girl weighing 1lb7oz... Apparently she is doing well, beginning to breathe on her own and feeding well, so this is fabulous news. Very early days yet though, obviously... And pretty scary.
xxx

Katster that was sweet of you to remember me yesterday I'll send you lots of good luck vibes on Friday too! Hope you feel better before then (I'm also allergic to penicillin - didn't know that about antibiotics and pregnancy - I was taking enthromycyn for a tooth infection or whatever it is called when I found out I was pregnant).

I'm sure we'll all be a bit happier once all these 12-week scans are over. I've now been telling everyone and showing them my scan photos and it is so nice to be out in the open and not in the pregnancy closet anymore!

Good news your colleague's baby is doing well. So tiny. I do hope she is ok. It is truly amazing what they can do these days with such young little babies.

Oh kaster poor you. I hope you start feeling better soon. That is the last thing you need right now. Hopefully you will feel better for Friday, and I would say you certainly need tomorrow off work as well, you need to relax.

That's good news about your collegues baby too. Fingers crossed everything is ok.

Beckybb - Are you now due on the 14th too?

Why do I keep writing beckybb and not BeckyBL?! It's that pregnancy brain again!!