Due March 2010 - we're halfway there!

[annamama]

... this is a new thread following on from the last one, welcome oldies & newbies ...

Hello, all!

Puree, hope you had a better day today. Some men people are just knobs!!
Hope you feel ok after your Swine Flu shot. I will have it next week..

IWCAS, hm, you are working right up as well, then? Madness . I had not really thought about using annual leave to get off the hook a bit sooner; that might be an option!

Stange goings on in the nether regions, oh yes! I am already finding with relatively modest bump I cannot use what stomach muscles I have very effectively. I am struggling to push DS3's buggy up the hill at the end of our road, oh dear!

And twins, AFAIK if you get to 37 weeks your pregnancy will be considered "term", Pixie. I don't know about the statistics, might have a wee rummage on t'interweb for you.

I am watching Spooks with half attention and I have to say, v gruelling stuff. I cannot stand children being put in peril/threatened since I had children myself....

Hi, annamama! Welcome back!
Hope you reciver from jet lag quickly - I always find it harder to bounce back from travelling Eastwards, if that makes any sense.. at the meal nonsense - I was always under the impression that Virgin flights were all singing and dancing.

Thanks! Yes they say that it's harder going east. Virgin are generally good and most staff are friendly, but we've had several really annoying incidents with them the last times we've travelled. The worst was waiting at check-in for over an hour because the infant had been "lost" in their system... (not this time).

Nite nite...

Hi!

Was just reading what you ladies have been saying about SPD, sounds horrible. My thoughts are with you all!

I'm a newbie to all this baby stuff. I have a question: sometimes when DH and I have sex recently I get a pain in one part of my bump (sort of to the right of my belly button) and that bit feels hard. Also, the pain lingers for a good while afterwards. Is this normal, or am I really doing something wrong?

Any advice would be good.

anna- welcome home! When we flew with dd recently, I was so thankful for spare seats both ways, although have had to have her on my lap for a night flight before- torture! We had a similar issue with meals: I had called up Air Canada prior to the flight and they said if we wanted a child meal then one of the adults would have to give up theirs but they would provide a "baby meal" (ie. jars of puree). We weren't given a thing for her in the end, shared ours and brought tons of snacks on. Weird. Glad they found an extra meal for you though!

I am waiting for a call from physios- my pelvis/bum/legs are killing me! I thought I might have PGP/SPD last time but it turned out I was just having some tight muscle issues in my hips. Lots of stretches helped. This time though, I am getting burning in my pelvis/tops of my legs, pain through my butt and walking is so slow! We have self-referral here, but it's taking ages!

Pixie- someone on my last anteantal thread went overdue with b/g twins! Just to add that into the mix

TLC- you could be triggering Braxton-Hicks. I don't think it's anything to worry about.

TLC - perfectly normal for sex to cause tightenings of your bump ( which I find usually hurt or are at least a bit uncomfortable). An orgasm ( are we allowed to say that word!?) will generally give you a proper all over Braxton Hicks contraction. As always with bleeding in pregnancy if you find you're spotting or bleeding after sex get it checked - could be a cervix issue. Although you may find you actually have to discuss "positions" with your GP .

Oh and I don't particularly get why you'd use this but I LOVE the little face.

Back from my anomaly scan and no anomalies as far as they can see! And they think it's a girl (same as 3d scan). Feel happy and relieved!

One spot on the side of my belly was really painful when they prodded me there, not sure if that's the same place TLC was talking about... but I'm sure it's all normal.

ILGB - thanks Oh so it's not just Virgin who takes away your meal if you have a kids/baby meal... So stupid! Like hello, we paid several hundred pounds, surely a few chicken nuggets wouldn't have broke the bank for them... Oh well DD had half of my meal but I was still a bit full from some junkfood in the airport so we both lived!

Hope those of you with pains get better, it must be awful!

Hello ladies

Glad everyone's scans are going well.

Got my scan this afternoon after lots of thought I think I'm going to find out the sex (if baby will let us see!) DH wants to find out and I was adamant in the early stages that I didn't want to know but now its here I don't think I can wait until March! Although I've got a lot of people in my ear telling me it would ruin the "surprise".

Anyway I'll come back on later and update myself on the list either way.

Arcadie I've heard other people here and on other threads talk about braxton hicks, but still a bit unsure what they are exactly, so going to do some reading online about them.

I suppose it's natural enough for the bump to get a bit sore/uncomfortable when having sex cuz muscles are being tensed and stuff. I've had no after-sex blood so not too freaked out.

As for discussing 'positions' with a GP, well, my DH is a GP so discussing such topics shouldn't be too taxing!

Thanks for advice

Hi Im due 7th of march
im fretting a bit about how much weight i have gained so far and am finding it hard to get everthing done at home and find time for me working such long hours. At the moment im managing to fit one pilates class in a week
and have gained 17lbs!

any tips, advice? would be nice to spend some time with other pregnant women to see what issues they are having..

anyone due in march and in sunderland?

TLC -ddefinitely Braxton Hicks.

Essentially they're contractions. Uou will prbably atart to get them allt he time. Orgasms definitely trigger them for me.

Nothing to worry about and nothign to do with tensing.

went for my debrief today regarding DDs birth but my consultant was off due to a bereavement and the stand in was running over an hour late so I said there was no urgency and my appointment has been rescheduled for a fortnights time. The thought of trying to entertain DD for over an hour in the hospital waiting room was just too much!
TLC you made me smile re discussing positions with your GP/DH !
I have to confess to having absolutely no interest in sex what so ever at the moment. Poor DH - my sex drive takes a real nose dive in pregnancy and when BF too.
I never had any Braxton Hicks when preg with DD so will be interested to see if I get any this time.
Glad to hear there are more healthy anomoly scan results and a few new faces joining in the thread

I'm the opposite - I get horny as well with really intense orgasms... although rarely with DH

sorry - horny as hell!

Hi everyone, room for a small (but getting steadily bigger) one? I'm pregnant with my first, due on the 5th of March. I just recently discovered MumsNet; had been reading the boards at www.whattoexpect.com, but it's full of crazy Americans

Hi ladies,
I haven't vanished, I have just had loads on. I am going to sit and catch up on everyone this evening.
We found out we are having a girl!
Hope you are all keeping well.

For me incredible orgasims are the best bit of pregnancy!

It almost make up for the complete loss of libido during ayear of breastfeeding

hi all- no sex drive here !!"!! poor dh!!!

still in pain in tummy called mw who told me to contact delivery suite and discuss as it could need looking into- after telling them about the pain they think i have a pulled muscle probably form doing too much as a house keeper at the hospital (was told off tues eve by a mw as i was mopping floors in xray and i shoulnd't be- however my line manager seems to think other wise!)!!! so i am to rest and see how i go, if it gets any worse to call them back- off work tonight and tomorrow been told to see gp to get a sick note until the pain has completely gone!

ds is so excited as its bonfire night- sadly we are not going out to see a display rtonight although its raining cats and dogs here! but may go sat night!

hope those of you going out have a great time x

So it seems this 'me, me, me' post will tie in somewhat with the discussion I can see on this last page...

My sex drive is as healthy as ever and SO and I regularly have sex twice as day (as I pointed out before though, together only a year so still kinda in 'honeymoon' territory...).

Yesterday, sky rockets in flight, afternoon delight... quickly turned to 'Uh-oh' when I climbed off () to see him covered in blood. As we established at my scan last week, the 'placenta is covering the internal os' and having had placenta previa with ds1 (admitted five times with him) I knew the drill. Poor SO was in bits though (but still managing to crack (uneasy) jokes about how it must have been his enormous member or amazing prowess eyeroll)

Anyhow I was admitted at about 3pm and they released me at 3.30pm today as it all tailed off pretty quickly.

No more hanky-panky for us until the placenta has been confirmed as out of the way... and as I'm not being rescanned for that until 34weeks (all being well and no more 'incidents') that means 12 blumming weeks of enforced celibacy. Bah!

omg Manda- bet you were both worried to death, glad all well though and hope you manage to keep your hands off him for the next 12 weeks!!!!!

Blimey Manda, a bit of a shock - tho lol at dp taking it as a compliment!

Thanks for the support in my pain of not being able to find out the sex - I'm still feeling a bit blue, even though I know the fact that lo is healthy should be enough! I think the fact that the sonographer didn't really try is what is so frustrating - I keep hearing stories about lovely sonographers who sent people walkabout - or even to eat chocolate(!) then tried again. Mine just sort of looked briefly then said 'baby is not in a helpful position, so I can't tell what it is.' So yes, IWCAS I am VERY disappointed!

OMG Manda - how terrifying. Thank good ness all is well (well apart from the fact that you're not allowed to have sex for 12 weeks - does that mean nothing at all or just no ahem penetration?!)

bulletproofmum - I'm with you on the whole horny when pg thing - and then not at all when BF

TLC - yes definitely orgasms which trigger BHs - nothing to worry about at all

SMAC - I THINK BHs get stronger with every pg? But not sure - may be getting mixed up with afterpains...

Anyone else unimpressed with their bump? I had quite nice firm shapely bumps with my first two but this time it's all squidgey and saggy - obviously my stomach muscles are nothing but a distant memory...