July 2010 - a quieter thread for those who can't keep up!

[WestYorkshireGirl]

Hi there

I have been on the July thread, but it moves so fast and as I don't have time (or energy being so sleepy), I can't keep up with everyone who is on several times a day! If anyone else wants to join me in a slower thread to share how your pregnancy is developing, feel free!

Hi All,

Had my midwife appointment today and all was well, she found the heartbeat straight away, which relieved me of my worries from being ill last week

Glad your scan went well BigMomma

Welcome Sam and Sally

I too have been suffering with headaches on and off over the past week or so, although touch wood none today!

Have any of you started thinking of names yet?

Hi Sam, I'm currently getting really bad headaches and even waking up with them. Drinking lots of water seems to help but I do have to resort to the odd paracetamol once in a while to get through the day. I'm in Streatham so not too far from you.

Tobago, I also had the same thing as you the other night, it felt like everything had shifted to one place and it was really hard. I guess it must just be the baby!

Hi Everyone, hope it's ok if I join in! I am due July 27th and was 15 weeks yesterday, still can't quite believe it and probably won't until I have a baby in my arms - it's my first! Think I have got away with a fairly good pregnancy so far as have felt ok except for having to change washing powder and detergents and finding that I can't stand the smell of a lot of things... very strange. Also my ever expanding boobs are not such a great side effect as I have already gone up 3 sizes, and am very hopeful this will stop soon - it's costing me a small fortune!

hi twittle same dates as me! But it's my 2nd! I had an easy first pregnancy too. Seem to be paying for it now. Nausea seems to be back today :-(

sorry, meant to tell you about the consultant visit. I sat in the waiting area for 80 mins until the place emptied and then a nurse came up to me and said they'd been calling me loads. I wear 2 hearing aids (i have a hearing condition which worsens in pregnancy) and had my back to the nurses and simply didn't hear them. Felt so silly. But they were lovely and insisted it was their fault.

It was all a massive waste of time anyway as the nurse had spoken to the consultant who'd confirmed that all he would have said is they'd monitor any changes in the cyst at the 20wk scan. Which the sonographer had said anyway. My husband had to miss a morning at work for that.

Oh well. Still worrying! I need to relax!

Hi Mrscrocoduck fingers crossed I have an easy first pregnancy like you did, I am such a worrier anyway that it is one less thing to have to worry about! Hope that your nausea improves do you think maybe that if this pregnancy is different to your first you are maybe having a boy or girl - depending on what you already have??!!!

Just wondering if anyone can advise.... am having a mini stress over the fact that I have been using Betnovate Ointment on the eczema on my hand (have used it for years) I was just doing a search on the internet as had read in a book that you shouldn't use some topical steroids when pregnant and I have found out that this is a potent one that I shouldn't be using arrgghhh nobody told me that............. apparently it can cause cleft palate and abnormal fetal development (according to a study in animals)...... am now in a bit of a panic, I am just over 15 weeks, everything appeared fine on my 12 week scan... should I be as worried as I am, has anyone else got eczema been using creams??? I am seeing my midwife next week but I guess it's too late if any damage has been done, stop using it now at any rate. Crikey I gave up smoking (not that I smoked a lot) when I found I was pg have been doing lots of exercise and all the things I am meant to be and then I go and find out that a cream I was using for extremely sore and irritated skin is now something that I shouldn't have been doing!!!!!!! I know I should be enjoying these 9 months but at the moment all that is happening is that I am panicking and worrying about it all! Sorry rant over! Might just start another post about this cream too if no body minds just in case!

it's an anxious time twittle. My first pregnancy was 'easy' (problem free) but incredibly anxious! It's never very clear what you should or shouldn't be doing. Try not to worry too much. The midwife might refer you to a GP to check the cream but I bet they say that it's unlikely that it'll have caused any probs.

Let us know what she says

Thank you very much Mrscrocoduck I'll let you know the outcome. Roll on the end of July and the arrival of a hopefully happy and 'healthy' baby so that I can then relax and start to enjoy it all....

I'm sure you won't be an anxious as I was after the birth, but just wanted to reassure you that it's normal to be! It prob took me a few months before I enjoyed it. But that's not true of everyone. I'm not trying to scare you, just reassure you that that's normal too! I got quite stressed meeting other new mums who always seemed happy and serene (and clean!)in those first months. I just wish someone had told me that it can be quite a shock too!

Don't be hard on yourself! You're already doing a great job

Hi twittle,maybe ask at a chemist? There's loads of medicines your not supposed to use but think it's usually because they just aren't sure of the side effects,
before i found out i was pregnant with dd1 i had used some hormonal cream down below and really panicked as you shouldn't use it in pregnancy,but dd was fine,
I'm sure they would have picked something up at your scan too
Glad your ok mrscroc
Hope everyone else is ok
Had a dream last night that i was breast feeding and i expressed orange juice! How weird is that? Wounld be quite good though

Morning! LOL at expressing orange juice tobago! And welcome twittle!

I've been obsessing about what to wear, as the wardobe gets smaller and smaller. I've spent the morning doing all my laundry including the handwash stuff I never get round to doing, so I can properly see what I have and what I might need. I think I need some tights, but the threads here are not very positive about maternity tights so I might resort to some leggings instead.

Oh, and I saw the midwife this week, and asked her if I might be anaemic, as I'm feeling so tired - unlikely, she said from my most recent bloods, but my blood pressure is even lower than normal so that is probably why. It doesn't help me feel better though!

20 week scan on Thursday, hoping to find out the gender so that I can half the names stress, then a consultant appointment to discuss my PPH last time. I've no idea if that will affect how they treat this delivery - I need to dig out my old notes to find out how bad it was, I wasn't paying much attention at the time!

Got some really good advice on a separate thread that I set up asking about using steroid creams in pregnancy and quite a few eczema sufferers have told me not too worry too much and given some top tips on creams to use so am feeling much better now about it all!

Apuski hopefully we won't need tights for much longer if Spring is only just around the corner - surely we have got to have some sun this year........... although I don't think I will be going by the met forecast!!! Would be lovely to think that once all our babies arrive we will be able to spend some time outside in the fresh air and sun going for long walks (probably in my dreams)!!!

Wonderful news about the cvs Emsie!

I am still tired too, I am starting to wonder if I will get the energy burst I had with DD. I had a glass or wine yesterday as we had company. It lasted me ages (makes a change ) and was lovely to enjoy a glass with dinner but I do feel a tad guilty too with the whole 'no alcohol at all' thing now. Have not missed it at all tbh but really fancied glass yesterday

Someone please reassure me I am not evil/selfishness incarnate.

emsiero If it makes you feel any better I'm 16+5 and hoping that "glowing" is going to kick in any day now as I've already done battle of the coldsores [tm] and am now coming out of a severe battle with eczema [tm]. Naturally on my face.

Gibbon Was your glass wine-glass size or bucket-sized? Don't be daft re: no alcohol - you know the difference between a glass of wine and necking a bottle of vodka for breakfast every morning. "They" only say "no alcohol" because so many people are fucking thick and because there's nothing quite as satisfying as telling a pregnant woman what to do!

I am still feeling nauseous and vomiting. Why aren't I fucking glowing?

Thank you Ski needed that voice of reason. I am being silly I know, you are so right, just another thing to makes us feel guilty about. Hope you feel better soon, Don't lose hope, I am 19 weeks now and the nausea is just passing, hoping the tiredness follows suit soon

Welcome emsiero
I had a glass too on Saturday gibbon,had a really stressful day and figure the stress would do more harm than a glass of wine,did feel better after it
I'm sure i felt the baby kick my bladder yesterday,do you think that's possible as I'm only 15wks?
Sorry to hear some of you are still feeling rough

Hi Guys - sorry, been struggling to keep up even with this quieter thread as I'm seriously cream-crackered!

I also have an utter lack of glow - other than the white circles under my eyes and the odd zit on my chin, that is. I also have had an exzema atack although on my tummy and thighs - should look lovely when we go on hols next week where no doubt I will have an intolerance to sunlight/suncream never before experienced.

Gibbon I would love to fancy a glass of wine. I miss the feeling of pleasure of opening a bottle and pouring a glass. The second I have the tiniest inkling of feeling that I might get some pleasure out of the smell/taste of a glass of wine, rather than an urge to retch I shall be uncorking a bottle and savouring a glass.

I had some wierd feelings inside over the weekend which I thought might be movement. However it did not feel like cute "flutterings" or "quickenings" as per the internet - it felt like some little bugger kicking my innards where I'm not used to being kicked

hi all! Heard the baby's heartbeat this morning at midwife's - 2yr old daughter said it sounded like a dog! Now THAT would be a surprise delivery!

I'm 16 wks tomorrow and getting my energy back but as far as glowing's concerned, the only glow I have is from the daily spot outbreaks all over my face... grrrr!

Re; wine. I had a glass last night. It was my birthday and went to restaurant! Grown up night out!!! (first timers, makes sure you get LOTS of those now while they're still easy). I don't think it's anything to feel guilty about. You need to have a much less healthy attitude to alcohol to cause your baby problems.

I wasn't tee total first time round either. Not that I had a lot, just an odd glass at a wedding or on a birthday. Do whatever keeps you sane is my motto.

Great hearing the heartbeat isn't it

I think I can finally wave bye bye to the nausea, Hurrah! Tiredness still here but less extreme so am feeling really pleased about that. Have the 20 week scan next week, very excited but also nervous, that is so me though. Never relax till they say all is well.

Hope you are all well

So glad to hear you're feeling better Gibbon, it's been dragging on for ages. I can relate to the tiredness, I was trying to persuade the midwife that I must be anaemic, but she says there's no way my bloods will have changed so much since the last tests.

And I have my 20 week scan tomorrow! (should I admit at this point that my due date has been moved to 30 June? Don't kick me off!) I am also a bit nervous about it, just hoping everything is OK. DH and I had an in-depth discussion yesterday about what to do about finding out the sex - we have always wanted to, and did with ds, but MIL and my mum don't want to know. Last time, we kept it a secret from everyone because of that, but this time I really want to tell ds to help him get his head round the new arrival. So, either we just tell MIL and my mum, or wait until ds tells them. Don't really know what to do!

Oh , just realised I have already moaned about my fake anaemia in my previous post, sorry!!

Hey Apuski

Enjoy the scan tomorrow! If it were me I would explain to your mum and MIL that's it's really important to yourself and DH to prepare DS as much as you and for that reason you are going to tell him if he is having a baby brother/sister.

I'm sure they'll be understanding