June-ior middleweights - fighting on through the second trimester (Due June 2010)

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Here we go ladies - I'll C&P the stats in a tick. Don't forget to add the gender on if you find out at your scan

laTrucha

with ds1 i couldnt really imagine a baby at all, it didnt seem real for the whole 9 months. i found it hard with a newborn then and being a single mum too

9 years later with ds2 i was happy to be having a baby(with new DH) and got really into the whole shopping and planning but i didnt know how id feel, but when he arrived i was "in love" and still am.

dc3 there isnt much planning to do as we have everything from ds2, so im feeling sorry for this one(bump) as he/she will just have to slot into our family and find its own place. But it does feel different as i know its a baby and i know from june onwards bump will be here as Baby.

Sympathy to all those suffering with disturbed sleep. DH keeps snoring or making a really annoying noise blowing out through his mouth! Last night was up 3 times with DD who has a horrible cough. DH waits until I'm already up and going to her room before offering to go - bit bloody late then!

On the upside managed to get 1.5 hours sleep when she had her afternoon nap so feel a bit more human now!

Have finally booked our private scan after our rushed 20 week one. So will get to see him or her again on the 13th. Am hoping that baby keeps his or her legs crossed though so we can have another surprise.

filly wishing you a speedy recovery.

saucepanman Woo Hoo!! Don't know how you managed to put up with BIL for so long!

Filly, I really sympathise. I did something to my back on Christmas day 2008, and like you I was crying with the pain. We ended up having to call am ambulance as I was completely immobile . Paramedics gave me gas and air, which was as rubbish then as it was in labour 11 months previously. Ended up in A&E and got some sort of injection into my back (after they had checked I wasn't pregnant) and after that took effect sent me home with diazapan and dicholfenac. Both of which were great, but probably not recommended in pregnancy. Good news is I was back on my feet within a week (although walking like a geriatric), so I hope you have an equally speedy recovery.

MillyMollyMoo, I've got my ball out, not for optimal baby positioning, but cause it was recommended by the physio for the SPD. Tis a great way to improve your posture and core muscles.

Sympathy to all the restless sleepers out there. I'm not too bad at the moment - fingers crossed it stays like that

Yay for bil going saucepanman .

for being in sudden pain filly. Has it improved at all during the day?

LaT - I was worried when expecting ds that I wouldn't love him as much as dd (esp because he was a boy), but I really had the 'rush of love' thing going on when he was born, which I hadn't felt so strongly with dd. This time I haven't given it much thought, but am sure that all will be fine. I am looking forward very much to that first cuddle and feed .

Me too! Ooo it was lovely. It is nice feeling closer to this baby already, but that tops it all.

Let's hope it's not the day after this one is born, as it was with DD

Oooeaouch! Filly - Sounds so painful! Hate to say it but think you'd be wise to go around pretty gingerly for the next 3 months. Fingers crossed for you that it doesn't happen again.

New thread is imminent:
Can't think of any puns, clever or otherwise for a new thread title...all I can muster is:

Blossoming with the spring (or not!) (Due June 2010)

Anyone else?

How about "countdown to midsummer madness - June 2010"

Have jusr realised my trousers were on back to front so had to scuttle to the ladies to turn them round thought they were a bit uncomfy this morning!

Hope your back is feeling a little easier today Filly.

It must be heavenly to walk round your BIL-free house Saucepan and breathe out all that tension.

La Trucha you are right about feeling a bit distant from the first baby. I just can't quite connect the bump with a baby and certainly don't feel any overwhelming emotions towards him/her at the moment although I am talking to the bump a bit more.

What a gorgeous day!

Back is still bloody awful. Felt a bit better when I woke up this morning (and managed to get some sleep) but really do have to work today and after 2 hours in a chair I'm in agony again. Don't want to take painkillers as they leave me v dopey, but think I'm going to have to anyway.... Bugger bugger bugger...am so annoyed about this! GibberingGiner - I came very close to doing the same thing, but thankfully didn't have to - unfortunately I can't take diclofenac or any other anti=swelling or muscle relaxant type things cos of the bump, which is a bit of an arse. Luckily co-codamol and co-dydramol are allowed, but they do make you very constipated as well as woozy . Hopefully a few more days and I can get back to normal - I have sooooo much work to do atm!!!

So glad you BIL has finally departed Saucepanman...change the locks and alarm codes and don't let him back

I definitely found bonding with dd (dc2) easier than with ds, I think because I was 'expecting' (ie I really believed I would get) a baby, whilst the first time round its still quite a shock even after 9 months to prepare! Even though right up until the moment she was born, I didn't believe I could ever love another child as much as I love DS Amazingly, the love just expands - obviously it takes time to get to 'know' them, so the protective love for a tiny baby changes into love for the actual person as they develop over time, but that initial deep hit of total adoration came even faster the second time....[soppy just given birth hormonal grin emoticon]

OK, off to stretch back and do some work. I like GG's thread suggestion but suspect we're not into 'the final countdown' just yet - there's at least one more thread to go before we get onto that, isn't there? How about "June 2010 Babies - Spring is springing, the sap is rising and we're growing fast"?

My personal thread title would be Spring is springing, mum is whinging!

filly hope you are managing at work today. I can barely move atm and haven't injured myself. Take it as easy as you can (what do you do btw?)

Well I do not know wtf is wrong with me today. Firstly I had a terrible night's sleep- largely because BIL (yep him again) was coming to leave his van at ours and take a taxi to the airport at 5.30am. For some reason he arrived at 4.30am and though he was quiet it woke me up. I went for a wee, and then lay down and was suddenly really uncomfortable and uneasy. I felt like I needed to go again but obv could only manage a trickle. Then I just got really tearful and a bit panicky. I couldn't get back to sleep until about 6am. And this morning to cap it all off I was sick! I now feel dreadful- sick, hungry, fit to burst and could cry at any minute. I wish I knew why!

love from your thread's little ray of sunshine

I quite like that Saucepanman but feel it needs another trope...sadly, I'm not witty enough today to provide it...you know "Spring is springing, bumps are expanding, we're all whinging" See...just not witty at all...

I work in telecoms doing managementy commercial type stuff - trust me, you don't want to know the details But it does mean I can work from home fairly flexibly when necessary (like today) although the flip side is a fairly extensive amount of travelling on other days. Especially since I've just been handed management of a small team who focus on business development and now need to go off visiting customers with them to get a feel for what they do....sigh....

In fact, I am supposed to be spending today (and yesterday) creating a whole new strategy presentation cover what we do/nt do...can't quite work up the enthusiasm for powerpoint right now, back hurts too much. Off to osteo at 2, hopefully he'll fix me more today....

By the way, come on London ladies....sign up here....

saucepanman that doesn't sound good at all. Are you feeling any better? Do you think you might have an infection. UTI's tend to make me a bit grotty and tearful (in fact they've made me full-on psychotic in the past, but that's a different story!)

I had a rubbish night last night too as my itching has really kicked off big-time and am feeling grotty. Also DD's got some bug that's giving her a raging temperature so she's pretty miserable too. I couldn't decide this morning which of us needed medical attention most, whether to ring up the hospital to see if they would see me as I knew I needed my bloods taking to see what's going on and whether its time to start me on meds, or whether to ring GP to get an appointment for DD. In the end decided that DD's illness is probably just viral so nothing to be done except calpol, and if she gets worse over the weekend we can take her to out of hours doctor, whereas I really needed to speak to the unit at the hospital who had been treating me, so best to get that sorted before the weekend.

So anyway, managed to get seen at hospital, spent a lovely half an hour strapped to the monitor listening to baby, who seems just fine. Had my bloods taken, given piriton to tide me over until my results come back when they'll see if I need the hard drugs!

filly hope your back improves over the weekend - at least you wont have to go to work so wont have to be sitting at a desk.

Saucepanman could it be that you've got a bit of bug mingled with hormones doing their crazy thing? When I was uwell over Christmas I got rediculously emotional and just sobbed uncontrollably - poor DH didnt know what had hit him as I dont normally even get PMT particuarly!

Well on the good news front it is supposed to stay sunny over the weekend so hope you all manage to enjoy it. We are off to Worcestershire with friends which under normal circumstances would be a drunken occasion but now between 8 of us we are two bumps and a baby so peppermint tea and early nights all round

filly poor you,how awful,any better after 2nd osteo visit? hope so,fingers crossed for you,take it easy.
i'm desperately trying to think of witty new thread title,i've even got DH on board......

What about 'Spring is sprung, the grass is ris, I wonder where my toenails is' - I can't remebember who I'm ripping off there but after our toenail cutting discussion a while back it might be appropriate.

Off to read up...

lol LaT - I like that . We'd better decide soon anyway as only a handful of posts left.

marmiteaddict - are you from Worcs orignally? I am.

greensnail - sure you know this already, and not a lot that you can do about it if you need the drugs, but piriton (and any other antihistamine) can dry your milk up, so you may find your dd getting a bit upset at the breast.

"Spring is sprung, the bumps are swelling, we need to find a larger dwelling".

So, options are:

1 Spring is sprung, the bumps are swelling, we need to find a larger dwelling - Due June 2010

2 Spring is sprung, the grass is ris, I wonder where my toenails is - Due June 2010

3 Countdown to midsummer madness - June 2010

4 Blossoming with the spring (or not!) (Due June 2010)

Could the next 3 posters please vote, and then we'll start the winning thread!

My vote goes to no 2.

No 2 gets my vote. Is particularly apt as I spent ages this morning trying to cut my toenails, ended up asking DH, who's response was Ugh No way. Thank for your support in this pregnancy DH!

2

I like no2 best too! gibberingginger definitely go and treat yourself to a lovely pedicure and get DH to pay if he's not willing to help!

Well I had a phonecall from the midwife this afternoon with my blood results and my liver function is misbehaving again. Have to go to clinic on tuesday so they can work out what to do with me!

CSWS I'm quite reluctant to take the piriton anyway, as its only ever helped me to sleep in the past and doesn't really help my symptoms, but they were keen for me to take it and I suppose its good to have it ready incase I become desperate! I know I will need to take the other meds sooner or later though so am thinking about what the best thing to do about feeding DD. Have emailed the breastfeeding network's drug adviceline to see if I can get any more information about the meds I will be on, but have been wondering whether it might be best to try weaning DD anyway. She's only been taking one feed a day at bedtime for a while, and doesn't seem overly bothered about that one, so it feels like if I were to stop, this would be a good time. On the other hand I'm really not sure I feel ready to stop feeding her, and the thought of it makes me feel quite sad

4 votes for no2, so I've started the new thread here. Hope that's ok with everyone

Hello ladies, new around here.

My EDD is 1st June its baby #1 and its a girl!

Very excited to be on mumsnet and this thread. Hope to make some good friends.

Hi appu - welcome and congratulations! We've just moved to a new thread, as this one is full - follow greensnail's link above.