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Pregnancy

Talk about every stage of pregnancy, from early symptoms to preparing for birth.

Part 2 - anyone found out they are pregnant and want some buddies

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CL1982 · 16/08/2017 14:06

Hurrah! Here is to thread 2.

Any newcomers please feel free to join.

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SS81C · 24/08/2017 17:28

Love that you guys are totally talking me into this....i got a dress in the monsoon sale at 70% off

Sussexgal · 24/08/2017 17:35

See! Even more reason you got a bargain! Now time for a splurge! X

mummyGof2boys · 24/08/2017 18:11

@blueobsessive I didn't think it was pre eclampsia but thought I had better call the midwife and ask (after a lot of persuasion from the other half). Hoping that the massage loosens off the muscles to give me some relief. The gel is horrid when it dries as it starts to peel and looks like dry skin bleugh. The wheat pack smells so good. Hopefully the heat helps too and taking regular paracetamol too. How are you?

@SS81C I think you should get it too.

SS81C · 24/08/2017 18:19

@blueobsessive yeah I'd forgotten when I went in that its GCSE results day and kids going back to school next week so it was horrendous!

Lauralou031986 · 24/08/2017 19:08

@SS81C I'd buy the bag also, it could be your last splurge b4 the baby arrives SmileSmile

SS81C · 24/08/2017 19:25

I'm going to go back to town on Saturday!!!!! Grin

Lauralou031986 · 24/08/2017 19:32

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blueobsessive · 24/08/2017 20:08

Yay @CL1982 I hope you will have a long and happy life together :) it's funny, we want these babies so much, but if all goes ok we'll get teenagers.

Indeed @mummyGof2boys . Somehow pain with an apparent reason is less niggly than pain with uncertain cause, isn't it. At least bp only takes 30seconds. I must look out my wheat bag, haven't used it for ages. It's very soothing. I imagine it could be good for early labour.

I'm ok, thanks for asking but still feeling unsettled by this llama. Bleeding had stopped. Then restarted this pm. Going to the loo has become scary again. I've decided to sit this one out as baby was ok yesterday, I'm being scanned on Tuesday and there isn't anything we'd do. Docs thought the most likely reason was a placental implantation bleed. Here's hoping . Also totally cream crackered.

SS81C · 24/08/2017 20:42

@blueobsessive sorry to hear there's more bleeding. Must be horrible going to the toilet worrying about it all the time. Make sure you get plenty of rest!

blueobsessive · 24/08/2017 21:05

Thanks @SS81C . I might go to bed now actually (also saw I addressed you as @CL1982 - rather embarassing. I know we don't know each other's names - I do know you are not the same person!) duvet is clearly calling.

@Lauralou031986 hope dominos was nice. Don't worry, their mayo will never have been near an egg.

Lauralou031986 · 24/08/2017 22:33

@blueobsessive hope your ok? And didn't have it in the end

SS81C · 25/08/2017 06:09

@blueobsessive they are quite similar.....just letters and numbers! (I had the same though about the dominoes mayo dip!!)
Hope you're feeling better this morning.
Off to work - been awake since three - can not get a grip of my anxiety at night - sensible and level headed during the day....panicking that I was going to have an unplanned homebirth at 3am......

Lauralou031986 · 25/08/2017 07:26

@SS81C isn't it annoying how we seem to worry more at night when we just want to sleep

CL1982 · 25/08/2017 09:54

@blueobsessive Are you ok?? I was a little confused but it's all good!

Thinking of you.

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CL1982 · 25/08/2017 09:59

Ok. Friday challenge. Ahem.

What do you all do? I work as an Admin manager in Oxfordshire for a very demanding women's organisation. I manage a team of 6. It's alllll customer service based which means much patience. In short supply today 😂

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Lauralou031986 · 25/08/2017 10:06

@CL1982 I work behind a bar at our local pub, not as much of a challenging job as yours lol

CL1982 · 25/08/2017 13:21

@Lauralou031986 I totally disagree!! You're on your feet being polite to people all day. Freaking hard job my friend ❤️

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Sussexgal · 25/08/2017 13:31

I'm in assistant manager in a toy shop, very busy, rushing around on my feet all day 😔 X

mummyGof2boys · 25/08/2017 14:15

I am a child minder full time so I have six children including my two. It's hard going while pregnant. I also work in a care home the odd 12 hour shift, it's paying for our summer holiday next year lol.

CL1982 · 25/08/2017 14:39

@mummyGof2boys That sounds shattering as does your job @Sussexgal

I am lucky as I get to sit for a lot of the day-much needed at the moment.

We women are incredible. We're making babies and doing all of these things at the same time!!

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SS81C · 25/08/2017 14:53

(Whispers - i'm a midwife)
.....they all sound like super demanding jobs.......I don't know how you manage being a childminder MummyG.....

blueobsessive · 25/08/2017 15:26

I'm in law. Bar far the least physically demanding of the lot on here.

Wow- you guys are all amazing.

@SS81C really impressed you are able to keep it together (esp on night shift with a toddler in the daytime). Midwives work like absolute Trojans. Glad you were able to decipher my confused and exhausted ramblings. I'm still spotting but feel better after a night's sleep and wfh today (and the sun's out which gives a boost).

@Lauralou031986 don't do down your job. I worked in the village pub in uni hols and it was utterly exhausting. My feet after a shift. Ouch!

@Sussexgal sounds tiring, but your kid will think you have the coolest job in the world (I love law, but no child is ever going to call it cool).

@CL1982 yours also sounds really busy. It's hard having days where the game face has to be bright and polished for the whole time isn't it. Sorry for tagging you instead of @SS81C - maybe it means you need a new cheery and life affirming handbag too?

@mummyGof2boys -You are one impressive person (I'm picturing you running your charges up and down mountains). No wonder you've already got your nursery kit sorted.

Hope you all have lovely weekends. It's our Olivia's birthday/anniversary on Sunday so we are going to have a quiet time here and the go up to see her name in the hospital book of children who have died which they keep in the chapel. If I disappear for a bit from the thread, don't worry I'll come back. DH and I might disconnect everything for a day or so. It won't mean I'm getting into more dramas (please no more dramas).

I feel I'm not a very good advert for pregnancy. I hope I'm not making anyone more nervous than you'd otherwise be. The chance of someone having my particular combination of risk factors is really really unlikely.

CL1982 · 25/08/2017 15:55

@blueobsessive Absolutely understand. Much love to you and the husband/partner.

I was offered a law conversion with the British Army once. They were very keen! I think it's a good thing i didn't join up as i'm pretty bolshy. I'm not sure i was a very good military fit so i buggered off and did an MA at Filmschool instead!!! Not the greatest of career moves. I have wound up here entirely by accident.

I think everyone, no matter what they do at work, has to work so hard now. I worry a lot about the standard of living and the rate of pay in the UK vs the standard of living these days. I drift more and more left the older i get! I thought it was meant to be the other way :D

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Lauralou031986 · 25/08/2017 16:04

@mummyGof2boys how do you do it? I get tired after running around after 1 toddler let alone 6 lol, @blueobsessive thoughts are with you and your husband/partner, my jobs not to bad I suppose sometimes I wish I had more of a career tho

Sussexgal · 25/08/2017 16:26

TBH it sounds like we all lead pretty busy work lives!!
I'm just having trouble slowing down in mine and working are trying to figure out how to pick up the slack 😂😂 xx

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