Pregnancies due April 2018

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New thread after www.mumsnet.com/Talk/pregnancy/3002846-Pregnancies-due-April-2018-Edited-by-MNHQ nearly full

For those of you planning to do hypnobirthing, when are you going to start reading /listening to stuff? I think I want to do it but I'm worried about leaving it too late. Only 16 weeks to go as of Monday coming! I'm not going to any pre-natal classes because there are none in English here so I really don't have a clue what I'm doing!

In other news: I started throwing up again

Sorry to be really daft, but what exactly is Hypnobirthing?

Is it teaching you the proper ways to breathe to try and make pregnancy easier?

@harryharry hypnobirthing is a breathing and relaxation technique. I feel that it has a spectrum of relaxation- one end being "I am imagining I am In a paradise of calm with ripples that I can breath through"
To the other end being "I have totally got this, it only lasts a minute, I am calm and I accept my labour. I must stay calm and focused to get through".

It is really is a tool no different to how we cope in stressful situations in every day life. Some cry, some breath, some count down from ten, some grit teeth and carry on. Hypnobirthing really is just a technique of coping- using breathing as a focus- for a situation we may get scared or loose focus in. Naturally many women hypnobirth without realising, especially those who accept labour as it is.

Its helping me relax at night.

time to fess up I am a midwife

I was never intending to spill that. I am in here as I needed a outpost to keep focused as I have had so many bleeds and ultimately I am a first time muma who depsite all I know it seems I don't know anything. I feel every one expects me to know what I am doing. Me and OH had a total freak in Sainburies yesterday in baby section-when I told him we are gonna need this aisle in 4 months!!!! Everything feels so unexpected especially the morning sickness come back this week I want to stay on here as a mum to be

www.kghypnobirthing.com/the-hypnobirthing-book-and-audio-collections.html

This is a really good book and CD if doing hypnobirthing from home

@loosemoose and that’s what you are an excited / nervous mum to be 😊
I used to work in a nursery in a baby unit and the amount of comments I got of how I should be a pro with kids etc it’s different when it’s your own and you are solely responsible for this tiny being with no back up from staff members. The amount of times Iv tried to put my controlled head on and it doesn’t work in the middle of the night when it’s your baby that’s upset you do loose all your senses. I’m sorry the morning sickness has come back 😷 here’s hoping it buggers off again so you can enjoy the second trimester glow we are all “meant” to have 😂🙈 #noglowhere

I think all the 'The second trimester is the easiest' stuff is bullshit tbh! I've got 2 weeks left and I'm still waiting to feel good/less tired/less sick.

😂 very true @harryharry

Also counting down the days until 24 weeks! 8 more days! It's the next milestone really, I guess. There'll be another after that, I'm realising!

Loose so sorry to hear morning sickness is back - how crappy! I'm also not "glowing" either. I feel fine in myself except for feeling exhausted and physical things are becoming more difficult but I'm definitely not glowing. Skin and hair are still mank - things that I figure are essential to that "glow" we're meant to get! Ha. I agree that it's rubbish.

I felt a little energy come back in weeks 18-20 but now the tiredness come back with a vengeance! I was looking forward to these few weeks with a burst of energy but no chance.

Oooh another April thread! I'm gonna plonk myself down here too then! 😁
Hi! I'm MissYeti, 27, 1st pregnancy, due 23rd April with a little boy! Got my anomaly scan tomorrow morning at 21+4 (seems a smidge late but nugget is very active so I'm not worried)

Nice to meet you all! Imma have a snoop through the thread to catch up on stuff 😊

Just had a weird thought.

Our little ones will be wanting to have a little nibble at Christmas dinner next year.

My sister called me today to say did you know we will have to make sure there are plain peas and carrots for baby next year . My sister is exploding with excitement for this baby.

@missyeti welcome! Hope all went well with your scan.

@loosemoose eek! It's so exciting. My brother and his wife had their baby boy on Wed. I'm going to meet him today. Can't wait for loads of cuddles.

Totally not thought of that! Hard to believe this time next year all our babies will be around 8months old!

Kicks are getting stronger and hubby has finally felt one 😍

Think I might be nesting already! Spent the day cleaning and baking!

amysaurus87 that's so cool. My husband felt his first kick this morning too. I think it makes it even more real now!

I'm starting to think about nesting but haven't been as organised as you to actually do anything yet.

We found out last week that we are having a little boy! It's so great to be able to refer to the bump as him rather than it!! The tiredness has come back this week with a vengeance but I am lucky that I've got two weeks off work now so can rest a lot in preparation for my last full term before he gets here!!

So exciting to hear everyone's news.

All is good, thank you! Teddy's doing well and I can join the partner feeling his first kick this morning club! Been desperate for someone else to feel him for weeks now and teddys finally strong enough for daddy to get the first kick ❤

Aw glad everything went ok. Kicks are getting stronger for me but everytime partner comes over to feel he stops 🙈

@Rae2017 mine does this too, bouncing around then as soon as hubby goes to feel it too, nothing 😂 He was so surprised yesterday when harricot (nickname for bubba as we don't know the sex) decided to give him a kick!

24 weeks and 3 days... currently sat in front of the toilet being sick.

So fed up of this sickness! It just hasn't stopped!!! I'm being sick once or twice a day.

It was particularly bad on Sunday night - pretty sure I scratched all my throat as it was SO painful. It was still sore yesterday but thankfully the lump feeling in my throat isn't as noticeable today.

My kids are so used to it that they don't even check on me anymore! (They are 4 and 5).

DH was adamant he didn't want another girl. (We have one of each). But lately our DD has been turning into a total Daddys girl. He admitted last night that he's a little disappointed this baby is a boy because our DS is being a little butthead lately!

24 weeks today yay! Feels like another milestone has been achieved. Off to the midwife this morning for a check up then time to relax and enjoy this very energetic bundle of sheer joy. Hope everyone has a good day...and you stop feeling sick @stuckfornames

Congrats to all the 24weekers!!! Im 23+6! Nearly there!! Cant wait to tomorrow!
@stuckfornames AW NO! hope you feel better soon!

24 weeks seems like such a major milestone to reach....so congrats all :)
I will be there next Thursday and I can't wait.

People are always so shocked when I say I am 6 months next week, as my bump is very small and neat. A lot of people I know at similar stages of pregnancy to me are a lot bigger. I don't really mind what my bump looks like thought, as long as little man is healthy in there :)

Hope you feel better soon @stuckfornames!!

Sorry to hear you're still being sick, stuck! Hope it eases for you soon!

Congrats to the 24 weekers!! I hit that milestone on New year's day which is pretty cool 😊

Oh stuck you poor thing, that sounds so rough. Hope the sickness stops for you soon! I also have one of each and until a few months ago I’d have chosen another boy - DD was a nightmare baby, DS was soooo easy...but from about 18mo DD just got easier and easier - DS is turning 17mo now and seems to be going the other way! The plus side is I now have no preference at all as to the sex of this baby

Congrats to the 24 weekers, amazing that we’re hitting that milestone! Feels like no time since we were all in the throes of the first trimester. The days have felt very very long but when I look back, it’s actually zoomed by. MissYeti if you’re 24w on NYD then it’ll be NYE for me - I’m due the 22nd!

Claire pretty neat bump here too, although definitely looking pregnant rather than just round now. Are you quite tall? I’m 5’10” and I think my babies just have lots of space to go upwards before they go outwards.

@stuckfornames Sorry to hear about your sickness I'm 24+3 and I'm the same still being sick daily! It's so demoralising, I really hope it stops for us both soon!

Had to have a GTT yeah today, fingers crossed my results come back clear!

My bump is so noticeable now I feel like the baby is up under ribs it feels so high 😂

@FourforyouGlenCoco Yes I am tall as well, and so is my Mum and she had very small neat bumps with all of us. My DP said the same thing "Maybe he has more room as you are shaped like a runner bean" Ha ha!!

I look pregnant if I wear my maternity clothes, but in my normal clothes i just look like I have really pigged out on mince pies and chocolates this year. Not sure why that is?? A few people have told me they found the same, that their bumps looked a lot bigger in maternity wear.

I hope everyone is looking forward to the Xmas break now, how long does everyone have off? I only have 4 days, weekend and Xmas/Boxing Day but the way I am feeling now those extra 2 days off feel like a dream come true.