First time pregnancies: summer babies 2018 part 2

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@Embracethechaos good thinking but i cant see the attraction!!!! Even the texture of them when babies have them plastered everywhere 🤢

@chipsandcurrysaucemonster welcome!! When yours due date? I think we are around the same time im due 26th July 😊 your very good at trying to finish it i started reading mine but didnt get very far ive been very lucky as well and had it pretty smooth as well
@Brettgirl ohh goodness that is scary but at least you have it diagnosed now x

@lmx0 thanks :) Yup 28th July so very close to you - three weeks left at work before using annual leave then mat leave so hopefully some constructive reading and meditation can take place then (not just Netflix and allowing hormones to add more wacky names to the list) I feel like my appetite might just be regaining some normality after 3 solid months of being ravenous and I'm also now on stretchmark watch and inspecting every evening in the mirror... the joys

@chipsandcurrysaucemonster awww i bet you cant wait i plan on finishing end of June if i last that long

My DH has felt the babies heartbeat before with his hand and I felt it last night in the bath for the first time! I I have an anterior placenta so movements have been difficult to moniter, Often I'm not sure if it's gas or baby! Think she has her back to the left side frount as that's where I felt the heartbeat and its hard there. I checked with my pulse and it was a different beat. was so nice. :D

@Embracethechaos awww thats lovely there is no nicer feeling and the look on your dp face is priceless

He felt it after I'd fallen asleep so I didn't see his look. lol

Im sure you will have more chances to see his face my dh said he woke the other night with her bouncing around and I was out for the count he couldn't believe i was still asleep!!

I went to Asda to get my bounty pack. Spent ages in the car trying to get the voucher to work... Which had disappeared by the time I reached the till... When they told me they were out of stock and only get sent a couple left over packs. I nearly burst into tears...I decided I wanted macdonalds chips but there was a queue so I just left I went home for lunch... I'm exhausted.

Awwww no way!!! You are better waiting until your at the till before you bring it up on your phone but that happened me with the Emma's dairy ones in boots i was raging!! I was very lucky i managed to get 2 bounty packs my local asda never scanned my phone however it never came with nappies so i went to tesco n got another one!!

It's a big, busy edge of town Asda... Town centre is probably a better bet. She didn't recommend coming back, emphasing how few bags they get. I didn't leave early enough for it to be empty either, macdonalds is inside just after the till but it was lunchtime so I had the healthy soup and bread option at home.

Far better for you and baby and im sure far nicer too!!!

Definitely. 😊

I got a letter for an appointment for the OBST'C ANAESTHETICS clinic did any of you get this? Whats it for?

No I haven't @lmx0. How many weeks are you again? x

@lmxo are you having a planned cesarean? Could be that or even something do do with epidurals?

@Noonaylor im 31 weeks
@Embracethechaos nope only thing i can think of is id have a high bmi?

@lmxo I wonder if they are being cautious because of your BMI and want to be as planned as they can be in the event of an emergency section. That said, my BMI is 38 and I’ve not had anything, but everywhere is different. Is it worth giving them a call and asking? Or midwife might be able to tell you? Xx

@Brettgirl could be someone else had said thats what it could be too im at the hospital before then so ill ask when im there if it is about pain relief n that wouldnt be a bad appointment to have

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@lmx0 did you get to the bottom of that letter sent?

I'm approaching my 20 week scan - I've felt movements so all seems good with baby. Just wondering what kind of info you guys received at your anomaly scan?

@Lphil93 not yet im due at the hospital the week before i go to it and ill ask then
Awww its so lovely when you feel movement 💖 the 20 week scan can be a very quite one as the person scanning you has to really focus and check everything which can be hard depending on what way the baby is laying if i remember right all they said was everything looked ok when we first went in they asked did we want to know 💖 or 💙 i was amazed at everything they were checking (they will tell you what they are looking for and at) the heart chambers and everything are so tiny but they can still see

@lmx0 still baffled by that then 😂

Oh it's all starting to feel very real now, movements, maternity approaching, cankles and getting fatter by the day 😂

Yipp!! How are you feeling? Esp in the heat?

@lmx0 I'm having an absolute nightmare of a time 😂 hours in work are worse than ever, I'm a sweaty, dizzy, mess haha. I'm carrying excess water, my feet are swollen, I've got an abscess in my mouth and now they're monitoring me for pre eclampsia. Other than that I'm glowing haha xx

@Lphil93 sounds like stacks of fun!!!! An abscess is the last thing you need right now!! Im struggling in work too cannot wait until i finish end of June is not coming quick enough!!!