Getting a new one started before we are full! I’ll go back now and add people - answering everyone’s last posts here!!
@MrsR16 Nesting sounds like a good idea! Our house is such a mess at the moment mid-decorating and I cant wait for it all to be done so I can tidy!!
@BabySquid Fabulous bump! Glad you had such a brilliant time. I’m starting to think that pain sleeping is all just part and parcel of being pregnant now! At my yoga class everyone complains of it!
@Tropicana1 I’m sure there’s nothing to worry about!
@purplefig Yeah it was amazing to hear! Apparently IVF twins are more likely to be small but she never explained why. But yeah, induction is less likely for growth - it could still be needed for other reasons but it’s nice to have one of them off the list! How are you feeling, sleeping any better?
@ELW85 I did sleep a little bit better! I still woke up about 4:30 but slept all the way from 10 til then which is amazing! I feel like I’m slowly getting used to just being tired now! Glad you managed a better sleep!
@PippaPug Glad you got the radiator sorted! Yeah I’m amazed at how care changes from place to place but I think the main thing is as long as someone is seeing us at least once a month then that’s great!! How have you been feeling? I’m 24+4 today and really starting to feel uncomfortable now. My bump measured approx 32 weeks yesterday!! 32!!! She thinks they must be lying all at the front.
@cupcakesandglitter From doing some googling I think at the 28 week appt they’ll more start telling me what I can and can’t do in the birth - like start laying out all of my options? So I’m not gonna worry too much and wait to see what they say! My only ‘preference’ is everyone arrives happy and healthy and all are safe and well! I love the bong haha - how are you feeling today?
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Catching up with TTC #1, thread 8!
MrsEG · 07/11/2019 12:50
@PippaPug thanks for your commiserations! I got DH to do up my walking boots on Sunday as well. Actually, I didn't: I burst into tears and he came over and did them up while the dog gave me a snuggle. Honestly, sometimes I just feel like such a drip with pregnancy!! Sorry nobody spotted your BoB badge on the overground until you nearly fell over, that's so bad. Urghhh and having SAD must suck. Sorry if you get asked this all the time - but do you take a vit d supplement? The NHS advise everyone in the UK takes one now between Oct - March and, anecdotally at least, I've heard people say it makes a huge difference. But yeah, sometimes the constant rain is just bloody depressing! Where are the crisp autumnal mornings at?!?! I had heard about the car seat thing, seems bonkers. Did you go for the Joie ones in the end?
@MrsEG I feel bad moaning to you when you've got two of them in there taking up space!! It's just the dawning realisation that it's only going to get worse until the baby gets here now that got to me this morning. And I like to think of myself as quite an independent person, so it's taking some getting used to having to get DH to help with stuff. And like you, I really miss my dog walks too. Still get out some days with him, but not if my back is really bad. We're mostly just having a laugh about it all, but I just woke up fed up today. Really sorry to hear you're still struggling with sleep, that can't be helping at all. Also really glad it's not just me that's checked out of work. I mean, I can't really as I'm self-employed and have deadlines up until Christmas, but I definitely am doing the bare minimum! Urgh what on earth did the midwife say that to you for? How is that in anyway helpful?!!? FWIW I think your bump always looks gorgeous and you look like a glowing twin mum to be! Enjoy your three weeks off from the medical establishment I say 
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@MrsR16 I totally know rationally that it's fine to ask for help, but bloody societal conditioning and my own stupid brain are hard to get past some times.
@Jessikka glad everything is going well!
@LokiCat look at that bump (definitely a bump)! Just gorgeous. Thanks - I've cheered myself up by reminding myself I'm lucky to have a DH who cares so much and is actually willing to do more than his fair share of labour. Though given I'm growing a human, it's actually probably quite a fair division of labour
Sorry for my moody start to the thread today! I've cheered up considerably and though it sucks, I'm glad I'm not alone in struggling to come to terms with my rapidly diminishing ability to do things like tie my own shoes laces up .
For anyone struggling with their back at a desk job, if it's possible could you give a standing desk a go? I've had mine for 2 years and to my great shame am only just using the standing function...but my back is SO MUCH BETTER than when I'm sat down all day. You can rig up a pretty rudimentary system with stacking boxes on top of a normal desk if you have a laptop + keyboard.
In other news, our pushchair has arrived today! We've gone for the single Out N About Nipper. Ridiculously excited to put it up (though the cat will be straight in there....)
@cupcakesandglitter um, no, I'd never even heard of orange twirls until now...!!!! I'll keep my eyes peeled for one this weekend...
@MrsEG you're exactly right - I just needed to reset my mindset. It's only for another 12 ish weeks and at the end of it we get a baby...and you get TWO !!! But yes, the struggle is real re: getting out of the car. We have a pretty high roll top bath so I'm not sure how that's going to go...DH has already said he'll be on standby to hoist me out bahahaa. Yes it seems really unthinking of the midwife to say that unless it was for a valid reason, which it obviously wasn't or she would have said so. I bloody love the nipper...so easy to put together and use. Great idea getting the puncture kit ahead of time. The couple we bought the secondhand carry cot off of said that it's the best pushchair ever, the only issue is the punctures so best to get the kit. Also: will be trying my bump shelf tonight!!! Amazing
@ELW85 hahaa I know what you mean about having particularly pregnant days. Tbh I'm impressed you managed to hold back the tears - that's good going! Your shopping trip sounds lovely - what are you hoping to pick up? Thanks for the kind words - I just had a bit of a wobble. Sorted myself out now and feeling much brighter thankfully! Also thanks: now I want a Belgian waffle. 9.30am isn't too early, right?!
@MrsR16 Haha oh go easy on yourself, I was reading a pregnancy book yesterday which explained how the brain actually temporarily changes during pregnancy (hence we're typically more forgetful etc.). On the one hand, we don't talk about it because we don't want women to be seen as 'less than'. But on the other hand, it's doing us a disservice as it's real and for a pretty important reason!
@Fivebyfive2 are you enjoying NCT? We start our class at the end of the month - I think it's the essentials one as it's over 3 days, but hoping to get lots out of it.
Happy Friday everyone! What's everyone's weekend plans? I'm going Christmas shopping with my mum tomorrow and then we're staying at a fancy pants hotel for the night which I am very much looking forward too (100% leaving my pregnancy pillow in the car in case I need it though)!! Then on Sunday having a quiet one pottering / food shopping / meal prep etc. And then...I'll wake up in the third trimester 
. Have a good one all! x
@MrsR16 sorry to hear that, that's so unfair. Unfortunately I honestly think it's rubbish like that that means women feel like they can't alter their normal behaviour whatsoever in pregnancy, for fear of being seen as weak / incompetent etc. Patriarchal BS. Oh don't get my started on my favourite topic...I'm great fun at parties as you can imagine . Let us know how the carpets look!
@MrsEG And I missed your bit on the car seat arrival! Have you put them in yet? We still need to double check the pushchair will fit in the car. (It'd fit in the boot easy, but that's normally where the dog goes)! Ooo you're so on it with the nursery - what colour curtains and rug have you gone for? Your weekend sounds lovely and restorative. Glad to know I'm not alone with the bath help , but hey, it's really the least they can do. Ooo I'll take a look at the three extras and get them ordered ASAP. My back is OK today thanks, been at my standing desk all day and finally sat down and it's started aching almost right away - so I've got a hot water bottle on it which is pretty magical. How's your PGP? Is your physio an ongoing thing btw?
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