Early Oct babies part 3!

[Treacle81]

Hey girls, just heading to bed but hope all scans went well today and good luck for all the scans 2m (mine inc) I’ll post pic if all ok 🤞🏼🥰xx

@HerondaleDucks oh no please don't feel bad that wasn't what I meant at all! I think it's lovely you got to have yours and it's nice to hear these stories from everyone.
That's just what my midwives are doing because of covid but they do ours in the hospital so that might be why.

@HerondaleDucks @blankiesandunicorns my 16 week appointment next week is on the phone too

Oh no! What a pants time to be pregnant!

@roarfeckingroar must be different trusts I suppose and ours are stopping face to face unless they deem it necessary.

Mine was on the phone too. They're trying to do as little face to face as possible.

I'll be 16 weeks tomorrow! 😊

My 16 week phone appointment was on Monday. So jealous of those who got to hear baby's heartbeat this week 😍

Hey everyone evening - just catching up on all the messages . Had a weird turn today sickness and weakness came out of no where with acid reflux coming back with a vengeance.

Deffo ordering lots of stuff from boots - bio oil, weleda oil - will need to place the cream / oil somewhere to me it part of my routine - I’m so lazy 😂

@Aquablue1123 - congrats to the boy ! Another one for team Boy! Ahh so lucky you found out - I’m hoping to find out at 20 weeks !
@Quiffy you are so funny - I think once I start to spend I won’t be able to stop . Being on lock down with husband he can see all my orders - lock down over and everything will be hidden from him.
@LexiM love that your mum is knitting - my mum has been sending me lots of articles that show breast is best . I just mentioned mixed feeding and she was like it’s a babies birth right to be breastfed 100 percent - rolled my eyes so hard on the phone. She then told me she wants to come and stay at ours once baby is born to help keep an eye on me 😂😂😂 no trust that I won’t do it right for her first grandchild.

@Treacle81 hope the heartburn eases up xxx

I have double barrelled my surname - but my husband really wants the baby to have his surname only . Which I think is so unfair - he changed his surname when he was 21 so doesn’t even share the same one as his family .

I want to eat crisps all I can think about is crisps it’s 11pm and all I can think about is crisps. What is wrong with me ...?

Hey @Buzz22 I have my '16' week consultant appointment on the 30th when I will actually be 18+3. Another cervical length scan on Friday, first since 12 weeks when it measured .9mm over the line for intervention. I ended up going in to triage at the weekend as I felt really heavy down there and they gave me progesterone just in case. Feeling a bit let down by how little monitoring I've had given everyone I've seen so far keeps telling me what a high risk for pre term labour I am! How have your scans been going? Hope your consultant appointment goes well.

@esmerelda1988 I'm exactly the same, I really hope things are over by our 20w scans when we might be able to have our partners there

@Zaalfruit same I keep craving crisps. I've put my oils next to my bed to help remind me!

Can I ask a personal question...how much weight has everyone put on so far? Im 16 and put on 10 pounds so far which seems a lot, I know! I've had no choice but to eat through my sickness and still am to an extent. I just hope I'm fairly normal. I lost 2 stone last year so the weight gain is taking a toll on my image. I wasnt big before just an average size 12 so I'm not worried but on my petite frame I look so odd without looking pregnant 😂

16w! Not 16 years old lol

@Indigogirl88 I think we all expect to put on weight. I've been told I'm not allowed to put on weight because of my high risk of diabetes. I think I have anyway 🙈. Don't worry about it too much, but there's a lot of yoga and pilates you can do if it helps take your mind of sickness and food. I got myself an indoor bike and just go on it for 10 mins at a time every time I feel like I've eaten for 2 more than reasonable.

Hope everyone who is feeling sick and having heartburn get some relief.
I've been having huge headaches in the afternoon.

Also sorry to hear about all these telephone appointments. 🙁

@Indigogirl88 I've not weighed myself in a few weeks, although I should. I think 10lbs sounds okay? I haven't really researched it but I remember they told Khloe Kardashian her goal was like no more than 20lb by 20w (or it might have been 25w) and I'm sure her goal would be harsher than most so she'd go back to skinny fast afterwards.

@Zaalfruit ahhh hope you're feeling better today

My 16w midwife appointment was also by phone. They don’t want to risk us getting it I think!

Counting down the days til the 20 week scan. I think I’m team blue 💙 based on cravings, gut feeling, and nub theory 😂 (basically no evidence lol)

Has anyone else feel movement? I’ve got movement every day it feels like a fish in a bag from the fair haha

Also is anyone experiencing braxton hicks? I get tightening of my uterus occasionally it’s really strange.

@Indigogirl88 I know it’s easier said than done but try not to worry about the weight gain. Due to a shit first trimester I’ve not put any weight on and my app is telling me off for that so you can’t really win. Your body will just do what it needs ❤️

@esmerelda1988 I hope you’re ok, don’t be afraid to call them for extra checks - I would!!

@Zaalfruit your mum 😂 she means well I guess but jeez I’d be rolling my eyes too 😆

@Buzz22 my bestie is a midwife and said 16 week heartbeat checks aren’t routing for her practice as sometimes you can’t find it and it causes more worry than relief. The 24 week one they should x

@Indigogirl88
Oh I had to convert it to kg to understand- that’s not bad don’t worry ! We can all try and loose it together after we give birth - we can have a group for that 😊I think I have put on about 3 kg which is about 6 pounds - but I have gone up a dress size . Size 12 to size 14 I had to order emergency knickers from asos as they felt so tight and uncomfortable.
I think it’s cos I have been eating so much bread and crisps and chocolates

@HerondaleDucks - that’s a really good idea to get a bike . I hate working out doing any physical movement - everyone keeps telling me to . Before getting preggo used to do intermittent fasting now I feel hungry every few hours .

Thanks all! Hopefully Friday will give me some reassurance. Might find out the gender early though so every cloud..

Talking of weight gain, I've put on almost a stone since becoming pregnant but then I was only 7st1 before. Apparently the baby is only about 150g at this stage so god knows where the rest of it is!

Hope you all have a good day

I'm still about 5lbs down but I need to be as I'm overweight.
Annoyed because I'm eating to stop myself feeling sick and now starting to gain weight again.
In fact everything is annoying me today 😒😂

It doesn't help that getting hold of food when you're not allowed to leave the house is a nightmare and we can only go on one walk a day.

@esmerelda1988 I hope friday goes ok and you find out whether it's a boy or girl. How exciting, that's definitely a silver lining to the worry.

I have been informed that as the heartbeat sounded like a train I will be having a boy. So... that will be interesting when I have the 20 week scan

@Indigogirl88 I'm just over 16 weeks and I've put on 9lbs, also feeling a little self-conscious! Carbs were my best friend for weeks 5-12 😂

I don't know how much I've put on, before getting pregnant I know I had lost about a stone. I'm just feeling heavy at the moment. I use to walk to and from work every day (about 1.5 miles each way) and do 1-2 exercise classes then we use to go out on bikes or walks at the weekend so I'm feeling the lack of exercise. I wasn't skinny before about a size 14, but all the time I had is gone. I've looked for some pregnancy Zumba classes online but I just don't feel motivated. I was told to try and not put on too much weight, and given a leaflet about healthy eating, which was a bit insulting as we very rarely get rubbish food. It's just how I am, just like how DH is slim no matter what he eats. Everyone keeps telling him it will catch up to him some day, but it hasn't yet.

The good news is my memory foam mattress topper has just arrived! I've spread it out upstairs so it settles for a few hours before putting it on the bed. I had better sleep well tonight!

@Zaalfruit your mum sounds intense. Maybe best to put it out there about not having her stay if you don't want her there. Feed your baby however you can, it doesn't matter of you breast feed or combi or just formula. As long as the baby is eating what's the issue? The breast is best thing annoys me, as it's not possible for some people. We plan on combi feeding as well. I think it's more common than you think.

Oh thanks everyone its made me feel a lot better that at least we are in this together and we are all putting on a few pounds either way! I deffo need some big girl knickers might have a look on asos or boohoo.

DP has been great and gave my a hug when I said id put weight on.

My sister also said about kim Kardashian 😂 @Quiffy

My pregnancy pillow just turned up so excited to try it out later!

Not felt much movement the odd little flutter so I keep trying to feel it for anything

On a completely different note I ordered some makeup online and feeling so much better having put some on this morning yaay

I also ordered a jumpsuit from asos which I think im going to live in this summer as they look cute with a bump, and the trousers have the added bonus of aiding chafing 😂

My first ever maternity clothes are arriving today although I feel a bit of a fraud because my body has barely changed at 15 + 3; I reckon I've put on a kilo at most and my stomach is a bit rounder but you would miss it if you didn't know, but I think it starts to go up from here.

It's such a beautiful day today and everything feels exciting and brilliant. I hope you're all feeling happy and hopeful too.

@Indigogirl88, I'm always put off of jumpsuits by the whole having to get almost undressed to go to the loo. End up feeling really exposed, esp if out and using loos elsewhere. Although that might not be a problem this year!
I've got a delivery due today. Hoping it's my asos delivery with some new maternity trousers. Really hoping they fit.

Not sure on the weight thing. Haven't weighed myself for ages. I'll try and remember to later. I had loads of people telling me I hadn't put on enough weight last time round. I was all bump. Hoping to be the same this time. But my hips are definitely wider from last time.
I think I lost weight at the beginning due to feeling so sick. And the loss of wine calories is definitely a big one for me

I think I need to start looking at some dresses. I don't usually wear jeans/ trousers. I'm wearing a maxi dress today and it seems a bit shorter, must have some sort of bump coming along. Honestly dreading the time when they open the office again and will have to find some office suitable maternity wear for not very long at all! I'll have to have a look and get a basket ready for after pay day.

I'm hoping to get away with just some leggings and t shirts for maternity wear, I think its highly unlikely I'll be going back to my job before my due date because of the risk so might save some money! I got some bits from Very which came very quickly although they don't have a huge selection.

@Indigogirl88 your weight gain sounds normal from what I’ve read. Sorry to be the annoying one but I’m around 6lbs down on my weight pre-pregnancy although I would never have guessed it from how I look, I think generally I look the same with bigger boobs and tum! I’m around size 12-14, so no harm in some loss. I was barely able to eat anything for a few weeks of my morning sickness, so think that’s the loss. The last couple of weeks I have been eating more/normally again and it has got me conscious of gaining too much weight, particularly as I want crisps the most and struggle to get anywhere near 5 a day. Part of me knows it’s inevitable and I just have to accept it but I’m also worried just because I’m not as active as normal, so feel it’s going to creep on more than it would in usual life. I mean I never was a sporty person but I certainly didn’t sit down as much as I do now due to lockdown. I’m not sure really whether I want to continue weighing myself now as I think there might be more negatives to it. On my pregnancy app today it said “you are going to start gaining a lot of weight” I thought thanks for that 😂😂

I have had problems sleeping the last couple of nights, my stomach felt so tight last night and I’ve had some stretching pains. I keep thinking don’t complain now as the worst is still to come!

I need to look more seriously into maternity clothes as my tops are starting to get shorter and shorter. I just haven’t really seen anything I want to spend money on! I’m indecisive on everything, I think mainly because if it comes and isn’t right I have to go to the effort of sending it back. We have one post office open for the whole town at the moment and I can’t be bothered to queue!