December babies 2021! Thread 4

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Seems thread 3 is shut. Not sure if I'm doing this right as never started a thread
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@2020mission spoke too soon re sickness. Reared it's ugly head again this evening 🤢
We're not going to find out the sex of baby, going to leave it as a surprise. I keep thinking this may be our only one given how long it's take to conceive so I just want to keep it a surprise. I don't have a feeling either way what I'm having either.

@Sparklestars86 a third vote for Dorothy Perkins. Comfy maternity trousers and they look good.

@Sparklestars86 should have said second vote-clearly lost the ability to count 😂

@Sparklestars86 asos have a good selection too

@2020mission @theawkwardblonde my due date is also end of December (pushed back from christmas eve!). Although tbh I am kind of hoping it'll just be a January baby!

Thanks everyone. Shopping day for me! Xx

@AnonymousXXIX yeah I'm hoping baby either arrives just before Christmas or in January!

Yeah same I'd rather the little one comes just before Christmas or if not, then January would be better.

@Theawkwardblonde aww no hopefully the sickness will still ease off soon. We are struggling with boy names so really finding out at the 20 week scan would be a bit of helping push us to pick a name if it's a boy and also I'm assuming I might be drugged at the birth and not in the best state to find out whether it's a little boy or girl at the time 😅 so feel I might as well know sooner, even though it doesn't matter either way. It really helps when you don't have a preference! Trying for so long does just make you so grateful to have any baby.

My gosh am I hot. Our room never got below 28 last night, dd got up at 5am. I can’t blame her, she in with us as decorating the new house.
I think I’m just going to lie in the paddling pool today like a beached whale today.
Anyone got any tips for cooling down, I use a hot water bottle with cold water in it and keep it in the fridge for an hour.

@Em39ma I have no useful tips to offer but just wanted to say a refrigerated hot water bottle sounds absolutely dreamy!! Xx

Hey guys! I hope you're all going well.

I'm 17+5 today and still haven't felt any movements :( I have a posterior placenta so thought I would feel them by now. Anyone on the same boat?

For my first I didn't feel movements till.around 24 weeks

@plantloveJolly I haven't felt any movements yet, I'm at 16+3. At my last midwife appointment I was told not to expect to feel them until up to 20 weeks since it was my first, so I wouldn't worry!

I’m over 17 weeks, anterior placenta and first baby I was getting worried that I hadn’t felt him move yet, I’ve never had the popping feeling but when I was tickling and tapping last week I felt a tickle inside but haven’t since.

My midwife says that’s completely normal and she also said it’s rubbish you won’t feel them because of your anterior placenta. While you may not feel kicks from the outside for a while she said you will feel the flutters and tickles just as much as anyone else which is good.

I think some maybe luckier than others and I’ve heard with second babies you tend to feel things earlier which might be because you know what your actually feeling?

19+2 weeks here, melting today

I got some skincare things for Xmas that I can't use during pregnancy as they have retinol in them. Does anyone know if you can use stuff like that after if you are breastfeeding?

I've just been worrying myself today about not feeling any movements yet, I'm 18+1 with third so thought I would be feeling something by now. Had the odd flutter over the past couple of weeks but nothing that makes me feel that's definitely baby, and definitely can't tune into anything if I just sit quietly. Good to hear others are the same though, hopefully it will happen soon...!

Hello ladies! I've been long time lurker but first time poster on this tread. I am a FTM and we just found out we are having a boy due on 2 December! I am sooo excited and terrified at the same time. Even though i knew about the pregnancy since I was 3 weeks pregnant I still cannot wrap my head around it 🤯.It seems like team boy is leading the way on this thread

Congratulations and welcome, I have my scan in a little over 2 weeks we are hoping team boy, but will be happy with either X

Are we 7 boys now and 1 girl? Need the girls to catch up.

Think there’s a few girls but not many,
Are you on the Facebook page?

8 boys v 3 girls on the Facebook page x

Are you all chatting more on a Facebook group now instead of here? I missed the early buses.

I’m not on the Facebook. Is there a link available?

Wasn't aware there was a Facebook group either @2020mission although I did think this thread seemed quiet!

@Em39ma @2020mission DM @Kinsters on here and she can add you in. The group isn't searchable on Facebook so a link wouldn't work