Minsters side car bumping along- ttc thread graduates 3

[Justanothercyster]

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Def crossing fingers for the fluid @2020mission but it's good you don't have to do the GTT then

You getting nausea @paintfairy is it bad? Lots of ppl seem to agree nibbling bits is good

@DKDK123 how you feeling today?

I'm coughing so much I think I might cough up a baby 😂

Oh wait @paintfairy you might die, that's not great! You are hilarious, we are all so stupid wanting symptoms then hating them aren't we and like @Justanothercyster says most not enjoying pregnancy or birth but then the rise tints come out 😂

@paintfairy I kept mine in until around 32 weeks but it just got too much ag that point and I kept catching it on things so I took it out. Mine was the same as in easy to put in the wrong way x

@paintfairy I had to take mines out around 20 weeks when it started hurting as my belly button pushed itself out. I popped it through weekly for a couple of weeks but soon enough it was so far out it was impossible. I can't see myself wearing a bikini ever again after having the baby as I'm sure my belly won't be a nice sight so it's really just me and my husband that will see it if it's back in anyway 😆

@2020mission @lucyrp no one will ever see mine either really and my belly isn't great now. Never mind after. And I'm full of stretch marks already (from teenager) so I have shit skin and likely will look horrific after a baby. So I doubt a belly bar will ever be the worst thing to worry about. 🤣

@Minster2012 yep. Actually dying. 🤣 I'm sure it's minor compared to some people. I'm dramatic. But I've never been a sicky person and neither can I deal with it. I never get bugs or anything. I'm hoping it doesn't get worse. But I was doing horse jobs this morning feeling sick and also like I might pass out (I get hot when exerting myself?) and just feeling generally yuk. And yes you are right- we moan we don't get symptoms and we can't get pregnant and then moan when we do. But I'm not liking this at all.....

@2020mission bummer that yesterday was a waste of time! Good you have a scan booked in tho, be interesting to see if you have it or not 😬
@Justanothercyster aw your day sounds fab! We're putting the tree up today, also new for the new house. Got a reef too! We've always been in flats so never bothered with a reef, be nice to finally put one up 😊
@paintfairy the sickness is grim isn't it. Defo get involved with the nibbling on bits like @Minster2012 says. I lived on ginger biscuits and m&s do ginger shot drinks that helped a treat when nausea was getting all too much!

All this belly bar chat, I had mine done when i was 15 so 20 years ago now 😱 had to take it out by 18 as it kept catching on my work skirt (worked at Waitrose and they were high waisted ones). I still have the scar from removing it, I scar very easily so praying i don't need a c-section 🙏🏾 my scars from the laparoscopy are more prominent due to pregnancy and my belly button is popping so think I might end up with an outie too! 😩

@clolo how exciting, and what a way to start the new year! I won't have another scan until my 20 week one, and we aren't going to find out the sex, want it to be a surprise!

@2020mission how annoying about the appointment, especially this far along in your pregnancy I"m sure going to unnecessary appointments is the last thing you want to do! at least you won't have to do the GTT and fingers crossed everything stays okay with the fluids.

@becarefuloutthere @lucyrp @paintfairy I also had my belly button pierced when I was young (I think it was 18 years ago which makes me feel ancient) but I took it out about 10 years ago. I can still see the hole but haven't attempted putting anything in it for ages (lol). Will be interesting to see what happens, some of my friends have had a shocking time with theirs (including needing surgery to fix it...)

loving all the talk of chrimbo decorating! started ours on the weekend but still need to get a tree. love this time of year when you can make things all cosy, although will be having to indulge in hot chocolates this year instead of my usual tipples :)

hope that cough goes away soon, @Minster2012! Is this still from the sinus infection or something new??

Just jumping on to say that I categorically do not miss being pregnant 😂 7 weeks on and I'm still excited by being able to curl my legs under me when I sit on the sofa and sleep flat on my back...

@Kate105 😂😂😂😂you say that now! How's he sleeping now? Plus I'm still sleeping on my back, is this not good? Nearly 16 weeks. I've not been told otherwise

@whatwonder it's still ongoing for a week and a half now, it felt better yesterday but then last night was the worst again like the second day. Loving team yellow, I'm just far too nosey 😂

Really like the date also for your scan @clolo and do you have WILD plans for NYE?

Does anyone have any WILD plans for NY? Or just plans? We are going to our friends with some others, a house full of kids so they can entertain each other. Whoop whoop!

We'll try to stop you dying @paintfairy! But most of friends didn't enjoy pregnancy, just endured it, whether feeling sick or not it's just not actually fun. Backache, swelling, lack of sleep, sickness and loads more. I mean who'd do it??

No belly button thing here, but a vertical scar from under my boobs to my pubic area then another to the right side & I have no idea what will happen to this scarring as I grow 😬

@Minster2012 I've actually just sobbed driving home from the horses at how ill I feel. Honestly. 🤦‍♀️ But DH is out tonight and I've got to cook my own dinner and it's all just too much. How am I going to get through days where I actually need to go places? I feel sick. But also funny. You know when you've been ill and still aren't better, so when you exert yourself you've got no energy, feel shaky inside and like you might pass out (but know you won't), well, like that. Doing the horses killed me.
@becarefuloutthere I scar badly too. My arm is a mess. But my brother did too after an op. We've got crap skin.

@clolo we're scan date buddies 🥰

I always wanted a belly piercing. Tried to get it done at 17/18 and they said my abs were to tight so there wasn't enough skin 😂😂 Fast forward 13 years and it could now be pieced 10 times over 🐷 😆

@becarefuloutthere I think outies caused by pregnancy usually go back in though so you may escape a permanent outie. My DD has an outie caused by a mega short umbilical cord the poor git 🙈

@whatwonder yesss team yellow 💛 what is your EDD? I don't want to know but based on that nub theory thingy (which I don't know if I believe) a lot have said boy

@Minster2012 I think you can back sleep up to 20 weeks, may need to double check with midwife!

Just got back from work Christmas do which started at lunch. They've all gone onto the Christmas market sleigh bar... slightly jealous 😆

Awwww @paintfairy it will get better, and make sure you are eating little bits so you keep your energy up. Get some ready meals or freezer type food for the fridge or freezer so on days when you feel crap they are there to help. I'm afraid we just get on with things, cos we are women, that's what we do

@clolo have you ever been into your city (you know where I mean) on NYE?

@bez91 ABS of steel there Mrs!! A sleigh bar you say oooooo

@Minster2012 my plans for NYE is just going to a friends house. Originally for drinks and food. But clearly no drinks now. 🤣 And most women get on with things but I literally stalled today. Couldn't do it.
@bez91 bloody Christmas dos. Who even has Christmas dos right now. What terrible timing. 🤣 Mine is Friday.

Lol we don't have any NYE plans I'll be amazed if I manage to stay up this year 😂

He's sleeping... ok @Minster2012 only up a couple of times until we get to 4-5am and then it's party central 🙈 I can't remember if it's 20 weeks or the third trimester you shouldn't back sleep from, but to be fair you get to a certain point where it's impossible anyway!

Big WHOOP WHOOP for team yellow 💛 such an amazing moment for us finding out!

Ok experienced ladies I am going to attempt to express and do a bottle feed tomorrow in preparation for leaving the boyo for the first time so mama can get her haircut on Friday 🙌🏻 any tips for introducing a bottle?! Slightly concerned since he won't even take a dummy 🤦🏼‍♀️ but has to be worth a try right?! Expressing is the easy bit, I am a milk cow on roids, but no point in milking myself all day if he won't drink it...

@Justanothercyster I'm the same, I was adement after the hellish pregnancy I had with DS that I was NEVER getting pregnant again, funny how quickly your mind forgets and starts to focus on #2 I remember telling the nurses in the hospital I was 1 and done and they just smiled knowingly and said they all say that but you'll be back so they must hear it all the time 😂

@lucyrp it took about 2 years for me to stop feeling phantom kicks! It's the weirdest feeling ever isn't it I was utterly convinced some times there must be a baby in there.

@paintfairy you may benefit from paying or delegating the horses to someone else till you get through the first trimester. Do little bits and rest in between. Pregnancy sucks and can sure feel like it at times but I can assure you you're not going to die feeling like shit is completely normal 😂 As for going out you just adapt and find a way as you have no choice. With #1 I used to have to drive to work with a sick bowl in my passenger seat to grab and a change of clothes in the boot as I know I'd throw up at least twice on the journey to work every day. It definitely wasn't a fun time and went on from before my period was due right up till around week 15/17 (I cried when I hit 12 weeks and it didn't magically disappear as everyone promised 😂). This time round I managed to dodge most of the physical sickness but once the nauseous feeling hit it hasnt been fun either, it seemed to be delayed in starting but now it's here it's no sign of leaving any time soon. You'll find ways of coping and it will eventually pass then you usually get a bit of respite around trimester 2 before all the aches and pains begin in the last trimester. As we've discussed before the 'glowing' part seems to be dished out to only an elite few, for the rest, pregnancy leaves you feeling like utter shit.......but the end result makes you forget all that and want to do it again.

@Minster2012 they recommend sleeping on your side from around 20something weeks as they found it cuts the risk of stillbirth, something to do with the weight presses down on a artery or something that restricts blood flow to the baby. If you get a u shaped pregnancy pillow once your bump gets bigger they usually stop you rolling onto your back anyways.
No plans for NYE, dont even think I'll push myself to stay awake, sleep is more precious than saying happy new year at the moment 😂

@kate105 no experience doing it that way, but the opposite way DS would only take from a bottle and the nurses suggested I tried breast shields as it can feel more like a bottle and easier flow than straight nipple. Maybe it might work for you breast feeding with shields on for a few days then the transition to bottle may not be such a big jump for him?

@Minster2012 the back sleeping thing isn't anything to worry about really, if you wake up on your back you shouldn't worry it's just that they say not to start your nights sleep on your back. Most of the time it's not comfy anyway so you adjust yourself in your sleep. To be fair I did sleep on my back quite a lot when pregnant as I tossed and turned so much during the night my back was a lovely inbetween. If you get breathless from it that's when you should move.

@DKDK123 they're so strange aren't they! I can't remember having them with DS and I've kept having them this time round and thought I was going mad until I read an article about it! Some days I could swear there's still a baby in there! It's not even kicks some days it's like the rolling movements etc

@lucyrp I was the same I hadn't heard of it and thought I was either going insane, actually carrying another baby or had some sort of live parasite in me 😂 was so relieved when I googled one night to find it was an actual post pregnancy thing and other people had it too!
I'd heard of phantom limb pain before as my cousin had her leg amputated and could still feel the amputated leg 😲 but def hadn't heard of it in relation to post pregnancy. I experienced it less and less as time went on, it did eventually just stop happening.

Omg we've nearly ran out of space on here! Has anyone else made a new thread ? Otherwise I'm happy to do so!

Minsters Sidecar Bumping Along - ttc graduates thread 4 www.mumsnet.com/Talk/pregnancy/4416323-minsters-sidecar-bumping-along-ttc-graduates-thread-4

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And finished xxxxx