Due June 2022 (thread eight)

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Ugh having a cold while pregnant is no fun. Every cough and sneeze is a potential wet myself moment. Might have to consider getting some tena ladies until I'm better. Gutted as I hoped my pelvic floor would hold out better, I've been doing my kegels 3 times a day! Seeing the doctor tomorrow about my pgp and hoping to get a physio referral

I have a strange question for those of you who have had a baby before.
I'm watching one born every minute and the amount of personal questions some of the midwives ask is freaking me out. Is this just for the tv show or is this what it's like? Sometimes it seems so inappropriate, I don't want to be grilled on my family and job when I'm in labour.

@hellointhere that wasn’t my experience. I think it’s just for TV. 🙂

I seriously need to catch up on approx 14 out of 21 pages 🙈

It’s a minor thing, but I seem to be turning into an aging Labrador. Farts keep escaping with no warning, like on the train and in lifts.

@rathernotshare hello, I have also just been put under the Perinatal MH team as have really struggled with depression this pregnancy. I totally understand about just wanting to lie in bed for a couple weeks and not do anything. Just to let you know you’re not alone and sending love x

@ALHCTPS 😅😅😅

I have upset my in-laws twice in one weekend. They are incredibly sensitive people.

I think I used to deal with their bullshit by having a glass of wine.💁🏻‍♀️

Ladies do you have recomendatioms for where to buy baby muslins that dont cost an arm and a leg . Ive bought a pack of plain white 5 for £6 from Asda and they had good reviews and seem good quality but are small . About 25inch square. (65 cm lenght and widht)

Any recommendations

@MrsNT I have had a lot of hand me down muslins from my sister and I know that she got given LOADS with both of hers but don't know which ones she got or how expensive they were, sorry! Not very helpful.

At what point are sore boobs normal and at what point would you speak to someone about it? The skin on my boobs is really red and they kind of look swollen and are quite irritated. Is this normal?!

@rathernotshare I, too, self referred for MH and because I’m pregnant was put through as urgent. My first appointment is ok Thursday. Took two weeks from signing up - hopefully your area will do the same!
Mine is for my anxiety and ocd which has got worse since being pregnant. I went out with DH to buy clothes and want to be happy but can’t help being anxious something bad will happen and I’ll have all these cute clothes as a reminder, so I wanted to sign up as I think it’s time to start seeing more positively!

ALSO… guys. Managed to send myself into sheer panic this morning. washing myself in the shower I bend over to clean ‘down there’ and notice a drop of blood, I frantically feel down there and wipe but there was nothing there - but then more blood drops, and suddenly it’s on my hands and stomach… I freak out cause I can’t find why I’m bleeding and run into DH drying his hair whose trying to find the source of the bleeding.
Only gone and bloody cut my areola and nipple on a razor 🤦‍♀️ my legs were like JELLY I started crying 🙈 I thought I was losing the baby, I was in so much shock I didn’t even feel the pain until DH told me it was my boob bleeding. Huge tip: don’t cut your nipnops off. It hurts. 🙈 so thankful it wasn’t the worst outcome in my mind.

@Vimto1991 ooooh my god that sounds so so sore!!! And horrible!! How many situations on earth are there where you say 'I'm so glad I only sliced my nipple with a razor!'. But must have been so scary for a minute so can totally imagine the relief

@AlbatrossSociety haha yes totally that 🙈 I was so relieved! But then walking around today in the cold was so painful 😂 still not sure how I managed it. I wasn’t shaving my nipple!

Has anyone had reduced movement? Im 24+5 and quite worried i havent been feeling him for a couple of days. Is this normal or should i get checked?

Anybody else got their glucose test this week?
I'm quite looking forward to sitting in the hospital for 2 hours all by myself (aka without my toddler in tow!!) 😅

@jennixxx I think they say they are too small and without a pattern before 28 weeks, but you could go to the maternity ward at your hospital just to get checked for peace of mind, I believe they put a Doppler on to check for the baby’s heartbeat. :)

@CurryandSnuggle I thought so! Thank you for answering :)

I'm 23 weeks today! I am feeling very lucky in that I have almost no symptoms at the moment. The only pain I experience is when I lay flat on my back, my left hip/upper leg hurts a lot.

@jenni

@jennixxx yes go get checked I had this at 23 weeks they are more than happy to reassure you

The food thing ladies I’m currently 🤞🤞 getting over my hg still being sick but not 20+ times a day. I have such a sweet tooth the only thing I can categorically keep down is chocolate (I’m trained this baby well 😂) but I love a good biscuit baby has other ideas over biscuits (especially ginger biscuits), soup, eggs and any fruit though. A mars bar or Turkish delight is good for breakfast though 🙈

I'm a bit late to the party but I am so glad to see I'm not the only one with mad sugar cravings who is not living my most nutritional life right now 😂. I'm in isolation and yesterday I apologised to bump after dinner because "left over chicken balls with curry sauce, followed by a dairy milk whole nut is not a reasonable meal and I'm sorry" 😂

I don't even have the energy to cook so I just followed it up with an orange and some vitamins for balance 🤷‍♀️

The pregnancy insomnia is real 😂😂 anyone else waking at crazy o clock, starving (just ate a banana) and unable to go back to sleep?

Nice to have baby here kicking though, at least I have a little pal with me hehe ❤️❤️

@yellowpinkbluegreen yep wide awake here aswel . Suffered really bad from insomnia. I also have really bad nasel congestion atm and finding no relief 😭

Hey @yellowpinkbluegreen & @fiowen45, my pregnancy insomnia also seems to have returned, been awake since half 3. A banana sounds like an excellent idea. We happen to have 30 due to an online shop mishap so I should get cracking on them! Hope you get some more sleep tonight, at least it's Sunday xx

Good night ladies? Another one awake since 5am 😂

@Lostintranslatio Ergh been awake since 3.30, now just waiting for my son to come in!