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Due June 2022 (thread eight)

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PleaseSendNoodles · 07/03/2022 03:33

Love all the bump pics! 💕

I’ve just bought a batch of cloth nappies… will get some disposables too… but let’s see how it goes!

Turniptracker · 07/03/2022 07:51

Anyone experiencing debilitating pain? I had pgp which has evolved into the most excruciating sciatic nerve pain and I can't put weight on one of my legs anymore without shooting pains in my back and bum. I was crying on the floor yesterday because I couldn't stand up and I had to crawl to the toilet. Really not having a good time of it at the moment.

fpeg · 07/03/2022 07:58

@Turniptracker sending you love, I had true sciatica in my twenties, unable to get out of bed one morning, it is the most horrendous feeling and all I can give you is my sympathy. I believe belts to help support the bump can help, I'd definitely speak to your GP and a womens physio asap to help you. Just in case you don't already have one you can use this site to find a proper women's/pregnancy physio: www.squeezyapp.com/directory/
Hope you get some relief 💚

Lostintranslatio · 07/03/2022 08:41

Just popping in to say that all the bump pics are gorgeous 😍😍😍

We are on holidays atm and baby some days moves a lot and strong and other days she's quiet (which does my head in 😂).

InvisibleDragon · 07/03/2022 09:14

Also, poked around for info about odd-shaped bumps and found this (ancient) thread:
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/pregnancy/2436829-B-Belly

Looks from the comments like it's more common with an anterior placenta and/or if the baby is lying back to back. So there you go.

Maropa · 07/03/2022 10:45

It was great seeing your lovely bumps! I find them all to be very beautiful bumps, sorry if it's creepy Halo
Mine also seems to be on the bigger side, but then again, as we all have different body shapes, I find it hard to tell what's big, average or small.
I have a friend who is due the same day as me, but she is like 10 inches shorter than me and her stomach was flat when she got pregnant. My belly would look ridiculous on her.
People so obsessed with other people's bumps that they feel the need to comment on them or touch them can sod off!

Unarosaes · 07/03/2022 10:46

That last message was me, seems I am logged in with a different name on my pc

JAR1981 · 07/03/2022 10:48

What beautiful bumps ladies. Also it shows the spectrum of what perfectly normal bumps can look like!

Thanks for the tip @InvisibleDragon. Mines more like a tingle/vibrating sensation at the minute but I assume it’s related. Nettle sting feelings don’t sound nice you poor thing.

Vimto1991 · 07/03/2022 11:06

After a stressful week at work I saw my parents for the first time since asking them to open a window as they smoke in their house (not when I’m there but can be just before I arrive so smoke still in the air). Mom was fine and chatty, dad didn’t speak to me. Upon leaving he started an argument with me that it’s his house his rules and how dare I ask him to do something. It’s one hour every two weeks to benefit his only child and only grandchild. I said that’s fine, I’ll pick up my mom and take her somewhere nice every two weeks and he won’t see me or my baby. Whilst I’m not a fan of my dad, I just had two stressful shifts at work so it’s really not needed. I’m trying to be calm but when I remember stress can affect the baby, I feel ten times more stressed that something might happen.
Never thought I’d end up caring for someone so much that I’ve never met! Roll on June, I just want them to be here and healthy now. 😫 I don’t think my mind is handling pregnancy well, I’m too full of worry.

On another note, so lovely seeing all your bumps. I have a really bad mirror and regret how little photos I have taken as it’s not the best mirror 🙈 here’s a selfie I took on Saturday in my very yellow room. 😂

Due June 2022 (thread eight)
beansprout55 · 07/03/2022 11:36

Ohhh @Vimto1991 big big hugs xxx
You're 100% in the right here, I think all of us girls would have done the exact same thing. It's not an unreasonable or even surprising request! I hope your mum will chat to him and that he'll come to his senses and apologise.
He obviously knows the dangers of second hand smoke, yet alone to infants - no idea how he can be so stubborn. I hope and pray he sort his shit out by June!!
Glad your Mum was fine xx

Vimto1991 · 07/03/2022 11:50

@beansprout55 thank you ☺️ He’s a very stubborn and arrogant person, very selfish. He will never apologise, but think he will realise he’s done something wrong arguing with his pregnant daughter when he doesn’t see me again. His family doesn’t speak to him and he has no friends, all his own fault. Unfortunately my parents live together still, or it’d be a lot easier to cut ties.
I’m not going back on my word. If the windows aren’t open I’m not coming in. 🤷‍♀️
Just trying to listen to calm music and feel my bump, thank god they won’t have the childhood I did, and I’ll be damned if I let them affect it!

Whatcanmyusernamebe · 07/03/2022 11:52

@Turniptracker I have exactly the same problem. Started with a little niggle on my left side and now full blown sciatic pain to the point I can hardly do anything that side. Currently signed off work and have a physio appointment next week so hoping for some advice on managing it. Fully understand being stuck in position unable to move - I have cried many times both with pain and frustration. Pgp is just awful.

Turniptracker · 07/03/2022 12:46

@Whatcanmyusernamebe I'm so sorry you are also suffering but it is a small comfort to know that someone understands. May I ask how you managed to get your physio referral? I've asked the doctor but I don't really hold out much hope. I've asked for some crutches so I can at least walk faster than a snail but they referred me to the midwife who isn't as local (and also I can't get hold of her today). I hope your treatment helps with your pain x

imhereforthecake · 07/03/2022 13:18

Is there any NHS staff on here?
Do you know if our maternity pay average includes week 25 of pregnancy earnings or finished at 24.
My heads in a mess trying to work it out!

Whatcanmyusernamebe · 07/03/2022 13:26

@Turniptracker in my area (South Wales) we can self refer for physio. Just filled in an online form and they called me with an appointment. Sorry that your GP is not more helpful- they seem to expect us to just get on with things in pregnancy don’t they. Fingers crossed that they do refer you because pgp is ongoing and usually only worsens as baby grows, I had it in my last pregnancy but nowhere near as severe as this. The only upside is that it does tend to disappear once baby arrives so at least there is an end in sight.

Esperer · 07/03/2022 13:29

@imhereforthecake I've also found it very complicated but have used this calculator. There is a part where you can amend pension and student loan payments etc. I never trust the nhs pay us properly at the best of times! maternity.money/nhs-maternity-pay-calculator

imhereforthecake · 07/03/2022 13:44

@Esperer
Thank you for this!
You do you know what weeks in pregnancy our pay is based on please?

fpeg · 07/03/2022 13:56

Oh man, oh man... I adore bread, pregnancy is not adoring bread. You think I'd learn as I feel bloated almost immediately after eating it and feel rubbish for several hours afterwards! But I LOVE bread so much! I need to find some willpower to stop eating the bread 🍞 😂

I'm not going to stop burping for the rest of the afternoon now. Please tell me I'm not alone in my lack of sense 🤦‍♀️

unknownscot · 07/03/2022 15:36

[quote imhereforthecake]@Esperer
Thank you for this!
You do you know what weeks in pregnancy our pay is based on please? [/quote]
It's the 8 week period before your 25th week I'm sure. So from 17-25 weeks I'm sure x

Matilda30 · 07/03/2022 18:22

@Turniptracker you have my sympathy. I have pgp, I'm seeing a sports massage therapist and an nhs physio (although the physio just gives advice and a tubigrup/exercises). I had the sciatic pain at the end of my last pregnancy and I hope it doesn't return this time. Have a look at the pelvic partnership maybe as they have accredited practitioners for pgp.

Flowerbug1994 · 08/03/2022 08:40

Anyone trying to figure out a pattern with movements yet. Am 26+4 and trying to figure out his pattern but he doesn’t haven't one at all. Like yesterday morning before I got out of bed at 8:30 I had 30 movements this morning hasn’t been as many. How are you all planning on tracking them ?

Vimto1991 · 08/03/2022 08:54

@Flowerbug1994 I don’t believe you need to count movements, but just notice a pattern, I.e awake around 8.30, next awake 10, etc.
I notice first thing in the morning, then when I sit down for work, then I’m distracted at work and don’t notice much until I finish and baby kicks away in the evening.

RoseValleyRambles · 08/03/2022 09:16

I notice him kick most after meals and when I'm in certain positions, Vs him having a schedule yet. Not looking forward to anxiety that's going to accompany movement counting...

yellowpinkbluegreen · 08/03/2022 09:25

On the subject of bumps something that I have really noticed is how different my bump looks in different clothes. When I wear my own floaty dresses and stretchy clothes the bump looks huge and when I wear for example maternity dungarees you can't see the bump at all really! So it could be that too.

My friend lent me the Jojo maman Bebe denim dungarees and I'm obsessed!

Equally I agree that people are always commenting. But I do think it's just a habit because people don't know what to say. Everyone keeps saying how small I am despite the fact I've put on a stone and a half 😂

Flowerbug1994 · 08/03/2022 09:29

@Vimto1991 that’s good to know am going to try and start more noticing periods of movements instead of numbers of kick.
@RoseValleyRambles yes I notice him more when am quite in bed of a night after a bath and then the morning before I get up. The anxiety is not the best being like nearly 27 weeks feels like am so close yet so far. I suppose the worry never stops 😭😭😭

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