Due July 2022 (thread 4)

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Hi all another new thread as the old 1 was almost full!

Previous thread
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/pregnancy/4445441-Due-July-2022-thread-3?pg=1

Hi everybody, how are we feeling?

Had our third attempt at the 20 week (now 23 week) scan today and baby was thankfully in a much better position so we got to finish the scan & rule out any obvious nasties. Huge relief after the anxiety of the last 3 weeks. We also found out that we’re expecting a little boy which is lovely - I’ve long suspected that this is a boy (despite the horrific sickness suggesting a girl) and this tallied with the Nub Whisperer reading too

Yayyyy!!! Awesome news @UncomfortableBadger! I can only imagine the relief! Hope you have something lovely planned to celebrate tonight! xx

So bit of an odd one from me - has anyone else experienced pain in their pelvic/pubic area? I was fine all day, went on a nice looong walk (like 6-7 km), sat down to do some work and when I stood up OMG, it feels like a stitch in my pubic area (tight above the vajine)! It’s fine when sitting, laying down but when I stand up and walk it is so painful! I called the midwife helpline and they said it sounds either like round ligament pain (but I’m sure I’ve felt that on the sides of my belly and this isn’t it!) or pelvic girdle pain (PGP) which sounds dreadful! They said to call back for physio referral if I’m still in pain in a couple of days!
Someone felt anything similar? Any tips? X

20wks scan went well - did 75% of the scan and all was good but she was looking down so had to go for a walk and have a sugary drink and then back back and finished off the scan - which was all good so relieved

I even felt a kick as he was doing the scan to which he replied was an arm not a leg!

Feel I can start buying now!! X

@Coco9910 I have hardly felt movements and I have an anterior placenta which I found out at 17.5 gender scan - had my 20wks scan today and the sonographer said it's cushioned so as she gets bigger I should feel more and I could see her moving in the scan so it has reassured me so hopefully over the next couple of weeks should feel her more - hope this helps xx

@Danani yes I get this a lot!! It’s awful, hurts when I walk, get up off the floor, roll in bed etc 😫 the only thing I find helps is resting but that’s a bit hard with a toddler! I think it’s pelvic girdle pain. Like you, I know it’s not round ligament pain as I always feel that on the sides of my belly.

@Danani I'm getting the same pain too, had it from about 16 weeks - I'm 23 weeks today & still experiencing.
Mentioned it to my midwife & the advice was when getting out my car, keep both legs together & avoid standing on one leg when getting dressed 🙃😂

Anyone else experienced intense pain in their side? My left side (back/rib/stomach area) feels like it's cramping like mad & it's been catching my breath. It's eases off but then comes back.
Thought maybe Braxton hicks but can't find anything saying that it would be locaslised to one area. Did see something that said it could be baby pushing against me or kicking me but holy heck does it hurt 😩😩

@Lianna93 @Danani @annie1994 I get this too. And walking more than usual definitely results in extra aches and pains!
@strawberrysummer19 great news about the scan.
@UncomfortableBadger 3 attempts?! 🤣 Awkward little man! And I think sickness means nothing. I had none and I'm having a girl.

@strawberrysummer19 oh that’s good to know! I’m gonna ask more questions at my scan on friday..I’m hoping the same. I do feel a few bits but hopefully in a few weeks I’ll feel it a bit more :)

@Danani I had this after going for a walk! I found it hard to explain where the pain was but I just rested and it felt better. Hope you are feeling better soon!

@Lianna93 yes I keep getting this!! It feels like a stitch in my side and the only way I seem to get rid of it is by lying down. I think it’s round ligament pain so I just tell myself it’s the baby growing 😅

@UncomfortableBadger glad you got all your measurements!! Can’t believe it took 3 attempts! Glad everything’s looking okay :)

@Coco9910 @paintfairy So glad I'm not alone in this 😂 DH made a hot water bottle for me & that's helped massively.

Just catching up here, cant believe how many of you girls have had covid, hope you are recovering okay!! I feel like its bound to come at somepoint.
Also Im glad you complained about the scan @ChinChilly because there's just no need for him to be acting like that! With so much reduced services due to covid the minimal contact we get is so important and special, especially with a scan! He really didnt need to take out on you whatever else was going on with him that day!

We had our 20 week scan last week, all looked okay just a small baby (im 5'1) just now waiting to feel regular movements. I think I'm feeling little flutters now and then, mostly after meals. So excited to meet our little baby in 4 months 😁🥰

What's everyone's babies movements like? This is 4th baby but can't remember what I should be feeling 😩

Had the 20 week scan today (at 20+4) and it all went well, which was a big relief. The baby was wriggling around so much that the student sonographer had to get her supervisor to do half of the checks - but the student did get very carried away printing photos, so we ended up with five!
We asked not to find out the sex, but DH thinks the sonographer referred to the baby as she at one point - I didn’t notice, but I’m not going to dwell on it either way.

@Lisylou1980 i have no idea if its baby or bowels but i feel like wind moving in my lower stomach, sometimes feels like a massive bubble. Im guessing its baby beacause its not followed by wind! 😂😳

Anyone else being kept awake by their bump? I’m so uncomfortable already, don’t fancy another 19 weeks of this!

@Lisylou1980 my movements are quite clear now, they started exactly like @JJ1992 said but within a few weeks it was obvious what they were!

I'm 20+2 and my placenta is at the back so I'm more likely to feel them. He's very active in the evening! I don't notice as much in the day but probably because I'm busy. How far along are you?

@MittensForKittens123 congratulations! It's such a relief isn't it, especially as it feels so long since the 12 week scan. I find it mad that I won't see him again now until he's actually here!

@Danani I get pelvic pain too. If I walk too much then I'm done for the rest of the day. The only relief I seem to get once it kicks in is to sleep it off. It's agony moving around even in the slightest, if I move position on the sofa, trying to lift my legs, walking around my home. On Monday I walked a fair bit and it was the worst its ever been 😔 don't know how I'll survive another 4 months of it tbh

I had really awful pelvic pain in my second pregnancy when I was doing a lot of walking and carrying my toddler. I found lots of gentle yoga really made a difference, and being careful about how I sat/got up - keeping legs together. Because the relaxin makes all your ligaments etc loose it means your pelvis is not as well supported! I have a support band as well that I wear if I know I'm going to be on my feet a lot!

I did actually find it got better for a bit, I can't remember exactly when but I think maybe from between 24-28 weeksish, because the baby actually gets bigger and lifts out of your pelvis so there's less pressure then (for a bit anyway until the end!)

I have been lucky this time apart from after one day when I definitely did far, far too much walking pushing a pram!

I've been sent a random growth scan appt for 28 weeks so that's only 4 weeks away, but I think I'll try and reschedule as time is not great with work/childcare pick ups. My trust does routine positional scan at 36 weeks too, so get to see baby a couple more times, although I am wary as I don't want them to start scaremongering about my 'big' baby!

My eldest has been talking to the baby on the 'tummy telephone' and it is so impossibly cute. If anyone has any older children, we have quite a few books about new babies but just got give 'There's going to be a baby' by Helen Oxenbury and it is really super sweet, recommend! both the boys keep requesting we read it. xx

Thanks ladies!

@missv556 I had that yesterday! It kicked in out of nowhere and was with me all the way until I went to bed. Quite painful, and as you said even changing positions on the sofa was painful! I couldn’t really walk properly either, was just shuffling about for the rest of the day!
I’m not sure if it was my walk that did it, I make it a point to go for a 5k walk every day, although yesterday was more like 7 and the pace was faster because I was with DH and he walks FAST! I guess I was unwittingly trying to keep up.
However, I woke up this morning and (don’t want to jinx it) but feel fine! I’ll take it easy today with the walking, I hope that was a one off episode yesterday!

@KizboBaggins I'm 20 1, 4th child 9th pregnancy so very anxious this time around as lost 2 babies last year. I am getting what I think are movements but I think im concentrating too much on it if you get me. I've got consultant tomorrow as 4th c section and scan finally on Friday - seems ages since the last one. So we will see what happens. Im busy in my job all day and now have a 2 year old that doesn't like to go to bed until 1/2am at the moment so im with her all evening and no down time as such so over thinking

I've joined the covid bus today 🙄 Feeling pretty tired, sore throat but not too much else so far. Let's hope it stays this way. How's everyone else doing?

@Lisylou1980 wow I can't even begin to imagine what you've been through, so happy for you that things are going well now, touch wood. Ahh yes I definitely feel him moving more during my down time, so if you don't have much of that that's probably why!

@Effram "tummy telephone" 😭 that's so cute! I think that's currently what my dog is trying to do too haha he loves cuddling bump!

Is anyone experiencing lower back pain rather than specifically pelvic pain? I'm wondering now if it's all sort of the same thing. Walking is making my back hurt more and more which is so frustrating because I love getting out with the dog and didn't expect not to be able to do as much just yet...

@KizboBaggins sorry to hear another covid victim - seems to be a lot of it on this thread

I'm day 8 and tested negative and first day ive actually been out which was lovely. But came home absolutely shattered and felt I could go to bed. Feel meh and still have a head cold but sooo much better than I did. Back
To work tomorrow but I have a nice understanding job/manager so going to take it easy after a week off. Still taking blood thinning injections have 7 days left.

Went to the pharmacy and got some natural sea salt spray for my nose - it feels good so hopefully that will help - I also bought an olbas stick which she said is ok but I know after googling its controversial- I literally had 2 sniffs and it felt nice but I haven't used it since
I'm not a fan of even taking paracetamol really even though midwife and nurse said I can I just really try not to take anything but the sea salt spray thing I really recommend for head cold and feeling a bit heady

I think it's just a time to get through - for me it's been a week some a few days some I've heard 10 days so think it's just depends

A lot of people I know have it so for me and my area seems like it's a matter of time of getting it

It's worrying but I think so many pregnant people have got it and will get it.

I didn't even catch it from work as I was off
It was definitely my little ones school so even I I be really careful and work from home which I can I'm always going to risk catching it and anyone with other children in same boat

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@strawberrysummer19 I'm glad you're feeling a little bit better! Yes it's hard to judge what it will be like as it varies so much from person to person!

I've been WFH for over a week as we got the dog neutered and I needed to watch him, I only went to Aldi this weekend so god knows where I've got it! Everyone seems to have it around here too, definitely been a matter of time. At least I'm all jabbed up!

I might try that natural sea salt spray, that sounds great! I went to take a throat lozenge today but it said on the back to contact GP before taking if pregnant so I've just not bothered. Only thing I'm worried about it sleeping with this throat. I don't cope well without sleep ... so god knows why I thought it was a good idea to have a baby 😂

@KizboBaggins I really recommend it - it's natural and as you know we can't really take anything else - but it has definitely helped me. I thought it may be my sinuses as I have pressure when I bend down but my sinuses sometimes play up anyway.

Oh I know it's crazy isn't it - what we put ourselves through! I suppose it's a matter of time - I'm triple jabbed too. My fiancé hasn't caught it or me or little one but he has it at Christmas and I didn't - very strange x

I’m feeling much better now day 6 for me but was still positive this morning but the line was much lighter, gonna test again tomorrow morning and hope it’s negative 🤞🏻 My son finally tested negative today on day 9 and so far my 5 year old has dodged it🤞🏻.

@strawberrysummer19 glad you have tested negative and been out- hope you feel better soon and just rest as much as possible! I can’t wait to get out and get back to work.

@KizboBaggins hope you feel better soon and you don’t get it too bad 🤞🏻 My back does ache/hurt a lot but that’s probably cos I’m always on my feet at work or I’m laying down for too long in the evening 🤣 can’t win!

Hope everyone else is ok and it’s been lovely reading about everyone’s scans 🙂 I have growth scans from 28 weeks every 4 weeks till delivery x