June 2023 Babies ☀️ (thread four)

[firsttimelondonmummy]

Hey all,
We are getting close to full so getting another thread ready 😊

Thanks to those who have posted about their hospital bags - really useful for a first time mum!

This may sound like a really stupid question but should babies wear vests under all their clothes/baby grows? Complete novice here!

Also waking up a lot in the middle of the night - 3 to 4 times- to go to the toilet. I know increased urination can be a general symptom of pregnancy, but it's also listed as a symptom for a UTI should I be concerned? I don't have any pain.

@pippabg I think the advice is that babies should wear one more layer than you. A blanket counts as a layer, as does a carrier if you’re baby wearing. DS was born in a heatwave so I found the advice a bit confusing because I just wanted a cold shower! Their chest/back should be warm but not hot (babies hands and feet are often cold so best to check the trunk). Hope that helps.

I don’t think the urination sounds wildly unusual. Baby was kicking me in the bladder yesterday and I went about 3 times in an hour (tiny wees). I usually only get up once but I also know I don’t drink nearly enough .

Anyone else seeing baby move in belly it's surreal can't wait to meet her

I tried some Kinso tape on my bump today as I have found that towards the end of the day one of my stretch marks feels like it is ripping in half.

Rather stupidly I positioned it too low and gave myself an impromptu bikini wax. Even removing it in the bath didn't help! Doh!

It did help, I just need to get the placement right.

Sorry @DrinkingAllTheGin but that really made me laugh!!

Has anyone else’s immune system completely given up? So far in pregnancy I have had two colds, Covid last week and now I have some kind of stomach bug and am projectile vomiting. I don’t even have a toddler at home to blame for the germs! Feeling so sorry for myself. 😫

@Leaf86 it can happen to some in pregnancy your immune system becomes weaker and you get hit by every thing . I really hope as the weather eases up you get unwell less . Sending you lots of well wishes.

@Hlc86 I hope you are being looked after well x

@DrinkingAllTheGin ouch ouch ! Thinking about it was giving me second hand pain. ( it is funny thou - and a great way to be hair free for birth lol ) I hope the kinso tape helps as stretch mark pain is painful !

I'm definitely more sick this pregnancy. Cold after cold and constant cough. I think my body is failing now. I'm so big I can't lay down without getting stuck. I'm uncomfortable all the time. Can't find a comfy position. I feel like I'll pop all the time. I'm tired. I'm either constipated or got runs. I wee myself every time I cough. My body had definitely given up now 😂Whatever they say about glowing in pregnancy is a lie haha.

@Leaf86 sorry to hear you've been unwell :( how did you find having covid whilst being pregnant? Have you had it before? DP is currently positive and I'm doing all I can to isolate away from him whilst living together. I'm not vaccinated due to health reasons as well so I'm majorly worried.
I think the long winter is causing a surge in colds and flu's as well!

@Zaalfruit thank you ! Me too! Sigh.

@BellaTheDarkOverlord i feel exactly the same. At only 28 weeks am slightly worried about getting through the last few months!

@Dewintergarden it was absolutely fine - I felt more unwell with the prior two colds (and this stomach thing 😭) than I did with Covid. The only annoying thing is that I have still not recovered my taste / smell almost two weeks later. I have had all my vaccines and boosters so I’m not sure if I would have felt worse without - I understand the current prevalent variant is basically just a cold anyway. I texted my midwives but didn’t even get a message back!

Oh I'm glad I'm not the only one. I feel rotten!

Developed an awful cold over the weekend, blocked nose, cough, banging headache. My back feels like it's in shreds, and I can't sleep at night cos I can't get comfy. And still 3 months to go!

I just burst into tears this morning, because it was all too much. Just trying to remind myself I'm doing it for baby, because I've wanted him for so long and I'm lucky to be at this point, but June can't come quick enough!

Thank you @Leaf86 it really helps knowing your experience even though I'm not fully vaccinated. I really hope you feel better soon!

Weird question but anyone else got darker pigmentation around their belly button.

I had mine pierced when I was a teenager (not worn it since haha) & the skin where the piercing is had been quite red from early on so haven't thought anything of it as thought it was the skin stretching but looked at my belly button today and it looks a bit darker around the bottom of the button, almost like a bruise but I haven't knocked it on anything?

Thank you ladies for asking after me, yes being well looked after although I do struggle to rest as I constantly want to do something so finding that hard, I have a few spells when my vision goes funnt but that's the only symptom I have at the moment so I don't feel as ill as they say I am but they must know what they are in about I guess 😂, just got an early finish from work so I'm going to attempt to nap... Even tho I really want to hang some wallpaper in the spare room 😂

I think bubs has discovered my lungs. I'm on the sofa and feeling like I have run a marathon, not so much out of breath, more my lungs hurt like after you catch your breath again

Ughhh I have a cold too. Had a nasty cold only a few weeks ago and covid before that (colds are worse than covid in my case). My lips are chapped from mouth breathing all the time due to stuffy nose.

I bought a cot this weekend!! I have some baby clothes but I think we need more practical items such a vests etc - hoping there isn't a heatwave. Finding the lists on this page very useful as can start ticking mine off :-) Buying the pram in a few weeks but enjoying looking at the reviews

I've had another night of no sleep. Been awake since 2. Supposed to be in the office today which is get up at 6:30 for a 3 hour 100 mile round trip drive. Its not going to happen. I've not been in for 3 weeks now as my sleep has been so bad lately. My boss doesn't seem to mind me working from home, it's just a couple of other people can be bitchy about it. People who live 10 mins drive away and don't understand how tiring driving in traffic can be. Just don't know what to do and it's getting me down. So tired but just can't drop off.

Ohhh thank you everyone that posted hospital bag ideas!!! I haven’t started yet but trying to get organised.

had a scan yesterday and baby already measuring over 3lb. I have a little excess fluid and glucose in my urine so currently waiting on diabetes test but fairly sure will be positive. Fun!

hope everyone doing well

@Belami I’ve got the same thing. I haven’t worn my piercing for years now, but the holes that were pierced are red. No pain or anything so I assume it’s normal 🤷🏻‍♀️

My sleeping has been terrible the last few nights and the tiredness in the day is starting to resemble the first trimester 🙈

Anyone else feeling super emotional at the moment? I’ve cried at work twice in the last 4/5 weeks now which is not like me at all!

@justbelieve looks like I have two belly buttons now the piercing is all stretched 🤣

Anyone got any good bra recommendations nothing feels comfortable and I only just had a fitting, I've tried one of those jojo maman bebe bras someone on here recommended but even that's uncomfortable 😣

Ive given up on bras lol, I think I look like Shrek at the moment, I’m huge but it’s sooooo much more comfortable with no bra.

Anyone else got a major sweet tooth? I don’t usually and I’ve always been within normal weight BMI, but God I crave anything sweet this pregnancy. Had 3 huge cookies this afternoon and just went the shops to buy a pack of smarties. I swear my taste buds have changed, nothing is as sweet as before…I don’t know how to curb these sweet cravings 🫣🫣🫣

Those people who've recently had covid, please reassure me that it's okay! Just got a positive test and reading scary things on the internet about risks. I'm fully vaccinated.

@Ally1992 I was super emotional yesterday (and didn't know I had covid then!) Just so overwhelmed with body aches, no sleeping and what I thought was a cold and sobbed through the day. DH was stressing about work too and WFH, which made me stress. It's a hard time!

@Belami nothing fancy, but these ones from h&m are super comfy!

www2.hm.com/en_gb/productpage.1051979004.html

I'm having odd dreams still, not as scary as early pregnancy, but last night it was baby's foot poking up in my tummy and me having a foot shaped lump in my tummy. Weird.

I've been really emotional today. I think it's just the tiredness too and everything else overwhelmed me. I worked from home this morning then went in to the office later. I sat down and someone asked if I was ok and I burst into tears proper sobbing. I was so embarrassed, I never cry in public. Luckily it wasn't for long and I felt better after a chat.

I've also felt like I've been eating crap lately. Went off chocolate and sweet things for the first 3 months but lately can't stop eating biscuits and stuff like I'm making up for it. I really need to cut it out a bit but it's hard when my brain just wants chunky kitkats all the time.