Due October 2023 - thread 4

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Hi all another new thread as the last one filled up fast again.
8wks3 here according to early scan. This may change at the 12 weeks scan xx

I think my hunger has finally started to subside, thankfully!
Hoping to get back to some regular exercise soon and slow down the weight gain that's based on food!!

@Baby1023 thanks for your reply. I will try hot baths and maybe acupuncture. Hot water bottles have been a god send. Can i ask did it get worse as your pregnancy progressed?

I have hypermobility and chronic pain so I was aware it could be an issue but I didn't realise how much worse it would be than my usual back pain. I'm finding it hard to walk and have had to stop lifting anything over 5 pounds.

Does anyone know if we can use TENS machines during pregnancy? I have one and have been dying to use it but getting conflicting answers off google.

@JoanneV I'm finding collagen supplements to be helpful-- I think. Waiting on the physio to get back to me. Definitely have significantly reduced mobility at the moment.

@JoanneV I used a tens machine on my back when I started having labour pains. I am not sure how early in the pregnancy you can use them , they may cause contractions I think. Maybe ask your midwife next time you see her. Could you GP refer you to a physio for advice? In our GP practice I can directly book an appointment with a physio located at the practice.

@cruciverbalista is it pgp you have too?

@Alexandra07 yeah that's what I'm afraid of. I've only been to gp to confirm pregnancy and have my booking in and scan the week after next so I'll ask the midwife then. No such luck on the physio I'm in Ireland and there's huge waiting lists on the public system. I've been waiting since this time last year for my chronic pain. But i did see one privately late last year and I found it did more damage. There may be a maternity physio the hospital can refer me to so I'd be seen quicker.

@JoanneV I don't have a diagnosis so I'm not sure. My hip feels really rusty especially when getting up or starting to walk from a standing position. It's an effect from the relaxin and I know I have some hypermobility and a long term yoga practice (which I've now switched to pilates). Don't know if this resonates, I wasn't in chronic pain before!

Another one with the 12 week scan done and dusted 🥰💖 Everything normal and saw baby moving in there, closing its little fist 😍

Scan put me 2 days ahead, so I'm now 12w2, due date 13th Oct

@LWestYorks absolutely exhausted here too. Always been my worst symptom .. sickness is now only an hour or so first thing. Struggling to keep on top of everything. Hoping some warmer weather might help!

@LaVitesse2022 Great news!
We had ours on Thursday - still on cloud 9... amazing to see them jumping and twisting around. I've now a due date of 30th Sept!
Good luck to all with scans this week 😊

For anyone else always starving... have you found anything filling?

@ttcttc yeah the beigest of beige food, minimum 1500 calories per meal 😂 I've found fresh bread with real butter really satisfying

I've had some shredded wheat and just had some crackers with Philadelphia and honestly I'm starving. I'm going to be hugeeee

Aah lovely news! Congrats

My scan isn't until I'm 13+5 so I'm caving and having a private one a week earlier to reassure us!

@ttcttc Nothing at all seems to fill me.

Since I started taking cariban for the sickness, it's completely gone and I'm back to just being starving again. I'm going to be the size of a house by the time this is over.

All I want is all the beige foods constantly, it's non stop.

Am I the only one who craves pizza? I am on pizza/pasta menu for a week now, I can hardly eat anything else. I am nauseous all the time and find it all very difficult. Vomiting at 10pm nearly every day - I cannot fall asleep until I empty my stomach. I feel like losing weight not putting on and I really worry the baby is all right.

This is me. Already put half a stone on and I wasn't slim to begin 🤦🏼‍♀️

@ttcttc I went from vomiting non stop to eating non stop. Scared to weigh myself to be honest, haven't gone near the scales, I think I'm better off not knowing for now. I'd eat my dinner and still feel empty it's so so weird.

@peonygirl I've lost half a stone from vomiting and have been craving beige foods- I had my 12 week scan on Thursday and all was fine. these babies are stronger than we give them credit for

I’m not weighing myself again, it’s making me anxious! I’m having some body image issues at the moment and seeing my weight going up isn’t going to help that 😬

Glad it's not just me!!

I'm like a blancmange in an egg. Spilling out everywhere 🫢

My sickness seems ever so slightly better today. I have been addicted to tomato pasta (ready made from Lidl, has to be that one 😆) and fresh juice with ice, that’s pretty much all I have managed in a while. I am definitely looking forward to the sickness passing as it’s just awful

@JoanneV it did get gradually worse and what surprised me the most is how long it took to ease after pregnancy - it took about a year - got gradually better as the months went on. I don’t want to spook you but I just was not prepared for that. I was breastfeeding for an extended period so not sure if the hormones etc involved slowed the recovery?
I find it worse if I move to quickly - bending down to pick up washing or rolling over in bed in the night. Already finding it hard to pick up or carry my toddler far!

@peonygirl I found the Asda deli counter pizzas sorted me out this week too. I wanted pizza with peppers on, and they certainly weren't shy with toppings. Now I could murder an Asda fresh pizza

@VictoriaBlossom I just finished half of a pepperoni pizza. I honestly don't crave anything else and have a fully stocked freezer with way better quality foods. I have constant re-supply of pizzas because I dread to run out :) I hope I will laugh at this at some point in the future but at present, this thing is serious and someone could be in danger if I don't get my pizza :)