November 2023 babies - thread 4

[AngeloMysterioso]

Here you go!

I have to push DS up a hill in his pushchair on the way to nursery, it’s definitely harder work than it used to be! x

@PinkPlantCase defo is harder then used to be , I hate hills and stairs 😂 x

I’ve got a BB Hug me. It’s great! I’ve been using it for a few weeks. It isn’t U shaped but it helps to support my knees and bump. Really helps my hips feel more comfortable. I didn’t like the idea of how far away DH would be with a U shaped one 😂

I've also got a bb hug me and absolutely love it! Used it for my last pregnancy and didn't want to go back to normal pillows afterwards.

Bbhugme here too. Got it 2nd hand & half price of Vinted. Don't know how I'll part with it!

@JD90 🙋‍♀️also have a BB Hug Me. Love it so much I took it to Glastonbury and my friend’s wedding! Only 19 weeks but started feeling uncomfortable around 17 weeks and the pillow has been a godsend.

@LeeanneD11 short of breath and feeling full for quite some time. Walking is usually fine but anything uphill or exerting just puffs me out.

@Spareincoming 20 weeks tomorrow and definitely feeling that pregnancy pillow is much now, I’m a side sleeper and the pain I’m getting in my hips is unreal 😬

Hiiiii, due November 4th with a baby girl. We can’t wait! Any mums due the same day as me ?

@TMI2000 I’m 20 weeks tomorrow too 😁😁 I have my scan on Tuesday.

Has anyone’s baby had the hiccups yet? Baby girl had them yesterday. So cute - didn’t experience this with my first.
Woke in the middle of the night to a rock hard and right stomach that lasted about 40 seconds. Surely not Braxton hicks this early? (20 weeks yesterday).

@TMI2000 i keep waking in the night with a numb/sore bum and hips it’s so annoying! Anyone got any tips for this? I don’t have a pregnancy pillow yet but I’m not sure that would even solve the issue as I think I need something underneath me?? Got the midwife in a couple of weeks so going to speak to her about it

@GreenAventurine I had the same a few weeks ago at 17wks and posted on here. Apparently it is Braxton Hicks and it’s perfectly normal this early!

@Jojobear18 hey I’m due November 4th too! Super excited too. Feel like the last 22 weeks have flown by, but I have a feeling the next 18 will drag!

@DollyGx I had that with my last pregnancy. I used pillows just to lift up my leg to try and ease hip pressure but it got more like cramps then in my hips. I could only lie on one side for so long. Ended up seeing a physio, she helped loads.

This time I've the pregnancy pillow out early to try & keep it at bay

Is anyone suffering with heartburn? And how early did it start, I'm 19 weeks and I can feel it kicking in .

Does anyone have any tips for it? It's making me feel sick too xx

@LeeanneD11 I’ve had horrendous heartburn since about 12 weeks! I drink some chocolate milk which always seems to help it and carry Gaviscon sachets round with me which are so handy when out and about for quick relief. I’ve always had heartburn but this is another level!

It's horrible I didn't suffer this early on in my last pregnancy, now I've got it earlier on , I'll get some gaviscon tomorrow when I'm out . I will try try the chocolate milk for now till I've got some thank you xx

@LeeanneD11 ive been suffering on and off for a couple weeks. I have a bottle of gavsicon for when it’s really bad but I’ve been able to manage with nicer things like milk for now😂

on another note, it’s the big 20 week scan tomorrow, wish me luck😬

I'll give that a go too , good luck for tomorrow, my 20 week scan is next Thursday & I can't wait!! This pregnancy is flying by xx

@TMI2000 ooo I’ve got mine on Wednesday! Hope all goes well! For you too @LeeanneD11 and anyone else with a scan due.

FYI for those of us that were considering hypnobirthing, the Positive Birth Company is currently doing 50% off on online courses.
https://thepositivebirthcompany.co.uk/all-courses

Have a great scan tmo @TMI2000 all the best for it .

my acid reflux is just starting now. 21 wks. Feeling sick again! Love the chocolate milk suggestion!!!

@LeeanneD11 yes, awful heartburn, which pretty much kicked off when I stopped throwing up about 13 weeks. Lol.

i can definitely pinpoint food that makes it worse (pastries, very citrusy foods and very spicy foods) but I literally live off curries, sour sweets and cake, so I’m not doing too well at cutting them out, lol.

I have been drinking milk and taking antacids. My dr gave me a prescription which I just haven’t had time to pick up yet, not sure if it’s better at doing the job or not.

good luck for your scan ☺️

Anyone else irritable AF? Currently 22+2 weeks.

I'm literally never irritable. I’m almost always happy, don’t lose my cool, and i live a very stress free life, because that’s how I like it. But my god I’m ready to rip into someone.

people I used to like at work now irritate the sh*te out of me. And if my mum asks me if I’m OK one more time we’re going to end up falling out. I literally get a text every single day asking how I’m feeling, is this normal? I’m 35 years old, left home 17 years ago and I still have to text back every day, multiple times.

I could feel my anger brewing yesterday so I muted her conversation because the constant texts actually genuinely made me cry! I was sobbing for about 20 minutes before work because I just felt so suffocated. Which I know is dramatic but if it’s not texts it’s instagram msgs, Facebook msgs every single day. And within 24 hours of me not responding she was texting my boyfriend asking was I ok and why hadn’t I text back. (She also knows I do shift work and am on 9 x 12 hour midnights in a row right now so I thought I’d get some slack).

this isn’t new, it’s always been this way, but it’s really ramped up now im pregnant, which is the entire reason we never told my parents we were going through fertility issues the entire 8 years we’ve been trying.

I hate confrontation. And I’m terrified of offending anyone, so I don’t like feeling this way, but I’m so stressed out by it all.
I have no anxiety or stress about the pregnancy at all anymore, my mum is causing all of the stress I feel. It’s getting to a point where I’m going to delete all my social media, and turn my phone off so I’m in contactable. Which is slightly insane.

@Psqueak87 I’ve definitely been more of a dick this pregnancy 😂 Kids tv shows have made me cry and I am way less tolerant of my mum. It’s just hormones really, I think my DH has got used to me ranting about things and every few weeks something new to freak out about.

@Psqueak87 oh exactly the same here at 22+5 & 35 years old! My mum & mother in law are driving me INSANE. Mentioned I “may” have a baby shower on a certain date last weekend. My mum has already booked her travel & hotel, even though it isn’t confirmed! Wtf. I also get the daily “how are you/how is baby” texts. I ignore for as long as possible. I have also in the last couple of weeks deactivated all of my social media 😅 hope you feel better soon just focus on yourself & trying to remain stress free x