[Mink]

I'm really sick of heartburn.

Baby has dropped the past week or two so there is less pressure on my lungs but still with the heartburn!

I definitely feel like have a bowling ball in my crotch, OH says to me "it's hardly the size of a bowling ball" cue daggers shooting from my eyes

Got to sleep after 1am and woke up at 7am. WHAT IS IT WITH WEEKENDS THAT I CAN'T SLEEP IN??? Weekdays I can't muster the energy to turn off my alarm & it doesn't go off til 8am. Bah!

Please lord, these are my last few weekends without a baby, please let me sleep in!!

[Ginny]

Please drop baby!!! You've 2.5 weeks left and you're showing no signs of moving out!!!

[sleepytrees]

here is my rant for today and I stress TODAY because I think I'll be moaning every day from now on!

I'm crippled with acid reflux! It's keeping me awake all night

Gaviscon helps a little. It's been non stop for about a week and my throat and chest hurts :'(.

I've also been feeling really lazy. Did an hours walk today and my legs and ankles kill. Trying to walk everyday for an hour but my lower back and pelvis hurt so bad. Feels like my bones are breaking!!

[Rachineire]

must be going through a baby growth spurt or something...absolutely knackered all day, stomach hurting, tight and lots of muscle pain. Even bending over was a real challenge.

Got home, had dinner and fell asleep on the couch. 30 minutes after I fell asleep got woken up by two phone calls in a row (after 8pm!) looking for a survey and something else stupid. Then I must have blasted the face off my OH for falling asleep and leaving something awful on the telly or who knows what. Poor guy got the bad end of me getting woken up by the phone calls and I literally have no idea what I even was shouting about.

Note to self: being waken this tired is like poking a bear in the eye....put phone on SILENCE and warn OH! Feeling like a **** person now!

[sleepytrees]

Had apt with blood specialist at hospital today. Found out that i'm a higher risk of blood clots after the birth. I've been told that I will be injecting myself everyday for six weeks from 24hrs after delivery
I also have to wear those medical socks until I give birth and after i give birth! They cost 70euro each and the hospital recommended 3pairs

Feeling miserable today and weepy!!

[Rachineire]

Originally Posted by sleepytrees

Had apt with blood specialist at hospital today. Found out that i'm a higher risk of blood clots after the birth. I've been told that I will be injecting myself everyday for six weeks from 24hrs after delivery
I also have to wear those medical socks until I give birth and after i give birth! They cost 70euro each and the hospital recommended 3pairs

Feeling miserable today and weepy!!

Aww im so sorry I can understand how upsetting that is!! And thats an INSANE amount for socks!! I couldnt imagine having to give myself injections...poor you! Treat yourself with a nice take away and a movie and some cuddles! Hope tomorrow is a better day! Hugs!

[Thumby]

Originally Posted by sleepytrees

Had apt with blood specialist at hospital today. Found out that i'm a higher risk of blood clots after the birth. I've been told that I will be injecting myself everyday for six weeks from 24hrs after delivery
I also have to wear those medical socks until I give birth and after i give birth! They cost 70euro each and the hospital recommended 3pairs

Feeling miserable today and weepy!!

Oh my god sleepytrees, that is an absolutely obscene amount for a damn pair of socks!!!! Is any portion of that covered by medical card or can you get partial payment from private health insurance?

Seeing as i'm new here i'm not goin to moan overly today, for once i'm actually feeling good since the beginning of this pregnancy, however I'm going to moan about the size of the bump. Now i know we all have those days where we just feel "fat" and bloated etc, that i don't mind, what i do mind is when i go for my 12 week check up (at 11 + 4) and have my docs first words to me " Oh my god you're massive" followed by her saying it's not bloating or gas or any of the hundred and one other things it could be, but definitely bump. I don't mind showing so early and to such a large extent, but it just annoyed the hell outta me when my doc said it to me. *sigh* Rant over, i feel much better, so i'm gonna have me some choccy cake now

[Neyite]

Originally Posted by sleepytrees

Had apt with blood specialist at hospital today. Found out that i'm a higher risk of blood clots after the birth. I've been told that I will be injecting myself everyday for six weeks from 24hrs after delivery
I also have to wear those medical socks until I give birth and after i give birth! They cost 70euro each and the hospital recommended 3pairs

Feeling miserable today and weepy!!

I dont blame you for feeling miserable! Injections and socks! I got 3 pairs free after my C-section as I'd to wear them for 6 weeks. I managed nearly 4 weeks and then gave up - but I wasnt particularly at risk. Would you try to buy them online it might be cheaper?

[gems1183]

Hi sleepytrees,have you a dvt? I have had one since 13 weeks though it took the hospital 2 weeks to finally get me a scan to clarify that it was a clot so since week 11. I have the daily injections also into the tummy,its pants isnt it,I'm 26 weeks now this week so theres still another 20 weeks of them to come! Was at hemotologist last week as well,he wasnt happy with me cos I stopped wearing the stockings as they were unbearable bloody thigh high things. He prescribed below the knee grade 2 compression,there is a HUGE price difference in them,none will last longer than 30 washes apparently I got my scholl ones at 23 euro a pair from the local pharmacist while boots wanted 80 euro for them! also the ones i got are like black tights,very easy to wear,not so great in the heat but have definately improved the circulation in my leg. He also changed the dosage i was getting as it was dangerously high! I hate needles,my tummys like a pin cushion!

[Thumby]

My heart goes out to you ladies, injections are bad enough at the best of times, but havin to get them every day till 6 weeks after the babs arrives! You poor things, ye are braver women than i am! Makes my moan seem inconsequential now. I'm itchy as hell the last few days, my legs and arms i'd happily chew off right now and my feet feel like they are on fire sometimes :-(

[hazeler]

Not a real moan but a mini-moan nonetheless!

I couldn't paint my outer three toes on either foot... Got the big one and the second one on both feet and then couldn't, in any fashion, contort my body to allow me paint the rest! Asked my charming husband to help! He politely told me "he couldn't handle the smell"... (of the polish- not my feet I'm assuming!) que daggers and evil thoughts of clever ways to destroy him...

Waited for my 11 yo to come home, who just laughed at the situation but helped me graciously, all while chatting to the bump hoping this nail varnish lasts forever! lol!

[Betsie_xr3i]

oh i wish this baby would just hurry up and come out

[homeOwner]

4 weeks till due date and baby feels like a bowling ball on my front bottom. I literally think its going to fall out if I open my legs. Its still lying breach so it must be its bottom lodged in my fanny. And its booting me all day every day in the same spot. My stomach is aching and feels so stretched.

And dont get me started on the chronic constipation. I am on double dose of galfer for anemia and cant p00. Totally miserable. And whats with the heat? I am boiling in work, I feel like a big, sweaty beached whale. If I could get it out today I would.

Rant over.
I feel much better.

This thread is great!

I'll be back later for another moan

I had morning sickness in the first four months and now when my labour day is justaround the corner. I'm sick and tired of being nausea all the time!

[iguana]

To think I was excited last week when the baby kicked my rib. Now that it's becoming a regular occurrence that lasts longer than a split second, it's such a weird uncomfortable feeling. It's like my ribs are being slowly pried open from the inside.

(And it's all on the right. This baby really loves my right side for some reason. Some days my right side bump is clearly sticking out more while my left side looks kind of hollow. It's weird.)