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The Pregnancy Chat Thread!
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Dublinlady, I googled prenatal Pilates and there was a few videos on you tube. 10 minute Pilates sessions. I did Pilates classes so I knew what I was at. Just becareful that you don't over do if you've never done it before. It sure ain't easy to connect your core witch is what Pilates is all about. I could be wrong but as far as I know in prenatal Pilates you use your pelvic floor muscles for most of the exercises.
Sorry elly didn't see this, I think it's probably the same 10min prenatal sessions that I'm using. I haven't been very diligent so far though
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Haha I'm trying my best to get things going...I was on my ball eating pineapple and drinking raspberry tea earlier yesterday! I feel baby is just too happy in there and I will go over
won't stop trying to get him out though!
Thanks about the name! I feel first names should be whatever you want and middle names should have a family connection! I'm being totally selfish here by having the middle name be my family, but hey I moved over 3000 miles from home for him so I win this round hehe!
That's sad about his cousin, but it will be lovely to incorporate that in the baby's name...a lovely way of keeping them close to the heart I think!!
Oh wow I don't envy you with the Dublin traffic...I complain about traffic down here (I've gotten used to not having to.drive in the.states anymore haha!!) I hope it's not too crazy...and after this weekend I'd say traffic will be awful up there until after new years! I told my OH to finish his shopping Saturday cause it will be too crazy otherwise...he was telling me he loves the challenge of shopping Christmas eve...after all my years in retail...I could kill him! I never knew that...and am putting a stop to it LOL0 -
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That's lovely about the names Rach and Thumby - I think it's nice to have meaning behind middle names like that
If we have a girl we're naming her after my husband's sister (well, I've chosen an Irish name that sounds very like her name) and his mum's name as a middle name. Both died when he was young. He's very insistent on this choice as a girls name but I think I'm not in a position to argue! I'm happy enough with it anyway and I think it's nice to remember family members no longer with us.
Fingers crossed there's some baby movement for at least one of you today, I'm grumpy today and I want something exciting to cheer me up (yes, you have to have your baby to suit me!!
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Sorry i dropped my phone and it was just waaayyy to much effort to roll out of bed to get it!
OMG if he was my oh i'd kill him for deliberatly leaving himself "the challenge" of last min shopping!
haha I know what you mean, have to save that kind of effort for important things like getting up to pee! yeah i never knew about his christmas eve behavior! I asked him what was he was doing last year on christmas eve while i was stuck in work and he said "shopping of course!" gah! Putting a stop to that from this year on! Christmas eve shouldn't be spent out shopping should be at home! Personally stephen's day means nothing to me, but christmas eve is bigger in my books than christmas day! This will be my first christmas eve in over 10 years off...only had to have a baby at christmas to get it hehe! (IF he ever decides to get here!) 0 -
MurdyWurdy wrote: »That's lovely about the names Rach and Thumby - I think it's nice to have meaning behind middle names like that If we have a girl we're naming her after my husband's sister (well, I've chosen an Irish name that sounds very like her name) and his mum's name as a middle name. Both died when he was young. He's very insistent on this choice as a girls name but I think I'm not in a position to argue! I'm happy enough with it anyway and I think it's nice to remember family members no longer with us.
Fingers crossed there's some baby movement for at least one of you today, I'm grumpy today and I want something exciting to cheer me up (yes, you have to have your baby to suit me!!)
Well that would be really nice tribute if you guys had a girl! any preference there? I really wanted a girl (and thought i was going to have one) but am having a little boy...delighted though! I just had to get past the frilly little dresses :rolleyes: Now that ive gotten used to the idea of having a boy I'm actually happy its going to be a boy rather than a girl...my OH's little sister is 15 going on 25 if you know what i mean....I would not want that challenge in a few years!
I hope there is some movement here today as well...I've got my big green jealous monster head on me! Everytime i see a baby or hear of someone having a baby or that someone is pregnant I can't help but to think well damn, you'll have your baby before me even! I read something in my OH's what to expect for fathers book last night though- an OB was saying that in all his years of delivering babies he never had one that DIDN'T get born...some just take longer than others. SIGH!
But i did have pain this morning...and have energy to clean and have already done a small grocery shop this morning...something good maybe? 0 -
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Rachineire wrote: »haha logically i know this baby will come out eventually...It doesnt feel like it to my hormonal pregnant self though...I'm convinced he is hanging around on purpose! my Mom was nearly a month overdue with me...hopefully this baby isnt going to be as slow moving as I was!
oh we feel exactly the same- as long as baby is healthy i dont care boy or girl! some people refused to give us anything that wasn't gender neutral...just in case it came out a girl lol...I've seen the bits though, definitely a little boy! I don't think I could have handled not knowing the gender...first of all my family was pestering me several times a week via phone and email so they could start buying bits and secondly I'm a planner...I like being organized and ready down to the last detail (I will have to get over that one quick enough!) So I have his nursery all done up and we have clothes for him to last a good long while! (thankfully we have three close friends who have all had little boys in the last 2 years...we are set on baby clothes!)
I really like those idea of gender reveal parties as well...have you seen them? have the gender be a surprise and take the envelope with the sex written in there to a baker and they will color the icing inside the cake pink or blue so when you and your OH cut into it...surprise! They are getting super popular in the states now....I had a friend who got a photographer to take pictures of her and her hubby opening a big box full of balloons that told them the sex. Cute momento of the moment!
how many weeks gone are you now? 14?
Aww, cute I do know someone that was told she was having a girl and then had a boy so I'm a bit hesitant about finding out for that reason but they're right 90% of the time which is good odds!
I'm 14 weeks on Monday but they think I might be a bit earlier (although I know when we conceived so I don't think they're right!). Anyway, I booked another private scan tomorrow so we could get a more accurate idea of dates. Holles Street don't give you a dating scan at 12 weeks so they were only going on the private scan I had at 8 weeks and the fact that my fundus hadn't lifted or something like that.
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Xiwang, now you've inspired me to have a surprise. Ooh, I just don't know. I'm a HUGE planner as well and hate not knowing things so I just can't decide. Well, we have a few weeks to think about it.
The reason I want to get a more accurate idea of dates is because I'm still quite ill, if I'm a week earlier than my dates say than that's not as serious, but if I'm 14 weeks and still losing weight/getting sick then I think I need to raise it with the hospital again. My clothes all look weird on me. Everything is tight on the belly and falling off me everywhere else. I just don't feel like me at all!
A girl at work just walked in on me getting sick in the bathroom They're all very understanding and they know I'm pregnant but it is still embarassing. 0 -
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MurdyWurdy wrote: »Xiwang, now you've inspired me to have a surprise. Ooh, I just don't know. I'm a HUGE planner as well and hate not knowing things so I just can't decide. Well, we have a few weeks to think about it[...]
I'm a planner and organisation and control freak by nature, which surprisingly has calmed down during this pregnancy. You can still plan every bit, the baby will need the same things regardless of the gender, and they will outgrow the first set of (neutral?) clothes so fast you won't even notice not having gender-matching items (at least that is the theory in my head). And once you get to know your baby you can even buy clothes that suit their style and personality and OMG I'LL GO MENTAL SHOPPING BOY OR GIRL things once we've outgrown the starter sets
Another plus for not knowing is that you don't get any of this mid-pregnancy resentment that you hear every now and then (like "she's had me up all night", or taking it out on OH as in "YOUR SON THINKS IT'S FUNNY TO KEEP HIS FEET IN MY LUNGS").
I heard from other people that you get better presents if you don't know the gender - useful things instead of pretty dresses you might end up not even putting on your little girl just because you have too much - but I can't confirm this for the lack of presents to date (people might wait for Christmas with December babies).0 -
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hell yeah I would stay away from castor oil even if I was a month overdue I think!
Vindaloo is meant to be the spiciest you can get, most Indian take-aways should have it.
How do you know you're already effaced? That means it can't be long now, right?
yeah those horror stories of the castor oil are enough for me...don't need to experience it first hand haha!
the spicest eh? maybe i will try a mild version of it if that exists...I'm the type of person to put sour cream in my mild salsa (i.e. WUSSY!)
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My GP did an internal and a partial sweep on monday...she said that my cervix was effaced but that I wasnt dialated...I was researching it this morning, on your first baby you efface first and then dialate...the other way around for subsequent babies. but apparently you can be effaced for a long time, or be in the process of being effaced, before baby comes. but its progress right? She was saying to me she thinks baby will come within the week (from monday) so im still holding out slim hope. I keep telling baby I REALLY dont want to have to go back monday morning and wait 3 hours to see a consultant!0 -
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