Due May 2015

Buttercup78 wrote: »

Ha, mine is the same! Without sounding like a weary 2nd time mum, if it's your first enjoy and relax as much as you can on your holidays. While having a child is wonderful and amazing no one can prepare you for how exhausting it is. I wish I spent more time on my first pregnancy looking after myself and doing nice stuff with the hub.

I'm not going with my husband, girls trip! I wish we had time for another holiday just the two of us before May but we're too busy. We're planning on going away for a week ourselves in September next year, leave small person with obliging grannies I am totally enjoying every minute of being the selfish lazy person that I have enjoyed being for the last few years, we've had a spectacularly self indulgent few years, which is good! I'm in the great position that I'll be finishing up work at least a couple of months before my due date if not more, loadsa me time yaaaaay

I'd do the ones the hospital provide, I'm nearly sure you have to anyway? I think I only have to go to 2 of them the second time around.
I had the winter vomiting bug at 10 weeks last time and I rmember I had a bleed then, and a few weeks later, only small but I was just advised to monitor it, and if it got heavy or went on for a prolonged time to head into the hosp. A&e.

Some hospitals have the daytime ones, but you have to pay to do the evening or weekend ones in the hospital. I know it was €150 extra to do the weeknight ones in the rotunda, and afair there were only 2 that partners weren't allowed into.

Ferrara03 wrote: »

I would also like to know if doing the pregnancy classes are helpful. I would be going to some at the Drogheda hospital. I was also wondering if the classes would be of any use for my partner. Unfortunately the days the hospital have the classes, he is unable to attend.

Popping over from the January thread, I'm doing mine in Drogheda and they have all day ones ona Saturday too? Mine's in two weeks from 10 until 5

spottybananas wrote: »

At my 12 week appt they took my history, some bloods, met with midwife and scan. At a booking appt you will get a scan alright, they have to do a scan tbh to make sure it's alive and in the right place and all that.

I'm really sick of the bloating, I hate bloating, never ever get it. Almost every evening my stomach hurts and sticks out and I cant hold it in, it hurts to sit, hurts to wear jeans, not fun

Spottybananas I know what you mean about the bloating it's awful. Every evening my clothes are so tight. Wonder will it ever go. Also starting to feel nauseous. I am Not able to eat a plate of dinner anymore. Couldn't finish a small sandwich earlier...just feel bleugh

rigamincedeal wrote: »

Thanks. We haven't a clue what to expect. First baby

Same here, just ask questions there if you need to, I just kept saying it's my first everything baby related and I haven't a clue, just went with the flow.

I don't really have any nausea, eating just fine thank God, I love my food No real symptoms at all other than the evil bloating, and being off a few of my usual fave foods.

I'm still here 1/2 a stone down now too!

Both I suppose, still running when I'm not feeling sick. At least the all day sickness has gone, it's mostly evenings now...:)
We've only told family for the moment, oh and my manager, I had to, I was so sick one day. Going to see how long I can hide it, last time I told my work mates at 14 weeks, I actually could have waited till 18 weeks, so I want to see how it goes.
Have you had your first appointment?

It's great that you've been running, I stopped going for walks pretty soon after we found out because I was too sick to (am better now) and have just kind of shut down in shock at the whole thing, I work, go home, sit, sleep, that's it, I can't manage anything else. I did a lot of walking last week as I was away for a few days, but I did a lot of eating too I am swearing now to get back to going for walks, it will make me feel better if I can just motivate myself to do it.

Yep had first appt about 2 weeks ago, we told his parents then. I've told two friends and tbh I just hate all the baby talk that follows telling some people, they ask names, longterm plans, that I am just not ready to talk about and don't feel like getting into so early on. I just want to be able to tell people as a fact and then they know, without dealing with their excitement, that sounds horrible I know. One friend basically reacted by saying she knew I'd do this soon, which hurt because she kind of made out like I'm trying to be this Stepford wife/typical married with kids person, and I've never been like that, this was all very sudden. I'd love to just text/fb everyone, family, friends, everyone and tell them in a "just so you know" way, but our close family and friends would be quite peeved if we did that, and he is excited to tell all his family. I just don't feel like it's really happening. Have another scan next week but until I see some actual changes I don't think I'll accept it.

Sorry, bit of a whinge I'm all up in a heap these days.

Buttercup78 wrote: »

Ah no I know what you mean, I've been through it before and selfish as it sounds mentally I just don't want to be defined by the pregnancy. Its a busy important time at work and I'd rather me being pregnant wasn't common knowledge. Ah ignore her, sure our son was 1 a month before our first wedding anniversary..:)

Exactly buttercup!! I'm still me, I'm not a mushy maternal person, I don't want them acting all funny on me. That friend who said that (I love her to death, she doesn't even know it hurt me) then wouldn't let me carry 4 small items in the supermarket, and was watching everything I ate (didn't help that I ate quite a few bold things lol), I was like, hey, I'm still me, I can carry some fecking household items to a till!

That's the other thing, things like that don't sound selfish to me, I find the whole precious attitude about pregnancy and children highly irritating, it's part of life, it's not the be all and end all. I just want to be left alone about it and still talked to normally.

Blingy I wanted to wait until Christmas too but my husband and mother are afraid if we don't tell now it will leak out through those that do know...so annoying. We've already had one person figure it out due to spotting us in the hospital, despite actually getting a firm denial from another relative, she just ran with it and caught my husband on the hop and he couldn't deny it!

I could definitely get away with not telling anyone going by how I look, I look the same as ever, so at this rate I won't have any hint of a bump for a long long time. I'm self employed so luckily don't have to worry about telling work :pac:

Just having a wave of nausea now, ugh, it's a constant balancing act to not eat too often/not leave it too long/not eat the wrong thing to feel ok. I'm over 13 weeks now, my stupid app keeps saying things like these ease now! I am eternally grateful that I have never actually vomited and have nearly made it through the first trimester without that, but the food aversions and nausea are just crap. I made one of my favourite dinners last night and didn't like it I seem to be able to suppress this when I need to though, when I was away for a few days I could eat pretty much anything...but I had lots of bloating rather than nausea/food aversions, maybe that's the pay off for that.

I can't believe I'm nearly into the second trimester :eek: Shocking stuff.

Time is skipping ahead to having to tell some family over the next few days, once it's out I can't take it back...eep. How will I get the words out?? I see angeldelight has the same problem, can't say the words! So far I've skirted around it and told people in a roundabout way, but for some older relatives I suppose I'll just have to say the actual words "I'm pregnant", not sure how I'll manage that!

Hope everyone is well and having a good weekend x

Dolbert wrote: »

The opening line 'sooo....we have some news' is pretty effective

Ok one person told, about 5 to go this weekend. I stumbled nicely through it, begged my mother to tell the person, while a perfect opportunity presented itself and the person guessed. God I don't like this!

WittyName1 wrote: »

Bring your scan photo with you and just show them that. It speaks for itself

Am yeah but my scan photo looks like nothing. For those over 50 that I'm telling who need glasses to read/see things handing them a small pic of a random scan won't help, my scan is completely crap looking.

Well my grandparents and father who have never seen a pregnancy scan wouldnt know what it was if I just handed it to them, it would just be a small nondescript piece of paper. Anyways, all done now.

12 weeks as of today myself! Having the crazy dreams myself, I'm fast asleep by 10 every night, which is early for me. I'm still nauseous, either I don't eat and feel sick or eat and feel sick. I tend to go to bed every night in pain, no matter how little or how much I eat it feels like my stomach is going to burst.
First hosp. Appointment next week, sorta dreading it, didn't have the best labour experience last time.