Due April/May 2012 Thread

Shuwaaah that's excellent to say you were out in an hour that's almost unheard of in the hospital I attend though a little frustrating about the ante natal classes alright. They did them over 2 days in my hospital.
I found the classes informative, but there wasn't any more info given in them than you would get in a good book such as 'what to expect when you're expecting'. Maybe that's because they didn't do a tour of the labour ward, it may have been beneficial seeing where to go when the time came, as it was after I had my daughter i had no clue til I was leaving the hospital that there was a nursing room where you could go to feed/bathe baby :rolleyes:

Cocoemma sorry to hear about your hip, that sounds really painful hopefully it'll mend soon.
That's brill that your scan went so well and you found out the sex, so exciting!!!

My baby is adamant that we're NOT going to find out if it is a girl or boy til the big day. The hospital did a quick scan last Monday and the Doctor tried her best to find out the sex, but due to the way baby was lying it was a no go.
I had a 3D scan today and baby had his/her knee's close together and legs crossed at the ankles, no go there either!!
We've decided it's a sign and we're not going to find out til he/she arrives.
Well that's the official line anyway, but if I get a scan in my next appt. (not til March) and if the ultrasound scanner just happens to go down there, I will so be taking a peek
I'm convinced it is a girl, but everyone else is telling me a boy. I guess only time will tell!

I was counting on finding out the sex today to help with picking a name, but I'm as confused as ever. I'm slightly panicked if it is a boy as I just have a complete blank on boy names. Was the same when I was pregnant last time, plenty of girls names but not one boy one!
There's a tradition in both sides of our family of naming boys after another relative, but as a result there are 5 males in my husbands family over 3 generations with the same name and about the same on my side. Get's very confusing at family events when you call the name in question and 5 guys are looking at you so we're not going down that route.

Saggycaggy I wish I had your issue of too many names to narrow it down to! at this stage I'm just telling myself I'll see baby and a name will spring to mind. (fingers crossed!)

week 30 and 3 days in the Baby Factory House!!!!!!!!!

so that means 9 weeks and 4 days left

im SO done with being pregnant right now. I flew through it up until about a week ago.

Now I cant sleep, despite using a body pillow, pillows literally EVERYWHERE or else No pillows.. nothing works :rolleyes:

I have a pain in my pubic bone, hurts to stand up, sit down, get in or out of bed, brake-clutch-or accelerate.

And tiredness has returned with a lethal vengeance. The hours drive to and from work is not helping. but neither is my inability to walk without a waddle.

Ive also found im eating less, but more frequently? Im assuming the alien inside me is squishing EVERYTHING!

god i just wish it was over and i had my baby.. I dunno how im going to last 5 more weeks to maternity leave. Ive booked tomorrow and friday off as holidays cuz im just so sleepy.

please tell me its normal and its not JUST me.. if you are all suffering too i'll feel so much better

angelll wrote: »

It's not just you I'm 2 weeks behind you and if i don't get proper sleep soon i'll crack up. It's musical beds here atm trying to find one comfy enough to sleep in,have been moving the kids and all,lol. My own bed is grand ...if my partner wasn't in it ,i'm apparently kicking him around all night and i find myself on the edge of the bed most nights. Can't walk for more than 10 mins without bad back pain,have indigestion 5/6 times a day,etc etc!

oh godddddddd the indigestion is unreal. Do you only have to look at food and you get it now too??

My sleeping (or lack of it), is so bad, that my OH moved to the spare room about 2 weeks ago.. not that it helps me, but at least one of use gets some sleep :rolleyes:

Strange how no one even passes on these bits of info when you get preggers first.. its all "you will be glowing" (eh yeah, from the puking!), "your hair will be so shiny" (and you will grow it in places you didnt think possible), "oh you can eat like a horse with no excuses" (yeah, but you cant go to the toilet!!)

What a bed of roses

Just as well this pregnancy game has a big prize at the end or im not sure i'd partake EVER again haha

Hey all, am just popping in here again after a loooong break. It's gas, with the wee fella I was devouring books, stuck to boards and investigating every niggle and pain; this time I have to check an app on my phone to remember what week I am and I forgot to go to the doctor this month!

Anyway, I've just hit the 3rd trimester (thanks 'what to expect' app!) and am dreading the heartburn worsening and the tiredness returning.

staticdoor71 wrote: »

Strange how no one even passes on these bits of info when you get preggers first.. its all "you will be glowing" (eh yeah, from the puking!), "your hair will be so shiny" (and you will grow it in places you didnt think possible), "oh you can eat like a horse with no excuses" (yeah, but you cant go to the toilet!!)

I'm the opposite - my leg hair has STOPPED growing! Has this happened anyone else? It's really weird and not much use to me as I'm not likely to be stepping out in a mini any time soon:D

caprilicious wrote: »

I know the feeling with the indigestion though. I was really late getting to lunch today and thought my throat was full of acid. Lesson to self - DO NOT leave it so long between meals again!

+1, mine is the worst when I leave it so long. Mind you, it's bad when I do eat too:rolleyes:

implausible wrote: »

I'm the opposite - my leg hair has STOPPED growing! Has this happened anyone else? It's really weird and not much use to me as I'm not likely to be stepping out in a mini any time soon:D

My eyebrows aren't growing. And I have a voucher for threading that needs to be used by 6th Feb, typical.. On the other hand my hair is now like a lions. Has gotten so long and thick pity it isn't sleek and shiny, it's full and frizzy.

staticdoor71 wrote: »

well ladies.. did we have a nice weekend??

Quick question... anyone suffering with twitchy frickin legs?? Ive not slept in two day because of a combination of twitchy legs and i just cant get comfy :mad: like a zombie in work today and my eyes are out on stalks!!

OMG I get that sometimes. I find if you lie down with your back against head board and look at your feet, move them towards yourself n away a couple of times and circle them before bed it doesn't seem to happen. Its a move we do in yoga class and I just tried it one night when my legs were going mad. Hope it works!

I seem to be (so far, touch wood and not wanting to jinx myself!) be getting away without too many symptoms this time. (awaits onset of all symptoms at once now that I've said that )
Last time I had that horrible sensation in my legs when I was sleeping, it was so bad it kept waking me up.

The only slightly weird symptom I have is pain when baby moves around.
I think because on my last pregnancy, my daughter was a really vigorous kicker from about 20 weeks and moved so much all around my tum.
This little person seems to be much more chillaxed and only ventures out of the breech position the very odd time.
Because I'm much further on this time before baby started moving up higher in my tum, this baba is bigger than a baby at 20 weeks, it actually hurts when the baby moves around!
Hopefully baby will get that bit more adventurous with moving around in there and my tum will in turn stretch to give baba more room

I am feeling more tired these days definitely, anyone else getting that yet? or are ye getting a lot/much movement from your babies yet?

Static I could have written that post myself some days! It must be tough going the travel in your job, I bet you can't wait to finish up in work!

I get that feeling in the nether regions too, it can be feckin uncomfortable too!
I think it's because last time my placenta was covering the birth canal until the last few weeks, so my bladder and everything lower was well padded.
This time the placenta is where it should be at the front so baby has full access to my very delicate bladder and takes full advantage of being able to get a few kicks in at it

I'm due April 19th, can not come quick enough! I just keep focusing on the bits after the labour.
I was so nervous last time at the unknown element of labour, but it passes in such a fast blur thankfully I'm not as nervous of it now!

Hi Ladies,

I keep popping in and out.. I've read all the posts from last week and I am agreeing with all ya'll .. I'm getting restless leg (most awful uncomfortable), ligament pain, had panic attack the other night drviing home from work thinking i could get pre-clampsia and end up in hospital for MONTHS.. and last night along with EVERYTHING else I woke up three or four times with leg cramps.. luckliy I knew what they were and I could prevent it before it got worse then conk out.. the O/H has no idea what was happening :P .. Urghh I'm enjoying the pregnancy don't get me wrong and I'm just getting on with the very uncomfortable moments because there not THAT bad just annoying and I can't wait to be back to myself.. I'm three weeks away from the third trimester and I'm now at the last leg of it.. fingers crossed it'll be okay but I know the worst is yet to come i.e the baby is going to get bigger and kick harder.. ahhh..roll on May

32+4 today. and holy god ive hit the wall and crashed too. Two more weeks of work till im on maternity leave, and i really dont know how im going to do it.

i also have the tiredness/lack of sleep, rib pain, back pain, and worry about impending labour Succee, and its not nice :mad: i just hope to god im blowing the hole part of labour completely out of proportion in my own head and that it will be alright on the night

Babies kicks are making me just in my seat they are so strong, and last night the little feck actually nearly make me cry i got such a kick in the ribs!!! I think it was the shock aswell as the WTF just happened. It was very unexpected. I never realised they could get so intense.

And Had the worst day EVER in work yesterday, big row with my boss (I did win tho, he was totally in the wrong).. then I cried going home cuz I heard some soppy bullsh1t story on the radio..then got the one and only calf cramp i have ever had in my life and i swear it was excrutiating!! THAT was pain i had NEVER experienced before.. and me like a dipsh1t sitting on the couch going owch owwwwch, flexin toes, making it worse when all i had to do was get up and walk on it :rolleyes: God such a drama queen...No one would believe i was due to give birth in 7 weeks the way i got so panicked about my "frozen Calf thats gunna stay like this forever" hahahah looking back im sure himself found it frickin priceless...:rolleyes:

But apart from that its all just wunnnnnerful hahahahahaha

Neyite: I had that test, most borrrriiiinnngggg day EVER!!!! at least its done now tho

Saggycaggy: in my house pregnancy makes ya allergic to housework (and it works too), did you not get the memo from the stork???

anywho, im sure ive bored you all long enough, but thanks for listening.. my rants on here do really help, believe it or not!! Its like free Therapy and god knows i need it :rolleyes:

Hi ladies, have been reading but not posting lately!
Anyway hope you are well. Im feeling pretty good myself (don't want to jinx it) Suffered with SPD for a bit and get the odd twinge in bed but nothing I can't cope with.
Only 9 more weeks now!! I cannot wait. I have packed my hospital bags this morning, just have a few little bits left to put in when I need to.. like charger, hairbrush etc.
Have my yoga tonight and its the last class in the set so I dont know if Ill continue with it as it will be up to 37/38 weeks?? What you girls think?

Cadyboo wrote: »

Hi ladies, have been reading but not posting lately!
Anyway hope you are well. Im feeling pretty good myself (don't want to jinx it) Suffered with SPD for a bit and get the odd twinge in bed but nothing I can't cope with.
Only 9 more weeks now!! I cannot wait. I have packed my hospital bags this morning, just have a few little bits left to put in when I need to.. like charger, hairbrush etc.
Have my yoga tonight and its the last class in the set so I dont know if Ill continue with it as it will be up to 37/38 weeks?? What you girls think?

Ah I really need to get the finger out and sort out the hospital bag. Was 30 weeks yesterday and I've gotten this thing into my head that I need to get hospital bag and babys room sorted NOW and the house has to be kept pristine at all times in case I go early (even though if I went this early, the state of the house would be the least of my worries) :rolleyes: 10 weeks left, feels so near and so far all at once!

Had my 30 week check up yesterday and the doctor thought the babys head was very low down and that the head felt a bit small. He said it's very hard to tell on 'a lady as tall and as broad as myself' (lol) and that he could be wrong, but that he wanted to send me in for a scan to be on the safe side. I had an appointment booked for 32 weeks in the hospital anyway but he rang them and is getting them to see me this Monday instead.
The heartbeat is strong and the kicks are stronger and more frequent than ever, deep down I know babs is thriving and I'm not really worried but at the same time I can't wait for monday to be over. I guess I just think its odd that up till now I was always told I was measuring a week or two weeks ahead, and all of a sudden to be told babs might be small is a bit disconcerting. I know everythings fine deep down but I'm still thinking about it. Roll on Monday so I can have some peace of mind!

Hope everyone else is doing well, especially those of ye still working!

caprilicious wrote: »

Ah Shuwaaah that's frustrating having that to stress over, at least you are able to get a scan so soon & a bit of reassurance too.

I think they can often get the sizes quite wrong though if it's any consolation. I know a girl who was about 5'8 & quite broad, her partner was also tall/broad & the doctors had her scared towards the end saying baby would be very big.
She gave birth to a 7lb odd baby when the time came.
So hopefully the reverse is the case with you, that baby is bigger than doctor guessed x

Cadyboo sorry to hear about the SPD, do you find the yoga give's you much relief from it? If it does then I'd definitely keep up the yoga til the end.

@Shuwaaah try not to worry. Everything will probably be fine on Monday. I wouldn't trust their opinion on just touch alone and if you can feel the smally then thats all that matters. Let us know how it goes anyway. I have my appointment on Monday too so will check in for updates! And I was like that too today about getting things done NOW but then I made tea and had biscuits and that was the end of that. Bag packing took enough out of me.

I honestly don't know if it helps me or not with SPD, ha. But I do know that it is relaxing me and teaching breathing so I told the girl Id keep it up and see how I go. She is a midwife so answers all our questions too which is very handy!

@Neyite everything will fall into place so don't panic about not having things. I packed my bags as a friend of ours went about 8 weeks early before xmas and her husband had to go out and buy everything for her!! Id prob end up with god knows what if my fella had to do for me. So better safe than sorry.

hey ladies.. great to hear everyones doing so well. Ive a little over 6 weeks left. and im in agony. been off work the last two days with SPD. Came in today, and my boss reckons i should start my maternity leave now, and get a cert from my doc to cover the last two weeks.
Im in too minds about it. the 2 weeks wages i should be getting are alot to loose when my OH has no work at all. The stress of it all is doing my frickin nut in!
I just want it all to be over, ive really had enough now
Have most of my hosp bag packed, but thats about all. its hard to get motivated when i can even put my own knickers on without help