September 2014 Babies Club

Thanks for your kind replies Karmella and FurBabyMomma! I'm sure we will be grand and all loved up when the little fella arrives

madeinamerica wrote: »

Have ye found some nice maternity clothes? I went shopping for my first maternity clothes on Saturday. My jeans were getting a bit uncomfortable as my bump just seemed to pop out of nowhere in the last week and the combinations of clothes that fit were looking a bit odd (thankfully it doesn't matter what I wear to work). Tried a few shops but there's no way I'm paying 80 - 100 quid for a top or jeans I'll only wear a few months. I'd love to have a Pennys or Dunnes here now! I found Old Navy though, and nearly bought the maternity section. Got a few nice maternity tops, jeans, tunicy-dresses and a couple of sun dresses. TBH, I was feeling kinda pudgy and frumpy and out of sorts for the last week or so in my regular clothes, but after finding some nice clothes that fit me and fit the bump I feel so much more positive about the bump and myself, and ready for it to get bigger!

That's great that you found someplace reasonable! It's a killer to spend money on clothes that you are potentially only going to get a few months out of. However, I'm doing ok at the mo as thankfully the jeans I bought last time fit me again! I got 3 pairs in h&m and 2 skirts and so far are working out fine. However as my last baby was a winter pregnancy some of the clothes I bought won't suit when I'm huge and it's summer! But on the plus side, it's summer so can wear leggings and dresses so should be ok hopefully! I have a load of maxi / sun dresses. Not sure how suitable they'll be for the office but I'll make it work somehow.

It makes a huge difference when you get the proper 'bump' clothes because you finally can stop feeling frumpy

Anyway, I'm halfway there now 20 weeks!! I had an antenatal today, total bore. CUMH is so fricking busy!! I was there for 3.5 hrs. I thought I was doing very well to be seen by the midwife after about 20 minutes, but then had to wait a little bit to get bloods taken (for iron levels), so that was all done and then I was waiting over an hour and a half to be seen by the doctor!!!!! And that consult lasted all of 5 minutes. Very quick scan only didn't see much. But have been referred for an anatomy scan so I'd say that's why which is fair enough.

Funny thing is they said that there wasn't any record of the referral so they organised it today and said that I'd get an appointment in the post for a scan in the next 3 weeks. Grand I thought, that's perfect. Then I got home today and found not 1 but 2 letters of appointments for anatomy scans that were sent out on the 1st May. One for this Friday, and one for next Friday! The letters were printed within minutes of each other and posted in separate envelopes!! :-) methinks they are a tad disorganised. Anyway I'll just give them a call in the morning and find out what's going on.

Another positive though was that my blood pressure was normal - the lowest reading I've had in years so I was really happy with that. And also they said that they'd be happy enough if I attended the satellite midwives clinic next time (@ 32 & 36 weeks), so at least I won't have the 3 hr appointments, and it's much closer to my house too.

So good day all round despite the boring wait.

Best of luck with your scans ladies ... I've mine on Friday

Enjoy your scans, ladies! It is pretty special to see the little one up close.

Im due on the 22nd sept, finding out if its boy or girl on tuesday..... Excited and nervous!!

byrnemaloney wrote: »

Im due on the 22nd sept, finding out if its boy or girl on tuesday..... Excited and nervous!!

Ah congrats good times ahead

We are waitin for the big surprise !

Wow ladies, just had my anatomy scan this morning - it was amazing!!! I didn't have one on the last pregnancy so it was lovely to just lie there and look at every little bit of my baby normally the scans at the antenatal appointments are just very quick and you don't get to see anything.

And it looks very like it's a little boy! He's breech at the moment but there's still plenty time for him to turn so not worried about that. Everything else looks absolutely perfect.

So glad to have a little bit of good news ... I had myself worked up into a total tizz as I was convinced that they would find something gravely wrong.

I got a little jumper here! Friday night I was lying down with my bump bare, and I could see the bump move with a kick! Happened a couple more times till he changed aim. Pretty bloody cool to see that. And last night Id my phone resting on my bump when sprawled out on the couch, the phone twitched from a little kick! It was only a tiny twitch, but still!

Oh yum, nice fresh bread and butter, I could live on that. And then there is also toast! I tried doing Atkins once years ago, couldnt last without bread. The bread here is cack, I miss normal Irish bread. Been having a few very strong cravings for junk food in the afternoons as well as nausea after eating lunch. Awful hard to ignore, I try to eat fruit but its not the same. I ended up eating a pint of Ben & jerry's one day :O damn I've cream shop in my building! It hit the spot though... I've put on 14lb so far which is fine but I better lay off the daily junk so it doesn't sky rocket

Hope ye are enjoying the bank holiday and ye get noce weather wherever ye are. Its not a holiday here. But I can't complain as we'll be in Boston for a wedding next weekend and in Yellowstone National Park in Montana for a conference starting the weekend after and then taking 4 days to ourselves in the park after (hubby coming along to mind me/offspring). Really looking forward to the wedding, the girl is one of the really good friends I've made here and it'll be fun to see an American wedding (although the invite says it finishes at midnight, we'll have to see about that!). Only problem is, what to wear?! Great excuse for shopping

Having a bit of a row with the hubs at the mo over baby names. We haven't really talked about it till now, just been collecting names in one spread sheet. thurs night he asked, so what names do you like? I listed off three that I like that are in the spread sheet and at the last one of them he gave a snort-laugh and said, and I quote, 'that's a stupid name!' followed by 'how do you even spell that?'. Em, fcking moron. It is only Daithi. We've both put mostly Irish names in the list, the other two I mentioned were fiachra and conal (which he also likes), so its not like an irisb name is totally alien. But still, even if he thought it was an awful name, his reaction was totally crap and hurtful! And narrowminded. Soo mad at him. After I got annoyed a lot he said sorry, but with a 'but' attached - sorry but it just came out, but it was a knee jerk reaction, but but but. I think I need to teach him what is an actual apology before I have another one picking up his habits. We didn't resolve it in the morning (i may have told him he sounded like his mother, who looks down her nose on anything Irish and had said similar things about Irish names before) and I stayed in work late last night, partially as I had something to finish and partially because I didn't want to talk to him. Now this morning he's mad that I stayed in late and didn't tell him when I'd be home (that happens a lot with me, in fairness). Trying to get out of one argument by starting another, me thinks.
Lovely
edit to say: i'm mostly annoyed that this has put a dampner on the whole name thing for me now, how can I be open with him about what names I like when he might just laugh?

anyway, off to buy shoes for the wedding now. Its in a garden so need to get nice wedges so I wont sink into the lawn with the belly

comongethappy wrote: »

Hey ladies! I haven't been on in a while, hope everyone is doing well! I wouldn't worry too much madeinamerica, I would say your hubby will come out with a few names of his own that you wouldn't entertain! My hubby and I discussed names a couple years ago and found names we both loved. You will too ☺. I saw in earlier threads you were having trouble finding maternity clothes. Try target online (store doesn't have much), old navy, and motherhood had a 4 for 3 offer when I was there, and I got a freebie bag with a soother and coupons for free slings, nursing covers / pillow, and car seat cover.

Baby is moving lots now, I can see my stomach move when he kicks! I've been craving
Still lemonade since I was home, so hard to get here! But I found m&s sell it 😊 . I don't know what I weigh now at nearly 27w, but I was up 5kg at 23w.

Thanks comongethappy. Yeah i'm sure we will get over it and find a name we both like, it just really stung!

Thanks for the advice on maternity clothes, old navy is my friend now . I don't like to buy clothes online as I've an odd shape with wide shoulders (from swimming i'm told) and the other stores' maternity stuff are way out in suburbs (where all the pregnant women live, apparently) But we are going on a trip to an outlet store park and I'll stock up

Aren't the kicks and movements sooooo cool?!

I wouldn't worry too much about the movement thebomb, I found at 24 weeks I really didn't feel strong movements. At 25/26 weeks I started to feel proper movements, so hopefully in a couple weeks you'll feel your baby going mad .

I'm in the same boat as you Excited FTM & Karmella, I'm hoping to take the 26 + 16, plus accrued annual leave and bank holidays. If I can afford it, maybe some parental leave. I'm glad my company pay the 26W as well, couldn't afford it if they didn't! I'm due the 1st Sept, so the latest I can work is the 15th Aug. I'm thinking of finishing on the 13th though as I have some AL that I have to take before I head off! On the count down now though!

Yeah it's the 16 weeks unpaid ... I couldn't afford it last time as there was no way we could've paid the mortgage, I think that this time though if we could save up all the money that we are currently paying for child care while im off and a bit more then it's just about doable - I think that child care for the 2 would probably work out about the same so I'd rather stay at home if I could. Just hoping that I won't go insane!!

Furbabymomma did you bring up your iron levels? Are you really exhausted? They took my bloods for iron at my last hospital appt at 20 weeks, so maybe your doctor doesn't take them. It's a bit confusing with combined care as to who does what sometimes. And if they were ok at 16 weeks then it might be ok now?

And did he just feel around your bump for the baby? That's all my doc did yesterday. When is your next hospital appointment?

tishandy wrote: »

Hey ladies, I haven't posted here in months but have been following the posts. I'm currently 28+3 and had my first antenatel appointment Monday since my 12 week checkup. Nurse said all my bloods came back fine and gave me the laminated card to take away with my blood group on. Cue another woman's name( same surname) on the card. When back in to the nurse who checked my file and had some other ladies blood results in my file. She got a bit flustered but I let her to it. I mentioned it to doctor and at reception and they said it was very rare to happen but all I want to know is where the heck are my results! Back in two weeks so I'll chase it up. This may be t.m.I but I am dying from piles. Never had them bad with my other pregnancies but I'm literally getting teary eyed from the pain. Keep bleeding and panicking its the baby but its the other thing thank God.

That's horrible about the mixup, but the I'm not surprised. According to my hospital file on the data they input, I'm a single Irish woman with no recognisable doctor, and my husband is just listed as a personal carer, and I have no next of kin. Where as the forms I filled in (which are in the middle of the file) show that I am an American married to my Irish husband who is my next of kin, and all the doc info and doc letters are included.

I hear you about the piles. My iron was at the lowest end of normal, so I have to take galfer every second day, which made constipation worse. I've started to take fibre in the morning which helps, and if it's really bad, the doc can prescribe a suppository to ease the discomfort. Mine has gotten better without but I have them at home just in case.

So, how are you ladies doing at getting the baby bits organised? I have the buggy reserved, crib, car seat, safety monitor, play mat, a few toys, and loads of clothes, blankets, burp cloths, and wash rags thanks to the baby shower my aunts threw me when I came home to visit! Still have to get mobile, bouncer, mattress and linens (will have to get custom made as I ordered a mini crib from the states), and probably loads of other things I'm forgetting!

We were hoping to get an extension done, but are just getting quotes in now and they are way over what we had ballparked, so not sure what will happen. I just need the bathroom done as it's tiny (and we are taking a bit of space from our baby room), so I can get the baby room organised so I have places to store everything expect in the bags they are currently sitting in. I've less than 12W to go... really starting to feel real! Anyone else starting to feel the crunch?