Due September 2015

je551e · 07-06-2015 9:54pm

Novella wrote: »

I am taking on a two hour drive to the airport, followed by an eleven hour flight tomorrow (or later today in Irish time) all by myself. 27 weeks pregnant, wish me luck!

Best of luck Novella , you'll be fine

Novella · 08-06-2015 7:24am

Thank you

I'm on the flight now. Person in front is fully reclined in his seat and a few times he's slammed himself back into his chair and sent my iPad flying on to my bump. Poor baba got a fright one time I think, starting kicking me like crazy. It's also quite hard when I need to get up to use the bathroom because there's not much space! Otherwise all is going well!

Kaylami · 08-06-2015 7:20pm

Novella wrote: »

Thank you

I'm on the flight now. Person in front is fully reclined in his seat and a few times he's slammed himself back into his chair and sent my iPad flying on to my bump. Poor baba got a fright one time I think, starting kicking me like crazy. It's also quite hard when I need to get up to use the bathroom because there's not much space! Otherwise all is going well!

Welcome home Novella!

Inconsiderate people like that should be shot. Hope you rest up and take it easy now x

Novella · 08-06-2015 11:25pm

Kaylami wrote: »

Welcome home Novella!

Inconsiderate people like that should be shot. Hope you rest up and take it easy now x

Thanks!

Made it home in one piece, albeit with huge swollen ankles and feet but delighted to be here. I've already been stuffing my face with food I can't get back in the US! Belly is definitely gonna be bigger when I return and it won't all be baby!

Kaylami · 09-06-2015 12:51am

After that miserable sickness bug I've spent today eating all around me!

Nothing is safe tonight in my kitchen

sullivk · 10-06-2015 9:56pm

Is anybody else feeling absolutely HUGE?! I feel like belly has had a massive growth spurt since my big scan nearly 3 weeks ago.

I'm almost 26 weeks and I feel like a blimp. If I keep growing at this rate God knows how big I'll be in 14 weeks... I'm scared!! ðŸ˜±

Leogirl · 10-06-2015 10:04pm

sullivk wrote: »

Is anybody else feeling absolutely HUGE?! I feel like belly has had a massive growth spurt since my big scan nearly 3 weeks ago.

I'm almost 26 weeks and I feel like a blimp. If I keep growing at this rate God knows how big I'll be in 14 weeks... I'm scared!! ðŸ˜±

I'm 25 weeks, 26 on Sunday+up to last week I'd been complaining i wasnt showing at all. Now i'm most definitely pregnant!! I don't have that cute basketball bump others get sometimes- mine is high. Its a girl+ a few people say boys are usually that neater ball bump! Had to buy size 14+16 tops yesterday- size 12 bottoms still fit OK.

sullivk · 10-06-2015 10:42pm

I'm only 5'1 and petite so baby has nowhere to go but out I suppose! I've gained a stone so far. Although I don't feel too bad in the mornings, as the day goes on I feel alot more swollen and blimp-ish!
But so long as baby is growing well that's the main thing

Novella · 11-06-2015 1:04am

I feel like my belly has gotten a lot bigger in the last few weeks (27+6 now) but all I hear is how tiny I am and how "neat" I look. I suppose people mean it as a compliment but I'm dying to have a proper, obvious bump.

Tilly Tally · 11-06-2015 3:12pm

Hi everyone,

I'm a bit late joining the group but I'm due baby no.2 in the middle of September. I'm very jealous of all of ye with your tiny bumps - I've been showing from 8 weeks (lads at work guessed my news long before I said anything!) and I'm just growing daily. Though it really is all just bump but a very sticky-out bump. Apparently this is what I should expect with my second??!! Freaking out slightly about baby size as my first was big enough and they've already mentioned about monitoring baby's size closer to the end.

Is anyone doing the domino scheme? I decided to go for it cos it sounded more friendly and relaxed and I get to skip all the endless hours sitting in the hospital waiting area!

Kaylami · 11-06-2015 7:45pm

This is baby no 4 for me and I've a massive bump! But I've actually lost 10kg since my booking appointment at 12 weeks.

I needed to lose the weight especially since I put on 4 stone with my last baby! She's 10 months now.

Definitely not complaining just find it odd people commenting that I've lost weight when it looks like I've swallowed a beach ball!

Kaylami · 14-06-2015 9:01pm

The hunger! Oh my god the hunger.
I'm eating all around me I cannot stop.

Big healthy dinner steamed veg,pasta and fish. Loads of it too!

Not even 3 hours later and I'm on my second bowl of porridge. Please tell me I'm not alone!

Novella · 15-06-2015 12:28am

Kaylami wrote: »

The hunger! Oh my god the hunger.
I'm eating all around me I cannot stop.

Big healthy dinner steamed veg,pasta and fish. Loads of it too!

Not even 3 hours later and I'm on my second bowl of porridge. Please tell me I'm not alone!

You are not alone! I ate two full dinners today, hours apart but still, two dinners!

texas star · 15-06-2015 12:02pm

Hi Tilly Tally I'm doing domino care as well.No hospital appointments which is great.I'm also doing Gentle Birth at home with my CDs I can't sing it's praises enough.

Tilly Tally · 16-06-2015 3:27pm

The hunger is crazy. I find I'm starved all morning so end up having two breakfasts of porridge and fruit an hour apart and then still need something around 11am or I won't make lunch. Then after a big lunch, I'll still be hungry again by 3pm and need something. (Am currently eating soda bread with mashed avocado and cheese and giant cup of tea!!) Then it totally dies off in the evening and I'm not hugely interested in dinner only I know I need to eat. Oh and then the acid indigestion kicks in... Its all great fun!

Domino care scheme seems good so far - have only had 2 hospital appointments so far (12 weeks and 20 weeks) and didn't have to join the giant queue for either of them. I was given the gentle birth book and cds but haven't had a chance to look at them yet. Do they really help??

Has anyone had the whooping cough vaccination yet? I'm booked in for mine Friday week but not looking forward to it, heard you can feel fairly sick after it.

texas star · 16-06-2015 3:45pm

I don't know anything about whooping cough injection as it was never mentioned to me.As for gentle birth oh definitely give it a go.I was a sceptic till I did the course and now listen every nite to my affirmations.Half the time I fall asleep before the end of CD which I read is a good thing.Its really just giving you the tools to have a calm and confident birth which I really like the idea of.I was swinging towards homebirth but decided it's not for me on my first baby.I hope to get a birthing pool for my house to help when I go into labour before going to hospital.

Tilly Tally · 16-06-2015 3:53pm

Has your gp not mentioned whooping cough vaccine? I was told its new HSE guidelines and all pregnant women have to get it between 28-32 weeks. Maybe my gp is just being extra cautious!

Do you think just reading the book and listening to cds would be enough? I didn't look into doing any courses. I do like the idea of a calmer birth though. I was induced with my first and everything was so quick and intense when it started that I kinda went into panic mode. I'm afraid I'll do the same this time. But midwives said that that's a common reaction to being induced so if I can go naturally myself, it will be totally different experience. Fingers crossed anyway!

texas star · 16-06-2015 4:01pm

No nobody mentioned whooping cough to me.Yeah I'm with u on having a calm birth.When I do my birth plan I'll be putting in my notes as little intervention as possible,once baby is fine and I'm fine my body will know what to do I sound like the affirmation now LOL.You've been through it before so you know what to expect I'm just going by my cds cause there's too many people out there dying to tell me horror stories and I'm not having it.

Kaylami · 16-06-2015 4:47pm

texas star wrote: »

No nobody mentioned whooping cough to me.Yeah I'm with u on having a calm birth.When I do my birth plan I'll be putting in my notes as little intervention as possible,once baby is fine and I'm fine my body will know what to do I sound like the affirmation now LOL.You've been through it before so you know what to expect I'm just going by my cds cause there's too many people out there dying to tell me horror stories and I'm not having it.

Everyone loves to tell the horror stories!

I have had a lot of medical intervention on each birth induced with 1 & 3 and c section with 2.

Have to say I found the 2 labours really good. For no 3 my body knew exactly what it was doing. I knew what position would be must comfortable and when I felt baby moving down I knew it was time to push.

Was very calm and empowering!

texas star · 17-06-2015 8:59am

Well I hope my birth is like yours so Kaylami.Who knows what will happen on the day but at least I'll have done my homework in preparing.

Novella · 23-06-2015 10:40pm

I flew back to California from Ireland on Sunday. 29 weeks pregnant and all things considered, it was actually a pretty comfortable flight and I'd do it again.

I now have pain in my pelvis when I stand up for a while or walk around for too long, not very comfortable and I'm not sure if it's just because of the stage of pregnancy or after all of the standing and walking in the airports.

I went for a swim this morning though and it felt great.

Hope everybody else is doing well.

je551e · 24-06-2015 8:30pm

Novella wrote: »

I flew back to California from Ireland on Sunday. 29 weeks pregnant and all things considered, it was actually a pretty comfortable flight and I'd do it again.

I now have pain in my pelvis when I stand up for a while or walk around for too long, not very comfortable and I'm not sure if it's just because of the stage of pregnancy or after all of the standing and walking in the airports.

I went for a swim this morning though and it felt great.

Hope everybody else is doing well.

Fair play Novella you're doing very well, I'm not too bad suffering with back pain but it has eased a bit.

Finding time has slowed down a bit , getting a bit anxious now to have baby here

Novella · 25-06-2015 12:10am

I feel the same! Time was flying by but now it's at a bit of a standstill. Are you all ready for baby's arrival? I'm not at all, have barely bought a thing. It's funny because I'm usually the most organized person in the world.

PandaPoo · 25-06-2015 1:30pm

I thought that because I had everything sorted so early, time would drag by. It's only when we said we'd get new floors, new car, paint the house and do the garden that we thought hang on, do we even have time before baby comes!!

Scan on Monday, really looking forward to it. My husband can't make it so I was going to see if my mother in law would come with me. I'd say she'd love to see it, but she's very quiet and I'm afraid it might be a bit awkward
Might just bring my 5 year old

Novella · 28-06-2015 1:11am

Hope you enjoy your scan, Panda!

I bought my buggy today so I'm happy.

texas star · 28-06-2015 8:01am

Just to let u all know baby elegance is doing an offer 1k that includes,cot,buggy,Moses basket,bath, sleeping bags.Loads other stuff I only found out about deal yesterday.Looks like everything you'll need for first timers (me).Makes life easier cause I wasn't sure what to buy.Just given heads up.

PandaPoo · 28-06-2015 9:46am

Novella wrote: »

Hope you enjoy your scan, Panda!

I bought my buggy today so I'm happy.

Ooo what did you go for?

Novella · 28-06-2015 5:00pm

PandaPoo wrote: »

Ooo what did you go for?

I went for the Uppababy Vista in the end. I liked the Cameleon but I just found the Vista easier to fold and you don't have to remove the seat. Plus my husband didn't like the handle on the Cameleon because it's kind of square and not rounded, talk about fussy! :pac: Both great buggies though!

Picking it up from the shop today because we left it with them so they could assemble it. I'm excited to actually have it in the house, makes things more real!

Tilly Tally · 29-06-2015 1:03pm

texas star wrote: »

Just to let u all know baby elegance is doing an offer 1k that includes,cot,buggy,Moses basket,bath, sleeping bags.Loads other stuff I only found out about deal yesterday.Looks like everything you'll need for first timers (me).Makes life easier cause I wasn't sure what to buy.Just given heads up.

I have a few friends that got that bundle and were delighted with it. Just be sure to chase up delivery if you do get it, they seemed a little slow with it.

Tilly Tally · 29-06-2015 1:06pm

For anyone getting the whooping cough vaccine, I didn't find it as bad as all the horror stories suggested. Now I did have a very painful arm for 24 hours after it - literally felt like I'd been beaten with an iron bar. But by Saturday evening, it was more just numb and sore around where I got the injection. No flu like symptoms or sickness thankfully.

je551e · 29-06-2015 2:47pm

Tilly Tally wrote: »

For anyone getting the whooping cough vaccine, I didn't find it as bad as all the horror stories suggested. Now I did have a very painful arm for 24 hours after it - literally felt like I'd been beaten with an iron bar. But by Saturday evening, it was more just numb and sore around where I got the injection. No flu like symptoms or sickness thankfully.

Nobody has mentioned this to me , strange. Not due back to doctor for another few weeks.

Tilly Tally · 29-06-2015 3:15pm

Maybe its a Cork thing! There was a pamphlet about it in the info pack I got from the hospital at 12 week booking appointment and it was mentioned to me too. I've seen loads of posters up in the gps and hospital about it. Maybe there is an epidemic in Cork!

je551e · 29-06-2015 7:56pm

Tilly Tally wrote: »

Maybe its a Cork thing! There was a pamphlet about it in the info pack I got from the hospital at 12 week booking appointment and it was mentioned to me too. I've seen loads of posters up in the gps and hospital about it. Maybe there is an epidemic in Cork!

Maybe although seems to be a new thing I just googled it

texas star · 30-06-2015 9:00pm

Thanks for tip on the delivery.I've decided against the whooping cough vaccination if it's offered.Just a personal choice.Back tomm for check up dominoes.Fingers crossed.

Kaylami · 01-07-2015 6:18pm

Hi ladies hope your all keeping well.

The heat is killing me. 27 degrees here but cloudy and overcast and I've no energy at all.

The 3 kids are away on their holidays for a week and the break is lovely but there is so much to do plus I kinda miss the little feckers when they aren't around!

Bump is doing fine next check up in July! Feels like I've barely seen them at all I'm not complaining!

Kaylami · 08-07-2015 1:58pm

Very quiet on this thread!

How are all you ladies doing?

texas star · 08-07-2015 6:35pm

Well went to Domino clinic last Wednesday the midwife told me I measure 4/5 weeks ahead in measurements of baby.So was referred to Rotunda not a nice experience today.Told I will need a glucose test as measuring big by midwife.I asked was she sure as I've never had it appear in any of my other test.She was adamant I was going for one in the morning and not very nice about it treated me like I was a dummy and did not like being questioned,I didn't understand the lingo she was throwing around and asked her to explain not happy delaying everyone.Went to see Dr she said baby measures fine no need for glucose test.No need to go back until having baby.Still not a nice experience.

Kaylami · 08-07-2015 7:32pm

texas star wrote: »

Well went to Domino clinic last Wednesday the midwife told me I measure 4/5 weeks ahead in measurements of baby.So was referred to Rotunda not a nice experience today.Told I will need a glucose test as measuring big by midwife.I asked was she sure as I've never had it appear in any of my other test.She was adamant I was going for one in the morning and not very nice about it treated me like I was a dummy and did not like being questioned,I didn't understand the lingo she was throwing around and asked her to explain not happy delaying everyone.Went to see Dr she said baby measures fine no need for glucose test.No need to go back until having baby.Still not a nice experience.

Texas star that sounds rough. Sometimes you just get a battle axe.

My baby is measuring 4 weeks ahead too but as I have already had glucose test they decided just a big baby!

Novella · 08-07-2015 7:37pm

My baby is also measuring ahead. I'm posting from the hospital right now where I'm waiting to have my final blood draw for the 3 hour glucose test.

Kaylami · 08-07-2015 7:42pm

Novella wrote: »

My baby is also measuring ahead. I'm posting from the hospital right now where I'm waiting to have my final blood draw for the 3 hour glucose test.

Best of luck Novella x

Guess we are all having big babies!

je551e · 08-07-2015 9:13pm

Having my GTT test Friday because of family history , baby measuring bang on so far but have desperate thirst all the time so might be a sign

Kaylami · 08-07-2015 10:05pm

je551e wrote: »

Having my GTT test Friday because of family history , baby measuring bang on so far but have desperate thirst all the time so might be a sign

Not necessarily I thought the same nothing can quench my thirst. But passed no problem.

je551e · 08-07-2015 10:09pm

Kaylami wrote: »

Not necessarily I thought the same nothing can quench my thirst. But passed no problem.

Really, I am totally exhausted from drinking and going to the toilet.

Novella · 08-07-2015 10:25pm

Crazy how we're all having the GTT! Fingers crossed for good results for everybody.

Tilly Tally · 09-07-2015 2:37pm

I have hospital check up this afternoon so I'm hoping glucose test doesn't get mentioned to me!!

Had a rough week last week after a very easy 7 months. Got a sudden fever and vomiting on Monday evening so went to Southdocs who sent me straight into A&E to be assessed. They were questioning a kidney infection/stones or other infection but all tests came back clear so was discharged at 4am! Told it was viral flu/fever and just needed bed rest, fluids and panadol. Spent the whole week unable to get out of bed and having terrible shakes/spasms/cold sweats and fever. Would not wish that on anyone! It seems to have passed now and I'm actually able to function again. I'm hoping that's me finished with any complications and everything else will run smoothly.

Hope everyone else is doing well.

Kaylami · 09-07-2015 3:45pm

Tilly Tally wrote: »

I have hospital check up this afternoon so I'm hoping glucose test doesn't get mentioned to me!!

Had a rough week last week after a very easy 7 months. Got a sudden fever and vomiting on Monday evening so went to Southdocs who sent me straight into A&E to be assessed. They were questioning a kidney infection/stones or other infection but all tests came back clear so was discharged at 4am! Told it was viral flu/fever and just needed bed rest, fluids and panadol. Spent the whole week unable to get out of bed and having terrible shakes/spasms/cold sweats and fever. Would not wish that on anyone! It seems to have passed now and I'm actually able to function again. I'm hoping that's me finished with any complications and everything else will run smoothly.

Hope everyone else is doing well.

Glad your feeling better! Being sick on top of pregnant really takes it out of you.

I got a vomiting bug a while back and I actually thought I was going to die ( me a drama queen? Never)

texas star · 09-07-2015 6:29pm

Novella hope your test went ok.Kaylami thanks I was so annoyed yesterday,over it today.As for thirst I could easily drink 4lrs of water a day and still crave more,but was told off for making kidneys work to hard so I've cut back.I sit looking at a water tower in my job and I just dream of getting into it and drinking it all.:D

Kaylami · 09-07-2015 6:48pm

I've just pulled the kitchen apart cleaning and what does the husband do. Come home and leave everything at his arse.

I'll murder him yet....

Novella · 10-07-2015 5:34am

Don't have gestational diabetes, all four of my blood sugar results came back within the normal range. I am thrilled. (I really love Jelly Tots at the moment, so that's part of the reason! :pac:)

je551e · 10-07-2015 9:27am

texas star wrote: »

Novella hope your test went ok.Kaylami thanks I was so annoyed yesterday,over it today.As for thirst I could easily drink 4lrs of water a day and still crave more,but was told off for making kidneys work to hard so I've cut back.I sit looking at a water tower in my job and I just dream of getting into it and drinking it all.:D

I had to cut down on water too , toilet trips got too much.

Due September 2015

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