Due March 2013 thread

wicklori

yellow hen wrote: »

Ours was the same, sonographer was pretty vigorous in trying to turn the baby the other way but it refused to budge. I still havent signed up for antenatal classes. I also want to register for pilates or yoga( im leaning towards pilates) but as we're on holidays for the first week of October, I think i might wait until I come home to sign up. Has anyone registered for classes yet?

Elly, good to hear you're home but it sounds like you have had a tortorous weekend. x

I'm doing Pilates since more or less the beginningat the suggestion of a doctor. I find it great and really miss it if I don't go for a week-like last week. The stretches just make you feel so good! I pulled a muscle in my neck in the gym though yesterday so not so comfortable today but usually feel amazing the day after Pilates!

annettea

hi everyone how are ye today?? oh elly hope your feeling alot better and your family are right keep the feet up i was looking into the pregnancy yoga as well just think ill do it when i get the energy, i dont know how wicklori does the gym and pilates!! Ha id love to have the energy.. I was asleep by 8 last night ,, i feel like a granny hope everyone and bumps are great

wicklori

annettea wrote: »

hi everyone how are ye today?? oh elly hope your feeling alot better and your family are right keep the feet up i was looking into the pregnancy yoga as well just think ill do it when i get the energy, i dont know how wicklori does the gym and pilates!! Ha id love to have the energy.. I was asleep by 8 last night ,, i feel like a granny hope everyone and bumps are great

Ha Annettea your gas! I don't really have the energy, I drag myself! But because it makes me feel better it gets a little easier!

Today I have a migrane..... I want to curl up under a duvet in a very quiet dark place.... Instead-teenagers and loud telly (in work!)....

Elly, hope things are picking up for you.... Wouldn't it be great for some of these crap symptoms and worries to lift? Or is that me being ambitious?

yellow hen

Hey girls, good to hear you're all well! Is anyone beginning to show yet? This is our first and I'm not showing even a teeny bit and haven't put on a pound

annettea

yellow hen your so lucky i feel fat but i think i notice it more cos no one is mentioning it to me! . If your really thin naturally you probably wont show for 4 or 5 months embrace it you probably have the boobs , and you know bump is healthy. You'll prob be huge at 9 months so enhoy your body whike you still have it..
guys do you want to be scared another 25 weeks and we shall be mummies

yellow hen

annettea wrote: »

yellow hen your so lucky i feel fat but i think i notice it more cos no one is mentioning it to me! . If your really thin naturally you probably wont show for 4 or 5 months embrace it you probably have the boobs , and you know bump is healthy. You'll prob be huge at 9 months so enhoy your body whike you still have it..
guys do you want to be scared another 25 weeks and we shall be mummies

I'm not at all skinny! I'm about a 12-14 so sort of expected to show around now. 14 weeks this Friday but back with consultant next thurs so I haven't too long to wait is this your first Annettea?

elly123

Morning Ladies,

Im like a new person, feeling a lot better, still tired but sleeping great the last few nights with just one trip to the bathroom during the night.

I am definitely showing, well some people might just think i have a big pot belly well i was finally able to tell my football and camogie team but most them guessed anyway, the response i got was, they knew there had to be a terribly good reason why i had stopped playing sport but they were all delighted for me. Payday soon, think i'll treat myself to some new clothes

annettea

oh yellow hen where does the time go 14 weeks eek ill be 12 weeks sunday,, cant wait.. well this is my 3rd pregnancy but i never got this far before maybe my womb is just used to getting bigger thats why im showing?? i dont know,, ha im sure your body is taking shape, maybe not showing, but the tummy shape is probably different
hi, so elly does everyone know about bump? its really weird the little thingswe do that give it away
oh my god im still looking for work and i went to one interview and basiclly the interviewer was like do you have any health problems?i said no.. any disabilities? also a no ha.. do you have anything you need to tell me? i was like no.. i think she knewabout bump and i thought i hid it well with a dress.. well i didnt get a call back ha.. i dont know what ill do,, i was in a job when i got pregnant and a week before i found out about bump i got let go!!! i was looking it up on the internet that not many employers is goingto employ someone thats pregnant etc.. but look for a recruitment agency for a temporary job, does anyone know about these recruitment agencies? or is ot just fas? thanks guys sorry xx

Lilbe

Hey girls, delighted for you Elly that you feel so much better!
I think I'm showing a little too, may be it's just visible to me though, but it used to be flat and now not flat at all! I can't wear my trousers/skirts, they are uncomfortable especially when I sit down. I have a couple of loose dresses, so just sticking to them to go to work now, but I think this weekend might buy smth new - if I can find smth that is! Seems like in maternity sections all the clothes are for big belly and in normal shops for people with no belly, feel myself like someone in between!
Annettea, may be you can do some freelance job? That might be an option, as they won't care if you are pregnant or not. Or if you get a contract job - say 6 months contract? Was very unfortunate that they let you go just one week before you knew! But I'm sure it will work out in the end, everything is for the best

annettea

hi lilbe.. how were the teenagers today? ha
well im qualified in childcare so basically the only jobs i can get is in a creche,, or a pre-school.etc .. . free lance is probably child-minding and thats what im looking into now.. last resort ha.. so guys if you need a childminder look no further you found one ha xx
oh and elle glad your feeling alot better

Lilbe

Hey Annettea, it was somebody else working with teenagers, not me Hopefully you will find something soon!

elly123

Thanks Ladies,

Yeah Annettea pretty much everyone i wanted to tell, I told work on Tuesday but one of the lads had already copped it, said he'd heard me getting sick a couple of mornings in a row, i taught by turning on the taps no one heard me

Hopefully something comes up for you work wise. are you based in Dublin Annettea?

Im the same lilbe i was fairly flat and now i definitely have a bump from first thing in the morning that gets bigger as the day goes on. My dates are a little all over the place, consultant put me as 12 weeks when she scanned me last friday but sonographer said 11+2 weeks when she scanned me on Monday but said baby was quiet curled so couldn't get exact measurement, im going with consultant date for now anyway which means im 13 wks 2moro. I know from the scans baby is perfect so im happy enough to share my news. Back with consultant next Friday, really looking forward to it

annettea

whoops lilbe.. im sorry.. can i blame it on the pregnancy brain? hahaha.. i dont get dates when people write 12 + 5 is it +5 is that days or weeks or what?? im so confued about this?? ahm no elle im in athlone. i cant babysit for you no? haha,. oh my god that must have been so embarrassing,, why would he even say that hah its funny tho.. unfortunatly the taps didnt work ha xx

elly123

Yeah 12+5 is 12 weeks 5 days

I have enough babysitters her in Dub with both sets of grandparents. Id say they will be forcing us out all the time

Ah i didn't mind i do remember when i came out of bathroom he was making a tuna sandwich and he says to me dya want some tuna and my stomach was turning he said that he said it to me on purpose and could see my face go green hahaha. He went home and said it to his wife and first thing she asked was have ya noticed if her boobs are bigger hahahaha.

I was asked on Tuesday if i would go paintballing by one of the other lads in work and i said no sorry i cant and he said why cant ya, i had you down as a defo. i said i'd love to but i cant and he kept asking why??? i was trying to think of a nice way to tell him i was pregnant over the phone he's a real country fella has 5 kids himself and i was like i just cant and he kept going why cant ya, i ended up saying "because im up the duff" well i never heard someone laugh so much in all my life then he congratulated me and said thats the best excuse he's got so far Not a very "ladylike" way of telling him my news but knew he would see the funny side!

yellow hen

Hi girls, how are you all doing today? Everyone must be finished or almost finished the first trimester. Im 14 weeks today and feel great (not pregnant though )

I was having a read last night of the pregnancy classes and I think Im going to do pilates rather than yoga. I've done yoga in the past and the breathing part really does get the better of me, I cant seem to concentrate at all! I think I'd rather try to work with my pelvic muscles and floor...anything that might help with later pain! Just need to find a class now. Anyone got any recommendations?
So far I've found:
http://www.the-elbowroom.com/all-classes/class-schedule/

http://www.babybodyfit.ie/prenatal-postnatal-classes-dublin.php

http://www.mywellbeing.ie/Pregnancy--Classes.html

http://www.studio23.ie/pregnancy.html

http://www.archviewclinic.com/prices.php

I noticed that one or two classes are sort of Physiotherapy/Pilates classes so Im not sure if I would be able to claim some money back from VHI as a day to day physio expense. Will have to check this out.

Lilbe

Annettea, no worries, I'm like that myself
Elly so funny, you are a real lady, lol!
When I told my boss about pregnancy, he said he though so, though I have no idea how he guessed, we are the only 2 people working in the office and most of July he was on business trips and then went on holiday, he hardly saw me! But he has 3 kids himself, probably an expert in pregnancy signs

annettea

hi everyone how are ye?? Oh my god elle i know what u mean about the grandparents,, my mum is more excited than me i think,, my sister and herself came up today and they kept rubbing my tummy,, my sister was been broody over the photos she got really excited, and my sister is not the one for being broody, shes 31 and still loves her freedom haha basically i think they're naming the baby maybe taking over my job haha.. OH's mum always looks at the photo of baby in such a loving way.. Its lovely..
Yellow hen 14 weeks your getting there.. Ill be 12 weeks sunday.. Does that mean im in the 2nd trimester on sunday or do i have to wait for 13 weeks oh well done with the pilates looking up the classes is a good start i havent gotten that far yet haha
is anyone thinking of buying things yet?? Cos supervalue is doing a massive half price sale, on baby things..

yellow hen

Hey girls, my new moan of the day....fecking migraines!! God I knew I was lucky not getting morning sickness but since I woke up yesterday I have had the worst headaches ever..they are pulsating every time I move and make me sick to the stomach. I eventually gave in and took dispirin but they did absolutely nothing. I googled it this morn and apparently it's not abnormal in the second trimester. Anyone else experiencing this?

elly123

Morning Ladies,

How are we all feeling?

Yellow hen have the migraines eased? i hate them they can be so debilitating, and unles someone has experienced them they really dont understand how bad they can be.

I had a headache similar to yours a couple of weeks back the pulsating feeling it didn't last too long ( well a few hours) and it went with one paracetamol and some sleep so i dont think mine was a migraine but another poster suggested a cold pack of veg from the freezer, could give it a try, im sure you'd try anything when its really bad. But i know myself if its migraine very little will work. Hope your feeling ok.

i had a nice chilled out weekend. find im getting a bit weak if im standing around for longer than a few mins, i think it maybe the heat tho. Went shopping yesterday, bought some work maternity trousers in mother care. they're too big at the min but got them because i know it wont be long before they do fit. and also bought the adjustable bands for my own trousers.
Bought three work dresses in Pennys all kind of stretchy material i just bought a size bigger then what i am and i've loads of room in them, hopefully i'll get until November out of them but ya cant go worng for €13 a dress.

Im just about in the second trimester now and im feeling back to myself thank god. 5 of those weeks in the first trimester were tough work!!

Lilbe

Hey girls,

Yellow Hen, hope you feel better!
Luckily I have not had migraines yet, but I have a trouble with sleeping. It's like having constant jet lag - for the last several weeks I wake up halfway through the night and struggle getting back to sleep, and then during the day feel so tired! Last night finally got half decent sleep (means I was awake for may be 40 minutes as opposed to normal couple of hours), hopefully will be able to sleep better soon, I'm thinking may be it's because the nights are so warm I can't sleep?
Went shopping on Friday night, but when came to maternity shop, was kind of thinking that all the clothes are too big for me, and no point buying them now. So got belly bands instead and hooray hooray I'm wearing my normal trousers to work today, with this band they fit perfectly, may be these bands will get me through several months?
Signed up for yoga coming Saturday, will see how it goes, never did yoga before.
Oh and definetely feel second trimester - cooked on Saturday without even a hint of sickness and yesterday really enjoyed my dinner, and today in the morning noticed that I can look at bars/cafes/restaurants without getting sick! Back to food!

wicklori

yellow hen wrote: »

Hey girls, my new moan of the day....fecking migraines!! God I knew I was lucky not getting morning sickness but since I woke up yesterday I have had the worst headaches ever..they are pulsating every time I move and make me sick to the stomach. I eventually gave in and took dispirin but they did absolutely nothing. I googled it this morn and apparently it's not abnormal in the second trimester. Anyone else experiencing this?

You poor thing! I konw all about those migranes... Used to get them before I was pregnant, but they had gone away-back with avengence! I take occasssionally 2 paracetamol-not sure about taking dispirin as they contain aspirin-the apracetamol makes no difference of course.
If you put an icepack to your head, it helps somewhat, but really you just have to take to the bed in a very dark quiet room, and keep as hydrated as you can.
If you are picking a place for pilates, I can't help with Dublin places as I am based down the country, but the place I go is run by physios and I find that really reassuring.....

yellow hen

Hey girls, god I need to go clothes shopping as I am just beginning to pop my regular clothes now. My belly took on a new shape since yest and is beginning to look quite pregnant I'm so delighted to see some development, think we all need the reassurance. Elly are you meeting you consultant on wed? I'm in on Thursday, can't wait

elly123

YH-delighted to hear your tummy is taking shape it starts to feel a little more real.
i was over in a friends house on Fri evening and her little one was playing with her baby (doll) and she said to her Elly has one of those in her belly and it just sounded so weird, i dont really know how i felt but it was just so weird to hear someone else say it.

Im not with consultant until Friday morning im in at 10.15. I think all my appointments will be Friday mornings as that's when my consultant has her clinic. The guy at the appt desk was saying its a great day to be attending a clinic as its generally the quietest day in the hospital. So even tho ive switched over to public hopefully im not waiting around too long to see consultant.

yellow hen

elly123 wrote: »

Im not with consultant until Friday morning im in at 10.15. I think all my appointments will be Friday mornings as that's when my consultant has her clinic. The guy at the appt desk was saying its a great day to be attending a clinic as its generally the quietest day in the hospital. So even tho ive switched over to public hopefully im not waiting around too long to see consultant.

Oh I forgot you switched around your hospital cover. Friday is a lovely day to be in too. Nice start to the weekend to see your little one I'm hoping to get into some shops at the weekend just to see whats out there in buggys etc..I actually haven't a clue. We are thinking that having an early march baby might allow us to buy some things in the January sales.

yellow hen

Happy Wednesday girls How are you all doing?

The migraines for me just dissappeared, I have returned to drinking caffiene so maybe thats helping. We have consultant appt in the morning so if everything is ok at that, Im going to go maternity clothes shopping at the weekend. I defo need a pair of jeans, all of mine are too tight now. I didnt buy the extender belt thing yet so had to use a hair bobble last night to extend the opening Hope my shirt didnt blow up at any stage :eek:

How are all of you? All in the second trimester now?

elly123

Glad to hear the Migraines have subsided.

are you excited about your appointment?

I am wearing one of the extenders today and it's great. Very comfortable. The maternity clothes i looked at where definitely a little big for me although i didnt try the jeans with the stretchy band they might fit from the early stages. My jeans still fit my legs but tight around lickle bump so i think im gonna try get what i can out of my own jeans with the extenders. I did buy work dresses that you could also dress up for a night out that are the stretchy cotton material and i just bought a size bigger. I wouldn't be going spending too much on maternity clothes unless your sure you will get a good while out of them.

Thank God the nausea and sickness has gone! Im just a little tired the odd night and a little emotional in the evening times, I cried watching Corrie on Monday night I dont even watch the soaps but my sis was staying and she wanted to watch them! I was mortified balling my eyes out! I went up to the OH and he was like what the hell is wrong and i told him and he just started laughing.

Lilbe

Yellow Hen, ahppy for you that you feel well now!
Elly, I also wear these bands now, so comfy! Will try to get as much out of them as possible.
By the way meant to ask what does OH stand for?

Elly, you said it sounded weird when somebody said you had a baby in your belly. We have friends, and they have a 4 year old, and are expecting a baby soon. So they got a book a book for the 4 year old to prepare him for the baby (the book was apparently written by some child psychologist), and the book is called "A house in mummy's belly". It basically tells you that there is a door through which the baby will come out! That is weird! If I were a 4 year old with this book, I would want to see the door and have a peek inside the house, hahaha!

I got a bit of cold, don't want to take any medecins, so just drink lemon and ginger tea and do inhalations with Vicks, hopefully will help, I think every time I sneeze the baby goes upside down inside me!

elly123

Lilbe wrote: »

By the way meant to ask what does OH stand for?

Elly, you said it sounded weird when somebody said you had a baby in your belly. We have friends, and they have a 4 year old, and are expecting a baby soon. So they got a book a book for the 4 year old to prepare him for the baby (the book was apparently written by some child psychologist), and the book is called "A house in mummy's belly". It basically tells you that there is a door through which the baby will come out! That is weird! If I were a 4 year old with this book, I would want to see the door and have a peek inside the house, hahaha!

OH is other half

I just laughed out loud at "If I were a 4 year old with this book, I would want to see the door and have a peek inside the house, hahaha! "

wicklori

Hello girls! I of course spoke too soon-in true wicklori style! Was almost doing handstands I was feelign so good over the weekend and on monday.... then yesterday happened!! Vomit after the gym, couldn't eat much lunch and then OH cooked yummy dinner and couldn't hardly be in the same room never mind eat it :-(
Lesson to me-just take one day at a time.....
Bought a few bits in penneys in bigger size-makes such a difference to feel comfortable! And if anyone has a benneton near them they have a 70% sale-mightn't be much left but worth a check... I got some nice tops and leggings for half nothing..... can layer for the winter....

elly123

Outside of work I think tops and leggings will be the way forward for me.

Yellow hen I hope your appointment goes well, let us know how you get on

The last week im really tired hardly seen past 9.30 in the evenings although i think the evenings getting darker is making me tired. Im also having slight stretching pains so im assuming baba is having a bit of a growth spurt and maybe that's why im so tired. Tirednes sometimes hits me after ive eating at lunch, i am only fit for bed! Last night i had a good 10 to 10 and a half hour sleep and im sitting at my desk now yawning like a mad woman!

Im going out for dinner tomorrow evening and im actually really looking forward to it, im going to doll myself up hair, make-up, tan and maybe even a dress and heels i just haven't felt nice or attractive at all over the last few weeks so im really going to make an effort. I will of course be designated dessie for my OH his friend and my sis but i dont mind i'll just be glad to do something nice. hopefully im not too tired and i have the energy to stay up as dinner is not until 8.30 in the city centre.