Recent content by kimbot1981

Hi! I'm 38 weeks today- unfortunately the sleep thing doesn't get that much better....... The thing I've found that really works is to be physically tired - the more active I am the more able I am to ignore all the various aches and pains and toilet breaks that keep me up! washing floors...

Hi! Try not to stress out - keeping relaxed is much better for the baby, the woman on the phone was probably having a bad day! The way in which scans and bloods are booked varies from county to county depending on your local NHS provider (presuming you live in the UK!). I found out I...

I had a midwife appt today and shes given me some info on trying to get the baby to move from my left side to my right. He's upside down already but had been laid aginst the right of my belly since I've been aqble to feel him. She says labour can be significantly reduced in length when they are...

Hi A mother within normal weight range prior to pregnancy can expect to put on between 20-35lbs (10-15kg) - More if previously underwight, less if overweight and more with multiples. And most of this after 20 weeks. I lost 5/6lbs during my First trimester (nausea) and by weeks 17/18...

have anybodies belly buttons popped yet !!!??? I'm 32 weeks and mine is getting closer. A friend says they're like buttons on a pressure cooker- once they're popped you know you're ready to go!

Hi All the advice you have been given is correct! Your uterus is the size of a pear, it needs to grow to the size of a water melon to accomodate the baby. Since the uterus is all muscle the way it does this is to have mini work outs by stretching and contracting its muscles. These...

Hi! Think it would have been about 8'o' clock in the evening here when you posted yesterday- you're about 5 hours behind I think... I'll be 31 weeks tomorrow and am also huge though I don't have GD.... I wasn't showing at all and then wham huge baby belly all at the front people keep asking...

I like Faith Dior the best. My husband and I keep changing our minds.... at the moment we like Beatrice for a girl and Gabe or Challen for a boy- although we'll probab;y pick something completely different when we see bump for the first time!

whats a server? like a waitress/barmaid ? sorry for the silly question...

Re: period cramps and back ache in early pregnancy... I'm 29 weeks but had exactly the same symptoms as you all descripe in my first trimester and was told: - Its actually very healthy - your uterus is only the size of a pear and is preparing to stretch to the size of a water melon - the first...

hi, I'm 29 weeks now but had frequent headaches in my first trmester - make sure you're getting enough rest - a short snooze in the afternoon can work wonders ) and drink plenty of water - i know i prefer having to go to the loo lots to having a headache!! Some paracetemol is fine to take whilst...

Wow.....can't belive I've only just discovered this miracle cure!!! A bowl of fruit 'n' fibre a day for breakfast has worked the most amazing wonders for my digestive system and its actually really yummy!!!! Go ahead tryit!

Hi! I don't work in kilos so I'm not sure how much weight it is that you've put on but I know for me, I hardly gained at all until weeks 18/20 ish and then Wham in 10 weeks I have put on 201bs (about a stone and a half). I wasn't showing at all then suddenly there was this huge baby bump all...

I'm 29 weeks and regularly experience Braxton hicks contractions which feel just like period cramps and are accompanied by a small amount of back pain, during which My bump goes rock hard. They are just the uterus way of getting practice in / building its muscle strength for the actual...

Just to say HI, my name is Kim and my DH and I are expecting our first bump on the 26th April- I'm currently 29 weeks and am carrying my bump completely at the front which amuses my family no end! WE don't know the sex - keeping it a suprise! Midwife says the baby will be an 8lb er and is very...