**** April 2015 Mummies ****

[Chazabell]

I've woken up with a rasping cough....can you take anything whilst pregnant? xx

 

[cossie13]

If you go into boots they do a blackcurrant linctus and glycerin cough syrup that is suitable during pregnancy and I actually took it before pregnancy when I had a cough as I found it to be really effective. It think it's only a couple of quid a bottle too

 

[emmalouise_xx]

Can you add me to the 21st please and will be finding out the 19th if we're team blue or pink

 

[Rooster30]

Added Do you have any preference?

 

[emmalouise_xx]

Belongs Lil one is healthy then all is good but secretly hoping for another girl to make it even has already have two boys xx

 

[kitten2014]

Hi guys ill b 27wks next Wednesday but thought it wss end of 27th wk you hit 3rd tri? Happy to move over sooner though if thats the case...

 

[Prettypee]

I think it's a grey area. Some people say end of 26, some say start of 27 some say end of 27. Technically a pregnancy of 40 weeks would work out at 13 and a third weeks a trimester so my opinion is start of 27th week- I think that's fair reasoning!

 

[kitten2014]

Ok well will join you all next wk

 

[Chazabell]

OMG....I think my tummy needs more skin! It feels super stretched and sore & achey tonight!! I'm fine sat if laying but standing is like there's too much weight and I've oh gained 10lb since falling pregnant. A customer commented today that I don't look pregnant (which when I'm sat down I don't) xxx

 

[Prettypee]

I haven't weighed myself but I've put tonnes of weight on.

So for two weeks I've had insanely itchy tops of my feet (never itched here before!) I've been tired beyond belief and waking up in hot sweats having kicked off all the covers! Anyway today it has dawned on my that there could be a reason so I plan to call midwife tomorrow just in case it's OC...

In good news my awesome baby change bag arrived! Two our our friends bought it as an early gift- I'm so pleased!

 

[Rooster30]

Glad you love it Prettypee as my mum is getting me (a cheaper) Pacapod bag. I can't wait!

 

[Chazabell]

Love the bag Prettypea, we have a Cath Kidston bag that OH is happy to take out and about too without feeling girly. That and an Oyster blanket from mothercare are our splurges (blanket was £30) xxxx

 

[Prettypee]

The pacapod bags are great! I actually liked one of the cheaper ones (there was one design I thought was smart/feminine/stylish) but oh said this one was the only one he would carry - typical man.

I know lots of people with pacapods now and they love them, a few people got them for second child and couldn't believe the difference. They are expensive though so definitely handy when somebody willing to give as gift..

 

[Prettypee]

I wanted to get the matching blanket for my buggy but it was 90 quid so I think not.

Are you taking a nice blanket to hospital or just a couple cheap ones?

 

[Rooster30]

We're getting the Mirano for our second. Thankfully my mum is buying it for us as it's still fairly expensive at £99.00! I spent £40 on a Babybel last time and it really hasn't stood the test of time so I reckon it's worth spending that bit more (though would have loved one of the leather ones!). I'm wishing my mum would hurry up and buy it already so we can get rid of our current one!

Cheap blankets for us. I bought a few Asda cellular blankets for my son and just plan on using those again, at least just for hospital use anyway. I might buy a nice new one for the baby though for home use. I am getting a lovely one knitted for us too, so I don't need to go over board on blankets.

Been pretty pleased with myself for getting good second hand deals this week. I've bought a Buggy Board for my son at over half the retail price off a local Baby & Toddler FB group, and a lady from here kindly sold me her Poddle Pod, again at over half the price of retail. Things are definitely starting to come together... except for the nursery... which is still a study....

 

[Aimee84]

Can't quite believe it but I'm now 27 weeks so can officially be in tri 3 wow time is flying! Hi to all of you already here!

 

[Rooster30]

Yay. Welcome to Tri 3! I've moved over even though I'm a couple of weeks away yet!

Do you know the babies gender or are you Team Yellow? I can update the first page for you.

 

[kitten2014]

Hi Guys, I am posting this in both 2nd and 3rd tri threads as wanted to share with everyone...Now everyone has probably tried the tapping on the belly to see if they get a response but what I tried today had amazing results...I have a chime ball on a long chain that I usually wear every day and the length means it rests around my belly button. Clearly our baby girl has gotten used to this as this morning I tried two things. First of all you should lie in bed with sunlight coming in the window (if you can) and take your pj bottoms or whatever down below belly so basically your baby can sense the light...don't know about you guys but my baby girl ALWAYS kicks soon after sensing the light but only recently....

anyways, get into a comfortable position either completely flat or propped up on pillows. Now the first thing you will notice is that if you can get the sunlight to show shadows you will see more than you can feel...this amazed me as thought she was only kicking when felt her but clearly not. If you watch for a while it is like a scene out of aliens with gentle or erratic movements across your belly beneath belly button and if you're at similar week to me above also. Once you have ascertained your baby is awake. what I then did was take the chain from around me neck and lay the chime on my belly, what I then did was gently tap on the chime 2-3 times making sure to push a bit in with it and then wait. Now I though I would just have some fun with this but amazingly she responded by kicking/moving/rolling in exactly the same place as the chime ball, so I rewarded her with words and a stroke in that area and then moved the chime ball to another area and repeated the process, expecting this to be a fluke...it wasn't...she did it again and for the past 45 minutes have been playing this game. If you don't get a response straightaway simply tap the chime ball again in the same position regularly every few mins until you get a response...wow it was amazing and very clever...the thing is the minute I decided I'd had enough (she seemed to be reacting slower also and my back was hurting lol) and removed the chime ball she gave two almighty kicks as if to say 'again, again' lol. What fun! I had to tell you all as its an amazing feeling not only knowing you have a baby moving in there but that they can respond to sound and touch so accurately like that! OK thatch me...phew...also probably best for sunlight and positioning to be first thing in the morning to try this as don't know bout you guys but thatch when my baby girl is most active...

 

[Prettypee]

Omg my itchy feet are driving me nuts! No rash, not too swollen they started soft as usual ( this is top of my feet) I've never had itchy feet before, now I've itched so much they are all dry, scaley and very nearly breaking the skin. Ivories Palmers moisturiser and bio oil but no improvement - any suggestions? X

 

[Emmajaine]

Try Aveeno. I use it for my psoriasis and it's amazing! I get mine from boots, not sure where else you could get it from.

Xx