*** April 2018 Mummies ***

[JWard]

Yes I’m entering tri 2 tomorrow! Looking forward to it. Still working though

 

[Loula]

Haha that sounds like OH grandma. She has no fact what so ever and was like OH you're doing it that way round instead of getting married. I already have a child I don't do tradition haha x

 

[cossie13]

grandparents make me laugh!

Happy Tri 2 Jward!

Does anyone else have a real hatred for snoring? And I’m not just talking “it’s annoying”, I’m talking “if he doesn’t stop snoring I’m genuinely going to shove a pillow over his head and stop his snoring for good”. I ended up getting rather upset at OH snoring last night and went downstairs to sleep on the sofa and because DSs toys were still everywhere I kinda just threw them all over the floor. This morning his snoring woke me up so I got a bit huffy so he got up in a huff and went downstairs and all I’ve heard from upstairs since is growling and banging. Don’t really wanna go downstairs or speak to him today tbh. Sorry for the rant

 

[Loula]

omg I could totally write this
my OH shores like mad. It doesn't help I'm up 3 times a night still and it takes me longer each time to get back to sleep.
I kick him. I refuse to go downstairs I tell him too x

 

[Lander]

My diaries from my first pregnancy suggested my bump popped about 13wks. Doing it now at 11wks this time around.

DH snoring used to be horrendous but he had surgery following a broken nose a couple of years ago and now it's much reduced. Have felt furious with him when it was bad though!

 

[Kerryjo]

Cossie snoring and me don't get along, I wet willy my partner lmao! (Lick my finger and stick it in his ear lol) or I tickle the tip of his nose, poke him in the side etc, if he annoys me with his snoring I have every right to return the favour surely?! Lol

Lander I like the idea of a diary, may have to do that this time, I'm bigger (as in fatter, a Lardy lady lol) so I didn't show until around 14-16 weeks last time, and last time I was desperate to show, this time I'm wanting to keep it quiet until my 20 week scan at least so I'm hoping my lard keeps baby hidden a little longer lol!

Hope your all doing well xx

 

[Lander]

Kerryjo I'm 5'8 and an 18 myself though I carried a decent bump last time.

I'm still keeping a diary for DS now and started a new one when ttc this time.

I've used 18 month academic diaries. Took a couple of months longer to conceive DS. Started in the October and pregnant by new years eve. This time we started in July and conceived by August.

 

[Kerryjo]

Kerryjo I'm 5'8 and an 18 myself though I carried a decent bump last time.

I'm still keeping a diary for DS now and started a new one when ttc this time.

I've used 18 month academic diaries. Took a couple of months longer to conceive DS. Started in the October and pregnant by new years eve. This time we started in July and conceived by August.

That's fab, I always though being bigger meant we showed later, I'm on slimming world and lost 4lbs last week, and hoping for a fairly decent loss again this week to (fingers crossed).
By 24/25 weeks last time I was BIG by 28 weeks I was HUMONGOUS lol was crazy, but still hoping I can hide it until I break up for Christmas, even if I tell them just as I go on Christmas holidays so that they can put something in place from January, but I really don't want to be moved out of the area I'm in now for as long as possible!

My first son wasn't planned, and this one we'd been trying for around 2 yrs and gave up especially when I had a brain hemmoraghe in December last year followed by my diagnosis of intracranial hypertension I was on tonnes of medication and told we couldn't try so that was that, we had 2 whoopsies one in July and one one in August, so a couple of drunken nights with no condoms and we figured we'd tried for so long with nothing because of my PCOS, so nothing would come of 2 whoopsies and low and behold baby no.2, I'd say our little miracle.... we'd honestly given up all hope, and were even considering paying for private help my gp had told me there's no chance because the cysts covered my ovaries and a had a few very large ones to. Amazing what life can have in store for us!

I'm 100% going to write a diary, there's so many details I know I've forgotten with my son that's I'd love to remember I also must get more full shots of me with a bump as most of mine last time I cut me head off lol

 

[cossie13]

Morning ladies, hope everyone is well this morning.

I keep waking up at the moment with a horrendous pain in my upper abdomen. It only happens on weekdays so I know it’s because I’m stressing about going to work. They know I’m pregnant but I feel like no one cares as I’m constantly being told to do different things including moving equipment I probably shouldn’t be moving. Luckily the is one to worker who gets it and so when I ask for help she comes without hesitation but I’m sure my boss would just rather I wasn’t pregnant because it’s hassle for her I get that impression anyway!

How are everyone’s symptoms now?

 

[BethJG]

Morning! Hope everyone is well. I am not, I've got tonsillitis and am on antibiotics. Worrying my body is failing my baby but been assured that baba will be fine!
I'm curious - if you ladies are going to do an announcement on Facebook or whatever, when will it be? I'll be 12 weeks this week, I've already seen my baby and a strong heartbeat at 10 + 4, my NHS scan is next week when I'll be 13 weeks. The thing is that work know and the news is spreading like wildfire! I kind of just want it out in the open. Do I wait until the 13 week scan? Or do I just go for it at 12 weeks seeing as I've already seen baby? What are people's thoughts? Xx

 

[mrs_cookie]

Morning everyone, been missing past few days as hubby had a few days off to celebrate my 30th. He's away on a course.for a week now so not looking forward to having DD fully on my own while dealing with this sickness but keep hoping it will ease off soon!

Cossie that sounds shocking at work,have they done a pregnancy risk assessmentt with you yet? They should fill in a form that adresses anything in your job That might pose a risk and they have to write what they're guna do to remove the risk. If they haven't doneone I'd ask for one as they're legally supposed to do it. Dont be lifting stuff if you feel its too heavy its not worth the risk CX

Beth I think its totally up to you if you wanna announce now then go for it! I've seen people put pictures of the pregnancy test on Facebook before so announcing at 4 weeks! The chances of anything being wrong if you've seen baba at 10 weeks are really low and if you wana let people know do it! Im too much of a worrier and I'll need to see my 12 week scan before I announce but thats just cos I'm daft and superstitious lol xx

 

[cossie13]

I feel quite lucky as my nausea isn’t as bad anymore and I was expecting it to last til 24 weeks as it did with DS but I do have really bad fatigue and yet really struggle to sleep. And if I nap during the day I really can’t sleep at night so no mid morning naps for me!

I don’t think they have Mrs cookie. I always feel like I’m whinging when I’m pregnant and am asking for risk assessments and saying I can’t do certain things! For example, I was asked to do a spot of hoovering on Friday, usually absolutely fine. However, the hoover at work is really heavy and extremely difficult to move (it’s a dyson ball hoover - if anyone has one you’ll know what I’m on about!) and after 5 seconds of using it I was out of breath and really struggling - but I felt pathetic! I mean, it’s a bit of hoovering! It shouldn’t be that big of a deal right?!

It’s up to you Beth. I think if it were me I’d probably announce it with the 10 week photo once I hit 12 weeks especially if news is spreading (not that it’s anyones place to tell others - it’s not their news) just in case it got back to family and you hadn’t actually told them. Obviously it’s your choice and if you are happy all is ok then I don’t see why you shouldn’t announce it!

Has anyone else got their 12 week Scan this week?

 

[mrs_cookie]

No I'm a week tomorrow,wish it was here so I can relax! I have relaxed a bit over the weekend tho ad if I lay really still on a night I think I can feel tiny movements! I know its really early,I never felt anything til 18 weeks with DD but it honestly feels just like it,like the faintest little kick every now and then, especially of hubby prods me lol. So I'm hoping thats what I'm feeling and baby is doing well in there,still mega sick so taking that as a positive sign too xx

 

[mrs_cookie]

Dont feel bad if something is too much cossie,if.you're not.comfortable doing it dont do.it! You've got to look out for youand baby and even if it makes a fuss at work you gotta make sure you dont over do it. I remember in my last pregnancy when I worked in a school part of my job was moving equipment up and down 3 flights of stairs and I said I wouldn't do it,it wasnt massively heavy but I felt the amount of carrying all day up and down stairs was too much even if it wasn't too heavy so they used to swap the classes up the stairs to the floor the equipment was on rather than me carry it down. I did feel like I was making a bit of a fuss but I wasn't comfortable doing it so I had to say something. Its funny thinking about it now tho as the things I wouldn't lift were probably half the weight of DD who I'm picking up all the time now this pregnancy, suppose its different tho as I can't avoid picking her up xx

 

[cossie13]

Dont feel bad if something is too much cossie,if.you're not.comfortable doing it dont do.it! You've got to look out for youand baby and even if it makes a fuss at work you gotta make sure you dont over do it. I remember in my last pregnancy when I worked in a school part of my job was moving equipment up and down 3 flights of stairs and I said I wouldn't do it,it wasnt massively heavy but I felt the amount of carrying all day up and down stairs was too much even if it wasn't too heavy so they used to swap the classes up the stairs to the floor the equipment was on rather than me carry it down. I did feel like I was making a bit of a fuss but I wasn't comfortable doing it so I had to say something. Its funny thinking about it now tho as the things I wouldn't lift were probably half the weight of DD who I'm picking up all the time now this pregnancy, suppose its different tho as I can't avoid picking her up xx

I know I shouldn't feel bad but it's like I can't help but feel bad. I think it's because it's all things that I should still be able to do easily but they pull on my back and make me feel tired and sometimes dizzy. I feel like I shouldn't be like that until the third trimester!

And that's the other point mrs cookie, I lift DS all the time just because he wants a cuddle or he's too tired to walk up the stairs to bed and wants carrying and I don't think twice about it but moving things at work that are probably lighter than DS I'm very reluctant to do! I wonder if it's more to do with the bend and carrying boxes against my stomach whereas DS sits nicely on my hip and holds himself so the weight isn't completely put on me? I dunno. I feel pathetic saying I can't do stuff when I feel I should be able to. I might go to the drs and see what they say because it's stressing me out worrying about what I'm going to have to do each time I go in.

Sorry for being so down ladies, I'm not usually like this!

 

[Loula]

Afternoon..
Oh is off work today and so we've gone browsing at baby stuff to get an idea and a lunch at tgis.
We also need fitted wardrobes for our room as I currently live in the spare room with all my stuff.

 

[mrs_cookie]

Its what were here for cossie moan away! I think lifting kids is different it can't really be avoided and its something our bodies are used to. Honestly if its worrying you chat to the midwife or doctor and I'm sure they'll tell you that you shouldn't do it. Then you can go to work and say you've been advised against doing certain things,your work really should have looked at your job and made provisions for your pregnancy tho its shocking they haven't. My old work even bought a special high backed lab stool last pregnancy for me so I didnt get back ache having no support sitting,they legally have to think of these things!

Sounds lovely loula, I can't wait for 12 week scan so we can buy some bits xx

 

[Loula]

We aren't buying anything until after Christmas maybe a few bits after the 2 week scan but majority will be after Xmas as we have stuff in ours and my mum's loft so need to sort out what we do and don't need. Our big buys will be nursery furniture and pushchair

 

[CDx]

Had my booking appointment today at the hospital and it was decided I would be red path this pregnancy so will have all my appointments at a consultant clinic as well as attending the endocrinology clinic because of all the complications last time. I'll get growth scans from 28 weeks as well. They also took loads of blood and want to monitor my liver and kidney functions. All seemed very daunting and scary but I guess its a good thing they are being so cautious.

Still got 2 weeks to wait for my scan.

Nausea has gone thankfully still tired though.

Hope you're all good.

Cx

 

[Loula]

How many low risk ladies are there here? I fee a minority not have g a consultant x