****** April Mummies!!!! ******

[Gemsol]

Fingers crossed for you 3lm xx

 

[missyeovil]

Thinking of you 3lm, hope everything goes well xx

 

[Ams1985]

Hope all goes well and they book you in ASAP 3lm xx

Hi everyone! Been trying to keep up best as I can whilt I'm away but failing miserably! Hello to anyone that's joined April mummies in the last week or so

Holiday is great v relaxed although still throwing up but at least I'm not at work so that's good. Downside is pregnancy seems to have made me irrationally frightened of everything!! At dinner last night a whopping great lizard came out of the lake next to us and I just lost it! Stuff like that doesn't normally bother me at all- so tonight it's room service and a movie!

Hope you are all doing well xxx

 

[3lilmonsters]

It's mothers instincts hun glad your having a great time though xx

 

[Gemsol]

Has anyone else's symptoms just disappeared completely?! Apart from feeling exhausted by 5pm - nothing! I almost miss the sickness :-/ x x

 

[3lilmonsters]

I still have my sickness xx

 

[douglasxox]

I still have my sickness

Wishing you all the luck in the world, 3lm Xxx

 

[Karen0209]

3lm - We are all here for you and sending lots of good vibes your way - best of luck and god speed the results.

Am I alone in that I do not ahve pregnancy symptoms???! Never had morning sickness. Woulc sometimes feel like I was car sick (and I definitely did feel cars sick when OH was driving but nothing when driving myself!) and I get a few headaches now. But I have always had headaches and food intolerances mean I am used to bloating and heartburn so it;'s nothing to me...Am I still pregnant???! I am probably "compaining" to the wrong bunch of people about not being all that ill

I can't wait til I can feel a few bums/butterflies/movements so I can be reassured I do have a little one in there and the 2 scans were not fakes ...3weeks 4 days til 20 week scan I CAN'T WAIT!

Hope you have all had a fun weekend and work isn't too busy this week
K xx

 

[Tommo]

Karen I am so jealous!

I would really love to feel normal again. I'm beginning to feel like this whole thing isn't worth it anymore cause I just feel completely awful 24/7 bar a few mild hours in the afternoon.
I keep picturing a beautiful new baby and the end prize, but I'm losing any enthusiasm that I actually want it anymore. Especially when I think I'm not even half way there yet!

The thing that's gotten me down the most is I can feel myself losing muscle mass. And I'm so exhausted I don't feel like I can do anything about it. I'm not eating enough to gain weight, or produce energy so I can just feel my body turning into this flat, liquidy, blubby mess.

Sorry, rant over! I'm just sooooooo hungry :'(

 

[Karen0209]

Awwww you poor thing Tommo - wish I could help by letting some of my not-illness rub off on you It must be hard trying to keep that pic of beautiful new baby in head when you are feeling so miserable.

I used to cry when getting migraines (and the OH thought I was pathetic!!!) and I've had food poisoning before so you must be feeling hellish right now. I've heard weird things helping peoples morning sickness, like some random tropical fruit or something, so could you keep experimenting to see what your stomach can tolerate and help it settle?? I crave carbs and spaghetti bolognaise when recovering from migraine. Prob pointless advice that you've heard a million times before and tried yourself sorry!!! But wish I could help.

I bet your body still looks great to others and they arent noticing the muscle-loss as much as you are, so don't feel bad about that. They say that however long it takes to gain the weight you should take that long to lose it - so the same should apply to the body in general, don't be too harsh on yourself and we should give ourselves 9 months after to have body back in pre-pregnancy condition...muscle-mass/fat/whatever the focus is No pressure Tommo - you will look lovely with your little bump growing

Feel free to rant...thought that's what this forum is for

K xx

 

[3lilmonsters]

Back from hospital baby looked fine and quite happy....... Me and oh think it's a girl . Love my consultant he has booked me in on Wednesday at 11 for the amniocentesis and he has told the lab he needs the results by Friday as I'm a urgent case due to me needing a cervical stitch putting in so I will know the results by the end of the week....... So nervous now though. Thanks for your support ladies xxxx

 

[Tommo]

3lilmonsters that's great news! Glad things are still going well and they're going ahead with amniocentesis. Hopefully it will continue to be good news for you!

Karen, thanks for lovely reply!
I live opposite tesco, like 3 seconds away so as soon as I get an idea of what I might be able to eat I sprint over and get it. The problem is nothing is working. Two bites of anything and I'm rolling around in nausea-hell. Potatoes worked for a while but only for a few days and then it made me sick.
I can't eat anything with garlic, onions, herbs, peppers, dairy, eggs, oil or fish in it. Mellon, pineapple, strawberries and kiwis make me sick too. This is what I have deduced so far. Nut milks make me sick and soya has started to as well, butter makes me sick too so even toast is beginning to lose its appeal. Chicken fillet burgers are the only thing ATM but there's only so many I can eat! Lol

Husband says the same thing about the muscle mass. He thinks I'm an idiot but it's hard just relaxing and letting your body do what it has to do. I wouldn't mind being fat cause I put 2 stone on when I stopped smoking and I think I quite suited it. But it's the weakening! I put so much work into my bum, 150 squats a day and now I'm sagging lol sorry I know it's ridiculous. And DH is like... I see no difference!!

I just feel the influence coming from media and expectations of women. Id love to feel like I'm valued for what I do, not what I look like but I just don't believe it.

 

[Karen0209]

3LM - yay! We are all happy for you. Glad it has all gone so well so far and glad the consultant is cracking the whip with those results - Im sure the wait will still feel like forever though so hang in there

Tommo - at least the chicken is protien for now. Regarding the image...I sooooooo know what you mean. I was doing insanity and weights along with my regular Zumba (and losing weight as well as gaining muscle tone) when I discovered I was pregnant and it has been quite the drastic change of priorities and mindset. I was getting abs and now I am just...bleh! I'm short as well and naturally got a larger butt so I am not impressed with the flab atm! Keep trying to tell myself that we are producing a little miracle so body has to have diferent focus . Sometimes I feel quite selfish...as if I shouldnt have to remind myself that it's not all about me anymore!

Oh and my teenage acne is back with a vengence so I hate all the ads of perfectly clear-skinned skinny women I could have spat on the magazine covers in Asda at lunch today

Hope you feel less sick soon.

K xx

K xx

 

[Tommo]

Hahahaha @ spitting on magazines!!

I love insanity!! Insanity and cocktails are what's now getting me through this on days when the image of beautiful baby is less than effective!

And champagne and Bree!

 

[mrs nel]

Leanne that's great to hear that baby was looking good for you! Have you been thinking about little girl things all day? That's good that your consultant is pushing your results, you don't need a long wait. How are you feeling?

Iv had some weird feelings in my tummy today. A girl at work thought it was braxton hicks. Iv never had anything like it. Iv got pressure low down and a little feeling in my tummy.
Xx

 

[3lilmonsters]

Hiya Lynne, I'm feeling a little nervous. We were hoping for a girl as we have 1 girl and 2 boys and I have been thinking girl for weeks I've even said "can you hear her heartbeat" to the kids lol. I was thinking Ooo I can have that purple pram and that pink cot set haha my eyes have gone pink! I'll be a lot more relaxed once this week is over.

Could be Braxton hicks hun as but I never feel them till well into 23+ weeks or could just be stretching and baby moving

Xxx

 

[mrs nel]

The pink and purple in that pram is lovely-very girlie! il keep my fingers crossed for you and your wee baby hun.
X X

 

[3lilmonsters]

Aww thanks Lynne xxx

 

[Karen0209]

Hahahaha @ spitting on magazines!!

I love insanity!! Insanity and cocktails are what's now getting me through this on days when the image of beautiful baby is less than effective!

And champagne and Bree!

teehee YEEEEEES to the cocktails!

I had to laugh when a fitness trainer at the gym advised me against doing Zumba, I was like "I was doing insanity for the first 6 weeks of my pregnancy" and his jaw hit the floor!!!! I did explain I didn't know! I was so panicked until my first scan I think it will take forever to get back into it after the birth but oh well I am sure we will be busy enough and distracted enough with a new wee bundle of fun!

mmmmm, now I have a craving for french bread dipped into baked camembert with cranberry sauce My sis had her OH bring pate into the hospital for her the day after teehee! I stopped my OH having a rare steak in a restaurant the other day...am I a terrible partner???!

3LM...purple buggy?! So jealous! My OH has put the foot down and Im not allowed any purple on the buggy ...he says I would have everything in the whole house purple if I had my way!! That's not true , just my wellies are purple, and the kitchen, and the dogs collar and lead, and the cats food bowls, oh and the lilac-y grey colours in the hallway/stairs ...does he have a point after all?! He is so laid back normally I might let him have this one!!!

K xx

 

[3lilmonsters]

Haha I've saw a few prams in purple or pink just hope it really is à girl now lol xx