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[gracie]

Please can i join you all.

Just got back from a week in Spain. Had a good time i'm just not good in the sun. Normally my fingers swell but this time it was my feet as well so half my shoes wouldn't fit .

Found out the week begore we went away that the itching i'd had they think had been caused by scabies never had it before and we think i must have caught it from a patient as neither my hsuband or any friends have had it (i'm a nurse). Had to have one dose of treatment while away too. Just hope that its worked i'm still itchy but the spots have gone but they say the itch can last 6 weeks.

I always find that something has to happen to bring you back down to earth with a bang after a holiday. I always find a spider as soon as i get home (i really don't like them). But also this time we get home and the fridge has packed in . (I'm meant to be looking on-line for a new one now!)

Think i'm just tired (husband starts at 5 on a monday) but just feel really fed up today. Even been crying at reading some of your lovely messages. Maybe its the thought of going back to work tomorrow.

Sorry for going on in my introduction message but quick question how am i meant to feel at 16 weeks. I'm a size 18 and haven't put any weight on (well one pound whilst on holiday but don't think that really counts). Being trying to feel for the top of my uterus but not sure if i can. Haven't felt any movement yet (too early i think). Not heard the heartbeat yet and if it wasn't for the scans i've had i wouldn't believe i was pregnant. I have to keep telling myself that my nipples are still sore at night which they never were before and that other people don't always start showing yet either. It can't be good for baby for me to be feeling like this. Really sorry for going on i'm not usually this down. But thanks for listening.

Hope you are all ok.

Grace xx

 

[Mik]

Hi Grace, I am a size 18 too and I have lost 5 lbs since my booking in appt 5 weeks ago it happened with my last pregnancy too and I didn't really start showing or putting on weight until I was around 18 weeks so don't fret it happens.

 

[Bexie]

Hi Gracie,

Glad to hear you had a good holiday, but sorry to hear about the scabies, how iritating, at least you found out before you went away!

Is this your first pregnancy? With my first I didn't really start showing until I was around 20 weeks or so, I was a size 10/12 then, this time i started showing a lot earlier, probably cos my stomach muscels have stretched so aren't as strong as they once were. A girl I know who is 5 weeks ahead of me, she must be about 28 weeks, is carrying her first, I think she is about a size 16/18 (a guess) and she's still not obviously showing, (mind you she works at my daughters nursery and they have to wear baggy t-shirts, so maybe that's why I can't tell!) it just varies for everyone. I didn't start feeling any obvious movement until i was about 21 weeks pregnant, but everyone is different again, some feel their babies earlier, I was expecting to feel mine earlier as this is my second pregnancy, but i didn't. Don't worry about feeling stressed, your going through a massive change in your life and your hormones are everywhere, us pregnant women can become demons as our hormones are all over the shop, I even felt close to crying the other day cos a car overtook me at an accident spot, I got so angry and wanted to scream at him for putting (not mine) but my daughter and Lo lives at risk. I was furious, if I'd have caught up with him I would have got out and screamed at him, normally I've very calm and placid!! Not now Perhaps getting back to work will keep you busy and take your mind off worrying a bit.

 

[lea m]

Hi ladies! Not been chatty much as Im having a bad time at the min with depression! Just cant even be bothered tying lol and really cant find what to say!? I hate it when this happens but Im sure I will be ok in a few days! I hope that it is anyways! Dont think I could manage another 12-14 weeks or feeling like this

I hope everyone is ok!?
I have read everyones posts btw im not being ignorant! lol
Hi to the new ladies!

 

[rach]

hi all sorry not been on for a few days had carpet fitted on monday which is lovely but think i may have over done things a bit had a lot of pain monday afternoon and was feeling really exhausted so been resting up since on sofa but am back now

firstly lea im so sorry your feeling so low hun im here if you need me xxxxx

hi gracie oh poor you i caught scabies about 8 years ago off my son (he caught it off his father who caught it off dirty bedding on a holiday in tenerife) it was awful apparently a lot of people have a reaction off the dead scabies after treatment which can make the itching last for 6 weeks we had steroid creams off the doctor to help with this
i wouldnt worry too much about the weight i was a size 18 when i got pg im carrying twins and will be 24 weeks on friday and still not put any weight at all on make the most of it while it lasts im sure it will all catch up with us xxxxx

bexie christophers the same hun he loves baby food and hates my food he still has quite a lot of jars but its very often the only way i can get any veg or meat down him i try him on our food all the time but he will only eat potato and pasta and only vegetarian
pasta so for him to get everything he needs i have to supplement him with some jars usually just at lunch time he would eat anything when he was smaller i used to spend hours making him different things and blending them up lol now hes really fussy xxxxx

off to work soon as im on an early shift today cant wait as another will be over and done with xxxxxxxxxxxx

 

[Mik]

Morning girlies, had some disastrous news already this morning and it is only 8.30am! My childminder has rung to say she cannot have the kids anymore due to health reasons. I am fine with that her health comes first and she is so lovely I would hate for my kids to make her ill but I have 3 days to find a new childminder to start monday Hubby can get home early enough to cover work this week but that will be it so wish me luck!

 

[Bexie]

Morning ladies,

Lea - Sorry to hear your feeling down, I hope it passes quickly and we get to hear lots of your happy messages.

Rach - Glad to hear your carpet has been fitted. . Phoebe was exactly the same as your son, would eat anything when she was smaller, but as she's got older, she's got more fussy! When she was smaller she would scream at me to feed her quicker, now I struggle to get her to eat a mouthful of my food!!!!

Mik - Poor you with such little time to find a new childminder, hope you manage to find a good one soon.

Had a day off work yesterday and went to take my little one swimming but got the times wrong so went to softplay instead then had lunch with friends, it was nice just being off work for the day

My cars playing up at the moment, the alarm keeps on going off! Such a pain

Right I'm off to do some work take care everyone.

Becks

 

[choklatemunky]

all, including newbies!

Lea - hope you are ok
Mik - thats a bit pants! Hope you find a new childminder ok!
Bexie - I hate car alarms! Theyre so silly, all anyone does when one goes off is moan about the noise - no-one ever actually checks to see if a car is being stolen anymore - darn things! Ours was temperamental when we first got the car but has settled itself down now!

I keep getting told off for not updating you on whats new with me so...........

WellI had my M/W appt today - My uterus is WAY high - which is why my bump hasnt been getting much bigger lately - its going up instead of out like normal people! M/W said my stomach is now as compressed as it would be in other people who are 32 weeks! Apparently she thinks its cos I have good stomach muscles! (not through any action on my part I can assure you! ) Also when she checked Juniors heartbeat, it slowed down, then got quicker, then slowed down and got quicker again, and she said that they would expect that to happen twice in 10 minutes, not twice in 30 seconds like LOs did! So basically what I have learnt today is that I am funny shaped and my baby is a show off!

Junior is very active, mostly when I lay down to try and sleep - little monkey! Making good use of those long legs I think!!

Its my brothers Bday today so I am doing a meal at mine later..........must remember to get a card! (keep forgetting!)
x

 

[choklatemunky]

Babydust, glad to hear your DD is better about school now - that seems like a bit of a turnaround, but definietly better for you!
Yeah, it was me that said about the Tesco offers Glad to be of assistance!
Sorry your M/W was a bit crap! silly moo! The one I saw today was not my usual one as she is on holiday (how vary dare she ay!) haha, anyway, she started off with some form for someone else with a similar name, so I thought, oh dear here we go, then she couldnt find the wee test sticks, but never mind, it was all ok in the end.
Im sure you should be able to get stockings and iron thingys on prescription, can you not call your Docs and say the M/W has recommended you have them so can they write a prescription for you?

 

[Bexie]

Talking about midwives, I was disappointed as I was due to see mine on Friday for my 24 week appointment, but she had to cancel so I won't see her now until next week (actually it's not so bad) I was just really looking forward to hearing my baby's heartbeat

 

[reallyoldmum]

Morning all

How lovely Claire that your daughter has settled - it must be such a relief for you. to crap midwives.

Choklatemunky I remember when I was carrying Josh he was always high - I got terrible heartburn from about 20 weeks and it didnt go until he delivered!! Its no fun feeling breathless either is it.

Rach Hannah lived on mashed potatoes and beans when I weaned her - she spat everything else out - I did know a lady whose little boy turned orange once as all he would eat was carrots!! I wouldnt worry about Jars - they are formulated to give LO's all the goodness they need. for nearly finishing work.

Mik sorry to hear about your childminder - its a nightmare sorting out childcare isnt it!!

to everyone else.

Jane x

 

[lisaspoon]

Hi Everyone
Sorry not posted in a while,...been quite quiet lately.....

tons to catch up on!

babydust - glad your dd has settled into school now must be a relief! On the note of stockings, I would go to the docs and get them prescribed, not only will they be the right size, strength etc but you can get them for free! I know that midwives cant prescribe but thats crap she told you to go buy them

chok - glad your midwife appointment went well! Did the midwife say what will happen with your growing uterus?! The only place it can go now is out, surely?! That will explain why I show well for my 18weeks - crap stomach muscles!! hehe!

Lea - how are you feeling hun? are you enjoying tri 3 ?.... we miss you!!

Rach - good to hear about the carpet!

Mik - hope you manage to find a new childminder, that must be a nightmare

Gracie - hiya! hope you are feeling better today? I've started to feel "less pregnant" as the weeks have gone on due to the fact my morning sickness has gone and I'm not feeling kicks yet....its strange!

Finally decided on the nursery room, after much debate! Just need to get started on moving stuff! I'm so impatient! OH keeps trying to hold me off!
Been feeling a little anxious (you prob saw my post)....still 2 weeks away from 20wk scan and not had my downs results back yet,...also not feeling kicks as well...so its all making me in a tiz! just want to know everything is ok!

hope you are all having a good day
sorry if i missed anyone! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

 

[Mik]

Becks hope you get your car alarm sorted it must be a pain and there is always at least one neighbour who has to have an issue with it
Chok if you forget that card blame the other half with an eye roll you are going through the pregnancy least he can do is be your fall guy
Babydust glad your dd is loving school but I agree go see the doc get the stocking and iron on prescription and get him to re-test your wee I had a midwife like that with my first and it has put me off all midwives now
Jane
Lisaspoon we all worry about the lack of kicking

 

[choklatemunky]

Choklatemunky I remember when I was carrying Josh he was always high - I got terrible heartburn from about 20 weeks and it didnt go until he delivered!! Its no fun feeling breathless either is it.

ROM - I'm fine all the time Im sitting and relaxing, but if I have to walk anywhere I get breathless really easily and feel like such an unfit frump! I've been getting this weird thing where the inside of my throat down to my chest level goes all cold......I'm assuming its some kind of acidy thing as the Baby is pushing my stomach up so high, MW suggested I get some Gaviscon to see if it helps so I rang the Drs and asked them to prescribe me some earlier.... We shall see. Its not a very nice feeling though when it happens, but I guess I should count myself lucky - I got away with mo morning sickness so I guess I had to get something!

chok - glad your midwife appointment went well! Did the midwife say what will happen with your growing uterus?! The only place it can go now is out, surely?! That will explain why I show well for my 18weeks - crap stomach muscles!! hehe!

Lisa - Well she just said that it has to go outwards at some point, preferably soon, as there's no more room to go up any more! I was like, errr, its not like Im actually controlling which way things are moving luv, Im not choosing it, its all just happening by itself Its as if she was suggesting I was doing it on purpose! She said she bets that when I tell people how far along I am they dont believe me, as I don't "stick out very far at the moment", actually, no-one has said anything, except that Im getting bigger, so others obviously don't share her opinion!! I didn't think I had grown outwards much lately, but definitely getting fuller.

Chok if you forget that card blame the other half with an eye roll you are going through the pregnancy least he can do is be your fall guy

Mik - My Bro would definitely believe me, as my DH is hopeless with things like cards etc, but I'm not sure he would believe that I had forgotten, Im usually all organised with stuff like this - actually, I had already bought one before today, but I cant remember where I put it, so I had to go and get another one (darn pregnancy brain!) hehe
Its normal actually to feel less pregnant (apart from the bigger belly bit!) as the weeks go on as the placenta is doing all the work now rather than you - dont worry about not feeling kicks as its all dependent on which way the baby is laying and where your placenta is - I wasnt feeling anything, then one day, I got a definite kick, just twice, and LO hasnt stopped moving since - it really happened all of a sudden....

Bexie - that you can't hear the heartbeat again yet, but I bet the week will fly past....

 

[rach]

mik hope you manage to find a new childminder xxx

bexie sorry cars playing up hun seems to be a few people on here with car trouble sorry your midwife cancelled on you hope your next one is soon so you can hear babys heartbeat xxx

chok glad your appointment went ok and baby is nice and active hope you enjoy your meal xxx

babydust sorry your midwife is such a waste of time hun go see your gp he will give you iron tabs and stockings on prescription ive had a few twinges in cervix area midwife said it was just pressure from the babies so pleased DD has settled in now to school must be a huge weight off your mind xxx

jane glad to know its possible to live on mash lol although christopher likes his with spaghetti hoops hope your well hun xxx

lisa glad youve decided on the nursery try not to worry about your results hun and your scan im sure all will be fine xxx

wow you all been busy on here lol so much to catch up on
hope everyone else is ok hugs to all xxxxxxxx

 

[gracie]

Hi

Thank you all for the lovely comments. Iv've felt a bit better since being back in work. You were right Bexie it takes your mind of things. Just been really tired though but thats due to working in the recovery unit of the theatre department. It always affects me after a bit of time off it usually only lasts about a week (never used to worry me breathing all those anaesthetic gases in but now it does).

Mik: really hope you get your childcare sorted soon. I've not thought too much about that yet as i'm hoping a friend who is on mat leave at the moment who is a childminder will be able to help out but i'm hoping to take a year off anyway.

Bexie: have you managed to get you car alarm sorted. I've never had a car with an alarm but its bad enough with the house alarm going off every time it rains hard.

Chok: hope the birthday meal goes well.

Lisaspoon: its funny you mention the nursery. You should see our back bedroom. We can't even close the door there is that much rubbish in it. When my husband moved in he had his own house before and most of his things got stuck in there along with all my rubbish too. 2 years later its still the same if not worse as things just get dumped there. Ever so often my dad or his parents as how we are getting on with clearing it .

Rach: Hope work went ok today. You can't have many days left.

Hi to everyone else

Grace xx

 

[rach]

gracie glad your feeling better hun xxx

well girls its getting closer 6 shifts left a week 2moro will be my last shift not had a very good night sleep bloody horrid neighbour partying all night shes doing my head in xxxxxxxxx

 

[Bexie]

Ah Rach sorry to hear about the neighbours, that is just the worst having noisy neighbours. When I lived in Bristol there were kids who lived on the street who would be out at all hours doing wheel spins in their cars, it use to drive me mad, luckily I didn't live there long!

Gracie - Glad your feeling a little better now your back at work. Speak to your midwife about the anesthetic gases and see if there is any risk, if you've told your employers they should really inform you of any risks. I work in the Mathematics and Physics department of a Uni and there are so many different types of gases used in the labs, so if these are a risk they have to alert me to them, so I can steer clear.

Babydust - So glad your DD has settled into school, it must be a real relief for you.

Glad it's Thursday today, one day closer to our visit to Chester Zoo, although if this weather persists think we might go to the Aquarium instead and if we go there it would be rude not to nip over to Cheshire Oaks (outlet village), I haven't told my OH about this yet, think I'll just spring it on him on the day, if I give him to think about it I know he'll come up with a thousand different reasons why we shouldn't go!!

Feeling a little down today. We had the nicest girl working in our office and now a good friend who left as she was on a fixed term contract, anyway a permanent position came up in our office which she was interviewed for yesterday and she didn't get it! We are all gutted, she really wanted the job and was more than capable and amazingly she had the backing of all the academics (they're not the most supportive people when it comes to clerical staff!) in getting the job. I'm sure the girl who's been offered the job will fit in well, we were all just so dead set on Sarah getting it.

Hope you all have good days

 

[rach]

bexie hope the weather settles for your visit to the zoo shame about the girl in work i hate it when that happens hope your feeling a bit brighter later xxxxxxxxx

 

[Mik]

Morning girls

Hope the weather holds out for the zoo trip Bexie

Well no luck yet with the childminder situation but my boss was great about it and said if I have to take unpaid leave until it gets sorted out I can do that (I don't want to take holiday cos if I end up having to resign it would mean paying holiday back and I would get all in a kerfuffle over it lol)
Kids are doing my head in today blooming teachers having 3 teacher training days at begining of term meaning the kids are actually having 7 weeks off school