January 2017 mummies! **2nd Trimester.**

[Holdingthumbs]

Sorry everyone's having a bit of a rough time

Is anyone else struggling with back pain? My bump is still minuscule so it's not the weight but ligaments. Usually it's a dull niggle but tonight it's absolutely searing agony I have my busiest week of the whole year this week and will be on my feet for most of it, so I'm panicking.

Is there anything I can do? Xx

 

[Papermoon]

Oh Sprout you poor thing! Sorry you're having such a hard time.

Holdingthumbs I feel it in my back whenever I walk. If I'm sitting or lying down my back is fine. You poor thing. Do you have any sick days you can take to get out of all of the standing for now?

 

[KateK]

Arghh Sprout I get restless legs too - it is the most annoying thing ever! I'm sure you've probably looked it up but just incase you didn't know it can be because of an iron deficiency. So irritating though

Holding Thumbs I was in agony last week with ligaments, it was around the front down low, not my back but I know how it feels.. I've put it down to a bit of a growth spurt as it's calmed way down this week.. I didn't do anything for it, just tried to do everything a bit slower.. I even hoovered sitting down haha! Do you think paracetamol would touch it? I know it's awful xx

 

[babybee]

Sprout I used to get restless legs so badly in my first pregnancy. I found cutting down my sugar intake and wearing sport compression socks to bed helped so much.

I hope you're all doing well! I have a browse on your thread from time go time as im a few weeks behind so it's nice to have a glimpse into what lies ahead...despite having been through this twice before!!

 

[Sprout]

Ahh thank you, I do take Spatone iron supplement and also magnesium which is supposed to help, I ran out of magnesium for a few days though so I think that's why it was so bad last night. I didn't know about the sugar though - I'm terrible for sugary things so it could we be that too! Feeling so much better right now, it's really just the evenings I suddenly get all these symptoms!

 

[babybee]

Sprout, were you a November 2014 mum by any chance?

 

[KateK]

Interesting - thanks baby bee, I'm an awful sugar monster too so I'll try to cut down (for my legs and my increasingly raid weight gain!!) xx

 

[FBTTN8079]

What happens with restless legs?
My back feels it if I've been on my feet for a while & I've had the low down pain now and again & also guess that it's the babies having a growth spurt and all the stretching as it comes and goes
I have the achy hip at night, must say the Aldi v shaped pillow from the baby event has helped sleeping much more easier but I still wake in the night with a painful hip & leg cramps but then i feel the babies having their wriggle which is nice.
I fell asleep before hubby last night & he said he had his hand on my tummy & the babies started moving & he loved it.
Gtt was all clear I found out today which I'm sooo relived about!! X

 

[KateK]

That's fab news on the gtt Sarah, and so cute about your other half!!

I find restless legs really hard to explain but for me it's like an irritation deep in your leg muscles, they feel really heavy and you get these overwhelming urges every now and then to move them around. I also get searing pain in my calves, not sure if it's related!!

 

[BlondeP]

Annoyingly I've suffered with restless legs for years and it's just gotten worst with pregnancy. Lates description is pretty on pointe tbh. It's horrid and annoying! Xxx

 

[Laura1992]

No restless legs for me, but definitely yes to the painful back and pelvis/bump area. If it's not because of the additional weight, HoldingThumbs, it can just be because of the relaxin and progesterone hormones which loosen things up for labour down there, but because everything relaxes, it kind of fails to be supportive and you end up with aches and pains. I called my midwife about it because it got really painful and she referred me for physio which has been somewhat helpful so far, I don't know if that's an option xx

 

[Papermoon]

I had restless legs briefly in the first trimester, it was the worst feeling! I haven't had it since starting trimester 2 knock on wood. Hope you ladies who are dealing with it feel better soon.

And today is my V day woohoo!

 

[Sprout]

Sprout, were you a November 2014 mum by any chance?

I was indeed! Wasn't very active on the forum until my baby was actually born though. Were you?!

 

[BlondeP]

Yay PaperMoon!!

I'm having a real bad time with heartburn (that's where you constantly have acid in your throat isn't it?) do you think the doctor could help as I've taken my daily allowance of rennies and at my wits end! Xxxx

 

[babybee]

Sprout, were you a November 2014 mum by any chance?

I was indeed! Wasn't very active on the forum until my baby was actually born though. Were you?!

Yes I was on it under the user name Goat as Id lost the login details to this account. I was a December mum but she decided to come early, I think near when you're little one was born. I remember chatting to you about breastfeeding and weight gain in the early days. So nice to see you're expecting another one!

 

[Sprout]

Sprout, were you a November 2014 mum by any chance?

I was indeed! Wasn't very active on the forum until my baby was actually born though. Were you?!

Yes I was on it under the user name Goat as Id lost the login details to this account. I was a December mum but she decided to come early, I think near when you're little one was born. I remember chatting to you about breastfeeding and weight gain in the early days. So nice to see you're expecting another one!

Ahh yes, I remember you! Lovely that you're in the same boat too

 

[Papermoon]

Thanks Abi!

 

[Rhiandell]

Yay PaperMoon!!

I'm having a real bad time with heartburn (that's where you constantly have acid in your throat isn't it?) do you think the doctor could help as I've taken my daily allowance of rennies and at my wits end! Xxxx

Definitely talk to the doctor. I got Omeprazol on prescription now to keep acid levels down, it really helps. If for some reason they won't give you anything, you can get Nexium without prescription. It contains ezomeprazol, which is just a newer variety of Omeprazol.
I know a lot of people swear by Gaviscone for heartburn. I hate it, but I have to admit it's really effective.

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[Robbda]

Hi all

Well here I am 26 +2! Feel so like you Laura1992 I was told there were so so many reasons I wouldn’t get this far and as each one has been investigated and has been fine I just can’t quite believe it and here I am with you PrincessP staring third trimester in the face!

So the stuff going on this week…

Sciatica! Joy of joys seems to be getting worse and only at night woke my OH up at 5am after being up all night trying to silently cry with tiredness and pain and obviously not doing a very good job. Saw my midwife yesterday who I swear was swapped out for Gok Wan this week who told me to go swimming more, rest up and get my OH to treat me to a pregnancy massage after all (and I quote) I am “his queen, carrying a precious load and she should treat me like royalty”… not sure OH agrees with the queen bit LOL.

The big “where are we going to live debacle” I haven’t spoken much (if at all) about this, I have my little 2 bed flat and OH has a 3 bed house with an ex from nearly 3 years ago who agreed to sell to him in August aaaaaaaand is dragging her feet she’s trying to charge him for furniture she wants to leave behind as she doesn’t want them in her new house and for the full amount she paid for them! And when he replies he doesn’t want the bits of furniture either she just says she wont progress the sale until is sorted (i.e he pays her!) driving me slowly insane. I wouldn’t mind but when she sent the list through of furniture she wanted to take from the house its all stuff that my OH purchased! We asked for an exchange date of the 18th Nov so well before I am due (her purchase is no chain, not lived in) and she said no the 25th a whole week later..she asked for a certain amount, we got the mortgage but they devalued the house not by a lot really but she refused to lower her asking price.. anything he asked for she has to say no its like dealing with a child and when you stump her with logic you just get back that he is selfish and treating her badly… she left him and move to Oz that’s the joke… now its like she is playing the injured party because he’s moved on and she hasn’t L

In other news I’ve decided on a pram!! WHOOP WHOOP I’m going to get the icandy strawberry in chrome I went to mothercare on my own after the lack of support and distraction when I took the nannies and my OH and I think my back and the weight is more important than the shiney stuff.. go me! Its only take 4 weeks..now on to the important stuff like names hahaha I’ve got 3 months.. will I manage it?

Anyone got an stretch marks yet? I guess they will start appearing soon as this is when the baby puts on the most weight right? I am feeling massive! I swear I had to perform a death roll last night just to get off the sofa LOL

Anyone completely lost their appetite?

 

[BlondeP]

Robbda I wish my appetite would go - I just eat everything in sight!!! Good to hear from you and see everything is going so well bar the house !! -.- xxxxx

I had a full on melt down in floods of tears when I came up to bed tonight .... As my boobs have started leaking!!!! It got me so ridiculously emotional lol! Xxxxx