**March 2012 Babies**

[Nonabean]

I'm really fortunate, my Mum's going to look after little bean when I'm out at work, as both myself and OH do nights.
Feeling really good today, but that's probably because I know I'm not in work again until Tuesday night!!

I can't believe I've only got two weeks left.

AppleCider: Those iCandy prams are beautiful. I was looking at the limited edition one in John Lewis last week!!

xx

 

[wannabmummy]

Apple I love the iCandy! They are so pretty! How lovely that you are getting it as a gift

I am seriously struggling with my sleep at the moment! Anyone else?? I've got a pregnancy pillow but I still wake up every half an hour with pain in my hips or needing a wee! Then I am awake at 5am every morning and can't get back to sleep! Maybe it's my bodies way of preparing me for what's to come! Lol.

Hope you're all ok girls - cant believe how quick time is going now! Xxx

 

[Esperanza84]

I'm kind of looking forward to give bith as well - it's going to be the biggest thing we've ever done in our lifes

I'm so tired today - work is wearing me out! Glad I have two days off!

How is everyone?

 

[leannesxb]

I'm struggling with sleep too. Every hour i am up even though I have a v-shape pillow, body pillow and a pillow under my bump!!!!!! Its either SPD pain, baby kicking or needing a wee!! lol

 

[BevG]

sleep is a sore subjec here lol. cant get enough and cant get any decent length of it. snatching an hour or so at a time and its so hard to do lol. on the bright side im feeling good regardless. my stickers have started to arrive just gotta wait for all of them before i do the babys walls with them. the cervix pain / pressure from babys head is still there but i think im adjusting to it now too.

 

[Nurse 26]

hey ladies! im also struggling with sleep! waking up for the loo like 3 times a night and baby seems to be really active at night, cant get comfy, all i do is moan, hahaha!

Apple, i'm also getting an icandy as a gift from my parents, they just gave me the money today so i'm going to order next week yay!

 

[Rachel1509]

all i do is moan, hahaha!

This is me too!!

Started feeling a lot more sore underneath my bump, and more pressure at night time like I really need a wee but never do get to the toilet and it's the tinyiest trickle. I went 3 times in 20 minutes last night!!

 

[Nurse 26]

yep i get that sometimes, i think it must be position of baby and it always happens at night i wake up poor OH at night getting up so many times. We actually had to swap sides of the bed so i am closest to the door to avoid waking him

 

[BevG]

i think im lucky really lol, my LO isnt often on my bladder and nothing is too sore. just constant pressure pain on my cervix when im walking around or moving my legs. im taking it as a good sign that baby is going in the right direction lol

 

[TORino]

Hey ladies, how's it going?

I've had a productive week this last week. I have a moses basket now, and the room is painted and new skirting boards on. Going to order the carpet this weekend as well! Exciting

I went for my physio appointment and the lady was very good. She has given me a big body stocking/tubigrip thing to wear to lift up my belly and realign my pelvis which helps. I have a whole list of exercises to do to stabilise the pelvic area such as bum clenches, pelvis tilts and pelvic floor exercises. Apparently doing these help a lot with the SPD because everything is held together better when the muscles are strong. So for those of you who are suffering with bad backs and pelvic pain keep practising the pelvic floor exercises!

I have a yoga book too and it is really good. I haven't quite mastered the tree pose yet but I'm getting there. I can thoroughly recommend.

Hope everyone is doing well.

 

[Applecider]

Which one are you getting Nurse?? Suprise suprise I'm getting the apple lol!! Lovely parents

Sleep is like a challenge every night!! First night with my v pillow tonight!!

Esperanza have you done your birth plan??

Tor I really hope physio is helping you and the yoga will strengthen you! I'm off to look for pregnancy yoga DVD!!

Bev are you welsh speaking!?

Xx

 

[Nurse 26]

Apple, think we are getting the peach in black, i love all the icandys they are lovely feeling very spoiled in getting one as a gift!

so exciting getting things all sorted at last, although after watching OBEM the other night i have had dreams about labour 2 nights in a row, think its reading all the labour threads on here too, making me nervous! haha

 

[TORino]

Eeek iCandys rock I'm in that club too ladies, I can't wait for it to come into the store. We went for a peach jogger.

Applecider - I got a pregnancy yoga book from amazon, think it was called yoga for pregnancy, birth and beyond if that helps you any x

 

[BevG]

lol nope i dont really speak welsh. i can read the roadsigns as my OH likes to quiz me on pronounciation of them but apart from the odd thing like pannad and bechod i dont speak it at all. it is a bit daft that i know more japanese than welsh lol

 

[Esperanza84]

AC: no birthplan yet but I Think I want to take a bath. I've heard from frie da that they light candles and make it really cozy

We have this serie about midwifes in Norway with lots of labours in and I really Get into it. I breath and push together with the women giving birth...lol!!!

This night I haven't slept any good - been up peeing 4 times. I have also had a lot of pressure in my lower belly, like you bevg but I guess it's just baby getting in position. I guess our babies Are just preparing us for what's coming anyway - sleepless nights

Has anyone made a bithplan yet? Will speak with my mw about it on monday.

 

[Coolbeans2010]

I'm not sleeping too well either so had a very lazy day today and snoozed on the sofa. Nurse think I'm going also suggest to OH that we swap sides so I'm nearer the door I wake him up so much during the night. I've started having to jump out of bed with serous calf cramp, it feels so bruised today!

Love the iCandy girls you are very lucky

Not done birth plan yet - midwife not mentioned it yet but hoping she will at my 31 week appointment.

Got labour and pain relief ante-natel on Tuesday and I can't wait!!

Just been looking at change bags on the Internet. What do you girls think of these from the old bag company

http://www.theoldbagcompany.com/Catalogue/Baby-Changing-Bag

Xx

 

[BevG]

i wish it was my lower belly. its literally like something is trying to force my foof in half sometimes lol. way low down and central so i figure its gotta be cervix. just makes me curious as to what BH are gonna feel like

 

[Rachel1509]

Coolbeans - them bags are really nice! I need to get another bag, but can't spend that much on one unfortunately so if anyone comes across any cheapish ones, let me know!

No birth plan yet. I made one quite early on in the pregnancy, but have since changed my mind. Need to get it written up actually. Have you ladies wrote it by hand, or used a template on the computer?

 

[BevG]

matalan did one for like 15 quid tahe seems good to me hun

 

[Kathrin35]

27th march with a girl - 1st baby