***March 2020 mummies!***

[Alexis2017]

Oh is anyone getting really tingly fingers, pins and needles and numb! Has anyone experienced this?

Ive been getting this for the past couple of weeks. Going to mentiom it to midwife on Tuesday.

Yes I get pins and needles in my hands and arms when trying to sleep it's so annoying L don't get pain with it so don't think it's carparl tunnel syndrome but I know that's very painful in pregnancy


Edit... Sorry just saw you had replied about the carparl tunnel. Yeah my friend had it really bad and had splints but for me I've not had the pain just the pins and needles!

My wee guy is still head down and feet in my ribs and it'd killing me. I can feel the pressure from his head when I walk and the kicks to the ribs are so sore I can't breath at times

 

[Nattles33]

Yes I get pins and needles in my hands and arms when trying to sleep it's so annoying L don't get pain with it so don't think it's carparl tunnel syndrome but I know that's very painful in pregnancy


Edit... Sorry just saw you had replied about the carparl tunnel. Yeah my friend had it really bad and had splints but for me I've not had the pain just the pins and needles!

My wee guy is still head down and feet in my ribs and it'd killing me. I can feel the pressure from his head when I walk and the kicks to the ribs are so sore I can't breath at times

Glad im not the only one whos suffered from carpal tunnel @Alexis2017 a few friends ive asked didnt have a clue.
Hopefully itll go once shes here.
Doesnt help me working at a computer all day.
Kicks in the ribs sounds painful!

 

[Nattles33]

Glad it nothing too serious @Nattles33, baby was breach at 31 weeks for me, told the same that I would be sent for a scan at 36 week if it doesn’t turn, have my 34 week appointment next week so it will see if it’s turned by then.

Hoping shes turned for you @Clairexx89 these babies of ours are little tinkers xx

 

[Niknaknoo]

Hi ladies,

Just wondering what you would do in this situation...
A good friend of ours is getting married at Easter (in South Africa! Absolutely gutted we can’t go but we’d still rather have baby!) hubby is invited on stag do on weekend of 6th March, 2 weeks before due date. It’s in Newcastle and a 2 1/2 hour drive away. I’m not usually one to ask him not to do something as he’s not the most social of people, I said go but just make sure you take it easy so you can drive home in the morning if need be, but he’s now starting to doubt about going. Obviously he’d be gutted if I popped while he was away, and it would be 2 full days on my own with our son too which I’d find hard enough now let alone at 38 weeks.

would you let him go or put your foot down?

 

[Summerwine]

Ooh we are all starting to go downhill and struggle a little by the sounds of it last stretch now though.

I think if it were me, I would let hubs know I wasnt keen and thought it was too much of a risk @Niknaknoo, then let him make his own mind up (although I'm not the 'no, you cant go' wife, so he will usually respect that if I have feelings on it they should be heard and mostly respected!) If hes already having doubts I cant imagine you'll need to be too firm!

33+6. Given up on my iron tablets. Too many debilitating side effects. Today's results were in 'normal' range though so hoping that a good iron-rich diet will keep them there.

 

[Clairexx89]

Hi ladies,

Just wondering what you would do in this situation...
A good friend of ours is getting married at Easter (in South Africa! Absolutely gutted we can’t go but we’d still rather have baby!) hubby is invited on stag do on weekend of 6th March, 2 weeks before due date. It’s in Newcastle and a 2 1/2 hour drive away. I’m not usually one to ask him not to do something as he’s not the most social of people, I said go but just make sure you take it easy so you can drive home in the morning if need be, but he’s now starting to doubt about going. Obviously he’d be gutted if I popped while he was away, and it would be 2 full days on my own with our son too which I’d find hard enough now let alone at 38 weeks.

would you let him go or put your foot down?

I personally would ask OH not to go, it probably would end up being ok and baby won’t come , but I feel I would be on edge the whole time he was away, and I would know we would both be gutted if something did happen and he wasn’t there, it’s a decision you both have to make together and decide if it’s worth the risk.

 

[Alexis2017]

My Swollen ankles are killing me. Had these for about 5 weeks now. For some reason my right leg and ankle is more swollen than the left. I can only get 1 pair of trainers on now!

Lovely bump @Summerwine
@Niknaknoo I would not let my Hubster go and I would be annoyed if he even asked me.! He wouldn't dare the way my. Hormones have been haha

 

[Summerwine]

Aww no @Alexis2017, that looks sore. Hope you're managing to put your feet up a bit in between shifts!!

Hehe that made me chuckle about hormones. I'm so unreasonable about the silliest things at the moment. Hubs put paprika on my salmon the other night and instead of being grateful that he'd cooked I was really cross that he'd 'ruined' my salmon (and I like paprika... it just wasnt my intention haha)

 

[Nattles33]

Hi ladies,

Just wondering what you would do in this situation...
A good friend of ours is getting married at Easter (in South Africa! Absolutely gutted we can’t go but we’d still rather have baby!) hubby is invited on stag do on weekend of 6th March, 2 weeks before due date. It’s in Newcastle and a 2 1/2 hour drive away. I’m not usually one to ask him not to do something as he’s not the most social of people, I said go but just make sure you take it easy so you can drive home in the morning if need be, but he’s now starting to doubt about going. Obviously he’d be gutted if I popped while he was away, and it would be 2 full days on my own with our son too which I’d find hard enough now let alone at 38 weeks.

would you let him go or put your foot down?

@Niknaknoo im in newcastle! I'll keep an eye out for him ha ha. My husband was invited on a stag do in poland at beginning of march but isn't going as you never know!
Its not about letting him go its more about whats important and i think you being 38 weeks pregnant and having a young son is a bit more of a priority than a stag do.
Just my opinion hope that doesnt sound harsh xx

 

[Summerwine]

@Niknaknoo im in newcastle! I'll keep an eye out for him ha ha. My husband was invited on a stag do in poland at beginning of march but isn't going as you never know!
Its not about letting him go its more about whats important and i think you being 38 weeks pregnant and having a young son is a bit more of a priority than a stag do.
Just my opinion hope that doesnt sound harsh xx

Nothing to do with me as I didnt ask for the advice but I think this is really well worded and not harsh at all @Nattles33!

 

[Nattles33]

Nothing to do with me as I didnt ask for the advice but I think this is really well worded and not harsh at all @Nattles33!

Glad I haven't came over harsh @Summerwine i have to keep reminding my husband of his priorities as he likes to go out for the football and the full day out *rolls eyes* hes good most of the time though hahaha

 

[Niknaknoo]

Thanks ladies. We had a chat tonight and I said the more I think about it the more I think it’s a bad idea and he agrees.
I did suggest he could go for the Saturday day and not drink but he doesn’t fancy doing that.
@Nattles33 it would have been an outright no if it had been abroad!

put your feet up alexis! Not long to now till you finish work!

make the most of getting away with blaming things on pregnancy hormones ladies, we’ve not got too long left to milk it!

 

[Summerwine]

Glad I haven't came over harsh @Summerwine i have to keep reminding my husband of his priorities as he likes to go out for the football and the full day out *rolls eyes* hes good most of the time though hahaha

Ahhh I have one of those too but its rugby over here! Bless him, season wont be finished when baby arrives and he keeps saying 'let's just see how it goes' and I'm like 'your season is over this year mate, mwahahaha' I know he will take it well though, he was great when our first arrived. Theres always next year!

Glad you've come to an agreement @Niknaknoo. You're right about the hormones... although if my memory serves me right... dont they get worse before they get better?? I recall bursting into tears everytime I dropped something for about 6 weeks after baby #1, because I couldnt bend down to pick things back up

 

[SpiritedAway]

Ah look at everyone's lovely bumps! I'm 31 weeks and feeling like a barrel right now, I'm much bigger than I was with my son. Bump is like really hard and I have feet or bum under my ribs :/ I don't feel comfortable at all.. Im struggling on 3 hours sleep with a toddler, cause I'm either getting braxton hicks or I'm too bloody round haha.

Anyone else feeling up and down? Just get days where I'm so anxious right now. Its horrible

 

[Nattles33]

Hi ladies. Had my 4D rescan today...little missy is now head down! So not 4D pics.
She was still transverse on tuesday so looks like she doesn't want us to see her properly until the big day

We got some pics but theyre only the littl glimpse we got last week.

I was in work today doing more maternity notes. Still no one recruited to cover my maternity leave. I dont want to be panicking about it but i just know I'll end up having 2 weeks to train someone up not what i'll need in my last couple of weeks.

Hows everyone else doing? Xx

 

[Nattles33]

Ah look at everyone's lovely bumps! I'm 31 weeks and feeling like a barrel right now, I'm much bigger than I was with my son. Bump is like really hard and I have feet or bum under my ribs :/ I don't feel comfortable at all.. Im struggling on 3 hours sleep with a toddler, cause I'm either getting braxton hicks or I'm too bloody round haha.

Anyone else feeling up and down? Just get days where I'm so anxious right now. Its horrible View attachment 89745

Ive started to get a bit anxious. I panic if im busy and dont notice kicks. Cant wait for little missus to be here just keep thinking not many weeks left.

Lovely bump photo

 

[Clairexx89]

Glad baby has turned @Nattles33, I’m the same with the kicks, I don’t want to over react if I’ve not felt any but at the same time don’t know what’s normal. Have wrote my hospital bag list tonight, so can start packing that now and only need a few more bits for baby now, OH and I still can’t agree on Pram colour, sounds really stupid so I think that will be the last thing we get.

 

[SpiritedAway]

@Nattles33 Ah hun I'm sorry you couldn't get a good picture. This baby had us back twice for 20 weeks as they kept covering their face. Work sucks too, hope they come up with something for you or are reasonable with it to help you out xx

I have had like days where I've been really depressed and tearful and then the next day I'm fine. And anxious yeah.. I worried baby hadn't moved on Thursday but I'm on 3 hours sleep with a toddler so I'm not surprised how I feel anymore. But it's not me, so I'm trying to rest more.

 

[Niknaknoo]

What a shame you didn’t get to see her properly @Nattles33 . But I have to admit I find the 4d scans a bit freaky!

I do have little panics about kicks almost every day! It’s completely natural, but if you’re really concerned you should absolutely get checked out. Always seems when I start to worry she gives me a reassuring jab!
My work are so unprepared too. There’s talk of splitting my work up between other people and getting someone a couple of days but I too would like to start making sure they know what they are doing. I know I’ll end up coming back to a ton of stuff to fix otherwise.

I started washing all my post maternity stuff, can’t wait to have a destash. This is absolutely my last pregnancy so will get rid of my maternity stuff ASAP. I’ve been storing it all for so long I’ll be glad to be rid of it!
@SpiritedAway do try and get some rest, I’m struggling enough with a nearly 5year old so can only imagine how you’re managing with a toddler too. X

 

[_GG_]

Hi everyone. Sorry to hijack your thread, just came on to search for Alexis to see how the pregnancy was going and found this. You're so so close now, I remember this stage very very well. Exciting, petrifying, lol.

Just a quickie... Don't panic over reduced movements now, your little ones have much less room to move around in the now so it will hurt more, but happen less... Unless they're like my little girl who beat the crap out of me until my previous c section scar started to rupture...because of her movements, lol.

Keep your loved ones close in the last week's, you'll need them and both mine came early, despite being little so you really never know.

Anyway, hope you're all doing well and Alexis, seeing you here makes me so god damn happy xxx