May 2018 Mummies....Tri 2

[Sparrow]

Urk, yeah Chloe you'll just have to direct the packing!
Movements are getting a lot bigger for me too. Feels like the baby has grown loads really suddenly.

Cant believe we'll be starting to move over to 3rd tri -SundayI think it'll be for Sparrow?

I’m not sure, I keep reading conflicting things online, some say the 3rd trimester starts at the beginning of 27 weeks and others say it’s when you start 28 weeks. Holly, you’re only a day after me, what do you reckon?

The mothercare sale has been awesome, only bought a couple of bits of clothing as they didn’t have much unisex stuff but I got the breast pump I wanted, bath support, nursing pillow, and a bunch of other little bits. I also got quite a bit of clothing in the sales in boots, John Lewis and Tesco. And we got the travel system half price at mamas and papas.

Feels like we’re pregnant at a pretty good time, I’m glad it’s not the height of summer as I just couldn’t handle the heat, I get hit enough as it is! And it’s nice that the babies will all be arriving when the weather is improving so we won’t have to be stuck inside all the time.

Did you get the breast pump from mothercare? I only looked at the clothes as it was packed so was just a case of seeing cute clothes we liked and grabbing them before some one else took them I certainly think girls are more popular at moment as the girls stuff was selling out and there was more boys items on display.

On my nhs book it says third tri is week 28 but I was same wasn’t sure if it was week 27 or week 28 as every where says different xx

I got the breastpump from mothercare online, I got the mandela one that comes as a package with some other bits, a friend really recommended it.

Does anyone find that their baby seems a bit quieter on days you’re busy on your feet? There’s been a couple of days in the last few weeks when a few hours have gone by and I’ve suddenly thought to myself I haven’t felt the baby move in a little while, but then I usually sit down and it gets really active. Does that sound normal or am I doing too much and leaving the baby without the energy to kick?

I’ll have a go at setting up a new thread in trimester 3, can’t believe we’re all moving over in the next 4 weeks!

 

[claire_louise9]

Sparrow when I was having my 20 week scan they told me baby is usually less active in the afternoons , they must have afternoon siestas lol .
I'm getting a Medela Swing breastpump , I was really impressed with the daddy of all daddies medela one they had in nicu so I'm hoping this one will be half as decent too as I had the tommee tippee one and it was a load of junk and I ended up chucking it out.

 

[GBLiz]

i used an ameda lactaline dual pump for a while last time and got on fine with that.

yes when i'm active i dont feel the baby move much its only when i'm resting

 

[holli]

Sparrow my baby moves and kicks sooo much more when I’m sat down or laid in bed, apparently when we walk or are moving it’s like we are rocking Baby to sleep so nothing to worry about xx

 

[Sparrow]

Thanks ladies, it’s good to know there’s some logic behind it. I feel like I’ve gotten a bit more anxious again lately like I was in the first trimester, it’s like I’ve come this far and now I’m worried again that something is going to go wrong just when the end of the pregnancy seems in sight, I expect it’s fairly normal to feel like gay though.

 

[Sparrow]

I meant to say *that not *gay, honestly don’t know what the autocorrect in my phone is thinking sometimes

 

[GBLiz]

yeah i think its totally normal to have moments of sheer panic if you think bubs has been a bit quiet.

 

[loopylucy1990]

is it bad i dont want to breastfeed?

 

[holli]

is it bad i dont want to breastfeed?

No not at all not every one wants to do it don’t feel down or bad about it as it’s nothing to do with anyone else on how you feed your baby. I think the majority of women chose not to breastfeed my cousin never breast fed her 4 month old son and he’s absolutely fine, I’m goinf to try it but it might not be for me as I’ve heard it hurts first few weeks and baby might not want a boob xx

 

[loopylucy1990]

my reason is i dont feel comfortable especially igf we still at seans moms if that makes sense

 

[claire_louise9]

I can understand that lucy . I never breastfed in front of anyone other than my oh , I didn't feed in public and if I was going to other people's houses or had visitors I would go off to another room that nobody would bother me in.
I never did it for the bond I just did it as I felt it what was best for Emily until she was 11 months old and was too interested in food lol x

 

[holli]

I won’t be doing it in front of anyone but lane either I know the in laws and friends will be round a lot as I have one whose bought her loads of stuff already and wants to buy more and keeps saying she can’t wait for her to be here you’d think it was her pregnant not me lol but i will be like Claire and just toddle of to nursery or our room while I feed her unless I’ve expeessed some so they or lane want to feed her xx

 

[claire_louise9]

That's exactly what I would be doing holli with the expressing and other people can feed the baby or I can do it by bottle when other people are about. It's just the way I am that I am not comfortable. It's also so much easier breastfeeding through the night , there's nothing worse than a screaming hungry baby , you can feed them straight away instead of faffing around heating up bottles .

 

[GBLiz]

I breastfeed my first for 14 months because "its the right thing to do" but tbh didnt really enjoy it. With my second i decided i would not put any pressure on myself and just see how i felt at the time. I ended up bf him for 6 months without hating it and then switching to formula as my supply dropped . I think the best thing is to keep an open mind and not feel obliged to one thing or another. Obv its best to use breast milk if you can but ANY length of time you can manage is good even if you only manage a few weeks. And yes the first 2 weeks can be incredibly painful. i would not want to bf in front of family of inlaews either!

 

[ChloeNat]

I was pretty withdrawn feeding my first and it only lasted 9 weeks. I went back to uni and expressing was too much of a faff. Second time round I wasnt embarrassed feeding in front of others at all. The trick with me was to wear two tops one you can pull down and one you can pull up or a specific breastfeeding top and you aren't exposed at all. I ended up breastfeeding my second for 15 months before he weaned. Definitely think with the first its so much harder so dont push yourself to do anything you dont want to and dont feel guilty about it. I know thats easier said than done from my experience.

I never even used a pump with my second as its sooooo much of a hassle. I'm not planning on even buying one this time round.

 

[GBLiz]

yeah i have to say i bought a pump with the idea that it would spare me from doing all the feeds, but its much more faff to express than to just bf. You would need to express several times a day just to get one feeds worth!

 

[claire_louise9]

It depends how you build your milk supply up , most of the time we was in hospital I expressed and it was enough to feed Emily I didn't need any milk donors or formula . I wanted to continue expressing when we got home so my oh could feed her or use when we was out but after a few uses the pump broke but each time I was expressing enough for a bottle .

 

[GBLiz]

yes in the beginning i was , but a few months in it took a few sessions to fill a bottle.

 

[loopylucy1990]

i cant wait to finally meet charlie !! it seems ages away some days and others not long at all, i dont know why but i have a feeling he will come april time but then panic myself becuase he will be to early!!! grgrrr

 

[claire_louise9]

i cant wait to finally meet charlie !! it seems ages away some days and others not long at all, i dont know why but i have a feeling he will come april time but then panic myself becuase he will be to early!!! grgrrr

Or if you was anything like me being 10 days late Charlie would be here in june lol