*** November 2014 Mummies! ***

[katiee24]

Hope he's not gonna be a 10lb whopper! 7lb 4 was a nice size last time.. I looked quite biggish last time and was told to expect a big baby and turned out to be a lot of water! I don't want to know how big I am at 40 weeks! Haha x

 

[Kaa286]

They say u show quicker with ur 2nd though so u might not grow loads more for a bit xx

 

[chazhavnfun]

Hi girls. I'm done in today. Painting my sons room for decorating now. My back is aching. Was walking round the zoo all day yesterday with the family so that's added to the tiredness.
I just found out my frien who was 2 weeks ahead of me in her pregnancy lost her twins. she lost the, 7 weeks ago but didn't want to tell me incase it was awkward for me I feel so bad. She only told me the other day because she didn't want her family mentioning it at the zoo trip day out and it being even more awkward if I mentioned our pregnancies. I'm really shocked.

 

[Kaa286]

Oh Chaz that's awful news Huni :-/ ur poor friend.

Wouldn't know what to say or do in that situation really. Xx

 

[mellie_88]

Oh thats horrible news, just makes you feel more worried. My sister in law was 4 weeks behind me and lost hers. I feel awkward around her, even though she asks me loads of baby questions because I can't imagine how upset she still is.

Your bump is lovely Katie, you are meant to show quicker with your second as your muscles and everything are already stretched from your first. My bump is gradually getting there

Bit worried today, boyfriend keeps having memory loss (hes only 26) and now he's been referred to a Neurologist. What makes me more worried is that my Uncle is currently battling a brain tumor and his symptoms were kind of similar. Got to wait until September for an appointment though

 

[katiee24]

Yeah! I wasn't expecting to get so big! Apparently your more bigger with a boy as well? Probably just an old wives take.. Keep comparing my pregnancy photos from myah to see a difference! Will have to see what he's weighing and measuring on Friday at my scan! Won't be long until they start measuring my tummy as well so will get a rough idea soon hopefully.. Knowing my luck I'll have got all the newborn stuff ready this time and it won't be needed!! Sorry to hear about your friend chaz! & Mellie I hope the doctors Do there best to find what the issue is! Xx

 

[mellie_88]

You're meant to carry more up front with boys, plus they statistically have larger birth weights than girls. I seem to be getting bigger than my friend whos carrying a girl.

Everyone reckons mine will be a big boy. Just want them to start measuring so I have some udea of what to expect. Even though they always seem to be wrong!

Went round to see my brother and family today. My boyfriend spent most of the time amusing my niece. Made me so happy to watch, he's going to be such a good daddy. He's easily made favourite uncle status with her, and she's got a lotttt of uncles!

 

[katiee24]

I know when I've seen friends pregnant with a boy they have been huge but they were thin so showed a lot more quicker anyway were as mine looks like fat sometimes!

Finally feeling stress free now.. The pram is fully paid off! Can't be delivered yet though as were waiting on the wheels and car seat to arrive

Also received our hand drawn photo of our doggy today! So pleased with it! I just had to share it

 

[mellie_88]

I hope I don't get ridiculously huge.....not sure how you're meant to drive when you get really big?!

That's a lovely drawing looks exactly like her!

The baby sling I ordered today has arrived, annoying because I have no baby to try in it yet. Just not the same putting it on with no baby.

 

[twinkletoes87]

Had my 20 week scan this morning, my placenta is at the front so made it hard to get the measurements and the sonographer was sighing and tutting throughout! We are still team yellow (weren't even asked if we wanted to find out) and after some rather heavy handedness, we got the all clear that everything looks fine with Shamrock xx

 

[mellie_88]

Good news that everything is ok. Not looking forward to my scan on Thursday now, it hurt enough at my 12 week scan and now they have my anterior placenta to battle with too.

 

[twinkletoes87]

That's the thing, she was tutting and sighing saying my placenta is in the way but put in my notes it was tricky because of my BMI! My BMI isn't that high ffs, I felt rather annoyed at her and will mention to my midwife about her heavy handedness and comments about my placenta being in the way but has put that it was my bmi making it tricky. She was running late because of other women having to come back after a cold drink and to wake baby up a bit but she seemed to rush through mine and seemed put out that she needed to use the more detailed probe to check the heart :-/ xx

 

[mellie_88]

Clearly more bothered about getting home on time instead of doing her job properly! Did she not think you'd bother to read your notes, personally rather be told the truith. Sounds just like she was trying to make up excuses really.
I thought they'd have allowed time for women having to wake baby up etc, but I suppose this is the NHS!

Anyway glad baby is healthy, good job you didn't want to find out the sex, I'm sure she'd have tutted loads if you did!

 

[Kaa286]

Oh hun ur experience sounds so similar to mine!!! I don't want a 3d one but I worry that my experiences have caused negative impact and wonder whether to get one just so I can feel like I'm actually bonding with my baby :-/

Great pic Katie!!

Gosh id Never heard of anterior placenta before but aren't there a few of us on here with it!! Glad to know I'm not alone though xx

 

[twinkletoes87]

A midwife sat with me while I was in the EPU coming to terms with my ectopic pregnancy and said that because they do the job day in, day out and see these things so often, they forget that it is an emotional thing for us and pregnancies become less of a big deal to most of them, and they have to detach themselves from the job or they would be wrecks, which I can understand but some get so used to it all that they lose the emotive connection to their job all together. They forget how a negative experience can have such a lasting and damaging effect on us and that our scans and treatment is what helps us bond with our babies. Especially the daddies, they can't feel every kick, wriggle, stretch like we can and babies don't perform on cue and kick just because their dad wants to feel them! Xx

 

[nicejuicypear]

That's a shame about your scan, twinkletoes, they seem to forget that they're dealing with people sometimes, I think. I know the NHS is overstretched and it must be stressful to get through everyone sometime but what is a number on their list is one of the most special moments in your pregnancy.

Mellie, 20 weeks for us today! Yay! Can't believe I'm in the twenties now, the last few weeks have flown by.

Baby has been very quiet for me today. Not moving when I woke up and only kind of distant faint thumps inside me. It must be lying in a position where it kicks more inside me than against the outside but I wish it would move!

 

[mellie_88]

I know, finally halfway!! It feels like yesterday that I wanted May to hurry up for the 12 week scan, and now we're in July and about to have the 20 week scan! Just hope the next 20 weeks fly by too.

 

[nicejuicypear]

It's just weird, like you say we spent so long waiting for the first bit to hurry up. I don't want the next 20 weeks to fly, I just want to enjoy the time. Now I don't feel ill, I quite enjoy feeling pregnant. But then, I am finishing work in under 3 weeks. Perhaps if I had to keep working I'd feel differently.

 

[mellie_88]

Thats why I want it to fly by! I cannot wait to finish work, I have just under 14 weeks left. I'm really dreading it, don't know how I'm going to cope with driving to and from work and doing 12 hour shifts!

Plus I still feel ill quite often which doesn't make me enjoy pregnancy as much as I'd like. Looking forward to August though, 2 weeks off and decorating the nursery!

Whens your scan NJP, are you going to find out the sex?

 

[katiee24]

Happy 20 weeks Mellie and Nicejuicypear!