22yo TTC #2

[Tilly87]

I still need nappies and things to, but going to wait until mid-march to get those things, i just want the big expensive items out the way lol.

When will you be having your baby shower?

Ooops i haven't even taken my pushchair out the box i've been so busy lol. Good job you found a storage place for it now, I want to make things a little more minimalistic before baby comes so i will have less to do when i'm really tired from night feeds etc.

So i had my midwife appointment today, everything seems well, she is quite happy with babies progress but my uterus is measuring between 26.5 and 27, it should be 28 but shes not to worried as i am only small she said its quite normal for my size but she will keep an eye on the measurements at my future appointments. Next week i will have to have bloods taken and my anti-d injection and only 4wks until my next scan! I will take a bump pic in the next couple of days to compare with the last one.

How are you feeling today? x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

The baby shower is going to be the last week of February... can't wait, my sister will be coming down and I haven't seen her since Christmas.

Perhaps your baby is just having a quiet week and will grow really quickly in the next few. I definately saw things slow down between 20-26 weeks... but he has really grown fast in the last few weeks! Hopefully things will be fine when you have your next appointment.

My appointments are now every 2 weeks... will yours change to every 2 weeks soon? Mine changed at 28 weeks, before then they were every 4 weeks.

Feeling fine today... doing some filing at work... so not nice to be bending over the files but I'm just doing them a bit at a time so I don't hurt my back or put my legs to sleep if i'm kneeling lol. How are you feeling today, are you able to get a good nights sleep as I know you mentioned that you were having trouble recently.

 

[Tilly87]

Only another month or so, must be so exciting! have you got someone planning your baby shower for you? In the UK we don't have baby showers, would be nice though lol.

I hope the baby just slowed down, the midwife said she will keep an eye on growth and isn't concerned unless he drops below the lines on the growth graph. She didn't seem to concerned when she said it and said he had a strong heartbeat.

I have a scan at 32wks then my appointments will be every fortnight, hopefully they will tell me baby is healthy on the scan so i don't have to worry.

Glad your having an easy time at work, have you decided when you will be leaving for maternity? I'm sleeping not to bad thanks but get up at least once to pee lol, how are your nights? x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

Oh there are lots of people planning the baby shower lol. Its going to be held at my mom's house but my mother-in-law, sister-in-law and my sister are all arranging things. Everyone is super excited to help! - again, first grandbaby and great-grandbaby...so you can imagine.

A strong heart beat is the main thing, so like you said, he's just not in a growth spurt at the minute but probably will be growing strong by your next appointment. Your lucky you get a scan at 32 weeks... I'm not anticipating another scan, though they might do one near the end to check which position baby is in if they can't tell.

At this time I'm still not sure when I will be leaving for maternity leave. My boss just told me that I can stay as long as I want... so I'm thinking i'll be working until at least the first week or two in March. Baby is due on the 28th of March, so I'll probably be ok to work until close to the middle of March.

Sleeping for me has been ok recently. No new charlie horses in my legs, I think I'm so paranoid of getting them that I almost wake myself up when I stretch in my sleep to prevent them! I'm also getting up to pee each night now too, which is probably a good thing becuase I can stretch my legs a little and it helps them from being restless. Have you got restless legs?

 

[Tilly87]

A baby shower sounds like lots of fun, i bet with this being the 1st grandchild etc you will get tons of presents! so won't need to do much shopping after lol.

Yes i'm glad she pointed out a strong heartbeat because at the time i was sort of worried he hadn't grown or something. We normally only get the 12wk and 20wk scan but because my placenta is anterior this scan is to check if its away from my cervix because at my 20wk scan it was low down in front of my cervix. If it hasn't moved up at the scan then they will need to plan a c-section, i'm really hoping it has moved up out of the way so i can have a natural birth like i did the last 2 times.

Wow you are brave working that long, i worked until the day before i gave birth with my 1st but she was born at 36wks so i never got chance to leave lol. Least working later on will give you more chance to spend time with the baby when hes born.

I haven't had cramp this pregnancy, but had it in my last 2 so i guess theres still time. I think its good for us to stretch our legs in the middle of the night and i have no trouble getting back to sleep once i'm in bed again now as i'm so tired lol. I have been getting heartburn over the last week or so though, have you had any heartburn? x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

No heartburn for me yet... though it was one of my earliest signs of pregnancy. I never have heartburn but I did get it a lot about a week before I found out I was pregnant, I think that was one of the signs where I thought I might be pregnant. No heartburn since though.

Last night I must have been having a very vivid dream because I smacked DH in the middle of the night haha. I was dreaming that our kitty was trying to scoot past us out the door (he tries to escape all the time but is an inside cat)... and in my sleep I actually reached out to stop him from escaping and I hit DH on the arm. Woke us both up, oops lol. Have you had any vivid dreams recently, I havent had any for a few weeks now until last night.

Edit: OOOHHH just noticed i'm 30 weeks today! So exciting and a little scary to think that there is only 10ish more weeks to go! Also, if I were to have Kieran at exactly 36 weeks like your first, then he'd be born on Feburary 29th (leap year), wouldn't that be strange.

 

[Tilly87]

I never normally get heartburn but i always seem to get it in the 3rd tri of pregnancy, god knows why lol.

Ooops your poor DH lol! I haven't had any vivid dreams recently but i did get them alot in early pregnancy. Our cat is an indoor cat to but is always trying to get out of windows and stuff lol.

Congrats on 30wks!!! Wow that is strange, i forgot its a leap year this year. My birthday is in 24days and OH is taking me out, will be nice to have a night out, just the 2 of us before baby arrives.

I will take a bump pic tomorrow and see if you notice any difference! x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

I just looked up what causes heartburn in 3rd trimester and this is what it says:

Heartburn
During the third trimester, your growing uterus might push your stomach out of its normal position — which can contribute to heartburn. To keep stomach acid where it belongs, eat small meals and drink plenty of fluids between meals. Avoid fried foods, carbonated drinks, citrus fruits or juices, and spicy foods. If these tips don't help, ask your health care provider about antacids.

Maybe it will help you to avoid certain foods to prevent it? I also remember hearing that if you have heartburn your baby will be born with lots of hair... it could be an old wives tale but I seem to remember it was true in a few stories i've heard. My MIL said DH was born with lots of hair and she had bad heartburn... my mom had no heartburn and my sister and I were bald at birth lol. Were your girls born with lots of hair?

Can't wait to see your newest bump picture!

 

[Tilly87]

I do eat alot of citrus fruits and fruit juice, so maybe that could be the cause! Thanks i didn't even think to look it up as i have some gaviscon lol.

Both my daughters had a full head of hair when they were born so maybe the old wives tale could be true!

I haven't had a chance to take a bump pic yet but i will update later when i'm not to busy, today has been madness lol.

How are you feeling? x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

Your entitled to a busy day with 2 little ones. I hope you get a relaxing evening at least.

I'm feeling fine, can't wait until I get home and can get into my comfy jammies/sweat pants lol. Even my maternity pants are getting too tight now. I bought a new pair of maternity jeans (a size larger) at the beginning of the week but they need washing first and I haven't had chance, so I'm suffering in the too small pair today lol. Have you found this problem yet with your maternity clothing getting tight?

 

[Tilly87]

I hope so to, i will need to relax as i have a busy day again tomorrow but i prefer to be busy anyway.

I do exactly the same lol, as soon as i get home i will change into my pjs my jeans seem to dig into my bump. My trousers and underwear are starting to dig in now, so i will need to buy new underwear soon! I wear leggings alot now as they are just so much more comfortable. x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

Leggings are a good idea but here it's too cold for leggings at this time of the year. I'm at work and luckily wearing a long shirt as my maternity jeans are unbuttoned haha - they dig into my bump now too.

It's been a strange day at work today... a bunch of staff are at a meeting on our other campus location, so it's unusualy quiet. Our work emails have been down all day, which is what I spend the majority of my time doing, answering emails. And now our heating system is down... luckily I have less than half an hour to go until I can leave... it's not cold yet but it will be soon if they don't fix it. And because of this I'm very bored haha... a huge difference compared to the last few weeks when it was super crazy busy... I prefer to be busy like you, time drags by on days like this.

 

[Tilly87]

Owe yeh i forgot it had been really cold over where you are.

I bet you are counting down the minutes lol. I hate being bored because time just goes so slow, maybe tomorrow will be a little busier for you so you don't get to bored.

Have you got any plans for the weekend?

Anyway here are my bump pics 28wks1day

 

[Joannaxoxo]

Awesome bump picture! I think your bump is bigger than mine, but like you, I'm all baby. You can't tell i'm pregnant from the back, I bet it's the same for you.

How was your weekend? Mine was busy. I didn't have to work Friday, so I spent the day cleaning the house and preping the baby room for painting. On Saturday, DH and I painted the ceiling in the bedroom (white, it just needed a nice new coat) and then DH's family came over for a late lunch, early dinner. On Sunday we painted the walls in the baby room... chose a nice light yellowy-orange. The room looks great, can't wait to get it all set up now.

DH's parents also brought the baby furniture (crib and change table) when they came down. So we have mostly everything now for the baby! Since we only finished painting last night, we plan to get the furniture in the room this afternoon after work, can't wait! The only thing that won't be set up is the crib since we are missing one part that DH's parents couldnt fit in the car haha... they are bringing it next weekend for us.

I promise to post pictures of the room once it's fully complete, which should be by next week... some wall stickers I ordered are coming in next weekend.

How was your weekend?

 

[Tilly87]

Thanks, yeh my bump is all baby!! I think it looks huge from the front but people keep telling me i'm small lol. Compared to my normal flat stomach its massive!! Everyone always tells me you can't tell i am pregnant until i turn around, i think its funny lol.

Sounds like you had a busy weekend with painting and family visiting. Hope you got chance to relax to.

I can't wait to see your nursery pictures i bet it will look awesome once its finished, i haven't even started lol!

I have a hospital appointment tomorrow for blood to be taken and my anti-d injection, i will let you know how it goes. x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

Good luck tomorrow. What is the anti-d injection?

Phew it's been a busy day at work today. Glad to be going home in a few mintues... plan to relax a little tonight

 

[Tilly87]

Thanks, you have to have anti-d if you have a negative blood group because anti-bodies in your body could fight against the babies. I'm sure all will be fine because i have had them in my previous pregnancies and my little girls are perfect.

Hope you had plenty of time to relax! x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

Oh I have actually heard of that before. Don't you need the injection after you give birth as well, for future potential pregnancies too?

I did have a relaxing evening last night. DH cooked me dinner and I played the Sims lol. I had planned to move the baby furniture back into the nursery (it's piled in our room while we were painting) but I was too tired last night. My back was a little sore too. So I just took it easy last night. My brother and sister-in-law are coming over for dinner tonight, perhaps I can put everyone to work moving the furniture into the room haha.

I also got another one of those horrible charlie horses in my calf again last night. My god they hurt! lol. DH woke up because of my wimpering, it's hard to stop the leg cramp once it starts and they kill. Have you had any?

How are you feeling today?

 

[Tilly87]

Well i am back from the hospital i had bloods taken ad my injection and all is well, so not much to update. Yes you do need the injection after birth if your baby is a positive blood group (they test the cord after birth) both my girls were positive and i had the injection so i sort of expect this baby to be positive to.

Glad you had time to relax, i would get everyone to work moving the furniture lol. I'm sure they will be happy to help you out.

Oh i hate cramp, i haven't had any this pregnancy but i got them alot in my 1st pregnancy and a few times in my 2nd so am quite surprised i haven't had any. Has your midwife got any advice on what to do to stop them?

I'm feeling good today, i stayed in bed a little later this morning while my OH took my daughter to school, he was off work to come with me to the hospital so it was nice to not have to get up so early lol, how are you feeling? x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

I'm planning to ask my doctor on Thursday at my next appointment what causes the leg cramps. I've only had about 3 or 4 of them in the last few months but I'm wondering if there is something I can do to prevent them or if it's just another fun part of pregnancy lol.

Glad everything went well at the hospital for you. It's nice your DH let you sleep in this morning, I think I take advantage of sleeping in on weekends because I dont yet have little ones. I'm sure I'd appreciate sleeping in once the baby is here.

I'm currently snacking on some lemon poppy seed cake, so yummy... I definately need the boost in the morning these days, especially since I don't drink anything caffeinated anymore.