22yo TTC #2

[Tilly87]

Hmm, yes i can remember being excited about things when i was younger and it seemed like an eternity lol, i suppose thats what waiting for this baby seems like to them lol, especially since 2 women who have children in my daughters class at school had babies last week. I think they are just eager to meet him and spoil him.

Lol, yes it does get worse, you look out for every little sign lol. I have managed to nearly get half my essay done today, so will rush and spend tomorrow finishing it, so i can submit then relax, phew.... We also went on a long walk today, and there were alot of steep hills, i had to relax half way there because i was out of breath and getting braxton hicks but it was nice to be out in the fresh air as it was quite sunny today, the girls enjoyed themselves anyway, even though i think i am more tired than them lol.

So exciting to be able to set your crib up!!! and your baby shower, hope you have a good time, can't wait to hear about it. x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

Glad you had a nice day, I find going up hills now so hard too. Have the Braxton hicks gone now?

I had a nice baby shower, was great to see everyone. Omg I got sooo many gifts, I think I have everything for the baby now. I'll post some pics soon. Just sat down to watch a movie with my sister and mom... Hope you had a good evening.

 

[Tilly87]

It is so so hard lol! Yes the braxton hicks have gone they don't seem to last very long but are starting to happen more often now.

Glad your baby shower went well, good job you didn't go crazy buying lots of baby things with all the gifts you got!! Hope you have a nice relaxing evening.

I am just working on my essay while OH is cooking dinner, i will be so glad to see the back of this essay lol x

 

[Tilly87]

Hey Joanna, is everthing ok, not heard from you in a few days? x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

I'm fine, sorry, I guess I thought I had responded back to you last, I guess not. I was starting to wonder about you too lol.

How's the essay writing going, almost done?

I have another doctors appointment this afternoon and will get my shot for my O negative blood type. I also think baby has dropped more... or so it feels like it. All day yesterday and today I have this pressure feeling down below... doesn't feel like cramps but like something is stretching. It doesn't hurt, just that I'm aware of it. I will bring it up with the doctor today and see what he says.

I also had a slight heart attack a little while ago. I was sitting at my desk at work and when I got up I felt a couple gushes... I thought my water had broke!! I went to the washroom expecting to feel more trickles but I think it was just excess mucus (sorry TMI). This is one pregnancy symptom that I was never told about until it started happening to me, amazing how unpredictable this excess mucus is and how much it increases throughout your pregnancy, yuck lol.

How are things with you and lo?

 

[Tilly87]

The essay is going well, i have a few more sentences to write and then i am going to type up tonight and send it off, thank god.

Good your getting the jab! It sounds like your baby maybe starting to engage, they are the same feelings i get when babys head has started to engage anyway. Maybe ask your doctor and he might check when you go for your jab.

I have had lots of excess discharge, so gross and most days i am wearing panty liners now because it makes my underwear all gross (sorry about the tmi) completely normal though!

I went to see my midwife today and babys head is now down, YAY!!! Everything else was fine to, he kept kicking the doppler when she was trying to listen to his heartbeat lol. I have to go and have swabs next week for group b strep so i will be getting the results at my next midwife appointment in 2wks time. I also bought some raspberry leaf tea today and am going to start 1 cup a day from tomorrow.

How are you feeling? x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

YAY!! For head down! Did you ever feel when he made that big movement and turned head down? Or did you have no idea if he had moved or not?

I had the swab for group B strep last week, should get the results at my appointment in about an hour. I will also mention about the extra pressure i've been feeling, you are probably right, baby's head is getting more engaged. Does this mean it could come sooner or can the head be engaged for a few weeks.

Yes, lots of extra discharge. I wear a panty liner everyday, but I notice its only really necessary in the morning and afternoon, by evening its all gone, weird. But at least I can give myself a break from wearing a liner all day/everyday.

You must be so glad to get that essay done. Will that be all you have to do for school, or do you have more assignment to finish?

Well I should go, I have to leave work here in a half hour and I need to get a couple last minute things done before I leave early. Have a good evening x

 

[Tilly87]

To be honest, i didn't think he had turned, maybe he did while i was sleeping lol.

Hope your swab results come back negative, i am expecting the strep b test to come back positive for me because i had it in my last 2 pregnancies. Hope your appointment goes well, let me know how it goes.

Yeh the discharge thing is the same for me, i can't wait until it goes lol!

I have another essay due on babys due date, then again on the 9th May and then i have an exam on 12th June, so i have a really busy next couple of months and am just trying to take it as it comes. x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

Wow you are busy, but I like your attitude. I guess there is no point stressing over your school work but just to finish things as they come.

Group B strep came back negative for me I also had the needle for my O negative blood type, so I'm glad that is done. Baby is still head down and i've gained 3lbs in the last week! haha. We also registered at the hospital for the birth, meaning we wont need to register when we get there on the big day, we can just go up to the maternity ward. (Esp good if I'm already in labour).

Feeling a little strange today, tired and crampy. Like I have period cramps, I almost decided to stay home from work today but thought I should come in since I left early yesterday for my doctors appointment. I will go home if I get worse later. I have a feeling the cramps are BM cramps ... everytime I need a BM I get the worst cramps and gas, its quite painful sometimes.

DH and I picked up some of the last items that we need for baby last night. I bought a lamp that dims for the nursery, so I can nurse at night under a dim light and not have to be blinded by turning on the bright overhead lights. DH finally put up the crib yesterday, so the nursery looks amazing now! I will be sure to take pictures soon, just waiting for my mom to finish the curtains. We also packed our hospital bags (well mostly). So we are pretty much all set!

I'm also attaching a picture of the baby blanket that my mom made for me. It was that fabric that we spent ages looking for, she turned it into a proper baby blanket and I love it...

 

[Tilly87]

Its quite easy to get stressed out over all the work i need to do, but hopefully i can just take it all in my stride and do my best lol.

Glad you got a negative result! I'm hoping i won't need the antibiotic drip in labour this time, but i don't care as long as baby is ok. Glad your appointment went well and Kieran hasn't done a topsy turvy on you lol. 3lbs is not bad, my midwife said from now alot of women gain up to 7lb a week, that sounds like alot to me though.

That doesn't sound nice, hopefully your cramps go soon and you start to feel better.

Yay on getting all your baby bits, i still have a few things to get, which we are going to do in the next couple of weeks. I need to get some paint so i can finally do my bedroom and babys bedroom. Sounds like you are pretty organised, it must feel so much better to have everything ready.

I love your blanket!! Your mum has done a good job, you must be really pleased with it.

So now i have found a couple of names i like for baby, OH and I both agree on Jaydon and I like Jenson but OH isn't so sure, what do you think? x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

Wow 7lbs a week, that does sound like a lot. I think my 3lbs were due to the baby shower and all the food we ate haha. Because my sister came down for the weekend (Fri - Sun) I spent most of my weekend at my mom's house and we ate leftovers from the shower for the rest of the weekend lol.

Cramps seem to have gone now. Not too sure what they were from, no BM... it was just like mild period cramps... so not too sure if that meant anything. Baby's head must be pushing on things are causing lots of different symptoms at this point.

Yes, I'm glad we have everything for baby now, though I'm sure I'll think of stuff I need to get. Did you have a nursing pillow (one of those 'C' shaped pillows)... I don't have one and wonder if they are really all that useful or if a regular pillow will do the trick?

You still have a couple extra weeks more than I do to get the rest of your stuff done for your baby. So don't worry, you still have a month and a bit to go.

Names: Jaydon is a nice name, can you could call him Jay for short. Jenson is nice too, not very common which is great. It's like Kieran, names that have been heard before but are uncommon, so people can still pronounce them and there wont be a millon kids his age with the same name.

 

[Tilly87]

I was a little shocked when she said 7lbs because theres no way i would like to gain 7lb a week for the next 6wks lol. Yeh people eat lots of junk at parties, i'm sure our weight gain will be steady if we eat healthily most of the time.

It must of been baby pushing on you, i can't even go for a walk now without needing to pee lol.

I just used a normal pillow for breast feeding but once baby gets bigger you don't really need a pillow although it does ache your arms a little, but i suppose the same as everything else its whatever you think suits you best.

I hope to have everything by 37wks and thats still 3wks away so i'm sure i will manage it.

I love your babys name, but my cousin has the same name. I really like the name Lucas to, so hopefully OH will agree to have this as a middle name. You would think the easiest bit would be picking babys name lol x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

Names are not easy... I think that is why I settled on kieran, we were tossing around names for quite sometime and I think I just wanted to pick one so we didn't have to think about it anymore. I had the name Kieran on my list for quite awhile and after everyone said they loved the name I started to love it too. Now I can't imagine another name for him because I use his name when talking about him regularly (don't often say 'the baby').

Lucus is a nice name too, great for a middle name. It's quite a popular name here.

Ugh got up this morning and discovered the cat had found another mouse! This one was well and truly dead ... so got DH to get rid of it. So glad we have a trained Mouse Killer in our house, don't know what it would be like if we didn't have a cat lol. I guess the warmer weather has brought the mice out because we only seem to get them in the fall or spring.

Yuck, you must think our house is dirty, but I assure you it is not... the mice must come in the basement and as soon as they find a way into the house the cat gets em haha.

 

[Tilly87]

No there not easy, we found it difficult settling on one for the girls as obviously we need to agree, otherwise it would be so much simpler lol! I don't like calling him the baby all the time, but he has been that for a while now because we aren't agreeing lol.

Lucas is not that popular over here but i do really want to use it as a middle name.

Good job your cat gets all the mice, ha ha i don't think your house is dirty, we get them in our garage alot because its old, we just caught one in the mousetrap the other week, not a very nice sight lol!

Last night i went to the pub with a couple of friends, was nice to get out with the girls even though i couldn't drink lol but felt good to have some me time.

How are you today? x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

It's funny now how much every little symptom makes you think "is this the start of something"? Last night I was soooo tired, I went to bed at 9pm... but all evening I was getting really bad back cramps and the baby's head felt really low. I went to bed expecting to be woken up with something but nothing happened lol. I put a hot compress on my back and it felt much better.

Feel fine today, funny how you can be feeling crappy one minute and fine the next when we're at this stage. I had some more cramps this morning (not in my back)... seem to be getting cramps a lot lately, probably just due to pressure.

It must have been nice to go out with your friends, do you miss having the odd drink? I do lol... not that I have every been a big drinker, I just like the taste of the odd glass of wine or a strawberry daiquiri when I'm around friends... oh and I really missed Bailey's at Christmas haha.... with breast feeding it's going to be awhile, lol.

How are you feeling today?

 

[Tilly87]

I think being in the last stage any little thing makes you think is this it!!! lol. I get crampy feelings in my back to, so your not alone. I think its completely normal for this stage, i've never been told otherwise anyway.

Glad your feeling better today!!! I'm now really tired after being out late last night, i spent all morning cleaning and then after dinner, i went out (only 3hrs) just got home but i'm seriously achy now, so i think an early night is on the cards.

I don't regret going out with friends last night though, to be honest i really needed the break lol. I'm not a big drinker either, i don't really get the chance lol!! but i do miss not being able to have a drink when i feel like it.

Hope your day is going ok? x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

My day is going well so far, i've had more to do at work so the day is passing much faster then yesterday... plus today is my Friday, so no work tomorrow I can't wait to sleep in... it's getting very hard to get up at 6am for work these days lol.

You deserve a night out for sure! I'm lucky that I live so close to my Mom as I spend most Saturday nights at her home... we just have dinner and put a movie on but it's nice to get out of the house for a few hours. It will be great when I'm on maternity leave as DH and I will have days off together again (his days off are Mon & Tues, mine are Fri - Sun).

Have you had any swelling yet? I get a little swelling in my hands and toes but usually just in the evening before bed. I make sure not to sleep with my rings on because they are tight at night, by morning the swelling is gone. I mentioned this to my doctor and he said a little swelling is normal.

 

[Tilly87]

I think the best thing to do when you feel a little crampy and sore is have a bath and go to bed, thats what i've always done and most of the time i've felt better for it in the morning. I get up about 6.45am on school days, in fact not much later at the weekends lol, but i do look forward to the weekends when i can just lie down or something lol.

Its good that you live so close to your mum and have a close relationship to, i don't live that close to any of my family so i rarely see them but we try to get together whenever we can, although i have no relationship with my dad so i haven't seen him in a long time. It will be nice for you, DH and baby to spend family time together, i bet you can't wait.

I haven't had any swelling yet, FXs, I didn't get any swelling in my last pregnancies either so i'm hoping i miss out on it again. My midwife always checks for swelling because its very common, hopefully you don't get it any worse than you are experiencing now. x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

I dont have a relationship with my dad either, my mom has never remarried, so I think that is why we are so close. Plus, my sister lives so far away, so it's just me and Mom most days when we hang out, thats why it was so nice to have my sister around last weekend.

My mom's family live in England and I always used to hear growing up "I wish my family was around so we could just stop by for tea" (her sister lives in the same town as her parents, so my mom has always been jealous of that). I think thats why I've always wanted to live in the same town as my mom, I've seen what it was like for her not to have her family around and I love the fact that my mom is soooo excited for Keiran, she wants to be called Nana and keeps talking about getting a car seat for her car and a high chair for her home lol... I think she expects me to be over there lots with him... and we probably will be lol.

Yes, I hope swelling doesn't get worse. I know severe swelling is a sign of pre-eclampsia, so i'd be paranoid if I got lots of swelling. But a little in my fingers and toes is really nothing... no swelling in my ankles, so I know its not much.

Feeling lots of pressure right now... right down low. Its a strange feeling, not really painful but just uncomfy. Maybe I need to take a walk around for a bit, this chair could be causing it.

 

[Tilly87]

My mum didn't re-marry either, but she did have 2 little boys after she spit with my dad. I suppose thats what some families do, mine live in the same town they always lived, we decided to move because where we live now is better to raise our girls. Although we don't see each other often i will try to make it to them in the school holidays, as i really don't have any other free time. OHs dad lives near us so they see the girls quite often.

Sounds like your mum is really looking forward to meeting her grandson. I love it when families are really close, although i feel like i am missing that bond sometimes. I think your mum will be looking forward to babysitting duties lol!

Glad your swelling is nothing to major. I get alot of pressure down below to and i was so uncomfortable trying to sleep last night.

I have a pic of my 34wk bump to post later when i get more time, i think it seems a little lower, you will have to let me know what you think x