(44) Little Presents - Due in December 2013

[Hoping girl 2]

Hi ready, I've booked some classes too but They don't start til later on in the year. Glad to know you're liking yours, we've joined then in the hope of meeting some people as I'm newish to the area and don't know many people around here

Quick question about the glucose test... Does anyone know if everyone does it in the uk? If so when? Haven't been told about them and reading on the internet confused me! It said only certain people were booked for one but I thought every pregnant lady did the test...

 

[ready2Bmum]

Hey hoping girl, in Ireland ladies with certain criteria do one. So if your bmi is over 30 you automatically do one or if there's a history of diabetes in your family.

 

[Suzy_Q]

Also, if you're "advanced maternal age" also known as 35 or older, that will put you in the category of having to take one in the US.

 

[DHBH0930]

Noticed my DH has been different since I've been pregnant, in a good way. He is much more protective of me and concerned about me. It's super sweet He makes sure I have something to eat with me when I'm gone for a while, suggests I wear tennis shoes instead of flip flops, etc.

He is just so much more thoughtful and gentle, I'm enjoying it! I had no idea what to expect from him and I'm greatly pleased. He is also so cute since he loves rubbing my belly, even talking to her and kissing my stomach. I know that's not unusual but I didn't know if he would be like that or not. I'm glad he is

Also surprised to find out that my baby belly actually makes me more attractive to him! He says its cuz its new and different. I wonder if subconsciously it is also because he feels more connected to me since we created her, and/or if he feels masculine when he sees my belly since it reminds him he was able to knock me up


Anyone else notice changes in their DH?

 

[August3]

I know what you mean, my DH has become super attentive and caring, and I'm loving it! He rubs and talks to the bump and won't let me do any housework he considers risky. I'm really impressed by him & I think the pregnancy has brought us even closer. He works 4 hrs drive away from home Monday - Friday and my biggest fear is that he'll miss the birth. I'm gonna try to stay positive about it but no doubt as the time draws closer I'll start to fret about it.

I've gained about 9lbs so far, hoping to stay around the 21 lbs my doc recommended by the end but noticed in the last few days that I'm hungrier. I swim and do Pilates so hopefully that will help me to spring back into shape afterwards as well.

My ante-natal classes start tomorrow, looking forward to meeting other mums to be and to be told what to get prepared and when.

 

[brit3435]

My husband is different during pregnancy too. When I was pregnant with my first daughter he would sing to my belly and rub my belly and kiss it and talk to her all the time, but he was really scared of having sex because he was afraid of hurting her. We still did but it was only once a week or so and I could tell he was nervous. This time around he is still sweet with my belly and kisses her goodnight, but he also says he is incredibly attracted to my pregnant body sexually and its obvious He came to the dr. apt where the dr told him he couldn't hurt the baby during sex so I think he feels more comfortable with it this time. I think its a combination of knowing he made that bump happen and my new curves which I normally don't have.

How has pregnancy affected your sex lives ladies? Good or bad? I know that's a personal question just curious

Any new bump pics ladies? Here is mine at a little over 25 weeks pregnant, I weighed today and I've gained 17 lbs, baby should be about 2 lbs now based on my last ultrasound.

 

[Lara310809]

This pregnancy has boosted my libido like nothing before my husband is bored of it now I think, and normally he's the one wanting it

I don't have a bump pic to show at the moment but I need to get on the case. Last I weighed myself (a couple of weeks ago) I'd only gained 4lb; which is great because I'm overweight already. I gained 70lb in my first pregnancy and 11lb in my second (both gains including baby/waters/placenta)

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AFM I can hardly move in every pregnancy I've had problems with ligaments softening and injuries as a result. In my first it was a hamstring, my second it was my glutes, and again my glutes.

Its so painful though; my bum hurts so much I can't sit properly, can't move when I'm sitting down, I feel it when I walk. Ugh. Because I had the same issue in the same place in my last pregnancy, I know the physio can't do anything to help me. The last pregnancy I went and they tried to give me all these exercises to do to help, but ironically I couldn't do any of them because my belly got in the way. It's going to be the same again this time

 

[brit3435]

Lara I know what you mean about libido mine goes up during pregnancy as well and usually my husband is the one wanting to all the time when im not pregnant so its nice that we both want to all the time with this pregnancy I feel like I can finally keep up with him

Pain wise I had a ton of hip and pelvic pain with my first pregnancy. With this one the only thing that is painful is my bump sometimes. It will get really hard and stay like that for hours and when it's like that its very hard to get comfortable and it hurts to bend over. I've also started having bad chest pains after eating but they are in my back does anyone else have this?

 

[Lara310809]

I get the tight belly too; I try to get my kids to get stuff for me from the floor I only get tightness i nmy chest if I don't sit straight enough (which is a lot); it feels like I can't catch my breath

 

[Skadi]

I haven't gained any weight yet although I have a giant bump. I'm not concerned because I didn't LOSE any weight after my daughter and I think I was retaining my weight because of BFing. I think I must have started to lose weight when my daughter self weaned when I got pregnant.

As for pain, I have terrible SPD this time around and my ribs hurt badly if I sit too long. So uncomfortable already.

I did my GD test a few days ago and passed but my iron levels are super low so I'm on supplements for that now. Urgh.

I have my next ultrasound coming up on Monday to check my cervix and that everything else is ok and then right after I get my first round of steroid shots. Blah.

So when am I supposed to ENJOY this pregnancy? lol :/

 

[onetwothreebp]

I've gained 15 lbs so far. Lame.

My OH has gone all cave man like since I've been pregnant again. It's like, "Yes dear, your super sperm knocked me up. Bravo!"

 

[SugarBeth]

I turned 26 weeks today, on my last week of second tri. It's so hard to believe!!

So far I've gained almost 20 lbs and I'm really starting to feel it. Everything is getting more painful, and baby flipped head's down so now there's tons of pressure on me. It hurts just to stand.

Here's a few of my second tri bump pics:
https://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af204/HomespunDreams/secondtricomp_zps51591511.png

 

[Hoping girl 2]

Lovely bump sugar Beth! gosh it looks so tiny compared to mine and I'm only 24 weeks maybe it's cause in short? Enjoy your last week in the second trimester!!!

Girls I've got a question. Sarted working again on Tuesday (teacher) and on Wednesday woke up feeling really dizzy, a bit like I was drunk. Got better during the day but never really left (so an underlying dizziness to everything i did) and was the same all of yesterday. But then yesterday after school the original dizziness came back, it was so bad!!! Got home and ate something thinking it was low blood sugar but 20 minutes later I was so dizzy I threw up. Felt much better after that and went back to underlying dizziness. It's still there today.

Any ideas? Baby seems ok, wriggles about as much as it used to. Couldn it be low blood pressure? Mine is always on low side of normal so in thinking maybe all this standing up to teach brought it down a bit? Any other theories? Sooooo glad I've got my mw appt today!!!

Good luck to all teachers in the forum, hope your Return to work this week was more pleasant than mine!

 

[luz]

Lovely bump sugar Beth! gosh it looks so tiny compared to mine and I'm only 24 weeks maybe it's cause in short? Enjoy your last week in the second trimester!!!

Girls I've got a question. Sarted working again on Tuesday (teacher) and on Wednesday woke up feeling really dizzy, a bit like I was drunk. Got better during the day but never really left (so an underlying dizziness to everything i did) and was the same all of yesterday. But then yesterday after school the original dizziness came back, it was so bad!!! Got home and ate something thinking it was low blood sugar but 20 minutes later I was so dizzy I threw up. Felt much better after that and went back to underlying dizziness. It's still there today.

Any ideas? Baby seems ok, wriggles about as much as it used to. Couldn it be low blood pressure? Mine is always on low side of normal so in thinking maybe all this standing up to teach brought it down a bit? Any other theories? Sooooo glad I've got my mw appt today!!!

Good luck to all teachers in the forum, hope your Return to work this week was more pleasant than mine!

I teach and I've noticed this too. I wondered if it was just from standing up so much? I bought a bar stool and stuck it in the front of my room. I sit on that a lot so I'm not always standing, it seems to have helped a bit

 

[Hoping girl 2]

Thanks luz! That's so reassuring to hear. Ill try sitting down more today and see if it works. Makes sense as I spent mostro of morning sitting down with the children and felt better and bad dizziness started after the afternoon when I was standing to teach pe. By the time I say down to mark I was really bad so I think it was too late to make a difference. Will let you know what mw says xx

 

[onetwothreebp]

Anyone got names picked?

 

[Lara310809]

Yeah, we have Molly

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As for the size of the bump, everyone carries differently. I know a lady here who is due a day before me, and she's small compared to me; you'd assume from looking at us that I'm due a couple of months before her, but she obviously holds the baby more closely to her body than I do. Plus, my muscles are shot so I look pregnant from the moment the egg implants

 

[Hoping girl 2]

Yeah, we have Molly

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As for the size of the bump, everyone carries differently. I know a lady here who is due a day before me, and she's small compared to me; you'd assume from looking at us that I'm due a couple of months before her, but she obviously holds the baby more closely to her body than I do. Plus, my muscles are shot so I look pregnant from the moment the egg implants

Molly is such a sweet name!

As we're team yellow we've decided to choose 3 girls' and 3 boys' names and decide once bump is here, we've got so far:

- Emily Faith, Alison Grace, or Ashley Hope
- Joshua Charles, Ethan James, or Isaac James

We're mostly leaning towards the first names of each list but wanted to have back ups just in case And Ethan is a lets-see name, as my SIL mentioned she liked it too (after I said it first, mind you) and she's due to give birth to a boy in October! She says she has two names picked out (she hasn't said which, or if Ethan is one of those) and that she'll keep them secret til she gives birth. Hope she doesn't decide to go with Ethan without at least mentioning it to me first! I know she's entitled to like it and want it too but I feel that as I'd said it was one of our options first, she should at least let me know if she plans to steal it Maybe I'm wrong... DH's family is close too so wouldn't call my boy Ethan if she calls hers Ethan, so we'll see!

 

[luz]

We picked Lucie Grace, Lara I love Molly!

 

[onetwothreebp]

We have several names we are still debating over.

Callia Jane, Finity Leigh, Viola Jane or Jolie Allen