Anyone due May 2014?

[viccat]

Happy New Year everyone! 2014 is the year our children will be born! They will be Taurus or Gemini, and born in the year of the horse if you like to follow the Chinese calendar.

I'm feeling pretty good - except for some shooting pains in my right butt cheek! I've tracked down an Osteopath who is experienced treating people in pregnancy, so am hoping she can help sort me out. [The NHS not being really keen with the pro-active approach to niggly things. They would want me to be at the unable-to-walk point before taking action].

Just over a week to our 20 week scan, and I'm looking forward to taking my mum along who has never seen a scan before. Hopefully there will be no problems from the anomaly review.

 

[MonyMony]

Happy New Year all!!

Sorry to hear about the pain, viccat. You do have to be pushy about getting some relief sometimes. I've got varicose veins for the first time and they are simply awful. I hate to think what I'll be like later when I'm already limping around now.

I took my mother to my 18 week scan. It was the first time she'd seen one too. Really quite special to have shared that with her, especially since she lives 2000 miles away and won't be able to visit when the baby comes because she'll be finishing out the school year.

Hope everyone is well, getting rounder, but still not huge. IMO this is the best part, when the baby moves and it still doesn't hurt!

 

[smallhelen]

Happy New Year everyone! 2014 is the year our children will be born!

viccat - Oh wow! This is a scary thought, but also fantastically exciting. I know what you mean about the NHS - slightly useless. The 20-week scan was quite exciting, just to see how big the little bean is getting.

Monymony - I am definitely feeling rounder! Getting kicked and prodded quite a bit, but it can't be felt from the outside yet.

Happy New Year to all!

 

[ece77]

Happy New Year ladies!...

Viccat - I also have the same kind of pain, also on the right side. I also had it pre-pregnancy if I walked for long so I'm trying not to do that. It seems to help but doesn't take away the pain 100%. Hope yours eases soon. And good luck with the anomaly scan, I'm sure your mom will love it. I don't think I can take mine to one, she is so emotional and will cry and cry and cry...

Mony - I'm sure rounder, but mostly around the curves: meaning belly, boobs and hips! Otherwise, still fitting into my pre-pregnancy jeans that I converted into maternity ones. And I can't complain as my flat chest (36A) turned into a 38B (a small step for humanity but a large leap for me ); and my flat butt is more "plump" as DH phrases it

proudparent - Hi & congrats!

All the other ladies - Hope you and your LO's are doing great!

AFM - Not much to report. I started feeling movements a little more regularly so that helps with my sanity. The anomaly scan was great. They said, they wouldn't advise an invasive test as everything seemed so normal and my nt screen was also good. The only concern could be my age; so if we wanted to be 100% sure, we could do that. We decided to think it over for a couple of days and during that time I had some minor spotting and decided against it. So hoping and praying everything will be fine...

 

[smallhelen]

Everything's gone a bit quiet again. How are you all doing? Are we still all recovering from the Christmas holiday? I already feel like it was months ago, and have started a chart of days- left-at-work-before-starting-maternity-leave (there are too many days on it!!!)

Was so happy to make it to 24 weeks - it feels like a real milestone - and bean is kicking and punching away quite happily now, usually when I'm trying to get to sleep, or have a rest. DH hasn't felt it from the outside yet, but he has seen the remote jumping about when I rested it on my bump! We went to look at strollers, car seats and nursery furniture yesterday, which was a little bit overwhelming, but needed to be done. Will actually have to buy some stuff soon (when DH has painted the nursery......)

The only downsides at the moment are that my nausea is back (although less than during the first trimester, and I'm not really throwing up this time), and my back has started aching (had problems with it for years, so was expecting this).

Less than four months to go.......

 

[MonyMony]

Unfortunately have a cold...and what a pain not to be able to take the usual meds! Just makes you extra miserable, sniff, sniff.

I've started physical therapy for some leg pain. They think my pelvis is out of alignment, so are hoping exercises will make walking a bit easier. It shouldn't be this bad yet! Exercises should help with the back pain too, I'm told.

About once a week have started to have some nausea too, smallhelen, and a migraine, yuck. But I guess it just means hormones are at work again doing something--good, I hope!

I'd love to be getting ready with the baby stuff and prepping nursery, but need to get the house in order and my son moved down to the guest room first. Felt good to get some deep cleaning done for the house this past week. Now to do the rest slowly.

How is everyone doing regarding work? I find I can't concentrate very well. The sitting all day doesn't do my back any favors and the commute on the train is terrible. I just want to throw in the towel, but there's three more months to go. Possible to last??

 

[shinyshoes]

Hi all,

Seems a while since anyone posted here so how is everyone - how are the pregnancies going? For me I'm due on the 8th May and time seems to have started to speed up now. I've got four more weeks left at work and stop on the 17th April. For me that's weird as I've worked since 16 and I have now have a job I absolutely love - it's going to be hard to let it go for 6 - 9 months!! That said, of course I'm looking forward to my new job as a mum

I think May is a great time to have a baby and I'm really looking forward to the summer ahead - hoping for good weather so I can get out and about.

Have most things now - buggy, furniture, clothes etc just a few bits to gather together which I'll do when I'm on maternity leave - will need to have things to keep me occupied as I'm not good at waiting about!

Pregnancy-wise all seems ok. Scans have all been good - had a 4D one at 30 weeks which was amazing (if not expensive!) got to see her face! Some days are more uncomfortable than others. I'm not massive which is good although at my measurements she is measuring as really big. She gets hiccups alot which is funny.

I do worry about 'B' day - how that will be and if everything will be okay with her - how are you guys preparing?

Would love to hear how everyone's doing!!

 

[fxforbabyb]

Glad to hear that everything is going well shinyshoes. I'm due 4 days after you and am stopping work on April 23rd, and I cannot wait till that day comes!!!! just have to make it till then lol.
I'm like you, have the big tickets things, just have to assemble a couple items this weekend and mostly will be done. As a FTM, am a little overwhelmed with all the info and opinions from people.

All I want is a healthy baby in 7 weeks and it'll all be worth it

 

[MonyMony]

Nice to hear the updates. I'm so ready to be done with work, but I've always gone right up to my due date so having a hard time accepting I might not make it this time due to pelvic girdle pain and other issues. Have been cleaning my office and organizing files in case I have to leave suddenly.

Baby moves all the time and has much less room now. I'm petite so every movement is a big deal, and sometimes quite painful! Have BH every day. Started reading a book on hypnobirthing. I like the idea of a natural birth, but I just don't know if I'll manage without the epidural. I'm planning a VBAC, so I'll be okay if I can at least manage to avoid the c-section.

We're not ready at home at all yet, so we've really got to get moving. Still need crib (assembled our old one and found it was broken) and bassinet...not to mention some diaper supplies. And must do washing. Ergh. But at least room we're using for nursery is cleaned out.

Has everyone settled on names?

 

[smallhelen]

Well hello ladies! I've been AWOL as well (mainly on the third trimester thread at the pregnancy forum), but it's nice to see how all us over-35s are doing.
I'm due on the 6th May, and am looking forward to stopping work next Friday (11th April), as that is the end of the current school term.

MonyMony - I know what you mean about the movements! I'm also petit, and each bum-wiggle or leg-stretch is really uncomfortable. We have a couple of names in mind, one each for a boy and a girl (we're still not completely sure which team we're on). But then my friends had their baby a month ago, and used the boy's name we were considering (we hadn't told anyone except our mums). Luckily, they seem to be using a shortened nickname version most of the time, which we don't want to do, so we could be ok using the same name.

fx - buying things can be sooooo stressful! We've got the big stuff, but even buying something like a mattress seems to take so much research. Never mind looking at nappies.

shinyshoes - another hiccuping bean here! Usually once or twice a day. And it is strange to remember that all this preparation and planning will eventually mean that we have to actually give birth! We are going to childbirth classes, and when I can find some more time I will start doing my prenatal yoga again.

35 days (ish) to go .......