April ‘baby’ showers 2020

[baby D]

Hi ladies,
Can I join you all? Found out yesterday that I’m pregnant with a surprise #3 I’m not sure what I feel yet as I don’t think it has quite sunk in! My youngest is 10 so this is quite a shock! My daughter will be thrilled though as she’s wanted a younger sibling for years!

How are you all?

 

[motherofboys]

Hi baby D. Congratulations.
Thanks star, and yes, we certainly did

 

[baby D]

Thanks for the welcome So I’m nearly 6 weeks and the exhaustion is unreal! I seriously do not remember feeling this tired with my previous two children - actually I’m sure I was pretty nauseous by week 5 which I’m not (yet) but I’m yawning all day! Actually waking up feeling just as tired as I was when I went to bed!

Anyone else? Any tips?

 

[star25]

HI baby d and congratulations!

Aww sounds like your daughter will Be a great big sister
I’m with you on the tiredness, with my first, dd, I don’t think it was this bad
With ds it was , probably because of already having an 18 month old to look after, now I’m doing it again with a 3 year old and an 18 month old again lol
I’ve been napping for an hour in the day if dh is here which to be honest makes me feel worse sometimes but I can’t resist !

 

[swedengirl]

Congrats babyd!!

I’m totally with you on the tiredness. I’m totally exhausted and also having to nap during the day. Luckily I can work a lot from home and OH takes DD for an hour or two at the weekend. I don’t remember it was this bad with DD but then I wasn’t running after a 20 month old!

DD slept with me last night as when she’s sick I like to have her near by. But god it led to some serious broken sleep for me! She was super restless and snuggly so kept trying to lie on top of me. Gorgeous in one way as she doesn’t like cuddles normally, but feeling exhausted this morning. Luckily she wasn’t sick in the night, so hoping it was just a quick dodgy stomach.

Last night when snuggled in next to her I suddenly felt extremely guilty. Like I know her world is going to change and felt a tinge if sadness our time with solely her is starting it’s journey to end. It’s crazy as when I was getting BFN month after month I’d cry as I felt I was depriving her of a sibling. Guess it’s complex emotions!

 

[RoseM87]

Tell me I'm not alone in being totally fed up with this pregnancy malarkey! Haha I mean I'm glad to be pregnant but I am not enjoying it AT ALL. I've had to stop playing football (soccer) which I love and is a big part of my life, mainly because I feel too sick to go to training twice a week. I feel unfit and sluggish and really heavy already. Then there's the constant nausea and bone aching tiredness. It's really making me such a grumpy person and there's so much further to go. It gets better in the second trimester, right? I just need to get through the next five weeks? Give me some hope, ladies!

 

[star25]

Sweden, I felt exactly the same for my dd before ds was born, but it’s mown the opposite, they’re like best friends, most of the time! And I know she would never be without him, watching them together is the best thing, especially when she’s looking after him, every night she likes to put a blanket over him, give him a teddy then be Be The one to put his bottle in his hands
This is all on my lap as he’s still cuddled to sleep lol

Rose, I’m starting to feel really ill now and wonder why I was so desperate for symptoms haha
With both my other 2 I started feeling better around 14 weeks, I got excited at 11 weeks thinking it was nearly over but it carried on for a couple more weeks
Hope yours eases up soon!

 

[swedengirl]

That’s good to know star! I know she’ll love being a big sister- she’s literally obsessed with babies and dolls. I guess it’s more me starting to grieve our time if that makes sense. She’s my whole world and I’ll give anything for her- and I know I’ll feel like that about this bean but right now she is here so I guess I’m sad I’ll lose a bit of my precious time with her. I feel guilty about saying that out loud as I’ve wanted this little bean since I had my DD and it doesn’t mean I don’t want them, I want them more than anything but I guess I love what I have now and can’t fully understand what I’ll have come April. Hope that makes sense!I’m having extreme mood swings and super teary so I’m guessing this is hormonal tbh.

Rose for me the first trimester is the worst. I literally sobbed to my OH that I couldn’t do this again around 8 weeks with DD and that he should know I might not want another one as I felt soooooo crappy. Then 11/12 weeks came and I loved every second of being pregnant from then on, even when big in the third trimester and loved giving birth. For some people the first trimester feels no different than not being pregnant and then for people like me it is the toughest time.

 

[motherofboys]

I think it's normal to worry about what they are 'losing' by no longer being an only child. It's such a big change in their little lives, but try to think about what they are gaining. I'll admit, there are times when mine hate each other, but there's also times when they are best friends.

On the subject of tiredness, I remember early on with ds3 I would collect ds1 and 2 from preschool, make them lunch, sit down and the next thing I knew there would be two little voices shouting at me to wake up, it's still day time. Every day. Hahaha.
I'm currently getting really tired in the afternoon, but thankfully not to the point where I can't keep my eyes open, yet. Being the holidays I should be able to sleep in, but once I'm awake after ds4 comes in and DH gets up with him, I just can't get back to sleep. It's annoying as I'll bet in 2 weeks I'm suddenly able to sleep, with no morning free to sleep

 

[baby D]

The tiredness is extreme ladies!

Swedengirl it’s totally natural to feel this way as it’s going to be a huge change but she will be perfectly fine. You’ll make time for just her when baby is asleep and the rest of the time she will be in an adventure with her new best friend xx

 

[swedengirl]

Thank you all! Feeling much better now!

 

[motherofboys]

Think I'm making up for yesterday and just being tired all day.

 

[baby D]

My daughter is watching a movie so I’m just laying on my bed relaxing as every tired! Trying not to sleep incase I then can’t sleep at night lol

 

[beclou94]

Other than being exhausted, I'm not really feeling pregnant!

 

[baby D]

re-tested today and I know the line is clear and pink so I’m not worried BUT I’m sure last time it was as dark if not darker than the control line by this point?

What do you think?

 

[star25]

How many dpo are you?

My ds were much darker than my dd tests and this one is about the same as dd so not as dark as ds was either

 

[baby D]

How many dpo are you?

My ds were much darker than my dd tests and this one is about the same as dd so not as dark as ds was either

I’m 5 weeks and 5 days!

 

[baby D]

How many dpo are you?

My ds were much darker than my dd tests and this one is about the same as dd so not as dark as ds was either

I’m not sure DPO as wasn’t tracking x

 

[star25]

Sorry I should have just looked At your ticker
It could be the hook effect now where the hcg is too high?

 

[baby D]

Maybe? I guess all is well