End of May 2013 babies CONTINUED..

[charbaby]

Well done Omi! Bet you're relieved to have that done
I'm freaking out a bit at how quick it's going! It's good though

Char, what do the after pains feel like? I didn't have any with Marielle bit heard its more common and worse in additional pregnancies. So I'm dreading that a bit. And what so you do to make it better? Stock up on painkillers?

I never had them with my first but they were bad with 2nd, They started the day after I had her and they were like contractions all over again! Yes best thing to do is get loads of pain killers x

 

[pebbie1]

Zfbaby no still hurting and lots of braxton hicks as well. Seeing the consultant tomorrow anyways so I'll see how I feel then.
I've still not packed but will get everything done this week though.

Oh dear Char. I'm not looking forward to possibly getting those pains. How long do they last for?

 

[babyface15]

sorry to hear your still feeling them pebbie, though its great you have your consultant appt tomorrow. let us know how you are

zfbaby wow 34 weeks

omni congrats on your progress. yes I feel like my due date is sneaking up on me big time! I was all teary today for no reason and I have a big urge to stop working sooner than I had planned!

char, never knew about after pains!

 

[passion4shoes]

I don't remember after pains with DS. I will get through them with paracetemol and thinking that each pain is making my uterus shrink and therefore getting rid of my flaccid bump!

I had my first BH after a long walk on Saturday. Tummy went really tight all over and changed shape. Only about 30 seconds but was fairly breath taking. OH freaked out when I explained my body was practicing for labour. He thinks I can't get any bigger and will give birth soon. I am really not that big and bubs is still changing position constantly.

First proper day of the holidays and I am up at alf five!

What's everyone's plans for entertaining the young ones this holiday? Are we packing hospital bags today?

Good luck with the consultant pebbie x

 

[OmiOmen]

I still don't have anything packed or sorted at all.

Zfbaby, I'll be breastfeeding again.

 

[pebbie1]

Morning ladies. I'll be going to Boots after my consultant appointment an get the little bits and bobs I need for my hospital bag. I'm starting to get a niggling feeling when looking around the house so I think I might start nesting soon lol!

 

[charbaby]

Pebbie they lasted about 3-4 days :/
Passion they don't happen with first pregnancy but the ones that follow get worse.
Babyface You should be fine as your first

Hope everyone is well today.
Good luck at appointment pebbie hope all goes well.
I have another week till I see midwife, Think I will be having bloods taken then, not looking forward to that

 

[charbaby]

zf baby.
I totally agree with what you wrote on that April fools thread, I think the ladies who are writing most of the replies don't understand what it is like to lttc!! Some of their replies are so insensitive and to be honest complete bullshit!

 

[Little Ducky]

Morning everyone, how are you all after the long easter weekend?
My sickness seems to have returned 32 weeks today for me, so I'm a fair bit behind some of you.
I have NO idea how he is going to fit in there in 8 weeks time... there hardly seems to be the room for him now!

 

[charbaby]

Morning everyone, how are you all after the long easter weekend?
My sickness seems to have returned 32 weeks today for me, so I'm a fair bit behind some of you.
I have NO idea how he is going to fit in there in 8 weeks time... there hardly seems to be the room for him now!

It feels like my little lady has no more room to grow aswel! Everytime she moves it is so uncomfortable now :/
7 weeks and 1 day for me x

 

[babyface15]

phew good to hear I shouldn't get them i'm feeling good today thanks! what's this April fools thread?

congrats on being 32 Weeks little ducky !!!

zfbaby I plan to bf and I won't be bringing bottles or formula just in case. from what I've been told if you really want to then you shouldn't BC having these readily available can make it easier to give up if things are tough. you'll always be able to pick up those things if needed after

my baby is running out of space too!! seems like he or she is trying to break through sometimes lol

 

[CLH_X3]

I'm bottle feeding, Il bf to give the colostrum but once I'm home il be using a bottle, already bought it all, I may buy a cheap pump though and express for a little bit...

I never had many after pains with faith, I had some what felt like straight after I gave birth so i expect them to be a lot worse this time!

 

[passion4shoes]

I am going to have to have a nosey at this thread too!

Where is my nesting instinct???

 

[babyface15]

I don't know passion I wish mine would show up too. I have so many cleaning, unpacking etc projects to take on but I just can't find the bother

 

[Zfbaby]

Char- yeah I wasn't going to post on it after another poster seemed to be pitching for a battle but I got so annoyed I just had to say something and I agreed with what you said. I think some of the ladies are trying to turn it into a competition or maybe in a bizarre way feel left out if they weren't ltttc. Lol!! It's just a reality that you can't understand the complexities of ltttc if you haven't been there or know someone closely that has. My step mil had 12 pregnancies only one resulted in a healthy baby and four in still births, despite our struggle I'd never presume to put us in the same boat I can't possibly fully understand.

Anywho, had my 34 wks appt today, two midwives tried to work out what position baby was in and they aren't sure lol. They also put me on a monitor as I haven't been feeling him move as often. I was on it for an hour and felt 2 small shifts near my hip. HB was great and monitor could sense baby moving but I couldn't do they've concluded he's in a really awkward position and maybe kicking towards the back. Other than that all seems good.
The car seat arrived this morning so dh has put the pram together an I've had a little push around the kitchen I put my changing bag on the handles and a blanket in there to get the full effect

 

[charbaby]

The April fools thread is about people posting as a joke they are pregnant and asking does it affend you, I personally think its a stupid thing to do as un fair on the ladies lttc but theres alot of ladies on there who just don't understand what it means to be a lttcer!
I'm glad you wrote bk zfbaby as it seems to be more ladies who think its a big joke than not x

 

[charbaby]

Just been back on that thread and yet another lady disagreeing I really don't understand how they can when they haven't been in that situation them selfs, My struggle was know where near as bad as alot of ladies on bnb but for me it was bad so how they can comment when they know nothing really does make me angry!

 

[pebbie1]

I agree with you Char and Zfbaby. My sister was ltttc and it never worked out and she can't have a second. She started crying when I told her I was pregnant with my second as she was really upset. So I don't think people should be joking about it.

I saw my consultant and had a nervous breakdown. Embarrassing!!! I have felt my
Bp go up and down again over the last two days and when they took it it was 142/80 and that set me off. I'm just really worried and I'm quite sick of not knowing how things are going to go and I can't stand it when I can't control things. So with the pregnancy being so close to its end, it's starting to freak me out
I'll get over it

 

[OmiOmen]

I'm sorry Pebble. It is really tough when your BP is up and down and you don't know what is going on.

I have never gone through LTTTC, I have got pregnant in the first month of trying 4 times now but I can see why it is cruel. In my first pregnancy I went to my 12 week scan and found out I had a MMC and had to go back a week later to confirm it and then I tried waiting a couple of weeks for it to happen naturally before having a D&C in the end. My second pregnancy was coming near the end of the first trimester when I had a natural MC. For a while I was very emotional and genuinely suffering from depression and finding out someone was pregnant seemed devastating. Now I would never say a woman should be judged or made to feel bad for announcing she is pregnant even when it does upset those LTTTC or who have had MC's but joking about it does just seem cruel to me. It is also cruel telling family and friends your pregnant when your not when they may be very happy about it only to feel upset to find out it is not true. Plus it just seems really immature.

 

[Zfbaby]

I agree with you Char and Zfbaby. My sister was ltttc and it never worked out and she can't have a second. She started crying when I told her I was pregnant with my second as she was really upset. So I don't think people should be joking about it.

I saw my consultant and had a nervous breakdown. Embarrassing!!! I have felt my
Bp go up and down again over the last two days and when they took it it was 142/80 and that set me off. I'm just really worried and I'm quite sick of not knowing how things are going to go and I can't stand it when I can't control things. So with the pregnancy being so close to its end, it's starting to freak me out
I'll get over it

I'm sorry you had such a bad appt. so they haven't given you any indication of what will happen next? The limbo must be driving you nuts!

I'd made quite a few friends on bnb through the ltttc forums and when I found out I was pregnant it was such a mixed bag. I was over the mood for us and gutted for them all at the same time especially as one of the girls was testing on the same day as me. I cried for her as I felt so bad. Unfortunately only one of the ladies has kept in touch the others found it too hard to hear anything about my pg so I let them go to save them having to watch me. Very hard. Happily I've heard through the grape vine that one of the ladies is in first tri now though
Char- think I'll avoid the thread now.
Just sitting staring at my pram can't believe I actually own a pram!!!! Dh keeps asking if I'm
ready to pack it away but I dont think I am.