First Time Mom's - Due March/April 2013

[MrsHippo]

Your getting married!!! how exciting! Was it planned before you fell pregnant? I was saying only the other day how hard it would be to arrange a wedding during pregnancy, especially when ms is bad. My mum got married in st Lucia a couple of years ago while she was pregnant, think she was about 20 weeks but she didn't suffer with much ms or anything.

I hope you post some photos xx

 

[doggylover]

Brittany you kept this quiet! That's wonderful news, I'm sure you an dh (to be!) are busy and very excited. Are you heading on honeymoon afterwards?

 

[Cherrybump]

Ooo congrats on getting married. My friend got married around the time i conceive lol She has been married now 16 weeks and 4 days and im 16 weeks 5 days gone how weird eh lol So was not planned. xxx

 

[I Love Lucy]

OH and I started TTC in July with the plan that we would get married in August/September. I have to be on birth control because my periods are so extremely painful without birth control and OH's insurance doesn't cover it so we wanted to wait until I wasn't going to be on it anymore before we got married. However, these plans didn't work out because OH's grandma passed away during our TWW and then MS started and I definitely didn't want to start throwing up in the middle of my vows or something. Now that I'm feeling better we started looking into having a courthouse wedding with just the two of us (we were wanting to elope rather then having a big wedding when we were talking about getting married in August/September) and just recently got things situated with OH's work for when we can get our marriage license and can get married.

I find it rather ridiculous that to get married at the courthouse you both have to be present 24 hours prior to a wedding to get the marriage license but the only time the courthouse is open is during the week from 8 AM to 4:30 PM. OH works those hours! Then our only option as far as when we can actually get married is on Friday at 11:45. They don't do weddings any other time. I thought courthouse weddings were supposed to be so much easier but that definitely hasn't been the case since OH has to take off work for it to happen and had we wanted to invite people, they would have to get off work too.

As for a honeymoon, we might go somewhere but I'm unsure. There is a possibility that OH will have to work the Saturday after we get married so we might have to put off having any kind of honeymoon until later when OH's work isn't so busy. Or just wait until the baby is born and make it a family vacation instead.

 

[doggylover]

Brittany I hate places that only open during work hours, like the bank, and you'd think when I it's for people getting married they would be slightly more accommodating!! So it's just going to be the two of you? That is so lovely I hope you guys have a wonderful day. And you'll be able to tell baby that they were there too!!

 

[I Love Lucy]

Yep, it'll just be the two of us. I just can't imagine asking people to take off work just to see us get married. Especially when the ceremonies are only like 10-15 minutes so it just doesn't seem worth it. So we're just going to spend the day together as a couple like we would have if we had been able to actually go somewhere and elope.

 

[doggylover]

My friend asked people to fly to France for a 6 minute ceremony...yours would definitely not be the shortest I've heard of!

What better way to celebrate though than it just being you two all day, I think that's really lovely.

Have a great weekend everyone

 

[Cherrybump]

Can't believe how fast this week as gone. I'm going to be 17 weeks tomorrow and it doesnt feel real lol. I've been feeling much better last few days. Even manage my dishes and washing which im on finishing lol and ive been to the fort and back and bought 2 new maternity tops lol. plain black one which im hoping my work will let me wear as i get bigger as my vest top and blouse are starting to get tight. The maternity trousers from New look sit over my bump which i dont like and they were under the bump trousers so i may just ask my mum to order some offline since they have more of arrange. My other top says mummy to be on it to cute had to buy it lol

 

[I Love Lucy]

My OH has to work today but neither one of us is sure how long it'll be. Hopefully not too long since we had planned to go check out cars today. That's about the only exciting thing we're doing this weekend.

Anyways, have any of you ladies been noticing lower back pain/hip pain? I've been noticing this lately and I'm not quite sure whats going on. It's not anything severe or something that really prevents me from doing regular everyday things but it is annoying.

 

[Cherrybump]

Yeah past few days ive had lower back pain. Few around my belly to but nothing huge lol. Im not worrying about it though i just know it will be something to do with my uterus stretching to give baby more room and pushing everything else to the sides lol xx

 

[doggylover]

My back has been sore on and off since the start. It's worse if I am walking for a while with the dogs, or if I'm doing a lot of housework. Like yours Brittany its not enough to stop me doing stuff, but its definitely annoying and I just try to sit down if I get it as that really helps.

 

[I Love Lucy]

I've read that it's due to the ligaments stretching. I find that my back pain is the worst when I'm laying down. There have been a couple of nights where I asked OH to stuff a pillow up the back of my shirt since leaning against a pillow or the back of a chair seems to be what helps the most. I'll have to ask my doctor at my appointment to see if there is anything I can do (stretches or something) to help.

 

[linzylou]

I've also been experiencing some round ligament pain. One day it hurt just to walk around to grocery store. This morning I got my first ever leg cramp, though!

 

[LiverpoolLass]

Can't believe how fast this week as gone. I'm going to be 17 weeks tomorrow and it doesnt feel real lol. I've been feeling much better last few days. Even manage my dishes and washing which im on finishing lol and ive been to the fort and back and bought 2 new maternity tops lol. plain black one which im hoping my work will let me wear as i get bigger as my vest top and blouse are starting to get tight. The maternity trousers from New look sit over my bump which i dont like and they were under the bump trousers so i may just ask my mum to order some offline since they have more of arrange. My other top says mummy to be on it to cute had to buy it lol

Oooh I have just ordered the Mummy To Be top from New Look I also ordered this one to wear on Hallowe'en:
https://www.newlook.com/shop/matern...ternity-white-halloween-bat-t-shirt_268749510

Brittany thats so exciting about your wedding!!! Hope we get to see pics!

I havn't been having much back pain - only a tiny bit - I have been having annoying dull cramps though, feels like period pains. I've had it on and off since the beginning - my midwife says lots of women have it around the time their periods would be due, but my mine seems to happen at random times! Weird

I'm still being sick most days too which sucks - I have to travel 6 hours on a train tomorrow so I'm praying I get just ONE day off of MS!!! :/

 

[I Love Lucy]

I love the Halloween shirt you have picked out Hayley.

I'm also sorry that you're still dealing with the MS. I woke up today feeling nauseated and have been dealing with that most of the day so far. I'm thinking staying up half the night because I kept finding stuff to watch on tv did not help me.

 

[Cherrybump]

love that top lol. ive got a pick of the one i bought i just need to make the thing smaller i thing to post it on here. im feeling better not been sick pass few days which im hope staying away. I just get back ache and few pains around my belly not getting cramping no more that ive noticed either. just dying for my scan to hurry along x


Edit: oooh i think it will post lol

 

[doggylover]

I've also been experiencing some round ligament pain. One day it hurt just to walk around to grocery store. This morning I got my first ever leg cramp, though!

I had such a bad leg cramp last night in bed. My dh doesn't help as he insists that "real cramp only lasts a few seconds" to which I always end up screaming "I know what I'm bloody feeling!!!" Especially when it's period pains and cramps!

Brittany my back is definitely worse lying down. I lay down at the top of the stairs the other day (I have digestive tract issues and get this insane pain which is made better only by lying flat) and then I was in even more agony! Pillow sounds like a good idea, ill have to try that

 

[linzylou]

My back usually hurts when I bend over and then my stomach (round ligament pain) is SO sore. It hurts when I toss and turn at night, when I sneeze, make any sudden movements, stand up, etc., but I read that it's pretty normal. Today the pain was all on my right side and in my hip/groin area, making it a downright chore to walk around the mall. I actually gave up and came home early.

Very cute shirts, Hayley & Cherry!

 

[doggylover]

Lindsey thanks for that info - sometimes if I twist too much I get a horrid pain...now I know what it is!

 

[JennyNBaby]

First off.....CONGRATS ON YOUR BABY BOY HAYLEY!!!!!! GO TEAM !! How exciting!!!!!

Love the shirts ladies!!

I was Miss Piggy last night at work...need to post a pic (on phone yet again!) Loved my costume, esp the curly tail. Hehe

Feeling baby move more, yay!

Pain? Ohhh yeahhh. Lower back pain (sacroiliac joints I believe) hurt all the time. Neck is sore. Shoulders are sore. Very frequent headaches that will not budge. And I wake up at night to my belly hurting from growing (and man is it growing). The joys of carrying an extra person inside!! I use a topical gel on my neck and shoulders. And I take sudafed for headache and Tylenol for pain relief but not at the same time. Oh and I pop one Tylenol pm at night to sleep without my back killing me. Soaking in a bath now...my nightly ritual.

Britt, yay for wedding!!! Big congrats!!!! Such a special time.

Doc office called, have to go back for another scan at 24 wks because my placenta is low (placenta previa) and if it doesn't "move" as uterus expands then as I near late third trimester they will do a c-section....not what I want. Almost all cases resolve themselves so I am not too worried, but I have made it a matter of prayer. Really want a full term, natural delivery! And healthy daughter!!

Whose scan is next?? Itching for more news!

Cherry almost happy 17 weeks to us! Onions...as big as this baby is, she is bigger than an onion! She is long!

Have so many photos I wanna post, gotta sign on using the laptop tomorrow. Keep forgetting!

Hope everyone rests well tonight!