General chatter while we wait (and commentary on the "pull out method")

[kittykat7210]

I think sangria is my favourite summer time drink

 

[gigglebox]

An excellent choice!
Piña coladas for me 😬

 

[Keepsmiling91]

BDB- aw it’s just something I’m used to. Obviously I’d LOVEto
Meet someone who I’m more suited to and feel loved and cared for, but we have 4 children together now, and no one will want me with all my baggage so I just accept
It as it is, and know there’s people far worse off x so how are you feeling about having a baby girl? I always loved being pregnant with my girlies!

Flueks- I did mention it to my midwife at every pregnancy and they never seem overly concerned? Also keep saying about feeling tired, faint and heart racing a lot (I had anemia due to hemmorage when Ella was born and feels very similar) they did my 28w bloods and my iron came back at 10 which they said is low but not overly
Low for someone pregnant? Pica, plus extreme tiredness and have terrible restless legs (they jump when I’m asleep and kick so hard it wakes me) leads me to believe it’s an iron thing?

CB - yeah I’m think an iron problem? I usually completely stop eating them by the time baby is around 4 weeks old, I literally look at a sponge and think wtf that is so gross, whilst now I can’t stop thinking about them haha. How are you finding the heat atm? I’m struggling to keep up with all my housework etc I’m 33 & half weeks so 6 & half to go! Feels like forever I’m so ready for it to be over now, I never really struggled with the girls, this time I’m drained x

Gigs- aww sorry to hear about Ls foot in the cot! ouchie hope he’s ok, I’m terrible Ella’s 21 months and don’t think she’s slept in a cot once! She has a lovely cot too, I just suffer the worst anxiety when I can’t hear or feel them x how are u feeling? Sickness kicking in yet? X

Kit- your ticker says your not even 4 weeks yet?!! Your tests are incredibly dark!! If they’ve progressed from light to dark though I’d say you’re around what you think, maybe early implanter? Or I’m also thinking the T word lol x

 

[gigglebox]

Symptoms definitely kicking in, i've had hair loss from the beginning but now skin is breaking out, feeling sick, super tired, get winded easily, bloat, etc.

Glad everything has checked out ok and i hope if you can't get yourself to overcome the pica, it doesn't cause any more issues.

I do get the need for baby close by! I definitely felt that way with Lev but we have too soft of a mattress and he's a belly sleeper, so had to stay in the bedside crib, then he started having fun in it instead of sleeping so i had to move him to his crib before i was ready. It was hard at first but we adjusted fine.

 

[claireybell]

Oooh Pina Coladas mmmmmm & Screaming Orgasm cocktails yummers!!

Hahaa shouting out french ooh la la’s

Ohhhh Keeps the afternoon school run in this heat is killing me, i have no energy to clean either, some days i feel its an effort to breathe uhhhh!!! Hoping your next 6 wks go quick for you hun

My 16 wk bump looks very bumpy, ive bloated right up & out, pic in a minute..

Is your hair still thinning Gigs? I have gas ALL the time lol its awful! I thought i felt a lil tap tap the other evening but then i farted not long after so i put it down to Wind haha!

 

[claireybell]

16 + 2, i popped right out & its pushed me belly up n out lol

https://babyandbump.momtastic.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1037715&stc=1&d=1530735528

 

[gigglebox]

omg!!! Hahahha well here's to hoping it wasn't just gas lol

Yup hair still coming out. It looks thinner but not terribly noticeable, however when i grab it to pull it back it feels half the thickness it used to be

 

[pacificlove]

My mw called last night to move my appointment up to, well right now instead of next week. Just waiting in the waiting room

Will type more after

 

[kittykat7210]

Ooh yay let us know how your appointment goes!!

Sorry about the hair loss gigs, try not to tie it up if you can, it will help! Hopefully it’s just a temporary thing

 

[mrs.green2015]

Pl- how'd your appointment go? Was there a reason for moving it up?

Cb- you look fantastic!!

Flu&kit- those lines are looking amazing!!!


AFM- phone appointment next week to discuss removing my mirena. Not sure why she wants to have a phone appointment. I emailed her asking how long before actually trying I should remove it and her assistant scheduled a phone call?

 

[gigglebox]

Thanks kit : ) it's so long though so i do wear it up a lot, especially in this heat! But I haven't noticed a difference down or up anyway. When it's up it all collects & wraps around the ponytail holder, when it's down i just shed all over the place and am constantly picking hair off myself, out of lev's mouth, off the floor...my friend tonight said it happened with her girl so we'll see.

PL why the appointment bump up? Is all ok???

Cb your bump is lovely i alteady look like that but squishier

Green maybe it's because you always needs consultations before medical procedures so they rather do it over the phone than bring you in. They'll probably schedule the removal on the same phone call.

 

[mrs.green2015]

Gigs you're probably right. I'm paradnoid.

So this is going to be a selfish post so please feel free to skip. Today I have been so grumpy, irritable, and emotional. No idea what's going on. DH and I have been fighting all day. Thank god he understands and has been pretty good still. I literally sat in the car crying. Calmed down and he asked if I was okay and done crying (after we talked for a bit) and I just balled and said "I don't know what's wrong with me I can't help it!" I was half laughing and half crying. DH was laughing which I totally understand. It was funny lol anyway, all this to say... I think this possible 3rd baby is stressing me out already. DH had been very forward that he wants one and has for awhile but didn't want to say anything. Just in case we can't have another or any possible miscarriages. Maybe I'm worried about the same, maybe I'm worried about the fact that we need a bigger house and car. Maybe I'm not sure if I want another? Maybe I'm just emotional! Lol who knows. I can't even blame it on my period since I didn't even get my period with mirena.

 

[mrs.green2015]

Also, when did you move your kids out of a crib and when did you potty train your kids?
I know we're not ready for either, I'm a planner lol

 

[claireybell]

Ahh MrsGreen bless you.. could def be a mixture of anxiety about ttc again & if it takes a while like before & stresses of a newborn with toddlers.. & the hormones kicking in more with the Mirena, big hugs hun You may feel more clearer headed about it when the Mirena has been removed?

Riley i never started potty training until a couple days after he was 3, he was showing signs of not wanting nappies & using pull ups etc only a couple months before hand but he got it straight away which was awesome! Nuala is aware when she has a poop brewing but i wont attempt anything until after shes 2, we're gonna use the toilet seat thing & get the step up out ready

We moved Riley to his toddler bed when he was 2yrs & 8 months & he was really excited about it, Nuala has been in her toddler bed for a while but shes a nightmare getting her to sleep & she gets out of her bed & cries at the stair-gate at her bedroom door, she never had a cot & her sleep patterns have been terrible since very little, if the boys go to sleep fine in their cots i bet you'll have no probs with them in toddler beds, how old are they now?

 

[kittykat7210]

I’m sorry you’re feeling not yourself green, I agree it could be ttc anxiety! I have 0 experience potty training but I want to potty train Evie asap or at least get her on the way before the new arrival(s)


In other news We finally have a roof!

 

[gigglebox]

Woohoo kit coming along great! Oooh i'd be so tempted to climb the scaffolding

Green it sounds to me like you aren't quite ready yet to ttc if i'm being honest. You sound like me when ttc #2. I went through waves of terror about it, and if you recall I actually called for a ttc break when i got pregnant with the m/c. There was a part of me relieved by it and we still took a break for a couple months after so i could get my head straight.

I think maybe since this idea was recently sprung on you and it was not your idea, you haven't had time to fully get on board yet. You'll get there! But give yourself time. If the idea of putting off ttc provides some relief in your mind then there's a good indicator. Even so, no harm in removing mirena now just in case, plus it may be a little time before you get your cycles back anyway.

Huge

 

[kittykat7210]

Yeh I’m always tempted to climb the scaffolding!

 

[claireybell]

ooh Kit yay its coming along lovely! Is that your House? it looks bloody awesome!!! lotsa room for extra babies hehe

 

[claireybell]

Happy 10 wks Gigs.. wow thats gone fast!! You have a lil Ferrero Rocher Not long until your 12wk scan ahhhhhh!!!!

 

[gigglebox]

Thanks! Unfortunately it's the 13 weeks scan -.- but maybe they can make a gender prediction at that point?

I forgot to comment on potty training. I tried to train des at 2.5 and he just did. Not. Get. It. He peed all over our rental, never made it in the potty. We quit, especially since we were looking for a home and new the transition of moving might mess up his progress anyway. We tried again when he was closer to 3.5 and he took to it immediately. Pooping in the potty was much harder, he had times where he did well then periods where he was pooping his pants frequently. We made a poop chart and that worked well. When he was a little okder we just took tv/video game privileges away when he pooped in his pants and that was highly effective!

As far as the toddler bed goes, I can't remember when we changed into it. I think that was also in our rental when he was 2 1/2 to 3 years old… He climbed out of his crib once and fell on the floor so we decided to change it to a toddler bed. He has always been amazing at staying in his bed so we never had any problems. In fact, when he was four or five we actually had to teach him that he could leave his bed without us having to get him up in the morning. He would wake up and just play in the bed/read books until one of us came and got him.