Its June!!!!! 20 week scan next month!!! Whos with me?

[Scally]

Inoue- thats fantastic your family liked your name, it is beautiful! x

 

[Inoue]

Thanks scally . Ready to meet my LO now, not have to wait another 11 weeks. The scan lady kept a hold of her face for a period of time so we saw her blinking with her little hands up next to her face. So cute x

 

[kellie_w]

Wow, lots has happened on here! Just had a quick catch up as I'm wide awake early and little man still asleep.

Inoue, so glad your scan went well, relieved reimi is still a girl and so pleased your family love her name! And they said just what we all said, don't worry about what anyone else thinks!

Sarah, wow Logan is estimated 4Ib! That's brilliant that he is growing so well, and must be a comfort that if he did decide to make a early appearance he will be a good healthy size. I'm thinking you may be first out of all of us!

Lauryn, glad that you are not going to jaywick! Hope you enjoy Yarmouth, when are you going?

Ally, lovely to hear that you had a lovely weekend and that izzy enjoyed her birthday. Is she enjoying nursery? Have fun getting your hospital bag ready, 9 weeks to I for us, another single figures we are in!

Hi time! Glad to see you are well

No news from me, I'm just so ready to get this baby out. I'm hurting when I walk, when I bend and when I lift and out of breath so easily. I have also had quite a few very painful braxton hicks, its scaring me as the stronger they are getting, the more I remember the pain of actual contractions

Xxx

 

[Sarahcake]

Hey Kellie you know what, I was a bit like 'eek' at his size, but you make a very good point. If he came earlier then his size would be a helpful factor in him getting better wouldn't it. My friend just had a little boy at 32 weeks and he was 4.2lbs and he's doing amazingly!

It sucks that your in so much discomfort really not a fan of this later stage already. And yeah, like you I just want him out now tbh as its damn uncomfortable. Think I'll be trying ye olde wives tales when I reach term, I dislike the phrase eviction...but that's what I'm gonna attempt! Lol

 

[Scally]

Kellie- u poor thing, 9 weeks seems like such a long time when you are in that much pain! I get to every evening and i feel really achey and had enough and always say how can i put up with 9 weeks of this, then in the morning i wake up ok again! lol

Izzy love pre school, she kept saying on the way down that she didnt want mummy and daddy to leave her, i was so worried, if she cried i would do too! but she got in there, and i said right we are going now and we barely got a kiss! lol

I am sooooo looking forward to doing my bag!

x

 

[kellie_w]

I'll be right with you Sarah come 38 weeks, the thought of going 2 weeks over, inductions, sweeps, baby getting even bigger... Don't hurt to try and give a little encouragement for baby to come out once they full term IMO. I would rather out earlier than later as I have read the dangers of going over too much. Glad your friends little boy is doing well, is his breathing ok? Scary to think 32 weeks is so close for us.. That's like me or ally giving birth next weekend! Arggg!

Ally, aww so glad she is ok with being left! Luke will be the same, I can't wait for him to go next year as he needs it! We went past a nursery last week, all the children were playing outside and he had the biggest tantrum cos he wanted to go in with them. I feel awful as I enquired but at £50 a week for 2x5 hour sessions we just can't afford it. what age did you put izzys name down for nursery and school if you don't mind me asking? I keep being told to do it ASAP now he is nearly two.

I had a hormonal breakdown Saturday, we went to a place that does imported and homemade food. They had this amazing looking curry, you just pick a size plastic container and they fill it but don't tell you how much it will be. At £1.99 per 100g I thought it wouldnt be too bad, left oh whilst it was being weighed. He comes over, puts it in the trolley and we look at the price... OH MY GOD £23.16..... For CURRY. We were too embarrassed to take it back... I went out to the car and cried and cried, my hormones kicked in so badly aT the disappointment of wasting so much money when we still have stuff to buy for the baby. Good job I weren't at full term, that may actually have brought on labour from the shock!

 

[Scally]

Kellie- thats insane for a curry! I cant believe they get away with charging that! No wonder you cried it makes u think of all the things you could have got with that money, especially if you are like us and have to budget so much!

I put Izzys name down for both pre school and school as soon as we moved here in February, and it was close with how many spaces they had left! I have had to book her sessions for next September already! We pay at the moment for her one morning a week, £11 per week it is, she'll increase the sessions gradually when she gets funding in January. We could have waited until she got funding but she is so ready for it! The schools tend to go through the LEA but the one closer to us has a supplementary form/waiting list too and even though the LEA have the final say the school does get input- might be worth looking into if you have a school in mind for Luke?

Have you looked at the tax credits calculator Kellie? So good that the threshhold goes up with two!

x

 

[time]

Hi everyone!

Hope you're all well! Getting so uncomfortable now but so happy to be 30 weeks soooo feels like a huge milestone and 10 weeks hopefully will go quite quick because we still have so much to prepare!!

You doing your hospital bag today ally? It's so exciting!!!

 

[Sarahcake]

Woot! Congrats on 30 weeks Time! Nice milestone to hit, the countdown begins now!

 

[Scally]

Congratulations on 30 weeks time! very exciting!

I have made a start on both mine and baby's hospital bag, the bags are looking a bit on the small side! lol.

x

 

[Inoue]

Congratulations in hitting 30 weeks time .

I went into work this morning to try and make an effort with the girls and I had a great time . They were all crying when I told them its a little girl and they loved her name . So over joyed.

Glad your getting on ok with hospital bag scally, ive got one for me and one for baby but I think I could combine it into one if I really wanted (im not going to ). I cant believe how much room fat ass maternity pads take up! x

 

[Scally]

thats fantastic Inoue!

What size are your bags? I have a small cabin bag for me and baby's in a changing bag, those bloody pads take up sooooo much room!

x

 

[ttc_lolly]

Kellie, we are off to Yarmouth on Friday hopefully. We haven't booked it yet going to do it tomorrow, hopefully the place we are looking at still has available caravans. We both were talking about driving through Jaywick on the way back just to see what it's like those reviews are so funny, we feel like we need to see it for ourselves!!

Happy 30 weeks time I can't wait to get there, it feels like it's coming up so slowly. Just 8 more days to go though

You don't want Logan to come too early Sarah, no matter his size! It won't determine how developed his lungs are. Hopefully we aren't all waiting too long though! I'd be happy with another 38 weeker I think. The thought of going over, especially close to 42 weeks makes me feel funny and not in a good way lol!

I still am yet to even think about packing hospital bags. I took 2 holdalls in with me last time, and had far too much! Think I'm just going for the one this time, and might take my changing bag (which is another thing I still need to buy ). Think I'll start getting all my stuff together next month x

 

[time]

Haha I have a big holdall for me and a changing bag for baby and they are both pretty full! How many maternity pads are you taking? And also how many nappies for baby? So far I have 20 mat pads and 15 nappies, no idea if I'm in the right ballpark haha

 

[time]

Agree lauryn would be happy with 38 weeks although that would mean baby is born on my birthday.. Would be a great present!! The thought of being 42 weeks and having to be induced terrifies me but I just know baby is going to be late!!

 

[ttc_lolly]

If I wasn't induced with Amber I think she definitely would have gone over she was determined to stay in! I don't want an induction this time though, so would just like to naturally go in at around 38 weeks. I can always hope (dream!)

I took around that amount in with me time it was about right, we had to stay in for 3 days though so sent OH home to fetch some more nappies x

 

[Sarahcake]

Oh I know, I really dont want him here before 38 weeks, if I am to be induced, it would be at 38 weeks so I kinda figure there's a reason why they do that then and not earlier. I get mad at the people who post asking how to bring on labor at like 35 weeks lol

 

[ttc_lolly]

Yeh me too, that's really silly. I know of a girl who was drinking castor oil dohh:) at around 34 weeks. She didn't go into labour early but made herself really ill and distressed the baby

Urgh, I just realised if I was to go over until 42 weeks that means I would still have 13 weeks left to go nooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!

 

[time]

When is it you're recommended to start taking raspberry leaf tea? Some places I've read 32 weeks, whereas some say 38!! Are any of you going to bother? Those of you on #2, did you last time??

 

[ttc_lolly]

I started taking RLT capsules at 32 weeks time, it's recommended to start taking them earlier as it doesn't induce labour (which is I think a common misconception) but helps to strengthen your uterine muscles and makes the 2nd stage of labour quicker... I think it defintely helped... I was only in labour for 4 hrs 30 mins and the 2nd stage (pushing) only lasted 13 mins! It takes a little while to work its way in to your system and that's why you're supposed to take it earlier rather than later. Not sure if I'll take it again this time though as I read somewhere that if you took it previously and had a short labour it's not advised to do it again will do some research on it. Think I might try EPO this time though x