June Bundles of Joy - 2016

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Hi all, I've been for my scan and oh my, what an experience! He wouldn't stop moving and they couldn't get every measurement so I'm going back on the 29th. He is a naughty baby with long legs by the look of it. She has no concerns at all about anything which has put my mind at ease as I was worried because he hasn't kicked me for a day or so. It turns out my placenta is anterior and he is breech atm so this probably explains why. My little monkey. :haha:
 
Massive hugs to all those suffering from anxiety. I too have struggled with it my whole life and I finally have a handle on it in every day life but pregnancy brings it up again as you all know. I second the anxiety about labor. Its definitely the biggest trigger for me right now.
 
For the ladies that have mentioned intrusive/negative thoughts etc, have any of you ever tried mindfulness.

I do suffer from anxiety but it comes and goes but mid 2015 it got particularly bad (there was a trigger, but my reaction was out of proportion) and I sought some help.

I was referred to a therapist where I got to discuss how I was feeling and to make sense of things etc, but with regards to the thoughts, we did a little work on mindfulness and I attended a night class on it and found it a massive help.

For those of you that might not be familiar with it, it was all about focussing on the present, anything that has happened in the past is in the past, all the thinking about it in the world isnt going to change it. As for thinking about the future, especially negatively, it makes you see how it is simply a narrative that you are creating, one that may or may not happen, but if you think it, then your body also experiences it, as well as the sadness, worry, despair etc.

I hope what I have written above doesnt sound patronising because I know first hand how difficult it can be but mindfulness really did help me see things more clearly and gave me techniques for recognising the negative and intrusive thoughts and stop them before they developed. It gave my thinking something to anchor to to bring me out of the past/future and into the here and now.

The mindfulness coach told us that Mark Twain said something along the lines of "my life was filled with tragedies, and half of them actually happened".
 
mommyxofxone said:
can't believe i'm finally at 22 weeks, feels unreal, and thinking about it, it's like wow it's forever until june. and then i thnk but omg, not its not really. we'll all be under 100 days soon, can you believe that?

june really isn't that far! we have 3 FULL months left, with only half of feb left. But, only march, april, and may. then they'll start popping out in june. Seems so soon!!!! anyone else feel that way?
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It really isn't, is it! I can't believe how quickly the first half has flown.

Sorry to hear about your hips :hugs:
 
joeybrooks said:
For the ladies that have mentioned intrusive/negative thoughts etc, have any of you ever tried mindfulness.

I do suffer from anxiety but it comes and goes but mid 2015 it got particularly bad (there was a trigger, but my reaction was out of proportion) and I sought some help.

I was referred to a therapist where I got to discuss how I was feeling and to make sense of things etc, but with regards to the thoughts, we did a little work on mindfulness and I attended a night class on it and found it a massive help.

For those of you that might not be familiar with it, it was all about focussing on the present, anything that has happened in the past is in the past, all the thinking about it in the world isnt going to change it. As for thinking about the future, especially negatively, it makes you see how it is simply a narrative that you are creating, one that may or may not happen, but if you think it, then your body also experiences it, as well as the sadness, worry, despair etc.

I hope what I have written above doesnt sound patronising because I know first hand how difficult it can be but mindfulness really did help me see things more clearly and gave me techniques for recognising the negative and intrusive thoughts and stop them before they developed. It gave my thinking something to anchor to to bring me out of the past/future and into the here and now.

The mindfulness coach told us that Mark Twain said something along the lines of "my life was filled with tragedies, and half of them actually happened".
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I love this!

For the most part pregnancy doesn't cause me much anxiety. The birth certainly does! The thing I'm most afraid of though (besides answering the phone, answering the door or going onto shops :dohh: ) is driving! I feel like I'll kill us every time I get in the car and avoid it whenever I can. This week is half term so I have to drive Xander 40 mins to his grandma's house before work and I can't sleep at night thinking about getting in my car in the morning.
 
I'm so hungry today. I cannot stop eating. Gaining weight like nobody's business. :(
 
Angel that is me now too. I'm struggling to get my sweet tooth under control.

Lavochain, glad things seemed good & hope baby cooperates next time to get the rest of the measurements!

Sorry to hear that so many of you are suffering from anxiety. I don't personally, but my DH has in the past so I know a bit about its effects. :hugs: to you all.

My little Squiggle is pretty active tonight & DH felt some kicks when he put his hand on my tummy :cloud9:
 
Baby girl has been so active today! I love feeling her movements!

My thighs feel like they are getting fatter (rubbing together). I was hoping to only get bigger in my tummy but that's not happening.
 
Sorry for all the people struggling with anxiety. Mine has been pretty stable recently.
Braxton hicks have really stepped up but that gets me excited about the future.
Ended up being sent home from work yesterday. I had a rubbish morning sickness day and had to leave the same patient 3 times during ward round to be sick. My pelvis was sore and aching down my legs too. I rang and said I would be back today but my pelvis is still feeling quite painful. Crossing my fingers it's just a bit stiff. This is my last shift before annual leave so should (in theory) get a bit of a rest)!
 
Ladies I am so with you on the anxiety. I have spent the past 2 weeks so stressed and anxious. Granted I actually HAVE an anomaly on my scan that still hasn't been identified. But the amount of time I'm spending googling and obsessing and generally letting it take over my day to day life is not healthy. Luckily I'm seeing an OB tomorrow who will do a scan in her office and tell me what she sees/thinks. I so hope it brings at least some clarity because I'm close to losing it.

On the up side, I feel baby girl more now, despite the anterior placenta. Still infrequent and gentle movements but it is reassuring.

Hugs to those struggling too, last pregnancy I had it so under control but this one has been one curveball after another.
 
I don't mind, it is a "small linear echogenic focus in the posterior medial right thorax". Radiologist said it was not clear what caused it, midwives have not seen it in a report before. Not associated with any organs, nothing else of note in report. My research has found nothing at all that sounds or looks similar. It is really odd!
 
Huh! That is so very odd. I never saw that in particular when I was a nurse but we saw lots of odd bright spots and they usually turned out to be nothing of consequence. Massive hugs for the concern and I hope you get results very soon!
 
Hi all sorry for taking so long to get back to you all :) my scan went great baby is healthy and growing just as he should be! Yep another boy for me 3 boys :O. I'm still trying to get my head around that! Anyways it's been crazy here, we have painters in and I've been d along with the madness of 2 kids and a house of painters has to offer. We also got a new car (my car couldnt handle another car seat) so I'm officially a minivan driver lol :o I'm sorry everyone's dealing with anxiety, I deal with it too and it's very hard to not allow your head to get away on itself. Deep breaths and remembering that all these cases that could happen are most likely not going to happen. Happy happy happy thoughts
 
Glad to hear from you babyclements and excited to have another person having their third boy! We can share experiences :) Glad baby is all heathy and perfect xx
 
My friend is pregnant with her 5th ATM. She has 4girls. Really hoping she has a boy so I have someone to pass all my stuff to :/ I literally just sent like five boxes of clothing to my mums house for her to store and she was like "are you joking , just get rid of it". I'm such a hoarder lol I totally can't. I have odd shoes laying about for years on the off chance I find the spare haha.
 
Congrats babyclements


Weeks are just flying by can't believe I'm 25 weeks tomorrow already!
 
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