Knocked Up Naughties

[tori_cottier]

Hay ladies

Sorry i haven't been around in a while but things have been a little pre-occuppied,

Well Orry on his first weight in lost 7oz then 6 days later gained 7 oz so he is officaly a gannet (anyone not from the north of britain this is a very hungry baby)

So looks like he is taking what he needs and this in turn has given me the confidence to tell my Mum and MIL to bugger off with there words of wisdom ( i love them really but if i hear one more time he cant eat that much grrrrr)

so he's back up to birth weight and we'll see what weight he is again on friday

As for me, well i've lost 1st 4 lb in two weeks which is a concern but they will monitor it over the next few weeks. so i'm now only 4lb off me pre pregnancy weight. i think its just the\amount of running about i'm doing with LO/DD/DH house work etc its going to take its toll i think.

Things are great tho and Orry is a pleasure to be around.

Beth: how fantastic you on single figures

pip enjoy your holiday hun so very jealous of you

Blondie: where have you gone hun?

mum2b: keep peeing on those sticks as much as you want hun, each one brought me a smile.

Freyasmum: I was the same, i did want a boy but i felt and looked the same as i did with DD so throught it was a girl you could of knocked me over with a feather when thy said it was going to be a boy. and i only fully beleived it when he came out with a tail. lol

right i'm off now a my one hand is hrting with all this typing

love to all

 

[topazicatzbet]

sounds like orry is doing great.

well callum has had me a bit stressed these past few days, he hasnt moved nearly as much as he normally does. im hoping he is just resting up ready for the big event but im not sure if i should ring the midwife or whether im just being paraniod.

 

[tori_cottier]

Orry was the same hun, he manged his 10 moves aday so the MW was'nt concerned. it is normal but if it puts your mind at rest chick call them. i nearly did on many occasions.

really cold coke worked for m to get him to kick

xx

 

[topazicatzbet]

he has livened up a bit now. i ve def had the 10 moves in a day, i dont really want to g back to the antenatal assessment unit seen as i ve been there 3 times already for bp and they think im paranoid.

he prob is just running out of room, i was only moaning the other day that he was moving too much and it was hurting, im never happy

 

[Blondie]

Hi Ladies

Sorry I've not been around much this week, what with visits from the in-laws and my sister and a baby that refuses to sleep I've been running on empty.

Last night I gave in after 13 hours of feeding and crying but no sleep and I gave Zara a formula feed as she was absolutely starving - she finally slept after that. I feel guilty for giving it her but my body just wasn't coping with her demands - I think it's because I've lost so much weight - I'm now 3/4 of a stone lighter than my pre-pregnancy weight so think it might be affecting my milk production so for now we are breast feeding as much as possible but supplementing with the odd formula feed. Last night DH gave her expressed feeds and formula and gave me 8 hours unbroken sleep so I'm feeling much more human today and Zara is happy back on the breast this morning so no harm done

My sister has sent me the first couple of photos she has done (handy having a professional photographer as a sister ) so I thought I'd share them with you - I'm so in love with the one of me and Zara

Hope you are all doing well - sorry it's a short update but I'm trying to complete a couple of tax returns for my clients whilst Zara is asleep

 

[caitlenc]

Hi girls, sorry I've been gone so long, just busy with Harps. I don't know where the time goes!

Tori, sounds like your Orry is doing great, good for you!!

Beth, you look great in your dress, and I can't believe you're in your final week!! C'mon, Callum, we can't wait to meet you!

Pip, have a great holiday!

Blondie, those pics are gorgerous!! Don't feel bad about the odd formula feed, I dropped the BFing almost right away, and Harper is thriving, so the odd FF is certainly nothing to worry about. As they say, happy mom = happy baby!

Samzi, how are your classes going? Second to last box, woohoo!!

Freyasmum, a little boy, how fabulous!! Congrats!

Well, I had my 6 week check-up yesterday, I've healed up okay. Also, just got my first AF since birth (ugh!). Now, just have to wrap my mind around the idea of having sex again so I can put poor Chris out of his misery!

 

[samzi]

aww blondie, shes so gorgeous

lastnights class went well but now im a tiny bit scared!!!

 

[Blondie]

Hi girls, sorry I've been gone so long, just busy with Harps. I don't know where the time goes!

Tori, sounds like your Orry is doing great, good for you!!

Beth, you look great in your dress, and I can't believe you're in your final week!! C'mon, Callum, we can't wait to meet you!

Pip, have a great holiday!

Blondie, those pics are gorgerous!! Don't feel bad about the odd formula feed, I dropped the BFing almost right away, and Harper is thriving, so the odd FF is certainly nothing to worry about. As they say, happy mom = happy baby!

Samzi, how are your classes going? Second to last box, woohoo!!

Freyasmum, a little boy, how fabulous!! Congrats!

Well, I had my 6 week check-up yesterday, I've healed up okay. Also, just got my first AF since birth (ugh!). Now, just have to wrap my mind around the idea of having sex again so I can put poor Chris out of his misery!

I can't imagine what it will be like to have sex again - not had any since march this year - very nervous after having stitches down there but have to admit i'm starting to feel pretty horny now and planning on starting for baby number 2 straight away

 

[topazicatzbet]

blondie, i love those pics, they are fab. i cant wait til callum gets here my uncle is going to do some for me, as he does photography on the side.

i wouldnt feel bad about the formula feed hun, yu have to do what works best for you. mixxed feeding can often work well, think i ll prob end up doing it if it helps him sleep better n a night as i ll have n one else to take it in turns.

caitlen glad all has healed and normal business can be resumed. thats one thing i wont have to worry about its been so long i ve forgotten what that is.

 

[flowertot]

hey ladies.

Beth - you look gorgeous in your dress.

Tori - sounds like Orry is doing great.

Blondie - hope you are ok. there is nothing wrong with giving the odd formula feed. Zara will be getting all the good stuff from your Breast milk plus added vits from the formula. i plan on starting off just breastfeeding and then introducing formula too.

Caitlen - glad your check-up went well. boo for AF. you get so used to being free from them don't you. i didn't get my first AF for 15 months after DD was born, which was great for me.

Samzi - glad classes are going well. wish i was offered them i would have loved to have gone. i only got to go to one last time and they don't offer them with your second.

Freyasmum - isn't it great that all of us on here who already have girls are having boys!

Mum2be - hows the testing going?

Sorry if i missed anyone

i had a bit of a scare yesterday same as you Beth i wasn't feeling pudding move much. i only felt him about three times all day and i was getting worried so i had a very cold glass of milk and went to bed to wait for him to start dancing. he didn't move at all so i called the labour ward who told me to go in to get checked out.

everything is fine. midwife picked up heartbeat straight away and kept me on the monitor for half an hour. heartrate stayed between 120/130 which i think is normal for this stage in pregnancy. i had 3 bh whilst i was hooked up to the monitor too which showed up on the printout.

anyway, i got home at 3.30 this morning and had to get up with dd at 7am because DH had to go to work so i'm quite tired today. Early night for me i think.

oh and the little tinker has been jumping around in my belly all day today!

 

[topazicatzbet]

yep callum has moved much more today too. they must have been having an off day yest. maybe it was the cold weather.
glad all was ok though, even if you are in need of sleep now.

 

[Mum2bewaiting]

All good flowertot, had my frirst hormonal outburst this morning (10 mins after telling DH that I didn't feel pregnant, so I think he was relieved even though the rant was at him )
going to do digi at the wekend I think, lines on the ic sunday were good. Fel shocking still though, but at least I haven't felt that unwell to have to start the antibiotics I got from GP for my chest, only had one episode that I couldn't breathe lol
Anyhow, between long days so will catch up later on in the week, Glad the mums are doing well and hurry up Callum

 

[Freyasmum]

Hi! Sounds like everyone's been busy.

Blondie - those pics are AMAZING!! Thanks so much for sharing them. Don't feel bad about the formula. Try to think of it as offering Zara the best of both worlds.
Caitlen - glad all was good with your 6 week check. I never had one with Freya... Hmmm... was that something I was supposed to organise? I was far more concerned with her 6 week jabs!!
Beth & Flower - glad everything turned out to be OK. It can be so scary when you don't feel them move for a bit.
Samzi - I hope you're finding your classes useful, if a little scary! It's unlikely to be even half as bad as your imagination is conjuring up right now. Gas is your friend (or at least it was mine).

Hi to everyone else.

I've had an odd week so far. My grannie died on Monday morning. Not completely unexpected - she was 93 and completely bedridden - but a shock nonetheless.
Then yesterday morning I got a random phone call from a radio station, and they have put me in a draw to win a new LCD telly!!

I'm still trying to get a grip on the idea of the parasite being a boy. I think I'm almost believing it now (although I still wouldn't be surprised if it's a girl!!).

Hope you are all well. xx

 

[topazicatzbet]

1 week til my due date i think he is gonna follow in orry and zaras foot steps though and be late. not had any signs of anything about to happen.

 

[tori_cottier]

1 week til my due date i think he is gonna follow in orry and zaras foot steps though and be late. not had any signs of anything about to happen.

Have you got a sweep booked hun?

 

[topazicatzbet]

havent even discussed that yet with midwife. i dont think she will do one til 41 weeks any way going on my friends sister who had her baby last week with the same midwife.

i kind of thought i would have had him by now as i was 17 days early and my sister 9, and they say you can follow your mum, but now i think he is in there for the long haul.
im going into leeds today to meet a friend for her birthday tea so i think i ll nip to hollands and barretts and get some RLT and also some parsley tea as i ve heard that can help.

 

[Blondie]

https://soniathorpephotography.com/blog/?p=580

a few more of my sisters photos - we have loads more but these are all she has posted online yet

Beth - it won't be much longer now til you meet your wee man - are you excited or have the last minute nerves kicked in yet? I know I was all over the place in my last weeks

finished all my christmas shopping today so can now relax

hope everyone else is doing ok

sorry for lack of personal replies but lying here with zara asleep on my chest and trying to type with one hand and my arm bent at a funny angle better than any hot water bottle though

 

[topazicatzbet]

oh blondie, i love the family one.

im ok at the mo, not nervous really, i just really want him here for christmas so im fed up of waiting, im so uncomfortable now and the house work is imposible. this is where a partner comes in handy i guess.

i ve started on the RLT so will see if that helps with the labour, when it does finally start.

 

[Freyasmum]

O my god, Bondie. I know I'm all pregnant and hormonal and stuff but those pictures are so beautiful I am actually crying right now!!!
Your girl is an absolute angel. You're so lucky having such a talented sister too.

 

[Mum2bewaiting]

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