March 2013 babies - we all have our beautiful babies :)

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iprettii said:
@ Amy_T I couldn't breast feed the first go round, I would pump for hours on end and only get about 3oz of milk. It was the most stressful thing, I would feed her for 45 minutes and when I stop she would scream bloody murder so I ended up giving up after 2 months of trying so lets see what happens with the next baby
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That sounds stressful.... I know its not an option for some people, fingers crossed for you this time round.

Scan went well, everything looks perfect so far :)
 
Amy, congrats for your scan going well :)

Afm, my LO was right up front of my tummy last night while i was in bed, I had a tight bulge across my tummy, below my belly button and I could feel her moving right under the palm of hand and fingers :cloud9: She moved a little everytime I moved my hand EEEEEEKKK it tickled sooo much under my hand! So delicate , soft and gentle when she moved and wriggled. It was so amazing just knowing she was right under my hand :cloud9: <3
 
Sharnw- Abby does something similar every once a while!! It's amazing thinking how close they are and just how little actually separates the two of you....it's incredible <3 <3 <3 Such dainty little girls :cloud9:

skeet9924- hope your Doppler vein scan goes well tomorrow and it was just a freak occurance...glad to hear your OB didn't sound "overly" concerned about it

Amy_T- Love hearing happy scan news!!!

Anna1986- YAY! for V Day!!!! Congrats!!!
 
Off to my 24 week midwife appointment in a little while, think everything is going ok we shall see!!
 
I'm back :)

All went fine, she did say my fundal height felt about 27/28 weeks, but wrote 26 in my notes (it's the midwife I like the least!), but apart from that all fine. I've got a consultant appointment in two weeks time so I'll ask about the fundal height then :)
 
baby_maybe said:
I'm back :)

All went fine, she did say my fundal height felt about 27/28 weeks, but wrote 26 in my notes (it's the midwife I like the least!), but apart from that all fine. I've got a consultant appointment in two weeks time so I'll ask about the fundal height then :)
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glad all went well.
 
I had my 24 week appointment on Wednesday, my midwife is amazing I have a One 2 One Midwife so she will be with me all the way through :dance: I can talk to her about anything, and if I needed her I could ring her day or night :thumbup:
She said that little man is spot on for 24 weeks. She got his little heartbeat up (1st time shes been able to get it) and she said it was between 142-155 bpm. She said that he is not head down yet but theres plenty of time for that to happen. I am not looking forward to my next appointment as they have to take bloods, and my veins are shocking and it takes a few attempts to get blood :argh:

I think I am having a little footballer as he is kicking like crazy ALL of the time and I can feel and see all his movements even though I have an anterior Placenta......He is a strong little boy :bodyb::haha:

I am in a fab mood today think its because I have next week off work :wohoo:

Has anyone handed their Maternity leave letters in yet, I am doing my next week, I have decided I will be taking 9 months off, with the option of extending if needed. I am not looking forward to telling my boss as she wasnt happy that I am pregnant!! :shock:

I hope you are all well :flower:

xx
 
Glad the appointments are going well :)

When do we have to take our maternity letters to work? I don't have an appointment until I'm just under 25 weeks and haven't been given my form yet
 
I think you have to hand your form in 15 weeks before your due date (so by around 25 weeks). I think that is when you have to officially tell your employers you are pregnant.

I got my form on Tuesday and handed it in on Wednesday (make sure you ask though as I nearly forgot until I was ready to leave with my coat on! I asked and she'd forgotten about it!). I'm now hoping that has pushed them up the behind to actually confirm my maternity pay! All they have told me the last few years is that they would 'top up the basic' but I've no idea how much by. :shrug: Hopefully now they have my form they'll sort it out. I did tell my boss I was going on leave in 3 months and I think it would be fair to let me know very soon.

25 weeks today and a new veg on my ticker! :happydance: It isn't a great photo but my 25 week bump photo (realised I should have tucked in my top above the bump to make it a bit clearer and I am wearing underwear but was too hot for trousers before getting ready for work):
 

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Hello ladies :hugs:
We're back from our babymoon and it was an awesome time. It was SO nice to get away just with DH and spend time chilling. My favorite part was being waited on and not having to have to worry about cooking up nutritious meals! The buffet had plenty of fresh fruit, yummy veggies and protein. Most of the desserts were mousse or dairy based so I didn't even get to indulge in them - therefore, I was forced to be good :happydance: Now, I'm back in the cold and back to running around taking care of millions of things. Had a shoot this morning with a 3 yo girl and her parents. It went so bad - I felt terrible. But the little girl didn't like me being around and cried each time I tried to talk to her and just wouldn't let her mom put her down. She simply didn't want to be there. We tried for an hour and then gave up. We're going to try again after thanksgiving - any tips on how to break the ice with a shy and upset child? Her parents brought toys and she didn't want to play with any of them. I felt so helpless :shrug:

So 24 weeks is Vday? I guess I made it past mine! :happydance: Vday + 1 today :kiss: Congrats to all of you who have reached it and will soon! I couldn't figure out what it was until anna explained it :dohh:

sharn - happy belated birthday! Hope you had a nice swim :hugs:

lou - good tip on picking up different paint samples! And I like the idea of an accent wall too! I'm contemplating yellow for wall color myself :flower: It's just such a happy color!

anna - we're planning to buy the baby jogger city mini! It was so nice! But they are super expensive…I hear you on the stress of making all these decisions! It's hard!! But just think, there is no WRONG decision - in the end, you'll end up with your baby boy in hand. Just go with what feels right now and like the midwife said, you an always change your mind later :hugs:

ipretti - this whole weight gain thing is no fun! We all want what's best for baby which is lots of food and weight gain is expected but then we also want our bodies back after the pregnancy is over! It seems to be such a fine line and I struggle each day with what is best and what I should do. Exercise will be good though. I really really need to get on board with cardio as I don't do any right now…I weight train once a week but that's it. :dohh: It's frustrating cause it took me 5 years of hard work to get my body strong and lean and now I'm just watching it all turn to blub…cute blub filled with a lovely parcel but still! :hugs: I have the same aches as you do too. So I guess it's "normal". We'll get through this! :hugs:

skeet - good luck with your vein doppler! Let us know how it goes :hugs: It is good news that your doc wasn't too concerned.

baby_maybe - yay for a good appt! Mine is on Monday.
 
I had the best appt ever today!! First of all I went for the us on my leg and she said all was good and no blood clot!! She also offered to look at my lo for me .. She gave me a bunch of free pics then asked me if I wanted to know the sex.. I froze and wasn't sure so I asked her to write it down.. I rushed home to see if oh wanted to open it..sure enough he did.. Looks like I'm team :blue:!!' We are so happy!!! :happydance:
 
skeet9924- What an amazing appt! How cool that they were able to do all that! Congrats on team :blue:!!!! :happydance:
 
MrsChezek Thank you :)

Skeet Thats good news for your appt and congrats for :blue:
 
Congratulations on your boy skeet :)

Omg I had the worst toilet experience ever this morning, not going to go in to detail but it was so painful that I'm now petrified of going!! Thank god it wasn't at work, I'd have been so embarrassed. I've never had it that bad before in my life. Been drinking lots of smoothies since last night to try and prevent it happening again next time. Nobody ever tells you about these parts of pregnancy!!

I'm hoping my husband will put together the rest of our baby furniture this weekend and then I can post a pic of our nearly finished nursery!
 
Hey ladies, i seen you where talking about maternity pay and leave. I keep getting asked when am i leaving and now the council have sent me a letter to find out to aswell and what my maternity pay will be. I don't even know this myself but im hoping to leave start of march for my leave. I remember the midwife saying she would give me paper for work. Is there any way of finding out how much you get for maternity pay and does she go over the paper work with us:S lol Ive got my 20 weeks scan on wednesday and then the midwife the week after. Such a pain in the butt trying to get this info lol xxx

Congrats skeet on the baby blue xxxx
 
Hi Cherrybump.

Not sure if the rules are different in Scotland but you'll get the form from your midwife at about week 24. Your midwife doesn't need to talk you through it or anything you just hand it in at work.

Here statutory is 90% of salary for 6 weeks (although that depends on your weekly pay) then SMP for 30 something weeks and that is £135 a week at the moment. Your employers might have their own maternity benefit scheme in place.

Do you have an HR department at work? Or are policies somewhere for you to read?

I'm hoping to leave work 2 weeks before my due date if I can.
 
rose- my most embarrasing thing when pregnant with my son, was still living with my mum, woke up in the most agonising stomach pain, was 34weeks and thought omg-this is it! honestly the worst pain ever,thought id better go wake up mum, went to put my slippers on, and let out the most enormous wind ever!
i hadnt made it mums room or phoned OH yet!
glad i didnt lol xxx
 
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