*~* May 2013 - Spring Babies*~* 117 Jelly Babies - 22 Boy's & 19 Girl's - 5 Babies :D

[Hann12]

I still need to get a new moses basket mattress - barely any options for those apart from synthetic foam which isn't ideal

 

[Hann12]

Actually just found one:

https://cotmattress.com/products_natural_moses_mattress.php

 

[poppy13]

I have a question re: moses baskets. We're buying one in great condition from my mums friend but will replace the matress. Are all moses baskets the same size? Just wondering as I thought the sales would be an ideal time to get lots of stuff.

 

[Hann12]

I had assumed they were all the same size until I looked at getting a separate mattress and it seems they aren't! Do you know where the basket was originally from? Mine was mamas and papas so I just got the dimensions of their basket and mattresses and am using that as my guide

 

[Longing2bAMum]

I mentioned to my mum last night about fitted sheets, and she just said to buy flat sheets and sew in my own elastic so that they fit my mattress perfectly if I end up with a funny size one, something worth thinking about ladies

I didn't mean the tots bots for me cupcake, it was for the other ladies talking about those style nappies, but you are right about the bamboo, i've gone for bamboo liners for my foldables

 

[bobbles86]

just checking in girls. hope everyones ok and scans are all going well.

I've just hit 20 weeks and have our big scan tomorrow

can't wait to see baby boy again

kate xx

 

[kezziek]

Yay for half way Bobbles Enjoy seeing your little darling tommorow too xxxxxx

Still not feeling good i think i might have gestational diabetes. I'm probrably being paranoid but i just seem to have a lot of the symptoms and I was borderline with my first. Have a really dry mouth, weeing all the time (normal I know lol but even my hubby has noticed it's excessive) gained a lot of weight so far, tired all the time, frequent tummy aches nauseous and tiredness and nausea worse after eating. I think these are all normal pregnancy things but I didn't feel like this last time, everythings such an effort. I love a bit of self diagnosis, haha! Hope I'm wrong though but would explain a lot. I'm going to ring my midwife when she is back in on Monday and see what she says. In the meantime am trying to be more careful with my diet. Very hard to do with all the christmas chocs lying around! xxxx

On a lighter note I tried the bicarbonate test again this morning in the interests of scientific experimentation when I was checking my wee for glucose and it did not do anything at all. Maybe i did it wrong? I put a teaspoon of bicarb in after i weed in a cup. It fizzed abit like lager though when I gave it a good stir lol. Lovely.

 

[Kathleen1994]

Cute bump Kathleen1994

thanks

 

[Hann12]

Hi all - scan went well, all functioning as it should and looking cute. I stayed team yellow but any gender guesses?

 

[maybesoon]

Wow.... It's been a million years since I've been on. Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and New Year!

I wasn't ready to return to work today, but I got up this morning & faced the cold & made it to work. Little Mason is kicking, tumbling & growing up a storm! I had a huge hiccup over the holidays. DH caught the flu Christmas night!!! eeekkkk!!! Luckily I haven't gotten it yet. I'm praying it was the one that I got my shot for. The doctor's offices are saying it's going around like crazy & the kiddos that have gotten their shots are catching the other type that they weren't vaccinated for! UGH!!!

!!!!!!!!TMI ALERT!!!!!! I was unfortunate enough to get severly constipated over the holidays & in the end got hit with horrid horrid horrid hemroids.... OMG! It has been terrible. I spent 4 days not able to sit. I would WADDLE from the bed to the bathroom & back to bed. My doctor called me in a prescription but it seemed to not really be helping at the time. I'm sure it was, I was just so miserable.... Luckily it is getting much better, but still not fun at all. Now I'm worried they won't shrink back like they should & I'll end up having to have that horrible surgery after I deliver Mason.....

I go to see my doc next Tuesday so I plan on talking with her about it then.

Hope everyone is doing well & staying warm!

 

[kezziek]

Hann very cute! I can see the resemblance to your daughter in your profile pic! I'm not sure gender wise. Initially I thought girly girl but looking again I think boy....hmmm 40% girl 60% boy is my guess do you have a similar photo of your girl at same age to compare skull shape etc?x

Maybesoon- ouchy constipation not nice hope you don't get the flu either xxxx

 

[Hann12]

I do have one, will post in the morning, the scan today isn't a very clear picture which is annoying but she/he was apparently in a very strange position so they really struggled to get a good profile shot. I'm completely mystified over what gender it is!

 

[Sass827]

Oh Maybe! I'm so sorry. I had them years ago and they are terrible. I really hope you don't catch the flu because then you will be pooping like crazy and really hurting your tush. My favorite thing with the hemorrhoids was calmol 4 suppositories. They really save the day and make things go back to normal very quickly. I'm so scared of getting them again that I pop one every time I feel constipated. And I've taken to eating 3 prunes a day as prevention too.
AFM, I'm packing on the pounds like crazy. Take a look at my 22 week pic. Am I low or high or just all over (which is how I feel)?

 

[TTCBean]

 

[BellaRosa8302]

Sass you look low to me cute bump pics - nice progression!

 

[VmrsbabcockV]

i haven't posted on this thread in forever- i think i just get overwhelmed by how many posts there are its hard to keep up! we went for our "20 week scan" (i was actually only about 19 weeks) baby is healthy and growing well and we are team BLUE! i posted an announcement in 2nd tri but we are naming him Jayson. He is pretty active i feel him kick pretty much every day, and then of course on the days when he is not so active i freak out and drink loads of cold water ice cream a cup of coffee, etc anything to get him moving again!

posted some pics below!
one of his profile with his little hand up by his face
his..ahem "potty shot" he was definitely not shy that day! haha
and one of my belly which seems to keep popping out and then going back down no idea why. i was huge last week and now im barely showing again.

 

[VmrsbabcockV]

My night time leg cramps have turned into something worse, much worse!!! I get this horrible shooting pain at my tail bone right into my buttock down my left leg! I can hardly walk when it happens, and it's so random, like an electric shock. It's starting to happen when I'm just sitting too

ive had this two only one or two times but i know exactly what ur talking about i cant walk i take one step and like almost collapse from the pain! mine has just gone away in 5 min or so if i stretch my hips out a bit like im doing a ballet plie
hope you feel better

 

[CupcakeBaby]

Congrats on team blue MrsB!

And lovely bump photos ladies. I've still not done my 21w one. May as well leave it 2 days and do a 22w one instead.

I can't believe I'm almost 22 weeks! Where is the time going?

I'm super impatient for 24 weeks. But as I was saying to DH last night. Once we're 24 weeks it's only 3 weeks until 3rd Tri!!! How scary is that?!?

You really need to be prepared once you're in 3rd Tri I feel!!

 

[Longing2bAMum]

I was just saying to DH last night, how I want to get prepared now, so that we can just sit back and relax in the 3rd tri, I think i'll feel a mix of emotions the closer it gets, so the more prepared and organised I am now, i'm sure will help later on

I have hemorroids too maybe, i've had them since the very beginning as I had diarrhea for the first 5 or so weeks, then I got constipated, and now I seem to be more regular, they haven't caused me any pain so far thankfully, touch wood, but I feel worried about how they will feel during labour! I asked my mum the other week and she said it wasn't bad during, but she said she spent a good week or so after birth sitting on a bag of frozen peas The joys of pregnancy, they're so kind to our bodies

I love all the bump pics, mine keeps coming out and going back in slightly, but I think with me it's just bloat, if I haven't been for number 2 for a day or so, you can really tell to look at my tummy, and plus I already had a wobbly tummy beforehand, so I think that accounts for most of my bump

 

[poppy13]

Congrats on team blue MrsB!

And lovely bump photos ladies. I've still not done my 21w one. May as well leave it 2 days and do a 22w one instead.

I can't believe I'm almost 22 weeks! Where is the time going?

I'm super impatient for 24 weeks. But as I was saying to DH last night. Once we're 24 weeks it's only 3 weeks until 3rd Tri!!! How scary is that?!?

You really need to be prepared once you're in 3rd Tri I feel!!

I know what you mean about being prepared. We moved into our house in June and I want to decorate our bedroom to make it feel like ours rather than the people who lived here before us before baby boy arrives as it won't happen once he's here and obviously get the nursery done. I'm 23 weeks now so not long until 3rd tri when I'm sure I'll be starting to feel more tired and less like doing DIY.

Have you lovely ladies got that 2nd tri energy burst yet? I'm certainly more like my pre-pregnancy self but wouldn't say I feel energetic! I find it incredibly hard to get up in the morning. Any advice on increasing my energy levels? Before pregnancy I didn't exercise (just not my thing, I tried but it's just not me) so I'd find it incredibly hard to do that now. I'm a teacher and back to work next week after a long time off from being in hospital with headaches.

Only 17 weeks until due date and I can remember how quick getting to 17 weeks pregnant went so hoping the last 17 weeks go really quickly too.

xx