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[Wiggler]

I think this will be my laast baby as well, even though I wanted 3, my hips are getting worse every day and I can't put my body through this again As it is I can barely play with Dylan and have had to stop going out unless its for appointments/xmas/birthday shopping as it makes me pretty much unable to walk for the next few days.

I'll be going on a strict breastfeeding diet after I have got the post-pregnancy feast out of the way, and once I have finished breastfeeding I will be really going crazy on the yummy healthy food.

Santa is bringing us all a Wii and Wii fit for xmas next year, so I will be using that to help too.

ooh twins.. I would have loved twins!

 

[wild2011]

i would have loved twins first time round lol not now lmfao

we have a wii and i use it alot ,its fab.

i struggled with bf with all of mine, purely cos i had crap ammounts of milk and no matter how long the feeds were they were always still hungry,, i did 6 months with chloe my biggest baby she was a big baby lol. so i was quite chuffed i managed it that long, leila was only a 5lber and i managed 3 months, no matter how much healthy food i ate, water i drank etc i cudnt supply enuf. both times it ended with health visitors and the bf lady saying time to throw the towel in. sienna the milk was worse again, and i had to combine feed, plus with the others being in school its hard, people say its easier cos u dont have to sterilise n make bottles, but in my own experience if u have young children in school and a dh who works bf can be so so hard with school runs and assemblys etc. plus she would feed for 1-2 hours at a time every hour all nite, a true nightmare wen i had to get up n get kids to school. i beat myself up about it no end got really depressed and had to go to support groups cos id break down and feel like id let her down . needless to say when i finally stopped bf i was so releaved, she had so many weight problems, how can sum 1 wiv such mahoosive boobs fail ot produce milk,lol. soon as i saw mw this time, she knew how id struggled but done my best n tried with 3 babies, she bit the bullet n said maybe ff this time is the answer. so i will give the first feed of bf deffo and i will decide nearer the time, but on the whole, the chances of my milk coming in are slim, had to post this here, bf'in comments get attacked elsewhere, im totally supportive of it, but my health was effected last time along with sienna's. i was so releaved wen the mw didnt jump down my throat . phewwwwww

 

[hopefulmama]

wild- wouldn't they know about twins by now with the heart beat and scans? every time i get a scan they do an internal and external and make me sit on some weird block thing to raise my pelvis so they can see every last thing...

wiggler- my DH bought me a wii fit last year as one of my xmas gifts hahaha,w hat a gift, i never once said i wanted one or mentioned it, so that was his way of saying lose a few lbs without having to. i didn't like the wii fit too much cause you have to hold that thing, only thing i liked was playing tennis, but i have one on premise of my building so y not just go down and play a real game haha.. now playstation has that kinect thing which keeps your hands free so maybe that will be more fun, dunno.

pre pregnancy i was a size 0/2 or 25 jeans now i am like 26 in jeans and size 2... ive gained 3 lbs so far, i really hope i dont gain a lot... i eat a lot but no more than 1200 calories a day, i went from 800-900 a day to now 1200-1400 depending on if i have a treat.

i am jealous of your weather, i know you guys hate it, but its like 85 here and soo sunny its like being on the sun.. i have always loved the london/amsterdam/paris weather and whenever its overcast here i'm jumping for joy...

 

[Wiggler]

I stopped at 6 weeks as no matter how much I fed him he was still so hungry, as soon as we switched to FF he was so much happier and I was happier knowing that he was well fed and content. I would like to BF for at least 8 weeks this time, but if the same problems happen again I won't hesitate to switch to FF.

 

[wild2011]

hopeful ive not had ne scans yet. scans here are not till 12 weeks unless you have had problems in the past, which i havnt, they messed up my appointment a few weeks ago by sending it to an address i lived in before not the one on the applications dated a few weeks ago. so i still have to wait till the 23rd of November. And yeah if i had had my scans they would have picked it up lol. u must have thought i was really dull for a minute then lol.
my mw appointment the first thing she said was lets just concentrate on finding out if its multiples first.lolmy hcg levels were high early i found out i was pregnant at 3+3, ive been ubber poorly and dh goes on and on about it lol, i have twins on my side, and the more kids u have the more chance of twins also.i'm showing quite alot too and i think my dates are a week out and that my edd will change to 31 may we shall see, though i only want 1 thanks

i have never ever had an internal scan either, and no sitting on blcoks in all my pregnancies lol

 

[Wiggler]

I only ever tried calorie cutting once and cut from around 1940 (the UK reccomended for women) to 1200 and I was so drained of energy, it was horrible. I'm not going to bother with calorie counting when I diet after bubs is born, I know what food is healthy and isnt so I will just eat the good stuff. Apart from sunday dinners though, No way i could deny myself a small roast dinner, or a small mac and cheese with home-made chips and salad!

My main aim is to be a healthy weight, have a good fitness level and to be able to run around after the kids.

 

[wild2011]

lol sounds right to me wiggler, i want to cut my meal sizes down regardless of wether its salad on my plate or wat, smaller portions, healthy options, no eating out and cut the crap out, we dont do puddings ne way unless its fruit, its snacking and picking at kids food thats my problem. x

 

[hopefulmama]

wild- so when do they do your first prenatal visit where you get all the blood work, pap, scan etc?

also whats the deal with the nuchal scan, my dr said i don't have to have one but if i did they don't do them past 13 weeks?

wiggler- in the next week or so i am going to amp myself up to around 1400-1600 calories a day.. i just didn't eat much before hand and 1/3 of my calories probably came from wine haha, so right now i am eating soo much but keeping it really healthy, at the beginning i was giving into all my cravings which proved to make me feel like shit and made me very bloated...

right now i just love eating broccoli plus its soooo good for you, but the side effects (gas) is a bit too much for me as i was never gassy before pregnancy so its very weird to me and somewhat embarrassing.

 

[Wiggler]

My meal sizes need to shrink a bit, need a bit more veg in them and when Dylan doesnt eat his lunch/dinner I need to stop "helping" him

We dont have pudding either apart from fruit or very occasionally ice cream (about 2-3 times a year on REALLY hot days) and we rarely eat out. I'm learning to cook great homemade food so it will be nice to know exactly what is in everything we eat. And, gotta say, I make the best fish pie! Its amazing and a teeny portion is really filling.

 

[Wiggler]

I think pregnancy turns women into men, we eat lots and pass wind.

 

[wild2011]

here 12 weeks u get bloods done and dating scan, if u go to 12 week scan early chances r ull have to go back for it. i dont have the nuchal scan its available here at 16 weeks, i was advised not to have it by my mw with my first, and since followed suit with my other children, i dont like it, its not accurate enough for my liking but each to their own. so after my dating scan on 23rd november, i will get my gender scan for around new year time, then i wont see my mw till about 25 weeks, i have gd tests at 28 weeks tho cos my mums diabetic, thats all my scans done then it will just be a few mw apps at my home.im midwife led not consultant as i have low risk pregnancies and homebirths.

 

[hopefulmama]

see that makes more sense to me, i don't understand why we need to go every 3-4 weeks for a scan... i am not following the rules at all when it comes to that, it all seems like extra stress, rubbish and a waste of money.

 

[Wiggler]

I have my 16 week appointment on Friday, then my 20 week scan on the 20th Dec then won't be seeing the midwife much til I am nearly full term. I wish I could see my MW at home though, its a long trek to the GP surgery!

 

[wild2011]

gosh thats come around quick. the only time ill likely step foot inside the hospital again will be if movements r down, but mine were always active like clockwork, did u have the 16 week app on dylan too hun, they were really funny when i was preggers with chloe about it, alot more relaxed about the testing here now

 

[hopefulmama]

so how many prenatal visits do you have>

 

[wild2011]

hang on 2 secs ill grab my file with exact numbers in ...goes searching lol

 

[Wiggler]

Yea I had it with dylan too, its just a normal MW appoinment.

I was taking Superdrug pregnancy vits, and of course folic acid, but FA stopped at 12 weeks and I stopped the preg vits at around the same time as they made me sick, I'm going to start them again soon as I'm feeling much better, but the thought of swallowing a pill thats nearly the same size as my sons little finger is a bit gross.

 

[wild2011]

ok they are

booking appointment - 6 weeks

dating scan -12 weeks

16 weeks nuchal scan optional

18-20 weeks gender scan

26 weeks mw

30 weeks mw

34 weeks mw

36 weeks mw

38 weeks mw

40 weeks mw

if you then go over the maximum is 42 weeks u will see your mw as and wen needed. for sweeps etc or checkups if ur struggling or early stages of labour.

also if it was your first baby here from 36 weeks your appointments would be every week not every 2 weeks like me.

 

[wild2011]

oh and by the wat hopeful the dates with mw-midwife next to them are literally, urine test for ketones etc, listen for heartbeat, measure bump in later stages, thats it no scans etc, and they wont do internal at all till your nearing 40 weeks +

i also left off my appointment at 28 weeks for checks re diabetes, which is grose lol

 

[wild2011]

lol ive just finished fa wiggler, so u dont get offered the nuchal scan? it varies so widely acroos uk. xx