Mother of all conception months Graduates

[madcatwoman]

Gilz, no, afraid i had another crap nights sleep, it was my hips again,im just about the ring asda and ask if they have one of their cheapie single duvets in, because if they have, im going to get one and try that,ive exhausted everything else.

Peanut, climb into a freezer, lower your temp,induce coma,and i'll come and retrieve you in april hun!

 

[MADLYSBOYS]

Morning Ladies :wave:

Well I feel fan-bloody-tastic this morning

Molly goodluck at work...plenty of rest this eve you will prob need it Happy V-Day for yesterday sorry its a bit late

Gilz hon Happy-V Day for today and goodluck with the physio...I can highly recommend the tubigrip type bump support

Happy 28wks madcat and Peanut and vbaby for tomorrow D-Day is getting closer cant believe I am 27wks tomorrow

Well plans for today I am going to have breakfast in a few then clean my living room and kitchen and then shower and dress and probably go into town Now I have a meet with my colleague and union this aft but it clashes with school run so am hoping I can get a hold of my sister to collect Oliver and sit him for a few hours for me so me and my colleague can show a united front....I really really dont want to take him with him cause my boy has ants in his pants and he will not sit still I can guarantee it However I feel very determined and happy with our decision so things can only get better

Not sure if I said but my GTT TEST WAS NORMAL So no GD here BRING ON A NATURAL BIRTH AND DELIVERY

madcat now I really want a creme egg its only 10am WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY too early for chocolate

 

[madcatwoman]

madcat now I really want a creme egg its only 10am WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY too early for chocolate

i had mine for breakfast after my piece of toast, its never too early!!!

 

[gilz82]

Madly fantastic news about the GTT results and happy 27 weeks tomorrow!!

I'm with Madcat on the chocolate thing, never too early. In fact these days I just eat what takes my fancy when it takes my fancy otherwise I end up eating toast or cereal!

 

[madcatwoman]

thats the spirit gilz!!!! nom..nom..nomm nomm.....

well, i got me a single duvet, and will fold it a bit and try it under my mattress sheet tonight!.

also bought my first ever pack of nappies today, thought maybe we should start buying a pack here and there, spread the cost, and stock up!

 

[vbaby3]

Hi girlies!!
Hope work went ok molly,sorry didn't say it yest,and also happy belated v day!!
Happy v day gilz!!
And 28wks ,and 27 wks etc to everyone!

Madly thats fantastic news your gtt came back clear!
Gilz your nursery looks gorgeous,love the cot.
Peanut,don't know what to say,can't believe what a shit time you're having,so i'll just send you a
Madcat,hope the duvet under your sheet works for you.I have been very jammy,and touch wood sleeping like a baby.Only disturbance for me is pee trips,back and hips are grand.

It is never too early for chocolate,and sometimes chocolate and coffee are the best breakfast ever!!

WEll I had doc app this morning,all is good,and baby is as I thought head down and butt under my ribs,hope she stays like that and she'll be all set for the off in 3 months!

 

[gilz82]

Oh that's good news Vbaby

Well the physio gave me a very attractive velcro maternity support band to help with my hips. Also told me that I now have sciatica which is not helpful but such is life.

Madcat I hope your duvet works, let us know tomorrow and I might go buy one too

 

[madcatwoman]

vbaby, i never feel much going on up by my ribs, occassionally i'll feel a flutter up by there. but thats it. when the sonographer looked for his feet she scanned me a fraction below my ribs, in the picture it showed that his legs were bent up and feet/ankles crossed. All the action was below my bellybutton.
I cant decide if ive gotten used to the kicks or weather theyre not quite as hard as they used to be. it seems like the kicks are a bit softer, still get pokes and ripples all over my tummy, so im wondering if the space is starting to fill up in there and theres not the same amount of room for full blown kicks anymore?.

I'll let you know about the duvet tomorrow morning gilz!

 

[madcatwoman]

anyone seen this? https://www.babyandbump.com/pregnancy-third-trimester/520815-had-baby-ayden-29-5-a.html
this girl had her boy at 29+5 weeks, its amazing really,more amazing to think that next week my boy could more or less look like this in the flesh!

 

[gilz82]

Wow he looks like a proper little person. He certainly seems to be a fighter too given he held on in there til 29 weeks

 

[vbaby3]

Funny madcat,I'd just read that thread and was gonna say it to yous!
He looks fab for 29wks,to think our lo's will be that size nxt wk,and he seems to be doing so well,its amazing.

Sounds like your wee man is transverse,still lying across.
It makes no difference at this stage anyway,i only recognized which was she was lying coz its the way my boys were for the end of the pregnancies.
I can actually feel her moving her head,against my cervix!its a mad feeling,then there'd a hard bit under my rib to 1 side,the sides change,and thats her bum,she moves it from side to side lol!
And then I get kicks under the opposite rib to where her butt is,and punches low down.
She can still change positions,but neither boys did at this stage.
There's definately less space in there,so i'm feeling more just movement rather than specific kicks if you know what I mean.

Gilz hope your new sexy belt thing helps with your hips.
I've sciatica off and on too,had it a lot with Oran,this lo seems to be moved off the nerve for now anyway.

 

[madcatwoman]

Sounds like your wee man is transverse,still lying across.
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yeh, thats it, im sat here now and have felt and seen his head to one side of me, i just googled transverse and thats exactly what i feel and how i was scanned

if he moves, thats great, but if he didnt im not overly worried about a c-section, id be scared but no-more than the next person. now yo have said that, all the feelings are making more sense,esp where i find the HB too. because ive been trying to work out his position for an age!

 

[vbaby3]

He has loads of time to move,I think they can move around up til 36wks or something,and then the head can engage anytime from then.
For us 2nd or 3rd time mams they can change position even further on,the head doesn't have to engage until the start of labour.

 

[gilz82]

How can you girls tell which way your babies are lying? I have absolutely no idea how he's lying. I think possibly still breech cos I have only felt movement low down or on days when I've got no movement my bladder gets stomped on all day. Am I supposed to be able to able to feel baby parts through my bump?

 

[vbaby3]

Gilz your lo is still a few wks behind ours and you've only started to feel movement,in a few wks you might have a better idea.
The only reason I knew what way she was lying is coz its my 3rd,I didn't have a clue 1st time round until near the end.
In a few wks you might be able to feel a hard roundy thing,which will be his head or his bum,or you might not,and when he's head down you'll know all about it,coz you'll feel his wee head moving against you foo foo!!

 

[PeanutBean]

Gilz you'll get a better idea as you feel more movements and as he gets bigger. It's not easy and even the MWs get it wrong! There are differences in how fingers and feet feel, and elbows and knees feel different again. They if you lie down and press about you can often find a bum or a head. It's a bit of a jigsaw, but it's about piecing all the different feelings together.

Well I went through all the applications for my job and have shortlisted 5, we are interviewing a week tomorrow. I have earache and a headache. I need to walk the dog and eat some lunch as I had to start reading apps straight away. My phone meeting with my manager was pretty good. She said really positive things about my draft strategy and wants me to have more time to really complete it. I've also had feedback on my reward and recognition policy form everyone. So far it looks good but then I haven't read HR's response yet! Anyway I feel pleased that my first ever strategy written entirely off the top of my head is going down well. And even more pleased I can relax about it a bit as I need to do my newsletter today and bloody well look after myself! DH is working late. Sigh.

Anyway, I'm done with the whinging for now! Glad you have a duvet madcat, hope it helps you as much as it did me. Another tip is if you get a foam cotbed mattress stick that under! It's a bit small but ok and really comfy! Any foam mattress that will fit is even better than a duvet. I had the cotbed mattress that we were given (we bought a new sprung one) plus duvet on top of that! I was STILL sore towards the final weeks but I would've never slept for months without them.

 

[madcatwoman]

How can you girls tell which way your babies are lying? I have absolutely no idea how he's lying. I think possibly still breech cos I have only felt movement low down or on days when I've got no movement my bladder gets stomped on all day. Am I supposed to be able to able to feel baby parts through my bump?

hun, i feel his head on one side of my bump, hard and round, and sometimes if he pushes with his feet his head makes my bump lopsided and that side is even harder&round (if you take a look at the picture above- you'll see what i mean). then i have pokes which are felt around the more central of my belly- his fingers!!. & HB is low!

 

[gilz82]

Thanks girls hopefully in a few weeks he'll be a chunkier little monkey and I'll be able to feel body parts

 

[DaretoDream]

Meant to ask you all before,how long will your oh/dh's have off work after lo is born?
Do they get paternity leave over there?
They don't get anything officially here,but my husbands employer did give him 3 days paid afterwards,then dh had saved up his hols too so was able to take 2 wks.
Really hoping this lo comes when she's due as he has that easter wk off anyhow,then he won't have to take days from his 2 wks summer hols,

They don't give any paternity leave over here! nothing! So dh has to use vacation days for it. He can only afford to take a week.

 

[vbaby3]

Same here dare,we're hoping his employer will give him 3 days paid like he did last 2 times,but that was only a gesture of good will,they don't have to give anything.
Then if lo comes when she's due he'll have that wk off anyway.
Hoping he doesn't have to take too many days from his 2 summer wks off