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[foxforce]

Morning all

Sorry to hear about your mum Strawberry hope she's better soon and you ladies with pains and acid feel better too

Ashley I hope your back pain gets better, my friend suffered a lot with her back throughout pregnancy - not good

Starglow that sounds awful could maybe be lo pressing on to a nerve I keep getting odd shooting pains mainly in the pelvic region and had some siatic pain in bum cheek the other day but feels to me like lo is pushing against a nerve, I try to get it to move by lying on my side. I get terrible rib pain in my right side every night now not pleasant

Well we didn't have pancakes but I said I may make some over the weekend for lunch, dh doesn't believe they are a substantial evening meal lol, last day at work before long weekend off which is lovely as been so bored! Bit stuck with my jobs and not able to get on with things due to others.

Had snow and hail stone all morning hope it gets better through the day!

Hope you all have a good day x

 

[aileymouse]

morning all, hope all you ladies in pain are feeling better today.

Starglow, it does sound a bit like indigestion, I get it really bad sometimes and it hurts all over and I get sharp pains when I move.

Today I will mostly be baking cakes for my sisters birthday today.....

 

[Itsychik]

Good morning ladies!

Starglow- I have no idea what that could be, but I'm glad it seems to have gone away!

Ashley- My back hurts, but it's not nearly as bad as what you described! Have you thought about seeing a chiropractor? Everyone keeps telling me I should do this (I wake up several times in the night b/c of back pain as well). I have an appointment with the mw next week and will ask her what she suggests...

Pingu- Hope you're feeling better too!

My biggest complaint is back pain/heart burn... but what really makes it worse is my allergies (to my own pets and dust). So whenever I wake up in the middle of the night (due to back pain, or needing to use the toilet), I start sneezing, then I'm awake for another 30 min - 1 hour due to allergies. Then fall back asleep... wake up an hour later because I'm uncomfortable... start sneezing... etc. Boo. I think I'm going to make an appointment w/doctor to see what I can take for allergies. Anyone else taking/using anything?

 

[Starglow]

Itsychic. I get really bad heyfever. Usually get the steroid injection. I didn't summer just gone as we knew we wanted to ttc. I'm not sure what we can take while pregnant and totally forgot to ask my doctor!

You see I've had very very bad heart burn before. Ive also had syatica in various places so I know what both feel like. Confuzzled. Must say it's left me feeling a bit shaken today. I'm not my usual self. Luckily I'm having paid breaks here and there ( and hopefully a few more throughout the day or I'll never manage till 7 30pn lol)

 

[lolley]

glad its settled for you starglow, if it happens again call the midwife!

Can everyone let me know what pillows you are sleeping with and if they help. At the moment i have a V pillow and put one part inbetween my legs and the other under my bump, i did this with both my boys and it was great but this time it is not working at all. My hips ache all through the night which means im not sleeping

right i have a cooking lesson now with one of my girls at school then off to the midwife this afternoon, back later

 

[lolley]

oooooo and happy V day to us that are due the 29th

 

[pingunootnoot]

@lolley: Happy V day to you and all other ladies on the same day!

@starglow: thank God for paid breaks, ey?! I work form 8-5, sat in front of a computer the whole day! I need to at least stand and walk around for a couple of minutes or else I'd never feel my butt again!

@Itsychik: poor you! you prolly never get a full, straight, night's sleep! Shame! Hope you get something to deal w/ your allergies!

@aileymouse: cake! yummm!! what you baking?!? dreaming of carrot cake right now! mmmmmm.... heaven!

It's 4pm where I'm at right now, 1 more hour till I can finally go home! Yayyyyyyyy! Hope you all have a good evening!

 

[Flybee]

Strawberry - i hope your mum gets better soon

Starglow & Ashley - hope your pains get better too...

I caught up on OBEM last night, it was another good one. Has anyone thought about what pain relief they are going to have yet?

I had my 24 week GP appointment today and she measured my uterus which is perfect for my dates. She had a listen to baby and also told me she would let me know how much movement is normal as some days are quieter than others!

She said I am allowed to fly in my 31st week so we are booking a 3 day trip to Portugal to visit my DH family wohoooo cannot wait now

I stuffed pancakes last night, one with cheese & ham, one with lemon & sugar and one with banana, blueberries, strawberries and maple syrup YUMMY!!

 

[Mama Afrika]

Afternoon ladies, it seems we're all suffering from different aches and pains! I've still got the round ligament pain but its not as bad as last week. I still have heartburn but I've learned to manage it by not eating / drinking certain foods in the evening, having an ice lolly and then taking gaviscon at bed time.

As for pain relief during labour, I'm beginning to concede that I'll need an epidural because I was in tears last week with round ligament pain so my pain threshold must be low!

 

[strawberry19]

hope all you ladies with aches and pains are feeling better today!! i havent had many but im probably not far behind in getting them!!

midweek already! weeks seem to fly by lately!! i dont like it!! lol

had a play with my pram and car seat last night its so gorgeous i love it will take some pictures soon... silly thing didnt have any instructions with it so it was guess work on bits of how to switch it from pramette to pushchair! really easy though and we learnt how to do it through having no instructions!! lol

 

[hch]

hey girls! just got back from the midwife everything is fine with baby although im really annoyed with her as she forgot to give me my exemption certifacate last time and today i said i needed a prescription for gaviscon as im drinking it by the bucket load and she said oh well you have to send this form and it can take a while to come back! YEAH CHEERS! so have just forked out another 8 quid on a bottle which will be gone by next week! she just seems so laid back about everything! i told her i thought my discharge was looking as bit yellow and she just said yeah thats fine !!!!! im booking in to see the nurse just to be on the safe side! it was like she just wanted to get me out! euurrghhh i have never had a nice midwife! hope everone else is having a better day x

 

[lolley]

im just back from the midwife too

i have to say mine is fab, although the 2 i saw last time while she was away were useless and didnt listen to anything i said, if you remember i said i think my iron had dropped ( i always suffer with anemia anyway) she said we wont do a blood test till 28 weeks, said about my hips she said normal etc

so today i told my midwife she is not impresssed i have a referal for physio for my hips, a blood test booked for friday and she did all the usual stuff. Heartbeat was fine and measuring bang on the middle centile I see her again now at 28 weeks.

 

[foxforce]

Happy v day Lolley and anyone else due on 29th glad your midwife is good for you

Sorry your midwife is so slack hch I have had my exemption certificate a long time now, but once you have in the post you can say you have one as they'll just mark on the prescription they haven't seen it and if they check up on you (rarely) they'll be able to see it's been processed. I used to work in a pharmacy. It is soo expensive buying gaviscon all the time, my doctor gave me the generic version which isn't as good and tastes worse.

I go to my midwife next week, are we due the 2nd bounty pack now?

Flybee great news on being able to get away to Portugal - lucky thing!

Mama I am up for whatever pain relief I can have as I think it's going to get very painful, although a friend of mine has had two births with nothing at all, she said she just kept tellng herself it will get worse and by time she knew it babies were out!

I'm home now after a crappy boring day at work, feel quite lethargic today like i'm getting a cold - I hope not!

24 week pic - please excuse the dirty mirror

 

[aileymouse]

I had to have medication early on before I got my exemption certificate and I just told the pharmacy that I hadn't recieved it yet and I didn't have to pay.

Feeling a bit poopy today. Been suffering a bit with kinda acdi reflux. Not really bad but enough to set my anxieties sky high. I have a fear of sick, feeling sick, being sick etc. But when I get anxious it makes me feel more sick. It's a vicious cycle and it's crap.

I see my midwife next tuesday so I will have a chat then. But it has really killed my appetite as it happens more after eating. I'm worried that the baby won't get enough from me. Been feeling dizzy again this afternoon and my daughter has been quite testing, or maybe it's jst me not coping. I don't know....hopefully tomorrow will be a better day.

 

[Ashley2189]

Ashley- My back hurts, but it's not nearly as bad as what you described! Have you thought about seeing a chiropractor? Everyone keeps telling me I should do this (I wake up several times in the night b/c of back pain as well). I have an appointment with the mw next week and will ask her what she suggests...

i wish i could, but it's too much trouble to go through my insurance to get a referral to see a specialist for something like back pain. i'd have to make an appointment with my doctor, he would have to send me home with "pain management skills" like exercise/stretches, pain meds, etc. then go back after a period of time if the pain has not subsided and he would send out a request for a referral to see a specialist then wait to see if it gets approved or not. and in my area there are not many specialists who accept my kind of insurance because i live in a small area. so i'd have to find time between school, appointments (i have LOTS because i am also in therapy), and daily life to drive out of my way to find a chiropractor. then hope that the chiropractor can help. it's just way too much to deal with. and there's absolutely no way i'd be able to afford it on my own if my insurance didn't approve it to begin with.

 

[lilly77]

Happy V day to those due on the 29th for yesterday!!

sorry to everyone who's feeling pain, I am too actually - I've been feeling tender pain down by my groin, on the left hand side - its sore to touch, slight swelling - and on closer look there's a new prominent vein there and another big one next to it. I googled it and it's basically a varicose vein, will only get better once I deliver! Its really painful (especially when i stand) and I wonder if it's been brought on by all the flying?! Is anyone else experiencing this?

Also bean seems to have moved position, I mainly get kicks in the back and groin now and they're more muffled, more squirmy!

hope everyone is good. Still haven't caught up on OBEM, will have to watch on channel4OD later.

xx

 

[Starglow]

Hi everyone

Lilly that sounds awful! Ouch.
Glad the midwife appointments went well hch and lolly ( ouch tho on hip)
Aileymouse can you eat little tiny amounts more often?
Hch ........ Yes as long as u post your exemption form you just say youre waiting for it. Probably obvious to them we're pregnant now anyway.

Eek I watched that premature 23 week babies tv show last night. Started off in tears! Amazing to see those babies out here in the world at a similar time to our little ones inside now. Scary stuff tho if anyone saw it. The cost of life it was called I think. I just hope she stays in as long as she Needs to. It's too scary Orherwise. It's on BBC iplayer online if u missed it.

I couldn't hack all the work so ive moved tomorrows work to another week less busy. So just need to get through today. I love what i do but it's hard to focus on teaching one to one when I like this.

We've all been sharing our pains. It Seems we are having more at the mo. It's good tho to it's normal mostly.

Can you believe how far we've come girls? It's amazing. Over 12 weeks since we joined second tri!!!! Woohoo to us and our bumps. So glad we're going through this together on here. It wouldn't be the same without all of you. ( group hug lol)

Right off to find something to wear and get ready for work.

See you later. Have a great day xxx

 

[Starglow]

Sorry for the early morning typos

 

[Flybee]

Lily - that sounds very painful, there definitely isnt anything they can do to help?

Lolley & hch - glad the midwife appointments went well

Starglow - that programme sounds good but emotional will have to see if I can watch it tonight

I was back at Pregnancy Yoga last night, it is so good, not just yoga but she was explaining positions to be in to open up your pelvis which then helps baby! Apparently on all 4's is the best position and if you get too tired there then on your side!

I cant believe we are only a few weeks away from 3rd tri - time seems to be speeding up now whereas the 1st tri dragged by very slowly!!

Have a great day everyone - I better actually do some work, not that I can be bothered at all! I am off to Naples on Sunday morning and cant wait for the mini break but now have no concentration at work!

 

[lolley]

Lily- that sounds awful I asked something similar yesterday. I had a ventous delivery and had to have an episiotomy with my 1st and noticed the area where they cut me where the scar is has swollen quite alot but not painful. The midwife said yes it will do that due to hormones didnt know that! she said it might get painful later too. I hope yours is a short lived thing and doesnt stay with you till delivery.

Starglow - that was a lovely thing to read this morning and wow 12 weeks since we came to 2nd tri i thought it was going quite slowly until i read that