2nd trimester bumps!!

[valpas]

Jackie,
Thank you for your support.
Good part my glucose test is, I need to drink half of the trutol 100 they gave before an hour I go to the test. I got an appointment next month in the evening at 6pm. Just one test. For me because of parents history, ob/gyn is concerned for me. Not only that I am obese too So its like more chances for me now. Hopefully it'll be ok.
Thank you,
Love Valli.

[Guest]

Morning Girls

Just a quickie!! Good luck for those glucose tests.........can't think of anything worse..........hate lucozade!!

All fine with us.........except for the mandatory panicing when he/she isn't moving as frequently.......oh and the sciatica!

Have got bigger again..........which is fab.........been dreaming about this for so long!

Take care and Hi to everyone.........sorry no personals.........just wanted to drop in and say hi..........off to do another test now for my course!!

Jenfx

[Toni]

Hi girls

How are you all feeling?Im starting to panic a little cos i havent felt any movement really, nothing that i know is certain anyway. i wish i could feel a large healthy kick or something, but i guess the babies are just not ready to make their presence totally felt in that way yet! they are making me plenty big tho.....................my Maternity trousers are still falling down mind you - i have had to use my dressing gown belt to hold them up - how funny is that? you should see me girls you really should..........i look like a walking fashion disaster these days!!!

Jen - glad to see you havent had any mad panics lately..............and that everything is fine. I can't imagine studying, writing papers and taking test on top of everything else at the moment ... so well done for you!! how are they all going?

Soph-J - Thank you sooooo much for suggesting we wait a couple of week til I hit my third trimester..thats really sweet..but if you girls would like to start it up now, then I really don't mind. honestly whats a few extra weeks after what we have all been through? hope you are well and resting up with all that pain you were describing, poor you. did you get it sorted out? One really good thing about this board, for me anyway, is that as i am a few weeks behind all you guys I get to hear about common complaints in advance, and therfore i worry less. (well, less than I would do anyway!!! ) When i get certain pains, i'm like, 'Oh yes, Soph-J/Jen or whoever had that'...... Not so much fun for you tho!

Valli - good luck with your Glucose tolerance test....i might have to do one of those. My glucose levels were high at my last antenatal appointment, and it was mentioned if my levels are high at the next one which is in about 3 weeks time.

Jackie - how are you feeling now? you have had a bit of a rough time of it....hope things are getting better and easing up for you. At least you got through your Glucose Tolerance test ok.

Kim - have you come down off your high yet?! i dont think i did for a while after i got married!! the only thing that really bought us down was that we started trying for a baby straight after the honeymoon, and everytime we got one of those awful BFN's it wasn't too nice! but thats all really.................

Elizabeth - hope you are really well. How lovely to be buying some clothese - its great isn't it? i've been buying some Prem clothes as my babies will be prem, and they are sooo tiny. its nice to be able to buy some stuff thats a bit girly and a bit boyish now we know. i haven't gone too mad tho, just some romper suits, vests, socks, booties.

Ok - just wondering has anyone else here had any Physio appointments, or sessions? down here in Leicester they automatically send you on one if you are crrying more than one baby, and the Physiotherapist showed me some really good stuff for alleviating pain (all though she scared me a bit with all her information on birth and labour and the fact that you don't give birth lying flat on your back these days................ ), which I am now going to share with you,as alot of you have been experiencing the same sort of pains she has described. Are we all sitting confortably?? (thats the teacher in me coming out......... )

firstly the one things thats really useful is sleep positions, she said you put a pillow sideways on under you hip to support your pelvis, and that you can then put a pillow between your legs too and that helps back pain, apparently, as its keeps the spine alligned. the pillow also supports under your bump which helps to ease pulling - but ive been sleeping with a pillow under my bump for a good few weeks now. she also said that soft mattresses are best for pregnancy and to lie a sleeping badg, or extra blanket on your side of the bed to sleep on, as that helps you pelvis and back.

If you get stitch like pains its too much walking up and down the stairs and lifting too much. It means the ligamenst on your uterus are pulling too much, and it's NORMAL and NOTHING to WORRY ABOUT, but it IS your body telling you that you have done a bit too much and to take it easier. And obviously you all know that a lot of the pain under your bump, in your low abdominals, and in your lower bump is radiated from your pelvis stretching and growing.

I could tell you excercises but Im sure most of them are in the books we have all bought. hope i havent offended anyone as i am trying to help, so i hope i have.

After that lovely long essay i am going to go and get some late lunch as I am now starving.............

Love and Kisses

Toni xx

[sophiejane]

Hello all,
Toni - please dont worry about not feeling the babies ... you will soon . My midwife told me it will be about 23 weeks. I really did have to concentrate to be able to feel her kick/move. And we will wait until May to start our 3rd trimester board Can you believe it that we are all nearly in the third trimester !!!
Hope everyone else is well, we are all doing so well now ... Yippee!!!
I am getting more and more excited everyday. Me and dp even chose a pram yesterday and I ordered some clothes from Vert Baudet. Hope this isn't too early.
What is a pain is that I have tried to book baby into the nursery of my choice and it is fully booked until April 06 - and I need her to go in from jan 06 . Not sure what to do now. I need to go back to work unfortunately as we have such a massive mortgage
Well I might try and go back to bed. Its sunday morning and I've been up since 6am ... jsut can't sleep for long these days.
Thanks Toni for the physio advice. You're lucky to have a physio. There arent any obstetric physio's down here, but my chiropractor is great and my pains have already eased up a bit.
Well better go.
Keep well
From Sophie-J

[Toni]

Actually, Sophie-J, I first felt movement (proper kicks etc) yesterday, and it was the loveliest feeling. Its not stopped since! It really makes me giggle.......... it feels like a baby keeps swapping position and i have to keep reminding myself that they are 2 fighting for room in there and changing around, turning etc!! so i am feeling kicks or punches or whatever all over the place!!! I kept calling Geoff but everytime he came to have a feel on the bump the babies stopped moving. it wasn't until we were sitting watching TV last night and i put his hand where one of the babies had been kicking me that he felt it, after a few minutes, sometimes they are that strong!

we are also off shopping today, or at least looking, down Mothercare. Is anyone else getting carried away while their DH/DP's lag behind? i have bought quite a few bits of clothes so far - nothing like as much as we will need, but because i know the babies are a boy and a girl and that they are going to be small and early i have bought some prem bits and pieces. and i keep talking about the nursery and what i want to do to it, and what we will have in it etc etc and in the end Geoff just snapped at me, told me i was getting ahead of myself, and that sorting all this out so early was tempting fate!! Oooh-er!!!! obviously floods of tears followed he was also annoyed that i had gone around mentioning names, as he thinks that you shouldn't do that til the babies are born........ now half of our friends and my family know, while his friends and family don't have any idea of our selection!!! He should have thought o say this earlier on, not after i had told people!! of course if thats the way he feels then i have to respect his feelings and decision, but i can't help getting more excited about all this than him ... i love all this name stuff............. and buying things......... and i can't help thinking he is being a bit of a 'party pooper'.......what do you guys think? am i getting ahead of myself?

Soph-J - im glad your pains are getting better. Unfortunately the Physio session is a one off, but its better than nothing, right!!? and at least i should be able to help my back pain now!

hope the rest of you are feeling well!

Love and kisses

Toni xx

[Kim]

Quick note to Toni

When it comes to planning a nursery etc. I don't think you can be too organised ( especially when you're expecting twins. ) Also choosing the baby names should be good fun and it's something that the whole family can join in with to make them feel more involved ( even if you don't take a blind bit of notice of their suggestions ) - so I can't see what is upsetting your hubby. Maybe he's actually worrying about other issues and is trying to protect himself by trying not to get too excited.
I hope you can sort him out because it's fun getting excited together and you're now getting to the stage where you can really start enjoying your pregnancy ( it's so brilliant when the babies start moving isn't it. )
When I go to my mums I get total verbal diarrhoea and talk about my baby plans non - stop without drawing breath for several hours at a time ( my dad has actually fallen asleep during one of my ramblings on. ) But it's good to talk about it because I'm so excited, so I think they're happy to put up with it ( bless 'em. )

Hope all you other girls are ok

Luv

Kim

[Toni]

Hi Kim

thanks! I agree. i dont understand how he can NOT get excited............. i have heard of things being 'bad luck' such as not having a pram or buggy in the house before the baby, etc, but never discussing the names. The poor babies are going to have an identity crisis before they are even born, and thats not supposed to happen til they are at least teenagers.............................................

Toni xx

[sophiejane]

Toni,
My dp sounds similar to yours. He wouldn't let me plan to buy a pram or cot as he said it was too early ... so I asked him outright "What, do you think we are going to lose the baby / that she is going to die". When he had to really think about this question, he said "No, I dont think we will lose her, so go ahead". But when we were in Mama and papas he wouldn't look at the baby clothes or choose any. So I ordered some off the net instead the other day, and he did look at them when they arrived .... but I noted he still didn't pick the clothes up and cuddle and kiss them like I did !!!!
But then I look at how I am with new clothes. I wear them straight away, and would even wear them out of the shop if I could. Where as dp will leave them in the bag for a few days. They are just different from us ... and far more rational (sorry to you feminists out there but thats certainly true in my relationship!!).
I also read an article about needing to paint a nursery 3 months before the baby comes, because of paint fumes, but my dp wont fall for this one and says we definitley wont start the nursery until 30 wks.
Toni - how are your fashion disasters and so pleased you can feel the babies kicking.
How is everyone else.
Jen - whens your next scan.
Jackie - hope you are feeling better ... are you getting more sleep?
Elizabeth - haven't heard from you for a while??
Valli - hope your aches and pains have eased. I'm off to the chiropractor again later to be prodded and pulled.
By the way has anyone else gone the size of a bus. I am massive - put on over 1 1/2 stones and have so much cellulite spreading over my legs.
Dp wont go near me ..... and certanly wont look at me when I have no clothes on So much for blooming and feeling sexy !!!!!
From Soph-J

[Guest]

Hi Girls

The buying of things situation is the opposite in our house.........I haven't bought a single thing.......I have done zillions of research and know what I want but bought nothing!!

Dh on the other hand would have bought the entire lot in January had I let him.........he is unbelievable! I did however have to give in to letting him do the painting in the nursery........mainly because of that 3 month paint fumes thing.........it is gorg! I have picked my curtain fabric and going to buy a blackout blind too.......the curtains could take 6 weeks so that is another reason I am being forced into it! I suppose being 29 + 1 weeks means that I will really have to get my arse in gear as a lot of things have quite a long time to delivery and I will die if something isn't here on time!

DH Mum and Dad are buying us the cot/bed so we have picked the most lovely one in the world from Daisy and Tom it kind of looks like a sleigh bed type thing.......soooo cute!

I haven't put on a lot of weight........last time I weighed myself last week it was around 1/2 stone! God knows why, it can only be because I am burning it off with excess worrying as I am eating really well.......always have done!

Next scan is due Thursday so fingers crossed that all is well and I can relax for half a day then!!

Right now I have a foot sticking out my left hand side........!

Hope you all are keeping well.............nice to see we have all relaxed a tiny bit on this thread!!

Love

Jenfx

[sophiejane]

Jen,
Half a stone ..... maybe I need to lend you some of my chocoloate crispie cakes !!!
Hope scan goes well, let us know how baby is.

[Guest]

Hi Girls

Another hurdle down!.............scan today was fine........Consultant says my bone pain is due to SPD.......which will get worse.........don't care really as long as baby is fine!

Nothing much else to report..........he is going to see me every 2 weeks now until 36 weeks then weekly until the end!!

Sophie-J.........how is the degree going?? Are you going to get it finished on time?? I am doing soooo much faffing at the moment, it is doubtful that I will..........I am soooo close but don't know!! Anyway worse case I will just have to go back to it in a few months time when the cobwebs set in and my poor old brain needs stimulating!!

Hope everyone is doing ok?!!

Love

Jenfxx

ps.....I am now forced to order my baby stuff as I could be screwed as some things take 8 weeks.........so I will bite the bullet this afternoon!!

[Guest]

Hi Girls

Me again!

I am exhausted this morning!!..........had a really crap sleep last night as I woke up around 4am with crampy af type pains and my stomache tightened like a ball!!

I can only assume that it was Braxton Hicks, but it was quite annoying more than painful and also made me panic thinking it was some sort of premature labour! (at this point I should congratulate myself on having not had a panic for quite a while!!)

Has anyone had this???? Do you think it is Braxton Hicks??

Hope you are all well........im off to sit out in the sun now!

Jenfx

[eacole]

Hi Jen,

I have had very mild cramping in the past-I'm not sure to be honest what exactly the Braxton-hicks contractions would feel like cause I have had the gamut of abdomen pains/aches! What is consistent is a periodic feeling of fullness or tightness that can be quite uncomfortable. I think that is normal growth processes.

I woke up a few days ago with sore, tight abdomen and pains that were gas pains-it seems most of my pains are related to gas..! I bought a maternity/nursing pillow as I have had difficulty sleeping comfortably (even though I'm like you-haven't gained more than half a stone) as I do get lower back pain after I wake up or am lying down. This pillow has helped tremendously.. I highly recommend it if you haven't got one.

Sorry no 'personals' and for disappearing lately-work as usual has been quite busy and I have had some catching up to do.

Elizabeth

[Kim]

Jen

It sounds like Braxton Hicks to me. At my last midwife appointment she asked me if I'd experienced any yet as it is quite normal at our stage. I haven't had any yet ( maybe I should be the one worrying ?! )

Enjoy the sunbathing

Kim

[Guest]

Hi Kim/Elizabeth

Elizabeth........I know what you mean about those aches and pains.......glad you are doing well though and being so busy, baby will be here before you know it!!

Kim - don't worry if you don't get them..........my cousin is due her second at the same time as me and she hasn't had then this time or the last time........think of it as one less thing to worry about........you don't have to wake at 4.30am thinking you are in labour!!!

I have now ordered things..........can't believe I have done it but time restrictions forced me into it........if I hadn't and my miracle arrived early it would have to be in a box in our room! So cot/bed is ordered taking approx 8 weeks and the stroller, car seat and carrycot is coming Tues!

Oh God it all makes me sooooo nervous, honestly if I could get away with buying nothing I would and then send DH to John Lewis after I gave birth!!

Take care girls

Jenfxx