MSE Pregnancy Club IV

angelfairy

i think i have found the crib i am going to tell hubby we are getting.

why i make everything harder than it needs to be i do not know

it's from kiddicare, now i just need to look at the mattress and crib bundles (they aren't cheap are they :eek: )

angelfairy

astonsmummy wrote: »

Am I the only one who never gets Heartburn??????
Didint with DS either, ner ner

mine has only started the last few weeks so i thought i was doing well (not as well as you AM though )

noticed it gets worse when i am stressed which isn't good

astonsmummy

MrsTine wrote: »

AM - I could go right off you when you tell us things like that you know

Yeah but,I do suffer with SPD, back ache, sciatica, etc so you cant go off me too much

tiamai_d

Today I am 9/1 did I mention how great it is being able to get excited about this pregnancy?! The past 4 weeks have been a nightmare but now I just want to tell everyone!!

OK, car seats... I will have a look at the maxi-cosi one again

Now, am I right that you have bloods taken at 8-10 weeks?? Just called the surgery for my first visit with the midwife and nothing available till the 26th Febuary! My booking in visit will be before that. How will they fit me in once a fortnight? Anyway, I have to call back on Thursday at 1.45pm and speak to the mw, otherwise it will a trip upto the hospital. Which I may as well get used to doing anyway.

Oh, the angelcare doppler, I'm not needing it for now, but for later on. It's later on that I will get problems with my BP so being able to check stardusts heart rate will be a comfort. I have spent enough time on the hospital moniters to know that it drops, goes away, speeds up etc but I just need to feel that I can do something. I am expecting to be a proper needy mum to be

angelfairy

My_Fathers_Daughter wrote: »

Good morning!

Caz - Charlie was just the cutest little mite wasn't he (and still is I'm sure ) but yes...he does look massive!


Hiccups - there will be no doubting them if your baby gets them - think persistant 'flicking' (good description Krystal) for 30, 40, 50 mins at a time :rolleyes: At least when he is out ladybird I can laugh at his hiccups and try to help him rather than having to try to move me and/or him to see if they will stop!

My bump has got even lower and my SPD is really playing up. Seeing the midwife tomorrow but I think he is definitely engaged. Might need to rethink my maternity leave plans...

that is what it felt like for me (hiccups) but i must say it was only for a few minutes.

newmoneysaver_2

Tiami - I am so happy for you. That is fab news!

Re bloods. I had mine taken at my booking in appointment, which was a 10 weeks. Maybe they will do yours then

ticklepenny_2

I think all midwives are secretly vampires, they are always taking blood! :rolleyes:

Well I finally managed to sign up to our local GP, I moved house in November and need to swap to a more local Surgery, and midwife. So I had my health check and.... I have lost 13lbs!! I was 21stone 11lbs in December and am now 20st 13lbs!! Blood pressure is down from 140/74 (high end of normal) and is now 130/64. And no sugar or protein in my pee! :T Yay!! So I am feeling good right now! I have been going to the gym and doing 30mins every evening, and its actually working! Oh and bubs is wriggling like a worm!

MrsTinks

astonsmummy wrote: »

Yeah but,I do suffer with SPD, back ache, sciatica, etc so you cant go off me too much

Back ache - Check
Really painful left hip joint - Check
Neck ache because boobs have grown huuuuge - Check
Nosebleeds - Check
Passing out in Tesco or whenever standing in line - Check

:rotfl:

Sami_Bee

Tiamai - the 8-10 wk bllod are often called "booking bloods" as they tend to be done at your booking in app although some pcts do them after your 12wks scan (as in straight after on the same day) I'm thinking you will need to book your MW apps in blocks of about 4-6 apps at a time, thats what I did for the end of my last preg I booked all my apps as far as they would let me (my old surgery had a paper diary for the MWs that was printed off sheets IYKWIM)

Ps. I spotted the big prescription sized bottle of gaviscon in asda and its just under £8 soo glad its free coz last time I'd gone through 4 and a bit bottles!

tiamai_d

dense question....

Can you use a carry cot as a moses basket for the first few weeks???

I can get a carrycot for my twister xts for £80 and as I am expecting this baby to be early and small, I'd prefere it to be lying flat, plus I was going to buy a moses basket anyway but if a carrycot is the same.... then I may as well get that instead! It looks sturdier than a moses basket too.

re:heartburn. I got it from about 30ish weeks with both but instead of gaviscon I was give one tiny tablet a day, but I was in hospital at the time so no idea what it was only that it worked like magic! Did get a bottle of gaviscon but bleurgh I think it's made from toad mucus!