MSE Pregnancy Club IX

Sami_Bee

MM - try lying and a downwards angle ie. with ur bum higher than ur shoulders and see if that shifts bubba away from ur nether's
MW said yesterday that my bubs was just above being engaged I've been surprised by bubs being head down for ages now and seemingly is just waiting to pop his head in there I always read that 2nd+ babies don't engage/ go head down until late on at least he's being well behaved

money_maker_3

Sami_Bee wrote: »

MM - try lying and a downwards angle ie. with ur bum higher than ur shoulders and see if that shifts bubba away from ur nether's
MW said yesterday that my bubs was just above being engaged I've been surprised by bubs being head down for ages now and seemingly is just waiting to pop his head in there I always read that 2nd+ babies don't engage/ go head down until late on at least he's being well behaved

Will try anything !!!!
But may do it when OH isnt watching :rotfl:

mookiandco

Morning all.

I have been keeping quiet for the last few days as I think I am beginning to struggle both physically (lots of aches and pains etc) and emotionally (will I be a good mummy, how am I going to protect this tiny baby from the big bad world etc). Just feeling a bit drained really. I have kept myself so busy concentrating on practical things like the finances and work and and buying all the bits and pieces that I havent really sat back and thought about the bigger picture. Try as I might I just cant imagine what it is going to be like as the three of us with me as a mummy and OH as a daddy. I know it sounds really silly but I havent been emotional at all during this pregnancy and I think that all the emotion hormoney things have stored themselves up ready to bamboozle me at 32 weeks!! Its happy emotions though rather than sad ones but alot for me to deal with nevertheless!!!

Actually looking forward to going to Rome tomorrow now. Hubby understands that I cant walk too fast or too far. Think we shall just sit and eat pizza and ice cream all weekend!

On the age gap thing, hubby is only 3yrs older than me.

Oh and I see boarding school was mentioned. I was stuck in boarding school from the age of 11 to 18. I would never ever ever send my child to boarding school. I absolutely hated it. I felt like I had been abandoned by my parents and I very rarely got to come home. My parents were in London and the school was in Bristol so it wasnt even as if it was that far away but they didnt visit me much either. I am close to my parents now, particularly my mum but we were estranged for about 2 years when I was about 19 as I blamed her for alot of things. I'm over it now but my older brother and my mum dont get on at all and I think he blames her for abandoning him too.

Anyways on that cheery note, I am going to get on with some work so I dont have to stay late tonight. I have a 7am plane to catch tomorrow so need an early night xxxx

Sami_Bee

mooki - don't forget about the "egg risk" with proper ice cream (sorry don't want to ruin ur fun:o) I'm sooooo jealous that you're going to Italy!!! If I ever get my honeymoon that's where we'll be going, mmmmm pizza, pasta, cheese :drool:

money_maker_3

I have to plan a trip back to Rome as we were there for 1 day on our cruise for our honeymoon and I took really bad heatstroke after 2 hours and had to go back to the ship and lie down so didnt get to see very much at all !!!!

Glamazon

Morning

SB - can't believe u didn't know what a !!!!!! is!! Searching - yes I was proud of it too!!!

Sami - what no more?!! I'm in 2 minds about fostering. Mum has done it for 15 years and whilst it's great, I was pushed out by foster kids who made my life hell and wanted to have my mum and step-dad to themselves. I ended up moving in with my dad after about a year of them starting fostering. Might still look into it though especially if I do eventually become a SAHM.

Supposed to be a scorcher today but sun's gone in! Roll on 4.30pm!!

newbie_maz

Hi everyone, been up for nearly 2 hours & only just caught up on last couple of days!

On the telling before 12 weeks thing, I am completely aware of the possibility of risks still ahead being at 6-7 weeks. I have no plans to tell anyone else before 12 weeks including the parents just for that reason so it's just me and OH until then. Unfortunately he doesn't want to discuss it 24/7 and can't answer most questions i have!
So it's just fantastic at this point to know you lot are here if i do have any questions/worries/problems, especially with it being my first, so thank you. Its nice to have some kind of outlet and support system.
Also have no plans to start thinking about details before then, and certainly wouldn't start looking at buying anything baby-related until much later on. One of my sisters had 1 MC, but my other sister had 4 MCs before having her youngest, so i'm well aware of the chances.

Plus it is very difficult for me not to be constantly excited/nervous/anxious at this point. And i can't help thinking it's better for me, and probably for the spud, to be happy and excited than constantly worrying about bad things that might happen.

skintchick

money_maker wrote: »

I have to plan a trip back to Rome as we were there for 1 day on our cruise for our honeymoon and I took really bad heatstroke after 2 hours and had to go back to the ship and lie down so didnt get to see very much at all !!!!

i spent ten days in Rome on honeymoon (before going on to Venice) and I found it quite disappointing! i wish we'd only spent about half the time there really although the food was great so we ate well! So if you do go back don't go for ten days.

I'm sorry people are feeling pants. I'm feeling good, partly cos i have nice new clothes to wear and partly cos I just feel good!

Working today but just watching ANTM first before i get back to it.

Sami_Bee

Glamazon wrote: »

...Sami - what no more?!! I'm in 2 minds about fostering. Mum has done it for 15 years and whilst it's great, I was pushed out by foster kids who made my life hell and wanted to have my mum and step-dad to themselves. I ended up moving in with my dad after about a year of them starting fostering. Might still look into it though especially if I do eventually become a SAHM.

Supposed to be a scorcher today but sun's gone in! Roll on 4.30pm!!

When you've had ur 2nd we'll see what you think about doing it all again :D
I WILL have 4 children eventually!! I love the little terrors
I'm selfish in that I want to have a remotely sexy body while I'm still young enough to show it;) but at the same time I'm caring enough to know that there are lots of kids out there that need a loving home :A

I'd be interested to know more about how you felt with foster kids around tho coz that is one of my worries

skintchick

On the issue of whether to tell people before 12 weeks, I definitely found with my first pregnancy that having told friends and family meant that when we lost it we had a lot of support which was invaluable, as being able to talk to people on here was also really useful.

So we did tell close people again before 12 weeks and I would do so again.

It is hard when we see so many people on here losing thier babies, but it's better IMO if they have support available on this thread than feeling they shoud suffer alone because they weren;t 12 weeks.

A baby isn;t any more valid because you hit the 12-week mark and I think it's even more important to have some kind of support if you lose in the early stages because IRL people are often a bit 'oh, well, it wasn;t really a baby yet was it? You can have another one' which is incredibly hurtful when you are going through miscarriage.

So I say everyone should post when they want to and we can support those who don;t make it and celebrate with those who do.