MSE Pregnancy Club 24

RebekahR

moneypuddle wrote: »

Thats what I found too, so hopefully thats right LM! £80ish a month would help

How is everyone bellybutton looking? I thought they were supposed to pop out. Mine has kind of done the opposite, disappeared into itself - kind of just looks like a thin line, like a stingray's mouth

Yea mine did that and sort of stretched across instead. I am 38 weeks almost and it still hasn't popped. The skin all around has stretched and is bruised looking though.

Rups32

i just feel chubby with my belly. hope my bump gets pretty and round too. unfortunately i am blessed with stretch marks as they are in my family plus from weight gain, loss, gain i have stretch marks so i think they are my friends for life. lol.

i want to change my lotion as i use baby oil and was wondering what E45 is like?

RebekahR

moneypuddle wrote: »

I've had a bump since about 13 weeks so think I was an early bloomer I think it just looks bigger every day now. OH measures me, not because we are worried about my size but because I'm doing a scrapbook for my baby and we keeps record of everything for it.

In fact, I'm a tad bored, so here are some pics. I do a double page spread for each couple of weeks, so here are some of the pages I've done! Running out of space in the book though now!

That is a fantastic idea!! I absolutely love it!!:T Wish I had done thing like that Bit late now only got 1-2 weeks left! lol

RebekahR

You are a star! Thank you very much for all this. Interesting!!

olgadapolga wrote: »

De-lurks again (maybe I should just join in being as I am 15 weeks now ).

Seriously. You do not have to accept their OFFERS of services. Some like to have a health visitor, some don't. They cannot force you to accept, nor can they "report" you for not accepting.

I also have to say that I believe your sister is wrong about health visitors "delving into your medical records". They don't usually have access to them and very few are now based with GPs surgeries. Those that I have known who are based with GPs are not given access to your records, unlike the midwives.

Your midwife would have passed the information along to them, BUT your midwife should have at the very least told you that s/he was going to pass your details to the health visitor, and actually should have asked for your permission to give your information to the health visitor.

Health visitors can offer some useful services. In some areas they carry out the newborn hearing screening and will give info re baby clinics/childrens centres.

The reason I know about this is because I have friends at the end of their health visitor training and I ask lots of questions as I don't want anything to do with them.

RebekahR

LadyMorticia wrote: »

Can I ask a question? (okay, two questions including that one!). When did your boobs start to get bigger? At 18 weeks, I'm still a AA.

Mostly this is when your milk comes in. I was a 34B and went up to a 36C though around hmmm 20+ weeks I sort of noticed it more but it was a gradual process. And tbh I think since I hit 30 weeks I kinda decreased back to a B cup but had gone up to 36-38 under the bust. But as babe moves down this should go. Used to be in the AA camp myself in my teens. Only went up when I got fat! :eek: Bet decrease back to that post breastfeeding

Rups32

moneypuddle that is an amazing scrap book. i used to write a diary before and then after the 1st miscarriage i gave up. i have seen my friend's peter the rabbit book and wish i had started something, but me being anxious and worrying about this pregnancy just made me not to. i could still do it i suppose, esp once i am very calm after my 20 week scan.

LadyMorticia

RebekahR wrote: »

Mostly this is when your milk comes in. I was a 34B and went up to a 36C though around hmmm 20+ weeks I sort of noticed it more but it was a gradual process. And tbh I think since I hit 30 weeks I kinda decreased back to a B cup but had gone up to 36-38 under the bust. But as babe moves down this should go. Used to be in the AA camp myself in my teens. Only went up when I got fat! :eek: Bet decrease back to that post breastfeeding

Thanks Rebekah.

I've always been a AA, no matter how much I've weighed, although the heaviest I've ever been is 9st and I'm 5ft2". .

Pre-pregnancy I was 7 and a half stone but my midwife didn't want to weigh me due to my long history with Eating Disorders. I think that she thought that it might affect me negatively. My DH won't let me have scales in the house because I obsess over my weight enough as it is. The only way I know how much I weighed is because my psych used to weigh me before I got pregnant to keep an eye on me.:o

KatyLiz

Another early morning for me, 4am today. I wish I could manage a good nights sleep, I am so tired. I've got to make the effort to perk up a bit as we're off to see the Olympic torch relay going past my parents house today.

Boobs - mine get bigger straight away, to the extent that DH noticed the last two pregnancies before I had even done a test. They had gone up a cup size by 8 weeks, and have grown a couple more times since. With both my kids my boobs were massive when I was pregnant, but once baby was born they shrank back to a cup size smaller than they were to start with :eek:

moneypuddle - the scrapbook is great. I do scrapbooking, but I hadn't even thought of doing pregnancy pages. What a lovely record it is. And the wardrobe is great too.

emsbet

Morning all,

I've tried to read back but I'm tired and can remember very little.

I'm sure there were two ladies asking to join? Sorry I can't remember who it was now? Would you both like adding to the list?

Re: bath Rups, yes they are fine, just don't have them too hot and if your bathroom is one that gets really warm maybe just open the window. I never fill the bath above my bump as I like the water quite warm. You will find as you get further on baths are lovely (I want the all the time at the moment) but they do get increasingly difficult to get out of
Massages, I was told when I went to a spa when I was 5 weeks that they don't do any massages or anything that involves pressure points until 14 weeks, after that there isn't a problem, you just need to make sure they are aware you are pregnant as some essential oils shouldn't be used in pregnancy or can only be used after 36/37 weeks.

I'm in Shrewsbury and staying at PIL's house. When we got her Friday evening it was 16 degrees outside and they had the heating on :eek: it's just so bloody hot in here that combined with the fact that we have to sleep in a queen sized bed means I haven't slept much this weekend and I have been on the sofa early both mornings.

Oh well enough moaning from me. Sorry I haven't been around much lately I will try to get on more this week.

xx

emsbet

EDD

1. Cheetara - 24th June 2012 :female:
2. fluffnutter - 27th June 2012?
3. SaliMali - 30th June 2022 :female:
4. elj2287 - 6th July 2012 ? Going for a supriseo
   
5. silly moo - 12th July 2012 :male:
6. Robyn - 20th July 2012 :male:
7. Clarissa62 - 20th July 2012 :male:
8. AMC1979- 20th July 2012 :male:
9. Rebekah - 23rd July 2012 :female:
10. stephimoon - 27th July 2012
11. jediquigley - 30th July 2012 ?
12. divorcingjack - 2nd August 2012 ?
13. MrsExcited - 3rd August 2012 ?
14. the3musketeers - 3rd August 2012 :male:
15. Gillybean - 5th August 2012 :female:
16. GRIGGSY - 7th August 2012 :female:
17. Agscully-11th August 2012 ?
18. GemmaE-11th August 2012 ?
19. Chrissy1981-11th August 2012 ?
20. jen77 - 14th August 2012 ?
21. rjh090384 - 15th August 2012 :male:
22. i luv freebies - 15th August 2012 :male:
23. betty101 - 16th August 2012 ?
24. tashmartin - 21st August 2012 ?
25. Student_Mrs - 22nd August 2012 :male:
26. happy8178 - 27th August 2012 :female:
27. shell_girl - 30th August 2012 ?
28. ferrety- 3rd September 2012 :female:
29. Bellola - 7th September 2012 ?
30. Elelyn - 8th September 2012 :male:
31. Breast Cancer Survivor - 8th September 2012 :male:
32. twinklie - 10th September 2012 :male:
33. emsbet - 11th September 2012 :male:
34. The Next Verse - 12th September 2012 ?
35. MissMonkeyMoo - 12th September 2012 ?
36. Little miss moneysaver - 14th September 2012 :male:
37. kittycat1977 - 16th September 2012 :male:
38. Kitten_Pie - 16th September 2012 :female:
39. MummyOfTwo - 17th September 2012
40. NBirdy - 17th September 2012 :male:
41. Mishkanorman - 19th September 2012 :male:
42. SamW - 21st September 2012 ?
43. sexymouse - 23rd September 2012 :male:
44. milliebob - 24th September 2012 :male:
45. tigerwhite - 26th September 2012 ?
46. fozpot - 27th September 2012 ?
47. ikkle87 - 3rd October 2012 :male:
48. moneypuddle - 4th October 2012 :male:
49. snowbean - 6th October 2012 ?
50. KatyLiz - 6th October 2012 :female:
51. Snowyz81 - 13th October 2012 ?
52. bikelesschick - 19th October 2012 ?
53. scottishchick27 - 27th October 2012 :male:
54. Twinkle - 31st October 2012 ?
55. vic_rich - 4th November 2012 ?
56. Dribblekitten 5th November 2012 ?
57. punkpink - 8th November 2012 :female:
58. Maddie - 12th November 2012 :male:
59. catbag - 12th November 2012 ?? (twins)
60. LittleMoog - 13th November 2012 ?
61. Kimmilew - 14th November 2012 ?
62. dizsiebubba - 17th November 2012 :male:
63. Cake4brains - 18th November 2012 :female: :female:(twins)
64. kavics17 - 23rd November 2012 ?
65. savageHK - 26th November 2012 ?
66. missbunbury - 26th November 2012 ?
67. Sa-ra-ra-ra - 30th November 2012 ?
68. Myatt - 1st December 2012 ?
69. jonno7 - 3rd December 2012 ?
70. colli - 4th December 2012 ?
71. got-to-spend-it - 6th December 2012 ?
72. LadyMorticia - 7th December 2012 ?
73. CL - 10th December 2012 ?
74. mlbarrett - 10th December 2012 ?
75. Rups32 - 24th December 2012 ?
76. Aida - 28th December 2012 ?
77. maddnessandmayhem- 10th January 2013 ?
78. Missus Aka- 15th January 2013 ?
79. cali77 - 19th January 2013 ?

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BIRTH LIST

:female: Nutella - 11th May 2012 - 8lbs 6oz
:female: alizee - 12th May 2012 - Isabel 8lbs 7oz
:female: gtothec - 14th May 2012, 11:15pm - 8lbs
:female: hannah27 - 18th May 2012, 12:17am
:male: Thrifty-gal26 - 15th May 2012
:female: Miss_Money - 22nd May 2012, 15:45 - Mabel Lucy-Rose, 8lbs 4oz
:male: Kabie - 23rd May 2012, 03:15 - 8lbs 6oz
:female: Teerah - 25th May 2012, Eabha, 8lbs 1oz
:female: MrsH...2B - 29th May 2012, 03:55 - Olivia Faye, 6lbs 4oz
:male: monks - 1st June 2012, 09:51 - Oliver Daniel, 7lbs 10oz
:female: Norabatty - 4th June 2012, 08:30
:male: turtlemoose - 4th June 2012, 09:28 - Reuben Michael, 8lbs
:male: Jovichick123 - 6th June 2012, 09:52 - Max Hedley John, 3lbs 12oz
:male: rakkibeth - 12th June 2012, 07:59am - Oscar, 6lbs 9oz
:male: whowants2brich- 14th June 2012, 22:21- Ryan Jacob 5lbs 7oz
:male: ladylegs - 15th June 2012, 10:09am - Joel Thomas, 9lbs 1oz
:male: MrsManda - 15th June 2012 - Alexander, 7lbs 5oz
:female: SallyCinnamon - 16th June 2012, 12:52am - Josie, 8lb 7oz
:male: Triangle - 16th June 2012, 5:50pm - Joseph Arthur, 7lbs 8oz
:male: BB1984 - 18th June 2012, 2:54am - William, 8lbs 3oz
:male: museumworker - 18th June 2012, 2:58am - 7lbs 9oz
:female: choclover - 19th June 2012, 21:52 - Emily, 7lbs 10oz
:male: kelda_shelton - 22nd June 2012, 10:08am - 9lbs 10.5oz
:male:MrsBryan - 25th June 2012, 2:14pm - Teddy Michael, 8lbs 14oz
:male: nikkikayj - 2nd July 2012

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Magicboo-18th May 2012 (twins!) ? ?
Doodlebug86-19th May 2012 ?
Princess Fairy Sparkle - 21st May 2012 ?
LegalBlonde - 22nd May 2012 ?
Wiccanlou - 26th May 2012 ?(waiting for dating scan)
Pistachio - 26th May 2012AmyP1985 - 14th June 2012 ?
Weekendpants - 14th June 2012 ?
jordanchaos - 17th June 2012 :female:
Lixi - 20th June 2012 :male:

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