MSE Pregnancy Club 26

*BigBird*

Aww, beautiful babies ladies

Huge congrats MV :T The birth sounds a lot like my experience with Olly! I'm so glad we have our gorgeous babies now after a bumpy start last year.

KScarlet

Congratulations MV! What a fast birth! She's gorgeous! X

Claree your little girl is gorgeous too, you are both making me want the next 15 weeks to hurry up! X

Re: maternity leave I'm hoping to start leave at 38 weeks but will take 2 weeks leave prior to that so will finish at 36 weeks. I worked upto 38 weeks last time, I was so uncomfortable but I had to work that long for financial reasons. I then went 2 weeks overdue so was fed up but I would have been too irritable to work! I'm fed up of work now!

I feel so achy at the moment, my back and stomach then I've been having lots of headaches and nose bleeds. I feel like my stomach is being over stretched so not sure if the aches are from that. I can't believe I've got just over 2 months left of work until I finish!

vic3

KScarlet wrote: »

Congratulations MV! What a fast birth! She's gorgeous! X

Claree your little girl is gorgeous too, you are both making me want the next 15 weeks to hurry up! X

Re: maternity leave I'm hoping to start leave at 38 weeks but will take 2 weeks leave prior to that so will finish at 36 weeks. I worked upto 38 weeks last time, I was so uncomfortable but I had to work that long for financial reasons. I then went 2 weeks overdue so was fed up but I would have been too irritable to work! I'm fed up of work now!

I feel so achy at the moment, my back and stomach then I've been having lots of headaches and nose bleeds. I feel like my stomach is being over stretched so not sure if the aches are from that. I can't believe I've got just over 2 months left of work until I finish!

I reckon we'll be finishing at the same time then! My last day will be Friday 25 October.

Hugs for aches...I wake up multiple times in the night with painful hips.

Toothfairy4

Glad you got your bag fluffysox! I had to reschedule my delivery for thursday as there was no one in the house today and i didn't want it going all the way to the depot. Excited to get it!

31+5

KScarlet

vic3 wrote: »

I reckon we'll be finishing at the same time then! My last day will be Friday 25 October.

Hugs for aches...I wake up multiple times in the night with painful hips.

I think I've put down Fri 25th too! Not long now really!!
Yes I have painful hips too it isn't nice, poor you suffering as well. Its an effort to turn over at night I sound like such an old lady groaning!

KScarlet

Glad you got your bag Fluffy, despite me saying I wasn't ordering I actually did.. Oops! I think I'm going to eBay one of my bags so I ordered another mini and a purse as I've always wanted one. It's due to come tomorrow, to my work.. And I've booked a day off... So wont get it until Friday anyway

Metranil_Vavin

Thanks everyone. I'm feeing as disorientated as I did when DS was born! I was hoping I'd be a bit more 'together' this time but nope! Guess it just takes time to welcome a new family member. Think I'm worrying that DS may feel a bit displaced too..BB how did your DS1 cope when you first brought Ollie home?

Lily - I know it seems like an uphill climb, but all will be well for you this time I just know it x

vic3

KScarlet wrote: »

I think I've put down Fri 25th too! Not long now really!!
Yes I have painful hips too it isn't nice, poor you suffering as well. Its an effort to turn over at night I sound like such an old lady groaning!

Oh dear. DH had a bit of a moan during the night, because I was making too much of a palava when turning over onto my other side.

I've really 'popped' this week. Looking quite pregnant now, instead of just fat. how about you? X

*BigBird*

Metranil_Vavin wrote: »

BB how did your DS1 cope when you first brought Ollie home?

He was fine and took to having a baby around really well. He's not shown any jealousy, though we did have a few more tantrums than usual in the early weeks. I think it helps that his childminders looks after a little girl who she's had from 6 months, so he's already spent a lot of time around a baby. How has your DS been?

It is a bit disorientating at first, I didn't realise how independent DS1 had become til I was back to having a helpless newborn again! I'm sure you'll be fine

butler_helen

BadlyWrittenPoem wrote: »

Did the person who ordered the scan for you not say why you were having it? I've had them in two pregnancies and both times I knew why and neither were for high BMI.

Yup I thought it was for a "growth scan" as we have a family history of diabetes and a high bmi. The sonographer and different registrar were quite bemused. Such a waste of resources!