12-24 weeks pregnant (part 3)

monty-doggy

I know it sounds yum but it was far too rich for me. I'd have preferred the cookies alone with a brew. Ah well.

Mrs c sounds like he's lucky to have you both and you're doing the right thing by him. I hope it doesn't stress you out too much, these things usually work themselves out and you'll come out stronger xxx

MrsC....tobe

Thanks Monty, interesting times ahead for us, I wish I had a crystal ball right now but like everyone else we'll just have to wait and see what's going to happen.

Sitting down with my feet up now trying to chill out and catch up with the soaps before attempting to get an earlier bed than the last two night!

On a cheerier note, I now look pregnant lying down aswell! Was lying in bed last night and hubby was attempting to extract an ingrown hair from my stomach of all places when I looked down and instead of everything going flat as usual I suddenly had a pot belly! Then he attempted to apply a bit of pressure and I nearly hit the roof! Yip, definitely looking preggers in all ways now!!!

monty-doggy

I've just almost died of laughter. One of my cats came in the bathroom window meowing very loudly like she was looking for me, I got up out of bed and went to see what was wrong and both she and my other cat are staring at the biggest moth I've ever seen, I shouted oh to bring me a jug to catch it in and when he got to the top of the stairs I told him to go slow as it was flapping. I'm there in just my knickers trying to get it when the puppy ran up the stairs to see what was going on, so then the moth flew at oh and he ran so bloody fast he almost went backwards down the stairs! Honestly it was bigger than most hamsters and furry! I kid you not its body alone was at least two inches and very fat and furry! I eventually managed to catch it in the jug and fling it out of the bathroom window where both cats are now playing with it so they are out for the night!

lilmissreading

alioops78 wrote: »

Hi ladies

Not doing too badly here, felt horrible this morning and still not fully recovered.

Last night I had to stop watching Billy Connolly's Big Send Off as I started crying half way through. He's basically looking into how different cultures deal with death etc and it got too much for my pregnancy hormones lol even typing this is making me well up :rotfl:. Then we've been listening to the Harry Potter audio books whilst going to sleep and it was describing Dobby's funeral which set me off again :rotfl:.

Just really can't wait for the 20 week scan now, I'm starting to feel like it's not happening as I've not really felt any movement and I know it's early etc but thought I would have at least felt something by now. Gah, when does it get easier lol.

Tink - so glad that you've got an answer and that daisiegg has gone some way to help with your fears too.

Alioops - you remind me very much of how I felt a week ago. I felt my bump was too small and I hadn't felt any movement. The little tinker started making movements I noticed the night before my scan at 19+3. I now wonder how many more there were that I didn't notice. I found it a tricky week to wait.

Tinkwings - glad to hear there is a reason for the bleeding but so sorry to hear it's still happening. Glad Daisiegg was able to be helpful. She's a little star isn't she?

lilmissreading

teaandcakeordeath wrote: »

Hugs daisi. I know what you mean about pregnancy though I don't think I've had it anywhere near as tough as some- including you! I feel relatively fit and healthy tbh. It took so long to get here and I'm so unbelievably thankful but I don't enjoy being pregnant- I think I'm too impatient for this stage and I find the waiting very stressful.

Finances have me up the wall at the moment as I don't think 'selling a kidney' is a viable financial strategy. I still don't have a discernible bump so I just look a bit fatter- people constantly react with surprise when I say that I'm 24 weeks as though I'm making it up which makes me very paranoid- what if baby isn't growing properly because of my unicornuate uterus... I'm constantly exhausted- like lilmiss I'm waiting for this 'burst of energy' to manifest itself, the inability to breathe out of my nose without taking (forbidden to pregnant women) sinus sprays is getting on my nerves- I can't remember the last time I slept through without waking up gasping for air. Everyone and everything seems to get on my nerves and I'm sick of people telling me of all the delights to come ('ooh, wait 'til you have a third degree tear- then you'll know what pain is'- after I'd slammed my head into a cupboard door at work- pretty sure the massive egg on my head is bloody painful!, 'you don't know tired until you've got a screaming baby'- a personal pet hate, I've had insomnia off and on my entire adult life, I'm pretty sure I know what bone numbing tired feels like without having a screaming child etc.)

Then I hate myself as I feel like I'm being incredibly ungrateful! Am clearly the worst pregnant woman ever!

Feel especially 'argh' today- as usual have left my uni work to the last possible minute and have severely underestimated the amount of work involved. Have just finished an 8 day work stretch- including being called in at 4am yesterday, am absolutely knackered, house is a bin and I really don't have the brain capacity to deal with biology proposals at the moment. That's my rant over! Hopefully you'll feel a bit more validated in how you feel now as I just look like a right witch!

WTDN- hope your scan was amazing!

Hear hear. Only today I was moaning about having to buy knickers in the next size up as my bottom is expanding as the speed of light. The other girl in the office (who is very shy and about 7/8 weeks ahead of me) suddenly lit up and agreed she had to do the same. We then grumbled about unattractive mat bras.

Speaking of which my new unattractive feature is leaking nipples. Classy and catastrophic as I only have 2 mat bras!!!!!

Pg is blooming hard work and very unromantic. I don't think it does get easier - you either get used to it or a new thing comes along. I will allow that now feeling movement helps a lot mentally. Prior to that the 12 week scan, telling people and the BFP were the only moments I enjoyed.

lilmissreading

Mrs C - how incredibly stressful for all of you. I'm so glad you've all pulled together as a family and no-one feels alone with this.

Re stomch pains, for about 1-2 weeks now I have been getting a sharp pain, mostly left sided and often after eating. I assume it was digestion related as per usual. The stomach for me is a really common area to feel stress so might make sense plus if everything is starting to get a bit squashed you might notice it more than usual.

Hope you are all able to get away and enjoy yourselves. Light at the end of the tunnel?

MrsC....tobe

I really hope so lilmiss but we won't know for certain for a wee while yet. It's a tough situation but he's not the person most at risk, there are other involved in it all aswell that I worry for too even though they're nothing to do with us. And the sad thing is he feels responsible for their care and he shouldn't have to as he's only 15. Priorities are all wrong and I hope that he makes the decision on where to stay based on what's going to best for him and not the others. The holiday will do him the world of good after all this stress which will be affecting him more than he realises, and with all the additional worries that he currently has aswell. I'm just glad he's a level headed fella at the best of times as what has happened this week could have sent someone a bit volatile completely off the rails. Fingers crossed!

And on that note, time for my 'early' night!!!

Sleep tight all!

lilmissreading

MrsC....tobe wrote: »

I really hope so lilmiss but we won't know for certain for a wee while yet. It's a tough situation but he's not the person most at risk, there are other involved in it all aswell that I worry for too even though they're nothing to do with us. And the sad thing is he feels responsible for their care and he shouldn't have to as he's only 15. Priorities are all wrong and I hope that he makes the decision on where to stay based on what's going to best for him and not the others. The holiday will do him the world of good after all this stress which will be affecting him more than he realises, and with all the additional worries that he currently has aswell. I'm just glad he's a level headed fella at the best of times as what has happened this week could have sent someone a bit volatile completely off the rails. Fingers crossed!

And on that note, time for my 'early' night!!!

Sleep tight all!

Poor little sausage - what a decision to make at 15. It's must be incredibly hard for him because sometimes putting someone else's needs ahead of your own feels like the right thing. However there's a saying I came across - 'An empty vase cannot fill another.' So if he does not look after himself he cannot look after others (sounds like even if he shouldn't have to he wants to)

Hopefully if nothing else this will remind him there is a safe place to go when it all gets too much :grouphug:

lilmissreading

On a separate note 5 sleeps now until our lodger moves out - 'entertained' one of his girlfriends at 10.45pm last night and again just gone 5am. He will not be missed :mad:

wendz86

MrsC- sounds like you are being really supportive and the holiday is just what he needs.

Monty - how funny about the moth and your husband. I would have been terrified.

Seeing HR for a 'maternity meeting' today . I am sure not much has changed since last time.