12-24 weeks pregnant (part 4)

sweetilemon

moneypenny21 wrote: »

Sorry to jump on this thread, I am only 7+1 and usually hanging out on the first trimester thread. I have spent the last 3 days feeling much less sick than I felt last week, still tired and achey but wondered if any of you ladies had experienced a downturn in nausea but went on for it to be OK? I should be delighted that I feel a bit better but of course, I'm worrying that something is wrong.

Last pregnancy I just felt sicker and sicker each day until 15 weeks (but didn't feel tired at all).

Sorry for gatecrashing!

Try not to worry, I was convinced a few times my sickness was gone foe good then it would come back! It's hard to say just enjoy it because I know I was just as worried but it is true.

LittleMoog

sweetilemon wrote: »

Try not to worry, I was convinced a few times my sickness was gone foe good then it would come back! It's hard to say just enjoy it because I know I was just as worried but it is true.

Yes, whenever I commented to DH that I'd not been very sick that day, the next day would be dreadful! :rotfl:

Slinky_Selina

Hi all :wave:

I'm a graduate from one of the TTC threads, after 3 and a 1/2 yrs and medical help (Clomid) I am a whole 12 weeks today.
I'm a young 42, and have a 16yr and 24yr so have forgotten what this whole pregnancy and baby thing is like.

I'm classed as a 'high risk' pregnancy as I'm old and overweight, I also have hypothyroidism and controlled epilepsy so its constant rounds of blood tests, scans, obstretrician, endocrinologist and neurologist appointments which is all quite scary! This week includes another scan as they couldnt get a decent nuchal scan last time, then next week is the Obs, the Endo and the Neurologist, I know its for the good but its making me very apprehensive!

So far everythings been a pain with a water infection and current bronchitis, thankfully the nauseau and extreme tiredness has gone. Sorry if it all sounds a bit of a moan, I know I should be ecstatically happy thats it finally happened but now that it has I think I'm terrified!
I promise this will be my one and only rant but not having anyone else to tell it to I'm afraid its all just come out!

Selina
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LittleMoog

Congratulations and welcome Selina
I'm also hypothyroid, the obs/endo clinic I see have basically done nothing apart from fiddle with my thyroxine dosage. With my DD I was signed off from consultant care in my 3rd trimester as my levels had been stable for ages, so the thyroid bit doesn't translate into high risk for delivery etc. Sadly they won't sign me off this time as I had a caesarean last time, so I'm stuck with them

moneypenny21

Thanks for all the reassurance I will make the most of it

*niptuckfan*

hi all, bye to the folk leaving, hi to the newbies!

i am 23 weeks today, starting pregnancy yoga tongiht for a 6 week block so very much looking forward to that, home alone at the minute OH working away ....normally i would be ok infact happy about it lol but must say feels different him going away now im preganant...anyway i will be keeping busy and gonna try and rest up too, still really tired, i take my hat of to you mums that do this working and with other kids, least after a day in the office i just have to see to dog and myself

sweetilemon

Congratulations Selina! Don't worry about moaning, it's the best place for it. Hopefully things will get easier for you from now on

lulu_92

I feel like bursting into tears today, this is probably going to turn into a rant.

- Work is getting me down as we hired a new girl at the end of August and I'm still picking up 90% of the work. I'm not too sure what she does every day but she's not being taught any of my job! What makes it worse is that I was moved so that my manager could train her, and now I end up having to train her, and do all of the work as well!
- OH and I had a big argument last night so I'm not talking to him. We went to his sister's for a curry last night then went to the pub. There wasn't any room on any of their sofas so I grabbed a dining chair. I was fine (albeit tired!) but we didn't end up going to the pub until 9:30pm and I was exhausted. I was a bit grumpy then but overall I was fine. On the way home (which OF COURSE I had to drive...again!) I simply said that I wished that I had sat on the sofa as the top of my back was hurting. He went into this big thing about how I'm "only 14 weeks, wait until you get bigger, THEN you can complain about it!". I was so upset. I'm only really having problems with my back/hips, tiredness and breathlessness. I told him that carrying twins is so much harder but he won't listen.
- Why do people think they can ask inappropriate questions? Here's some I've had:
MIL - so how much weight have you gained? none of your business!!
My dad, and the lady working at the bank - so, was it planned? again, none of your business! AND you can't exactly plan twins!


I need a holiday.

laura_hoggle

Oh lulu, sorry you are having a crappy time at work & last night wasn't fun! *hugs* People can be so inconsiderate, OF COURSE carrying twins would be harder, you are growing 2 humans for goodness sake!! :mad:

I've also had a crappy few days, yesterday at work I nearly passed out an hour into my shift in front of a patient but as I felt better after going outside, cooling down, having some sugar and sitting down for a little while, I carried on through the day (mostly as I had my maternity meeting with HR which I didn't want to reschedule). My meeting was stupid, the HR person I saw (who is leaving today!) was telling me I had to take annual leave from the 16/17 leave year that I would accrue whilst on maternity leave in the 15/16 year before I go off, so she had me down to leave 8 weeks before I'm due?! I told her that sounded wrong but she kept saying 'that's how we do it'. When I got back & spoke to my managers (I have 3, 1 due to go on maternity leave in a few weeks) they all said she was wrong, the one going on maternity hadn't been told that, and I'd tag on any accrued leave at the end (which is what I had planned, & makes it much easier for the depts I work in). When I got the email with the paperwork from HR it said something completely different, & a date was wrong, so it's now close to what I had planned but still not right. So I've emailed someone more senior in HR to ask them.

I ended up running round like a maniac at work yesterday evening (I managed to complete my 12 hour shift & actually left late despite nearly passing out at 9am!) although others were sat around on their backsides doing nothing, as it seems there's only a few people who actually look for work to do, & look out for each other in my dept. I was running two injection lists at one point with the same doctor in 2 different rooms, then had shed loads of paperwork to deal with, and when I finally had a break at 7pm I text my husband (who was also having a crappy day as he hates his current job) I sat in the staff room on my own & cried! I sent a ranting email to my manager before I left, but then on the drive home I realised there were a couple of admin things I hadn't done as I'd forgotten due to all the other stuff, so when I got home I was texting a colleague asking her to sort it out for me as I've got 2 (much needed) days off. So I didn't actually switch off from work until gone 10pm, after leaving the house at 6.30am! :mad:

My husband is so stressed out at work. He started where he is now in May, before we fell pregnant, as his previous company didn't appear to have much life left at it's current site (my brother still works there & says he's holding out for redundancy, so many people have left) He really isn't happy with how things are done there and doesn't have the support from his managers to correct the practice. He works for a pharmaceutical company, and actually told his manager he wouldn't want to be treated with one of their products knowing the mistakes that happen there, which is not good! I was hoping he'd stay there long term as it's so close to where my parents live & they are willing to help out with childcare when I go back from maternity, but he really needs to move as he's making himself ill from stressing so much about it-I've never seen him so unhappy & lethargic

On the plus side, I'm booked in at my local beauty college for a much needed pedicure this evening, which is only going to cost me about £7, so I am having a little treat today! Just wish I could have a large glass (read-bottle) of nice chilled Sauvignon blanc to help de stress, but the Appetiser will have to do!!:rotfl:

lulu_92

Oh dear, Laura! Doesn't sound good at all! I hope your husband finds something better soon, stress isn't good for anyone.

Stress at my job is sky high because I have to do everything. I can tell I'm mega stressed as my heartburn is flaring up