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Hi ladiess, haven't been on this in a while. Hope you are and bumps are all doing well. Really in the Christmas mood, have decorations up and Christmas fm is constantly on. Going to start my wrapping later on as Im off work with my back and hip, joys of it.:(
Had my big scan yesterday 21 weeks and everything is looking very good. Think I am experiencing some serious kicks that are making me jump a little. And as we could see babys thigh bone yesterday very clearly Id say they will be a little soccer player but hopefully baby will wait until when they come out and not too much inside me.
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I had my checkup this morning - having the Big Scan on the 4th of January
. Not finding out the gender but looking forward to seeing my baba all grown up - last time was for only a minute at 11 weeks during a very quick scan. 0 -
Ah girlies you're all having/already had your scans, so jealous my next hospital isn't until Jan 16th & not even 100% sure if that will be a scan.
Suucee that's brill that you're having your 3d scan, they're amazing, so clear! a tip I was given before mine was to have a fizzy drink half an hour or less before the scan so baba is moving lots
Neyite that's great that your next scan is so soon
Cadyboo, sorry to hear you're having bother with your hips. I had a few weeks of constant pain with my back so I feel your pain!
Hopefully it'll ease off and you wont be in such constant pain.0 -
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I wish I was having a scan soon, I had mine at 12 weeks, and although that was great, i still have 17 weeks to wait till its born
and i know i could pay for one, but we cant afford to pay for one.. so will have to make do with hearing the heart and getting the guts kicked outa me till then 0 -
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Cadyboo, no I don't think I'd go for a private scan this time.
Combination of being short on funds and I suppose I'm not as impatient this time!
Last time I was only dying to see baba and find out the sex asap, this time I'm that little bit more chilled out and don't mind waiting!
I've been very luck in the hospital to receive a scan on each of my visits.
I have a feeling that they may well scan me this time anyway as I had placenta previa last time & I think they'll want to see if that's the case this time around too.
The 3D scan I had was brill, I thought that other babies looking alien-y in them too, but didn't think that when I seen my own baby. I could see she had her daddy's button nose
Neyite I haven't used the doppler much at all really. I find at night time when I'm bed I can feel baba and his/her heartbeat so the novelty has worn off the doppler a bit 0 -
I slipped up last night.. I haven't smoked in four months, since i found out.. and last night i was stressed, was p*ssed off and had a tantrum.. ended up i had a smoke then i feel guilty now.. and i'm craving for another one...i've been so good.. grr... 0
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No probs cocoemma. I'm not a smoker myself but I've seen how difficult it can be for the likes of my husband and sister trying to give them up.
I think you've done really well to stay off them so far & hopefully it will have put you off having them again til after baby is born
Suucee the lack of sleep is a killer. Fingers crossed I haven't got it too bad *yet* this time, though find I'm wide awake til 1-2am most nights so early mornings can be tough!
I was the same last time though, got so fed up of counting sheep at all hours of the morning
Best of luck with your scan tomorrow! I hope you get really clear pics
You have me all tempted to get a scan now, after all my talk of not getting one! I'm itching to see how this little baby is coming along.
I think after the miscarriage last time I've found it that bit more difficult to connect with this pregnancy and get excited, just in case things went wrong. I still find myself worrying a bit, I'm hoping my next scan in January will give me more peace of mind and reassurance 0 -
Our little woman is perfect. Cant wait to meet her now. She was wiggling around like mad during ordinary scan while everything was being checked then by the time the sonographer started to do the 3d she fell asleep. She tried to poke her to wake her. Just a lil poke on my tummy nothing much at all but really disturbed my lil woman. I was thinking leave her alone. After seing that gona be so protective of my bump now. My mum got choked up when i pulled a dress out of the bag after showing her the pics. she has said girl a long for some reason.
Hope every one is keeping well. I'll be on a high now for a few days. 0 -
oh my god worst night ever!!!!!!!
To start with out ESB is gone since 3pm yest, and wont be back till about 3pm today so the frickin house is like an igloo.
then last night i was boiling water on a camping stove to make tea and a hot water bottle and the f**king gas nearly went on fire so.
Then to top it all off I had the worst nights sleep ever!!! Between him and his bloody snoring, and the most almighty pain in my ribs. I couldnt get comfy and still have a pain in my side and my back. I think i must have eventually fallin asleep on my back cuz its really sore today (even tho yes i know im not meant too but i tried cushions to no avail to help me sleep on my side)
is this normal?? ive had no back or rib pain up to now. 24+1 today, now i just feel sh1te!
booo to the esb and boooooooooooooooo to mondays 0 -
how are we all doing in the run up to xmas ladies??
Im 25+1 today, and nearly sh1t myself yesterday when I realised that in 15 weeks we will have a baby :eek: its all going so fast!!!!!!!!!
Ive nothing got, apart from 7 bibs, 3 vests and 2 babygrows :rolleyes: I dont know why but i still feel its a bit early to be shopping for baby clothes?
We are going to test run some buggies on Thursday while the shops have sales on..
Feeling good tho, not as tired, or emotional.. Little bit more uncomfortable in the evenings, but i guess thats to be expected. The only real pain in the ass i have, is trying to put my shoes on every morning, or shaving my legs in the shower... I refuse to go into labour with hairy everything!!!! Its going to be undignified enough without worrying about people thinking to them selves "god this ones a minger" hahaha (yes i do know the likelyhood of this happening is nil, and ill be more interested in getting my baby out, but how and ever :P)
Im just happppy and thankful to the baby jebus that ive only three more days of work till the holidays.. and we got a nice little bonus today too.. makes mondays all the better.. if only we got a bonus every monday 0 -
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Doing fine here,finding out the sex tomorrow evening at a private gender scan. I'm so excited,seeing are we getting another boy (have 2) or will it be a little lady. Have all my christmas shopping done amazingly,got some great toy bargains back in sept/oct. Bought a second hand buggy last week for €100,it's a m&p pliko pramette so it has the carrycot & car seat. Have a cot,sterilser and a few bottles so not doing too bad at all that way. Haven't bought a stitch yet though,will see after tomorrow
As for health i'm on panadol most days,had a wisdom tooth out the other day so hopefully that pain will stop soon,had v bad pain for 3 weeks leading up to it coming out and it's still tender now but not too bad. Getting cramps in my stomach when i walk too far (like 20 mins!) but will see if all is ok tomorrow,think it'll prob just be a big baby and my stomach muscles mightn't be great.
Static hope you got your esb back!!0 -
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Happy Christmas all (belated, I know!) hope you all had a lovely relaxing one
Angell, how did you get on with your gender scan? I've my fingers crossed that we'll find out the gender at my hospital scan in a few weeks, I loved finding out last time
That was a great deal for the pliko, they're a v versatile pram with so many different combo's on it pram/buggy/moses basket etc
Staticdoor, I was the same, finally got over susperstition and bought 2 x packs of vests for my hospital bag (no haven't started packing it yet, not THAT organised)
I am only dying with indigestion. Its mad I never had it anywhere near as bad when pregnant with my daughter. When I did it was when I ate onions only.
I'm eating rennies/gaviscon like they're going out of fashion. It feels like someone has set the back of my throat on fire, so uncomfortable fingers crossed it'll ease off soon. 0 -
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caprilicious wrote: »I am only dying with indigestion. Its mad I never had it anywhere near as bad when pregnant with my daughter. When I did it was when I ate onions only.
I'm eating rennies/gaviscon like they're going out of fashion. It feels like someone has set the back of my throat on fire, so uncomfortable fingers crossed it'll ease off soon.
I'm dying with indigestion aswell Cap, I find some foods make it worse than others or if I let myself get too hungry and then have a big meal :rolleyes: It usually hits at night and is so bad sometimes I feel like vomiting, just another joy of being pregnant that they don't tell you about
Aren't those first flutters amazing Neyite, wait until you can actually see them from the outside, I could sit and watch my belly dance all day
With just another week until I hit my third and final trimester I am starting to feel very pregnant. Everything feels like a chore, getting out of bed, tying shoes, getting in and out of the car, getting off the couch.........I could go on
I'm so ready to get this baba out and get back to normal or as normal as life will be from then on 0 -
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It's another boy I'm delighted,will have three little men. Went to mothercare yesterday and got some good bargains,especially 2 packs of long sleeved vests,found them invaluable before,must have a look in penneys next week! Anyway scan showed that i'm now jumped a week ahead on my dates so looks like it'll be another big one! I was 2 days ahead on the hosp scan in oct. My second little man was not so little at 9lbs,5oz :eek: , won't scare the first timers with the amount of stitches i had,lol. Hope everyone is well,i hear ye on the indegestion,keeping my gaviscon v close! 0
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Aw Angell that's lovely that you found out the sex! wow anything over 9lb has my eye's watering at the thoughts!!
Will definitely be keeping the gaviscon/rennies close at hand!
Ms2011 I'm the same, it was mental in work a few days ago so I was an hour or two late going to lunch............oh the indigestion
I so agree Pennies has some brill bargains! I don't get in often (me and crowds don't mix!), but the odd time I do get in I normally stock up on any bigger size stuff they have on sale. I'm so thankful now for all the little jeans/trousers I got for my little girl Spring last year that fit her now & were all €1-2 per pair!
Neyite that is so lovely feeling those flutters and Christmas day too, makes it all the more precious
Static I love that feeling when you can identify a part that baby is poking out this little baba doesn't seem to be as active (yet) as their big sister was, I'm looking forward to feeling a bit more movement.
I'm feeling very pregnant some times too. I have to get used to not being able to bend over ladylike to pick stuff up from the floor, bump now means having to stand legs apart and squat down, I feel (and look!) like a pensioner when I do it!
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today and yesterday ive felt awful drained and breathless, and himself says i look very pale.. its prob just his diplomatic way of tellin me i look sh1t
I also had to buy a little stool to help put my shoes on.. I just got one of those little stools that kiddies use for getting onto the loo when being potty trained. Three quid in guineys.. great job.
im starting to feel like a little fish in a big pond tho. I had a read of the newborn thread, where everyones giving their 2 cents worth on the correct way to make up a bottle.. its times like this i wish me mum was still alive.. I miss all this advice straight from the horses mouth kinda thing. WHO KNEW there were so many diff ways and so much diff advice on bottle making up!!!! Feeling a little thicker haha
Our antenatal classes start on the 12th of Jan, do they tell you all this stuff at them? or at least give you a few tips?? Ive not changed a nappy in 18 years (was ten when youngest sister was born)... will it all just come flooding back??
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I did it the old way too and have a thriving toddler who was never sick as a result of her bottles.
I did try the new way for a few days but was exhausted and had a very frustrated baby screaming at me when her bottle was due but we had to wait for it to cool.
Personally I think once the preparation area/bottles etc are sterilised and kept hygienic it reduces the majority of the risk involved with preparing in batches.
Static that's gas having the little stool, I have one of those in work for stuff I can't reach 0 -
Cadyboo my sis in law had their first in sept and she was doing it the old way too but the poor little guy didn't take to it at all so she had to go back to doing it the other way. Now she takes up the bottle with the boiled water in it and the milk powder in a little container with the exact amount of scoops and when he wakes for a feed she just mixes it up and it's fresh straight away I did the bottles in the fridge with my second but that was almost 5 yrs ago now so will be doing it her way this time around. I want a little stool! 0
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ah thanks ladies... so basically, i can boil the water, put the right amount in the bottles and seal it while hot, then as needed add the formula and shake, but dont keep the water more than 24 hours??
i was speaking to my aunt and apparently my mum never ever heated a bottle for us, they were all room temp, which she herself followed.. (sounds like a plan to me, at least you can go places without having to get the bottle heated)...
Feeling a little more relaxed now. Had a major freak out last night.. basically a "oh my f**king god we will have a baby in 12 weeks time kinda thing". it all got a bit too scarey (the whole family was over for dinner, and NON STOP baby talk :rolleyes:)....
Is it wrong that i crave a conversation that doesnt revolve around being pregnant or babies.. does that make me a bad person?:o
Cant wait to use my xmas present from himself.. He got us 2 nights away in the presidential suit of a very fancy hotel, and a mum to be spa treatment.. and I cannot wait to just go and forget most of the world for a whole weekend before our world gets knocked upside down
Hope everyones feeling good... last day of 2011 huh... jaysus it flew!!! Was looking for something non alcoholic for meself for tonight with a cork to pop... doesnt seem to exist around here tho haha, can of coke for meeeeee
Happy and safe new year Ladies.. Have a lovely evening xx0 -
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staticdoor71 wrote: »
Feeling a little more relaxed now. Had a major freak out last night.. basically a "oh my f**king god we will have a baby in 12 weeks time kinda thing". it all got a bit too scarey (the whole family was over for dinner, and NON STOP baby talk :rolleyes:)....
Is it wrong that i crave a conversation that doesnt revolve around being pregnant or babies.. does that make me a bad person?
Happy and safe new year Ladies.. Have a lovely evening xx
I am the exact same. I don't mind choosing to talk about pregnancy and babies while on this but everytime anyone calls or group of girls meet it is all baby talk! It is great sometimes. But do they not realise that it is all I think about so would love to blank it out for an hour or so.;)0 -
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Congratulations Elainen73 on your pregnancy I agree it is such a big gap between scans.
That said, on my last pregnancy and this I was told I would only get the booking one and one further at 32 weeks, but I always seem to get more scans.
The private one is the way to go though to give you peace of mind. Plus its lovely getting to see baby
Staticdoor, I'm the same, I'm not into talking baby stuff 24/7, that's what I have the boards forums for
That said, I do find I get less questioning this time compared to my last pregnany. The novelty has worn off for the family now
Happy new year ladies, hope ye all had a good one. So lovely thinking we'll all get to meet our wee baba's in a short few months!
My boss was talking about advertising for my maternity cover soon to give me plenty of time to train someone in. Brought it all home that its only a few short months really!0 -
Hi all, glad to see everyone is doing so well, it's been a while since I've been on! 24 weeks and i feel SO pregnant, the difference in the last week alone is crazy.
I've got the whole 'pregnant woman' way of getting up off the couch or out of the car, crossing my legs aint as easy as it used to be, boobs are leaking at night, bump has gotten HUGE, a couple of stretch marks have started to appear and baby starts kicking every time i get up to go to the bathroom at night. Ànd I wouldn't change any of it for the world, April can't come quick enough.
We had our scan before christmas and we're having a boy, the sonographer told us she was 100% sure of the sex, so we ended up buying a few bits in the sales.
Reading the posts about how to make bottles up reminds me of how little I know, I don't know how to do ANYTHING. At all. Only held a baby properly for the first time a few weeks ago and was terrified I'd drop her. Everyone's telling me it's different when you have your own and that you pick it up as you go along, so I'm praying thats true. It's my first so I just hope I'm not in the hospital for too long and can get home quickly with the baba.
Hope everyone had a nice Christmas and wanna wish you all a happy new year. it's gonna be a good one 0 -
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caprilicious wrote: »Shuwaaah congrats on finding out you're having a boy! Great to hear all is going well with you
That was great being able to pick up a few bits too
Yeah, so hard not to get carried away, so much stuff out there! My mum is mad to get us a Moses basket or changing table, not sure if we really need either, as we have a carrycot with the pram, and people are telling us Moses baskets are more hassle than they're worth as they creak and wake the baby up (but part of me wants one anyway), and i wasn't that pushed about the changing table until i saw one for fifty euro that doubled up as a bath too.
If i had money to buy all this stuff id be dangerous :-P
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Hi Ladies, Happy New Year to ya'll... I had a very sober Christmas and New Year but i really enjoyed myself...
Hope you all are doing well... I'm like yourselves picking up bits and pieces, I hit some shops but I think the sales a brutel this year.. I picked up some baby grows and bibs etc.. we dont know the sex yet so im just going neutral.. I've decided not to get anymore now untill we find out, we have the big scan the 18th I CAN'T WAIT FOR THAT..
I bought some baby books as well, you know a guide to bringing baby home etc.. Cause I dont have a CLUE... I'll check the name later and let you's know if the 1st time mammies want read 0 -
I'm getting on great Shuwaaah thanks I had a moses basket but gave it away, it was handy for my little girls day time naps in the living room, but I don't think it'd be safe this time around with a curious toddler around wanting to mooch in and see who/what was in the basket!
As for the changing table, a lot of people will say they're a waste of money (myself included til I got one) but I found it a godsend for my back being able to change baby standing upright, but so so handy for storing all the nick nacks that go with changing nappies creams/wipes etc.
If you have a the room for it, I'd recommend one!
Cocoemma you're getting your scan 2 days after me, so exciting isn't it?! I'm counting down the days 0 -
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Am 21+4 today. Had the big scan today and it was great.
Baby's head, face, spine, kidneys, heart and bones /hands feet are all fine. We didnt want to know the gender so the sonographer zoomed away at that point.
We were not worrying about it, but nice to get the reassurance all the same. Kicking mostly at night, we got a nocturnal one here. - strong enough for dad to feel it faintly from the outside.
I'm feeling very stretched at the mo, even though I have a small bump, and looking at it, I'm wondering how baby can get any bigger, because I feel all stretched out and will have to survive on hourly morsels of food soon because nothing else will fit. Galaxy Minstrels count as morsels, right? :pac:0 -
Kicking mostly at night, we got a nocturnal one here. - strong enough for dad to feel it faintly from the outside.
Gonna have a night owl myself I think, as soon as he senses I'm falling asleep at night (which is getting harder by the day) he starts his tap dancing routine :rolleyes::D
How great that your OH can feel the kicks now, I think that is really when it hit my OH that there is really somebody in there lol!!!0 -
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Neyite that's fantastic that your scan went so well
I'm feeling the same about my tum, I was huffing and puffing like a horse on its last legs last night and worse again in work.
It felt like the baby was squeezing every last breath out my lungs! If it wasn't for the fact I'd already seen my tum stretched much bigger, I'd wonder was it physically possible to stretch any more!
Just to reassure ye, my little girl would do the whole of riverdance three times a night when in my tum, but thankfully sleeps great
Just in case ye are worried about nocturnal babies when they're out!!
This baby seems a little lazier, definitely doesn't kick as much (yet) as my little girl did.
Macy, I had that on my last pregnancy, never in both sides of my hips at once though, normally alternating sides.
I found it did ease after a few weeks though, I think it was just growing pains as everything pushed out in my tum Hopefully it'll ease off soon for you. 0 -
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