Posts by jessicarabbit26

Lol, our little girl does the exact same thing to my husband, kick, kick, kick, then as soon as he puts his hand on he bump she's quiet again. He's only felt her 3 times so far (although I feel her constantly throughout the day and night). I like to think it's a sign that Daddy will be able to quiet/calm her easily once she arrives. ;-)

Eek! The fainting spell must have been so scary! I hope all goes well at your appointment.

I grew up hearing the story of the time my Mum (who was pregnant with my older brother at the time) was out in the garden speaking to a neighbour over the fence when she suddenly fainted right into the rosebushes. Ouch! So I always figured fainting was just another of the possible symptoms of pregnancy. I'm sure I've read somewhere that it's due to lower than normal blood pressure during pregnancy. Luckily I've not felt faint as yet, fingers crossed it stays that way.

I hope you feel better soon.

Yeah, I totally agree with jordielg, I wouldn't want my Mum (and definitely not my MIL!) in the room when I'm delivering. My husband will be with me and even he's been warned by me to "stay at the top-end of the bed" as I don't want him seeing any of the gross stuff happening down there (I don't want to look either, lol). Although saying that, he's actually a farmer so he's totally not squeamish at all - I, on the other hand, get totally grossed out at the mere sight of blood. I can't even look when I'm giving blood... what a wimp!

Lol, I'm right there with you on the weight gain - I've gained about 16lbs at 20 weeks. Although I've been trying a lot harder to eat more healthily recently (and have even been logging this week - except yesterday when I lapsed and ate everything in sight). I've also been trying to get in at least 30 mins exercise each day (mainly walking, yoga or the occasional bike ride), so all in all not too bad.

Yeah, we're going on a wee mini-break later this week - we're going to a B&B in the Scottish Highlands (about an hour and a half's drive away), and one of our lovely neighbours is even looking after our dog so it'll be just us. Bliss!

I'm off work all this week so I've also booked a haircut/conditioning treatment and a pregnancy massage (SO looking forward to this!), plus I've managed to persuade the hubby to drive to Ikea tomorrow afternoon to pick up a few more baby bits. Yay! My hubby is a farmer so we're really having to get everything organised now as he'll soon be into his uber-busy period (grrr, I hate harvest time!).

And of course we have our exciting scan on Tuesday. I'll try to get on here to post the result. Eeeeek!

Yup, I think I have the beginnings of stretchmarks appearing on my breasts (doh!), ah well, I'm just trying to moisturise every day and hoping for the best (I'm pretty sure it's just the luck of the draw whether or not your skin is susceptible to getting stretchmarks or not). I got stretchmarks on the back my legs as a teen from growing so fast (I think), and they seemed to fade away pretty quickly within a number of months (over 10 years later, I can hardly see them at all) so I'm not majorly worried about them (although it might be a different story in a couple of months if I end up covered in them, lol)

Take care

Wow, a girl - congratulations jordielg! Brilliant news! It's still another week and a half until we find out the sex (although for some unknown reason I am totally convinced ours is a boy) - I just can't wait!!! I'm sure it'll make everything seem that much more real, if you know what I mean. The wee one has been totally hyper in my belly in the last week or two, no longer just slight flutterings, but definite movements - it must be kicks or punches or somersaults - but something is definitely going on in there, it'll be amazing once my hubby can actually see/feel the movements too.

Ooh, weight gain - don't even go there, lol. *Luckily* I had put on a few lbs (*ahem* 5lbs) over the Christmas period so I'm going to count my pre-pregnancy weight as that slightly higher weight, lol. In which case I've put on 13lbs by 19 weeks pregnant, which isn't too bad. I'm not too worried (well, most of the time anyway), as long as I'm nourishing my baby, then that's the most important thing (that's what I keep telling myself anyway, lol).

Yup, I'm totally getting the freaky dreams too - I had a horrible one the other night that the doctors were trying to trick me into getting induced way too early at 30 weeks, eek! Crazy pregnancy-hormone addled brain! And I've totally been feeling the fear of abandonment too - in a crazy hormonal moment the other night (I also had a nasty cold and was feeling a bit sorry for myself at the time), I cried because my hubby hadn't gone shopping for fruit and veg (as I was feeling too ill to go myself) on the day that I'd asked him to (at 11pm at night, haha) so I totally convinced myself it was because he didn't care about me or the baby and cried myself to sleep. Then first thing the next day, he went out and bought all my favourite fruits/veges, bless him. Oh dear, sometimes I think that my poor husband has the harder part of this bargain, dealing with my hormonal ups and downs on a daily basis, lol.

I like HB eggs diced and mixed with a little extra light mayo - I eat it just like that with no bread or anything (but then I'm weird, lol) or I also like diced HB egg mixed with diced tomato (we used to have egg and tomato sandwiches as a child, mmm!) I really like the sound of the above idea of using lettuce as a wrap though, I'll have to try this.

I was going to say apple and almond cake, but just noticed the above post - now I'm torn! Lol

Yeah, I don't really tend to add salt to many things (except maybe sometimes I'll add a pinch of salt when I'm making homemade soup, but only if it tastes like it needs it). I prefer my veggies oven roasted with some garlic, rosemary and thyme (or other combinations of herbs) and just a couple of sprays of olive oil spray. My current faves are carrots, onions, sweet potatoes, parsnips, tomatoes, bell peppers, courgettes and mushrooms. Mmmm...

Hi katyayer

Due Date: our DDs are super-close - mine is 19th September 2012!

Boy or Girl: We don't know yet whether our little one is a boy or girl (I feel like it might be a boy, no idea why though!) - we have our scan booked for 8th May so hopefully the little one will comply and let the sonographer see the necessary, lol.

My husband and I started TTC as soon as we got married nearly 2 and a half years ago, without success, but eventually after tests it turned out I have an underactive thyroid which was causing our trouble TTC. Once the thyroid medication had kicked in and my thyroid level had regulated we thankfully managed to conceive really quickly. I'm now 16 weeks pregnant and have been feeling so much better in these last few weeks. From week 6 until quite recently I was feeling constantly sick 24 hours a day and I felt totally knackered most of the time, but luckily this has finally abated. No more after work naps are necessary, and I’m finally feeling much more like myself again. Unfortunately with the combination of tiredness and nausea throughout my first trimester I had only really managed the occasional yoga session and lunchtime walk. But now that my energy is back I've started exercising properly again – which includes 30-60 min walks most days with my lovely dog, cycling on my stationary bike for 30 minutes several times a week and practicing yoga for half an hour before bed most nights..

Excitingly ever since last week I've been feeling the first fluttering of movement - usually when I'm sitting down quietly after dinner I'll get the familiar twinges/flutters in my abdomen – totally amazing!

Good luck to everyone else who is due to be an Autumn Mum this year!