January 2013 - Baby/Mommy Club!

Hi,

I am really not feeling good today, i feel huge and just cannot seem to get over the flu. Especially the cough, feels like my back had been kicked and punched all the time, sorry for the moaning.

I am also drinking gallons of water and the heartburn I am finding that Rennies are working the best for me and of course fresh milk.

We are 21 weeks today, going to Gynea on Thursday, for a check up and a scan.

Hope eveyone has an awesome day!

Janine

Good Morning Ladies,
Kelz,
I too have been drinking loads of water. But I've always loved water more than soft drinks. I am also big on diluted juice and gallons of milk, I drink Woolies Ayreshire milk as it is completely hormone free and tastes like fresh farm milk... YUMMM

As for the increased labido, I had that during my second trimester, but since our scare with the bleeding we haven't had sex since and now the urge has passed as well. So I think that we won't be having sex till after baba is here as we are both really scared something will go wrong. I have to say that we hadn't had sex for quite some time when the bleeding accured, so it wasn't due to intercourse.
As far as names are concerned, Hubby and I haven't agreed on any names either, and we don't even know the sex of the baby. We decided to wait till baba is born and see what he or she looks like. I still Love the name Anja or Elsabe for a girl and Daniel or Kobus for a boy... Guess we'll have to wait and see.

Anthea,
Good luck with catching up all that work!
Once you are on Maternary leave, switch off your phone and forget about work!

Juwayraj,
Thanx for the tip with the milk and bicarb, I will deffinately try that...

AFM,
I can't seem to get rested. Doesn't matter what time I go to bed, I just stay tired.
Other than that I am really excited about the 4D scan, I will deffinately come and pst a pic of baba as soon as I am done and back in the office.

Hope you all have a fabulous day!

Good Morning ladies

Hope everyone is doing well?

Great pics Anthea! Mine never seem to come out so clearly...Hoping the 4D scan will work nicely, although at our appointment last week, she did manage to get a very good shot of the buttox (Attached) and trough this was def able to confirm a boy He's growing nicely at 866g which has made my due date jump forward a week, but I hear that changes throughout and I should always still take my original given date up until the time actually comes...
Apart from feeling utterly exhausted some days like in the first trimester and having terrible back pain which sometimes shoots down one leg, I have to say I am not suffering too badly - It depends on what I eat if I get heartburn, but I really have tried to increase my intake of water recently (I am not normally a water drinker and am a sucker for fruit juices and soft drinks) so I don't know if maybe that's making the difference?

Personal question: How does everyone feel about sex at this stage? My husband has heard through the grapevine that there is a time in your pregnancy when your libido increases drastically....I personally have not experienced this so far and have pretty much gone off it completely - moving closer to my third trimester I dont see it coming any time soon either....
Also, has anyone experienced "disagreements" between youreself/your partner about babies name? My husband and I just dont seem to be agreeing on anything and it's very frustrating

Anyway, hope everyone has a great week with happy/healthy pregnancies

Hi there Ladies

Came back to work yesterday and what a day it was! Lots to catch up - they are going to suffer when i am on maternity leave for 5months, i can see it happening!

We are doing good, still tired and sore across the tummy - like its tight or something and i can now feel every movement Morgan makes! The little madam hates it when my bladder is full and will do karate chops on it if its in her way!! Loving the feeling!

Hubby also finally got to feel her move - had a Cherikey moment where the remote bounced right off my stomach! My LG also felt the movement and was as much in awe as we were but dont think she quite understands whats it about, and was probably mimicking our reactions...

I have also been suffering with constant heartburn - my antacid meds costs me almost R300 a month - 1 big bottle Gaviscon for at home, a normal sized bottle for my handbag, and a box of Rennies for home and handbag - just to have an alternative every now and then!

@Juwayraj - Also love the pics- you are positively glowing!! Love your hair by the way!! Wish my curls could be tamed like yours! Will also try that tip with the bicarb! Go through litres of milk during the month... So sorry for your loss, you are indeed blessed with 2 and a half little angels

Attached are some pics of Morgan we got with the Doctor that did all the sonar's while we were in hospital, the one you can clearly see what looks like a massive foot! ... and of us at 26weeks yesterday! i seem to be carrying very low, in other people's opinion...

Have a great week ladies!!

Hi Ladies...

Just popping in to say HI

Hope everyone is doing well...

@Snoekie: I haven't experienced heartburn yet but I know its terrible. A friend of mine used to drink milk with a little bicarb in it. She said it worked like a charm during her pregnancy...

AFM: I had a very relaxing weekend, just went to a friend's surprize party on friday eve...slept late on saturday and sunday


I hope to hear from you all soon...
Have a great evening!!
Mwah@

Good Day Ladies,
I am SOOOO ready for the weekend to start!

Juwayraj,
Love the pictures! Adding one as well of my most recent bump: 27 weeks.

AFM,
I am having the most horrid heartburn today. And I am Dead Dog Tired!
I do believe that I might be sleeping the entire weekend!
We are planning to try and finnish baba's room over the weekend as well.

Hope you ladies have a fabulous one!

Oop! I loaded the same ones...LOL