Pregnancy #4

[Lulu Goss]

Random question for you ladies- have you changed up your skincare routine since you found out you were pregnant?
Im not sure where the best source is to find out what is recommended to use.
I just wash my face with water now and use simple rich Moisturiser. I miss my old skincare routine

I always used to wash my face with water and use simple rich too haha, but I did also use retinol which I’ve stopped.

Living in hope that I’ll get the good skin part of pregnancy soon

 

[orange club biscuit]

Is anyone else @orange club biscuit @Kitt feeling really tired like so much so I could
Go to sleep x

Yes I am bloody exhausted today, I could actually go to bed right now. where is this second trimester energy at?
Have you guys bought any new clothes or baby stuff yet? I just spent £100 on new bras as I could barely breathe in the one I was wearing yesterday!

 

[StrawberryCream]

Just realised the ‘we love carbs’ part has been removed from the thread title

 

[Fmf17]

This is so random but has any one had or know anyone that their gender scan has been wrong? I had one at 16
Weeks am 20 weeks on Sunday and got my scan then so I’m intrigued to see if it’s still a boy . I had my girl 4 years ago and they were right both times then but I’ve seen online sometimes they are wrong. Just wondered if anyone had a personal experience

I'm only 21 weeks, initially I was scared there was a spot or sore down there or something as its only on one side and well localised but I've examined myself in detail (sorry TMI) and there's literally nothing to see or feel, but it feels so weird. The joys of pregnancy

Omg same I had it with last pregnancy too. So heavy all the time even weeing hurts

 

[Chickenandgravy]

You aren’t being stupid. It’s absolutely normal to worry yourself sick, and it’s not stupid at all. It’s a hard time before you feel a lot of movement, but hopefully you will feel more soon and have your 20 weeks scan coming up to reassure you

Thank you I know...this time in two weeks I'll be wondering what I was worried about probably!

I’ll attach my Fitbit RHR chart from when I was roughly 15/16 weeks in November. You can see it dropped quite a lot and I was like you and totally lost the plot. Started Googling it convinced something was going wrong. I then read that as you are entering the 2nd trimester your heart gets used to all the extra work your body has to do in pregnancy so therefore doesn’t halve to work so hard to pump the blood etc. It then rises again in the 3rd trimester. I’m currently almost 28 weeks and will attach that to to show you that it’s climbed right back up. Please try not to worry. If you find yourself stressing too much then I’d take your Fitbit off for your own sanity. Take care x

Thank you so much for this, very reassuring. I think you're right I'll take it off for the time being and try to not stress x

 

[Stimpii]

Hi all, just wondering did anyone have a scan at the 20 weeks mark and was told they were having a girl but then found out at a subsequent scan that they are having a boy?

I was convinced this was gonna happen to me

When I was waiting for my 20 week scan I overheard a lady telling someone that she’d been told girl at a private scan, but then had just been told it was a boy at the nhs one.

 

[Kitt]

Ahh @CrimeJunkie that sounds awful. So sorry you had to deal with that, glad you've complained cause that’s not on at all. But congratulations on your healthy little girl!!

Lots of people finding out they’re having baby girls in this thread recently!

 

[SavvyBee]

Trivial pregnancy symptom of this week is eyebrow loss...! need to renew my passport and take new photos (for a mortgage app, sadly not a holiday...) so decided to put some makeup on for the first time since NYE. And not sure how I didn’t notice before but both my eyebrows are noticeably thinner and have bald patches?! I had to fill them in with eyeshadow as I don’t have an eyebrow pencil

Now googling whether micro blading is safe during preganancy in case they fall out completely

I was due a top up of my permanent eyebrows last March... obvs lockdown that didn’t happen. Got postponed until September and then that got cancelled as she had to self isolate, rebooked for December another lockdown, then March so not allowed again! I haven’t text her yet to see if I can have them done whilst pregnant but I’m pretty sure their insurance doesn’t cover it! Eyebrows make such a difference to your face don’t they.
My friend is going through IVF and said her consultant told her Botox during pregnancy wasn’t “advised” due to research ethics but that she herself had it and it’s generally deemed as “not unsafe” in the kind of amounts injected on the forehead. I’m also overdue that thanks to lockdown so it would be nice to think it was safe & I could look nice and smooth when I’m otherwise fat and swollen!

 

[StrawberryCream]

Keep getting sharp pains deep in pelvis coupled with the urge to wee (but no wee there!) Only lasts seconds, is this what it feels like when the head is engaging? I hope so!

How much longer have you got until your due date? I never had this as I was induced but sounds like things are starting to move along for you, how exciting

 

[Hbirdette]

I am also so bloated too I am having real trouble even asked the midwife should I take fybogel, coffee may work but I have really tried to avoid it I feel your pain
On the subject of dentists I know some private dentists have nhs patients but a very small number. I managed to go to a private dentist last June for an emergency root canal and crown it was extortionate so really hoping my teeth stay as they are now x

I used to eat a weekly bowl of bran flakes in my first trimester, sorted me right out

 

[Definitelyme]

I’m not a 28 day cycle I am 40 average so I don’t really get this xx

Yeah I don’t get why they do it either. My cycles are anything from 30-60 days with no real constant so to think that they insist on using the 28 days is just bonkers to me. Also mad to me that people have a period every 3 weeks. Makes me glad my cycles are longer between pregnancy, breastfeeding and irregular cycles I’ve only had about 15 periods in the last 8 years!

 

[Definitelyme]

Oh really?! I am 11 weeks and feel like I am getting a bump. Just really shocked as with my first pregnancy it was much later. You couldn’t really tell even at about 24 weeks if I was wearing loose clothing.

Ah I am always very bumpy, even with my first you could clearly tell by about 14 weeks.

 

[Easilyannoyed]

Sickness is much much better. Feel nauseous if my stomachs empty but much better in general. Still not 100% back to normal with food yet though. Ah no I’m sorry you have that. Must be painful? I haven’t bought one yet, I will do but I’m going to wait til we move house in a few weeks and then get one.

I think we are feeling the same with the nausea it is much better than it was but I still have this weird thing where I just don’t fancy eating sometimes and makes me feel
The pain was really bad yesterday so I rang the doctors I’ve got to have physio it is a very odd pain it’s like my pelvic bone is bruised and I struggle to walk up the stairs. I will be fine though just happy my screening test came back. It was hard to get a pillow because all the reviews on Amazon were so hit and miss. Also very exciting about your gender scan I bet you can’t wait xx

 

[Ilando]

Best nursing bra/vest tops recommends please

 

[Squiggle]

Ahhh we were the same, I told him I thought he has PND and to go to the drs for help but he wouldn't, he would really struggle and randomly cry,

It's hard isn't it, I never heard of men having PND before getting pregnant everything is always based on the woman/child I do think there should be more awareness and groups for men as it must be hard especially if the woman is breastfeeding my husband would just break down and cry it was awful, fingers crossed for both of us this time will be different for our partnersxx

Hopefully it'll be easier as they have the older ones to keep busy while we are with baby I hope it goes well for you! Shame he wouldn't go for help, but you know what to look out for. I'm sure things will be better this time round

 

[Squiggle]

Is anyone else suffering with gums?! Mine are so swollen and so sore. Booked in the dentist for Thursday but I hate them and am worried there's no pain so they weren't concerned, it's just how swollen they are! Ouch!

Also saw this on twitter. Not sure if its handy for anyone on this thread xx

 

[Hellofromtheotherside]

I think that’s actually very good. The hospitals here don’t allow ANY visitors (including partners) at all after birth. When my husband leaves after the birth I won’t see him again until I am discharged, however long that may be.

Wow that's crazy, where abouts are you? I really wish I could have a home birth that would be amazing but I don't think I will be allowed one as I'm consultant led x

 

[Lulu Goss]

I'm not sure if anyone remembers my post from aboit 2 weeks ago about the government guidelines changing for pregnant workers 28w & more etc, my works still not addressed it or gave a proper official answer so my managers advice was to go off sick (pregnancy related so can't be held against me), had to get a sick line from the gp but my managers asked me to get the reason amended on it. Does anyone know if GPs will do this simply and easily for me?

I’m not sure on this, I think it would depend what the reason is that’s on it now and what they want you to get it changed to?

 

[Katydoo]

Hey I am
Not an expert on coming off the pill as I haven’t taken it since I was around 23 and it took me a long time to conceive however I did have very irregular periods I think if you don’t get one soon I would contact your doctor to get a second opinion as this could need investigation or may need additional drugs to help you ovulate depending on their response. I only have this information as I was due to start fertility treatment and this is what I heard from friends/ doctor. I do think three moments isn’t that long but also I wouldn’t wait around as it might mither you even more xx
[/QUOTE]

Thank you! I know I probably sound very impatient but obvs time isn’t on my side and the Cerazette was my medication for endometriosis. I will sit tight and wait!

 

[Chickenandgravy]

Just curious for those of you working...when did you get your risk assement done?
Work have known I've been pregnant since I was 7 weeks (was subsequently signed off for 8 weeks) been back since then and I'm now 20 weeks. I work in a fairly manual job where I'm expected to lift and also get on the back of tankers to sample.
I work in a lab and have identified chemicals not safe to touch myself. I pointed out I would no longer be doing these things and asked when I could be risk assessed. They seem to really be dragging their feet with doing one
Does anyone know if it has to be completed by a certain week? Can't find much online!