With our first we told people some of the names we were considering but then when they always had something to say we stopped and said we weren’t sharing his name until he was born. People are less likely to share a crappy opinion when faced with an actual baby with that name rather than a hypothetical one.
Which then escalated to Renesmee Euphegenia Clementine when the same people kept asking. 
My MIL convinced herself the name was gonna be Esme which couldn’t have been further from the unisex name we’d loved for years. If you have a blood pressure monitor, you could check that's in order. Hugs.
i really would get the BP checked - I was having tightening I ignored and I’m a headachey person anyway so ignored that too. 3 days later at an antenatal appointment my BP was 160/100 and I was 5cm dilated
.Oh gosh I am the same. Three times in the night for toilet, struggle to get back to sleep and then by lunchtime I could easily crash out for 2 hours.Has anyone cracked the insomnia? It’s doing my head in. I’ve not had a full night’s sleep since my positive pregnancy test in January and I’m trying to pretend at work that I am a) a functioning adult capable of doing my job and b) not pregnant
I wake up at least twice a night needing to wee. I’ve always had a pretty poor bladder but it’s worse since getting pregnant. But I often really struggle to get back to sleep at either of my wake ups, despite being tired. I have basically no choice but to crawl off to bed at 9pm because I’m shattered but then I’m sometimes awake with no chance of getting back to sleep by 4am and it’s dire. I have tried to stay up a bit longer to see if that helps but it hasnt helped. Beyond the general worries any pregnant person or person with quite a senior job in a charity in a funding and cost of living crisis would have, I’m not currently feeling under any particular additional stress. I’ve had a few flails but generally my anxiety has been quite good. This morning I’d have sold my soul for a day off in bed.
I realise sleeplessness is now part of the rest of my life through parenthood but whilst I’m in this germination phase it would be great to get some proper rest and no write off my weekends to napping.
Magnesium Glycinate has been the only thing that's worked for me. It's also great for lots of pregnancy issues and beneficial to baby's development.Has anyone cracked the insomnia? It’s doing my head in. I’ve not had a full night’s sleep since my positive pregnancy test in January and I’m trying to pretend at work that I am a) a functioning adult capable of doing my job and b) not pregnant
I wake up at least twice a night needing to wee. I’ve always had a pretty poor bladder but it’s worse since getting pregnant. But I often really struggle to get back to sleep at either of my wake ups, despite being tired. I have basically no choice but to crawl off to bed at 9pm because I’m shattered but then I’m sometimes awake with no chance of getting back to sleep by 4am and it’s dire. I have tried to stay up a bit longer to see if that helps but it hasnt helped. Beyond the general worries any pregnant person or person with quite a senior job in a charity in a funding and cost of living crisis would have, I’m not currently feeling under any particular additional stress. I’ve had a few flails but generally my anxiety has been quite good. This morning I’d have sold my soul for a day off in bed.
I realise sleeplessness is now part of the rest of my life through parenthood but whilst I’m in this germination phase it would be great to get some proper rest and no write off my weekends to napping.
Bahhh poor you. I feel super thirsty at night (which I’m hoping isn’t GD but who the heck knows, I’m only 13 weeks so I won’t be being tested any time soon) and so once I’ve had a wee I need to drink some water because my throat is parched. My poor husband is a light sleeper so he wakes up with me and then asks if I’m ok, and my cat thinks anyone so much as blinking too heavily is the sign that it’s time for breakfast, so we’re pretty wrecked as a household right now!Oh gosh I am the same. Three times in the night for toilet, struggle to get back to sleep and then by lunchtime I could easily crash out for 2 hours.
saw my midwife 5 days ago and only just been told I have a UTI.
I do take two magnesium 3 in 1 tablets at day, from nutrition geeks. Glycinate is definitely one of the three types. Maybe I should switch to taking them at night again like I used to when I was TTC and took so many supplements I had to split them between day and night. Thank you!
Whatever you do, don’t check your phone. Not even to see what time it is. This applies during the newborn wake up phases as well!Has anyone cracked the insomnia? It’s doing my head in. I’ve not had a full night’s sleep since my positive pregnancy test in January and I’m trying to pretend at work that I am a) a functioning adult capable of doing my job and b) not pregnant
I wake up at least twice a night needing to wee. I’ve always had a pretty poor bladder but it’s worse since getting pregnant. But I often really struggle to get back to sleep at either of my wake ups, despite being tired. I have basically no choice but to crawl off to bed at 9pm because I’m shattered but then I’m sometimes awake with no chance of getting back to sleep by 4am and it’s dire. I have tried to stay up a bit longer to see if that helps but it hasnt helped. Beyond the general worries any pregnant person or person with quite a senior job in a charity in a funding and cost of living crisis would have, I’m not currently feeling under any particular additional stress. I’ve had a few flails but generally my anxiety has been quite good. This morning I’d have sold my soul for a day off in bed.
I realise sleeplessness is now part of the rest of my life through parenthood but whilst I’m in this germination phase it would be great to get some proper rest and no write off my weekends to napping.
) for a wee. Also been waking up so thirsty recently too, mind you I have got my millionth cold of this pregnancy so that's not helping! My partner is a heavy sleeper and falls asleep so easily, I get jealous when I am tossing and turning and he's just snoring away Absolutely take the magnesium at night. I also avoid bright lights on the night when going to wee, bright lights or my partner talking to me take me out of the sleep mode and make it more difficult to go back to sleep.
If it makes you feel any better at all I’ve slept better with a baby/toddler (including when she was a newborn) than I did when I was pregnant. That was something elseHas anyone cracked the insomnia? It’s doing my head in. I’ve not had a full night’s sleep since my positive pregnancy test in January and I’m trying to pretend at work that I am a) a functioning adult capable of doing my job and b) not pregnant
I wake up at least twice a night needing to wee. I’ve always had a pretty poor bladder but it’s worse since getting pregnant. But I often really struggle to get back to sleep at either of my wake ups, despite being tired. I have basically no choice but to crawl off to bed at 9pm because I’m shattered but then I’m sometimes awake with no chance of getting back to sleep by 4am and it’s dire. I have tried to stay up a bit longer to see if that helps but it hasnt helped. Beyond the general worries any pregnant person or person with quite a senior job in a charity in a funding and cost of living crisis would have, I’m not currently feeling under any particular additional stress. I’ve had a few flails but generally my anxiety has been quite good. This morning I’d have sold my soul for a day off in bed.
I realise sleeplessness is now part of the rest of my life through parenthood but whilst I’m in this germination phase it would be great to get some proper rest and no write off my weekends to napping.
I second the magnesium ! I take the wellard one - 2 capsules every night 30 mins before bed with some water and I get at least 7.5-8 hours a night! I work a very high stress role and need sleep and touchwood I’ve been ok - I’m 18 weeks now
