Thank you lovely xxOh Brew
On a practical level -
See your GP for some omeprazole for the acid reflux. In the meantime over the weekend you can buy Nexum over the counter which is similar and may help more than chugging gaviscon.
Have you seen anyone about your itchy feet? It can be a sign of ICP. If you havenāt already make sure you mention it to your mw. I think you can take an antihistamine for the itching. It may be worth ringing triage so they can give you a check over, check itās only because of the swelling when you were away and maybe tell you what you can take for it. Itās probably just the heat and down to all the swelling you had on holiday but it might be worth a check in with them.
Get magnesium spray for the cramps. I always thought it was utter bullshit but I found it really helpful for my leg cramps in the third trimester.
Is it during the day or for sleeping you canāt get comfortable? Is it down to the weight of bump? Have you got a decent pregnancy pillow?
Donāt feel guilty for not enjoying pregnancy. Pregnancy is really tit. None of us do it for the pregnancy part, itās for the end goal. Nobody is going to judge you (especially on here) for moaning about how rubbish youāre finding it all.
Stop doing everything! The dishes and dust will still be there when Mr Brew is feeling better and he can sort them then. Relax and put your feet up. Have a bath to soothe your itchy skin and take some weight off your bump. Itās rubbish he didnāt come and comfort you when you were upset but he can keep his germs to himself because theyāre the last thing you need!
Sending you lots of love.
I totally forgot I bought some magnesium spray s couple of months back so I definitely need to find wherever I stashed that, thanks for the reminder!
I can only assume the itchy feet are from the mix of leftover sunburn and insect bites, it's all slowly calming down but the itchiness is relentless. I have an appointment coming up this Thursday so I'll mention it then if its not any better.
I'm sure I've got some Omeprazole in the cupboard from my last bout of gastritis last year, I'll have a look later, I didn't even think of that, so thank you again
I only seem to be comfortable if I'm stood or sat totally upright. Bump isn't even big or heavy but it's like as soon as I'm more relaxed everything just pushes up and in. Then the second I dare stretch my legs or toes I get cramp every time.
It just feels like everything is hitting all at once so I've ended up feeling sorrier for myself than I should. I'd love a hug but Mr B is too busy moping about feeling sorry for himself with the man flu
hopefully out with friends later so I'll have to just randomly ask them for a cuddle instead 
Anyway enough of my pity party.
How is everyone else? Anyone got any nice weekend plans?
@littlepup and @odetotheseaweed I hope you both and anyone else struggling are feeling better today xx
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BIL and SIL pretty much just took one twin each for the first few weeks and that was their baby for the day so they only had 1 each to deal with and got time with that baby, then the next day theyād swap. Would something like that work? They still do that now at 7m if theyāre out and about or the twins are going through a growth spurt or particularly demanding stage.
youāre right heāll be straight on a large Big Mac meal wonāt he. Probably with a side of nugs or selects and a cheese burger chaser 
