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Bea · 27th January, 2008

Hmmmm...tend to agree with you Sonkie....1 man and 1 son.....I seemed to have spent the whole weekend picking up.....only get to put my feet up when I log on!!

**sonkie** · 29th January, 2008

Well its not on.....I was in agony that night with backache and hernia strain....so went to bed early and sulked ......lol. Well im entitled to sulk if I want to ......pmsl.

Bea · 29th January, 2008

psml.....totally agree...took today off work and havent left the sofa!!! he he he....hubby gone to get shopping and cook dinner....!!! Hope you are feeling a little better today.....more lie in and brekkie in bed I say!!! LOL

**sonkie** · 31st January, 2008

Well I have been very emotional at the moment, worrying how we are going to cope financially after Hannah is born, I really dont want to rush back to work and when I do it will be part time so Mark can care for her and the boys after he gets home from work.
Then there is the fact I had to make the decision to have our 9yr old cat put to sleep (details in my diary) and then Callum is on new medication and the adhd nurse thinks he needs a higher dose so will be asking the specialist......... oh and the worry about the house as I cant get a remortgage for the house as I dont earn enough......hmmmmm I think staying in bed for a week sounds blooming good right now.

Bea · 2nd February, 2008

Oh Sonkie sorry to hear to are having those worries....dont dispair...this is your year and things will work out.........

**sonkie** · 3rd February, 2008

Hi guys how are you all getting on.......im fine baby very active now ...but my only problem is lack of sleep every night I see every blooming hour.......last night was the worst, so got up at 7am and slept on sofa, the position of the seat is just right for the growing bump and the back of the sofa supports my back.......lol. Typical eh

Bea · 3rd February, 2008

Have spent a few nights on the sofa too....when hubby is working nights...found is sooo much more comfy than our bed!! LOL....have you seen those pregnancy pillow they have on ebay...they are sort of shaped to support your bump?

Anyone tried them would like a recommendation before I think of getting one....

nina · 4th February, 2008

hi girls...hope you all are feeling more glamorous than me! lol

Bea, I was going to buy that pillow...but decided to make up my own -- so now at 24 weeks i need 3! one to hug (under my aching boobs!), one under the belly, and one btwn my legs...and I have finally been able to get into a comfy position...and getting rest!

also wanted to share with you girls...I bought a support maternity belt...and its worked wonders! about a month ago, i started getting groin aches along with back fatigue...now that my bump is lifted up (even slightly) I feel so much more active -- in fact going out for my daily walk now!

btw...we found out baby is a girl...ecstatic!so now there are two girls on the the way -- and I am curious to see who sunflower and bea will bring! hehehe

have a great week!

Bea · 4th February, 2008

Maternity Wedding Dresses, Evening Wear and Party Clothes - Colour Block Dress by Tiffany Rose

Nina...what wonderful news...you must be so trilled....cant wait till I have my scan next month to find out.....any names picked yet. Sonkie has hers picked .....Hannah - isnt it just fab!

Thanks for the advice re; pillow....will try a few cushions before I shell out....speaking of which....

My brother is getting married in June and I figure I will need to wear a maternity dress even if I just had the baby....he's getting married week before I am due.....would love some opinions on this dress (url above) ..its pricey but I have few things I could wear it to before June so will get some wear out of it..(work things etc)....but really indecisive!! Help!!

nina · 4th February, 2008

As for dresses...I liked the olivia and lola lace pink (from clearance section), however, i thought the color block dress was most practical cuz of the material (meaning you could use it even after pregancy cuz it falls really well against any figure).

thanks for the congrats...i am ecstatic and cant wait to dress her all up like a doll! no final names yet! i will have to see her first! lol

Sunflowers · 5th February, 2008

Hiya guys, sorry I haven't been around for a few days, have had a drop in what I can do pelvis wise... I'm now bed bound with it and really unable to even sit in a car for very long at all - we needed to see a gp yesterday and no one could come out - I got there, but only just (10 min drive) and could hardly get out of the car.. Upshot of all of that is I'm now on pethidine as well as max dose of codeine and paracetamol.. I've been referred in to the pain team but the nearest appointment they have is the 3rd march - which given the drop I've had over the last month (we were in bruges a month ago and I could still walk for 20-30 minutes, albeit not getting very far in that time but I could do it..) - now just getting to the loo is an acheivement some days.. Phoned the painteam in the hospital but they couldn't do anything to bring the appointment forward - which the girl I spoke to was really frustrated about.. Only the gp can do that and she's written to them now asking for the appointment to be expediated to the next one available (even though that one was the 3rd march on their system..

) Hopefully she can nudge it forwards though, I need to see someone...

For those of you looking at pillows - oh my gosh, get one... Mine arrived a few days ago and it's absolute heaven, main thing being it stays put - when I was just having a regular pillow between my legs I'd wake up with the pillow scrunched down the bottom of the bed somewhere where as now it stays put.. I didn't pay masses for mine - got this one MATERNITY/PREGNANCY BODY SUPPORT PILLOW/CUSHION & COVER on eBay, also, Maternity Health, Maternity Pregnancy, Baby (end time 07-Feb-08 15:44:35 GMT) and it's been great..

Bean, despite all this, is still seeming very happy - growing well and kicking well (including finding a new game of kicking my coccyx yesterday which didn't help my pelvis at all) so that's all good.. I'm also really losing my appetite, probably no bad thing if I'm not going to be moving at all for the rest of the pregnancy!

Hope everyone else is faring slightly better.. We're now thinking we deserve a very very settled baby after the pregnancy I've had!

x

**sonkie** · 5th February, 2008

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Originally Posted by nina

hi girls...hope you all are feeling more glamorous than me! lol

Definately not more glamorous,feel like a beached whale

Bea, I was going to buy that pillow...but decided to make up my own -- so now at 24 weeks i need 3! one to hug (under my aching boobs!), one under the belly, and one btwn my legs...and I have finally been able to get into a comfy position...and getting rest!

I got a pillow about the same height as me but I only use it sitting on sofa......I cant put anything under bump as it causes awful trapped wind in hernia.

also wanted to share with you girls...I bought a support maternity belt...and its worked wonders! about a month ago, i started getting groin aches along with back fatigue...now that my bump is lifted up (even slightly) I feel so much more active -- in fact going out for my daily walk now!

I have been looking at these I have gone for the full elasticated bump cover to hopefully help with hernia too

btw...we found out baby is a girl...ecstatic!so now there are two girls on the the way -- and I am curious to see who sunflower and bea will bring! hehehe

Wow fantastic news ...........have you got names in mind....we are sticking with Hannah Rhiannon as we love the name Hannah and Callum actually suggested it so he feels involved too.

have a great week!

OOOOOO I cant wait to see pics of these little angels as they come along

Bea · 5th February, 2008

Thanks Sunflower....just ordered one of those pillow on ebay with a lovely burgundy cover.....bump getting bigger and spending more time sleeping on the sofa. Sorry to hear you are having such as hard time....really hope you get an earlier appointment....its so awful being confined to the house/bed....

Nina...thanks for your opinion on the dress.....love the pink one too but they only have size 16/18...still thinking about it before i make my mind up...only worrry is swollen ankles...short dresses look awful if you have big puffy legs...LOL....

Sonkie...hope the bump belt makes a difference and helps!

Just back from Tesco shopping.......maybe its me but finding it really irrating doing the shopping and come home in such bad humour - switching to on line this week!! Anyone else do that???

Sunflowers · 5th February, 2008

oh yes, on line shopping it is - as much as I'm not looking forward to other people choosing produce for you - you know how you like to pick your own jacket spuds etc?! But there's no way I can go to tesco so it's that or starve!!!!!

Had a better day today but am now really sore again after supper... Nevermind, painkillers due in 5 mins and then will be asleep not long after they kick in I think!

27th January, 2008	#151 (permalink)
Bea So worth the pounds!! Bea's Profile Albums Bea's Photo Gallery Join Date: 9th June, 2007 Posts: 2,324 My Mood: Rep Power: 43 Diet: following low GI and exercise	Hmmmm...tend to agree with you Sonkie....1 man and 1 son.....I seemed to have spent the whole weekend picking up.....only get to put my feet up when I log on!! __________________ [url=http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/wV3aaoH/]

29th January, 2008	#152 (permalink)
sonkie Moderator sonkie's Profile Albums sonkie's Photo Gallery Tournaments Won: 1 Join Date: 10th December, 2006 Location: plymouth, devon Posts: 16,056 My Mood: Rep Power: 273 Diet: Cambridge diet	Well its not on.....I was in agony that night with backache and hernia strain....so went to bed early and sulked ......lol. Well im entitled to sulk if I want to ......pmsl. __________________ Lost 7 stone on LT & CD INCHES LOST - 61 INCHES Diet on hold for a while, so eating sensibly.....!

29th January, 2008	#153 (permalink)
Bea So worth the pounds!! Bea's Profile Albums Bea's Photo Gallery Join Date: 9th June, 2007 Posts: 2,324 My Mood: Rep Power: 43 Diet: following low GI and exercise	psml.....totally agree...took today off work and havent left the sofa!!! he he he....hubby gone to get shopping and cook dinner....!!! Hope you are feeling a little better today.....more lie in and brekkie in bed I say!!! LOL __________________ [url=http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/wV3aaoH/]

31st January, 2008	#154 (permalink)
sonkie Moderator sonkie's Profile Albums sonkie's Photo Gallery Tournaments Won: 1 Join Date: 10th December, 2006 Location: plymouth, devon Posts: 16,056 My Mood: Rep Power: 273 Diet: Cambridge diet	Well I have been very emotional at the moment, worrying how we are going to cope financially after Hannah is born, I really dont want to rush back to work and when I do it will be part time so Mark can care for her and the boys after he gets home from work. Then there is the fact I had to make the decision to have our 9yr old cat put to sleep (details in my diary) and then Callum is on new medication and the adhd nurse thinks he needs a higher dose so will be asking the specialist......... oh and the worry about the house as I cant get a remortgage for the house as I dont earn enough......hmmmmm I think staying in bed for a week sounds blooming good right now. __________________ Lost 7 stone on LT & CD INCHES LOST - 61 INCHES Diet on hold for a while, so eating sensibly.....!

2nd February, 2008	#155 (permalink)
Bea So worth the pounds!! Bea's Profile Albums Bea's Photo Gallery Join Date: 9th June, 2007 Posts: 2,324 My Mood: Rep Power: 43 Diet: following low GI and exercise	Oh Sonkie sorry to hear to are having those worries....dont dispair...this is your year and things will work out......... __________________ [url=http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/wV3aaoH/]

3rd February, 2008	#156 (permalink)
sonkie Moderator sonkie's Profile Albums sonkie's Photo Gallery Tournaments Won: 1 Join Date: 10th December, 2006 Location: plymouth, devon Posts: 16,056 My Mood: Rep Power: 273 Diet: Cambridge diet	Hi guys how are you all getting on.......im fine baby very active now ...but my only problem is lack of sleep every night I see every blooming hour.......last night was the worst, so got up at 7am and slept on sofa, the position of the seat is just right for the growing bump and the back of the sofa supports my back.......lol. Typical eh __________________ Lost 7 stone on LT & CD INCHES LOST - 61 INCHES Diet on hold for a while, so eating sensibly.....!

3rd February, 2008	#157 (permalink)
Bea So worth the pounds!! Bea's Profile Albums Bea's Photo Gallery Join Date: 9th June, 2007 Posts: 2,324 My Mood: Rep Power: 43 Diet: following low GI and exercise	Have spent a few nights on the sofa too....when hubby is working nights...found is sooo much more comfy than our bed!! LOL....have you seen those pregnancy pillow they have on ebay...they are sort of shaped to support your bump? Anyone tried them would like a recommendation before I think of getting one.... __________________ [url=http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/wV3aaoH/]

4th February, 2008	#158 (permalink)
nina determined 2 do this! nina's Profile Albums nina's Photo Gallery Join Date: 7th February, 2007 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 456 My Mood: Rep Power: 10 Height: 14' 4" Start Date: december 15th 2008	hi girls...hope you all are feeling more glamorous than me! lol Bea, I was going to buy that pillow...but decided to make up my own -- so now at 24 weeks i need 3! one to hug (under my aching boobs!), one under the belly, and one btwn my legs...and I have finally been able to get into a comfy position...and getting rest! also wanted to share with you girls...I bought a support maternity belt...and its worked wonders! about a month ago, i started getting groin aches along with back fatigue...now that my bump is lifted up (even slightly) I feel so much more active -- in fact going out for my daily walk now! btw...we found out baby is a girl...ecstatic!so now there are two girls on the the way -- and I am curious to see who sunflower and bea will bring! hehehe have a great week! __________________ Back on the CD Wagon! WEEK 1: -11 WEEK 2: +5 Star Wk WEEK 3: WEEK 4: WEEK 5: WEEK 6: WEEK 7: WEEK 8:

4th February, 2008	#159 (permalink)
Bea So worth the pounds!! Bea's Profile Albums Bea's Photo Gallery Join Date: 9th June, 2007 Posts: 2,324 My Mood: Rep Power: 43 Diet: following low GI and exercise	Congrats Nina!!!! and Opinions please Maternity Wedding Dresses, Evening Wear and Party Clothes - Colour Block Dress by Tiffany Rose Nina...what wonderful news...you must be so trilled....cant wait till I have my scan next month to find out.....any names picked yet. Sonkie has hers picked .....Hannah - isnt it just fab! Thanks for the advice re; pillow....will try a few cushions before I shell out....speaking of which.... My brother is getting married in June and I figure I will need to wear a maternity dress even if I just had the baby....he's getting married week before I am due.....would love some opinions on this dress (url above) ..its pricey but I have few things I could wear it to before June so will get some wear out of it..(work things etc)....but really indecisive!! Help!! __________________ [url=http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/wV3aaoH/]

4th February, 2008	#160 (permalink)
nina determined 2 do this! nina's Profile Albums nina's Photo Gallery Join Date: 7th February, 2007 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 456 My Mood: Rep Power: 10 Height: 14' 4" Start Date: december 15th 2008	As for dresses...I liked the olivia and lola lace pink (from clearance section), however, i thought the color block dress was most practical cuz of the material (meaning you could use it even after pregancy cuz it falls really well against any figure). thanks for the congrats...i am ecstatic and cant wait to dress her all up like a doll! no final names yet! i will have to see her first! lol __________________ Back on the CD Wagon! WEEK 1: -11 WEEK 2: +5 Star Wk WEEK 3: WEEK 4: WEEK 5: WEEK 6: WEEK 7: WEEK 8:

5th February, 2008	#161 (permalink)
Sunflowers Likes to post Sunflowers's Profile Albums Sunflowers's Photo Gallery Join Date: 19th April, 2007 Location: Near Plymouth, Devon Posts: 829 My Mood: Rep Power: 21 Diet: Cambridge Diet	Hiya guys, sorry I haven't been around for a few days, have had a drop in what I can do pelvis wise... I'm now bed bound with it and really unable to even sit in a car for very long at all - we needed to see a gp yesterday and no one could come out - I got there, but only just (10 min drive) and could hardly get out of the car.. Upshot of all of that is I'm now on pethidine as well as max dose of codeine and paracetamol.. I've been referred in to the pain team but the nearest appointment they have is the 3rd march - which given the drop I've had over the last month (we were in bruges a month ago and I could still walk for 20-30 minutes, albeit not getting very far in that time but I could do it..) - now just getting to the loo is an acheivement some days.. Phoned the painteam in the hospital but they couldn't do anything to bring the appointment forward - which the girl I spoke to was really frustrated about.. Only the gp can do that and she's written to them now asking for the appointment to be expediated to the next one available (even though that one was the 3rd march on their system.. ) Hopefully she can nudge it forwards though, I need to see someone... For those of you looking at pillows - oh my gosh, get one... Mine arrived a few days ago and it's absolute heaven, main thing being it stays put - when I was just having a regular pillow between my legs I'd wake up with the pillow scrunched down the bottom of the bed somewhere where as now it stays put.. I didn't pay masses for mine - got this one MATERNITY/PREGNANCY BODY SUPPORT PILLOW/CUSHION & COVER on eBay, also, Maternity Health, Maternity Pregnancy, Baby (end time 07-Feb-08 15:44:35 GMT) and it's been great.. Bean, despite all this, is still seeming very happy - growing well and kicking well (including finding a new game of kicking my coccyx yesterday which didn't help my pelvis at all) so that's all good.. I'm also really losing my appetite, probably no bad thing if I'm not going to be moving at all for the rest of the pregnancy! Hope everyone else is faring slightly better.. We're now thinking we deserve a very very settled baby after the pregnancy I've had! x __________________ Starting to lose the baby weight! Wk 1-4 13lbs! Wk 5-8 Goals: Lose one stone Lose two stone Lose three stone Be back to pre-pregnancy weight Lose four stone Be back to weight on wedding day

5th February, 2008	#163 (permalink)
Bea So worth the pounds!! Bea's Profile Albums Bea's Photo Gallery Join Date: 9th June, 2007 Posts: 2,324 My Mood: Rep Power: 43 Diet: following low GI and exercise	Thanks Sunflower....just ordered one of those pillow on ebay with a lovely burgundy cover.....bump getting bigger and spending more time sleeping on the sofa. Sorry to hear you are having such as hard time....really hope you get an earlier appointment....its so awful being confined to the house/bed.... Nina...thanks for your opinion on the dress.....love the pink one too but they only have size 16/18...still thinking about it before i make my mind up...only worrry is swollen ankles...short dresses look awful if you have big puffy legs...LOL.... Sonkie...hope the bump belt makes a difference and helps! Just back from Tesco shopping.......maybe its me but finding it really irrating doing the shopping and come home in such bad humour - switching to on line this week!! Anyone else do that??? __________________ [url=http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/wV3aaoH/]

5th February, 2008	#164 (permalink)
Sunflowers Likes to post Sunflowers's Profile Albums Sunflowers's Photo Gallery Join Date: 19th April, 2007 Location: Near Plymouth, Devon Posts: 829 My Mood: Rep Power: 21 Diet: Cambridge Diet	oh yes, on line shopping it is - as much as I'm not looking forward to other people choosing produce for you - you know how you like to pick your own jacket spuds etc?! But there's no way I can go to tesco so it's that or starve!!!!! Had a better day today but am now really sore again after supper... Nevermind, painkillers due in 5 mins and then will be asleep not long after they kick in I think! __________________ Starting to lose the baby weight! Wk 1-4 13lbs! Wk 5-8 Goals: Lose one stone Lose two stone Lose three stone Be back to pre-pregnancy weight Lose four stone Be back to weight on wedding day