September 2011

Welcome Tara- you can get a dating scan around 8 weeks 6-8 weeks I think (if you need one) otherwise the standard one is between 11-13 weeks.

Has Campbell always been a short napper during the day Whitewave? My DD sleeps 2-2.5 hours most days. It's great at the moment as I need to nana nap.

How is everyone feeling? Apart from waves of tiredness and bigger boobs I don't feel very pregnant yet.

Welcome Tara!!

I'm jealous about big naps too as DS is only 13 months and down to one nap, which half the time is only 1.5 hours. Sometimes we get lucky though and it's 2-3 hours. He's always been a shocking napper. He was a 25 min napper at one point and I spent most of my day trying to resettle and get him to have decent sleeps. Or sitting on the couch with him asleep on my lap as that's the only way he'd have a decent nap (can't see how being forced to sit on the couch and watch tv was a problem anymore hahaha ) Hopefully this baby is a better sleeper!

I had to have a snooze yesterday at about 5pm, I was so exhausted. Luckily DH was home and was happy to let me catch up a little.   Once he goes back to work on Monday I might have to take advantage of Cooper's nap time and have a little nap myself to get through the afternoon.

Your first two were quite close together weren't they nzpiper. How did you find that? The gap for us will be 21 months.

Back from my few days on the westcoast - we went over there to tell my mum and step dad, and my brother and his fiance. We also skyped my sister who lives in London while we were there and told her.

Everyone is very very excited, mum has already started to look for new knitting patterns haha.

It feels so much realer now that we have told a few people (just parents and siblings, and the rest around 13 weeks or whenever they figure it out).

I'm 6 weeks today, and morning sickness has well and truely kicked in. After a bawling my eyes out episode today I just went and stoked up on ginger tea, crackers, nice yoghurt and fruit. Hoping that will help. It comes about all times of the day, and I HATE vomiting, i can never breathe so I panic, not happy.

Any suggestions??

I also feel totally drained. I'm always hungry, but when I go to eat I feel full and want to vomit, I spend most of my day sleeping. I am young and slim, and dont have the 'greatest diet' but I think I do ok for me. I feel as if I'm staving its development. What are your thoughts??

ARgh, so damn emotional.

nzpiper - maybe it will mean you'll need to have 4 hehehe but it's not a huge gap by any means anyway. My friend has nearly 3 years between her two and they're the best of friends so hopefully the 3 of them will play together

I think the main things I tried for ms were blackmores ginger pills, sea sick bands, ginger beer and lemonade ice blocks and schweppes lemonade. Not sure if any helped that much though. Actually I did have some acupuncture too and had some little needles put in my ears that stayed there (tiny with little mini plaster) for about 2-3 days. I think they helped. Not a cheap option though!!

I'm sure your diet is fine - as long as it's not all crap, but even so, I think the 1st trimester a lot of people can't stomach much of anything so just whatever you can keep down but as Kye said the baby will take what it needs from you, so maybe some vitamins if you don't think your diet is quite right. I'm finding lots of carbs is what I'm wanting at the moment. I feel like I'm starving all the time. I think MS has slowly crept in, not too bad yet, kind of similar sick feeling to how I felt last night after eating a whole packet of lollies in one go

Evening All, Crazy day here.... did a walk up Mt Pirongia with the kids (carried most of the way) was just over 4hours walking total...... I think I must be nesting wuper early or something because I then mowed the lawns and then took the dog for a walk...... crazy!! Hoping it will help me sleep better.

I have a 21month gap between 1 & 2 and will be similar between 2 & 3 as well.

We still have DS having a sleep most afternoons usually about an hour to an hour and a half. DD is still having 2 sleeps of approx 1.5 hours each...... Hoping they will both keep up at least one sleep each for a while yet, although at the moment they are sleeping at different times, so I always have one awake.

No MS here for me yet, usually kicks in about 6weeks for me..... I didn't really do anything for it.... just got used to it... although did find that I had to eat brekkie ASAP after getting up in the morning. TBH I often found that once I had thrown up once I felt better for quite a while.

As far as diet goes the baby will take anything it needs from you, so don't panic if your diet isn't perfect. Elevit or another pregnancy multivit will give you some reassurance.

Ummmm not really feeling pregnant at all, although my nipples have been really sore (I'm still BF DD), so not sure whether this is just her or being pg.

Jane - Campbell has nearly always been a shocking sleeper. It was worse when he cat napped for only 45 mins at a time, when he was younger! Very occasionally he pulls a 2 hr + nap, I usually find I have to go check and make sure he's still breathing! He still wakes at night too, I'm hoping that'll get better by the time this one is born!    Chelle, I'm also hoping for a better sleeper this time - I figure those mums that have to put up with one shocking sleeper should be allowed to have an excellent sleeper the next time!

I'm still not really getting any MS, I have mixed feelings about this - glad I'm not feeling sick, but worried that I should be! I didn't get MS until 7 weeks with Cam though, so might similar this time round. Other than tiredness (which is pretty normal anyway), only other symptom is a sore nipple - like you, Bex, I'm still breastfeeding, and the right nipple is really sore when he latches! I'm thinking its increased sensitivity rather than anything else.

Yay Mrsmoomoo for the symptoms! I think we are all a little jealous but may will live to regret this comment.

Im sure ms will kick in soon nzpiper I have the all day hungover and sometimes dry reach thing going on Dh has told me if he hears me say that I feel sick one more time....Im like get use to it cause Im going to feel like this for at least another 6-8 weeks if this pg is like Jaydens I dont seem to have any cravings or dislikes to any foods yet

bummer about going back to work mrsfreckle! Im glad im pretty much a sham (aside from Fridays) this pregnancy means I can sneak in some arvo naps with DS

whitewave Jayden use to be a 45min napper, I remember spending months on plunkets recommendations trying to get him to sleep for another 45min and hell I wont be wasting my time next time if the next ones a 45min napper, it drove me insane, nothing could get him to sleep longer until he was ready. Jayden also occasionally ( a few times a week) wakes up in the night too, Im hoping that stops by the time number 2 comes along too

Bex88 sounds like a mamoth walk yesterday good on yoU! Ive turned lazy over the last few weeks

Chelle, I'm planning on getting a new baby carrier so I can wear this baby if it turns out to be another crap sleeper! I have a Natures Sway sling I got when Campbell was 6 months old, but I've heard they're a pain to use for newborns, which I can understand. Not sure what to get though - will probably depend on money. I like the look of the Manduca, but methinks DH will say no to spending $250 or so! At least I have plenty of time to investigate.

My boobs are feeling a bit sensitive at the moment, and felt just a little seedy earlier - just the right amount, it made me feel a bit more pregnant but not so bad to feel yuck! And nothing half a bag of salt and vinegar chippies couldn't fix!

Afternoon Ladies

Yet to be confirmed by a doctor but after 3 positive HPT's I think I can say I am pregnant :)
Due 15th September.

My name is Liz and this is will be our second baby, We have a beautiful little boy named Layne who is 7 months old. We definitely wont be finding out what we are having this time round too.

Am a little wary at the moment, so far have had no pregnancy symptoms, with Layne I had rediculously sore breasts a good week before I found out and the nausea kicked in not long after that, so I was rather suprised to have a positive test.
We had a m/c before we got pregnant with Layne so I am finding it so hard not to be paraniod, just have to take it one day at a time and hope for the best and maybe symptoms will just appear lol.

Hope everyone is feeling ok!