UK SMOG Wannabes - March

[Inglewood]

Petal, aww, bless him!! I will have a 5 and a half and 9 and a half yr age gap between the babies and the boys, but that has suited me fine!! Personally, I don't think I'd of coped with twins had ds2 not been at school! My eldest (who is 9) is super tolerant of ds2 (5) and is an amazing big bruv! He's always looking out for him at school and helping him choose lunches and watching out for him, ds2 doesn't know how lucky he is!! He puts up with so much from him, prob TOO much sometimes!! I just wonder what kinna big bro ds2 will make? He's so excited and know he will love them dearly. But the bigger age gap for me has been a blessing as like u, when they arrive I'll only need to attend to them when boys at school!

[indigoviolet]

Thanks for all your lovely comments girls
lovely to have you there for me and can really understand.
Went to playgroup this morning and told them all that this is a boy and I think I did really well at seeming excited. Mostly nice comments too. I'm sure I will be OK. So many of us have been through it and come out the other side.

[littlemisswilko]

so glad your feeling okay about it all indigo! helps when other people close can be nice about it too.

deaks - with both ds's i had no m/s at all felt great throughout both pregnancies. same cravings (sponge) and no food/smell aversions what so ever. Did suffer from acne with both throughout but abpart from that felt normal.

with this pg i had m\s since week 6 till 12\13. couldnt stand the smell of pizza and kebab especially from 1 certain shop and couldnt eat it. urghhh. No cravings at all. got really swollen sore boobs after my bfp but then the went back to normal but now i think they have started getting bigger and are quite itchy which i never had with both ds's only after giving birth to them did my boobs swell. i have been burping alot this pg and my back always hurting. even though my pregnancies are different i still feel this one is a boy and everything is tricking me to believe it isnt. i keep looking at my scan pics from 12 weeks and on one im sure it looks a boyish nub. i never asked the sonographer to get a nub shot as i knew it would drive me crazy so was hoping to get ones that was a full body profile with the legs but the 2 she gave me looked like they might be nubs or im just thinking there nubs and there not. ill soon know is 14 days time but im not holding on to much hope anymore. In a way im sort of glad i got these scan pics with boyish looking parts otherwise i would have been pretty convinced i was in with a high chance of being told girl and get my hopes dashed.

[Sunset]

Evening ladies! lots of pages to catch up on! and it's took me all day, no kidding!

Maybebaby ~ I'm breastfeeding Serena and i breastfed the boys too and it has always been painful in the first 2-3 weeks or so for me so it might just be a case of hanging in there. I know it's terrible though when your nipples are sore/bleeding and you just want to cry and give up.. been there, experienced it and bought the t-shirt! no fun! Go to the open clinic and see the experts, perhaps your baby doesnt latch on properly.. if he's took the skin off it definitely sounds like that's the case. I drenched my nipples in lanolin cream this time for the first few weeks and it helped alot. dont know what else to suggest really other then hang in there, it will get easier! and soon your little one will be breastfeeding like a champ with no discomfort for you!

indigoviolet ~ how are you doing now? i'm sorry you didnt hear pink, but congrats on your little man!

Babymad ~ dont know if it helps at all but i cant see why anyone would pity you for being a 'boy mum'. Whenever i see pictures on fb of your boys i always think "my god, what a beautiful family she's got" and it's the truth! you have the most beautiful, happy little boys and your family certainly looks like the perfect family to me!

hello to all you other lovely smogs!

[Petal]

Maybe, im in the same boat, its either move house or pgd, but like you we are in a 3 bed and cant afford to do both! but then i feel bad for the boys, that they deserve a bigger house and they should come first, i dunno :-/ I think im coping so well with the gd because in the back of my mind i may one day be able to do pgd, i try not to think about it too much as i know the reality is it may not happen, nice to dream though:-)

x

[maybebabythree]

Yes petal having the dream takes the edge off. Me and dh went looking at cars today. He wants a ford s max and a bigger car would be nice. Plus ds1 is bright and if focus on my kids they could all go to uni and have good lifes. I think it's better for us as a family to give our boys a good life than keep on with the dd thing. But I can't say never - not yet.

Sunset went to the clinic today. It helped lots. Every midwife at that hospital knows me! I live there!!! He didn't have a great latch but it's going to take a while for the soreness to go. Midwife told me take painkillers for 48 hours so I will do that. I fed ds2 for six months but I can't remember when it stopped hurting. I was asked if I was going for my football team but I just laughed. Those comments honestly don't upset me at all. Only need two more then it's five aside :-)

[zanacal]

I breastfed all my boys and never had sore nipples - the only time they started to go that way was when I decided to attempt feeding DS2 as a newborn in a cradle hold without propping my boob up! For me, so long as I hold baby across my body and prop my boob up with the hand on the side I'm feeding from I have no problems. Have you tried some different feeding positions?

[Inglewood]

Babymad ~ dont know if it helps at all but i cant see why anyone would pity you for being a 'boy mum'. Whenever i see pictures on fb of your boys i always think "my god, what a beautiful family she's got" and it's the truth! you have the most beautiful, happy little boys and your family certainly looks like the perfect family to me!

I agree! I see your pic's and think how happy you all are, esp the boys, they are always smiling! Prob c'os they know how fab their family is!

[Lavenderlime]

Wow loads to catch up on sorry for going AWOL

I have been on the computer solidly since Monday but in a much more productive form than my browsing of forums/facebook/ebay and blogs that has gone on in the past.
Maybe don't know how you do it as a job my eyes and back hurt and I have such an awful headache!
Business should Launch next week just waiting on a few bits to put the plan into action and create some stock.
Gone slightly awol from original furniture painting idea until I officially finish work. That has the most profit margin but this idea is easier to do alone side working at the moment but only has a small profit in it for me. I hope it's something you ladies will be interested in so will post it on here before I launch on facebook and get some feedback.

Indigo your girls are growing nicely what a great weight!

Maybe lovely name choice.

Sunset glad to hear your DS is home and on the mend.

Indigo congratulations on the confrimation of your little boy do you have any names on the short list yet?

Littlemiss not long until your 20 week scan how exciting, will you bee keeping the sex a secret or telling people in RL?

Deaks I'm really enjoying my break from swaying not that i've gone crazy I have mostly been living off of biscuits and decaf tea over the last week. So not teribly healthy. I will probably revert back to a low key sway next month. Do you have a 12 week scan date yet? Will you be asking for a nub shot at the scan?

Zanacal i'm the same I think I must have leather nipples because both my boys got chapped lips in the first week of feeding and my nipples were fine lol. The best tip I can give for breast feeding is, tummy to tummy and nipple to nose. So not to feed them in the same position as you'd cradle them in your arms but with their tummy actually touching yours.

[Wishing4Pink]

Congratulations on your little boy Indigo, sorry you never heard girl. I'm sure he's going to be a fab addition to your family x