Hi Westlondongirl, you are indeed very welcome and congrats. We have all moved to a new thread a few days ago as this is about to run out of room, pls come and join us there, here is link:

http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/antenatal_clubs/809642-Due-Feb-2010-part-2-the-second-trimester

Hi Ladies. Can I join you? Am due on 27th Feb. Maybe if it's later in the month I should be on the March thread? Had my 12 week scan today and all was good. The ms is starting to calm down now after being awful for 7 weeks. Hope you are all doing well.

your wish etc

Hello everyone,

I'm getting those fluttery feelings too, so we can't all have wind!

I was thinking that maybe we need to start a new thread now we have all had our first scans (Due Feb 2010 - the second trimester). I'm so not qualified to do this, but maybe someone could start one and put a redirect on this one? We could all join and add ourselves to a proper up to date due date list...

I'm definitely feeling better. MS is gone, and the tiredness is lifting. I think I'm one of the lucky ones, judging by what lots of people are saying.

Anyway, I'm also going away for a few days, so will go incommunicado. Hope everyone has good weeks!

x

Morning All,

I'm off to France for 2 weeks today so I may be a little quite. I can't believe when I get back I'll be 16 weeks I have such a busy September that time is going to fly!

Well I'll try and check in when I have a chance. I hope evryone's MS eases over the next couple of weeks.

good evening ladeez

lovely to hear about flutterings, i feel them on night and its almost a week before i feel them again but i guess thats normal until later.

i am totally addicted to watching births on you tube - its great! the first one i watched i was hiding behind my hands screaming (must remember to show my daughters when teenagers ) but then after watching about 20 i acclimatised myself to the whole thing and now i watch them thinking, "ooh that was a good one!"

i am especially addicted to the water births because both time when i got to the hospital with dd's it was full. it looks so nice and the actual delivery looks so much calmer for baby then bright lights all around them.

some of the births were so beautiful, i cried at so many - big wuss!

i had two positive experiences at hospital with lovely midwives but i have to say that with all the hospital birth clips the midwives look so rough with the baby and yank the baby out compared to all the home waterbirths were the babies are allowed to just come out themselves and the mums catch them.

if i get a water birth at the hospital then i will ask if they can allow the baby to come out themselves and not tug them out unless of course they have to.

i recommend you watch you as many as you can as it really makes you feel mentally prepared. i am the kind of person who wants ALL the details beforehand so i know what to expect, my options and how i could do things.

the homebirths look the best and but dh would never let me... ah well!

Thank you sounds like it might have been my baby then. Think I might have an early night and see if I can encourage more acrobatics.

Sweet dreams

Yes, flutterings, and in the place you describe. I haven't felt them again. My understanding is that this early on, you only feel it when the baby does a bit movement like a somersault or something. And I haven't been able to replicate the peace and quiet that I had to lie down yesterday and feel my tummy. I felt ds at 14 weeks, but at that point, I wasn't sure.

What did your movements feel like Mawbroon? I felt some flutterings last night and I am thinking, and hoping, it was the baby. Mine have all been in the middle of my tummy a couple of inches below my tummy button. Does that sound about right? It's 4 years since I was at this stage with dd and can't remember much at all. All those sleepless nights have wrecked my memory...

I wouldn't worry about being the last in to the 2nd trimester. I think from now onwards a couple of weeks makes no difference and dd was late so you will probably have a baby before me. Plus from where I am sitting, the 2nd trimester unfortunately feels a hell of a lot like the first!

I felt some movement yesterday!! I am only 11 + 6, but would put money on it having been the baby. I would recognise that feeling anywhere!!

Have had a few days of almost chucking up, but not quite. I have been shovelling down spoonfuls of glace ginger which seems to help a little. I am trying to find out if there is a pattern to feeling sick, but I think it is a bit random. Today I have been fine, so who knows!!

It's another week until I have my scan, but I am sure it will be worth the wait.

Hope everyone is doing ok. I guess I will be the last one into the second trimester next week....

Hello everyone,

Becks I hope you have a great holiday and that the tiredness lifts.

Devotion - the fluttery feelings sound good all I seem to have at the moment is wind and lots of it

I am finding my ms is improving at last now I just need the tiredness to lift. I have to wait till the 9th september before my next midwife appointment which seems so long especially as I have so many questions to ask about the whole twin thing.

Gosh this threads been so quiet, can you belive that March have the same number of posts around about as us...

chinook - am absolutely on board with wanting these babies to kick so I can stop feeling like paro lunatic. I finally do think I have a little bump but because I have a podge on tummy anyway it just looks like more prominent podge now, though have still not put any of the weight I lost with MS back on. My MS has been so much better this week, though I'm still evacuating half my dinner each night but the constant nausea has reduced..hope this stays and continues improving...glowing here I come.

I am really pleased because I self referred myself to UCH this week as really not over impressed with Royal Free and things I keep reading about it. They were really nice and said it was best I move my antenatal care there too so were arranging my 20wk scan. Then they sent me a letter saying they would like to do my dating scan again there! So this Friday I will get to see my little one again..yay..obviously am also paro that all will be ok again.. will be cool to see difference from 12 to 15.5 wks.

Hope your all having a lovely weekend. Becks - I am so jealous, would love a hol, not going to get one this year though, all too tight...

Becks I am with you on the tiredness thing. I thought we were all supposed to be bubbling over with energy by now! Lucky you going away for 2 weeks. Have a lovely time.

Devotion - glad you are feeling better about things. I think the sooner these babies start kicking us the better, then we can all relax.

I have spent the last couple of days in bed with a truly terrible migraine. I had forgotten how bad they could be. I miss my prescription drugs!

Morning all,

Good news on all the scans.

Glad your feeling better now devotion, good idea to change you MW appointment.

I think i've been one of the lucky one's whose MS has eased to almost nothing BUT the tiredness is still a BIG problem.

I'm going to France for 2 weeks on Monday and I can't wait, I wish I could go now. My DH is French so it will be mostly reletive visiting but I have orgainised a day trip to Paris with my mum who is coming with us for 3 days and a day for DS to Euro Disney, should be fun

I hope everyone enjoys the lovely weather today.

hello all and congeats on the scans !

i'm feeling better today about it all.

i have moved my mw app to next thursday, i dont have any pains anymore and i read that around 16 weeks you can experience pain as everything is stretching.

also i have felt lots of fluttery feelings especially in bed last night so i feel reassured by that.

i would like to get a scan in tooting but feel like it would be alot of hassle getting my two girls looked after then i would not want to go by myself in case anything was wrong. dh is very busy right now plus he would think i am over reacting.

i have calmed down alot and i dont really have a real reason to go now except that i didnt hear the heart beat and i had some that has gone and is common at my stage. - convincing myself?

plus difficultdecision a gp said that only gp's and midwives know how to find heartbeats and that a nurse would probably not know or not have much practive so that made me feel alot better as it was a nurse who tried.

next thursday i will tell my mw all about it and see what she thinks and hopefully she will find the heartbeat.

regarding ms - i had half a day with nothing and i was SO delighted but next day - yuck!!!

today i am back to feeling awful and i held three music classes with babies and toddlers although its the only time i feel ok when do them except after i am shattered!!!

have a nice evening everyone

x

Sorry not posted for ages.
Congrats to people joinging us, and to those having good scans.
Massive congrats to insanity, how exciting!
Very sorry to Bobbie, all the best for the future x
Devotion - how've you been today?
Mawbroon - still feeling ghastly here too, someone needs to tell my body that it's supposed to feel better around the 12 week mark (mine never does)
esselle - congrats on beating the system!!
smh&r - deffo stay on this thread too - I'm due near the end of Feb and have always gone 2 weeks over, so (unless I end up with an elective section for bad positioning) I will no doubt be delivering in March too. Was the last person but one on ds2's antenatal thread, you could see the tumbleweed blowing across the thread...

hello, all, Scan went well, however i am 11 weeks today giving me a due date of march 3rd 2010, will stay on here if thats ok but may lurk amongst march thread too!!!!lol (we thought we were due 16th feb!!!!)

Hello All.

I had an appointment to get the results from my scan and blood tests yesterday and all is fine.

Where I live you see a GP to confirm pregnancy, they arrange 12wk scan/blood tests then you are refered to an obstetrician (sp?). The rest of your pre natal care is done by the Obs who is also present when you give birth.

Anyway a friend of mine is a midwife at the hospital where I will be having DC3 and she told me that they have a brand new midwife lead unit which rules out the need for Obs visits (and the cost $$).

When I called the hospital they told me that their list for Feb was full - sorry! So during my GP visit I asked that she give me a referal to an Obs who I have been told is good. I later discovered that this and 4 other Obs who work at my hospital are all fully booked until Oct and I can't see any of them.... Oh crap!

So to cut a long (dull) story short I called the hospital to ask WTF am I suposed to do now and the midwife said they had actually just opened a new list soooooo my name is now on it and I have an appointment next month. Yay!

I am so happy that I can be a persistent little bugger sometimes!! It seems like such a stupid system but I feel quite smug that I beat it and have gotten what I wanted.

When I has my DS in 2007 the Obs I had was an utter pig!! I was induced and during the induction he came in, did an internal examination, broke my waters and left without saying a single word to me. I would rather give birth at home by myself than encounter that cretin again!!

Anyway I am feeling so incredibly tired at the moment that I keep having cheeky little nanna naps in the afternoon while DS is asleep and DD is watching a DVD. But then I can't get to sleep at night, staying up too late and feeling tired the next day... It is now 12:14am and I am going to suffer in the morning!! Must go to bed!

Oh yuk. I have got off pretty lightly up until now, but am having a bit of a grotty day.

I have managed to eat some dried apricots and two apples since the morning. I know I need to eat, but just looking at food is making me wretch. DS thinks it's hilarious.

I don't have the car today, and we don't have a nice nearby corner shop, or I would be out there in a shot to get some junk.

hi all scan day today and cant wait!!!!

Welcome all newbies!!!!!!

i feel really exctited today, however i am exhauseted ai had a really hard night at work, (i am a housekeeper at my local hospital 6pm til 9pm) my supervisior decided she wanted the outpatients dept deep cleaned- beds, walls, doors, floors,skirtings ceilings, (remove any cobwebs) light switches wipes, basically everything, i ws to do the biggest clinic on my own- needless to say it was way too much and today my back and tummy are really sore,

all this as there is a huge audit on there today and it has only had basic cleans for a few weeks due to staff shortgages!!!! (why do they leave everything to the last minute and expect the staff to get it all done in one shift!!!!!?)

(i would like to mention i did say to her i dont think its a good idea for me on my won as i thought it would be too much and her reply was your pg not ill!!!!!)

sorry huge rant, better now i am having an easy day today and hve this eve booked off as my scan is not til half 4!!!!!

hope everyone is ok!!!

Devotion - pops78, great suggestion to go to the unit. I wouldn't worry to much about the dates being a week out. At the 20 weeks scan your dates will be confirmed again. You know when you had sex but conception can happen up to a week later they say! Babies can be late, early or on time so don't worry, my first came a whole month early! Good kuck!

Morning all hope everyone is well. Excellent news about all the recent scans.

Devotion - I am so sorry you are havng this worry and just want to say the same as everyone else. Please try and go and have that scan. Two weeks is just too long to wait to see a midwife. All the worry would be bad for you and might send your blood pressure back up. And you are definitely not over reacting. I don't think any one of us on here wouldn't be as worried as you are. Good luck.

Bit fed up too. My nausea got much better for 4 days and I thought it might be on its way out. But no, now it is back with a vengeance.

Devotion I went to st georges epu at 6.5 just anxious. They were great did not question my need for check at all. You need to get skates on though because my recollection is walk in only from 8.30 to 11 and u want to be early as poss as they get v busy apparently. I was seen within 20 mins but was there at 8.20. If u decide to go for reassurance good luck.

Devotion - you're not over-reacting, you were worried and experiencing pain. It's a bit poor that the MW didn't call you back.

Anyway, glad to hear you've not had pain today. But if you're still worried, why not go to the walk-in centre for some reassurance tomorrow?

Let us know how you are.

Hope everyone's feeling ok today. I told work our news, which was lovely as everyone was so pleased and excited.

hello all

thanks for your kind messages, i'm sure the pain was wind and it was def not constipation as i go twice a day and sometimes even three!

i left a message this morning on the community mw careline, by the afternoon i had heard nothing so called again and managed to speak to someone who said she would get someone to call me back??? and nothing!

think thats pretty rubbish especially as i called and said i was worried!!!

anyway, no pain today which is good and i know i am probably only 15 weeks even though the baby measures 16 weeks i know its not possible as i know all of the dates we had sex in May. I want to try and put myself back to 15 weeks when i speak to mw because i dont want to be induced - heard that makes labour more painful. I've had two natural ones and would like a third natural.

i will try again tomorrow. i think there is a walk in centre at St Georges in Tooting where you can get a scan but i dont want to feel like i am being silly wand wasting valuable time for other mothers who need one more. if i had never asked for nurse to listen to the heartbeat then maybe i would not be feeling like this?

but can i wait two weeks before i have my next app is the problem?

thank you all for messages. i know i am over reacting and would only say all this on here. i have not mentioned it to anyone else.

i love mumsnet

welcome all newbies, sorry for all me "me me me" threads

Hello All!

Am adding myself to the list :D

27/01/10 devotion - DD1 6yrs & DD2 3yrs
29/01/10 millymay - DD 1yrs
29/01/10 helenabeth - DS1 4.5yrs DS2 20mths
29/01/10 Squarah - DS 10mths
31/01/10 Irrational Mother - DS 18mths
31/01/10 Ktpie - DS 11mths
31/01/10 Laurawantsababy - DD 1yo
31/01/10 Preggybear
01/02/10 anniemac - DD
01/02/10 wasabipeanut - DS 20mo
01/02/10 georgimama - DS 2.3years
02/02/10 MummyLovesSadie
02/02/10 iwantapinkprinccess
03/02/10 Gidders
03/02/10 flyingcloud
03/02/10 sunangel88
04/02/10 josla - DS 14yrs, DD 14mths
04/02/10 MusicalMummyJules - DD 6yrs
05/02/10 NancyPreg - DS & DD
05/02/10 Bettymum - DD 16mths
05/02/10 lulu25 - DS 2.5yrs
05/02/10 happyfaces
06/02/10 clairemcq
07/01/10 Stumblebum - DS 10yrs DD 5yrs
07/02/10 chinook - DD 3.4ys
07/02/10 daisydot
08/02/10 MyNameIsInigoMontoya - DS 18mo
09/02/10 Ruby01
10/02/10 raindroprhyme - DS1 8yrs DS2 4yrs
10/02/10 Bettyjack - DD1 10yrs DD2 10mths
11/02/10 CailinEireannach
12/02/10 Makingafamily
14/02/10 Pops78
14/02/10 Twopluone - DD12yrs DS1 5yrs DS2 23mths
15/02/10 Tryintobemarrypoppins - DS 18 months
15/02/10 Roseblossoms - DS 15mths
15/02/10 Geekylass
16/02/10 sarahmikeharryandrosie- ds 4yrs,dd 17mths
16/02/10 Geekfreak - DD 2 years 9 months
17/02/10 Becks130 - DS 3yrs 4months
20/02/10 DoctorSkidaddle DD 3.8, DS 18 months
20/02/10 Phee96 - DD 6 months
21/02/10 Apples - DS7, DD 20 months
22/02/09 Scoobyd00
22/02/09 Skibelle
23/02/10 CaractacusPotty - Ds1 4y Ds2 2y
23/02/10 Makingdotoo- DD1 4YRS, DD2 3 YRS, DS1 8 Mths
23/02/10 Insanitybecomesme DS1 9y, DS2 7y, DD1 3y DS3 19months
24/02/10 TheOldestCat - DD 2.8
24/02/10 Drpepper _ dd 6 yrs
26/02/10 TotallyAndUtterlyPaninied- DS 13 months
26/02/10 Thesoo - DD 16 months
??/??/10 Pooter - DS 2.5
28/02/10 UnderWrapsForNow - DS 3.5y

Welcome Angela and congratulations!

Cat, so glad your scan went well.

Devotion, how are you? As others have said, could the pain have been wind-related? I've had hideous pain that makes me double over in the past (not while pg) and it turned out to be wind.

And try not to worry about the heartbeat. My MW tried at 10 weeks, but said it was really unlikely before 16-18 weeks, and added that her doppler wasn't very good at all. I think if you can get it earlier than that (my mw said that she'd have a go again at 16 weeks but wasn't optimistic so it sounds how imprecise it all is), it's just luck.

I hope by now you've managed to get to an EPU for a reassurance scan. Let us know, we're all worried about you.

fluffy pg head...I just called it angelcare again having corrected myself, I am constantly being ridiculous like this. Tried 6 times to get a sentence out on my b day this Sun and I was the only person who was NOT drunk LOL...

whoops, angelsounds doppler, not angelcare. By the way my 25 weeks pg friend also tried my angelcare doppler and coud not find heartbeat so...

Devotion, so sorry to hear you have worries. I am sure the nurses lack of concern was because pains and not finding heartbeat is typical. Finding the hearbeat is down to experience of person doing it, the position of baby and the quality of the doppler it seems to me. The doc I went to last week couldn't find the heartbeat for love nor money until I cheekily said that he was doing it very diff to last doc who found it at 10.5, he tried how and where I said and it was there immediately. I, however can still not find it on the Angelcare doppler I have at home doing it exactly the same and that says from 10 weeks - I am 14.

Like flyingcloud I have had lots of trapped wind and constipation which at times has been really uncomfortable/painful in that same area as baby. Devotion - I am sure all is well but think for your own reassurance that if you can get a scan or something it's worth it.

Hi Devotion,

If it's any consolation I have been getting terrible trapped wind (sorry) which comes in waves and spasms that sometimes make me gasp (but never double over with pain). Is there any chance you can pay for a private scan or go to one of those early pregnancy places? I don't really know how it works over there.

Thinking of you and hope you can find something reassuring.

devotion out of four pregnancies only two were heard at 15/16 weeks. One was 17 weeks and one nearly 19 weeks9( my dd was a pain for them to get as she moved into odd positions all the time)

Glad the scans went well

Welcome Angelacarleen and congratulations

devotion I am sure everything is fine but your worried. Call your GP or midwife team and ask for an Early Pregnancy Unit referal today, shouldn't be a problem, quick scan and your feel better.

good morning
the nurse did not say she was worried but said i should try and see a midwife sooner to see what they think? my midwife is away this and she has booked me in for a 16 week app when i am 18 weeks. at my booking app she put me a week behind what i thought i was and the scan put me a week ahead of what i thought i was so now there is a two week gap.
thanks for your message, i did google and I KNOW you should never google, I kepet seeing 10 weeks but there wer companies who sold them so its probably rubbish.
i hope it was just stretching.

Welcome Angelacarleen

Devotion, How are you today? Everywhere I have read says that a heartbeat can't be found in most people by doppler until after 16 weeks so that does sound like it could be right. Try not to worry you have had no bleeding so maybe it's things stretching. Have they asked you to come back?

AngelaCarleen welcome and congratulations!

feel bit down tonight had some pain last week that made me double over and since then just now and then, today a nurse checked me out because i've had high blood pressure which has now gone down but i asked the nurse to listen to the babies heart beat (16 weeks on wed) but she could not find it. she spent ages. she said it was just too early.

so now i am all stressed because i've heard on here other people who hear their babies heart beats earlier.

Glad to hear the scans went well today watercress and scooby (tho sorry to hear about grumpy sonographer, pah).

Mine was also good - the baby was jumping around lots. Finally feels real...like the 'morning' sickness and indigestion hasn't been enough to convince me.

Welcome AngelaCarleen and congratulations!

Hi everyone, a bit late to the party I'm afraid, only just found the thread

I had my dating scan today and I'm due on 15th February!!

So excited, this is our first baby, and it feels like it's been a long time coming.

I'm so glad I've now found other people in the same boat as I am (and relieved that some of you are also already sporting bumps!!)

Angela xx

Scoobydoo I had a sonographer like that.......takes a little away that special moment doesn't it. You said 'she' do you know your having a girl??!!

Did anyone find out at their scan the gender???

Glad all the scans were fine today. I have a full fortnight to wait for mine.....

But i am sure everything is fine because DS's ready brek was making me boak this morning.

Back from my scan and all is well. Sonographer was lovely (though baby kept leaping around and not cooperating with the measuring part of things), but we had to wait for ages for the scan and the blood test as they were running really late.

Scoobydoo, glad it went well for you (apart from the grumpy sonographer). Good luck tomorrow DrPepper!

7/01/10 Stumblebum - DS 10yrs DD 5yrs
27/01/10 devotion - DD1 6yrs & DD2 3yrs
29/01/10 millymay - DD 1yrs
29/01/10 helenabeth - DS1 4.5yrs DS2 20mths
29/01/10 Squarah - DS 10mths
31/01/10 Irrational Mother - DS 18mths
31/01/10 Ktpie - DS 11mths
31/01/10 Laurawantsababy - DD 1yo
31/01/10 Preggybear
01/02/10 anniemac - DD
01/02/10 wasabipeanut - DS 20mo
01/02/10 georgimama - DS 2.3years
02/02/10 MummyLovesSadie
02/02/10 iwantapinkprinccess
03/02/10 Gidders
03/02/10 flyingcloud
03/02/10 sunangel88
04/02/10 josla - DS 14yrs, DD 14mths
04/02/10 MusicalMummyJules - DD 6yrs
05/02/10 NancyPreg - DS & DD
05/02/10 Bettymum - DD 16mths
05/02/10 lulu25 - DS 2.5yrs
06/02/10 clairemcq
07/02/10 chinook - DD 3.4ys
07/02/10 daisydot
08/02/10 MyNameIsInigoMontoya - DS 18mo
09/02/10 Ruby01
10/02/10 raindroprhyme - DS1 8yrs DS2 4yrs
10/02/10 Bettyjack - DD1 10yrs DD2 10mths
11/02/10 CailinEireannach
12/02/10 Makingafamily
14/02/10 Pops78
14/02/10 Twopluone - DD12yrs DS1 5yrs DS2 23mths
15/02/10 Tryintobemarrypoppins - DS 18 months
15/02/10 Roseblossoms - DS 15mths
15/02/10 Geekylass
16/02/10 sarahmikeharryandrosie- ds 4yrs,dd 17mths
16/02/10 Geekfreak - DD 2 years 9 months
17/02/10 Becks130 - DS 3yrs 4months
20/02/10 DoctorSkidaddle DD 3.8, DS 18 months
20/02/10 Phee96 - DD 6 months
21/02/10 Apples - DS7, DD 20 months
22/02/09 Scoobyd00
22/02/09 Skibelle
23/02/10 CaractacusPotty - Ds1 4y Ds2 2y
23/02/10 Makingdotoo- DD1 4YRS, DD2 3 YRS, DS1 8 Mths
23/02/10 Insanitybecomesme DS1 9y, DS2 7y, DD1 3y DS3 19months
24/02/10 TheOldestCat - DD 2.8
24/02/10 Drpepper _ dd 6 yrs
26/02/10 TotallyAndUtterlyPaninied- DS 13 months
26/02/10 Thesoo - DD 16 months
??/??/10 Pooter - DS 2.5
28/02/10 UnderWrapsForNow - DS 3.5y

added myself again as somehow i had been erased ! got my scan tomorrow am very excited !

Well I had my scan this morning and so far so good. They didn't have my blood test results to give me the combined result but everything else looked fine.

The sonographer was awful, really rude and distant. She answered any questions we had with one word and looked very disaproving when I couldn't give her the day of my last period (it was around April time). I explained that I had fertility issues so I didn't ov normally, but she sill tutted at me when I coud only gve her an estimated time of ov. Oh well, at least the little bean is ok, she waved at us and kept jumping up and down!

Watercrss and Cat, how have your scans gone?

becks - glad to see your scan went well and you now have a due date.

Watercress - hope your scan goes well too; perfectly normal to worry, but don't let it get too much. I'll also check back later.

Insanity - love 'thing 1' and 'thing 2' from your DS!

Becks glad your scan went well, rocket is better than my ds1 who keeps saying thing 1 and thing 2(he is refering to cat in the hat) though I know he is excited about new siblings.

Good luck to everyone with scans this morning I will check back later to see how they went.

Bobbie, so sorry to hear your news. I hope you are feeling OK and your family and the medics are being supportive.

Like Cat and Scooby I have my scan this morning. I'm absolutely packing it, and haven't slept for the last couple of nights for worry. DH keeps trying to tell me that I haven't had anything to worry about (no bleeding or pain) and ponts to my growing tummy as evidence that all must be well, but I keep reading about MMCs and worry that it all could have gone wrong and I haven't noticed.

Being completely irrational, I know. Ignore me, and I'll report back on my scan later today.

Becks, glad your scan went well (someone else had one as well, but it's on the last page and I've forgotten who-sorry) and good luck fellow scanees today.

Mawbroon, am I going mad or are you a name-changer like me? I need to update the due date list with my new name, and can't see you on there, but think you used to be UnderWraps...

But i could well be going mad! Lack of sleep and all that!

Just adding my due date

7/01/10 Stumblebum - DS 10yrs DD 5yrs
27/01/10 devotion - DD1 6yrs & DD2 3yrs
29/01/10 millymay - DD 1yrs
29/01/10 helenabeth - DS1 4.5yrs DS2 20mths
29/01/10 Squarah - DS 10mths
31/01/10 Irrational Mother - DS 18mths
31/01/10 Ktpie - DS 11mths
31/01/10 Laurawantsababy - DD 1yo
31/01/10 Preggybear
01/02/10 anniemac - DD
01/02/10 wasabipeanut - DS 20mo
01/02/10 georgimama - DS 2.3years
02/02/10 MummyLovesSadie
02/02/10 iwantapinkprinccess
03/02/10 Gidders
03/02/10 flyingcloud
03/02/10 sunangel88
04/02/10 josla - DS 14yrs, DD 14mths
04/02/10 MusicalMummyJules - DD 6yrs
05/02/10 NancyPreg - DS & DD
05/02/10 Bettymum - DD 16mths
05/02/10 lulu25 - DS 2.5yrs
06/02/10 clairemcq
07/02/10 chinook - DD 3.4ys
07/02/10 daisydot
08/02/10 MyNameIsInigoMontoya - DS 18mo
09/02/10 Ruby01
10/02/10 raindroprhyme - DS1 8yrs DS2 4yrs
10/02/10 Bettyjack - DD1 10yrs DD2 10mths
11/02/10 CailinEireannach
12/02/10 Makingafamily
14/02/10 Pops78
14/02/10 Twopluone - DD12yrs DS1 5yrs DS2 23mths
15/02/10 Tryintobemarrypoppins - DS 18 months
15/02/10 Roseblossoms - DS 15mths
15/02/10 Geekylass
16/02/10 sarahmikeharryandrosie- ds 4yrs,dd 17mths
16/02/10 Geekfreak - DD 2 years 9 months
17/02/10 Becks130 - DS 3yrs 4months
20/02/10 DoctorSkidaddle DD 3.8, DS 18 months
20/02/10 Phee96 - DD 6 months
21/02/10 Apples - DS7, DD 20 months
22/02/09 Scoobyd00
22/02/09 Skibelle
23/02/10 CaractacusPotty - Ds1 4y Ds2 2y
23/02/10 Makingdotoo- DD1 4YRS, DD2 3 YRS, DS1 8 Mths
23/02/10 Insanitybecomesme DS1 9y, DS2 7y, DD1 3y DS3 19months
24/02/10 TheOldestCat - DD 2.8
26/02/10 TotallyAndUtterlyPaninied- DS 13 months
26/02/10 Thesoo - DD 16 months
??/??/10 Pooter - DS 2.5
28/02/10 UnderWrapsForNow - DS 3.5y

Morning,

I had my scan on Friday and all went well, baby was asleep so didn't move, only to shoo us away with he/she's hand! It also looked very grumpy and did not want to be woken up!

When DS saw the scan picture he was over the moon to see his baby brother/sister and has told us that he is calling the baby Rocket as he think it looks like a rocket

Good luck with your scans this morning, thinking of you x

So sorry to hear your news, bobbie - I wish you all the best in the future.

Hope the scan goes well scooby? Mine's this afternoon.

Congrats and welcome sunangel.

3.10yo DS was feeding this morning, and he informed me that my boobs are bigger because I have a baby in my tummy.

"Mummy, when you lie on your back, they are taller"

Changed my due date.

Hope you are all well.

7/01/10 Stumblebum - DS 10yrs DD 5yrs
27/01/10 devotion - DD1 6yrs & DD2 3yrs
29/01/10 millymay - DD 1yrs
29/01/10 helenabeth - DS1 4.5yrs DS2 20mths
29/01/10 Squarah - DS 10mths
31/01/10 Irrational Mother - DS 18mths
31/01/10 Ktpie - DS 11mths
31/01/10 Laurawantsababy - DD 1yo
31/01/10 Preggybear
01/02/10 anniemac - DD
01/02/10 wasabipeanut - DS 20mo
01/02/10 georgimama - DS 2.3years
02/02/10 MummyLovesSadie
02/02/10 iwantapinkprinccess
03/02/10 Gidders
03/02/10 flyingcloud
03/02/10 sunangel88
04/02/10 josla - DS 14yrs, DD 14mths
04/02/10 MusicalMummyJules - DD 6yrs
05/02/10 NancyPreg - DS & DD
05/02/10 Bettymum - DD 16mths
05/02/10 lulu25 - DS 2.5yrs
06/02/10 clairemcq
07/02/10 chinook - DD 3.4ys
07/02/10 daisydot
08/02/10 MyNameIsInigoMontoya - DS 18mo
09/02/10 Ruby01
10/02/10 raindroprhyme - DS1 8yrs DS2 4yrs
10/02/10 Bettyjack - DD1 10yrs DD2 10mths
11/02/10 CailinEireannach
12/02/10 Makingafamily
14/02/10 Pops78
14/02/10 Twopluone - DD12yrs DS1 5yrs DS2 23mths
15/02/10 Tryintobemarrypoppins - DS 18 months
15/02/10 Roseblossoms - DS 15mths
15/02/10 Geekylass
16/02/10 sarahmikeharryandrosie- ds 4yrs,dd 17mths
16/02/10 Geekfreak - DD 2 years 9 months
20/02/10 DoctorSkidaddle DD 3.8, DS 18 months
20/02/10 Phee96 - DD 6 months
21/02/10 Apples - DS7, DD 20 months
22/02/09 Scoobyd00
22/02/09 Skibelle
??/??/?? Becks130 - DS yrs
23/02/10 CaractacusPotty - Ds1 4y Ds2 2y
23/02/10 Makingdotoo- DD1 4YRS, DD2 3 YRS, DS1 8 Mths
23/02/10 Insanitybecomesme DS1 9y, DS2 7y, DD1 3y DS3 19months
24/02/10 TheOldestCat - DD 2.8
26/02/10 TotallyAndUtterlyPaninied- DS 13 months
26/02/10 Thesoo - DD 16 months
??/??/10 Pooter - DS 2.5
28/02/10 UnderWrapsForNow - DS 3.5y

Added me in the list:

7/01/10 Stumblebum - DS 10yrs DD 5yrs
29/01/10 millymay - DD 1yrs
29/01/10 helenabeth - DS1 4.5yrs DS2 20mths
29/01/10 Squarah - DS 10mths
31/01/10 Irrational Mother - DS 18mths
31/01/10 Ktpie - DS 11mths
31/01/10 Laurawantsababy - DD 1yo
31/01/10 Preggybear
01/02/10 anniemac - DD
01/02/10 wasabipeanut - DS 20mo
01/02/10 georgimama - DS 2.3years
02/02/10 MummyLovesSadie
02/02/10 devotion - DD1 6yrs & DD2 3yrs
02/02/10 iwantapinkprinccess
03/02/10 Gidders
03/02/10 flyingcloud
03/02/10 sunangel88
04/02/10 josla - DS 14yrs, DD 14mths
04/02/10 MusicalMummyJules - DD 6yrs
05/02/10 NancyPreg - DS & DD
05/02/10 Bettymum - DD 16mths
05/02/10 lulu25 - DS 2.5yrs
06/02/10 clairemcq
07/02/10 chinook - DD 3.4ys
07/02/10 daisydot
08/02/10 MyNameIsInigoMontoya - DS 18mo
09/02/10 Ruby01
10/02/10 raindroprhyme - DS1 8yrs DS2 4yrs
10/02/10 Bettyjack - DD1 10yrs DD2 10mths
11/02/10 CailinEireannach
12/02/10 Makingafamily
14/02/10 Pops78
14/02/10 Twopluone - DD12yrs DS1 5yrs DS2 23mths
15/02/10 Tryintobemarrypoppins - DS 18 months
15/02/10 Roseblossoms - DS 15mths
15/02/10 Geekylass
16/02/10 sarahmikeharryandrosie- ds 4yrs,dd 17mths
16/02/10 Geekfreak - DD 2 years 9 months
20/02/10 DoctorSkidaddle DD 3.8, DS 18 months
20/02/10 Phee96 - DD 6 months
21/02/10 Apples - DS7, DD 20 months
22/02/09 Scoobyd00
22/02/09 Skibelle
??/??/?? Becks130 - DS yrs
23/02/10 CaractacusPotty - Ds1 4y Ds2 2y
23/02/10 Makingdotoo- DD1 4YRS, DD2 3 YRS, DS1 8 Mths
23/02/10 Insanitybecomesme DS1 9y, DS2 7y, DD1 3y DS3 19months
24/02/10 TheOldestCat - DD 2.8
26/02/10 TotallyAndUtterlyPaninied- DS 13 months
26/02/10 Thesoo - DD 16 months
??/??/10 Pooter - DS 2.5
28/02/10 UnderWrapsForNow - DS 3.5y

Hi can I join you guys? Just found this forum so am a bit late in. Am due 3rd Feb. Pregnancy has just sunk in! I know am a bit slow :D

Bobbie, really sorry to hear your news.

I've got my scan at 0830 tomorrow and I'm now starting to worry. Going to read a good book, go to sleep and hopefully I'll be up and scanned before I know it!

Had a really glutinous weekend and so I have a fat bloated belly rather than a bump! If all goes well tomorrow I can see a week of healthy eating and gentle exercise approaching!

Oh yes! Don't I know it. I used to cuddle into dh when ds started kicking hard at night. If I was being kept awake, then so was dh!!!

DS was stuck in the breech position in my funny shaped uterus, and he tried to turn almost every night from about 33 weeks! It was like an octopus in my belly!!

I have had a few 'maybe' flutters but nothing definite yet. I think it is still early days for all that. I am looking forward though to the first proper kick where I am in no doubt what it is.

Well I have a lovely week planned. Doing nothing. I should be working, but my company still hasn't found a suitable alternative to my normal job (which I can't do when preg). Dd is booked in nursery because I should be working so I have a week to myself. Bliss. Inspired by Mawbroons energetic day I think I shall head to the gym for a swim.

Anyone got scans this week? If so my fingers are crossed for you.

mawbroon in a few weeks your be kicked all day and all night!

I read on here that others were having movements, but I think I am very last (due 28th - so 4 weeks behind the early febs) so no movements here yet. I am only 11wks tomorrow.

It doesn't stop me imagining that I am feeling movement though!!

Anyone having movements yet? I have some serious flutters going on! I guess second time round you recognise it more, DH thinks I'm mad and its just wind!

Sorry to hear your news Bobbie. Take care, and good luck when you are ready to try again.

I went on a cycle run with dh and ds today, and kind of overdid it a bit. I have been tired at the best of times, but was wiped after a fairly quick 30mins each way cycle, and playing at the park/paddling pool with ds in between. It just makes me wonder how all these athletes manage to train so hard right throughout pregnancy. Mind you, I ain't no athlete, ah, perhaps that's the trouble!!!

Bobbie - so sorry to read your news. Take care of yourself. x

Really sorry to hear that, Bobbie. All the best to you. xx

Bobbyrainbow I am really sorry, I went through the same in April and it was so cruel. Stay Strong and take care of yourself xx

Bobbyrainbow I am very sorry to hear your news. Missed miscarriages are particularly cruel. I have had 2 recently so please ask me anything if you can think of any questions you need answering. Take care and good luck for the future x

So sorry to hear your news BobbyRainbow, I am thinking of you, take care xx

BobbieRainbow I am really sorry to hear your news, take care xx

Hi All

I'm going to have to bow out of this thread I'm afraid, I've just found out that I've had a missed miscarriage, the baby stopped developing at 6 weeks.

Good Luck to all you lovely ladies and all of those gorgeous babies you'll be churning out in Feb. I'll be keeping a close eye on this thread and will be looking forward to finding out how many boys and girls you have between you all.

xx

hope all goes well becks!!!!! drink lots of water!!!!!!

cant wait for my scan on wed!!!!! it cant come soon enough!!!!

Morning Ladies,

Skibelle, Congratulations on your scan and I hope MS starts to ease for you soon.

I have my scan at 12pm today so I decided to go to the cinema last night to take my mind off it, also my sister had DS so wanted to make the most of the evening. We went to see Harry Potter and I have to say that I was quite disapointed, has anyone else seen it? What did you think?

Well I better start to get ready and I'll let you all know how I get on.

hi everyone,

twins how exciting twice as much fun.

i have had heartburn for weeks now was a nightmare when my ms was bad as couln't stomach gaviscon.

booked an apointment with the hypnobirth people for mondy so excited about that.

was doing my diary at work today and was trying to work out when to finish. can't belive how quick it is coming in this baby will be hare before i know it.

Wow, Insanity you certainly know how to live up to your name. Exciting times!

Had combined scan today at 11+3. It was amazing! (Well, apart from throwing up in the hospital car park, but don't think I was the first and prob won't be the last. Shame about the audience though!) Saw bubs doing little flips and wriggling happily. The lady said the nuchal measurement was normal, but we will have to wait until next week for the bloods.
It all seems more real now. Have been more sick than ever this week, so I was starting to worry that things weren't right, but scan has alleviated that. I'm hoping and praying the sickness will ease soon.

Good luck for the scans still to come.

Hope everyone is enjoying the sunshine todayand wow to anyone already feeling movements, I haven't got a clue whats going on in there at the moment.

we have now told our parents that I am pregnant followed by the and its twins bit, they are getting over the shock slowly, especially the in laws who will get two sets of twin grandchildren within 3 months.

Becks I hope your son is ok now.

esselle Air con and ice cream sounds good to meand wind seems to be a big issue for me too

ktpie my eldest son was 9 end of may, ds2 will be 8 beginning of oct, dd was 3 end of may and ds3 will be 2 end of nov. The eldest two are at a nice age as they understand about the twins and are excited. It will be the 4 under 4 bit that will be interesting

Morning everyone,

Esselle - very exciting that you are building a house! Hope it isn't too stressful.

Becks - hope your DS is allright, sounds horrible.

Chinook - I think I am getting the beginnings of heartburn, got some gaviscon on prescription last time so going to ask for some next MW appointment. Who knows when that will be, should have been this week but she was booked up, they aren't sure if she is on holiday next week so fingers crossed for the week after (I'll have had the baby by the time they make me an appointment).

Insanity - Wow! How old are your older ones?

I have a little monkey here DS (13 months) seems to be going through a climbing phase and is climbing on everything.

I'm in Australia! I am so not looking forward to this coming summer - which is predicted to be very hot! I think I will just have to lay about in front of the air con and eat icecream!!

At the moment the weather is lovely and cool, which helped hid my not-pregnant-looking-but-blobby-looking tummy before I DD told everyone about the baby.

I am sure I have felt baby movement too but thought it was a bit early. Must be all that wind I seem to have these days!!

We are about to start builing a new house and I reckon it should be done when I am due. I am pretty happy about this as it means I won't have to do much moving! Yay! I will just tell everyone else what to do!

Congratulations Insanity.

Wow Becks - you felt the baby move - I'm jealous!

Esselle - I'm in France - where are you?

esselle I am in germany where are you xx

congratulations insanity.. you said you like chaos... xx

Hi All,

Insanity Congratulations, you have a VER VERY busy few years ahead.

12 weeks today YAY!! I also felt the baby move today which was really nice, it's made me feel a little better about my scan on Friday.

I had a shock yesterday when I came home from work last night, my DS was bit at nursery and it's not just a little mark, it's broken the skin and bruised! So last night I was up for hours last night as everytime DS moved in bed he woke up because it was hurting so much so today I am VERY tired.

Insanity, how exciting!

Hope you're keeping well.

Congratulations insanity! There are twins in our family, but nobody in this generation has had any. I have one more sister who hasn't had children yet, so perhaps it will be her!!

I have just had the weirdest breakfast, but it was exactly what I fancied! oatcakes with guacamole, chilli sauce and cherry tomatoes. Delicious! Followed by left over choc cake!!

My appetite has been a lot less, and actually some of my trousers that were straining before I got pg are a bit looser, so I might have actually lost a pound of two, which is no bad thing really!

My DS is really excited too. He keeps talking about "our new baby" so I am hoping this means he is feeling included rather than excluded and I guess the tricky bit is to keep him feeling this way after the baby is born.

Thanks everyone I am still in shock but looking forward to the challenge

eselle I know what you mean my eldest two want to tell the world about the twins, at least they are excited about it.

devotion there will be lots of hands to help I am sure though my dd is desperate for a sister as she already has three brothers, I have a feeling if these are both boys she will move in with her aunt in protest and she is only three

Congratulations Insanity! How wonderful.

I discovered yesterday that the best way to let absolutely everyone know you are pregnant is to tell a 5yo! My DD is just so excited it seems like she may pop! She told everyone at kindergarten, people in shops, and everyone else who crossed her path. I think that she is in for a long 7 months!!

Is there anyone else on this thread who is not in the UK?

Congratulations Insanity - I was wondering how when someone would announce twins!

You will do great! Sounds like you will have plenty of little hands to get nappies etc

Wishing you a happy and healthy pregnancy!!!!!

wow insanity thats fab news xxxxxx

wow insanity - you lucky thing. I am always a bit envious when I hear of people having twins. One of my best friends has non-identical twins (one of each) and she says it is perfect. There was no pressure for her to dress them the same because they didn't look the same!

Anyone else started with heartburn yet? I am sure it is beginning already and I am gutted. It would be nice to get rid of a few symptoms before adding new ones. I really am no good at this being pregnant business.

Insanity - oh my goodness, you're going to have your hands full! Congratulations!

Good to hear about all the other successful scans.

i thought I had my MW appt today but it turned out it was just to take bloods. have got my scan next Monday and it can't come quick enough! I'm running out of excuses for not drinking, playing hockey or doing my normal mad exercise routine!

Hello all,
I have not posted for a while as real life took over, had my dating scan today which was the same as the date I put here which is the 23rd Feb. It also showed 2 babies non identical I already have four and my youngest is 20 months so looks like I shall be very busy.

welcome glyniispig-

i have had a very mad midwife here thisafternoon to do my booking appt!!!!! she really was as mad as a hatter!!!!!Lol

Her name is Alice!!!!! (thats my no1 name for a DD at the mo!!!!!LOL )

cannot wait till scan next week!!!!!!

hope everyone is well, xxxx

Hello all

I hope you dont mind if I join you? I was on here a while ago briefly but was a bit too scared to write too much until I had my scan! I had my scan on Wednesday and all was fine, I am 12+2 now, due February 14th!

Look forward to chatting to you all!

x x x

Part of me is really looking forward to all the cooing and head smelling (that sounds weird, but I'm sure you know what I mean) but part of me won't let myself because I'm absolutely terrified about my scan next week. In a fit of stupidity curiosity, I looked at a MN thread on going to scans by yourself and read loads of stuff from people who had had bad news and it's made me massively jittery

But, assuming all is well, I will definitely find out the sex. I'm a real control freak and it helps me get organised. And I think it's still a surprise, just a bit earlier! What would really be a surprise is if they said it was a puppy...

There's another practical reason for finding out: DH and I really struggle over names (different cultures) so finding out the sex halves the arguments debate. Last time we only had one name, which was a girl's, so when we found out that it was a DD at the 20 week scan, it was a huge relief!

Mawbroon, have you found out what torque is yet?! I think it's a man thing, like the offside rule and smelling your own farts...

threeplusone - exactly.

you are not free to coo over them during the day as you feel more little pairs of puppy dog eyes on you and then you say.. "and you are gorgeous too, and you" and in your case, "and you!"... oh i'm already tired

i didnt find out with either of my girls, i just love surprises! you have no say over it so why open your pressie early? i wont find out this time either.

i just love that bit, "is it a boy or girl?"... then "you have a ...!" - exciting!

i have to say it almost kills me waiting to find out, i love torturing myself

I didnt find out with DD but i did with both the boys and I will this time. I am too impatient. But i do regret it in a way as the surprise element has gone. Unless they are wrong that is. I am not even the type of person that can find out then not tell anyone, although may give that a go.

Devotion..It has been abot 13years since i was a size 10!!.. I wish..
Not sure what to do re my holiday clothes as when we come home we are hitting the shops to get the holiday stuff.. but think I am going to have to go up a size innormal clothes rather than buying summer maternity.

TBH was just saying to my nan last night.. why if the baby is still deep (yesterdays scan had to be done vaginally too)\have I thickened out and look further on than i am..

Devotion.. I know what you mean about wantingto snuggle up with the baby I am so looking forward to snuggling on the sofa on an evening as tbh dont think I will get to many chances during the day, for big snuggles..

can not spell or type tonight x

3+1 - congrats on your scan - great news!

Pops78 - she sounds like a horrible bitter woman!!! I'm Irish and from a Catholic background but I know none of my aunties or mother would react like that, its not the bloosy 50's. She just sounds nasty!

The best thing you can do is give her your best smile because she is over there and you are here so it doesnt matter. You will hopefully only need to see her now and then.

Not a nice experience for you though - I just have no patience for people like that. Whatever their opinion is they should keep unhelpful comments to themselves.

So a big hug to you and a twi big fingers to her , sorry!... right i'll take a deep breath and calm down now!

Still sick here and moaning just as much.

Treated myself to a pair of maternity jeans today. Tried in jeans in Hennes and they looked horrible plus I was squeezing my big old wobbly ass into sixe 12 when i am normally a 10 so i was NOT happy. Gave up then walked over to Gap. They have a small maternity section and their size 10 (uk 10) was too big so I had to get a gap size 4 which i think is a UK 8 so i left slightly happier.

Just goes to show how shops sizes are all different.

They are still not as nice as my normal skinny jeans so i think i will just have to go up town to Topshop Oxford St. They have the best maternity jeans.

Sweet baby dreams all.

Am I the only person who tries to start their dreams off about their new baby.

Ahhhhhh I can not wait to snuggle into their little neck and smell their brand new baby skin

chinook - I found out that my ds was a ds at my 20 week scan. I knew that it might not be correct, but I had later scans because he was in a funny position, and there were his bits, clear as day.

I loved knowing the sex, and will be hoping to find out again this time.

I have had a ridiculous hormonal weeping episode tonight. DH was telling me that the car we have just bought has lots of torque. I have heard of torque, but don't really know what it is, so I (big mistake) asked him. He started explaining, and I just didn't get it. I said, sorry, I don't understand, so he tried again a few times, using some props, but I just didn't get it. He was a little exasperated (not even that much tbh) then said, but you did Higher physics at school, how can you not understand. Then I burst into tears. How ridiculous. I knew at the time it was completely ridiculous, but I couldn't stop!!! And I still don't know WTF torque is. I might go and ask on the geeky stuff section.....

Anyway, I presume from this that the hormones are all still in order and that it's a good sign!!!

Sorry to throw a spanner in the works but my dd was so wriggly during her scans that the sonographers found them a bit challenging. And this one was the same last week, so I was thinking it was another girl. Who knows???? My dp said last week he wants to find out the sex of this one at the 20 week scan. I have always been dead against the idea but now I am warming to it. Have any of you found out the sex in your previous pregnancies and did you regret it?

Becks - how mean that you get rid of your ms and start with spd straight away. It sounds like you get it badly. My friend had it with both her pregnancies, and it was as bad, but no worse during her second.

Congrats to all those who have had nice scans.

Great news threeplusone, my babay didn't move too much either, just a bit of wriggling, maybe it's a girl interesting...

HI Scan went well.. cant believe how much the baby has grown in the last 10days. By the scan I have a 1in 2500 for downs and the same for Edwards Syndrome. This figure will change with the bloodtest results.. if they drop the consultant will ring me if not then fine.

Baby i sso lazy both scans it hasnt moved aboutalot.. I am convinced it is another girl as both boys were really active on the early scans.. (how bad am I going to feel if they tell me I am having a boy at the next scan!) Next scan is for 5weeks 8th Sept when I will be 17weeks.. so think I will have another one soon after as 17weeks is a bit early for the anonamaly scan..

Right of for a nap take care all and hope the scans have gone well xx

Just updating my dd too.

7/01/10 Stumblebum - DS 10yrs DD 5yrs
29/01/10 millymay - DD 1yrs
29/01/10 helenabeth - DS1 4.5yrs DS2 20mths
29/01/10 Squarah - DS 10mths
31/01/10 Irrational Mother - DS 18mths
31/01/10 Ktpie - DS 11mths
31/01/10 Laurawantsababy - DD 1yo
31/01/10 Preggybear
01/02/10 anniemac - DD
01/02/10 wasabipeanut - DS 20mo
01/02/10 georgimama - DS 2.3years
02/02/10 MummyLovesSadie
02/02/10 devotion - DD1 6yrs & DD2 3yrs
02/02/10 iwantapinkprinccess
03/02/10 Gidders
03/02/10 flyingcloud
04/02/10 josla - DS 14yrs, DD 14mths
04/02/10 MusicalMummyJules - DD 6yrs
05/02/10 NancyPreg - DS & DD
05/02/10 Bettymum - DD 16mths
05/02/10 lulu25 - DS 2.5yrs
06/02/10 clairemcq
07/02/10 chinook - DD 3.4ys
07/02/10 daisydot
08/02/10 MyNameIsInigoMontoya - DS 18mo
09/02/10 Ruby01
10/02/10 raindroprhyme - DS1 8yrs DS2 4yrs
10/02/10 Bettyjack - DD1 10yrs DD2 10mths
11/02/10 CailinEireannach
12/02/10 Makingafamily
14/02/10 Pops78
14/02/10 Twopluone - DD12yrs DS1 5yrs DS2 23mths
15/02/10 Tryintobemarrypoppins - DS 18 months
15/02/10 Roseblossoms - DS 15mths
15/02/10 Geekylass
16/02/10 sarahmikeharryandrosie- ds 4yrs,dd 17mths
16/02/10 Geekfreak - DD 2 years 9 months
20/02/10 DoctorSkidaddle DD 3.8, DS 18 months
20/02/10 Phee96 - DD 6 months
21/02/10 Apples - DS7, DD 20 months
22/02/09 Scoobyd00
22/02/09 Skibelle
??/??/?? Becks130 - DS yrs
23/02/10 CaractacusPotty - Ds1 4y Ds2 2y
23/02/10 Makingdotoo- DD1 4YRS, DD2 3 YRS, DS1 8 Mths
23/02/10 Insanitybecomesme DS1 9y, DS2 7y, DD1 3y DS3 19months
24/02/10 TheOldestCat - DD 2.8
26/02/10 TotallyAndUtterlyPaninied- DS 13 months
26/02/10 Thesoo - DD 16 months
??/??/10 Pooter - DS 2.5
28/02/10 UnderWrapsForNow - DS 3.5y

27/01/10 Stumblebum - DS 10yrs DD 5yrs
29/01/10 millymay - DD 1yrs
29/01/10 helenabeth - DS1 4.5yrs DS2 20mths
29/01/10 Squarah - DS 10mths
31/01/10 Irrational Mother - DS 18mths
31/01/10 Ktpie - DS 11mths
31/01/10 Laurawantsababy - DD 1yo
31/01/10 Preggybear
01/02/10 anniemac - DD
01/02/10 wasabipeanut - DS 20mo
01/02/10 georgimama - DS 2.3years
02/02/10 MummyLovesSadie
02/02/10 devotion - DD1 6yrs & DD2 3yrs
02/02/10 iwantapinkprinccess
03/02/10 Gidders
03/02/10 flyingcloud
04/02/10 josla - DS 14yrs, DD 14mths
04/02/10 MusicalMummyJules - DD 6yrs
05/02/10 NancyPreg - DS & DD
05/02/10 Bettymum - DD 16mths
05/02/10 lulu25 - DS 2.5yrs
06/02/10 clairemcq
07/02/10 chinook - DD 3.4ys
07/02/10 daisydot
08/02/10 MyNameIsInigoMontoya - DS 18mo
09/02/10 Ruby01
10/02/10 raindroprhyme - DS1 8yrs DS2 4yrs
10/02/10 Bettyjack - DD1 10yrs DD2 10mths
11/02/10 CailinEireannach
12/02/10 Makingafamily
13/02/10 Pops78
14/02/10 Twopluone - DD12yrs DS1 5yrs DS2 23mths
15/02/10 Tryintobemarrypoppins - DS 18 months
15/02/10 Roseblossoms - DS 15mths
15/02/10 Geekylass
16/02/10 sarahmikeharryandrosie- ds 4yrs,dd 17mths
16/02/10 Geekfreak - DD 2 years 9 months
20/02/10 DoctorSkidaddle DD 3.8, DS 18 months
20/02/10 Phee96 - DD 6 months
21/02/10 Apples - DS7, DD 20 months
22/02/09 Scoobyd00
22/02/09 Skibelle
??/??/?? Becks130 - DS yrs
23/02/10 CaractacusPotty - Ds1 4y Ds2 2y
23/02/10 Makingdotoo- DD1 4YRS, DD2 3 YRS, DS1 8 Mths
23/02/10 Insanitybecomesme DS1 9y, DS2 7y, DD1 3y DS3 19months
24/02/10 TheOldestCat - DD 2.8
26/02/10 TotallyAndUtterlyPaninied- DS 13 months
26/02/10 Thesoo - DD 16 months
??/??/10 Pooter - DS 2.5
28/02/10 UnderWrapsForNow - DS 3.5y

OOps buggered that up! Obviously my DD is not 2yo she is 5yo. Too close a gap otherwise!! Pregnant brain in full force here!!

27/01/10 Stumblebum - DS 10yrs DD 5yrs
29/01/10 millymay - DD 1yrs
29/01/10 helenabeth - DS1 4.5yrs DS2 20mths
29/01/10 Squarah - DS 10mths
31/01/10 Irrational Mother - DS 18mths
31/01/10 Ktpie - DS 11mths
31/01/10 Laurawantsababy - DD 1yo
31/01/10 Preggybear
01/02/10 anniemac - DD
01/02/10 wasabipeanut - DS 20mo
01/02/10 georgimama - DS 2.3years
02/02/10 MummyLovesSadie
02/02/10 devotion - DD1 6yrs & DD2 3yrs
02/02/10 iwantapinkprinccess
03/02/10 Gidders
03/02/10 flyingcloud
04/02/10 josla - DS 14yrs, DD 14mths
05/02/10 NancyPreg - DS & DD
05/02/10 Bettymum - DD 16mths
05/02/10 lulu25 - DS 2.5yrs
06/02/10 clairemcq
07/02/10 chinook - DD 3.4ys
07/02/10 daisydot
08/02/10 MyNameIsInigoMontoya - DS 18mo
08/02/10 MusicalMummyJules - DD1 6 1/2 years
09/02/10 Ruby01
10/02/10 raindroprhyme - DS1 8yrs DS2 4yrs
10/02/10 Bettyjack - DD1 10yrs DD2 10mths
11/02/10 CailinEireannach
12/02/10 Makingafamily
13/02/10 Pops78
14/02/10 Twopluone - DD12yrs DS1 5yrs DS2 23mths
15/02/10 Tryintobemarrypoppins - DS 18 months
15/02/10 Roseblossoms - DS 15mths
15/02/10 Geekylass
16/02/10 sarahmikeharryandrosie- ds 4yrs,dd 17mths
16/02/10 Geekfreak - DD 2 years 9 months
16/02/10 esselle - DD 2yo DS 20mo
20/02/10 DoctorSkidaddle DD 3.8, DS 18 months
20/02/10 Phee96 - DD 6 months
21/02/10 Apples - DS7, DD 20 months
22/02/09 Scoobyd00
22/02/09 Skibelle
??/??/?? Becks130 - DS yrs
23/02/10 CaractacusPotty - Ds1 4y Ds2 2y
23/02/10 Makingdotoo- DD1 4YRS, DD2 3 YRS, DS1 8 Mths
23/02/10 Insanitybecomesme DS1 9y, DS2 7y, DD1 3y DS3 19months
24/02/10 TheOldestCat - DD 2.8
26/02/10 TotallyAndUtterlyPaninied- DS 13 months
26/02/10 Thesoo - DD 16 months
??/??/10 Pooter - DS 2.5
28/02/10 UnderWrapsForNow - DS 3.5y

Welcome Esselle and congratulations!

Flyingcloud, a new thread is a good idea - maybe as we all have dating scans and we can do a new list as we sign up? I think we're going to run out of space on this one anyway! Very strange reactions you're getting to being pg - but as long as you and yours are happy, that's all that matters.

*Pops", I think you should definitely speak to your GP about your continuing vomiting. It sounds very severe, and I wonder if you have hyperemesis gravidarum? It's good that all is well with the baby (and don't worry about the no bump yet - I didn't show at all last time round until 16 weeks), but you must be feeling rubbish.

Becks, sorry you're feeling so bad. I don't know anything about SPD, but it does sound like you need to take it easier.

Good luck with scans today!

Hello All,

I am finally feeling confident enough to join you here. I am 11+6 and had my 12wk scan today. I am due on 16th Feb, have DD 5yo and DS 20mo.

I didn't join sooner as I felt I would have jinxed myself, having had 2 previous MC just after joining ante natal threads.

Any way enough of the grim stuff - all was looking good on my scan today. Baby was very wriggly and waving loads. I was so relieved to see that there was only one baby in there as DH has been trying to convince me there were twins!!

I feel like I can start enjoying being pregnant now and relax a bit. Amazingly I have had no sickness just extreme tiredness!

I will add myself to the list.

Thanks for your words of comfort guys. We are indeed very happy and frankly fiance's mum is slightly mad and a bit of a witch in my opinion. She was an awful mum and still is e.g. she said to my fiance when I was in toilet that he was probably dyslexic because she had a forcep delivery, you have to laugh at such stupidity...

Flyingcloud - all will be well, people are prob jealous you have got everything going for you...baby, hubby, good job..!

Can anyone advise me, I lost 7lbs in first 2weeks of MS and now at 12+3 have no bump still at all and have put on no weight at all. I did take phenergan doc gave me but it only worked in am and still spent all PM throwing up, do you think I should be worriedand contact doc again. Baby did appear ok on scan last Tues.

Hi everyone - fallen off the thread. We need a new thread now we're in a new month - or as soon as everyone is in their second trimester maybe.

I've been getting strange reactions from everyone. Work colleagues, most of whom are friends outside of work have been very muted and even friends have been silent for a few minutes before saying congratulations.

I have a new job and I'm newly married so I'm struggling to take another thing on board as well as the guilt of how it's going to affect my job, but I really thought that once I started telling people it would get a bit better and the reactions to good news would assuage some of my guilt.

This, together with the fact that I am travelling a lot and working 12 hour days at the moment, has made me very emotional. Poor DH and poor LO putting up with a lot from me.

*threeplusone & Sailor* good luck with the scans today.

Morning all,

My MS seems to have gone but my back is so painful, by morning I can hardly move in bed. I had this with DS and by 16 weeks I had full blown SPD and was unable to walk more that a few meters until after I had him, I'm really not looking forward to it's return. My back didn't start to hurt until 14 weeks last time but the Dr did say that this time it could start earlier
Has anyone else suffered from SPD in more than one pregnancy? Did the symtoms start earlier?

I had the whole of yesterday to myself to do what I wanted but sods law I was full of energy and spring cleaned my kitchen, bathroom and loung, by the time DH and DS came home I was ready for bed!

pops I really feel for you, I was in the same position as you with DS. We were unmarried and DH parents took the news VERY bad, even went as far as saying that I would 'dump' my baby on them as I would never be able to look after a baby We then had to put up with her saying and telling people that we were not a 'proper' family until we finally got married in november last year, we had to put up with it for over 3 years! She also liked to say that we would never last and I would end up a single parent, we have been together for almost 8 years! Jut ignor her and enjoy your pregnancy, as soon as your bundle of joy arrives they will soon change there tune.

I have my scan on Friday and can't wait but still a little nervous, my sister has said that my DS can stay with her on Thursday night so I can go to the cinema with DH to take my mind off it.

I hope MS is starting to ease for most and I hope everyone enjoys this lovely weather today.

Thought I would refresh the list again for all those whose dates have changed and for the new people to sadd themselves.

Off for my NT scan in a bit.. couldnt sleep last night so nervous.. gone back to thinking all is not well.. must tryto keep positive..
WIll let you know howIget on when we come back..
Goodluck for your scan today sailors.

Hope everyone else is well.

Pops your fiances mother sounds delightful!!!!! The improtant thing is that you your partner are happy and the baby is healthy xx.
FWIW.. when i fell pg with my daughter i was 20.. had been with her day for 3 yrs but my monther hated him and was disgusted that i was pg. She even told me tht she never wanted to see me again as it repulsed her that I was pg. To which I said fine I will go then.. I will have this baby with or with out you or anyone else. She also gave me the choice of my baby or my car.. so I handed her my keys.

She realised no matter what she threatned me with the baby was coming first and I was prepared to do everything alone. (TBH eeven then I knew I would never saty with her father)
IN a way ot brought us closer together. . When I fell pg with DS1 7years later and i was married (newly at this point) she said Oh dear!!!! Oh sorryI mean congrats.. with DS2 I got congratulations..
Then with this one I got OMG... Congrastulations.. but is this the last!!! Which it is seem as DH has already had the snip 2 days before + test.. but saying that hasnt been back for his tests yet.

Sorry about the long rambliong post but hope it makes sense.x

27/01/10 Stumblebum - DS 10yrs DD 5yrs
29/01/10 millymay - DD 1yrs
29/01/10 helenabeth - DS1 4.5yrs DS2 20mths
29/01/10 Squarah - DS 10mths
31/01/10 Irrational Mother - DS 18mths
31/01/10 Ktpie - DS 11mths
31/01/10 Laurawantsababy - DD 1yo
31/01/10 Preggybear
01/02/10 anniemac - DD
01/02/10 wasabipeanut - DS 20mo
01/02/10 georgimama - DS 2.3years
02/02/10 MummyLovesSadie
02/02/10 devotion - DD1 6yrs & DD2 3yrs
02/02/10 iwantapinkprinccess
03/02/10 Gidders
03/02/10 flyingcloud
04/02/10 josla - DS 14yrs, DD 14mths
05/02/10 NancyPreg - DS & DD
05/02/10 Bettymum - DD 16mths
05/02/10 lulu25 - DS 2.5yrs
06/02/10 clairemcq
07/02/10 chinook - DD 3.4ys
07/02/10 daisydot
08/02/10 MyNameIsInigoMontoya - DS 18mo
08/02/10 MusicalMummyJules - DD1 6 1/2 years
09/02/10 Ruby01
10/02/10 raindroprhyme - DS1 8yrs DS2 4yrs
10/02/10 Bettyjack - DD1 10yrs DD2 10mths
11/02/10 CailinEireannach
12/02/10 Makingafamily
13/02/10 Pops78
14/02/10 Twopluone - DD12yrs DS1 5yrs DS2 23mths
15/02/10 Tryintobemarrypoppins - DS 18 months
15/02/10 Roseblossoms - DS 15mths
15/02/10 Geekylass
16/02/10 sarahmikeharryandrosie- ds 4yrs,dd 17mths
16/02/10 Geekfreak - DD 2 years 9 months
20/02/10 DoctorSkidaddle DD 3.8, DS 18 months
20/02/10 Phee96 - DD 6 months
21/02/10 Apples - DS7, DD 20 months
22/02/09 Scoobyd00
22/02/09 Skibelle
??/??/?? Becks130 - DS yrs
23/02/10 CaractacusPotty - Ds1 4y Ds2 2y
23/02/10 Makingdotoo- DD1 4YRS, DD2 3 YRS, DS1 8 Mths
23/02/10 Insanitybecomesme DS1 9y, DS2 7y, DD1 3y DS3 19months
24/02/10 TheOldestCat - DD 2.8
26/02/10 TotallyAndUtterlyPaninied- DS 13 months
26/02/10 Thesoo - DD 16 months
??/??/10 Pooter - DS 2.5
28/02/10 UnderWrapsForNow - DS 3.5y

Hi All,

Sorry have not been on for ages, was in Ireland for a 5 days for a wedding and to tell my fiance's parents about baby. Whole thing was a major struggle MS wise and didn't help that one of the people we were staying with got swine flu a day in too.

Telling fiance's parents was quite a big deal as they have been very unaccepting of me anyway only conceding to meet me once before in 4 yrs, they are very catholic and we are still not married. They just kept saying why couldn't you wait (what use is that now) and the 1st thing his mum said was 'oh your 3 months thats how far gone I was when I had a miscarriage'. Just generally difficult people. Anyway, glad to be home and off to bed.

threeplusone and sailors - My scan also gave me dd of Valentines day too.

hi all,

i would love to have a home birth, tried with DD but my BP raised and they bullied me into a hospital birth,(where i might like to add i had a very quick 20 mins labour there!!!!! with no problems and was home shortly after!!!) this time what will be, will be i am going to try not to bank on anything and then i cannot be disappointed!!!!! (we shall see nearer the time when my hormones are raging and i want something terribly!!!LOL

hope u have all had a good weekend!!!!

Hi all, welcome raindrops and sailors.. sailors you have the same dd as me. 12weeks today ..

I would like a water birth, and was hoping to get one last time, but when we got to the hospital they but me in the firsrt room in delivery suit I thought this was going to be just to check progression then they were going to offer me one of the other rooms but the didnt.. so DS2 was delivered in that room with me on all 4s which i will defo do again. Dont know if it was to do with position but I never fgot that burning sensation when he crowned.

I dont know what type of rooms this hospital has but wont go and have alook till just after christmas probably.

MMJ- glad the scan went well.. sorry to hear about the fibroids I am sure they will keep a close look on you now .

SOmeone was mentioning not allowed to be induced after cseaction.. this is right but they can give you a sweep to see if that works.. it worked for both of my VBACS. After the sweeps both my boys were with me within 36-48hrs of the sweep.

Devotion- glad your DD is getting better.
When I took DS2 tot eh doctors last sunday they said he has all the symptomns of swine flu.. but when he saw the dco he was sure it was somesort of infection and the antibs cleared whatever up.. we are nw back to normal sleepping patterns.. yeah.

I have another scan tommorrow and luckily someone is covering for DH so he can come with me, and variouse friends are looking after the children easer to split the boys up when I am not there..

Then getting ready for our journey back to the uk next friday.. ready to go to spain on the 11th.. I am so looking forward to the shopping in the UK then the hols.. even though I feel and look like a beached whale.. I could say I am more pg than I am..though!!
I will miss my DD as she is not coming on hols with us she said she wanted to go with her dad and is stayong with himtill the 31st August!!!

Becks glad your mind is at rest with the doppler.. I did have one last time one of the summer ones i think. but as I am big anyway was difficult to get the hb until the end.

Is anyone outting there scan piccies on to there pictures on here.. I will if i get a decent one tommorrow.

Watercress- glad you are feeling better, it will be hard at first getting used to the new routine with DH working away, but on the bright side he will be home for weekends and it is only for 3months isnt it.. it will fly by.. but big Congratulations to him getting this job. my DH has just finished his month long course and has informed me he will be away end of sept some of october some of nov, he doesnt know dates and doesnt know for how long good job I am used to it now..

Well off to finish tidying, sorting and cook a roast. hope everyone is ok.. Take care and gl to all theose with scans xx

Musicalmummy, I could well be having another c section, but will wait and see I think.

I have a bi cornuate (heart shaped) uterus, and my ds was breech with his foot stuck by his ear.

If this baby presents the same, then I will probably have a cs. If it presents head down, then who knows?!

Grr. Obviously I meant to thank Devotion for her nice post, not text! But then I'm just impressed I can manage to get some words in bold! Emoticons are beyond me at the moment...

Welcome to all newbies, and thanks Devotion for your lovely supportive text.

I'm still feeling tired post-flu but am making progress. I didn't have any antivirals, as my GP was reluctant to prescribe them in the first trimester and I said I'd try and manage without (which I did).

DH has decided to take the job that involves much travelling, but oddly I feel better now a decision has been made. Now I feel I can organise myself and DD to fit in with his and my work schedules, and think it may have been the uncertainty that was doing my head in.

Someone asked about elective C-sections. I am to have one this time, because with DD I went over by two weeks, then had a hideous induction/ventouse/tearing scenario. The tear was repaired at the time, but I had to have it re-repaired a year on, so the gynae people have told me very firmly to never attempt labour again. And so far, my GP and midwife agree.

I'm actually fine about it, probably because I had such a difficult time last time round (and for a year or so afterwards - oh, the indignity of it all). I know a C-section isn't an easy option, but it has to be better.

But presumably MusicalMummyJules, they'll be keeping a very close eye on you because of fibroids as well? Surely you'll need extra scans at the very least? And won't they deliver early to ensure you don't go into labour?

Hi all, can I join too? Due on Valentine's day, 12 wk scan on Monday . Feeling sick and bleurgh, hoping the hormones will start to abate week 12+

Hey everyone,

How's everyone feeling this weekend?

Good news ish from my front - I had my dating scan on Friday and baby is well, they've now given me an EDD of the 4th February which is 6 days earlier than suggested before. However they also saw a rather large fibroid on my scan - I had to have an internal as well and the sonographer was horrible....

Anyway don't know much about fibroids and wondered if anyone had any experience of them? I was told that I would be under a consultant now, which I am already as I had a c-section in my last pregnancy and also I am more likely to have a c-section with this pregnancy if the fibroid continues to get larger and starts to block the exit route as it were!

Anyone else might be having a planned c-section?

Hello everyone

My dd is doing well, she either had swine flu mild or it was something else but she seems totally fine since yesterday just not got her usual energy.

I on the other hand just feel so down. I'll be 15 weeks on Wed and not sure if this tiredness I am feeling is normal.

Right now I am in my pj's, for the last few days everytime I do something like wash the dishes I feel like i need a lie down after it. Its really getting me down and I just feel zapped of life. I can see its irriating my dh - men just will never understand

I should be starting to feel good at this stage like i did with my other two.

raindroprhyme - i can understand where you are coming from.

my dh just wont let me have a homebirth because both times the cord was around their necks (twice with second) and they had to be resusitated. it was very stressful and scary. giving birth to a silent baby and those seconds were you wait to hear they are breathing feels like a life time. he said it was too much for him to take and he would just feel safer at a hospital so i understand.

i'm totally bored and on day four of isolating my dd, even though she is fine they say you should keep them home for five days. we have taken her to big open parks where nobody was there for some fresh air.

so bored and sick of feeling sick and tired.

i need a bath and a kick up the ass and some sympathy from my partner!

Morning all,

raindrop, I really want a water birth too, apparently it ease's the sting! I tried with DS but the room with the birthing pool was in use, I was a little annoyed because the lady in it wasn't even having a water birth she just demanded a bigger room

I had SPD with DS and I think it's starting again already, Dr did tell me that this time it could start earlier and be more sever this time

My DS has 2 birthday parties this weekend, so I am taking him today and DH is taking him tomorrow, wouldn't mind but they are nowhere near where we live.

Have a lovely weekend everyone.

Ha ha at your dh in the pool on the xbox, raindrop!!
smh&r - glad you've finally got a date for your scan
I'd love a natural home birth too, but it's never going to happen: I have a stupid misshapen pelvis, so not only do my babies present badly but I then have problems getting them out, plus their fecking heads are enormous, plus I have never yet gone into labour and they won't induce someone who's had a section - which I did last time with ds2 because he had a deep transverse arrest (because of my stupid pelvis). But also have had nothing but good care from my local hospital (well except for one night nurse after ds1 was born when I asked for help with bfing and all she did was shove my boob in his gob - which worked, but didn't help me learn how to do it myself!).

What's everyone up to this weekend then? It's pouring with rain here, typical!

this is my third and had lovely natural births in hospital with the other two.

Very bizarre my sudden aversion to the hospital.

my DS2 has a genetic condition so we are involved with the children's hospital quite a bit for him but it is on a diffeerent site to teh maternity unit.

May be something to do with feeling DS2 belongs to the hospital in lots of ways so want to keep this bubba to myself in every way.

DH is just glad i don't want to free birth, came across some sights when reaearching home birthing pools. He was a little freaked out.

he is planning to be in the birthing pool playing xbox for the duration. at least i will know where he is

hi all finally had a letter with scan date of the 14th Aug!!!woo hoo think i will be about 13 weeks by then but we shall see!!!!LOL

hope everyone is ok,

have a great weekend ladies xxx

Hello everyone. Glad you are on the mend Watercress and hope your dd is too devotion.

Got the results of my blood test today and I am 1 in 7400 for Downs. Don't think that's too bad for an old bird of 37 like me! I am determined to stop worrying now and actually enjoy this pregnancy.

I don't think I am brave enough for a home birth but my midwife has highly recommended a local Birthing Centre to me. She said they only deliver 300 babies a year there so you have everyones full attention and are allowed to take things at your own pace. I plan to check it out before I make my decision.

Is anyones ms definitely better yet? I still feel exactly the same and have had some awful headaches this week. The sonographer said symptoms often disappear at 13 weeks when the placenta takes over. Well that is today, so bring it on!

This is a long post for me. I have set dd up washing her dolls in the kitchen sink and I am trying to ignore the pools of water on the floor. Well it beats Peppa Pig!

Have a good weekend

Welcome and congratulations Raindroprhyme.

Like you Devotion I would love to have a home birth but my DH is also VERY nervous about it so I have decided to go to the Birthing Centre within my hospital, that way it is a little more comfortable but Dr's are available if needed.

I've had a lovely relaxing day, my mum has taken DS out for the day and had him overnight last night, bliss.

I received my doppler today and I found a heartbeat almost straight away, it really has put my mind at ease so well worth the money.

Hopefully we should all start to feel better in the next couple of weeks as the 12 week mark nears.

Welcome and congratulations to raindroprhyme. Why were you so nervous driving into the hospital car park?

Is it your first baby or did you have a bad experience at a hospital before.

I've had two babies at hospital, I did not get to go into the natural birthing unit at the hospital as it was full both times but I still got to have two natural births at hospital and both times I was really happy with the treatment during and after. I was looked after so well.

Just thought I'd let you know that there are many positive experiences and to not worry about having to maybe go in if things dont work out at home.

I would love to have a home birth but my partner is not comfortable with it so I need him to be totally relaxed next to me and not a bunch of nerves

Wishing you a happy and healthy pregnancy!

Take care
x

hi ladies
been lurking for last couple of weeks.
had my scan today, lovely wriggly baby in there.
finally feel like i can breathe and start to enjoy this pregnancy now.
hated being at the hospital tho so conformation this baby wil be born at home. was just so nervous evening pulling into the car park.
new date too altho list seems to have disappeared.
baby will arrive 2/2/10

Dont be silly!

Thats what we are here for.

Sounds like you are over the worst of it. Did you take the relenza and did you have any side effects like wheezing.

Sorry to hear about your dd, my brother had asthma but grew out of it. Hopefully your dd will too. Can you get a second opinion because my dd hd bad cough before and gave me an inhaler but i waited a couple of days and she as fine and no problems since.

Congrats on the job but i totally understand how you must feel about the travel. Three months does go very fast and you would deserve total rest at the weekends.

Is there anyway around it that he starts just three days and slowly build up to five days? They have to understand?

I dont know about carpal tunnel syndrome - is there anyway of reducing your chances of getting it again.

Does anyone at her nursery live close to you?

What about public transport? I dont drive so just use to using it especially when travelling to work.

Good to hear from you and that you are a pregnant Swine Flu survivor

Take care
xxxxxxxxx

Hello all,

Sorry to disappear for a while. The swine flu really wiped me our and I'm still incredibly tired so doing anything at all has been a huge effort. I've been back at work this week and it's taking all my energy.

It's a bit frustrating because a couple of weeks ago, I was feeling a lot less sick and tired and now I'm back to where I was. And it's not helped by DD, who has been waking up for hours each night with a nasty cough - the GP thinks she may have asthma.

Sounds like people are starting to feel better and there have been some good scans and appointments. I had my MW booking this morning, which was fine (a bit of digging for blood, but nothing new there). They did try and find the heartbeat, but said it was a bit early and their machine wasn't very good, so I'm trying not to be worried that they couldn't. My scan is the week after next, so fingers crossed that all is well in there.

Like a couple of other people, I've been convinced that I can feel movement. But maybe I'm just going mad!

Adding to the worry in the Watercress household is the fact that DH, who lost his job a few months ago, has been offered a brilliant new job. The only thing is that he'll have to spend Monday to Friday every week for the first three months 250 miles away. While part of me knows that DD and I would cope (though I work a long way away and would need to do all the childcare runs myself, which is really going to be pushing it timewise), I am worried that I'm going to struggle a bit, espeially as last time I got carpal tunnel syndrome and couldn't drive.

Sorry for self-indulgent post, but I'm a bit stressed about lots of things. Probably best if I disappear again for a while.

Take care all x

Afternoon.

Great news on all the scans . Less great news on all the MS , let's hope it starts to improve soon. I actually had 2 hours without feeling sick and managed to take the boys out for lunch with some mates. Normal service has since resumed... I'm with you, devotion, far too much cbeebies going on here, but I'd rather that than I was grumpy with them because I'm sick and tired...

Scooby - at you still getting for runs and to the gym. I feel like all the fitness I've worked hard to build up this year has just disappeared.

devotion - hope your dd feels better soon. I guess if you do get it, at least it's probably better to get it now than in the winter time. So, sick, tired, flu - how much fun is that going to be Cbeebies is the only answer (no I don't have shares!!). Like you, hoping Watercress is ok.

Gp reckons my three year old has swine flu - grrrrrreat!

Told me to give her tamiflu, last night she was SO ill but today seems ill but alot better.

Nt sure I am doing the right thing giving it to her now! So stressful with so much conflicting advice.

I wonder how Watercress is? She has not been on here. I am so worried I will get it now.

Glad to hear about good scans and some people feeling better. Scooby - my scan's on the same day as you, so will think of you too. Like you, I can't wait to go public, although I'm guessing lots of people have their suspicions...

Becks - try not to worry too much, you'll get there! I'm 10 weeks and can't wait until the 12 week mark so I share your pain.

Hope you're all feeling ok today - am off to scoff some cake (only thing that manages to keep the sickness at bay - a spare tyre round my middle is a small price to pay!).

I CAN'T WAIT TIL I GET TO 12 WEEKS!!! I just can't relax and feel positive about this pregnancy, it is really starting to upset me as I wish that I could enjoy it. I think I'm going to rent a doppler, my Dr found the heartbeat easely on Monday so you are able to hear it on one. My DH thinks that I have gone mad and that it's a waste of money but I'm thinking if it helps put my mind at rest it's good isn't it.

Sorry rant over! How is everyone?

Excellent news about the scans.

Don't worry skibelle you're not being left behind, I'm due around the same time as you and my scan's not until 10th Aug. It seems ages away!

I've stil only had mild pregnancy symptoms so either it's bad news or I'm one of the lucky ones. I'm hoping it's the later. Pops your ms sounds awful - I must count my lucky stars! I'm having a bad day if I can't face the gym/gentle jog!

I've got a hen do this weekend and I've somehow got to get out of Go Ape and 2 nights of drinking without giving the game away. As I've been on fertility treatment for so long I'll think I'll use that as an excuse. I feel so bad telling porky pies! Only 10 days to go then if all is ok we can go public!

Had my scan this morning and it was fine, dates match mine as well. It all seems a lot more real now!

Devotion - I'm hoping that my energy will suddenly return as well, fed up of feeling so tired. I felt movements for the first time at the weekend, at 13 weeks.

Becks - maybe it is the baby moving?

Better go, got loads to do, hope you are all feeling well today.

Yippee on the scans!

Becks - i get so many different niggles, it could just be everything softening and stretching. If you are worried, call your midwife x

I am 14 weeks now and I am so sure I am feeling the baby move now. Sounds to early though but I see someone else has felt it about 14 weeks too. I did not feel my other babies move until 19 weeks.

Im sure it is, right at the front like a little pop!

Three were really close together.

Pops78 - sending you big hugs! Poor you with all the vomiting! I dont know how you cope. But now you have a pic of your little one it is sure to help.

I feel bad complaining about my sickness because its nothing compared to yours. But its really getting me down. Even more is the tiredness. I have two dd's who are so bored of their complaining mummy.

I have no energy to take them to the park. They've spent alot of time indoors. I just hope my energy will return in the next few weeks for their sake!

My youngest was moaning an hour ago, took her temp and it was 38.7 so given her soem nurofen, couch and cbeebies! Poor thing, hops its not swine flu!

Watercress - wondering how you are, not seen you on here for a bit. Hope you are feeling better!

Take care

just a quick question, has anyone had strange not so much pain but feeling far down in the pelvis? I've had these strange feelings for the past hour and have not idea what it is, i've never had them before.

Hi everyone,
Congratulations on your scans. I feel a bit behind everyone. Lots of people in RL seem to be ahead of me too. Should look at March thread to make myself feel better! My combined scan is next Thurs so I feel your impatience Becks! Seems like it will never come.

Am going through a bit of a worrying spell at the mo for no real reason. Still feel v sick and sore boobs but keep reading about people who had MMCs with lots of symptoms, so am trying to put it to the back of my mind and not read too much! We seem to have told lots of people now, which we didn't really intend to do. Whoops.

Bought some super comfy Topshop mat jeans the other day. They're brilliant -think I should wear them all the time! I could pass for at least 7 months gone after eating. I'm still only 10+3, but the only thing that stops me feeling sick is to eat so I am enormous

Anyway, sorry to go on about me a bit. It's like therapy! Love hearing al your news. Stay well! x

Morning,

Pops and Chinook, Congratulations on your scans.

I had a really bad evening last night, was sent home from work as I work on my own in the evening and I got my horrendous headache back but on top of that I was feeling really light headed and sick

I have to wait till next Friday for my scan, it seems so far away!

Hi all, yippee scan brill and was so cool to c our baby finally and be assured all was well. Chinook - so pleased your scan went well too, was of course also thinking about u!
On a down note have however had worse evening of ms and ended up in floods of tears as was just in despair with non stop being sick. Trying to calm myself down though by looking at my baby scan pic :-)

Hi everyone. I feel like I am at the coos tail here with you lot all feeling movements! I felt some at 14 weeks with my ds, but it was a lot longer before I was completely sure it was the baby moving, but I reckon this time round I will know sooner.

I bought a banana guard today to help eliminate the squished banana boaking. Yuk. And a new bra. I had to get a 34E. I was an E cup at my largest when ds was around 6 months before my boobs started reducing as he ate more solid food. I am a bit at being an E so early! I wonder what on earth size I will be once I start feeding a LO.

Evening everyone. I had my scan today and all was well. It was a very wriggly baby sucking its thumb, just like my dd was. After having 2 mc's the relief to finally have a good scan was huge. I had tears streaming at one point. I just have to wait 48 hours now for the results of blood tests. They do blood tests automatically here to give you more accurate results for downs etc.

Now I have had my scan I am desperate for all my horrid symptoms to disappear. Fingers crossed.

Pops78 - Hope all went well for you today. Was thinking about you

Pops.. re the mw she shouldnt had said those comments.. but to be honest alot of medical professionals wont attempt to find a hb until 14weeks+ so that they dont upset the mother when they cant find one. I know they tried to find one for me when i was 14wks with ds2 but they couldnt until 16wks. But i do have a fair amount of blubber to get through!!
I am glad that alot of you have been lucky and able to hear the hbs so early.

I am sure I felt a movement last night.. it was a definate slight light kick... will see.
looking forward to monday for my next scan.

DS2 still isnt very well bless him going to see how he is by thursday then take him back to the drs. by then he will have had three days of antibs.

Glad the bloodtests came back all clear.
Hope everyone is ok .xx

QOV- How old are your other children..

Welcome to VLC and QOV

Glad to hear about good scans and blood results.

I have a lovely midwife, and had an especially lovely mw during the birth of ds1 - and it does make an enormous difference when they're nice. dh saw the mw from ds1's birth randomly a few weeks ago and she still remembered us, couldn't believe that ds1 is now 4!!

Well I bit the bullet and told my mother. She took it better than expected - but then, I waited until she'd had 2 glasses of wine and they had guests over so she had to be polite . Will tell ILs this weekend then we're officially public.

Jules - we had the dses there at the scan last week, no-one minded and the waiting room was full of people with kids. One lot (with older kids) left them in the waiting room and just called them in to look at the baby once they were sure it was ok. We took the kids in with us because they're too young to be left on their own. They didn't know what was going on, and we didn't tell them (though ds1 announced that evening "you've got a baby in your belly haven't you?", I asked how he knew - expecting him to say from the scan, but he said "because you've got a fat belly" And that's after I've lost masses of weight with MS )

pops Good luck for the scan. The midwife is obviously stupid, the Dr found my baby heartbeat yesterday at 10+5!

QueenofVenus I was 21 when pregnant with DS and I found that a few midwives asumed I was a single perant, they even went as far as booking me on single parent antinatal class without even asking. My partner was at work which was the reason he wasn't at EVERY appointment with me, that suprised them even more!!

Hello again, thanks for the welcome Pops - i had a rubbish midwife with my second pregnancy, when i went for my booking in she asked my age (was 22 at the time booked looked about 14 lol)then asked about prev pregnancies i told her just the one, and she just said ok and wrote on my notes previous pregnancy 'TOP' - which means termination of pregnancy! i asked what that meant and she explained and i was horrified! My pregnancy actually resulted in my beautiful ds who was then just turned 2!!! - she just said "oh right sorry" she was an absolute pain in the butt all the way through. This is my 4th pregnancy and in my experience most midwives are lovely, but occasionally you get one thats just a miserable bossy know-it-all! hmm was that a bit of a rant lol

Congrats verylittlecarrot, so pleased for you.

Chinook - fingers crossed for us both today at scans, am really nervous and just want to be there and told all well I hope.

Got blood results yesterday and all well. It was the same MW who said she wouldn't listen for heartbeat 10 days ago because you couldn't hear till 16 weeks. I told her that Dr found heartbeat last week and she actually turned round and said 'It was probably your heartbeat, he got it wrong'. Well frankly that was insulting to me because even I know the difference between 85BPM and 140BPM but to imply the Dr didn't was just ridiculous. What a silly and preposterous woman!

Hey All

How is everyone doing this evening? Hope everyone is feeling well.

Finally got my scan date which is this Friday, I am also seeing the consultant as I had to have a c-section with DD (now 6). DD will be coming with us for the scan, I'm going to see if her and DP can stay behind the curtain till we all get the all clear from the sonographer (?) that things are okay and then let her have a look - do you think this will be okay? Wondering if any of your children are coming to the scan?

Jules

Glad the scan went well flyingcloud.

Congrats and welcome verylittlecarrot, myDS2 was 2 last saturday (18th)

I need to start planning my DD disco she wants a neon themed one for her 13th.. so will see what I can do about getting her a dj etc and room booked.. may do that tommorrow.

Cant believe I am not even a week into the school hols and feeling even more tired than normal and wondering what to do with them all. DH has the car this week so taking the younger two for a ride on the bus tommorrow.. I am sure they will enjouy it . DS1 gets the bus to school sohe is used to them but it will be his first time with me here.

Going to go and get the boys ready for bed them hopefully blotz the house and get clothes put away it is never ending..lol

Hope everyone is well

May I join please? I'm due on the 3rd Feb. I have a dd who just turned 2 last week.

Very happy to be 'out'!

Am travelling so very briefly... Scan went well! We're having a baby!! Sorry for the text speak. Hope everyone well today.

Hi,

I feel yuck today and have to go get my blood results in half an hour,. I don't want to leave house and go on horible tube where I might throw up over everyone and pick up swine flu along the way... Didn't really think too much about the blood results and suddenly thought oooh could they find something. Got the scan tomorrow so have to go all way back then but at least will be with my fiance, very nervous about that I must say, hoping all will be well.

Becks - glad they found heartbeat for you, so nice.

Hi,

I'm feeling a lot better today apart from the dreaded thrush I had to go to the Dr to get something for it. I spoke to her about my dreadful headaches and she is sure it is stress related so checked for a heatbeat to put my mind at rest, and she found it It has really reassured me and hopefully it will sort these headaches out.

How is everyone else feeling today, Devotion have you got over the wedding yet??

Hello All

its been a while since I posted- I have been so distrcted with doing things in the house and telling everyone about my pregnancy in RL that I have not had the time.

I had my scan on the 14th and all was well due date has changed from 9th to 5th!

I agree with all the other posts regarding the extreme fatigue. I am usually so busy at work and home but can get in from work and crawl into bed at 6 and not get up till the next morning!

I dont know how I would manage if i had LO demading my time right now, huge respect to those who are in that situation.

I am so grateful that I am not suffering any sickness or cravings at all, I just cant allow myself to get too hungry.

I guess my worst symptoms are breathlessness, I can get out of breath climbing a couple of sets of stairs. The other one is that my feet (and my hands to an extent) are swelling loads already. Its so awful to look at (have a thing about feet already) and just so uncomfortable- im only 12 and a bit weeks I have months of this ahead.

Ok its been all about me, I am reading all your posts and hope you all keep well

Congratulations and welcome Queenofvenus.

Glad the booking in went well becks.

Flyingcloud, goodluck for your scan today xx

Mawbroon, glad you are eventually feeling pg.x

Devotion- glad you enjoyed the wedding

Really tired this morning but DS2 is poorly, we rushed him up tot the doctors yesterday and he prescribed some antibiotics, but last night his temp wouldnt go down, the lowest I got it too was 37.8. he also threw up about 5mins after the antibs.. not sure if this was coughing induced or the antibs, as I gave him half a dose after he was sick and he threw up again, but not again after that .. he couldnt sleep bless him and eventually drifted of at about 4am.
Hoping he has a good sleep today as he seems alot perkier than he has been. Also hoping the DD hasnt made plans so she can help with DS1 if DS2 goes to sleep so I can doze.

One week to go till I get to see the baba again. My DH wants us to start calling the baby BOB...

I am finally starting to feel a bit pg now. I am 9wks today and feel wiped out all the time. I was in bed at 9pm last night, despite DH taking ds so I could lie in until 10am.

My boobs are humungous. I think I will have to get some more bras. I feel like I am engorged between ds's feeds, except my boobs are soft and he takes so little milk that I can't possibly be, so I think it is just the extra weight. When I take my bra off at night, they feel like lead weights!!

I never actually puked when I was pg with ds, but did a lot of wretching which was always triggered by the same things. Yesterday, I opened a banana for ds and the smell made me wretch, so I guess that's bananas off the menu for a while!! I was starving the whole time with ds, but this time I am kind of off my food a bit, which is not like me at all!!! I sometimes struggle to find something that I actually want to eat and it seems to swing from fruit one minute to chips and grease the next! If I can steer clear of the chips and grease then I might not balloon like I did with ds.

Re stretch marks, I thought I was doing great before, until dh pointed out that all the stretch marks were under my bump where I couldn't see them in the mirror. It looked like a road map!! but most of them have faded. Not that I ever wear a bikini or anything, so I am not really bothered.

I hope everyone is doing ok.

flyingcloud - enjoy your scan tomorrow, exciting!

they usually point out all the organs to you, take measurements, measure fluid behind the neck for downs etc.

i am absolutely shattered, went to a fantastic wedding yesterday. It started at 12.45pm and finished at 11.30pm and I hardly sat down. Danced most of the night or walked about talking to friends that I have not seen for AGES!

Had a great time, to get me through the day I had cup of tea (which i rarely drink now as it makes me sick), cup of coffee (which i have not drank for 10 weeks) and glass of coke (which i never drink) - i was buzzing and felt like i had a poker up my ass but it kept up upright and I lasted. Normally I would need a sleep or lie down at some part of the day or evening.

So sorry little baby for all that caffiene, bet he or she was doing somersaults

But today I had to keep getting back into bed, felt so wrecked. I am normally always on the go. Its quite shocking to realise how weak I am now. Bit depressing especially as I felt the fittest ever in my life back in April when i did the marathon.

But I guess making a baby is a tiring job on your body and I need to just go with it and rest when I can. So a day partying is not good for you... but it was one off.

Ms still here strong - so annoying!!!

Anyway hope you all had a lovely weekend.

Take care
x

Becks - I had headaches with 3rd pregnancy, they lasted all day - everyday, then disappeared at about 12/13 weeks, very strange, I always wondered if they were caused by all the MS retching?! I just winced at your bleeding stetchmarks. I don't have any on my belly, but plenty on my boobs and thighs.

Congrats to those who have had their first scans.

Welcome and congratulations to QueenofVenus

I had my booking appointment yesterday and the midwife was lovely and really put my mind at ease.

My MS has returned and I have felt terrible for the past 2 days, not only have I had MS but I have had horrendous headaches for the past 3 days has anyone else suffered from headaches??

RE stretch marks, I had very bad stretch marks with DS, so bad that they used to bleed! My midwife always told me that it depends on your type of skin and there's not much you can do about stretch marks.

Hello, can i join? My due date is 18th Feb but i have to have a c-section so im already booked in - 10 days early, 8th of feb is d-day!

Pops - my tummy resembled a tiger with DS, they have faded a fair bit now, plus the stretch marks were really itchy at the end, but it was July and hot, hoping a February baby will avoid the itchiness.

I'm fairly sure it is baby movements I'm feeling, that kind of pressure as though they are stretching right out in there! With DS I felt the movements a lot later, or at least what I was sure were baby movements. I think now I know what it feels like so it's easier to recognise.

Flyingcloud - if I remember correctly they really just take some measurements to check the dates, the scan where they check everything for abnormalities is at 20 weeks. I guess if they spotted anything major they would say. The worst thing is needing the loo throughout the scan! Oh yeah and of course they check to see how many are in there! Good luck with the scan.

Thanks everyone for your reassurance - I feel a little bit like a hormonal teenager at times - completely irrational and unreasonable.

I'm required to wear very smart clothes at least four times a week when I leave my home office and it doesn't help that the ones that fit me are becoming fewer and fewer and trips to the drycleaners more and more frequent. I'm dreading winter as I have lots of lovely dresses but not very many smart winter clothes and I'm pretty sure that none of my smart coats will see me through to the birth (as I need to be smart and warm as I work outside a lot of the time).

Have driven about 1800 miles since last Saturday and last night I was so tired that I felt physically ill. I fell asleep on the sofa at 7.30 and slept for two hours before going to bed.

Mostly though I am feeling much better, my appetite has disappeared and I now have to force myself to eat and I am generally less tired.

Scan tomorrow - incredibly apprehensive. What actually happens in the scan? What are they looking for? I have had an early scan which gave me a date. Can they discern potential problems at the 12 week scan? If all is ok I am going to tell my boss on Tuesday (he will NOT be happy) and then everyone else who doesn't know so I feel like tomorrow is the day if I find out if I'm really having a baby or not as it will become official (hopefully) - even though I have had a scan, constant nausea and tiredness and a growing belly to prove it.

Can you really feel stuff this early? I had what felt like violent butterflies in my tummy the other night, but thought it was my nausea combined with indigestion taking on a new form!

Wow feeling the baby move, that's amazing. I still have terrible ms but no bump and convinced something will be wrong at scan but know I am being silly. Got to spend next 4 hrs cleaning house as friends with baby coming 4 lunch/BBQ. Really don't want to get out of bed even BBQ to me is gross.
I already have some little stretch marks from being bit bigger so hope that doesn't mean I am particularly prone seen some awful ones all over bellies.

Morning everyone,

Sorry I've been a bit quiet on here, have been feeling a bit nervous about everything and waiting until my scan next week before I start to relax, but I think I can feel the baby moving so feeling a bit better about it all.

Re libido, mine has totally gone again now I'm pregnant, last time I had a big bleed post sex at about 20 weeks, everything was OK but it shook me up a lot and I'm nervous again this time round.
Weight wise though I was pretty lucky, felt massive at the end of pregnancy but it all seemed to go pretty quick. My appetite went from constantly ravenous while pregnant to back to normal as soon as I'd had him, which helped, and I guess breastfeeding helps as well, especiallly when you have a very hungry baby!
The stretch marks however are another story!

Hope you are all getting on well and not feeling too bad, good luck with your scans.

morining all, how is everyone today?

Morning all,

Congratulations on all the positive scans, I have another 2 weeks till I have one. I have my booking appointment today so I may ask if she can hear a hearbeat yet, only worry is if they can't as it's too early it might make me worry even more.

I had about a week of MS free but today I woke up and felt awful again for abut 2 hours, but it seems to have eased now which is lucky as I have a VERY busy day, I am going to view a house and have my booking appointment and then going to see a show tonight and shopping in between

About feeling sexy, I didn't for a long time as I put on a HUGE amount of weight as I suffered from SPD so I was unable to even walk for most of my previous pregnancy I lost 3 stone last year as I was getting married and it made me feel much better.

I hope MS is starting to ease for most now, have a lovely day.

Congratulations to everyone who has had good scans this week. Hope we have lots more of them in the next few weeks.

I am going to cautiously say that my nausea seems to be a bit better. I am trying not to worry about that as I have other symptoms aplenty. My sense of smell is just ridiculous. I can walk down the street and identify what most people are cooking for dinner. But the worst is the smell of my own bedroom. Everything is new, the bed, pillows, duvet etc yet just one day after I have washed the linen they smell awful to me. Like when you would visit a boys room (in the good old days!) in halls in uni and be knocked out by the stale smell. I don't remember reading about this in any of my pregnancy books....

that's good news 3+1.

my stressful scan took well over an hour as baby was so lively ! they had to get extra operator in....

and all seems well. I have told my dss and they are so excited. It all seems real and a couple of drs said we had to separate loss of prev pg from this pg as really no reasonwhy this one should not and will not work out.

flying cloud and pops - I think you are just different after you've had a baby. You see your body differently.

going offline for a bit. But wishing you all well.

Pleased to hear that, threeplusone . IKWYM about reality. My scan yesterday was right beside the ward where I spent so much time before and after the dses births. You suddenly realise you're not just pg, you're having a baby if that makes sense!

Nice one, so pleased for you threeplusone. Just counting down the days to mine on Tues and hopefully same relief you have.

Scan went really well.. one baby goodheart beat.. measured two days less so am due the 14th now. I haveanither scan in just iver a week on the 3rd August then another one booked for the 8th Sept.. Things seem alot more real to me now I am going to change my name to threeplusone now..

Hey Guys

Hope you are all well. Watercress - how are you feeling? My friend is also pregnant and has swine flu but is feeling much better so hope you are too.

Chamois - so sorry to hear your news and hope you are getting lots of support from family and friends.

Well my news: I'm still waiting for my scan date (have now been waiting 3 1/2 weeks), the first doctor didn't even bloody send the letter off, the second doctor's letter got 'lost' in the post? and finally after my booking in appointment with my LOVELY midwife, she has rang up and prodded them. Apparently I'm on the urgent list. Midwife thinks I may be due earlier than my due date as she can feel the bump etc! Scary and makes me want to have the scan even quicker - I keep on ringing the department up to bug them and they keep on saying 'were sorting it out today/this afternoon/tomorrow morning' Hmmmm

Nevermind, apart from that I'm still feeling sick but less tired thank goodness. Trying to tackle my ever so messy house!

I have brought some books for my DD about becoming a big sister and a book for me about having a 2nd child - ahhhh!

Hope everyone has a good day.

Hey Guys

Hope you are all well. Watercress - how are you feeling? My friend is also pregnant and has swine flu but is feeling much better so hope you are too.

Chamois - so sorry to hear your news and hope you are getting lots of support from family and friends.

Well my news: I'm still waiting for my scan date (have now been waiting 3 1/2 weeks), the first doctor didn't even bloody send the letter off, the second doctor's letter got 'lost' in the post? and finally after my booking in appointment with my LOVELY midwife, she has rang up and prodded them. Apparently I'm on the urgent list. Midwife thinks I may be due earlier than my due date as she can feel the bump etc! Scary and makes me want to have the scan even quicker - I keep on ringing the department up to bug them and they keep on saying 'were sorting it out today/this afternoon/tomorrow morning' Hmmmm

Nevermind, apart from that I'm still feeling sick but less tired thank goodness. Trying to tackle my ever so messy house!

I have brought some books for my DD about becoming a big sister and a book for me about having a 2nd child - ahhhh!

Hope everyone has a good day.

Twoplusone - hope your scan went well, do pls let us know.

Sccooby - I know that paro feeling all too well. Constantly freaking. Don't worry about not having symptoms, you are prob just one of the very lucky one's...I can't keep much down at all, its awful.

twoplusone - hope your scan goes well this morning.

It's good to hear all the other scans are going well. I've still got over 2 weeks to wait for mine and it seems like forever! My booking appt with the mw is 4th Aug and the scan th 10th. I'm currently in the paranoid stage as I don't have many symptoms!

twoplusone - forgot to say enjoy your scan tomorrow and hope you have a happy, friendly and enthusiastic sonographer

motherof2boys - hope your scan went well x

mawbroon - on your scan x

CaractacusPotty - i'm glad your scan showed all was well, that must have been worrying for you. doesnt brown blood mean old blood? so not from baby.

flyingcloud - since having children and breastfeeding it speeded my metabolism and i guess i changed my diet so i am slimmer now then before kids... well not now because since 13 weeks ago i have been eating all day!!!

but like someone said you can feel proud of your body after making a baby and yes it does take awhile afterall it took many months to make a baby so just as many to get back to normal. you should give yourself a year to naturally go back, if you eat healthy and exercise then it naturally happens with no diet.

as for libido bf can have an effect on that which i called my contraception but sex for me is the same although slightly less often but thats a mutual thing due to both being tired!

after take your time and make time!!!

Got my scan in the morning and i am really nervous about it.. it is at 9.15 will let you know how i get on hopefully all will be well.. nothing to suggest otherwise other than my head!!

Re feeling sexy after the children.. The older i am getting the more I appreciate what my body has gone through.. have also accepted I am never going to get the figure back i had when I was 19years old keep looking at piccies taken 6 months before i fell pg with DD.. I was a size 8-10 5ft 7..

Since having her I have never got below a size 14.. generally i stick at an 18!!!.. After this baby I will seriously give it another go to get rid of all the excess flab.. Atleast my hubby finds me attractive and that is the main thing.. and when I go out i still get chatted up and people think i am younger than I am which s good..
My hubby laughs at me when I get home and tell him i was chatted uptonight.. it makes me feel so good though that someone other than him finds me attractive...

Have also been lurking. Started with some brown loss on monday. Hospital arranged a scan this afternoon, though, and all well. Plus the hospital's dates much more in keeping with mine (unlike the dodgy one last week on the portable scanner), so relief all round. No idea where the loss came from, but it seems to have stopped now, so will just chalk it up to experience! Now I'm definitely going to have to tell my parents!!

flyingcloud - you will feel sexy again, but sometimes it can take a while.

Some women find they like their bodies more after childbearing because they are so proud of what their body did.

If you are breastfeeding, it can sometimes (or sometimes not) take a while for your libido to come back.

The main factor is feeling unsexy is usuall that you are bloody knackered!!!!

flyingcloud, I haven't got kids until this one comes (hopefully) but do also feel like my body will never be the same after this and I am going to be 31 in Aug. This is totally ridiculous though cos I know loads of sexy women who are mothers and well over 31 so why should we be any different. I think this is all just part of the hormones and total irrationality as I am sure many will agree with on here. It's also cos I got made redundant and am stressed about trying to restart my career after being off with baby so other than the wonderfulness of having this baby feel a bit crap about myself in general.

I'm kind of lurking until my scan on Monday.

Pops - I don't know what you should do - I think if you are physically up to it you should go, but I can see that it's not an easy one.

General question - after having children do you ever feel sexy again? I feel like that I am now (aged 28) consigned to the scrap heap.

Seems so quiet on here the last few days. I'm just really sad with no life I guess because I am stuck on sofa cra king up completely because I feel so sick. My mum has to put down her/my cat tomorrow because at 18 he is really ill and in pain. I watched him born and now she wants me to go with her to watch him die. Just had major meltdown of tears over it...how silly. Would it be really selfish of me not to go, its just because I am such a wreck at mo?

LOL at shark story...hilarious..these weird dreams are freaky...

Lucky you about insurance skibelle though obviously hope cs not necc at all! It's more the nice treatment that I love when watching Portland as I hear so many awful stories about uncaring, unsympathtic, miserable midwifes on busy labour wards in nhs hospitals. Just seems like prgnancy is one big worry, wish I could be blase, calm, glowing pregnant woman!

Becks and Bobbie, have also had the weird dream/nightmares. Yesterday I was attacked by a shark and found out that very occasionally humans could be pregnant with shark babies. Was really nervous about telling people that my baby was actually several small sharks and that it was very disappointing because I wanted to buy a cot and the sharks would die if I put them in a cot! I woke up convinced it was true!!

Well, I'm glad I'm not the only Portland Babies addict! I've got them all series linked on Sky+ so DH thinks I am a complete loon. If, for medical reasons, I need a CS then my health insurance will pay for it privately, so checking it out just in case! Wasn't there a 'horror story' about the Portland a while back? I don't think I'd choose to go that far away from home really (we live just outside London). Can't believe how far some people travel to go there! One woman the other night was from Dover and they induced her, purely because she lived so far away. Not sure what I think about that really, but prob won't be saying that in 7 months time!

Have been really sick this week, but at different times of day so it's not like I can predict it. Luckily I'm on school holiday because there is no way I could be teaching like this.

Hope everyone else is getting along well. Got my 12 week scan on 6th Aug, although will actually be 11+4ish. Seems a long way off and am worried already! x

chinook - totally excited for our scans next tues though of course nervous too. Will all be real then. Yeah I can tell the Portland are old but good for getting used to diff labours and being ready though I know it's early.

Mawbroon - that made me blub in the duchess too. End of her life seemed so sad from such a beginning...

Motherof2boys - good luck for scan 2 morrow. Wish I could afford r&p bras.

Beck130 - wish my placenta would take over. Now nausea pill has worn off feel mega blurgh again.

Cograts and welcome bobbyrainbow.

I have had my first pg induced blubbing.

We watched "The Duchess" on dvd tonight, and the bit where she has to give away the baby set me off.

chinook - I had sore boobs between DS2 and DS3 (4 years) and even hurt in a particular place always down the side of my boob where it joins the chest. I had lactation at one point and horrid blood stuff running out of one. A 'breast specialist' (male) told me that basically the lactation and blood stuff happens sometimes but could not explain lumpy bit that hurt (but it was 'ok'). I had had numerous bra measurings by certain high street experts in this time.

Anyway I went to Rigby & Peller at the recommendation of a friend and without even touching me with a measure they produced bras that were 4 SIZES different to those from the high street (smaller chest and bigger cup) - they fit me perfectly and within one week horrid lumpy hurting bit had gone. (to do with poorly fitted underwire)

When I was pg wth DS3 I got enormous boobs by 6 weeks - went to R&P and they said underwired were fine when pg all the way through, except if the cup size gets so big that the wire starts rto poke into your armpit.

So what I am saying is that the people who solved a big problem with my ill fittinmg bras actually causing me medical probs said it was just fine to wear underwired. And going there was the best money I ever spent...

I have my 12 week scan and consultant appt tomorrow. Unreal to believe that will be OK...

BobbieRainbow Welcome and Congratulations, you are not alone with the terrible nightmares and weeing, we were having a moan about it the other day!

Hi all,

mawbroon Congratulations on your scan, it really puts your mind at ease doesn't it.

My MS seems to have gone, I was VERY worried but then I done some research and found out sometimes the placenta takes over around 10 weeks which is what I am. I still have tiredness like you wouldn't believe and my boobs still hurt.

Hi All

I'm a serial lurker, but thought it about time I took the plunge and joined in!

I'm 9 weeks pregnant with baby number 4, we have 3 DS's, once the new addition arr
ives, we'll have 3 under 3

Feel totally different this time though, not much morning sickness, but sore boobs aplenty, also plenty of weeing and having nightmares at night!

x

Portland Babies, that's a blast from the past. Saw them all first time round. Will have to have another look at them. My midwife has strongly recommended a local birthing centre for my delivery instead of the local hospital. She says it is like a hotel and I am hoping it is like the Portland!

Pops - are you getting excited about your scan, I think we are on the same day next Tues? I am nervous even though I had one at 8 weeks which was fine. I just want it to be over so I can start getting excited, which I haven't been yet at all.

Got told off by shop assistant in M & S today for insisting on buying underwired bras instead of those delightful maternity ones. Back off lady, they are my boobs not yours!!

Think someone asked about skinny maternity jeans the other day. I saw some surprisingly good ones in H&M for £30. Good quality, very skinny fitting and flattering even on my thighs.

Hi Mawbroon,

sounds like scan was good and that info on the bleeding must be reassuring. Bizarre isn't how small and yet how developed they are!

I tried the pill my doctor gave me for nausea last night and it really did make me feel better today, much less nausea. Even though its supposed to be fine for baby I still don't want to take it every day, just in case.

So fed up with tiredness and nausea jus feel like hermit at mo so what am I gonna be like later. I can't stop watching Portland babies on health channel and all these births, every one makes me cry. Must say the midwife led care of a private hospital does look so nice but could never afford that.

Nobody around today?

I am feeling tired and a bit blah today, but other than that, doing fine.

The nurse told me yesterday at my scan that they could see bruising beside the sac where it had burrowed in, and the bleeding I had the other week was probably left over from that. I did have implantation bleeding around the time of implantation, but I didn't know it could sit in there for a while. She said if there is any more light bleeding, then there's a good chance it's more of the same, which was reassuring.

It measured at 19mm. DS is fascinated at how small 19mm is!!

Hello,

Glad those who have had scans have had good news today. It's so exciting, even if the sonographer is moody!

My initial post that swine flu wasn't too bad was way off the mark. I've been really struggling with it and am glad the GP told me to not go to work. I'm just soooo tired (and I was tired anyway) and my temp keeps going up and down. First and last thing I feel OK though, so it's not like "seasonal" flu, which I have always found has wiped me out for days on end with no respite.

My midwife booking appt has finally come through but still no scan date. Sigh. My local hospital is not the most efficient. Never mind.

Good luck to all those with scans or appointments for the rest of the week. And devotion, don't leave us! You started with us, so stay with us!

x

watercress hope you get better soon hun big hugs xxx

chamois- so sorry to hear your news hun xx.

Glad the scan went well devotion and Mawbroon.

I have my scan on Friday and tbh I am bricking it, as in RL lately all I have heard is bad news amongst my friends that were pg..

Take care all xx

devotion - for the sake of 3 or 4 days don't leave us completely though! Just flit between both. So happy your scan went well but sorry your sonographer was moody, its such a pity but at the end of the day healthy little baby was seen :-)

Think I should be on the Jan thread now too, my dd's came roughly on time so can not imagine that i will go five days over.

Hello

Had my scan today, I thought I was 12 weeks today but I measured 13 weeks which means I am due 27th Jan.

Really confused about that because I am sure I conceived between days 11 - 15 which is when we had sex. But this new date means I ovulated a week after my period.

I dont mind anyway but does it mean it may just be a biggie?

As you all know (mentioned far too many times) I was so excited about the scan but I had the moodiest sonographer ever!!!

She was so quick, the baby was asleep she was just going to leave it and I asked her if she could try make the baby move. I moved my hips a bit and the baby stretched - that was it!

With my other scans they talked about the organs, showed me a profile of their face and talked about when they were going to take a picture. This lady took a pic of any shot and its the worst photo of a scan i have ever seen. I can hardly make anything out.

My others were great I felt really pee'd off but you cant say anything - so annoying!

She put no effort in whatsoever!!!

Ah well, the main thing was there is ONE baby there, heart beating and growing well!

So I am delighted and the other great thing is I actually felt normal this morning but ms came back after lunch. Its really getting better so that has made my week.

Mawbroon - glad your scan went well too. When I told dd1 about it, she was like. "At least there wont be three babies to look after now"... she is a bit concerned about having another sibling "annoying" her

watercress - forgot to day sorry to hear you have swine flu, how are you feeling today? Take care x

Mawbroon - glad your scan went well.

becks130 - I am 10+4 so you will be pretty much same. It is very early though and apparently sometimes they won't even try in case you get more upset at not hearing it. If they do and you hear it though, it's such a mega relief.

Oh Chamois, sorry I didn't mean to imply you upset me at all, just what happened to you. Hope your doing ok. As I said just really have turned into paro wreck recently. xx

chamois How are you feeling? I went through the same 3 months ago and it was the hardest thing I have ever gone through, be patient because it does take time to get over x

pops congratulations I bet your feeling miles better. I don't think it gets any easier, I didn't even think about miscarriage when I was pregnant with my DS but now I am a complete worrier. How many weeks are you? I have my booking appointment on Saturday and was thinking of asking if they can check for a heartbeat, I'll be 10+3.

My morning sickness seems to be easing a lot BUT the tiredness is getting unbearable, I fall a sleep when ever I sit down on the sofa!

My scan was fine today too. I am 8+2 but they said 8+4, so I won't argue about a couple of days, even though I know I didn't conceive before I ovulated!!!

There is only one baby in there, which is a disappointment to ds who thought there were four...

They were running late at the clinic, and I had to wait 40mins with my already full bladder, before trying hard not to pee myself as the woman pressed the scanner really hard into my bladder.....

I get my booking in and 12 week scan on 24th August, so not long to wait really.

Sorry, Pops, I didn't mean to upset or panic anyone. What happened to me is uncommon apparently - thank goodness. Glad your baby has a good heartbeat. x

Hi All,

I don't want to be insensitive but Chamois news actually made me so paro that I went to GP this morning. It took him a couple of mins but there it was loud and strong - my babys heartbeat! That will def now get me through to scan next week - was so happy burst into tears. I just was a paro wreck. I used to be a sane person but since I got pg, I am a bit mad...

The GP was so lovely though said I was suffering from typical first baby syndrome and was not wasting his time at all. I actually think that everybody worries lots regardless of first, 3rd or 4th from reading this thread...

He also gave me stuff for my rash and nausea so all in all a very good morning.

So sorry Chamois. Take care of yourself x

chamois - sorry to hear your news. I wish you good luck for when you are ready to try again.

chamoiscreased - so sorry tp hear that!
Take care of yourself and get plenty of rest and tlc.

Good luck xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Oh no Chamois I am so sorry to hear your sad news. The micarriage board on here is a great place to get support and some of your questions answered. I wouldn't have coped without it. I wish you all the luck for the future

Chamois - sending you lots of hugs. So sorry to hear your news.
xx

Oh chamois I'm so sorry to hear that too. Take care x

Oh chamois I'm so sorry to hear that. Take care x

I am so sorry to hear your news Chamois, take as much time as you need to get over your loss big hugs to you and your dh xxx

Am so sorry to hear your news Chamois, take care and big hugs to you xxxx

Hi ladies, scan this morning showed a missed miscarriage so I'm going to slink quietly away from this thread and onto the pregnancy loss boards and prepare to miscarry. I truly wish you all very smooth pregnancies and gorgeous babies and maybe our paths will cross again sometime xx

I have my 8 week reassurance scan tomorrow. I have been on hols for the last two weeks which has lulled me into a false sense of security. I had to be up for mindee coming this morning and take him to the holiday club. I feel whacked and a bit bleugh, but nothing too serious I guess.

I am finding myself going off some foods, and craving fatty stodgy stuff, but I don't have anything like the cravings that I did with ds.

oh watercress poor you, have you been given the anti virals?? I hope you start to feel better soon x

I haven't been feeling too bad since yesterday, just a little sensitive to smells. I think my MS is easing, it seems to have a patern I have a few days of feeling ok then one of feeling awful.

Have we got any scans this week?

I've got swine flu. Grr. Feels like a heavy cold rather than when I've had flu before, and I'd rather get it now than later on in my pregnancy.

Hope I haven't passed it on to anyone on this thread!

Went to itunes bat for lashes gig last night and was quite impressed with myself standing for 3hrs in a packed audience who were all knocking back booze while I sipped my water. Afterwards it was all too much though and on the way home I was retching all the way and threw up in the middle of the street...so embarrassing, people prob just thought I was drunk... Came home and was up for ages feeling rough.

Devotion - orgasming, lucky you, I wouldn't mind those dreams either.

First day in maternity jeans for me today. Of course I have spent all day hoiking them up. They are from Next and I am not impressed, where did you all get yours?

Saw my sister in law today, she is having her 3rd baby just before xmas. She said she is only taking 2 weeks off work when her baby is born. She is self employed so I know she won't get any maternity pay, but 2 weeks?? Her youngest is 12 so she has a huge age gap. Do you think she has forgotten what a new baby is like? I am worried about her and think she is putting herself under a lot of pressure unnecessarily.

There has been loads in the press today about pregnant women and swine flu. One minute I think it is quite worrying then the next I think it's a load of scaremongering. Only time will tell I guess.

Wishing us all an uninterrupted nights sleep

Hello ladies.
Those of you with extreem morning sickness, I can recommend Cyclizine which the hospital gave me last week. I was sick 17 times in one day last week. Got way too much with a toddler and I was stuck in bed so weak. The tablets do make me sleepy though. I have only been sick twice today!

Hey all,

Sarah, glad your dad is OK. Must be a massive relief.

Whoever asked about maternity clothes - I'm in mat jeans and have been for a couple of weeks. Last time I lasted until 16 weeks in my size 10s!

And someone mentioned about having an early scan because of their age. - is this normal NHS policy? I'm the same age but haven't had my midwife appointment or scan date through yet. And I'm ten weeks pg. Think I'd better do some chasing...

Oh, and I have developed one rather embarrassing symptom (also sleeping very badly and weeing a lot, but they seem normal on this thread). Slightly leaky boobs. Aargh. Please tell me I'm not alone!

i've even woke up orgasming, that was great and slightly embarassing. luckily my dh was in the bathroom.

i wondered if i had made any noise or it was just all in my dream.

do not mind having those ones!

Oooh glad you admitted to that, now I can. Every night I dream about having sex, not once with my man! Too embarassed to tell him and quite disturbed by these dreams (I don't want to have sex with someone else, in fact I don't want to have sex full stop right now). But then I have also dreamed a spacecraft landed in our garden and aliens got out and my cats tail came straight off in my hand when I stroked him LOL... so I guess sexual or not my dreams are just totally mad at mo...

Hear hear! I am with you both

At first I was having really sick sexual dreams that I was too embarassed to tell dh about then they turned to really nasty ones.

Last night I had a dream that I had my scan but they didnt let me see the screen and after would give me no pics. I was really crying and they kept saying, "calm down theres nothing wrong you will see the baby when its born!".

i was screaming, "i want to see my baby now, i've waited for ages!!!"

Silly

Pops78 - everytime i moan which is about every 15 mins, dh sighs, "how long does this last again?"... he is being very patient with me.

I'm so fed up with it, I've already broken down once and cried my head off when it all got too much.

Not long hopefully, hang in there

x

Don't know that they are nightmares but I am having incredibly vivid dreams, think it's becaseu like you becks I am up so many times in night that dn't sleep deep. Am now really fed up with this MS, it's just torture permanenetly feeling like this and I think people around me must think I am a moany cow that is exagerating... MS pls end soon...

Morning all,

I have had a terrible couple of days with morning sickness, headache and tiredness like you wouldn't believe (well you probably know what I mean!) I'm having really bad nights at the moment as well, last night I got up 6 times to go to the toilet and I am having really bad nightmares, is anyone else having this??

I hope everyone starts to feel better soon!

sarahmikeharryandrosie, glad to hear your dad is home

eurrrgghhhhhhhhh!

mouth full of saliva...

right now i can not even talk i feel so sicky and i know its worse when i am on here so just thought i'd come on for a quick moan and to say to you all

flyingcloud - i've been wearing maternity "style" clothes for a couple of weeks. I'[ve only put on a few pound but my belly is rounded and everything is uncomfortable so i have been wearing leggings with long tops or dresses and i cant close my skinny jeans now but maternity jeans are too bug still.

goos trick is to get a hairband and loop inside one side of your jeans and then over the button. Give you a couple of extra inches and keeps your jeans up. so i can keep my skinny ones on for a bit.

need to go buy some skinny maternity jeans from topshop but they cost £40, wonder if Hennes do some?

chinook - hope you got some sleep last night, please stay away from jeremy kyle, dont let me be a bad influence

i'll be 12 weeks on Tuesday, got a horrible feeling this ms is not going to stop just yet!

hope everyone is having a nice weekend.

nighty night!

Sarah, glad to hear your Dad is home and hopefully he will be alright in the long run.

I'm psyching myself up for sleep... got up early, had a long walk (oh and a nap, damn, damn, damn, damn) and I'm not feeling tired yet, although 10;45pm is way past my normal bedtime. But DH is away (at the wedding of close friends which I am, sob, missing as I have to work tomorrow) so it means I can read in bed for as long as I want (he gets up at 5 every morning and snarls at me if I try and read in bed past his bedtime).

11 weeks today!! Got a really busy few days at work (and exciting days at work), followed by a visit from my mum, followed by my scan on 27th so hopefully the next 10 days will fly!

Is anyone else in maternity clothes yet. I have bought some trousers and a pair of jeans, they're a bit too big, but nothing else fits. If I wear anything tight fitting I look visibly pregnant. Feeling quite excited, don't feel quite so fat and unattractive anymore, just pregnant! I have also lost a couple of pounds as the last couple of weeks of morning sickness have been milder but somehow more appetite repelling (at it's worst I was eating NON STOP).

'Night everyone.

thanks everyone, dad is home thankfully not a heart attack but def cardiac related, he has to go back for further tests and will get lots of help to change life style (he is a lorry driver so many bad habits to break!!!!)

glad to hear about all these scans cant wait for my appt to come thru!!!!

Becks - that is wonderful news about your scan. How lovely to be a whole week further on too.

Sarah - hope your dad is doing well. My dad had a very similar thing a few years ago and ended up having valve replacement surgery. It was a scary time but at least now he is fine and is checked over regularly.

Midnightsun - welcome. Your symptoms do sound very promising indeed. I had 2 mmc before this preg and though I did have similar symptoms, with hindsight now I can see they were much milder. I certainly never had this delightful 'been hit by a slegehammer' feeling!

Another one suffering from insomnia too. I was wide awake between 1 and 4 am and my brain would just not stop. Perhaps I should skyplus Jeremy Kyle and watch it in the small hours...

Have a good weekend everyone x

becks130 - how lovely!

can not wait now for mine next tuesday x

Hi all,

sarah hope your dad's ok.

I had my scan today and I have been dated 9w2days which is a whole week more than the original date! so I am now due 17th Feb. I couldn't believe how much like a baby it looks, you can see the head, arms and legs! I have my scan booked 7th Aug.

I hope everyone is feeling ok and the ms is starting to ease x

Hello ladies and welcome midnightsun - could you send your neighbour around here please?

Sarahmikeharryandrosie - sorry to hear that, you must have been in a state at first, scary stuff! But like you said he is in the best place.

My dad was diagnosed with bowel cancer last Aug and I fell apart. He has had a few operations last year and at one point the chemo almost brought on a heart attack, like your dad it was a warning sign.

When it comes to heart disease in this country then your father is in the best hands.

When my father was in hospital i was so happy to see the care he was receiving, the nurses were so caring.

Now they know there is a problem they will know the best treatment for him. My FIL had a mild heart attack a few years ago, he had a stent out in and put on medication, a free course of exercise training specifically for heart disease patients and encouraged him to lose weight.

A few years on he is slimmer and fitter than ever and in much better shape. If it never happened at that time he would not be as healthy as he is now.

Sending your father lots of healthy healing vibes

Wow long post! I'm not the best typer so if you meet me face to face i can talk even more

I walked 5 miles today then collected dd1 from school, came home to my home in a total mess as I rushed out this morning (no jeremy kyle today, decided there was more to life). so the beds were not made, dishes left about, clothes everywhere. just started to tidy then realiesed i was supposed to be holding a music class at my local nursery to had to get neighbour to look after the girls while i ran around with all my instruments on the pram (dont drive!).

not been home long, shattered and hungry so just wolfed down cheese and onion sandwich.

AND.............. relax?

I've still not fed my kids - bad mother... to the kitchen i go! ... quick pasta i think!

Hello All

Just introducing myself.

I have been lurking a bit as quite anxious about this pregnancy and didn't want to join then have to leave but taking the plunge now as I have reached 9 weeks. I think my due date is 18th Feb but won't know for ages as I live in a country where the one and only ultrasound scan on offer is at 17-19 weeks. I may well crack and book a private scan before then as had a bit of brown old-blood discharge for a week a couple of weeks ago, hence the anxiety.

If symptoms are enough to go on though there is definitely life in there, in fact I'd go so far as to say it's an alien with an inner remote control unit that has two buttons: "EAT NOW OR FEEL PUKEY AND PREFERABLY MAKE IT CARB JUNK" and "YOU ARE TOO TIRED TO BE UPRIGHT, GO AND LIE DOWN THEN PASS OUT FOR A MINIMUM OF 90 MINUTES."

I have a very good but fairly attention-needy three year old already and a fab DH who is at my beck and call. Also have the kindest neighbour in the 'hood who brings me a homecooked dinner round virtually every evening.

Can't really complain but I won't breathe out til I get to 12 weeks and fingers crossed get myself a dating and reassurance scan.

Apples sorry to hear your news..

sarah- I hope your dad is OK.
On the MS front I hope you all start to feel better soon. I still have the nausea hoping it willc lear when get to 12weeks and that the tiredness will lift.
I had my booking in appointment on Tuesday, went well, have my scan next friday really looking forward to that. Then whilst at the scan I should be given a date for the 1st week in August for a detailed scan.. (MW said they will offer me it because of my age.. I am 33 will be 34 when babs is born..)

Hope you are all ok and have a good weekend. My DS2 is 2 tommorrow, the time has flown by bless him xx

hi everyone!!!!!

got a phone call from my mom this am- Dad was rushed into A and E with possible heart attack!!!!(made dh stay home and dashed there to be with him and mom- no brekkie of cuppa and i felt bloody awful- obviosly not at bad a dad!!!!)

oh dear more worry but trying not to get to stressed he is in the right place , he has now gone onto a ward and they seem to think its just a warning but we are awaiting news on test results,!!!!!

(sorry to blurt about it on here but just needed to tell someone)

hope everyone is ok, xxx

I get insomnia every pregnancy flyingcloud, it sucks. It's been happening once or twice a week so far (and you weren't alone last night, I was up for hours too), but I know it's only going to get worse. There's always 3am threads on here from pg insomniacs looking for company! The lovely people in Oz/NZ often post.

Lol at Jeremy Kyle!

Off for a wedding this weekend. Driving for hours while feeling sick, no alcohol while dh gets blotto and talks to all his mates... Deep joy. Man, I'm a misery guts

Golly poor josla, sounds pretty grim. What pills are you taking? I've only had one vomiting episode (and constant nausea) so don't really feel like I need anything although at times with the nausea I could have taken anything offered to me! However that's nothing compared to what it reads like you've been going through.

Devotion - I'm Irish too, although a long time since I lived there. I agree about the Guinness, anything I've ever read suggests that the iron content is pretty low (you can get more iron in an egg or a bowl of weetabix than a pint of Guinness). I think this link might help. Although if you love the stuff I'm sure a little now and again won't hurt, but if you don't like it then don't force it down!!

My major problem now is chronic insomnia. I have hardly slept this week and I am tired beyond belief today. Last night I was awake for so long feeling hungry! I have tried cutting out any naps during the day, but yesterday for the first time this week I feel asleep sitting at my desk (at home luckily) sitting upright! So I took a little nap and as a result I don't think I slept much at all last night. I am incredibly restless and uncomfortable in bed and whenever I do fall asleep it's a very light sleep and never for very long. It was very hot and sticky last night so I hope now it's a bit cooler (after a massive storm during the night) I might actually sleep tonight. I thought this only happened right at the end of pregnancy... 11 weeks today so hopefully sleep will come back to me.

devotion - your post just cheered me up! i do spend too much time with my greasy hair and ms face. decided the sickness just can't ruin my life so i'm going to go out today, to a mum and toddler group. whoever had the blood in the sick - me too, mention it to the doctor when you go.

what pills are people taking for the sickness?

dh doesn't want me taking any but there is no way i am going back into hospital, i need to keep things down. they are helping a bit, and i've having some acupuncture again, and i never take my bands off now... jeez, i hope this goes after a couple more weeks, don't think i can keep from crying if it carries on like last time - sorry there i go being miserable again. keep positive, keep positive...

had my scan on wednesday and the baby looked fine, i had to have an early one as i've had treatment for abnormal smears and may need a stitch in my cervix as it might be too thin. anyone else had this? it was threatened last time too but i got away with it... hoping to get away with it again this time!

the sonographer then said that on the left, where i had said i was tender, he couldn't find my ovary! i said i hadn't moved it anywhere, which made dh snigger, but it appears my ovary has vanished! wierd.

about the headaches - anyone get headaches and then feel like they are about to black out? i have to lie down then. the doctor thought it was to do with dehydration from the sickness. maybe.

ds is banging about downstairs getting ready for school and dd is banging blocks in her room getting ready for a day of playing - i am going to get a shower and sod the puking - i am going out today whatever. if you see a woman throwing up into a carrier bag today it will be me!
x

motherof2boys - i am very ashamed to say i watched jeremy kyle today. every morning my lovely dh gets my two girls ready and takes the oldest to school because i can not actually talk or function until 9am.

so this morning i was just eating my breakfast in my old pj's, greasy hair, grumpy moaning ms face and decided to watch jeremy kyle show to cheer myself up

another secret, i have watched nearly every day for the last two weeks?

never have i had this much time to myself or indulged myself in such a selfless act with other pregnancies.

ANYWAY! Today they had a lady on who drinks 8 cans of cider a day and is 12 weeks pregnant. There was a lday in the audience who gave birth to a son with alcohol fetal syndrome. she drank a few bottles of wine a week until she was 5 months pregnant. her son has learning difficulties and cant hold friendships and basically needs support all the time. he was only about 4lbs when born. Reall sad!

They change advice all the time but i think as adults we know what is reasonable. I cant drink alcohol in the first 16 weeks due to ms anyway but after that i have one to two small glasses of wine a week and not every week. i always drink water with the wine too.

now the advice has changed it i may even do it less, i'll see how i feel.

re: the guiness, i'm irish and everyone said that to me too. they advised it to women low on iron but i'm not sure about how much iron you would actually get from a small glass. kind of the same as you would have to eat a few bags of spinach.

i cant see any harm in a small glass but would limit it to once or twice a week.

take care x

ps, i never get headaches and has the worst one of my life earlier, had to lie down and take parcetomal. start getting paranoid it was swine flu! but feel fine now so must have been dehydrated or just pregnancy!


http://www.bbc.co.uk/insideout/west/series2/fetalalcohol_syndrom_faspregnanc ydrinking_learningdifficulties.shtml

Evening all.

Apples - really sorry to hear your news.

Pops - as others have said Guiness is high in iron hence why some people drink it whilst pg. I can't see it doing ny arm as long as it's in moderation. I can't stand the stuff!

I got my next scan through for the 10th Aug when I think I'll be just over 11 weeks. I haven't heard from a mw yet. Is this normal or should I be chasing it? What info should I expect to get at the scan - I really have no idea so any info would be helpful!

pops I have an Irish family and they say Guiness is good in pregnancy as it is VERY high in Iron which is what is needed in pregnancy. A friend of mine drank it when she was pregnant and nothing bad heppened, thats how we all guessed!! I personally can't drink it I can't stand the taste but if I could stomach it I would probably give it a go.

My MS has returned tonight but not as bad, this means that tomorrow wil be an awful day and I have my scan at 9:15am!

I came in to work this evening and my manager has been taken ill, Dr says it is unlikely to be swine flu but still a little worried about it. I was told that they had discussed the fact that if anyone does get it in my office I won't be able to come in as I'm high risk.

I used to work with a lady who was a twin and is probably about 40 now. When her mum had her (and her twin) she (the mum) was about 19 and was PRESCRIBED Guiness by her doctor. I think they get very twichy about alcohol at all now - 7 years ago it seemed to be ok after 12 weeks; now they say none at all I think. But then recently I read a medical report that said you would have to be a total alcoholic (ie drinking before breakfast) before it would hurt.

Any views on drinking Guiness? I am abstaining from all alcohol at the mo though frankly don't even fancy it cos of MS. My fiance is Irish and insists all pg women over there drink a bit of Guiness while pg and breast feeding because it's supposed to be good for them - within reason. I just had 1/4 of a glass and it went down nicely. Prob old wives tale silliness... but read a lot backing it up on-line - like good for iron...

Hi Watercress,

I actually phoned NHS 24 about the blood because it happened at the weekend. The nurse said she sees this quite a lot in ms. Apparently, excessive retching can cause the blood vessels at the back of the mouth/top of the throat to burst.
Scary looking but not too serious, as long as the blood quantities are low, colour is bright red and there are no clots or anything.

Hope the swine flu thing is not too worrying for you, working from home must be a bit of a blessing though? I am off sick with the ms anyway but as the job I am in involves close contact with memebers of the public, quite a few of my colleagues are angling for working from home too All pleas have fallen on deaf ears so far though!

sorry to hear about your scan caractus, seeing a heartbeat is a very good sign so try and stay positive, I know it's easier said than done.

My MS has eased alot in the past couple of days but this happened last week, I had 3 days of feeling 'normal' and then it came back worse for 1 day so maybe tomorrow will be an awful day

I have my scan in the morning so feeling very nervous today, just can't wait to get it over and done with, then only 3 weeks til the 12 week mark, yay!

I think I will probably go to the baby show, should start saving now!

Caractacus I'm in a similar situation. Awaiting another scan on Monday as there was no heartbeat at the last one 2 weeks ago. Dr says it could be that my dates are out - if they're as out as he suggests then I managed to get a BFP just 24 hours after conception - or I conceived after the BFP
Watercress, am being told to stay away from work here, doesn't matter as I'm off sick with the violent ms anyway
Thesoo I can sympathise. I thought my eyes were going to fall out of my head yesterday I was vomiting so violently (tmi?!)
Am also planning to go to babyshow if we get that far.

Caractus, sorry you had mixed news but it sounds positive in the end.

Thesoo, throwing up blood does not sound good. Did your GP say anything about that? The twicthing and tingling could be due to a slight calcium deficiency so try and make sure you have plenty of milk/yogurt/cheese - if you can stomach them - and hopefully it will get better.

And sorry to all those suffering with MS.

Slight trauma/amusement in the watercress camp is that someone in my office has swine flu so all "high risk" people have been told to work from home until further notice. Personally I'm not overly worried (I work in health so have access to lots of relevant info), but as only a few of us are high risk, I'm pretty sure my pregnancy is now well known among my colleagues. I really would have preferred to wait until after my scan, but never mind.

Know swine flu has been done to death on MN, but I promise I'm not whinging and am just interested to hear if many people are being told to stay away from their workplace?

Hello Apples, very sorry to hear your news, I hope you have lots of support around and millions of cuddles to help you through xx

My MS is, hellish, quite frankly. I have been retching for Scotland, throwing up blood, having to stop the car at the side of the road on the way from work to throw up in a bag etc. Went to the doc last week who signed me off work for two weeks. Luckily DH is on hol and entertaining dd.

Have also had terrible twitching in my eyelinds and tingling in my legs since the ms started. Is anyone else having this?

Dr reckons anxiety, hope so, have to stop entertaining thoughts that it could be something worse, which is only adding to stress aaaaarggghh.

Hope everyone is well on this sunny morning xx

Great news preggybear, so happy for you.

Chinook - our scans are on the same day, I am counting down the days.

Totally plan if all goes well to go to babyshow in Oct, would be cool to meet up.

I felt so much more normal yesterday, even ran around house with new energy tidying. Thought I was on other side of MS (at same time getting paro something wrong of course). Then this morning feel rough again... not as bad though...

Sorry to hear your news Appleswishing positive vibes for the future.

I have to wait till I see the midwife on the 29th to arrange a scan so by the time I have a scan will be about 12 weeks at least, which seems a very long wait right now. I am so tired at the moment that come 9pm I am ready for bed, I hope I get some energy back soon!!

Apples - I am so sorry to hear that
Its so unfair that you have had to go through this again!

Your body has carried two babies all the way before so it will do it again. You know you will!

So your new car is still needed because you will be filling a big gap in there soon. There are a few mums on here (i'm sure i read) who are now pregnant quite soon after a mc. I think its a good idea to start ttc straight away if you feel ready.

Take care, get LOTS of tlc and rest. You've been through alot and need to build your strength back up physcially and mentally.

Thinking of you x

MusicalMummyJules - room for another? i need a break

i might go to the babyshow so maybe nearer the time we should see if how many of us are going on which days and then see if we can meet for a quick tea between the shopping.

i have been three times already and always manage to be offered free tickets from one friend or another. one of my friends usually has a stall there.

So sorry to hear people's news about miscarriages - it's such a sad time for you all, my thoughts are with you.

I have got my midwife appointment on Tuesday and still waiting for my scan date, apparently my doctor didn't refer me like she promised and has now gone on maternity leave herself so I've got to wait for another doctor to do so - I wish they would hurry up, I'm so impatient!

Other news - DP and I have decided to book a weekend break away to bath where we can visit the thermal spa - has anyone been and if so, do you know if they do pregnancy treatments, I can't see it on their website. We're also looking for a nice hotel nearby so if anyone has any good ideas please do let me know. I think it will be our last weekend away for about 7 years as we don't have much support, so want to make the most of it!

Is anyone going to the babyshow in Earls Court in October? I've just managed to persuade DP to go, begrudgingly!

Hello all. I'm so sorry to hear your news Apples

I feel so bad about writing my good news. I had my 12wk (at 11 wks!)scan today (they do it 11-13 weeks here in Norwich). Good heart beat and baby was moving loads, even did a little flip for us. Given me a DD, a couple of days earlier and I shouldn't really be here as it is 31/01/10!

So up dated list:

27/01/10 Stumblebum - DS 10yrs DD 5yrs
29/01/10 millymay - DD 1yrs
29/01/10 helenabeth - DS1 4.5yrs DS2 20mths
29/01/10 Squarah - DS 10mths
31/01/10 Irrational Mother - DS 18mths
31/01/10 Ktpie - DS 11mths
31/01/10 Laurawantsababy - DD 1yo
31/01/10 Preggybear
01/02/10 anniemac - DD
01/02/10 wasabipeanut - DS 20mo
01/02/10 georgimama - DS 2.3years
02/02/10 MummyLovesSadie
02/02/10 devotion - DD1 6yrs & DD2 3yrs
02/02/10 iwantapinkprinccess
03/02/10 Gidders
03/02/10 flyingcloud
04/02/10 josla - DS 14yrs, DD 14mths
05/02/10 NancyPreg - DS & DD
05/02/10 Bettymum - DD 16mths
05/02/10 lulu25 - DS 2.5yrs
06/02/10 clairemcq
07/02/10 chinook - DD 3.4ys
07/02/10 daisydot
08/02/10 MyNameIsInigoMontoya - DS 18mo
08/02/10 MusicalMummyJules - DD1 6 1/2 years
09/02/10 Ruby01
10/02/10 raindroprhyme - DS1 8yrs DS2 4yrs
10/02/10 Bettyjack - DD1 10yrs DD2 10mths
11/02/10 CailinEireannach
12/02/10 Makingafamily
12/02/10 Twopluone - DD12yrs DS1 5yrs DS2 23mths
13/02/10 Pops78
15/02/10 Tryintobemarrypoppins - DS 18 months
15/02/10 Roseblossoms - DS 15mths
15/02/10 Geekylass
16/02/10 sarahmikeharryandrosie- ds 4yrs,dd 17mths
16/02/10 Geekfreak - DD 2 years 9 months
20/02/10 DoctorSkidaddle DD 3.8, DS 18 months
20/02/10 Phee96 - DD 6 months
21/02/10 Apples - DS7, DD 20 months
22/02/09 Scoobyd00
22/02/09 Skibelle
??/??/?? Becks130 - DS yrs
23/02/10 CaractacusPotty - Ds1 4y Ds2 2y
23/02/10 Makingdotoo- DD1 4YRS, DD2 3 YRS, DS1 8 Mths
23/02/10 Insanitybecomesme DS1 9y, DS2 7y, DD1 3y DS3 19months
24/02/10 TheOldestCat - DD 2.8
26/02/10 TotallyAndUtterlyPaninied- DS 13 months
26/02/10 Thesoo - DD 16 months
??/??/10 Pooter - DS 2.5
28/02/10 UnderWrapsForNow - DS 3.5y

The consultant has said we are safer now, so have gone public!

Apples, I'm so sorry to hear your news. We'll all be thinking of you. Good luck for the future, and hope you can pop by with good news soon x

Didn't have the world's best scan here either. I'm 8+1 by dates - which I'm pretty sure of because I know when it, ahem, occured. But she couldn't find the baby at all on scan, started muttering about ectopics and did an internal (yum), where she did find the baby but measured it at only 6-7 weeks. Well since my MS started on day 21 of my cycle, if I am 6 weeks then MS started BEFORE I conceived . But she did specifically mention that the heartbeat looked strong, so all we can do is wait another couple of weeks and hope it's grown appropriately by then. I sure as hell feel sick enough for things to be ok (and am mightily pissed off at dates being put back because that means I've got more of the MS to go...)

Apples, I'm so sorry to hear your news. We'll all be thinking of you. Good luck for the future, and hope you can pop by with good news soon x

Didn't have the world's best scan here either. I'm 8+1 by dates - which I'm pretty sure of because I know when it, ahem, occured. But she couldn't find the baby at all on scan, started muttering about ectopics and did an internal (yum), where she did find the baby but measured it at only 6-7 weeks. Well since my MS started on day 21 of my cycle, if I am 6 weeks then MS started BEFORE I conceived . But she did specifically mention that the heartbeat looked strong, so all we can do is wait another couple of weeks and hope it's grown appropriately by then. I sure as hell feel sick enough for things to be ok (and am mightily pissed off at dates being put back because that means I've got more of the MS to go...)

I am very sorry to hear about your scan Apples. I know all too well what you are going through right now and I wish it didn't have to happen to any of us.

Found out today my 12 week scan is on 28th July and am nervous and excited in equal measures.

After two days of tolerable symptoms I am back to being shattered and sick as a dog today! Although in the last 2 days I have had cuddles with a 5 day old and an 8 week old, which is an excellent reminder that it is all worth it in the end.

Evening all,

Just wanted to drop in and see how everyone is, I know when someone has MC it can be hard for everyone to think of much else

I have my reassurence scan on Friday morning so I am starting to feel very nervous, I don't think I will be at ease until this baby is born.

I hope everyone is ok.

So sorry to hear that apples. Take care of yourself x

Hi Apples, so sorry to read your news. Keep posting if it helps. If not do whatever it takes to feel better. x

So sorry, Apples

Apples, so sorry to hear your news. Fingers crossed this MC is OK for you physically, and you don't need any medical intervention.

Do take care of yourself and keep us posted as to any future developments.

lol x

Watercress (formerly Geekfreak)

I'm so sorry to hear your news Apples, good luck for the future and let Dh take care of you. I found having my DS around me all the time when I mc really helped, it helped me focus on what I had and not what I had lost. keep us updated and just to let you know I feel preggers again only 1 month after.

I hope your DS has a lovely party xxx

Really really sorry to hear your news, Apples. Just off out so this is short, but didn't want to read and run. Sounds like you can more than justify the car with 2 already-don't think twice about it. Thoughts are with you. xx

oh Apples so sorry to hear your news, good luck for the future do let us know how you are xx, and i hope your DS has a fab party xxxxxx

Apples, I'm sorry to hear that too. All the very best to you.

hi apples, so sorry to hear your news. Wish u the best of luck with trying again and pls do let us know when u have good news again. Sounds like you've got 2 that will keep u plenty busy in meantime. Big hugs going out to u.

Hi everyone,

Thanks for thinking of me. It did not go well today. After looking around for five minutes, she said that the heartbeat was gone and I would have a miscarriage. Also still the same size as 10 days ago.

Have decided to go for natural miscarriage, as the surgery option can apparently have the risk of puncturing the uterus, etc. And with DD only 22 months, I don't want to be under gen an for a day.

Now I know why she was negative last week. There was a heartbeat, but it wasn't quite right. I asked her about that today, and told her that when I saw dd's heartbeat at 5w6d it was a galloping little light on the screen, but the hb I saw last week was a slow bleeping. It was too slow, and she knew it, but didn't say at the time.

Just quite drained really. I was hoping that having had a mc before dd that it wasn't my turn again. Turns out it was. Irritating because I bought a Ford Galaxy on Ebay last week because it has more seats.

But once the mc is over I will be trying again, because that is the only way I can rationalise this.

I have to stay busy. My ds is having his surprise birthday party tomorrow after school on clapham common. I say surprise, but a class of 7-old-boys can't keep a secret, can they? Cricket and a picnic. His baby sister will be a guest fielder and I'm hoping no one hits her on the head with a ball.

I hope everyone elses pregnancies end with beautiful babies and I'll drop in every now and then and let you know if I manage to justify the Galaxy. Take care.

saw my gp today who confirmed my BFP!!!!!!WTF!!!

i had some bloods test taken a week ago(to find out why i cant loose weight) and the hormone level shows i am between 8 and 9 weeks, so very exciting, have been sent home with my green notes to fill in and return next week to sort out booking appt with midwife and a scan!!!!!

suddenly feeling very excited and wow, i am havinbg a baby ish!!!!!

Hi, yes, I am fine thanks. Just been away for a few days visiting my sister and didn't want to spend all my time on MN!!

I only had that one wee bleed and judging by how bloody irritable I am today, then everything still seems to be rocking and rolling.

Still no sickness, but I really feel like I could swing for somebody for no reason.

Think I need a straitjacket.......

MW app went ok today, so much info to go over. She said no way could she hear the heartbeat until 11/12 weeks. So I guess it wasn't reassuring but nice to feel like am moving forward. Roll on 12 wk scan..

Managed to eat a lot more today too, though paying for it now as feel ick..

Apples - did you have your follow up scan today, if so really hope it went well.

Yes CaractacusPotty you are right...

MAWBROON - Yoooohoooooo! Hope all is well and you are just not obsessed with mumsnets like us mumsnet nerdos!

becks130 - at your rounding tum, that i svery handy you work at a fertility clinic. I would be asking for a scan each week!

chamoiscreased - just the smell of a nappy sack would make me retch or not if you use the biodegradable ones. Waitrose ones have no smell.

Just wondering if everything's ok with Mawbroon - she hasn't posted since she said she'd had a bleed. Hope everything's ok, and she just has a real life!!!

Aw, thanks for the sympathy, it means a lot! I'm actually a little bit grateful for the sickness (just a little bit, mind) as I went for a scan a week ago and the sonographer couldn't find a heartbeat. It either means my dates are spectacularly wrong (and I've given up trying to work out if the timescales they are even possible) or that it's not a viable pregnancy. So I'm slightly reassured by the vomiting, at least my hormones are still in overdrive!
It would probably be quite funny to be a fly on the wall in my house watching me try to get things done between puking episodes. I have nappy sacks in every pocket
Pops hope mw appt goes well and good luck to everyone havng scans today.

chamoiscreased christ I feel sorry for you, I hope you start to feel better soon.

I am feeling a little better at the moment, but i'm sure that will be short lived. I have returned to work this evening and I feel ok about it, they have been really nice and even offered me a scan if I want another one, I work for a fertility clinic.

I passed a mirror at work this evening a noticed my belly has expanded, I'm not the smallest of girls but I defo have a rounder belly

Goodness, chamoiscreased, I definietely think I have just got moaning sickness when I read about people like you. Grim. Hope you feel better... eventually!

Good luck for the scans tomorrow

chamoiscreased - poor you! i should stop moaning, i dont actually get sick. hopefully it will stop soon for you.

Gidders - i was wondering where you had gone Thats exciting - house move. Hope it was not to stressful and i love hearing about peoples ms easing up before 12 weeks!!!

I see your scan is next Thurs, two days after mine.

Hi everyone, I haven't been on here for ages because of moving house, but we're finally in and have the internet up. Everyone seems to have been struck down with morning sickness in the last few weeks!

I'm just over 11 weeks now, and my ms is definately getting better, and I don't think am speaking too soon because it's been easing for the last two weeks. Such a relief, I feel like I can start getting excited about this pregnancy again - I was just so down and negative with the sickness. I can't imagine having it for the full nine months.

Got my scan booked for next thurs, so we're really excited about that.

Oh how hideous Chamoiscreased, if I wasn't working from home would def be off too. Hope you start feeling better soon.

I've lost 11lbs just by being sick all the sodding time . Haven't been to work in over 2 weeks as I can't move without vomiting and I'm not sure it would look good in a meeting!

Thank you so much everybody, all so reassuring guys. Yes, great diet but really yuk to actually go through.

Geekfreak - Sorry your MS is back full on but as you say at least its reassuring somehow.

With boobs, mine seemed to constantly hurt for the first 3 weeks and since then they just really hurt when I turn over in my sleep, so much they wake me up. I guess they must be doing their thing while we are asleep mainly!

The worst symptom which has now developed is acne. I have it really bad across my forehead especially and its so weird cos I was lucky as a teen so its really foreign! Anyone know any good treatments for pg acne?

Hope my MW app goes well 2morrow

Apples - I think you are having your follow up scan tomorrow, will be thinking of you.

sick of feeling sick

euurrgghhhhh!

can not wait for the nice bit

moan moan moan...

Pops - I've lost 4lb in the last 4 weeks. With ds2 I lost 10lb in total by the time MS finished. It's the best diet I know - it just doesn't last, and it's really not much fun!

Seeing the mw on weds, she says the obstetrician is in the same day so I may wangle an early scan (and put an end to stupid twin paranoia!). Saves me a trip to the hospital, so it's all good.

devotion good luck with your scan next week - and you are right it is the fact that i have mc in the past that makes me reluctant to let anyone know too soon on.

Hello,

Not been on here for a while, I'm feeling so tired all the time, all I want to do is sleep! No motivation to do anything.

I got my scan date last week and am a bit annoyed about it, I will be 13 weeks by the time of the scan and one of my best friends is getting married two days before the scan date, would prefer to wait until after the scan before I tell everyone but they are all going to be very suspicious at the wedding. Plus we were meant to be going away for a few days that week. Rang up and they can only put it back a week so I guess I will have to stick with it.

Not really showing yet at 11 weeks, chubby tummy but it is from eating loads rather than being a bump!

Hope everyone is feeling well, better go and have my lunch before I start going dizzy!

Ruby01 - when you let your friends and family know is up to you. Some wait until 12 weeks or more or people like me announce to the world as soon as they see the positive test.

i personally think its god to tell your close family and friends early because if anything was to go wrong they are there to support you and you would probably end up telling them anyway.

but we all feel differently about this.

i guess some mums who have had previous mc prefer to not tell until they know all is fine.

its up to you! you are getting your scan tomorrow so after you see your little one floating about merrily then you can come out and ring everyone in your phonebook

its up to you! x

enjoy your scan tomorrow, mine is next Tuesday. I am SO excited!

Hello everyone, its so good that there are so many of us now. I have my scan tomorrow but had my first meeting with the midwife on Thursday. Cant say it was exciting and great she couldnt take any bloods and left me very worried about diabeties- both DH and I have a family history but neither of us suffer.

I am so relieved that the sore boobs have eased off some - either that or I am getting used to having sore boobs. I have only been sick once but constantly feel like I could be sick at any time.

I arrived back from New York last Tuesday and the jet lag combined with the most extreme tiredness I have ever known has been awful. Most nights I have been coming in from work at 6 going straight to bed and not getting up till 6 the next morning and I am still feeling tired. I am regularly falling asleep at my desk at work, I have never known fatigue like it.

Once I have the scan tomorrow and see if everything is ok (a little concerned as the boobs dont ache as much convinced my self for a while that that was a bad sign) I think I want to tell my family.

What is the usual time for letting everyone know, would you wait till you have the results of the 15 week blood test for downs?

pops8 I lost about 8lbs in the space of about 10 days from not being able to eat!! I weighed myself on saturday and I have started to put on a few pounds.

Pops is this your first? When I was pregnant last time (with my first) I definitely lost weight during the first trimester, and it took me until about 20 weeks to get back to "normal". I wasn't being sick, but it was just a combination of feeling sick and having aversions to certain foods that meant I ate less and lost weight.

Even this time, I was initially worried that I was blooming a bit early, but then the MS took over and the familiar small appetite and food aversions, and it's all stabilised.

So please try and not worry too much. No period plus pregnancy symptoms (MS and tiredness) all point to pg!

Having said earlier that my MS had all but gone, it's now come back with a vengeance. Feeling rough but kind of glad!

Having felt so smug that my MS was easing off, it came back with a vengeance this morning. Splitting headache and, for the first time, frequent retching. Was supposed to have a productive day today but am feeling very sorry for myself, so feel for you too Becks.Urrrggh. Hate this ms.

Hi Everyone,

Musicalmummy - The retching is indeed the worst and totally agree on that changing the bins thing!

I feel like all I do is moan when I come up on here...sorry.

MS still very much present and horrible which is only reassurance I feel I have that I must be pg. I am so paro that I am not really pregnant as I keep looking at pics of people on utube at 9 weeks and they have something showing, I feel nothing and have now lost 8lbs since finding out I was pregnant. Combination of not eating enough and no alcohol.

Is this normal? Has anyone lost this much weight? I finally have midwife app tomorrow, hope its reassuring....

Morning,

My MS has returned and I feel awful again, I actually forgot how bad it makes me feel

My hospital don't really like children attending dating scans either, so I'm going to have to make sure have child care this time.

I will update my due date on Friday when I should get a accurate due date.

I hope everyone is feeling ok today.

Hello, just added myself to the updated list.

My MS has definitely eased and I'm having similar relieved/paranoid thoughts. No scan for me until 13 weeks at the earliest and my local hospital actively discourages children from attending so I'm hoping it'll be on a day when I have childcare!

Hope everyone's doing OK?

27/01/10 Stumblebum - DS 10yrs DD 5yrs
29/01/10 millymay - DD 1yrs
29/01/10 helenabeth - DS1 4.5yrs DS2 20mths
29/01/10 Squarah - DS 10mths
31/01/10 Irrational Mother - DS 18mths
31/01/10 Ktpie - DS 11mths
31/01/10 Laurawantsababy - DD 1yo
01/02/10 anniemac - DD
01/02/10 wasabipeanut - DS 20mo
01/02/10 georgimama - DS 2.3years
02/02/10 MummyLovesSadie
02/02/10 devotion - DD1 6yrs & DD2 3yrs
02/02/10 iwantapinkprinccess
03/02/10 Gidders
03/02/10 flyingcloud
04/02/10 josla - DS 14yrs, DD 14mths
05/02/10 NancyPreg - DS & DD
05/02/10 Bettymum - DD 16mths
05/02/10 lulu25 - DS 2.5yrs
06/02/10 clairemcq
07/02/10 chinook - DD 3.4ys
07/02/10 daisydot
07/02/10 Preggybear
08/02/10 MyNameIsInigoMontoya - DS 18mo
08/02/10 MusicalMummyJules - DD1 6 1/2 years
09/02/10 Ruby01
10/02/10 raindroprhyme - DS1 8yrs DS2 4yrs
10/02/10 Bettyjack - DD1 10yrs DD2 10mths
11/02/10 CailinEireannach
12/02/10 Makingafamily
12/02/10 Twopluone - DD12yrs DS1 5yrs DS2 23mths
13/02/10 Pops78
15/02/10 Tryintobemarrypoppins - DS 18 months
15/02/10 Roseblossoms - DS 15mths
15/02/10 Geekylass
16/02/10 sarahmikeharryandrosie- ds 4yrs,dd 17mths
16/02/10 Geekfreak - DD 2 years 9 months
20/02/10 DoctorSkidaddle DD 3.8, DS 18 months
20/02/10 Phee96 - DD 6 months
21/02/10 Apples - DS7, DD 20 months
22/02/09 Scoobyd00
22/02/09 Skibelle
??/??/?? Becks130 - DS yrs
23/02/10 CaractacusPotty - Ds1 4y Ds2 2y
23/02/10 Makingdotoo- DD1 4YRS, DD2 3 YRS, DS1 8 Mths
23/02/10 Insanitybecomesme DS1 9y, DS2 7y, DD1 3y DS3 19months
24/02/10 TheOldestCat - DD 2.8
26/02/10 TotallyAndUtterlyPaninied- DS 13 months
26/02/10 Thesoo - DD 16 months
??/??/10 Pooter - DS 2.5
28/02/10 UnderWrapsForNow - DS 3.5y

Morning all, just adding myself - and hoping everyone is feeling ok today. I'm so used to the sickness now that when I have five minutes of feeling relatively alright (normally when eating) it is bliss. Have good days all.

27/01/10 Stumblebum - DS 10yrs DD 5yrs
29/01/10 millymay - DD 1yrs
29/01/10 helenabeth - DS1 4.5yrs DS2 20mths
29/01/10 Squarah - DS 10mths
31/01/10 Irrational Mother - DS 18mths
31/01/10 Ktpie - DS 11mths
31/01/10 Laurawantsababy - DD 1yo
01/02/10 anniemac - DD
01/02/10 wasabipeanut - DS 20mo
01/02/10 georgimama - DS 2.3years
02/02/10 MummyLovesSadie
02/02/10 devotion - DD1 6yrs & DD2 3yrs
02/02/10 iwantapinkprinccess
03/02/10 Gidders
03/02/10 flyingcloud
04/02/10 josla - DS 14yrs, DD 14mths
05/02/10 NancyPreg - DS & DD
05/02/10 Bettymum - DD 16mths
05/02/10 lulu25 - DS 2.5yrs
06/02/10 clairemcq
07/02/10 chinook - DD 3.4ys
07/02/10 daisydot
07/02/10 Preggybear
08/02/10 MyNameIsInigoMontoya - DS 18mo
08/02/10 MusicalMummyJules - DD1 6 1/2 years
09/02/10 Ruby01
10/02/10 raindroprhyme - DS1 8yrs DS2 4yrs
10/02/10 Bettyjack - DD1 10yrs DD2 10mths
11/02/10 CailinEireannach
12/02/10 Makingafamily
12/02/10 Twopluone - DD12yrs DS1 5yrs DS2 23mths
13/02/10 Pops78
15/02/10 Tryintobemarrypoppins - DS 18 months
15/02/10 Roseblossoms - DS 15mths
15/02/10 Geekylass
16/02/10 sarahmikeharryandrosie- ds 4yrs,dd 17mths
20/02/10 DoctorSkidaddle DD 3.8, DS 18 months
20/02/10 Phee96 - DD 6 months
21/02/10 Apples - DS7, DD 20 months
22/02/09 Scoobyd00
22/02/09 Skibelle
??/??/?? Becks130 - DS yrs
23/02/10 CaractacusPotty - Ds1 4y Ds2 2y
23/02/10 Makingdotoo- DD1 4YRS, DD2 3 YRS, DS1 8 Mths
23/02/10 Insanitybecomesme DS1 9y, DS2 7y, DD1 3y DS3 19months
24/02/10 TheOldestCat - DD 2.8
26/02/10 TotallyAndUtterlyPaninied- DS 13 months
26/02/10 Thesoo - DD 16 months
??/??/10 Pooter - DS 2.5
28/02/10 UnderWrapsForNow - DS 3.5y

Hi MMJules - I don't think I would take my DSs to scan, but my DS1 (aged7) would be well into it.

I'm sure all is well and really hope sobut if it is not you might just need a bit of time to ask questions and stamp your foot. My 1st scan with DS3 took 1.5 hours. That is a long time for a little on to sit and you wouldn't want a wriggle session going on while you get stressed about it.

Might you manage a subsequent private scan if all well? Have never done this so have no idea how much it costs etc so sorry if that is inappropriate for you!

Chinook - Yes, my DP can't understand it. Brushing teeth and emptying the bin are when it's at it's worse, so good to know I'm not the only one although sorry to hear you are feeling rough too. Migraines are awful even when you can take prescription tablets so I really feel for you and hope it passes soon.

Musicalmummy - the retching is identical to me. It is sometimes so violent that I wonder how nothing comes up, but it doesn't. It is at its worst while teeth cleaning, do you have that too? I feel a bit better after a good retch so I try to go with it. Sorry to everyone who had to read that!

I was determined not to come on here tonight and complain about how bad I am feeling but I have had the joy of a migraine on top of everything else today. Of course I cannot take my prescripton tablets for it and it is not fun. Hey ho!

My due date keeps getting changed back... but that's ok. It might change again when I have my 12 week scan, which is 2 weeks tomorrow, so I'll leave it as it is.

Having much better days now with hardly any ms, might even tackle some house work.

Sorry, meant to say hi Scoobyd00. I see we are due the same day. I have my booking in appointment tomorrow, but get the feeling that this is quite early. HTH x

Hi everyone,

Becks- I have friends whose ms eased off, only to come back with a vengeance, so I think if you've seen a strong heartbeat then that's better than anything else at this stage. I know the feeling though-you worry when you're feeling ill and then worry when you're not!

I have been feeling spectacularly yuck the last couple of days, as I've come down with a bad cold. The big swine flu question keeps hanging over me, as it seems to me that the symptoms that make it more likely to be flu than a cold are things that I had anyway (sickness, slightly higher temperature, extreme tiredness etc). Anyway, feeling slightly better this pm, so hoping I am fending it off.

Adding myself to latest list below...

27/01/10 Stumblebum - DS 10yrs DD 5yrs
29/01/10 millymay - DD 1yrs
29/01/10 helenabeth - DS1 4.5yrs DS2 20mths
29/01/10 Squarah - DS 10mths
31/01/10 Irrational Mother - DS 18mths
31/01/10 Ktpie - DS 11mths
31/01/10 Laurawantsababy - DD 1yo
01/02/10 anniemac - DD
01/02/10 wasabipeanut - DS 20mo
01/02/10 georgimama - DS 2.3years
02/02/10 MummyLovesSadie
02/02/10 devotion - DD1 6yrs & DD2 3yrs
02/02/10 iwantapinkprinccess
03/02/10 Gidders
03/02/10 flyingcloud
04/02/10 josla - DS 14yrs, DD 14mths
05/02/10 NancyPreg - DS & DD
05/02/10 Bettymum - DD 16mths
05/02/10 lulu25 - DS 2.5yrs
06/02/10 clairemcq
07/02/10 chinook - DD 3.4ys
07/02/10 daisydot
07/02/10 Preggybear
08/02/10 MyNameIsInigoMontoya - DS 18mo
08/02/10 MusicalMummyJules - DD1 6 1/2 years
09/02/10 Ruby01
10/02/10 raindroprhyme - DS1 8yrs DS2 4yrs
10/02/10 Bettyjack - DD1 10yrs DD2 10mths
11/02/10 CailinEireannach
12/02/10 Makingafamily
12/02/10 Twopluone - DD12yrs DS1 5yrs DS2 23mths
13/02/10 Pops78
15/02/10 Tryintobemarrypoppins - DS 18 months
15/02/10 Roseblossoms - DS 15mths
15/02/10 Geekylass
16/02/10 sarahmikeharryandrosie- ds 4yrs,dd 17mths
20/02/10 DoctorSkidaddle DD 3.8, DS 18 months
20/02/10 Phee96 - DD 6 months
21/02/10 Apples - DS7, DD 20 months
22/02/09 Scoobyd00
22/02/09 Skibelle
??/??/?? Becks130 - DS yrs
23/02/10 CaractacusPotty - Ds1 4y Ds2 2y
23/02/10 Makingdotoo- DD1 4YRS, DD2 3 YRS, DS1 8 Mths
23/02/10 Insanitybecomesme DS1 9y, DS2 7y, DD1 3y DS3 19months
26/02/10 TotallyAndUtterlyPaninied- DS 13 months
26/02/10 Thesoo - DD 16 months
??/??/10 Pooter - DS 2.5
28/02/10 UnderWrapsForNow - DS 3.5y

Hi All,

My ms has eased so much that it has almost gone, which is worrying me a little I've had no more bleeding so I have no reason to think anything is wrong as the scan showed a nice strong heartbeat on Wednesday but I still can't help but worry. Even Dh said this morning that he didn't imagine the first 12 weeks would be so hard. Has anyone elses ms gone for a couple of days and everything was fine??

musicmummyjules I had to take DS with me on Wednesday as we couldn't find anyone to look after him at such short notice. DH stayed behind the screen until they saw a heartbeat and then they joined us, DS shouted out straight away 'mummy has a baby in her belly!'

I hope everyone is ennjoying there weekend x

Hey All,

How are we all doing? I'm still suffering from maddening tiredness which DP just doesn't understand (I mean I've always loved a bit of a nap, but feeling sleepy and unmotivated all day is completely different!) Have been performing all weekend too, which has been exhausting too - especially as they don't know I'm pregnant.

We told DD last week and she is very excited. Are any of your children coming to the scan? I do want DD too but I'm just worried if something is wrong...

Also, having this maddening thing of retching all the time - anyone else have this?

Hope everyone is enjoying the weeekend.

Jules

27/01/10 Stumblebum - DS 10yrs DD 5yrs
29/01/10 millymay - DD 1yrs
29/01/10 helenabeth - DS1 4.5yrs DS2 20mths
29/01/10 Squarah - DS 10mths
31/01/10 Irrational Mother - DS 18mths
31/01/10 Ktpie - DS 11mths
31/01/10 Laurawantsababy - DD 1yo
01/02/10 anniemac - DD
01/02/10 wasabipeanut - DS 20mo
01/02/10 georgimama - DS 2.3years
02/02/10 MummyLovesSadie
02/02/10 devotion - DD1 6yrs & DD2 3yrs
02/02/10 iwantapinkprinccess
03/02/10 Gidders
03/02/10 flyingcloud
04/02/10 josla - DS 14yrs, DD 14mths
05/02/10 NancyPreg - DS & DD
05/02/10 Bettymum - DD 16mths
05/02/10 lulu25 - DS 2.5yrs
06/02/10 clairemcq
07/02/10 chinook - DD 3.4ys
07/02/10 daisydot
07/02/10 Preggybear
08/02/10 MyNameIsInigoMontoya - DS 18mo
08/02/10 MusicalMummyJules - DD1 6 1/2 years
09/02/10 Ruby01
10/02/10 raindroprhyme - DS1 8yrs DS2 4yrs
10/02/10 Bettyjack - DD1 10yrs DD2 10mths
11/02/10 CailinEireannach
12/02/10 Makingafamily
12/02/10 Twopluone - DD12yrs DS1 5yrs DS2 23mths
13/02/10 Pops78
15/02/10 Tryintobemarrypoppins - DS 18 months
15/02/10 Roseblossoms - DS 15mths
15/02/10 Geekylass
16/02/10 sarahmikeharryandrosie- ds 4yrs,dd 17mths
20/02/10 DoctorSkidaddle DD 3.8, DS 18 months
20/02/10 Phee96 - DD 6 months
21/02/10 Apples - DS7, DD 20 months
22/02/09 Scoobyd00
??/??/?? Becks130 - DS yrs
23/02/10 CaractacusPotty - Ds1 4y Ds2 2y
23/02/10 Makingdotoo- DD1 4YRS, DD2 3 YRS, DS1 8 Mths
23/02/10 Insanitybecomesme DS1 9y, DS2 7y, DD1 3y DS3 19months
26/02/10 TotallyAndUtterlyPaninied- DS 13 months
26/02/10 Thesoo - DD 16 months
??/??/10 Pooter - DS 2.5
28/02/10 UnderWrapsForNow - DS 3.5y

Still no major pg symptoms for me which although sounds silly, it makes me slightly worried. Haven't heard from the mw yet, how long does it take them to get in contact with you?

feeling lousy today, tiredness is killing me1!!!!! constantly nauseous but not yet been sick!!!!

seeing the GP on tuesday! so will get booking appt soon after, OMG was supposed to be seeing gp to discuss blood results9had a lot of tests last week!!!!) as to why i cant loose weight!!!!lol think i have found the answer!!!!

anyhow, night all xxx

hope you are ok in this awful wet weather!!!!,

i too have added to the list however my EDD may move!!!!

feeling lousy atm, tiredness is killing me1!!!!! constantly nauseous but not yet been sick!!!!

seeing the GP on tuesday! so will get booking appt soon after,

27/01/10 Stumblebum - DS 10yrs DD 5yrs
29/01/10 millymay - DD 1yrs
29/01/10 helenabeth - DS1 4.5yrs DS2 20mths
29/01/10 Squarah - DS 10mths
31/01/10 Irrational Mother - DS 18mths
31/01/10 Ktpie - DS 11mths
31/01/10 Laurawantsababy - DD 1yo
01/02/10 anniemac - DD
01/02/10 wasabipeanut - DS 20mo
01/02/10 georgimama - DS 2.3years
02/02/10 MummyLovesSadie
02/02/10 devotion - DD1 6yrs & DD2 3yrs
02/02/10 iwantapinkprinccess
03/02/10 Gidders
03/02/10 flyingcloud
04/02/10 josla - DS 14yrs, DD 14mths
05/02/10 NancyPreg - DS & DD
05/02/10 Bettymum - DD 16mths
05/02/10 lulu25 - DS 2.5yrs
06/02/10 clairemcq
07/02/10 chinook - DD 3.4ys
07/02/10 daisydot
07/02/10 Preggybear
08/02/10 MyNameIsInigoMontoya - DS 18mo
08/02/10 MusicalMummyJules - DD1 6 1/2 years
09/02/10 Ruby01
10/02/10 raindroprhyme - DS1 8yrs DS2 4yrs
10/02/10 Bettyjack - DD1 10yrs DD2 10mths
11/02/10 CailinEireannach
12/02/10 Makingafamily
12/02/10 Twopluone - DD12yrs DS1 5yrs DS2 23mths
13/02/10 Pops78
15/02/10 Tryintobemarrypoppins - DS 18 months
15/02/10 Roseblossoms - DS 15mths
15/02/10 Geekylass
16/02/10 sarahmikeharryandrosie- ds 4yrs,dd 17mths
20/02/10 DoctorSkidaddle DD 3.8, DS 18 months
20/02/10 Phee96 - DD 6 months
21/02/10 Apples - DS7, DD 20 months
??/??/?? Becks130 - DS yrs
23/02/10 CaractacusPotty - Ds1 4y Ds2 2y
23/02/10 Makingdotoo- DD1 4YRS, DD2 3 YRS, DS1 8 Mths
23/02/10 Insanitybecomesme DS1 9y, DS2 7y, DD1 3y DS3 19months
26/02/10 TotallyAndUtterlyPaninied- DS 13 months
26/02/10 Thesoo - DD 16 months
??/??/10 Pooter - DS 2.5
28/02/10 UnderWrapsForNow - DS 3.5y

Evening all just added myself to the list. Hope everyone is well and feeling better than I am. The last few days I have been struggling to function. All symptoms seem to be getting worse! I am consoling myself with the thought that in 2 to 3 weeks the first trimester will be over and then I will start blooming... Even if the nausea stays longer again, if the tiredness lifts it will be a big help.

On the plus side, I have lost 4 lbs since getting my bfp. Hurray! The one good thing about ms.

I had my booking appt with the midwife this week and she told me our local hospital now routinely offers the triple test at the nuchal scan. I understand this is a blood test. Has anyone had this done and how long do the results take to come through?

27/01/10 Stumblebum - DS 10yrs DD 5yrs
29/01/10 millymay - DD 1yrs
29/01/10 helenabeth - DS1 4.5yrs DS2 20mths
29/01/10 Squarah - DS 10mths
31/01/10 Irrational Mother - DS 18mths
31/01/10 Ktpie - DS 11mths
31/01/10 Laurawantsababy - DD 1yo
01/02/10 anniemac - DD
01/02/10 wasabipeanut - DS 20mo
01/02/10 georgimama - DS 2.3years
02/02/10 MummyLovesSadie
02/02/10 devotion - DD1 6yrs & DD2 3yrs
02/02/10 iwantapinkprinccess
03/02/10 Gidders
03/02/10 flyingcloud
04/02/10 josla - DS 14yrs, DD 14mths
05/02/10 NancyPreg - DS & DD
05/02/10 Bettymum - DD 16mths
05/02/10 lulu25 - DS 2.5yrs
06/02/10 clairemcq
07/02/10 chinook - DD 3.4ys
07/02/10 daisydot
07/02/10 Preggybear
08/02/10 MyNameIsInigoMontoya - DS 18mo
08/02/10 MusicalMummyJules - DD1 6 1/2 years
09/02/10 Ruby01
10/02/10 raindroprhyme - DS1 8yrs DS2 4yrs
10/02/10 Bettyjack - DD1 10yrs DD2 10mths
11/02/10 CailinEireannach
12/02/10 Makingafamily
12/02/10 Twopluone - DD12yrs DS1 5yrs DS2 23mths
13/02/10 Pops78
15/02/10 Tryintobemarrypoppins - DS 18 months
15/02/10 Roseblossoms - DS 15mths
15/02/10 Geekylass
20/02/10 DoctorSkidaddle DD 3.8, DS 18 months
20/02/10 Phee96 - DD 6 months
21/02/10 Apples - DS7, DD 20 months
??/??/?? Becks130 - DS yrs
23/02/10 CaractacusPotty - Ds1 4y Ds2 2y
23/02/10 Makingdotoo- DD1 4YRS, DD2 3 YRS, DS1 8 Mths
23/02/10 Insanitybecomesme DS1 9y, DS2 7y, DD1 3y DS3 19months
26/02/10 TotallyAndUtterlyPaninied- DS 13 months
26/02/10 Thesoo - DD 16 months
??/??/10 Pooter - DS 2.5
28/02/10 UnderWrapsForNow - DS 3.5y

Just found out my sister is expecting and due in March - HOORAY!!!!!!!!!!! We'll have babies together, so exciting!!!!!!!!

She tried for years to have her first, only stopped bf two months ago and this was a surprise. funny how things change!

twoplus I hope the film went well.
Devotion my sil is expecting twins which is exciting, but I hope there is only one in here myself.
GetThePartyStarted pamper yourself whilst you still have chance and good luck.

27/01/10 Stumblebum - DS 10yrs DD 5yrs
29/01/10 millymay - DD 1yrs
29/01/10 helenabeth - DS1 4.5yrs DS2 20mths
29/01/10 Squarah - DS 10mths
31/01/10 Irrational Mother - DS 18mths
31/01/10 Ktpie - DS 11mths
31/01/10 Laurawantsababy - DD 1yo
01/02/10 anniemac - DD
01/02/10 wasabipeanut - DS 20mo
01/02/10 georgimama - DS 2.3years
02/02/10 MummyLovesSadie
02/02/10 devotion - DD1 6yrs & DD2 3yrs
02/02/10 iwantapinkprinccess
03/02/10 Gidders
03/02/10 flyingcloud
04/02/10 josla - DS 14yrs, DD 14mths
05/02/10 NancyPreg - DS & DD
05/02/10 Bettymum - DD 16mths
05/02/10 lulu25 - DS 2.5yrs
06/02/10 clairemcq
07/02/10 daisydot
07/02/10 Preggybear
08/02/10 MyNameIsInigoMontoya - DS 18mo
08/02/10 MusicalMummyJules - DD1 6 1/2 years
09/02/10 Ruby01
10/02/10 raindroprhyme - DS1 8yrs DS2 4yrs
10/02/10 Bettyjack - DD1 10yrs DD2 10mths
11/02/10 CailinEireannach
12/02/10 Makingafamily
12/02/10 Twopluone - DD12yrs DS1 5yrs DS2 23mths
13/02/10 Pops78
15/02/10 Tryintobemarrypoppins - DS 18 months
15/02/10 Roseblossoms - DS 15mths
15/02/10 Geekylass
20/02/10 DoctorSkidaddle DD 3.8, DS 18 months
20/02/10 Phee96 - DD 6 months
21/02/10 Apples - DS7, DD 20 months
??/??/?? Becks130 - DS yrs
23/02/10 CaractacusPotty - Ds1 4y Ds2 2y
23/02/10 Makingdotoo- DD1 4YRS, DD2 3 YRS, DS1 8 Mths
23/02/10 Insanitybecomesme DS1 9y, DS2 7y, DD1 3y DS3 19months
26/02/10 TotallyAndUtterlyPaninied- DS 13 months
26/02/10 Thesoo - DD 16 months
??/??/10 Pooter - DS 2.5
28/02/10 UnderWrapsForNow - DS 3.5y

Hello, rightyo I copied this one from the bottom of page 12, 22nd June. If you have joined after then add yourself on. I could not see a more recent list than this one.

27/01/10 Stumblebum - DS 10yrs DD 5yrs
29/01/10 millymay - DD 1yrs
29/01/10 helenabeth - DS1 4.5yrs DS2 20mths
29/01/10 Squarah - DS 10mths
31/01/10 Irrational Mother - DS 18mths
31/01/10 Ktpie - DS 11mths
31/01/10 Laurawantsababy - DD 1yo
01/02/10 anniemac - DD
01/02/10 wasabipeanut - DS 20mo
01/02/10 georgimama - DS 2.3years
02/02/10 MummyLovesSadie
02/02/10 devotion - DD1 6yrs & DD2 3yrs
02/02/10 iwantapinkprinccess
03/02/10 Gidders
03/02/10 flyingcloud
04/02/10 josla - DS 14yrs, DD 14mths
05/02/10 NancyPreg - DS & DD
05/02/10 Bettymum - DD 16mths
05/02/10 lulu25 - DS 2.5yrs
06/02/10 clairemcq
07/02/10 daisydot
07/02/10 Preggybear
08/02/10 MyNameIsInigoMontoya - DS 18mo
08/02/10 MusicalMummyJules - DD1 6 1/2 years
09/02/10 Ruby01
10/02/10 raindroprhyme - DS1 8yrs DS2 4yrs
10/02/10 Bettyjack - DD1 10yrs DD2 10mths
11/02/10 CailinEireannach
12/02/10 Makingafamily
12/02/10 Twopluone - DD12yrs DS1 5yrs DS2 23mths
13/02/10 Pops78
15/02/10 Tryintobemarrypoppins - DS 18 months
15/02/10 Roseblossoms - DS 15mths
15/02/10 Geekylass
20/02/10 DoctorSkidaddle DD 3.8, DS 18 months
20/02/10 Phee96 - DD 6 months
21/02/10 Apples - DS7, DD 20 months
??/??/?? Becks130 - DS yrs
23/02/10 CaractacusPotty - Ds1 4y Ds2 2y
23/02/10 Makingdotoo- DD1 4YRS, DD2 3 YRS, DS1 8 Mths
26/02/10 TotallyAndUtterlyPaninied- DS 13 months
26/02/10 Thesoo - DD 16 months
??/??/10 Pooter - DS 2.5
28/02/10 UnderWrapsForNow - DS 3.5y

GetThePartyStarted - congrats and welcome.
1st baby = very very exciting!
wishing you a happy pregnancy!

Well not sure what happened to our list - will have a quick look and then you can add yourself on x

Hello everyone!

Please could you add me onto the list, I am 10+2 with my first and very excited! EDD is 4th Feb

good evening,

just stuffed my face

dh is in florence and so i ma dreading getting up in the morning with the girls. at the moment i dont function until 9am and before that can not even speak i feel so sick.

so i am going to have to try so hard in the morning with the girls to not make them think they have some horrible mummy.

there are over 15 scans coming up within the next two weeks so thats exciting.

each week i keep looking at youtube video of scans at whatever week i am at. some are amazing.

i am just so excited about seeing mine.

bumped into one mum that i have not seen for ages and as we spoke her eyes kept darting from my face to my belly and so on. In the end I said "yes there is a baby in there". she looked relieved!

My belly is really taking shape now - i love bumps!

but a bit worried that its so big already and when i read today that someone said, "are there any twins yet", i thought - oh my God its me!

i have to say that i would be totally shocked to be pregnant with twins. my sil has twins and it looked so hard and not as enjoyable as having one. my sil said she constantly felt guilty about holding one for
too long.

the other thing that worries me about twins is the feeding. i loved bf my two girls, but could i breastfeed two? that would be so tiring and it would always feel like a rush unless you do them at the same time... its just not the same.

anyway i'll find out soon enough.

i do feel bad saying that, some people would do anything to have one child and two would be amazing for them. I would only say that on here.

well if its meant to be then it will, i'm sure i would cope but we would def have to move. as it is all three kids will be in one large room anyway.

how is everyone else feeling?

becks130 - hope you had an easier today today?

It is chaos in my house with the 3 of them already..lol
DD 12.5yrs, DS1 5yrs DS2 will be two on the 18th July.
My five yr old has about 3 alter egos.. lol..
I would have had 10 of my DD to one of DS1..and i wouldnt be on my toes as much..lol
Going to take the two eldest to watch Ice Age 3 tonight. DS1 has never been to the cinema before hoping he will sit!! wishfull thinking on my half i think.
have a good night everyone .xx

twoplus 4 is fun, but then I love living in chaos.
Sorry you have rain the sun is shining here in Derby at the moment.

Congratulatio9ns to all those joining and a big HELLO
Wow insanity DC5, I am wodering how I will be with 4!
Dontknow what the weather is like in the UK but it is horrible and rainy here.. poor DS2 wants to play out..
Just hope the weekend pickes up or will have to think of ways to entertain them and my grandparents..

Hope everyone is well, seems like the scans are all llooking good, have we got any twins yet!!!

Hi, can I join in? I believe I am 7+4 or thereabouts giving me a due date of 23/02/10 and expecting dc5 have bad ms and the needs of ds1 age9, ds2 age7, dd1 age3 and ds3 age19months to deal with so feeling very shattered, though with luck this will ease soon.

becks130 - sorry to hear you are having a bad day. i swear they always sense when you really need to rest because that is when they usually play up

dont worry about him finding out because everything is going to be fine and if for any reason something happened then he would be fine because until they actually see them they dont really build feelings towards the baby like you and dh would.

i told my children age 3 and 6 near the beginning and also them that sometimes the baby does not always stay (my sister lost a baby recently quite far in and they understood this). Well my 3 year old probably didnt. She is very excited about the baby and always talks about it but if I lost this baby I woukd just tell her the baby is not there now but will come back another time.

today my ms has come on so strong, i wish I never mentioned it getting less. i was supposed to do some voluntary work but had to cancel and lie down with a mouth full of saliva. i had organised a friend to collect my oldest, my parents had come over to look after my youngest - its always a mission. then when they arrived they could see how green i looked and could not keep my eyes open.

i am just praying i dont have sickness for too much longer. my dh will leave me with the amount of moaning and sighing i do right now. i must be such a bore to listen to. i try hard not to mention it but not much distracts me from it.

ah well!

scan date - hurry up. as soon as i see my little baby i will feel like any ms is worth it her or him.

Congratulations skibelle

I have had a really bad day, we had to bring our 3yr old son with us yesterday as we couldn't find childcare at such short notice and he heard the Dr talk about the baby so he now knows. I really didn't want to tell him until 4 months and I didn't think that he would understand, but he did. Yesterday he was very excited but today he has been a total monster, I am meant to be resting but it's impossible. Today I have had balls thrown at me and a drink he is usually such a sweet little boy.

Congratulations Sarah and Skibelle!

Becks - that sounds great news about your scan. Hope you are feeling a bit more relaxed about it and hope the bleeding goes away - it doesn't sound like the doctor is too worried which is good.

Have a nice day everyone.