Toady this is my 4th birth child and I have only just began to feel definate movements. I am 20 weeks tommorow. With DS3 I was feeling him really early. So I was a bit worried when it took so long with this one but they are all different.

Feeling a bit anxious at the moment generally. Having a bit of work done in the house and the dust is freaking me out. I dont cope well with dust (long story). Also have to do repeat urine test. There were nitrates in my last one although I dont have any other sypmptoms of UTI. The thing I cope with worse than dust is medical jiggery pokery! I am drinking gallons of water in the hope I will clear any lurking nasties.

Scan on Weds. Getting nervy as midwife commented that baby was a bit small when I saw her (drop in) on Monday. Now I am worrying they will tell me something awful on Weds and I will be catapulted into all sorts of hospital type things

I am also worried that they wont be able to tell me the sex of the baby for some reason. I really need to know.

I am a right old bundle of neurosis at the moment

Neeko i have horrible heartburn but i'm putting it down to the outsized bump already (oh and the constant man-sized portions of course).

Tums are fab!

Toady Remember every baby is different and it's not uncommon to feel nothing until 22 weeks.

Adding to the craving question, mine are grapefruit juice and choclate Nesquick - though thankfully not together.

I feel huge too, though I've only put on 12lbs (22.5weeks) which my book tells me is about spot on. I put on almost 4 stone with my DD, so I'm keen not to repreat that experience.

Is anyone else suffering with heartburn?

Had my scan this week - looks like yet another boy (for the list, it's my first). Still getting used to the idea but DH seems very happy. Got given champagne by my dad to celebrate ok anomaly scan - felt very naughty drinking it but boy did it taste nice (and the baby was happily kicking away during the night afterwards which made me feel better). Going to visit inlaws this weekend - am expecting much excitement there too, next week is going to feel rather flat I fear.

Neeko 33 23rd March 2010 #2
Rtuff 25 25th March @9.30 #2 - BOY (brother for DS)
princesstweetz 26 28th March 2010 #2
dani87 22 31st march 2010 #2
Puma, 41, 31 March, #1.
walkingbookworm 30 31st march 2010, #1 - BOY
tostaky, 33, 1st April 2010, #2 - BOY (brother for DS)
Renerusso, 38, 1st April 2010 #3
hoops997 31 02nd April 2010 #1 BOY
spaghettina 34 3rd April 2010 #1
thighsofcheddar 35 04 April 2010 #2
thehuntress 36 4th April 2010 #2
DwayneDibbley 30's 4th April 2010 #2 BOY.
mcchesers 34 06 April 2010 #2
weetiger 33 06 April 2010 #2 - BOY (brother for DS)
Bettymum 37 07 April 2010 #2 BOY (brother for DD)
Wellieboot 33 08 April 2010 #2
katgod 37 08 April 2010 #3
BelfastBloke, 39 (DW,+me), 9th April 2010 #2
Chegirl 42, 10 April 2010 #5
Bungo101 35, 10 April 2010 #2
nicnacinoonoo 23 09th April 2010 #2 GIRL (sister for DS)
thedollshouse 37 09th April 2010 #2
Snowtiger 35 11th April 2010 #2 BOY (brother for DS)
lineky 36 12th April 2010 #1
Bexybear 39 14th April #2
Toady 37 17th April 2010 # 4
Rumpleteaser, 24, 18th April 2010 #1
ThePhantomPlopper 29 18th April 2010 #3
Zeeky, 33 20th April 2010 #2
Mistymoo, 32, 20th April 2010 #3
pillia78 31 21st April #3
shelinka, 36, 21st April 2010 #3 GIRL (dsis for ds and dd)
JPL81 28, 21st April #1
Miceju, 27, 21st April #1
stinkypinky 40 23rd April 2010 #2
flybynight 38 24th April 2010 #4
Trying4Baby1 30 25th April 2010 #1
slightlycrumpled 36 25th April 2010 #3
ilovesprout 30th April 2010
Babymonster 29 2nd may 2010 #2

Hi everyone, hope everybody is doing well, have been reading all your news, just not had much time to post lately.

Am coming up to 18 weeks, (17 weeks according to my dates) and not had any movement yet, am trying not to worry yet as cannot really remember when I felt the previous three move. Anyone else the same?? Just need a little bit of reassurance.

thighs my bump is humungous. I'm out of pair #1 of maternity jeans and into pair #2. Just this morning i thought "how can this be only 18 weeks?".

Like you its so far just boobers and bump but I feel like people might be thinking i'm going to have a giant baby!
DP insists I looked like this last time though and DS was a weeny 6lb 2, so maybe we just put all the bulk on early?

The only downside is that my legs are constantly aching and painful, I have one really bad varicosed leg which looks like a road map but the other is normal!?!
I don't think i'm mean't to be this heavy - i'm no skinny minnie but my legs most certainly do not appreciate pregnancy weight!

lineky well done! I think about it all the time and i know its hard to resist but quite fun all the same!

Hi all, just back from sacn and resisted the temptation to find out the sex. I have to go back for another one next week as sproglet was not very cooperative and they couldn't see face or all of placenta to get all the measurements done - what they could see was all hunky dory though. Can't say I am disappointed having to go back - I get to see bub again!

Hi all,

Sorry to have not been around, I've been suffering these insane migranes and been not very with it. Anyway, they seem to have passed now. Doctor gave me some very strong (but safe!) tablets and they worked well.

Is anyone else MASSIVE??? I think it must be because this is second time around for me but I'm very worried I'm too big. It's not all over, just in the bump but we have SO long to go.

My scan is next week on Wednesday. Not sure if we will find out..

Have a lovely weekend, I'm going to Manchester to visit friends which I'm very happy about.

After having my whole belly covered in gel, I am please to report that I am adding to the blue side!!!!
dollhouse with so many boys on this thread, we def need more girls!! I was hoping it would be me but nope...
we went three so maybe the next one (already planning OPKs, "girls diet" and other obscure old wives methods!!)
DP is a bit disappointed but we are happy nonetheless. baby is perfectly fine as far as they could tell too!

ilovesprout have added you DD

Neeko 33 23rd March 2010 #2
Rtuff 25 25th March @9.30 #2 - BOY (brother for DS)
princesstweetz 26 28th March 2010 #2
dani87 22 31st march 2010 #2
Puma, 41, 31 March, #1.
walkingbookworm 30 31st march 2010, #1
tostaky, 33, 1st April 2010, #2 - BOY (brother for DS)
Renerusso, 38, 1st April 2010 #3
hoops997 31 02nd April 2010 #1 BOY
spaghettina 34 3rd April 2010 #1
thighsofcheddar 35 04 April 2010 #2
thehuntress 36 4th April 2010 #2
DwayneDibbley 30's 4th April 2010 #2 BOY.
mcchesers 34 06 April 2010 #2
weetiger 33 06 April 2010 #2 - BOY (brother for DS)
Bettymum 37 07 April 2010 #2 BOY (brother for DD)
Wellieboot 33 08 April 2010 #2
katgod 37 08 April 2010 #3
BelfastBloke, 39 (DW,+me), 9th April 2010 #2
Chegirl 42, 10 April 2010 #5
Bungo101 35, 10 April 2010 #2
nicnacinoonoo 23 09th April 2010 #2 GIRL (sister for DS)
thedollshouse 37 09th April 2010 #2
Snowtiger 35 11th April 2010 #2 BOY (brother for DS)
lineky 36 12th April 2010 #1
Bexybear 39 14th April #2
Toady 37 17th April 2010 # 4
Rumpleteaser, 24, 18th April 2010 #1
ThePhantomPlopper 29 18th April 2010 #3
Zeeky, 33 20th April 2010 #2
Mistymoo, 32, 20th April 2010 #3
pillia78 31 21st April #3
shelinka, 36, 21st April 2010 #3 GIRL (dsis for ds and dd)
JPL81 28, 21st April #1
Miceju, 27, 21st April #1
stinkypinky 40 23rd April 2010 #2
flybynight 38 24th April 2010 #4
Trying4Baby1 30 25th April 2010 #1
slightlycrumpled 36 25th April 2010 #3
ilovesprout 30th April 2010
Babymonster 29 2nd may 2010 #2

Dwayne The grant has been around for a while but of course they don't advertise it... £190 should come in handy especially to buy some new maternity clothes

Being 40 for me is not a problem at all but being 40 and carrying a baby makes me worry. I know I shouldn't but your placed in a high risk group and goush it just makes you worry. I will feel better once next week scan comes and goes and everything is fine.

I wish I had taken your take on not getting the Down's test although everything is fine it wasn't a great number. I am not sure what the triple test is and whether I will be having it. I have a scan next week to check for anomlies (sorry for the spelling!). Depending on what they see we may go private for more scans if necessary. I already suffered two miscarriages so do not want to go for invasive tests as I don't want to lose this one. I have a DD aged 3 and last time round I had so much more energy! Just so glad that I am carrying over the winter months as the summer would have been so unbearable.