Due May 2011?

[Purplebuns]

Just got back from the docs, however we have known a few days.. Anyone else around? :)

Thank you for well wishes. Here's to lots more lovely news regarding scans over coming days/weeks :)

Cowboylover how lucky for you, wish one of my best friends was going through this too. Im opposite to you Loopymumsy, none of my close circle of friends have started having babies or even thinking of having babies yet. Im 28 so not young, i quite like it though as on one hand they all spoil my ds and then on the other hand i can go out with them or see them and not have to talk babies/toddlers all the time. A little bit of escapism into the real world :o

Hi All and congrats to all the successful scanners!

Mine is on Tuesday and I don't think I'm going to relax and let myself enjoy it until then. We had an early scan at 6 weeks because I had pains and they needed to rule out ectopic, it was just a dot and a heartbeat then so am looking forward to knowing all is good, it's been such a long time coming :)

I've put on three pounds and was dieting up to this (pre IVF) so it's weird but fab to not worry about it!

I'm finding work the hardest, will be great when I can tell everyone the real reason I look like sh*t....!

Hope everyone is having a nice weekend.

Really pleased to hear good news about scans.

I had a mw appt on Thursday, she was a bit surprised to see me so soon but was nice and friendly anyway. I have a consultant appt a week on Monday (when the kids are off school and I don't want to tell them yet). Not sure if scan will be at the same time or not.

I'm not even excited for the scan , I'm still in denial. I wish I could be excited but although I've come to terms with the pregnancy I can't say I'm happy. Sorry if this is insensitive but I never EVER planned on 5 children and I have no idea how I'll cope with 2 babies.

I know I'll be fine, all my children are so loved and I have a close family who help a lot. I could get excited about a baby but a baby just seems so far away and my last pregnancy was hell with SPD and all sorts of niggles. I couldn't walk without crutches from 35 weeks but I'm already getting niggles in that region now so God knows when I'll have to bring the crutches out this time!

Aghhh tell me to shut up and stop being so ungrateful. A baby is a blessing and I will adore it.... it doesn't help that my DH won't talk about it... his Mum has terminal cancer and isn't doing well so I don't want to push him too much as he has a lot to deal with.

I'll be fine in the morning. Just having a wobble.

Hello all! I lost this thread and have only just found it again via another thread so it's great to hear all the good news about scans. Hope it's ok to join you all again. My scan's a week on tuesday even though i'm one of the earliest due on the thread!

I was v chuffed when my sickiness started to ease slightly last weekend so I went maternity clothes shopping to cheer myself out of my frumpy feeling and being out for a couple of hours started me off with nerve pain in my right hip (pins and needles, burning, aching). Gp has prescribed physio and paracetamol but told me there's a 2 month wait for physio. PLUS couldn't find any nice maternity stuff- either too big or not a nice fit!

Still, could be worse... At least I feel better able to crack on with wedding plans now. Only 9 weeks to go!

Crikey, everyone's got so much going on!

I told one of my friends the news yesterday, as DH had to work and she was keeping me company. I'd held off, but I'm so glad I did - she was brilliant to chat with and compare notes of our previous births, and shared photos of our previous bumps too! I had forgotten how enormous DD's bump was - lovely to remember but a bit eye-watering!
She went out to the local supermarket too to get pizzas for tea while our girls played together. Such a lovely impromptu day.

I had a talk with DH about possibly hiring an independent midwife this time round. He was very grumpy about the size of the fees and a bit indignant about me suggesting we 'go private' when it's not really our policy in any other area of life. He said ok eventually, but in a stroppy way then went off to bed - I remained really worked up and couldn't sleep. This morning he seems ok and told me not to worry about it, he's fine with it, but I'm feeling quite torn about what to do. We had a great birth with DD, but I'm painfully aware of all the things that worked out by luck, and of the time before the birth when you have no idea whether you are going to be told 'sorry, no homebirth - we are too busy,' etc.

What does everyone think about the idea?
Indulgent, or ideal?

Hi all. Not been around for ages as been on hols... very nice and relaxing. Hope everyone is doing well, have not had time to read back through all the pages yet. Had my booking in today, and have my scan booked for 2nd november. oh so exciting!!! :) xxx

Hi! All

Hope everyone has had a good weekend. I have had my parents here It has been brilliant.

Haven't had chance to catch up.

Dating & Nuchal scan is booked for 1st November Roll on the next few weeks.

xxx

We're going to need a new thread name in a few days. Any ideas?

cowboylover- how exciting last time i was pregnant a friend of mine from uni was 8 weeks further along than me and it was great to have someone to compare notes with and talk to :) i dont know anyone this time unfortunately so ill have to do all my venting to u guys, did u both know that u were trying to get pregnant?

THELL-i thought about going down the private birthing route, but just turned out to expensive for us, i had a bad experience with the nhs hospital i was in last time, but need to be in a hospital if the birth is anything like last time, decided in the end just to try a dif hospital, trying the womans in lpool this time as it has a good rep

Tinwe- im glad your sickness has subsided i really hope mine does soon, want to be able to enjoy food agen :( last time i cud eat for england this time i only have to look at a plate of food and it makes me queezy

loopy- hope your kids are letting you have sum rest, i cud barely keep my eyes open at 4 oclock yest feel slightly better today but the exhaustion is really annoying me, think it wore of about 14 wks last time so fingers crossed not long now

kat- im not surprised your in a bit of shock especially if u didnt plan to have 5 kids, im in shock as this was unplanned but fortunatley i only have one and always wanted 2, the main thing that put a downer on it 4 me is that DP blamed me and sed mayb i planned it etc and was not impressed by the situation at all, now he is much happier and is discussing baby names etc with me i think the shock got the better of him, im hoping the scan will make everything more real and exciting for both of us, i think its hard to get excited b4 scan anyway as u never know wot they will find, i hope that you and yor DH sort things and manage to feel better about the situation, sometimes it takes a while to adjust, i remember the first time i got pregnant when i sunk in i then thought my world was goin to end for wks and spent days sobbing, this pregnancy malarky is def a roller coaster ride

hope evryone else is ok, my DP has just took himself off to the gym DD is in bed so i am goin to slouch on the couch whilst watching trashy tele im starving but the only thing i feel like eating is dry crackers and i have none in (not somethin i wud usually eat) :(

Hello, hope everyone has had a lovely weekend.

thell how much do IMs cost? If you feel it would help you and you can afford it, I'd say go for it.

I'm planning a homebirth this time round, but if I do end up in hospital and have to stay overnight, I have already told DH that we're paying for me to have a private room for that night, sod the cost. I gave birth in a midwife led birthing unit last time, which was great, but was then transferred to the postnatal ward in the main hospital, which was the longest and most horrendous night of my life - and one of the main reasons I'm opting for a homebirth this time. So my thinking is that if it's important to you and it won't bankrupt you, go for it!

My scan's this coming Wednesday - starting to feel quite nervous about it now...

Hello everyone, been very busy so have just scanned through several pages of this thread to try and catch up! Looks like it's generally good news going on and we're all getting our scans done. Mine is this Thursday at 11am.

Am 12 weeks tomorrow and feeling great now, no more sick, much less tired, even stopped sleeping in the daytime! So for anyone who is still feeling awful, hopefully it will be coming to an end soon!

However, does anyone else get sharp pains around the abdomen / lower stomach area if they twist or move too fast? They're very sharp and don't last long. Remember having them in later pregnancy last time but certainly not this early. Wonder if it's muscles separating???

jbells - We talked about when is the right time to start trying on a night out at the end of July and seams we both went home and the chat with DH's who agreed but we didnt know!

I have got my scan tomorrow and going in excited and nervous! DH is super excited and its nice to see him like it as not someone who shows much emotion normally.

A close friend of ours had a miscarridge on the weekend at 7 and a half months I was hoping that after the scan we would be able to relax but that is going to take a bit longer now. DH keeps saying not to let it rock my confidence but its hard not to.

Southpacific yes I've had pains like that a few times, like a shooting pain at the side of my abdomen if I move quickly. No idea what it is, am assuming it's normal!

cowboylover how awful for your friend - at 7.5 months, you really don't expect that and have really bonded with the baby. Can understand why it would make you anxious, but statistically that must be very unlikely?

I found out today that another of my NCT friends is due a week before me and she had her 12 week scan this morning - all fine, except she's expecting twins - which they'd missed at her 8 week scan! Am really anxious that mine isn't twins - the thought of a toddler and twins is really quite alarming...(it doesn't help that our town apparently has the highest rate of natural twin births in the UK, so it is already something I've considered!)

hi all, nausea seems to have subsided slightly today still got no apetite tho :( and DD (18 months) decided she didnt want a nap today so i am exhausted that hour of peace even if its spent making lunch and doing dishes really makes a difference

coyboy- gudluck for scan tomoro hope it goes well, lovely that your OH is so excited, cant believe the news about your poor friend but like rollercoaster sed it is very rare try not to worry yourself to much

rollercoaster- i have been worrying abut having twins to, keep having dreams im having multiples and just have a weird feeling, it best not be as a toddler and one newborn wud be hard enuf, and if it was twin girls think DP wud move out lol

oh and rollercoaster, loopy, i completely agree about maternity ward it is horrendous i spent 3 nites there and had to beg to go home as they still didnt want me to leave, i heameraged during birth and lost a litre and a half of blood then got infection so they wanted to keep me in for obs and give me blood transfusion but all i wanted was to sleep in my own bed eat normal food and go home, hope im not in there any longer than a nite this time :(
southpacific- glad your feeling better, hoping i get back to feeling a bit more human in the nxt couple of weeks

Evening all! How's everyone feeling today? jbells any less sickly today? mumsy did your friend guess?
Glad to hear you're feeling better southpacificfish
cowboylover good luck for tom!

moan alert I was furious at a friend today when a mutual acquaintance congratulated me on my pregnancy. When I checked she confirmed my friend had told her and several other people my news. Worse still, she hadn't even told them to keep it to themselves so they'd been telling other people too! My friend had asked twice if she could tell people and i'd said no- not until the scan. Most of my and DH's family don't know yet, we only told a few people when we couldn't avoid it but on a need to know basis. Texted her my annoyance and she rang me straight after and didn't even mention it. I was too soft to have a go so just hurried off the phone. Now i'm annoyed at her and myself! I'm nervous enough about the scan but now I feel I have an audience!

hey tinwe- feel slightly better thanks, still have no apetite and the thought of food is not appealing but better than the constant feeling that i was going to vomit, cant believe your friend did that i had to have a go at my mum for telling people as she told my nan and god knows who else without asking me and then my dad did the same to his side of the family grrr, i have told 4 people yet about 20 know very anoying so know how u feel

Sorry jbells, crossed post

Hello All!

loopy yes parents live about 130 miles away. It is always lovely to see them, but only really manage it every couple of months. Although, they did come on holiday with us to Devon this year. Which was great too! I did nearly have a bit of a wobble because DP, Mum & Dad were drinking wine. I wanted some, but didn't. Although I will have a small glass here & there (special times) once in the 2nd trimester. Hope you have had a lovely time with your friend. Did she notice?

southpacific yes I get those pains too! Especially when I sneeze [hgrin]

cowboylover I am absolutely devastated for your friend & her family. I will never, ever come to terms with why this happens. I know alot of people see the 12 week, as the milestone, then all plain sailing from there. Although late miscarriage does happen, it is rare - you must keep telling yourself this, or you'll drive yourself mad. Wishing you a lovely scan for tomorrow.

rollercoaster how lovely that your friend is due around the same time as you. Even if you were to have twins, once past the initial shock, you WOULD cope.

Going back to my scan that I had on Friday. I really don't like the sonographer we've been having for these early scans. As I've mentioned before she is very rude. Well for the 2nd time she had trouble getting a good clear view. So bad that she couldn't take a measurement. I've never, ever had any problems with scans before - just with her. So I am really looking forward to the next scan, well I say that, I will change my mind in the hours before. But the next scan I will be between 13+1 and 13+5 so we'll just be in time for the nuchal measurement.

[Shouting emoticon] does anyone have any ideas for a thread title for us? [hsmile]

Going for my tea now.

xxx

Thanks all, I dont now what I would do without my MN friends!

Thread Title: Due in May 2011 and getting the Scans to prove it?!
May 2011 - Bring on the 2nd Trimester

Well done cowboy I like the second one better. Let's see what everyone else thinks.

Are ladies in maternity clothes yet? I am, my belly button is stretched a bit too. Feel really pogged.

xxx

Hi all,

I am going to look at hospitals over the next few days. It works differently here - you have to choose your hospital and from there your doctor, and then you can get your 1st scan sorted... so hopefully I will get my scan booked for next week which will be 10 weeks. Really looking for reassurances that all is OK.

The thought of twins is terrifying!!!!

Feeling so IRRITABLE at the moment- everything seems to be winding me up!

ho hum....

Tinwe - that's outrageous - some friend! I've been concerned at the obvious gossip at my tennis club, just because I've not been there quite as much. Someone was asking leading questions and someone else was implying on the phone. I didn't rise to it!

Mummywilliams - how is it you're having such early scans? I'm going absolutely insane waiting (till NOv 8th - 12+6). I've been convinced this weekend that it's carked it, just because I haven't been feeling as sick for a few days, despite exactly the same happening the week before (seems to be work-related...). Nearly convinced hubby to get a private scan but think it's probably money that could be used better than to pacify a neurotic, idiotic pregnant woman!

Hope everyone's managing to remain positive and not too hormonal :o