Jue in June - part 4

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And heres another ladies!!!!

Hi nurse yes was me, just going to look at yours now too :)

Our babehs look pretty similiar petitech. Do you think we've got twins?

How many weeks was your scan nurse.....??

10+2 moomin. Am back in 2 weeks to get another as it was too early to read nuchal transparency. Yay!

hehe, separated by a few miles maybe hehe! my scan was at 10 weeks

I thought your bladder had to be really really full so I glugged LOADS before going in and the sonographer was at the size of my bladder. He showed it to me in relation to babeh. Think a penny next to a dinner plate lol

Wow - loving the scan pics ladies - so exciting to see actual babies

I bought a bump band today.....so sitting with my jeans undone lovely and comfy and no one can see hehehe. Also its nice and warm......added bonus. It does make a change from pj's at this time of night :) My mom says she wasnt this big at 12 weeks with either of us.....Mmmmm either its triplets or maybe im just fat

god i feel the same moomin. i'm 14 weeks now (eek!) and i feel absolutely massive. i was convinced i was having twins until i saw the little bean. i normally have a pretty flat stomach and its just ballooned. i know a good bit of it is fat and not baby i'm just shocked at how big it got so quickly!

jeans with buttons went out the window weeks ago. I'm just glad stretchy jeans are in style now so i haven't had to cave to maternity yet.

argyle i dont really feel i have overeaten, and ive had no morning sickness......on the scales i have only put on about 6lb ( and id lost about 4lb before conceiving) but i can honestly say i have a bump LOL. Maybe we should all take photos so we can compare

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGHHH! I've just spent about half an hour writing a huge post, commenting to everyone and when I clicked post it disappeared!

that is soooooo annoying Barbie. That happened to me when my DH was away earlier in the year. We didnt get much contact but i used to write everynight. I learnt my lesson after i wrote a really long letter, went to send it just disappeared. He got a 1 liner after that LOL. i then used to write in word and copy and paste to the site

evening all hope everyone's had a good thursday :)

Sorry I shall apologise now this is a me me me long post, so my all means look away now I shant be offended

I was just reading that thread you posted on NS (after having a nosy at everyones photos :) about surnames and it's got me thinking.

You seem like a sensible bunch of ladies (unlike some of the crazies on that post it must be said!), DP and I aren't married (clearly...being DP!) and I am keen for DC to have my surname. Not out of some feminist nonsense just because my surname is very unusual. My mum has done some family history research and thinks me and my mum/dad are now the only ones left with it, it seems to be a mis-spelling of a more common Irish name from when my family came over to the UK and were wrongly registered, she can't find anyone else around the world and through marriage / a predominance of girl babies in our family it's just died out.

If me and DP were to marry I've always thought I'd be quite happy to take his name but it's got me thinking this evening.

As a general rule would you think it odd if we named DC with my surname? I haven't even mentioned it to DP yet so obviously what he says has a big impact on the decision, I just would love to see some initial reactions.

Sorry for the theread hijack and long rant but as i said you lot seem far more normal over here!!

banana i dont think there is any set rule on surnames. I think you can choose whichever one you feel more appropriate. I understand the need to keep the family name. I was the last one of our unusual surname but when i married i took my DH's. I still miss my maiden name, even though my new name is unusual too. Talk to your DH and see what he says. Could you double barrell or would that be too long and complex

where are these photos people keep mentioning?

i've actually only gained 8 pounds but it's all in my belly/hips. i know like 7 of it is fat so i just feel gross!

banana i know exactly what you mean about surnames. I'm half Italian and have an unusual italian surname and I only have one male cousin with my same name. If our baby has dps name, is mine going to disappear??

I have thought about asking him if we could give the baby my name but when it's come up he seemed a bit hurt like it was implying that even though we're not married yet, that we never will.

i dont know, i do feel really sad that my name might disappear from my family as most of my cousins on my fathers side are girls and i have no brothers :(

Also, dp's name is Irish and we've decided on an Irish first name so I feel like the baby won't have any reflection of my Italian heritage. Like it's going to be some Irish super baby.

Am i overthinking this?

banana i was going to say the same as moomin are you able to bouble barrell or would it be too cruel? :o

argyle what about an italian middle name??

No your not.....i feel very sad that our family name has gone. Grandad and Dad had sisters that all married and daughters that have done the same. Once mom and dad are gone that will be the end and that is soooooo sad

Hi everyone! Glad to hear so much good news about scans! How do you look at the scan pics posted?

8RD exciting that you're nearby in Bristol. Think if all ok on our scan on Sat we'll be heading over to Bristol to do some baby window shopping!

All this talk of cheese is making me really hungry-also a huge fan of baked Camembert so will be looking out for the pasteurised stuff!

I too seem to have got a bump-it looks more like fat although don't seem to have put on weight. Am 11+4 - is it feasible to have a baby bump at this stage? There's definitely only one because I had an early scan.

Argyle would you consider a double barrelled surname?

what thread about surnames??? what's ns? am really intrigued as to what these odd comments were :o

Bananarama - I had friends who had the same issue. They compromised by using the mum's as a surname and the dad's as a middle name (his was less unusual). Plus I'm always a fan of you grow the baby, the give birth to the baby, you can bloody well choose the baby's name . Appreciate dp might have a different slant on this though :)

DH out tonight so the picture of the giant belly with a life of it's own will have to wait . . . nothing like building the suspense!

Nurse at both my scans the sonographer has been at the size of my bladder :) The trouble is I go to the loo only about 15mins before and it's still huge . . . think I'm drinking too much

Right, off to read a book in the bath and eat chocolate. Have a good evening ladies.

Aren't we supposed to go with a full bladder now then??? i thought it pushed everything forward and made it easier to see, that's what they said last time.

Sarah you can have any baked camembert as long as it's piping hot - the heat kills any nasties lurking .

DS has my DP's surname, but we gave him a middle name that has been passed down through my side of the family for generations. I really wanted him to have something from his Mum's side of the family to identify with. I know it's not quite the same, but my surname isn't all that unusual and my brother will be carrying it on I should imagine, considering what a ladies man he is . I can understand why you want your names to continue bananarama and moomin, to keep that link going.

Still feel like pooh with this nasty cold . DS is sick as well now. We were going to have a night off tomorrow night together for the first time in months, but looks like ds will be too unwell to go to my Mum's.

I will be double barelling. If x and I had stayed together and married I would have double barelled my own name as well. I am firmly in the femenist camp, although obv respect everyone's individual decisions but getting rid of my identity (which my surname strongly is to me) is not my bag. Also, my grandma was a very cool lady as was her mum and some of our other ancestors from way back. My mum thankfully gave me her surname and my stepdad changed his when they married so their children would have the same name as me. So I will double barell but only because I'm being nice to X, I'd much rather keep it just my own name tbh!

Have lots of honey and lemon 8rd and feel better soon

cep yes to a full bladder, but apparently there's full and FULL!