September 2011 - a Happy non-alcoholic New Year!

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Hi

Still whispering the good news but is there anyone else out there wishing they had made the most of the Stilton this Christmas? [Wink]

Rest assured my nausea was back by late evening - and still there this morning when I awoke (when I say 'awoke' well, DS2 had me up lots in the night (maybe 6 times) so I didn't really sleep) but the seabands I had ordered arrived this morning. I popped them on and have left them on since... I seem ok-ish. Dunno if I would have anyway, but not taking them off just in case!

Booking was straight forward yesterday although I wasn't too happy when weighed - 62kg! Not really that much considering I'm touching 5' 7" but still four bloody kilos more than I was at booking with DS2. I suppose that's the price I pay for falling again so quickly.

redlaura I completely relate to how you are feeling. With my first DD I felt awful for first 12-14 wks but did bloom a bit in the middle months. I didn't find pregnancy easy and to be honest its the reason I think my body waited so long this time around to do it again. Some ladies do seem to have a radiant time. Where as I went from going to the gym several times a week after work to crawling home from work into bed, cancelled the gym membership in the end!
With hindsight the biggest thing I struggled with was the lack of control over MY body. Something else was controlling it. So I went from being an 'incontrol' person with good stressful job to not being able to cope and hated it. With time I adjusted and slowly got used to it, this time around I'm trying to go with the flow a bit more and have not been SO sick which makes a HUGE difference. Hang in there it should get easier....

Hi ladies! Not posted in a while - busy week at work. All good here, no sickness still and spproaching 10 wks. Got date for scan through - 7th march! Cannot wait. Xx

Redlaura - feeling pretty awful most of the time here too. Been wretching over the toilet but no actual puke.

Boys have had chicken pox this week so nights have been awful. Dh off to work at 9.15 today and not back till 9.30. Must say I am dreading the day. No nursery for ds1 or swimming for ds2 so just a long long day in the house (not much to walk to in our village).

We'll have three under 5 too. Ds1 will have just turned 4 and ds2 will be 2.4. A few people we have told so far have thought we are crazy. Think dh might be starting to think it too.

Sorry for a down post. Waiting to get an offer on our house which has been on the Market for nearly three years, and it's all a bit stressful just now. And I hate the word stressful.

Hi all, this is the first time I have been able to drag myself to the computer this week as I have had the most unbelievable headache for the last 4 days. I have finally admitted defeat and taken the day off work today as I feel so completely and utterly rubbish

I am so exhausted that I actually fell asleep behind the wheel of the car on the way home last night, just for a fraction of a second and fortunately on a quiet country road, but I had to pull over into a layby and cry for 10 minutes until I felt well enough to crawl the rest of the way home at 20mph. And then I spent the rest of the evening feeling guilty for working too hard and exhausting myself and putting the lives of the baby and myself at risk, not to mention the effect me dying would have on DS and DH!I'm not sure how much more rubbish I can feel at the moment tbh.

On a happier note I have had practically no sickness for over a week; I have a theory about this too (although I'm certainly not claiming a miracle cure). I have been utterly repulsed by meat for nearly a fortnight so have barely eaten any at all. I looked on the internet and apparently it's really common to go off meat and dairy while pg and there is a theory that morning sickness is your body's way of getting rid of bacteria and impurities which are more likely to be found in animal products.

Apparently morning sickness is much less common in societies that eat less meat and dairy so maybe this is why I haven't been/ felt sick. We had friends round for Sunday lunch last weekend and I cooked roast lamb and ate it to be polite and then felt rough as rats on Sunday night and was sick on Monday morning.

Of course this could all be psychological but it seems to be working for me so I guess I'm just a veggy for a while.

The sight of DH merrily tucking into rare steak three times a week (he is LOVING my new veggy status) is quite irritating though.

Ive found not taking my prenacare vitamin has helped. I've just been taking folic acid on its own. Plus when I get tired my sickness feels 10X worse so resting lots where possible has helped. Lots of early nights and my DH has been a dream help looking after our vpoor sleeping DD. When I'm not at work she has been watching far too much cebeebies but I figure its only for a few wks and I get to cat nap on the sofa whilst she happy curled up next to me tellie watching :)

Feralgirl that sounds very upsetting!!! Those are the moments that make you shudder days later. The important thing is you're still here, the worst didn't happen!!!!

It sounds like we're all feeling it one way or another. Truly hats off to those if you who are doing all this while looking after little ones. I shouldn't complain really should I!!!

Hang in there girls. We should be blooming soon!!!!

Big love to all you lovely lovely ladies!!

Hello all, long time no post from me either, sounds like everybody is struggling a bit at the moment - particularly feralgirl, falling asleep at the wheel must have been so scary, I really hope that you can get on top of things soon and that your body lets you get back to 'normal', whatever that is .

This post prompted by getting my scan date in the post today - next Friday, am very excited AND worried, but no reason to believe that we will see anything unusual - so far this PG much the same as first, just a general lack of symptoms (particularly since the boob soreness seems to have finally worn off, thank goodness)... which I'm hoping is a good sign. Am very grateful not to have any nausea/vomiting, but at the same time it's a bit weird not really having anything to remind me that I have a little person inside. NOT complaining at all though!

Whose got a scan soon then? Will we start seeing some pics posted against our profiles?

My scan's next Friday too! I'm nervous as well. I just don't know how I'll be if anythings wrong. No reason to think anything will be but I'm somehow managing to convince myself that I'm going to be the exception.

'Lo, Ladies.

So, I ordered some SeaBands in desperation last week - I put them on when they arrived on Thursday morning and they really seem to be helping. I still feel sicky, but it's more background-y, if that makes sense? I took them off to have a bath yesterday and realised in the evening I was feeling pretty grim again. Lo and behold, I'd forgotten to put them back on! I think I might see whether it's possible to surgically attach them... Loomer? I hate you! (hehe, joking, of course - I had zero sickness with DS1 so I've had my share of luck, someone else is entitled to it too )

My scan is a week on Monday (as it is for a few of us from memory).

I have a family thing on tomorrow at a restaurant on a golf course. On Sundays they do a high end (well, £22 a head) carvery. Normally, I would love that; sunday roast that I didn't have to put any effort in to? Yay! But I'm just hoping I'm even up to going, let alone enjoying any of the food.

Hi all, cheers for support. I'm feeling loads better after skiving resting for the last two days.

redlaura, you're right, it is tough when you're also looking after another DC but, on my crap days, a lovely hug from my scrummy toddler is the best way to cheer me up. I would prob be pulling my hair out today if it weren't for DS being so completely gorgeous. He was the first kid in his swimming class to get his Duckling 1 certificate this morning and I nearly cried I was so proud of him!

Manda, my scan's on Monday 28th as well. I am so looking forward to it. Provided everything's OK, I'm going to come out afterwards so it'll all be real then.

For all those who are still feeling really bad, I promise it will soon get better!
Yesterday I actually enjoyed my food, so that is really a good sign. I'm 11.3 weeks. If it is like last time then next week will be worse again but then it should be over.

I'll have my booking in on friday and only then I will get a date for a scan. I really hope I can join you guys with scans coming up.

I'm another one with my scan on the 28th. I can't wait

My symptoms have eased, and thankfully have rarely felt nauseous this week, but the tiredness, and lack of sleep is becoming a bit of a drag.

Yet another one got my scan on the 28th and I too want to 'come out' at work after that if all is well. My bump definitely popped up at bit at 11wk+2d my tum feels hard around my previous C-sec scar its not just wind :o.

Had to buy some Fibregel today to help ease the passage of my bloated tum. Think I had too much processed food last 2 days (its my Birthday today) so thats my excuse. Back to the lentil soup next week again as that seems to help.

Hope we all start to feel better soon. I have definitely had more energy this week actually got some work done at work this week heehee. Lets hope the all day sickness is starting to ease for all of us.

Happy Birthday ssmile!

Have a pretend ssmile. 'Appy buffdy.

I'm very jealous of all of you getting scan appointments through. I'm 10+4 today and no sign of my letter - haven't had a booking appointment either! I did chase up the hospital last week and they hadn't received my GP's referral, but I've since asked them to fax it again, and I'm assured that it DID arrive, but no scan appointment. Will be going private at this rate

slowshow, are you really sure that it DID arrive? I am asking as I had similar problems in my first pregnancy. It took me a lot of phone calls and in the end a written complaint to the GP to finally get referred. I had my booking in at 12 weeks (like now again), and got then a scan date within days (hopefully this time again otherwise I might go for a private one as well. Somehow I would like to see a scan picture of the little one waving to me before I feel the first kicks.

Hi can I join, I am due with with my first babysometime in September I believe. Have my first scan next Monday so will find out exactly when then

Okay mistake not goodname wanting to join, that is my sisters username and I am on her computer. Will log in and try again.

OK this is my username. Can I join, I am due with with my first babysometime in September I believe. Have my first scan next Monday so will find out exactly when then

ursigurke - it definitely did arrive at the second time of asking! I rang the GP surgery last Monday, and then the hospital on Weds and the woman I spoke to assumed that I wasn't sure about my dates, because the doctor hadn't filled anything out! So I'm glad I rang, because I was able to tell her the date of my LMP and stuff like that. I did ask whether it was possible to book a scan there and then over the phone, but apparently not. If I don't get a letter by this Weds, I think I'll be ringing again.

It's strange how every where is different with booking scans.

I was given the scan dept's number and told to call them myself at 9 weeks to book my 12 wk scan.

And they booked me in there and then for bang on 12 weeks. Though I don't like the fact I haven't had any written confirmation...

Hello! I haven't posted for a long time. I've been checking things out on my phone, but that's too fiddly to reply, and I can't really come on here at work!
Anyway, sorry about the losses, although I guess they won't be checking in any more :-(. Welcome to the new joiners too!
Sorry to hear about all the sickness and general feeling crap. My sickness thankfully only lasted a couple of weeks, but you have my sympathies. I felt really knackered last week, but I am quite a tired person anyway, so never know what's related.
The only real sign of eing remotely pregnant is rather sore boobs - especially in the morning.
I am joining what seems to be the majority of you with a scan on Monday - can't wait to finally see what's going on, and hopefully get some reassurance that we really are going to have a baby! Makes me smile knowing that you are all having the same feelingsof doubt etc.
Right gotta dash, sorry for long post, will try to keep up more...

Oops, just re-read my post. I think I may come across a bit mean re smiling about our feelings of doubt, I mean I feel reassured it's not just me thinking these things!
Also forgot to mention how hungry I feel a lot of the time, and then can't eat much in one go- esp difficult when round at friends and at our lunchtime soup club- struggling through some soup someone else has been kind enough to make, oops! At least all will become clear for them when I can finally tell people next week (fingers crossed!).