August 2011 differs.......eating, puking and weeing our way into the 2nd trimester

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New home for us ladies!!

YEY for all the fab scans xxxx

Cappucino... about the (.)(.)
but horrifying that they are being looked at and noticed as being pg boobs!! Wish mine were big enough to be noticed!!

i was strutting round my HQ yesterday in comfy mat clothes, looking very pg bloated to some strange glances, but am still not telling anyone at work! They can guess when i get bigger! 13+3 today still terrified of MMC but still have perky norks even though the sickness/nausea has subsided for a bit. STILL cant eat choc/drink coffee/eat pasta....and i have felt one or two flutters but... followed by a gurgle so not too sure!!!

Hurrrrahhh for all the good scan news!! So pleased for everyone! There are obviously some more people still to go so I'm keeping my fx that someone will join me in the twins club

Thanks bellamysbride for the tip about the dvd. I've been looking around for a decent pregnancy workout dvd but they all get mixed reviews. Was going to get the davina one as I've got 2 of her non-pregnancy dvds and they've really helped me lose weight / tone up in the past (they're now gathering a thick covering of dust having not been used since about november!)

Also - did anyone catch OBEM this week? Watched it last night and, maybe I was just in a grumpy mood, but that couple who were having their 3rd child (ended up having a cs) REALLY annoyed me. I had to put my fingers in my ears when she started singing along to dirty dancing on her bloody ipod, cringe city. I enjoyed the fact that we saw a bit more of the 'business end' of things with the Polish woman though. It's all very well seeing people puff, pant and scream but I want to know what happens down there!! (sort of )

MRsS she really annoyed me too... too sickly lovey dovey..not playing up to the cameras at all... and what was the 'i love you' every 5 mins?!?!

The young girl did well, the male midwife was fab, and her pooing really put me off though!!

hi everyone, not been on for a week, have been battleing with the hormones, they make me so grumpy, sensitive and anxious, i cant wait for it to pass and calm down a bit!! it doesnt help i have a pretty insensitive dp to live with and he just doesnt seem very excited about having another baby even tho it was he that wanted it more than me at first i was quite happy with 2. i think its because its not him actually carrying the baby, hope it will feel more real for him after scan on friday.
My scan is Friday, i cant wait, i keep thinking there is not going to be anything there, i have never felt like this in my other 2 pg!!
my spd is already starting to rear its ugly head, i didnt get it with dd but got it with ds at around 27 weeks but this time its started at 9 weeks so im going to go to the doctors and get referred.

I want to try and do i bit of exercise to try and see if it helps keep it at bay but it might just make it worse, plus it may clear my head and make me feel i bit brighter, have just taken both dogs for a walk which is fine as long as i stay on flat ground! going swimming on fri morn with a friend so im off upstairs to try my costume on, i know how hideous i will look think ill run and jump in quick!

Congratulations to everyone who has had there scans x

littlemisslozza honey and lemon juice in boiling water helped me a bit with cold and you can get menthol crystals from chemist and put i tiny bit in how water and breath over bowl with tea towel on head, its really strong but does clear you for a while.

Food wise, i just want melted cheese with everything, and im eating box after box of cinnamon golden grahams cereal, ive craved cereal with all my pg's! xxx

ah just read some more posts!!! i didnt watch OBEM as dp just wont watch it so ive recorded just need to find a time to catch up! but about pooing while pushing, i have done this both times!!! first time was in the birthing pool!! just a little bit and i growled at my dh at the time to get it out with the net before anyone saw it!!!
and then with ds, i was in the bath and had started the need to push and i knew a bit came out!!! when i was getting out as they wouldnt let me stay in the bath to deliver him the midwife said "now theres a bit of a show in the water" and i again growled at her in the devils voice "its not a show its a pooh i do know that" Dp said i was like the exorcist!!!! Sorry to be so graphic but once my contractions start i cant go to the toilet my whole body is so tense i just couldnt do a pooh and ds was 10lb3oz so he sqeezed and squashed everything on his way out!

Thanks neverlookback, I am starting to feel a bit better now, it's just a pain not being able to dose yourself up isn't it? Especially with two little boys to run around after!

Re the pooing! It's perfectly normal, most people do it and often don't even realise as the midwife is very discrete and removes it. Obviously your bowels are going to get squeezed so it is nothing you can control. Happened to me when DS1 was born, slightly afterwards but it was an indication for the midwife that DS was nearly here! Oh, the indignities of childbirth! The mere thought of some of it would have worried me before the birth, at the time it was no big deal actually.

haha i know i couldnt care less who was there when i was in labour i was completely naked both times too you honestly dont give a s**t at the time do you!!!!

Hey Ladies,

I just had a bit of a nasty car crash this morning (probably my fault - rear ended a van that braked really really suddenly) I was going at less than 30mph and the airbag didnt deploy. I feel ok apart from really shaky and teary.

The hospital said to watch and wait for bleeding and abdominal cramps, but I think I might just go to A&E at chelsea and westminister which has a ob/gyn as well. I don't know if I am imagining mild tummy pains but just to make sure!

This happened at 9.20am and I got into work by 11.30am but right now I am thinking my priority should be whether me and the bump are ok rather than being at work

I am not overreacting am I? Somehow I already know I will place a higher value on what you guys think rather DH who is having a panic attack!

ps - Thanks for the tip on the container Carrie

rehune, hope you are ok. Sounds scary, baby will be nicely cushioned in your uterus I would imagine, poss still behind the pubic bone?? Definitely get yourself checked out if you are concerned though, best to be cautious.

neverlookback I was naked too!! Couldn't bear any clothing on me at all from about 8 cm and I went from 2cm-8cm in under an hour so I stripped off pretty quickly! Never would have imagined I would have done that in a million years beforehand.

rehune - I would say definitely go and get yourself checked out. Much better to do that and be sure that everything is ok rather than wait around and fret. I'm sure the Early Preg Ass Unit have car accidents as a criteria for referral to them but if you can get to a hospital that will defo see you then do. Big fat FX for you, I'm sure everything will be fine though. Take it easy ... and drive carefully to the hospital!! x x x

Bryher thanks so much! Im going have a read through the website now but thanks again for replying to my query - I am the first one (from my circle of friends) to have a baby and dont have anyone to speak to and ask questions if i have any - so means a lot that you replied!

Have any of you had Nuchal scans and blood tests? I just had mine and until the results had the most terryfying thoughts. All went well thankfully. But I do wonder why i cant seem to think positively or is thinking about the worse a pregnancy symptom? :)

On a plus side I may have turned a corner - My morning sickness seemed to have disappered the last 2 days (ok i hope i havent jinxed it now!)

Good luck to all those who have scans soon!
x

anu - vis a vis the NT scan, I am terrified too. Mine is booked for Fri 11th but my DH and I really don't know whether or not to go through with it.

Since we found out I was pg we said that, no matter what, we would have the baby so there would be no point in the NT as we would carry on whatever the results (and I would never have an amnio). BUT when we found out we were having identical twins, we've thought again and can't decide what to do. The chances of there being any abnormalities are the same as any singleton pregnancy, but because they are identical, if one of them has, for eg, downs syndrome, they more than likely both will. Having one child with a profound disability would be challenge enough but to have two would be a whole different ball game that I'm not sure we could cope with. I'm not sure having the NT will help at all - it will only give me odds and, like I said, we don't want an amnio if it came to that, so is there any point getting the NT 'odds' just to potentially make me fret for the next 29 weeks until they arrive?!

No idea what to do. Any views fellow MNers? I'll take any advice / thoughts / musings I can get on this subject.

Rehune - Only just saw ur message - sorry missed it earlier. Hope you OK.

I had a bit of bleeding in my 10th week one night and i was so scared that we rushed to the local A&E. The docs there said it was no big deal and i didnt have to rush to the A&E as its common and happens to a lot of women but Im glad i did cause I felt better knowing everything was OK.

Im sure you and your baby will be OK as its cushioned safely in the sac inside your uterus. But if you are feeling even a bit scared its best to get yourself checked. Its just not worth sitting at home being terrified and its definitely not overreacting! x

My view, MrsS is that it's better to go into things informed. So we had the nuchal scan so we would know what was what. and luckily came out really low risk which now means I will feel reassured rather than fretting. I would go for it and then think about what you wanted the next steps to be, personally. But everyone is different. And did I read that the triple test isn't accurate with twins? (I may have dreamt that btw!)

Hey again ladies, I'm after a bit of sympthy...I had an abscess ("down there") which got so big and painful that I had to have surgery on it this afternoon. It was a quick but excruciating procedure and now I'm home alone feeling all shivvery and on pain with the occasional hormonal / pregnant teary moment because DH is flying off to an overseas meeting tonight and I don't wanna be on my own. I feel like going to stay over with my best mate (who knows I'm pg) but I also feel like staying home and having a good cry...not sure what would make me feel better.
I have my booking appointment to look forward to tomorrow (do they ever listen for a heartbeat in the booking appt?) I'm worried about what I've done to the bean over the past week with penicillin, paracetamol and now the surgery, I just hope it will all be ok.
If only DH wasn't going away.
sorry, I just felt like I needed to get all that off my chest...

(hugs) Annie
Rehune hope you're ok

no time for more today - crazy day at work.

MrsStevo - Firstly double congratulations to you on your 2 little babies! Identical too :)

I know exactly how you feel about the NT scan. We had the same thought - we'd have the baby no matter what and we were not going for the amnio either. The only reason we went ahead with the scan was if it came out that our odds were high (less than 1 in 300) at least we could start thinking about how best to be prepared for any special needs our child might have.

Like you said though having one child with a profound disability would be challenge enough but to have two would be a whole different ball game ? This is what you need to think about and decide yourself what route you would take but do agree that if you wouldn't do the amnio nor terminate then the tests are just a source of stress. But im afraid it could also be a source of stress if you don?t do the scan at all and then wonder if its going to turn out all OK! Of course eventually they are just odds and its 1 in a certain number and you can never be certain until the baby is born but it?s a decision we made. Luckily it was low risk for us so now im feeling reassured but it?s a personal choice in the end.

rehune hope you and baby are okay that must have been scary

annie poor you that doesnt sound too nice, how long is your dh away hopefully he will be back soon?

i am feeling really crap @ the moment nausea seems to be back worse than before, so hope its not gonna be like with my other 2 feel worse in 2nd trimester, but either that or still may be coming down with a bug that dc had i feel totally exhausted :(

Oh Rehune. How terrifying for you! I'd definitely get myself checked out to make sure all is well with baby.

Sorry to hear that you are being 'abandoned' in your hour of need Annie. Hope you feel better soon.

On the topic of the NT scan, I think that it is better to be prepared and armed with all the information you could possibly have to make an informed decision that would affect the rest of your life, whether it be to have a disabled child or terminate the pregnancy.

I got my NT scan and bloods results today and came back with 1:2058 for Down's. I am pretty sure that is good, right? Especially since I am 38!!

Posted a scan photo to my profile. We announced the pregnancy on Facebook today. So excited for all the feedback!

Hope all well Rehune
Sorry Annie hope you're OK.

Re the bloods that you are all seeming to be getting back with your downs odds, I have been told, and it's also in my beloved pregnancy book, that you cannot have a blood test for downs until at least 15 weeks, but recommended 16-18 weeks. So what are the blood tests that you lot are having?

I had my regular bloods done last week (3 lots), but none to my knowledge were for downs

They're part of the nuchal test KLou.

OH, we don't get that here, just the bloods later on :)

klou As far as I know, NHS won't test blood for Down's until at least 15 weeks but I had it done privately at 13 weeks as part of the nuchal scan.