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

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New home for us ladies!!

My DH and I have decided nothing is going on facebook, as we are just going to tell people as we see them, with exception of parents, siblings, and one best friend each. I'm always amazed at how ride people can be, maybe she wouldn't have said it to your face just braver when armed with a keyboard?

Sorry predictive text means it says ride not rude!

Kate personally, bearing in mind I'm very direct and very sarcastic, I'd comment on something personal about her. "did you plan to look that old at 34 (or whatever age she is)?" "did you plan your hair to be that brassy blonde?" Depends how close you are to her I guess, and whether you want it to kick off. And I am a bitch!! Otherwise, pm her and just tell her you don't appreciate it and delete her comment from your album. That would be more grown up :)
I guess this raises the question of why you become everyone else's property when you're pregnant? I'm really not looking forward to that bit, all the questions and random strangers touching your bump. Those of you who aren't first timers like me, how have you coped with it in the past?

Smile and nod, nod and smile. Let it all wash over you. Just wait til the baby is out to see how much unsolicited advice you get!

i think its best just to leave it or reply thats a very personal question for such a public forum. Yet you will get advice, questions and when its the due date comments along the line of, hurry up or have you not had the baby yet? I think its a little rude yet i don.t mind it as it reminds me of the way women trough out time have advised each other and celebrated new babies. :) my dd has just done the sweetest thing. I was telling my dp about amanda holdens tragic news and she was playing she stopped and came over lifted her top and rubbed her tummy saying baby? Then rubbed my tummy.

I'd delete the comment and message her telling her that you deleted it because it was a very personal question and that you didn't think it appropriate to answer.

I've had more palaver with the hospital. I still hadn't got an appointment, so rang them. Turns out they didn't have my referral, so I called my community midwife. She said she would send it again, but that she wasn't at the surgery until Thursday. I'll be 12+3 by then
Tempted to go private for a scan. I'll have to call my health insurers and see if they'll pay for one.

Have been feeling really washed out and yesterday MIL said I was looking pale. I had anaemia with DS, so later I'm heading out for spatone (I think it was called that) orange juice and lactulose. Fun fun fun!

Morning ladies, hope everyone's well, not been on for the last few days as I've been decorating the kids bedroom and wanted it all finished for when they got back from their dads - mission complete!!

Right I have alot of reading to get on with... so going to get on xx

TBH, Kate she may not have realised what she has said was wrong. We told everyone that we 'cared' about before we announced it on FB, and DH said to everyone, 'All planned' before we even had the question.
One friend he did tell, however, said Congratulations, was it planned?, and DH just said yes of course it was.
I'd just ignore it and not take it personally :), or reply and say a clever comment back like, 'yes of course, we even chose the sex '

Is anyone having trouble sleeping?

I am a back sleeper, and am really struggling not to sleep on my back. I am constantly waking up all night as I am uncomfy on my sides or in the recovery position. I don't have any kind of bump yet so it's not as if that is getting in the way, but I just can't sleep properly. I also wake up on my back and am so scared to go back to sleep in case it happens again.
I am reading different things regarding this. Some people say it's OK until 20 weeks, some people say don't sleep on your back after 13 weeks etc etc. I just really need some sleep!!

KLou I'd never heard about the back sleeping... from a quick google, until 20 weeks seems to be accepted as ok, but if it's stressing you out, what about putting a pillow parallel to your spine when you like on your side. that way you cannot turn on to your back?

Oh my word - I've just had to read through 10 pages to catch up and am quite exhausted!!!!!
Tokyo - huge commiserations and hugs
Rehune - phew re: crash. Glad all is well

Hoorah for all the other scan news!
We had our rescan yestyerday and all was fine so am allowing myself now feeling very positive . We also have decided not to announce on facebook and tell people privately.

Am considering doing some scientific research and testing all the brownie recipes tomorrow night - will let you know the statistically significant yummiest if I'm not feeling too sick afterwards.

KLou Re: lying on your back; I thought it was dependent on the weight of your bump so an issue much later on in pregnancy when lying flat can make you feel lightheaded if the weight presses on your major blood vessels. At 13weeks you should be fine but trying to break the backsleeping habit now might be worth a try. I had so much heartburn when pg with DS, I found I was virtually sat upright in bed using 5 pillows so back or side sleeping wasd irrelevant

KLou I think the back sleeping thing is only an issue once your bump gets heavy as sometimes the baby's weight can be on your vitals! You could try one of those triangular wedge pillow thingies. I'm struggling with back ache myself (oh and the never ending weeing ).

Started a new thread before we run out of room too: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/antenatal_clubs/1143968-August-2011-2nd-trimester-blooming-not-us

New thread: here