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First Time Frolickers foray into 2011

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cherrycobbler · 24/01/2011 09:55

New year, new babies and lots of new BFPS!!

Link to future grads here

ARRIVALS:

Fudgecat - In loving memory of Baby Elliot - Born asleep on Friday 17th September 2010

Fulhamgirl - EDD 30th May - DOB 9th Apr - Girl - Lily Ann - 4lb
Trying4Baby1 - EDD 25th Apr - DOB 6th May - Girl - Emily - 10lb 2.5oz
Pepperonipizza -EDD 24th May - DOB 28th May -Boy
CurlyCasper - EDD 21st July - DOB 24th June - Girl
Spirael - EDD 25th Jul - DOB 7th July - Girl - Miranda Jane - 8lb 3oz
DesperateHousewife21 - EDD 18th July - DOB 9th July - Boy - Dylan James
Sazziej - EDD 1st Sep- DOB 24th Aug - Girl - Evie - 7lb 8oz
Ozziegirly - EDD 24th Aug -DOB 25th Aug - Boy-Thomas - 7lb 1oz
NovemberAli - EDD 2nd Sep - DOB 8th Sept - Girl - Matilda - 8lb 6oz
WhiteRoses - EDD 15th September - DOB 19 September- Boy
Hobnob - EDD 26th Sep - DOB 21 September - Girl - Matilda 6lbs 6oz
Pixiestix - EDD 24th Sep - DOB 26 September - Girl - Tegan - 7lbs 7oz
Addie81 -EDD 7th Oct - DOB 19th October -Girl
Chancewouldbeafinething - EDD 10/10/10 - DOB 21st October - Boy - William James - 9lb 14.5oz
Hermya321 - EDD 24th Oct - DOB 24th October-Boy - Asher - 8lb 3oz
WorrisomeHeart - EDD 12th Oct -DOB 26th Oct Boy - Lochlan - 8lb
YorkshireTeaDrinker - EDD 6th Nov - DOB 5th Nov - Girl - Eleanor
Bunnygirl80 - - EDD 19th Nov- DOB 11th Nov -Boy-WIlliam - 7lb 2oz
Mumnerves - EDD 8th Dec - DOB 16 Dec Boy - Sean 8lb 2.5oz
Luckyseven - EDD 17th Dec - DOB 20th Dec Girl - Beth Elise 8lb 4oz
Oneof8 - BFP 18th May - EDD 17th Jan - DOB tbc - boy

CURRENT GRADUATES:

Capricorn76 - BFP 12th Apr - EDD 1st Jan 2011
Homebound - BFP 30th Apr - EDD 8th Jan
Seablue - BFP? - EDD 10th Jan
Aly323 - BFP? - EDD 31st Jan - Boy
Muser - BFP 22nd June - EDD 27 Feb
Superpenguin - BFP 1st July - EDD 4th March - Boy
Haloflo - BFP 22 July - EDD 20 March
SaorAlba - BFP 7 Aug - EDD 15th April
Kurlyvoice - BFP 1st September - EDD 16th April
MrsWajs - BFP 13 Aug - EDD 24th April - girl
stegasaurus - BFP 27 Aug - EDD 3rd May
Cherrycobbler - BFP 3rd September - EDD 11 May
Crazydays - BFP 4th September - EDD 13 May - twins - boy and girl!
crazybutterflylady - BFP 1st Sep - EDD 14 May
Bellaby -BFP 11th September - EDD 22nd May
Highheelsandequations - BFP 30th Oct - EDD 13th July
Slowshow - BFP 3rd Jan - EDD TBA
Roundtable - BFP 14 Jan - EDD TBA

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ToriaPumpkin · 06/11/2011 17:35

Florin So pleased you've seen your baby's heartbeat, it's an incredib;e thing isn't it? Grin As for MIL, she sounds exactly like mine. She also threw a strop about the pram funnily enough, things came to a head when she followed us around Homebase when we were buying paint for the nursery and she tried to tell us we should have this and that. OH gave her a look and asked if she didn't have anything she wanted to do herself. [cackles]

Late how scary Sad very glad little bean is doing alright in there!

Gold my cousin is called Emily Grace Grin beautiful name, congratulations!

Welcome to the madhouse Ready congratulations on the BFP!

Long time no see! Glad all is going well for you lovely.

womanlytales · 06/11/2011 18:37

late my gosh, I feel terrible for what you have been through. I have been there but that isn't make it any less traumatic for those wh0 have to go through it. It is the shock that is unnerving.. my nurse told me that she has seen this happen to some women and while they might turn into nervous wrecks, their babies are absolutely fine. Big hug. Glad its just spotting now and hope that stops soon. You sound much more positive than I was ... well done and let that help you get stronger.
I had two episodes within a week and continue to spot ...albeit it very very negligible... every day that goes by is one day closer to d-day :) my mini milestones are 16 wks, 20 wks, 28 wks and 34wks. I too am just like u in that I do not complain about the spotting any more... not after those bleeds. I also do not complain about my ms after experiencing a whole day of continuous throwing up... onwards and upwards :)

Flickstar · 06/11/2011 18:59

florin so pleased your scan went well and you've seen your little one's teeny heart flickering away! Sorry you've had a stressful weekend, I imagine my mil to be similar so you have my sympathy. Hope you're snuggled up at home resting now.

Congratulations gold! Beautiful name for what I
Sure is a gorgeous girl xxx

late glad to hear all has settled down now. Wishing you an uneventful week. When is your next scan again? I can't scroll up on my phone.

cherry it's a funny story about how I told mr.flick. I. Had been super cranky and teary for a few days and on Thursday night we had argued about him spending half an hour in the shower after we had been to the gym. I was so livid and that was totally out Of character! When I finally got to use the bathroom I decided to do the random test I had in the bathroom. It was a CBDigi and I know they are not v.sensitive so I thought there was no way I'd be pregnant as it was also 7.30 in the evening. Anyway, did the test and then got in the shower. Was washing my face and decided to peek round the shower curtain to check the result and nearly had a heart attack when it said 'pregnant 2-3'! I jumped out of the shower without turning the water off and ran, naked and dripping wet, into the kitchen clutching the test in my hand. I screamed Mr.Flick's name and he shouted 'what?' really moodily as he thought I was going to tell him off again! I then shouted ' I'm
Pregnant!' and he came running up the stairs looking go smacked as he didn't even know I had any tests in the house. Not a very clever or romantic way to share the news!

I'm in need of some reassurance this evening... I feel really tearful and wobbly this evening. We've had a lovely day out with friends and just got home and now I feel really down. Not about anything, just super testy and emotional like I could burst into tears at any moment. I feel like I should be happy and excited, which I have been but now just feel exhausted, teary, overwhelmed and worried it's all going to go wrong. Is this normal? Do any of you wise ladies have any words of wisdom you can offer? Xxx

Flickstar · 06/11/2011 19:00

Testy should be teary! Sorry for errors- am posting on phone

Flickstar · 06/11/2011 19:09

Sorry womanly cross posts with you there. How many weeks are you now? You have such an admirable positive attitude- I must try to take a leaf out of your book! Xx

cherrycobbler · 06/11/2011 19:45

Oh flick feeling wobbly and emotional and anxious as well as excited and happy is completely normal - was for me anyway. You have to remember your hormones are going crazy right now doing the amazing job of growing another human being. I would say it passes quickly but sorry to say it was only a couple of months after the birth that I suddenly realised that I felt, well, normal again. Hopefully X Factor and chocolate may help?! Love the MrF story too!

What a gorgeous name Gold, huge congrats again! Do pop over to the postgrads if you ever get a second to yourself, I love a good birth story!

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Flickstar · 06/11/2011 19:48

Thanks cherry glad to know its normal! I feel so up and down and am normally really even tempered so it's a shock. Have just ordered a pregnancy CD for relaxation so hope that will help as well as Strictly and X-Factor too! Xx

LateToThisBabyMalarky · 06/11/2011 19:53

Flick - hormones! Wink Seriously, they do have a lot to answer for. Your body is doing the most amazing thing, growing a new life from scratch, there's all sorts of things going on that are completely new. And you've been wanting this for so so long, you can't stay on a high all the time - and no-one expects you to either - there has to be a down so there can be an up (if you see what I mean). I'm a great believer in externalising all that stuff, better than keeping it all in and feeling guilty about it. You feel what you feel, it's real & you don't need to justify it. Hope you feel better soon Smile Brew

I'm having a teeny-weeny glass of wine with dinner tonight - feel like I've earned it Wink

ToriaPumpkin · 06/11/2011 20:07

Oh Flick all totally normal. I cried at everything, The Cancer Research adverts were the worst... In fact yesterday I started crying because Thomas is so small (he's really not for a newborn, 9lbs and 55cm at birth!) and I couldn't believe I'd made him Grin Embrace the crazy Wink

LateToThisBabyMalarky · 06/11/2011 20:16

crossed post with Cherry - great minds and all that! Wink

Florin · 06/11/2011 20:26

flick the whole teary thing is totally normal I have spent the whole weekend trying to swallow down tears, to be fair some of them were because mil being a complete cow. Then we finally got home dh knew I just felt awful and first thing he did was light a fire for me even though we had no firefighters and he had to chop some wood up. He is being so thoughtful it keeps making me well up.
Lovely story how you told your dh. That made me well up too.
With mine I tested super early as was desperate for a wee dh had been having ago about me testing but I was to scared of it being negative. I woke up on Friday morning about 5 knowing I was desperate for a wee and I had promised I would test so rattled around trying to find a test. Line came up straight away sat there for a second just smiling to myself. Then sneaked back into bed spooned up to dh and whispered I had a new nick name for him he sleepily said what and I said Daddy. He quickly turned round with a huge smile on his face.

Showed mil my mil scan pictures. I loved scan pics but dh is besotted by them. Mil turned round and asked if she could have them. Urrr no! They are our first and only copy of our baby so far! She looked quite put out by this eve though dh did offer to scan them for her.

bunnygirl80 · 06/11/2011 20:41

flick like everyone else said the crying is normal. Think about the worst pmt you've ever had, times it by about 1million, and that's the level of emotional instability you can expect for the next 9months Grin

And just to make you feel even better, I got worse after I'd given birth. My day 3 baby blues involved me weeping uncontrollably because the toast provided with my full English in the hospital wasn't as cooked as I'd like it and had gone a bit soggy......then crying because I felt bad that I was being petty because there are people starving in the world. I would also get all teary just looking at William and how beautiful he is. In fact, he's turning 1 this week, and I realised the other day that I'd watched the Huggies advert without shedding a tear for the first time since I was pg Blush

My final piece of advice - DON'T WATCH THE NEWS!!!! It will make you cry Grin

gold congrats on the birth of Emily Grace. I'll look out for your birth story Smile

florin can't believe your mil wanted to keep your scan pics.

Florin · 06/11/2011 20:41

late so jealous of your glass of wine. I have been determined to wait until I hit 8 weeks but I really want one!

cherrycobbler · 06/11/2011 21:21

I just cried at that you tube vid of the man proposing to his gf on the train from euston so possibly am not quite normal yet Blush

florin aw what a lovely way to tell your DH Smile Your MIL sounds a bit bonkers, would really stress me out too. One of my crazy relatives was a bit like that but the thing is that once your gorgeous bubba arrives, he or she will just be so utterly yours that it won't matter how possessive your MIL wants to be, if that makes sense?

Night all - hope you have good weeks ahead x

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Flickstar · 07/11/2011 05:55

Morning ladies,

Thanks so much for the reassurance! I will just go with the hormones and not worry! florin, that's a lovely story; so much more controlled than me!

Hope everyone has a good day- will pop back later on but I really must work today as I did nothing on Friday!

Readynow · 07/11/2011 07:43

Thank you all for the lovely welcome!
My DH & I have just spent the weekend grinning & saying to each other in a very Victor Meldrewish way 'I don't believe it' :)
When does it all start to sink in?!
Had a bit of a moment yesterday when I thought maybe I had imagined it all!!!
Glad to hear things are going well for all of you & that your scan showed everything to be OK after your scare Late
About me: I was 35 last week & my EDD is 14 July so I guess I am just 4 + 2 (If I am right in assuming that the last number is the number of days?) Right must stop faffing & get ready for work.

LankyLegs · 07/11/2011 16:43

Wowsers... what a weekend ladies... but pleased that everyone is doing ok!

Late sounds like you had an awful awful episode there and am dead pleased you are getting some regular scans and reassurance. You poor thing not having an easy ride of it at all - I think you are doing incredibly well and you sound very measured about it. I think you deserve a vat of wine...!

Florin your MIL sounds like a bit of a nightmare - I hope you are managing to keep it together and try and enjoy as much of the pregnancy without her interference. Just take deep breaths - it;s not worth stooping to her level (although at the time it feels like a good thing to do!). Sounds like your little wee one will be very active with all the sailing etc - what a wonderful thing to be born into! Must have been so lovely to see the heartbeat as well - I remember the first time. It is so overwhelmingly wonderful!

Flick your hormones are totally taking control - expect it to happen a lot more!! Is it settling in yet?! Have you told anyone or planning to wait until 12 weeks? Also expect ,any more days at work of not doing very much/day dreaming/planning how many work days you have left until ML!!

Womanly hope ms isn't too bad - just work on those mini milestones and hopefully your sickness will disappear soon. Mine went around 17 weeks - it was the biggest sigh of relief not feeling constantly sick and start to feel well and normal again. Feel free to have a moan about it - it's why we are here!

Gold such a gorgeous name! Hope you are both doing well - enjoy your newborn snuffles. Would love to hear your birth story - will pop over to the post natal clubs to keep an eye out for it.

readynow Congratulations and welcome! Lovely to have some new people on here! Hope the next 8 months are uneventful for you :)

Hello truff can't believe you are ready to give birth soon! I remember when you got your bfp - has gone soo quickly! You sound very organised and ready for it now!

Waves to cherry, pixie and bunny too! I agree - would be lovely to see some more of the old frolickers on here with there bfps - have been over the moon every time we get another bfp from one of them!

Am quite excited as it is my birthday on Wednesday and it is the day I officially hit the third trimester at 28 weeks and am actually starting to wee myself a little bit at the thought of getting my head around childbirth! Hey ho! Won't be doing any thinking this week about it as I have my chaotic in-laws over creating havoc in my house while the are between moves. The house it covered in their stuff and to top it off as lovely as my MIL is (and she does not have a bad bone in her body) her franticness and clutter is driving me to feel really quite stressed out. This is the week that my carpet gets fitted and it was marking the end of an 8 month renovation (aka 8 months of dust, dirt, no carpets and general living in chaos) so I was planning to have enjoy it by unpacking my baby loot and generally getting excited about it all. Instead we have MrLanky's parents over (unplanned!) as they were totally unorganised to finish packing up their house before they moved. AGGGHHHH. Sorry for the rant - I think my blood pressure is going through the roof. Am really quite enjoying being at work though......

In-laws hey?!! I do feel bad as they are totally lovely. I guess I can't get over how 2 retired people who had 4 month notice of their house sale could not finish packing their house up.....(to the point where the buyers were moiving in on Friday and were helping them pack stuff into bags for them?!) am I being unreasonable?!

Truffkin · 07/11/2011 17:37

Hi ladies, thanks so much for the welcome back!

Flick hope those emotions are giving you a break today. I've been lucky enough to only have a couple of 'moments' when I've been a bit all over the place. I will admit to having been a bit over-sensitive and teary this weekend just gone, maybe it's the hormones gearing up for the end of my pregnancy?!

Lanky I would be annoyed at that too, although I am not the world's most organised person so I suppose I can't really comment Grin Still, at least you have baby-stuff to look forward to next weekend - always a silver lining.

Florin that was a lovely way to tell your DH. I also did my first test when I got in from work as I had a 'feeling' and didn't pre-warn DH so when I called him into the bedroom and with my shocked face just said 'does that look like a line to you?' he was gobsmacked. We were both very grinny for several days afterwards whilst it sank in. I did have a couple of glasses of wine in those first few weeks after getting my BFP and then with the sickness didn't fancy any kind of alcoholic drink until at least 30 weeks Shock I'm hoping to make up for it over Christmas if I can express milk though, DH will be on bottle duty for a few evenings I think Grin

Today I've seen my MW for what is hopefully the last time next appointment is at 40+3 so am really hoping there is no need for me to go to that one. Fingers' crossed nature takes it's course over the next week and a half (am still slightly disbelieving that we will have an actual baby soon, it feels like it's been so long coming, but on the other hand, has happened over night!)

Hope everyone has had a good Monday, does anyone else think it feels more wintery all of a sudden? Actually feels like November now and I do love a brisk, bright day in the Autumn / Winter. I'm just hoping there are no freak snow storms again this year, can just imagine trying to get home from hospital in 4 foot snow drifts Grin

LankyLegs · 08/11/2011 09:56

Truff fingers crossed the baby arrives without you having to see the midwife again. I think I will be thinking along the same lines as you with regards to the baby arriving - feels like it has been no time at all but then it's all you have thought about for 9 months! Crazy. Am keeping fingers crossed for lack of snow as well.... not what you need to contend with when trying to give birth....

I think I am having total attack of the hormones. Spent all last night crying and just couldn't stop myself - think this whole in-law thing is getting to me big time. But it seems so rediculous to get upset over... stupidly I just can't help it!

Hope everyone else is doing well.

It's bloody freezing today - and miserable. Oh yes... it is November for sure!

womanlytales · 08/11/2011 14:53

truff amazing that you're there... best of luck and fingers crossed :)

Florin · 08/11/2011 15:05

lanky completly understandable about inlaws, when do you get rid of them?
truffkin hope things start happening soon for you!

haloflo · 08/11/2011 15:31

We are living at the in laws at the moment whilst in between homes so i don't get much MN time, however I had to come on to shout congrats to flick. I am so happy for you! I remember when I got my BFP I was panicking about everything. I was suddenly worried we had done the wrong thing and it was too late to change it! It is a roller coaster of emotions being pregnant. I will read through and catch up soon.

Hope all bumps are well. Smile

LateToThisBabyMalarky · 08/11/2011 20:04

Good luck with it all Truff, hope the little 'un doesn't keep you waiting! Smile

Feeling for you all dealing with the in-laws, makes me really glad that we haven't told either sets of parents yet - and don't intend to until Christmas when I'll be 4 months! Grin We have the possibility of having to move in with my parents as we've put our flat on the market but haven't had any bites yet, and DH is not letting us even start looking for our new house until we've exchanged! Shock Though I think I'd rather move out and go into rented tbh!

Soooo pleased they've booted Frankie out of X-Factor - I may start watching it again Grin

Happy Birthday for tomorrow Lanky, hope you have a lovely day!

Florin · 09/11/2011 18:10

Oh dear god I feel awful starting to wonder if this baby will be an only child as not sure I can do this again. I feel so sick and ill. I am only 8 weeks so a long way to go still till I hit the 2nd trimester! Going to attempt a quick drink in the pub with dh see if it cheers me up wondered about having a small glass of wine but not sure if that is really bad.
Hope everyone else has had a good day

Flickstar · 09/11/2011 19:08

Hello all,

Hope everyone is doing well.

truff hope you are relaxing and make the most of your maternity leave. I'm sure your little one won't keep you waiting for too long. How exciting that you will have a teeny baby for Christmas! Do you have an appropriate novelty outfit to dress him/her in yet?! I love babies in Christmas outfits.

florin I am so jealous of you being 8 weeks! I am sloooowly creeping towards 6 weeks. Hope you start to feel a bit better soon : ( have you actually thrown up? I had a hideous queasy moment on the way to the tube after work today. Feeling a bit better bow after a cuppa and a slice of toast. Try to think of the positives- at least it means your hormones are doing what they should be doing. I have booked a scan for when I think I will be 8+1- how far along were you when you saw the heartbeat?

Oh poor lanky, how is it going with the inlaws?! I think you deserve a medal my sweet. HAPPY BIRTHDAY too! What are you doing to celebrate?

I had two letters today. One for my booking in appointment and one for my 12 week scan already- my hospital are super keen! Unfortunately the scan is on the 28th December and I really hoped it would be before Christmas but at least I am in the system I suppose. I haven't even seen my GP yet as I have only just registered, I will try to make an appointment for next week although I imagine that is easier said than done! xx

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