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Jue in June 2011 ......the wittering and waffling continues

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moomin156 · 02/02/2011 21:41

I think this is thread 8 or maybe 9......maybe we should take bets on which number we are on in June!!:)

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takethatlady · 14/02/2011 19:05

Congrats supersunny :)

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moomin156 · 14/02/2011 19:24

congrats supersunny

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thornykate · 14/02/2011 19:29

Evening ladies & bumps...have you got room for a wanderer to return? I left MN (&fbook etc) end of november as I was feeling v stressy with some family issues & found it easier to just dissappear if that makes sense?

Anyway for those of you that have been here for a while I used to be known as Mrs-Big-W, will change my name over on the stats page.

have been lurking plucking up courage to come back for a couple of weeks & it is lovely to see that everyone seems well :)

we had a private gender scan just before xmass as DP was due to be away for the nhs 20wk scan in january....we were told its another boy (in addition to my 3DS!), we were v happy as I am not one who felt the need to have a girl I am happy either way & greatful for a healthy baby etc.

So we chose a name, told the kids & were looking forward to our new son.

Then a few wks later I attended the 20wk scan & the sonographer didnt ask if I wanted to know the sex. At the end of the scan I mentioned something about already knowing it was a boy as have had previous scan & she looked at me oddly & said "That's not a little boy in there; it's a girl!".

Good job I was laying down as I would have fallen over with shock

She got her colleague to come & confirm it & I did go back to the private scan place where they apologised, rescanned me, made a few lame sounding excuses about why they had originally got it wrong & gave us some extra 4d pics.

I have no names at all & haven't started shopping either; will have everything to buy as all the stuff we kept is boys things but never mind, she's healthy so am very happy but it all feels new to me now!

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moomin156 · 14/02/2011 19:33

Welcome back thornykate hope everything has settled in RL for you. Congrats on the girl too........will you know what to do with girl bits ?? :)

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thornykate · 14/02/2011 19:43

Thanks moomin, my friend who has 2DD's told me that as long as I always "wipe front to back" I will be fine . I did tell her that I have been taking care of my own wiping for over 30yrs without problem lol!

Hope your bean is having a wriggly day again?

Things are a litle calmer but my eldest DS has had a breakdown & is in hosp so I think it will be a long haul

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moomin156 · 14/02/2011 19:49

My bean is still very quiet......:( looking forward to the rugby playing returning.......
Hope your DS feels better soon and that he is receiving all the treatment and care he requires

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Clarkiee · 14/02/2011 19:53

Welcome back thornykate. The exact same thing happened to me! You'd think that they would be more likely to think it was a girl when it was a boy not the other way round. Good job you double checked. I grew up as the only girl with 3 brothers and it was great .

Hope your eldest DS is being looked after.

Supersunny Glad there will be a few surprises on here.

treez10 · 14/02/2011 20:13

Congratulations on your scan, Supersunny - how exciting! It's lovely that you are keeping it a suprise, although I don't think I'll be able to keep my mouth shut once I find out :)

HalleLouja · 14/02/2011 20:57

When DS was born they told me he was a girl . So if they can get that wrong, no wonder your scans were off!!

jasmine51 · 15/02/2011 09:24

Mother you are a star - thanks so much for the offer of a sterilizer...yes please! I promise I'll suspend doggy missile launches in the area next time I see you.

Not alot else to report here - aquanatal was as fun as ever and LO gave me a good kicking during the relaxing bits...thats during the relaxing bits, not in the relaxing bits! Am going to ring MW today to get a blood test for parvo as my goddaughters mother is being a bit of an insensitive pain about me not seeing her recently.

I hate to mention OBEM but I was very confused about the 'hynobirthing' example they made a big deal out of. That wasnt hypnobirthing...that was the girls mother talking (ineffectively) in a soft voice - very different to hypnosis and bloody annoying for properly trained hypnotherapists.

Halle if they told you your DS was a girl after he was born, do you think they need to be retrained?

BarbieLovesKen · 15/02/2011 10:54

hows everyone today?

Supersunny am so glad to hear about your scan. We're not finding out either (although at times it is tempting!!) am looking forward to the surprise.

Forgot my damn gaviscon, which has become a permanent fixture in my hand. Am stuck in the office until lunch time and heart burn has been driving me insane for the last hour..

Have sky plused OBEM - looking forward to watching it tonight (and big fat gypsy wedding) .

Moomin hows bean's movement today?

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moomin156 · 15/02/2011 11:37

Barbie thanks for asking.......still very hit and miss. I havent gone to work today, feel really tired and drained.......havent slept well for over a week and i think the stress of the weekend has hit me. Is that being silly??
I do get movement but the bean seems to have gone into sloath mode, just the odd nudge when before there was lots of rugby playing action which you could see my tummy moving.
Hope your heartburn goes soon.......multiple bottles required around the house and at work.

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BarbieLovesKen · 15/02/2011 12:36

No thats definately not being silly, I think its sensible to listen to your body and if you are tired or drained or stressed you need a rest. Its only for a couple of short months in the grand scheme of things and its very important to look after yourself for your own sake and baby's.

Once you are getting the odd nudge, I wouldnt worry too much - I remember with dd at about 23 weeks I completely freaked as she didnt appear to move for a couple of days, went to Docs (crying ) and all was fine , a week or so later I was wishing she'd quiten down a little!! I think its because I was used to alot of movement and when it quitened down at all I freaked. I cant remember when but our babys are going to get bigger soon and will be alot of squirming rather than kicking, if that makes sense.

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moomin156 · 15/02/2011 12:54

Thanks Barbie thats really reassuring, i have said to DH thatin a few weeks time i will be willing for some quiet time. I was in bits on Sunday and since then have been so tearful and i dont know why. Baby blues i think.........

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8rubberduckies · 15/02/2011 15:06

Hi moomin, sorry you're feeling under the weather; I keep on having periods of feeling down at the moment and everything feels so much rawer when you're pregnant I think. Take some time out of you need it. I've had such a rollercoaster few weeks I'm taking this week off sick . I've spent a couple of lovely days with ds and he'll be off at the childminder's Weds, Thurs and Fri, so I'm going to get some sleep in, go to the chiropractors and do some catching up around the house.

I can't really afford a chiropractor regularly, but my back is getting so bad I'm really worried about not being able to look after ds soon, still got 17-19 weeks left before the big event! Hopefully they will work some miracles....

Supersunny congratulations on your scan, and I hope you get some good news regarding your dp's job soon. Its horrible being in limbo and not knowing what's happening, but no news is good news in this instance I reckon .

TTL I hope you find somewhere to live in the area you've chosen soon - how exciting - a new area to explore!

Going out for a meal with dp tonight - we try to avoid leaving the house on Valentines Day as you can't move for tack , but it's a good excuse to remember to go out and do something nice together, even if just once a year!

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moomin156 · 15/02/2011 16:31

8RD sorry to hear you are having the blues too. Not sure wether its the reality of life changing events actually happening, fear of losing the bean, reality of becoming an 'army wife' for the first time and just the whole responsibility thing..........
Hope you are going somewhere nice for your meal out tonight......have a nice little glass of wine to celebrate :)
Well i have splashed out on a sleep pillow today......for the price i expect it to sing me a bloody lullaby LOL.......lets hope it works else it will be on ebay n a weeks time.
My DH has become an ebay freak, he is obsessed with Stokke cots, they are gorgeous but soooooooooo expensive. He is trying to bag a bargain

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BarbieLovesKen · 15/02/2011 19:29

Oh dear God, I hope I dont offend anyone here but am watching OBEM (as I had it recorded) and am at the hypnobirthing lady.

Im am absolutley cringing at the whole thing - it looks like such a load of utter shite. "if my body's able to make a baby, its certainly able to birth that baby" - did anyone else want to punch this woman or am I being unusually unreasonable/ hormonal today?

I can just imagine dh if I handed him a written list telling him to offer me things to smell and not to speak to me about anything unless I lead the conversation.. pml..

BarbieLovesKen · 15/02/2011 19:31

and now she is begging her mother for petidine and isnt allowed

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moomin156 · 15/02/2011 19:32

Wait til you get a bit further on and then you really will smile to yourself.........

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moomin156 · 15/02/2011 19:33

exactly......all so calm and then the same as everyone else. Just half a dose LOL

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BarbieLovesKen · 15/02/2011 19:34

Oooh ok..

BarbieLovesKen · 15/02/2011 19:37

ha hahahahahahaha laughing my arse off at the friend trying a bit of gas!!!

loueytb3 · 15/02/2011 21:57

Just checking in quickly to say that we had our 20 wk scan today and all is well . Slightly hairy moment when the sonographer took ages to look at the heart and we thought there was a problem but she just couldn't see one of the vessels properly. Resisted the tempatation to find out the flavour so we are going to have a lovely surprise.

Need to catch up with you all at some point when I get a chance to breathe. My stomach is feeling really really stretched at the moment so I think this baby is on a big growth spurt. Not sure I will escape stretch marks this time

bananarama05 · 15/02/2011 22:43

just marking my place and getting you back on my threads i'm on list.

lots of drama this week (not for me thankfully, just everyone around me) but am keeping half an eye on what's going on with you lot, be back soon hopefully :)

Merlion · 16/02/2011 05:01

louey good news on the scan. I had another yesterday at 24 weeks everything still ok. Baby had both fists in front of her face like a boxer - maybe she's already realised she may need to defend herself from DS who still insists on trying to jump on my stomach!

Moomin and 8rd sorry you are both feeling a bit and hope that the time off does you some good and you get a good rest. You've both been under a lot of pressure so only normal that you need some time out to recharge.

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