July 2011 we're entering the second half!

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F1rstT1meMummy 25/6/11
Ickle: EDD 29/6 pg#1 age 31
Pesha: EDD 30/6 pg#4, age 32, (dd 10yrs, ds1 7yrs, ds2 3yrs)
Blueberryjam EDD 1/7 PG#5 AGE 27 ( 7,6,4 & 8 months)
Loueytbg EDD 1/7 PG#3 Age 37 (DS1&2 3.6, 1 mc)
Tebbles EDD 1/7 PG#1 Age 29 (No DC yet)
Orchid: EDD 1/7 pg#2 age 31 (DS 2)
WolfcubEm83: EDD 1/7 pg#1 age 27
Phlebas: EDD 2/7 PG#10, age 35 (dd1 10yrs, ds 4yrs, dd2 18mo)
Riddzy: EDD 3/7 PG1, Age 31
MadAboutTheBoys 3/7 PG#3 Age 34 (DS1 3yrs; DS2 17 months)
Emmylou30: EDD4/7 pg#1 age 30
Mitchell81: EDD 4/7 pg#4 age 29(dd 10 yrs,ds1 4yrs, ds2 2yrs)
Eglu: EDD 5/7 pg#3, age 33 (DS 7 & 3) - Girl
Twit: EDD 5/7 pg#6 age 35 (3 ds's 12,9,3 one dd 4)
Countrybunkin: EDD 6/7 pg#14 age 26
Miss Lolita: EDD7/7 pg#1 age 31 - girl
ScarIettOHara: EDD 8/7 pg#1 age 34
Oceanfox: EDD 08/07 pg1 age 37
Smiler80: EDD 08/07 pg#1 age 30
Fiatlux: EDD 08/07 pg#1 age 36
MeesaMum: EDD 9/7 pg#1 age 30
wolfhound, EDD 9 July pg#3 age 40 (DS1 is 3 and DS2 is 16 mths)
Mrsfarge: EDD 9/7, pg#4, age 34 (ds 9, dd 3, ds 2)
Scarthy: EDD 10/7 pg#2 age 35 (DS 3yrs)
SpannerPants: EDD 10/7 age 27 pg#1 - boy
emilyplus1: EDD 10/7 pg#2 age 25 (DD 17 months)
confuddledDOTcom: EDD 11/7/11 girl (expected to last until May, ELCS will be mid-June if I last that long and they get their own way) age 30 (3 girls: 1 angel and two amazing girls age 4 and 2)
Sweetiexxx: EDD 11/7 pg#2 age 32 (DD 17 months)
Highheelsandequations EDD 11/7 pg#2 age 30 (no DC yet)
Rarewelshbit: EDD 11/7 age 33 (no DC yet)
Scrivette: EDD 12/7 pg1, age 30 (no DC yet)
canny77 12/7/11
NNABAIW: EDD 13/7 pg#2 age 33 (DD 15 months)
Stottiecake: EDD 13/7 pg2, age 37 (ds 2)
StormBird: EDD 13/7 pg2, age 28 (no DC yet)
Squirrel007 EDD 13/7 PG#1 Age 29 (No DC yet)
BeatrixRotter: EDD 14/7 pg#2 age 34 (DD 2)
kalp12 14/7/11
Sues1974: EDD 15/7 pg#2 age 36 (DS 21 months)
filey1: EDD 16/7 pg#1 age 28 (no DC yet)
pennyly: EDD 16/7 pg#1 age 32 (no DC yet)
JazzS: EDD 16/7 pg#1 age 29 (no DC yet)
Nicolamumof3: EDD 17/7 pg4 age 33 (DS's aged 11.6, 4.11 and 3.3)
youpie: EDD 17/7 pg#2 age 34 (ds 16 months)
Nitnatnaboo: EDD 17/7 pg#2 age 38 (ds 5 yrs)
Highfibrediet EDD 17/7 pg#4 age 38 (ds1 8y, ds2 6y, ds3 2 1/2y)
Fraochsmum: EDD 17/7 pg2 age 33 (dd 11 months)
Hefner: EDD 17/7 pg#1 age 28
a11J: EDD 18/7 p#1 age 21
Stangirl: EDD 19/7 pg2 age 41 (DD 9 months)
Fab123: EDD 19/7 pg#1 age 29
Zanzicat: EDD 20/7 pg#1 age 30
Pregnant inParis: EDD 20/7 pg#1 age 30
isitreallythattime: EDD 20/07 pg#2 age 32
Dynababy: EDD 21/7 pg#1 age 34
FessaEst: EDD 21/7 pg#3 age 30 (mc & DD 13 months)
cara2244: EDD 21/7 pg#2 age 31 (DS 2 years)
FallingandLaughing: EDD 22/7 pg#1 age 33
Geordiemam4: EDD 23/7 pg#4 age 31 (DD age 13, DS age 11, DS age 8)
Brassicababe: EDD23/7 pg#1 age 37
Brightsideoflife: EDD23/7 pg#3 age 33 (DD 19 months)
PixieOnaLeaf EDD 23/7 pg#6 Age 44 (DD1 16, DD2 12, DS 9, DTD1 8 months, DTD2 8 months)
GruffaloMama EDD 23/7 pg2 age 35 (DS 2.1)
Inbetweener EDD 24/7 pg3 age 36 ( DD 8 DD 6 )
LadyGoneGaga: EDD 24/7 pg#3 age 32 (DS age 2.5, mc)
honeybabymoon EDD 24or 25/7 age 30 (no DCs)
Emmywoo: EDD 26/7. pg## age 33 dd 4 and mc
Chocoflakes: EDD 27/7 pg#3 age 37 (dd15,ds13)
Ivegotmrbitey: EDD27/7 pg#1 age 31
SelenaDoula 27/7/11
Sugargirl1: EDD 28/7 pg#2 age 32 (DD 13months)
Badgerwife: EDD 22/7 pg#1 age 30
Buttonmoon78: EDD 29/7 pg#5 age 32 (DCs 13, 10 & 3)
ddas: EDD 31/7 pg#1 age 26
sunshiney78: EDD 31/7 pg 1 age 31
ZuluWarrior: EDD ?/7 pg#3 age 32 (DS 20 months)
JimmyChoo17: EDD 16/07 P#1 Age 29

Oo, you glam thing you, Inbetweener! You've got me hungry though. I have a creme egg stashed in my desk which might have to get eaten just now

PMSL...I am far from glam I am esentially wearing someone elses castoffs . I have a very attractive pair of big pants on under these well worn black maternity trousers. ( which I am still hitching up by the way ! What is with that !!! )

I ate my hotcross bun....and a banana....I also have maltesers.....

I'm now on to my Walker's salt & vinegar crisps and eyeing up my Ploughman's sarnie...

The thing is, if I saw you walking down the street I'd think 'what a glam lady all dolled up' not 'look at her, she's obviously wearing someone else's clothes!' Maternity clothes are great to get as cast offs as they don't get very much wear at all!

Oh, and my trews are permanently heading southwards. I tried to run (well, jog in a shuffly way) to get to a shop before it closed last night. I failed but that was because DH was laughing at me so hard I thought he was being sick. Apparently I was in grave danger of exposing my granny pants gorgeous sexy underwear!

LOL !!

I was surprised at how much they go for on Ebay actually. i will def be selling mine after this third and final pg !!
One bundle in particular went for £82 !!! When I think I just chucked mine away 7 years away !!!

Right must eat my maltesers do some work

So true regarding maternity stuff. I avoided trousers and went for dresses though and went to a high end store (pea in a pod) and went through the sale rack. I got six dresses for just under $300. Considering that full price one dress was marked at $349 I was very happy with my purchases. I also plan to wear them throughout all pregnancies. They are plain office type dresses which are quite flattering. DH and I plan to have 3 so I will get some use out of the stuff.

I am very jealous of anyone who can wear maternity pants. I have tried on over 20 pairs and have yet to find a pair that fit. They tend to look awful on me and if they have any polyester in them my legs itch like mad.

Hi everyone, lots to catch up on! Hope Confuddled is OK?

Been racing around but not seeming to get much done tbh! Made some bunting the other day and my friend has asked me to do some for her 3 yr old's room so that will keep me busy. Find I have lots to do around the house but stuff everywhere so keep putting off tidying up before The Big Clean, which I have convinced myself will happen. Think I went into overdrive a little early as I seem to have everything I will need until 6 months (bar nappies, wipes and a car seat) and now have even run out of ideas to make that won't clog up the house still further!

I meant to ask, has anyone found maternity flight tights anywhere? I'm flying to Bratislava next week and want something that will cover more leg than just the sock as i'm getting slightly puffy legs and feet already (dreading summer and my legs swelling already!).

Anyone else found they can concentrate on books again too? I went through a nasty phase of only reading complete tripe What To Expect by Heidi Jurkoff . Not pleasant, but over now thankfully

what an afternoon i've had.

five hours in hospital on ante natal..dishcharged myself couldn't wait any longer so

well the background was i have had a pain under my ribcage all week really horrible dull constant 24/7 ache which gets worse and comes/goes. Saw a friend this morning mentioned it to her, said i should def get checked worried me a little.

Rang hospital said i need to get checked but they are full. Could i get to next hospital about 15miles away, said not really, but would have to. They then rang back said Maidstone hosptial full to so to come there anyway

got there at 1.15, finally got a room at 2.45 (its a new hospital amazing facilities all private rooms etc) mw did obs straight away all fine. im still in pain. Still feeling sick with ms. Dh leaves to collect boys school and nursery. At 6pm he comes back tot get me. Im freezing cold in room, hungry thirsty i leave the hospital in tears after having to discharge myself agains the mw advice. Im still none the wiser what the pain is. I just couldn't wait there any longer. Home now on my own comfy bed in warm slippers and dh made me a cuppa. Horrible experience. Don't ever want to go back there. Fingers crossed this placenta moves up, as i am now considering a hb.

Oh nicola you poor thing :( Sounds like a hellish day. How are the pains now? Were they waiting for any results of tests when you left? I wonder if they will folllow up with you? I hope you feel better very soon. Chocolate handy? x

nope no chocolate, i'd love some!!

they hadn't done any tests just normal obs which were all fine, heartbeat, temp and urine all fine. But they were waiting on doctor to see me as still concerned.

pain is dull ache now comes and goes sharper pains. and have a hard lump about the size of a 50p just right below rib cage.

nicola that's awful! Are you going to try and get back to the hospital again? I hope you manage to get some peace of mind.
I know it's not the same level of problem, but I had to ring the physio 5-10 times three mornings this week before I finally got through. It's only because I work part time that I could sit pressing redial at 9am. If I was full time, I couldn't do that in my job.
Is it the recession or has the NHS always been like this and I've just never noticed??

inbetweener I have been eating like a horse this week. We got a Chinese tonight as my dad and his girlfriend were over. Everyone had long since left the table and I was still chomping!

Poor you Nic - I hope everything's ok.

Hoping Confuddled is ok too. I feel a bit bad that I'm just getting into the swing of being pg again and she's sat there wondering if her's is soon to be ending. Must be constantly stressful. Thinking of you C.

I think my SPD may be rearing it's ugly head. I walked to school on Thursday afternoon (only a mile each way) and had some quite bad stretching pains in my hips all evening. I was hoping it was because I was walking with DH who walks very fast and has go go gadget legs compared with my little Welsh pit pony stumps but I'm not so sure. Then yesterday and this morning if I'm sat whilst my bum is unsupported (ie on the loo ) it's quite painful and my lower back is constantly crunching and moving. Think it's time to break out the Serola belt... Thankfully I've got an appointment with the GP tomorrow to discuss my eczema so will ask for my referral to the physio then too I think. Must dig my crutches out of the garage too. They're way at the back so I need to be able to get at them before I get too big!

Having a nice meal tonight. DH has just submitted the first two proper tenders for our new company, one of which we're almost certain to get so we're having a little celebration - scrambled duck eggs with smoked salmon, pot roasted boar haunch with shallots & red wine gravy with buttery mash. All washed down with a glass of fizz. Yum. Even better, most of it was in the freezer so won't cost a lot . Still watching the pennies until we get paid by some clients. It's very boring but we still have a good standard of living compared with a lot so I shouldn't grumble at all really.

Phew - that was long. Good vibes to those who need them.

Hey just checked In to see if any news on confuddled

Hope you are ok hon!? Xx

Have had another good week which is good....had a few blips with back, nose and headaches but no where near as bad as before. Am enjoying getting nursery sorted now.

Lil bean has been moving about a fair bit all of a sudden these past 2 nights which is nice. Although I keep getting a sensation of something scrapping nails on me insides?! It's not too often but it's uncomfortable when it does. Hubby still hasn't felt it. Naughty b,bay sits still when he outs his hand on bump. Have been craving cider this week bizarrely...I don't even normally like it. I think it's because I am really into apples at the moment. Have not given in to cider but have an apple crumble at the ready for dessert tomorrow.

Hope everyone is ok and all is well with confuddled. X

Afternoon all, im ok today. Not feeling great but not feeling as if i need to get checked out immediately, have gp's appointment about my spd returning on thurs so can discuss then.

Feel several complications creeping in. Placenta Praevia, GTT test next month, and SPD of course.

Yes im worried about confuddled too, do hope she's ok?

Jimmy that sounds uncomfortable sensation. Im sure this baby is breech atm as all my kicks so low down the boys were all head done all the time.

Just have alot on atm, my stepmum was in hospital having op for breast cancer and have funeral on monday too. So all quite stressful. Still feeling and being sick. yuck.

Lovely sunshine tho this morning

hey nicola - saw your other post. I would be so upset too. Are you feeling any better today?

I would also speak to your GP and see if there is anything they can do to help. My mother was a nurse and worked for the NHS. When it looked like we were moving to Manchester she told me to pay to see the consultant for one appointment and then have them add you to their NHS care list. She said that this was, in her opinion, the fastest way most people jumped themselves up lists and got their treatment faster.

nicola - I would call your GP on Monday and have them see you ASAP. I wouldn't wait till Thursday.

Nor would I Nic. Have a pg strop - you're allowed. Get yourself seen asap so you can relax a bit.

I had a pg strop this week on behalf of my son. Got an appt from May moved to Tuesday am. It works

Hope you're ok Confuddled - thinking of you at the moment!

I agree with the others Nic, I would get in touch with the GP earlier if I were you.

I think the baby has been having a growth spurt this week as I have been incredibly tired and hungry, and I can feel definite kicks really strongly now! DP even felt one on Thursday

I seem to have picked up a virus - sore throat, headache and a weird rash on my tummy/legs, but the baby is moving a lot so I'm going to stick to regular paracetamol and fluids for now. I can't believe how paranoid pregnancy has made me though, I don't usually worry about every little ache and pain.

it certainly does spanner

button im feeling a bit better tbh this evening had something to eat out so just chilling and waiting for casualty. the hard lump is still there, but not as painful which is good.

enjoy your evenings everyone x

Sorry to hear about your experience nicola it might be prudent to visit GP tomorrow right enough.

Button that made me laugh! Glad your OH didn't make himself sick laughing x

inbetweener I also got a maternity bundle from ebay last pg and it was fantastic! I have always worn hand-me-down/second hand clothes and always see them as being new to me . I got a beautiful blue dress yesterday from New Look, it's really comfy and can be dressed up or down.

Hope you're feeling better spanner x

I have started to get slightly prominent veins on one of my legs so might start putting my feet up more often and avoiding my knee-high socks!
I went to a gig on Friday night and had the most amazing time! The Wonderstuff supported and were fabulous, and the Levellers were the best I've ever seen them. Thankfully my pain went away at the right time and I was able to dance about like a mad eejit! Whilst sitting down during the ballads of course . Started seizing up on the way home, but it was so worth it!! I know there's a few of you who were thinking of selling your Take That tickets because it's so close to due date, but I hope you don't! I'm not a fan of them, but I know how hard lots of people have found it to get tickets in the first place and I assume it will be seated? Unless there is a long commute involved, I would be there with bells on!!

Speaking of commutes, did someone say they had a 3-hour one to work? I feel so sorry for you, it must make your day unbelievably long We are so spoilt here - 5 mins tops and even get home for lunch! That is a really great service the train company offers though, and I would def go for the pass that lets you travel on 1st class as a pg person.

Finally not raining here today so will probably start my census work...making sure I'm home for the rugby of course

Hey ladies

Confuddled has posted on facebook (unless I have everyone mixed up) but if it's confuddled who set it up then she has posted she's ok xx

I've been getting low kicks too nic I either get them low or to one side. Glad to hear u r feeling better awful how you have been treated tho. Let us know how u get on with the gp hopefully lots better!

Can't believe it's Monday already......

Hey question ladies....where are we all? I forget mn is worldwide!

I'm in the uk just north of London.

Mull of Kintyre, south west Scotland. Only 11 miles from N Ireland but millions from anywhere else

oh how lovely fraochsmum v jealous

im in Kent which i love we are close by to everything here, easy to get to London or Coast in about 45mins either way.

I feel shattered tonight normally stay up late but not tonight.

won't make docs tomorrow as have funeral to go to so not too long to wait til thurs was only apt i could get with a female doc when i made it last tuesday!! Madness. But hey who am i to complain!!

Evening all, the PGP pain is getting worse rapidly, so I hope my mw is sympathetic on Thursday.

To answer the location question I'm in the Scottish Borders.

oh eglu its horrible isn't it, my hips def getting worse now, but at least back holding up so far. Hope you get some help.

Im going to try the carriwell support band to give me a bit of support.