February 2012 Baby Bus!

[m1nn1em0u5e]

So who is due February 2012?....

Im due 1st February with baby number 3!....Already have 2 Sons, age 8 & 4....

Found out on Monday :)

Hello best :)

Re Tens I bought one on ebay for less than the cost to hire and sold on for the same price after - free tens!
I love tens and g and a. Thats all I needed last time. Had pethidine with the other 2. However having done it without wouldnt go back.

Anyone starting to pop out those jeans yet?

My Midwife rang today, i've got my booking appoinmtment next Friday & she said she would send my scan appt through the post :) All seems to be moving along now....Hyperemesis still causing lost of sickness :(

Ante-natal care seems to vary greatly between areas. I call on Thursday to book my 12 week scan and already had my booking appt (I'm 5+3). I think you just need to press on at them because you are meant to have your booking appt before your first scan..

Thanks for info on TENs it is definately something i will look at. I am more and more coming around to the idea of a home birth too, so definately something that needs looking at.

Had my first outburst of emotion today... I was cooking tea and absolutely burst into tears! Then I told my mum :D

Hi everyone! Im due around 20th Feb ...was lurking so hope its ok to join in now ive got over the shock of being pg! This will be DC3 and im having loads of sympyoms!

Middledaughter - I'm exactly the same. My symptoms seem to have disappeared in the last couple of days and I'm really worried, as it feels very like when I miscarried in Feb.

In terms of books, I would heartily recommend Your Pregnancy Bible. I really loved reading each section/looking at the photos each week when i was pregnant with DD. I've discovered a couple of great apps this time. Sprout has beautiful pics with info/advice each week, and some of the pics are 3D animated. The other one is BabyBump. It's not quite as pretty as Sprout, but as someone else said, it's nice to have something to read every day rather than just weekly.

Dd refuses to go to sleep. I can hear her bouncing in her cot over the baby monitor. She's being a monkey at the moment.

Not sure if its anything to do with being pg, but I feel ROTTEN today, all sinus-y and gland-y . Want to curl up on a sofa with an enormous duvet and a cup of tea, except that we haven't got a sofa. Grumble grumble.

innocent we were trying in earnest for about 2 months this time- I only stopped breastfeeding when dd was 9m old, so couldn't really get pg before. When I conceived dd, dh and I had only been together for 3 months- what with that and the 14 year age gap between us, you can imagine how much fun it was explaining that one to my dad!

Btw, you can't get Sprout for Android, but I second the recommendation for the baby centre ap. It also has a really good baby name finder.

Bus is getting pretty full, but here I am, running and waving at the side-mirror... POAS x 2 over the weekend and looks like I'm due Feb 17. First time pregnancy, have no idea what to expect, mostly terrified and completely ignorant. Never pictured myself as a mum, completely unmaternal, but I guess my body clock told me what time it is. Glad that Mumsnet is around to fill in the gaps...

hey cyborg - i'm glad it's not just me that's feeling terrified and ignorant! not sure about you but i'm not really believing it's real just yet, but part of me is constantly worried things are going to go wrong. nice to have all these other peeps to keep us going though! :)

hello yellowsparkle i'm not getting much in the way of symptoms at all - have had some cramps in the tum and am feeling tired but have had very little sleep the last week or so - insomnia like you wouldn't believe - so that could explain that! felt sick one night but otherwise nothing really. none of the strange taste or heightened sense of smell others have described. had really sore boobs (tmi?? sorry...!) for about a week but they seem to have improved too. bit worrying as it's my first and i don't really know what to expect!

Hello YellowSparkle, same day as me :) There is definitely still room, triple decker is this bus!

We have being trying since November last year, it has being hard, and I was obsessing over my cycles etc. at first! Then i calmed down, stopped following my cycle and I had to do some real good thinking at the doctors as to the first day of my last period!!

And i feel exactly as you do Needle, all i want to do is curl up and do nothing else but be PG and feel sorry for my symptoms! But with everything going on, I'm finding it hard! Luckily had a day off, started new job yesterday, not back on rota until Thursday. And i can imagine Needle, not the best reaction i am sure lol!

Whats Sprout?

Dd still awake, but screaming now instead of bouncing. As she's still in our room I can't go to bed until she settles.

Urgh, this is getting really weird, now my ears are hurting, and some mild nausea to go with the rest.

Hi SnoozingCyborg welcome to the bus.

Sprout is a pregnancy app for I phone. My friend who gave birth this weekend had it and it was lovely, but the babycentre one is great for android.

Welcome to all the new people, it's getting hard to keep up with this thread but it's nice to have a full bus !!!

I've just bought 'your pregnancy bible' off amazon after walking out of whsmith in disgust that they were charging £25 for it!

Starting to wonder when I might get morning sickness, when did everyone that has it start getting it? I'm 5+5 and my only symptoms are that I'm stupidly tired and my boobs are really really sore!

The book says usually between 5-7 weeks I think louby. I didn't get any at all last time, but gained 3st. This time I'd happily take a few weeks of bring ill for a smaller overall gain, When you consider that of that 3st, only 7lb8 was baby!

I should never have downloaded the Amazon app to my phone- it makes sneaky shopping sooo quick!

It was the amazon app that got me needle ,I'm a sucker for a bit of sneaky shopping!

My sister in law put 3 stone on when she was pregnant with her second after behaving this time! Her first pregnancy started with her being a size 10 and ending as a size 22! It's made me extra-conscious about what I'm eating now! I'm doing my very best to eat as healthy as possible with the occasional treat to get me through the day!

Morning all! I'm 8 weeks today and feeling pretty ok. I seem to get an afternoon exhausted and green feeling but so far this pregnancy hasn't affected me much (like a lot of you I'm hoping this isn't a bad sign).

Hi to all the new people, we are getting busy! There seems to be a good mix of first timers and those who've done this before. I'm surprised there are so many on DC3. Is this going to be the last baby for anyone else?? I'm determined to enjoy everything about this pregnancy as it'll be my last. If anything goes wrong I doubt we would try again, so I'll be very anxious at the scan.

I'm just hoping that if things are ok with my wee bean that it's better than last time. I started throwing up the day I turned 6 weeks and the last time was the day before DD was born. It took until 20 weeks to gain ANY weight and believe me it was NOT worth it!

And puzzletree, if this works out ok (it's DC2), yes this will be our last.

DC3 is definitely the last for us!..I have also said if things dont work out I dont think I could try again....

We want 6, this is DC2. Ask me again in a year though and that might have been revised!

Just had my first day of being sick all morning (sorry tmi), hoping it won't carry on all day as I've got a meeting all day tomorrow I may have to need an excuse for! I keep telling myself it's a good thing!

Hope everyone's having a good day x

Hello, can I join please? Due 23 Feb 2012 (according to the doctor: 19 Feb if I use MN's far better due date calculator that actually takes into account my cycle length).

Got BFP this morning and immediately rushed to Waterstones to buy What To Expect When You're Expecting (didn't have that last time, and I've lent all my old pregnancy books to my also-pregnant SIL), plus The Mumsnet Rules (natch) and the Caitlin Moran book (treat). Oh, and popped in at the docs to book myself in as well. Am supposed to be working from home - hey ho.

Have been on MN since early 2007 (used to be called something else, and am much more of a lurker these days - ever since I discovered Twitter really!)

Am 39, have a nearly 5-year-old DD, and been trying for YONKS to get pregnant again (was easy-peasy first time round). Had a miscarriage before DD, and bled intermittently throughout the first trimester with DD, so am a bit jittery, truth be known. But hey, one day at a time...

Right, now I've said hello I'll actually go ahead and read the thread!

Adding myself to list:

m1nn1em0u5e: 32, DC3, 1st Feb
EsmeWeatherwax:39, DC3, 1st Feb
greenygrassy: DC1, 1st Feb
belindarose: DC2, 1st Feb
puzzletree: DC3, 1st Feb
wompoopigeon: DC2, 2nd Feb
runaroundstartsnow:40, DC4 4th Feb
TopazMortmain: DC1, 4th Feb
currybaby: 36, DC1, 4th Feb
Lolarennt: DC2, 4th Feb
Annie210905: DC3, 4th Feb
rnbsmum: 39, DC3, 4th Feb
AJ71: 39, DC2, 8th Feb
Lifeissweet: DC2, 5th Feb
MIddledaughter: DC2 5th Feb
LankyLegs:31, DC1, 6th Feb
Clarinsgirl: DC2, 6th Feb
Gobolino: DC1, 6th Feb
Millie26: DC2, 7th Feb
babycarmen: DC2, 7th Feb
TheDuckSaysMoo: DC2, 7th Feb
Woowa: 32, DD 16 mths, due 8th Feb
gonerogue: 31, DC2, 10th Feb
Diedandgonetodevon: DC2 10th Feb
MrsHuxtable: DC? 11th Feb
WaterKelpie: DC1, 13th Feb
mistressploppy: DC2 , 13th Feb
Pinkhollie: 32, DC1, 14th Feb
ReadyforRound2: 31, DC2, 14th Feb
AnnieOnAMapleLeaf: 33, DC2, 15th Feb
OddEyes: 32, DC3, 16th Feb
willitbe: DC4, 17th Feb
Xavielli, 26 DC4 due 17th Feb
Louby86, 24, DC1?, 17th Feb
QueenFee 30 DC4 17th Feb
Melliebobs: 26, DC1, 17th Feb
BillComptonstrousers 34, DC2, 18th Feb
Phlossie, 31 DC3 19th Feb
AlpinePony: 37, DC2, 19th Feb
Needle, 25, DC2, 20th Feb
QueenCee, 34, DC2 20th Feb
InnocentRedhead, 19, DC2 20th Feb
TheWicketKeeperIsDown, 38, DC2, 20th February
PDog, 32, DC2, 20th February
Gooseysgirl: 35, DC1, 22nd Feb
Mummymccar: 24, DC1, 23rd Feb
PamBeesly, 27, 23rd Feb
LittleBoxes, 39, DC2, 23rd Feb
MissRedIndie: DC2, 24 Feb
CoffeeOne: 28, DC1, 24th Feb
Jeezimacasalinga: 37, DC3, 25 Feb
Ambrosial: 31, DC1, 28th Feb

Hello! Congrats to you all ! I Am expecting baby no. 3 on the 3rd feb - have 2 ds of 5 and 3. Had early scan today and have seen and heart beat so exciting. Look forward to comparing notes with you all.

Ooh ooh excited to bursting and have to tell someone :) just got my scan date through the post, 22nd July! Will be 12+2 according to my dates. At least there's something to count down the days to now...

puzzletree how exciting! Not that long to wait either! Hopefully mine will come through for a couple of weeks after yours! You'll just need to be extra busy to make the countdown go faster now