First-timers due December - new thread!

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Had to start a new thread, as our old one got too big to post anymore.
yay figgy - your scan sounds great! A wee boy - now you only have to think about boy names. Woohoo.

boobs have*

I've gone from a 28GG to a 32G, but I think that's mostly because I've packed on the pounds. I suppose tubs of icecream and McDonalds fries will do that!

I have gone from a 24B to a 36DD (this happened 10 days before I even knew I was pregnant i.e. I think literally the day the egg implanted) but now I need to buy new bras so even bigger.

mmmmmmm McDonald's fries, wish you hadn't put that thought in my head sorelip!

I think it's the saltiness that makes me want them so much. I seem to be either eating really salty stuff or really sweet stuff. Bland food doesn't get a look in.

Sorry girls... I had some for my din dins :-D

Ahaha, kri5ty's boob shave, your spacing mistake made me split diet lemonade all over laptop!!
Oddly my boobs/related back ache has been better since being pregnant & getting huge in the chest department.

Mmmmm, McDonalds. Had a mushroom soup for dinner, so exciting(!)

figgy I think u are the only one without a massive boob increase! I have gone from a 34C to a 36DD! but it is awful... I have bought new bras but it still feels so uncomfortable. Fortunately my nipples haven't leaked at any gooey stuff :). Although mopsy I am in the same situation with the weird nipple changes!

I haven't really thought about nct antenatal classes. I figure I will just go to the 5 classes through the hospital and then work it out then. As for pain relief, I figure start flexible and see what happens:).

I have read 2 books so far, gina ford and the baby whisperer. I liked them both, coz they both had great ideas that i never thought of. I intend to mold them into my own idea of what works best for me. I think I prefer some sort of structure rather than pure baby led parenting... But time will tell!

Need to check out this perineal massage thing if it reduces the chances of tearing. Maybe I can convince DHto do it for me :)

Yup, first thing I saw when I clicked on the 'last' page for today's update was kir5ty's boob shave which took me into a whole new world of 'what the f*ck bit of pregnancy have I missed out?!' I mean, I've got a few extra hairs around the nipples, but still....

Mine haven't grown at all figgy, still wearing the same bras, which at least is cheaper. Was thinking if they do get bigger of just getting the feeding bras rather than spend extra money on sizes as I go up. No leakage though, although am making up for it with gunky eyes, snotty nose, etc.

Not signed up for any ante-natal stuff yet (is this slack of me?) because thought I'd be given advice/info/joining instructions at the MW appointment. I'll raise it with her when I go at the end of the month. Haven't bought any books, and barring a basic health advice one (ie what symptoms equal run to doctor's and which equal bloody calm down woman) probably won't. With Google and MN can probably get answers if needed- will trust to that and instinct!

Quick question- anyone else still feel that this is slightly unreal? I can get my head around the fact that I'm pregnant (pretty hard to miss with large bump and tango'ing sprog) but somehow it still feels weird and I can't connect it to have a baby....

Also am being called 'weeble' by DP- kind of like it in an odd way, but wondered what others though and if they'd been named?!

PS hello londongirly

It certainly looks like it's just me doesn't it waaaah

Ewwww I just saw the video of the woman with the dummy doing the perineal massage... It was awful!!!

Northern I would try and book sooner, just to be on safe side, as in my area at least they get booked up WAAAAY in advance for some reason. I totally feel you re: the actual baby thing - I had a reality check yesterday about it and it was a major shock! Now it has passed and back to being lalala my life will continue as before. HA. As if! 'Weeble' is kind of cute, awww.

I didn't have McD fries. I really want some skinny fries though yuuuummmmm. With mayonnaise. Good thing there is no McDonald's nearby!

NorthenChinchilla, DH has take to calling me 'Waddles'. Makes me sound like a film noir Duck Detective.

I've bought the 'My Pregnancy 2011' Book & First Time Parent both have been useful!

Not going to do antenatal stuff, think it will freak me out...
Like you, I have moments of 'holy shit! I will have a baby by the end of the year', since it's been kicking hard it's making it really odd ('wtf is that? Do I need I poo? Nope just baby...ARRRRRGH MY baby'!).

Evening all! Thanks for making me chuckle!

Spent the last few days in bed with a tummy bug...vommed so much have now done back in...loooooovely! Poor little bump deflated somewhat but am trying to reinflate with emergency chocolate.

Now aside from that just wanted to tell you all about latest purchase. A gorgeous red dress with little white stars all over, v 1950s from...Asda! Seriously, it's gorge and glam and gives you curves in all the right places. Not maternity but it ties above the waist and only £16-bargain! Go forth and buy it!

Loving the boob shave btw, hilarious!

Keep up the good work peeps x

P.S northernchinchilla totally hear you on the 'waaaah I'm really pregnant' thing. Sometimes I completely forget about being pregnant and then BOOM! It hits me that there's a baby in there...not only that, but it's got to come out at some point!

Glad you're feeling better littlelilou, and I respect your attempts to inflate bump with chocolate. Hope you have a decent emergency supply...I had to go out and get more earlier today

Your Asda bargain sounds lovely! Was going to venture into Asda/Peacocks tomorrow to try find some pregnancy PJ's

....and at that precise moment my computer threw a wobbler and it's taken me this long to get back on...

Good points about it getting booked for classes- I sort of think that there'll be loads or that they'll just take whoever needs it, but you're right, should get it sorted.

And so glad it's not just me that feels this way about pregnancy/baby! I'm so pleased, etc, and can't wait, but it's just such a seismic shift that I think my brain is coping with it by pretending it's just not happening...

AWCH - I will now think of you as a duck, smoking a cigarette down a dark, rainy alleyway, wearing a trenchcoat and on your way to solving a murder...

And poor you littlelilou that's awful. I would have been freaking out that it was somehow harmful, as well as the horrors of a tummy bug. Hope you're on the mend now- do you know what caused it?

Right, off to wrangle chinchillas now, sleep well all!

Hiya ladies!
I'm so glad to read that other people have decided against the NCT courses, a friend of mine has just booked hers and is really excited about it but the thought (and cost) of the possible preaching from them scares the shit out of me! I was worried I was being weird by not wanting to do it. I'm going to 2 classes at my midwife clinic, 1 at the hospital plus a hospital tour. I think that should be enough! I'm trying not to focus my efforts and preparations too much on the birth and think more about the first few weeks with the baby!

I've read a couple of books by Christine Hill that I have enjoyed, she's very straightforward and not preachy at all about breastfeeding or birth. The only thing that has annoyed me is her saying you MUST finish work at 34 weeks and go back before the baby is 6 months. That annoyed me a lot!

Oh and the Jojo Maman Bebe sale had maternity trousers that would be good for a fiver last week!

:o i'm glad i can bring a few chuckles ladies... yup boob shave's... actually with the extra hair i am developing, i may need one soon :o

Well my boobs have stayed at 32D... i didn't think they had grown at all, until last night i found stretch marks, that were not there last week, so they must have decided to grow now!! grrr

i have't rang up my nhs classes as the mw told me to wait until nearer the time... i will ring today!!

Re not really feeling pregnant... yup i'm with you on that one, although i do feel a bit more now i have a proper bump... but i guess it'll only feel real when i can feel kicks etc!

Hmmm... I called up my NHS classess today to start booking in and all I get is a "sorry no one is available to take your call" message... for 3 days running!

newartiotstar I read her book too and really liked it. I can't remember her saying you must go back to work pre 6 months. But with all these books you just take what you like and dump the rest!!!

Kri5ty... has all the jungle stuff arrived yet. Sounds so exciting! I get the keys for the new place on Friday...so we can finally starting moving in and decorating too :)

Just got some new bras through from Mamas and Papas. They have some on offer at the moment 3 for £15 and are lovely quality.

I am a bit fed up with stretch marks at the moment. I am trying Bio Oil at the moment but not sure how much it is working. Anyone found any miracle cures?

I went to see my friend today and met her six week old son, so cute and was a bit of a reality check that I am going to have a baby in a few months time.

I'm hoping to get some more sleep tonight. We live in South East London, so the last couple of nights have been a little stressful to say the least!!

It was something to do with it being to difficult to go back after 6 months plus and attachment issues with baby. I'm rather sensitive about people's attitudes about me working pregnant/going back so anything like that has been getting my back up a bit!

Impressed at lalababy with moving house and decorating: we renovated our house a few years ago, and it was actually quite fun. May I suggest buying overalls (perfect maternity outfit) and practise getting comfy on a stepladder and your best dictatorial tones for the "you need to put the masking tape on first...have you sealed the plaster before you paint it...you'll need to hoover up the dust, you know..." phrases?

Agree on taking what you need from the books and ditching the rest- you can only do what's best for you and your baby, and try to balance the two. People's lives are so different that any prescriptive stuff in these areas is pointless. Some women have partners, some don't, some are 18 some are , 44, some earn, some are SAHMs, some have big families, some have no support...

Books tend to approach their advice as if it's law, and people tend to do the blithe, "oh, but of course you'll be stopping work at 30 weeks/taking a year off/breastfeeding for nine months" stuff without thinking.

Trying not to be annoyed, hurt or offended by it is another matter though...

LondonGirly, thanks for the Mama & Papa's tip!

I know it's crazy early to be talking about it, but will anyone else be TTC straight after December?
We'd like LO's to be similar ages, and seeing that it took 9months ttc for this one, starting asap seems to be the best idea!

AWCH judging by some of my friends, hanky panky can take a loooonnnng while to get back on track after giving birth - many months in some cases. So it may be that you won't start TTC until your body feels comfortable again which mightn't be that soon. Just something to bear in mind. I am sure many people are fine after a month or two but for many, it takes longer. I think I'd rather a 2 year gap myself so will start TTC when baby is a year or more (I was lucky and it happened first go for this one, but who knows what will happen next time we try!). And my uncle is only 10 mths older than my Mum ... so clearly sometimes it can get started again v. v. soon ... !!!