Ding Ding! We're halfway there on The February Baby Bus 2012.

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good morning my lovelies, as requested, a shiny new thread old thread is here

Good luck with scans today, phlossie are you off for yours?

Congrats to your DP on the job babycarmen. Imagine he will be flat out over Christmas.

We have a list of names now too phlossie - the problem is we don't love the same ones! DH tends to like short, quite popular names (which is wierd cos his name fits that description and he hates it) whereas the names I prefer tend to be less common/more unusual.

There is loads of time yet sugar. We aren't planning to get a pram until January. DD is moving rooms, which means we need to move DH's office (he works from home too) and decorate the room before December. We are taking the sides off her cot bed so want to give her a couple of months to settle in before baby arrives.

I need to do a lot of sorting of wardrobes, drawers etc to create space and get all the baby stuff out the garage, wash the newborn clothes etc. I haven't started any of this yet or bought one thing for the new baby and I'm not panicking just yet.

Damn - always forget to post how far along I am.

20+4

i think by this stage in last pg I had picked up the family baby clothes from MIL, washed them and put them in size order in chest of drawers. They are currently being worn by DH's new niece so I need to wait this time for her to grow out of them before picking them up!! Not sure when that will be, hopefully in time.

I'm hmming about knitting a couple of prem baby cardigans just in case, i can always give them to the hospital if all turns out well. I spoke to a doctor friend today who said he thought that if the docs really thought something bad was going to happen soon they would have made a sooner appointment than 2 weeks, or kept me in for observation, so i do generally feel much better. I'm SOOO tired though, it's like the first trimester all over again (in bed before 7). DH wondered if a daily dose of aspirin affects me. Who knows!

Oh, and thank you for all the prem baby stories! That's what i need. My MIL's brother was born at 28 weeks, FIFTY years ago and was/is ok, aren't babies resilient?! I didn't realise they would survive that long ago.

Names -we're still in denial that we have to think of one... can i let you into a little secret? I haven't told ANYONE this, not even DH as he'd be so disappointed. At the scan on wednesday, i told the sonogrpaher we didn't want to know sex and she referred to baby as it all the way through, except for once when she said "his"... I don't know if that was an accidental slip or just an expression and she genuinely hadn't had a look. I don't know what to think. We really didn't want to know, but it's an interesting thought. I'm not going to tell DH, and I'm not going to buy any boy things, but i think i'd now be surprised if it turns out to be a girl!!

23+4

Oh no! What a slip up... maybe! When DD was born I asked (inbetween pushes) if the mw could let me see what sex she was for myself. When she was born, the mw said 'I'll just pass her over... oops!' Glad your feeling more positive, woowa. That's a very nice idea about the cardigans - I'm sure the hospital would welcome them if you don't need them.

It's 8pm and I'm bloody knackered. We went to the cinema this afternoon and saw Lion King. I cried a lot. Luckily the 3D glasses hid my patheticness!

Just another story for wowsa

My cousin was born v early and was slightly jaundice...

However, now she is the Strongest woman I know, single mum after having kicked her husband out for touching her even once, beaten cancer and now all clear and overall an amazing woman

woowa my nursey friend told me that the default of most sonographers is "he" so not to worry about them slipping up... But if they'd said "it" all the way through, you never know eh!!!

My tiredness seems to FINALLY be lifting... Plus feeling rather chipper as have got myself a lovely new poncho. Will do maternity, post and normal wear Thank you uncle tesco!! £14, bargain! Now just need to order my duffel coat for birthday gift and I'm fully decked out!!

Think I'm getting movements again, after early ones then nothing for weeks! Maybe the copious amounts of haribo and maoam have helped!!

Oh yeah, totally un organised here... Bought about 4 things so far (pram suit, a pack of baby grows, a bunny (too cute) and a sleep suit) think I need to get a shift on!!! Also had a gift of a blanket (hand knitted, white) V nice, and a hooded fleece towel... But deffo need to concentrate on pram/car seat as have a Ka so need to ensure it fits!!!

Anyway, hope we're all well... Off to bed now... Possibly IN my new poncho!!

Ok I am not panicking but I have bought nothing at all for the baby. I just don't dare!

We have one bag of passed down clothes that my Mil is washing then keeping at hers and that's it.

My mum will order me the silver cross surf whenever I'm ready and I need to make a decision on the Moses basket, crib, cot conundrum and as soon as I have the Pil will buy it other than that I could pick just about everything else up on the weekly shop! Or am I just being blasé?

21+5

Aaargh, just rub it in why don't you Babycentre email!!

"By now you can probably feel your baby move around. Enjoy it! Those flutters are one of the true joys of pregnancy."

20+0. STILL not feeling anything!!

Sugar try lying down propped after you have eaten, you can feel it more when you are still, mine moves more after food :).

Also get DP/DH to rest head on belly to have a listen, this squashes them and they tend to kick/push to make space.

Think I will get a moses basket this time around so that I can have the baby downstairs in the travel cot (very uncomfortable mattress) and DD won't be able to get her out/climb to get to her easily. Friend just had her baby and came into the room to find her toddler trying to get into the moses basket with the baby!

woowa - I was born just under 28 weeks, in 1974. Luckily they'd just built the A3 as I had to be driven to London which had these new things called ventilators!
Now they're standard kit. Wishing you all the best.

pinkhollie - for no.1 we took BIL's advice (ok, were disorganised too...) of not buying anything until 7 months as that's when people come out of the woodwork to give you stuff. It was true, too. Especially when you can order stuff online and get it delivered.
This time round we're obviously in a better position as people we gave baby stuff to are now wanting to give it back again, but still need to find a from-birth car seat.

sugar - Squirmlet was quite wriggly for a couple weeks but now is only doing the odd movement. I tend to feel it if I lie down on my back and am very still. I'm told putting a bag of frozen peas on your stomach can make it move...

Sugar I am also convinced I'm not feeling movements, I feel a sort of heaviness in my stomach, it could be movements but I can't be 100%. I wll try what Zhen said

I'm also not in any rush to buy anything, I have a list of what I want and need I bought one baby grow so far. My mother has bought a cot as a present. I will be waiting until January (I hope the baby co-operates) until the sales

20+2

Just had a pregnancy update to say as I am 24+4 weeks, my baby has now reached the age of viability!....It has flown since 12 weeks!..Not started to empty the junk from the babies nursery to be yet....not bought an awful lot either....eek!....Need to be organised & in control!..I have 10 weeks left in work & my husband is away for 6 of them with work, & I have 2 other children too & Christmas will be upon us soon! I have a big OU exam next Friday & I really cant think about anything other than getting the exam out of the way!..Once that is done I think its time to get organised! Starting again really with baby thing as we had sold/given away most of our big baby items..then decided to have another baby!....

baby things*

ways to get baby moving

Coffee (or anything with caffeine)
Iced water
Doc said she used hot chocolate

Apart from that, normally when just about to fall asleep. grrr

Last night was dreadful. Went to sleep 8.30, DH woke me up by accident at 10.30. COuldn't get back to sleep. went to loo, broke FAVOURITE EVER mug on sink, cried a lot, cried to sleep at 11.30 ( i think it wasn't just the mug!), DD woke me up 12.45, CAT at 1.45, got back to sleep at 2.30 ish after DD then woke again. DD woke me at 4am, then at 5,50 am. DH's alarm for work at 6, and ALL of us up. SOOO tired today, but now completely wired after youth group which finished at 10pm, so can't sleep. GRUMP.

It's nights like that which really make you think!!

23+5

Anything cold or sweet tends to get my babies moving. A good poke works too, but mine seem to always get a good wriggle on as soon as I lay down or get in the bath.

Still feel rubbish, bad chest today and had earache all over the weekend. I blame this silly weather.

22+5

My baby has busy days and lazy days. It's been doing quite a lot of horrible grinding against my pelvic floor region recently. DH had a good laugh because I suddenly shouted ow! and jumped because it felt like baby had kicked me in the bumhole! I feel it most in the evening lying on the sofa and in bed because I find it hard not to roll on it!

Sorry you're feeling rubbish, Xavielli. My DH has an earache. Honestly, he's so pathetic sometimes! I got home from work yesterday - and this is bearing in mind that I spend 4 hours on Sunday mornings jumping around in a very warm (35 degrees) swimming pool, that's 8 half hour swimming lessons back-to-back - to DH hobbling to the door to tell me that he 'hurt his ear when he sneezed'. And he DARED say that 'it's really hard looking after the children when I'm not well'. Poor DH. I did quietly point out that I'd been sick every day for 10 weeks, but, you know, that's not as bad as his poor ear. He hadn't even taken any painkillers, the eejit! Anyway, I took the children to a Love Food festival - any excuse to eat loads, while he had a two-hour long bath and read his book. And then he felt much better, so that was a relief for everyone! Silly man.

And then DS has wet the bed two nights in a row. What with him doing that, and DH blowing his nose/snoring/looking for an asthma inhaler that actually has something in it (very noisy)/ and Jeff kicking me in the cervix, I haven't been sleeping very well either, woowa. I suggested this morning that DD (a brilliant sleeper) and I have one room and the boys have another. It would be bliss! Not only does she sleep, when she wakes up, she likes nothing more than getting into bed with me and snuggling!

I'm going to paint the spare room today. And then I'm going to stop calling it the spare room and start calling it the baby's room!

Hi guys, looking for some reassurance here, feeling very pathetic. I went to the doctors this morning and literally begged to be signed off work. I can't even admit to DP that that's what I did. I'm still completely exhausted and just couldn't face it this morning. I've been signed off to 2 weeks and feel so relieved that I can take some time to rest and get on top of house things. But I feel so so guilty, like a fraud anyone else been off for exhaustion?

21+2

Noooo - don't feel guilty. With DS1 (the only pregnancy where I had a full-time job) I went in every day even though I was throwing up at work and thought I was going to die. Why? Because I felt guilty! I so should have been signed off. Rest, my dear, you have much more important things to do now - like grow a baby!

Hi! How is everyone? Jumping on a bit late here as I have had the most awful hyperemesis and being on the PC has been making me sick! Had my 20 week scan today which revealed a low lying placenta so I have to go back in 2 weeks. Am worried sick even though I know the chances are good it will have moved up. The sonographer was amazing, and even tho baby had curled up into a ball, legs crossed and facing away from us managed to coerce baby into a semi-scannable position. He says 80% chance it's a girl so we're not really buying anything pink just yet!

Also have some twinges that may well be pointing towards SPD, so not having a fun time right now.

CoffeeOne, yep im with you on the exhaustion!..I am absolutely shattered....what with 2 other little ones, a husband that works away, working myself, study, house & all the associated chores, im worn out! Going to see the Midwife on Wednesday & mention it to her, im worried about being off as I had so much time off early pregnancy with Hyperemesis, was off for about 10 weeks..but I really dont know whether I am coming or going!..9 weeks left in work, however, im seriously considering finishing on 9th December instead of 16th just to give me a week at home to sort Christmas stuff before the dc finish school!..Enjoy the rest :)

How weight have you ladies put on?
I'm 21 + 5 and have put on 6 pounds. I feel pretty good today and although the belly is massive I have managed to so far avoid the treble chin that my slag of an ex SIL had...

I'm quite pleased considering my cravings have been curry, chocolate and lucozade lol

Er, 1 1/2 stone... Though I'm not completely sure how much I weighed in the first place.

Hello stropzilla! I had a low lying placenta at 20 weeks with DC1, but it had moved by 34 weeks and I had a normal delivery (well as normal as delivering your first born can be!)

I'm loving the fizzy pop, kayano, though my craving is old fashioned lemony lemonade and gingerale.

I've just been to see the dentist, and my teeth are good, which is a relief because the morning sickness made me gag when I cleaned my teeth, plus, as I just mentioned, I've been drinking lots of sugary fizzy drinks and sucking boiled sweets and eating chocolate and cake. Hence the weight gain. Sigh.

Hi there, wow over halfway now ladies!

I think i am getting a fair bit of movement, can definitely tell when he (I am having a boy) is having a lazy day. A fair few kicks in the cervix and at the bottom!

Nothing much else to tell really!

21+2

I have put on about a stone. I usually put on about 3 in total so I am happy with that.
Just got to the stage where bubs is getting in the way when I bend down. I am also tired but thats mostly due to 3dcs and crazy dreams! They have been really strange.
21+6!

I'm having the most horrible day. DP came home in the middle of the day having been given 'time off' by his boss. Boss has been bullying DP for the last year and a half and it has just been getting worse. I won't go into all the details as it is quite long and complicated but basically this man is trying to bully DP out of his job. Today he decided to second him to a different role with no warning & for no reason (don't worry, we have employment lawyers watching with interest). Anyway, to explain DP's sudden absence the boss gathered all the staff (some of whom are good friends of ours) and told them all that DP had gone home to look after me because something was wrong with the baby and I had to be looked after. He went on to hint that I had lost the baby.
I've never wished for harm to come to anyone but I swear I hope he dies a long and agonising death for this when it is his turn. What kind of sick, disgusting, vile freak tells a group of our friends that our baby has died when it isn't true?
I don't know whether to cry or scream.
He isn't going to get away with this, I want his job for it but I have to bide my time right now because if I complain to their Head Office then he will take it out on DP.
I just can't believe someone would say something like that.
This coming just after my nan, I don't know what the hell is wrong with the world now.

Sorry I haven't done personals, I just needed to get it off my chest.