little kicks and a bit less sick - half way to June 2012

[Kveta]

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Hi everyone!
Thanks for the new thread kveta
Going to see midwife this afternoon,exited as hoping to listen to a heartbeat!I can feel occasional movements now at 18 weeks but heartbeat will give me more reassurance.
Hope everyone is well or better..I have a cold but seems like a mild one,hope it stays that way,fingers crossed.
Welcome boys!
Loving the names ideas I couldn't make my mind up until I know if boy or girl but if boy probably Albert as that's what wee agreed last time.

Was wondering if lemsip was ok to take?

aww crap, work have just asked for my MATB1 form - when and where do we get these? I have forgotten EVERYTHING from last time!! [knackered]

Claim forms for MA are available from the Jobcentre Plus claim-line (0800 055
6688, textphone 0800 023 4888), from antenatal clinic, or from the Directgov
website ? www.direct.gov.uk/parents

Ooops. No, not that bit. This:

Doctors or registered midwives are required to issue, free of charge, Maternity Certificates (form MAT B1), to their patient who is pregnant and for whom they provide clinical care.

See www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/matb1-guidance.pdf

Kveta, your Dr or midwife won't sign the Mat B1 until you are over 24 week, so your work will just have to wait. Our LOs are not fully classed as survivabel babies until 24 weeks, hence no form will be signed until that date has passed. So you've got some time yet.

Well I'm going to be leaving work soon, to go to the hospital for my scan. Good luck at the midwives this afternoon Callmemama. And no to the lemsip, not allowed, I was dreaming of one last night my cold is so bad. Will update you all later if I can press the name Tobias with DH or if I have to have a total rethink. Take care everyone xx

thanks fireflies I think I must get it at the 28 week appt then, as couldn't get it at the 16 week one. Will email HR and see what they say. ho hum!

Thanks for new thread Kveta

10000fireflies & rrrayray - I've got confirmation today that I have a place on NCT antenatal and early days courses near where I live. Quite excited but theydon't start until March...seems like an age away!

Good luck with your scan justwantcheese and sorry to hear you're suffering. My back is startingto play up a bit at night, i think it's because I'm trying to sleep on my side but keep waking up on my back, whcih is how I normally sleep. Not painful but feels achey and stiff.

Got the icandy cherry up in my loft waiting, which is easy to fold up and unfold and nice and compact for my little car boot :) Also got a couple of ebay bargains at the weekend. A small cot (I have a very small house and so very small rooms)with three heights and drop down side (I've got a dodgy back)for £32, it's immaculate and very well made. Also a nursing chair (retails at £270 I got for £67, it also looks immaculate), which I wasn't going to bother with until DP pointed out that unless I go downstairs and wake the dog up everytime I feed during the night I don't have anywhere to do it! I could go back to our bed but I don't want to disturb him as he has a job with lots of stress and needs his sleep.

Next project - find unusually small mattress for cot!

Oh just read your post TDW good luck today! Hope to hear about little Tobias or the little girl later....:) Hope you get well soon

I hope all scans and MW appointments go well.

Callmemama you can have the boots own lemsip stuff. But it's got to be the one that just has paracetamol and ascorbic acid in it. MW and pharmacist both said its perfectly fine to have.

Hi all. hope you had a good weekend. Lots of posts so difficult to catchup. Glad to see that everyone's scan results seem to be going well. I'd love to find out boy or girl at mine, but I've been banned by DH.

Been having a massive clearout all weekend, the nesting has started. DH begged to be able to have a day off yesterday! Another car load of crap went to the tip yesterday

kveta I'm sure it was the uppababy vista that I saw was going to have a new 'inline' version this year. certainly it has a piggyback board you can attach. It was in the new John Lewis catalogue, I'll check when I get home.

warlin I know what you mean! I've promised myself to not buy anything until 20 week scan, but it's so tempting. I've sometimes considered buying a wee babygro and then hiding it from DH baby gap and mothercare have some gorgeous things in

Yes, 20 week scan tomorrow. I'll be 20 weeks and 5 days tomorrow. Feeling scared but hope things will be OK. Seems amazing that I have reached that far - still scared but feeling more hopeful now - I don't think I'll relax much until we reach 28 weeks though. I love the wee, twitchy movements - on Friday it truly felt like Bumpy was doing lengths and turning at the end of the pool! So grateful that Bumpy has been moving alot and I think quite early too. Hope everyone is doing OK. xx

That info about the MAT forms very useful - thanks for posting!

Hope everyone's scans go well - can't wait to hear what flavours we're all having. Mine's not until 3 Feb, which seems an age away...

Have registered for NCT course (in March) and hypnobirthing. Need to start some pregnancy yoga classes soon, too - though again, wiating until after the scan. Also plan to do a Red Cross day course closer to the due date.

The only items I've bought so far as two pairs of booties (used to break the good news to DH!) - am holding off on other stuff until after the scan, though it's so tempting to hit the sales!

That said, have shopped for myself - got a wedding, hen 'do and christening to attend in March, and went for these:

www.isabellaoliver.com/womens-clothing/uk/600/365-sale/all/DR501.html

www.seraphine.com/maternity-wear-sale/printed-shift-dress.html

cheese and TDW good luck with scans this afternoon...... I'm joining the 'still two weeks to wait club with Amethyst and ellybet (twiddles thumbs) don't forget to let us know the flavours!

My bump feels bigger suddenly too, my work trousers are barely being held up by my bump band.... DP informed me that I 'looked pregnant' this morning, with a slightly suprised expression - this really shouldn't be news to him, ha ha!

I know some of you guys were talking about baby movements on the old thread, can I come in late with a question? Im 19 weeks this week and still haven't felt much movement, the odd flutter but very few and far between and I couldn't even swear they are movements if you see what I mean? Can't help fretting a bit, how much movement is everyone else feeling and when did it start? Am I being silly?

Love the idea of a baby shower/prebaby party, I've got my (mother) hen do in March so I reckon I'll have to make do with one party, ha ha! We're all going for afternoon tea in Manchester (my home town) which should be fab!

Hope you get good news on the house front Warlin moving is so stressful isn't it? We were thinking ofmoving this year but just the thought of packing makes me want to cry, we may well put it on hold for another 12 months I reckon....although a house overlooking the sea sounds amazing, I'd love that.

Hello to everyone else, hope you're all ok (glad the legs are feeling a bit better today Dalrymps) :)

Emblosion I am 19 weeks this week and I still don't feel anything regular. There seemed to be loads Saturday and then nothing yesterday and then some today. Some people say that having a really cold sugary drink like a can of coke and then lying down can make them start wriggling. But not see if it works so early on.

We are filling up this thread quickly ladies, just had to read loads of posts so forgive me if I forget to mention your name!

I was told by the midwife I would get my MAT form in my next check up on the 29th Feb, which would put me at 24 weeks, other than that I'm afraid I have no other info!

I too have joined up for the NCT antenatal classes, more to meet people really than for the actual classes, I have also joined a local pregnancy yoga class I found on MN, hopefully with the two classes being in 2 different places I should manage to find some friends!?!

On the movement front I was getting quite upset about it over the weekend, last week when I went to bed and lay on my side I was sure that I could feel something moving but since then nothing really, I am starting to get nervous and really want to have my scan today not on the 6th Feb, which is ages to wait - fingers crossed the baby starts moving for me soon! I do 'look' pregantn now though and none of my symptoms have disapeared so maybe I'm just being paranoid?

I am shattered today, I just couldn't get comfy in bed last night, it was so annoying, I was so tired and in bed by 10pm but I think it was about midnight before I fnially dropped off!

A quiet night in front of the tv tonight for me, really looking forward to Corrie tonight -sad I know but can't wait for Becky to reveal Tracys secret! Talking about tv I loved CTM last night, it was fab and I thought Miranda was just brilliant, don't watch her shows but I became so attached to her character last night, I thought she was brilliant! Although when the breech delivery was happening DH looked up from his book and asked me why I was doing this to myself? I was nearly in tears over it!

I hope everyone is ok and having a good day, roll on 5 pm hometime!

Xx

emblosion with dd1 I didn't feel any movement until about 21 weeks. This time I started to feel tiny kicks last week when I was spot on 18 wks but still doubt what I feel!

milly you're right, roll on 5pm! Today is dragging in...havent been very productive and am distracted by all things baby!!!

TDW any news??? Dying to hear whether we have a girl or a Tobias to add to the list:)

Emblosion I have been panicking about movement too...I get twinges and the odd wee flutter so I'm presuming this is movement but there could be nothing for days. He seemed active this morning but I had no movement at all for 3 days and panicking...I can't wait to get a big definite kick! It is hard to know what is ligament stretching/ trapped mind/ baby movement!

Counting the days to my next scan.....and 19 weeks of work left for me....seems like an eternity! Hope time starts flying in..I keep thinking when it gets to spring things will seem so close but at the minute it feels like winter is never going to end

oh and just ordered a pregnancy journal/ memory book. Prob late to be starting that but really want somewhere to capture the key details and all the scan pics etc..

Also been deciding on colour of bugaboo to order.....mmmmmmm.....how unproductive in work am I today :)

Thanks all for reassurring me re: movement! Once again I find myself wishing for a window to look in and check everything is ok! :)

Pooh, it took so long to catch up on all the messages I don't have time to post much before tone deaf people choir!

Been in bed all weekend with cold turned sinus infection so no internet and no sleep. I did make a lemon and ginger cheesecake to cheer myself up though. Think that should add a few more lbs to the bump!

To all those who are worried about kicks can I join you. No idea anymore if its baby or digestion/ cramping I can feel! Bring on the real kicks. I also still have really bad side or kidney pain on both sides when i pee. Anyone else had that? Seeing midwife tomorrow so cannot ask then. Seems to be new pain every few days!

Hope you're all feeling well, and I want to hear about scans please! So excited about mine but its not till 7th. Also bought baby clothes... so cute!

JustWantCheese I found swimming and a hot bath really helped ease my backache, but I don?t know if that would help with SPD. There?s a good page of info here: www.mumsnet.com/pregnancy/spd Yes! to being half-way there!! Who isn?t counting the days!!
Hope you get your house Warlin. Feeling any better Kveta?
How was the MW Mamma? TDW - how was the scan? C'mon, we want some updates!!!

Hi all
The LO is all fine and well, nothing to worry about, so I am having a healthy DS . So I was right. That's 2 boys for me, not having anymore after this one as I turn 40 later this year. Only downside I can see, is that I (female) will be in the minority, but on the up side, I don't have any bird and the bee talks to give and I hope the 2 boys will be best of friends as there will only be 22 months between them. DH is still not happy with Tobias, so the name book is out tonight.
For those of you wondering about kicks, on my scan today, LO was doing sommersaults and I coudn't feel a thing, so don't worry. By the time they are big enough to give you big hoofing kicks in the bladder or under the ribs, you'll be praying for the light flutters again.

Hope everyone is well. I am going to bed one happy bunny, to dream of my little boy .

Congratulations thedogwalker on your baby boy :) that's great news and happy for you that the scan went well; sweet dreams :)

TDW That is great. There are 22 months between my 2 boys and although they have their moments(like any siblings probably) they are the best of friends. They adore each other.

Your DH is silly, Tobias is amazing