Due in July part 3 ..second trimester and blooming?

[AggiePanther]

Here ya go

Forgot to say that DD calls her bits ' Lou lou'

its quite sweet. I used to call mine 'Minnie' according to my mum anyway

Evening all!
We call them 'bits' too, and DD is obsessed with them (hers and other people's)!

Went for a MW visit yesterday and DD was very very excited to hear the baby's heartbeat. Then we went straight round to a friend's house who had just given birth that morning - awwwwww - how nice to be broody when you're already pregnant!!

On the subject of home births, the MW told me that I could decide right up to the last minute whether to have a home birth, as they carry all the necessary stuff (including gas and air) in their cars. Was good to know as the aforementioned friend had a 2-hour labour from start to finish and said she was so glad she'd had a home birth as she didn't fancy the trip to the hospital during that little lot! Not sure the neighbours here would be so keen though, with the amount of noise I made last time

Also - hello and welcome to pinkdolly and congrats on your boy usandbump. I've also been convinced right from the start that mine's a boy, and the Chinese Dr I see thinks it is too and she knows everything!!

Good luck, kbaby, we'll be thinking of you.

kbaby-just seen hun. The amnio will be fine and yes, you musn't pick DD up for at least 2 days. Don't think about miscarrying. They never told me 3 weeks, so just rest for a few days and absolutely no work. Will be thinking of you and understand how you are feeling at this time.

(((xxx)))

I'm afraid we just call DD's bits her 'vagina' and boys' bits 'penises'. Prosaic, but it has made her very matter-of-fact about it all, which I like.

Evening all...Welcome twisty and pinkdolly.. we ll be in the guinness book of records soon surely! "highest number of crazed women in an antenatal thread"!

Kbaby, thinking of you chick... will keep fingers crossed for you.

Maewest, I've had grey hairs for ages, and have now got about twenty wiry ones that stick right up, never stay in ponytail and always come back if you pull them out, so count yourself lucky!!! They are like horse hairs!

On the age front thing, I'm 32 (33 in May).

HC hope your DH is being a bit more sensitive now. Men are such odd buggers sometimes... mine is still hankering after a boy. Had my scan on Tues and it was lovely... but they dont tell you the sex. However, DH heard the scan lady say 'he' once and this has given him encouragement. I've got a funny feeling mines a girl. The scan made bump look huge... 'it'(!) was shaking its little head and opening its mouth and looked like a proper baby. I couldnt believe that they can see all the organs working... its little heart valves opening and stuff... I was mesmerised. (enough of the rant!.. this is my first remember ladies, so bear with me!)Is anyone else not going to find out?

Havent felt any kicks yet... just rumbles. I'm desperate to feel something!

How much weight has everyone put on so far? I've put on about a stone and feel quite a bit chunkier! Have definitely lost my once quite nice waist! That'll serve me right for all the crap I've been eating!

Big smiles to everyone x

Thinking of you kbaby ((hugs))Hope the amnio goes well ...remember to rest!

Congrats on the boy usandbump!!

Welcome pinkdolly ...sorry to hear about your pain - am hobbling about myself with groin and inner thigh pain (think it may be spd but not sure) what is yours like? (Am still trying to work out what I have so comparing notes is good!)

Good luck with the amnio kbaby, hope all goes well for you.

Bumpybel - we don't intend to find out the sex, this is our first. at all the scans, end of July due date seems so far from beginning of July due date some times IYSWIM. I've got my one and only scan booked for 3 wks time, but am off to mw this morning & should get to hear the heartbeat. Finally I may start to believe that there is actually a baby in there rather than just a pot belly. Weird thing is I've only put on about half a stone so far, but I'm down to one pair of smart trousers for work that I can still do up!

Happy Friday ladies (Friday is my counting day & I'm exactly 16 wks!)

Hope all goes well kbaby xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Hi pinkdolly welcome to the club.

Congrats on the boy usandbump.

Kbaby good luck with the amino, will be thinking of you. Did they say if it is possibly heredity when you get a low result when you are younger? (Not that I know anything!) Hopefully it will all be ok as I have heard of a 1:25 not having downs, so fingers crossed.

I'm week 17 today and laid awake with DS last night with a lot of flutterings going on. Reassuring as haven't felt anything for a few days.

am thinking of you today kbaby x

Thank you all for your congratulations.
I've put on about 4Ib but have had to buy all new trousers already, but shopping is no hardship for me

Morning ladies

Will be thinking of you today kbaby-let us know how you got on. As I think I said before (muddled brain) my friends 1:20 result was fine and she got such a high risk only due to them putting the wrong due date in the computer. Even 1 day out sends the figures haywire. ((xx))

usandbump-a boy-fab news. DH now on the floor at the news of yet another boy on here.((xx))

bumpybel-you will soon have lots of kicks. I think I heard the sonographer refer to the baby as 'he' once but it must have been a mistake or he refers to all babies as 'he' cos ours is deffo a girl. DH sort of backing me up. He thinks I am too hard with her. If we let her think she has got her own way can you imagine what she will be like when she is abit older? Try explaining this to DH though. This morning DD threw her cereal across the room because she didn't want it. As she has been poorly we have let her off it but now she is much better I'm not having it so put her on the naughty mat and made her eat some cereal before her milk. Yesterday she poured 2 jugs of water onto the carpet when she was in the bath. She was playing with her lasagne last night (when we finally got her to sit at the table) and DH had to leave the room before he did something he would regret.I am taking her out to town as I will go mad with her naughtiness. Bring Supernanny in I say! ((xx))

maewest-it is great hearing the heartbeat-not long until the scan. ((xx))

I have put on about 10lb in the last 3 weeks-DD was only 6lb 11oz but have a feeling this one will be much bigger as I have a huge bump so early. The girl at work who is about 5 weeks ahead of me with her first is still in her size 10 skirt-grrrhhhh! I know that with your second your muscles give way sooner (that is my excuse and I'm sticking to it!)

Well, must get ready so will check on you all later.

Have a good day

xxx

Oh dear I've put on 3/4 stone . Think I had better stay away from the scales until after!!!

hi aggiepanther,
my pain is mainly in my lower back. it's still my pelvis just the back of it. i have sharp pains in the right side of my sacroilliac joint, feels like someone sticking a knife in. Over the past few weeks this has developed into the whole of my right cheek. it does make me hobble a bit. At the same time i have pain right underneath like i've been sitting on a hard saddle for hrs on end. spd can affect people differently. I was in a lot of pain with sophie but on the plus I found it made the labour easier (having got used to the pain during pregnancy). I'm hoping that I wont be so bad this time but am 16+4 and it's not looking good. Are you taking anything for the pain?

Thanx everyone for the kind welcome and I hope everything goes well with the amnio!

I've only put on a couple of pounds. I still fit into all my trousers (some to tight for comfort though!). I lost a lot of weight about a year ago, so still have plenty of jeans which will fit for a while because they hang round my hips. Strangly enough the maternity jeans I bought are snug on me! This is my third baby, but it is 5 years since dd, so my body had more time to get back into shape

maewest - I know what you mean about the beginning of July lot being so far ahead of us. I'm still not really feeling any movement. I thought I felt some flutterings at 13/14 weeks, but nothing since.

HC - sorry you are having such a hard time with your dd. My two were playing up so badly a few weeks ago when I was feeling my absolute worst. I think they are like predators - they spot weakness and go in for the kill

Hi ladies.

I've put on about 5 pounds so far, but plenty of time for all that, i am only 16 +2. I was a right lardy ass by the time I had DS.

Why are people so horrible??? Now that i'm 16 weeks i have started to tell people,so today i just happened to meet 4 different people i knew(all women) and every one of them said something horrible/sarcastic or rude.Ok i have 3 kids already ages 14 10 and 18 months but that was my choice so why can't they just be polite if nothing else? One even said oh dear did you have a little accident? I am on such a downer now after that,i wish i hadn't bothered telling any of them. What kind of reactions did you all get from friends/family?

agalch-they are just jealous as I'm sure they would love to be PG again. IGNORE them!

kayzed-DD is 2 1/2 and I have tried to get her off bottles without success. That and potty training-aaarrrggghhh! At least she is in a bed (well, cotbed bed) so that is one less thing to worry about. I have visons of changing a newborn nappy and a 3 year old at the same time. H E L P !

Still no news kbaby?

xxx

There really is a baby in there! Heartbeat going loud and strong. Sounds daft, but this is finally confirmation for me that I am actually pregnant Doesn't seem too long until my scan now (about 3 wks).

Have had mostly positive responses to being pg from people, although I have had the odd 'was it planned?' as tho that was anybody's business! If you're happy about it then friends should be happy for you. Did have a bit of an odd reaction from my MIL, she was pleased, but was very suprised because in her words 'you said you didn't want children' &@£! I have never even really discussed the subject with her, let alone stated such a strong opinion, and I've been with DH since I was 18. She then went on to really rub it in by saying 'because it would have been such a shame if you hadn't wanted a family because he (dh) will be such a great dad. Well excuse me, but her son was one of the main reasons that we didn't get started years ago! And what about 'the both* of you would make great parents' Sorry, rant over. I get on ok with her really, just rubs me up the wrong way sometimes. My new technique (which I practised when she came to stay recently) is just to smile vaguely and not rise to the bait.

agalch - I was really worried about telling people considering how poorly I had been during and after my last pregnancy. But most people were really supportive, other then my sister who just said "well that was a stupid thing to do".
Just dont take any notice, if your happy thats all that matters.