Due Dec 2012.........the one where we all have at least 1 picture of our little fruits!!

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Hi everyone, as we were close to the 1000 message limit i thought i should start a new thread so we could link this one (and we don't all end up wandering in cyberspace for a few days again )

Cakey, you definitely should :o

Oh a wedding how exciting!!

I have a consultant appointment at 15+6 anyway so I'll get to hear it then I'm sure.

Ooh congrats CakeBump! I've got a consultant appt at 15+1 as well so maybe I'll get to hear it then as well Spotty. I hadn't thought of that .

this is unfair, i want my bump! i just look flabby! aha

cake ohhhh, how exciting! im sure you will look fab in your dress :D

my next mw appt isnt until the 19th july!!

Sure you will hear it I had my 16 week appt on tues when I was 14+5 and I heard it

Thanks everyone. I tried it on at 12 weeks and was astonished when the lady could hardly get the zip up! That was when I really realised I had a bump

They have put in a lace up back now so I can eat as much chocolate as I like (in theory :) )

I'm going swimming lots as I'm determined that even if my belly is massive, my arms will be toned and thin....

They found mine straight away at 14+5 it was so Loud and clear. It does depend how babba is laying.

Good news on scan bubbles

Do people know where their uterus is? Mine is hidden beneath fat but MW said it was just below my belly button when she felt. I wish I didn't just look a fatty damn those McDonalds..

Well baby is just under my belly button so it's around there somewhere I think we all look flabby until about five months when the bump starts getting harder

'i'm not pregnant' shirt alert!

Can't find it online but French connection have a cotton over the head loose shirt in.the sale with simple pleats on the front, sleeves which are buttoned at elbow lenghts but best of all is flattering and bump hiding and long ish. It's in black or creamy white, the white is a little cheaper at 20 quid and needs a top under. Wasn't supposed to be looking at all but will be v useful with a bigger bumpand also bearable afterwards :) (am I in denial?!)

It was sort of to make up for another nhs blood cockup which results in me having to phone all and sundry to find out if it matters or not - had it done in the end.

Welcome newbies! Good scan news ladies :) thanks for the bio oil info too! I'll dig mine out.

Don't worry cakebump I've got to fit into my wedding dress at 29 weeks

Am stressed out by maternity pay after speaking to my LA (I'm a teacher). I didn't realise how rubbish it was!!

Looking forward to my 16 week appointment next Wednesday especially hearing about all these heartbeats :)

No real bump here, just an overall increase in fat tummy

Ooo weddings! How exciting!

Why is it rubbish acj? I'm a teacher too.

Mine's rubbish too I don't earn enough for the full SMP so only get 90% of my wages throughout

I'll hopefully hear mine on tues when I have my 16 week appt I'll be 15+6 then.

I think I was at least 22 weeks with my others before I had a definate bump but I am about 2 stone lighter this time so that may make a difference?

I get three months MP if I'm lucky and more than likely will get nothing, as my employers are shitbags and don't care about my legal rights (non UK)

My bump feels a bit like a water balloon, and bulges out at the sides. Where there's fat it just feels like normal fat but at the sides and the top (I usually have a pot belly ) it's definitely harder.

My boobs have gone up 3 to 4 sizes and feel quite hard, sort of heavy too. I've just been for a run and had to hang onto them on the downhill parts, even with my new sports bra on

Now my boobs! yes they have certainly appeared from nowhere in the last week or so!

Thank you ladies.

Bio oil had definitely worked so far, been using it since I found out and so far so good. Bloody expensive though.

Flutters are getting stronger this week (16+4 today)

Clarella I was surprised because 4 weeks full pay, 2 weeks 90% then 12 weeks 50%. Maybe I was naive but I thought it was longer on full pay before the drop.

It will make maternity leave a struggle as my DP is a student so I'm sole earner. Hopefully he'll be done by the end of December so he can get a job and I can stay off longer with baby!

Tip to find your uterus, try after an orgasm it's rock hard then!

Mines hard from my pubic bond to about an inch under my belly button, I can only feel it when lying on my back!

Welcome newbies.

I work 3.5 hours a week, and am temping. Will i get some mat pay from my "hobby"? Am i entitled to any benefits? We'll get tax credits through dp's work, what else is there?

I think I am quite fortunate as I will get 5 months full pay, but I am pretty sure I will have to go back to work straight after that. I would love to take a year off but we are buying a house and will need my salary to pay the mortgage.

Go to entitled to and put it in as if you've just had a baby and it will tell you what you can get pidj that's how I'm going to work out if we will be better/worse/same if I stop working

There's no point in me going back to work and putting PidjChick in childcare when my work is... Childcare. So we're just going to put up with one income plus my youth work tbh. It's not like I've got a potentially lucrative fledgling career

I seriously wish I didn't have to go back to work!

90% is good! I work for lloyds and we only get 6 weeks full and then the rest is half! Going to be a struggle!