November 2012 - nearer the end than the beginning

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brockle surely with two boys already you have plenty of blue things! I am now hoping for another girl as I am thinking it will be a lot cheaper. Gonna book gender scan for this weekend as I need to know!

Great news Brockle

I've just made my first baby purchase! I'm a huge Elbow fan so how could I not get my baby one of these

My 38wk pregnant friend came over for a coffee this morning a bit fed up because she can't use a birthing pool because her BMI is over 35. I didn't know her before but to my eyes she looked a normal size plus REALLY pregnant.

I'm a bit bewildered at how they calculate as surely most of us will end up with a high BMI? Mine is nearly 30 already but I'm in a size 12 maternity. I'm not fat, I'm pregnant!

It is mean raising peoples hopes then dashing them. I have a high BMI but was told I could have a waterbirth at booking. I got a bit annoyed as I know that is not possible. I was told with DD1 I could have the pool, and was really looking forward to it, then was told my term BMI was too high. It had been too high for some time, started off ok, and I was so upset.

Is anyone keeping a pregnancy journal or scrap book? I'm desperate to do one but can't justify the time to get creative actually making one. Have seen Amazon have plenty of pre-made, fill it out type ones - are any of you lovely ladies using one you could recommend?

I'm glad people are mentioning sneeze-based incontinence - thought it was just me!!! Has eased off since I started doing pg yoga, as it often includes pelvic floor exercises. So totally recommend doing your exercises!! Try to do fast twitch & slow twitch ones, where you tense each group in turn & hold for as long as poss/a breath. Determined to keep the muscles in shape as much as poss, as was getting v slight stress incontinence when running even before pg & worried pg/birth will cause more damage!!

Good news Brockle. :)

Waiting I thought they used a different BMI chart when pg, so not sure you can use the normal calculation anyway, & I've never had my weight recorded after the pre-pg weight, so not sure the MW could even calculate my BMI. Was your friend a 'normal' weight before pg?

MissMummy1 I'm keeping a pregnancy journal. Its just a book I bought from Rymans, nothing special and I try and write weekly, but since I hit 12 weeks I've been a bit rubbish. I use the same book to write down any questions for the midwife and I have any vouchers i find that are pregnancy related stuffed in it. I have it on me all the time, keep meaning to write in it on my journey to/from work, but keep forgetting.

MissMummy I've got free cow & gate pg diary that I keep. Had a free Pampers one for my DD (which was better) so would just got down what was happening etc so now have a vague memory of it all!! Also took a weekly bump picture with DD but haven't taken a single 1 for this bump. Feel bad for baby - DD will seem spoilt in comparison!!

I've been planning Christmas daisychain. I plan to have everything wrapped by mid-October along with a freezer friendly three day menu mostly prepared.

Chunky I planned to take weekly pictures too. Hasn't happened yet, lol!!

Feeling rubbish this afternoon - bit sick & faint :( Thought 20wks was meant to mean glowing not fading...

I'm another that has failed to take weekly bump pictures. Whoops

Ladies who have found out the gender of your wee ones - I am really curious to know if there is any truth in the old wives' tale of fruit / veg cravings = boy, and junk / sweet cravings = girl?....

Any corroborations to report? xx

Not for me yellow I liked both cannot get enough of citrus fruits but love haribo sweets, crisps and stodge

I agree with you chunky i do not feel like I am blooming at all. Felt a bit off for about a week.

There is always a reason to buy baby clothes valium. All our newborn stuff is yellow and white so it will be nice to add some colour! Feels more real now.

Had our scan and all the right bits are in the right places :) Sonographer was lovely and talked through what she was doing and looking for as she went.

Baby was very co operative until the time for pics and then decided to go shy!

Still yellow so will have to wait till November to find out

Congrats Brockle and hope Candy's went well too

I haven't had any cravings whatsoever so can't comment yellow Not sure of any other old wives tales...might do that needle test now to see if it's right! :)

Lovely scan news!

With DS I didn't necessarily crave veg (lots of bananas and milk really) but I didn't have the cravings for junk and sweet stuff I had with DD (and have this time round). I also felt much sicker with DD and this time round than I did with DS (tho I know some people say this is to do with how much hair the baby has - DD had loads!). Also, I could drink tea and coffee with DS but not with DD (and not this time round). So I do suspect there is some truth in the tales, but I think the proof for me will be whether it actually does turn out to be another girl this time. If its a boy, I will dismiss them as a load of rubbish!

Congratulations on all the good scan results :) its lovely to see people's good news!

I'm having a little girl and I wanted veg for about a week and then just junk junk junk I'm dreading how much weight I'll gain, never been good at losing it so don't hold tones of hope for shifting loads after the birth, the chinease gender thing predicted we would have a boy so that was wrong too

The Chinese gender test was right for me

Although I did tend to eat sweet stuff with DD, I didn't have cravings like I have this time, barely any ms, no indigestion & she was a hairy little monkey Also, because it seems I ovulate around the end of the month when TTC, so depending on when I actually got the sperm meeting egg, the Chinese prediction could go either way!! Also with DD, drank coffee but not tea. This time I actually had cravings and they were actually for savoury things, went right off sweets etc, no tea or coffee, way more ms too. Won't know until Nov but still, I think the jury's still out on the old wives tales!!!

Congrats Lilliana :)

hi everyone. Just been catching up while doing pelvic floor exercises after reading all the tena lady comments. I only seem to remeber to do them when I read about doing them!

I am surprised about the birth pool BMI thing. I had said I wanted the pool at my first birth with DD my bmi would have been aroud 38 at the time and they offered me the pool if I wanted it. I didn't bother in the end but was offered. my BMI was 26 when I started this pregnancy, will be abit more now. I'd better lay off the cakes if I want a pool this time. Thanks for the heads up!

Mrswee I'm exactly the same! Every time someone mentions pelvic exercises I start doing them. But forget pretty much everyday. Need an alarm on my phone!

Yw I drank loads and loads if fruit juice!! Totally gone off chocolate too :( but apart from that no cravings. Just odd in first 12 weeks the only thing to quench my thirst was fresh juice!!

Not keeping a journal I was thinking what are you all talking about with the tenna lady until I sneezed walking up the stairs last night! In all fairness I was about to go for a wee!! Made me chuckle!!

Oh heck, my pelvic muscles seemed to be in check until today! Now every time I sneeze I understand the importance of the exercises - not great when you have hayfever!

Congrats to brockle and lilliana! Seems like we have all the colours today!! Team pink for me!!!! Baby is well. :) :)