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March 2013 Mk II - anyone for a wotsit?

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tiddleypompom · 19/07/2012 14:16

Did it work??

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GummiberryJuice · 24/07/2012 13:33

Oh wow jojo how exciting! You'll be due your scan soon then

Ah lexi my nan has dementia too, its awful, she doesn't remember I'm married with children but if I show her a photo she remembers my ds right away she has a soft spot for him.

Tiddely I have visions of you hanging round the local pub just toget WiFi Grin

I'm so jealous you all have booked in and closer to scan dates, I'm on post man watch waiting on my letter my booking in will be done on day of scan, think I maybe repeating myself, we'll blame it on baby brain.

shield I'm in NI too, don't think we are going to get any hot weather this week!

JoJoBella84 · 24/07/2012 13:36

The midwife reckons 10 weeks but I thought I was 9 weeks with EDD of 23rd feb so I know nothing! I think I'll hold off getting too excited until the dating scan which should be in the next couple of weeks.
Really must stop daydreaming about baby stuff and crack on with my revision though! Was interesting to see that I've lost 3 kg in the past 3 weeks. All of this morning sickness is clearly good for my waistline!
My oh was funny though just before we left he asked the midwife when can he find out if it's a boy or girl. The midwifes response was 'we don't offer that service up here but it's normally at your 20 week scan' so my oh asks quite seriously 'well, how do I know whether to buy pink paint or blue?' because paint is clearly the most important think to think about right now! Bless him!

roseandroli · 24/07/2012 13:38

Hooray for your booking in appts, Jojo and Tiddley! Jojo, you will be a fount of information for us as you forge ahead! Lexi, so sorry about your gran. I'm also very close with my grandma and hope she makes it till March so she can meet our LO. She was a big part of my childhood. I'm not telling her anything till I've had my scan, just to be sure--she wants me to have a baby so badly it's all she can talk about (I'm 36, poor gran's been waiting a long time...). Thinking of you Lexi.
I've got my booking in appt on Monday. I hope they don't ban me from having a home birth on account of my wonky uterus.

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roseandroli · 24/07/2012 13:40

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roseandroli · 24/07/2012 13:40

Grr, sorry! Overenthusiastic phone here...

Lexiindisguise · 24/07/2012 14:00

Thank-you all, this thread is so lovely. Rose, my nan is exactly the same about babies, she does have great grand kids but I am the oldest (and only girl) and she's not impressed I haven't had a baby yet!
Gummi I know what you mean about memory, Nana forgets I am married till she sees DH, then she flirts with him outrageously as she has a soft spot for him! V funny! I plan to see her as much as I can over these next few months.

JoJo wow that's exciting news! Glad all went well, and for you too tiddley. Have list of qs as long as my arm for my appt on Fri, poor midwife! ;-)

TinkerBellaFlora · 24/07/2012 14:25

It's scorchio out there today (and I'm stuck in an office Angry but at least some prospect of it lasting until Saturday). What a difference to my mood a blue sky makes...

Shieldbug, DD was due in September 2010 and I mainly (er, entirely Blush) lurked. Feels a bit weird to be honest - and I'm embarrassed to admit - but I've more or less followed that thread from the outset. It's so helpful reading how other people, who are going through exactly the same as you, react and cope. It sort of got to the point though where it seemed a bit too late to actively join in (once I felt like I wouldn't be tempting fate too much!). I know it sounds daft, and lord knows I wouldn't think this way if it was someone else joining this thread in a few months time, but I felt like I had missed the boat. I was determined this time around I would pipe up early doors...

mandandsand Entourage is about a group of guys from Queens who make it big in Hollywood. A sort of comedy. That description really doesn't do it justice but I do recommend... Anyone else seen it? Come to think of it, I'm not sure it ever got shown on TV. A few friend's had recommended it to us...

Sorry to hear about your nana lexi. It is really tough. My grandad and DH's nana are both in a bad way at the moment. We too are waiting until post 12 week scan to tell grandparents and extended family and are very much hoping they both get to hear about this little one. (Weirdly DD's name is the only name that DH's nana never gets wrong also..!)

I'm loving all the wee inspecting going on. I too had formed the conclusion that mine was a darker hue than usual therefore it must be a boy (and it has nothing to do with it being roasting hot and me not drinking enough, oh no). According to my DM, all the Quaver consumption is a sure sign that it could be a boy too. Seemingly when she was pregnant with me it was all walnut whips and sweet things whereas it was quavers and wotsits with my DB. On this basis, there are going to be an awful lot of boys being born in March 2013...!

TinkerBellaFlora · 24/07/2012 14:26

Also, very exciting news JoJo! You're not going to leave us are you?

Sheldonella · 24/07/2012 14:26

Sorry to hear about your gran lexi. Just after I found I was pregnant in January, DH's gran got ill and we didn't know whether or not to tell her. I posted on here about it asking for opinions and everyone encouraged us to tell her. We did and it made her so happy :) Sadly, she died a few days later and then a few days after that I miscarried but I never regret saying anything.

JoJoBella84 · 24/07/2012 14:44

No! I'm not leaving you all! I did join in the feb feed 3 weeks ago but they'd already established strong friendships (should have got in there earlier!).
eeeeh I think my dates are going to change at my dating scan but I'm more excited now than I have been, the biggest shocker is that I'll be returning to Uni 20 weeks pregnant!! I want to tell everyone now!!

Bambi86 · 24/07/2012 14:46

Hello

Got my BFP on Friday, think I'm due 27th March. It is my first, and I'm very excited!

I have these awful cramps (similar to period pains), I've read that it's normal - just wondering if other people sufferered early on with these and how they relieved them?

Thanks Smile

JoJoBella84 · 24/07/2012 14:55

Welcome bambi, I spoke to the midwife today who assures me that mild cramping is normal. As is light spotting (just in case you suffer with any)!
It's to do with the placenta embedding in the uterus and growing! Paracetamol is safe to use but like with any medication check with your GP first! Ibuprofen and aspirin raise your chance of mc by 80% so do not take them!

shieldbug · 24/07/2012 15:40

bambi Congratulations!
I have been getting cramps as well, and I seem to vaguely remember having them last pg as well, so as JoJo says, it's normal. If they are really severe, perhaps check with drs just to make sure. It's as well to get peace of mind. I went to see midwives etc with all sorts of random things last time and they're used to it.

JoJo how exciting! You will indeed be our trailblazer!
lexi sorry to hear about your Nana.

JoJoBella84 · 24/07/2012 15:45

Just read through my notes and the mw has written 11 + 4.
Eeek I feel like I've just become a responsible adult... The group trailblazer... I'm honoured ;)

Lexiindisguise · 24/07/2012 15:52

Tinker sorry to hear about your grandparents, it is so difficult, I know inevitable as they get older but still hard. And sheldon thanks so much for sharing your experience, too - it is a difficult decision. I think we will hang on for the scan but if Nana becomes more critical I'll let her know sooner.Sad

backwardpossom · 24/07/2012 16:54

Thanks to you lot, I bought a MAHOOSIVE bag of Wotsits today. Amazeballs.

tiddleypompom · 24/07/2012 18:58

No need to thank us possom :o

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mandasand · 24/07/2012 19:20

Really sorry to hear about your Nana, Lexi. That's so sad.

Cor, JoJo, you are probably going to be the first on the thread to give birth! Woop! How exciting! So sweet about your OH needing to know which paint to buy! Smile

Welcome, Bambi! Nice to have you on board! I suffered a lot of cramping weeks 4-6 (roughly) but they've eased off a lot now but do sometimes return. Also some stabby pains either side of lower tummy (alarming!) Didn't know cramps were the placenta embedding, so thanks for that JoJo! Reassuring!

So, my Big News is that I'm having a private scan at 9am tomorrow! Was going to wait until the weekend but they don't do Saturday opening so I thought bugger it! I wanted to wait till 8 weeks, and by midwife's calculation I'm about 7.5 now, but I was having long/short cycles (after coming off POPill) so who knows when I may have ovulated! Maybe I might jump ahead a few weeks! Anyway, that's getting ahead of myself. I just want to be reassured that there is a bean, and that it's alive and that it's roughly at the right stage. That will keep me very happy and be a very nice first wedding anniversary present for me and the husb! I shall let you know how it goes tomorrow ?

Oh, and M&S Wotsits are but a pale imitation of The Real Thing. Grin

HermioneBoo · 24/07/2012 19:49

Hi Everyone! Got my BFP on Friday 13th Smile and this is my first, I've been lurking here as I didn't want to tempt fate by signing up but then you all seem so supportive. I'm really worried about every twinge and cramp but think that's what everyone goes through, it was very reassuring to see others with the same questions on here!
Oh and I love Wotsits....and quavers.....and Greggs veggie slices! Completely off anything sweet though, even the smell of cake baking turns my stomach!

ATourchOfInsanity · 24/07/2012 20:05

Hi everyone! Had my dating scan yesterday and am roughly 8wks, so due in March! Wasn't sure when last period was as was actually on Cerazette when I became pg and had had a 3 week on/off period and hadn't really been paying attention to dates....so it is our surprise bubs! Already have a DD who is 11months so it's quite a quick turn around here!

Look forward to getting to know you all over the next 7 months :)

P.S - Anyone else got itchy red pg rash on their tum? I didn't have it last time but this time it's struck big time :(

FloweryBoots · 24/07/2012 20:08

Welcome HermineBoo, sounds like you'll fit right in! And welcome Bambi, I think if you read back through our posts LOADS of us have had cramping (though actually not me much, give the size of mu bulging tummy already I can only assume it took no effort, and therefore no pain required, for my inner bits to instantly expand and my muscels are clearly wrecked from last time round and my complete lack of effort in getting them back into shape).

DH is out for the evening so I'm tucking into a very lazy tea of baked potato and baked beans - one thing I could think of doing that wouldn't require me to open the fridge which smells funny to me and makes me heave.

Lexi sorry to ehar about your Nan.

JoJo exciting stuff about your dates. I got the opposite - midwife put me 6 days back from where I thought so now I'll be waiting FOREVER for a scan!

FloweryBoots · 24/07/2012 20:10

ooo, crossed posts! Hi Insanity (te he he, I thought that was the best bit to shorten your name too, how rude whne we've barely even 'met Grin)

Vixjane · 24/07/2012 20:27

Manda you must be very excited for your scan tomorrow! I've tried to talk DH into having an early scan privately but he won't agree to it, says to wait for the 12 weeks just incase!

Let us all know how it goes!

I think it must have been the bad weather through June that's given us all these March LO's!!

VJ x

EthelredOnAGoodDay · 24/07/2012 20:45

Hi to hermione bambi and insanity welcome along!

lexi really sorry to hear about your Nana. Hope you are able to give her some good news and maybe that will keep her going for a while longer. Elderly people can be tough! Thinking of you.

jojo exciting that you are going to be our trailblazer! I wonder if we will have to have a reshuffle on the stats board when we have had our scans!

Have had a very dull day at work, defo find the nausea is worse when I am bored or just sitting. Wasn't bad at all yesterday when I was at home with DD, but today at work I had to go to the loo to wretch a couple of times. Nice! Maybe cos I totally stuffed my face today with a massive sandwich [gluttonous git emoticon].

Can't believe some of you are having scans. I am not even 6 weeks yet. Really Envy but hoping I get there eventually (fingers crossed.)

It's very warm here today. Feel totally knAckered!

KFFOREVER · 24/07/2012 20:46

I just tried my first packet of wotsits since becoming pregnant andddddddd I LOVE THEM!

Sickness is getting better but tonight I have a really odd taste in my mouth.

Sorry for those who have bad news about your nans. My nan died a year and half ago and didnt get to see me get married or her great grandhild. Its sooo sad and still can't believe she has gone. I miss her dearly.

Manda, good luck for tomorrow. No doubt you will sleep tonight due to the excitement.