March 2013 Mk III - Hopefully the nausea will wear off soon...

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I should probably use this opportunity to give my verdict on the koppaberg 0%!
In Tesco's they only have the pear or mixed fruit (which contains raspberries so I'm not allowed it).
The pear is LUSH, it does not taste of pear cider, more a posh pear sparkling drink. I'd be interested to know if there's an apple one anywhere?
The only negative to these drinks is the sugar/calorie content!! 240 cals a bottle alcohol free! It's full of sugar and tastes very sweet but I like it :)
so that will replace the Becks blue for my Christmas beverage!! I will be allowing myself a small glass of champers as well :)

Actually... It tastes of pear drops! Yum

Oh my god, selfish post alert.
Feel like poop. DD woke up at about 11.45 pm last night having a massive tantrum, in the middle of the night, got guests staying so was trying to keep her quiet. Ended up staying up til 3.30am trying to calm her down. As a consequence I am totally knAckered,which always makes me feel worse and guests still here, so having to be semi-sociable, rather than just bugger off back to bed and leave DH to it. Plus, got bloody spa party here tonight which ive been press ganged into having by my friend. So can't even get an early night tonight. Waaaaaasaaaaaaa

Mmm pear drops! :) I might have to get me some!

ethel normally I'd recommend redbull but unless you want baby literally bouncing off the walls I'd avoid that! Hmmm, can you sneak 30 mins to yourself?! Quick power nap?

Hello!

First post!

Due 03/03/13 have had a scan at 8 weeks which was very exciting and back on the 22nd for the measurements etc.

Sadly have large cyst on one ovary which has been painful and they're monitoring it- hopefully it has shrunk and they won't have to intervene.

So hello everyone!

Xxxx

HaitchJay, I've gone the other way, I'm actually engorged! I leak just touching them, I'd been saying to DH "I know I'm not pregnant I can hear milk transfer quite loudly"! I'm in pain but because I'm so full. Ooooh... I've been getting what feel like BH, wonder if it's all related...

It's the first time since dd3 was born that I've not needed double breast pads. I'm always engorged! Only time I need pads now is to get through a work day.

Hi all,

I introduced myself a while ago, and then disappeared... Think I was a little intimidated by the fast moving thread! Am back for another go now.though!

I am feeling truly terrible. Dp is away on his stag weekend, and dd (nearly.3).has been in true brat mode all day. It's a lovely day outside, but i've been so sick we've been inside for most of it :-( bad mum alert!

we get married two weeks on monday, and I am dreading spending the day feeling like this :-(

sorry for the self indulgent post. I do feel better for getting it down though!

How is everyone else getting on?

Shel I hope you get a scan soon!

JoJo Fab news

everyoneelsewhohaspostedandIcantrememberasIhavepreggobrain high, hugs, high five!

Still bone tired here, boobs sore and ok and ms much more reasonable and then a little icky. I am 10 weeks on monday (OMG) so I guess things are easing?

Still no scan date, I work away a lot and I NEED a date, so going to have to phone someone on Monday and beg to know! I am a very anxious person right now and won't believe there is anything in there till I see it!!

Just had a massive row with OH about money. He just told me he gets to keep his pocket money (we get £200 a month each to pay for clothes, haircuts, lunches whatever) and I will be getting nothing as I have the pleasure of staying at home and won't be bringing in any money.

Erm WTF? He even has said that he should take paternity and I should go back to work as I won't be any good at looking after a baby and that he should quit his job and be a stay at home dad because it is easy.

GRRRRRRRRR.

sundaesundae sorry your other half is being a pain. Perhaps you should take him up on his offer and cut your maternity leave short so he takes the second half that he is entitled too - then he will get the experience of looking after the baby full-time too?

welcome newbies and welcome back penguins!

sheldon any joy getting a private scan sooner than weds?

really hoping for waving or dancing beans, jojo!! that would be so cool. can you recommend one or two good websites re reading up on NT scans? ours is soon and I want to be a bit prepared. apparently lots of tests (esp. bloods) are a bit useless when you are carrying twins so I am really hoping - given my age etc - that there is no ambiguity or uncertainty in the visual tests. massive FX...

glad the in-laws are chuffed, ted!

poor ethel. I hate having to be sociable, esp when knackered!

sorry to hear about the row sundae. for what it's worth I think that is a really outrageous stance (his not yours!!) I'd say, if he wants to be full-time parent then GREAT! let him have a go and I bet you he'll be eating his words pronto, hehe! like rainbow says, it's important to give him some experience of what it's like to fly solo looking after the baby so he respects how hard (I imagine) it is.

today I didn't look preggers at all in the morning - just my usual sized belly (which isn't exactly flat) but I am trying to reassure myself that it's firm rather than fatty, which would suggest that things are a-okay in there! bloody hell, with no symptoms anymore (boobs are pretty fine, nausea has abated, and appetite returned) I'm really getting desperate for any clues at all!

another whole day at the desk ? boo. but I am tackling a grotty bit of rewriting so feeling quite noble. progress painfully slow, tho.

Welcome back penguins it is a fast moving thread this my last one slowed after a bit but there's more of us this time!

Hello Everyone! Welcome newbies and hello penguins :)
sundae boy is your OH in for a shock! No father I've spoken to has ever said that it's easy, apart from my brother in law who leaves everything up to his wife whilst he works really hard so he doesn't get to see the everyday goings on. Maybe he should take the baby for a week and see how he gets on?
Good luck on your scan on Wednesday sheldon I have fx for you
I've been running between the bed and bathroom all day today, my cold has settled on my chest and every time I cough a lot I lose whatever I've eaten. I was already ill off work all of last week so hoping that I can get back to work on Monday without throwing up!
Keep going manda glad your symptoms have eased a bit, I'm sure everything will be ok

Evening friends,
Just trying to get DS to sleep after a lovely & sociable day spent with friends. He is wound up & wide awake though an hour after bedtime & clearly tired. So - using time to cuddle him, shh, shh, shh & catch up a bit with our super thread.
Mind gone blank now of course, though most importantly a big hello to confudled & welcome back to penguin!
sheldon my heart dropped to hear of you uPset & worried at hospital & turned away for a scan. I have everything crossed for a body popping bean on Wed - well done for taking charge & I hope the wait isn't agonising. I hope to hear your happy post-scan cheers, just like jojo (congrats to you!).
manda I am also almost without symptoms & getting less tired. Tummy def less pronounced too - I snooped at the feb thread and found a similar thing happened to them too, apparently the bloat subsides before proper bump appears. Try not to fret :)
My 12 wk scan is thurs, when I (think I) will be 12+2. Am v apprehensive this time.
sundae give the DH a wallop from me on your behalf (and sahms everywhere) :o
Ok, my pfb is asleep & looking angelic. I had better transfer him to his cot & get my expanding arse downstairs for dinner.
Happy Eves all - good luck with the writing manda* & hope everyone sleeps well tonight.

sundae .. Oh dear, your oh possibly not understanding what being a SAHM involves. No spends??? No playgroups, baby sensory, soft play and yes, coffees with other mums because otherwise you might go *^%#ing crazy with only the baby for company.

If he does a stint as a SAH dad, make bloody sure he does it with no spends too. He would last a week, tops. Babies are awesome, but don't talk much sense for about 2 years. Your brain would go to goop without an adult to talk to. He would turn into my Nan who is at that stage in her life where every shop assistant gets the full family history. All from loneliness and boredom!

oh sundae, that sounds really tough! And I agree with the above, you must be able to go out.and get a but of adult.company too. When dd was tiny I would sometimes just walk to the shop for some milk just for the adult interaction!

I took dd out to one of the local carnivals tonight. We shared some chips, and I KEPT THEM DOWN!

Thanks.for all if the welcome back messages... I will try harder to keep up this time!

Evening Ladies need to catch up

I woke with a pain in my shoulder last night but after much googling Im convinced I've pulled a muscle, not sure how, and wasn't comforted at 4.30 in morn, it just means between headaches last week and this I've taken more parcetamol than I would have liked at this stage

evening all!

well, I don't know about you lot but I'm a nervous, emotional wreck after watching mo farah's amazing performance and then the entire diving competition! thought I could get by just dipping into the latter (pardon the weak pun!) but it was fascinating and tom daley did so bloody well. lost about three hours of work time tonight but I probably needed a break from the writing starring blankly at the screen! big thanks to tiddles - sorry, couldn't resist! - and hermione for moral support)

also grateful to know that others have lost a bit of bloatage and tummies are firming up. I know it's crap to be complaining of not enough symptoms when others on here are suffering so much, but tbh I think I'd prob find something to worry about whatever!

sundaesundae what a horrible thing to say! If it's easy then why does he think you'll be so bad at it? It's not the easiest thing in the world looking after a baby and probably more so for dads because babies generally want their mums, but it's not rocket science, you learn together, you follow what baby asks of you and you get into a routine. There is a lovely neonatal community midwife who visited my first three and she used to say "It's ok, you're not going to kill her" about pretty much everything! It's so true.

We had a big talk and sorted it out, apparently he was joking and I had read far too much into his comment which was a joke about my morning sickness and me not being able to do laundry?

I told him I had to have an allowance, and it would be what we could afford, and he agreed to it. I will make sure he gets time alone with the baby (which is still mythical to me, I am sure it is just dust) so he gets a go. He is very efficient bless him.

My tummy is less wobbly and much firmer, it feels weird. Very nauseous this morning, but it passed quickly. My boobs look horrid!!

Hello all hope you're well. Agree with the others sundae this is our first but don't think it will be easy. DH is going to go part time, so he can stay at home 2or 3 days, id love to do it but it makes more financial sense this way. I believe in a relationship the money should be shared. We don't spend much on ourselves as we're trying to save to do the house up. I was hoping on winning that 148million on euromillions but we didn't even get £10 lol.

Had a lovely day wedding the front and back garden yesterday. I think we were at it for 4hours when my body said enough. Man i had the worst back ache ever, and you can't use deep heat or take paracetamol. Did a hot water bottle and it worked a treat :-)

Another glorious day today, gona suggest to DH a walk down the seafront and possibly a cheeky icecream. I've gone off a few foods and now have a craving for icecubes. Yes, you heard it here first, random i know but if i have a drink it HAS to have icecubes.

Anyway I've gone on a bit so will let you go. Manda good luck with the writing! Have a good Sunday all xxx

Weeding even

Hi all... Glad it's sorted now sundae!

I just sat waiting for the community mw to call round for my booking in appointment. I was surprised yup hear that they call on sundays, but am looking forward to it feeling 'official' if that makes sense!?