March 2013 Mk V: Lumpy bumpy witty knitters (patiently) await the bloom!

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New one marchers sorry on phone and can't link! Will post title in our old thread x

Arrh just lost a post!! Need to go to sleep now so will leave it as yay all round for no syphilis!

Hi all. Been all quiet from me but thought I'd drop a quick line to say I also had a successful scan today . Measured as per dates so am 12+6 & EDD 19th. Will have to wait a few days for blood results but nuchal measurement was 1.4 which I think is ok.

Shield and Ethel congrats on your scans too. This group must have just about a full compliment now?!

Great news dontsay!

Thank you for all your suggestions tramp I'm going shopping next pay day so will take your suggestions with me, black jersey maxi sounds blummin perfect! Comfy and can dress up, I'll have a look at IO website in the morning. Very excited :)

Great news dontsay we are EDD buddies!

Morning all! This is a bit too bright and early for me ? in fact, it's pitch black. Ho hum, best get used to it I suppose!

Was struggling a bit last night so DH packed me off to bed at 10pm and it seems that now I'm back on my normal antihistamines I don't need more than 7 hours sleep - yay!

Oh, and he managed to get my printer (my own one, not the stupid work one) back onto its last legs so I have my book all nicely printed out and gulp ready to work on today. Wot a star.

Hermione, aw thanks! There is nothing like a brilliant person who knows how to fix printers - yay for you! DH has a mate who is an IT officer who came over to tried to get the practically new Dell laser printer to work with MacBook Air and he failed, saying Dell machines communicated badly with Macs (or he isn't as good an IT bloke as we thought!). Dunno why this shd be - is this true in your experience? Oh yes, I know ... IT (and other) support teams can bear the brunt of academics' frustrations, and I apologise for us en masse! But I promise I've been nothing but nice and polite this time at least! (perhaps too polite, as people have been largely ignoring me?!) I've escalated the problem and just hope bossman will throw some weight behind this. It is ridiculous. (Oh there I go again, moaning, agh!) Sounds like the outfit is getting sorted - yay! I know, aren't the Seraphine dresses pretty? Black maxi dress sounds like it will do as a good longer-term purchase. You know you're going to have to post a pic when you're all dolled up now?!

TIddley so pleased your new midwife and centre is super nice and you got to hear the heartbeat! That's very cheering. Can you explain about the heartbeat rate predicting girl/boy? Mine were slightly different at last week's hospital appointment, so put me right before I indulge my fantasy of having a boy and a girl!

And great news on your scan, Dontsay! Team March 2013 is doing so well!

Oh goodness me, Zoey, the panic in your eyes when they came towards you with a gown!! I can imagine?! Phew! Glad you've got a plan.

PS am 15 weeks today, woop!

Ah the joys of being pregnant, waking up and being sick on self at 1am! Why did no-one tell us the glamour?

Pardon - great news on scan, mine is tomorrow and I am nervous!!

Sundae - because no one likes to admit that :o

I however spend 4 hours getting sick last night, both pregnancies have induced night sickness and last time it didn't end until about 39 Weeks :(

Suffering today after staying up most of the night to watch Andy Murray. Zzzzz and I didn't even get to the end of the match! Am made up that he won!

Yay for printer manda hope today is productive for you.

:( sundae, the joys.

I've just done my first hour back at work :) So nice to feel normal again! Was lovely driving through the sunny countryside this morning as well. Had an extra half our in bed too as dsis has dd so no childminder run or getting toddler ready, bonus! Hopefully rest of year will be as smooth.

Urgh, morning is it bed time yet?
slept well again but loads of nightmares, last night my DB was trying to kill me and my DSis. Somehow I discovered an invisibility cloak... Not that it helped in the end!!
It would be nice to have the occasional break from my head :)

Morning guys - well last day at work this week and have a million things I need to get done ready and my boss has scheduled a meeting to go over studd he was meant to do weeks ago and one of the other managers has decided to schedule the training everyone was meant to have months ago!

Does anyone understand blood tests and what the different things mean as was flicking through my results from yesterday and there are 2 results that are outside the given 'normal' range and have stars next to them and was wondering if I gave the names of what these were if anyone on here would know what they mean? DH has banned me from Dr Google he never said I couldnt ask you guys

Loving how successful this thread is and every had lovely scans and perfect baby beans its def a lucky thread :)

Morning! Just taken my car in for the MOT (positive thoughts please) and am now planning our trip to the peak district tomorrow. I love walking but I don't know how much I will manage.

Oh sundae sorry to hear about your sickness. It will surely wear off soon.

Glad you got your book printed manda.

Great news dontsay!

Well, better think about packing for my trip. Have a great day!

Zoey is there not a list of actual meanings in your notes, dd1 gets regular blood tests and I think there is a list in her blood book if you want me to look for you. Although if they haven't said anything its maybe nothing too important but something to check again at next bloods.

Manda get on with that introduction!

Waves to everyone hope you are all getting some sunny weather like us for change (although don't be mislead its still freezing!)

Great news dontstay

Oh and meant to say yuck to all who have night sickness, bad enough during day with out getting our precious sleep interupted

Sorry to hear so many started the day less than ideally with nightmares and nightmare-vomiting. It's a real pain that some are still having such awful sickness. But hurray for those who are keen on tennis. Andy Murray seems to be on great form this year! (But for all my enthusiasm about the O/Paralympics my interest in sport only goes that far and has now, predictably, reduced to the extent of being excited that Victoria Pendleton is taking part in Strictly!)

It's cold in Oxford, but bright and sunny. A lovely blue-skied autumnal day. And I feel I should only say this in a whisper, but my book-work is going great! I am actually re-writing my introduction!!! Eeek, don't want to break the spell, so had better get back to it. Thanks for encouragement, Three, Sheldon and Gummi

Sounds like you had a good re-entry into work, Three (hurray for your sis!)

Peak District - you're making me jealous Sheldon!

I had a couple of things outside the normal range in my bloods, Zoey, but they were raised by doc / consultant straight away and addressed with either meds or further monitoring. I'm sure someone on here will be able to help!

Will go car and get them out in a second and see actually what was out - another doctor come on and said she wasnt happy with a few things but would be test when I am back wednesday but I want to know now, lol!!

My lovely DM has just texted to say she bought me the secret garden, black beauty and The blind side on dvd and some sweets/ treats for operations and recovery - got to love her even thought DH says I am spoilt

Another day of feeling blurgh - I think I may have over done it a bit in last few days, although frankly it was hardly stressful. Ah well.

Right, Hermione as promised, some ideas for you...

1. Red maxi dress from Alexon, perfect for dressing up or down - just think of it with a really great necklace and bracelet and a litlle black clutch - it also comes in black so you could have a silver or gold clutch and BIG statement necklace. www.houseoffraser.co.uk/Alexon+Red+long+sleeve+grecian+maxi+dress/174653842,default,pd.html

2. Purple Jane Norman dress - downside is its polyester and not jersey and it is one shoulder so you'll need a strapless bra. Good news is its £60, there's only a size 12 left and looks black tie so you'd just need shoes & a clutch. www.houseoffraser.co.uk/Jane+Norman+One+shoulder+embellished+maxi/171504272,default,pd.html

3. Black grecian style dress which is under £50 but you would want to splash out on a belt and a good necklace to work with this to make it glam. Good news is it would work wonderfully with flats, there should be bags of room for boobs and bump and you flash a bit of shapely leg. Bad news is its Polyester. www.houseoffraser.co.uk/True+Decadence+Grecian+maxi+dress/170945205,default,pd.html

4. Isabella Oliver offer up this column dress in the sale, which is a great party dress. However its significantly above your budget even in the sale at £110 www.isabellaoliver.com/maternity-clothes/uk/100/sale/all/DR070.html I think the fact that you can play with how you wear it, so strapless, one shoulder or with sleeves is rather nice.

5. Seraphine have a midnight blue short dress in the sale. I think this is a marmite dress - you will either look fantastic in it or like you're wearing a nighty. Plus point is its dead on budget and a clutch and a kitten heel would pull it altogether. www.seraphine.com/cap-sleeve-silk-evening-dress-midnight.html

6. I'm not a huge fan of Boden, but this simple maxi would look great with the right dhoes etc. You can see how they have dressed it up with a good chunky necklace www.boden.co.uk/en-GB/Womens-Maternity-range/BP023/Womens-Elegant-Maxi.html

7. if you want to splash out then Tiffanyrose is the site for you (gorgeous dresses!) but cheapest is about £150 - only oggle if you are brave enough www.tiffanyrose.com/maternity/clothes/dresses.html

8. Short and simple, this should have enough voume to cope with a bump without exposing too much - a little v neck dress from French Connection. It would be far too short on me but if you're 5ft6 it may be just right. It begs for some bling gold jewelrey to make it look 'expensive' and some good shoes. www.frenchconnection.com/product/WOMAN+COLLECTIONS+SALE+DRESSES+49+or+less/71BE7/Nix+Nights+Flared+Dress.htm

9. John Lewis have this empire line dress from Coast in the sale, different prices depending on colour which again would look great glammed up www.johnlewis.com/319453/Product.aspx

10. Finally, another IO dress, this time one that you can clearly see works as a day to day dress. However, with a really good necklace, a shawl, some sparkly shoes and a bling bracelet it would look fantastic for the evening www.isabellaoliver.com/maternity-clothes/uk/100/maternity-dresses/DR087.html (the black, not the blue)

What do I mean by BLING and statement necklaces etc? Obviously what suits you will be different to what suits me, but there is loads of stuff around at the mo that you can try on and basically anything gold, silver or bright of colour and chunky will stand out on a black dress.

See the Phase 8 tribal, feather, collar and wooden necklaces www.phase-eight.co.uk/fcp/categorylist/garment/jewellery?resetFilters=true

Wallis also have a few goodies and 30% off today www.wallis.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CatalogNavigationSearchResultCmd?catalogId=33058&storeId=12557&langId=-1&viewAllFlag=false&sort_field=Relevance&categoryId=230107&parent_categoryId=209327&beginIndex=1&pageSize=20#catalogId=33058&storeId=12557&langId=-1&viewAllFlag=false&sort_field=Relevance&categoryId=230107&parent_categoryId=209327&beginIndex=1&pageSize=200

Hope that is helpful. Only wish I could go shopping with you :)

Wow, my first morning sobbing over something pathetic... I took myself off to bed!

Right paper grabbed they are both in the 'Urea and Electrolytes heading' my Urea level is 1.6 normal range is 2.9-7.1 and Creatinine level is 37 normal range is 50-90??

Zoey - that sounds ok

I googled it

Best of luck with your op tomorrow zoey, and I hope you get to have it without a GA. Do check in when you can to tell us how you are and meantime & grapes & forehead stroking (the latter you can refuse if you think it's a bit early in our virtual friendship, I promise I won't be offended. Much).

manda the gender predictor based on heart rate is utter bollocks. I have 'researched' using a reliable mixture of hearsay, personal experience, memory of friends and dr google - the latter completely refuting the former. I hearby resign from position of thread gender predictor-person, except to say that you are clearly, definitely having boy/girl twins :)

There is a link between heart rate and gestational age however. In case you were interested.

pink the forthcoming birthday of DS is for his 1st birthday - so ours don't share a common age at all. Not sure where I picked that up from, silly me. Loved the tips on cake making though...

tramp your personal dresser services are most valuable, I only wish I had an 'occasion' to dress for. Also liked the vision of your 50s dress with bright tights the other day - clearly you are a well dressed lady (and not indeed a tramp at all).

Well I went to an antenatal swimming class today run by the local midwives. It was really very pleasant and I felt quite 'worked out' despite it being relatively sedate. I had the smallest bump, but not so surprising as mine was the 'youngest' by 12 weeks! There were 4 ladies post 38 weeks (one going to work after the class at 39 weeks, crikey) - very inspiring. One expecting her fifth baby (4 sons at home) and all very nice (class of about 10). The water was a bit too cold for me, but I shall definitely go regularly, especially when told how beneficial it will be to my health and fitness (and pelvic floor). The poor young (male) lifeguard looked a bit embarrassed by it all however.

This is turing out to be an essay. Must go and achieve something. It's a windy but sunny day here, perfect for sheet washing; that should occupy me till DS wakes.

TTFN.

p.s. dontsay I was chuffed to hear about your happy scan :)

Thanks tiddley and I am sure as soon as I am home and back in bed the ipad will surface to fill my MN addiction :) I prefer back rubbing to forehead though if you could

Zoey lots of luck for tomorrow. I hope it all goes smoothly

Dontsay congrats on a good scan

Tiddley that class sounded fun. I am watching my older boys in their swimming lesson at the moment whilst catching up on here but reclining on a sun lounger instead of doing something active!!

Tramp are you a personal shopper? I love your dress advice!!

Sorry to all those feeling rubbish this morning. I hope it passes very soon

Manda definitely get a cleaner, no guilt required. I have one and she is worth every penny. She has been on holiday for the past two weeks and been sorely missed. My house needs her back!! I always get mine through recommendations and pay £10 ph (In London) but an agency can be a good starting place. The bonus with an agency is that if they send you a rubbish one they will replace them for you without you having any hassle.