Jan 2013 part 4: the one where we are closer to the end than the beginning

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Here we go!

Stats: 16 girls, 9 boys, 13 surprises

BuntyCollocks (29) DC2 EDD 28/12/12 She?s a girl!
Pmgkt (33) DC2 EDD 28/12/12 He?s a boy!
Birdies (33) DC2 EDD 30/12/12 She?s a girl!
Pascha (35) DC2 EDD 30/12/12 It?s a surprise!
PricklyPickle (31) DC1 EDD 31/12/12 It's a surprise!
LowLu (31) DC2 EDD 02/1/13
TootieMaroo (32) DC2 EDD 03/1/13
MarasmeAbsolu (31) DC2 EDD 03/01/13 She?s a girl!
Lora1982 (30) DC1 EDD 04/01/13 He?s a boy!
IsSpringSprangedYet (?) DC4 EDD 05/01/13
DollFisher (28) DC1 EDD 05/01/13 She?s a girl!
Allchik (30) DC1 EDD 06/01/13 It?s a surprise!
Pockemuchka DC3 EDD 06/01/13 It?s a surprise!
Happyhow (26) DC1 EDD 07/01/13 It?s a surprise!
EmilieFloge (38) DC? EDD 07/01/13
Complicated24 (44) DC1 EDD 07/01/13 It's a surprise!
Newbie6 (36) DC1 EDD 08/01/13 He?s a boy!
Norfolkinway (25) DC1 EDD 09/01/13
Octanegirl (34) DC1 EDD 09/01/13 He?s a boy!
BumgrapesofWrath (30) DC2 EDD 10/01/13
Kim222 (30) DC1 EDD 11/01/13
Lulabel27 (29) DC2&3 (twins) EDD 11/01/13
CraftyGirly (26) DC1 EDD 11/01/13 She?s a girl!
Cejay8 (32) DC2 EDD 12/01/13 It?s a surprise!
Tinyeyes123 (30) DC1 EDD 13/01/13 She?s a girl!
CreepyCrawly (22) DC1 EDD 13/01/13 She?s a girl!
PixelCarrier (37) DC1 EDD 13/01/13 It?s a surprise!
Shakemyhead (37) DC1 EDD 14/01/13 She's a girl!
Godzookey (35) DC1 EDD 14/01/13 He?s a boy!
PeshwariNaan (33) DC1 EDD 14/01/13
Hormonalhell (40) DC2 EDD 15/01/13 He?s a boy!
DoIgetastickerforthat (36) DC4 EDD 16/01/13 She?s a girl!
Theboutiquemummy (35) DC1 EDD 17/01/13
ChutesTooNarrow (33) DC2 EDD 18/01/13 She?s a girl!
Glorious (28) DC1 EDD 18/01/13
Tugstonia (33) DC1 EDD 18/01/13 It's a surprise!
SpringFlowers (39) DC4 EDD 18/01/13 It?s a surprise!
Eagleray (40) DC1 EDD 18/01/13
13mma (29) DC1 EDD 18/01/13 scan 13/09/12
LetThereBeCupcakes (30) DC1 EDD 20/01/13
Silversixpence (29) DC2 EDD 20/01/13
mulan07 (27) DC1 EDD 20/01/13 He?s a boy!
BadgerFace (34) DC1 EDD 21/01/13 She?s a girl!
PreggoFabulous (30) DC1 EDD 22/01/13 He?s a boy!
Bunny222 (31) DC1 EDD 22/01/13 It?s a surprise!
Bealos (34) DC2 EDD 22/01/13 She?s a girl!
AppleCrumples (??) DC4 EDD 22/01/13 It's a surprise!
Woody2313 (33) DC1 EDD 23/01/13
SigningGirl (?) DC1 EDD 24/01/13
Mrsbugsywugsy (34) DC1 EDD 25/01/13 She's a girl!
SquealyB (29) DC1 EDD 26/01/13 It?s a surprise!
knuckingfackered (39) DC2 EDD 26/1/13
Thinkingpositivethoughts (28) DC1 EDD 26/01/13
MrsMallard (35) DC1 EDD 26/01/13 She?s a girl!
Salt1 (38) DC1 EDD 27/01/13 She?s a girl!
Lilblondepessimist (33) DC4 EDD 28/01/13
MamaMary (31) DC2 EDD 28/01/13 She?s a girl!
Sebsmama (32) DC2 EDD 29/01/13
BionicEmu (26) DC2 EDD 29/01/13
Missymoo (32) DC2 EDD 30/01/13
DiscoDomina (31) DC1 EDD 30/1/13 He's a boy!
Brugmansia (35) DC1 EDD 31/01/13
Mummypud (32) DC3 EDD 31/01/13
PipIsOutNow (27) DC2 EDD 31/01/13 scan 19/09/12

I will be asking about whooping cough on friday at the MW appt. The flu is done on saturday morning but i'm not going twice so they will have to book me in to have them both done together. I've no idea if they will do them at the same time.

I have given in and bought the baby's first baby grow... It was only £3 in the TKMaxx clearance bit and I couldn't resist. My hubby told me to hide it so that he could pretend I hadn't bought it!

Hi

Whooping cough is given from 28 weeks so if your MW doesn't say to you, just ask them for it. Flu jab I'm sure can be taken whenever.

X

Welcome Nat!

Godz ha your phantom shitter story made me laugh! We have one at work too, but it's an as yet unidentified bloke who makes his deposit every morning and stinks out the whole corridor for the rest of the morning, it's vile. Whoever he is he needs medical attention because it's not normal!

I'm sleeping like crap as well. Very uncomfortable, horrible heartburn and stupid loud neighbours. Hmph.

We went shopping at the weekend but only bought some bibs and muslin squares. We've decided on the pram though - going for the bugaboo bee. Now to find a decent secondhand one.

Is anyone else not having the whooping cough or flu jabs? I know it's controversial but I've decided against them. I've done a lot of research and for me there are too many unknowns with the WC one. I've never had a flu jab in my life and have managed to avoid the flu thus far (touch wood). DP had the jab last year and a week later got the worst flu he's ever had which put me off somewhat.

Hey tugs ... I too have been in a quandry about the jabs. I'm very shocked that they are giving these out willy nilly to pregnant women when they has been no testing (ok, they are not allowed to test, but does this make it ok?).

I have been a bit concerned about WC jab have no prob with having flu jab but WC seems very reactionary and not sure it's thought through. That said I have 3 primary school children so this baby is likely to be exposed to ALL sorts of germs. Feel like I need to weigh up the possible risks against benefits. Thankfully no need to decide anything yet x

wooooo i dont have gtt bring on the chocolate :-D

I asked about whooping cough and she said it can be given at anytime before the babys born and im to ask the nurse if i should have it because i wasnt allowed it as a kid because my mum had epilepsy.

Having an extra scan tomorrow -excited!- basically im measuring like im 31wks when im 27 so they want to have a nosey about... hopefully il get a decent pic this time... Does anyone know why i could be measuring a MONTH bigger? last wk i was like 'pfft 2wks bigger than i should be no big deal' but now its a month?! whats this mean for me?

Hello everyone

I had my 24 week midwife appointment today and it was all fine. They checked the baby's heartbeat, except she wouldn't keep still for long enough. The midwife has written 'very active baby' in my notes!

I'm feeling lots of kicks now, but DP still can't feel them from the outside and he's getting really impatient.

The midwife advised me to have the flu jab, although they won't have any supplies in our surgery till later this month. Whooping cough they recommend you wait until you are 28 weeks. I think I will have both - for me the vague possibility of unknown side effects of the whooping cough jab is less worrying than the very real possibility of the baby catching whooping cough and being very ill. But I can see why people are undecided - it's so hard to know what to do for the best, when you are suddenly responsible for another tiny human being.

complicated I don't think I have restless legs, but I am waking up in the night with horrible cramps in my calves. I don't know if it's related but I have heard you should drink tonic water for it - no idea if there is any scientific basis for this but they have the posh fever tree stuff on offer in tescos at the moment, and if I try really hard I can imagine there's gin in there too .

I'm not keen on the name Rock, but I do think Rocky is quite cool.

Squealy i love your names too.

Godz I wonder if your bowel symptoms could be stress related, as this happens to me when I am nervous about something. If it's every sunday, are you worried about going to work on Monday?

katolla I get a funny feeling after I empty my bladder sometimes, like everything is shifting around. But I think if there's pain it could be a symptom of a UTI?

Lora I've no idea why you could be measuring big. I guess some babies just are bigger than others? Although there are plenty of stories of people on here being told their babies are big, only to give birth to totally normal sized babies. Mine is on the small side of normal, this makes sense to me as i am small (5'2) and was a small baby myself. Good luck with the scan tomorrow.

tugs it takes a few weeks for the jab to work so more likely your DH was just unlucky and caught the actual flu. I'm pretty comfortable having it again (had it last time and so did my pregnant friends at the time). Whooping cough one expect I will have too as I agree with mrsbugsy the risks of not having it seem to be worse than the ones of having it. Wish we didn't have the choice really....

complicated I get restless legs and arms, it's awful. But not as bad as in my last pregnancy (though I remember it got worse!). I only get them on the side I lie on though (my left side as I'm trying to do the recommended thing!). Someone on here said a cold shower helps, but in the middle of the night that's not the kind of thing I feel like doing!

I've got wisdom tooth pain at the mo which is really annoying, think it might be infected. Would much rather avoid antibiotics but will wait and see.

I've got my 28 week midwife apmt on Friday and my anti d jab. Haven't seen the midwife for 2 months so will be good to hear heartbeat etc.

Hope everyone's well

Ps lora apparently in the vast majority of cases where they think the baby is big, it's actually normal sized. Something like 80%. So enjoy your extra scan and expect them to say the size is just right after all! Not sure it means a lot even if baby is big, doesn't mean the birth is any harder.

Hi all

mrsbugsy and complicated thanks - we are really happy with our choices and have stuck to them for a while now, lets hope the baby "looks like" an Eden or a Conor .

mrsbugsy glad you midwife appointment went well. A very active baby is no bad thing. My DH can't feel the kicks either and is also getting frustrated.

Lora I second the previous comments. This can be for any number of reasons and often does not result in a giant baby. Could be extra fluid, etc. At least they are giving you another scan though - so another opportunity to see your DC.

On balance I am planning on getting the flu jab too.

My current big issue is finding a maternity coat! My boobs are enormous (they were bad pre-pregnancy but now they have their own postcode) . Every jacket in my size won't close at the top and any jacket that closes at the top is simply gigantic everywhere else! At the moment, surviving with Mac plus scarf combo. but I don't want to ruin my Mac and it is getting a bit chillier. Oh for smaller boobs.......Once I am done with the DCs I am getting a breast reduction! Rant over now.

oops I meant on balance getting the whooping cough jab! Agree with birdies and mrsbugsy on the risks front.

Squealy I feel your pain, I was having the same trouble and in the end I bought a 'swing' coat from ebay. It fastens across the chest only so hopefully will see me through to the end. I did have to size up two sizes to accommodate my expanding boobs though - if you don't mind spending the money I'm sure a proper maternity coat would be a better fit.

:) just looking for winter coat myself gonna be tricky normally have to get one from the tall section so the arms are long enough but they only go up to an 18 and think my bump is too big for that

Squealy- love the names you've picked out - has everyone else hot name ideas sorted?

Ooooh Birdies I would have been terrified!!!

I'm having a boy and the name we seem to be sticking with is Charlie James. Everyone in the family love it.

On a happy note.........got talking to a guy I dated years ago on FB, he separated same as me and we went on our first date on Saturday and it went really well. He has no problem with me being six months pregnant as he has 2 children and loves them to bits and said would have loved more

I am walking around with a permanent smile at mo

Really wasnt bothered about meeting somebody as I'd just got used to being alone and have got through the pregnancy this far without a man but this has totally happened out of blue.

Hi all,

We have our name too and pretty much decided on it from about 12 weeks so hoping when my wee boy arrives, we still love it!

On another note is anyone else having trouble sleeping now? I literally had 2 hrs sleep last night due to a achy pain in my upper left rib at the front, no matter how I lie, it was agony? Hoping baby has moved position now so I can get a decent sleep as between that and acid heartburn it's not good!

X

Evening Ladies

Tugs haha, every office/place of work has got to have their own phantom!!

Mrs bugs - i don't feel nervous per se but I always get a case of the sunday blues from about 4:30 onwards but that's not anything new.

Squealy - swing coats are the way forward, I've got one and its perfect for Autumn, will need to get a longer one for when we get into full on winter mode.

Think i'm finally going to give in and buy some maternity jeans at the weekend - up til now have been living in Tu leggings and dresses!

Hormonal - he sounds great, keep us posted!

xx

Hormonalhell what brilliant news! I love a good romance!

newbie6, I remember talking to MW when there was concern over BP and pre eclampsia and the 1ST thing she asked was do you have LOWER rib pain. You said upper so maybe its more heart burn etc, but i just wanted you to be aware.
Also signs being swelling

Hi

Thanks, it's def not high BP as mine is low and have no swelling. At my scan I could see the baby pressing exactly where it hurts so assuming its a combo of that and everything pushing up? The pain has subsided so hoping he has moved :) cheeky monkey. Thanks for your reply.

X

Hello!
First post here, currently 27 weeks and it's just sunk in that we are having a baby! Is anyone else having a delayed shock??hope it's just the hormones, it's a much wanted baby but the prospect of parenthood is terrifying!! Does anyone else feel like this?it's dc1 for dh and I.
Thanks x

Hey marsspaniel, nice to meet you.

I think it's only properly sunk in in the last few weeks that I'm having a BABY! I've only just started looking preggers (am 24, maybe 25 weeks, I have literally forgotten) and it's my second baby. I think the reason it takes 9 months is for us (and partners) to get our heads around it.

@Lora Another reassuring note from me. Friends have 'measured big' but when the baby came out was quite a normal size. Every looks different. I panicked about looking too small. Silly really of me. Midwife felt where the womb is meant to be - just above my belly button - and said it's fine.

And wow Hormonalhell, first date at 6 months pregnant. I am impressed. Though, aren't we all supposed to be blooming? :)

Hey ladies. Back at work now after all the personal chaos, trying to get back into the swing of things, even if work are total sods.

Are any of you suffering with SPD or pelvic girdle pain? Been having achy cramps high up on inner thighs - as though I've done 100 squats. Told midwife who told me about SPD- and said it can get much worse. The aches are worse now, esp when I get up, or turn over in bed, back and hips aching too. Saw GP yesterday who has referred me to a physio. Using a V shape pillow in bed to support knees/legs which I hope will help.

On winter coat issue, got an A line style coat from Sainsburys, the kind with buttons only on the chest, that then flares out, so lots of room for bump to grow and not too expensive. Hope that helps.

Also, am still wearing under wired bras as they are still comfy,but remember the woman in debenhams saying you have to not wear underwires after 5months. Is this right girls?