graduates of the wine-and-shagging-after-mc thread come hither!

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Seeing as practically all of us have now got pg, here is a new home for all of us to come to carry on chatting after getting the BFP after our mcs. Today we are pregnant! :)

I didn't think I would have to get a buggy so am glad he should be ok without one :) I'll sling new bubs around.

scooter would def be a present from bubs :) He has decided that his baby brother or sister is an owl eek, hope not. He has also decided he has one in his tummy too, but it is not going to come out yet (he saw bubs at the scan so knows all about it)

your boy is gorgeous ice! what a cutie!

can't wait to get crocheting again. uni has been taking all my time so haven't done any for aaaaaaages. january I shall be crocheting away yay.

arf ice am really off chicken! which is weird as it was my main craving with DS - once I made DH go out and buy a chicken so I could roast it at 7pm...

ice your lad is so cute! Does he do a lot of modelling? Looks quite the professional!

ice, wild, I keep making/ preparing foods that I fancy and then not feeling like them after one portion - so have excess french onion soup, ginger biscuits (which are now in bin), roast chicken, etc, etc. I hate throwing things away. Also - this is a bit weird - I cannot face thinking about getting dressed and what to wear, it makes me feel ill. Usually I love fashion and clothes etc and at the moment I just don't give a sht, as long as I don't have to think about it.

Yes the weekend was a killer. I forgot also that I got a puncture on my bike on Friday night and had to walk home in the pouring rain. Luckily wasn't too far from home (about 2 miles) but it still compounded the exhaustion.

Yes I kind of do hope to use the crib this time too, specially as it's my first child since Dad's death. Am feeling a bit emotional tonight, don't know why... hormones I suppose.

I really wish I'd had a scan already like you wild I just keep imagining getting to the scan and finding it's no go... I think I'd go crazy. This is exactly what happened to my friend recently and the more I think about it the more I think she must have been distraught. She's only just recovering from PND from after her first DC. I haven't really talked to her much about it because I didn't want to say I am pg, and didn't want to not say at the same time, but I am increasingly feeling like I should see her. Not sure what the answer is - I was hoping to wait til 12 weeks then at least I can be honest about my situation.

the owl thing is v funny wild - why an owl? Did it look owl like on scan? Or does he have a book with owls in? Kids come up with the strangest things.
oh god, nigella is on the telly making fake mash with semolina, the look of it is making me feel sick...

boo have no idea why an owl. it was a very random comment.

noooooooooo having an early scan is a fools game! I felt ace for a few days but now I might as well have not had it. baby could have died anyway! If I am having an anxious hormonal moment I feel very vulnerable and gloomy too, which I think is perfectly normal but heightened in us. I always thought I would die of nerves before the scan too but actually I needed the loo so badly I think that took my mind off it. I was in a lot of pain and was actually told by the sonographer to have a wee so she could measure the baby! I only did it because of the cramping and off coloured cm which was making me gloomy anyway, I kind of had nothing to lose and a LONG time to wait to see if everything was ok.

ah. the food situations you describe are making me feel better. I am just the same! I did an online shop this morning and was feeling queasy and off everything... so had to confess to DH that we might only have £50 worth of hash browns, potato cakes and cheese. And peanut butter reeses things that look like they will satiate my cravings for nutty stuff, and salty-sweet stuff all in one! I also find that if I fancy something halfway decent I make myself cook it there and then, even if it is 10am. Otherwise I will go off it and just eat toast and marmite.

it is a pain, but it is also just so fun! it all means we are really likely to have a baby in there making us crackers?!

going to zonk out now and try not to get over anxious about the bubs. night!

Thanks for that wild I see your point about scan. But I do half feel like I am making it all up... Iykwim. But good point about the food craziness, yes it looks positive so far...!
I am off to bed now too... Sleep well!

boo I absolutely know what you mean about feeling that you are making it up! Am quite glad you have that feeling too (in a good way!), I thought it was just me. when we on hols I started feeling so pregnant (went at nearly 5 weeks, came back when nearly 7 when all symptoms had kicked off) and felt like I was making it up completely, bieng around non-pg people (boys!) and no internet to reassure me. Scan does reassure, but only in the same way a pg test does. It is true in the moment but later... And I know that the risk of mc goes down drastically once you have seen a hb but it seems to have happened to so many people on MN I don't know how the stats make sense!

Anyway. Do you have a scan date through yet boo? Am still waiting for mine, want to know, want to know starting to fret that they have forgotton about me

DS is off at the childminder's this morning... my first time alone in nearly a month! I have to work but have so many other lovely things i want to do instead! Have a bath, eat loads of junk, watch rubbish tele, have a nap... eek! I will go up a work in a bit :)

Morning all.

Sitting in MacDs eating an egg and bacon muffin and drinking a caffeinated coffee. Reason? Waiting for the local branch of mamas and papas to open so I can purchase next size up mat jeans. Wonder if there's a connection!!!

Hope everyone is ok and feeling nicely sick . How many weeks are you all now?

Oh god, feeling really out of place with all the truckers scoffing their breakfasts too - may retreat back to the car!!

Oooh just found this emoticon on my mobile - how long has this one been around?!

Morning! Ugh, I definitely cannot cope with whole weekends away, I'm still not over it. Pity really as I have lots of visits to do before the baby comes.
How are we all today? I've been feeling very emotional for a couple of days, so excited by what is to come but worried at the same time. Roll on 23rd for my scan when hopefully I will be able to relax.
boo Sounds like you have been very busy, not surprised you are tired. I also hate wasting food and freeze random portions. I have really appreciated them recently when too tired to cook.
ice Your DS is adorable! Thanks for the cocoon info too, I'm going to seek one out next time I'm shopping somewhere.
wilde A baby owl, how cute :) I had exactly the same experience at my early scan - bladder was so full and painful that I was too busy thinking about that to worry. Sorry you are feeling anxious again, I did too but the 12 week scan was even nicer for it I think as baby did a huge bounce as soon as she was on screen and I could see how much she had grown. How long have you got now?
I had the "am I making it all up?" feeling too. Now I feel sort of normal and not sick all the time and I have moments thinking it again!

Ooh I could really eat one of those ice :) I have stopped wearing my jeans too as I seem to have grown out of them I'm 18+4 now.

sheldon DH put paid to any cute owl ideas when he asked 'will it come out beak or claws first then do you think?' owwwwwwwwweeeeeeeeeeeeee!

ice I love your story, made me chuckle. Am so envious of you being anywhere near a maccy dees. at this time every day I crave macdonalds and tell myself I will get DH to buy me one on the way home, but luckily come that time I am off it again. usually feel quite sicky around tea time, tiredness i think.

No idea when my 12 week scan is sheldon, though I will be 12 weeks at the beg of nov. am 8+5 today!

I am always starving and ready for my lunch at 11am! Did I tell you about my 6 hash brown mega dinner last night?! SIX. And am drooling at the thought of more... eek!

sheldon is mad how being pg knackers you out going away.

am so tired today i can't be arsed to turn pages of my notes over. can you get more lazy than that?!

DS isn't happy being back at the childminders. he loves it there but it is clear he wants to be here like he has been for the past month. Oh for Jan when I can be a stay at home mum! then in late jan/feb we are making the Big Move to cornwall! eekins.

Cornwall? How lovely! Is this for work? I dream of moving somewhere prettier. I love hills and walking but live in Cambs which is totally flat.

noooo, cornwall is the opposite of work sheldon . Am a bit frightened! is where DH is from and all his friends and family are still there (every one of them a teacher as it is really the only form of gainful employment that way!) and is such a lovely way of life so we are making the move to see if we like it enough to settle there too! I am a somerset/devon lass so love the country, tho being in the dales is super marvellous too... Just miss the beach and will really need some support with two childers and will be LOVELY to have some friends to hang out with!

DH had his own business so will take that up again... one of his clients asked him to work for them full time so he did and hates it (but has learnt lots apparently) so wants to work for himself again, which is great and does mean we can move to cornwall but am a bit worried as I am not earning any more and no bugger will employ me when am 25 weeks pg! will be fine. am excited about it all really, will be lovely to finally make our move to where we belong (and no one will ask about my accent any more!) :)

LOVE Cornwall! YOu'll be able to tell which week we're down on holiday, as it always rains! But we love love love it. Usually stay at St Mawes. Boats, sand, diving board accessible with a wetsuit on, raincoats and wells chucked in back of car must buy van for 4 kids ,gardens, ice-cream, really pretty jewellery using local stones etc... can you tell what i spend my time doing there!!

Love Cambs too. My godson lives in Cambridge so I visit as often as I can. They have a lovely new John Lewis....

Hello all!

wild my scan date is 1st Nov, I'll be bang on 12 weeks. I have my booking in appt this Sunday, then on the 25th (week before scan) bloods, then scan. I am very much looking forward to the 1st! I think I might get some bubbly in if it's not too presumptious still I might need it anyway.

ice hilarious about mcdonalds! There was a lot of chat on the May anten thread about tuna mayo, which I haven't fancied until now. I have just scoffed 4 slices of toast with tuna sweetcorn mayo on top. I am officially, a pig. oink. My nausea seems to have eased a bit but not completely - don't know whether to be pleased or worried!

sheldon I hope you can take it easy for a bit. I know what you mean about going away or being busy at all - I cannot handle anything right now. Though I did get another puncture on the way into work yesterday and had to walk for another 2 miles and it was quite nice in the sunshine. But when evening comes I am a wreck.

Moving to Cornwall does sound amazing wild - I hope it works out for you, I bet the quality of life is just great. The only people I know there are teachers too! I am a city dweller (London) and can't really imagine moving, although I was brought up in the country. But, the sea is the only things that would tempt me, I imagine, though its not going to happen as both me and DH are in the media so kind of need to be here. ouch to owl birth!

ice are you going to buy a van? Our car is a berlingo and I think you can get a seven seater. It's a great car as it is a bit like a van & sliding doors are great for city living.

I am 9 weeks tomorrow!

boo you sound lovely and happy :)

want my scan date! hmmph.

yuk to tuna mayo how can you have something so, ahem, fishy?!! is just had a big lunch and have stopped feeling panicky, yay.

ah big cars! we have an estate which is a slight overkill with just the three of us :) (i always planned to fit another child or two and a dog in it at some point) we had a renault espace when we were tiddlers, was ace especially if you are outdoorsy with the chairs turning into tables and wotnot. This is back in the day tho sure you have fancier two seaters these days!

I cannot STAND london boo I lived there for a year and every time i visited DH in cornwall I started breathing again, so knew it wasn't for me. I am not good with lots of human life around me, it freaks me out :) My friends live in london (camden) so I come down about twice a year to get shitfaced in a fancy club and that's my london life done. I am keen to take DS though, he'll LOVE seeing big ben and london bridge etc. we did talk about moving there as DH is in marketing and would earn a gazillion squids but... we want to grow veg, teach DS to surf and drink cider by the sea. You have it bang on in your experiences ice! There is a big worrying part of us that feels we might be retiring early but we will rent for a year or so and see how it goes before buying.

sheldon have always wanted to visit cambs. never been to that area of the country!

Oh that sounds like a lovely life wilde. Growing veg and drinking cider by the sea sounds perfect :) My cousin lives in Devon and keeps chickens, that is the kind of life I would like us to live.
Cambridge is a lovely city (and yes, ice the John Lewis is fabulous) I feel quite lucky to be close to it but I would love to be able to go walking in the hills or be closer to the sea. I would love to move to a more rural area at some point but the smaller villages and rural areas around here just keep getting built on and turned into bigger towns. We had to come here for work really though.
boo Another puncture, how annoying. Glad it was sunny though. My closest friends live in London so I've been fairly often. I do love that you can find anything there, but I grew up in a big city so enjoy the quiter life now.
I'm eating my lunch at my desk - a chicken pasty, breadsticks and cream cheese and chocolate brownies. My colleagues probably think I'm a total pig

ha sheldon we used to have chickens and they would chase me round the garden! Am reet scared of the buggers now but having your own eggs would be smashing (though ours were always off?!)

oh yes, boo, another puncture?! aww!

I had sausages, hash browns and an egg on toast for my lunch :) sausages were meant to be for tea... oh well, don't look at me, blame the baby!

ha wild it's funny, all my friends with babies are moving out to the country, but the thought makes me shudder! I love going rural on holiday, but not to live. I think I'll save it for retirement! Also, I grow veg! I have a glut of tomatoes at the moment which is slightly unfortunate as I really don't fancy eating them. Any tomato recipes welcome!!

I know re the tuna mayo - I did not fancy that at all before and in fact the the thought makes me feel slightly nauseous now. It was one of those spur-of-the-moment-right-at-the-time things!

sheldon I don't know cambridge at all but keep meaning to go. It looks beautiful! I was thinking keeping chickens would be fantastic, but my SIL just started it and they crap all over her garden. I know this is to be expected unless you have a massive garden but it did rather put me off (specially right now, yuk).

I've just put a baked potato in the oven for my tea - it's fish and chips night for the DCs (post swimming lesson) but really can't face idea of chips, which is odd as normally they are the business! I am so fickle it's untrue!

ice you are making me want to go on holiday with all that hols talk! I spose a girl can dream....

pink blood. oh fuck :(

Oh wild I had some too at about 8 weeks. Can you get yourself to be checked out?

where and how sheldon? I feel fine, no cramping or anything and still v pg symptoms, but obviously also low level panicking.

I will call someone asap tomorrow. I don't know whether to call mw's or gp? If they tell me to sit at home and mc I think I will go mental. I really want my kind dr cause I know she will act like she cares about me and my baby, you know?

thanks for your reassurance sheldon, am so grateful. am home alone and DH is out playing footie. I hate that I should probably tell him when he gets in. bums.

No cramping is a very good thing. Is it a lot? When it happened to me it always seemed to be later in the day after straining on the toilet (TMI, sorry). Have you been on your feet a lot today or done any heavy lifting or anything like that?

Totally understand wanting the kind doctor, maybe try her first tomorrow? My mw last time said the EPU here would help if it was more than a spoonful or something like that and suggested I tell them it was if I was worried. If you can't wait the advice is to go to A&E but I know that is easier said than done.

Evening ladies. Haven't been in for ages, been stupid busy at work :(. Haven't gad a read yet (may take a while to catch up) but wanted to give you a quick hug wilde and say I was sat in my mw room at 8 weeks sobbing hysterically (snot and everything) as I was so convinced it was going wrong and 2 hours later I was looking at a wriggly bean during the scan. Please try not to worry (I know, I know, easy to say) I would call gp in the am, mine sent me to hospital for reassurance scan. Lots of positive vibes heading your way from here wilde!

thanks for your kindesses ladies :)

I think my kind gp is off until Monday, i think she works mon and tues so may take the MW as my first option and make an appt to see my gp on mon anyway, especially if MW is a 'wait and see' type... if i say I also had bleeding at 6+6 but then a scan that showed a HB they may listen and help me?

sheldon was only for the one time I went for a wee, then I went back half an hour later and had only a weeny bit. Daren't go back again. Just pink blood. cervix still closed (tmi). I have been walking four miles a day to the childminders and back since tues... i wonder if that might have irritated something? The bleeding at 6+6 I am sure was because of so much walking on hols too...

I don't feel like I will mc atm... I don't know but when the last baby was diagnosed as a BO I just knew, I had always known it was fucked, instinctively. this time not so much. If I lose it I will be shocked.

bah! go away bleeding, never darken my door again!

so sorry you guys had scares too. 8 weeks is a weird time isn't it, i remember from the mc boards 6 and 8 weeks kept cropping up.

oh no wild sorry to hear this, fingers crossed it's nothing. I think you can definitely take some reassurance from the fact that you feel positive, and still have symptoms. And it doesn't sound like it was very much. Bleeding can happen in normal pregnancies for so many reasons.