May 2013 Third Thread.

[SecretCervix]

Sorry for the not very imaginative title. Noticed old thread was full and couldn't find a new one.

Hey little and twinkling - I'm at Kings too...! We must live quite near each other. There must be scope for coffee at some point!

Didn't have the internal thing though, but that may be because I was dated 10+5 at the scan and have to go back next week. So that's a good heads up to make sure I defuzz the ol' limbs (sigh - anyone else just feeling lax...?)

I'm still waiting [waaaa] face!! Going to have a private scan tomorrow though should be 9 +1 as Ellys scan was yesterday and she is due the 7th may think there will still be quite a few left lol
Lovely to hear of everyone's happy experiences though

10storey Baby didnt move on my scan either.Was lying with arms behind head.Strong heartbeat.The sonographer told me to give a little cough and baby kicked legs and waved arms briefly.

I cant wait for my one next week.Is anyone else going to have a 4D scan.We have decided we will be.Will leave that until quite late on though.

So I am off our city break to brussels, wearing my h&m mamma jeans - they are so comfy I don't know how I am going to give them up afterwards [hgrin] - as yesterday at work my trousers were so incredibly uncomfortable.

Think I may have set my ultimate not eating challenge, going out to dinner with an aunt to a restaurant which always gives out lemonchello, then meeting a friend who wants to go for oyster. Then undoubtedly dh will want to go for much beer, coffee, moulles et frit and rare steak! [hhmm]

Really sore and queasy all of yesterday with three meetings, one an hour and bit away from the office, and one a surprise! Very glad I am not in again until Tuesday!

Ps totally jealous of your scan tales 10 days to go

10+5

I'm still waiting Forever waiting :-) 11 days to go for me. When you have your 12 week scan has the baby moved up into the tummy region?

10+3

I'm really starting to get a noticeable bump I'm a bit shocked! It's not weight gain I haven't put on a pound since conceiving and the early pregnacy bloat seems to be gone. Odd!

Still have no scan date maybe I'll bet lucky in the post today.
DH and I went out for a meal last night it was lovely but I just couldn't eat all that much half of what I usually eat but it all stayed down which was a relief.

10+3

Lol! I'm mega fat and bloated today and going to wedding. God bless my maxi dress and leggings (instead of horrible tights). I deffo don't have a bump just look fat today! Great x

I HAVE been keeping up, I swear it, but wow, this thread goes fast. Love all the scan stories - I had to rearrange mine and had the oddest experience of the woman saying to me that I couldn't have an alternative, the hospital would only do the one provided. I started to say that I couldn't tell work about the baby yet (am on probation still, is that dishonest???) and she just cut me off and then I heard her asking another woman to take this call cos she needed to go downstairs. The next woman was lovely and just got me an alternative date, and checked it was within time. ???

We outed ourselves to a select few at the weekend (it was a gathering for DPs birthday). It wasn't brilliant - MiL made it clear she wants a boy. DP didn't hear her say it and now she's denying it, even though others heard, and have since told DP that she said that. Bit unsure of how to move on with that. Damn, have to go... love to all you mamas!

10 at someone touching you like that without permission how bloody inappropriate! This is one area of pregnacy I am not looking forward to at all. I intend to making it very clear to people, especially strangers, it's not bloody happening. The only people allowed to touch me like that will be a midwife when measuring etc and DH.

sparkly how rude of your MIL and then to deny it!

ooh exciting twinkling and beaver we should def do coffee once mat leave kicks in :)

I'm actually in borough of lewisham but had terrible time at lewisham hospital so swapped this time. I'm impressed with King's so far, everyone has been lovely to deal with.

Hello all. I just can't keep up. Lovely to read about all the scans.
Babygeek I am from Belgium and there many pregnant women have a nice dark beer once in a while as it is supposedly good during pregnancy and even better during breastfeeding (stimulates the milk or somat). It seems to not have harmed us Belgians too much

I had my scan today. It was amazing. I had totally forgotten how well you see the whole baby at this stage. I could very clearly recognise the arms, legs and it's little face. My new due date is 6 May so I am 12+4 (I thought I was 11+5 so it is quite a bonus).

We are off on holiday for a week on Sunday. Hooraay!

Yes, my MiL who wants a boy has other GC - my DS1. So it's clear she just doesn't want a girl. She regularly makes sexist comments so I shouldn't be surprised. But I am furious and thinking that if we did have a girl, she won't get to see her on account of her sexist attitude. Am also extremely upset that she's tried to get DP to think I've lied to him.

sparkly you're perfectly entitled to be furious! My MIL made it very clear when I was expecting DD (before we knew the sex) that she wanted a grand-daughter. It made me a bit :( for DS, but she had 4 grandsons so at least I could understand it. Am I being childish to hope you have a girl just to spite her?! I take it DP believes you? If she's says anything else get him to speak to her about how her behaviour upsets you, failing that when she starts just leave the room, you don't need to hear it, it's not like you can choose the sex anyway!

Hope everyone else is doing ok, still no scan date here either.

Yay for all this lovely scan news! It's seems there's news every day now. And well have a few more weeks of hearing about them.

Can't wait for when we're all gearing up for 20 week scans. Will be lovely then too. Although I do tend to shit myself when I have them (well not literally, I shall stick only to the urinary incontinence I seem to have every time I throw up if that's ok ).

Beaver [hgrin] at your not being arsed to shave your legs! I haven't for I don't know how long! DP noticed the other day and pulled a face. He got told to fuck off. Oh and to go and pregnant himself and see if he could be bothered!

LittleB don't worry too much about people thinking they can randomly touch you. You just need to perfect your 'don't fuck with me face' and they generally stay away. Well they do me [hgrin].

Hi Ladies

I haven't been around for weeks but am popping my head back in on this "new" thread. It's great that everyone is having lovely scan news. Are many people still sick? I'm still v nauseated and exhausted, can't wait for the second trimester.

I'll try and keep up a bit better now.

10+4

Had my scan this morning - a happy little Brussels Sprout bouncing around inside me. Babygeek have fun in Brussels, there are some nice alcohol free beers to try! So glad half-term is finally here, spending a week in the UK! [hgrin]

Hello, Kings people. I am also there and had my scan today, complete with internal. Embarrassingly, I am a podge, and my notes say the scan was tricky owing to 'maternal habitus'. I was a bit , especially as with DD I was about the same size and nothing was said.

Anyway, can I join in properly? I was on the early thread under a different name but too worried about things to add myself to stats lists or post much. I am 12+0 and due on 10 May. DD is 17 months.

Ha, all the MIL/baby gender stories make me laugh. My MIL had a TERRIBLE time with her own mother, who told her in no uncertain terms that she wanted grand-daughters.

Unfortunately, she went on to have two boys - one of whom is now DH. Her mum completely went mental and blamed her, and they didn't speak for a long time - months, I think. She eventually came round, but never forgave her for having boys and held a grudge until she died earlier this year.

That is obv very weird.

My mum had three girls. I'm the eldest, and when mum was in hospital in Glasgow about to have me, the midwife said: 'Och, you'll have girls. Y'er no the type tae hae boys.' And look what happened....

Anyone have an instinct about what they have? I don't at all - it's very strange.

RT great to see you back I'm 10+3 and still haven't improved my either I'm hoping over the next 2 weeks it will gradually iorve.

FFS I can hear fireworks already its still light outside, in fact it's quite sunny!

stiffy was the internal because of your BMI or because they wanted to check the length of the birth canal?
I know where I'll be offering to put the wand should the suggest it just for curiosity sake...

beaver no instinct at all, I'm not really convinced by people 'knowing' after a
all it's 50/50 you have a fairly high chance of guessing right!
That said I can understand those who have had previous children being able to compare pregnancies and seeing different patterns with their boys vs their girls.