May 2013 Third Thread.

[SecretCervix]

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

Thanks for the skirt suggestions - I'm not a lover of pencil skirts (or rather, pencil skirts aren't a lover of my figure!!), and prefer a-line/flairy type styles. Saw a nice tartan-y one in jojo maman bebe, but they didn't have any left in my style.

wilde, sorry about the spotting - sure it's nothing to worry about. I have had 3 lots so far, and mw said if it's pinky/browny then that's the least concerning of all, and if you haven't had any cramps or anything too, then that's really good - call your mw though for reassurance if you need it, that's what they are there for!

Hello all.I'm struggling to keep up with this thread.Waves to the new posters.

I had a wonderful day today saw my best friend from back home was so great to have a good ol natter with someone.I don't really have any friends where i am now.

Looking forward to our next scan on Thursday.I wonder if our nhs sonographer will try and hazard a guess at the sex if we ask.I really didn't know it was possible to tell so early.

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Hey ladies. I've spent all evening trying to catch up and. Ow I can't remember any details -baby brain?! Welcome newbies .

Was it Little that said about ms getting worse? I threw up for the first time at the weekend-x3! But it now seems to have all gone.

I also have a huge bump! I feel very self conscious. It's way bigger than it should be-I think it might be the half a stone I've gained so far! Tbf, I did last time at this stage too. Then didn't gain a pound for most of the second trimester. Fingers crossed the same thin happens again. I can't do my coat up! I've just been looking on eBay for a maternity one.

Scan tomorrow! Suddenly very nervous. I had one at 8 weeks, so in theory I should be a little more relaxed. How much were your photos? I noticed they are a fiver each here! Seems a bit steep.

Good luck for anyone else for tomorrow.

Doh! 11+1 (until dates prob get changed tomorrow).

£5!!!!

Maybe Im a little nervous for my scan on Thursday and i only had one last Thursday haha.My pics were £3 each and they gave us one extra one.

Well, I had my scan today. Wow! It's actually a baby! With toes and hands and a fast beating heart. I was so scared going in, and bursting for the loo, that was quite a good distraction actually At one point the baby looked like it was waving and DS 1 (age 3) waved back. .
Poor DH got a major shock, it really hit home that there's a baby in there. He gets it now finally!
For all those yet o have their scans, don't worry, enjoy it. It'll be fine

I have my scan tomorrow and am really anxious. Sure that they'll tell me it's all just a big mistake! Guess a lot of people feel like this though. Will let you know how it goes

My scan pictures were free.

And it's £5 a pic! So if I want more than one....

I was lucky last time (different hospital) as at 8 weeks I got one for free (and a wink). At the 12 week one I paid for one at the machine (£3) and it printed out 2 tickets! I changed to my current hospital before 20 weeks last time so know they are very strict about it (although one sonographer did print one off at 28 weeks for me for nothing).

Because of my type 1, I get loooaasads of scans. I think I must have more than 10 last time! The only perk. It's just this 12 and 20 week one I get worked up about.

Anyone else getting huge? I have put on so much weight in my face and obviously around my stomach. At least I will have an explanation for people once tomorrows out the way (fx).

Good luck, Boola. Is this your first scan? Do I remember right that someone on here is expecting twins? Least I know already that I'm not [hgrin].

I'm looking huge now which is rather surprising since I've lost almost a stone and half since falling pregnant.

I'm another one looking really pregnant wish it was baby but its probably all the food i have been eating.I feel like i have really lost my tone as well.Just feeling ick at the moment and unattractive.So worried DP is going to go off me and that i will end up a single parent to 3.

As you can probably tell my hormones are wild and i am a complete grump monster.I didn't get like this with the boys either.

I'm so excited about my scan I have been awake since 5 !

Good luck those with scans today - I hope it's great and you really enjoy it.

I'm 13 weeks now and definitely starting to feel a bit better. Even had a couple of hours of feeling energetic and motivated at work yesterday - hardly recognised myself!

13+2

Oh I think I'm a bit late in the game but I'd love to join in!

I'm due my 1st DC on May 9th. Am in Edinburgh and would be keen to hear from any other Edinburgh mums due roughly the same time.

Have been feeling completely exhausted these last couple of weeks but am really looking forward to my scan which is booked for next Monday PM.

I just read in my baby book that you should get a special teddy type toy and sleep with it for the next few months. Then your scent becomes embedded in it so it comforts baby when baby arrives.

I feel unnervingly good today, hungry, energetic......which obviously means anxiety has gone through the roof! Why am I suddenly feeling so good???? Thursday can not come quick enough for my scan!

Hello to all newbies - hope all well!

flamingnora i love the teddy idea!
I read today that we should be getting into practice sleeping on our left-side, which apparently is best for baby. I'm a bit of a flailer and flipper in bed so I'm never going to be able to stick to one side. Isn't there a lot of dos and bloody donts, I'm sure most of which are unnecessary.

Lying on the left was something I just couldn't do last time. I always woke on my back!

Scan went fine. Felt it was very rushed and not at all lovely and emotional like my last dating scan. Over in les than 5 mins and sonographer wasnt very chatty at all. Quite disappointed. And I paid a tenner for two photos only to realise she'd just printed the same one twice! Going again in two weeks for nuchal scan. Does anyone know that if you have it separate from the dating scan, will they do another photo? The one I have is really blury.

Official. 11+1.

Hiya. Congratulations on your pregnancy WeeBlue, you are due two days before me. Glad you are feeling good Pickle. Good excuse to buy fluffy toys Flaming so I'm buying into it.

I Had my twelve week scan today- don't know what I was worried about! Everything is fine although had to do lots of comedy jumping to get the baby to move into the right position for the nuchal. Feeling much more real now and I'm getting more excited. Nex scan is on Xmas eve! My new EDD is 11th May- will update the stats list. Still not experiencing any negatives apart from sore boobs. No MS or cravings.. Guess I am me of the lucky ones, hope it lasts.

Maybe I got a photo at my nuchal scan, but I'm not in the UK and they don't do a dating scan here. Normally the first scan is 18 weeks unless you're old like me.

I'm just so hungry again! I want carbs! 10+4 x

Oh 10 I was hoping you were getting past that horrible stage!
I felt really good yesterday first day I've just felt back to myself and instead of worrying just chose to embrace it, made a big family dinner and soups and took dd out. Was a good day! Finally had midwife app, long but not really exciting, they do seem to suggest alot you think really would that make a difference?! For instance the new cot matress, mine was a really nice quite expensive one which is only a year old and I've been told what is the thinking behind it she said because of cot death, when I asked no I mean why? What's the thinking ( meaning because it's been warn or something) but she just said again because of cot death so it's abit anoying as I'd like to know what the reasoning is!

Lying on your left side is all well and good unless you have the joy that is SPD. It was crap last time for me. I ended up waking up on my back a lot towards the end as it was the only position that didn't hurt. Only trouble was DS was back to back and all the work I'd do in the day trying to get him in a good position was pointless once I went to bed! I gave up stressing about it eventually.

The other problem I did have with left lying was that it faced into the bed. And then when DP turned over and fcaed into the bed too he had the actual nerve to breathe on me. So I spent most of my nights going from back to my right side and sighing loudly . We've swapped sides since then so I can go left and be breath free!

kittykats there has been found a link between SIDS and second hand mattresses. Think it's something to do with bacterial growth on an older mattress. The advice says to get a new one but if unable has to have not come from anyone else, be waterproof covered, have no rips or tears and a few other things that I can't remember. Don't know if that helps?!

I've felt so rough the last 2 days :( think it's from overdoing things at the weekend. But, I slept so much better last night and I think I might be good today. Which is fine by me as we have pumpkins to carve later!

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