Due November 2006, Part II

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hi all, hope everyone is well..

Good luck for your scan Mygirllolipop, let us know how you get on :)

Many Happy Returns to KJQ from me as well :)

Hi guys. Hope you are al well.

Brodies Mum - hope all is OK for you?

My tum is getting bloated now, still absolutley no MS though, but then I hardly got any with ds either.

At work today and it is manic, so just a quick pop in during my lunch break.

Fatbetty where are you off to in the states? I'm originally from the Chicago area and all of my family are still there. I haven't been over since DD was 6 months old... so about 5.5 years ago. Hope you have a nice time! :)

Good luck with scan mygirlollipop, and congrats to Harrogatemum! Knackeredness is also intense with me, also can't do anything much beyond stare at a screen and think about/consume food - I've also moved on from head-biting to speaking veeery slooowly. Weird. Only achievement at work today was (discreetly) booking holiday for Summer .

Hi all, no sickness today thank goodness, just lots of queasyness and a bit dizzy.

Had some v sad news today. My brother rang me to tell me that my Grandad passed away on Monday whilst he was staying with my Aunt in Jersey :( :( :(

I am really upset as I loved him loads, he was really lovely person. He coped with so much (my Dad is mentally ill and lived with him for the last 5 years until Jan this year) and had reached 92. He only lived 10 mins from me and I am going to miss him loads. My Aunty is talking about a Cremation in Jersey with that part of the family (unfortunately we don't speak due to my Dad - long story) and then a memorial service here in the summer as most of his village will want to go. I have been sent home from work as I had to tell my boss about being pg too as I was a proper mess.

Sorry to go on but I can't believe it at the moment.

J x

Sorry about your sad news Jen1209, sounds like you did the right thing in going home, and that your work is understanding. Good luck with the diffcult weeks to come.

Jen I am really sorry to hear your news. How awful for you, especially with him being away from home. Will you be able to bury the hatchet with your Aunt considering what has happened, so you can at least go to his funeral (if that is what you want?) My DH's dad died whilst I was PG with DS, my DH says he liked to think that his dad was looking down on DS and keeping him safe.

Feel free to rant and rave, I am sure you will have a lot of feelings running through you at the moment, but don't forget that you must still look after yourself. If you ever want to talk, I can let you know my email (and anyone else to!!) or of course evryone will be here for you on here.

Take it easy hun xxx

Thank you NJ & Toadstool. I won't go to the Cremation in Jersey, my brother is going to the US for 3 months next week and I wouldn't go without him (also I wouldn't take DP coz he hasn't met that part of my family and it really wouldn't be fair on anyone).

I have 2 Aunty's, Aunty C who lives near me too and Aunty L and her family who are in Jersey. I get on really well with my Aunty C and she agreed it was best if I didn't go over to Jersey but helped her organise the memorial service back here. That's something I would like to do so I don't feel too bad about not going to Jersey. My Aunty L cut me and my brother out when my Dad became ill after my parent's divorce (that's a story for another day as well - he's a real piece of work) so it really is best this way.

Just a bit numb now. I like the idea of him looking after my beanie though. Will hold onto that.

The memorial service sounds like a lovely idea, and it will mean you have something constructive to do, rather than the useless feeling most people feel when they have lost someone close.

I am around most of the time if you ever feel like chatting :)

Sorry to hear about your loss! A memorial service does sound like a good idea.

mummyupnorth, I'm off to Colorado for two weeks. I'm originally from there and try to go back as often as I can. Have to say that I'm not looking forward to making this trip tomorrow. DH is staying here and I just hope my MS stays under control.

Feeling alright today but have been eating non stop!!! I had about 4 granola bars before lunch along with everything else. Also forced myself to drink some ginger tea.....can't stand the taste of it!!!

Need to start my packing so talk to you later.

Hi all,

Hope you are all well and things are continuing as they should. Still not caught up on everything - def got a pg brain this time round - and finding it hard to keep up.
Sorry to hear about your grandad, Jen .

Betty - hope you and the kids have a good flight (hope you've phoned the airline and asked for the plane to be stocked with extra snacks ).

I will be 12 full weeks on Friday - hurrah - but having said that had bad stomach cramps earlier - hoping I just need to poo?!

Best wishes to everyone x

hi just found this message board - i have provisional dates from the doctor of 3rd Nov. But am not having my dating scan until 4th May. It seems so long to wait - saw the doctor at the start of March and the midwife at the end of March. This is my first pg. I am quite nervous

Cheers to everyone for being so nice, things seem to have settled but it's a LONG wait till scan on Tues!! Sorry to hear about your grandad Jen,hope you get to say goodbye properly.It's bizarre how the first few weeks till scan take forever and then before u know you've got a baby!! A friend a work has told everyone she is pregnant(6 weeks).Did anyone annonce so early?

Hi eeyoreuk and welcome! Congratulations on your pregnancy.

I'm pg with number 2, and rembember the nervousness I felt first time round. YOu'll get lots of support and advice on here.

Jen, sorry to hear about your grandad. look after yourself.

I hate the fact that I don't get a scan till 18 weeks. Wondering if everything is OK. No MS and not really showing. Want to see some good signs

Hi

I am sick every morning but then have a small breakfast and feel better as long as I eat litle and often through the day. At the moment all i do is work eat and sleep. I think i will be 11 weeks tomorrow so hopefully only another couple of weeks like this. I go to France for two weeks at the start of june.

Speak to you all later

Morning guys. Another day at the office so thought I'd say a quick hello now before I drown under a sea of paperwork......

Have you seen there is a due in December thread now? Feels like we have been promoted to the next level!

Harroagtemum, just got your CAT this morning. Have replied.xx Don't know if you are working today so not sure if you'll see it.

Morning :)

Welcome Eeyore, congratulations!! :o :o :o

Jen, I hope you are feeling a bit brighter today, and that you will have the chance to sit and strt to come to terms with it all.

Brodiesmum, I am glad things have settled down for you, fingers crossed for Tuesday :) I was about 6 weeks when everyone started to know, but it is only because they could see my belly, I probably would have a waited a little while, at least until I had told my mum, which was only last weekend.

Hope everyone else is feeling good? :o I can't believe some of you are coming up to 12 weeks already, it seems like ages away till I get there!

Jen - so sorry to hear your news, hope you are dealing with this as best as can be, but remember to concentrate on your beanie and that means looking after yourself too. I thought I was cursed when I was pg with DD1 my nanna died whom I was very close to. When I was pg with DD2 a friend who was only 18yo died, luckily nothing happened while I was pg with DD3 so I'm hoping to have the same luck? this time.
eeyoreuk - congrats and welcome I have a scan on the same date.
Northerner - there will soon be a due in Jan thread if some of us are coming up 12 weeks. then we'll be promoted again!

I had my scan yesterday and was surprised to be told there was in fact a baby in there! Measured 9+3 which is about right but because of my long cycles they were expecting 10+1. Because I am under 10wks I get another scan at 12weeks! I will get a picture at that one which is on the 4/5. I have also booked my 20wk scan for june and don't have to go to the hosp again til july.
Hope everyone is well and not too bad with the MS!

morning everyone, felt really bad yesterday and today has been bad too, i hate this sickness, hope it goes away soon!!

i got my midwife appointment through for the 26/4 by then i think il be about 12 weeks, hopefully my scan will come through soon. should still be around this area as mum and dad are away on holiday and me and dp are babysitting all the animals!!

my dd has been really brill the last few days and hasnt been getting up till about half 10 so iv been getting much needed lay ins!! hehe, and its bank holiday tomo so dp home to help!!!

so sorry to hear your news jen, when i was pg with dd my nan was very ill and i was so worried she wouldnt make it to see dd but she did which was lovely but she couldnt hold her as she had MRSA, she died 2days before we were due to go back and see her. it felt horrible but i had some comfort, i hope you find yours from planning/arranging the memorial service, it sounds like a great idea!!

oh and welcome eeyoreuk and congratulations!!!

Morning all

Jen - so sorry to hear about your grandfather - take care of yourself x

Welcome eeyoreuk and congratulations :)

Staceym11 - I too hope that the sickness goes away soon. I have now moved on from all day sickness to evening sickness (whoever called it morning clearly wasn't correct ). I feel okay most of the day, just very tired and at about 5pm start to feel very sick, nothing seems to be helping. In fact eating just seems to make me feel worse..

It is all a bit of a shock as I had no sickness at all during my first pregnancy, in fact I felt and looked much better than usual!! - there is nothing glowing about me this time, I've got spots, excema and bad hair - whinge over now....

Hi everyone,

Had a bit of a scare this week. Had some bleeding Tuesday afternoon/evening, not much but this is my first pg and I just didn't know what it meant. Spoke to NHS direct who said to rest completely and get first GP appointment I could. Saw GP at 11am yesterday and he sent me for an early scan, which was 8.30am this morning.

Scan was amazing! Baby is fine, they've no idea why I bled, but are not concerned and it's stopped now anyway. As I'm almost 11 weeks I got photos at scan and could see arms, legs, heartbeat etc. The scanning person said it was bouncing up and down! It was so great seeing baby for the first time!

Brodiesmummy - Hope that your bleeding is also nothing to worry about and that you don't worry too much up til your scan. I know how hard it is not to worry!

Hope everyone else is doing ok. I'll read the rest of the thread now.

Oh HC I am so glad it worked out OK in the end, it must have been terribly scary for you. At least now you have had a scan you can relax a bit and know everything is OK :)

You take it easy from now on, xxx

I'm taking it as easy as I possibly can now, and I'd advise everyone to do the same. Apparently bleeds can be caused by straining to lift something, or doing too much around the house. I'm going to be so careful now. It was great seeing the baby though. It's made me want to buy everything for him/her and tell the world!

HopingCat - glad that everything is okay :) I had two bleeds at about 7 and 15 weeks in my first pregnancy. The doctors didn't know why on either occasion - but I remember how relieved I was to have scans on both occasions and see that everything was okay..

Take care and rest as much as possible...

Hi Everyone, this is my first baby and message. Ive enjoyed reading all about you. I am due on 7th Nov 06. I would like to join in and share my feelings and experiences with you all ! Look forward to hearing from you soonxx