The 2nd broadly Gemini luxury bus.

[FrustratedSycamoreBonks]

Welcome aboard, for the trip that will take us into the 2nd trimester and beyond, Make yourself comfy as we head towards maternity clothes, new bras, blooming, bumps, scans, and fading ms. Full of chatting, moaning tmi and mutual support.

Here is the link to our last bus.

Will probably not be able to go in for a while even if have no more seizures as it takes a few days to get over them. They are increasing my medication, so hopefully that will get things back on track.

Ohtheplaces how horrible, were you with someone when it happened? It must be such a worry to never know when it'll happen but I think you will definatly be advised to take if easier, you have been pushing yourself hard and although that's probably not the cause being so tired won't help recovery, I'm sure little one just thought it was a cool ride and was totally oblivious!
Welcome to the girl club

Places Will you be discharged today?

I hope you're okay and taking it easy places

Had another two seizures this morning so they are keeping me in. Really hope med increase takes an effect quickly, because I am so scared this is hurting little one and am also feeling ridiculously tearful and shoddy. Have done pretty much nothing but sleep since Wednesday.

kitty I have secondary generalised seizures so always have 'warnings'. Apparently I was with a patient, but walked out and into a side corridor where I collapsed. I remember none of this. At least I am on placement on a neuro ward, so suppose out of all the places it could have happened, I picked the best one.

Is it epilepsy places?

Yes Frus, have had TLE since childhood.

Oh places I'm so sorry you're going through this! I hope they are able to find the right combination of meds so the seizures will start to subside for you. Hope you are feeling better soon!

Alright. I must confess on here first....I'm going to find out the baby's sex at the scan! I've realized that I cannot wait until June to find out if this really is a girl (as EVERYONE says that it is) or if we have another sweet boy to join our family. I don't think I'll be disappointed if it's a boy, but I don't want to keep thinking it's a girl and to feel anything less than completely in love and excited when this one makes its arrival. Being pregnant for the 3rd time is also so completely different from the other two because the time is flying by and I feel like I'm so busy I have no time to connect with this little person. I'm hoping that by finding out what he or she is, I can start imaging it fitting in with our family.

Phew, got that off my chest. DH and I just decided today that we're so excited to find out now! I see the midwives on Tuesday so we'll get a scan date set up then....eek!

Yeay bring!!!! Finding out is really exciting too, I think itll be nice to have experienced both ways, I think your totally right aswell, the first thing my sister said with my nephew was I didn't want a boy! It stuck with me and I found out for that reason ( am I allowed to admit my preference was a girl first time??) I think it stuck with her too as I can tell she feels bad and makes out it was a joke because she loves the bones of him now so much so that second time she really didn't mind if it was another boy. It's lovely to give them an identity and by the time they are born you will just be excited to meet them, I bet you can't wait now!!

bring that's exactly how I felt.

Ugh stoopeed car wouldnt start this morning. Stoopeed battery. Thought I'd have to do the school run on foot. DH finally got it started, so now I just have to make sure it doesn't stop any time soon. Need to get homestart on my breakdown cover.

Good morning all.

places hope you're doing okay. Sounds like a lot to deal with. You're so brilliantly good natured about it all, but I guess you're used to it to an extent. Hope it settles down soon. Glad to hear your BF is looking after you well.

Bring Sounds like a plan! I think I'd feel the same way if it was my 2nd or 3rd child. Since it's our first, so doesn't really matter either way, we're not finding out (although I wanted to). Can't wait for scan but it's not until 22nd Jan.

I've never been this nervous about a scan. Am waiting by myself while DH drives around trying to find somewhere to park! Really scared he won't make it!

We're with you jojo. It'll all be fine x

All ok! DH arrived half way through! DS2 is a wriggler but in all the right ways!

Yay! Wriggling is definitely what you want to see.

Yay!!! For a wriggly boy jojo

Ahh another boy Jojo, that's lovely and you know girls are terrors
Ds1 will adore a baby brother, how exciting!!

Two boys are so much fun, Jo! My two are best buds and like to do everything together. So excited for you!

It's so funny, I always wanted 2 boys but I was convinced this was a girl & I was quite pleased. There's a tradition going back about 5-6 generations on my mum's side of giving the first born girl the same middle name. I'd never choose the name myself but I feel like I'm letting all the generations down by not having a girl to pass the name onto! Maybe one day I'll be able to convince DH that he does want more than 2 & I might get my girl! I think we've chosen DS2's name already!

Ahh your not letting anyone down jojo maybe your boys will pass on the tradition with their kids or if you have any siblings, we have a tradition of using middle names as first names but I've not done it, also I was the third generation with the initials amd but as surname changed to a g I couldnt anyway, as a coincidence my dsis married another d and called her daughter with the initials amd and so she even got to be named after me people forget things like that the second babies are born, you wanted two boys and that's what's important

And it is a good excuse for dc3

I've already suggested it to my siblings & they all hate the name! I did wonder about using a male variant but I'm not sure there is one! Maybe I'll just call the poor child Levi Alice & be done with it!

Morning all.

Consultant this afternoon. Lets see if she listens to my demands. I will be mightily unhappy if she doesn't.

Hello bus!

I thought I'd pop in and say hi and see how you're all doing. Lovely news on all the second scans and finding out about all the little girl and boy bubs in there.

places, I know we don't 'know' each other but just read your recent posts and had to say it sounds like you're having a really tough time. I hope they get your mess sorted, and quickly.

I'm doing good here and might even be in my first 2ww! It would actually be great timing to get of now as I start a new job next feb but I couldn't not try so we'll see. I think my hormones are still all over the place at the moment - am getting lots of mixed messages do just trying not to think about it too much!

Ok, here ends my hello. I hope you're all doing well. Very excited for everyone and I'm still hoping to be back on an ante natal bus soon.

x

Btw is there less nonsense on here since I left?! I guess that's a good thing?!