July 2013 Part 3 - happy new year, happy new thread

[dinkystinky]

Happy 2013 one and all!

Arkady so sorry to hear your news. My thoughts are with you and your family. Would love you to stay for as long as you want.

So sorry for your loss, Arkady :(

Now I'm starting to worry a wee bit. Had quite a bit of backache & a few cramps yesterday. I've been having quite a lot of discharge the last few days too. Its not blood stained or dark but there is a lot of it.

I'm hoping the back ache is due to the amount of driving I've been doing. I've got a scan tomorrow which can't come quick enough.

Arkady stick around for as long as you like & hopefully, when you feel up to it, you'll be on another antenatal club soon x

Flying - can you do mobilsation exercises (cat stretch is good) to see if it helps alleviate the back pain? If you're worried, do call the EPU or your midwife or GP.

Thanks dinky I did exactly that this morning & it did seem to help. I was shocked this morning when I tried to do a sun salutation that I used to do every morning (but haven't since Christmas!) and couldn't touch my toes I don't even have a bump yet!!

The stretching helped & I don't have any cramps today so fingers crossed all is well. I'm not a worrier & hope this pregnancy doesn't turn me into one.

Dont worry Flying - its ok to be worried about stuff - its all new to you (and your body)!

Other top tip if you're driving/sitting loads is to get an exercise ball and sit on it at home. Try rolling it backwards and forwards and round in circles (clockwise and anticlockwise) and it will really loosen up your lower back. Be careful with sun salutation as you will need to adapt your exercises as pregnancy progresses - may be worth checking out pregnancy yoga dvd/websites/apps or classes to get a good idea of different exercises you can do at home at different stages. If it helps, I've never really been able to touch my toes

Hi everyone - not been back to the thread for a while as I've been really struggling with hyperemisis. I feel marginally better now though and am ready to start feeling excited! I've booked a Babybond gender scan a week on Monday when I'll be 16+1 - is anyone else thinking about doing this? Have namechanged from my Xmas name - used to be TheQueensChristmasDinner.

princessllama-dc3-27th June
CottonSocks - 1st July
QuinandThem - 1st July
Badgerwife - DC2 - 1st July
Cutandstick - 2nd July
Runswithsquirrels - 2nd July
Thinkingof4- DC4 -2nd July
VinegarDrinker - DC2 - 2nd July
Persuasion - 3rd July
esme80 - 3rd july
Glup - 3rd July
BB01 - 4th July
Dinkystinky - DC3 - 4th July
elliejjtiny - 4th July
wifey6 - 5th July
Notprincesskate - DC2 - 5 July
OhGood - 5th July
PenguinsInThePantry - 5th July
marmitemad DC2 - 6th July
Gingerpanther27 - 7th July
DifferentNow - DC5 - 7th July
Abzs - DC1 - 7th July
Efme - 8th July
GeorgieWilson - 9th July
shelley72 - 9th July
Devilforasideboard - 10th July
Calmisthemantra - 11th July
Specialknickers - 11th July
MrsMillions - DC1 - 11th July
Emblosion - 12th July
mysterymeg - 12th July
Reikimummy - 12th July (DC1)
SlouchingPanda - 12th July
Thundercatz - 12th July
Twirliedobbit - DC4 - 12th July
Hai1988 - 14th July
LittleFlower888 - 14th July
Tashtastic - 14th July
Beaditsback - dc2 14th July
Lizincornwall - 15th July
Mizar - 15th July
Guavasforbreakfast - DC1 - 16th July
paolocee/donna - 17th July
missmaybe - 18th July
MrsWildermac - 18th July
photographerlady - 18th July
TotallyEggFlipped - 18th July
GingerJulep - DC1 - 19th July
Niktasha - 19th July
whitedaffodil - 19th July
orangebubbles - DC2 - 20th July
Thinking positive thoughts - 20th July
AmaDablam - DC1 - 21st July
butterflyexperience - 22nd July
Cheeseandbread - DC1 - 22nd July
BadMissM- DC2- 22nd July
Isitme1 - 23rd July
MightBeMad - 23rd July
Supershiv1 - DC1 - 23rd July
ArkadyRose - 24th July
Boostar - 24th July
Cantreachmytoes - 24th July
Grannyapple - 24th July
Camb79 - 25th July
Sashabella0 - 25th July
MrsRoss26 - 26th July
BoyMeetsWorld - 27th July
marimama - 27th July
YikesHereWeGo - 27th July
Flyingsprocket - 31st July
SchroSawMummyRidingSantaClaus - Unknown

Wish me luck guys I'm telling my boss today. Keep having meetings on all the big projects coming in June, I can't sit there give hours with presentations staring at me with my name on it, think its best to give them a fair warning. Just wish I didn't hate my boss so much :/

Hi Differentnow - sorry to hear you've been suffering so. Are you married to a certain member of the royal family? Glad its starting to get better. I'll probably find out at the 20 week scan if DC is cooperating (found out then with the other 2 as well) as helps narrow the baby name discussions down to one gender (and we have to argue about an english and a hindu name so plenty of veto fodder)!

Good luck photographerlady!

dinkystinky with DD had to argue between and English/French/Breton name... That was fun. Anything that didn't mean something rude or stupid in the other languages was impossible for anyone to pronounce...!

I haven't even told my parents yet....

Hello Dinky - if I were Kate, I think my inlaws might have something to say about me having four other DC! DH and I going to Babybond scan alone and will be keeping it to ourselves (obviously will tell on MN!) and will take the DC to the 20 week one where they'll hopefully reveal the same thing!

Good luck photographerlady!

I'm fed up discussing names with DH and we've decided to wait until we know the sex and then at least it's only 1 name to argue about.

Hi everyone!

adding myself to the list as I didn't before, hopefully scan on tues will still have me due in July as DDs birthday is already August!

has anyone else been told they don't need a full bladder for their 12 wk scan? My letter says I don't need one and if they have problems they just do an internal scan shudder
I'm in a different area/hospital to where I had DD so I don't know if this is normal, everywhere else, books internet etc, says you need a full bladder

princessllama-dc3-27th June
CottonSocks - 1st July
QuinandThem - 1st July
Badgerwife - DC2 - 1st July
Cutandstick - 2nd July
Runswithsquirrels - 2nd July
Thinkingof4- DC4 -2nd July
VinegarDrinker - DC2 - 2nd July
Persuasion - 3rd July
esme80 - 3rd july
Glup - 3rd July
BB01 - 4th July
Dinkystinky - DC3 - 4th July
elliejjtiny - 4th July
wifey6 - 5th July
Notprincesskate - DC2 - 5 July
OhGood - 5th July
PenguinsInThePantry - 5th July
marmitemad DC2 - 6th July
Gingerpanther27 - 7th July
DifferentNow - DC5 - 7th July
Abzs - DC1 - 7th July
Efme - 8th July
GeorgieWilson - 9th July
shelley72 - 9th July
Devilforasideboard - 10th July
Calmisthemantra - 11th July
Specialknickers - 11th July
MrsMillions - DC1 - 11th July
Emblosion - 12th July
mysterymeg - 12th July
Reikimummy - 12th July (DC1)
SlouchingPanda - 12th July
Thundercatz - 12th July
Twirliedobbit - DC4 - 12th July
Hai1988 - 14th July
LittleFlower888 - 14th July
Tashtastic - 14th July
Beaditsback - dc2 14th July
Lizincornwall - 15th July
Mizar - 15th July
Guavasforbreakfast - DC1 - 16th July
paolocee/donna - 17th July
missmaybe - 18th July
MrsWildermac - 18th July
photographerlady - 18th July
TotallyEggFlipped - 18th July
GingerJulep - DC1 - 19th July
Niktasha - 19th July
whitedaffodil - 19th July
orangebubbles - DC2 - 20th July
Thinking positive thoughts - 20th July
AmaDablam - DC1 - 21st July
butterflyexperience - 22nd July
Cheeseandbread - DC1 - 22nd July
BadMissM- DC2- 22nd July
Isitme1 - 23rd July
MightBeMad - 23rd July
Supershiv1 - DC1 - 23rd July
ArkadyRose - 24th July
Boostar - 24th July
Cantreachmytoes - 24th July
Grannyapple - 24th July
Camb79 - 25th July
Sashabella0 - 25th July
MrsRoss26 - 26th July
BoyMeetsWorld - 27th July
marimama - 27th July
YikesHereWeGo - 27th July
JessicaMLH - DC2 - 27th July
Flyingsprocket - 31st July
SchroSawMummyRidingSantaClaus - Unknown

Ok - that sounds difficult to navigate BadMissM!

Jessica - just drink normally. I'd only had one drink before my 12 week scan and they could see everything fine. When Ihad my 12 wk scan with DS2 I got told off for having an overfull bladder that made it hard for them to scan accurately.

Thanks dinky
I will aim for a half full bladder!

Had the same as you with DDs 20wk scan, they told me to have a full bladder at reception, but the lady doing the scan said it was too full and sent me to the loo. Had a massive bump as nearly wet myself, all for nothing haha

I was kept waiting 2.5 hrs for my scan and had been forced by mother nature to empty my bladder only 30 sec before I was called for my scan. Sonographer wasn't worried and coud see everything fine.

2.5 hours!!!! My god... Well if mother nature hadn't done it, I'm betting the pressing on your uterus would have done for sure

Good luck photographerlady I'm trying to pluck up the courage to do the same! I've been wanting to tell all week but he's been off sick and he's not coming in tomorrow so today is the day! He's already got a face like thunder though - Gulp!

Hi ladies. My bladder was a bit too full at scan too.
Anyone know best place to get a swimming cossie? For lengths so with good boob support!

Well have to wait til tomorrow to tell the boss, he flaked out on our meeting. It's hard to know when to tell them but I'm hoping to take my leave after a month of annual leave so would be before May.

Anyway will add my new DD July 15th

princessllama-dc3-27th June
CottonSocks - 1st July
QuinandThem - 1st July
Badgerwife - DC2 - 1st July
Cutandstick - 2nd July
Runswithsquirrels - 2nd July
Thinkingof4- DC4 -2nd July
VinegarDrinker - DC2 - 2nd July
Persuasion - 3rd July
esme80 - 3rd july
Glup - 3rd July
BB01 - 4th July
Dinkystinky - DC3 - 4th July
elliejjtiny - 4th July
wifey6 - 5th July
Notprincesskate - DC2 - 5 July
OhGood - 5th July
PenguinsInThePantry - 5th July
marmitemad DC2 - 6th July
Gingerpanther27 - 7th July
DifferentNow - DC5 - 7th July
Abzs - DC1 - 7th July
Efme - 8th July
GeorgieWilson - 9th July
shelley72 - 9th July
Devilforasideboard - 10th July
Calmisthemantra - 11th July
Specialknickers - 11th July
MrsMillions - DC1 - 11th July
Emblosion - 12th July
mysterymeg - 12th July
Reikimummy - 12th July (DC1)
SlouchingPanda - 12th July
Thundercatz - 12th July
Twirliedobbit - DC4 - 12th July
Hai1988 - 14th July
LittleFlower888 - 14th July
Tashtastic - 14th July
Beaditsback - dc2 14th July
Lizincornwall - 15th July
Mizar - 15th July
photographerlady - 15th July
Guavasforbreakfast - DC1 - 16th July
paolocee/donna - 17th July
missmaybe - 18th July
MrsWildermac - 18th July
TotallyEggFlipped - 18th July
GingerJulep - DC1 - 19th July
Niktasha - 19th July
whitedaffodil - 19th July
orangebubbles - DC2 - 20th July
Thinking positive thoughts - 20th July
AmaDablam - DC1 - 21st July
butterflyexperience - 22nd July
Cheeseandbread - DC1 - 22nd July
BadMissM- DC2- 22nd July
Isitme1 - 23rd July
MightBeMad - 23rd July
Supershiv1 - DC1 - 23rd July
ArkadyRose - 24th July
Boostar - 24th July
Cantreachmytoes - 24th July
Grannyapple - 24th July
Camb79 - 25th July
Sashabella0 - 25th July
MrsRoss26 - 26th July
BoyMeetsWorld - 27th July
marimama - 27th July
YikesHereWeGo - 27th July
JessicaMLH - DC2 - 27th July
Flyingsprocket - 31st July
SchroSawMummyRidingSantaClaus - Unknown

Hi all, came on yesterday to post, post scan and saw Arkady's news and just couldn't as I know at least 3 of us were being scanned yesterday. Anyway, all is well here, back two days so new edd of July 22nd (will update when not on phone). Bean was jumping and dancing around like a wild thing, was very funny to watch.

arkady hope you're being looked after.

photographer how did telling work go?

orange telling tomorrow. Originally was going to wait til the end of the month and hand in the letter but just going to spill it to my boss cause at the end if the month will tell them I want the last week of April off onwards

CottonSock - you want a proper sports shop, the kind you hockeys sticks and school rugby jerseys from. Failing that, nerves of steel, infinite patience and a Sports Direct...

In other news, I have never been able to touch my toes (gym club leader despaired of me before I was 9) and was also prodded vigourously by the sonographer to make Small turn over. Is it too early to attribute stubborness?

That should be

"the kind you buy hockey sticks and..."

Is that how you spell "vigourously"? I doubt myself.

Abzs thanks, do they do maternity ones in sports shops? I'm so short, I don;t think I can just go up a few sizes.

I wasn't sure where to look as all I have seen so far is Mothercare - boobs would fall out or ugly, Mama's and Papas , Mama's and Papas - one ok, but not in my size (well it would be by normal size, but it looked TINY, perhaps their sizing not generous). got some good buys in H&M today, but they don't do swimming stuff. May just have to do ugly..