September 2013 - fretting our way through the first trimester

[KamikazeeKid]

Created as other thread filling up!

Ooh I'm also 10 weeks tomorrow and due on the 13th!
Haven't been by since the last thread but just popped round to see what's happening! Lots of lovely developements it seems, so sorry about your sad news Total.:(
Ok off to have my fourth breakfast, hopefully something burritoesque. x

I've never been constipated in my life

Is anyone pregnant for the second (or more) times considering using the name they had last time? We had a boy and a girl name and had a son so didn't use the girl name and I think I still love it but somehow it feels like it should belong to another baby. I have a while to decide though.

I'm gutted to hear that thrush is an indicator or gest diabetes. I am huge and have recurrent thrush oral and vaginal. We haven't done the deed since Xmas!! Vaginismus is horrendous

On another note why do some ppl in high paid jobs not buy suits which fit them?? It really irritates me. Professional image etc.

Smug moment - we have our names already.

I have decided today I like genevieve and georgette...it's all about the g's!

I have at the forefront of my mind something that people can't get wrong, so maybe those two are out! DD age 4 is called Lois, didn't think anyone could get that wrong...but actually no one can get it right!

Where does one go to change their name? I'm bored of my numbers!

Is anyone else having the first lovely sunny day of the year?

We also have names :) just praying none of our currently pg friends nick them!

Not constipated (cant keep much down still) but still vomity and rubbish.

What's peoples plans for v day? Normally I'd ignore but husband has been so great and I've been a mess for weeks. Got steak and champagne. He'll enjoy it even if I can't!

jm you go to your account on a PC and it's on there.

fl0b0t DH is in America so I'm going to the cinema and and for food with my work mums who are 'older' and single. Looking forward to it, but absolutely exhausted today so fairly sure I'll sleep through the film!!

We had a boys and girls name last time and gave DD the girls name. A few weeks ago a friend gave their baby our boys name so don't have any now!

Really struggling for names this time. Last time dh just said what about x for a boy and that was it. Girls name was going to be Nell Grace, but I didn't like 2 single syllable names so then it was Nellie. Still love Nell, it's my nan's names but worry about elephant teasing! Especially as I'm chunky myself. I still like Grace, it was one of my nan's sisters' names, but concerned that it's a bit overused. So we're now thinking Ettie, another of my nan's sisters! I know girls names starting with e and ending ie/y are also popular, but I've not come across an Ettie other than my aunt.

My nan's other 2 sisters are Fanny (known as fay) and Murial. We're not considering these 2!

Boys names, we can't agree on ANYTHING! Apart from some we both hate! Urgh! The responsibility. Might let ds choose and end up with a baby called Baabaamoo Ball.

Ettie's lovely. It's weird. I always had a girl's name and a boy's name (Eleni for a girl, Garrett for a boy) but now with twins I can't imagine them together or with something else. I've already had a veto list from my bf of names I can't use. To be honest she can bugger off because I'm not not choosing a name just because she might one day have a baby girl (luckily DH doesn't like her names anyway).

We have a stand off on names too - I have 2 boys names, DH hates both. He will only consider his 1 boys name, which I hate!
Girls name we have one which we both agree on but I would put my substantial mortgage on it not being a girl!

We're sorted for a boy name but DH and I just don't see eye to eye on girl's name. Hope I can change his mind!

We've so far only shortlisted the same two names we had last time (ended up picking a different name for DS!). I'm trying to stay anonymous on here (namechanged to post on antenatal threads) so won't post what they are. We don't seem to agree on many of the same names.

I could swear I just felt a tiny bit of movement, just a little low down flutter. i'm sure it's far too early really, but you do hear of people feeling movement as early as 10-12 weeks second time round.

First time round, Wincher, I felt movement at 16 weeks. Was kind of like a little bubbly indigestion. DH got kicked in the butt in bed as we were spooning at just under 20 weeks.

Wincher I was definitely feeling movement at 12 weeks second time round although I don't think anyone believed me but I'm sure that's what it was. I'm 11 weeks now and I think I might have felt this baby already. I'm starting to get a bit of a bump! DS2 who is 3 kept running his hand over it yesterday, but he wouldn't know what it could mean. Waiting for DS1 who is 6 to start asking questions. Oh and I think I'm going to need a book for him to explain things as I know he'll be full of awkward questions. So if anyone can recommend one that would be great.

Hi everyone. Well I went and joined the gym and a pregnancy class today. It was fun although felt a bit of a fraud as still not convinced there is anything in there! Had to come home and collapse and go to bed for an hour!

As for weird preg symptoms - currently every time I sneeze I have intense eye twitching! I read somewhere that eye twitching more common in preg! It's happened about 15 times now! Also no constipation, but LOOOOOADS of diarrhoea!? I think my body just likes to be different!

As for names, the most beautiful names in the world DH doesn't like! I'm so gutted, I don't know how to work on him over the next 8 months!!

STILL not been able to pick up a heartbeat on the doppler at work . Not sure what this means as was 10+2. Surely should have been able to hear it by now? How many places can it be??!

Going to tell my mum and dad tomorrow as tired of waiting and contract all sorted so I feel I can at last be happy - I will just tell them that nothing confirmed yet until scan. Tried to get a private one but no slots for when I wanted so will just have to wait. 2 weeks until NHS one and will keep trying on the doppler! Sigh.

On the subject of names, I'm totally stumped. Last time round we only had one boys name (which we used) and 2 girls names which I'm no longer so keen on, altough DH still likes them. We're drawn to slightly Scandinavian names, although nothing that would be totally out of place here (we're in Scotland). Last time we liked Astrid and Ingrid for girls. Quite like Stella.

Can't believe your all talking names already!! This is my first so don't wanna jinx anything, hubby was talking about were we're gonna a put the wee one as we only have 2 bedrooms and ones a study, and it freaked me out!!

Has anyone on here had a natural birth and a c section? Which was better, the idea of giving birth is freaking me out! I'm such a chicken, and it's all a bit scarey!!

I like Astrid too. I also like Stella but last time one of DH's clients was a Stella and he thought she was a cow, so that was out!
For those of you in Scotland, I found the Registers of Scotland site v interesting - tells you the most popular names in the different regions.

ami I get that when I'm over tired.

emma I'm not allowed to talk about names either. In fact I've been told I'm not allowed until we know what we're having (as there's apparently no point). I just find it funny that the names I've wanted for years don't seem right any more.

emma I was absolutely terrified of birth. It was not even really the idea of the pain, I've unfortunately had major surgery in my lifetime on multiple occasions, so I could deal with the thought of pain. For me, with DS, first pregnancy, it was just the whole unknown element and the lack of control over what would be going on! I had natural births with DS1 and DD1, I'll be honest DS1 was pretty long, painful and drawn out...the epidural made it FAR more bearable and it was nowhere near as bad as I'd imagined in my control freakish head! DD1 was like a dream birth, started contractions at 8am, cleaned, ate breakfast, took DS to my mums, eventually bothered to go to hospital at 10.30am, still not in much pain, got to hosp, midwife looked, oooo yes you're 10cms quick get in a delivery room, 11.30 she was born, no drugs at all. Every birth is so different, but you'll be ok. Also, although I haven't had a c section, I've had an ovary and tube removed pre kids and that is supposedly same op, except don't cut uterus and that was very painful, so it's not a nice option, it was infinitely more painful in the long run...HTH

emma we've been trying for 18 months so we've had a loooong time to think about names! I was worried about twins because we've chosen a unisex name that we love, so we're covered either way... and then I thought "If it's twins, we'll need another name". So shallow.....

I've been having great bouts of baby brain- already! Help me now! I'm usually a relatively organised and in control kind of person (in a relaxed and laid back way) but I am currently unable to make any kind of decision (about what to eat, how many potatoes to cook, what time we'll go over to a friends etc etc). I also keep forgetting the main crux of a conversation. I will remember having it, just not what the conclusion was. Like about who would feed (and inject!) the cat.... looks at hungry sad cat......