October 2013: Growing bumps and the second trrimester glowing begins!

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Welcome to thread six of the October bus. how long will this one last us?!

Old thread here

Stats thread here

Hi Soup, glad the move was good. Totally understand the choice to go for amnio instead given the much lower risk. Still scary, of course, but glad you felt clearheaded and confident enough to decide. It'll be a long couple of weeks I expect, but actually, your odds are really good! I think maybe you and MoN are having it on the same day.

bowlfull good news on the payrise! I'm joining in again late in the thread (made a one-time appearance in the last one). I'm hoping for changes at work too so holding off telling until it is necessary - qualifying week or visible. I've put on 3-4kg so am chunkier but not exclusively round the middle so could hopefully blame it on Easter indulgence (had sonmany extra dinners) and all the liquids I'm downing!

When is everyone else telling work? Are you nervous? Apologies if covered earlier on!

I told work......I work as a nanny so work 10.5 hour days. I felt they needed to know in case I was sick at work. I also need to be aware if any bugs the children pick up in case they could affect me too.

My bosses were shocked but pleased for me and have said that I can have their old baby stuff which will be really helpful.

I'm having mine on the 30th legally.

Procedure all done. It didn't hurt so don't worry about it hurting MoN and Soup (I'm guessing the procedure is the same as an Amnio, they just stick the needle in a slightly different spot.

It was just a bit of an unpleasant experience but mainly because all the professionals in there seemed concerned which always puts me on edge.

Anyway, they got a good sample so fingers crossed they can get a result and I should hear by Wednesday. They showed me the heartbeat after the procedure too so that's good.

Just going to try and get on with things and not think too much about things until I get the results.

Some stories on the internet described it as marginally less painful than labour. Those people must have a very low pain threshold. I've heard the cvs is worst ad they have to pump the needle up and down to collect the cells.

Not at all. They did an injection to numb the skin first and that just felt like any injection, a tiny bit stingy, but after that all I felt was a weird sensation.

I can't describe it exactly but maybe like a really gentle pinch and a weird pressure but absolutely no pain. DH said the needle they used was super thin too. Try not to worry.

It's been just a few days since I posted but there's so much to reply to! I post on my phone so I can't see your posts while I'm typing. Sorry if I miss anyone.

Caz, I'm so sorry about your dog.

Smitten, good luck at the CVS.

JellyCurls, is that why my hair is such a thick curly mess these days? (ps is that the surprised smilie or is this:? They're not labelled on the app!)

I officially informed work this week. I find my risk assessment a bit amusing as I consider my job quite low-risk and all the adaptations seem to be that I can ask a colleague to help me if I need to, or take a break whenever I want. It may have been prudent to keep it a secret longer. I don't know. I don't care. If an internal job posting comes up I'll still apply for it and hope for the best. They've tried to ask how long I'll take off but I've only given them a vague answer as I don't know. They offer an option of equal payments throughout your mat leave (i.e. average of all the weeks of full pay, 50%, and smp) which I plan to take but it means I really need to be sure about how long I'm taking off.

I have felt better the last few days, less sick and more hungry. I hope it continues! (Fingers crossed)

I think I can feel the top of my uterus (13+2) and I think it moves depending on how full my bladder is. The sonographer last week aimed at an area about halfway between my belly button and top of my pubic hair, so it must go that high.

And to whoever said that teachers don't want to use names of certain kids they've had in their classes: if you work in healthcare, a lot of the old-fashioned names that are popular now remind me of elderly patients! I imagine tiny old ladies and men!

Fingers crossed smitten

Sorry to hear about the poorly dog. It's nearly the first anniversary of the death of my beloved greyhound, and both me and DH still miss her terribly (though our younger collie-x is wonderful and still very much with us).

Someone asked about teachers avoiding certain names? I don't know about the other teachers on the bus, but it's definitely true for me! And as I've worked at a girls' school for the last 6 years, it has made choosing girls names really hard!

Sorry cross-post. In glad the procedure went well and I hope you get good new when the results come in.

Smitten glad to hear the procedure went ok and hoping the results are positive next week.

For anyone considering maternity jeans, I bought two pairs of topshop Leigh maternity jeans today, really nice comfy and flattering as they are skinny leg...

Fingers crossed Smitten xxx

I got my results from my scan/ bloods today in a letter. As soon as I realised what it was I was relieved it ha been. Letter rather than a call so I can only imagine what you are going through. I hope you get the results you want xxx

Names - names!!!! We can NOT agree!
Dh named dd 1 on the basis I would name the next time, now all I get is 'no, I hate it, would you give me to name my child something I hate?'

No I wouldn't but when that is your respond to every single name bar the one you like I seriously want to smack your face off the fridge.

I'm now waiting to fin out the sex before we embark on ww III sigh

Shirehobbit - what are your names you avoid due to association ?

I could never have a Deborah (no offence to any Debbies on the bus!)

Glad it went ok smitten and fingers crossed for good news.
Welcome to the newbies and Caz sorry about your dog. I hope the anti inflammatories work.

Well today two children and one colleague asked me if I was having a baby! One of the children didnt ask in fact, he just told me that I was going to have a baby. Noone has ever asked me outright before. Clearly I am having a fat very pregnant looking day! I admitted it to the colleague as she knew i was hoping for children soon but told the kids I have just eaten too many Easter eggs and that they mustn't say that if someone is getting fatter as it might hurt their feelings. They then looked very sheepish and apologised. Hopefully they didn't notice my massive grin. I suppose they are at tummy height so notice it more? Or perhaps the parents have been gossiping.

Re teacher name associations, I have such a long list of vetoed names. Connor, Harry (several of those!) Reece (two of those as well!), James (again two), Lydia, Elliot, Tylor, Jordan, Daniel (three!), Jason ... The list goes on! I haven't included children from my current class just in case...

I have taught two lovely Poppys, two lovely Georgias, some nice Olivers Bens, and Joshuas.

I like Tom or possibly Charlie (christened Thomas/Charles) for a boy but have a huge list of girls names. Current favourites are Sophie and Amelie but DH likes but worried they sound too French. I think they are pretty mainstream. I will probably use Katherine usually shortened to Kate as a middle name if we have a girl as it is my mum's middle name and because I just like it. We won't be sharing potential names with anyone in real life before announcing our new baby in case they ruin them for us.

Glad it went well smitten
I have no idea where my uterus is! I've had a prod but just feel squidgy. Have now doubt this baby will be a big one though ds was 7lb6 and he was one month early they out on most weight on the last few weeks so had he gone to 40weeks he would have been enormous and I dread to think what would have happened of he was late! In the end I had a cs so if this one is looking big I'll have another although would like a natural birth really as hated the cs and can't imagine not being able to pick up ds for 6 weeks once the new one is here.
I am pretty sure this one is another boy but not sure if its wishful thinking as ds is such a joy I just can't imagine having a girl although I'm sure it would be just as good.

NotYoMomma the list is too long to start here but to summarise, I want to avoid the names that have been really popular in the girls during the last ten years (with massive apologies to those who have chosen these names, or like them). I have lost count of the number of Emilys, Amelias, Sophias, Rubys, Ambers, Freyas, Olivias that I have taught over the years, to name but a few. Funnily enough, no names are vetoed because of an association with a particular girl, though.

shooting my dd was 7lb6 too at 37+5 and I do wonder how big she would have been if I'd have gone 40 weeks!

What I would like is a name that can be shortened, though. Neither mine or DH's can be and I always wanted a name that could be; I liked friends' names that had a shortened version for friends/family and a longer, proper name.

I know what you mean! This is why dh and I disagree!

He is very into popular names and begged that we call dd Sophie. I thought it was ok but a bit boring.
So now I actually have a Sophie.

Sophie's friends at playgroup all have names ending in 'ee' sound. Katie, Sophie, lacey, maisy, mollie etc...

So this time I have specifie it has to:
Be out of the top 25 (at least!)
End in an 'en' sound or an 'a' sound

It's so frustrating as all he can focus on is Lily and I'm like 'NO EE SOUNDS!!!'

I could swing for him. Plus our surname is horn, and he is quite fat, so they will get called Big Horn & lil' horn outs self

breathe

I don't know if t is a twelve week thing but...
I am finding myself full of rage :/

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I'm with you on not ending in an ee sound too, as our surname ends in an ee sound and it just doesn't sound right, if that makes sense.

Been a while since I last posted, being back at work has been more exhausting than I thought! So much to reply to, but I'm forgetting already so apologies if I miss you, I have been reading along though.

Sorry to hear about your dog Caz I haven't had a pet since our cat ran away when I was small, but DP occasionally says he wants a dog for companionship- I talk too much Hope your doggie is one of the special ones.

Glad your procedure wasn't too painful Smitten and fx for some good results. Also keeping fx for mon and soup

Bowlfullofjelly congratulations on the pay rise

I've been contacted by H&S lady re risk assessment. I teach a written subject so no chemicals etc and I can't see it being ok for me to leave the classroom for a rest. I've told my students this week (14+4 today) as it was getting a bit too difficult to hide. They were really excited, I've already had several requests to name my baby after them- fat chance! DP told me the name of someone's baby the other day and I sniggered because I thought of a v troubled young lady student.

I picked a girls name a while back, DP was then this morning he tells me he likes it. We don't have a boys name. Hoping to have a short list before October and then decide when we see a face! I don't like ee names either Notyomomma although I have one! I like names ending in a/ah for girls, preferably 3 syllables. Strong shorter names for boys- I like biblical ones but a lot of those have been taken by cousins etc.

Has anyone seen the new Britax Affinity pushchair in the flesh?! Seems like we will have to go on a little journey to find one, I really like the look of it.

Hehe funny u say that momma dd is called honey so her name ends is 'EE' when said out loud lol xxx

No offence to ee names!!!