December 2013 part 2.

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Just starting a new thread as we're starting to run out of room on the first. www.mumsnet.com/Talk/antenatal_clubs/a1716486-December-2013#38680515

Hello ladies! Room for a small one? We've just had an early scan, which confirmed I do in fact have a bean onboard :) Due date is 14 Dec and this is baby #1. I think there are a few others with the same DD? It's an ivf baby, the result of a frozen embryo transfer, after 2 failed fresh ivf cycles, so feels very precious and I am exceptionally nervous about things working out!

I've been discharged from the clinic to my gp and am thinking I'm going to have to choose a hospital for scans etc fairly soon! I have no idea which one to pick. Is anyone else in south London? Any recommendations?

Anyway waves to all. Sorry about the MS. Lots of dry wretching in the gin household. In fact even typing the word gin makes me feel a bit sick...

Hello all, lovely new thread !

Queen my friend has the Donkey for her toddler and now 6 month old. I was/am very jealous. Even for one baby, just having the extra bucket thing at the side to store child paraphernalia is good (eyeing up my knackered old Bee for a trade in)

Ganet I usually aim for around 38C. Your core temp needs to stay around there. As long as you don't get overheated (which if you're not fully submerged you won't) it's okay.

Evening all. Hope everything is OK featherbag and 2labs

Still nauseous all the time, but better than my pregnancies with DS and DD, where I was sick about 5 times a day from 5 weeks to about 25 weeks.
So tired.

Hey guys, great news feather. Fingers crossed for you and everyone with any worrying symptoms. what's the earliest i can expect to see a midwife do we think?

I've had a great day off work, had my hair done :-)

Re something to do with enforced time off (I hate this too) I'm hopelessly addicted to The Simpsons Tapped Out game. You may regret ever starting it but it definitely takes up a lot of time! ;-)

Having been horribly constipated, I've just had a rather dramatic episode of diarrhoea. (sorry!) slightly worried it's something I ate but given that I have colitis, it could just be my body being awkward as usual. or maybe i overdid it with the lactulose, oj and fruit! honestly after so many days of constipation, it's quite a relief!

what do we think about eating pre cooked chicken from a supermarket?

quite tired today as once again i was awake in the night from 1 hour +. I wake up for a wee at 4 or 5am then can't get back to sleep. it's very frustrating. good job i didn't have to get up for work today, though my plans for doing loads of stuff around the house obviously fell through. though i must say i'm quite enjoying lazing around, listening to the radio, reading, playing my stupid game and generally being a lazy bugger. i've only got 8 or so months left to do this EVER so i'm going to enjoy it!

Feather I work in A&E too, a Clinical Sister, can't get away from the dreaded nights though

Hey all - just checking in on this shiny new thread

I have my first lot of nights starting Sunday - dreading it as I feel worse at night . Will just have to see how I go!

Baby I wasn't too bad on my nights as I just felt as bad/knackered as I would normally have felt

2labs, yaay!
Weechops, I gave in yesterday at 7 weeks and bought some from New Look (jeans and trackie style) The jeans are full mat throusers, over the bump and I got a size up to allow for growth. My normal jeans were so tight it was painful. I've been living in my pjs in the evenings, may try out the jeans next week when we go our for dinner and to see Bill Bailey, no doubt the bloat will be full on!
I'm so glad I've got maternity bras, so much comfier!

Hi Harry

I had an internal scan a week or two ago, was absolutely fine. Got a really clear picture. I was about 7 weeks, but suspect tubby tum was hindering visibility

It's not as bad as a smear, they put latex or something on the probe thing, push it on up and then keep it in and move it around for a few minutes. Not painful at all.

I ddin't have DH with me. I'm rather an unsentimental sort. See scans as medical things, so figured I would treat this just like any other appointment but I have to say when I saw the bean I shed a little tear. The image was v clear, could see where the head was and where the legs were starting, and the heartbeat was very clear, so at about 7 weeks there was plenty to see.

At the 12 weeks there is so much more to see, little hands etc. Think the staff are more geared up for having partners at that scan, there's more time to coo over the pics are the sonographer has to take some time checking things out. For the 7 week scan it was a quick check it was there, that there was a heartbeat and how long it was. They also checked out my ovaries while they were there, a bit random, but heh, good use of the opportunity I suppose

Got an event to go to this weekend and been trying on clothes, it's depressing.

I instantly went up a cup size in bra, no problem, boobs hurt a lot so know that's just boob bloating or whatever...

However, I have become really thick waisted but in reality the baby is tiny and my womb is about the size of a lemon, so I can only assume I'm piling on the pounds from having given up smoking.

Got offered a seat on the underground, I'm only about 8 weeks or something like that (lost count a little)

Last time I was preg I ddin't show for ages, my weight barely changed and I certainly didn't growp such enormous boobs so early on in things.

Hi all, just checking my place. Fingers crossed for everyone with spotting.

I'm still cramping and bloated. I've also been exhausted this week. I've not had a decent night sleep in a the last week due to overtime in evenings and weekend. Also been feeling a bit nauseous but that might just be the mixture of stress and tiredness!
Hoping to go shopping this weekend as desperately in need of some new bras and more flattering work clothes. Not sure whether to go up a size or for maternity...Also, what have you guys done in terms of bras- just got a 'normal' bra in s bigger size or gone for maternity bra? Just figure I'll want something I can grow into!

choccremeegg

I do like the Donkey--but I can't justify it unless I have twins. I'm pretty sure it's not twins.  I wish it was though, that would be perfect...and painful.

Ok first of all fingers crossed for all those with bleeding and scans coming up.

I realise this is trivial in comparison

but can't sleep and need to vent. MiL and Fil have just arrived today from England for a last minute break. Which is nice, MiL and I have had our ups and downs but have been getting on well recently and no doubt they'll treat us to some nice lunches out.

As far as I was aware the plan was they were here for 2 nights then off into Paris for 4 nights including their anniversary then back here for 1 night then we were all booked on the same ferry back to England as we have longstanding long weekend with them planned for nieces christening.

This evening over dinner they casually tell us they have booked a hotel in Paris for Tuesday and will be with us the rest of the time!!! I don't know if DH got it wrong on the phone or they just changed their mind but I could have cried there and then. I don't know how I'm gong to cope catering for and entertaining them, I'm barely coping just with DH & DD. DH does help but from Sat (when we thought they were going into Paris) he is on lates at work so will barely be here. DH's lates are usually my recharge time, I don't bother to 'cook' just have jacket spuds or pasta and slob front of west wing(once DD's in bed). Now my 5 days of much needed slobbing has turned into damn exhausting hard work. Even when they go, we're going with them!!! But at least she'll do the cooking at her house and she's very good.

Also gutted but once we found that they were staying we had to tell them about the pregnancy, we maybe could have hidden for 2 nights but not for what.... The next 11 nights!!!! (Apart from Tuesday) didn't want to tell anyone until after the 12 week scan after what we went through last time. Now I should really tell my parents but I just don't want to, not yet.

Hopefully now they know I'm pregnant I'll get a bit of help and maybe some chance to rest if they take DD. I won't bet on it though, siL (their daughter) is also pregnant with #2 and gets terrible morning sickness and MiL was saying tonight 'she's not coping even now so god knows what it'll be like when the baby comes, she keeps texting to ask me over to help but so far I've always been busy'
I said 'so she is coping on her own then, she is just finding it difficult, WHICH IT IS!' Yes.. This is the kind of conversation we have....

Now ive barely slept because its too damn hot. DD will be awake in a couple of hours and i just want to cry. How I am going to get through the next 11 days sob

Oh ready that sounds awful! It's horrible feeling so trapped in your own home Can you be blunt and say that you need them to pitch in as you feel rubbish? Doesn't sound like they're very sensitive though.

Not trivial at all ready. ILs are exhausting at the best of times and my MIL is super helpful. I'm trying to work out where you are. Ferry to the UK and Paris being worth it for a night sound like you might be near me, but hot isn't really a word in our vocab. Except yesterday in direct sun!

Hats off to all you nurses! It's a demanding job even when you're not growing a whole new person and fighting back waves of sickness.

I find internal scans really weird but my DH would probably kill me if I didn't have him come along to hear the heartbeat and for emotional support.

You keep missing me off the list! My EDD is 21st December :) baby #2.

Use a baby bath thermometer for baths. Can't be too hot then :p I can't relax in the bath any more though!

I'm going to be working on an integrated care team with district nurses from June. I hope nurses are nice ;)

Nom, I'm SE of Paris not too far from Fontainebleau. DH has just taken DD so I can have a lie in and I'm on MN, very naughty!

readyornot2011, your MIL sounds like a bit of a pain! It's only 11 days though and hopefully it'll go quickly.

I was in two minds about telling anyone about my pregnancy too but I figure that if I had to lose another baby I'd probably need the support so it's easier to let my close family and friends know now. Just hope it doesn't come to that!

Harry... Sorry I didn't reply, I was in bed asleep by 8.30... My partner did go with me... And I was about 6 weeks +5 days, heard the heartbeat.

Today my daughter noticed my fingers have swollen.... Is that normal??

Hi Dasie! I'm off nights for the foreseeable, although not due to the pregnancy, others who really like nights have gladly taken them off my hands as my DH really struggled while I was doing nights. He usually copes fine but has had a lot to deal with affecting his own health recently, so didn't want to put more pressure on him as he's very isolated when I'm on nights.

Mildred, I did ask the union but they were less than useless and on further thought, this is an interview for my dream job which I'm applying for with my boss's blessing (they'll even keep my old job open for 6 months in case I don't like it), so there was never really any chance of me not going unless actually physically unable. Going to go looking for a suitable outfit at the weekend - tummy seems to be expanding rapidly so need something forgiving yet smart!

Just got my re-scan appointment through, it's next Thursday morning. All I seem to do lately is sit and worry and wait for scans. My lovely parents have taken DS off my hands until tomorrow morning, so I really can rest for a bit. Although I just fell over trying to save a box of soap powder tipping over my kitchen floor, and now have a very sore back and a vacuum cleaner full of Surf