October 2013: Almost halfway!

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Good luck jelly and anyone else scanning.

natalie re the glasses, I wasn't sure if you had heard before but the hormonal changes in pregnancy can affect your vision, so if your not used to the glasses by a week I'd go back to discuss it, maybe it's because contacts are bang on your eyes where as glasses are slightly forward as they rest on your nose?

Re the weed killer (I can't remember who posted this short term memory loss aka baby brain) I think you and bump will be fine, I don't blame you for worrying but it wasn't long term exposure on a daily basis etc.

As for my paranoia, I'm starting to panic about booking my holiday so close to the 20 week scan. I've read that they won't let you fly if you are told you have a low lying placenta - i read on the Internet that these are quite rare but my friend was told she had one at her 20 w scan (it did move) and after a quick search on mumsnet they seem more common than was described. Knowing my luck they will say I have one, I won't be able to go on my hols and it will move a week later!
Anyone had one or heard of one ?

natalie, same happened to me last time I had new specs. They had mixed up the right and left lenses!

Good luck to today's scanners.

mon, hope you get your full results today, and it's good news. I've got a horrid feeling something has come up in mine so they're waiting to tomorrow for my scan to tell me in person.

slippy, that did happen to a friend of mine, but I'm sure it's very rare and you'll get your holiday! I think it has to be seriously low. My friend had placenta praevia with her first so her history didn't help.

Glad it's not just me with weird boobs then!
slippy I've had friends with low lying placentas, I don't think it's that rare but I'd never heard that you couldn't fly with one. Maybe check with your airline?
Good luck today jellycurls

Good luck to today's scanners

And s all round for those who are stressed/worried.

Had my first experience of night calf cramps last night. Ouch.
And my boobs are definitely up and down, pain and growth-wise. They do seem to be going through a spurt of growth at the moment (the week after I bought new bras, of course!) and one is, erm, ahead of the other in the growth stakes

@slippy. I was told at 20 week scan last week that placenta was a bit low. She did say not to worry at all and continue as normal because a.) it can be quite common at ths stage. b.) it does change position.

She had to book me for another scan t 34 weeks and said if it s still low that's when to worry and look at next steps.

I do have another scan next Monday as baby was lying face down and she couldn't look at head properly, could ask about flying when I go in.

Thanks for the virtual shake and reassurance slippy and Claphammama

Good luck today jelly

Re baby brain - mine kicked in yesterday with a vengeance. I was working from home and my manager asked for my number to ring me. Unfortunately, the number I gave him wasn't mine - it was my mother's both of them killed themselves laughing at me... No idea WHAT I was thinking

Hi all, marking place - just back from 8 days on holiday so have a lot of catching up to do!

Hope everyone is well

More good luck from me jellycurls hope it ends upbringing the lovely experience we're all hoping for.

And I know I'm late, but love your photo roxvox, can't wait now til 3rd June for my scan

Thanks for that. Just as I had suspected it does seem to be more common, maybe it's rarer for it to be low lying when you go into labour. funkky if you wouldn't mind asking at your next scan that would be great. But you are probably right it is likely to be more risky the lower it lies- I think they are concerned it could rupture on a plane and don't want to take any chances. It's not a long flight, just to Portugal and I won't be doing anything strenuous when I am there... Believe me. Dam me for reading into things!

Thanks again

Ah a bit panicked here. My friend who has a ds the same age as mine is expecting and her waters have just broken at 32 weeks! She is in hospital and they have given her steroids to try and prevent contractions as they are trying to get her to 33 weeks. So scary and it means there will only be 10.5 months between her 2 boys! I was 3 weeks early with ds and am scared of going early...would die if it was that early!!

pink and Tucking* coincidence on the name front! We were discussing names last night and we are both considering Oliver again after ruling it out completely last time. I don't love it but really can't find anything I love. Need to use it and say it for a while to see if I like it. Thomas and Oliver (Tom and Oli) are ok together I think.

shooting so jealous of your kiss. My ds is 11 months and still doesn't kiss! Had a heartwarming moment when picking him up from nursery yesterday as I came in with 2 other woman and ds looked round, saw me straight away and made a bee line for me, giggling away! So cute! Hope your dog is ok. I hate it when they are sick. My dog has been off her food for the last few days but seems fine otherwise. I gave her a tuna steak for her tea last night which she ate fine and thankfully ate her breakfast. I wish they could tell you what the problem is.

sparkleigh try not to worry about the weed killer...a one off shouldn't go any harm as long as you're not regularly inhaling it!

Another day in work ....roll on home time

haha - this is a hilarious example of baby brain sparkeleigh!

warlin +1 to your sigh...

warlin try not to worry each pregnancy is different and each woman is different, you might be late this time not early!

LOL have to laugh at all the name choices DH is Thomas and DS is Oliver, so i have to say i am quite keen on them

pinkbuttons I am still full of the cold/flu I feel dreadful. I have not managed to go to my appointments hospital, dentist nothing and Oliver has not got into playgroup as i have been to ill to take him.

Which brings me on to my next problem Oliver, he was an angel child i swear that has now been replaced with a demon, at least the shouting DM and DF did on holiday was justified. He was rude "get me this now..." he would not eat with knife and forks at all even when he had a fried egg!!!!! he would not listen to anything they said and screamed the place down when he did not get what he wanted, He is 4yrs 3months what has happened to my child??? He has been similar with me since he came home and found himself sent to his room too he seems to have had a character replacement overnight!!! what am i to do?

Morning sickness at 18+2 surely not? Didn't have it with dd and I'm having a boy this time haven't been sick up till now I've felt sick quite a bit was standing there putting my shoes on all of a sudden started gagging and made a beeline for the bin feel fine now and felt fine before tbh lol

Texted midwife and she said yes it can start at 18 weeks but I've never heard of anyone getting it this late?

falcon they seem to be going through stages.... my boy is 4 and 9 months and also - angel for a month and then a devil for a couple of weeks and I find that I have to rein him in now and then. He keeps testing me to see how far he can go. Trying to be bossy with me or being super obstinate for no reason. This morning he had a massive tantrum (worthy of a two year old) - tears, throwing himself on the ground etc... reason? When I took him to the breakfast club, he wanted to go in through the gate that was closed and not through the gate that was open (only 10 meters away...) You explain it to me...

My problem seem to be the opposite actually - his grandparents are far too easy on him and, with them, he can get away with everything. So now that he was with them for a week when we were away, we are struggling to rein him in. They are going back to Italy on Saturday which is both bad and good - good as he is better behaved when they are not around and bad as we are back to no help with childcare are anything...

or anything not are anything

Ah claphammama glad in a way its a 4yr old thing I will just have to stay consistent and firm with him. Its hard to see your beloved angel son take these turns, so next time he does i will take comfort in its just a phase (that i hope passes sooner rather than later though i think 5 is normal, eek a year of this!) Thanks for letting me know i'm not alone xxx

you are definitely not alone! :-)

2 legs, 2 feet, 2 arms, 2 hands, 1 healthy heart and a brain with all the important parts. All in all a healthy looking baby can breath a sigh of relief now

Yay, that's great news Jelly!

Mine's next week, trying not to think about it...

Feel really under the weather today, after a few weeks of feeling great I'm all nauseous and retchy again. Oh dear.

Yay jelly!
How awful to get morning sickness now natalie, hope it disappears soon for you.
Funny how all babies develop differently warlin ds can wave and kiss but at 8 months is nowhere near being able to move whereas some of his friends have been crawling for weeks! Am sure you'll get a big sloppy kiss soon

That's great news jelly are you waiting to find out the sex?

Great news jelly so glad all went well

natalie I was sick too this morning making DS breakfast and just coughed and was sick bleugh. past couple of days have been getting nauseous in the evenings again think is defintely triggered by hunger for me. Hope your feeling better.

Sorry still feeling rubbish falcon and that DS is being a monkey. not what you need when your feeling ill.

Congrats Jelly really pleased for you :-) xx

congrats jelly

natalie I too have been sick a few times in the last few weeks and still very nauseas. Especially in the evening.

2 weeks till my scan and its dragging! Didn't feel much movement yesterday but I was on the go all day. Hoping baby shows themselves today with a few good kicks!

Woo hoo jelly

Sneaky, quick (at work) post from me. Got the full amnio results - all clear!!

Just tomorrow's scan to get through and we can hopefully put this horrid experience behind us.