October 2013: Almost halfway!

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MoN sending you a big supportive cuddle.

We not bought anything for baby either and won't till after our scan on Wednesday. They tell us dc1's condition is not hereditary but until I see the brain on the screen I can't relax.

Good luck for Wednesday

Ok, this is really odd and I'm wondering if its just me, but...

I can't wear any of my jeans anymore because they all smell overwhelmingly of mushrooms. I can't get rid of the smell, I even washed my favourite pair twice and I've been wearing them today and they have reeked of mushrooms all day.

I'm so put out by this

I'm aware I sound like a crazy woman, DH thinks I'm nuts, but I can't work out where this God awful pong has suddenly come from.

livened I hadn't felt movements at all except the odd easily mistake able flutter but yesterday evening and this evening also I have felt propa movements anytime in the next few weeks will be your turn give it anther 10 weeks and we'll be moaning its hurting lol

Thankyou Jelly It's unbelievable how much stress a baby can cause before it's even born.

Smitten did you leave them in the washing machine for too long before tumble drying/hanging up to dry? I have had jumpers go smelly when I do that that never really washes out and I don't wear them again. (Making myself sound like a slob )

Mon this sounds like a horrible day... Good it's over. Sending you a big hug. I'm sure two glasses of spritzer are OK. It's basically equivalent to a glass of wine. And it's a one off.

roxvox could it be growing pains? I had something like this when pregnant with DS1. It felt pretty much like period / ovaries sharp pain and the mw told me it was simply everything inside me beginning to stretch and widen. I had it around 20 weeks so similar. See how it goes.

pinklady I agree with the previous comment - most probably everything would make this lady cry. Perhaps she has antenatal depression?

I'm worried about DS... His fever is gone and he seems OK but his skin is all blotchy and he seems to be covered by some strange rash... Will see how he is tomorrow before I panic...

First day back in the office was solo looooong... All motivation gone now

My sense of smell is always sensitive but I think it is even stronger at the moment. I took an instant dislike to a friend's new girlfriend at a party this weekend because her cider made her breath and the whole room smell like sick. It was really horrible. And flash wipes still make me feel like I am suffocating even when I am in the other part of the open plan living room/ kitchen. They were one of my major nausea triggers in the early days.

Anyway what I mean is hopefully no one else will notice you smell of mushrooms!

Orange - nope, I washed them twice then (because I'm like an obsessive demon over this smell) I immediately hung them out to dry outside when it was sunny last week. So they dried fast.

I've just chucked them in the washing bin as I had to get them off me. I'm going to boil the buggers and then consign them to the back of the wardrobe.

Just got DH to sniff them and he said they did smell a bit mushroomy. Be gone stinky jeans!

Hi I'm 19 weeks Saturday nearly at halfway point. It has gone so slow xxx

Hi ladies. Hope you don't mind as I am on the jan 2014 thread now but I suggested Nikkita join your group.. She new to Mumsnet...

Thanks natalie - I guess it's actually other people making me worry tbh. Being my second baby I should know y now not to worry becuase of other people thinking my bump is too small, or that I surely should have movements by now etc...

orange I know what you mean about smells. I can smell my sons bum needs changing at 50 paces!

Hi Nikita - you found us then

Soup. Relax. Soon you will b waddling around!

MoN im sure two spritzers will be fine. If you feel bad. Just don't do it again. You can be made to feel bad about alot of things. Just move on. Don't dwell on it. Imagine the guilt you will have when you drop/bump your LO... Cos it will happen to all of us. It will.

Rox hope you feel better and are Asleep.

Welcome nikita

Have you had your 20 week scan yet? Have you/ are you finding out the gender?

Welcome nikita and congrats littlePea.

WOOP. I'm laying on my side! And I'm not in pain! Slight discomfort. But not pain . I'm wondering if the short walk yesterday helped. DH is off after tomorrow so will mk him take me for some more walks. And I don't want to just walk around my living room. I don't want to walk up the street as ill get spotted by extended family.

Oh n MoN the custom is kinda dying out amongst younger sikhs. Don't know many who have done it at all actually. But Yeppie, DH insists we do it it makes a difficult task alot harder, which I guess is why alot of people don't do it anymore.

Hi not had 20 week yet got it in 3 weeks. Had a private scan last week as husband can't make next scan and all ok and she said we was having a little girl x

I did but still trying to work it out. Ill get there x

Hi Nikita. Ooh baby girls are a rarity on this thread at the moment!

I have my 16 week appointment with consultant this afternoon. Fingers crossed I get discharged back to midwife led care. I am always nervous about every appointment I have. Silly as I think this is a bit of a nothingy one.

Welcome nikita congrats on your baby girl :-) isit your first baby?

With regards to smells. I keep smelling fish, was the same with last pregnancy too makes me wanna Vom lol.

Much less stressed this morning and looking forward too my rescheduled midwife appt on Friday.

Also livened do u no the position of your placenta? Because if its anterior than can delay how early u feel movements? Xx

MoN after all u have been through the last few weeks I think u deserve a drink or too. Xx fingers crossed u get your full results in the next 24 hours x

Just back from a lovely long weekend in Burgundy. Drove back with a car boot full of booze We'll see how much of it is left in six months.

Nathalie, how about Luke for an L name?

Morning all!

Firstly, thank you all for your advice last night re ovary pain. Paracetomol, a hot water bottle and some Marmite seemed to do the trick and whilst I am still aware of them today, the sharp pain has completely gone. I really was getting quite worried when I couldn't stand upright with the pain, so thank you for your support everyone!

Welcome to the thread Nikita!

smitten you could maybe try getting some of that Febreze spray and just spray some liberally on your jeans and leave them to dry overnight. I wonder if that would take out the smell? It's something I used to do back when I worked in a pub years ago before the smoking ban... We were only given one work shirt each, but if I was working until 11pm and then had a 10am start then I didn't get a chance to wash the smoke smell out of the top in between, so I would Febreze it. It was surprisingly effective!

Good luck this morning Tarlia - let us know how you get on! I think you'll be having your scan about now?

Right then, off to drink 2 pints of water and hope my bladder can hold it!

Morning all, we are in the hospital with a poorly ds I think he's fine but we had to come yesterday as he had a very high temp and apparently babies with high temps can he fits?! He didnt and its back down now but he's so not himself he's gone back to sleep on me and is very listless. So awful when they get sick and you don't know what's wrong.
Bump is fine though I think and enjoyed its McDonald's that I indulged in last night!

moN so sorry to hear about your sil....how sad . Hope you're ok

GT wow, do you have to pick the name on the spot?! Such pressure! What happens if it's a letter like V or Z where there is a limited choice? It's a nice tradition I guess but not sure I could cope with that!

I made the school boy error of using a middle name last time that I would now like as a first name...doh! Warning to those having your first dc...don't use all the names you like on one child! My ds is Thomas William...in hindsight if I'd known I'd have 2 little boys they would prob have been Thomas and William....dh suggested William Thomas for ds2 :) Thankfully he was joking! We are totally stumped on a name....we have trawled through baby books, family history etc and I listen to every boy's name mentioned but am yet to find one I love (and that dh agrees on!) It's frustrating as I like to name them asap and then refer to them as that. We don't have back ups as I think the baby will always grow to suit the name.

It's funny how you go off names too..I loved Oliver first time round and not so keen now.

I am wrecked today and having zero motivation in work. We were up from 4am as ds has caught my cold and bless him he can barely breath when lying down. He finally fell asleep as my alarm went off and then I had to waken him again to get him ready for nursery...grrrr. We are going through a tough phase with him at the minute. He is normally a great sleeper but the past few weeks have been a nightmare...I think it's part teething and part developmental but I really hope it passes soon. GT are you worried about having 2 little ones and both being babies? Sometimes I really worry about how the hell I'm going to cope!

Morning all,

I have the flu :'( I thought it was the cold but no it was the flu so im aching and have the headache from hell. dishes are piled up and DS is off playgroup as i was supposed to go to the consultants clinic today wonder what else is going to go wrong!

hope your all well xx