January 2014 - thread 5 - getting excited as we all start getting 12 week scans and move into our second trimester....

[LittlePeaPod]

Here we go again....

pod was it you?! Ha! I see why now...

Humpty Yeap that was me (thread 2 or 3) and that feels like a lifetime away... I was about 5/6 weeks before the HG started. I also went through a stage of putting chopped satsumas into the it and using it as a dip for my crips... Now look at me! Can't even look at most foods without gagging or throwing up...

So much for the placenta kicking in at 12 weeks and pg sickness going... ha ha ha ha ha

Hello pea & everyone else :)
Sorry some of u are still feeling rubbish. Don't wanna jix it but I'm def improving. Not been sick in a few days now. Still feeling v sick & literally having to force myself to eat still but hoping its all getting slowly better. I'm 12+3 now. Sorry not been on here much, work is mad atm planning for summer hols & by time I get in I just sort girls out & collapse in bed. Finished early 2day so watching a nice bit of tennis :) x

Where are you going, Pod?

Chocco that's brilliant news. FX crossed this is it for you, I am sending you all my best wishes that the ms is doing one. I am 12+1 (or NHS scan 12+6) and still feel pants. I am really hoping to start feeling better in the next couple of weeks. I know what you mean about getting up, going to work, getting home, trying to eat, CRASHING OUT and then doing it all again the next day and the next day? It's a bit like ground hog day!!! ha ha ha ha

Toby We are heading to Mardival in Majorca for a week. Just can't wait to finish work tomorrow??. Sorry didn't mean to depress you..

I bet you're excited! We really want to go away, but the only time we can go is August, and it's ridiculously expensive (like £1000 each for a week in Spain or Greece or somewhere normal). I just keep thinking it's a lot of money to spend for a week, when it could be better put towards a new car and stuff. But then again, it's the last chance we'll have to go away just the 2 of us for a very long time, so...I don't know.

Anyone else having to get a new car? I absolutely LOVE my car (I have one of these, and it's the nicest thing I've ever owned. I bought it all by myself, in cash, and I'm very proud of it. Since then, lots of things have changed and I'm now a SAHM and have no cash!
Sadly, we literally cannot fit in it when we are 5. 2 teenagers and a baby seat will not fit in the back. When I have my baby nephew over, the kids have to sit on one bumcheek each to fit in the back with the baby seat!
And I am sad about it :( I don't want to get rid of it!

We upgraded to a fabia - estate type, but the same size seats toby! (Well, my previous car was written off, so not upgraded through choice). I love mine, but agree three in the back would be squeezy.

Sorry you're feeling sad about it :(

DP and DS are going to visit the in-laws this weekend, to use up some of his holiday allowance, so I'm a lady of leisure. I might book a manicure, or read a book.

Toby it is a lot of money but just do it.. It's the last thing you will do for the two of you in a long time.... Go on holiday... We thought the money would be better used on the house etc. and then cost of wedding in September but then thought sod it, we off... ha ha ha

Good luck extra

pod I'm glad you've eaten something! fingers crossed it stays down.

Nausea has been back again today and yesterday. I'm relived to hear people are getting some energy back!

Thanks for the mat/ annual leave advice all. pea my company doesn't have a mat policy YET because they've not needed one because everyone else is 3000 years old. I have asked though, but they're pretty clueless. But we are not allowed to carry annual leave over, so I'm guessing I'll have to take it before mat leave and the extra Christmas closure leave, which at the moment feels annoying cos I'd rather have max time off with babe, but I guess I might be grateful for it late nov/ early dec or could persuade DH to take me somewhere sunny between now and then
humpty I don't think your DH is right about food... Fruit is one of my major vom foods, whereas starchy carby stuff seems to stay down. He might be right about fatty stuff though...
pea massive congrats on the wrap, FX you don't get to see it again!
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We've just had to buy a new car add or old one broke down. We went for a mazda 6 (which I love) as it's got a big boot and lots of safety features. If I want pregnant we'd probably have gone for something cheaper/older though.

I'm sure you're right, Pod. We didn't have a honeymoon and thought we'd probably just go away in August instead, but I wasn't pregnant then! Our priorities might need to shift a bit. Maybe we'll go camping, instead!

I'm weighing up whether to have a yogurt. I'm going out in an hour for dinner, to a Nepalese restaurant. Trouble is, I'm starving NOW and in an hour and a half when the food arrives, I worry I'll be feeling sick because of being hungry. It's terrible when you can't even trust yourself to know you'll want your dinner (and I'm not even suffering as much as many of you!)

I really want 7 seats, because I like to have a spare seat in case someone needs a lift/my sis needs me to babysit my nephew.

But I really DON'T want a people carrier. I loathe them. So I guess that leaves me with a few 4x4s to choose from.

I've got to get a new car toby & it breaks my heart. Before I met DP I treated myself to a flash lovely Audi a3 cabriolet. I thought it was so practical for a convertible as it has 4 seats. Unfortunately it has a v narrow boot opening which will barely manage a suitcase let alone a pram even tho the boot itself is a decent size so it has to go . I'm clinging on for the summer but come Sept its going to have to be sold for a practical hatchback or small SUV.

My MIL has one of those, Frog. It's lovely, and the boot is fairly big long-ways (IYSWIM) but I know what you mean about the opening. I'd be even more sad if I had one of those, so I feel your pain. Buy my Skoda! The boot's great :o

toby that is a lovely car, I don't blame you for being sad. I just passed my test and cannot WAIT to get our first car (at 32 - that's London for you). I am sure it will become like another child v quickly. You'll love the next one!
Also: go on holiday. GO NOW. Seriously. You are not pg enough to worry about flying, teens can presumably be farmed out/left, and you won't have the chance again for AGES. We're using all my AL allowance this year on hols (rather than tacking on to mat leave) as travelling is the thing I will miss most.

MrsAVB I did tell him lots of people mainline carbs to survive...

At the moment it just seems to symbolise everything that is changing in my life too. Not that I'm not thrilled to be pg & I was so unhappy when we were TTC & nothing was happening but in 2 years I've gone from single career woman to a part time 'stepmother' to an 8 year old, pg & with no job due to redundancy! The car is all I've got left of my old life where I had money & no responsibilities!

YY Frog, kind of the same.

Thanks, Humpty. The DC will be in France with their GPs, which is why we have to go then. Will seriously consider it.

Anyway, I'm late! Have lovely evenings, all.

Seems there has been a lot happening recently...trying to catch up! I'm also a teeny bit jealous of all those that have had or having scans very soon. I feel so behind everyone as I'm only 9+4 and some of you are 13 weeks. I just wanna see the little beam so that I know everything is alright.

apparently and madrat my symptoms keep coming and going, mainly the nausea. Although I think I have been very lucky in this department as it hasn't affected my eating, I've only vommed once. The only thing I can't stand anymore is coffee and that's it.

I am bloated all day...its awful...feel so fat and uncomfortable. Any tips on how to ease this?

Hi ladies, will catch up on your news (6 pages since I last commented!) but I seriously need to vent right now.

DP is irritating the fuck out of me right now. Had to take a nap as I've been struggling with tiredness and I think my iron levels are at rock bottom (like they were with DS). Woke up to find that DP has not moved his arse from the sofa and the tv. Dishwasher has not been emptied from when I put it on, washing has not been hung, place not tidied, dishes haven't even made it back to the kitchen. Feel like throttling him as I know I've been burdened with the mess. DS had also taken a nap whilst I slept so that isn't an excuse.

To cap it all DS has raided his dad's DVD collection and has become attached to a copy of reservoir dogs. Seriously he won't let go of it. He took it to granny and grandads.

and ....breathe. Thanks I feel much better. Now to get up to date on your news.

toby have you seen the newer mitsabishi outlanders? Not sure if it would be any good but they have 2 extra seats at the back that food down completely flat to give a bigger boot space. My DH liked it and he's usually pretty fussy with cars.

Hugs enormouse!

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enormouse don't do it. Leave it to him to do and TELL him he has to do it. Doing it silently and resentfully is the worst thing/feeling in the world. I swear (I get flamed for this on Chat all the time, but) men do NOT think things need doing when they are blatantly apparent. Dirty dishes to a woman are a red flag. To a man, they are neutral decor.

Wow u ladies have been chatty today!

Of the things I remember and its a miracle I remember anything these days pod woop woop! Will keep everything crossed your food and drink stay down! I had forgotten u kept wishing for ms! Bless ya! Am well jel of your holiday and of humptys (think it was Humpty off to France).

enormouse! Grrrrr! I feel your frustration!!!

Good luck Toby & Kes for your scans tomorrow! Thats really sad you are having to trade in your lovely car Toby. Really hope you find one you love to soften the blow....

Ummmm....choco no vomming! Thats awesome! Fingers crossed for you!

I think it was Humpty who said they had a meltdown over the groundhogginess of the nausea and food aversions. That was definitely me yesterday with the BK fiasco! However, finally feeling a little better, so sticking to ice lollies and apples!

Toby I would have the yoghurt! Before I was preggers if I snacked before dinner I ruined my appetite, but now my appetite is permanently ruined but I know if I get too hungry the nausea revs up and stays up!

Seem to be having a mild panic about paternity leave for some reason. I just assumed DH would take the two weeks off with me, but today he is talking about taking just two days because he gets full pay for that and he is worried about money. Now, I am the original miss independent, but these stupid hormones are making me pathetic! I know that I will be fine with just me and bubs if he goes straight back to work, but just feeling a bit vulnerable as I had assumed he would take the two weeks. I also wanted him to take the two weeks so he could bond with bubs and get hands on in the early weeks. I am also a little miffed about it and I cant figure out why. Being fairly irrational I am sure. I think it doesnt help that I moved here for DH because this is where his work is, but most of my family and friends are nearly an hour away. Perhaps I can persuade him to take a week....We will sort it one way or the other I am sure....

sultanajo could he take any holiday as well as the 2 days? DH is talking about having a week less for summer and taking the extra week in January.