January 2014 (Thread 6) - The Lies and Truth of pregnancy..... Read on!!

[LittlePeaPod]

Lie = Your glowing vs Truth = Your sweating, freezing, puking and an emotional basket!

Lie = After the first trimester your ms will disappear vs The truth = It will be there in the second trimester and the third..... and probably after you give birth! Get used to it!

Lie = You don't look even look pregnant vs The truth = whatever, you look pregnant from space!

Lets see what we learn from the second trimester!

Hi eccentrica -- it's not me considering a HB. I'm not a first-timer and I'm not allowed one :( Thanks, though! There is a MLU at my hospital, so if they'll let me I'd like to go there. It all depends on how high-risk they consider me later on.

Sorry you've been feeling rubbish, SarahJayne :( I hope you're feeling much better soon.

I have tried to buy some clothes that fit me today, but to no avail. There's only really H&M and New Look near me which sell maternity clothes and nothing grabbed me at all. So I had my eyebrows threaded instead. Every time I get that done I manage to have forgotten how much it bloody hurts.

Oh toby don't say that! I'm planning on having threading done next week for the first time and was hoping it wouldn't be too painful!

That sucks you didn't find any clothes. The only place I could find the other day was mothercare! None of the other stores had anything in even though it was a pretty big city! I hate ordering online as well

Sorry toby! Was trying to catch up in a hurry and obviously misread.

As it goes I would love a home birth this time round, but I live in a tiny flat with no soundproofing so it's just not plausible.

Oh, it's well worth it, Nature. It only takes about 5 minutes of pain and about half an hour of pain afterwards. But the results are really good.

Our Mothercare doesn't do clothes (apart from bras and tights). I might go to Westfield tomorrow or Saturday, but it's just such a faff!

No problem, eccentrica :o I was just moaning about the fact that I'm not allowed one, so it was an easy mistake to make.

I'm feeling so sorry for myself! I'm 12 weeks Saturday and I have my scan tomorrow, but every time I eat, I throw up. I can't keep anything down for longer than 30 mins. I called the Dr who said I had to call in the morning for an appointment, but i can never get one!

So DH called them and kicked off and i?m being seen tomorrow at 11.10 and hopefully they can help. It?s just so awful! I?ve lost a lot of weight and it?s rubbish. What?s wrong with me!

You're selling it well toby! I'll be subjecting myself to other pain as well but if it means I can go on holiday without having to worry about it, it will definitely be worth it

The mothercare near me had nothing either but I've had success with jeans and black trousers from New Look, nothing pretty or fancy though!

I didn't speak to Dr Who.

That would make me feel a lot better!

Oh frying sorry your feeling so awful. Bless yout Dh for kicking off and getting you an appointment. Fx you feel better soon.

Oh, frying, I'm sorry you're feeling so horrid. Glad you've got an appointment. Hopefully they can sort you out very quickly.

I feel sick now, too, but that's because I was halfway through eating a toasted pitta with houmous when I realised the pitta had a bit of mould on it

Back from the midwifes appointment.
Basically she can't do anything at the gps surgery. She gave me 2 options - either I can go to the epu at Antrim hospital tomorrow or I can wait till next Wednesday and go to the antenatal clinic at the moyle. I have no idea what to do. She made an appointment for the epu and gave me the option of cancelling if I change my mind. Getting to Antrim (1hr and a half away) is a nightmare (no car atm) and no childcare for the toddler. The spotting has virtually stopped. I could wait till next week.

I think I'm going to see how things are tomorrow morning and go from there.

I feel like the worst mum in the world, questioning what I should do.

They're very valid reasons for not going if you don't really feel like you need to rush there tomorrow. You're not a bad mum at all!

oh enormouse it's ok to not know what to do. Your child actually here is always going to be more of a consideration, of course it is. x

Hope all okay enormouse.

Anyone else feel better at 11 weeks? am 11 2 today and feeling like I have more energy and just generally don't feel pregnant. It is disconcerting so just wondered if it is normal. Scan is next Wednesday.

Percy I am 11+1 today and have felt much better in the last couple of days, although still very tired and a bit sicky feeling, and have naturally started panicking. I too have a scan next Wednesday morning, which was at 9am but has now been moved back to 10.30am (hope this doesn't happen again as the waiting is agony). FX this just means the worst is over for us both...

Me too percy and rosa. I'm 11 +4 and a lot more energy. Just came in from work and blitzed the house .

enormouse I had spotting yesterday with cramps too and i called my midwife centre and they told me to keep an eye on it and if it turns bright red, starts to smell or continues for a few days then i should see my gp. They didnt seem to concerned and to be honest after a few hours it seemed to clear up and the discharge is now clear. Think i could be one of those who has spotting every 4 weeks in line with periods as i had it at 8 weeks and now at 12.
I know I will be freaked out everytime it happens but just got to keep hoping that all is still going ok in there.

enormouse the epu can check you over/scan but they can't actually change the outcome so don't feel bad not going.

My nt scan today was fine (massive relief). Baby was very wriggly and they had to make me go away for a bit until it would actually rest on its back. Nuchal measurement was 1.8 so much lower than dd.

They could see the bleed and suggested that it would either be absorbed or I might have more spotting but not to worry (unless it was really bad). But baby was fine and I gained an extra day so now only 3 days behind lmp rather than 6 which makes sense as i have a 31 day cycle.

So happy and to reassure others my bleed on Saturday was a FLOOD and looks like everything will be ok.

Although to balance out my joy, morning sickness has been horrendous the last few days.

Tarka so pleased you had good news at your scan.

Enormouse - don't feel bad, it's hard when you have older children and without a car must be logistical nightmare. And as tarka said there is little they can do in terms of outcome at this stage. I think that you're being sensible as traipsing yourself around for an hour and half, whilst keeping toddler safe is going to be even more of a physical strain and stress. Putting on cbeebies and relaxing on sofa with little one during day and taking it easy in evenings much better for you and baby. Just till it settles xx

Tarka - fab news :)) must be a relief and to also see where bleed came from too.

I had my proper dating scan baby was so cute, little hands and feet waving, saw 'Zom' arch it's back. (Ds2 said baby is called zom and it's a boy apparently!) I went on my own again as dh looked after kids. My actual edd is 13/1/14 so I finally feel happy to be added to stats! Can I have link.

I've also announced via fb with a collage photo of 4 pics, 3 have each of my dc in holding chalk board with numbers, 1,2 & 3 and last one is me with dd holding board with 4, January 2014 on. Cheesy but I don't care I am soooop excited now. Feels much more real.

I had centre parcs longleat booked for 13/1/14 so have rebooked that for later date. Who'd of known that when o booked hol that it would be when we were having dc 4.

tarka glad to hear you're ok. Excuse my ignorance, what is FLOOD?

tooth I think tarka meant like lots of blood, like a flood came out

Morning ladies!

Today I have a dr appointment about the whole throwing up thing, and then my scan!! It's at 12.50 and I'm very excited.