December 2013 - blue, pink, what do you think?

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Yes to feeling faint WarpKitten. Do you have low blood pressure?

I also thought morning sickness was long behind me then suddenly this morning, it hit me all over again and I had to lean against a wall in a cold, dizzy sweat for 10mins - so embarrassing! Fingers crossed it's just a hiccough and I'll be back to feeling second-trimester-bright-and-breezy again soon!

Agreed that the Baby on Board badges are brilliant, although no one could fail to notice my bump these days!

warpkitten welcome!
i have the same issue. Had to put my head down in the lift today to make sure i would not pass out. embarrassing - people were like: what the hell is this girl doing? especially as i don't look particularly pregnant, I just look like a crazy lady.
I also almost fainted on the plane on Saturday, and properly fainted 3 weeks ago as I was getting a massage. So you're not the only one.
I have a history of low BP, and although every time they've checked since I've been pg, it's been normal, I think the heat thins your blood and I blame it on my low BP. When I properly fainted, we called the emergency midwife and she told me to not come in, it was probably just the heat.

so it seems like it's a normal thing in pg. baby sucks all the blood!

off to chiswick today, theres a fancy virgin active gym that has an outdoor pool. I'm going to dress like I'm on holiday and just lay in front of the pool for a few hours.

got to have lunch first though. Whats everyone having? x

queen since you're asking and I'm sat here munching- I made myself a salad with lettuce, spinach, avocado, tomatoes, cucumber, red onions, olives and feta with a home made French dressing, yum! Loving tangy salty things like feta and olives right now. Oh damn, just realised I had sundried tomatoes in the fridge! Oh well, tomorrows lunch!

I don't live in London but a few weekends ago I was on the tube with my mum and had people giving up their seats left right and centre- I was so impressed with such helpful Londoners - I must have just been lucky with the crowd that happened to be on it!

Hi she started up again last evening after food so I?m thinking maybe she was a sleep all day yesterday?! Thanks for all the replies, I?m now 23+1

Definitely agree men are more likely to give you a seat than a woman, I found the other day this woman staring at me as though daring me to ask her if I could have her seat, just went and sat in first class instead.

Welcome warp

I can't think who asked but I've put on about 8lbs I think but it's difficult to know for sure because of getting pregnant again 4 weeks after our MC I hadn't lost the few pounds I'd put on then too. Apart from my bump though I don't feel as though I've really put on too much elsewhere. Have had my first angry stretch marks suddenly appear but not on my stomach or hips but on my boobs, I was quite lucky in that department anyway but now they've got a mind of their own!

I can't remember who asked now, maybe hetsto about where I'm having baby shrub, we'll be at the PRUH which is Orpington/Bromley area.

Good luck with your scan today Aurora

I think in finally feeling some m

Argh! Feeling some movement over last few days.. Scan on Thursday so fingers crossed alls ok! Then I can finally tell work!

Hi Ladies!
Had my 20 week scan today, and it's a BOY! :)

Was a funny scan! They told me it was a girl at first as they couldn't see anything, but I had to go for a wander to get baby to move so that they could see the heart properly and when they 'double checked' after you could clearly see it was a little boy! I was surprised he was so shy, my DH isn't when it comes to his bits!

All was fine, only issue is I have to go back at 32 weeks as I have a low lying anterior placenta. The lady explained I may have to have a CSection, but didn't seem too worried.

Any other ladies had experience of this?

Ahh, congratulations StaceyP85, that?s lovely news! It?s my scan tomorrow and we?re thinking that we?d prefer a surprise if possible, but now I?m tempted to find out! ?Perhaps ours will be modest too and then we won?t have a choice! Either way, I can?t wait - it seems like ages since my dating scan.

I don?t know anything about low lying anterior placentas I?m afraid, but no doubt others will; I?m sure you?d know if you needed to worry. Were you thinking of a c-section anyway, or not?

Thanks Hetsto

I think I would have been gutted if I couldn't find out. I am such a planner and am dying to buy blue or pink things! :)

I hadn't really thought a lot about birthing options yet. The only thing that worries me about a csection is the recovery time. We live in a top floor flat and not being able to get out and about easily may drive me a little mad!

It sounds silly, and I don't want to offend anyone who has had Csections in the past, but I kind of want to really experience birth If you know what I mean, I think it will feel like a massive achievement. Like an amazing ending to the last 9 months.

StaceyP85 me too - I felt I just needed to know the gender (plus the grandparents are desperate to start shopping).

Hopefully you might not need a C-section - a friend of mine had low-lying and said they might have to, but they said she would be fine to go naturally in the end. I think they do keep you informed.

Congratulations Stacey welcome to the blue bean club!! Someone we know had a scan at 17 weeks as there appeared to be some complications (luckily all was fine) and was told then they were having a girl only to get to their 20 week scan and be told they are in fact having a boy! These boys are obviously feeling very modest on camera!

Boo just typed a long message and deleted it... Will try remember!

Mrsshrubs, I'm under PRUH as well but still keen on a homebirth..

Haven't managed to find where to get the badge yet but a kind lady offered me a seat (still convinced I look fat rather than preggers!)..

I'm late finishing today as back to work today after holiday and had to interview my maternity cover... She seems very nice and ideal for the job but a little worried that they won't want me back!!

mumof2

your lunch sounded delicious! i was craving some aubergines and courgettes so had those and some beetroot...then decided it was too healthy and had a bag of crisps (sweet chilli flavour) and then topped it all off with orange juice. :( I am ever soo un-healthy!

Hi all, just wanted to pop in to say hello, I do read it all even though I don't post very much. Been getting increasingly large bab kicks in the last week and I've got my 20 week scan (at 21 weeks) tomorrow, after which I'm officially allowing us to buy stuff! MIL has said she will buy us one 'big' thing for the baby, so we're going to ask her to buy a travel system (moderately priced, don't want to take the piss!)

Excited for baby stuff buying though, particularly loving this lovely Scandinavian style sleep suit set. Well definite not be shelling out three grand on pink and frilly stuff like these pair of numpties people just in case! (apologies for The Daily Fail link).

cc, that link made me laugh a little bit At my hospital at least, they apparently tell everyone that its 'likely' to be a boy/girl. I'm not really sure how its a news story either, as everyone claims to know someone who it has happened to! It looks like most of the room and the furniture was neutral anyway

ccays love those sleep suits-so cute! If I have a girl I'll also be avoiding cutesy frilly pinks but just know that's all my mum will buy!! I don't mind the ofd pale pink bit but girls clothes these days seem to be so overly pink. When I was little I wore red, brown, blue (but then it was the seventies!) anyhew, I probably won't have the fun of shopping for girls clothes as convinced its another boy so poor thing will just get worn out hand me downs (at least I'll save money I guess!)

Should have said 'the odd bit of pale pink'

queen that's not that unhealthy! I eat salads so I can still have the crisps/biscuits and not feel so guilty!

I'm not sure what's average but I've put on just under a stone so far (13lbs) and half way, so does that mean I'll put on 2 stone by the end??..

I'm not sure how much I've gained, I'm super scared to find out.

baaaaahhh had also typed a long post on the stupid ipad and it crashed as i was going to post
i'll try to remember

queen, that is not bad what you ate. I know i can't stop the junk altogether so i also eat the healthy stuff to allow myself the daily treat (unfortunately sometimes more than daily). had smarties tonight yum

mum not a pinky person either so quite worried about parents' reaction when they find out. they will go crazy overboard for sure.

re: weight gain i'm encouraged to see it's kind of all over the place for people mid pregnancy. i will try to stop worrying about gaining so little, but will only be fully reassured after the scan i think... only 3 days left. i'll actually be 21 weeks at that stage.

oh and London ladies: i'm having a pg massage at cowshed on saturday. I looooove cowshed. they have a couple of locations and they are decently priced (for a london spa) and super professional. only have had good experiences there and i'm a regular. also go for the ultimate pg cowshed pedicure - it's to die for.
i really need it, my whole left leg including butt cheek has been cramping up like crazy just as I'm typing this - i hear it's normal. has this happened to anyone else? what do you do?

Argh, just realised my huge update from earlier has disappeared into the ether! NotGeorge had hiccups for the first time last night, it was so funny! I can remember DS having them, but not til much later so this feels different.

Pain's a lot better today but I'm still trying to scratch my skin off, and I'm exhausted. The doc told me to take the week off work, but I'm not at all popular! I thought he was being over cautious, but I've spent most of today asleep (2 hours napping to 1 hour awake on average!) and I'm still in bed by 8.30 even though we have guests. DS has been a little monster all day so DH is in fine fettle, I feel terrible that he's had to deal with him all day but I really do just feel totally drained, plus I'm still having dizzy/vomity episodes. Dreading tomorrow, DH has to go to work so it'll just be DS and me all day and I honestly don't know how I'm going to get through the day. Plus DH has to go back out to a meeting at DS's bath and bed time, which is usually a battle of wills! Still, has to be gotten through, so get through it I will.

Mildred, I forgot to ask, what happened with your consultant? Was thinking about you while I was on holiday!

Ooooh Roselau, just had a look at the Cowshed website and their treatments sound fab! The back massage is just what I need right now... Going to have to see if I can get DM or DP to treat me to a spa day

Might have slightly fallen in love with the Floyd the cow toys too, haha!

Thanks for the recommendation

b0nkermum you get the badges from the tube stations at the ticket or information desk, they don't do them at the over ground stations though.

Has anyone taken any laxatives during their pregnancy, I'm suddenly blocked and its making me feel sicky, if so would you recommend or not really?