February 2014 - Part 4 Beginning to bloom (hopefully)

[ChocoFrog]

New thread and ever hopeful as we move into second trimester that we'll all feel wonderful soon...

Mine normally happens at night when I'm trying to go to sleep! Maybe it's the baby moving? And stretching out maybe....

Choco, just seen on the stats thread your in south Lincolnshire... I'm in Lincoln!

Whats hitting the spot with everyone food wise at the moment? My obsession with vinegary salads has continued, and now I'm wanting to eat tinned mackerel all the time as well. Rich, savoury foods. lunch today, big salad with balsamic dressing and pickled beet root, and a tin of mackerel in teriyaki sauce! I'm also totally off hot drinks and just want cold and preferably fizzy, things like Appletizer and oh, and ginger beer!. Could be worse I suppose!

Littlest that sounds great, lots of vitamins and omega oils!

I am really struggling food-wise. Barely anything seems to hit the spot, or if it does, it'll only be for a day before I'm off it again. I'm enjoying soup a lot, possibly because I'm still a bit dehydrated?

Am seriously contemplating ordering Dominos tonight - ordinarily I hate Dominos pizza but I am craving the sort of floury bit on the dough! Can't get through to DH so not sure what time he'll be home - he might have to put up with cold leftovers :)

Would love a ginger beer!

Dominos ordered. I haven't had take out pizza for about five years. Irrationally excited.

Champagne, it should be getting better for you now, it should... are you still taking your cyclizine every day?

Oh - and I had my nuchal test/blood test results through today -, result was 1:35000, what a massive relief after it being 1:35 in my first pregnancy. No amniocentesis this time thank goodness.

If you are really worried about the cramps, maybe give your midwife/GP a buzz in the morning? Nothing to lose and if you don't feel right then you should investigate.

champagne I read that round ligament pain starts in the second trimester, maybe that's the cause?

I've had a funny twinge in my abdomen for the past couple of hours. Want it to go now please!

Very jealous of your eating littlest I'm very into cake at the moment, struggling with savory.

littlest we have just ordered pizza and cheesy chips! Once I read about your dominos I just HAD to get something!

Marking my place on the new thread!

Bit late but to join in with the previous birth experience chat with DD i had what would probably be to most people their worst case scenario: induced at 40+14 (pessary and drip), back to back labour, big baby, failure to progress ending up in an emcs. Just wanted to say that although obviously none of that is ideal, I didn't find it traumatic at all.

Induction - I was very ready for it to happen at that point. I still think they got DD's dates wrong and she was more like 3 weeks late (she was 10lb 10oz so very possible). I was the size of a house and DD was starting to feel less like a baby and more like a parasitic twin

Being induced and DD being back to back apparently means contractions are much more painful than the norm. At this point I have no frame of reference but I found i could cope with it - managed 16 hours of contractions 5 mins apart before having an epidural!

EMCS - I know there are c-sections that are real emergencies but mine wasn't like that. It was emergency more in the sense of 'not planned' than 'baby must be born now!' iyswim. Theatre staff were lovely and chatty and I can't praise them enough.

Also we had the same mw for the last 12 (or more) hours - think she stayed even though her shift had finished. She was fab - bought her a big box of choccies afterwards.

Hope none of that sounds smuggy....just wanted to try and reassure anyone who's concerned about this stuff that it can happen and not be a trauma. I went to nct and they were great for meeting people but i found inductions and csections weren't covered enough or very helpfully/realistically.

somany I also have a preference and feel like I want to know the sex beforehand to get used to the idea however OH really doesn't want to know so its a surprise and both of us will be happy once baby born no matter what!

I have bought quite a lot of clothes today. H&M was fab! Bought 2 stretchy dresses from normal part of store, which have lots of give and actually make me look pregnant! Then loads from the maternity sale section, although most are for winter...

Also, have scan tomorrow... Eek!

I don't want to confess what I've been eating, it's a bit minging but oh so delicious Wotsit and chicken paste sandwiches

Brown bleeding is nearly always fine and there's usually nothing to worry about. Doesn't stop it being scary as all get out though. If I remember rightly one of their 'screening' questions to try and find an explanation is whether you've had sex in the last 48hrs. Also around about 14wks I think the placenta starts fully functioning and this can sometimes displace a little bit of blood too.

Cramps can be growing pains, especially in the second trimester when baby starts having a big growth spurt - look at the size different between 12wks and 28wks, that's a lot of growing :o You should call the MW tomorrow if you're worried though Champagne, for reassurance and advice if nothing else.

I've just hit the 14 week mark and fingers crossed I have felt better the last couple of days. Still shattered but my appetite has improved and smells don't bother me as much. I'm not getting too excited but hoping it's a turn for the better. So sick of feeling sick iyswim!

Laura we're nearer to Peterborough than Lincoln these days (used to live in Newark) but I had my DS at Lincoln hospital. They did tours in those days and I recommend going and getting the lie of the land if you plan to go there. Staff were lovely. I'll be at P'boro this time, which is fairly new, and the care I've had there for ectopic and miscarriage was brilliant so hoping the labour ward is too.

14 weeks

champagne I think cramps are normal, I've been having them for a few weeks. they've been persistent today, I think baby is finally moving up from behind my pelvic bone.

I found my seraphine dress awful as well. I sent it back, it was really unflattering and cheap thin material.

I ordered an Isabella Oliver dress, it's gorgeous. I've a jojomamanbebe dress coming tomorrow. And I'll order some of the long new look jeans too. Other than looking for a nice jumper and t shirt, that's all I'm buying for now.

14+3.

Is anyone else finding they're getting really grumpy? I'm finding it really feel difficult to bite my tongue at the moment

Eeyorish I'm about as grumpy as I've been since I was a teenager. Nobody was safe today. My mum even sided with dh the other day when he accused me of being moody and she works with teenage boys so I must have been bad!

Eeyorish I just called my DH a 'fucking bastard' and stormed upstairs...

Can't remember why. Think you could say I'm grumpy (from time to time)...!

Evening all! Will catch up with the thread properly tomorrow but just wanted to pop in and say that we had our private scan earlier this evening and it was amazing! Well worth every penny of the £60! She dated me at exactly 12wks and DH shed a little tear as we saw bean wriggling around and doing backstroke! We got a CD with heaps of photos and some video clips which is just fantastic. Spent this evening on the phone to various relatives and friends to share the news. Feeling the love right now.

For those of you concerned about lack of symptoms, I've had nothing since 10wks so don't give up hope yet!

Good evening! champagne I've had a very slight, dull ache in my lower abdomen for about three weeks now, I'm assuming it's just the whole uterus growing. But am seeing the MW for my 16 week appt tomorrow, so will ask her then.

eeyorish thanks for the review of your new clothes - I thought Seraphine looked quite pretty online, but I'm not in the market for icky fabrics. Good to know that Isabella Oliver stuff is worth the price! And my chirpy cheap New Look jeans are still my lifesaver!

Oh yes, and I am definitely getting a little snappier. I spent a few years very prone to epic PMS, with the week before, during and after my period just a living misery, so it's nothing like that, thank the gods, but I'm now quite aware of when I'm being a cross-patch for no good reason. DH hasn't quite reached for his tin hat yet, but I can see he's thinking about it!

15+3

Oh, and a friend posted a video clip of a 2 yr old jive dancing on FB, which by a varied and peculiar route took me to this clip on youtube: the babies rollerskating with Evian advert... you have been warned!

[Blush] Sorry guys, finding it hard to concentrate after lauras confession! I'm such a prude!

14+4 today and feeling flabby but fabulous!

Lol sorry Shropshire! It's obviously just me then.... No one else has dared to confess

Prude....