Due in Jan 2007 part 2......the one where we stop worrying!!!

[LadyTophamHatt]

Here we go then ladies.....

Hooo-Rah!! 2nd trimester is just around the corner

Well all of you suffering in the heat are cordially invited to my house for a holiday. It's been cold and grey the last two days. I mean, I know I complained when it was warm, but it's too unfair for you all to have sunshine and all we get here is grey . Oh well, at least ds can sleep.
I had midwife booking this afternoon, and will get my scan on 4th August. We're only allowed one scan at 16 weeks for dating purposes only, but my midwife is going to wangle me a 20 week scan because she's so nice - she got me one last time too. It was so weird thinking - I've seen inside my baby's brain!

back from my hols was lovely and hot but had a breeze and the pool to jump into!! I used to play with DD at the beach in the morning for a couple of hours and DH chilled on the sun lounger and then from 12 till 5 he used to look after her which was lovely (especially as he doesnt normally offer to do this it as an extra treat) think it helped we went with friends who have DD same age as my DH and her DH had the girls together which was a bit easier.
I'm 12+4 now and have got my dating scan at 1 tomorrow and seeing consultantat 1.50 to see if i can have aother c section and also need to book heart scan for bump at Brompton Hospital, its also our 3rd wedding anniversary so it'll be nice have DH home. Still really hot here hoping it might storm later

hi all just quickie as just got home but had to share I FINALLY FOUND THE BABYS HEARTBEAT Am sooooooooo happy as am 12+2wks and was really starting to fret but tried last night and there it was beating away within 10 seconds of trying.

Where are you 2happy? I'm on they way - it's soooooo hot here today. Have had a day off work today and ridculously am quite looking forward to getting back to the air con office tomorrow!

Glad you had a lovely holiday epmummy, sounds like just what a lot of us need at the moment. Good luck with your appt tomorrow.

Great news Nemo, really pleased for you

Hi, gate crashing a little bit but I can't help it. I had my baby in Jan this year so remember the hot, pregnant and nothing to wear stage like it was yesterday! Jan is a fab time to have a baby!!! Good luck to you all and enjoy your scans!!

Evening all, looks like we're going to escape the storm that they promised the South East... shame, I love a good bit of thunder & lightning & it might have cooled things down a bit. 32 degrees today.....woo!

Nemo - really chuffed that you found the heartbeat - must be great to listen to & very re-assuring!

JD - your experience sounds very scarey.... far worse than mine. With me my BP was high to start with at the beginning of the preg, went down for a bit, was monitored very closely from 28wks (including a special scan with lots of fancy stuff - can't remember what it looked at but it showed that I was "quite likely" to develop pre-elampsia. Sure enough, BP started to rise in week 35, then shot up, so hospitalised during week 36 & drugged up to nines to bring it back down then induced the day I hit 37 weeks. So all pretty controlled. After the birth my BP never really went down again, so have been on tablets for high BP ever since. Means my BP is now lower to start with than it was last time round, but still not as low as most pregnant women would be at the start of pregnancy. Therefore, the consultant stressed that it wouldn't take much of a rise for it to be back up to high - whereas someone with low or normal BP - their BP can afford a bigger rise before it would be "high" IYSWIM.

Hopefully all will go well this pregnancy though - I would love a waterbirth this time round

Better go before I get booed & hissed at for writing too many essays on this thread

Cheers LTH for the link!

Nemo glad you found the heartbeaat, have you found your own yet?!!

Elliepippa, good luck for the scan tom. xxx

No news, just hot and sweaty. Tempted to jump into ds's paddling pool this afternoon but too small!(the pool not me!!!) Send some of your weather this way 2happy!!!

Good morning all!

Dam this hot weather..hardly any sleep and dd has been up since 5am due to the heat. Glad I am having a winter baby! Keeping a new born cool and compfy must be a nightmare. I think I can here thunder in the distance though...fingers crossed!

Good news nemo at finding the heart beat. Am tempted to get a doppler myself so dd can listen, but am worried that I will get bit stressed out if I can't find anything...

Finally got a dating scan for monday, although I know my dates are correct as I paid private for that, but mw said not to mention that and play dumb! Otherwise they may think I am time wasting! I am entitled to it on the NHS though! SO am going to have it!

Saltcod, our symtoms sound very different. Fingers crossed for everyone that we breeze through the next trimester.

And I think I spoke to soon about feeling more alive and sick free...I feel shattered and very nauseous today..boohoo..

Jess
11+4

I'm shattered too Jessdibs - all the time I hope it wears off soon as I barely have the energy to go to work, never mind do anything at home. I was at the dentist yesterday tea time with my daughter and almost nodded off while sat on a nice squishy sofa waiting for her

It's a bit cooler here today too, and I think we've got storms/heavy rain forecast for today which is typical as today's the day they're starting on our conservatory!

Getting really worried about my scan tomorrow....I had another very small amount of red bleeding yesterday, which was the first time in ages (although the brown gunk has never properly gone away, sorry for tmi). If something had happened since my 8 week scan I would have stopped having symptoms by now wouldn't I??

Anyway, I'd best drag myself off to work, will catch up with you all later

Loubie xx
11+4

I'm thinking of hireing a dopler too....where would I get one?

Can I just have a moan about MILs! My ds sleeps in a sleeping bag and have always got the idea that MIL does not like them as as soon as she sees him in the morning she wips it off, saying 'lets get this thing off so you can move about'. Had told her that I had put ds too sleep last few nights in just a summer sleeping bag as he finds it hard to sleep without it (think he thinks it is playtime without it on) which had been fine but last might it was just too warm so put him down in just his nappy. She rang last night and said that she had been worrying about ds in his sleeping bag and thought that I should take it off him so he doesn't get too hot(of course relayed to my dh not me!). As if I am incapable of realising that he is too hot and how to look after him! She then said when he told her that we had put a fan in the room not to let him get a chill!!! Grrrrr! MILs!!

Got it off my chest now. Cheers

LTH - think Nemo said that if you are renting a doppler for more than one month it is cheaper to buy one and sell it on later. Think she said it was about £60 to buy and £20-30 a month to rent.

grr MIL's don't get me started on that one! Also DH spinster aunt said I looked pregnant when I told her then her and MIL proceeded to tell everyone that it wasn't just that I had a pot belly but that I waddled into the room -charming!

Had a very strange day yesterday - had my booking i and nuchal at my hospital which was good (had already had private scan so knew all was well) so was all happy and jolly then got a phone call from my mum to tell me my dad had had a heart attack at his golf club - really shocking as he's such a fit person and looks great for his age. He's fine and in hospital so going to see him tonight. Hormones were awful this morning though and cried all the way to work on my scooter!

Hope everyone is cooling down - its bucketing down with rain here in London and feels much cooler.

Loubie good luck for the scan.

Hi everyone, had acupuncture yesterday as was recommended it for morning sickness, worked great until this morning, and then the usual huey!

Becks: sorry to hear about your Dad, hope he's ok..and glad the scan went well again.

Loubie: Hope the scan goes ok for you tomorrow.

Hattie, I'm at the very top of North Northumberland. It was grey and cold again this morning, but now it's hazy sunshine and really really humid. Guess I'd better get off my bum and mow the lawn then!
Loubie - good luck tomorrow
Becks - what a shock for you and your family, I hope he recovers quickly
ELM - oh dear, I don't suppose you can get daily accupuncture! Have you tried accupressure bands?

Becks - sorry to hear about your Dad (exactly same thing happened to mine, on the golf course as well). Fingers croosed for a speedy recovery.

Good luck for the scan Loubie.

Dragonhart - wish I could get my dd out of her sleeping bag! Even in this weather she's insisting on having it and waking up drenched every morning.

Becks - hope your dad makes a full and speedy recovery, it must have been such a shock for you x

Thanks for the good wishes re my scan tomorrow everyone...although I've got to admit I'm dreading it, I don't know why Well I do, I'm dreading lying there and them having to tell me bad news. I don't know why I'm thinking like this as I've still got loads of stmptoms, just me being silly I think.

Loubie xx
11+4

Becks hope your dad is on the mend and home soon, Loubie try not to worry I've had spotting on and off with this pg and had my 12 week scan today and J(we've named baby J as both names we have picked begin with J!!) was moving around so much that the sonographer had trouble doing the measurements but meant we had a longer scan whilst she finally got them , changed my dates again now 16th Jan saw registrar who spent 20 minutes trying to persuade me to have VBAC whilst my DD was screaming her head off because she was tired. In the end she said I need to think about it and if I really want another section she'll give me it and we'll book the date when we go for my anomoly scan which is on the 12th sept hurrah!!!!

Becks, sorry to hear about your Dad. Hope he has a speedy recovery.

Loubie, good luck with your scan tomorrow - you're having such a hard time with the on/off bleeding but sure all will be fine tomorrow. The sheer exhaustion is a good pregnancy sign! Hoping that leaves off soon too

No horrible MIL comments here yet....... coz she doesn't know I'm pregnant yet

Had a corker of a comment last time round though from DH's step-grandmother - DH and I weren't married at the time & she picked up a magazine with a beautiful bride on the front cover (wearing a stunning wedding dress) & said "you'll be able to wear a dress like that (hint hint!)..... once you've slimmed down a bit".

I was 8 months pregnant at the time

Good luck tomorrow Loubie xxxx

Becks, I hope your dad makes a good recovery xxx

LTH!!! Are you happy now??? All that talk yesterday about hating the weather and today it pissed down all bloody day

I had my consultant appt today and have to see him at 28 weeks then every 2 weeks then every week. Steriod injections at 34 weeks in case I have another pre term labour and lots of scans in the later weeks in case of placenta abruption again.

He was the one who delivered dd4 so I felt happy to see him. Heard bubs again and today I think I had a proper kick!!!!!!

Me xxx (15+5)

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Rain Glorious Rain!!!

Goodluck tom Loubie and anyone else with a scan. Counting down the days til mine but have mixed feelings. Looking forward to it but dreading it at the same time! I am sure it will go well for you.

Becks and Elliepippa glad scans went well.

Becks - hope your dad is ok and that he is back to golf soon. x

Hattie - guess ds is too young to say, no I want my sleeping bag on (he is 11 1/2months) so he doesn't get much choice!! I do think that he sweated more last night without it and had to change sheets before I went to bed as they were so wet! Went in and his back felt a bit cool so fliped him over and he was dripping, leaving a big sweat patch on the sheet!

hi all cant remember much
Becks hope your dad is ok.

Loubie good luck for tommorow.

No rain here yet so still sweltering..arghhhh cant cope as of course DD is restless as well. Took ds to see the wiggles today which he was delighted with but I was melting in the heat.

Sure it will be there soon Nemo. You're not far from me are you? I'm in Warrington. We had a teriffic thunder storm and it is still raining!

dragonhart just at end of m62 so heres hoping

Hello everybody, glad to hear everybody is well.

I know I shouldnt but I cant stand it any longer and am sat here waiting for the dye to take on my grey roots at the moment !!! Vanity still there even though I kow I'll loose all my dignity in a few months time anyway.

Had my dating scan on Monday which was fine, no amazing actually. Now seems a bit more real especially as I dont think I have got any symptoms apart from brain going mushy (maybe those hair dye chemicals have got something to answer for after all ) Had to take DS to get some new shoes last week after school as he had worn a hole through the sole (!) Trapsed all the way to the Metro centre, did the shoe measuring bit and then found I had forgot my purse ..Durrrr..Anybody else going a bit mad ?