March 2014 - thread 5 - Dating scans in full swing

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Thanks for the book tips April and rock chick. I'm fairly new to mumsnet and just discovered a whole section on books. April, room made me weep buckets when I was upduffed last time, fabulous book. That's sweet about your wee mum getting all pram excited too. Dhs dad spent months researching and we finally got the mamma n Pappas sola as got the best ratngs in 2011. It's had a few minor glitches but generally pretty good and our ds still fits it although we use a buggy as the pram v heavy as is ds now.

To the ladies talking books...if Karin Slaughter is your thing, I'd definitely recommend some Martina Cole. I'd start with Dangerous Lady and Maura's Game.

I read a Martina Cole and it was all about child abuse and too sad for me. It's put me off reading any more of hers.

I can't recommend The Hunger Games highly enough for anybody that hadn't read it. I recommended the first book for my book club and they all loved it so much they read the second and third books too.

Also second Before I Go To Sleep. Great read.

Also Gone Girl has been one of those must-read books this year. I really enjoyed it.

Not read one of hers like that Lyra...the 2 I've mentioned have a different feel entirely. They're definitely a bit gruesome though.

Definitely read Gone Girl!

Thanks Rock :)

I hated gone girl! I only really read non fiction apart from trash and love twilight so my opinion probably shouldn't be taken seriously though!

Mummy - hope everything goes well for your friend!

Pram - glad he's being a bit more proactive!

Just caught up briefly - with the Facebook thing to pm on iPad I think you just click the little arrow by the side of whoever you want to message's post and click message user or similar! Send me your link and ill add you to it now

Hi ladies. Took myself out of the loop for a while so I have lots of catching up to do buy just to let you know scan web great last Thurs and all set for EDD of march 9. Very exciting. Was in a fender bender on Saturday which was really scary but I think all is fine. Can't get anything checked until after the bank hol. Otherwise all good and just hoping energy will continue to pick up. Hope you're all doing well and will be back once I've caught up with all your chatter!

Sorry to go against the grain but I read a Martina Cole and hated it. Hated it more than any book I've ever read. It was 'The Take' or something like that and all about a gangster and his lowlife family, hurting people and stealing stuff. Violent and depraved. So grimy.

But each to their own, eh?

I loved Water for Elephants recently.

Thanks ladies, Lambchop are you Wednesday too?

I've read the Martina Cole books, I like a good crime thriller 😀I second Sophie Kinsella for an easy read; Jodie Picolt is good like that too! My friends have told me to read the I Heart New York series, not read them yet!

Think we are going for the iCandy Apple 2. I quite liked the Silver Cross Wayfayerer and a Babystyle one. We also loved a Stokke one but nearly passed out at the £1050 price tag! The iCandy is on offer at the moment so getting the pram/stroller car sets adapters covers, insect net and hood for £590 which I thought was a good deal x

Ooh I've ordered the new Margaret Atwood book, can't wait for it to arrive although god knows when I'll read it!!

April and Lamb I'm Wednesday for scan too

Had nearly 10 hours sleep last night; feeling a bit grotty but so fat keeping a weetabix down. Fingers crossed. Might even get out of bed today!!

Yes April my scan is on Wednesday too. First baby so feeling excited but nervous. Really hope everything is ok. Is this your first?

Good luck too you too Pirates :)

Hi Everyone :-) I'm new here. I have been posting on the April thread as I thought I was 7 or 8 weeks but had a scan Friday and I'm actually 12+3 now so EDD 6th March :-)

I'm scared as first baby but really excited too.

Anyhow, just saying hello and hoping to learn about everything 'baby' from you so I'll probably just lurk and read :-)

quick question ...full bladder required for scan, anyone? Nothing to indicate in letter .

Lamb hope you are feeling better today.

Hope everyone has a good bank holiday today. We are going to my grandmas for a "family breakfast" and she said between 11 and 2 so I have no idea what to expect! She's also a notoriously bad cook so I'm a little worried!

Welcome running.

Nothing on my letter either apprentice so I'm going to go with a full bladder to be safe!

to pee or not to pee that is the question!

apprentice - depends. Having something in your bladder can give a clearer picture. My appointment letter advised drinking a pint of water one hour before the scan. But...

Is your appointment booking in and scan combined or just scan? If combined, they will prob do all the paperwork first and it's not good to be busting for a wee through all that! If just scan, is it late in the day at a huge busy antenatal clinic - if so they might be running late (2 hours late for my scan for DS!) so same applies.

If you're in doubt, I would turn up with a bottle if water (but not crossing your legs IYSWIM) and see what the wait is like. HTH.

My scan letter says "FULL" bladder in capital letters. Last time I was so full I couldn't enjoy the scan at all and desperately wanted to pee. It didn't help that they were 1.5 hrs late.
This time I will drink some water but no way am I going in with a completely full bladder.

Mines different again, just says not to go to the toilet for an hour before hand nothing about drinking a pint of water like with ds. Ill just take a bottle of water with me in case there is a wait but there shouldn't be much at 9.30am

I obediently drank the pint of water for the 12 week scan and then was told my bladder was too full and to empty most of it. I think it depends how much you normally drink: I usually drink quite a lot so probably didn't need to drink any extra, maybe just not go to the loo for a bit beforehand. It took ages for the baby to be in the right position to do the nuchal measurement: in the end she sent me out while she scanned someone else then got me back in again...

Totally agree that men need things spelled out: subtle hints do not work!

I find the Patricia Cornwell books very interesting, and think the central character is strong, but they are definitely gruesome and not for the squeamish!

I work at a college and start work properly again tomorrow so may be too knackered to post much on here. If so, apologies and fingers crossed things go well for everyone.

Thanks Mummypig I'm feeling better today, still a bit fragile but luckily well enough to go to work today! Lol

Yeah Lambchop, my first too . I have had a couple of scans already (at nine weeks), I was carrying twins, but one stopped developing at 8 weeks, so really nervous that the other one is doing OK. I am hoping so, and if my stomach and boob size and nipple colour/changes (WTF?!) are anything to go by, everything is OK!

Is it just three of us on Wednesday? Is anyone going for one today? Its not a bank holiday up here today, but I hope everyone who is off enjoys it!!!

On the full bladder front, I had a full bladder for my earlier scan, but it was too full and I was told to empty. At my next, I made sure it wasn't so full, and the image was clear, but then I had to empty it completely for my internal scan with the "dildo cam"

Hope you are OK Lottie