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February 2014 - the one where we start to find out if we're team pink or blue!

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jazzcat28 · 04/09/2013 20:37

So I used the magic 1000th post in the last thread... ooops Grin

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bugsyburge · 20/09/2013 15:03

ladies, babies r us have 20% off on prams and car seats at the moment, offer ends sunday

just got my car seat Grin

Bunnygotwhacked · 20/09/2013 15:26

aww brilliant Thingy welcome back to team blue Grin I'm glad he's ok they do like to worry you don't they I had to pop in to hopsital a few weeks ago with contraction type pains and she was trying to find him on heart monitor for ages both me and mw were relieved when she finally found him

ChocoFrog · 20/09/2013 16:53

I'm having my flu jab tomorrow at just 20+3 weeks and I checked with the docs that it was ok. They said have it as soon as you can so you are covered. I get it every year due to asthma and our docs always seem to get theirs quite early. It's usually beginning of October that the vaccine is available.

I'll let you know how it goes but I have to say I'm pretty hardened to being treated like a pin cushion. My 3yr old DS on the other hand I'm sending with dh for his!

pettyprudence · 20/09/2013 17:43

im having my flu jab at 20w too but mw said to have whooping cough at 28-32w.

winterflowers · 20/09/2013 18:45

Congrats thingy glad everything could be seen safe and well...and on team blue of course!

I got told to have the flu jab as soon as, because we're entering the season and our immune systems are not at their finest right now. From my ever comforting mw Grin

Zazou1 · 20/09/2013 19:02

Sooo, had our scan...potentially team blue but couldn't be sure, little monkey!

Saw consultant after the whole high risk downs thing and he's not happy with level of amniotic fluid around baby-too much-and said the baby had quite a big tummy....apparently causes are that I have an infection or diabetes, baby has a bowel blockage (which they won't know until birth but if it is this, a straightforward op can be done to fix problem) or baby has a chromosome disorder....or it's just a big baby! So a bit crappy really...oh and now have to see a flaming neonatal heart specialist to check baby's heart (which apparently is normal procedure when there's a prob).

Obv hopefully it's just a big baby or an infection.... It diabetes as that's quite common. It's just not knowing if/what us wrong if its none of those!

Anyway, mentally exhausted now after all that and stressful avo at work so going to slump on the sofa and not dwell on the negatives! What will be will be Confused

misskatamari · 20/09/2013 19:46

Zazou that must be so stressful not being able to get a straight answer. Fingers crossed you're just having a giant baby Smile and it's good that his heart is looking healthy!

God I am sooo knackered after this week at work. Went to try on some doc martens after school tho and it was like walking on a cloud so I'm gonna order some pricey boots online. Treated myself to some super cute h+m baby clothes too and had a bar burrito for tea which was so yummy. Oh then I did a big cough and some wee came out! ShockConfused oh pregnancy you are wonderful! I've ordered myself a pelvic toner - which I always used to laugh at when I saw the adverts but now I am all for a fanny work out! Now to tidy the mess of a house a bit so I can wake up tomorrow and glide down stairs for a relaxing Saturday!

Julietee · 20/09/2013 20:06

@misskatamari - is that an insertable that you squeeze?

EeyoreIsh · 20/09/2013 20:12

Oh zazou sorry to hear you didn't get a clear answer. I hope everything is ok with your little one.

DawnOfTheDee · 20/09/2013 20:15

If they said probably team blue Zazou then it probably is!

The thing with anything being outside the 'norm' is they have to tell you all the possibilities of what it could be which of course includes the scary stuff as well as the much more likely 'not really a problem' stuff.

Hope everything goes well for you - what's the next step? Do you have to have a glucose tolerance test to check for diabetes? I have to have one because DD1 was so big but tbh I reckon she was just a big baby rather than anything being amiss. (my family tend to have long pregnancies and big fat babies).

Anyway I put it on fb but we've had our second 20 week scan now - they managed this time to get all the measurements they needed which is good and we are team pink!

misskatamari · 20/09/2013 20:29

Awww congratulations dawn! GrinGrinGrin

Julietee - it is indeed! You can clench and it has springs to increase the resistant so you can get lady bits of STEEL! Hopefully.

Zazou1 · 20/09/2013 20:39

Next step is heart scan Monday and then yes glucose test and blood test to rule out infection/diabetes. I know the odds are that everything is fine but am such a worrier can only focus on the potentially bad stuff! Apparently my OH was a big baby so fingers crossed it's that (obviously I may be eating my words on this come labour day...!)

Anyhoo, have a good weekend preggos Smile

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Sassy20 · 20/09/2013 21:02

Zazou - sorry to hear you didn't have a straight forward scan. Hope all's ok. I'm sure they're just being cautious. X

Thingymajigs · 20/09/2013 21:30

Hope everything gets cleared up for you next week zazou. These scans are so stressful.
I think they check in more detail than they used to because I remember previous scans being very quick and straightforward.
Thanks everyone. We delighted with another boy but obviously we've had a couple of negative reactions. My dad in particular said he didn't know whether to congratulate me or not. Hmm People are strange at times. Perhaps they just don't know what else to say.

LittlePandaBear · 20/09/2013 21:31

Zazou - also sorry that you have this worry after your scan, agree that they'll be being cautious. Let us know how the next appointments go.

At my 20 week scan for DD they said her head measurement was at the lower end of the scale and so I had another scan at 24 weeks to check the growth. I was worried for that 4 weeks but she was absolutely fine and suddenly grew into proportion! She still crossed her legs at that scan too so I never found out that she was a she until she came out! And she had the hugest chubby cheeks, I couldn't believe her head was ever on the small side!

Mine is next Friday, hope this week goes quick as I'm desperate to know if it's blue or pink!

littlestgirlguide · 20/09/2013 21:36

Zazou fx all is well and they're just being over cautious.
Julietee, I also have thrush. I knew what it was but the pharmacist wouldn't sell me any medication today till I spoke to my doctor or midwife. I rang the community midwife office - answer phone. No clinic till next Wednesday, no doctors apps available til Thursday. The receptionist suggested a&e, I said for thrush? Are you joking? Soi asked to speak to a doctor on the phone, who printed me a prescription to pick up later while I was on the phone. And I saved myself £12 because prescriptions are free. Ask to speak to a doctor on the phone, and see if you get any joy. Going to a&e for every question is ridiculous.
Bought some bottles today - just Avent ones, DH thinks I'm mad. Thought I was going to bf because ff cost such a lot last time! Said I will try but not making promises.
20-week scan tomorrow (at 19+4) but will be remaining team Yellow as Shropshire PCT wont tell you the sex at an NHS scan and DH is determined he doesn't want to know.

winterflowers · 20/09/2013 21:38

Fingers crossed it's just a big baby boy zazou they have to be ott careful about these things. Good luck next week...at least you'll get to see the little wriggler again x

marzipanned · 20/09/2013 22:44

Congrats to the new team pink and blue members!

Zazou so sorry to hear of worrying scan - apparently it's quite common that they tell you there's too much/not enough fluid and it's rarely actually an issue?! But anyway - I really, really hope all is well - and remember we have already had one self-healing baby on this thread if the worst comes to the worst!

Shrops you need this thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/mumsnet_classics/1852343-Well-That-went-well-didnt-it
Have you got any fun little kids activity places near you? Petting zoo/play areas/similar? Swimming pool/ice skating/the dreaded soft play?

gnittinggnome · 20/09/2013 22:57

Fingers crossed for you and the little one zazou!

Thingy yup, sometimes people really just should count to 10 before speaking! I know of one family that has 4 girls, and every one of them knows they "ought to have been a boy" which just seems mean. I'm sure when your LO arrives, everyone will fall utterly in love with him!

missk I've got thrush too, and after reading up on it, have bought some canestan - apparently the advice is to definitely not take the oral pill, but only the pessary/cream combo and don't use the applicator, as you might be overcome and damage your cervix/uterus with a vigorous application. So trim your nails. As it turns out I'm just using the cream and it seems to be doing the job. (I was wearing my fatty fat winter coat and hid my "baby on board" badge behind a lapel, so was going incognito as a fat chick, rather than a pregnant chick, no problems buying it. I never ever bought booze or anything underage, so I'm experiencing the thrill of the forbidden about 20 years too late...)

Plus! although I am planning on BF, I am hoping to give Bean expressed breast milk, via DH, in a bottle from birth, so he has two feeders - me for boob, him for bottle. My doula reckons if we start straight away he won't be confused, and if we stick to boob for me, and bottle for him, it will just be part of Bean's understanding that the one with the beard has a different kind of nipple. I've read accounts of one partner going to sleep around 8pm, sleeping through the late-evening feed given by the other partner, and then getting up for the early morning feeds, so both partners get quality time with the LO and both get at least 5-6 hours uninterrupted sleep. In theory. So I am getting bottles and a ton of Milton as well as breast pads and the like.

And now I need to finish my spinach and cheese strudel test run for the WI next week. Oh how my rock'n'roll life is the envy of all my friends Smile

littlestgirlguide · 20/09/2013 22:59

Shropshire, I recommend Attingham Park. I can occupy DD there for ages, with fab play area, walks (with the dog) tasting the herbs in the walled garden, pigs, ice cream, a glass bee hive, den building in the woods, She loves it there.. I think I justify my national trust membership in trips to Attingham alone :-)

gnittinggnome · 20/09/2013 23:00

Sorry, littlest not missk. This is what happens, I have one mouthful of chianti, and I not only burble online, but get peoples' names wrong. Am going to say bugger the strudel, and get to bed early - NCT nearly new sale to prepare for tomorrow morning!

vix206 · 21/09/2013 07:31

Gnitting your night time routine is exactly what we did with ds, and will be doing again. DH does late night and I do early mornings Smile

Started ds with a bottle a day at 3 weeks and he never got confused. Unfortunately at about 9 weeks I got bored of expressing and this resulted in a bottle refusing baby and toddler so I ended up exclusively breast feeding until he was 2!! So keep it up or they can forget how to take a bottle Confused

EeyoreIsh · 21/09/2013 07:33

Morning preggos Smile

it's Saturday, Yay! I've got an action packed day ahead, starting with baking a cake for SIL birthday. I'm experimenting with a courgette cake, I hope it goes well. I'm usually good at making cakes that taste good but I'm awful at icing. I may try to make a lemony dairy free buttercream...

I wanted a long lie in this morning but last night's curry = no sleep from the early hours. DH has gone to golf so at least I get some peace and quiet!

We're going to visit some friends with a 14 month old at lunchtime. They're having a really tough time with their gorgeous daughter who just won't eat. so I may have to bake something to cheer them up Grin Grin Grin I'm not sure what I enjoy the most, the baking or the eating!

HarlemWobble · 21/09/2013 08:20

Morning all

Zazou stay positive my love, I'm sure everything will be fine with your little one. Good luck for the heart scan on Monday. Do let us know how it goes.

Hope your 20 week scan goes well today Littlest. We'll be staying team yellow too at our scan.

I thought I felt wriggling movement when we were at dinner last night, but it's still so faint and sporadic I do start second guessing myself and wonder if I'm imagining it! I'm looking forward to some strong undeniable kicks that DH can also feel.

Have a lovely Saturday all!