MARTIANS 2014 - Thread 9: Heartbeats, hormones and more Gregg's pasties than you can shake a stick at!

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Welcome Martians!

Wonder I think some people are paying for a private scan at 16 weeks where you can find out the gender (Moosey?)

Otherwise yes, 16 wk MW appointment. For me I had booking in mw apt at about 10 wks, dating scan 12wks, mw 16wk and the next thing will be scan at c.20wks.

Morning!!! We're finding out the gender although it doesn't matter to us, the boys are adamant that it's a girl and she's going to be called Rosie. I want to be able to prepare them if it's a boy and stop them calling her Rosie if it's a girl. It's a pretty name but not what she'll be called.

I've also had a lot of abdo pain. Aches, sharp ligament cramps (always my I'm pregnant give away) and some heavyness down below!!!

We get our new car on Friday. We're getting a Honda crv. My mum and dad have one and are getting a new one so we're buying theirs off them for what the garage would trade it in for.

Welcome faster I'm a newbie too! :)

baking I love knitted things.. OH was going to teach me to knit, how embarassing! Although I'm sure the fact he can knit and I can't is to do with our age gap!

rockchick my nose has aslo stopped working, my mammy told me its to do with increased blood volume.

hotcross hope you feel better soon! [flower]

Stripping horrific woodchip wallpaper off the nursery walls today, need it finished asap as my bedroom is overrun by all the lovely things I've bought for the baby. Wish me luck ladies ;)

Think ill pay for priv scan about 28 weeks or so 20-40 weeks is a long time to wait x

Today's gran tips........accustom yourself to a cold shower every morning, followed by quick rubbing with a rough towel. This should be followed by sufficient exercise to make the body glow with warmth, otherwise the rest will be harmful!!!!!

Pregnancy puts a strain on every organ. To compensate for this, extra sleep is necessary.

Contraceptives- the use of contraceptives in any form is against the laws of God and nature; and it is not to be wondered at that their use invariably lowers both moral and physical health, leading to derangement of the nervous system. Abstinence BY MUTUAL CONSENT is the remedy- if there be need for any remedy.

at contraception advice from grandma book! Moral health!! Chortle.

Hi Kara. Our house is on the market so we have not done anything about a nursery yet. I have a few ideas but I think we need to hold off for the moment in the hope that someone (anyone) buys the house!

Hope you feel better soon Hot.

Hi to everyone!

I love my house I would hate to move from here, good luck to everyone on this thread who are relocating (there seems to be a few!)

I'm desperately trying to find someone to paint a wall mural in the baby's room but I've not had much luck and I can't buy a ready made one as there only 8ft tall and I have high ceilings! Might just have to wallpaper :(

Loving grandmas advice, not sure if I'll be following any of it but does make me chuckle!

welcome to those who have joined recently, I am due on the 4th of March.

I've also had sharp pains when standing up or turning over in bed, they're at the sides of my abdomen, which is where the ligaments for the uterus attach, (unless our anatomy is radically different from dogs and cats) so I'm sure this is what it is.

My husband really wants to find out the gender, not because he has a preference, but just because he wants to know. I'd rather wait but I don't think I feel strongly enough to argue, and I can't find a convincing argument as to why I want to wait - he doesn't seem to think 'it might be nice to be a surprise' is really a proper reason!

We have another scan tomorrow (17 weeks) but this is because they are looking for a specific hereditary condition and couldn't see enough at 14 weeks.

I ordered some maternity trousers for work from New Look: they're a 14 which was the size that fitted in H+M, but the New Look ones are enormous. I don't think it's because I haven't got much of a bump yet, they're just much too big all round. So I'll need to send them back and order the 12.

fasterkill we also have house on market so won't be getting nursery ready. Good luck to us both and others on thread who are moving. Desperate to move before baby arrives!

PS My main worry about finding out the gender is that if it's a girl I really don't want loads of pink/fairy stuff. I might see if we can compromise on finding out but not telling anyone!

I bought over the bump jeans in primark, there real comfy, but I bought them in a 16 seen as my bump has grown so rapidly but there too big, hopefully fit next month. Stick in my leggins til then :)

Anyone bought there pram yet? Or know what there getting? I loooove my one :D

Thanks ice . Don't think I will have any mw apps till 24/26w!

lumpy love the advice keep it coming. :) one question... mutual consent?

so I know its a bit late but re: your query earlier. Does your company have a staff handbook? Can you get access to it or ask hr for a copy? This should have ,not only standard legal practice in it but specify what your company responsibility to you is. Also any other maternity details.

Hello newbies welcome to the fray. faster you must explaine your login name

imeg im the same re gender issue would like to have a surprise but OH really wants to know to connect better with blueberry

In other news ms has subsided ^ there is a light at the end of the tunnel now eating so much bump has doubled in size. Gid knows what im size im going to be by the end. Massive twanging pains when I move too quick and first heart burn sensations. Yeah!

wonder I don't have any midwive appts. Til then either, although I don't like my midwife so I'm glad :)

Hello!

Promise I will come in later ish and catch up and post very extended family style weekend so been super busy!!

Hope your all ok, :0) x

Hello to new joiners.

Feel like death warmed up - cough, cold etc. Hardly slept a wink as felt like I was going to suffocate. Such a lovely day here but I'm struggling to move off the sofa.

We're finding out on 15 October. We have both other times and each of the DCs wants a sibling of their own gender so I'll need time to bring one of them round.

Hi liberuna. I don't really have an explanation! There was a song called this a while ago and it was in my head when I picked a name. I actually really like cats - I have 3 of the buggers - so no killing them, faster or otherwise!

Imeg - I feel your pain on the pink crap front. I hate pink but think I'll have to swallow a certain amount of it. And this is coming from someone who's always envisaged her first born being a girl.

In fact, as my mum has already been out and bought the Alien a load of 'I love Manchester United' shite, I have a feeling I may have worse to worry about when the Portugal, Man City and Chealsea fans in the family retaliate. I bloody hate football.

SoSurprised - I don't have the literature to hand chuck but the law pretty much states that an employer isn't allowed to discriminate against a pregnant woman. This means that as sick days can be part and parcel of pregnancy, you cannot be disciplined for any amount of pregnancy related sickness. But you can be disciplined or dismissed if you take too much bog standard sick leave. So make sure all your sickness where possible gets recorded as pregnancy related rather than 'back pain, nausea' etc. Should a company decide to discipline an employee on the grounds of quantity of sickness, but fail to realise that all but say 1 or 2 are pregnancy related, they can practically be strung up by the balls and spanked like a bitch.

Rockchic I have pmed you. Thanks

Welcome to all the newcomers.

Hot hope you are feeling better soon.

lumpy these tips are hilarious and horrifying in equal degree. Thankfully we have moved passed these.

karamcleod which pram did you get? I really like the look of mothercare orb but I am not sure as I have no prior experience and need to take one of friends to help me choose.

Jolleigh how I ensure it's recorded as pregnancy related? I took a day off as was having cramping and nausea but couldn't get through to the midwife so it wouldn't be recorded with her.

And thank you everyone for your help. Liburna I will ask if they have any such booklet. I am working after a long time so pretty ignorant about this stuff. Really appreciate all the support.

I got the mammas and papas ultima 9 in 1, it's brown cord with paul smith lining. I was going to buy the silver cross 3D travel system from mothercare but once I saw my pram I had to have it, I never imagined I'd buy a second hand pram but its amazing and saved me £350! :) I didn't think the staff in mothercare were very helpful but I loved the look of the orb, it was my second choice

Depends on the company SoSurprised . I do it all for my department. Do you have a dedicated HR department? If so, it might be worth dropping them an email to check it's down as pregnancy related. If not, I'd both mail and have a word with your line manager and the person who processes your sicknesses. If you're worried about it, make sure everything is backed up with an email and keep records of all conversations.

The vast majority of pregnancy related sickness doesn't get reported to midwife so don't worry about that. But do make sure you continue to follow your company's sickness policy.

Hope you get the help you need so I was in the middle of changing jobs when I found I was pregnant, I told my new employers the day I went to sign my new contract and they told me the position had already been filled! Gutted but nothing I could do about it :(