May 2014: The Maybies are growing humans - what's your superpower?

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We are superheroes

Sickness and scans galore in the latest installment of the Maybies' journey through human-growing.

What size is your baby? Find out - m.thebump.com/pregnancy/pregnancy-tools/articles/how-big-is-baby.aspx?MsdVisit=1

The Stats Page - ready for your due dates and baby names! - docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AvygwA-EKhURdDMwQWNNWGt0cHhmVkloazVVQ0hYNUE#gid=0

Cake, chicken nuggets, Shloer and whatever else we're craving is on the table ready

Congrats on the brilliant scan news ladies - DP and I can't stop looking at our pic were amazed :) and good luck to those with scans today!

Big hugs to you moomin hope you managed to put your feet up and get some rest last night - and things are better today x

Why on earth I'm awake at this time! And I didn't get to bed until late, had a huge energy spurt last night and cleaned the whole house

13 weeks today :)

Good morning ladies

alioh sounds like you've got to the wonderful feelings of second trimester. Not jealous at all, no

How are you doing today moomin?

Two weeks tilly scan and 3 weeks till I go to see 30 seconds to mars!!!! Not actually sure which one im more excited about awful thing to say, I know.

11+1

Sooo glad it's Friday!

mumof2 I'd be excited about 30 seconds to Mars too! I've loved Jared Leto since My So Called Life days.

13 weeks today too! Hoping the sickness will miraculously stop.

Thanks everyone for your advice and concern, woken up this morning very early (think baby still pressing on my bladder!) no more blood :) think it was a combination of dancing and stress yesterday - it was a worse day for stress than Monday turned out to be! Thankfully I've got a long lie-in today, and just an hour of uni, then I'm heading home for the weekend :)

Thanks again :)

Wahooooooo I have my 20 week scan next month !!!

dobe I never watched my so called life :( definitely going to watch dallas buyers club though, I cant believe how multi talented he is. My friend and I have seats right near stage! Oh wouldn't let me go in standing section in case I get elbowed etc.

Listening to 20stm is the only way I get through doing housework and ironing! Dread to think what I actually look/sound like with my ipod on rocking out to them, but oh and kids dont seem to mind.

thistle that sounds really weird! Time is flying now! I dont think I'll get mine till January :( we're going abroad for xmas/new years. Might get a private sexing scan though and give to OH as an xmas present if its a boy (we already have two girls).

thistle i hadn't thought of it like that! Me too!

I'll be 20 weeks Friday before Xmas. Hope they fit us in before Xmas! Will be a nice present.

My scan is the 17th, Xmas is 25th and I go away New Year's Day!!

Feeling excited !!

I'll be 20 weeks on the 9th December and still haven't had a scan date through

Can't wait to get 2nd Trimester energy! House needs a really good clean! and garden. and shed. aaahhh.

Fab sling advice, I've been writing down recommended names and thingies so I can go and look them up

Asking for more advice re. telling parents if anyone can help?

We haven't told our parents yet (I'm 10+5) but planning on telling them after the scan (2 weeks today!). How the heck should we do it? We're unmarried, living together for over 2 years but were not TTC so as far as they know babies do not feature in our immediate plans at all.

DP wants to tell both sets of parents together so we only have to go through it once he wants to tell them when we are all out for dinner (along with both of our sisters) for his df's birthday the day after the scan.

his reasons are: if there is any negative reaction (we think they'll all be pleased, but you never know!) they hopefully wouldn't show it in a public place (restaurant) or in front of the other set of parents. Plus we only have to do it once. Plus if we tell them separately they will have "one-upmanship competitions" because we have to tell one set first. (so?) and one of our parents may order champagne in delight (which I can't drink)

My reasons against the restaurant: It's his DF's birthday, do we want to steal his day? What if they don't have negative reactions but disagree with each other about something, can we really have grandparents fighting before it's even born? I don't like public announcements. aanndd... yeah. I'm not that keen, but I can see the good points...

What do you think? Sorry about the long post!

Had our scan this morning and all went well!

moobaloo - such a difficult decision. I don't like making announcements either and felt nervous, despite knowing our families would be really pleased. While I wouldn't make an announcement at a friend's birthday I think it's a bit different when it's your Dad's and it's a quiet family meal. I think maybe it would make the celebration extra special.

moo we told our parents on my 30th. It didn't take away from my day at all. Just made it extra exciting for them! Being married means nothing. You could let on you're not married yet for feminist reasons have an answer prepared they can't argue with. And if they react badly, remember that they will regret it and it won't be an issue when baby arrives.

Congratulations on brilliant scan news spirael loopy littlebairn and anyone I've missed

moobaloo I think your dp's idea sounds ok but if you would feel uncomfortable because you shy away from big announcements (like me) then speak again with dp.... We told both pils separately and at respective family homes, went well. Although we told them before 12 weeks and still waiting for scan

Sorry I said littlrbairn I meant juniormint congrats for the scan!!

I think littleb is having scan today so good luck for that

moo How do you personally think they'll feel? OH wanted to tell our parents together in a restaurant but I veto'ed that one and it ended up being with good reason - his parents were thrilled, mine were furious.

That said, I'm sure your circumstances are very different to mine. I wouldn't worry about it taking away from a celebration - it's just extra cause to celebrate! Do your parents and his parents get on? That could give you an idea as to how to do it :)

congrats on the scan loopy !!

moobaloo I'd be tempted to get it all over and done with at once, but best to trust your instincts and what feels right to you. Cant see how it matters if your not married. DP and I have only lived together since March and have only been together just over a year and hes also 5 and a half years younger than me - he's 19! Despite that both of our parents were thrilled. I suspect that there is a few people gossiping about us but I really don't care, we have a fantastic relationship and we decided that was what mattered, not age or how long we'd been together etc.

mumof2 v. jealous re 30stm, wish wish wish I could see them again!

Glad things are better today moomin

Sorry to everyone still suffering but I have to admit I do feel fantastic, but I have ever since the scan so think I may still be on a high - I knew I was worried about it but obviously didn't realise how worried as I've been floating around on a high ever since

I'll be 20 weeks on the 20th December so suspect I'll get a scan date after xmas - secretly hoping too because I dont want to know the gender just yet and if we get a scan before xmas then I know i'll be persuaded to open it on xmas day!

does anyone get a sharp pain in their tummy when they stand up? A few times in work I've stood up and had the worst pain, normally in one side when I stand. I can't actually move for a few seconds it's that bad.
Is this a ligament thing? Should I worry? (I've had it a few times since about 9 weeks)

dobe I had the same thing for the first time yesterday, really scared me. It was right up the middle of womb. My friend thinks it was just stretching/ ligaments xx

Yes sounds like ligaments. I get it when I turn over in bed too quick or sneeze

Congrats on the scan loopy

Glad everything is ok this morning, Moomin! Sounds like you need to take it a bit easier with your dancing.

Just sounds like things stretching and moving, dobedobedo. I get random twinges and aches when I get up from certain positions. Though it might just be because I'm getting old...

Built my lovely new bed last night. A combination of the effort involved, the divine space and softness and the happy scan news meant that I slept like a log.

I've put one of the scan pictures on my profile if anyone is interested. But it looks just like any other 9 week baby scan. The place we went to said that they have a 99.9% success ratio of identifying gender from 16 weeks onward, so I'm seriously debating booking a gender scan around the 20th Dec when I'll be 17 weeks.

We only had 3 trick or treaters last night. I bought 60 mini bars of chocolate just in case we had 45 like last year at our previous house. So now I have an awful lot of chocolate to eat... Probably just as well I don't care about my diet at the moment!!

Beautiful spirael

Argh... This is why I hate and rarely use Facebook. I made my 'public' announcement this morning, for the benefit of extended friends and family who we haven't informed in person.

Now there's a post up by a friendly aquaintance on their wall saying how upset they are that a friend has announced a pregnancy around 'Pip's' due date. I have no idea who Pip is... I'm presuming a sad loss, but whether for this aquaintance or a closer friend/family member to them, I dunno.

So now I'm left feeling guilty, like I did something wrong. I'm guessing it's probably better not to respond or say anything, I'll likely to be the last person they want to hear anything from!

Geh, not quite the happy announcement I was going for.

Facebook a minefield

I don't think you did anything wrong spirael

You wanted to share your good news... If you had been closer and known about pip, you may have spoken to friend first but as it stands, you didn't know and therefore not in wrong!

I know I can hardly talk after last week, but don't let it bother you spirael - it's not as though you've done it to upset anyone. You have a right to be happy no matter what tragic thing happen to other people.

Just had my nuchal results back - 1 in 97000. I'll take those odds!