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

[moominleigh94]

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

How frustrating spirael dont feel guilty, you havent done anything wrong! Sorry I might be being harsh but it just screams 'attention' to me that someone would put that up as a status and not message you directly!

Spirael I would just ignore her, its not like you knew or did it on purpose. People like that get deleted off my FB as I cannot be bothered with it. Don't feel bad at all, this is your day to announce you happy news and if people don't like it, tell them to do one or just delete them Hehehe xx

My scan went well, strong heartbeat, baby all curled up and cosy. She did date me a few days later but agrees I'm probably right due to baby refusing to straighten out. I make really stubborn babies, Noah was the same always refused to get into the position just did as he pleased.

I have another one in 3 weeks time that will check the sac and cervical length.

spireal Please don't feel guilty as a woman who has buried their baby you should never feel guilty for being joyful and excited by a new baby.
It's sad for the woman who has lost a baby but life goes on for others and we shouldn't hold people back.
In fact she sounds rather attention seeking. I would ignore it such things don't need a response especially when you have no idea about Pip.

hamandcheese Is it a Girasol rainbow? I love their rainbows but I don't know if I can pull of rainbow colours. I did treat myself to an Oscha Starry night Nebula ring sling. I'm probably going to get an Ergo too.
I'm actually wondering about if we should buy a pushchair or now, I would love to full time babywear but I have an (old) shoulder injury and its hilly town.

moobaloo what is it with men and their home offices! My DH is supportive to me co-sleeping partly because then he doesn't need to move things around in his 2 home offices and the attic conversion.

longtailedtit I think the cut off date for the downs blood test is 16 weeks. My DS refused to cooperate at 2 Nucal scans amd I was told to make a date for the blood test no later than 16 weeks.

Thanks all, I feel a bit better now. :) I just don't like rocking the boat or upsetting people. Though having had time to think about it now, I do agree that she does seem a bit attention seeking to have posted that.

She's totally not unreasonable to be upset, nor would she be to complain privately to her husband or close friends about it. But to stick something like that in public, knowing that we can see one anothers walls and share a lot of the same friends, shows a bit of a lack of consideration.

Anyway, I keep a pretty tight list of people who my posts are visible to, and she's just been removed from it. Means I don't have to worry when posting whether or not I'm going to upset her! Because I can guarantee that some of them will be pregnancy/baby related.

Got a group of friends coming over later, it's the birthday of one of them and I've managed to successfully make a lemon drizzle cake to celebrate! I don't feel as bad today as I have done, maybe the end of MS is in sight. :) Not going to be off my guard yet though, might just be a good day...

Congrats littlebairn and all the others with good scans this week :) Spireal, the person that posted is drawing attention to something sad, not you. And it sounds like Pip wouldn't have known about your post. I hope they're not upset by the person who put that message up.

I've been a bit busy but thanks to those who replied with tasty snack options...Nutella....yum!

Happy weekend everyone

Hi All, I been reading but to worried to post
Sorry some of you have had bad news
Sorry some of you still not feeling well hope it gets easyer soon for you

spirael that's horrible her trying to make you feel bad about your happy news, when you don't know about her loss or anything. Seems very odd to me. You enjoy your announcement.

littlebairn yes it is a girasol. I have a rainbow springs for DS (as I called him my little beach bum as he came out all golden haired as still is... And it is a sunny kind of rainbow) and this one is a blue weft double rainbow for my little double decker hehe. Sorry for the sling jargon ladies! I love wrapping, I think it gives a lot more comfort and spreads the weight well. Never got on with ring slings though. Horses for courses and all that!

We had 12 week scan today yay it was amazing DH went in to shock hehehe
I been put foward to 13 weeks due 9th May got my 20 week scan 16th December if i can get in to stats i will update
I need to phone to book 16week midwife appointment, a job for monday.

Brought first thing for baby, a pushchair yay so excited all so real now

Great news Chip! :)

I'm slacking here, I've bought nothing at all for DC2 yet... But in my defense they'll probably just get mostly hand-me-downs from DD for the first 6 months or so! I mostly got gender neutral babygros last time around anyway.

Currently I'm toying whether to get a Holo - the Lilo with a hole in the middle. My lovely DH likes giving back massages, and we found it nearly impossible to find a way for him to do that once I had a bump last time. Problem is, Holo's are expensive. But then, I have two DSiLs who are likely to have (more) babies, so it could be shared around... Hmm.

I got a fabric wrap for DD, but only used it a couple of times! I might get more use out of it this time around. Problem (or not?) with DD is that she loved space and hated being restrained in any way. Being held close would just upset her, even from the earliest days she preferred being in the cot rather than the moses basket, so she had space to wave her little arms and legs around!

She hasn't changed much... She's not particularly cuddly, she still likes space and freedom!

All the sling advice is great i had not even thought of it before but thinking now umm...

I feeling a bit meh that I've has my scan and nothing now til December

Hear you all talking slings is like listening to a foreign language!

What's the benefits of each type?

While you wait thistle look out for movement, i cant wait to feel first kick it looks like its a little mover so might not be long

LittleBairn I'm finally sorted with my blood tests!

Never heard back from docs yesterday, so called midwife again add left her a voicemail saying I was going to organise it thru doc. Called docs, lovely receptionist gets on the case for me and goes off to sort it out.
Then the midwife rings!
So, all sorted, just need to go to my local hospital in a week to have the blood drawn.
The sonographers note says v specifically to have it done at 15+3-16wks for some reason.

Omg!!! Can't believe there's a
July bus now!! Can't believe how quick it's all gone really

spirael, as others have said. Don't let this dampen your joy. It's awful that some people gi through some horrible times but, firstly, you didn't know so you couldn't possibly have chosen to do anything different and, secondly, even if you had known I thubj it's difficult to know what to do. I've had a similar sort of issue, having had to announce to someone who I know is desperate for a baby but health issues are delaying them being able to try. I sent her a fairly simple message in the end. So hard to know what is the right thing to do and not sure what she'll be like towards me but what can I do? I don't plan to talk about the baby unless she instigates the conversation and will try not to complain about pregnancy issues, but I'm certainly not going to be less happy about it or feel guilty, and I would hope she can be happy about it.

So good to have so many sling experts on here! Am I right in thinking a Moby stretch one would be a good one to try at the beginning? Are they ok for the hip issues?

thistle - that means we must be over 2 months pregnant - oh hang on, we are!! Eeek!

Thanks for the advice re. telling parents. Our parents get on but don't spend huge amounts of time in each others company so I don't know how they'll react together with the surprise... I think the mums will both be excited and really chatty and the dads will be a bit "cool, that's nice, where's the starter?" as they're very laid back DP has however stated he would like to do it outside my parents house as my dad has a gun and may shoot him I think this is likely, and reassured DP that it is a rubber band gun and wouldn't hurt too much if he did!

We've got two weeks to mull it over anyway... I think it will be fine, I just don't want to tell anyone tbh! I just wish everyone just knew and we didn't have to do the whole "announcement" thing!!

Glad everyone has had good scans these past few days and so excited that the purchasing of baby goodies has started!

I was feeling a bit less nauseous this week, but it came back today ah well, soon over hopefully! nearly 11 weeks!

and spirael that's really unfortunate someone had to say something like that as I feel it's quite cruel to rain on someone else's parade in that way particularly just writing a public status and insinuating you've upset her. Ignore it and don't feel any less happy!

Congrats littlebairn and chip

I whined this morning about not getting my scan date... got back from rehearsal and I've got my 20 week scan date! 12th December, I'll be 20+3 it seems so far away but also so soon

Moomin - it's next month

dobe I get those pains sometimes when I get up quickly. I started to get them before I POAS and kind of knew I was pregnant because of them.
On the sling explanation; some are like rucksacks that you can clip on (soft structured carriers or SSC's they are known as)
Some dont have buckles or clips but long pieces of fabric that you wrap around the baby and yourself (wraps, mei tais)
Some go over your shoulder like a sash and the baby can sit on your hip or slouch in the pouch (ring slings or pouch sling)

And there's more that I can't think of. Tons of sites with more info and as somebody uptread just reminded me, some babies have preferences too. Dd1 was constantly in one and dd2 preferred her space but would go in it for brief periods.

Moomin a friend used to bleed/spot every time she went horse riding when she was pregnant. Had a healthy boy but had to take a break from her horse. She tried many times to ride and always the same result.

I have my nuchal scan on Tuesday. Looking forward to seeing the baby again.

Congrats on your scan littlebairn

chip congrats on your scan also, we're due date buddies now

I'm feeling a bit sore and achy around my abdomen, the songrapher pressed really hard wiggling to get the baby to move.
I'm trying to relax because I know its not unusual to feel a bit sore but I'm hyper paranoid at times.

Only 3 more weeks until the next scan.