The maybies are keeping a close eye on their fruit - due May 14

[CbeebiesIsMyLife]

Will this do? I bet someone's beat me to it now!

Morning all! Hope everything goes ok for you today, Squiffie. Will be keeping my fingers crossed!

I had another scan this morning to get the measurements they couldn't do last time. LO was busy being a monkey again and needed chasing all round my abdomen. I feel quite bruised now! This is not boding well for a chilled out, relaxed kind of baby, is it?

Nuchal fold measurement was nice and small, so hopefully there'll be nothing problematic in my blood test and I'll get a low risk result. I should find out in the next few weeks, hopefully. :)

My 20 week scan is now booked, but it's not until mid-January. So I'll get a private gender scan booked for before Christmas I think. I also got my GTT booked... For the day after my birthday. At least it's not on my birthday!

MS seems to be finally easing here. It's about time! I'm still getting mild waves of nausea, but they're less all consuming (pun intended) and not lasting as long as they were. Probably just as well, given I'm back at work on Wednesday.

12+ 2 or 3 here, depending on which date you believe!

When are these hormones going to ease off a bit? I'm 17 weeks today and absolutely fuming because this girl I've had issues with OH about has written on his Facebook for his birthday, using a nickname he absolutely hates everyone else using and would never let anyone use - not even me if I tried it - and he's absolutely fine with it, and apparently she calls him it regularly.

This is how bad it is - I'm on the verge of starting an AIBU

Thank you for all your thoughts and best wishes. Short but sweet appointment in EPAU. Had a scan saw baby bouncing about! They dated me at 12+5 but that may change (again) as I still have my 'official' scan on Wednesday. So relieved knowing everything is ok!

Squiffy that is great news! :-D

Moomin I have no idea why you let your OH carry on with this behaviour. When I was younger, I would have been a "cool girlfriend" and not said anything so I didn't come across as possessive or whatever, but you're not being possessive. He's being a dick and totally disrespecting you. Tell him to cut it out or else. Don't take any shit! (can you tell I'm also moody today?)

squiffie thats fantastic news Horray!!!

What a relief, glad all is well squiffie.

Fabulous squiffie really happy to hear that!

Sadly the hormonalness continues throughout moomin in fact, I have two funny hormonal stories to share to make you laugh at my idiocy.

DS away on Friday night so got a lie in. Well, I was up at 8 but DH was sleeping so I creep out very quiet like downstairs and then I'm like mmm French toast so I make it and then the fire alarm goes off from the smoke I'm making cooking it so I run to turn the mains off but it doesn't stop the bloody fire alarm so I'm up on the stool with the towel whacking away at it and DH appears and I'm so upset I woke him I'm like "STUPID HOUSE STUPID ALARAM I HATE THE WORLD ARGGHH" and start to punch the alarm hahahahaha.

Then later at ikea bought a sofa, queued to order. Then queued to pay. DS getting v antsy so then go to arrange delivery and DH takes him to the play park bit. Queue last forever and I'm almost at the front, DH comes back as its raining he's going to take DS to the car for a snack so I'm on the floor, pulling crap out my bag to find his snack and then the man comes over as we are next and says where are your items so I say in the warehouse and he points to another massive queue saying we have to join that one get the sofa out, only to rejoin the queue I just waited 20 mins in to get it put back in the bloody warehouse for delivery argh so I went a bit mental throwing things back in my bag and saying how it was a bloody riot and the guy was like ok ok calm down we will sort it out! So basically the moral of the story is pregnant people shouldn't be made to queue!

That's not hormones moomin if it's making you uncomfortable it needs to stop

Fab news squiffie

Brilliant news Squiffie. Must be such a relief. I think when it happens to other people you can be quite rational and positive that things will be ok. But I know when anything like that happens to you, you automatically assume the worst. So I'm so pleased that you got reassurance and that they saw you nice and quick.

How lovely to just be able to enjoy Wednesday's scan now that you've already had a sneaky peak and know things are looking ok.

Moomin if I was in your position I'd be feeling exactly the same. It sounds like this girl is interested in your DP and the intimidate nickname and OTT behaviour from her would make me really cross. It might be that your DH is totally naive to it, or it maybe that he is secretly enjoying the attention a little bit, but he's in a relationship with you, you are carrying his child and it's making you uncomfortable. If I was you I'd be asking for him to be very cool with this girl and not to engage in a close friendship. Completely think that men and women can be platonic friends but this girls behaviour suggests that she's looking for more from him. I would try and discuss it with him and even point out that as it looks like she might have feelings for him, he might be inadvertently leading her on in being his usual friendly self. So he should be taking your feelings into consideration through this.

Great news squiffie

moomin in agreement with everyone else, you need to speak to him

Congrats spirael

moomin fuk talking to him, you've tried that and he has ignored what you said and how you feel. Personally I would give him an ultimatum its her or you. Hes being a cut, he needs telling straight up that hes being one and you've got to put your foot down firmly. I dont care if he's the kind and caring type or doesn't see that she's trying it on with him, he knows full well what is going on and is mugging you off. They claim to be ignorant to it as thats the easiest get out.
I sound like a nasty cow but he needs to understand that you will not tolerate this behaviour. Let them get away with the little things and it soon escalates. Nip it in the bud now.

The men may wear the trousers darling but we tell them which ones they're going to wear. Put him in his place.

moomin you aren't experience 'hormones' your reaction to the situation with your partner is perfectly reasonable and normal. Please don't allow your feelings to be dismissed simply because your pregnant.

Just gone for another scan. Baby wouldn't play ball, it was lying face down with it's head tilted so he couldn't do nuchal scan. I emptied my bladder, jumped, wiggled, touched my toes and still it wouldn't move lol. They have put me down as 13 + 2 now... so due date now 24th May. x

Had 16 week check today, was lovely to hear the heartbeat

Ahhh thank god Squiffie. I am so pleased for you!

moomin another thing I've discovered, people will treat you how you allow them to treat you.
This girl is being a cow, your oh is just as bad - maybe he's "too nice" to tell her to cut it out, but he has to put you first and he's not doing that right now. I'm not saying anything is going on, but if he can't see this whole thing is OTT, you tell her. You're well within your rights to. And if your oh doesn't back you up? Fuck him out and make him crawl back on his hands and knees.
You two have a long long relationship together ahead of you, no matter what happens, so don't allow him to treat you with no respect because it will only continue and get worse.
Be strong. Kick his arse into gear.

So pleased for you Squiffie

Ah well, told him I wasn't happy so now she's removed the post and gone off in a huff and isn't speaking to him, but he didn't seem too fussed - apparently she tries to give nicknames to everyone and OH was too polite/nervous to say anything (this I can understand, he's always been very shy and anxious to make friends). But he's spoken to her and even though she isn't happy, I think she's starting to get the message (and I think the fact she's taken the huff suggests it's a lot more than "just a friendly nickname" in her eyes).

moomin I agree with dobe people treat you the way you let them.
She's playing with him by going off in a huff. She knows he's going to feel bad. I suggest you get to the homewrecker first and tell her in no polite terms to fuck off. I know what bitches like her are like, she plays with guys like that to pass the time and get an ego kick.

This makes me remember the time I gave Dh's ex a dressing down and told her to fuck off. Best feeling ever. (she was stalking him and his family and me!)

So pleased for everyone have g good scans and healthy babies.

bluestone my DS did that during 2 Nuchal scans no matter what he was tucked in an enjoying a nap and no one was going to convince him to move.

I seem to have very lazy babies mine never move around during scans.

My next scan is on Friday as usually mixture of nerves and excitement. This one is to check the shape of the scan and cervical length.

I'm enjoying Bleak House on netflix at the moment, honestly don't think I could get through this pregancy without the distraction of Netflix and books.

I think it helped that I gave him a birthday card addressed to Daddy from the baby, which made him cry and I think it may have kicked his arse into gear and made him realise the commitment he's made.

moomin this girl sounds like a preditor, the type who pushes their way I to taken guys lives while their DW/DP is so scared to say anything incase they come across as possessive. You have done the right thing pulling him into line.
I must admit this 'too nice' is just his BS to get out of taking responsibility, he's old enough to know what are appropriate boundaries and treat you with respect.

dobe I did the exact same thing with DH ex wife who even after leaving him amd divorcing him still expected him to behave as her husband and weirdly treated me as the other woman.
She must have called/txt at least 4 times during our first weekend together. I put my foot down when on Christmas Eve she was calling DH for help with her car insurance.

He doesn't think he's too nice, he tries to act macho but he really isn't. He's a genuinely shy person and although I wish he would be a bit stronger and maybe had a few more friends around him so he felt brave enough to tell her where to shove it, he doesn't. I tend to be the one who wears the trousers in the relationship - I'm a bit loud and brash whereas he hides in the corner a fair bit.

I don't want to lose him because I do love him, and I know he loves me - I just wish things were different.