July 2014!!! PART 2!! Growing those summer babies!!

[MrsB2013]

July Due Dates

Pencilsandprams - (26th June)
Rainbowweaver - (27th June)
LadyGoneGaga - (29th June)
MrsB2013 - 1st
AhoyMcCoy - 2nd
Liquidstate - 2nd
Roozocheeks - 2nd
deeda811 - 2nd
Mrsc020987 - 3rd
Taranta - 3rd
Fiveleaves 3rd
MrsA2 - 3rd
Moochie01 - 4th
SomeDizzyWhore1804 - 4th
Jbiscuits - 4th - 6th??
Ismarah - 5th
Jaykay - 5th
Lemonpoppyseed - 6th
Frostina - 6th
AuntieMaggie - 6th
MargeryDaw- 6th
OttersPocket - 7th
Blueberry234- 7th
FoxtrotOscarBackToEconomy - 1st - 8th???
Boboli - 8th
Lauranne - 8th
Doodlequackquack - 9th
xjulesx - 9th
Pigsinparis - 9th
mummyzoe2012 - 9th
grobagsforever - 11th
Ipsumlorem - 11th
elliejjtiny - 11th
SmallOlympianbear - 11th
Umanayana - 12th
LemonLovely - 12th
coco808 - 12th
Ladybunnikins - 14th
englishteacher78 - 14th
Sparky321 - 14th
HomeIsWhereTheGinIs- 14th
kim2783 - 14th
Dollydaydream2 - 15th
DoesZingBumpLookBigInThis - 15th
MGJoey - 15th
SuzB83 - 15th
Incapinka - 15th
BlueC2 - 16th
Charotte31 - 16th
It'sAlwaysBetterOnHoliday - 17th
Littleangel21 - 17th
LazyDogJumpedOver - 17th
StrawberryNesquik - 17th
Sparklesandfizz - 18th
PicnicPie - 18th
MoreSnowPlease - 18th
turnwest - 20th
BringOn2014 - 22nd
baggyoldcow - 24th
Froglet88 - 24th
funkymonk- 25th
Babymamatobe- 26th
talulahbelle- 26th
Howly - 26th
Hollyjokes- 27th
AnyFuckingClue - ???
JuiceInAWineGlass - ???
tannyLoo72 - ???
TheBookofRuth - ???
DinkyMole - (1st August)

I'm in the southwest so I had a google.... My friend went to www.ultrasound-direct.com/mobile/about.aspx and had a good experience. Early scans are about £100. I found another far less professional looking website but at half the price..... ultrasounddevon.com

I believe the first one is nationwide.

My booking in appointment isn't until 16th December (if I get that far) and then dating scan on 3rd January.
I have to say, I wish I hadn't gone for early scan. If I ever have another pregnancy I won't be parting with £100 for it.

Fifi69.....I had an early scan booked at the second place but mc so never had it. I spoke to the chap that does it on the phone and they do them in a village hall.....sounded very strange! I believe he does it as a side line as he was keen to do it on the weekend or in the evening. Are you going there?

Afternoon all. Well DS is now better and slept right through last night for first time in a week :) but now DH has it and seems like flu:( he caught hand foot and mouth from DS only a few weeks ago and had just recovered from that so is v v fed up at being ill again. Plus we have my Mum and Step Dad staying with us so I am running about looking after everyone and now feeling utterly exhausted and sick :( Early scan tomorrow but have barely had a chance to think about it!

Hi all, nice weekend here. Today we even managed a bike ride, only 10 miles and I had to stop twice (still so lightheaded) but it was nice to get some fresh air and exercise. Shattered and on the sofa now!

Could really do with a day or two off next week rather than the hectic week I have at work. Oh well, the countdown to Christmas is now on at least.

I'm 8 weeks tomorrow and haven't got any dates yet.

I'm going to wait for another week then I'll call the hospital to check - all the Christmas mail will start slowing things down but we have to organise our two weeks home.
and as we won't take kids to this scan we need to arrange someone to look after them - I just want to get it all sorted

I feel so sick and the extra snot doesn't help.
and I'm so hungry because I'm eating way less then I normally would because if I eat too much I feel sick.

I hate this bit. I really really hate it.
I haven't actually puked yet but I worry that I will - not only it is horrible as such but as I get pg incontinence I tend piss myself when sick...
which would be humiliating at worse if witnessed in public and bloody inconvenient even at home.

can someone give me one good reason why 6 children weren't enough?
I can't remember why I wanted more!

(of course that's just silly.
I'm looking forward to this little cutie as well!)

and Happy December everyone!

Ah Zing I hope you are feeling less sick very soon. I am amazed and impressed that this will be your seventh - I'm sure I'll struggle with one!

I have a couple of persistent spots on my chin that have been there for at least a month. And I just can't seem to get my make up right - the foundation just kind of sits on top of my skin. I'm trying to look normal and professional here [tchhmm]

MW appointment tomorrow... will ask about my scan as I haven't heard anything yet...

Zing- that was me on friday morn! Asking dd1 between vomiting to make juice bottles for school and wondering why im doing this again lol we have 6 between us, this is dc7.

I have my 12 wk scan on the 2nd of jan when i will be 13 wks

Any1 experienced pink discharge in early pregnancy? I have had an early bleed before but that was bright red and had me rushing to a+e in a panic. Turned out to be nothing and i now have a 5yr old to show for it. Im just unsure whether to worry atm or not

MrsA

thanks. me too. but I tend to get worse until about 9 weeks when it "peaks" for about 2-3 weeks before it gradually gets better. [tchsad]

I guess the first baby is a struggle for most, simply because you have no idea what to expect or what the heck you are supposed to do!
It's the fear of the unknown that makes us worried about how we will cope - and I find that still a surprisingly strong emotion!
I mean just how am I going to to get through the summer?
and what about school runs? how on Earth am I going to bf with 3 school runs a day (inc lunchtime playgroup pick up)? and wee need a new car....and organizing all the clothes and getting stuff ready - scary!

for me the first 6 months are the hardest. I remember them as a blurry fog with sweet little memories scattered in them - like the first smile or perhaps the first 5-hour sleep at night.

it's all good though. I can't wait.

So DH just announced that he's not sure he'll be well enough to come to the scan with me tomorrow and that maybe I should take Mum instead!! Now I love Mum to bits but first scan I really want DH there-what if there's a problem? I want to share that with DH not Mum and if everything is fine then it's DH I want to share it with. So trying not to be too fed up with DH as I know he's feeling rotten but am v frustrated! Grrr

Urgh I've had a dodgy tummy for 3 days now. Don't know if its certain foods not agreeing with me or just a preg symptom

Is anyone else really tired all the time? I had a 3 hour nap today and I'm still tired!

LazyDog I just googled for early scans in my area, mine was £75 from 8 weeks, an earlier one was £105 I think.

Hope everyone has had a good weekend!

I am ridiculously tired ALL the time! Next week is going to be a stressful one at school. And DH is working the 6-2am shift tomorrow, so my sleep will be disrupted. And parents evening on Tuesday. And our year 11 teaching may be observed at some point in the week.

July Due Dates

Pencilsandprams - (26th June)
Rainbowweaver - (27th June)
Roozocheeks - (28th June)
LadyGoneGaga - (29th June)
Pearlsaplenty - (29 June)
MrsB2013 - 1st
PintandChips - 1st
AhoyMcCoy - 2nd
Liquidstate - 2nd
deeda811 - 2nd
Mrsc020987 - 3rd
Fiveleaves 3rd
MrsA2 - 3rd
Moochie01 - 4th
SomeDizzyWhore1804 - 4th
Jbiscuits - 4th - 6th??
Ismarah - 5th
Jaykay - 5th
Collie1806 - 5th
Lemonpoppyseed - 6th
Frostina - 6th
AuntieMaggie - 6th
MargeryDaw- 6th
OttersPocket - 7th
Blueberry234- 7th
FoxtrotOscarBackToEconomy - 1st - 8th???
Boboli - 8th
Lauranne - 8th
Doodlequackquack - 9th
xjulesx - 9th
mummyzoe2012 - 9th
fifi669 - 10th
mamachelle - 10th
grobagsforever - 11th
Ipsumlorem - 11th
elliejjtiny - 11th
SmallOlympianbear - 11th
Casmama - 11th
Umanayana - 12th
LemonLovely - 12th
coco808 - 12th
museumworker - 12th
JuiceInAWineGlass - 12th
Ladybunnikins - 14th
DoctorDonnaNoble - 14th
Sparky321 - 14th
HomeIsWhereTheGinIs- 14th
kim2783 - 14th
Mummystein - 14th
Dollydaydream2 - 15th
DoesZingBumpLookBigInThis - 15th
MGJoey - 15th
SuzB83 - 15th
Incapinka - 15th
BlueC2 - 16th
Charotte31 - 16th
It'sAlwaysBetterOnHoliday - 17th
Littleangel21 - 17th
LazyDogJumpedOver - 17th
StrawberryNesquik - 17th
Sparklesandfizz - 18th
PicnicPie - 18th
MoreSnowPlease - 18th
Jeezaloo - 18th
Kim222 - 19th
turnwest - 20th
teaandkittens - 21st
justhayley - 21st
BringOn2014 - 22nd
baggyoldcow - 24th
Froglet88 - 24th
funkymonk- 25th
Babymamatobe- 26th
talulahbelle- 26th
Howly - 26th
NancyinCali - 26th
Hollyjokes- 27th
ShoesBagsDresses - 27th
MrsKate - 27th
FlyLikeABird - 27th
TheBookOfRuth- 29th
DorotheaHomeAlone - 29th
ChristmasCrackFox - 30th
AnyFuckingClue - ???
Baggyoldcow - ???
Insideout - ???
BrightonSquirrel - ???
DinkyMole - (1st August)

Hope everyone's had a good weekend.

Good work on the bike ride MrsA - that puts me to shame, all I've managed is a walk to the pub in search of a roast!

Got through a friend's birthday last night disguising soft drinks as booze. Was all going well (soda water with fresh lime as fake G&T) until we got to the restaurant. I thought I'd been super sly by taking a waiter aside & asking to get a Virgin Mojito every time I ordered a Mojito at the table. Then when drinks appeared waitress announced "one Mojito, no alcohol?" despite the fact it was the only Mojito! I swiped it off her and no one said anything but think they may have heard...

Sorry to hear that Blue. Hope he feels better in the morning. If not maybe it'd help to think this is an early scan and not the big 12 week one? If nothing else I hope your mum can make it so you've got her support.

Aunt Maggie - a few months ago I got bad spots on my chin and found a great video on how to cover them properly (mix of cover-up & powder). Try searching for Sali Hughes' video on make-up for acne on the Guardian website. It's ace.

Good luck getting through the sickness Zing - I've found it worse than I expected (tend to be sick about 3 times a day) but weirdly getting used to it now. Like you say I guess the fear of things is often worse than the reality!

6pm is too early for bed isn't it? I'm with you all on feeling absolutely shattered. I'm lightheaded all the time too - I feel like I could faint on 20+ occasions a day.

I've only had limited nausea though so know I shouldn't moan compared to some of you ladies.

This first trimester is really dragging though...

Thanks for adding me to the list Mrs B! I forgot to say but due date is 3rd July.

On the tiredness front, yes! Slept through two David Attenborough programmes this afternoon. Must be that restful voice.

Thanks Brighton will have a look.

I have a couple of xmas things this week so will have to try and come up with excuses why I'm not drinking cocktails!

spinning yes I went to the second one. He's a nice man, very chatty etc. I think his 9-5 is sonography and this is a sideline. At this stage I got to see that bean was in the right place, he showed me the the womb lining was nice and thick and it had a good blood supply, he zoomed in so I could see its little heart beating too. He also checked for any other issues like cysts but all was good :)

I had an earlier scan before with DS because of pain, the photos look pretty much the same. When he zooms in its not too clear as I guess his unit doesn't have a high resolution, though there isn't much to see either!

He made an estimate based on measurements taken I'm 7+5 which puts me back 4 days. He said its difficult at this stage as every small error means bigger differences in age so I'll wait for the dating scan to know for sure.

Most important thing is bean is doing well :)

Fifi.....that's great news all is well and good to know he was good! Hopefully I will get a bfp soon and I'll use him for an early scan

Can I ask you all about the flu jab?

Are you having it? If so when?

Has anyone had a reaction to it?

I'm not sure if I want to have it I know it's recommended but it only protects against flu and not colds. I've had flu a couple of times so I know how bad it is, but I always seem to suffer from really bad colds this time of year.

Hi MrsB, when I got my GP to confirm my pregnancy it was the first thing she did!

I was absolutely fine with it, no reactions other than a sore arm for a day or so.

MrsB I had it the month I conceived - two weeks before I realised. I was quite run down (cold) at the time but still had no side effects.

The baby did not like the car wash. In the car wash there is nowhere to escape without getting very wet.