Due in December 2006 (PART TWO)

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Coz the first thread was getting too long....

Oh, lennied, you know I'm quite relieved you finally posted! Totally understand the meltdown, if you remember I did it myself. It can be a very anxious time, but we're all getting there one by one. A girl, that's wonderful, buy lots and lots of pink stuff yay!
On the boobs side, I am EE now they really are far bigger than bump so I guess that's why few people have noticed I'm pregnant, they can't get past the boobs. Hee hee. Have been wearing bra in bed since 7 weeks. Bought some Anita bras on Blooming Marvellous (on sale, 5.99 each) last week & they are mega comfy for bed, no clasps or anything. Got to be comfy in bed!

Thanks AQ, made me feel a bit more normal. I guess it is part of the territory, I thought I was losing the plot!

Will have to check out the bras too - I am very unconfortable in mine. The clasp at the back digs in and in the morning I have big red marks where the straps have gone. Think I will be permanently scarred from them before long!

Congrats on your scan, lennied - and on your hunch being right! Steroids, ugh...but at least the weight they make us put on is likely to go away again fairly naturally, eventually. She says.

Congrats Lennied, I am trying to keep it a secret from all friends and family about new DD. They all want to know, but it's fun that they can't find out until we say so..hee hee. I'm sure I will give in soon.

I feel AWFUL at the moment, with a horrible cold and feel so rough. Does anyone know if you can be on antibiotics at 22 weeks? I think I may need them.

Congratulations on the scan Lennied!

Does anyone have any good bra tips? Is it true you mustn't wear underwired? I can't imagine finding a bra that is not wired and can support my huge boobies properly. I have a nice sleeping one, but in the day time I'd like to not look like a saggy sack. Well not more than necessary.

Poor calmriver. Don't know about antibiotics, though.

congratulations lennied.
Totally understand the meltdown - I had a bit of one after the scan. I was so overwhelmed by seeing the baby so real and complete. I'd been so anxious about something being wrong that I hadn't thought much about the baby itself. Was quite shocked at the reality of it. lol at myself.

I feel like I'm just getting used to the reality of a little brother for DS (2.5 weeks after scan).
Think I've seen John Lewis recommended elsehwhere for really decent maternity bras, also the Elle McPherson ones (on figleaves.com) look lovely but not for bigger sizes sadly. Trinny & Susannah recommended them, so...Personally M&S ones are reasonably supportive & cheap, given that I'll be buying feeding bras as well in a few months. And Bravado v.supportive & comfy, but not for night wear as too restrictive. I think Anita do several sleep bras inc the ones I bought, which are seamless crop toppy type things. I find I'm just not comfy in underwired anymore, and I thought it was recommended not to wear them after 5/6 months as they cut into you. But I believe there are some underwire maternity/feeding bras out there, there was a thread a little while ago! Hard to find seamless bras, so they don't show through tops, but quite frankly I've ceased caring & just want to be comfy now!

Thanks for the bra tips AQ!

So I just found out that the house we were going to rent, which the landlord said we could have, and which we were going to move into in just two weeks once all the forms had been filled out and the deposit gone through... has been rented to someone else by a different agency. I guess I can start unpacking again. People are horrible.

Loulou thats horrible...I'm so sorry. Are you looking for another?

Calmriver, I think some antibiotics are fine in pregnancy - not sure which aren't, other than the Tetracyclines (definitely not) but your GP would know. Hope you feel better soon.

Thanks Eli. Have got over the shock a bit now. Not sure I have the energy to start house hunting again though. Maybe we will stay where we are. Now I have to start getting nervous about the 20 week scan tomorrow!!

Hello, just to let you know i have had another scan and all was well. The hospital have told me that because of my bp I will have t have a scan every month, which I'm dreading. i always get nervous beforehand. They have also told me that I will probably have to have a c-section, which I'd already guessed as they do quite a lot of them in Spain. I'm not quite sure how I feel about that at the moment.

Glad everyone elses scans are going well

Apparantly it's the usual viral thing, but she let me have a quick listen to baby's heartbeat.

Lucy5, sorry to hear things aren't going quite so well, but it does sound as though the hospital are taking no chances which is reassuring.
loulou, what a horrible situation, how could they let that happen, do you have any comeback? Good luck with the scan tomorrow.

Hi

I have just officialy joined (after lurking on and off for years) and would love to join this group as my due date is 26/12.

Waves hello

Welcome wb! My edd is Dec 15 so we are quite close, although c-section is sooner (yea!)

loulou, so sorry to hear about the house. What an awful thing to go through, especially now. Maybe you could leave some of the things you don't really need right now packed in case something happens and you do move.

lucy5, this will be my 2nd section but first to be scheduled. From what I understand, if they are scheduled beforehand recovery can be much easier, so don't fret too much.

On bras, I found that as I got bigger the underwire really cut into me. I just removed it on bras that still fit at that point, but had the underwire in.

Whew! I think that catches me up No news here, except I'm going crazy getting ready for ds's birthday party on Sunday. I stupidly suggested combining parties with a friend (her ds is 1 year and 3 days apart from mine) thinking it would make things simpler and since she had just moved into a new house that is still being remodeled. Hello, I should have my head examined. I now have 14 kids coming over plus the two birthday boys...

hello girls. i'm having a boy(or a girl with a very obvious willy!)I have to admit, i was/am slightly shocked. I thought Bean was a girl! I'd even being buying (only) slightly more girly accessories.Whoops!
He's healthy(even if my sonographer did do a few"how many wks are you?mmmmmm" comments when measuring bits of Bean.) I'm so happy he's healthy, but I'm struggling with imagining another boy. Someone please shout at me and tell me I'm being silly.
Haven't measured boobs or weight for ages! My bum's huge though!

LOL.

hi all, have not been around for ages and ages. Been a bit of a stressful time with selling our place and searching for a new place to live. Our sale seemed to be going through fine but then the other day our neighbours dropped a bombshell in that they want to do a kitchen extension, never said a word even though this was started with the council in March. The extent of it means they don't need planning permission but do need our consent as it come right up against a boundary wall which could possibly mean less light into our dd's room. So just waiting for our buyers to see the plans, surveyors to be involved to check out what they are doing etc etc. Arrrrggggg is all I can say, sorry to go on here but feel so angry about it all.

loulou, completely sympathise with you, house hunting and selling is a horrible business. I just want to know where I am going to give birth!!!Will be like Mary & Joseph looking for room at the inn at this rate

On a better note , had 2nd scan on Monday. Baby all fine. Placenta a little low so have to have another at 34wks to check it has moved or might have to go for c-section. Has anyone else had this before. Might be me being silly but the thought of a c-section makes me nervous, especially dealing with the wound afterwards, although the other way as with dd I was not exactly too mobile afterwards

hi carameli. what a mare. I came back on with a house/extension moan myself.
I'm feeling quite hormonal this week.Teary,highly strung,need to be in total control. One reason the "not a girl thing" has thrown me a bit. Anyway i was Mning away and our builder turned up with a letter(I hadn't mentioned it but we're having an extension done-told the neighbours straight away BTW!) We were hoping to start in July. the builder we decided on said mid august in bid letter. We had a meeting with him. He said Sept. We've been chasing them to find out when and now I've been handed a letter saying mid Oct by a man verbally telling me he doubts it'll be before November! and there was some issue about the fact that our architect has drafted a contract for us all to sign.Basically stating they will do the work and we will pay them X. According to building firm, they have only ever had to sign a contract with a local authority. I have said all along i don't care about being pg in a roofless house(not ideal but I'll get a lovely new bedroom for my sufferings!) but I can't cope with a NB on a building site. AGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!I understood we had both accepted the deal, but the letter implies that we're still not even on their list of work to do.

Will some please reassure me that in a years time i will be sitting with my two lovely sons in a lovely house and wouldn't want to kill anyone!

This has thrown my plans into disarray and I can't believe that any company can operate on this loose schedule.

Sorry so long and not really to do with giving birth in December except for the exagerated hormones and the possibiliy that my waters will break during a discussion with someone over the positioning of a soil pipe.HAHAHA that'd teach them!

....and I've left DS1 to watch Thomas TTE all morning while I've had fits of sobbing and ranting on MN. I even tried to explain what was bugging me about the building work, but we both decided it was complicated grown up stuff and a nice cuddle would work better.

aw spinamum you poor thing, I can understand how you feel about the whole thing. I really hope something gets sorted out for you, but whatever happens just remember that yes in a years time it will all be sorted out and you will be in a lovely house.
This is how I have been thinking through all this to try and keep calm.
buy the way the other day when all these plans dropped on our doorstep my dd was attached to cbeebies for quite a while with mummy working out what the horrid next door neighbours are trying to do..... no guilt here and dd certainly enjoyed mummy letting her watch so much

You poor loves, you've jsut reminded me why I haven't moved for years.....and to think I was wondering whether we should next year I hope things sort themselves out, at least a bit, soon!

Carameli, I have a low lying placenta too - and its at the front, which apparently means there's a risk of it attaching to my section scar from last time ('emergency' section with dd1). FWIW, I've heard the recovery from a planned section is much easier than from an emergency - not sure why, though I can see why it would be psychologically in that one is expecting it. Anyway, mine wasn't that bad at all in terms of pain or being able to lift dd....it was a bit rough in that I had an infection and needed the district nurse to come for ten days to dress the wound, after getting home. Mind you, the wound got infected because I was too active while still in hospital and a bit of it split open (not as dramatic as it sounds, just oozed a bit), so taking it easy does matter!

Most placentas do move up, I hope yours does - and mine

Loulou- how did your scan go??

thanks for the support. why can't life be nice to me while I'm pg?????????/

What are you going to do about the neighbours,carameli?

How did your scan go, loulou?

Anyone fancy a friday night virtual G and T? I'll see you down at the MN virtual bar( which obviously has a fully staffed creche so no babysitting headaches to endure.)

....and someone comes to your house and does the housework you didn't cos you being feeling sorry for yourself all day!

Everyone is really quiet tonight, must be a Friday night!!! I am going to curl up on my bed,have my tea and read my Saffron Skies book. I am now on pg 560 something and only have another 100+ to read!

Good night all and hope you get a decent sleep- to all you first time Moms, MAKE SURE you get some decent sleep!!!