Brewing September 2014 beauties

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New thread for the chattiest bunch of mummies to be I've ever known!!

kkfairy maybe try apple juice. I lived off it when ms was really bad and I went off all other drinks including water and most food. I think it helped because it's so sweet. Now I've added black rooibos tea to the repertoire! Woohoo!

At my bookin in appt mw made me blow in a tube to test for carbon monoxide. I'd told her I was a non-smoker and that we've no gas supply at home so it would be unlikely to detect anything....sure enough it was clear but also made me feel like I was being treated like a liar. Anyone else have this test done? Is it standard procedure?

beckworth crazy the regional differences isn't it?

waybuloony my sister (next county along) had to do the blow in the tube 'smokers test' as well, and also felt like they were calling her a liar. But so far haven't had to do that here.

beckworth my GP told me that you only see him where you have existing conditions or medications to check, otherwise midwife all the way.

waybuloony I did the blow in a tube test but assumed that was because I was a former smoker

No blow in the tube test for me.

I don't even think it's regional variations, as my friend who is at a different surgery in the same town did see her GP. Maybe she just didn't tell the receptionist what the appointment was for.

i did see my doctor at about 5 weeks but no blow test and no pregnancy test she took my work for it.

she filed out a few forms and asked me about family history and is was over in about 5 mins!

saw midwife at about 8 weeks and she took a more in depth family history but it was again more paperwork.

im looking forward to the 12 week as hopefully the midwife will use the doppler to hear the heartbeat. a few days later i have my 12 week scan too

im haivng some mild cramping this afternoon, just like mild period cramps, there not too bad to annoying, don't want to take any painkillers.

Do you have a 12 week midwife appointment Rockin? My MW 's said at booking in the next appt was 18 weeks!

I had to do the C02 blow test, my husband did it too. It's just to check you don't have to much co2 in your blood

From environmental factors, passive smoking or smoking

I got a whole pack to take away including a large baby book called Ready, Steady , baby which is made by the NHS

There is also a APP for your phone called the same

Ready, steady,baby

Be heading off for my private early scan soon, my husband is offshore, god I hope I have good news and not bad for him

waybulooby I was made to do the carbon monoxide test even though I don't smoke lol xx

waybuloony

im in a homebirth scheme in Ireland so it may be slightly different, i have a midwife appointment every month but will never see the doctor (unless i need bloods or medicine), the midwife will do everything else

I haven't had to do a blow test here. How odd! Don't know if any of my friends with babies/bumps have either.

We see mw at 8-10 weeks for booking in, then again at 16 weeks to take bloods for screening and general check up. Scan at hospital at 12 weeks, including the test for downs. Mw doesn't check for heartbeat with a Doppler until 20 something (26?) week appt because I think I remember her saying that before then it can trickier for them so could cause mums concern when there's no need (this is why I haven't been tempted to buy a home Doppler as I know it'd freak me out stupidly if I couldn't find it myself!)

Ugh I am sooo fed up of feeling sick. It's starting to wear me down. The only thing I can eat in the evening is boiled new potatoes with salt.

Good news though, the hospital are allowing me to have a home birth, all being well. Midwife coming to see me on 1st April.

BTW, has anyone seen the news saying about contaminated produce due to the flooding? Best not to eat raw veg etc as of summer. Not sure how much is scaremongering.

No blow test here either. How odd how different booking appts are.

Hope that's not true about raw veg LH as I was planning on eating lots of salads in the Summer to keep the weight off! Really is awful all this flooding. Where I live on the east coast has really been lucky compared to what seems like almost all of the rest of the country!

Flooding is awful isn't it? We seem to have escaped the worst here in the East Midlands but the wind has been ruthless. Sounded as though our double glazing was going to cave in the other night!! Hope those of you with horses are doing ok - remember it's no fun in this type of weather!

So today I got sent home from work. I'm the team lead, so it's my job to co-ordinate a very large and busy team and sort out problems (normally a pressure I kinda enjoy in a weird kinda way) but today I just couldn't cope with the problems and had this rage - not helped by the headache and nausea I had today. I snapped at someone inappropriately then realised I was clearly not coping and went for some fresh air and ended up sobbing on the fire-exit stairs in the cold and calling my boss on the phone who came to find me and sent me home. Cried the whole way home - partly with embarrassment for being so pathetic and because I know the whole team will know I was crying as I had to pop in to get my belongings and they are a bunch of gossips (in a nice way). Two have already contacted me to see if I'm alright - one was the person I snapped at who sent me an apology email for harassing me with problems, and the other as they heard I was upset!!!!). I think I'm just really tired, as I work really long shifts.

This is so not me! Luckily the boss was very understanding (I've told her).

My travel sickness wrist bands arrived today - so I popped them on after getting home from work, slept for 4 hours, and sadly still feel sick, but they are possibly easing it. Too early to tell.

Well just back from early scan

Baby fine, seen it's heart beat and baby measured 8 weeks 2 days

We thought I was 7 weeks 5 days.

So pleased, will put my mind at rest now at least for a few days

Had my booking in appt on Tues. Was really excited, but then mw was not impressed when I told her that I have now moved so will be changing doctors after the appt. (It was her mw team that told me to have the appt at my old doctors so I get a scan date on time.) Then I said I brought a wee sample and she said that I didn't need to bring one.. I'm kind of glad I'm changing mw to b honest. She didn't really give me any information, just took bloods and filled in a few forms. Then she said she couldn't fill everything in coz she won't b my final mw.. Rant over sorry, just been feeling down about it.. Looking forward to hopefully getting a scan date in the post soon.

That's great new Daytona

cindy I never had total faith in my mw. Got the same this time as last. At my booking appt the other week, she was just rattling thru, hardly looked at me...drove me mad. Yes I've done it before but this is still a pregnancy and still a baby!! I mentioned about some pains I had and she said "welcome to pregnancy" Wasn't happy!

Let's hope you get a better one when you change!

Thanks for the appointments info, I find it vaguely reassuring to know what the schedule might be!

Great news Daytona

And don't feel bad missing I've been off work for awhile now, just can't hold it together! or stop puking keep telling myself it's ok that 'normal" rules don't apply anymore!

Glad the scan went well Daytona. I hope everyone else is doing well.
I've just actually thrown up for the first time in this pregnancy- at 9 weeks! Tbh I feel much better than other days where the nausea is bad so it isn't a problem (yet) just a bit of a shock really.
DH woke me up with valentines prezzies. Some posh chocs (I'm a chocolate snob) and maternity clothes. I've been saying that I'm going to need pjs so he got a pair and also a logo t-shirt for the awkward period where people don't know I'd you're fat or pregnant.
It's not a traditional valentines present but I like it.

Morning everyone, glad your scan went well daytona, I have my scan date through! 26/02! So counting down these next 2 weeks now! Feel like the only one on here who hasn't had any kind of scan yet though! I don't really feel pregnant today :/ starting to really get worried and nervous that something is wrong. Hate this worry with pregnancy in gone early weeks!

great news daytona

HAPPY VALENTINES
I spent the night baking really nice cookies for Dh, he better like them!

Morning all, well after having 3.5 good days the ms got me with a sledge hammer yesterday evening. I had to go to my ds parents evening. I heaved all the way there then when I finally made it to a very didy toilet, threw up with such force I pulled a musle in my shoulder and erm ahem a little bit of wee escaped my eyes were streaming down my cheeks.

I finally slept all night (bar the usual wee) but felt so ill in the night and I woke this morning really dizy, I had to hold on to walls, worktops. Anyone know what that's about? Its eased off now thank god its a bit scary!

Ive kinda hit a wall now, Ive had enough of feeling ill and not well enough to do anything and having to hide it.

Hi all :) exciting news about all the heartbeats on early scans! Has anyone paid for a private one or all NHS? I'm tempted to pay for one as 12 weeks seems so far away!!

I saw my midwife this week who was absolutely lovely, think I'm very lucky compared to some of you ladies! She said I'd have to do the carbon monoxide test at some point (she might've said 18 weeks?) even though I've never smoked just to be sure.

I'm also struggling to hide it - drove to a work function on Saturday for the first time ever so I think a few people have guessed but were too polite to ask! Nausea has also progressed to full blown ms but it is just the mornings currently so I'm grateful for that! X