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Brewing September 2014 beauties

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broodylicious · 06/02/2014 11:49

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

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Laura2611 · 27/02/2014 20:40

Sorry for your loss broody Thanks

Had my scan today all ok 13+5 edd 30 August although I'll be having a section so probs a week or so before

cookielove · 27/02/2014 21:08

broody :( sorry for your loss, I've been there and no how shitty it is!

Not much to report from me, still twiddling my tumbs waiting for my booking in I'm 10 weeks today Shock

Kt1991 · 27/02/2014 21:45

Evening everyone, sorry to hear your sad news broody thinking of you x
Seems like there were lots of scans today! I had mine this afternoon too :) exactly 12 weeks today, and due 11th sept. I was so nervous waiting and panicking at work all day! Hopefully can sleep a bit better tonight. :)

Kt1991 · 27/02/2014 21:46

Also have we heard from bex?

topmammy · 27/02/2014 22:16

No news from Bex that I've seen. She said she'd let us know so hopefully she is just really busy and hasn't got round to it yet.

OneInAMinion · 27/02/2014 23:00

It's exciting to hear so much good scan news...long May that continue! Smile

Lottiedoubtie · 27/02/2014 23:03

Got my scan next wed. Still puking. Got to go to the doctor tomorrow and sort out whether I'm working next week or not Sad really don't know what to do.

BexBoo12 · 28/02/2014 07:18

Hi everyone!! I'm so sorry I haven't been on. Sorry to have caused concern but thanks for asking about me.

Our scan was Wednesday and our beautiful little bean had turned into a very tiny but very perfect human being Envy it was the most surreal moment of my life and I've got to be honest, me and DH just shut ourselves in our house for the rest of Wednesday and stared at our beautiful first pictures of our baby.

Yesterday our news went viral haha and so my mobile, house phone, bloody email, facebook, door bell etc has gone mental and I literally have not had a minute to stop and take a breath!! I'm sorry I worried some of you, I promise all is fine here.

She confirmed my date of 7 sept which was great. Baby was actually a bit naughty and I was sent out for a walk!! Baby was dancing round my belly like no mans business and she couldn't even take a clear picture never mind take measurements etc. so I was sent out for a walk and a drink and we tried again and this time baby had gone to sleep hehe.

Anyway, mammoth post but didn't want you thinking worst had happened!! Will read back on posts throughout the day, but for now I'm off to work booo.

Hope you're all well!! Bex xxx

Missingcaffeine · 28/02/2014 07:56

So my dates were right, I'm 9+6 today according to the scan, which is spot on my dates and only one baby in there. So I have not skipped 4 weeks of worry! I just must have a very easy to feel uterus and easy to find heartbeat! Heard the heartbeat which was 175 and everything looked as it should do, so that was pretty exciting, but baby just looks like a jelly bean with tiny little arms/legs. Was the quickest £100 I've ever spent, was in there 5 mins! Oh well. I'd have spent the next 2 weeks worrying, as couldn't get my NHS booking appt until 14th March (which requires coming home early from holiday), and scan would have been booked at this point, so could have been a really long wait and worry about thinking I'm 16+ weeks!

Re MMC, the statistics are 1-2% at 12 weeks, so it really isn't that common. I suspect the sonographer meant that 40% of people coming in to be scanned are miscarrying, which when you think about it, there are probably a lot attending very early on and repeatedly with bleeding, so that may well be the case slightly exaggerated. Statistically, most miscarriages happen before the woman even realises she is pregnant, or in the first couple of weeks after a missed period. Once you get to 8 weeks, the risk is significantly reduced, and with each week the risk reduces. So to miscarry this late, whilst possible, is much less common, and poor broody has been very unlucky.

Congratulations on the happy scans! Welcome newcomers!

The nausea and symptoms have returned. Had a terrible headache all day yesterday and as I had the day off, I spent half of it sleeping! I think the symptoms are just fluctuating. I hope none of you are suffering too badly.

rockin20s · 28/02/2014 09:08

My mother passed away 8 years ago.
last night i had a dream where i told her i was pregnant, she said she already knew.

when i woke up i felt so much better about the pregnancy, I'm not religious and don't believe in heaven but still knowing that she knows has made a big difference.

after my scan i will visit the grave so that she is the first of the family told! just 10 days to go now!!!

TheOnlySeven · 28/02/2014 09:49

rockin that's lovely, made me well up a little bit.

caffeine at least you know and can stop worrying. Are you pleased or a little disappointed?

It's nearly the weekend. Does anyone have any nice plans?

Missingcaffeine · 28/02/2014 10:19

Aww Rockin, that's lovely.

Missingcaffeine · 28/02/2014 10:30

TheOnlySeven I'm pleased. I would have been pleased either way as long as baby healthy. This is 4 more weeks to go, but at least it's an extra month in my new job and they might not hate me as much as if they thought I was pregnant at interview.

TheOnlySeven · 28/02/2014 10:50

Call me seven :)

caffeine have you looked at your companies maternity allowance policy yet? I found out I was pregnant in my first week of a new job with DS. You had to work there for a certain number of weeks before starting maternity leave in order to qualify for the first 6 weeks at 90% pay. I missed out by 6 days but had to start my leave then because I was signed off sick 3 days before DS was born.

TheOnlySeven · 28/02/2014 10:52

Got a major headache today, so much housework to do but I really can't be bothered.

I don't know much about any of you. Any other SAHMs? Anyone else with a small age gap? My DD2 is 10 months so there willbe 16 months between them.

isitme1 · 28/02/2014 11:37

Seven
I have 3 years between ds1 and ds2 and between ds2 and no.3 its going to be 13months Shock can you tell this was unplanned lol. Ah well still happy

TheOnlySeven · 28/02/2014 11:42

isitme we have 17 months between the DDs. This one was half-unplanned. Number 4 seemed like a good idea so we tried for one month then decided we didn't really want another after all. Of course during that one month of trying I inevitably conceived.

kkfairybrains · 28/02/2014 11:55

Rockin that's so sweet. Glad you got that nice feeling about it. It's amazing the way messages come to us sometimes :)

Lottiedoubtie · 28/02/2014 11:57

This is my first and the way I feel at the moment he/she is likely to be an only. Envy < that's both and envy of those of you that can cope with ths!

rockin20s · 28/02/2014 12:13

this will be my first, and first grandchild on BOTH sides.
im starting to feel alot of pressure.

i had a good long talk DH last night trying to explain my feelings of overwhelming pressure (MIL has made a good few comments about kids since we got engaged) and once they know about the pregnancy its just going to get worse!

MIL is also a shopaholic!! big time and im very worried about her filling our house (which is currently on the homely side on minimal clutter) with baby shite that we dont want.

i dont have a great relationship with my Sister either and her reaction to the news is also worrying me. she will EXPECT to be in the babys life, it wont matter if i want to see her or not. I'll be the big bad wolf if i refuse her entry into my house to see the baby. and everybody will know about it!

isitme1 · 28/02/2014 12:15

Lol lottie.
Im ill during pregnancy (mainly kidneys and iron levels going waaay too low) but atm its tough. I dont agree with abortions even though I am still so raw from ds2 (physically but mainly emotionally)
I was just starting to lose weight from prev pregnancy. When I went in for booking appt with ds2 and this 1 my weight gain was around 7kg which I was thinking id have a lot more (I was absolutely massive! )
But heyho ita tough.

Missingcaffeine · 28/02/2014 12:20

Seven That's really unlucky with your maternity pay. I am lucky as I'm moving within the NHS, so it counts as continuous service therefore maternity benefits don't change, but is like starting a brand new job in a new company in terms of how they are going to feel when I tell them.
Lottie lots of sympathy! It's hard enough fighting constant nausea, I'm not even vomitting.
I know it's must be challenging having a small age gap, but it's so nice for the children. I grew up with my sisters very close in age, and we are still really close and I consider them my best friends.

TheOnlySeven · 28/02/2014 13:23

That's exactly what I wanted to hear caffeine. That's why I had my DDs close together. There's 8 years between me and my sister, and 6 between me and my brother. I've never been close to either of them.

OneInAMinion · 28/02/2014 14:54

Missing/Seven - I can't comment on babies as this is my first, but there's only 14 months between me and my brother and we're really close. We played together growing up, when fought like most siblings here & there, but we generally enjoyed each other's company and we're really close now. He had his first baby last July and being auntie to such a gorgeous boy has been fab & he's super excited about getting to be an uncle in September. My mom said it was really challenging having two under two but she wouldn't have had it any other way.

isitme1 · 28/02/2014 16:11

Arrghh everyone keeps saying
i hope you have a girl.
Well all I want is a healthy childs. Its either a girl or boy dont mind. They look all Confused as I have 2 boys.

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