Brewing September 2014 beauties

[broodylicious]

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

[charlieis30]

Ignore me, I just found the mumsnet reviews page. Heaven!!!

[MundayCakes85]

Afternoon ladies, just hopping over from the Octor thread. Official due date is 19th Sept going by LMP but convinced I'm going to be waiting until Oct. had my first midwife appointment today so it's all starting to feel real, not sure i can wait another 3/4 weeks to tell everyone. Hurry up scan date!
Also did anyone else turn down the risk screen/scan thingy? I'd rather not know my personal risk factor

[rockin20s]

welcome Munday im only a day ahead of you, due daye is 18th Sept.

Im in Ireland so I don't believe we are offered the risk screening as standard. so no idea sorry

I have told very few people (3 friends and my boss) but to be honest I'm very happy keeping it to myself at the moment its my little secret and i know once I tell the MIL, SIL and my sister then the whole world will know within minutes.

speaking of telling people- is everyone just blurting out the news are are ye planning on telling people in a special way? I liked the idea of a helium balloon in a box with the ultrasound photo attached but DH thinks its very tacky

[MundayCakes85]

Hey rocking I really fancy getting a "bun in the oven" t-shirt and wait for people to work it out!
Pretty sure my mum's guessed already but she hasn't asked and I haven't said! DH accidentally told his sister as soon as we found out!

[isitme1]

Munday do you mean the 20 weeks scan or the risk for downs?I declined the downs one as it doesn't matter to me, my child is my child.
Thw 20week scan however is another excuse to see baby x

[charlieis30]

I'm pretty sure I don't want the downs one. I'm only 30 so lowish risk. DH thinks he wants it but I'm not sure I'd do anything even if it came back positive so I just don't see the point. Although probably when I'm sitting there in front of the midwife I'll crack...

[teasleromani123]

hello every1 with a bun/buns in the oven :D
can I join in aswell
28/9/14 roughly 6weeks pregs..
carly im sorry to here your news, hope you are ok,,,, there is always a light at the end of the tunnel don't give up hope xxx

[Latium123]

Hi ladies, can I join? Edd is 12/09 so 9 weeks today. This is my first and I am really anxious about it. Have been too scared to come on the antenatal threads. Have been feeling appropriately nauseus and sore boobies so all good signs but can't help feeling so nervous esp when have always wanted this. Just trying to the one day at a time. Have booked private early scan for Sunday to see what is going on in there!!

[MundayCakes85]

Isit it was the down's test I turned down, I'm young, healthy and have no family history. Plus it wouldn't make a difference to the outcome of the pregnancy. Apparently it's 50:50 with people's choices so don't feel pressured!
Ps- anyone else not suffering nausea/ MS? Kind of want a bit so I feel more pregnant!

[Missingcaffeine]

Welcome all the newbies.

I'm 7 weeks tomorrow (EDD 27/9), but unlikely to have my scan for at least another 5 weeks. Those of you who have already had scans, were they done privately? I'm considering this as I'm really inpatient!

I'm finding fresh white bread rolls one of the few things I want to eat at the moment. Don't fancy veggies at all, and normally I love healthy food. Don't fancy tea or coffee. Just nauseous a lot and hate the smell of the fridge when I open it but can't face cleaning it! I haven't told anyone yet, but it's going to be so hard to hide from my family and friends as normally I love tea and coffee and I never normally turn down a glass of wine! And I normally eat anything and everything, but feel really fussy at the moment!

[CumbrianExile]

Welcome all the newbies.

Got my scan date today eeeek. Counting down to 18th Feb now

[bugoven]

Oh munday I am really grateful that baby is letting me know all is ok by the medium of horrible nausea 24 hours a day. I would like a little break long enough to do some housework though!

missingcaf I have had 2 private scans, one paid for by mum and then a second by me. I would say it was partly down to impatience, anxiety, excitement and well worth it.

[beckworth]

Missing, my scan today was private. I would say it was worth it for me - I was also impatient/ paranoid about something going wrong. I know there's no guarantees, but I feel reassured - for now at least!

[bugoven]

cumbrian my 12 wk scan is on the 18th too!

[cookielove]

munday I have some mild nausea and some horrific nausea.

I have a really bad cold and I can't smell at the moment. So it means my nausea isn't being so bad today!!

Small bonus even though I feel sh*y!

Sorry sebs for your loss!!

[LH1981]

Feels wrong complaining about feeling crappy when others have had such sad losses but I'm so I'll and feeling totally sorry for myself. Can't gather the strength to do anything. The house is a mess, I haven't worn make-up for days (a scary sight indeed) and I can barely muster the energy to feed the kids. Slept for 3 hours this afternoon but can't keep my eyes open now.

Yawn xx

[weebairn]

I am the same LH1981. Trying to keep a toddler entertained. And shitting myself about work next week.

[KitKat1985]

Hello ladies.

Just wanted to say how sorry I am to carly and sebsmummy. I really hope you both get sticky beans soon and I'm really sorry for your loss.

Thanks to rockin for updating the stats. Must have been a long job as I know it hadn't been done in a while.

Big hello to all the newbies!

Made the 8 week mark today, so entering the third month of pregnancy. Really hoping this tiredness and nausea eases off soon! x

[broodylicious]

Hey all. This thread is crazy busy!

Re testing for downs - we will be having it. We are low risk on paper but as always, you never know. It wouldn't make the blindest bit of difference to us as I'm vehemently against abortion but it think forewarned is forearmed (is that the right expression?! My brain is not working right!)

A lad who worked for my dad a few years back had an odd experience with this testing - they'd agreed to the test and it came back as 70/80% that baby would be downs. They were told they had less than a week to decide to continue with the pregnancy at which point to come back, scan/test again then decision time. They decided to go ahead. 20 week scan comes round and no sign of downs. Baby is born, no downs. So, make of that what you will, ladies....

[Kasia1981]

New to all this and to babies EDD 11/09/14 for our first - currently ranging from exhilarated to terrified in 5 min cycles

[Cindy5389]

Hey, just checking in. 8weeks1day today.. Sorry to hear about ur loses Carly and sebsmummy!

Got my first mw appt on Tues. can't wait to get things started and hopefully get a scan date soon.. Really can't decide when to tell families. Wanted to wait until after the scan, but Dh's sister goes to Australia next week for 3 weeks and my twin sister goes away with the RAF next month for 5 weeks. Would really like to tell them both face to face.. Found out my twin sister goes to Afghan beg of Sept for like 5 months so she won't b here for birth and baby's first few months.

[Hubbythecatandme]

Broody yup people at my friend's church, exactly the same. Very likely Down's but decided to carry on with pregnancy and no Down's at all...
Hubby's mum was 46 when she got pregnant with him and her GP told her she was a silly woman as she would never seen him grow and very likely he would be disabled. Hubby perfectly healthy, had his mum until he was 35 and his dad is still there....

[Hubbythecatandme]

Her GP recommended abortion at the time (1970s for you!) and she said "baby is there, it is staying there"....

[Hubbythecatandme]

I am having all the tests doing. As a couple of you said, I would not interrupt my pregnancy but best to be prepared.
I have worked in a few Special Needs schools, sometimes with severely disabled children and I LOVED these children, I was so protective of them and wanted to protect them more than anything else. No doubt when your child is disabled you just love them exactly the same if not more because they need you so much, that's my opinion anyway.

[KatharineClover]

Hi charlieis30 I use cloth nappies on DS. I switched over when he was 14 months old as I couldn't cope with the continuous poosplosions and I thought I would rather wash nappies than pooey clothes (one momentous poo when sat in his highchair went back to ankles!). I think they are wonderful, we rarely have leaks (compared to all the time with disposables) and I love all the different colours and fabrics they come in. I get a bit evangelical about cloth nappies because they work so well for us! There are some really nice Facebook groups too (search for cloth bum mums). I'll definitely be using cloth nappies for no.2, can't wait to get some teeny tiny ones :)