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November 2014 Thread 3- Counting towards the second trimester!

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barmybunting · 06/04/2014 06:56

Hi everyone,

A new thread for us chatty bunch due in November. Could someone repost the stats? I'm on my phone so can't do it. Thank you!

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januaryJump · 18/04/2014 12:33

Loaf Typically you would have an appointment with the MW, the booking in, around 8-9wks, and then a scan at 12-13wks. However I do know that some places do things differently and combine the booking in with the scan. Do you have a number you can call, such as an antenatal line for where you're having your scan, or a community MW number? If you don't, if you're at a local hospital with community MWs the GP should have the number, or you might even be able to find it online. Give them a call and just check how your booking in will work. They may have booked your scan in straight away but then your MW will contact you separately for booking in, it depends on how it's organised by your area/hospital/health trust.

The main thing for the booking in is they would do a urine test again, a blood test, check blood pressure, and get your details (background for you and your partner, ages, medical history etc), ask how you're feeling, and give you the basic advice on things like what foods not to eat and who to contact if you have questions or concerns.

januaryJump · 18/04/2014 12:35

Loaf PS at booking in all the info goes into your antenatal file, which you take home with you and bring to all appointments and to your birth.

Annarose2014 · 18/04/2014 14:41

january "quite high" you say???

SOLD!!! Grin

StudyFullTime · 18/04/2014 14:47

chirp whilst I was wallowing in my own sickness/pity party I watched all three seasons of game of thrones, it was brilliant Smile

I have a blood appointment this tuesday and again the following thursday, no idea why. I also have a scan on Wednesday to see if my haematoma has gone, it was right next to where baby is growing.

alita7 · 18/04/2014 15:37

I'm really struggling with this socialising thing- all the dsds are here this weekend and I appreciate that I will have to go out and do things as a result, if I don't just want to be left home alone.
DP says his friends have invited us over for a bbq tonight. A. I can't eat meat without gagging B. inevitably there will be questions if I don't drink and it is likely that it is just us and maybe 1 or 2 other friends they have invited as they normally just invite us if we go over there and the female of the couple (no idea how else to say that :P) is very perceptive of these things and asked me if I was pregnant after 1 trip to the pub last year when I wasn't drinking due to antibiotics for a uti. If I don't go it will look bad as we've had to cancel on them quite a few times due to various things...
And I don't want to be left home alone all night -.-
So what yet again I'm stuck with the dilemma that I can't eat the food there and I can't drink and I'm rubbish at socialising anyway atm- any one else finding they loose their train of thought easily? :p urgh!

Spannertime · 18/04/2014 15:41

loaf I think everywhere does things differently. I'm in Hampshire. They might do your booking appointment at the same time as the scan. I went and saw my doctor who didn't do a wee test or anything but handed me straight over to the midwife who called and made my booking appointment for 7 weeks. I am sure there is nothing to worry about but if you would like to speak to someone I'm sure your doctor can refer you.

Spannertime · 18/04/2014 15:44

alita not only do I lose my train of thought I stop knowing how to speak English. I sound like the Swedish chef from the muppets.

Chivesmum · 18/04/2014 16:18

Is anyone else finding the first trimester a living hell? Eating is a nightmare as is cooking and I've given up shopping so hubs is doing it and spending loads and he gets the first thing he sees rather than the cheapest option!! I'm being a rubbish mum to DS, I don't want to go anywhere or do anything, emptying the dishwasher confuses me and makes me exhausted. I just laid down at 1:30 and have just woken up!!

I'm loosing faith that I'm not going to feel like this all the way through and how the hell will anything get done?!?

Spannertime · 18/04/2014 17:46

I'm not enjoying myself a whole bunch either. But everyone says it gets better so I am holding on to that

Chivesmum · 18/04/2014 19:05

I know it did last time but I can't remember when - I'm sure in a few weeks this will be a distant memory but its hard work now - and I really mean I'm not doing this again this time!!!!!

utopian99 · 18/04/2014 19:16

It's worse this time than last for me too - but for most people fades away from weeks 12-14 so hopefully we'll all get there soon...

Can't remember who asked but psychedelic dreams are definitely a pg side effect!

annarose g&a made me high as a kite. Dh says I was telling him VERY insistently that "they have to check the gold under the car park." He decided to play along and told me he'd had it dug up and put away, which apparently satisfied me. Needless to say I have no recollection of this Grin

ElleOhElle · 18/04/2014 19:30

anyone finding they're more sensitive to light? been wearing my sunglasses loads more than normal.

alita the pain u described.sounds more like sciatica than spd - good luck with your bbq.

barmybunting · 18/04/2014 20:09

Yes, chivesmum I'm finding the first trimester hard going as well. This is DC1 for us but I really can't bear to think of having to do this again as I just hate it. I know it's all for a good reason, but I just hate feeling so sick constantly, being so tired and just not knowing what I want. God only knows how I am going to cope with going back to work next week (I'm a teacher). How some of you are coping with working and other DCs just now is beyond me, all I've done this Easter holidays is sleep and groan!

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Polkadotscarf · 18/04/2014 20:29

I'm back to school next week too, have loved this time off to wallow in the sickness and tiredness!
Does anyone else have quite a tender pelvic area, almost feels bruised, just noticed as I leaned against the sink when washing up. Could this be the uterus moving up? It's all so new and unknown!
10+6

januaryJump · 18/04/2014 21:20

I'm with everyone on finding first tri so difficult, I remember it was last time but I also remember that last time we had fewer responsibilities and no DC, so makes it trickier this time! The worst part for me is I'm vomiting much more this time around, and I'm super hungry (wasn't with DS) which is confusing when I also feel sick.

When on G&A, among other things, I insisted on telling the MWs what a fantastic job they were doing. Whilst being stitched I informed them that they and the hospital really were the best ever, but then felt I had to qualify that by explaining that I was considering the medical profession only and not everything in the world (can't let it go to their heads, see). I had a trainee MW with a seasoned MW and kept encouraging the trainee not to worry about stitching me, I was telling her, "Don't worry, just go for it! I'll be fine! It's the only way you'll learn!". I proceeded to explain to them that being stitched was a bit like having thread unravel inside me... they were very nice, they laughed and the trainee said she hopes she is as relaxed as me when she has kids! Someone upthread mentioned about how your normal pain threshold has no bearing in labour, that was true for me, I'm such a wimp normally but after the initial contractions the pain wasn't noticeable, they kept asking during stitching to tell them if it hurt but it didn't, they kept saying, "Are you sure?! Do you tolerate pain really well then?", but it was just how I experienced labour (thankfully!). Hoping that stays true this time around!

So, early days, but it'll come sooner than the labour Grin Will you be finding out the sex? Last time I was adamant that I didn't want to know, so we didn't find out at the scan, was all quite happy about that. But I've realised that this time, I don't feel strongly either way, so I'm undecided...

alita7 · 18/04/2014 21:48

I'm managing at the BBQ, ate a sausage and some chicken without horrendous effects. still been offered alcohol about 20 times -.-
the walk over hear gave me some twinges, was probably things stretching?
I am however bored now...

I am definitely finding out the gender I am eagerly awaiting the opportunity to guess with the nub theory :p

RandomInternetStranger · 18/04/2014 21:49

12 wwwks tomorrow woohoo! Hopefully I'll stop feeling like shit then!

ElleOhElle · 18/04/2014 23:57

has anyone found anything to stop the gagging?? in finding that the hardest bit - I feel like I want to eat but the gagging is making me think I'm just going to bring up the entire contents of my stomach - I'm such a wimp when it comes to feeling sick!! pain I'm ok with but nausea noooo!! hurry up elusive 12 weeks please let the nausea stop then!!! it's getting me through thinking that the worse the nausea the better the baby is doing (fingers and everything else crossed)

MrsWombat · 19/04/2014 03:57

After a horrible day of sickness on Thursday I thankfully had a better day yesterday. Took DS to an Easter party at one of his school friends houses. Was lovely to sit and chat to the other mums. Wish I could tell them the happy news , in confidence, but MIL also does school run so can't have them knowing and not her (or DS) and want to wait until we've had the dating scan. Two and a half more weeks till scan! Think they've guessed because I turned down three cups of coffee and had the other adult drink option, fizzy drink cans, which is very unlike me, but less suspicious than the kids squash!

Can't go back to sleep!

Hopeful83 · 19/04/2014 08:58

Hi everyone, I am just checking back in after my holiday. I haven't had time yet to read everything I missed while I was away but I hope everyone is doing ok. I'm on a countdown to my scan now - next Thursday! Had an awful dream last night that it was bad news at the scan, hope that was my unconscious worrying, rather than a premonition.

Amyrose82 · 19/04/2014 10:31

Just checking in as I seem to have been kicked off the thread for not posting! Shock

Hope everyone's having a good Easter weekend - we're off to Stratford for the day, taking our elderly neighbour who's like a surrogate grandad to DH!

It's so nice to see all the good news and positive scan results recently - not long now til the magic 12 week mark, and long may the good news continue! Grin

10+3

alita7 · 19/04/2014 10:59

Is anybody else's dp being really really awful with this?! He may or may not have asd like dsd 3 and he's just so horrible atm, apparently I'm whinging too much and that makes him angry and that if I expect him to make an effort then I need to as well which is fine to an extent but I can't control a lot of this hormonal shit and apparently I'm taking advantage of pregnant women allowances because when he complains about me my response is well I'm pregnant... I am honestly questioning how I'm supposed to cope with someone so unsupportive, I now feel like I should just smile and nod at him and avoid all interaction.

alita7 · 19/04/2014 11:00

sorry to be clear I mentioned the asd thing as I think it's probably a huge factor.

januaryJump · 19/04/2014 11:42

alita Thanks I don't know what to say, it won't help you if I tell you that DH is very supportive, but I hope you can find a balance and a way for things to move positively with you both. If you are doing less or needing more help (which is natural! I'm definitely in that situation!) it may not have really hit home to him that actually, you really do need more help. Do you know how it was when he had your DSD? (I wasn't sure if 3 was the age or number, so if he's had more children then again with the others)

I've had friends whose DPs didn't really get it, at least until they were more heavily pregnant, and with some not until they first had to look after the baby on their own. There is a level of detachment from the pg experience for many DPs and they don't understand exactly what you're going through and the extent to which it has an effect. When I was first pg it was a little difficult for DP as it was all new, but fortunately he soon came to understand the impact it had on me (I think seeing me spontaneously vomit as soon as I entered the kitchen is what did it!). He also did the majority of the feeding and changes after DS was born when I was recovering my infection, and also the housework, and he says that if it wasn't for that he wouldn't be able to truly appreciate everything that I had to do, the impact of having a baby, the tiredness that comes when caring for a child. As it stands he now SAH when I go out to work so he is very in tune with it all, and this time around from the first sign of nausea he has totally understood that things will be different, but I think sadly that can be quite unique sometimes, especially with first children or for DPs who have had little to no first hand experience of dealing with pg symptoms/effects/babies.

RandomInternetStranger · 19/04/2014 11:54

Men just don't get it. I am so glad to be doing it alone this time round, it's so much easier than dealing with my ex. He was totally unsupportive and he's going to get the shock of his life if his fat whore ever has a child. I loved being pregnant last time, no hormones, no moods, no sickness, I was so happy and chilled and just enjoyed every minute. I was just trying to do the best for the baby so was very good with my diet and toxins and he was constantly pressuring me to drink and eat crap so he could. He would even add alcohol to my food to try and get me to have some!! And was all shocked and upset when I had a go at him! Hmm Wanker! He never thought of having to consider a pregnant woman in his plans and would constantly arrange activities and events without taking "pregnant wife" into account. When the spd struck he was useless. I was still happy but in screaming agony and not once did he take care of me, I'd be screaming through the nights trying to crawl to the loo because I couldn't get up and not once did he get up and help me. I spent the last month in and out of hospital constantly and again he wouldn't visit or bring me anything when I needed it, I'd just have to wait till it fitted in with his schedule. Hmm The night before the c-section I was over excited and wanted everything to be perfect and was sorting baby clothes and ironing the baby grows, which actually he should have done given how bad my pelvis was and how I shouldn't have been standing but he didn't do any preparation for the baby and I stead of understanding and joining me in the excitement he had a massive go at me and again the morning she was born for making HIM tired by not being in bed by 9! Hmm When we went for the sexing scan as we were walking in we were talking about whether it was a boy or girl and he said "I don't want a boy, it had better be a girl" Shock as we're walking in to the scan!!! What if she had been a boy??? What would the rest of that pregnancy and the child's life have been like?? What an utter prick! And to top it off the day she was born he fucked off to the pub, the next day he only ran in to visit us 10 minutes before the end of visiting time because my mum made him bring me some food and the day we were leaving again only came in 10 minutes before I was to leave, he barely managed to visit at all and despite his work giving him 2 weeks paternity leave he took one week which he spent out with his mates, doing DIY and off doing his own thing, and sleeping through the nights not helping because he was tired, no consideration for me at all. For the next 2 years till I left him he did not do one single night shift, complained if I ever asked him to go to her if I was busy, I had to book nights out in advance with him, if it was convenient for him and he started travelling on optional business trips within weeks of her being born. Luckily I didn't have any PND and was totally happy on my own but he doesn't realise how lucky he was and that so many women struggle so much more than I did with crippling morning sickness and exhaustion and hormones etc and after the birth expecting the man to pull his weight. I can't wait till his demanding self absorbed whore has a baby, she will crucify him. This time round I've struggled more with emotions and feeling crap and now the spd has started so much earlier, but still glad to be doing this without a man around giving me more headaches and making me feel even worse. I think some things are better done the old fashioned way with men not involved! I'm actually really looking forward to a birth without some man making it harder and sucking the joy out of it. He refused to tell me what was happening, he kept DD for 45 minutes before letting me have a first cuddle, didn't once tell me he was proud of me or I'd done well or anything, no little present or card or keepsake and sure as hell no eternity ring, and he fucked off to the pub straight after! He was so utterly self absorbed and inconsiderate with everything and I wasn't even demanding or hard work, in fact I was way easier than my normal self!! Grin Never having a man around for any babies ever again. Not worth it at all.

The SPD has gone through the roof and my dad has been with me the last few days and noticed how bad it is now and said he's sending mum to move in with me. Erm..... nooooooo! Not yet!! When I am totally immobile then OK I won't have a lot of choice but I can still get around for now! We'll kill each other if we're together too much! Grin It's progressed insanely quickly. 3 weeks ago I was absolutely fine and now I am waddling and limping, I am struggling with stairs and turning over in bed, getting in & out of bed, putting socks and trousers on, it's not good this early on! And last time it was only at the front in my symphysis pubis but this time it's in my sacroiliac too. And over compensating has already started making my knees and hips hurt now too. Definitely going to the GP Tuesday morning and demanding they do something.

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