November 2014 Thread 3- Counting towards the second trimester!

[barmybunting]

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!

place marking, will catch up soon

I'm not sure alita, I don't think so as I'm sure the midwife said she'd be putting things in the post and then I'd hear from the hospital, I'm thinking that if I haven't heard by Tuesday I'll ring the midwives to double check (I live in a little town in Cumbria, so the hospital is an hour away) and get a direct number for the maternity unit. I'd much prefer to book, as I don't have set days off work so the sooner I know, the sooner work can publish the rota!

I'm 7+5 and got my scan date a few days ago, booking in is on Wednesday. Dh was all for hanging in there till the nhs scan but as I seem to be having a worse time if it this time round, sickness wise, and it's harder to hide from family we thought about an early scan to check. Now dh's ex and her gf have got engaged and when we saw them this weekend told us they're hoping for a November wedding so we've booked an early scan for Saturday so that we can tell them early as it would be awful to miss it (and they'd be sad too, I'm not being egotistical - we're on a relatively small guest list and dh's ex's gf is one of his oldest friends..)

Excited about early scan but nervous too. And don't want to announce that we're expecting to take away from engagement news - although this is our dc2 so less drama and excitement I think than an engagement anyway?

In other news, definitely agree with those who are finding jeans tight already. Last time I looked utterly normal till about 5 months, this is awful!

Hi everyone - just done an almighty catch-up with all the news, so trying to keep everything straight in my head. Here goes:

Thanks for the new thread, barmy

blamber - that’s fantastic news on your scan. What a relief for you!

Elliekins - I’m 10 weeks tomorrow and I’ve told about 8 friends, one colleague (also a friend), parents and siblings and my boss. Some I told straight away – I can’t bear the pressure of no one knowing and feeling like I'm acting all weird around everyone, and I told people I’d tell if anything went wrong anyway. Also, I’ve really started showing this week. In mat trousers as of yesterday, but tbh I’ve not been able to wear most of my trousers since 7 weeks – just too uncomfortable having something pressing in. My best friend from university was up this weekend and she guessed straight away!

alita - poor poor you. The whole scenario sounds like complete torture. His dad sounds very sweet though . And yes, boobs were hurting less by nine weeks, although nipples v sensitive! And today I think my bra was a bit tight and they started hurting again, but they’re better now I’ve taken it off

Zebra - how worrying – hope you get some answers soon.

annarose they won’t normally listen for the baby till you’re at least 12 weeks as if they can’t find the heartbeat they figure it can be unnecessarily worrying. I would go for a private scan if you’re not due one till 20 weeks, though, definitely. Much too long to wait and as others have said, too late for nuchal test. Re the headache – I had a four-day one at about 7 weeks. Was horrible, and the quantity of paracetamol you say you’ve taken sounds fine to me from all I’ve read about that.

*MrsWombat – have a lovely holiday!

HRMumness - Yes to all that – bump and breathless. I’ve had a virus, and the air’s been horrible so that's not helped, but I was already feeling a bit like that by 6 weeks. I also already have that pressure pushing up into my diaphragm feeling that I didn’t get till about 20 weeks last time.

Got a busy week ahead, but I'll try not to leave it so long to catch up next time - it's so nice being here with everyone in a similar position

www.facebook.com/kiddicare/posts/10152003934802116

Read this and laughed. Sorry, it's a facebook post about a parent dish post. Can't link properly as on ipad.

that's funny Mrs wombat, though a bit too close to home hehe

Sorry i haven't been on for a bit... So tired all week and spent the weekend catching up on sleep, work and time with ds!
I have started showing big time (8+5) ... Today, even more so ( tummy has popped out and stretch marks have appeared where i didn't have marks last tine !) is this normal for no2? I love it but its going to be tricky to hide from work this week... (Im not small anyway-size 20, but this is a def bump!!!)Was hard to hide at work night out on friday ( bowling with the lightest ever ball!)
Hope you all have a happy week!!

Hi all,

I'm 8+4 today, first pregnancy. Joined mumsnet this evening for some moral support as my DH has gone away on business. He's been brilliant since I've been feeling rubbish, and I'm not sure how I'm going to cope without him!

I've got a viability scan tomorrow after having a sub chorionic bleed at 6 weeks, so hopefully will be good news. I still feel lousy which I'm hoping is a good sign, albeit an unpleasant one!

I've got an appointment through for my nuchal scan at 13 weeks, but not heard anything yet about booking with midwife, should I be trying to call someone?

So glad I'm not the only one showing early. Thanks to all the second timers who commented.

annarose usually get the aura beforehand? At least that's what I used to have when I got them. One thing I learnt is that they sometimes affect your digestion, so I would have to take the quick acting nuerofen for it to have any affect. Paracetamol did nothing for them. Horrible things, hope you feel better.

I think you do show sooner if it's not your first child. However, I'm definitely looking a lot bigger and it is my first, so I don't even have an excuse! It's just the amount I've been eating to try and stop feeling sick!

Got my booking appointment Tuesday- maybe that will make it feel more real because even after an early scan it doesn't feel real.

8 + 4

why is it that I am queasy (and apparently vomiting now which doesn't help the hunger) during the day and can't stomach much then at bed time my body decides to be starving no matter how much food I put in it , right when there's no food...
With showing, I can see a difference, dp can see a difference but as I mentioned I had a lot of issue's with foods making me bloat, particularly bread when I was on the pill, so people are used to my belly varying in size and probably haven't noticed yet :)
Tigsy my scan made me believe I was pregnant more than I did before. my midwife appointment kinda helped but really it's just clicked in the last couple of days since I turned 9 weeks :)

I love my son!

Lovely MIL made us Cornish pasties for our journey. But she normally makes sausage rolls. So DS said, "thank you very much nanny. Can we have sausage rolls as well." So now she's made us a batch of those as well. Just what I need for a long trip.

As long as she doesn't pop round while the midwife is here. Or after, because DS will say something about "the nurse".

MammySam DC2 due 31st Oct
RandomInternetStranger DC2 due 1st Nov
ToonLass due 1st Nov
Canweseethebunnies DC2 due early Nov
BatCave DC3 due 2nd Nov
Hopeful83 DC1 due 2nd Nov
Annarose2014 due 2nd Nov
booksshoescats DC2 due 3rd Nov
CraziesTogether DC1 due 3rd Nov
RhiBee29 DC1 due 3rd Nov
Babybump0411 DC1 Due 3rd Nov
WheresMrMonkey DC2 3rd Nov
WinterLover DC2 due 4th Nov
annatha DC1 due 4th Nov
caravela due 5th Nov
Donkey36 DC3 due 5th Nov
weeonion DC2 due 6th Nov
alita7 DC1 due 6th Nov
Littleyewtree DC2 due 7th Nov
Greenstone DC2 due 7th Nov
flipflopsonfifthavenue DC2 due 7th Nov
AussieGoingHomeSoon DC3 due 7th Nov
SazHoopz DC2 due 7th Nov
Snook99 due 7th Nov
ElleOhElle DC2 due 7th Nov
AveryJessup DC2 due 8th Nov
MabelMay DC3 due 8th Nov
edwardcullensotherwoman DC3 due 8th Nov
Emzzy26x due 8th Nov
nogeybose DC2 due 8th Nov
Polkadotscarf due 9th Nov
RecklessLadybird DC1 due 9th Nov
MumaBex DC3 9th Nov
Elliekins DC1 9th Nov
Nessalina DC1 due 10th Nov
ladydolly due 10th Nov
PosyFossilsShoes due 10th Nov
LittleRedDinosaur DC2 due 10th Nov
MrsY87 DC1 due 10th Nov
Giraffeski lo DC3 due 11th Nov
BJZebra DC2 due 11th Nov
MrsCuppa DC1 due 11th Nov
nickiswiss due 11th Nov
Mathssssteacher123 DC2 due 11th Nov
HRMumness DC2 due 12th Nov
LadyMillion DC1 due 12th Nov
Amyrose82 DC1 due 12th Nov
bunnykitten DC1 due 12th Nov
MrsWombat DC2 due 12th Nov
Pandamom DC1 due 12th Nov
FurryScoob DC1 due 13th Nov
Tigsy DC1 due 13th Nov
Lauraparsons233 due 13th Nov
WutheringTights DC2 due 13th Nov
Grayby due 13th Nov
movingmovingmoving DC2 due 14th Nov
Petal26 DC2 due 14th Nov
Misslaughalot DC2 due 14th Nov
jellybeanjemima DC1 due 14th Nov
amy83firsttimer DC1 due 14th Nov
Laura1410 DC2 due mid Nov
happyjessie due mid Nov
BeetleBeetle due mid Nov
Kairos DC3 due second half of Nov
Baxter2014 DC1 due 15th Nov
33goingon64 DC2 due 15th Nov
SeaSaltMill DC1 due 15th Nov
theduchesse DC2 due 15th Nov
Wineandchoccy DC1 due 15th Nov
Barmybunting DC1 due 16th Nov
selsigfach DC1 due 16th Nov
Getyourflipflopson DC3 due 16th Nov
pinkgirlythoughts DC2 due 17th Nov
StudyFullTime DC2 due 17th Nov
Snooky17 DC4 due 17th Nov
EmiliaS DC1 due 17th Nov
daisydalrymple DC3 due 18th Nov
DilysMoon DC3 due 18th Nov
stowsettler DC2 due 19th Nov
Whenwillwe3meet again DC1 due 19th Nov
utopian99 DC2 due 20th Nov
Bubba84 due 20th Nov
robynarmstrong92 DC1 due 21st Nov
Glossolalia due 21st Nov
GoooRooo DC2 21st Nov
twiglet2 21st Nov
HoracePondle DC2 due 22nd Nov
ChirpChirp DC2 due 22nd
NorthernExile DC2 due 23rd Nov
likeaboss DC1 due 23rd Nov
keeponkeepinon DC3 due 24th Nov
Blamber DC1 due 24th Nov
Moffit DC2 due 24th Nov
amylou82 DC1 due 25th Nov
maeanne DC2 due 26th Nov
ImBrian DC5 due 26th Nov
Loaf99 DC1 due 26th Nov
Sleepingstarsmommy DC1 due 27th Nov
Marzipan81 DC1 27th Nov
DanielSan DC2 due 28th Nov
WhatWouldCaitlinDo due end Nov
CarmineRose1978 due end Nov
TheWildOnes DC3 due end Nov
ImBrian Due end of Nov/beginning Dec

It's hard to say if I'm really showing, because I have a bit of a belly anyway. A small band of fat around my belly button area. This has actually reduced a bit over the past couple of weeks, probably due to a lot less coffee but not biscuits and a lot more fruit and wholemeal foods.

But over the past couple of days the bit below from pubic bone up (where baby actually is) has started to get swollen, and I can notice a small bump when I wear my tracksuit bottoms at home, but not enough for DP to notice. Don't notice it when I'm wearing jeans, and I don't think people are looking at my nether regions either, thankfully!

I wasn't super slim before DC1 but I did have a flat stomach, and the public bone area was definitely where the bump started to appear from. It's funny because you think of "your bump" being where your belly button is, but it's not for the first few months!

Welcome TeaNCakes! What's your due date and someone will add you to the list? I suggest you ring your hospital and get hold of the community midwife team to find out when your appointment is.

Thanks for kicking off the new thread, barmy! Just checking in to mark my place - no news here. Still off my food, tired, achey and some odd pinching and fluttering down below (almost like feeling movements but surely that's impossible at 9 weeks??) but no radical change in any direction. My blood tests for abnormalities and 12-week scan are scheduled for April 23rd and 30th, respectively, so I'm basically wishing the entire month of April away!

I too am starting to develop a bit of a bump nicki and HRMumness. I was getting away with just undoing the top button of my jeans up to now but today I felt really uncomfortable with that so may have to dig some of my old maternity trousers out of the back of the closet! So far I haven't told anyone in my family but I did tell two friends here that I see regularly because even if anything did happen now after the 8 week mark, I would probably end up telling them one way or another. My family, on the other hand, are thousands of miles away so I wouldn't want to worry them when they can't do anything to help me.

Can we also update my due date on the list to November 10th? That was the new date I got at my 8 week scan last week - thank you!

9 +0

im going to need maternity jeans very soon. normal ones are so uncomfortable. ive got some maternity clothes from last time but my jeans gave up and had holes in lol

Welcome teancake! I hope your scan goes well this week. A number of us have had to have early scans after bleeds at a similar time and I totally understand your worry! Fingers crossed you see a happy wiggly bean there with a lovely heartbeat!

Is anyone else quietly panicking about things going wrong still? I know we can't do anything, and I haven't had much bleeding since my scan a week and a half ago but for some reason I'm really scared that we'll see a mmc at the 12 week scan. I have no reason for this but I'm still worrying about it!

We told DH's parents and brother last night. I thought they would worry endlessly about the timing (we are moving to some unknown destination in Dec/Jan due to DH's job and DH is in the middle of a very demanding year at work which they constantly worry about.). But they are absolutely over the moon, and couldn't be more excited! If anything, this just made me worry more in case something goes wrong as I'd feel like we'd let them down as this first grandchild on both sides is eagerly awaited for!

The worry never really stops, does it?

Morning all!

barmy I'm worrying at the moment. Started being sick last week, first thing in the morning, and then the last two days I have felt fine in the morning and eaten normally. Worrying that something has happened now :-s One of these cases where I want to be sick to know everything is alright, but obviously don't at the same time!

Felt well enough yesterday to have the first coffee in well over a week and was awake until 1:30am! Not doing that again today!

Booking in appointment attempt #2 today, hopefully been booked a long enough slot.

Hope everyone is feeling ok :-)
8+3 today.

Barmy I am still worrying, despite not having any bleeding or anything like that. I am SO AFRAID of seeing a mmc when I go for the scan next week, and then because it's only 10 weeks and not 12 (the magic number!) I am probably still going to worry after that. maybe it's a first baby thing to be such a turkey?

Updated list below:

MammySam DC2 due 31st Oct
RandomInternetStranger DC2 due 1st Nov
ToonLass due 1st Nov
Canweseethebunnies DC2 due early Nov
BatCave DC3 due 2nd Nov
Hopeful83 DC1 due 2nd Nov
Annarose2014 due 2nd Nov
booksshoescats DC2 due 3rd Nov
CraziesTogether DC1 due 3rd Nov
RhiBee29 DC1 due 3rd Nov
Babybump0411 DC1 Due 3rd Nov
WheresMrMonkey DC2 3rd Nov
WinterLover DC2 due 4th Nov
annatha DC1 due 4th Nov
caravela due 5th Nov
Donkey36 DC3 due 5th Nov
weeonion DC2 due 6th Nov
alita7 DC1 due 6th Nov
Littleyewtree DC2 due 7th Nov
Greenstone DC2 due 7th Nov
flipflopsonfifthavenue DC2 due 7th Nov
AussieGoingHomeSoon DC3 due 7th Nov
SazHoopz DC2 due 7th Nov
Snook99 due 7th Nov
ElleOhElle DC2 due 7th Nov
AveryJessup DC2 due 8th Nov
MabelMay DC3 due 8th Nov
edwardcullensotherwoman DC3 due 8th Nov
Emzzy26x due 8th Nov
nogeybose DC2 due 8th Nov
Polkadotscarf due 9th Nov
RecklessLadybird DC1 due 9th Nov
MumaBex DC3 9th Nov
Elliekins DC1 9th Nov
Miskate DC1 9th Nov
Nessalina DC1 due 10th Nov
ladydolly due 10th Nov
PosyFossilsShoes due 10th Nov
LittleRedDinosaur DC2 due 10th Nov
MrsY87 DC1 due 10th Nov
Giraffeski lo DC3 due 11th Nov
BJZebra DC2 due 11th Nov
MrsCuppa DC1 due 11th Nov
nickiswiss due 11th Nov
Mathssssteacher123 DC2 due 11th Nov
HRMumness DC2 due 12th Nov
LadyMillion DC1 due 12th Nov
Amyrose82 DC1 due 12th Nov
bunnykitten DC1 due 12th Nov
MrsWombat DC2 due 12th Nov
Pandamom DC1 due 12th Nov
FurryScoob DC1 due 13th Nov
Tigsy DC1 due 13th Nov
Lauraparsons233 due 13th Nov
WutheringTights DC2 due 13th Nov
Grayby due 13th Nov
movingmovingmoving DC2 due 14th Nov
Petal26 DC2 due 14th Nov
Misslaughalot DC2 due 14th Nov
jellybeanjemima DC1 due 14th Nov
amy83firsttimer DC1 due 14th Nov
Laura1410 DC2 due mid Nov
happyjessie due mid Nov
BeetleBeetle due mid Nov
Kairos DC3 due second half of Nov
Baxter2014 DC1 due 15th Nov
33goingon64 DC2 due 15th Nov
SeaSaltMill DC1 due 15th Nov
theduchesse DC2 due 15th Nov
Wineandchoccy DC1 due 15th Nov
Barmybunting DC1 due 16th Nov
selsigfach DC1 due 16th Nov
Getyourflipflopson DC3 due 16th Nov
pinkgirlythoughts DC2 due 17th Nov
StudyFullTime DC2 due 17th Nov
Snooky17 DC4 due 17th Nov
EmiliaS DC1 due 17th Nov
daisydalrymple DC3 due 18th Nov
DilysMoon DC3 due 18th Nov
stowsettler DC2 due 19th Nov
Whenwillwe3meet again DC1 due 19th Nov
utopian99 DC2 due 20th Nov
Bubba84 due 20th Nov
robynarmstrong92 DC1 due 21st Nov
Glossolalia due 21st Nov
GoooRooo DC2 21st Nov
twiglet2 21st Nov
HoracePondle DC2 due 22nd Nov
ChirpChirp DC2 due 22nd
NorthernExile DC2 due 23rd Nov
likeaboss DC1 due 23rd Nov
keeponkeepinon DC3 due 24th Nov
Blamber DC1 due 24th Nov
Moffit DC2 due 24th Nov
amylou82 DC1 due 25th Nov
maeanne DC2 due 26th Nov
ImBrian DC5 due 26th Nov
Loaf99 DC1 due 26th Nov
Sleepingstarsmommy DC1 due 27th Nov
Marzipan81 DC1 27th Nov
DanielSan DC2 due 28th Nov
WhatWouldCaitlinDo due end Nov
CarmineRose1978 due end Nov
TheWildOnes DC3 due end Nov
ImBrian Due end of Nov/beginning Dec

Barmy I'm the same. My early scan was exactly as it should be and I've had no reason to be concerned (no bleeding or anything) but I'm also worried about the 12 weeks scan and keep thinking something might have happened in the meantime since my last scan.

Miskate are you going to tell people after your 10 week scan? I've got a 10 week scan and a 12 week with a work conference in between (which is why I've booked the early one - so I can tell work I'm not lifting any heavy boxes or doing 20 hour days like I normally do).

But I don't know whether to wait until the NHS one at 12 weeks to be 'safe'? Statistically your chance of miscarriage flatlines at 9 weeks...

major panic here, no reason to worry. My 7 week scan was fine, I still feel sick, still being sick, belly is growing and boobs are massive and sore but I have that worry something is going to go wrong.

I told family literally the moment I got the positive test, as there'd been a lot of discussion re my fertility when I thought I was infertile and then turned out to be totally fine on Clomid (drama queen).

I had a private scan at 7w+3, and told a few people then (close work friends, my best friends as we were all at a biog 30th weekender bender, where I was conspicuously not getting hammered as usual).

I will tell everyone else around 11 weeks, so a week after my NHS scan at 10 weeks, as I'm on holiday during the week of the scan. My next scan won't be until the 20 weeker, so i ahven't got much of an option really I don't think.

You could wait till the 12 week one to be 'safe', and I can see the temptation there, but it is based purely on superstitions - if there's a heartbeat and everything is normal size at 10 week, you're NORMALLY fine. Of course I keep reading people's stories about how they had a scan at 9 weeks and everything was fine, and then another at 11 weeks, everything fine, and then boom, baby gone in week 13. so. Sheeit.

just been for my scan and saw a little peanut and a heartbeat, am very happy, my dates are out by about 3 days but it's all good.

Good lucknto everyone else having scans today

studyfulltime amazing news! Hope that you feel reassured now.

I agree with Miskate. Women tend to announce at 12 weeks, but that is just because when the scan generally is/tends to be. You can have your dating scan anytime from 10 weeks, so if you have it then and all is ok, then you should be ok telling. Obviously nothing is ever a guarantee, but at that point, if all looks as it should, the odds are massively in your favour and don't tend to change much between 10-12 weeks.