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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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alita7 · 23/04/2014 08:51

Ooh winter good luck!

I hope they run on time then, I remember last time I had to go wee befoee hand as I was waiting so long :p

Tigsy · 23/04/2014 09:21

Good luck Winter. Enjoy seeing your little one Smile

TwigletFiend · 23/04/2014 09:52

Good luck, Winter! Enjoy meeting your baby Smile

StudyFullTime · 23/04/2014 10:18

hiya everyone,

juat had a scan and my haematoma has all gone, heartbeat was 176 and s/he measures 3.4 cm Smile I saw their leg twitching and could make out a nose, am very happy.

Due date has changed to 20th November though.

Good luck with any scans hapening today Grin

Thisisimpossible · 23/04/2014 10:47

Scan in just over an hour. My hands were shaking so much I couldn't put my eyeliner on Confused. Good luck to all and congrats Study Smile

Giraffeski · 23/04/2014 10:57

Good luck! Mine is on Tuesday

itsjustthursday · 23/04/2014 10:58

Best wishes to all Smile

Still 2wks5days to my scan...

Decided to go through the CD-ROM the MW gave me at booking in, there is sooo much information on it! I couldn't remember if I looked at it first time around Confused Would be more useful for a first time mum! However I can see it's from 2011/12, the advice hasn't changed from what I can see but they have the wrong SMP amounts and something about the Child Trust Fund, which I'm pretty sure doesn't exist anymore.

I've already written notes in my birth plan. My head is so far forward in this pregnancy, I think having done it once before I now know what is to come, so I'm skipping past, "What happens at this appointment?" and going straight to, "Right, I need someone to have DS, I want to use this type of suite, I need DH there, we should hire a cleaner - how many hours?, who is going to cook?, we need the cab company number again...". It's, um, overwhelming Grin

Whenwillwe3meetagain · 23/04/2014 11:13

Elliekins thanks for the recommendation - I'm not far off ordering one of those as my sciatica is so sore. Saw physio today and I told her I was going to see a pregnancy osetopath - she is all for me trying whatever I need to so that is positive and I'll book in to see him asap.
Good luck to all with scans!
I'm 10 weeks today and have my scan on 13 May, I may tell my boss before then as I'm probably being a pita working from home and hobbling around at the mo!

Horispondle · 23/04/2014 11:23

hello everyone, I've been avidly reading every post but never feel like writing an update on my phone and rarely get on the laptop with DD about! She has just started playgroup so I am absolutely ecstatic to get 2.5 hours of free childcare everyday. Used it wisely monday, cleaning the house and yesterday, trying on the 6 bags of maternity clothes that were in our loft (not all mine, everyone in the family seemed to think I'd be next and gave me all theirs!) but today I was thawing up again first thing this morning and as soon as I got back in the house after dropping her off I went back to bed for an hour! Feel massively lazy as I have a 2 page to do list to get through but hey-ho I'm growing a human! I know there is going to be a massive sleep deficit soon, if only I could build up some reserves now while I can!

Exciting seeing everyone getting scans soon! We had a cheeky wee early scan on saturday, it was wonderful - I didn't realise you would actually see the heartbeat! We are going on holiday when I'm 12 weeks so I was worried I wouldn't get one until 13 weeks so we booked the private scan, the next day the letter came in the door, booking me in for 11+6! I'm so glad I'll get another scan before the holiday. :)

edwardcullensotherwoman · 23/04/2014 12:42

Ooh looking forward to seeing everyone's scan news! I have mine next Tuesday,I'll be exactly 12 weeks. I'm suddenly paranoid again that they're going to tell us it's twins Hmm which is ridiculous because I had a scan at 8+3 and only one was confirmed. EPU are unlikely to get it wrong aren't they??

I keep reading through everyone's updates, but by the time I get to the bottom I've forgotten most of it, so my apologies for not acknowledging everyone.

My sickness seems to have eased since Friday (which was the worst day ever!) I was getting a bit worried but DH pointed out that I'm still frazzled so it's probably nothing to worry about. Has anyone else ever had antenatal depression? I had it with DD and looking back probably with DS too (but unrecognised until it became PND). I'm still on citalopram from when I was pregnant with DD, but I've had quite a few "off" days recently. I tried talking to DH about it but he just said I need a better diet Hmm (probably true as I'm on a proper carb-fest at the moment!). I don't really know what I wanted from him, or from anyone really, I think I just want to cry and say I feel depressed and have some sympathy!

Amyrose82 · 23/04/2014 13:17

Good luck with scans everyone! Looking forward to lots of positive news Grin

Ours is next Weds when I'll be exactly 12 weeks - good timing as my sister is having a big birthday party on the Saturday so we'll be able to tell everyone then and I won't have to pretend to drink! Although we've already told a handful more people since the first scan at 9+3 - it's so hard keeping it quiet!

Random, I've had a press invite for the Birmingham baby show (I work for a magazine) so I'll probably go along for a nosey! I've been so restrained and not bought anything yet (don't plan to start til after the 20 week scan) but MIL has gone a bit crazy already - baby already has a chest of drawers full of stuff, aargh!

Amyrose82 · 23/04/2014 13:18

Oh and after a week or so respite, the tiredness has come back with a vengeance - I got busted nodding off at my desk yesterday! Blush

Thisisimpossible · 23/04/2014 13:46

Hooray! All is ok at the moment . The Sonographer revised my dates to 10+4 so we're 2days ahead of where we thought we were. So relieved and DH said he finally feels like it's real. He was grinning all over his face Smile

Alita, re the water stuff don't get carried away like I did and drink too much-I had to go and empty half my bladder as it was too full and she couldn't see anything and then empty it completely as she was struggling to see my right ovary. So I needn't have been half as uncomfortable as I was Wink

RandomInternetStranger · 23/04/2014 15:33

Got my scan tomorrow morning first thing.

I'm rh- too. The injections do hurt, surprisingly more than others I've had, but needs must, it's not terrible. I forgot to ask when I should have my next one actually, didn't have any with the mcs, only with DD.

I'm happy to be pg, and maybe it's because this is the 2nd one, but I'm not {excited} about anything. I'm not excited about tomorrow's scan, it'll be nice to get photos for DD but I'm not nervous or eagerly counting the minutes till I see it. I'm very chilled about everything, but not worried about anything or excited. Everything is very beige really. I had a scan at 9 weeks and again no excitement, no tears of joy seeing the little gummy bear, nothing, all just hmm that's nice. I'm not reading or checking my apps or researching the best babygrow, I've barely checked what development stage it's up to or listened on the doppler and when I have its more out of guilt that I haven't for a while. This is in stark contrast to how I was with DD. I feel really guilty that I'm not as excited or researching so frantically with this one. I used to spend hours meditating and imagining DD, I was obsessive over looking after myself, I was totally focussed on her, this time I'm really not. I've eaten things I know I shouldn't (Rare steak! Sorry but just cannot handle well done, it's wrong! And coca cola, more than I should.), used beauty products I wouldn't have with DD, I was expecting to be a bit more chilled this time round but not this much. I think a lot of traumas from the past are preventing me really getting into this for fear I'll lose it. I feel really guilty though and feel really sorry for this little one at the moment. I need to buck up and get into it more. Maybe tomorrow's scan will fire me up a bit more. I hope so.

edwardcullensotherwoman · 23/04/2014 15:45

Aw Random don't feel guilty, it's probably just a case of your subconscious protecting you because of past traumas, and especially given how you were feeling a few weeks back. I'm sure once you have the scan tomorrow and the ball really starts rolling with antenatal appointments etc you'll start to feel it more. FWIW I wasn't so into reading up about the development and being careful about food and stuff the second time round, I think you learn a lot from your first child, including a lot of common sense!

Hope you're not in too much pain today, and you get a physio appointment soon too (did you say you'd seen the GP yesterday?)

RandomInternetStranger · 23/04/2014 16:13

Yeah only a quick 5 minutes just to get a referral, dint check me over at all, no point, just said she'd send a referral letter for me so hopefully will hear soon.

Yeah this time round has sucked mentally so far. First I was ridiculously emotional and depressed to the extent I considered not going through with it, then came anger and my ADHD went through the roof, now just utter nothingness. Really hope it starts settling down soon.

ElleOhElle · 23/04/2014 16:19

winter where are you?? hope everything went ok at the scan!

alita7 · 23/04/2014 16:50

I'm on the way to the wake... can I have a hug please, dp has text me complaining about feeling ill several times but hasn't even asked if I'm Ok -.- I guess it's the asd thing. I don't really want to complain to my mum as it's her brothers funeral and I don't want to spoil her view of dp.

I'm getting more and more anxious about tomorrow, I've got a feeling all is well but I can't let myself believe that and am terrified! on the other hand I had a lovely dream last night of a scan with a healthy full term baby with lots of hair :p im hoping my body is telling me its all ok. although then they found another 1 and another until there was about 8 :O

ElleOhElle · 23/04/2014 16:59

Alita hugs to you!! my DH is a bit like that I say I'm feeling sick and rather than saying oh poor you or is there anything I can do he'll say 'yeah my back* hurts'

  • replace back with any other rand body part he can think of
WinterLover · 23/04/2014 17:10

im here, they were running late!

everything is ok and I keep the same due date Grin

Now to panic...im pregnant!!!

ElleOhElle · 23/04/2014 17:11

Also Alita - it might be related to asd or it might be that they're men Grin

WinterLover · 23/04/2014 17:12

im rhs- too. Ended up with 4 anti-d jabs last pregnancy and they do hurt Sad

Hopeful83 · 23/04/2014 17:21

Congratulations to everyone with happy scan news Smile Mine is tomorrow morning too. So nervous that's it's going to be bad news. Fx!

weeonion · 23/04/2014 17:31

great scan news Smile

Thisisimpossible · 23/04/2014 17:32

Hugs Alita, I'm thinking of you. Take care and try to stay positive :) xxx