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November 2014- thread 4- 12 week scans and blooming in the second trimester!

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barmybunting · 27/04/2014 12:04

Hi everyone, we have run out of posts on our last thread so hopefully we'll all find this one easily enough.

Here is to more positive 12 week scans and enjoying our second trimesters, all feeling more human hopefully!

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WinterLover · 29/04/2014 18:54

alita I love your DH! Mine has buggered off with the car and I REALLY want a ham and pineapple pizza Sad DS on way to bed and nearest shop is half hour walk away grrr

alita7 · 29/04/2014 18:57

haha winter I love him now half an hour ago he was flicking me :p he wouldn't have gone if it wasn't for all the dinner :p

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barmybunting · 29/04/2014 19:09

Alita, sounds like your DH is looking after you Smile.

Avery, I didn't think mat clothes would fit at this stage, the fact you've found some that will has made me decide I am off to find some mat jeans next week after my scan, all being well. Thanks!

Love the idea of making clothes for baby Smile. My Mom has started to crochet a blanket and I'm gathering up fabric to make a quilt for our little one. I made one for our wedding instead of a guest book, and guests signed it/wrote messages on it. It now hangs in our wall and I absolutely love it, so I am planning to try to make a small one for baby which we can use as a rug to play on/quilt for a bed once they are older. I'm struggling with colours though as we don't want to find out the sex. We've wanted (I that is, DH has no choice here Wink) to decorate a nursery with African animals/the bus (giraffes, elephants, lions etc) for years so I think I might try to find a mix of fabric like that to make the quilt.

Scan is a week tomorrow.

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barmybunting · 29/04/2014 19:14

Chivesmum, I wish the blooming was a promise! I was hopeful it might come true if I wrote it Smile. Sorry to hear you are still feeling so rough. I am with you there, still throwing up every night, most often from the commute home from work when I walk in the door as driving really beings on the nausea. Oh how lovely pregnancy is Wink.

I can't remember who, but someone mentioned a commute of 75 mins each way on public transport every day. How the hell are you coping with that? I drive an hour each way mon-fri and that is very much part of the reason I am going on mat leave in mid Sept because I can't bare it any longer than that. I admire you coping with that every day!

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Chivesmum · 29/04/2014 19:30

Thank you - I've not bee sick for a few days but its worse as I'd feel better if I could be!

I have so much respect for you ladies working - I'm a SAHM and that's hard enough! I did work last time and remember a few bus journeys were I only just made a public loo to throw up in!!!!

It is all worth it I know - just wish it wasnt so hard at the moment

bunnykitten · 29/04/2014 19:45

Hi, sorry for the long absence, I've been freaking out about this whole baby thing! I have my scan tomorrow morning (will be 12+1) which I think will help a lot, I've mostly been worrying about it all being in my head. I've put on no weight, but am clearly bigger, so am hoping I don't turn up to the scan to find it's just a really bad case of trapped wind!!!

DH has been brilliant though, he's put up with a lot of whining from me!

I have a 75 min commute, although my baby on board badge helps a lot. I just have to remember to take it off before I get to work as I haven't told them yet...

Miskate · 29/04/2014 19:55

I didn't even think to ask about the unchallenged measurement. Maybe it's different in wales, but they just booked me for a blood test in 3 weeks, which will be for downs. I'm 28 so not sure if that makes a difference to the way they order things.

67.77 mm measurement, bang on 13 weeks. I found the measurement on the scan that was attached to the back page of my yellow folder? Only just discovered a cache of photos back there!

SO happy there has been lots of good news today. I swear I will never read a horoscope again. Idiot.

Miskate · 29/04/2014 20:03

Unchallenged = nuchal
(Obviously)

Petal26 · 29/04/2014 20:08

Still feeling quite rough here too :-( Taken it easy the last 2 days at home but got 3 really busy days at school starting tomorrow, hopefully I'll be too busy to feel sorry for myself!
I tried crocheting a blanket last time I was pregnant and everyone (MIL and mum etc) took the mick saying it was too heavy and more like a rug so I didn't finish it and haven't tried since!
Scan 1 week today! 11+4 today

alita7 · 29/04/2014 20:33

I have some ideas for jazzing up plain girls clothes, sewing on bows and ribbons etc but no ideas for boys clothes so if I get the time I'll sort of make some if it's a girl.

Urgh tomorrow I have to do some tidying/ cleaning :( luckily dps mum is taking dsd to school as he has college so I don't have to get up (yesss!)

RandomInternetStranger · 29/04/2014 21:14

God I am in awe of those of you who are going to make clothes! No chance I would attempt that, it would be disastrous! I made a scarf once which turned out alright until I washed it on a cool wash and it ended up being a Barbie scarf so I think I'll leave all of this to the more creative and capable among us! Grin And I don't really like wool anyway, I find it too itchy. I did make my own nappy liners last time and looking at the ones I have now I may need to make some more, but that involves nothing more than cutting fleece into shape and that's my limit! Grin

weeonion · 29/04/2014 21:21

I dip dyed a load of baby vests and babygros last time in the last month waiting for DD to arrive - had quite a production line going with buckets of various colours (I had been inspired after getting free tickets to a hyper commercialised baby show where they were about 20 each which I thought was ludicrous!). I also made some taggy blankets for DD and our antenatal pal's babies which went down a treat.

Wont have the same time with this nugget but cant wait to see what you all come up with! Smile

RandomInternetStranger · 29/04/2014 21:25

Ah I dyed my muslins because after a few months they looked horrible with various stains on them! This time I've treated myself to rainbow coloured ones. Smile

weeonion · 29/04/2014 21:27

wow - have you noticed there is a January 2015 antenatal thread ....... .....which must mean we are moving towards our future postnatal one Smile

alita7 · 29/04/2014 21:33

ohhh what good ideas, I think I might do some tyedying :p

I'm getting a bit impatient now, I want to be able to feel ninja move, be really obviously pregnant and know the sex!!!

PosyFossilsShoes · 29/04/2014 21:52

OMG Random rainbow coloured muslins? WHERE DO I FIND THEM?! Grin

DP and I seem to be taking it in turns to freak out about this. I think partly it's because it's not so much normalised in same sex couples so we haven't had years of nudging and when are you going to, and it's clearly such a surprise to the people we've told. There is an element of "oh dear, what have I done, I am in no way equipped to cope with a baby" which I'm sure is normal for a first baby but is also making me feel guilty, because right now everything is making me feel guilty {looks round at untidy room}

On the plus side I am back on the healthy eating and trying to eat low-GI foods does seem to improve the mood swings. I think my blood sugar has been so all over the place with the nausea that it's difficult to know what's real emotion and what's just the evil bit of my subconscious having a laugh.

Annarose2014 · 29/04/2014 21:55

Tiedying is a great idea!

I writing this from bed. Its still bright out! I don't even care.

I got up at 6, out the door by 6.45, 1 hour commute, 13 hour shift entirely on feet in hospital, out by 8.30pm, home by 9.30pm, in the bed about 60 seconds later.

I have NO IDEA how I'm going to keep this up but I've no choice. My poor body feels about 40 years older than I am!

I've already started cheekily sitting down on people's beds whilst taking their blood pressure. Infection Control be damned! Grin

StripeyFox · 29/04/2014 22:00

I'd noticed the January thread and it made me realise how far we've all come along!

I've got my booking appointment tomorrow which I'm really looking forward to. Although I'm not looking forward to being weighed- I have been constantly hungry recently, I'm slightly concerned. It doesn' help matters that I've been revising for exams these last few weeks too and spending more time than usual in the house. I'm working away for most of May so will be pleased to be distracted by that for a bit!

All of your creative ideas have got my creative juices flowing - the list of things I plan to do/create/organise pre-baby will be so long by the time I go on maternity leave!

Fab to hear about all the active babies at scans. I must head over and add myself to the stats list, I've not done it yet!

Loaf99 · 29/04/2014 22:04

Hello imbrian hello emiranda! We are all edd 26 November! Where are you based?

mismylinford · 29/04/2014 22:06

Twiglet , I've never done crochet or knitting. But i decided i wanted something to do to keep my mind busy while of work so i for a kit off ebay and watch tutorials on YouTube. Just practise ill get there Haha x

weeonion · 29/04/2014 22:06

Posygossilshoes - maybe we should allocate a colour to different people and we each dye a batch of muslins and send round so we end up with a rainbow set each - a muslin dyeing collective??? :-)

I remember a total PINK explosion in our house after DD was born which I do not want this time. Neither do I want pastel blue if its a boy. I think rainbow stripes / spots is the way ahead for either gender tbh.

2 of our same sex partnered friends of ours had kids recently. Our friendship circle were over the moon for them but they dealt with some surprising attitudes amongst people who really should have known better. There was a same sex couple at my scan on Saturday who were so excited but equally freaked by the process. I think of info aimed at parents to be / patents is sadly v heteronormative. Hopefully that will change with time.

weeonion · 29/04/2014 22:10

Hey stripey - good luck tomorrow!! What time you in at - I have to go in at 1.30pm so might see you there??

alita7 · 29/04/2014 22:15

onion I too hate baby pink and baby blue, baby will have a colourful wardrobe! Not quite sure how to tell potential gift givers that I don't want those colours without being rude :p
I kinda like the passing muslins around for dying idea :p

alita7 · 29/04/2014 22:20

posy I'm trying not to sound ignorant but how are you planning things to be in your house? is one of you stereotypically more mum or more dad? are you both being called mum? is your partner planning on carrying one in the future if you decide you want more?
sorry if that's a bit personal just interested :)