November 2014- Thread 6- Pink, blue or yellow? 20 week scans coming up for the rainbow collective

[Alita7]

Wow this makes me feel so far along! Nearly halfway!

Morning all! Good luck to everyone with scans this week - it's amazing we're at the halfway stage already! Ours is a week on Thursday and I can't bloody wait!

Blamber I've had the dreaded lurgy all weekend, horrible sore throat and vicious cough - I sound like I'm on 40 a day! I wouldn't have come into work today but it's my deadline day and I've got bits to write and pages to approve so no choice really! Although people are dropping like flies this morning so think something's going round.

Twiglet thanks for the heads-up re H&M harem pants, got a black pair on Friday and they're my new best friend! Will have to get another pair I think! H&M is currently my go-to shop, got a stretchy dress for work for a fiver too - bargain!

Crazies exercise is a bit of a minefield at the moment - I'm still doing normal pilates and yoga with modifications and hope to continue for some time yet. Luckily my yoga teacher is also pregnant with her first too so she's more than happy to help! Went for a five-mile run yesterday for the first time in ages too and that felt fine, went at a really slow pace - only problem was having to stop for pee breaks! Had to pop into Macdonalds all sweaty and in full running gear!

I have an age to wait for my scan - 2 weeks tomorrow (although the date they sent me was next week but it's when I'm away with friends - so had to rebook).

At least I got some sorting out done in my junk room the nursery. Need to figure out with sister and BIL when they're free so we can move the furniture.

Also contemplating a trip to Paris to see a friend at 35 weeks. Have told DH we're not planning anything until I've spoken to the midwife and confirmed I can get Travel Insurance.

Twiglet and Amy , I also went to h&m and tried on the harem pants. For some weird reason I don't like pants bein tight around the ankles. I ended up getting a different pair although similar. It just had wide legs but was comfy around the waist too.

Still feeling rough

I can't wait to start maternity leave too! Mainly because of the travelling tiring me out.

Exercise wise, I do prenatal yoga off a DVD and will start aqua natal soon. Bought a lovely maternity tankini which should arrive this week! Am feeling more confident now to get maternity stuff so have been buying a few items. No baby stuff yet though.

Hi All,

Sorry only chceking in again now! HG has been getting the better of me but slowly improving. I'm only being sick in the evenings now and now able to go for little walks and get out of the house more. Signed off work for another week but hoping it wont be much longer until i'm back at school. Its been nearly 3 months and I miss my class. I'm just worried that I'll go back and then be off again and mess up school insurance etc.

Congratulations to all of you who have had 20 week scans :-) Im very jealous. I dont have mine until mid July at 21 weeks. Do you get scan pics at the 20 week scan? I can't imagine baby can fit in the picture? I'm also jealous of those that know what they are having, we have decided not to find out but I am so keen to know.

I went to the shops this weekend and its the first time people have stopped and asked me about my bump or people move out of the way to let me through like i'm a bus. Baby has had a sudden growth spurt it feels. I've still got no movements though which im surprised about because i'm so thin since having HG. Although suddenly nothing fits - time to start maternity shopping.

I'm thinking of getting a motion sensor also. My sister had one and her baby stopped breathing one night when he was very young and so she was able to help him.

Because i've had such a rubbish pregancy having GroupBStrep and severe HG i've been too scared to buy anything. Do you think i'm being a bit over paranoid and should just start baby shopping?

Blamber, I think i'm going to start aqua natal as soon as HG eases more. Let me know how it goes :-)

I had my scan! All looks perfect, all measurements ok, the woman was very nice and said if it were her baby she'd be very pleased.

The baby was a bit tired as it was 9am and kept yawning! Bless! So a couple of the pics she gave us are mid-yawn and they are startlingly real, if you know what I mean.

We wanted to know the sex but the cord was down between its legs. So anyway I've been convinced all along it was a boy - I'm more of a girls girl myself so it was a disconcerting instinct at first but then I got used to the idea. Anyway it turns out my instinct was right as she said even with the cord there she was pretty sure she could see a little willy. Because of the cord she wasn't going to give a definate but she said she thought 80% likely to be a boy!

The relief that it looks ok so far was extraordinary - DH looked 10 years younger walking out of the room. We are delighted.

I am SHATTERED with the emotion of it all and have gone back to bed!

babybutton you get pics and they can zoom in and out so you can fit whatever they want on them.

Exciting about scans this week, mine is a week today.

Glad you're feeling better button, I am as well now, not had a really bad day since Wednesday so (fingers crossed) the sickness is on it's way out at 19 weeks!

Feeling down, the hormones are getting the better of me. Had a lovely day with parents and DH and DD at a festival yesterday but when we got back to ours yesterday evening we all seemed to fall out, not in a massive way, just tiredness and grumpiness :-(
Bad swimming lesson with DD this morning and she cried for half an hour which eventually made me cry as well, couldn't take any more screaming :-(
Everything everybody is doing is winding me up, the lady at the supermarket was sending things down the belt too fast, people driving too slowly, pregnancy rage, argh!!

Glad you had a good scan anna :-)

AnnaRose, I can hear your delight and relief. Such brilliant news! Happy days! Congrats!

Congratulations Annarose! How wonderful.

My scan is Thursday too - seems there are a lot of us. I'm also getting very nervous!

My scan is on Thursday as well. So many on Thursday!!! Definitely can't wait for the summer hols counting down the days!!!!

Baby button so whatever you feel like, but don't be scared to buy baby stuff. I know I'm the same, I'm waiting for the 20 week scan 'just in case', but my mum is visiting next week and I might get too excited when we go shoppig and can't resist! So don't let fear hold you back.

I'll let you know how the aqua natal goes. Not sure when I'm starting. I've an appointment first as I'm enrolled in this programme. Only to get a discount on the classes though. Then I'll have to inform work because I'll need time off for it.

Anna congrats!

Scan earlier. Sonographer said that baby has a "golf ball, calcified lump in her left ventricle", that she has "an obligation to inform me" and that she "definitely recommend I see my consultant" which I've booked for Wednesday. She also commented on how wriggly and energetic she is and when I joked that she must have my ADHD she seemed overly concerned and started tapping on the computer. Not worried about the ADHD stuff, I think that was silly, but this calcified golf ball in the heart has got me nervous.

On top of that I had BOTH front tyres blow out on me while I'm doing 70 and it took everything to keep the damn thing on the road and not lose control. How it didn't flip over head first is beyond me. Plus a huge bill I really don't bloody need.

My SPD is getting very very sore now, really becoming a problem.

And I keep having nightmares about miscarrying and although I'm exhausted and sleeping for England it's not quality sleep and I'm not rested at all.

This hormone/depression thing is still knocking me flying and I'm still getting a lot of black scary thoughts.

And now I have a blinding headache, can't handle noise, light or pretty much anything and just want to hide under the duvet. Which is exactly what I intend on doing in about 10 minutes once I taken the last load out the machine and put the next one in.

Moan moan moan grumble moan. sob

I'm sorry mrsdowney. I hope everything will be ok. I'm glad you didn't get hurt in the car though!

Anna, lovely to hear reassuring news about your scan today.

MrsDowney, hugs after today for you. I hope the wait to see your consultant on Wed goes as fast as it can.

Greenstone, yes to very much looking forward to finishing for maternity leave! I know what you mean about feeling a bit funny about feeling that way, I do as well but I am so looking forward to it I have just decided oh well on the cliche bit!

Good luck to everyone with scans this week. I hope they all go well. Mine is 2 weeks today, slowly getting closer.

Anna, great news about your scan, congratulations on your little boy.

MrsDowney hope you get some good sleep tonight.

I am SO looking forward to maternity, being on my feet teaching all day is exhausting, and although general adrenaline keeps me going at school, the second I get home I am useless until I've had a good hour or two to sleep. I'm counting down the days already!!

3 weeks on Wednesday til my scan. Can't wait to hear all the news on here on Thursday, be sure to update guys!! xx

Those of you who have DC already, or have been feeling movement from the outside, can you remember when you started feeling them from outside?

I think I am probably imagining it, but I have been feeling baby move for the last week and a half or so, and I am fairly are I felt it kick from the outside this morn as well as the normal inside feeling. At 18+5 though, it's far too early surely and I must be imagining it!?

I started feeling movement from the outside around that time, and this is my first. It's not as often as the internal taps, but it's getting more frequent now. Husband thought he could feel baby moving last night during game of thrones but as his hand was on my side, by my ribs, I had to admit that it was just gas.

Good morning
what a beaut day out there - one of our few sunny Glasgow ones so teh mood is fine !
Anna - great news for you and v glad you are so happy.

barmy - last time with DD i flt her movements on outside from abut 24 weeks so lucky you if you can now!

we are fair rattling through the scans now - in just over a couple of weeks we will all have had them and then on the countdown to 30 week ones!

Mrsdowney - hope you are feeling a bit better this morning. Hoping all goes well with consultant tomorrow. Will you have someone with you for the appt?
Did you have another scan a couple of weeks ago - a private one with yr older dd there? Maybe if they didnt detect anything then - it isnt too serious? Apparently it is picked up more these days with very detailed scans and isnt necessarily anything to worry about but I know that is easy to say and not alot of reassurance - especially if you are feeling down anyhow. Did you ever make contact with your local PANDAs group?

Hugs Mrs Downey!

What times are our scans on Thursday? Mine is 10.50 (so judging by the wait last time 12 midday...)

Blamber it's possible, dp says he's felt it a couple of times. Baby was quite active yesterday but not much today so far. There doesn't seem to be any pattern to it but I'm guessing that starts later.

My mum annoyed me so much yesterday, I couldn't see my dad on Sunday so I went over yesterday evening. And as soon as she saw me she was going on at me about my vest top being too revealing for a pregnant woman (with a floor length skirt on...) she didn't just comment she went on and on, well my boobs have grown 3 sizes it's harder to dress them! And later she was saying my skirt was too long (I've already cut it shorter as im short) and I should pull it up over my bump,well no its too hot and if I pull it up you can see my hairy legs.... and then of course I shouldn't have my legs on the sofa and dad and I were annoying her by playing a game and she wanted to see my bump properly because I said I thought it was a girl and then went on and on about how my belly bar looks disgusting, and it doesn't look great but I'd only just decided yesterday that i need to decide if i need to take it out as even the flexibars look like its too stretched already, but she goes on and on despite my snappy responses. Urgh she just has to be so negative.

Thanks ladies. I kind of went all zen last night and have woken up happier than I have in a long time. I think yesterday was the final straw and I've just gone "fuck it!". I tend to do this when life gets too crap for too long, I get to a point where I just stop caring and I think that was it. Neighbour has offered to come Wednesday but I don't want her there, I don't do hand holding. I'll deal with whatever they say on my own and if I need a natter later I know where she is. I woke up to an email that I've won tickets to the Dreamboys on Friday night! And then had a call from the hospital wanting to double check I was attending their antenatal class alone, "just you?" - I feel like Miranda in SATC, "Yep, just me!"

Try and think of it as them trying to be sure of their numbers, I bet they get lots of women not realising they have to indicate if their partner is coming.

weeonion what 30 week one?
Is it an irish thing or dependent on part of UK or have I just missed something?

glad you feel better MrsD. I did a quick scna online about calcified lumps etc. Seems a number of women hear about this at 20 week scan but for vast majority it isnt an issue. Seems strange they didnt pick it up at private scan though??
The Dreamboys - who / what is that? Is that a band ( sooo out of touch!)

Alita - shame to hear about yr mum. Not what you need really and it can be hard to fit ever expanding boobs into any clothes!

I was hoping to get a load of my mat clothes back from SIL / friends. seems they has given them away sold on ebay I LOVED alot of my old funky mat clothes - I got them from Finland and Sweden last time so gonna have to fork out on new stuff which is pants financially but also doubly pants as there is not a single thing I have seen that I like... ah well - small issue in the scheme of things

Glad today is a better day, MrsD. I will also be attending birth classes alone as they are in DP's work hours, so it's not 'just you' in that sense!

amy, don't think NHS Wales does a 30 week scan as standard, but I believe you can be referred for a 28 week 'growth' scan on the NHS if your MW is worried about your baby's progress for any reason. Possibly varies from region to region?

Alita, I admire your restraint, I'd have been fuming! Next time she invites you 'round, maybe just politely decline and say that you feel like her negativity is not a healthy environment for you to be in as pregnancy is stressful enough without worrying about silly things, and that if she refrains from commenting in future you'd be happy to go around again?

Still not felt any movement here at all. Trying not to worry as MW said it could take as long as 20 weeks before I feel even the first movements, but still a bit nerve-wracking! I'm sure Bean is fine; my sister listened on the Doppler the other day and there was a definite kick then - two feet one after the other straight on the probe! Think my poor sister nearly went deaf! But couldn't feel it at all. Boo!

Having had the MW moan about my slow weight gain, I have managed to put on a kilo in the last week. Which is good, I guess, though as I still feel fatty rather than bumpy, it looks hideous to me. I never thought I'd have an issue with the weight gain aspect as I've never been that bothered about my size before, but I'm finding myself unreasonably paranoid about it now . Which is ridiculous, I know. But I have this horrible fear that there's never going to be a 'bump', my belly is just going to get saggier and fatter and squidgier and not look pregnant at all!

Sorry, bit incoherent there. Feel like my emotions are teetering on a knife's edge today, for some reason!