We've got fire in our bellies, we're incubating out little Penis Dragons #4

[Spotti]

(Attempt number 3!)

I'll let someone else do this bit next time!!!

Can't decide if I'm bloating or if I've just been eating too much .

Spotti I'm having the same problem. I'm actually ravenously hungry most of the time. Actually, as long as I'm awake. But then a big meal will send my stomach into danger mode.

So I feel a little bit like a horse munching its way across a field right now.

That's a lovely visual. Ahem.

Welcome Threnody! Don't worry, they will call. The first appointment is pretty boring anyway so don't get too excited.

Bella what happened at the doctors?

Poly how was the wedding? And where is BUMPSHOT? I doubt you look "fat all over". Anyway, I shared my fat arms.

I told a friend at work today as it's scan day tomorrow. Naturally his response was "We thought so! We were all talking about it the other day". Apparently my loose tops were a pretty big give away...

More good news - I've just done a normal poo! Which isn't surprising after the lactulose induced terror trumps I've been unleashing today.

Right my 25+3 bump shot! Second baby but it's pretty close to what I looked like before I think! Excuse my horrific lazy at home wear. I do on occasion wear something half seven when I leave the house! Eeeeeepppp

Bella hope all went ok at the docs

Half seven??!! Half DECENT!!!!!!

Another gorgeous bump!!

I've recently discovered chewy sweets called Gin-Gins - PERFECT if you like ginger. They're currently my go-to for any icky feelings, the ginger flavour is quite strong, but it definitely calms a whinging tum.

fancy - are terror trumps the ones where you're not quite sure if you've leaked, or the ones that can clear a room in four seconds flat with their super-stench?

BABY BUMP!

You all look great ladies! I'm 12+5 and just look a little flabby (although I'm now wearing trousers two sizes bigger to fit comfortably over my tum.

Bella, how are you doing? Any news? Fx for you.

Thx everyone, took my mum along for handholding. She prodded my tummy & i do have a sensitive area around the same place my crampy aches were. Been refered for scan & bloods.

No more red since the first dot, still brown but more mucusy than before. Praying that it goes the same way as you did. Boss wasnt pleased as it means he's got to come in to cover me! Im still very new there x

Bella - I'm sure he would have expected you to cover him if it had been the other way round (yes, I know, men can't be pregnant, but you know what I mean!).

Had to LOL at the terror trumps, however I have to admit that I am as intrigued as frenetic as to which type they are...

Definitely decided my swollen belly/fat feeling is bloating. Feeling much better now I managed to trump (there was once a time when that might have been TMI but I've been on MN too long to be shy now !). And yup, I'm eating like a horse too frenetic! Little and often...thankfully I'm currently obsessed with surpringly healthy stuff (salads, carrot/cucumber sticks with a dip, or something with LOTS of broccoli - can't get enough of that stuff ATM) so it's not too bad, but I know there will be a day when it's cake and crisps...

I wish I was craving vegetables. Just had gammon and egg. Mmmmm.

Today's terror trumps were more terrifying for other people than myself. Luckily I was quite good and kept going to the loo to do them so someone would just think a person with an upset stomach had been in. They were disgusterous.

When is the scan Bella? Today?

Mmmmm, gammon and egg...yum yum! Did you have chips and peas and mayonnaise too? (That's my favourite pub-food-of-choice if we go out for tea ).

Has to be said, craving veggies is yummy BUT I'm afraid that my OH is going to hate me later when they start to come out the other end...veggie trumps DO NOT smell pleasant :p

Nailed the observation! Go me

But got in my car to come home and promptly retched into my hand. No actual vom, wouldn't have been pretty, but it just came over me. Barely made it home before dry retch attack number 2. Not had anything like that yet.

My name is RetroHippy and I have officially pissed off the Preggo vom fairy by being complacent

Wooo well done on the obs Retro!! But bad news about the not-vomming. Order sea bands quicksharp in case it gets worse.

Spotti I was supposed to have it with jacket potato but I am really ashamed to say that my carby accompaniment was... SUPER NOODLES. I am a terrible person who is going to have a junk food baby. But it was soooooo good.

He he, super noodles are good. Not quite as good a Pot Noodles (Bombay bad boy - yes please!), but still good. Sadly I can't eat stuff like that these days as I'm gluten/wheat/lactose/anything else that's normally yummy-intolerant (hence the veggies lol), but if anyone asks, you're pregnant - you're allowed to eat weird things! In fact, it's expected!

Salt and vinegar pringles aren't lasting long in this house at the moment. So. Damn. Good.

Wishing I was craving healthier stuff, hoping that might come later. In the mean time, I'm surviving on ginger biscuits, pringles and pasta.

Oh mmmmm I loved a good Bombay bad boy in my las pg! I've just declared this a curry night in our house!

The wedding was, in my Dad's words "Gypsy wedding on speed". It was worth going for a bit of a giggle but the bride was an hour late so I was pissed off by that point!

I will post a pic in a bit but I have actually put on loads of weight, obviously nothing to do with all the crisps and cheese

Bella hope you're ok. I had similar brown cm at 8 wks and all was fine. When is your scan?

Retro well done on the obs but for the retching. Hope you're ok now?

I love pot noodles soooo much!

I think wearing sea bands at work with my current bloat would be skin to sellotaping my positive pee stick to my head. As soon as I get my scan date, if it's after the end if term, I'm telling. Then I can moan as much as I like.

Otherwise it means waiting till September to come clean, and that's just waaaay too long!

I haven't had a pot noodle in years! Think I'm warranted in sending DH out to nab a couple?!

I'm wearing sea bands at work and nobody has said a thing, heh. Although oddly a few people have commented that I look tired.

Is it acceptable to put DS to bed early so I can order my curry?

Poly Absolutely. I'd do it for a chinese right now.

Ah, food talk, yum. I was thinking king prawn abs sweet chilli sauce stir fry with noodles, but now I'm craving gammon, Chinese AND Indian!

Well done on the obs, Retro!

Fancy, what time is your scan tomorrow? Mine is Monday and I think colleagues won't be surprised at all when I finally come clean.

I tried to take a bump pic thus morning but then got distracted by the southward move of my butt. Distracted being a move way of saying: mortified. Alongside my flabby bump, I seem to have been growing a flat and oblong bum. It's disgusting.

Bella when is your scan? Everything crossed for you.

I'm ravenous all the time, except for mornings when I feel nauseous, then nausea fades to a dim constant and crazy hunger kicks in. I'm worried I am going to gain too much weight with all this eating already! 6 weeks today.

Lasagna (real from italy thank you in laws) + cucumber yummmmmm

Oh god I need Lasagna. Jesus. I'm going to have a very chubby baby.

And a gargantuan ass.

My Mom told me the other day that I am already as big now as when I had DS at 36wks I'm only 14+1 now!!