March Mummies 2015 - ever hopeful for the return of sanity and departure of sickness as we approach second tri!

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New thread - think this is number 4?! Can someone post the link to the stats please? Thank you

Show us ur bump! This is mine

I really do feel for you Fishfinger I have to carry sick bags with me everywhere I go. I was sick loads at the hospital this morning and had to wait in the car outside Asda while OH did the shopping as couldn't manage. I've never been travel sick in my life but now I throw up just walking to the shop, let alone travelling in a car!

This is my first baby and would love to bf,any advice for a newbie would be great

gudgy we have a fb group as well if you want to join, just pop me your email add that you use for fb

This is a fab resource for slings etc too ruckingmarvellous.com/

Oh my I haven't been on in a couple of days and have missed LOADS lol I'll be here all day trying to catch up hope your all doing well!

Had my 12 week scan today and went in thinking I was 11+4 as that's what they told me at reassurance scan 2 weeks ago, turns out I'm 12 weeks on the dot :)

Same as me M27 I'm 12 weeks today too...due 19th March

Yeah Durham, when 1st worked out dates it was 18th march then got changed to 22nd at reassurance scan and then back to 19th today lol

Zebra - something I found out after that NOBODY told me, was that the risk of uterine rupture is higher with a first time induction by syntocinon than it is with a natural VBAC. Funny how they keep banging on about how fucking high risk I am this time, but the actua;l risks (which they failed to inform me of) were higher under their care. Can you tell I#'m a bit cheesed off about that?

So cheesed off in fact I can't type.

Toast - your baby, your body, your birth. All you have to do is pick a set phrase (maybe "Thank you, I understand that, but I would like an elective section please") and keep repeating it until they give in. It's actually a technique they teach the SAS to resist torture... :-)

eatscake oh yes, I know. My mw darent argue with me ;) I know who you meant to 'tag' though x

Having a bit of a crap day. Fainted on the train on my way to work this morning, so instead of finally getting back on top of my work again, I went back home and felt sorry for myself all day.

I saw my GP about the fainting this time, but as expected he just said that I have rather low and possibly fluctuating blood pressure due to the pregnancy. He thinks it's probably going to pass by week 16 or so. In the meantime, he suggested I wear a Baby on Board badge and make sure I get a seat on the train so I don't hurt myself falling down if it happens again.

I'm really wondering how I can do my usual 60-hour week (including a long commute!) while I'm pregnant. Mmmh.

Oops, sorry. Yes - that was aimed at fishfinger - my apologies!

Pretty sure if it was men that could get pregnant we wouldn't have to endure stupid suggestions like "wear a badge" to solve a fainting problem!!

Glad your scan went well gudgy

I fainted on public transport once with the last baby and nearly fainted a couple of times. Horrid feeling (especially when you realise that people just stepped over you rather than making sure you're ok).

I started work this week after having been a sahm for over two years and it's really great! Loving it! I do feel bad about lying to my colleagues and I hope they continue to be so nice once they find out that they have to find someone else in 6 months again. But hey, let's wait for the scan next week and we'll deal with it then!

Glad the scans have gone well! durham great picture! I my my current edd is 19th too but my scan is Monday so will see after I have that! I too have lost weight, 5kg in fact crazy!

gudgy great bump pic! not sure if angle but defo a noticeable bump there!! Is this your first?

Well having been positive at the start of the week that there was light in my tunnel, my ms is really ramping up again! I mainly dry retch but have started to bring up stomach liquid and bile first thing. Oh man it works so hard to but there is nothing really there-not pleasant! Anyone else have this. I wonder if it makes a difference what I eat before bed? I just cried my heart out on the bathroom floor so miserable! :(

I have the same Rainbow this morning I was vomiting stomach juices and bile. I couldn't even tolerate my own saliva. I tried to have something to eat at lunch but vomited that too. Have managed to keep down 2 slices of toast and a 2 cups of tea this eve...not exactly great but its something!

Oh Durham it's yuk! Breakfast is staying down for now but I didn't eat much of it. Still it's Friday only got to drag myself through today acting normal around all my colleagues and then I can blob over the weekend!

rainbow I'm having exactly the same, I'm 10+5 and every morning this week I've brought up bile. But I do think my nausea is lessening during the day - good timing, I don't fancy retching in class!

Ok I'm giving up on catching up. This is a fast moving thread!!
Had my date for 20 week scan today October 16th. I'm excited already. Won't be finding out sex though. We didn't with our other 2 and I love the moment at delivery. What will you all do?
Also had my notes through and had a freak out as it says I am midwife led and not consultant led. I have hypertension and i need medication altering during my pg as my bp goes down. Phoned midwife and think it's all sorted. I see a few of you have low bp but does anyone else have high?
Have been reading all your thoughts on bf. I have had 2 really different experiences. Dd fed really well up until about 7 months when she became far more interested in food but I had an awful time with ds which has really put me off. He was in nicu for 5 days and I wasn't able to hold him (umbilical line) so expressed and was doing ok. Got him latched on as soon as if was able to hold him and I was managing to feed ok but he was a very sleepy baby due to antibiotics and just fell asleep as a soon as latched on. Any who at 4 weeks he was gulp failing to thrive so hv advised introducing a top up bottle and that was it. He hated breast feeding from that moment on. Twas awful. Don't know what to do especially since I will have 3 under 5!! Any advice?

Good morning everyone, happy Friday!

My scan was all fine this week but I'm really struggling to picture that little wriggly thing inside me. It's like I'm watching someone else go through it. Anyone else felt like that?

Happy Friday! Pickled I felt the same at our 10 week scan (went early as they were unsure of dates). Felt detached. It was only when we got home and DP commented on it feeling weird that the little thing in the scan picture is always carried around in me that I think it really hit me. Very odd.

rainbow i have the same - in fact that's the only kind of sick I get now. First thing in the morning uncontrollavle violent retching bringing up lots of water, stomach acid oh and big clumps of phlegm. Lovely.

14 weeks today. 26 to go......
I think nausea is easing a bit but my gag reflex is uncontrollable. I've hurt my ribs from it. Anyone else go this?

3 - I think your best bet will just be to go with the flow and try not to put any pressure on yourself. Obviously circumstances beyond your control made bf impossible last time but hopefully none of those factors will come into play with this one so you will have a better chance at it if you want to give it a go again. If it's important to you then I would definitely try it and try not to let your fears get in the way (easier said than done, I know).

Thank God it's Friday! Although I am working tomorrow morning as well but hey ho it's only for 3 hours so I'm sure I'll survive.

It was our wedding anniversary yesterday so we went out for a nice meal last night. I was dreading feeling really nauseous and not being able to face anything (evenings have definitely been the time when my nausea ramps up) but it wasn't too bad. I couldn't eat very much (DH had half of my steak and I couldn't manage starter or dessert but I thought it was a pretty good effort on my part ).

Wow, been offline a few days, so much to read!!
Pickled I know what you mean; I still find it hard to believe there's an actual wee person growing in there! Its weird.

Sorry for all those still feeling ill; I thought I was feeling a bit better, but still feel exhausted and getting headaches. On the plus side, I slept for a whole night for the first time in 10 weeks last night!

Here's hoping we all feel better v soon..

So I had my routine eye check a few weeks ago, I'd had my last one in feb and was fine, was told to come back in a year (this is for possible retinopathy caused by diabetes) so was happy nothing was wrong. The one a few weeks ago is cos I'm pg and this can apparently cause eye issues, I was told last week when I asked a consultant about where my results were that it was very unlikely I'd have issues as my eyes were fine in feb and it's rare to get new problems, the pg just usually makes already existing ones worse.

So today I had a letter from the hospital to go see a consultant ophthalmologist on Tuesday. This is the first I've heard of any results so I'm now assuming there's a problem. Ffs, I've worked so hard and my sugar levels have been excellent (even too low and this wouldn't cause problems) but it looks like I'm going to be one of the unlucky ones. I don't know what this could mean, possible laser treatment and maybe permanent issues? I'm so scared now and fed up, why can't I have something go ok? I already work hard to minimise any issues from the diabetes