February 2015 #4 - Scans, glows, and shopping galore!

[freneticfox]

Onwards we go, gals!

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Lovely scan news all around, glad you're doing well donkir and exciting for those having their 20w ones. Longbottom we didn't find out either, it's exciting to have people trying to keep guessing by the bump etc.. Someone at work says definitely a girl but they said the same thing about my colleagues wife, they have a 4mo old son! blank carry on moaning, we all need to! I'm not suffering with the breathlessness or heartburn but boy, when my energy runs out it really does disappear. Fell asleep at 7ish on the sofa this evening. Total crash. Good luck with PE tomorrow suzi With the bad weather forecast I may be able to find some 'easy' office jobs for tomorrow - vegetable garden seed list springs to mind :-/

Lovely scan news everyone! Ours is tomorrow am, excited and nervous all at once! Not planning to find out, but exciting hearing about folk who either are or aren't - such a personal decision and can be different each pregnancy - it has for us! Hope all who are struggling get some much needed rest tonight. Am shattered but otherwise ok. Waiting for the heartburn to start! And agree, moan away, tbh it's not really moaning anyway, just saying how you are feeling! And if we can't say and share that here, where can we? How is the fbook group going? Can't decide if I want to join or not! I saw, is it jack who lives in Perthshire? If so, I am near to you!

Feel like the nursery is really coming on now Have ordered a blackout blind and curtain pole, and have just collected some cute grey curtains with white stars on which I love.
Now to get carpet ordered on thurs when I'm off...

Emily, I have some weird pain going on in my hip, groaning away like an old lady!!! I've gotten stuck in the bath a couple of times and had to get DH to get me out, the glamour eh?!?

Surf yup I live between perth and dundee, exciting to have someone nearish :)
You should join the facebook group, we don't really post a lot on there at the moment, but I certainly will share photos on there as it's a bit more private :)

Bedtime for me, hope you get a decent sleep Blank, have you tried other pillows? With DS I got a terrible pain in my neck and got a really firm memory foam pillow which I still use every night and is so much more comfortable :D

I'm sleeping okay at the mo, but have still been sleeping on my stomach. someone I work with was all and said it was bad for baby. surely can't be squashing bump yet? Thought it was okay until it becomes uncomfortable??

Memphis, no he's busy at college while I start nesting :)

Thank you for all the big ups ladies. Another brutal night's sleep but not going to let it get me down today. My baba is healthy and that's the main thing!
Jack, i've tried lots of pillows but as I found myself twisting & turning a lot, they get caught in the blankets & wake me up!
Anyway, onwards and upwards! It's hump day everyone! Nearly the wkend again!!

Glad scans are all going well!

Its so cold now so suddenly but I like autumn but not the rain as much working in a school I need the kids to get out as much as poss! Although this weather makes it feel a step closer to baby time!!!

Morning all!

2nd day on the sofa ahead and many more to come, oh dear. I guess that's my compensation for not having a great night sleep at the moment.

Our scan went well on Monday too but need to go back every 4 weeks to check that everything is developing as it should. And we're having a PINK bump. So pleased but obviously would be happy for a boy too. For those of you who won't be finding out all my old wives tales tests were right .

littlemiss seeing xmas cards in all the shops now makes me think that its another step closer to holding our babies

How exciting Sand!!! A pink baby! Remind me of your wives tales that brought you to the conclusion that you were having a pink one!!

Day sat slouching for me today too. Unfortunately the eldest boy who I look after is home sick from school. Really hoping he's not actually sick today as I don't think my tummy can handle it. I was retching last night at watching obsessive compulsive cleaners.
So tired today everything's definitely growing and getting uncomfy.
Congrats on all the scans. I forget I'm due at the beginning and there's lots more exciting scans to come.

Morning!

Congrats on all the scans!

I've got my flu jab at lunch time today, although wish they could come to me the weather is awful!! In between the rain I think I'm going to try and tidy up the garden otherwise everything is going to get battered. We have another tornado warning here today so don't want DD's toys to fly away!

I'm sorry that people are struggling to sleep, sleep deprivation is torture

Hey this is my first post but I am due on the 18th Feb. We have decided not to find out but both think the midwife referred to the baby as he.
We have a little kicker....I never got the flutters just full on punches and kicks since 16 weeks. Feel so happy to have such an active baby.....not sure my ribs will in a few weeks time!
Love seeing all the scans and happy news.
Here is our bundle of joy!
Just wondering if anyone else is having a baby at Pembury hospital?

Emily - my sympathies. I'm not enjoying pregnancy at all! I had really bad sickness, bleeding, and now my back and hips have gone and I'm in excruciating pain while waiting for a physio referral.

I am most definitely not one of the glowing Mums, I've been nothing but miserable. Don't get me wrong, I'm incredibly grateful to be pregnant and SO happy that our LO is developing normally and scans have all been good.

Will just be VERY happy when the pregnant bit is done with.

Afternoon all- hello new peeps, congrats scan peeps, and hope those of you suffering or on bed rest are keeping chins up :)

I'm in Manchester at a conference. DH has given me an absolute humdinger of a cold- it feels like my whole face is going to explode. Finish here at 7, have to get speakers into taxis to dinner, then its off to my hotel room for bake off and some non-heavy-duty painkillers

also, will someone PLEASE stop me from picking my spots!!- im disgusting myself- a mash up of spots, snot and greasy hair- i only washed it like 5 hours ago- what on earth is my body doing?!

Blank - I did the weeing on the baking soda, apparently my bump looked like a carried a girl and this chinese calendar content.thebump.com/sitelets/chinese-gender-chart/

hello Truke

I can't wait for bake off - the highlight of my day!

Sand will do all the tests!

Truke I may have mine at pembury but unsure yet! It's at least 45 mins from me on a good run.

is Sand Sandhurst? I am rubbish with the area.

Pembury is 20 mins for me but the closest is only a birthing centre and for my first I want doctors around.

I am new to the area so trying to meet more people.

All of my old wives' tales (and nub and skull theory) for gender turned out to be completely wrong except for the Chinese gender chart... Everything pointed to girl, but the sonographer said she was 100% certain it was a boy; when she had a second opinion in to look at his heart (she couldn't get a good view), he also said it was rare for him to say with certainty, but also confirmed boy!

I'm a massive sceptic in general though so of course I put it down to coincidence ;)

Having a rough night with pain and nausea. I've officially given up hope on ever seeing or feeling a 'glow', and weirdly feel a bit better for just seeing the next 18 weeks as a journey that will be hard, but worth it in the end. I am in a bit of a pickle on what to do with work though. I worked a full day today and am now in absolute agony. Do I sign off again until I see a physio next week? I just don't know what to do for the best anymore.

I know it's a pot luck with these theories but it still got my hopes high for a girl.

Sorry to hear you are still in pain Frenetic. I would say think about yourself and LO.

Sorry, i've been away for ages - we've had a couple of long weekends away, and it has shattered me!

I've now had two 20 week scans - baby wouldn't behave at the first one, plus me being obese doesn't help. Was actually quite nice to have to re-do it though, as DP wasn't able to come to the first one.

SPD has kicked in, and i was meant to see physio today, but had to cancel as DS is off school ill. Its likely to be another two weeks before i can get an appt now though :-/

Panicking a bit that DP isn't going to get paternity leave. He's not entitled to statutory paternity leave, as he won't have worked there long enough - they've offered to give him a week, but only if they see my MATB1 - which the midwife is refusing to give me, since i don't work...sigh. His work have said there's a small possibility of extra carers leave since i'm likely to be ill afterwards, but again, no-one will sign anything about this, since its very unknown when i'll be ill, just that it will happen in the first several months (autoimmune flare).

In other news, perinatal mental health have come through with an appt for early Nov - for a referral that was made urgently in July! Thankfully i'm doing ok, but am having to reduce my antidepressants with only GP advice rather than specialist, since i should really be off them before 3rd trimester.

Cactusnic that us welcome back! Thats a bit rubbish about dh not getting leave hope they work something out. I had my psychiatrist letter last week and as I havent called them recieved another one today. I really don't want to go to see them as I feel it is setting me up for a fall but they apparently want to 'touch base'

Frenetic I am feeling sorry for myself too today we can sulk together. I am finding it hard to see myself feeling rubbish until Jan/feb, i feel like you so grateful and happy to be pg and getting a baby but not enjoying the pregnancy at all.

Today I left for school run, then had mw she said all fine and the really low pain is because second time round your muscles are softer so they sit lower. She is trying to bully me into the flu jab though saying my consultant wants me to have it too as I have underlying issues she said make one at the desk....I didn't I hate feeling pushed into stuff.
Then I had a long drive to see a supplier and then on to see my friend who is due her baby in 2 weeks and is the same size as me! Then home in rush hour traffic and dh took me for a meal that I couldnt eat as I felt faint so left most of it. We are tryimg to enjoy our weds without children until baby arrives but im so uncomfy.

So bloody grumpy!