June 2015 - thread 2 -- morning sickness/sore boobs and early scans a plenty! [title edited by HQ]

[jazzyjenbo]

Welcome aboard the June 2015 bus... Moving towards 12 week scans

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When I had dd the Bounty woman was fine, she came sort of mid morning ish and didn't exactly disturb me. There were no photos or anything. However, she made me feel like it was a normal NHS sort of "registration" service, I had no idea until afterwards that it was just marketing. She also told me I wouldn't be able to get child benefit unless I filled in their forms as the pack had the application form in. Obviously I now know that is bollocks. I also get a shed-load of spam from them although I'm sure I ticked the relevant boxes to say I didn't want it.

The other one I fell for first time around was Emma's Diary. Don't know if that is still around. Anyway, despite definitely ticking the boxes there and despite "unsubscribing" from emails I got all sorts of junk from related companies or companies they'd sent my details to until I got really pretty threatening to them!

Also panicking a bit about lack of symptoms here... Although I'm crashed on the sofa now which isn't really like me and have felt a bit nauseous again today. Hoping everything's ok.

I won't be signing up to any of the bounty/Emma's diary stuff this time. I did last time but its all a load of rubbish, I never got any good free stuff!

I also HATE the fact that they can come onto the postnatal ward.

I think I signed the Mumsnet petition against that (if I am remembering correctly!). Women are vulnerable, in their nighties, in pain, trying to breastfeed and we allow door-to-door sales people to come bothering them?!

I agree about how they often make out they are part of the hospital, and you get so many people coming to see you on the post natal ward (midwives, pediatric docs, other docs, baby hearing check person, etc etc) that its easy to assume they are 'official'.

I just told her no thanks but she kept coming back to try to flog footprint mould things etc.

I glared at mine and said firmly "No. Thank you" and then tried my best to roll over (post section) and close my eyes. I had seen her make her way round the ward being all cheery and fake and cooing over the babies and taking photos. It might have been because I was in such pain that made me a bit mardy. Which ever way it's dressed up it's still selling ultimately. The post labour ward is not the place to be doing it.

sun when is your scan?

Hello everyone, welcome newbies and congratulations :-) Haven't checked the thread in a while, been away for the weekend in Ireland, I coincidentally began to feel sick right in the middle of it! And today I've had a hidious headache all day, I think it could be related to not having caffeine. Not intentionally but the thought of tea/coffee makes me wretch :-( Such a rubbish day, both dc playing up as well, probably because I'm feeling so rubbish and not my usual self.
I have my booking appointment on 10th November, I have told a few very close friends and my family now as I just can't hide the sickness :-(
I'm going to get some travel bands tomorrow, hoping they might help a bit. I feel guilty because it's half term and I want to enjoy it with the children :-(
Sorry for my moan, I know many of you are feeling the same.

Thanks sun, sorry you're feeling it too, don't blame you hiding under the duvet, I will be off to bed as soon as the children do! I did think it could be either, just don't remember ever having such bad headaches with my other two, but I was sick with both so I was expecting it. It's so easy to forget how it feels though, when you're in it..it's just the worst feeling.
Only another 6+ weeks of it to go

Hi all - sorry haven't been on since my first few posts on Friday, I'm struggling to keep up.

I too fluctuate from total nausea to worrying my symptoms have disappeared. Seems its common amongst us all. So I'm going to try and enjoy the moments I don't feel sick.

I'm finding this constant need to eat to keep nausea at bay an expensive habit- yesterday I discovered the Starbucks mango and passion fruit smoothie ice drink thing is perfect to resolve nausea. I keep telling myself sickness will soon pass....

I'm finding pg so much more exhausting with a 3 year old DD but at the same time she's making me just have to grit my teeth and get on with it. I do keep wondering how on earth (touches everything wood this is a healthy pg) I will manage with two DCs (DD was a very high needs, refluxy, dairy allergy baby who didn't sleep until she was 20 months!) but I think that's whole other thread...

Lots of scan dates coming through, how exciting!
Still no date for mine, am 10+1 today so if it doesnt come by friday i will ring the MW to chase it up or get the number for the AN department at the hospital.
Re-bounty, i never had any issue with them. Got the rubbish packs along the way and kept my mat notes in the first 1. Threw all the junk in the green bin and used the ££ off pampers vouchers. When the rep came round she just asked if i'd had the pack and gave it me and went on her way, i dont remember filling anything in and actually appreciated that pack as it had a small baby towel and baby wash in it which i hadnt packed as when i had my ds it was a 'no bath' policy on the ward where as with dd they were fine with bathing them. I used to get weekly email updates on baby progress (but i did this online), never got any cold calls or junk emails. No photo offered.
I'd say just be cautious, if they start going on that you 'can't apply for child benefit without the pack' ask for there id number and report them to bounty.
If u havn't done already register with boots baby and toddler club, u get 4 point for £1 spend to baby products and get loads of vouchers when theres a baby event (until they are 2) also get a voucher for a little changing bag which is ok as a spare or for grandparents or i used mine to put all my hospital cosmetic/wash bag stuff in (full of mat pads and toilet wipes for dabbing!!)

sun if you really don't want to tell your parents can you claim you have caught a bug or something to explain the Symptoms?!

Sorry everyone that is struggling, I'm having waves of it but it doesn't seem to last all day thank God! I really feel for you ladies that are not having a reprieve from it

Jazzy - think you meant 10 points per £1 on baby products at Boots if you're in their parenting club. You also get more targeted vouchers and info about their discounts (then had 10% off car seats over the summer, which combined with 10 points per £1 meant a huge amount of money off.

Lol yeah 10 point!! Dont know where 4 came from!

So seriously, how do people keep it secret until 12 weeks?!!? My husband has already managed to tell a couple of people, so it'll be round everyone in no time
Strangle the last 2 times I didn't care about people knowing before 12 weeks, but this time feels different. Think I'm still coming to terms with it myself.

Strangely, not strangle! Though if my husband tells anyone else I might be tempted!

I've nearly told half a dozen people ... But just our parents know so far. My best friend is coming over tomorrow so think I'll tell her, but no one else until after I've seen the midwife and we've told DS.

I had some bad news about work today. We're being taken over and it looks likely I'll be made redundant in the summer. I think I'll become a sahm for a bit and see how we get on. My wage only just covers two kids in childcare so well be no worse off really. More urgently, I've no idea what they're going to want me to do for the next 7 months (I go back in a couple of weeks after maternity leave) as my role doesn't really exist now either since the takeover was announced.

Anyone for an early night? Hoping to get trough The Apprentice first ... Zzzzzzzzzzzz

That sounds rubbish everything. I am in bed already so I can go to sleep as soon as the apprentice finishes!

We told DP's friend as she was over from South Africa when I had my early scan but won't tell anyone else. She was so excited it made me want to tell more people!

Anything that sounds a bit rubbish news. Hope you are ok. Will you get a decent maternity payout to help you through your mat leave time do you think?

The Bounty pack people sound horrendous but I must admit i didn't see anyone at the hospital when I had DD so I have no idea if they are as bad as people say they are.

No scan letter yet but am only 8 and a bit weeks by their date so will prob chase up at 10.

I've told a few friends and will tell family when I see them next week. I'm sure lots of others know, because it is not normal for me to go this long without wine. But I'm going to keep quiet til my 12 week scan on the 17th.

Anything so sorry to hear about your job.

I can't believe they let sales people on the labour wards! Maybe at home in australia where I would expect to stay in hospital at least 3 days but I understand here you might stay for 24 hours at the longest- so how could any of these people be in a state to talk to sales people! I have been trying to keep up with the thread but am sick and trying different medications to help keep me not being sick and eating and at work .... it is rubbish! a new one tuesday kept me up all night with a racing heartbeat so tonight I am trying something else again and hope that doesn't mean tomorrow is a wipe out as there is a lot on! My DH is fabulous but he has spent hours/days with me just d&v so would be a bit much if he thought I could do the washing :P

I should be on maternity leave (again!) before I'm made redundant so I think I'll get my full entitlement of mat pay (not a great package but better than smp) plus my redundancy. We weren't sure whether I'd go back next time anyway due to childcare costs so it's not so bad.

Thanks for your kind words

Glad it looks like things will work out Anything!

I'm finding it much easier to keep it quiet this time - last time people knew at 3+2! I told people early as I was expecting HG - which I did get. It would have been impossible to keep mine a secret. So both children haven't been secrets for very long at all :(

I'm holding out on this one as long as I can. I'm hoping to get to christmas as will be 14 weeks.

Doubtful though .

I'm in my real danger zone for vomiting now! I have nausea, but nothing that has made me feel even close to vomiting. It's more like a 'need to eat low blood sugar' nausea.

I will honestly do somersaults if I get away with it this time. I'm still taking regular cyclizine in the hope to make it milder or not happen at all.

Iwant My DS is/was one of those babies too! He's 23 months. He hasn't outgrown CMPI yet. He did however learn to sleep around one. Thank fuck. He's still very much hard work in all senses of the word. I don't know what I will do with 2 children like him . Trying not to think about it too much!

Super envious of those with scans so soon. I'm expecting mine in the second week of December annoyingly!. So don't feel your scans are ages away, mine really is!