September 2015 (Thread 4) Boobs are growing, but we're not yet showing!

[Treaclepie19]

Apart from the bloat anyway!
Thread for all the wonderful ladies due in September 2015 :)

So sorry to hear your news Lljeffro. ??

Really sorry to hear your news Lljeffro Look after yourself.

So sorry Ljjeffro, be extra kind to yourself during your horrible wait.

I too am really missing cooking and eating good food. I am mostly fancying toast, jacket potatoes and plain stuff like cheese and beans. Can't bear the thought of anything creamy and chunks of meat are a turnoff. Am off fruit and veg. I can only manage fruit juice if I add lemonade to dilute it, otherwise feels too 'rich' in my tummy. It's getting boring now, but I'm glad I'm keeping food down.

So sorry to hear that Ljjedfro

Bland food all the way here - cheese, pasta and chicken is all I fancy. Exactly the same as last time - it did pass (eventually!). Still no scan date here - I am just over 8 weeks.

ljeffro so, so sorry to hear your news

spam it's because we're not married. They're religious, but their attitudes seem to mainly be unthinking traditionalism: "Marriage THEN house THEN babies. IT IS THE ONLY WAY." They had a hissy when we moved in together; whenever anyone quits a job; and when we talked about buying a house (we didn't in the end). Shot themselves in the foot by encouraging their kids to be engineers, imho.

I usually just find it really funny, as they say the strangest things, but I'm so happy about this pregnancy that I'm pre-emptively defensive.

How about yours?

ljjeffro so sorry to hear that

lljeffro I am so, so sorry. I know it's little consolation but it's good that you are able to see the speed with which you conceived as a positive. Hope you're getting all the support you need. Take care and look after yourself.

Midnight we used to be Twyford so Henley was just up the road but now in Abingdon so its about 45 mins so we'll have to see. Sounds fab though! Good luck telling the ILs, DH comes from a very traditional family who would probably be the same. Fortunately in their eyes we did things in the 'right' order, though we did buy a house before getting married. What kind of engineer is your DP?

Don't think my mum has ever forgiven me for moving in with DH and buying a joint car before we were even engaged. She just worries though.

So sorry for the sad news . I have my 12 weeks scan tomorrow at 2.30pm and I'm scared.

Lastnight, the classes I'm thinking of doing are in Abingdon. It's Keri Young, Fit and Healthy Mums.

Sending you hugs sebs xxx
I'm being ridiculous, booked a private scan for friday because I'm so worried but now I'm worried about even going to it!

I'm on the bland food too.
Oh and in the naughty camp - we are married but haven't finished paying off our wedding and don't own our own house. Tut :p

lastnight Abingdon's a bit of a trek, true! They do classes around and about, so might be worth asking if they have something closer. I'll be going to one in Streatley. Suz's one sounds good, and right on your doorstep!

DP is a software engineer. I just find it funny that his parents were so intent on instilling a 'science is the only valid subject of study'; 'data is the only argument' and 'question authority, teachers can be wrong' mentality (his sibs are also in science/engineering, he's the least 'hard science' of the lot) and then wonder why none of their kids (age 30-40) do what they're told! My family's a lot more laissez-faire about things, so I keep thinking his are kidding when they're not.

DoctorDonna Can understand parents worrying (she says, fretting about future grandparental relationship for bean the size of a plum), but it's a shame to hang on to out-dated fears. Does she still bring it up or is it kind of an undertone? Risky car purchase seems to have worked out, in the long run!

Try not to worry sebsmummy. I'm still convinced there's nothing there!

suz, just looked that up. Looks great and will prob give it a go once I'm past 12 weeks.

Just back from my booking in Scan and I'm shocked how things change in two years! I can no longer go for my scans at the hospital I had my daughter at- but can swap to it for delivery because apparently it's not the preferred hospital for my area- sounds like a faff to me! Also shocked that I've been put down as consultant led (even though she doubt I'll see a consultant) because my bp rose in the last weeks of pregnancy and meant I was induced! Hadn't even crossed my mind! They are facing through my details is hopefully my scan will be sooner !

Hooray lastnight, I may well see you there then!

midnight love it! I'm a Structural Engineer and my parents and ILs are a bit as none of them really understand what I do. stepFIL is the funniest though, he believes everything he reads in the paper to be gospel truth and I have been known to play with him until DH intervenes and gives me 'the look'. He is horrified that his own children have only had daughters as 'who will go and watch the cricket with him?' Errr...maybe one of your granddaughters? He firmly believes women should stay at home and men should work, despite the fact that he is the wettest lettuce I know who couldn't function without MIL.

Last time she brought it up was before we married when we went to stay with my (Catholic) godfather. She said to prepare myself for him to give us separate rooms. He didn't. She's just very traditional. You should have seen her face when I told her about the 8 month pregnant woman at Catholic Marriage training
In further news, I'm quite lucky DH put up with all the crap!
As for scan anxiety, I pushed for a reassurance scan from the EPU and then when I got it I worried constantly until we saw the heartbeat! We're not having any private scans due to a previous bad experience.

I can't stop eating this morning. It's only 11am here but I've eaten my breakfast, had a piece of spinach and mushroom pie an hour later, stole a yummy scone and some melon from a meeting that I promptly mainlined, and now starting on the tangerines.

I'm now busy thinking what time I can feasibly go and get lunch

The food shame continues. I have next to me a huge jiffy bag of 20 packs of Scampi Fries. I ordered a boxful from ebay.

So sorry to hear about those with bad news. I've been there and it sucks.

lastnight oh, I do outlaw baiting sometimes too, although often accidentally. DP's dad asked me, the first time we met, why I hadn't done a 'useful' degree (did history). I said something flippant like I wouldn't have finished a boring science one. Only realised last year (9 years on) when he was going on about chemistry not being a 'useful' degree (because no one gets a job as a chemist ) that he was probably straight-serious. Ooops!

DoctorDonna A while ago then, I guess? We had (have) similar not-under-my-roof issues. Religion is a big divider, it's such a shame. I met someone recently (age 65+) whose parents had never forgiven her for a couple of years of attending 'the wrong church' in her teens. Apparently they had the best youth club, and she didn't realise it would be A Thing as the family didn't really go.

So sorry to hear your news Lljeffro. That must have been awful. You're right it is a great sign you conceived so fast. Hopefully this was a one off for you, most are, and before you know it you'll be joining another ante - natal group. Hope you're ok, look after yourself.

Midnight I hope they'll surprise you by being too excited to be annoyed or judgemental - babies can do that people!

lljeffro I am so sorry :( please take care of yourself xxx

Hi guys, just reading everyones updates, wow, this moves fast!

So sorry about your news lljeffro , what a wonderful attitude you have, you're very brave xx

Loving seeing everyone's scans! Mine isn't until 17th March, so ages yet. I'm so impatient that I've booked an early scan for Sunday. Only £39, thought that was a bargain! Slightly worried that they won't be able to see anything though as apparently i have an inverted uterus!? Does anyone have any experience of that?

Hope everyone is keeping well x

So sorry to hear your news lljeffro