July 2015 - we are nearing the halfway point!

[Fattycow]

We are already nearing the halfway point! Some of us have already reached the 20 weeks, the rest will follow suit. Let the countdowns begin!

Here is the stats list, please update them with your scan dates and the sex of you baby (if you know it):
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1p3idkH2TaQYAy22I_N73k1_-G6Ezq67lAdhQvDjQkU0/edit?pli=1#gid=0

Yea stinky, we off to Costa del sol, will be 30 weeks on return. All have said they see no problems so should be good.

We just off to Scarborough next week for 2 nights as prob last chance before baby arrives.

I'm about to take new car out on my own, I'm scared it's so big. We going from 3door fiesta to 5 door mondeo.

Oooh I'm very jealous of you sunning it up in Costa del sel, enjoy!

And good luck with the new car! I would definitely need parking sensors for something bigger

I ordered some more things for the baby. I think we have all the 'big' things now!

Oh I can't wait stinky. We going with my parents too so even if docs say no to me the kids can still go and enjoy it.

Managed the school run with the car and had a bit run out, just need to park at supermarkets or similar now.

I think we have everything we need for first 3/4 weeks. I'm already done with pregnancy n ready for him to be here. X

I was thinking that today - that I can't wait for him to be here now... Hopefully the next few months will fly by!

Have fun on hols, othercharlie :) I just got back from mine, a week in the sunshine after a work trip. It was EXCELLENT. It was a very kid-friendly resort so I kept stopping people to ask if they liked their pushchair/bouncer/whatever.

Got my John Lewis appointment in a few weeks, so hopefully that will help me make some actual decisions! I've bought a bedside crib which is being delivered today, but nothing else "big" - just clothes & bits and pieces.

Bednest arrived! Things are starting to get real!

How is everyone doing today?

I'm tired !
Think lo is having a growth spurt, been getting woke up more during the night.

Trying to calm down after the most stressful week at work fatty Can't be good for small madam. How are you?

This doesn't seem to have made big news but London hospitals are going to get non inside downs screening :www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150323005432/en/Leading-London-NHS-Trust-Teams-Premaitha-Health#.VRWZ6MpFAm8

Non-invasive! Annoying phone!

I can't click on that link small but that sounds like excellent news. My local trust is going to be running them too. The reason we didn't have the further ds tests was because they were invasive and carried a risk of mc so it'd be great for other mummies not to be wondering if their lo has ds or not!

That's good news, small. Think this type of test will become standard across the NHS soon. I got great reassurance from my Harmony test.

I presume that the NIPT in the article is indeed similar to the Harmony test. If so, the article shouldn't really describe it as a diagnostic test as it's, well, not, despite the high accuracy rates.

Hi all and welcome grace,

I had a bit of an emotional episode over dinner earlier! this week has been so hectic at work with several v stressful meetings (more so before they happened as they were both perfectly fine!!!!) but felt so tired (first time for me in my 24wks) when got home and didn't fancy eating. So moaned a bit at MrF over a dinner I wasn't really eating bthat he had cooked and then started crying. But after a nice bath I'm relaxing now!

I do love my job but have consoled myself that hectic / stress of it is easing off now as

• only 3months left at work
• easter 4 day bank hols soon
• I have a weeks holiday to Cape verde in 2 weeks time to just relax
• will take extra day annual leave at both may bank holiday for two more 4day breaks
• then will be working from home x2 days a wk in June (saves me getting up early n 1hr commute)

I echo crying at supervet stinky! balled my eyes out at lady having her puppy alsatian put to sleep last week. so sad (reminded me of my sadness on finding my favourite pussy cat unexpectedly passed away on new years day morning).

I got a new phone on Sunday and still not used to it yet, then have test drive on car I've reserved on Sunday. but as much as I love new things I hate the feeling of it feeling different (until get used to the new thing lol!).

Also tomorrow we have an ultrasound sound of MrF's tummy to see what's going on in there!!!! He's been having 'tummy bulges' on odd occasions since last Sept, so he eventually visits gp for it last wk and scan to see if hernia etc. fingers crossed we find out what's going on and can be sorted easily enough.

hope everyone's Friday night is a good one x

Anyone else tolerance for everything gone? I can only stand to spend time with my oh, kids and family. Tho even my bro and SIL are sometimes a struggle. I've been such a bad friend just don't want to spend time with people.

Tonite I'm watching a movie with ds that I've wanted to see for ages but just can't be bothered with it lol.

Morning all! Hope those who are having dc1 are fully embracing just lying in bed, I am jealous beyond belief at people who get silence and rest! I've already had our saturday morning disco after breakfast! (music up, everyone dancing, our poor neighbour next door is deaf so we are ok!)
Just a quick update from me, after the 2 week wait had growth scan baby has grew to just one week smaller now, so going to monitor again at 28 weeks but feeling much better.
Got blood results back from hospital and have very low ferritin and haematocrit levels so on iron tablets. Not feeling much benefit as of yet, only real difference is in toilet habits! And passed my theory test woohoo! So will be booking in driving test for the end of April start of May. Hope all are well and enjoy the weekend.

Morning mrsc we've had a dance around this morning as well. DD1 decided 5.30 was get up time this morning.

Good news about the growth scan. Glad things are looking positive.

Fantastic news about the growth scan Mrsc, what a relief!

Glad to hear the positive news MrsC :)

Well done on the theory test MrsC and good growing!

MrsF Hope your DH isn't too poorly. Good luck with that and enjoy the holidays!

Charlie Everyone's allowed to be a hermit for a while. As an introvert, I need down time on occasions. Embrace!

My tolerance for 'people' and 'things' has gone down drastically as well. Just bloody don't annoy me!

I don't do people at the best of times so when im pregnant I keep myself locked away

Funnily enough, we said this on the Facebook page the other day - I said that when I'm pg, my in-built sensitivity seems to go AWOL and I say what I feel, rather than being the more thoughtful person I am when I'm not upduffed! It's like I seem to have hardly any tolerance of people moaning or claiming they're being really hard done by or just being plain negative.

Things that make me go mad:

• people saying gender when they mean sex
• people who cannot spell. Sure, everybody makes mistakes, but 5 screw ups in an 8 word sentence is not okay.
• Funny 'jokes' DH's friends can make.

note to self, make sure spell checker is on to avoid upsetting fatty