February 2016 babies - let the chundering commence

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Stats sheet here :) docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dWmvdD9SkvPQqKn7rpFHazgufmda2FOTMtL093cZFj8/htmlview

It's been lovely reading all your updates and symptoms (too much / too little).

Had a little wobble today - diarrhoea and right sided pain this morning then spotting this afternoon. Went to EPU and had my first scan - a tiny bubba with a heart beat! Very exciting. I know we're not out of the water yet (6+5) but it feels so much more real now. Slightly more tangible for DH too.

Curly how exciting to have the first scan Glad all looks good.

Hahaha brummie at a Gary Barlow concert! Made me laugh. Boo for the nasty sickness though - hope it doesn't last too long.

On the subject of breastfeeding, I'm still breastfeeding my dd1 (13mo) - just once a day before bed. I definitely want to stop though by the end of the first tri... Don't fancy the thought of tandem feeding!

Gosh I can't keep up already! Apologies if I miss anyone, typing this while trying not to com.

Mirabel yes the 2nd was a boy, easier pregnancy but a terrible baby, screamed at full volume 24/7, only slept for 20-40 mins max. He probably had reflux but I was fobbed off a couple of times and was so exhausted and probably depressed that I gave up Although saying that he still cries and whinges a lot now and he's 7 so maybe that's just his personality! He can also be the most loving and affectionate little thing ever and is good as gold at school so it's not all bad. Not sure how he's going to be not being my baby anymore though!

Isla I also had a Mc dream a couple of nights ago. I think (hope) it's just our fears manifesting themselves.

I used cloth with my first two, still have all the nappies somewhere so am planning on using them again. Depends on if I still love them as much, if the washing does my head in (esp as we have no outside line here) and whether dp is on board really. Will save a ton of money if we do use them though.

I'm normally really anti eating in bed and whinge at dp when he does so this morning he took great delight in saying 'crumbs in the bed, CRUMBS IN THE BED!' at me as I nibbled on a dry cracker to try to quell the nausea

Anyone else got pregnancy brain already? Last night I hung up some washing, ran out of room on the rack so came to get a couple of hangers for the last bits and I've just remembered they are still crumpled and wet in the basket as I never actually hung them up

Also realised my 3 cups of tea a day are over the NHS recommended amount of caffeine so need to cut that down (without arousing suspicions at work)

How are you guys all awake to chat in the evenings?!?

I'm asleep on the sofa by 8pm without fail. DH came back from the pub to find me sparko with the sky box having gone on standby

Congratulations on the scan Curly. It must feel very real now! I am planning on having a scan in a week or so.
Purdie how is the sickness doing?
I am also still BF my 11 month old, it hasn't made me the thinnest ever unfortunately! But I have just arrived back at my pre pregnancy weight, just in time to balloon again! I will be phasing out the feeding over the next few weeks.
Brummie I also have a fish aversion, bleurgh. Well apart from fish fingers. I remember last time just wanting to eat beige food. Chicken goujons, oven chips and beans was the best thing ever. DH was tearing his hair out as I boaked at the sight of anything green

I had a nightmare last night that I was in a wooden hut with it collapsing on me, I woke up to find myself crouched at the side of the bed kicking my wardrobe! Put myself back in bed with adrenaline coursing through my body and then the most terrible cramps started, like the worst AF pain! I am really seriously surprised but so far there hasn't been a bleed, I got up several times to check!

Twins how many times a day are you feeding? My dd loves the bedtime feed so I'm a bit worried about dropping it! I have heard that your milk supply naturally drops towards the end of the first tri so hopefully she will just stop wanting it as she won't be getting much!

Haha, twins i can relate to the beige thing... My dinner last night was fish fingers, baked beans and a chip butty! Toddler is also going through a beige phase, so I'm in good company!
Congrats on the heartbeat curly.
purdie im awake because im marking and planning until 10.30pm, i can't start until 8.30 when toddler is in bed ans ive eaten.

Hi ladies, sorry I haven't been on here much, I've been a bit anxious about MC (my Mum had 3 and I have medical history which might make it more likely) and have been trying not to think about it (like that's even remotely possible)!

I'm 5 weeks today. Main symptoms at the moment - emotional, thirsty, bloated, sore boobs, a bit tired, more CM than usual. Last week I was having really annoying back cramps, but those seem to have passed now, and I haven't had any bleeding at all.

I've got my first midwife appointment booked for the 8th of July. Just can't wait to get to the start of August and the 12 week scan! Would love to get an early scan but can't really afford it.

Rufus and Brummie I can totally relate on the odd dreams front - I had one at the weekend which involved a Tyrannosaurus Rex and a Jazz concert!!!!!

Hi all, please can I join you? I'm due with no 3 on 28th Jan but will prob end up with a Feb baby if it's like my previous 2! Had a scan last week which has put me at 8w today, a few days behind my LMP date (I hate losing days in early pg!) But good to know it's really there and had aheart beat! Can't wait for 12w scan now!

Morning everyone!
To the Manchester people, me too, well Salford but close enough!
Last night I had very strong and intense stretching pain that woke me up and stopped me getting back to sleep. Then dd was up, looking a bit fevered but seems ok, then dad had a nightmare (that someone had peeled all the stickers off his bed!!).
I bf dd until I was 8 months pregnant with ds. I didn't want to tandem feed and it timed right with her turning two. From about 12-16 weeks it was very painful, sore nipples but was fine after that. People said she might self wean as the taste can change but she didn't! I wanted to give enough of a break so that she wasn't jealous of ds feeding when he was born.
I think bf helped keep my weight down. I lost a lot when I was pregnant from being so sick but especially with ds kept losing after he was born. He had severe reflux though and struggled with asthma from 3 months . He has never really slept longer than 3 hours (and he is 3 1/2 now!). It might just have been the stress and lack of sleep that made me lose weight!
I still haven't added my statistics, will try and do that today.

Morning ladies! All ok at EPU scan! I'm 7+1 and saw a little heart beat flickering away! Due date 1st feb! All seemed so surreal!

Hope everyone has a good day.

So I have tried ( and failed ) to add my statistics. Please could somebody add them for me.
They are
Age 33, due date 19/02/16
Dc number 3
Location north west

Thanks

Excellent news Ratty!

Mumof1, we have just dropped from 3 to 2 feeds. So just morning and night. She is a bit variable on how much milk she takes from a sippy cup during the day, it is often not much at all. She was always a bottle refuser. I might be dropping the night feed next as work means that I won't be there for 2 bedtimes a week so it is probably a good time to drop it. It is a lot of change for her at the moment though as she has just started full days at nursery this week.

Marsaday your dinner sounds amazing! I am working from home today and mainly eating white toast

Great news ratty

And brummie - there are just no words!

I'm en route to London for work for 2 days and seriously worried about how I'm going to hide my nausea and constant snacking on beige food from my colleagues. This Virgin Pendolino and its stinky loos really aren't helping

You need a seat further from the loo!
I hope the next couple of days aren't too hectic. It is hard working away in the early weeks.
When I was pregnant with dd I spectacularly failed to do a presentation on a work away day and spent the day throwing up instead. Very subtle!

I know! My original train got cancelled so I was lucky to get a seat at all.

I really feel for those of you who are hiding it from colleagues. I only see mine once every couple of weeks so it's been pretty easy to keep it secret so far. I'd really struggle if I was with them every day.

I think they mainly assume I am a bit fat from the first time, not completely incorrect of course! Much much easier this time to keep it quiet. Working part time helps and there is no pressure to go for after work drinks as I have to pick up dd
I am planning to tell my boss after a scan in about 2 weeks. I will be about 9 weeks then. It is easier then to get time off to midwife appointment and 12wk scans etc

Hello there ladies, been lurking since yesterday and have now decided to join the fun... So, hiya [waves]

I'm 5 weeks today. Discovered last week I am pregnant despite being on the mini pill. I have two DCs: 2 years 7 months, and 13 months. I'm absolutely terrified at the idea of another (and 3 kids aged 0 to 3!).

My OH was adamant he wanted no more children, so much so that I'm absolutely terrified of sharing the news with him. I've known for a few days and hate not telling him, but every time he comes home I just can't face it. He's got some big stuff going on at work this week and just lost a close family member too, right on the day I had a positive test, so it felt like a bad idea to add this news to the mix.

I don't know what I'm scared of exactly, probably that he'll resent me and that it will affect our relationship We've been together for over a decade and we are getting on better than ever, but I think the news of another baby would really bother him... I try to tell myself he's the one who keeps initiating sex, and I am on the pill, so it's not exactly my fault, but can't help thinking he'll resent me.

He's a great dad but finds it hard to have no time whatsoever for his hobbies etc. now we have kids. He often says how happy he is that our youngest is becoming more of a toddler because it makes life slightly easier (well, in some ways of course - toddlers are as challenging as babies, only in different ways!). He's a fantastic dad but didn't really connect with either of our two until they were maybe 6 months old - he doesn't really enjoy babies (which I know isn't that uncommon amongst some dads).

So in a nutshell, I feel that when I tell him, he'll think that the "progress" we have made is going to go back to 0 because we have to do it all again with a newborn. Not to mention the fact there would be THREE kids! Shit, I feel sick just thinking about it.

Oh dear, sorry about the long essay ladies, it's all really weighing on my mind. Also, I had a MC a few years ago and keep on thinking, what if I tell him and then there's a problem with the embryo and my pregnancy doesn't continue?

Argh, someone switch my brain off please! Thanks for letting me vent xx

Hi zeriously, welcome! I'm so sorry to hear about your situation. I'm of the opinion that honesty is the best bet, but I think it should be put in a way that is clear it isn't either of your faults. Do you have a friend /family member who can support you with this?

Overs totally recommend Yorkshire tea decaf. You can't tell the difference. I started cutting down caffeine about three months ago in order to get over the withdrawal headaches before pregnancy. It was really really hard. Cut down one cup at a time

Already have baby brain. Lost my phone last night in the car. Got my DH to drive up and down the road in the car and used my find my phone app to locate it !! Idiot

Hey everyone!

Sorry I have been completely missing over the weekend, I was having a bit of a down time and didn't want to think about the pregnancy for a few days.
I hope everyone is well and yay for little heartbeats! I bet you are all over the moon. Can't wait to see my little baby, I got a scan date through the post for 29th July so just need to wait until then. Feels like ages but I'm trying to keep busy and keep plodding along.
After the couple days of nausea last week I feel mostly ok now, just sore boobs and a hungover feeling when I first wake up, so that's good. I was worried the nausea would be here to stay for months but it looks like just a blip, maybe even a tummy bug or something who knows.

zeriously welcome and congrats! I would just tell him ASAP really, you will feel much better when it's just a pregnancy rather than a secret pregnancy

Those with 2 or more already, how likely do you think I am to need a double buggy with a 2.5 year age gap? I'm hoping to get away with a buggy board and a sling but I don't know if I'm being optimistic!
night are you ok?

It took 40 mins to read all the post updates from yesterday. Was on the bike in the gym though, so hopefully enough calories burnt to justify the strawberry tart in the staff room this afternoon!!!

Hello ladies :)

Congratulations on the HB Curlywurlies and Ratty!so happy fo you :)

overreactionemoticon I swapped coffee for Barley Cup and tea for Roiboos. The latter is full of nutritions as well and no caffeine, so perfect for us.

Zeriuosly and eggsnbeans Welcome and congratulation on HB eggs! :) you can add yourself to the spreadsheet if you will : docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dWmvdD9SkvPQqKn7rpFHazgufmda2FOTMtL093cZFj8/edit#gid=0

zeriusly it's none of your fault. I would wait until his big thing at work calm down. I hope everything will be ok and you will have a healthy baby that you'll both enjoy. He's the father, he also needs to be in it IMO. once baby will grow a bit (it goes so quickly right?) he will start enjoying having such big and fun family!

I wish all the ladies a good day!

Hello mumsnetters, may I join in? I think my due date would be February...This is my first pregnancy (that I've known of) and I have no clue about anything!