Are your children’s vaccines up to date?

Set a reminder

Please or to access all these features

Birth clubs

Connect with mums-to-be with similar due dates to share experiences and support.

See all MNHQ comments on this thread

Jan 2016 #6 ....bumps and blooming ahoy!

999 replies

brickiemum2 · 09/07/2015 14:55

New thread Grin

OP posts:
Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
Thread gallery
21
coffeenut · 20/07/2015 08:10

there was a cute little Corbin and a Xavier at the park today. Noted the names down!

MissMartin10 · 20/07/2015 08:23

Goodluck Oyster Grin
Tiny yep Coffee's suggtion is a really good one.. can't beat a midi skirt!

on the spot front.. luckly i dont have any on my face or body but i have 5 in my hairline.. ever since i dyed my hair so im starting to think these pregnancy hormones have made me slightly allergic to it.. Sad nooo! my hair has to be dyed im naturally light brown and i dye it black so roots would look horrendous!

MissMartin10 · 20/07/2015 08:26

does anyone feel like they are getting more sick? .. i was ill all day yday lying on the sofa/bed trying to nap but i had the worst headache and couldn't drift off! vomiting occasionally .. now i feel horrible again this morning.

melonface · 20/07/2015 08:48

Good luck oyster !

On the subject of spots I have a lovely one right in the middle of my eyebrows Hmm

lutrinae · 20/07/2015 08:58

Yep I am vomiting more than before missmartin I think hormones peak around 10-13 weeks, ugh. Although I was sick well into 2nd trimester with DS so had to get anti-sickness drugs.

Good luck Oyster!

We have a Moses basket with stand, i liked the stand but tbh we mostly co-slept as I couldn't be bothered to lift DS in and out, I got more sleep that way as I basically breastfed half-asleep

SleepyDragon · 20/07/2015 09:03

Hello everyone waves

Just been catching up on the 6 pages of chat I've missed since Thursday whilst my DM has been visiting.
Had a lovely family wknd with her and all the in-laws, even took our nephew to the beach teaching him to paddle in the sea and rock pools (he's 19mth) then looked back at the photos we all took and nearly burst into tears... I look like an elephant! You can't tell it's baby just extreme fat, so miserable right now.

Congrats to everyone who had their scans etc and good luck to those with them.

Oh and Mothercare has a huge sale on at the mo... Perfect time for me to buy the Chiltern Sleigh Bed I've been lusting over!

fourlegstwolegs · 20/07/2015 09:19

Good luck Oyster! Mine is tomorrow so I know how you feel!

I've just recovered from 24hrs of D&V. It was horrendous. I haven't been that ill since I got food poisoning on a flight back in 2002.....I hope the baby is Ok.

Morning sickness (AKA all-f*ckingday-sickness) is still present though. Marvellous!

Romeolovesjuliet · 20/07/2015 09:35

Good luck oyster.
We have a Moses basket and stand but neither of mine slept well in it so we ended up moving them into a cot after a couple of weeks. We're planning to get a bed nest or similar this time and then just keep the Moses basket for downstairs.

fishermanswife1 · 20/07/2015 09:40

Blimey! Lots of catching up to do since Thursday. Congrats to those who have had scans and glad brickie had more positive news before holiday. Good luck to those with scans today/tomorrow.

Feeling rather disorganised with all this talk of buying things. We won't be getting anything til 20 weeks and being a first timer means we have nothing yet.

Been away for a best friends wedding this weekend. Just slept 11 hours straight and my God I've woken up aching. DH says it's a combo of helping the set up Friday, running around Saturday (I was a bridesmaid), if course lots of dancing and clean up on Sunday. Late starting work this morning but struggling.

My nausea is back with a vengeance this last week (14-15), after pretty much going. What's that all about?

EdgarAllenPoe · 20/07/2015 09:51

I had a proper hormonal, crying melt-down on Saturday.

At 15+4 I can not longer comfortably fit into my work trousers. I can put them on, but they piss me off around my waist. So off I went to my closest town to try and find some suitable work trousers. It's not a big town, but it had 5 or 6 women's clothes shops. I went through every single one and only found one with a maternity section (which was tiny). I tried on every kind of black trousers they had and nothing fit. Bump isn't big enough to hold up over the bump trousers. Skinny legs are in fashion and I never wear those as I look horrendous in them. I decided to change tact and try non-maternity but larger sized stuff, and of course nothing really fit. And when I did find the odd thing which might suit, they only had it in a size 10 or size 22 (I'm about a 14).

I managed to hold it together in the shops, but by the time I got home (it's only a 15 minute drive) the poor husband had to deal with a snivelling, snotty mess that was me. 'Nothing fits, I must be a freak, I'm so uncomfortable, blah blah blah!' Then I did the usual crying even harder because I am fully aware during all this I'm being melodramatic but I can't help it. 'I'm so stereotypical!' I wailed. The poor chap held it together quite well and hardly laughed at all.

Been shopping online, which I hate since stuff never fits when I pick it off the rack so how will I know from a picture. Praying the one pair of 'acceptable' trousers I found will fit.

That was the rant of the day, brought to you by the letter P(eed off).

BeeMyBaby · 20/07/2015 10:24

Just told my manager- she took it rather well but was surprised I planned to work to 40 weeks- she had suggested I start mat leave in November which seemed very odd.

Blackandwhitecat3 · 20/07/2015 10:32

Oh Edgar I made the mistake of going shopping yesterday. 99% of maternity wear is online now, unfortunately, I can only find Jojo and then also Red Herring in debenhams. But like you, bump is not big enough to fit into maternity clothes yet and I've burst out of most of my normal clothes. I've gone for floating tunic tops in a size up (to accommodate the increased boobage) and cropped trousers in a size up so I can get them round my waist. Also found a dress in M&S which I bought slightly too big but it has ties so I can at least give myself a bit of a waistline while I have it.

I ordered some stuff online (yes I hate that too) and am just getting used to trying stuff on at home and then sending stuff back. I'm off to the posh part of town to check out their charity shops today - surely there'll be a load of second hand Jojo stuff there???

Blackandwhitecat3 · 20/07/2015 10:33

Oh and 15 weeks today, I'm determined not to have any more all-day sickness. I will eat my way out of it if it have to!

TeenieDeenie · 20/07/2015 10:43

Good luck today Oyster!

Bee that does seem odd. Did she offer any reasoning as to why she thought that? I'm planning on finishing up on Christmas Eve. I can't wait, I'm on count down ha ha!

Just checking that Canesten Thrush Cream is safe to use? I can feel the start of something down there and usually if I catch it early with cream it doesn't get any worse.

Juniper404 · 20/07/2015 10:45

Edgar mamas and papas were doing a sale last week. I bought two pairs of work trousers- £9 each- one below the bump and one over. With over the bump ones, you can roll the panel down to make it elasticated under the bump.

I ordered some clothes from JoJo and one of the tops STANK of cigarettes. Did not help the nause.

coffeenut · 20/07/2015 10:52

Oh that's disgusting juniper - were they secondhand?

Edgar have you tried pencil/tube skirts with a stretchy waistband?

I'm in over the bump trousers. Can't stand under the bump.

Blackandwhitecat3 · 20/07/2015 10:59

I don't know Teenie, but the duty Dr at my surgery is ace at calling back if I ring up reception with a question (hmmm...haven't done that for a few weeks, they must be missing me). Or a pharmacist.

Blackandwhitecat3 · 20/07/2015 11:00

I just discovered this morning, after two weeks of continually hitching them up, that my mamas and papas overbump jeans have waist adjusters. Doh!

lutrinae · 20/07/2015 11:21

I'm pretty sure it's fine Teenie as long as you don't use the suppositories. Ask the pharmacist for clarification though.

lilyb84 · 20/07/2015 11:59

Nausea has returned full force for me too, so sympathies to the rest of you suffering! I'm still not actually throwing up (sorry) but all food and drink is pretty much turning my stomach today...

Lookingforadvice123 · 20/07/2015 12:24

Good luck oyster!

Just been for a scan at EPAU which my GP had booked for me after my spotting episode on Friday. Knew everything was fine after our private scan but was great to see our little BOY again and the lady was so lovely, showed us the screen for ages and pointing out what baby was doing, he was sucking his thumb! Was the cutest thing ever. Such a different experience from the scan I had there at 8 weeks and the 12 week scan when the sonographer was very cold and unfriendly. Makes such a difference when you have a nice one.

Have had six scans in total including my dating scan (3 private, 3 in the hospital) and I'm only 16+2! Hope I don't have to have anymore other than the 20 week anomaly scan in 4 weeks...

lutrinae · 20/07/2015 12:34

Lily In the early weeks I was just constantly nauseous, in some ways I think it was worse as at least throwing up gives you (brief) relief.

I had a nap this morning (BAD as I'm meant to be working from home but DS was awake from 4.30am) and was rewarded by more vomiting as soon as I awoke.
This time I won't wait 20 weeks to get drugs, if it carries on much longer - they worked wonders last time!

Oysterbabe · 20/07/2015 12:41

Scan went great. Measuring one day ahead at 12+2. Now due 30/01. NT measurement was 1.5
Anyone want to guess the gender? I'm going to be team yellow though but like to guess Smile

BeeMyBaby · 20/07/2015 12:46

Oyster I think it's a boy

tinyme135 · 20/07/2015 12:51

oyster I think boy too

Swipe left for the next trending thread