Jan 2016 #8 Enjoying second trimester and 20 week scans

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fisherman I feel privileged hehe

I feel like I can't sleep I'm so excited to find out tomorrow! I'll let y'all know a soon as I do..eeeek

how exciting missmartin!! and so happy for you yokyil, what a relief!!!

so many little girls! The vast majority of my friends have had girls too recently (or expecting). I agree about the bond thing - I feel like the best part about knowing which sex I'm having is that I feel like I know them a little bit already. I keep calling the baby "he" or "him" though, I'm def going to give it away in rl sooner or later.

I'm not a fan of nursery decoration. Not sure why. They grow out of that sort of thing so quickly ... I find all the decoration stuff a bit naff too Sorry I hope that doesn't offend anyone!

re the mattresses .... I read it was a mold/spore issue (increasing risk of sids). So last time we replaced the cot mattress and moses mattress as they had been in storage and then shipped from overseas. But I don't think I will this time ... do you think that's bad? DD2 has been out of a cot since she was 1.5 yrs (so about a year). Mattress is currently wrapped in plastic (but not very tightly) and stored under a bed. We always used a mattress protector on it and same with the moses. I think it will be fine? Def not replacing the pram/carrycot mattress - it has a waterproof washable cover and we always used fresh sheets over the top. I imagine it would get bloody expensive to keep replacing these things?!

I'm decorating the nursery but it's being neutral colours and either a damson pink wall or an olive green wall ..with no wallpaper/sticker things as I've made my own photo frames for the wall so everything is removable so when baby gets a bit older I can easily change up ..
I have no idea re-mattresses?
I'm just buying all new..

bit or a random silly question... Are gender scans done externally or internally? I just had a dream it was internally

loveulots good idea to check with mw. Get them to test your iron levels too.
All these teen pinks! Please throw some pink my way!! X

missm externally

Oh good!

Morning All

Good luck to all those with scans today!!

If anyone needs any spare iron levels, mine are off the scale - apparently an 'average' reading is around the 40-42 mark and mine is at 120 lol!

Got my next BP check this evening (6.30pm) fingers crossed its actually gone down.... last reading was 130/110 last Tuesday.

also - really random question but..... has anyone found their knickers are starting to get uncomfortable? i have a couple of pairs that are starting to, errrm, rub, the inside/top of my leg/groin

Sleepy mine are starting to leave marks when I take them off...definitely time to go buy some new ones Primark will do rightly

Hello all. Well after some weeks of worry we got all our test results back and it's all low risk. 1:10000 for any of the chromosomal disorders, which was a real risk given DH's cancer treatments over the past few years. And we found or that we are team Blue! I am destined only to be mother of boys clearly! This will be DS2.

Desperately trying to think of potential names, we have a weird surname and picked our only agreed on name for DS1!

So please and so pleased for all of you!

Next stop anomaly scan on 11th Sept. X

Re- nursery decor we are repainting the room white (it's already white just a freshen up) having a green wall I'm thinking olive or sage colour and then we're having a jungle/ safari theme in honour of our Africa trip this year! DH thinks it's a bit 'boyish...' I told him that as a sociology graduate I disagree with his view and girls can like safari and jungle too!!!
Good luck for scans today

X postboosie that's great news congratulations

Oh and please can someone add me to the spreadsheet? I can t do it on my phone.

Due Jan 27 but will be having ELCS week of 20th. DS 2 london. Thanks!!

so pleased for you boo that's great news! It must had been a worry, so I'm sure a weight is now lifted!! Awww two little men

Welcome Boo we're scan date buddies. Can't wait to see the baby again!

Thanks very much!!

I am a little sad that I will never have a little girl. I have so many handbags to pass on! However I have a niece and she will get the benefit of them. :)

A house full of boys. Oh lord!!

That was the good thing about the harmony test, I get even more pictures of the puffling! :)

Morning. well I had a terrible night of dizzyness, racing pulse and chest pains so I'm off to GP this morning Feel a bit silly as I'm at the midwife tomorrow but didn't feel like I could leave it. Any ideas what it could be? I wondered about blood pressure?

MrsChatty both DH and i are in love with some dinosaur decal stickers we've seen (cutesy dinosaurs not big scary ones!) and are toying with the idea of having those (our spare room come nursery is also white)

SIL is a bit 'its very boyish' but we disagree and think its just very 'child' - ish (for want of a better phrase)

Hopefully we'll find out the sex on 27th August.....

Melon - that does sound like blood pressure. Ring the gp and see what they say. They may advise you to wait and see you mw, but it doesn't hurt to ask.

Definitely go to the GP melon. Better to be safe etc.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who's pants are hurting them. I've gone from being small and petite to having to go up 2 sizes as they're more comfortable

Good luck today Miss Martin it's dc1 isn't it?

Our scan isn't until almost 7pm and somebody is going to be in a grump in our house as dd, the oldest would like a little sister and DS, a little brother. I'm happy either way :)

Great news boo and congrats on a second DS

melon I hope you get some advice and reassurance from the GP and that you're feeling better soon.

Yes to uncomfy knickers! Definitely appreciating my more, ahem, comfortable pairs right now...

Felt terrible yesterday to the point that I pretty much cried all the way through my CBT session (not overly helpful for the poor therapist!) and then on and off for the rest of the afternoon and evening. Terrible headache, back/hip pain and generally just feeling weak and crappy. Managed to get up early and made it to my train to meetings out of London though so small victories!

Good luck with the scan MissMartin and anyone else I've missed...! Do you have a feeling either way for boy or girl?

Oh i am so glad i asked about knickers!!!

I had to take them off halfway through the night last night (apologies TMI) and poor DH thought his luck was in LOL!!!

Melon the dizziness and and palpitations could certainly be low BP but if you had a chest pain with it i would definitely see your GP as that is more related to pregnancy tachycardia (irregular heart rhythm) x

Thanks all. My blood pressure is low, waiting to see the nurse now for some bloods to check my iron levels. (Who was it that said they had iron to spare?!)