March 2016 Babies!! Our Grape-sized babies are getting Bigger!

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Thought I'd start our new thread as the old one is full up!

I'm not joining the fb group either, I prefer the anonymity of mn.

Indomitable I've been really thirsty too. I have none of the risk factors for GD (normal BMI etc) so I don't think it's that, just body working overtime so needing extra fluids!

Oh and I've gone off all drinks except water as well. I am normally a tea demon, I've still been having the odd cuppa but not been feeling like it much, and DH bought loads of fizzy drinks I normally like but I haven't fancied them at all.

Cheers Indomitable and maybebaby it'll pass, I so rarely get sick (I'm too busy to!) that when I do I come over all useless and woe is me.

I'd rather stay on here fo sho! I avoid fb and we haven't told our families yet.

side rant I also want to quit fb as I have noticed that when friends and acquaintances become preggo they (and high school women from ten years ago come out of the woodwork) and immediately forget how to use grammar, become obsessed with ending everything with a kiss and become religious "awh bless Hun!1! x" Apologies if you come under this banner but it makes my skin crawl!

Wow, thanks for the 3rd thread!!
I'll be staying on Mn also so I'm sure we will manage a 4/5/6 thread by March!!

My body still doesn't know what the heck is going on, nausea has subsided, appetite slowly allowing me to try more things...scampi being a particular favourite right now randomly. Coffee is still a definite no no but can stomach a cup of tea now and then. But I have been sick a couple of times this last few days, but feel better for it actually?! The exhaustion is finally passing to...yay!

I'm just at the point of feeling soooo full. I usually live in leggings but by the end if the day now I cannot bear to have them on my stomach.

I'm so excited so many of you have your 12 week scans approaching, hope all goes really well!! I haven't got a date yet but do have my booking in appt tomorrow so may find out more then?!

me I'm usually a total tea fiend too, have at least 5 cups a day. Now I hardly ever feel like one and I'm just having the odd one at work out of habit really.

I'm glad lots of people are staying on here rather than going over to fb. It would be nice if we could keep a postnatal group going for a bit on here after the babies are born too - it's lovely to see how everyone's getting on.

ohwool I didn't bring dh to my booking in bit it was at my house so he did stick around to say hi to the mw. The only questions you need to answer about him are things like his name, dob and what country he's from - which I expect you know already! It's completely fine for him to be there too though and I'm sure lots of women bring their partner to the first appointment.

I cut down my tea intake when pg with DS, then BFing DS (no one wants a caffeine addled baby) so was already only on one or two cups a day. Last time I tried to go cold turkey on the caffeine, big mistake, I felt horrendous. Stuck to my morning one this time.

I've definitely got a belly going on. I'm usually fairly slim, so none of my jeans fit. And I can't stand anything digging in either. Not entirely sure what I'm going to do when I go back to work in September! Oh, but I just look like a mid-30s woman with a mum-tum. Not pregnant. Just chubby. The joy.

OhWool I know what you mean re fb & pregnancy/babies. Though I see it more on friends posts (and have to stop myself being that person who comments 'helpful advice' despite not speaking to the person in 10+ years!)

I've got my fb friends organised into strict lists. Only a few people can actually see what I post. Last time I changed my profile picture when I was about 39 weeks and everyone came out of the woodwork to comment & congratulate. It was nice, in a way. I always wonder if any of them actually cared? It was nice to think they were pleased for me. I'll probably do the same thing this time. Although I might post some cryptic hints and see if anyone asks outright. I know I never would to someone, and I'm generally against vaguebooking. But, maybe...!

Qforcucumber? I think we have the same due date.
Still as nauseas and tired as I was in week 6. Dreading going back to work because I look enormous and bloated with huge boobs already. Which is saying something because I always get picked on at work for being too thin! Everyone is so nosy... And we're all coming back from summer hols ( I'm a teacher ) I feel as though I'm going to get bombarded with questions when all I want to do is lie down in bed !

ohwool dh came to everyone of the appointments I had with dd. This time around his not as fussed, knows whats happening so doesn't feel the need to come. His family does have quite a tedious medical history so it was really useful that I was given the notes to fill in at home before the appointment. The midwife might try to get you alone for a moment to ask about domestic violence, so may keep you back at the end or call you in first without him.

I don't think I'll be moving over to fb. Mostly because I'm rubish with keeping up with things on there. I tend to get distracted by all the pretty things on the baby wearing groups I'm part of. Which now has me thinking about the lovely wrap I want to buy if all goes well with the scan on friday, beautiful stary goodness!

It appears I have now developed an orange juice addiction. Once long ago I was a tea drinker, a couple of cups each morning and five or six a day at work. The smell made me gag when I was pregnant with dd and I never got back into it, bar one cup a week at a certain toddler group where the laides who provide refreshments are mortally offended if you don't accept a hot drink. I was dreaming about drinking orange juice most of last night, if dd hadn't been sleeping next to our bed when I woke up at 3 this morning I'd have gone down stairs to down some.

I'm very weapy at the moment. The other day dh was watching a documentary where a tribe who hunt with ants were letting 100 ants sting boys for 10 minutes. To build up resitance for catching the ants dh tells me. But it made me sob, to see the boys screaming. Anything can make me cry at the moment.

Last night I had heart burn and I was crying because it was taking me too long to chew the gaviscon tablets. Was also uterly exhausted and had lost all fine motor skills so struggled to actually get them in my mouth.

Hi everyone, I've not been on here for a few days and already thread 3 and 60 posts in! I'm still feeling very sick all the time, so I'm convinced I have a girl this time round. I had virtually no symptoms at all with DS.

One saviour this week has been cinnamon and raison bagels for breakfast - yum. I'm also craving pie - crispy, flaky pastry type pie with a creamy leak filling. But my oven is broken so its just in my dreams at the moment.

I also cannot stomach tea and have totally gone off meat all together. And my stomach looks huge. I'm not sure I'm going to be able to keep this a secret from work much longer (who are already suspicious over my lack of tea drinking!).

Still waiting for my 12 week scan date, but assume will be the week following bank holiday.

I'll stay on here even if I join the fb group as I can talk about more TMI things here haha I spend a lot of time of fb, don't update my status or anything much but lurk a lot lol.

maybe I am definitely showing already. friend commented at the weekend that I looked way further along than 10 weeks and last night in bed I said to DP god I've gotten so fat and he (as tactfully as possible) said 'it does seem like your tummy has gotten a bit bigger, yes'. ugh so I just look fat at the moment I read somewhere that you start showing earlier on the second pregnancy so am assuming my body has already stretched once for a baby so just popped right out already. I'm dreading getting massive actually

me I've also gone off all drinks, I usually drink lots of water but just can't face it at the moment so am dehydrated all the time...

sorry if this is TMI but had anyone else got thrush since getting their bfp? I never get thrush but have had it near constant the last few weeks despite putting canestan on every day, its awful. me and DP had sex last night and I was in agony, think I've torn myself (sorry if tmi). was supposed to ring the gp this morning but failed to until too late and now no appointments! sigh.

Thrush here too marmite and it isn't pleasant

Marmite - not sure if you can use them but have you tried the pessaries? They sort the internal stuff - much better!!

I'm really fed up of feeling dizzy now. It isn't non stop anymore but I'll be lying down and then roll over and the room spins like I'm really drunk. It's awful. Haven't called the docs about it yet (or fainting episode!) as it really does sound common but think I might cave tomorrow just so I can double check. Such a pain!

Also going on holiday on sat which will be great but booked horrendous flight times before I was pg and worried it's going to exhaust me and make me feel really sick. God this first trimester is a nightmare!!

Hope you're all doing ok - can't wait for everyone to start having their scans!!!

Marmite - I suffer from recurrent bouts of thrush (luckily quite mild thrush so could be worse) and GP has said it is safe to use the Canestan pessaries when pregnant.

thanks jules and maybe I'll try to get to the chemist at some point then!

got a two hour meeting this afternoon, I have no idea how I am going to get through it. MS seems to be ok in the morning but peak after lunch/early afternoon. thankfully I've not been sick yet but still not sure what I can contribute to the meeting when all I'll be thinking about is how awful I feel!

Hey y'all

Just had the first part of my booking appt - it's in two parts here which is weird but fine. Nice to feel that I'm beginning to be part of the pregnancy "process"!

DH didn't come to any of my MW appts first time round nor this time round. It would've been a waste of his time I think with the admin & pee tests, lol!

I had been suffering from thirst particularly in the evenings but it's gone now

8+1, EDD 21 March, dc#2

marmitemofo have you tried boiled sweets? I currently have a constant supply of lemon sherbets

yes marmite I can also reccommend sweets - I am sucking on a werthers as we speak (I know, I am a 90 year old woman). Cherry drops are also good.

Scan went well showing 9weeks and 2 days which puts me a day in front of what I thought. Every day counts ????

yay congrats missdee

thanks for the boiled sweet tips! will try to get some on my lunchbreak...

Crikey these threads move fast! Haven't been on for a while so found the link on the old one! Thanks for starting a new one paper

Ohwool we're due around the same time and I've got my booking appt next Wednesday too.

Like everyone else, I'm really apprehensive due to previous mmc. Trying not to focus on any symptoms (i hardly have any which is good and bad) and putting the pregnancy to the back of my mind for the time being. Kind of sad really as we shouldbe enjoying every day.

Here's hoping for lots of lovely healthy scans for everyone over the next few weeks. It is amazing seeing your little baby for the first time

I've found ice lollies fab for the horrible taste and constant thirst.

Congrats on the good scan news Missdee.

I said to DH last night that I'm finding this first trimester very isolating. We've told our parents and I've told one friend but no one wider than that and it's not natural to me to keep things to myself - I'm normally a right old chatterbox about everything that's happening in my life. I know I don't have to keep it to myself, but we decided we would until after the 12 week scan, and it's fair to say that I would not want to tell everyone at work that I'd had a mc. I just can't wait to be able to tell everyone and have it all out in the open!

maybebabybee - I have definitely got a baby bulge going on, i'm having to be careful what I wear to work - large cardies over everything, it is lucky that the weather hasn't been too warm.

Missdee - Fruit ice lollies are my 'craving', I could go for one any time of the day. Sainsburys have a box of 20 for £2.50, I'm filling up the freezer! DH bought a box of ice cream lollies and they just didn't do the job at all

RhubarbAndMustard - work are suspicious of my none tea drinking too. I cut down to one regular tea and then peppermint tea whilst TTC and now I can't face any.

marmite for Facebook you need to PM one of us your email address and then we can send you a link to be added to the group. Happy to add you if you want to PM me? It's a closed and secret group so nobody can see you have joined or see that you are in it or if you post anything