March 2016 #4 - entering the second trimester at last and (hopefully) waving goodbye to sickness

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started a new thread as the old one was getting full up. Thought I would post the link to stats here too so people can update if they want!

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Hi

Can I be another late arrival? I confess to having been lurking for a couple of weeks but have been a bit late on arrival to the whole being pregnant lark, having only found out at 10 weeks so I have been playing catch up with everything... LMP was 28th jan so had all been a bit of guess works on dates up until now!

Congrats on the scan thepug! I also had mine this morning and all seems fine so will be able to temporarily relax before I find the next thing to worry about.. Dated me at 13+2 and Edd 7th March.

Looking forward to joining in with all the chat and no doubt asking you lots of questions..

Had my scan this morning and I'm measuring spot on going by when I think I ovulated (11 weeks) so they need me to go back for proper measurements and a blood test next Thursday. I realised when I got home that I'm working on Thursday so I'll have to make up a 'hospital appointment' and hope they don't get suspicious. The clinic where they do the scans is directly opposite my workplace too!

Welcome to all newbies!

Had my scan and all well. Measuring 13+2 which is about 5 days ahead of when I'm pretty sure I ovulated (going by temp rise and positive OPK), so maybe it will be a big baby! Baby had to be prodded a lot to move into the right position.

New EDD is 8 March, anyone else my EDD buddy?

They do same-day results on the nuchal test etc at my hospital and happy to say I'm low risk for Down's (1 in 20,000) and for the other thing they test you for (Trisonomy something?!)

Congrats on all the scans ladies, lovely pictures.

I'm 13+6 today, pleased to be getting on! DH and I have been on holiday for two weeks, I'm looking forward to getting home but not to going back to work - and nervous about telling everyone! I told my boss before we left though so at least that's the hardest bit out the way.

Hi to all the joiners and congrats to the ladies who have had lovely scans today!

lil am devastated for you, what a horrible shock. Sending love.

Just logged on to mark my place on the new thread - Haven't logged in for ages, what with mumsnet hack-gate and work being busy etc. Had my NHS scan on 11 August at 9+5, all was ok but it felt too early to be reassuring so we've booked a private scan on Sunday when I'll be 13+3 and I'm hoping things will feel a bit more real after that.

Lovely to see scan pics, welcome to new thread joinees

Welcome to all the newbies and yay to all the scans!

I'm 13 weeks today - second trimester!!! Stomach has been a bit bulgy for a while but today it's properly hard at the bottom, so hopefully I'll bump soon can't wait to be out of that awkward in-between clothes stage and fully into maternity stuff - so much more comfortable!

Afternoon.

Smirking I've just seen this Guardian Article saying the UK is going to do something. (The voters have spoken).

We were reminded about the fecking Christmas shoeboxes at work today. I'd rather be doing something for the displaced people in the ME than perpetuating religious propaganda. I'm fairly sure my tutor group will agree. I'm off to check out shelterbox...

DS first day at school seems to have gone well. My first day back was uneventful - told the boss & HOD. Need to keep it to myself till after scan now!

Lovely to hear about scans. Welcome newbies (and not so newbies!)

Grrr, second lot of thrush this pregnancy! Slowly going mad with itching. Really amazed I managed to get an appointment today, realised what it was at 3, tried to get something at the chemists and was told I had to get a prescription, phoned the surgery and had an appointment with the practice nurse less than an hour later. Although had to trapse around 6 of the local chemists to get the prescription filled...

Hello all; rarely get chance to check mn so I'm always miles behind on everybody's news.

Celen and lilmiss so so sorry to hear your news. Thinking of you both.
Ginger hope all turns out to be well.

Still feeling pretty tired (although that might be because I walk at least 4 miles every day dropping ds 1 off at school and picking him up again), but nausea is getting a bit better. Am now feeling paranoid in case all is not well. Luckily have 16 week scan fairly soon (23rd Sept) so that means I don't have to wait anxiously for 20 week scan. Just keep on worrying because of my age (42).

Embolio glad to hear from you. I was hoping you were ok. Think we may still be the only NI ones.

Congrats to all with lovely scans; love seeing the pics.

Waving at shieldbug I've been lurking a bit but just been busy the last few weeks I've been feeling paranoid too as my symptoms have eased off. Hoping Sunday's scan will let me relax a bit.

I am so tired I could weep. I was in school at 6.30am and left at 6pm. Tucked kids into bed and then started on more work. Not sure I can survive the exhaustion!

Adora I'm afraid overworkers are not allowed on this thread! Remove yourself!

I've been working 60 hours a week all through the first 12 weeks, last week I held my hands up and said I'm having 2 weeks off and when I'm back it will be a lot less hours! I work with my in laws and hubby. He is amazingly supportive.

Anyway you must look after yourself especially as you already have kids! Don't make me have to tell you again!

Wow, gem and Adora I don't know how you do it! I struggled to do 9-5 the first trimester and have definitely taken liberties. I work in academia though so I don't actually have contracted hours, I'm just supposed to work full time and put in 'enough hours to fufil my duties'. Sounds quite nice when you put it that way but the reality is that the workload ebbs and flows and when ive got a lot on it usually means working evenings and weekends and completely burning out.

Woke up stupidly early this morning again - 5am. I hate pregnancy insomnia! I'm also starving but cba to get out of bed and go and get a snack. I can hear DD stirring so I think we'll all be up in our house soon.

Had a text from my sister at 3am to say she's had her baby! V excited as I'm going to my hometown this weekend so get to meet my new nephew. She was almost two weeks overdue, was hoping for a vbac but had to have an emergency c section I feel bad for her as she really really wanted a natural birth this time so I hope she's not too disappointed. In the end all that matters is the baby's healthy, which he is. Aww babies! I realized yesterday despite having my scan it's still not sunk in that I'm pregnant - I just feel ill and a bit fat. I don't think its going to feel real till I feel some movement!

Morning marmite! Another early one here. DS put the tv on so bloody loud at like 5am this morning; the living room is below my bedroom and he has been told about this so there will be bollocking later!

It hasn't properly sunk in for me yet either as my scan was so disappointing. Still don't have a date for my rescan but I'm going to pester the hospital today.

Congrats on the scans yesterday! Some lovely pics. I was shattered yesterday.

Already getting annoyed with people saying "you need a boy this time to even things out" or "I bet you're hoping for a boy!" We have two girls and a boy (although the boy isn't biologically DH's, but he took him on at the age of 1 and quite a few people think he's DH's). I honestly don't care what genitalia it has as long as it's healthy!!

Even more annoying are the people who say that it will be a girl as DH obviously only makes girls. Really?? After two daughters?? Surely it's still 50/50?!

Anyone got any good responses for those people?

4.30 for me marmite, all baffled as to why it was so light until I realised dh had left the bloody light on and had to get out of bed to turn it off, by which time i was wide awake . Then ds noticed i was up and wanted to come in for a cuddle and he would not be quiet!! Might have to sneak into the medical room at lunchtime for a wee snooze... have a feeling this will not be a productive day.

Glad I'm not the only one waking early, how can I not lie-in when I'm sooooo tired all the time! Here's my scan picture from Tuedsay to add to the gallery. Moved me forward from 12 weeks to 13+4 so am 14 weeks today!

Haven't fully caught up this morning but just wanted to say I feel your pain BeautifulLiar! I have two dd's (neither of them my dp's) he raises them as his own though and speaks of them as his. Every man and his dog has an opinion on the sex of our baby! Everyone saying how nice it would be to have a boy and how we must be hoping for a boy to even it out a bit. Don't get me wrong my dp would love a boy as he does have a house full of females but I genuinely couldn't care less. I'll just be happy with a healthy baby regardless. And I have no qualms in telling people straight - I just want a healthy baby.

I'm also getting the ones saying how I just be crazy starting all over again as I'm going to have a 9 year gap between baby and my youngest and my eldest will start high school next year! Now the gap I am a bit anxious about as I fear the baby will be raised more like an only child and we don't want that so may feel the pressure to have another! Depending on how I keep health wise we aren't ruling it out completely. Although I've been told I'm under red path care with the consultant as high risk pregnancy so can't see it being plain sailing.

missdee seriously don't worry about the age gap, I really don't understand the furore over age gaps on this website There are nearly 12 years between my brother and me and I'm extremely close to him.

In any case, people should butt out with their opinions, how rude!!

We keep referring to ours as a boy, it's going to take some getting used to if it comes out a girl haha.

I have never drank coffee in my life, ever, but today woke up with the most overwhelming urge for a latte?? popped into costa on the way to work and got a vanilla latte with 3 sugars and my word it's divine. If this carries on I'll be asking dp for a tassimo for my birthday haha!

Woke 3 times in the night, onece at 2am being thanks to the cat sitting next to my head purring, he got promptly closed downstairs, they're both usually closed there on a night so no idea how he managed to evade that.

These scan pictures are so beautiful, fingers and toes all crossed for those of us who haven't had ours yet!

11+3 today and I think I'm getting even more fatigued if that's possible. Slept from 9:30pm to 7am and still desperately in need of a kick in the arse to wake me up today.

I need to go and buy a new phone today too, which is a bit annoying. My Moto G decided that it didn't want to recognise its own IMEI or baseband or anything regarding the sim card after a factory reset, it only works on wifi now so it's basically half bricked. Tempted to go back to the warm embrace of Samsung but reluctant to let go of a very cheap sim-only unlimited data tariff I'm on!

Congrats on the scans ladies, so beautiful :) 13+5 today and still being sick don't know what to do with myself, so hard when I'm trying to do work!!

Q I've got two cats and the female one has to sleep on my belly every night whilst purring, seriously annoying might start shutting the bedroom door don't want the cats doing that when baby is here!

I'm so mad!!

We went for a scan at around 10 weeks with "Baby It's You". I basically just got a bit impatient as my NHS scan wasn't until 13 weeks... Anyway...

We went for the scan they confirmed the pregnancy and it was all great. They couldn't print the photos as the person wasn't there who prints them and said we would have them in the next few days.

Anyway 4 weeks later and the have just dropped through the door... Only they're the wrong photos!!!! I can't believe it!!! I know they're the wrong photos because one of them says "male" and is a close up of baby's testicles/ penis!

I've just written that and had to stifle a giggle but I'm sat here in tears! I've just rang my poor husband in floods of tears saying now I'm thinking it could be our scan and we didn't want to know the sex. It's our first baby we wanted a surprise and I feel like it's been ruined!

I've rang them they're sending the correct photos out but I'm soooooo MAD!!! I suffer with anxiety and this has just upset me so much. Maybe I'm over reacting but I'm still upset!!!