August 2016 number 4 - bumps popping and scans happening, we actually have babies!

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Looks like we've nearly filled the last thread, so here is a nice new one for you all!

Thanks pickle, glad I'm not the only one!

That's good news Fizzy glad you have had such a reassuring scan. I totally agree with your DM - there are lots of people with loads of normal variants out there who haven't got a clue! At the risk of outing myself, i am a radiologist (so a doctor specialising in imaging - CT, MR, US X-rays etc) and reading between the lines it sounds like they think baby has a right sided aortic arch? I quite often see these in scans of adults who are being scanned for completely unrelated reasons and have had no idea for their entire life that their cardiac plumbing is slightly unusual!

Glad to hear lots of good news from others as well - I'm on my phone so struggling to remember who posted, but seems like everyone has had a better few days (lily you seem to be having a really up and down time of it, but the last scan must have been reassuring!)

Today I have been mainly getting irritated with people who feel they can tell me that I'm huge, and how massive I'm going to be by my due date. I would quite like to tell them exactly where to go... I am aware that my bump is large, thank you. arrggghh.

Yes lots! That's the one! So properly reassuring to know you spot them out there in the great unscanned amongst us and they've been no issue. The cover blow is appreciated greatly!! Just fingers crossed the ring that can find its way wrapped around the trachea doesn't occur (I can't remember the term she used for that) and if not, it looks like plain sailing

Don't listen to others comments on you're bump either! As has been said here before, people only ever want to tell you it's too big or too small, never that you're just right! Well, you're just right! Tell them what you think of their belly in return, it's obviously a free for all

And thanks all you lovely ones!

dots at 22weeks I only felt I had an average bump but some random middle aged women in a pub told me I was "absolutley massive" I was so taken aback I asked her to repeat herself and she said really loudly "for 22 weeks you are HUGE!! ..... all I could do is look at my shocked and red faced husband.

I should have asked how far along she was.... because she was hardly a fit healthy looking person herself... but never going to be quick enough. Could do with some stock retorts on this one!

lots in the past few days, I have had loads of comments of "oh my god, you're massive!" and an equal amount of "oh my god, you're tiny!" I have therefore concluded no one knows what they are talking about and am ignoring.

(Mind you, one of the "massive!" commenters had recently had twins so I was a bit at that one!)

P.s. One of my absolute favourite stock retorts in any situation where people have been stealthily/unintentionally rude (I have used it A LOT in pregnancy) is a deadpan naive/confused expression and either "Why?" Or "what makes you say that?"

Forcing them to explain a bit more usually highlights how tactless and rude the comment is, and makes them squirm. But I'm a mean old pregnancy witch so you may take a kinder route!

I think I'm gunna go down the "oh thank you!" Route. They'll think "was that sarcastic?" I can just picture it now. How does "you're huge!" Feel okay coming out of someone's mouth? It's never been acceptable to comment on someone's size so why when you're big and vulnerable does that change? (It doesn't) but some people think that's fine. It's so annoying that you always think of things to say afterwards! My work colleagues joke with me now that I'm carrying a litter as its all I hear from customers!
Has anyone else been waking up starving lately?? I work awkward shifts and eat at 11:30-midnight yet I'm still starving when I wake up

I despise people commenting on the size of my bump. So far not had any strangers doing it, but my colleagues seem to think I'm small for almost 26 weeks. It's meant kindly so I take it as such, but it does make me squirm. I'm pretty tall (about 5'8") so that's probably part of the reason I'm not as big as people expect. As long as the midwife isn't worried reckon everything's fine.

That's wonderful news fizzy. I had to have a repeat scan as they couldn't spot some of the blood vessels coming off the heart and the sonographer spent 20 minutes trying to check the septum. It was incredibly stressful, I can only imagine how relieved you're feeling right now!

Anyone else spotted foetal movements falling into a pattern? My one seems to have a bit of a stretch around lunchtime and then a flurry of activity around 9pm. DH and I spent a fascinating 5 minutes the other evening just watching my bump moving around.

In just got a video of a big kick but can't share it with you. Why can't we upload videos😔

Hi ladies,

Thanks for all the sweet messages following my scan, so nice to share it with you all :)

I really don't understand peoples unwanted comments, completely non of their business! You are all beautiful in your own individual way so embrace pregnancy in all of its many shapes and sizes. This is what we were made for !!

It's my last day at work today, horaaah! Well, when I say last day, I mean last day in my current job...I am going back to working freelance but that doesn't start until the start of May, so I am spending a week back home at my parents next week which will be nice.

christine annoying you can't do vids on here...what about sharing via Vimeo/Instagram/youtube??

Ok, someone rubbed my bump this morning. There needs to be a law.

Is there a Facebook group set up for this thread? We did it for the November 2013 group and it's lovely

haha Mavis I had the same the other day on the tube, a lady got up to give me her seat (very kindly) and as I was sitting down she went 'ooohhhh, ahhhh, look' and stroked my tummy...very odd !

As far as I know, no facebook group...how do we go about setting one up??

I'm a recovering Facebookaholic, I've been clean for nearly 3 years so I don't have an account. If a FB group is set up does that mean that the thread will go quiet? 😢

I'd like to keep my fb and here seperate so don't think I'd join tbh

I'd like to keep MN and FB separate if that's not too antisocial of me. I like being anonymous on MN!

As I've said before our rooms being done up, the back wall is being knocked out to make way for double patio doors and a window either side to lead onto our balcony! Last minute phone call today informed me the windows and doors would be here tomorrow! Our wardrobe was going in the bin to make way for our new furniture that we'll order when it's done. OH went to work at 1 and I got the phone call at about 10 past so all by myself I've just dismantled a wardrobe, moved all of our clothes and three storage boxes of baby clothes downstairs into a different bedroom, moved our bedside table and mirror to the other side of the room and all our folded clothes into two piles next to our bed. I can safely say I am knackered!! Considering a bath with a bath bomb..now to find where I've put them haha!

When I had DS we stayed on mn until about 2 months after the babies were born, but it got to frantic to keep up once everyone was on mat leave. We did have a few people who joined fb with aliases because they didn't want to reveal to much about themselves which was fine. I think if we hadn't started a fb group we woukdnt still be talking coming up for 6 years after we all "met". In fact I think all of us have met at least one other member in real life now and I can honestly say they have made my real life so much better! We have a secret santa and around the kids birthday's we do the same thing for presents for them.

I'm very happy to be part of an FB group if we want one.

Oh yeah, hadn't thought of creating alias account etc. Or name changing on here for other non-antenatal posts ( where I complain about people I know in real life )

Would it be a private FB group that didn't show up on feed? Have managed to out myself as pregnant (not planning to announce on FB ever!) by posting a comment on a baby group!

Your group sounds similar to mine Pickle. None of us can imagine not knowing eachother now

We did an opt-in, those who wanted to join were PM'd a link but we all carried on with the thread too. It's easier to post videos and share things etc on facebook we found.

I have no idea how to create a group otherwise I'd volunteer

If it was a secret group then I'd join

christine that has been one busy day for you, definitely deserve a bath.
Bear how was your last day? Enjoy your time off.

After taking to my GP, I'm signed off again for 4 weeks to get me over 30 weeks. My boss isn't that impressed, but my baby comes first. After being in the office for the morning, I was contracting again like mad, which did scare me.

Your boss is of the least relevance in this situation lily. Aslong as you and you baby are okay that's all that matters

I'm trying to create us an FB group, but it seems I need to add at least one friend to it. Hmmm