Due August 07 thread - part 2

[Catalepticdru]

Here we go people!!

Hersetta
Me 36
DH 38
1st baby
EDD 27/8/07

bambi06
me 40
dh 39
ds 7
dd 5
due date 9/8/2007
se london
have had two previous miscarriages

myweegirl
me 34
DP 41
DD will be 2 in a couple of weeks
live in central Scotland
EDD 8/8/07

nicknackpaddywack
Me 39
DH 38
DD 14 months (a wee cutey ;-) )
Live in Scotland
EDD 26/08/07 (guesstimate - subject to scan)

Pinkranger (ticklemepinkwithtinsel)
Me 27
DH 31
DS 4
Missed M/C in Aug 06
Live in Kent
Edd 22/8/07

redtent
ME 29
DH 32
ds almost 3!
ds 17 months
Live in North East
edd-1/8/07 subject to scan!

GillL
Me 29
DH 27
dd 21 months
Live in Kent
EDD 22nd August

MrsTom
Age 29 (30 in May)
DH 30
1st pregnancy
Live in Manchester
EDD 25/8

loler
me 33
dh 33
dd 3.5
ds 1.5
Live in Staffordshire
EED 28/8

Wulfricsmummy
age 29
1 DS 13m
EDD 15/08/07

ChristmasMadwithbump (Babymadwithbump)
Me 25
DH25
2 DS's 7yrs and 4yrs
TTC 18 long months
Live is Derbyshire!
MY EDD 09/08/07.

Feedme(christmaspudding)now
Age 30
DP 36
Have one DD from previous relationship aged 7
And 1 DS with DP, aged 4
Expecting No. 3 around 9th August.
Live in Surrey.

Paulaplumpbottom
I'm 30
Dh is 36
We have one DD who is 3
I am due on the 14th of August
I am an American and I live in Belfast!

Lovelybird
I'm 34, will be 35 before bubba is due. DH is 33, We already have one DS and he's nearly 2. Live in the West Mids.

conkertree - age 25, DH 31, this is my first pg, due sometime first week in august - live in Scotland.

Bresha- im 21 dp is 25
I have 2 dds one is 5 and in reception class and the other is 18 months
I am due first week of august
We live on the isle of Wight
Err that’s it I suppose

hormonalwreck
age 31
DH 34
EDD 8th Aug
1st baby
7months TTC

Gardeninggirl
Age 35 - 36 in july
DH 39
1st baby
7 weeks tomorrow!
EDD 1st august
trying for 13 -14 months
Live in south east London

My stats Uki
EDD 15/8/07
Me 31
dh 35
m/c 3/05 8 weeks
m/c 6/05 10 weeks
ds born 14/6/05 he's 1.5 yrs on thursday
m/c 8/06 12 weeks
we live in Australia

Beakyman
I'm 32
DH 37 (eeeek!)
DS 23months
Live on south coast
due 11th Aug

PurpleRabbit- age 28,
DH age 29,
one DS age 22 months,
live in Scotland,
conkertree's sister.
Due 8th August

treacletart
due 13/8/07
me 39 (gulp! am I the eldest?)
dh 41
ds (3.5y) born 30/6/03 (at home in a hurry)
m/c 06/10/06 11 weeks
we're in Brighton

boobooma
Age 38
DP 40
TTC 4 months
EDD 24th august
DS nearly one
we live in Devon

BibiJesus
Due 19th August
I am 27 Dh is 31
Dd is 2.2
M/c 30/09/05 at 16 weeks
Found out Monday - ve excited!
Live in Wales, 20 mins from Cardiff.

Babbit
My stats
EDD 22/8/07
Me 34
dh 36
dd born 31/3/05 she will be 21 months on NYE
we live in East London

missingmywine (yeah really)
Me 41 (aarrgghhh!!!!)
DH 37 (toy boy)
DD1 5
DD2 2
Due Aug 1st 'ish (tbc)
Live Southsea Hampshire

endlesslove
age 23
DH 24
EDD 14th Aug
1st baby
5 months TTC

catalepticdru
age 31
DH 30
EDD 17th Aug
1st baby
Live in Stockton-on-Tees

Ilovebabies
I'm 25
Dh27
Got 2 ds's
ds1 is 4
ds2 is 18mths
preg with 3rd child due around Aug 15th won't know for def till 12 wk scan cos cycles were mixed up
Live in Scotland

Thanks I feel fine now just scared, good sign no more pain since and never ever any blood, just alittle worried that is all, I think I will just take it easy! I have been hopeless at number twos at the moment and wind, so maybe it was down to something like that, I think I went to the loo just before it all cracked off yesterday, fingers crossed its just something simple, and nothing to do with bump!
Thanks Babymadxx

Hi everyone. I'm feeling terrible today. I've caught an awful cold and the pressure in my sinuses is really painful. I'll be going down to the chemist soon to see if there is anything I can take. I woke up at 4:30 this morning in agony and it took ages to get back to sleep.

MS seems to be waring off slightly. I managed to eat a full dinner last night, which I haven't been able to do since before Christmas. I wish the headaches would go though, they're really getting to me now.

Hopefully I'll get a date through for my scan soon.

Sorry for all those feelig rough at the moment. I was exhausted over the weekend and had nice long lie in's as I couldn't be bothered to drag my lazy pregnant arse (as my dh so nicely put it) out of bed, but funnily enough feel better working my current long days (12 hours) in the office plus 90mins of travelling each way.

Told my dad on Saturday and he got so excited and hugged me so hard that I had stomach cramps for 30 mins afterwards!

For your viewing pleassure I have added my first scan photo to my profile (click my user name) which was taken at 7+3 weeks and Tad has a CRL of 10.8mm.

I remember that luxury! My idea of a lay in is 7:30. I don't think dd has ever slept past then. Saturday she was up at 5:30 but I managed to persuade dh to let me sleep a bit longer. Although it was my turn on Sunday and she woke up at 6:30

When I told my parents that I was pg my dad just said 'yeah' while my mum hugged me and grinned like a cheshire cat (she adores babies). Dad doesn't really show emotion but I know he was pleased for me.

I've been going to bed at 9.30 for the last few nights to try and get rid of the tiredness (usually get up about 7). Seems to be working quite well - certainly feel a bit more awake the last few days.

Have to go to a concert tonight with my MIL - couldnt think of an excuse fast enough to get out of it. So probably no early night tonight.

Rant warning......

we told the ils ugh!
FIL implied we are only having a dc 3 b/c we want a girl. Bl**dy Typical!! Actually what we want is a large and happy family.
MIL sigh did exactly wha she always does at any good news- engagement- it all happenned too fast, Marriage- will never last, ds1 - you are too young, ds 2- must have been an accident, dc3- omg having 3 dc is going to be hell and so awful. She then went on to say 'oh well you got 2 lovelys boys'- as if to imply that has nothing to do with us being half decent parents and implying heavily she got 2 rotten boys- poor dh!!
Good Job we pretty much see them as way out of the 'inner circle' in our lives.
I just wish for once they could just say congratulations and shut up.

rant over....

Still feeling crap.... but am beginning to bond with baby a bit more now.

We have a boys name picked already - not telling (irl people are about on here) .... and are working on girls names... however having no dd's on DH side of the family for years (!!) it's likely we will use the boys name.

Everyone I've told has gone - oh..... Until I've said it's planned. Really not what I expected! Although after DS had lots of people say - you've got the perfect family - one of each you can stop now.

ah redtent the in-laws. I'm sure some of you are lucky enough to have lovely inlaws. Mine are much more akin to yours though redtent.

My MIL has already informed us that she will be helping out with child care on a Thursday (but not every Thursday cause sometimes she has other things on). Given that we havent really even discussed child care until we see if I can go part time etc, its a bit premature (not to mention that she would be very far down the list of people we would choose to help with regular child care) she then went on to tell us that the paternal granny has to defer to the maternal granny when it comes to choosing the christening gown. Umm... I think they may both have to defer to the actual parents of the child.

PIL have written their draft Christmas letter for next year, and have included the christening in it. I said we may not have had it by then. "Oh no no - you have it after 6 weeks" I was politely informed by my MIL.

These are just a few of the many thousands of examples of why if purple rabbit wasn't close by, we would seriously consider moving to the other end of Scotland.

Redtent and conkertree apologies in advance but LOL about your IL, at least you seem to see the humour of them all.

I have a very nice and sweet FIL and now also a step fiance MIL to be, although they arn't getting married and it is mostly my parents who are over the top and say the wrong things, but they do love us, there just a bit weird. Three of my friends and I all have strange fathers and almost call ourselves the strange dads group, and often talk about their silly antics. One friends father re-named himself....wait for it 'Great Spirit' yes that's actually his real name now.

Babymad- sorry to hear of you pains had similar thing a few nights ago, doubled over in pain, like contractions, which was indigestion. Have been watching what i eat now and not lying down after big meals.

I have nucal scan monday, can't wait till then as I will let myself feel confident after that.

Gosh, I'm so lucky, my pil are the opposite - really supportive, there if i need them but don't interfere and delighted we're having a 3rd. (dp is one of 6, so i guess 3 is small fry!)

I've also had really positive response from everyone I've told. The only person who did a 'you'll certainly have your work cut out (which i will!) was my mum!

On a pregnancy note - feeling very exhausted too - so sympathise with you all. dp is away at the moment and we are mid way therough night weaning dd2 - lets just say i am having the nights from hell right now and then up first thing to get us all organised and out the house in between throwing up. "Mummy what are you doing?" head over toilet kind of stuff! - and we're always late....
To make matters worse I've been finishing off our accounts in the evening - in that little gap when all is quiet. Roll on Thursday when dp returns - just don't know how these single mums do it.
YAWNING!!

Dont get me wrong - my pil are very pleased we are having a baby (their first grandchild) - its just that they seem to think they are going to have a major part to play in all decisions, and have been quite happy to inform us already of what those decision will be. They still treat dh like a child (and although he often has childlike tendencies , he is 31).

But it certainly makes me appreciate my own parents more.

Almost dont want to read your post too much Loulee - seems to be a big enough jump to have one baby and cope with all the changes it will bring, but your situation sounds crazy - fun but crazy.

The first thing my MIL said when we told them was "we're not baby sitting, we're not that type of grandparent". What type I thought to myself, the type that doesn't want to spend any time with their grandchildren! Another thing is, they don't have any grandchildren yet so how the hell do they know what 'type of grandparent' they are ??

i know conkertree! - fun but crazy. And the funny thing is when you have no1. it seems to take all your time and you're exhausted, then when you have no.2 you're like whoooaaa! one child was easy! If you're at home just with the baby, that's a rest! Don't know what the jump to 3 will be like, but everyone says, not as bad a the jumop from 1-2. We'll see. i'm still smiling and grabbing a quick coffee and dose of mumsnet before the next onslaught!
i know there are a few others expecting no.3, how you guys doing?

I guess it depends on age gaps too, we will have 3 kids under the age of 5!

i have quite a few friends who had similar responses from parents / pil before the baby was born - and then when the baby comes along, it all changes - all their bad thoughts and rules went out the window. ~Lets hope it's like that for you guys.

Sorry to hear all your stories of unsupportive pil. I'm lucky that my fil and his girlfriend have always been supportive and pleased when we have announced my pgs. I think he just counts himself lucky to have so many grandchildren. We rarely ask him to baby sit but he would always be willing.

My mum said that when they told my dad's mum and dad that she was pg for the first time, the first thing she said was 'well don't expect me to baby sit. I've had my grandchildren'. I don't think she would have trusted her with us anyway but it would have been nice for her to hear 'congratulations'.

I have always got on with my in-laws and would have said we were close, until I had dd. Then whatever I did, and do, is wrong, spoiling her by picking her up when she was crying (at a few weeks old!), giving her organic food , not allowing sweets / chocolate, and god forbid put her in nursery and return to work (part time). The latter is a sin beyond all else because a mother's place is in the home. She is always on the look for the early signs of delinquency .

Basically she thinks I am a bit precious and this has caused some friction. I just ignore it now and do what I want to do. Luckily DH agrees with me.

We'll have 3 under 5 too - someone told me that having one baby is like getting a dog, having 2 was like getting a zoo (seems to be true for our house - looks like a zoo most of the time) and that adding more animals to a zoo doesn't make that much difference. Will have to see!

It's funny on this thread that there does seem to be lots of 3rd babies. On the one for DS they were all first babies.

PML Loler - with relief. my home is a zoo too - noise level and chaos. Actually a zoo is probably a bit more organised than here....

I will have 3 under 4 (shock!) but ita about adding more dc not being a big deal for us once we got over the shock of juggling 2.

loulee- I wish I felt it would change after dc is born but given this is dc 3 and they haven't changed or even been willing to meet us half way tbh, yet.. and I am not holding my breath!! I think with first grandchildren there is every possibility becoming a grandparent for the first time will change things tho- I imagine it's like your first child, you don't know how you will fee, act until you get there.

Bring on the zoo I say!

Am glad it isn't just me with the ils.... and feel like you- Babbit- whatever I do is wrong (dh has felt that way for almost 33 years). We don't care anymore at all basically- if they don't like it- they know where the door it

Conkertree- the 6 weeks this is way weird imho. And trust me I should know as I am in the religious professions as is my DH. Baptism was originally an adult thing- and all the members of your household would be baptised if the alpha male was. We waited till 6 months with both dc- we were over the grotty tired bit and dc was more alert and we enjoyed the event far more than we could have done at 6 weeks!! I'd make sure you and DH stick to your guns, the PIL can change their Christmas letter, it's more important that you feel ready and are able to enjoy the day than you follow a 'tradition' (the 6 wk thing).... waiting a few months will not condemn DC to Hell .

oh and as for moving further away- we live at the other end of the country and we are still contemplating taking the next Job either in Norway or America

I've always planned to have at least 3 - well that's what I've told dh and he seems to be going along with it. I find it hard work with just 1 but I've always wanted a big family and I think it will be worth it. My sister thinks I'm mad wanting more than 2 but I don't see the problem.

Got my scan date through - 8th Feb at 10am. Not looking forward to drinking all that water but I'm looking forward to (hopefully) seeing the heartbeat and then telling everyone. It's horrible keeping it a secret from most of my colleagues at work, especially because I'm feeling so awful and also because I want to be able to talk about it openly to the people who do know.

Blimey - don't always see eye to eye with my in laws and my own parents are right up there in the "did they really just say that?" stakes, but I think I have to count my blessings reading some of these stories. Still feeling quite queazy and I'm still going uphill waist high through mud with the tiredness - but I'm reassured by it too. We're having a private nuchal (just £90 in Worthing) next Tuesday evening - and I'm sure I'll feel much happier after that.

Have posted on here i am due at then the end august.

Am having a bad time at the moment.

When i had dd 3 years ago my nan was seriously ill in hospital she died 18 month later.

This time my dad is seriously ill in hospital, he has had 4 litres of fluid removed and still needs at 2litres more removed and today he has a heart attack while they were carring out more tests.

Don't realy need any replies just fed at the moment and needed to get if of my chest and i am now going to bed and hopefuly some sleep.

Sorry to hear about you Dad Lizzie, that must be dreadful. Will he be ok?

Don't quite know what to say, but hope things improve with your Dad. [hugs]]

Hi everyone, I am nine weeks plus two days with my first ever pregnancy and my due date is 28 August. We are very excited as this is our second IVF attempt and we had only one embryo to transfer - but obviously he/she was a good one! We were told the happy news just in time for Christmas so I enjoyed non-alcoholic champagne like I never thought I could.
I have had terrible morning sickness from midday onwards since week five, and have had a borderline evil depression creeping up in the last couple of weeks which is threatening to ruin this pregnancy for me, but on the plus side the baby had a strong heart beat at our six week IVF discharge scan, and was growing well a week later when I had a spotting scare and rushed back in for a scan. At least the MS and tiredness keeps me positive that the baby is still growing but I find it hardgoing especially at the office. I had to tell my immediate manager as early as five weeks because I was so ill, and he regaled me with horror stories of his wife's miscarriages, before quizzing me about when myself and BF were planning to get married. So not expecting a lot of support from that quarter.
We live in Islington and have been a little horrified by the choices of hospital (we have toured the Whittington and UCH). Despite getting funding from my PCT, I have just found out that St Thomas' have refused my referral as I have no "medical reason" for the referral, so we are seriously contemplating moving to Clapham as soon as we have had a good twelve week scan. Is this an overreaction do you think?
Has anyone anything good to say about UCH? I picked up an infection from an internal scan I had in my pre-IVF referral tests there and feel quite desperate at the thought of having my baby in a hospital that can't keep their scanning equipment sterile! The consultants there were really distant and unsympathetic as well.
Sorry for the long post - I really just wanted to say hello and then I got carried away.

Hi Kiteflying and welcome !

Sorry, can't help with any information on your hospital but I'm sure someone here can. If not, start a thread on the main chat boards and others are bound to have useful things to say.

Just wanted to say congratulations and hope you feel better soon. Am a first timer myself so understand confusion about things like which hospital etc etc !!

TT