Thread #5 - TTC#1 grads thread - now we're cooking with charcoal!

[PotatosMum]

Welcome again to the rambling journey that is the TTC#1 (or whatever) grads thread.

Anyone's welcome to join the trip, just remember to pack your sense of humour and a strong stomach as there is no such thing as TMI!

EDD List
August
11 Mor (surprise)
13 Bunch (boy)
16 New (surprise)
27 Potato
30 Pink (girl)

September
1 Shelb
4 Nev (boy)
12 Danni
14 Soda
14 LittleBelle
17 Bubbles
28 Leonie
29 Laurenrl

October
5 Lisa
6 Irregular
8 Miley
12 Indi
13 Co5mo
14 Lillian
15 Planet
27 Lara
30 First

November
6 Bellini
8 Pyxie
11 Peaches
11 5tar
12 Rae
21 Canters
25 Stark!!!!!
25 Jam
29 Elle

December
6 Impy
9 Feef
11 Flash

Hi miley

Yeah my mates are doing me a baby shower - we do them for each other on rotation, mainly pizza and they get pissed on prosseco! I don't mind as I have done when it's been their turn...and I'll probably have a glass by then too!

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Morning all...err...afternoon. Wow, I really am having a lazy day today!

Imp glad to hear all is ok with mini blob, hope you can power through the next few stressful weeks of work without too much sickness getting in the way. Good luck tomorrow Jam.

Miley I am cursing on your behalf that the ms is back. What a total arse biscuit! Hope this is just a blip and you'll be having more good days than bad soon.

Have you got a link to the new car seat regs that will be coming in? Typically we bought one yesterday and am now worried it might not be right!

Baby show yesterday was intense, and I spent the first half an hour feeling totally overwhelmed and a bit terrified to be honest.

Had a word with myself and started asking questions of the people on the stands, and then felt a bit better as everyone was lovely. Tried a few slings (using frightening realistic dolls....ergh) and pushed and folded loads of buggies around. We plumped for the Giggle 2 travel system in the end and got a really good deal. Feels good to have made the first baby purchase, but still lots to decide on. Might have to copy leonie's awesome list to help get my head around it.

Thanks ladies. I've given myself a talking too, been to the gym and done my longest pregnancy run so far, and am feeling much better. I did get horrible pains in my tummy after the run, so I'm not sure baby was such a fan, so I will take the distance down in future and just listen to my body.

Shelb - i'll confess that over the last week i've had a few bits of cake, and I accidentally ate an entire tub of Haagan Daaz over two nights . But other that this week, when my appetite seems to have increased, i've been healthy. Will try and stay that way for the rest of the pregnancy.

Indi - i'm Team Pink and so far, my boobs have gone up two cups sizes and i've got a bump which is very much front and middle, but otherwise I think i'm pretty much the same everywhere else.

Also, Miley, how did you hear about the expectant parent event? I just looked on the website and it only refers to the ones they had in February.

Hope the sickness has improved this afternoon.

Planet don't worry too much with new regs. They just sit alongside old ones atm and won't replace them for a couple of years yet.

www.madeformums.com/reviews-and-shopping/shopping-guides/guide-to-child-car-seat-laws-and-safety/36136.html

Imp sorry you've had a tough week, try not to wear yourself out too much. Sill, great news that your little blob is doing well
If the sickness theory is correct then you may be in line for a girl. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you

Pink I have sent an email to one of the estate agent managers telling him I'm really not impressed as no Right Move listing has appeared. I'm so cross and now wish I'd gone with someone else as I'm also doubting their sales ability given that they haven't called me once about any of the properties they have that match my requirements and I've seen a couple on Right Move. Bastards! I shall only be giving them a few weeks to come through after all this so I'm glad I insisted on a short contract.

I had a bit of a panic about weight early on as I just felt fat. Now though I'm definitely feeling/looking pregnant and I've stopped worrying about it. I don't have the energy to exercise and I don't think I could do anything more aerobic than swimming as I'm so heavy my joints wouldn't cope and I can't go swimming as... Err... I'm no longer able to tend certain areas

miley I'm gutted for you that the sickness is back. It really isn't fare and I think you're amazing to be coping the way you are.
I only have the mildest nausea these days which is easily controlled by eating like a horse and even that gets on top of me sometimes so I think you're a saint for surviving what you're going through.

I'm not having a baby shower but I'm an antisocial bugger

Indi I'm team pink and my everything is fat with the exception of my forearms and hands and my calves and feet. Oh, and my boobs have also done very little growing.

Planet yay for joining the giggle 2 band. What design did you get?

I have had suck a lazy day. I've sat and watched Now TV all day while wonderful OH cooked a yummy roast, we're now both in a bit of a food coma.

Do you remember me saying about the bust up I had with my two best friends mid December? Well I still haven't heard from either of them but I'm friends with them on FB and have been liking their posts etc. I do get upset now and then when I see them post about how wonderful each-other are or about going to things I would have normally been invited too but I'd decided just to wait it out.
On Friday I posted about Potato being a girl and neither one of them so much as liked it, I know I shouldn't be hurt but I can't help it. At first I gave them the benefit of the doubt that they hadn't been on FB but they've been on all weekend talking about how wonderful they are and what a good time they are having so I've finally got up the nerve to stop following them. I should have done this months ago but I guess until now I wasn't really ready to give up hope that the friendships could be repaired. Time to forget about influences on my life which are no longer positive!

planet thanks, I have cursed a lot. It seems a tad unfair that I'm into my second trimester and am still violently sick! Never mind, the nursery is painted! YAY! OH is building furniture tomorrow and painting our bedroom so it's ready for the valuation on Friday.

pink I'm a regular customer haha! I have made friends with the store manager at the silverlink one and he told me about it. There's another in September but that'll be too late for me. I think we'll go to the Gateshead one as it's bigger.

potato glad you're almost cleared up morning sickness-wise. One day that will be me!

potato sounds like they're childish as hell! I'd be annoyed too. Luckily they're not what I'd call real friends and don't deserve to have you and mini potato in their lives

Pink don't worry about the weight. A couple of weeks ago I had a freak out about not putting enough on according to one of those calculators and worried the baby was starving. Now I feel like I'm filling out more and feel a bit squidgy and wobbly from not exercising enough, so now I'm worried I'm putting too much on! I think we can't win! I'm trying to be healthy 80% of the time but I just get so hungry now!

potato those women sound like awful people. You should definitely forget about them!

Potatoes glad you pointed that out couldn't remember you from the TTC thread!

So happy for you imp glad your scan was reassuring.

There's no recommended weight gain in the UK pink as there is so little evidence for any of it. Try to relax if you can and remember you won't be gaining every week. In saying that I am also terrified of weight gain and already feeling self conscious as bloated.

Today I've had a fish finger sandwich, a yogurt, a scone and some toast. The scone and yogurt stayed down. My diet has been absolutely terrible but I can't be fussy about being healthy I just need to ram food in and hope it's still there an hour later. So I will put a lot if weight on

Pink I'm worried about weight gain too. Have just cancelled my gym membership as haven't been in months and the money going out of my account was making me sad! Need to make a conscious effort to start swimming and also want to find a pg yoga class to join, despite being the world's least bendy person!

Think we have to remember that our bodies just aren't our own for the next few months, and try to embrace it as much as poss. Easier said than done though!!

Potato I went for the Firebird. So pretty and could work for team pink or team blue. Sorry to hear your estate agents are still messing you around. This house selling malarkey is a right pita!

I need to ban myself from googling pictures of women at the same stage as me. It's not helpful! I need to remember everyone carries babies differently!

And we all thought we'd leave the crazy behind when we fell pregnant

Hi folks

Potato I'm so glad you are feeling better sickness wise and it sounds like you've done the right thing with the (non)friends, there are plenty of lovely people in the world without wasting your time on the ones who aren't!

Miley so sorry to hear that you are still feeling grim, I don't know how you are coping. I'm an emetaphobe and can't tell you how relieved I am to have avoided it so far.

To all those worrying about their weight I've just given up even looking! I have just eaten whatever I want whenever I want, which seems to mean a lot of carbs! I figure that I was a healthy weight to begin with and I'm still pretty active so worst case I'll end up with a couple of stone to shift post pregnancy. I haven't tried running for a bit but I survived a super-slow 5km just over a week ago, I suspect I'll keep it up a couple more weeks then try to find somewhere that I can start swimming. I'm quite a confident swimmer and hope I'll keep that up all the way through. I have also spent a good part of this week lifting and shifting boxes and unpacking so I have to have been burning some calories.

I haven't really got my head around this pregnancy idea, I'm not really paying much attention to it at all. There are currently loads of boxes in what will be the babies room, I haven't bought anything at all, I haven't sat and read up on what I should and shouldn't be doing beyond the obvious don't drink, don't smoke type stuff. Other than having to buy some maternity clothes I'm currently ignoring the whole situation until I feel like the rest of my life is vaguely back under control - that's probably not the best plan really

At the moment it's impossible to see the baby as something exciting rather than a looming deadline by which we need to have sold my flat, got properly moved into this place and tidy, had the extension built, replaced the flooring, helped my mum move, bought whatever baby stuff we need to and hopefully had a holiday. Right now I'm just clinging to the idea that it will be easier when DH gets back to help - 7 weeks down 1.5 to go I hope.

I forgot your phobia, sorry Dr!!! I guess I'm coping because there's no other option. Mega wow at you and your fitness, that is impressive and I feel a little bad for being so inactive!

Been told to prepare to cancel our holiday in June. OH doesn't think it's a good idea at all to go and wants to pull the cord. He thinks the food could upset my stomach, I won't be able to cope with the heat and I'll struggle to stay hydrated/get enough nutrients. Deep down I know he's right, I could still be suffering in 7 weeks and I do not want a repeat of Dubai

Hi everyone, I've been away for the weekend so lots to catch up on!

The needle on the scales has hit 11 stone for the first time ever - scary! I usually hover around 10 stone but like others I probably put on a few pounds over Christmas anyway. I'm trying to stay active and go to gym but it's definitely in the back of my mind I don't want to put on too much.

Ive got my anomaly scan tomorrow morning and another cervical scan. Feeling very nervous about both at the moment. Fingers crossed!

Waves to everyone xx

Good luck for tomorrow Soda!

Miley, where is your holiday in June?

I'm just going to go with the flow weight wise from now on, not deprive myself of anything but try to eat healthily and keep up the gym for as long as possible.

Sorry if I've missed this Dr, but does your OH work away for long periods?

Oh Miley that would be a real shame about the holiday but I understand your DHs concerns - where are you going? I think I would risk it if it wasn't going to be too hot and was a chilling out and staying still kind of place but not if you were planning on walking miles in the heat or somewhere with rubbish healthcare.

Pink OH doesn't usually work away for long periods but we moved back from overseas recently, I moved at the start of Nov and he followed 6 weeks later. Then at the end of Feb he went away for 9 weeks work. It's really good experience for him and our industry is in dire straights so saying no would have been a bad idea! We really didn't expect me to fall pregnant pretty much instantly so I wasn't entirely planning to do the house move pregnant and on my own! Hopefully once he's back he won't be away for more than 2 weeks at a time.

Hope all goes well for you tomorrow Soda my scan is Friday and I'm trying not to worry about it (without too much success!). I usually hover around 10.5 st, I had hit 11 over Christmas anyway and I strongly suspect I'm now over 12 but I'm not looking. I figure that I'm still healthy and active so it's fine (although I was a bit horrified when I spotted stretch marks on my bum and thighs yesterday but no idea of being more careful with weight gain would have prevented them). I guess it's hard when we are so used to always watching our weight but we are not just making a baby we are growing another organ, increasing our blood volume and basically doing lots of things that make us heavier!

It's to Zante, which last year was hitting the 30s! If I wasn't still like this now I'd definitely go but he is right, I wouldn't be able to eat anything because the smell of cooking everywhere. It's not for another 7 weeks so I'd like to think I felt better by then but you never know. It's for 2 weeks, too.

Oops I've missed loads, right mega post now to catch up.

Imp it's a beech one as they go cheaper but thinking of getting paint from "the nursery paint co" to jazz it up. No newborn set for us as inadvertently bought the model that won't fit it by have got the baby set that fits them from 6 months. I'll cope for £25!!

I'm weigh myself every morning and this morning I've put on 0.4kg , that's 1.4kg in the last 5 days. At this rate I'll put on just over 1kg more than the guidelines but I'm thinking hoping I may plateau before then. 4kg a month seems excessive!!

I do seem to be all bump Indi but I know for a fact my arse has at least doubled- it's evening me out at least so I don't tip forward.

Yes Potato! I said this exact thing to DH last night. We've he's decided that we go for a brisk walk/waddle every morning Witt the dog, and I take him out again as usual in the afternoon. DH will then go the gym on the way home from work and we'll swim on a Sunday. My lung capacity is fast reducing and I don't think I can hack much cross trainer any more. My weights have gone out of the window with the ab split I've got and I have no idea how I'm going to swim when I cannot wax, and the bush is growing wilder and more spread than its ever been

That's a great step about finally unfollowing them. As I've said in the past I've been there before and as much as it hurts to begin with. It feels so much better in the long run. You and Potato don't need them in your life.

Fingers crossed for a continued long cervix Soda

Dr do I remember rightly that we're in the same industry? Dire straits indeed!

Good that he will be back soon Dr! Just don't let him go away for the birth

Miley, how late can you leave it to cancel? We are off to Cyprus in June when I will be 31 weeks. I'm a bit concerned about how uncomfortable I'm going to be on the flight, but at least it's only 4 hours!

I hadn't even thought about the difficulties we will have with tending down there I'm doing weekly aquanatal classes so am going to have to go and get waxed at a salon when it gets to the point that I can't see anything myself!!

I've started swimming now too. I've got some boy shorts style bottoms with a tankini top-hopefully things won't get so bad that I can't wear those?! Maybe I will have to go to the salon!

Potato hugs to you, that sounds really hurtful. You seem so lovely, and they just don't sound worthy of you. Detaching definitely sounds like the right thing. Hope your estate agent gets their act together today and that some good things start to happen to take your mind off it

Miley do you have travel insurance? It is really unfair that your sickness is so rubbish

Morning ladies. I think I've mostly caught up! Sorry you're potentially having to cancel the holiday Miley, that's so unfair.

I'm really keen to keep exercising, thinking about doing pregnancy yoga. Has anyone else started/carrying on from pre-pregnancy yoga?

6 weeks today, and haven't had any spotting since Saturday! Still got super sore boobs and bloating/nausea, so hoping that's a good sign. Planning on going for an early scan on Friday.

Hope scan goes well today Soda. Anyone else got any scans of any type this week?