Morning sickness and first scan anticipation - it's the December 2016 babies.

[KitKat1985]

A new thread for the December 2016 babies, and there's a lot of them! Current known posters:

Duxb - EDD 28th Nov onwards. Team yellow.
ScottishGirlx - EDD 28th Nov. Team yellow.
Orchidnap - EDD 30th Nov - 1st Dec. Team yellow.
Lucymoomoo - EDD 30th Nov. Team yellow.
MrsJoJo - EDD 28th Nov - 2nd Dec. Team yellow.
Honeymoon84 - EDD late Nov / Early Dec. Team yellow.
Thisisbonkers - EDD early Dec. Team yellow.
Fiddlesticks123 - EDD 2nd Dec. Team yellow.
KitKat1985 - EDD 2nd Dec. Team yellow.
Theaks - EDD 2nd Dec. Team yellow.
Devgal - EDD 3rd Dec. Team yellow.
Kippersandcurtains - EDD 3rd Dec. Team yellow.
SouthDownsSunshine - EDD 3rd Dec. Team yellow.
SolomonDaisy - EDD 4th Dec. Team yellow.
Nuttypops - EDD 4th Dec. Team yellow.
Pops1985 - EDD 4th Dec. Team yellow.
TipBoov - EDD 6th Dec. Team yellow.
Essybird - EDD 6th Dec. Team yellow.
K2fatcat - EDD 6th Dec. Team yellow.
NotAClue82 - EDD 7th Dec. Team yellow.
LittleBear01 - EDD 7th Dec. Team yellow.
User1459543334 - EDD 7th Dec. Team yellow.
Sunnydays321 - EDD 8th Dec. Team yellow.
Shopaholic85 - EDD 8th Dec. Team yellow.
Dunlin1987 - EDD 8th Dec. Team yellow.
Rosa89 - EDD 8th Dec. Team yellow.
Helbelle75 - 8th Dec. Team yellow.
ChoChang - EDD 9th Dec. Team yellow.
HidinginPlainS1ght - EDD 9th Dec. Team yellow.
Pocketsized - EDD 9th Dec. Team yellow.
Babyinthacorner - EDD 9th Dec. Team yellow.
Barkingtreefrog - EDD 9th Dec. Team yellow.
BabyBumpHopeful - EDD 10th Dec. Team yellow.
Kittyscot81 - EDD 10th Dec. Team yellow.
Azure83 - EDD 11th Dec. Team yellow.
Lilydaisyrose - EDD 11th Dec. Team yellow.
DartmoorDoughnut - EDD 11th Dec. Team yellow.
BelleinLondon - EDD 12th Dec. Team yellow.
Popskipiekin - EDD 12th Dec. Team yellow.
Cupcakesam84 - EDD 12th Dec. Team yellow.
Babydreaming - EDD 12th Dec. Team yellow.
Rider1975 - EDD 12th Dec. Team yellow.
Brisgirl - EDD 13th Dec. Team yellow.
Vb87 - EDD 14th Dec. Team yellow.
Chookchick - EDD 13th Dec. Team yellow.
MangeToooot - EDD 15th Dec. Team yellow.
Youngoldmum - EDD 15th Dec. Team yellow.
Kajlo - EDD 15th Dec. Team yellow.
Underrugswept - EDD 16th Dec. Team yellow.
Firawla - EDD 16th Dec. Team yellow.
Becciandbump - EDD 17th Dec. Team yellow.
StubbleTurnips - EDD 17th Dec. Team yellow.
FlyingSpaghettiMOnster - EDD 18th Dec. Team yellow.
FluffyPickleMonster - EDD 18th Dec. Team yellow.
Jbailey149 - EDD 18th Dec. Team yellow.
TinySalmon - EDD 19th Dec. Team yellow.
Hanch99 - EDD 19th Dec. Team yellow.
PpaaWWss - EDD 19th Dec. Team yellow.
N0ne - EDD 19th Dec. Team yellow.
Nightcap - EDD 19th Dec. Team yellow.
Stargirl84 - EDD 20th Dec. Team yellow.
JillyCooper2015 - EDD 20th Dec. Team yellow.
Hiccup223 - EDD 20th Dec. Team yellow.
Lamington85 - EDD 20th Dec. Team yellow.
Mejse - EDD 22nd Dec. Team yellow.
Roxy2307 - EDD 22nd Dec. Team yellow.
Jfw82 - EDD 22nd Dec. Team yellow.
JojoChuHi - EDD 24th Dec. Team yellow.
Weechops - EDD 25th Dec. Team yellow.
Anewleaf - EDD 25th Dec. Team yellow.
Cnchapmanxx - EDD 26th Dec. Team yellow.
MrsG32 - EDD 28th Dec. Team yellow.
SylvanusWindrunner - EDD 29th Dec. Team yellow.
Shemozzle - EDD 29th Dec. Team yellow.
SpaceDinosaur - EDD 30th Dec. Team yellow.
Swancourt - EDD 31st Dec. Team yellow.
PenguinePenguins - EDD 31st Dec. Team yellow.
Excitedmummytob - EDD tbc. Team yellow.
Feefeefs - EDD tbc. Team yellow.
Bigfam - EDD tbc. Team yellow.
SaraAndThePea - EDD tbc. Team yellow.
Lemonade30 - EDD tbc. Team yellow.
Insetwitticismhere - EDD tbc. Team yellow.
Blueside - EDD tbc. Team yellow.
Billabye - EDD tbc. Team yellow.
Pockets123 - EDD tbc. Team yellow.
SquelchyFelch - EDD tbc. Team yellow.
Hannahcarpe27 - EDD tbc. Team yellow.
PiccolaPixxie - EDD tbc. Team yellow.
OurGrowingFamily - EDD tbc. Team yellow.
Flyawayblue - EDD tbc. Team yellow.

I'm also going on holidays in September - I've got a hen in Spain and then I'm going to visit relatives in Spain as well . I'm actually super excited and as I said to dh it will be last time we will hopefully be travelling alone for a while.

I'm def a singleton here. Had early scans due to bleeding. That narrows list byone for who else is having twins

Thanks Barking, are you back on the heparin now?

chapman I'll wave to you as we're passing through LA in a couple of weeks! I think you'll still be there!

thisisbonkers no way haha when are you going hun? we actually fly to LA for 5 nights then San Fran for 3 nights then Vegas for 6 nights. but its all west coast i suppose haha! i cant wait although hoping this nausea settle downs!!! x

Wow notaclue congrats on the twins!!! That's so exciting, love the scan pic!

As for holidays, we're going away in half term to France with the kids but have been thinking of going away on a child free break before Dec too since it'll be our last chance for a while. It's my 30th in August so might go around that time, if we can find something that suits. I went on holiday a couple of times when pregnant with ds1 and all was fine (USA and then Egypt), didn't have chance with ds2 and 3

Re the team yellow is anyone thinking of finding out with harmony? I'm thinking I'll do it, especially since our hospital apparently won't tell you at 20 weeks due to policy. 8 weeks now so if I go for it, could find out in the next 2 weeks or so!!

All your holidays sound lovely🙂

I think as long as you're feeling fine and the airline will take you - go for it! We're thinking of Menorca in June and maybe a weekend away in the autumn (thank you eurostar!). I also want to see my family who all live abroad.

firawla we're down for NIPT appt on the 10th of June so we'll find out whet we're having quite soon. I have absolutely no 'feeling' about the gender yet but I know DH would like to join team pink!

TWINS!!! Wow!!! That's amazing news!!!

I've had some horrible period style cramps today. Proper "I'm just not gonna talk for a moment" cramps.
I'm not bleeding (had a little red blood a few days back)
I've had a bit of brown old looking blood.
Is feeing periody/full something anyone else is experiencing?

Also. Holidays!!! SO JEALOUS!
My friend and I are booking a spa weekend together. I should probably mention to her at some point when I'm all bloated and hanging out of my bikini!

chapman we fly to New York next Friday for three nights, then fly over to San Fran for a couple nights and then over the course of about 10 days making our way to Vegas via LA

All this booked before finding out, of course. You know, to cheer us up due to the ttc struggles!

Feeling really nervous saw gp for constipatipn and she said she said she couldn't feel my uterus yet should she be able to by now? I stupidly didn't ask think I was scared. Panicking as read online it can be felt at 6 weeks and I'm 8. Really panicky now about my scan tomorrow at least I'll know either way x

Hello everyone, can I join as well? I'm 9+4 with my second. Completely knackered but a bit less nauseous than with DD. Last time I didn't want to eat at all, but now I'm constantly hungry, so am up 1kg already! Anybody else thinking of a home birth?

littlebear yes, stopped when I started bleeding and they waited 36 hours after I stopped bleeding before starting it again. I had a drip yesterday and when she took the cannula out of my arm I had to apply pressure to it for much longer than usual before it stopped bleeding, the blood was noticeably thinner than usual. So it makes sense that any bleeding is going to be more than it would usually be, if that makes sense?

firawla yes, we're having the harmony scan and we're going to find out the sex. I'm so scared about losing it that waiting months for a surprise at the end of it when I can't quite believe yet that we'll get that far seems pointless! I think we get the results when we go back for the second scan (fingers crossed all is okay and we get that far) so that'll be 28th May.

I've got time booked off work for holidays in August and October, but not booked anything yet, and now I'm a bit nervous. Will see how I feel nearer the time. Just like littlebear, any tiny perceived risk just doesn't feel worth taking, even if the worry isn't rational. There's just too much to lose, if this doesn't work we are out of options and I'll never give birth. I'll speak to the midwife about it nearer the time and see how I feel.

azure we are kind of thinking it would be nice to join team pink too, just because we have a house full of boys right now! But obviously any baby will be great, I think my boys would like another brother to join their gang so we will see.

Those who booked harmony, where are you going for it? I keep hearing about fetal medicine centre but there seem to be loads of places on Harley street. I might make appointment later this week

becci good luck with the scan! Perhaps it was just an error on the gp's part that they couldn't hear it, or dates slightly off?

Try not to worry becci (easier said than done I know!), it's not that easy to feel the uterus so early on, and it's not something your GP probably does all the time. I'm sure you'll be fine tomorrow!

Becci- I really wouldn't worry, your uterus only comes out of your pelvis at around 12 weeks so it is rare to feel it externally until at least 9 or 10 weeks. Hope the scan goes okay.

I can't decide about NIPT, I don't think harmony is for us as it is so poor at detecting t13 and t18 and DC1 had one of those. But not sure about the other NIPTS. I'm looking into the detection rates of all of them because they're so variable except for t21 which I don't care about. Apparently they're more accurate the later in pregnancy you do them so might wait until 20 weeks. As for sex I'm sure this is a boy, not sure whether to find out. Our hospital does tell if they can see.

Quick backtrack to discussion about hols & travel, anyone else avoiding particular travel options coz of Zika? I'm doing a business trip to Germany to which I'm already committed, at the end June. However, I'm thinking of opting out of a US trip in July with my husband. We'd mainly be in Virginia & North Carolina which, as the virus is definitely in Florida & other southern states now, seems a bit to close for comfort. I'm usually a real mosquito-magnet too. Can't decide if I'm being overly cautious or not. Any thoughts?

firawla the fetal medicine centre is the cheapest I could find for harmony in central London (if you go at 10 weeks it's £400 which also includes 2 scans). Not much different from 11 weeks onwards - everybody seems to charge between £500-£550

I am going there on Monday when I should be about 10.5 weeks..

Holiday wise - I'm going away in June and probably again in august. I'll be flying both times. I'm relaxed about travelling late, I was travelling for work until 34 weeks last time (by eurostar which is more comfy than flying). We're also going to centreparcs in October which I'm really looking forward to. I'll shall veg in the wave pool like a beached whale!

I've eaten so much the last few days and my sickness has been much less. How've, a light salad lunch and only toast at 8.30 means it's come back with a vengeance. I hadn't put any weight on at my booking in. But, my shape has changed lots, I've lost lots of muscle and I've got extra padding everywhere. I feel so bleurgh. My first maternity clothes arrived today, and they actually make my tummy seem like a bump. Argh.

Babydreaming I wish I knew about weight, I have put a bit on since Christmas and was planning on hitting a GYM this summer to get back in shape. Before the pregnancy I put it mostly on my front and felt I looked pregnant without the baby, I am so scared it's going to have an adverse effect.

Anyone got any ideas on how to get in shape right now?
Also any tips for someone who loves junk food and has never learnt how to buy and cook healthy food without it spoiling, I really want to be healthy for LO and through pregnancy and his/her life I don't want to pass on any bad habits and want to practice what I preach in this area.

We were talking about going on holiday before b-day but it will probably be another thing that we don't get round to :( we can try and plan I suppose

I reckon I'm 7 weeks, I don't see my dr for 5 days at which point he will refer me and that will take another few weeks probably, I know some of my symptoms are pregnancy related as not being able to get to sleep due to strong sickie feelings, wanting to eat ALL the time and yet not enjoying the taste of anything and feeling rough when I do, some smells making me want to gag being so tired, I'm a little paranoid people will put two and two together. But also today, as things eased I found myself thinking despite what I know that maybe this is all a trick of my mind maybe I'm not really pregnant. I'm scared that something is going to go wrong, that or I'm gonna suck at this, everyone here seems to know what the crack is and I feel like I've just walked into a Latin class or something.

Anyone else feel this scared/insecure? I'm desperate for the scan to happen to tell me its ok and explain whats going on.

I know it's a little early to be moaning and plenty of time for that, sorry guys, emotional and confused here.

firawla we're going to the Medical Chambers in Kensington. It was recommended by a friend who had a baby last year, although I think they had a different test. Harmony only tests for trisomies but there are other tests available, some are much more expensive though. They've sent through a very good brochure about all the options.

azure I hadn't heard of that one so will google it

essybird that's the cheapest one I found too, do let us know how it goes!

I think the first few weeks are often hard, Flapjacklover, while you get your brain round the whole thing. Before our scan Friday, I couldn't quite believe I was pregnant & struggled to be hopeful, after years of infertility. In the end, I just resigned myself to being incapable of focusing on anything or getting anything done till after scan! Hang in there, and the very best of luck next week. 😉

Hello everyone,

Oh I'm so jealous of all these lovely holidays! DH and I don't have a lot of disposable income so holidays are beyond us just now. I am supposed to be saving to take the kids to Legoland in the October holidays, so far have saved precisely £0!!

I went into town today with a friend who had a Groupon voucher to spend on lunch. It came with a glass of prosecco or alternative alcoholic drink - aarrgghh! I just asked for a diet coke and didn't make a big deal of it - I felt bad for my friend though as she'd clearly paid for 2 x alcoholic drinks (1 each) - not sure if she has suspicions or not but she didn't say anything.

I don't know what a Harmony test is or NIPT - I think I should know but I don't, however definitely can't afford £400 for whatever it is!

I am starting to feel like the last one here who hasn't had an early scan or heard heartbeat...? Anyone else still waiting and scared? It feels like a million years since my first +HPT (5 weeks ago tomorrow).

I'm so bloated it's not funny. During the week I had to resort to putting a hair tie through the buttonhole of my jeans and around the button because there was no way they were doing up! I haven't put on any weight! Today I put on my jeans that I HAVE to wear a belt with or they fall down - they didn't fall down. I'm only 7 weeks!