February 2017 - Thread 4 (are we the chattiest bunch or what?!)

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Crazy that we are onto thread 4 already!

Just starting the 12-week scans, but still feet firmly in the anxiety-ridden first trimester, yikes!

PhoebeGeebee - 25 Jan - DC1 scan 13/07
Twocatsandatoddler - 29 Jan - DC2
Dippypanda - 30 Jan - DC2
Jeanniejampots80 - 30 Jan - DC 2
Readytosettle - 31 Jan - DC2 - Scan 20/07
Wm3010 - 31 Jan -DC2
user1465429239 - 31 Jan/1Feb - DC1 scan 01/07
Carrie105 – 1 Feb – DC2 –scan 09/07, 22/07, 23/07
Wispaxmas - 1 Feb - DC2 - Scan 22/07
Blueskies - 1 Feb - DC3 - scan 14/07
Ginger06 - 1 Feb - DC1? - scan 28/07
Hazandduck - 1 Feb - DC1 scan 28/07
Itslittlek - 1 Feb - DC?
SoapSudBub - 1Feb - ???
Griffs123 - 1 Feb - ???
Readyfortwo - 1 Feb - DC2 - scan 20 July
sleepylil - Early Feb - DC2
Clementineclouds - Early Feb - DC1
SBSparkles - Early Feb - DC1
Jojoclaire - 2 Feb - DC1 - Scan 12/07, 26/07
Gumbootsandjandals – 3 Feb - DC3
Lalalala2015 - 3 Feb - DC2
TheresaMarie55 - 3 Feb - DC3 - Scan 29/07
Catlady100 - 3 Feb - DC1
Lawyeredout - 4 Feb - DC2 - scan 29 July
CinderellaFant - 4 Feb - DC3, scan 25 July
Boomkapow - 4 Feb - DC1?
Shadz - 4 Feb - DC1
CazM2012 - 4 Feb - DC4
Yasmin0147 - 4 Feb - DC2
LuckyinOctober - 4 Feb - DC1
Mysterycat23 – 4 Feb – DC1 - scan 26 July
Thecatsarecrazy - 5 Feb - DC3
Kellz92 - 5 Feb - DC2
MarjorySunshineDust - 5 Feb - DC2
MimiDiddy - 5 Feb - DC1 - Scan 24/06
Witch91 - 5 Feb - DC1? - scan 26 July
Lala6971 - 6 Feb - DC1 - scan 26 July
Lozde - 7 Feb - DC1
MrsH987 - 7 Feb - DC1
LaceyLee - 7 Feb - DC2
FenellaMaxwell - 7 Feb - DC1
Birdlet - 7 Feb - DC1
CeeCeeEnnEss - 8 Feb - DC1 - scan 22 July
Elliecam - 8 Feb - DC3 - scan 02/07
Bubbles2017 - 8 Feb - DC?
Honeybeez1986 – 9 Feb – DC?
JessJR23 - 9 Feb - DC2
Brown76 - 9 Feb - DC2
Scottishsnowflake - 10 Feb - DC1
ButtonTum - 10 Feb - DC1 - scan 1 August
IfAtFirstUDontSucceed - 11 Feb - DC2 - scan 9 August
NaomieMelville - 11 Feb - DC1
Mshepp - 11 Feb - DC1 - Scan 04/08
RubyMurray38 - 12 Feb - DC1
Scarydinosaurs - 12 Feb – DC3
SpinALittleFaster - 13 Feb - DC2
Lucy1308 - 13 Feb - DC1
LondonGirl83 - 13 Feb - DC1? - scan 10 August and private scan 18 July
FriendlyGhost - 14 Feb - DC2 - scan 5 August
ThreeLittleDucks99 - 15 Feb - DC2
Sunshineface123 - 15 Feb - DC?
PhantomPower - 15 Feb - DC1
Corkybark - 16 Feb - DC3
Whiskeyjack - 16 Feb - DC2
SkyLucy - 17 Feb - DC1
Evergreen17 - 17 Feb - DC1 – scan 4 August
HighSparrow - 17 Feb - DC1
SleepyMe12 - 17 Feb - DC3 scan 08/08
Lykke1000 - 17 Feb - DC1
MrsG999 - 17 Feb - DC5
leedsladyx - 17 Feb - DC?
KimmyRox80 - 17 Feb - DC1
BabCNesbitt – 17 Feb – DC?
Ajmc - 19 Feb - DC2
Sphinxster - 20 Feb - DC2
Monkey and lion2012 – 20 Feb – DC3
BohemianRaspberry - 20 Feb - DC2
AngrySparrow - 20 Feb - DC1
Sienna9522 - 21 Feb - DC1 - Scan 06/07
GinandJazzHands - 21 Feb - DC1
EmmaT1983 - 21 Feb - DC?
sizeofalentil - 21 Feb - DC1
Hopeful83 – 22 Feb – DC2
Weloveearlysleeptime - 23 Feb -DC2
Dreamingoutloud7 - 23 Feb - DC1
MotiMadge - 23 Feb - DC2
Raddersmrs – 24 Feb – DC1 scan 08/07
Birdboo – 24 Feb – DC?
ChozzleopsTheThird - 27 Feb - DC1
Laura2803 -28 Feb - DC3
Jpclarke - 2 March - DC3

Unknown EDD:
Lizardqueenie - ??? - DC2
Dutchy - ??? - DC2 scan 28/06
SoapSudBud - ??? - DC2
Ubercorn - ??? - DC4
Themightymoosh - ??? - DC1
JBTulip - ??? - DC2
H007 - ??? – DC2
SausageDogGeorge - ??? – DC3
Emsmeister - ??? – DC3
Penguin90 - ??? – DC?
Bubs33 - ??? – DC3
Justthe5 - ??? – DC4
Mummylovescake1981 -??? – DC6
FlipperSkipper - ??? - DC1
Ellms1 - ??? - DC1
AllChangeLife - ??? - DC1
JDawg007 - ??? - DC?
Chicken2015 - ??? - DC1
Divadee - ??? - DC2 - scan 26 July
Louiseplusditi - ??? - DC?
LaBergere - ??? - DC?
Nayab24 - ??? - DC?
MrsM2016 - ??? - DC? - scan 2 August

Evergreen - 28 day return policy is your friend - maybe buy the size that fits you now and the one up and return the unworn one after?

I say this because at 10 weeks I was just looking a bit bloated, at 11 weeks there is definitely the start of a bump which wasn't there last week!

Anyone else got swollen ankles already? I'm about 9 weeks and 3 days

No swollen ankles but my tummy is rather round, despite loosing weight everywhere else through sickness!! I am 10 week and 2 days. X

Yes, my tummy is round too despite having lost about 7 pounds. I measured myself today and my hips and thighs are smaller but my waist and boobs are bigger (no real surprise).

I'm glad I've actually lost some weight in the first trimester as I really don't want to have too much of a total gain. My skin gets stretch marks really easily (I still have bad ones from my growth spurt in height during puberty). If I let myself blow up, I'll 100% end up looking like a road map so I am going to try to be sensible even once the nausea has subsided.

Practical question: for those of you in London (I think we have a few of us on here) do you think you need to get a car once you have kids? I'm trying to work up a baby budget and I'm a bit torn about the issue.

2Many yes it was kind of dried up and crystalline. Must be colostrum.

Sienna not ankles but hands, face (!), tummy deffo. Oof the heat doesn't help

I need food inspiration badly!!! Any offerings?? Anything to stop me eating more bread!

london I'm not in London now but used to be so feel vaguely qualified to answer!

We find the car useful for going away to visit people - otherwise it would be a right pain to cart a travel cot, buggy, a travel highchair and overnight bags on public transport.

We also sometimes use it around town, but only because we don't really have public transport here, and to be honest I only used it once or twice a week on mat leave as I preferred to walk. If we still lived in London with great transport to anywhere then we wouldn't need one for day-to-day. When I go into central London with DS I tend to walk everywhere as its the easiest way to get around with a buggy.

So I would say it depends on how many out of town overnight trips you think you'll do!

So glad to read about the positive 12 week scans, I am 8 weeks tomorrow and due to be scanned on the 9th of August. I keep waking up at night with a desperately dry mouth, but my nauseau has been so bad the last few days I am finding it hard to drink as much as I would usually. I am craving pineapple today for some strange reason.

London I personally would find it a lot harder without a car but I live far enough outside London to definitely need one. I think it depends on where you live, your lifestyle and personal preference. Whenever I go into central London I use public transport but before I had a baby and a buggy I had no idea how poor step free access is. Honestly don't know how wheelchair users cope. If you're using the tube a lot it's worth getting a good sling.
When I'm traveling in outer London I almost always use my car. I find that especially in the early days you have so much stuff with you and it takes so long to get out of the house it's easier to shove everything in the car and just go. It's also useful for weekends away because you'll end up with vast amounts of stuff to transport which is tricky on public transport.

Hmm, thanks Friendly and Twocats. I live in zone 2 of south London.

I live in a neighborhood where its very easy to walk to the shops, gym, parks, restaurants , movies etc and its a very child friendly neighborhood as well. Most of our friends live locally. DH'S parents live in SW England but we only go 3 or 4 times a year.

I just think it would be cheaper to use zip car the one day a week we might head out of our neighborhood. Also, I think renting a car for big trips out of town should also be a lot cheaper. Maybe I'm being naive but I feel like I would resent paying for a car (including insurance, road tax etc) that I probably would max use once a week. We won't need it for child care as that will be at our home as well.

I don't know. I've never used zip car so maybe its not as easy to grab a car when you need it as I think it will be.

Hi ladies I hope all is well for you
I had my first scan today baby is ok and healthy I was so happy to see him or her.
I am just confused as they said I am 13 weeks but I know very well when I conceived because I took an ovulation test which means I am 12 weeks exactly today. Do you think they are accurate ?

I'm sure you'd be able to get by with zip cars if there's a convenient place to pick one up by you, and hire a car for long journeys. You'd be able to do that a lot of times before you got close to the cost of running a car. I'd suggest seeing how you get on with that rather than spending the money on getting a car before the baby is born if you don't think you'll use it much. My brother lives in Clapham and uses zip cars, I'm seeing him this weekend so I can ask him how convenient he finds it. Taxis are also an option for the odd journey - you don't need a car seat legally but I always bring ours if we're getting a taxi, but I presume if you're planning to use zip cars you'll have a car seat anyway!

I always had a car in London but it mainly got used to drive out of London to visit family and friends, hardly ever used it during the week.

Ginger congrats! I think the measurements can still be a bit off at this stage so I wouldn't worry, especially as you a measuring ahead rather than behind. Its amazing who quickly the little embryos we created in May start looking like tiny human beings. My husband was blown away by how much our little one had changed between the 7 week and 9 week scan. He actually wants to get one every week (we can't afford that) and has the last scan picture as his phone background...

TwoCats if you wouldn't mind asking your brother that would be great.

I figure we'll use Uber instead of zip car most of the time as long as we are going somewhere (museum, friends house etc) where we can store the car seat easily. I think for certain travel systems you can use the car seat as part of the pram but that's not advised for more than a couple of hours or something.

Lovely pic Ginger so clear!!! I too get confused about the dates! x

Another update to the list as there were quite a few changes. Things move so quickly on her in a week!

PhoebeGeebee - 24 Jan - DC1 scan 13/07
Wm3010 - 27 Jan - DC2
Blueskies -27 Jan - DC3 - scan 14 July
Dippypanda - 30 Jan - DC2
Jeanniejampots80 - 30 Jan - DC 2
Readytosettle - 31 Jan - DC2 - Scan 20/07
user1465429239 - 31 Jan/1Feb - DC1 scan 01/07
Carrie105 – 1 Feb – DC2 –scan 09/07, 22/07, 23/07
Wispaxmas - 1 Feb - DC2 - Scan 22/07
Ginger06 - 1 Feb - DC1? - scan 28/07
Itslittlek - 1 Feb - DC?
SoapSudBub - 1Feb - ???
Griffs123 - 1 Feb - ???
Readyfortwo - 1 Feb - DC2 - scan 20 July
Frobskottle - 1 Feb - DC?
Divadee - 1 Feb - DC2 - scan 26 July
sleepylil - Early Feb - DC2
Clementineclouds - Early Feb - DC1
SBSparkles - Early Feb - DC1
Twocatsandatoddler - 2 Feb - DC2
Jojoclaire - 2 Feb - DC1 - Scan 12/07, 26/07
Gumbootsandjandals – 3 Feb - DC3
Lalalala2015 - 3 Feb - DC2
TheresaMarie55 - 3 Feb - DC3 - Scan 29/07
Lawyeredout - 4 Feb - DC2 - scan 29 July
CinderellaFant - 4 Feb - DC3, scan 25 July
Boomkapow - 4 Feb - DC1?
Shadz - 4 Feb - DC1
CazM2012 - 4 Feb - DC4
Yasmin0147 - 4 Feb - DC2
LuckyinOctober - 4 Feb - DC1
Mysterycat23 – 4 Feb – DC1 - scan 26 July
Thecatsarecrazy - 5 Feb - DC3
Kellz92 - 5 Feb - DC2
MarjorySunshineDust - 5 Feb - DC2
MimiDiddy - 5 Feb - DC1 - Scan 27 July
Witch91 - 5 Feb - DC1? - scan 26 July
Funtimelem - 5 Feb - DC?
Lala6971 - 6 Feb - DC1 - scan 26 July
Lozde - 7 Feb - DC1
MrsH987 - 7 Feb - DC1
LaceyLee - 7 Feb - DC2 - scan 2 August
FenellaMaxwell - 7 Feb - DC1 - scan 28 July
Birdlet - 7 Feb - DC1
CeeCeeEnnEss - 8 Feb - DC1 - scan 22 July
Elliecam - 8 Feb - DC3 - scan 02/07
Bubbles2017 - 8 Feb - DC?
ScottyAl - 8 Feb - DC? - scan 28 July
Honeybeez1986 – 9 Feb – DC?
JessJR23 - 9 Feb - DC2
Brown76 - 9 Feb - DC2
Scottishsnowflake - 10 Feb - DC1
ButtonTum - 10 Feb - DC1 - scan 1 August
IfAtFirstUDontSucceed - 11 Feb - DC2 - scan 9 August
NaomieMelville - 11 Feb - DC1
Mshepp - 11 Feb - DC1 - Scan 04/08
RubyMurray38 - 12 Feb - DC1
Scarydinosaurs - 12 Feb – DC3
LaBergere - 12 Feb - DC2 - scan 4 August
SpinALittleFaster - 13 Feb - DC2
Lucy1308 - 13 Feb - DC1
LondonGirl83 - 13 Feb - DC1? - scan 10 August and private scan 18 July
H007 - 13 Feb - DC2
FriendlyGhost - 14 Feb - DC2 - scan 5 August
Jodders - 14 Feb - DC3
MrsM2016 - 14 Feb - DC1 - scan 2 August
ThreeLittleDucks99 - 15 Feb - DC2
Sunshineface123 - 15 Feb - DC?
PhantomPower - 15 Feb - DC1
Corkybark - 16 Feb - DC3
Whiskeyjack - 16 Feb - DC2
Shellbell0404 - 16 Feb - DC?
SkyLucy - 17 Feb - DC1
Evergreen17 - 17 Feb - DC1 – scan 4 August
HighSparrow - 17 Feb - DC1
SleepyMe12 - 17 Feb - DC3 scan 08/08
Lykke1000 - 17 Feb - DC1
MrsG999 - 17 Feb - DC5
leedsladyx - 17 Feb - DC?
KimmyRox80 - 17 Feb - DC1
BabCNesbitt – 17 Feb – DC?
Ajmc - 19 Feb - DC2
Sphinxster - 20 Feb - DC2
Monkey and lion2012 – 20 Feb – DC3
BohemianRaspberry - 20 Feb - DC2
AngrySparrow - 20 Feb - DC1
Sienna9522 - 21 Feb - DC1 - Scan 06/07
GinandJazzHands - 21 Feb - DC1
EmmaT1983 - 21 Feb - DC?
sizeofalentil - 21 Feb - DC1
Hopeful83 – 22 Feb – DC2
Weloveearlysleeptime - 23 Feb -DC2
Dreamingoutloud7 - 23 Feb - DC1
MotiMadge - 23 Feb - DC2
Raddersmrs – 24 Feb – DC1 scan 08/07
Birdboo – 24 Feb – DC1
FlipperSkipper - 25 Feb -DC1
2ManySweets - 25 Feb - DC2
ChozzleopsTheThird - 27 Feb - DC1
Laura2803 -28 Feb - DC3
Jpclarke - 2 March - DC3

Unknown EDD:
Lizardqueenie - ??? - DC2
Dutchy - ??? - DC2 scan 28/06
SoapSudBud - ??? - DC2
Ubercorn - ??? - DC4
Themightymoosh - ??? - DC1
JBTulip - ??? - DC2
SausageDogGeorge - ??? – DC3
Emsmeister - ??? – DC3
Penguin90 - ??? – DC?
Bubs33 - ??? – DC3
Justthe5 - ??? – DC4
Mummylovescake1981 -??? – DC6
Ellms1 - ??? - DC1
AllChangeLife - ??? - DC1
JDawg007 - ??? - DC?
Chicken2015 - ??? - DC1
Louiseplusditi - ??? - DC?
Nayab24 - ??? - DC?
AshOutside - ??? DC1 - scan 3 August
Kikisdelivery - ??? - DC1 - scan 1 August
Olala81 - ??? - DC?
Tillyann2013 - ??? - DC2

Londongirl83 thanks for your reassurance. I am over the moon can't wait to find the sexe of the baby we asked but we have been told we'll know on the 20 weeks scan. Seven weeks to go

MrsM2016 thank you. Yes it was so clear at some point we saw her or him putting her/his thumb in mouth oh the joy to see that we both cried

I had a scan today, baby wasn't playing ball but got there eventually (after a lot of pelvic thrusting & being tilted upside down on the bed). Went to the wrong hospital- assumed it would be the same as last time as I'd chosen the same hospital for birth but apparently not- ended up doing a mad dash up the motorway to the other hospital....top tip: read ur scan letter!

Anyway, initially got a due date of 1st Feb & the sonographer said 'but they come when they're ready', when I replied with 'not mine, I was 16 days over last time' she kindly 're-measured' (read: included a bit of fresh air) and gave me 29th Jan. That def gives me a bit of comfort, although I could end up being induced on my birthday...

ginger that is incredible!! What a lovely thing to see!

readyfortwo another lovely clear photo!!

How long do they give you to look at your baby on the screen? X

I think it was about 10-15 mins, but it wasn't playing ball so took longer. They check the brain & the Nuchal fold & make sure all the limbs are in place etc so plenty of opportunities to see.

Friendly my due date is actually the 18th and yes this is my first DC. Just noticed that I must have made a typo with estimated delivery date when first joining the group.

FriendlyGhost, thanks for adding me to the list! Just to fill in the blank; this will be my first

Seeing everyone's lovely clear scan pics has me excited for mine a week tomorrow!

How is everybody! i have loads to catch up on. Been off of here for a few weeks with days off with DD her being ill then her getting chicken pox.

I have my scan on the 1st Aug i will be 13+1 then seeing the consultant on the 5th

xx