Due in February 2017....thread 5!

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Thread five for the chattiest bunch of preggers ladies you've ever had the pleasure of encountering. We're greeting the second trimester with excitement and apprehension, and lots of questions, humour, reassurance, empathy and advice.

Fourth thread here: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/antenatal_clubs/2684139-february-2017-thread-4-are-we-the-chattiest-bunch-or-what

Me too!! Scan at 12 tomorrow! Trying to nap but too excited (/full - had a big late lunch and pud!)

Maybe tmi coming up!!

Has anyone else had slight cervical cramping after sex and ahem a finish for the woman?!?! After the big O I seem to get quite crampy for a couple of hours.

Diva I'm abit crampy and got a slight sore back now after it..

Hello, please may I join in?

I'm pg with baby number 4, due mid Feb but telling friends and family a couple of weeks later. I'm probably being silly but I can't bear all the "haven't you had it yet?" type questions towards the end...I just want to crawl into my mama cave and be left alone

Same as some of you I'm sick with worry about the 12 week scan. Mine is Wednesday and even though I have a really good track history with healthy babies I'm terrified all will not be ok (can't even bring myself to type my worry) I'm also worrying about something being wrong with the baby. I always get like this just before a scan or midwife appointment though...then I'm fine for a bit afterwards before convincing myself something is wrong just before the next one!

How many of you are first, second or more time mums?

Look forward to chatting to you all and hope the 2nd trimester will bring better health for us all

shellbelle phew thank goodness for that. It has happened every time so I was sure it was just from the sex and orgasm but was worried as I may have a weak cervix cos of 2 X LLETZ treatments and that's also a concern!!

But now you have it as well I feel normal!

Divadee, Shell - I'm exactly the same afterwards.

Welcome Nicecup, if all goes well, this'll be my first!

Scottish yay!!!! We are all normal!!!! Well as normal as hormonal pregnant ladies can be!

divadee have you got the what to expecting book? There is a piece exactly about that...If you haven't got it I will find it now...

We've got a Bugaboo bee plus and will use it again for baby, although to be honest I used the sling most of the time before until dd was bigger.

ready we went with the bee because it was lightweight and compact, it's not good if you want to go off road but fine in an urban area. Especially good as its small enough to manoeuvre around poky shops! For walks in the woods etc we always used a sling so it worked for us.

I only work relief shifts now, like twice a month, so won't be entitled to maternity pay this time.

itslittle no I haven't got that book. Maybe I need to invest!!!

diva trying to upload pic of the page for you now xx

diva shell it literally says cramping and backache totally normal...the pic won't upload x

Londongirl,I bought the bugaboo buffalo initially - wanted all terrain (we have a large dog who loves countryside and woodland walks) and full pram/travel system. When DD was 4 months old we flew to Canada and I wanted something smaller to travel with, but that was still parent facing and lay flat. The bee fit the bill, so I bought a bee+ second hand. I love both prams and have friends with the cam, but I prefer the buffalo. It's not great for buses, though, so I use the bee when around town and buffalo just for walking the dog now.

I have an Uppababy Vista which I love but it is huge and heavy, so we have a Silver Cross umbrella fold one for nursery runs and holidays. I'd highly recommend the Uppababy if you don't need to get public transport and have a large car boot as its great for all terrain and very sturdy, but there's no way I'd have chosen it if we were still in London.

I just had an argument with DP
I was looking forward to going fishing as I really need to distract myself and now I am tired and upset and angry and of course fishing is not happening

I don't think I can wait until Thursday now. What I am supposed to do this evening? so upset

I've fell out with DH too. Must be hormones. We took the kids to see finding dory today (which was fab) and he was just being useless, I may as well have been on my own with them

Welcome cupoftea this is.my third and I'm due the 3rd of February. Have two girls age 3 and 1 x

evergreen have a Lovely relaxing bath and if your a James bond fan, it's on its at 8 xx

I'm trying not to think about Thursday xx

So much to catch up on. How are we 4 pages in already?!
I've also got an uppababy vista and love it. It was the only one I could find that was tall enough for my giant DH. It has a huge shopping basket too. I use my sling loads as well.
I've fallen out with my DH too. My mil told my sil and bil about me being pregnant despite me telling her it was parents only until the 12 week scan. DH thinks I'm overreacting. I'm furious!

Cinderella

Shell DP is watching James Bond so I am in the bedroom
Friendly I am now mad at my DP and at your MIL

You are not overreacting and I am mad for you.

I have just eaten two packs of ready salted crisps... one after the other... three packs in total! Feel so bad!! Lol xx

evergreen sending hugs

Hugs to all, it's definitely the day for insensitive DH/DPs who need stringing up today. Mine told me earlier, after our guests left (who had their two very rambunctious kids to stay with us too), that I'm not that good with kids. Mmm. Thanks for that, then.

Oh! It's slightly off topic but sort of still on topic from a few days ago! I rechecked my scan letter in prep for tomorrow and one picture is actually SIX pounds! I read three... or rather, hoped it was three! Turns out we can buy three for £12. Hmm!

Hey all, found you!

We are looking at the giggle 2 as well - we just can't justify the cost of the iCandy peach, even though I want one!

Friendly - my MIL did the same thing - I was furious too!!

for all those worrying about their 12 week scan - mine was on Thursday and I was worrying like mad too! All was fine! Although I had forgotten to go with a full bladder, so I downed a huge bottle of really cold water right before I went in so Mini-Maxwell was dancing around all over the place when they tried to do the Nuchal fold test and they couldn't get a clear measurement so we have to go back later this week for them to redo it! Won't be drinking icy water right before it next time!!

NiceCup welcome! I'm expecting #3 and also want to fudge the EDD a bit to stop the questions. My first was born at 42 weeks so that was tortuous! I planned for my second to also need evicting however I went into labour on my due date.

My FIL thinks the EDD is the exact date the baby will be born and plans everything around this. My SIL was due early Dec last year and we had to break it to him that baby might come closer to Xmas than he thinks. He couldn't get his head around that. Thankfully my nephew turned up a couple of days early, which didn't ruin anyone's plans.