September 2017 #3

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I didnt plan on buying anything until after 20 weeks, and certainly wont be buying any big bits yet, but i was buying for my nephew due in three weeks and couldnt resist! We had our first present for the baby yesterday too from one of my lovely friends! Its quite scary and real now.

I bought both a little girl and a little boy romper in the Mothercare sale at 6 weeks it was only £8 for both so not big money but couldn't resist!

Aw envious of those buying stuff , it's so nice past 12 weeks when all the buying can start. So different this time for me, especially if it's girl as we have pretty much everything we need. But I'm sure I'll sneak a few new bits in

Great results oky!

Plan to go back to working normal hours again on Monday which is already making me a bit nervous but hopefully as every day passes I'll feel slightly better....

11+1

12 weeks is still too early for me, lots of water to pass under the bridge. But I know it's hard! I have lots from the other two already so really don't need anything, and I'm thinking now maybe another boy!

Lovely to see hear everyone's good news! I have my scan next week and am so nervous.

Did anyone hear back from the midwife about the bloods taken at the booking-in appointment? I haven't heard anything and was assuming it means it was all ok, but now wondering if I should have called.

I seem to be anxious about everything at the moment.

Spring I didn't hear anything this time so assuming all ok - last time I did have to go for a retest and they called me. I would say no news is good news

Spring, i did hear back but only because something was elevated and i needed to be retested! It was a week after my initial test i got a call though.

Charli I am exactly the same. Totally unjustified for me, and dh thinks I am being a negative nancy, can't wait for Tuesday!! X

Thanks ladies I'm feeling a little better today :)
Yes I heard back about a week after my bloods! That my antibodies test came back inconclusive.. when did you get your bloods done spring x

Gah my mil is doing my head in , firstly she barely acknowledged this pregnancy when we told her (at 8 weeks)...instead moving straight on to tell us what she had for lunch (I mean wtf???) then today we were talking about DD being one of the oldest in the school year (October born) and I said 'well, this one might be the oldest in their class' and she looked completely blank. I had to go on to say ....'this baby is due first week of September'. It was like she'd completely forgotten.

And last week she offered me a glass of wine with lunch (knowing full well I had nothing at all when pregnant with my DD)....then today we sit down for roast dinner and I take a bite and the gravy may as well have been pure red wine it was so strong. I said 'has this gravy got red wine in it?' and she said 'oh yes but it'll have burnt off'. Well, tbh that's my decision not hers right? She could have at least said before I covered by bloomin roast with it. Think she realised she'd annoyed me.

Anyway, I've left dh and DD there and come home for a sulk. And maybe a cry. Hormones hey

fluffy that's v annoying but tbh she is right it doesn't take long for the alcohol to evaporate out of wine... and I imagine it must have been only a small amount anyway. My mil is constantly offering me drinks, she can't understand why we are so precious these days, sure when she was having her 5 babies she could smoke no bother, go out for dinner and have a few jars, a prawn cocktail to start and rare steak for main... and since I married one of her children I have to admit that technically they are all normal...😝
You mil probably thinks you are being precious and wants to ignore your behaviour and not give you attention for the pregnancy. Eventually when you have the bump she will have to talk about it. Or maybe she won't, I don't know. Just ignore anyway, you can't force people to be happy. I haven't even told my parents yet, can't be dealing with my mothers drama...😒

I expect you're right Cali she probably does think I'm being precious (because I am!) but it just annoys me. We sit and listen to her bang on about the same thing over and over but acknowledge or care about her new grandchild? Nah. She was much the same last time so I shouldn't be surprised.
Because I'm quiet she just chooses to ignore what's going on with me.

Thanks for the reassurance re the gravy - I know you're right. I'm just a worrier by nature and hate people giving me more to worry about!!!

It's an emotional rollercoaster being pregnant isn't it?

How's everyone's weekend going?

It really is! I'm so casual about food and drink this time (baby 3) sometimes I have to stop and remind myself to be careful! I nearly ordered some gorgeous sushi the other day then had to cancel my order 😬 I totally forgot! Swapped it for cooked sushi but it's not the same... the recommendations are different here and people say oh the risks are small but my father is a neonatologist and so I get first hand stories of terrible brain abscess in babies secondary to food contamination. So that's not worth the risk. But I can understand why the mil think we are precious if it was so different for them, and maybe they feel badly now for doing things which are considered bad.

Oh god Cali this week all I've been craving is fish and sushi and I've had sushi from Abokado twice! I'm going to slow down now.

My 12 week scan is on the 6th. Counting down the weeks. I go back and forth between thinking it's a boy or girl but I will be booking a private gender scan at 17 weeks.

I've bought a couple things already. Nothing major. Went to Rome last week with DP and we wanted to buy something for the baby (who technically came with us) so got a little Rome baby vest from a souvenir shop. also have bought and started filling in pregnancy baby diaries and baby books. Got a few hand me downs from family already (moses basket, doppler, books) but won't be buying any of the big things until after 20 weeks. I will start buying nappies, vests, bottles etc after 12 weeks and I'm going to a baby show on the 4th March so might see what's there.

Midwife team finally returned my call, they said that i wasn't on the system at all...took my details again and said the receptionist would input it on a Monday where they could then sort out a booking app and scan. Thank god they got back to me otherwise i would have just been forgotten, pissed me off as was super organised and booked in for all my apps well in advance of them but hey at least fx I will get sorted now. Only thing I was worried about was missing out on Nuchal test. 10+3 today, sickness, indigestion and constipation came back with a vengeance about a week ago and still here to stay roll on 12 weeks.

Feeling very meh here. I had a booking in appointment last week, followed by a phone call late yesterday to say they'd picked up an infection in my urine and there were antibiotics waiting for me in my local pharmacy.

The antibiotic symptoms are helpfully identical to my pregnancy symptoms- nausea, vomiting, decreased appetite etc. I've managed a (large) sarnie and some hot and sour soup today.

11+3ish.

Hope everyone else has had a better Saturday.

Sucks that you've got an infection essential

Is anyone else struggling to eat? As in normal meals. I went out with girls from work tonight for dinner, and I was stuffed after my starter. Thankfully as there were so many of us we had quite a bit of time between courses, so I managed to eat half my dinner and pudding. I feel like I waddled home though and I'm now laid in bed as it's too uncomfortable to sit on sofa.

Also, has anyone noticed more sensitive skin? I used an exfoliating face mask earlier, that I have used before, and I had a reaction to it. Everywhere I had the mask turned deep red! Even my cleanser has stung today (normally I just use a face wash in the shower, but today I also used the cleanser after I got rid of the face mask, and when I got home and removed my rarely worn makeup). Pregnancy related or just freakish skin getting more sensitive with age?

Oh 9 weeks today

can't sleep, managed to fall asleep at 1am despite being shattered and woke up at 5 with swollen throat annoying as so tired. DS is up now so no lay in.

Haven't noticed my skin getting sensitive this pregnancy but certainly did last time.

I think the new anti-sickness drugs I've been given might actually be working. Feeling so much better.

8+5

ColdFeetWarmHeart yes to the sensitive skin!! TMI but i used a sensitive hair removal cream on my upper lip (same brand i have used for yearsss) left it on for the correct time and my lip was all red and skin dry and patchy next day have also noticed my oily patches have turned in to dry skin on my face... ive always been more oily than dry xx

P.s. 10+3

Thanks for the replies Amz, Oky & fluffy I had the booking in appointment around 7 weeks (now 11+3) so perhaps they don't get in touch unless there are issues.

I'm feeling so much better now and even ate fish yesterday (has been nothing but bland carbs for weeks) but still waking during the night feeling anxious.

Yes to think skin issues - my skin is relatively ok normally but the minute I'm pregnant it's scaly and dry and impossible to manage. It's literally like the moisture is being sucked out of it!

The not think!