Due July 2017 #4 …… Well into 2nd Trimester! 20 Week Scans and Bumps Galore

[Notyetthere]

4th thread!

Sorry about the title. I am not very creative.

Link to the last one
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/antenatal_clubs/2819363-July-2017-3?pg=1

Hope I have captured everyone’s details

LuciBee231015 - DC1 - EDD 23/06/17

Thumbsupforthesixbillion - DC1 - EDD 30/06/17

Bloopbleep - DC? - EDD 30/06/17

Kitsandkids – DC1 - EDD 01/07/17
BrioLover - DC2 - EDD 01/07/17

FlatWhiteAddict- DC1 - EDD 01/07/17

Ciderandskatesdontmix – DC3 - EDD 01/07/17

Sunshineeyes- DC? - EDD 01/07/17

Notyetthere - DC1 - EDD 01/01/17
DiddlyDokey - DC2 - EDD 02/07/17

Spirit1301- DC3 - EDD 02/07/17

foxtrot1301 - DC? - EDD 02/07/17

jellylegs7 – DC1 - EDD 02/07/17

kimmy878 – DC4 – EDD 02/07/17

becca1611 – DC1 - EDD 02/07/17
DaisyQueen – DC3- EDD 02/07/17
gingernut0106 – DC3 - EDD 02/07/17
Fliss1981 - DC2 - EDD 02/07/17

Naivebutnice - DC2 - EDD 02/07/17

dancestomyowntune - DC6 – EDD 02/07/17
Goldfish99 – DC1 - EDD 03/07/17

Moonbeam2216 - DC? - EDD 03/07/17

glitterglitters - DC2 - EDD 03/07/17

Imaginarymenagerie - DC1 - EDD 03/07/17

Jaronior – DC3- EDD 04/07/17
pennyj29 – DC2 – EDD 05/07/17

rhodes2015 – DC1 – EDD 05/07/17

PathologyGeek – DC2 – EDD 05/07/17

mcnics – DC1 – EDD 05/07/17

Twixes – DC2 - EDD 05/07/17
Knittinggurl – DC1- EDD 06/07/17

ChuffCloud – DC2- EDD 06/07/17

Seahawk80 - DC1 - EDD 07/07/17

Littlemisssugarplum88 – DC1 - EDD 07/07/17
DamsonGinIsMyThing – DC1 – EDD 07/07/17
Racketpot - DC1 – EDD 07/07/17
Fluffandsnuff – DC2 – EDD 08/07/17

Krissy81 – DC2 – EDD 08/07/17


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Missdiva155 - DC1 - EDD 09/07/17

GreenRedBlue – DC2 - EDD 09/07/17

Whycanineverthinkofausername – DC1 – EDD 09/07/17

sparkle789 – DC3 – EDD 09/07/17
Glasshalfsomething – DC? – EDD 10/07/17
Beeblossombee – DC? – EDD 10/07/17
wildone81– DC1 – EDD 11/07/17
Sasspop– DC? – EDD 11/07/17

BeckyNW – DC1 – EDD 11/07/17

Johno85 – DC1 – EDD 11/07/17

Smileygrapefruit – DC3 – EDD 11/07/17

Spindelina – DC2 - EDD 11/07/17

whatsinaname11 – DC1 – EDD 11/07/17

MrsBobDylan – DC4 – EDD 12/07/17

UKrider- DC1 - EDD 12/07/17

Glitterbandit – DC2 – EDD 12/07/17

Penny85 - DC1 – EDD 12/07/17

BakerJ - DC1 – EDD 12/07/17

Littlejayx - DC? – EDD 12/07/17

crombanna – DC1 – EDD 13/07/17

alex171 – DC2 – EDD 13/07/17

bluebird1235 – DC1 and 2 - EDD 13/07/17
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FridaFrugal – DC2 – EDD 13/07/17

Effy1990 - DC1 – EDD 13/07/17
hellsbellsmrsbell– DC3 - EDD 14/07/17

katonic – DC1 - EDD 14/07/17

Thenailgirl – DC4 - EDD 14/07/17

iwadeboxmonster– DC - EDD 14/07/17
Ihavenousername – DC4 – EDD 15/07/17

Tatatetelle – DC1 – EDD 15/07/17

Lallypopstick – DC1 – EDD 15/07/17

Mouse14 – DC1 – EDD 15/07/17
10Betty10 – DC1 - EDD 15/07/17

Hollyhop17 – DC? - EDD 15/07/17

Gizmojo – DC1 - EDD 15/07/17

Charby87 – DC? - EDD 15/07/17

mynameisntLinda- DC2 – EDD 16/07/17
Hazlulu - DC1 – EDD 16/07/17
natienka - DC1 – EDD 16/07/17
Subshine120530 - DC2 - EDD 17/07/17

justamummy27 - DC2 - EDD 17/07/17

Xalonera - DC2 - EDD 17/07/17

purplebella – DC3 - EDD 17/07/17
Ctupp – DC1 - EDD 18/07/17
Newbie10 – DC1 - EDD 18/07/17

Boggleyboodle - DC2 - EDD 18/07/17

jld128 - DC1 - EDD 18/07/17

mummycaitlin - DC2 – EDD 18/07/17
Flappergirl86 – DC1 – EDD 18/07/17
Ml1091 - DC1 - EDD 19/07/17

Hewhew – DC3 – EDD 20/07/17

Mummy10121417– DC4 – EDD 20/07/17

Gooseygoosey12345 – DC2 – EDD 20/07/17

herewegoonceagain – DC5 – EDD 21/07/17

TiltedNewt – DC2 – EDD 21/07/17

Harvestwidow - DC1 – EDD 21/07/17

DeliciouslyHella – DC2 - EDD 21/07/17

Lostmyemailaddress – DC7 - EDD 21/07/17
Mawita – DC1 – EDD 22/07/17
mm81 – DC1 – EDD 22/07/17
em165 - DC2 - EDD 23/07/17

0EatSleepTeachRepeat – DC1 - EDD 23/07/17

parsnips82 – DC1 – EDD 23/07/17


Katie0907 - DC2- EDD 23/07/17
TinklingTheIvories – DC? - EDD 23/07/17

Sewingbeatshousework - DC3 - EDD 25/07/17

Danigrace – DC1 – EDD 25/07/17
Blink1982 – DC2 – EDD 25/07/17
Amzz – DC2 - EDD 26/07/17
PurplePikmin – DC? - EDD 27/07/17

Sweets27 – DC2 - EDD 27/07/17

Holz657 – DC1 - EDD 27/07/17

CatRash – DC1 – EDD 27/07/17

beckieHN – DC1 – EDD 27/07/17
AMillionMilesFromThere – DC3 - EDD 28/07/17
BeapBeap - DC2 - EDD 29/07/17

Sonia2017 - DC1 - EDD 29/07/17

DrewOB0 - DC? – EDD 29/07/17
sandsandwiches – DC2 – EDD 30/07/17

LetMeHaveABloodyName – DC1 – EDD 30/07/17
Chunder - DC2 – EDD 30/07/17

KatelovesJames - DC2 – EDD 30/07/17
Kickiedee – DC1 – EDD 30/07/17
aurevoirsailor – DC1 – EDD 31/07/17

@ButterflyFree smart move! I've got a Sakura bath bomb ready to go for my next load of aches and pains 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

Oh no @catrash the nausea thing I think is my body saying 🖕🏼 to me. I didn't have morning sickness with #1 so my body has sandbagged it for this one. 😱

I've got my next midwife appointment a week Thursday. I'll be 29+3. How on earth has that happened so fast?!

I keep getting a very urgent need to pee when i get braxton hicks

That's a great deal luci!!

I have a bit of a busy week or so with appointments. I've got a scan with consultant this Thursday, midwife appointment on Tuesday and that Health visitor coming to my home on Thursday 20th. (I'm not sure why they are visiting when I will only be 29weeks pregnant?) DH thinks it's them snooping to see if house is suitable for baby

I always feel really cheeky keep nipping off work even though I know we are allowed to go off for antenatal appointments!

Finally sorted my midwife appointments after moving. Seeing them on Thursday. Whooping cough booked in for Tuesday.

Also ordered the nursery furniture to be delivered on Friday. Exciting!! Just need to finish painting the walls. I can leave the decoration until later as that'll go around the furniture. The room was blue, so we've done a basic white cover all, and having blue at the top (there was some paper on this so painted over it!) with clouds, pastel yellow and green walls with a tree on the yellow, and the 100 acre woods map on one of the green walls. Just need to project the images so I can draw then paint them. It sounds so easy! I've got this week and next off work so should have time. In theory!

Also booked tickets for the baby show at the NEC in may. Hoping to pick up a car seat then, or at least get more of an idea about what we want/what's best for us.

All in all, a busy but exciting two weeks coming up

I've got two appointments on Tuesday (ultrasound and consultant), then one on Wednesday (midwife). Good thing I only work down the corridor!

I'm glad I don't have anything booked in for a while. Sometimes I just want to be left alone to get on with things, though I do understand they need to keep their eye on pregnant women!

Had my first growth scan today - all perfect and average so really happy.

Also realised I'm finishing work on 9th June not 16th so a week earlier than I thought. I thought about giving the weeks holiday back but I already have 4 weeks at the end of Mat leave plus I'll then have 2 weeks to use between August and October so I think I'll
just finish early and relax!

@TinklingThelvories your bedroom project sounds amazing! You must be very talented!

Heartburn. Ugh. Noticed it only rears it's head when I don't eat super naturally & healthily (also when I eat raspberry nakd bars for some reason) so mostly it can be avoided and keeps me on the straight and narrow health wise away from snacking on any crap or munching unhealthy dinners, like some sort of twisted punishment training when I'd love a massive pizza lol but obs my body has other ideas. But yesterday late afternoon I indulged in a decaf almond milk vanilla latte... it was lovely. What isn't lovely is the heartburn that's been waking me up every hour until at 4am I gave in and took something only to have it return just as bad within an hour... Come onnn, I've neen so good, just onnee coffeeee. Safe to say I'll be sticking to the herbal teas in future!!
Apologies for the rant! Not looking forward to a busy days work with a very tired head!

Oh @dani that's so unfair!!! You'd think with the milk substitutes it wouldn't be as naughty as well.
When the baby drops into position you might get some respite so maybe try again. At least there are some awesome herbal teas at the moment. I'm on Bakewell tart at the moment 😁

Joined the 3rd Trimester club today! 28 weeks - crazy! Got my 28 week appointment tomorrow, still need to book whooping cough injection - do you just ring the drs and ask to be booked in for it?

Bump is definitely getting bumpier :) Still only bought 2 pairs of maternity jeans and been squeezing myself into my normal tops, dresses and even some summer trousers that still fit below the bump.

I am DESPERATE to start sorting out baby room bits and pieces, but just need the house to go through first.. eek! So nervous waiting on this as if the house doesn't go through we are going to be a bit stuck!!

Been suffering with real pain in my ribs by the end of the day, having to sit with a hot water bottle to try and relieve the ache, but since having a banana (or two!) a day the leg cramps seem to have stopped which is a relief!

Worked out I now have only 39 working days left at work because of all the bank hols and annual leave I have! 16th June is my last day as I know is the same for a lot of you guys :) Had interviews all day on Monday for my role and have 2 really strong candidates that are goping through to second stage interviews with myself and my MD so fingers crossed she likes one of them too.. so nervous about handing my job and my team over to someone :/

How is everyone else getting on?

@mcnics yep, just ring the docs and let them know what you want. They'll get you all booked in.

Can't believe how little we've all got left. I'm now thinking 'only 14 weeks to go' when a few weeks ago it was 'I'm only 14 weeks!'

Scary thoughts!!

@glitterglitters ooh that sounds nice! Enjoying the twinings blueberry and apple at the moment which smells very like hubba bubba gum, a real throw back that makes me smile!!

@mcnics yay for 3rd trimester! At my 25 week appointment the midwife asked me if I'd alteady had/arranged my whooping cough (I thought she would do that) but apparently up to me to ring my GP and book it in with the practice nurse, so I did that and I'm booked in for next week.

I hope this last 15 weeks doesn't go tooo quickly, despite the niggles I'm really enjoying being pregnant!!

Nobody's ever spoken to me about the flu jab and whooping cough jab so I haven't had them. I know I could organise them myself but I just kind of feel that I don't need them. I hope I'm not proven wrong!

The whooping cough one is more for the baby to protect them before having their jabs. I hate the flu jab for myself personally. Always makes me feel rough but I do have it.

@Kitsandkids a doc told me whooping cough has become extremely common again, that it had almost disappeared in the UK but is rife amongst immigrant populations and is currently making a worrying sharp come back amongst babies. You prob won't need your flu now it's spring but might be worth doing a bit of research on whooping cough so you can feel comfortable that your choice is informed whatever it is.

I had a consultant appt today to discuss my low Papp a. She said I should have been told to take aspirin back in December at 12
Weeks but there's no point now! Good news is that the aspirin can help prevent pre eclampsia which is why they recommend it but my blood pressure is fine and they are not too worried. They also said that they won't let me go more that a day or 2 overdue which is what I wanted as the placenta can deteriorate towards the end with low Papp a.

I had to wait an hour past my appointment time but it was worth it to hear a woman telling her daughter that she ate a full Sunday roast while in labour 

Omg ladies, I've joined the cramp club! Woke up in the night in serious pain in my calf, it's still sore this morning!!

Had my WC jab this morning - feels like I've taken a good punch to the top of my arm!!

I was chatting to the nurse who gave me mine, and she said it's the tetanus bit of it that makes your arm hurt!

I didn't realise that it covered more than just WC until today.

I've seen on here it feels more bruised then next day so I'll look forward to that!

Well that's the 25 week midwife appointment done. Next one booked for 3 weeks time. Not measured until 28 weeks so I've got that to look forward to. Heard the heartbeat though which is all good.

Bit of a palava as I've just moved and no one has sorted out the transfer paperwork. New midwife will be doing that next week for me and getting me all booked in for more bloods, maybe another scan (yay!) and the gtt.

Hope everyone has a nice Easter weekend planned. We're planning on making some progress with the nursery, which will be nice to get sorted.

Just popping in to say if anyone needs to get a car seat mothercare have the red maxi cosi pebble for £115 which is £50 off

Happy Easter everyone 🐣

Is everybody having the gtt test as standard? I had to have it last time (stupidly did my samples after drinking a flavoured decaf latte two times on the trot).

The test itself very nearly floored me and I felt ill for days after. Would like to avoid it if possible!

Glitter I'm just on my way to my GTT, now I'm worried! What was so bad about it?

I didn't have it @glitterglitters and my bmi is over 30. There is something weird going on with me as I'm a size 12. My bones must be made of lead! No one has mentioned it to me as they have obviously used their eyes and realised that I'm clearly not obese!