October Babies No. 3

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Hi Ladies,

I have tried my best with the list below but if anyone needs me to change anything please let me know!

Piraterach – EDD 27th September. Team yellow
NotMyPenguin – EDD 27th September. Team yellow
mandScookiesrule – EDD 29th September. Team yellow
jeneral – EDD 29TH September. Team yellow
MoominMama22 – EDD 29th September. Team yellow
Presh88 - EDD 30th September. Team yellow
Mulberry2627 – EDD 30th September. Team yellow
Dinosaurkisses – EDD 30th September. Team yellow
Supersmith – EDD 1st October Team yellow
Stickaforkinimdone EDD - 1st October. Team yellow
Emmaluggs – EDD 1st October. Team yellow
MrsMcKeon – EDD 1st October. Team yellow
Hannahjoshaw – EDD 2nd October. Team yellow
Sbs6jb1 – EDD 2nd October. Team yellow
Addtothechaos – EDD 3rd October. Team yellow
Sj3rram – EDD 3rd October. Team yellow
Mummabubs – EDD 3rd October. Team yellow
10storeyloveson – EDD 4th October. Team yellow
Cineraria – EDD 4th October. Team yellow
gimbleInTheWabe – EDD 5th October. Team yellow
NannyOggsKnickers – EDD 5th October. Team yellow
Emberblu – EDD 5th October. Team yellow
Wapsmahoney – EDD 6th October. Team yellow
Silkybear – edd 7TH October. Team yellow
Powerpuff – EDD 8th October. Team yellow
Rainingcats – EDD 8th October. Team yellow
BrioLover – EDD 8th October. Team yellow
Tammie49 – EDD 8th October. Team yellow
Conkerchops – EDD 8th October. Team yellow
Thisismadness77 – EDD 8th October. Team yellow
Krakentoast – EDD 9th October. Team yellow
Rosalyn44 – EDD 9th October. Team yellow
Trytowin – EDD 9th October. Team yellow
CarpeDiem83 – EDD 9th October. Team yellow
Whyarealltheusernamestaken – EDD 9th October. Team yellow
Beansprout79 – EDD 10th October Team yellow
Kirsty8333 – EDD 10th October. Team yellow
HollyMay84 – EDD 10th October. Team yellow
DancingUnicorn – EDD 11th October. Team yellow
MerlinsBeard87 – EDD 11th October. Team yellow
EmmaGarrick – EDD 11th October. Team yellow
Cath1212 – EDD 11th October. Team yellow
Greentreeseverywhere – EDD 12th October. Team yellow
Wishmeluck16 – EDD 13th October. Team yellow
Starfish83 – EDD 14th October. Team yellow
Pollybythesea – EDD 14th October. Team yellow
MrsCharlieD – EDD 13th October. Team yellow
Loopyaboutmy2boys – ELCS 13th October. Team yellow
Corrinax – EDD 13th October Team yellow
Starfish83 – EDD 14th October. Team yellow
Babycarmen – EDD 14th October. Team yellow
Asilikeit – EDD 14th October. Team yellow
JackiePaper – EDD 15th October. Team yellow
TippetyTapWriter - EDD 15th October. Team yellow
ALRM – EDD 15th October. Team yellow
Fingerscrossed – EDD 15th October. Team yellow
Anotherminime – EDD 15th October. Team yellow
Gracey1 – EDD 15th October. Team yellow
Critterpants – EDD 15th October Team yellow
DaisyFranceLynch – EDD 16th October. Team yellow
TequilaSetAWatchman – EDD 16th October. Team yellow
Doomkittycleo – EDD 16th October. Team yellow
Ifelola – EDD 16th October. Team yellow
Mrsbumblebees – EDD 17th October Team yellow
Orifu – EDD 17th October. Team yellow
Walikingdeadfan – EDD 17th October. Team yellow
Ppleasebob – EDD 17th October. Team yellow
Boxesoffrogs – EDD 17th October. Team yellow
Yellowstarred – EDD 18th October. Team Yellow
DrunkenFlamingo – EDD 18th October. Team yellow
Lovechild2016 – EDD 19th October. Team yellow
Abcdemma – EDD 19th October. Team yellow
Emjmoore – EDD 19th October. Team yellow
Iemma321q – EDD 19th October. Team yellow
Luna4689 – EDD 19th October. Team yellow
Leafs123 – EDD 19th October Team yellow
Rachieg88 – EDD 20th October. Team yellow
SophieGiroux – EDD 20th October. Team yellow
Amyappletree – EDD 20th October. Team yellow
SeatOfMyPants – EDD 21st October. Team yellow
ThatGirl82 – EDD 21st October. Team yellow
Glitterbubble – EDD 22nd October. Team yellow
Charmanar – EDD 22nd October. Team yellow
Mishmishmish – EDD 22nd October. Team yellow
Thoughtaboutthis – EDD 23rd October Team yellow
Emwithme – EDD 23rd October. Team yellow
DrMum83 – EDD 23rd October. Team yellow
Yellowfrontdoor- EDD 23rd October Team yellow
Colourmylife – EDD 23rd October Team yellow
PlayOnWurtz – EDD 24th October. Team yellow
JanuaryJuniper –EDD 25th October. Team yellow
UndersecretaryofWhimsy – EDD 26th October Team yellow
Confusedat23 – EDD 26th October Team yellow
Vitalite – EDD 27th October. Team yellow
Sammyw1997 – EDD 28th October Team yellow
Soapycomb – EDD 28th October Team yellow
LadySchop – EDD 28th October. Team yellow
Shinysparklythings – EDD 28th October. Team yellow
DebsOctBaby – EDD 28th October. Team yellow
88claire – EDD 29th October. Team yellow
Greedyduck – EDD 29th October Team yellow
Yoyozozo – EDD 30th October Team yellow
MrsMonkeyBear – EDD 31st October. Team yellow
Tigger83 – EDD 31st October. Team yellow
Calmisthemantra – EDD TBC. Team yellow
Miwelaisjacydo – EDD TBC. Team yellow
Donkey86 - EDD TBC. Team yellow
Dinosaursparklepup – EDD TBC. Team yellow
Chlo22 – EDD TBC. Team yellow
Thepotatoesofdefiance – EDD TBC. Team yellow
Han1984 –EDD TBC. Team yellow
Rosiehukk4 – EDD TBC. Team yellow
Sapphire1983 – EDD TBC. Team yellow
Peabody81 – EDD TBC. Team yellow
Greentreeseverywhere – EDD TBC. Team yellow
Twinklelittlestar1 – EDD TBC. Team yellow
Rayna – EDD TBC. Team yellow
Firsttimenearcarrier2015 – EDD TBC. Team yellow
Allykatz – EDD TBC. Team yellow
Punkpuffin – EDD TBC. Team yellow
Otter16 – EDD TBC. Team yellow
Reddy4no2 – EDD TBC. Team yellow
Fairraid – EDD TBC. Team yellow
Missm0use – EDD TBC. Team yellow
Xxmissbrightsidexx –EDD TBC. Team yellow
Rufus200 – EDD TBC. Team yellow
FluttershyStare – EDD TBC. Team yellow
Daydreamer88 – EDD TBC Team yellow
Plzbesticky23 – EDD TBC Team yellow

So sorry to hear your sad news dancingunicorn

dancingunicorn im sorry to see you go

Ladies it's advice time again please!
At dinner with DPs family yesterday DPs mum said that she wants to pay for our bathroom renovation, which would be about £3000. She knows that we're pregnant and we've been arranging for our bathroom to be done for a while and whilst we have the money to do it, neither of us are flush and saving the money would be great.

DPs reaction was 'no I can't accept it/I won't let you do that/just buy us the bath but not the whole thing'. I said 'thank you' and she replied that I knew how to accept graciously.

On the walk home DP reiterated that he would not accept it and got frosty about it when I said that it's something his mum wants to do, can afford to do and may be upset it he doesn't accept. All to no avail. She also has paid for similar things for his siblings and they all accepted the help.

The thing is I think she's under the impression that he will accept it and will be waiting for the first invoice (that's how she told me she'd pay for it) and I said he has to let her know if he's not going to accept. I really think he should accept obviously but he's very stubborn and I have a feeling he won't move on this.

I know this is a bit off topic but I wondered if any of you had any sage advice?!

@gimble hi gimble, in the same as ur DP i find it very hard to accept anything off anyone tbh im very stubborn too n always look after myself even now the dad dosnt want to know so i will be a single mum but i dont mind tbh coz im very independent i think its just a pride thing with the DP!!

Let him have a think or why dont he suggest paying her back every month instead? Might make him feel a bit more comfortable accepting at the end of the day its not just about him its about u and the baby too and if u need a new bathroom then he should swallow some pride and be greatful.

My grandad has always said its rude not to accept when someone offers maybe its the german in him x

Thanks corrinax yes I agree that it's a pride thing. Him and his mum aren't very close, no big issues but just aren't a gushy, lovey kinda family so I think he finds it difficult to accept it.
Yes maybe I'll leave it a week and ask him how he feels later on after he's had some time to think about it.
It's a little annoying because I will be paying for half of the bathroom so it would be saving me £1500 as well as him. He did helpfully say that I could accept it though .

Thinking about it he was happy when I told him that my parents would pay for our pram (we're getting the bugaboo bee5) which will be about £750! So I think it's a family pride thing maybe.

Gimble that's the pram I want 🙂. It looks awesome and cus I drive a convertible it's probably one of the few prams that will fit in the boot. Still got to pick a car seat tho, that could be fun. My car does have back seats, but they are quite cramped.

I'm sorry to hear it @DancingUnicorn

Anyone else suffering with really bad headaches at the moment? Feel like I'm constantly taking paracetamol which is doing nothing. Currently have a migraine cool strip on my head which helps. My migraines had stopped since becoming pg but now they're back with a vengeance

@sophie i hav hav head aches from day 1 and im now 12 weeks! Still hav them all daya as soon as i wake up head is pounding but i havnt even taken paracetamol i didnt want to risk anything even if its ok to take! Try having a nap n drink lots of water

Same here sophie They started around week 12 and kept getting worse. I'm about to get to week 15 and they seem to be easing up - I've only had a mild headache today, and yesterday was the first day without one. I hope yours go soon, and yours corrinax

I've been having bad headaches. I don't suffer from migraines in general, but the headaches have been so bad that I was googling whether pregnancy can trigger them, which of course it can as pregnancy can trigger everything!

For those who are consultant led when do you have your first appointment?

I assumed it would be before 12 week, especially when there's a possibility you could have a condition which could be dangerous. I haven't heard anything at almost 11 week.

Colour the norm would be to see the consultant at 16 weeks instead of your midwife appointment

Wow that's ages away. There's a chance I could have a hereditary blood clotting disorder which could mean a high risk of miscarriage but it is treatable. I can't believe I won't be tested sooner, quite scared now

Colour I have my first consultant appointment on the same day as my 12 week scan, so might be worth chasing up.

Colour in that case why haven't you already been tested?

Yes I think I'll ring them on Monday to check.
I have no idea why I haven't been tested, to be honest I had forgotten that my dad even had it until i started filling in my pregnancy notes. I had my booking in appointment early at 7 week for this very reason and assumed I would be tested straight away.

I saw my consultant at 9 weeks through clerical error and he said it was very unusual to see anyone before 16 weeks as they don't see people before the dating scan.

I'm seeing my consultant at 15 weeks and midwife at 16 weeks. Even though I'm consultant led, I still will be having all the normal midwife appointments as they do a joint approach. In my area we also have a dedicated named midwife that we see for each and every appointment, which I like.

@10storeylovesong I was seen by a consultant at 7 and 13 weeks. Will be seen by consultant at 20 and 34 too as well as all the usual midwife appointments. I'm high risk due to an autoimmune disease so that could be why.

Anyone else still sick at almost 14 weeks? I have been sick every morning this week but thought it was easing a bit generally, but today have felt awful all day. On the up side I felt the baby move this morning! Was lying on my side in bed and felt it roll over Such a weird feeling but unmistakable and took me straight back to my other pregnancies, although I don't remember feeling it this early before.

Colour if you know what needs testing I would phone your GP and see if they can do it there, likely to be a lot quicker than trying to see a consultant, most hospitals are really struggling at the moment for appointments across the board.

@potatoesofdefiance I'm still sick in the mornings, rather than feeling sick all day almost at 14 weeks. I can also stay up past 8 o'clock which is great!

I'm 14 +4 days (they moved my due date forward to end of Sep- but dates don't add up so I want to stay as October if that's ok?) has anyone brought any maternity clothes yet? I'm getting uncomfortable in my normal clothes but just don't feel big enough yet for maternity clothes! It's so awkward!

I had my 12 week scan Friday and seeing the consultant tomorrow. Also seeing the midwife at 16 weeks