December 2017 babies #7 - 2nd trimester, gender reveals & 20 week scans this way!

[Carley27]

Thread #7 (!!!) for mumsnetters expecting in December 2017.

Join us for chat about the second trimester, teams pink, blue and yellow, 20 week scans and as always... food.

We also have a secret group on facebook - if you would like to join please ask to be added :)

Spreadsheet: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xkkNdcxTRfLVAtBUItL__yT9FchALAwK63e2BjZbVMM/htmlview

4 am.........

Monty hope you are feeling better soon and little vampire starts behaving!

Peachi I'm wide awake just now after not getting to sleep until midnight. I don't have work today so I don't need to be up so blooming early! Hope you managed to get back to sleep.

How was everyone's weekend?

I couldn't go back to sleep after 4am... And I'm so tired. 1 hour 15 minutes to go in work, then an hours drive home. I really need my bed.

Another one absent as been over at the fb group. Anomaly scan today - all went well, and found out that we're having another girl! My plans for a feminist family girl band are well under way...

Congratulations on your girl @TipTop333 ☺️💕

Peachi sleepy thoughts for you when you get home.

Congratulations on the girl TipTop

Many congrats tiptop - been a real flurry of girls lately.. it's lovely!!

I'm glued to the tennis and fear I will be told off when DP gets home cos I haven't started dinner yet

Thanks Monty. I think I've got a lot better recently.

Peachi hope you're ok. Are you still waking up early regularly?

Yay glad all went well today tiptop. Great news!!

Hope everyone has had a good day. Might have ended up buying a load of vests and sleepsuits and things this weekend oops.

And why not, @Mrsbluebell17 ? We deserve it after all the angst and worry, surely?? 😜

Yay @TipTop333!

😂 don't encourage me biker!

Sorry I've been a bit rubbish at posting recently... Think I've managed to catch up on everything now! Love all the gender scan news :) My next scan seems like ages away still, but it's a 22 week scan here which doesn't help...

Sending lots of love to the worry bench 💕 I'm hovering nearby at the moment, haven't felt any movement yet but trying to remind myself that I'm only 16+3 so that's not unusual...right..? Also I don't really know what I'm looking for!

In other news, HR are doing my head in at the moment (trying to figure out what my maternity pay options are as I'll be relocating to another city in September). Fingers crossed it'll get sorted soon though!

(I know some of you work in HR, not general HR bashing, I promise!) Seriously though, this woman, I ended up having to send her screenshots of the gov.uk employer's SMP calculator! Rant over - for now

I'm seeing HR tomorrow to sort out the best days to go on maternity leave. My intention is not to return before January 2019 8-)

Yeah, still awake at 4am nearly every night. If I can go back to sleep like on Sunday, I easily sleep until 9 or 10 and then have a relatively good day. If like today, I fall asleep again at 10 to 6 and need to get up 20 minutes later the whole day is rubbish and I suffer from nausea.

Not sure if I felt the little one again. I am more inclined to think that the drumsticks some days ago was a nerve twitching and not the baby. But well.

Hope you've gotten some sleep peachi!

Congrats tiptop 🎀💓

I started shopping too bluebell .. think it could get addictive, it's all so cute 😍🙈

Totally normal feeling, I'm 16+6 and haven't felt anything yet, and my placenta is at the front so may be a while longer apparently. I got told it's only a worry if you're feeling nothing by 24 weeks .. really hope I'm not waiting that long!

Oh yes, I slept through the whole night! No pee break and no random waking up! I feel so much better!

Peachi 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 Such a good feeling!

That's reassuring Carley :) Also hope I'm not waiting that long!

I was part of the 4am club this morning, but didn't post as was trying hard to get back to sleep. Didn't until about 5:50 - ten minutes before my alarm!
Tried my big pregnancy pillow last night though and definitely slept better, less tossing and turning. Only woke up uncomfortable once as I had a zip digging into me, but I think it will be a great help.

Which pillow have you gone for Brens? I'm still trying to decide!

Hi feeling. I have got this one, that also doubles up to use for baby when born. Tho I might buy a new one if it's list any of its plump. It was on offer when I got it. So comfy! www.mothercare.com/accessories/clevamama-mum-2-me-pod-exclusive-to-mothercare-/240283.html#q=Pillow&start=2

peachi excellent news that you slept in finally!

I have only been sleeping recently .

@Brens13 That pod looks amazing and kills two birds with one stone 🤔

Wide awake again 😞

Ok so I'm back in the early morning waking club! Thought I'd passed that phase.....

I woke up a couple of times, but wasn't even awake long enough to check the time. So not too bad.

Boyfriend felt a lump below my belly button this morning! This was maybe the baby??