ALL NEW - Due in December!

[JARM]

Over here girls - sorry for the abuse on the last one, but this is the happy one!

Lets get started!

Hi Peanutbutter, it's great to see you over on this board! Congratulations!

Caz10, I'm 31 - think we conceived on my 31st birthday! I know how you feel, it does make me feel a little ancient, especially as this is my first pregnancy too.

Nbg - I'm having all kinds of twinges, slight pokey feelings, weird bruise-like sensations. Everything I've read says it's nothing to worry about and comletely normal unless it's actual pain (mine is more slight discomfort) and accompanied by bleeding. Try to relax - your body is having to do all kinds of stuff to accommodate your growing uterus and get ready to hold the baby.

Im 25 in August, had DD1 at 21, and DD2 at 23.

I too want some time off soon!

I am an 28 - feel about 60 though.

It is so wierd (I had this with dd1 too) my body copes with my working week, ie I don't feel too sick, just tired and I get to Sunday and I feel sooooo crap. I have spent the whole day in bed (could do with planning lessons etc) asleep or feeling crap. However I am taking this as a good sign the baby is growing as with my m/c I had no signs at all, I wasn't even tired. Mind you I need a shower and ti brush my teeth/hair (its a good think dh married me for better or worse as I am definalty worse today!)

umnnnnn salt and vinegar crisps are good for m/s and dh doesn't like them.

cazzybabs I'm glad it is not just me! I have lesson plans to do, and even worse have interviews coming up so am trying to revamp application form. I have no idea how I will get through a panel interview without being sick on them...

5pm now, and I am already thinking "not long till bedtime...!"

Hi everyone

Eeeuuuwww is this MS? have had a horrible sicky feeling all day - only suppressed when I eat, doesn't feel like I would BE sick just horrible feeling. I can't face anything healthy either - I am forcing down fruit and veg but having to hold my nose.

Caz10 - I turned 29 the month after DD was born and am 30 now.

Not sure if I am sad or relieved but DD is definately cutting down on the bfing, her two feeds a day are very short now so I think I need to offer her a drink from a cup after them now to make sure she's having enough.

Feeling sorry for Charlotte Church today, kept seeing her in the all the gossip mags of her on holiday with her friend, they're so unkind about the weight she's putting on.

Hope you're all enjoying your weekend

Lucy

When is Charlotte Church due? I just goggled her - mind you she looks like someone who is pregnant ie a bit fat everywhere, rather than a celeb who just gets a beachball attached to their tum. But I don't wear skimpy clothes or bikkinis for that reason - they do not suit my enlarging tits and thighs (no idea why my thighs get bigger but they do - amybe to support my new weight!)

(I just posted this on a randonm thread...how very odd!)

Welcome Peanutbutter

I think I am the oldest on this thread . I am 36 so very very old with eggs like marrowfat peas. Please let there be someone older than me?

thanks for the welcome .

I'm 34 and will be just short of my 35th birthday when this baby comes - looks like we're leading on the old bint front mrsdarcy.

I put on 3 stone with ds, taking me up to over 12 1/2 stone on a 5' 1" frame. I'm still carrying a stone of that which I'd swore I'd lose before getting pregnant again .

My pregnancy fat goes on everywhere.

Me too Peanutbutter, I'm also carrying an extra stone since having DD. I am hoping to carry on exercising and trying to limit the naughty foods to minimise weight gain this time. Hmm well that's the plan, doubt I'll stick to it!

Lucy

Hey I'm another oldie I'm 33 but will be almost 34 when baby is born.
Is anyone else here not having morning sickness or is it just me? I can hear you all swaring under your breaths at me but was just curious

Glad there are other olds here.

I'm carrying a good extra stone which (theme here!) I planned to get rid of before becoming pregnant.

Angelhunter - I am having some queasyness (not necessarily in the morning) but not actually being sick. In fact, I'm not really feeling particularly pregnant at all.

I am being booked in tomorrow and still planning on telling them that I would like "normal" care rather than extra scans etc (which I may be offered because of my obstetric history). I'm dithering about it a bit though. Like everyone else, I expect, I dread miscarrying but especially having a missed miscarriage, which seems such a cruel way for it to happen.

If I have regular scans I'll at least know at regular intervals whether or not there is still a pregnancy. But I had fortnightly scans last time and became really hung up on them. After each scan, I'd be fine for a few days then gradually get more and more anxious waiting for the next one. It totally dominated my life.

Is it better to have the same worries as any other woman in early pregnancy and just get on with it, or to have extra scans which can offer reassurance but at a psychological price?

Sorry for rambling. I'm just thinking aloud really.

I remember when I was pg with ds and I was convinced something wasnt right because I had no symptoms of pg at all.
I felt so worried till my 12 week scan.

So Mrs, I'm not sure whats worse really! I can see what you mean about having constant scans. That must pray on your mind more.

Lucy, sounds like the morning sickness! Hope it passes quickly for you.

Cazzy, I read Charlotte Church was due in September.
Its such a shame she gets stick for her weight. This country needs more people like her in the media.

I'm not getting much rest atm. Ds is just starting to crawl a bit and pull himself up on things. I keep finding him with a wire of some description the second i turn my back!

Hi everyone,

Welcome peanut butter and congrats

Mrsdarcy, angelhunter and peanutbutter - another oldie here - 33, will be 34 or almost 34 when I have this next one, might even have him/her on my 34th birthday - thatwould be nice.

I say when I have this one, but spent the weekend in a right panic wondering if I will have this one at all. I just don't feel pg anymore - not very tired, no sickness, boobs don't seem to have changed. And then on Saturday I had these really strong cramps which scared the sh1t out of me - no bleeding at all and was fine after an hour or so but I just don't feel pg compared to last time.

I don't know if it would be ridiculous to go to the gp as there is nothing wrong and I know every pregnancy is different but I am just so scared that at the 12 week scan the sonographer will turn to me and say, I'm sorry there's no hearbeat' - can anyone offer me any reassurance? I know this is everyone's worst fear - was very relieved the hear NbG that you didn't feel pg but were fine. Maybe I am just lucky. And angelhunter do you have other symptoms although no ms? How do you manage not to worry?

Mrsdarcy - I just don't know what I would do in your situation _ I think I would TRY to just have 'normal' care, especially given your experience with the scans last time. but it must be so hard to reist the temptation. I mean nothing's even happened to me but I can't stop worrying and would jump at the opportunity to ahve a scan tomorrow. Have you decided what you're going to do? Is there a midway option - have more scans than usual but not every two weeks?

Skidaddle, I think you should go to your GP, not because I think there's anything wrong, I'm sure you're fine, but you're just going to keep worrying until you do something about it.

I'm not having any actual MS yet either, just a little bit of very occasional mild nausea. I'm only 5wks+2 though so it's probably all to come for me.

Can I join?

Im not sure exactly of when Im due as I cant remember when my last period was but Im sure it was some time in early march!

Test positive last tuesday - I wasnt expecting to be pregnant again quite so soon after a miscarriage in December but coming to terms with it now and looking forward to it - cant help feeling a bit anxious though

Oh, this is my 3rd. Have DD who is 7 and DS who is 3 and I am 26

morning all.
jarm - i've gone from feeling completely awful last week to not feeling so bad this week - not so sick but still v. tired and post-fluey feeling, trying not to worry but off to gp tomorrow to get some reassurance.
also trying to find out if i can take antihistamines whilst pg - anybody know if this is okay? part of me thinks it must be worse for the baby to have its mother pumping out gallons of histamine.

lucy- scarifying the lawn is soooo not as important as being pg and resting as much as poss! let the birds pull all the moss out when they're building nests or whatever, and put your feet up and watch them do the work for you.

Lucy1977, DundeeMarmalade,Caz10 - seems like it's us four north of the border so far (apologies if there is anyone else out there!!) Exactly the same re Docs, MW etc - insisted on a wee sample 10 days ago now and not heard anything. MW appt should be 12 weeks or so then 1st scan at 14!! Have asked to see MW at 9 or 10 as need to chat over NF Scan / CVS etc etc - and I refuse to wait until 14 weeks to do this. No call so far though from MW. It's really as if no one's bothered isn't it - all very poor. Last time with DD, Doc took my word on the test and MW called within a week. General moan there - but will be calling them today to chase up so may have news later.

Had a really rough weekend - not overly being sick or anything, just crap in general - to the point that DD was refering to me (thank to DH!) as Grumpy Mummy Bless.

Anyway - back to work today and so time to pretend to be working while actually reading and posting on MN

Welcome to all the newbies - loads of us now

beanster - must confess to being softy sassenach (tho most of family is from your side of the border), living in yorkshire.

No ms for me either angelhunter.
Dundee as far as I know antihistamines are a no-no during pg. I read somewhere about two spoonfuls of honey a day can help, but it has to be honey from local bees. Haven't tried it myself though. Can't stand honey.
Has anyone else got thrush? I knew this was going to be a prob for me as I'm prone to it anyway. The only thing that ever works for me are the tablets as the creams are useless but can't take the tablets now and worried this is now going to be the death of my sex life. Has anyone else tried something natural that works (already tried natural yougurt)? I'll try anything right now!

DundeeM - Soft Sassenachs unite then!! opposites though - I'm a Yorkshire lass through and through who mistakenly married one of those jock types! He decided it was bad enough his daughter was born in England (lancaster for my sins - wrong side of the hills and all that!!) but she wasn't growing up with an Enginsh accent!!!!

Just called the MW service and they won't see me until 12 weeks and don't even issue the MATB1 certificate for me to give to my employer until 22 weeks!!!!! If we go private for NF scan we'll have to do a self referal and get the docs to write to them apparently. MW was really nice though and so have calmed down a touch - jsut suppose that's how it's done here - at least I get 2 scans unlike some authorities up here.

Does anyone have any experience with the nuffield in Glasgow ro Murrayfield?

Sorry for the long silence!

I'm another one North of the border. 31, and expecting our first early in Dec (somewhere between 2nd and 5th).

Our bit of the NHS does scans at 10 and 20 weeks, but I've no idea when all the forms etc get dealt with - I'll be slightly diffferent as self-employed anyway.

DH made veggie lasagne last night as an experiment. He hated it - I hoovered up 2nds! Best nosh I've had in weeks

Today it's potting up the window boxes for the front of the hotel - a grand soft day i.e. drizzling but perfect for plants.

Skidaddle. I honestly didn't have any symptoms with DD except increased sense of smell and then from around 14 wks I had a metallic taste in my mouth. I was petrified of my first scan and cried when the sonographer told me everything was ok. I don't feel sick at all today and am not tired either (even though DD is waking once a night and I'm feeding her so up for a wee while) I am worrying too {{hugs}}.

Beanster - there's another theme here too, I'm from down south but DH is from Glasgow - we moved up here 3 years ago. No experience of either hospital sorry but I've heard Nuffield is good.

Sorry Dundee, don't know of any natural remedies for you but I also suffered a few bouts of thrush during my last pregnancy (never had it prior to then and tough wood never since). I was told to eat natural yoghurt and a banana every day and cut down on unrefined sugar and avoid having white bread.

Just got a call from the scanning dept, the lady said I could have a scan earlier than June 1st but then I wouldn't get another scan (in my area you don't get the 20wk scan). So I said I'd rather keep the scan on 1st June as otherwise it's seems a lifetime away from the 20wk scan(we'll have to go private for it again as definately want this scan)

Is there anyway of changing how you view the page on Mumsnet does anyone know? I have my text box at the bottom and most recent replies are right at the top, makes it hard to remember everything you were going to reply to!

Lucy

Welcome PeckaRollOverAgain.

Sorry thelady - forgot you

With you on the food bit - usual suspects just don't seem to be hitting the spot - fancied a pot noodle the other day!!?? And chocolate is still making me feel sick - this pg is not going according to plan

Beanster my work's maternity info says my MAT1B form cannot be dated earlier than 26wks!

Going back to the paid maternity leave someone was talking about earlier in the thread, although my work will give me the paternity pay regardless if I've had 26wks service prior to 15wks before EDD it's the governments statuatory mat pay I'd lose out on (the one that's paid for 39 wks now). I worked out on the calendar that I'll have just qualified for it by 1 wk! So , here's hoping that my LMP was 1st March or else I wont have qualified for the governments £108 a wk!

Lucy

Thanks Lucy, that is very reassuring. I ahve asked a ouple of people in my office and the consensus seems to be to go to the docs so I think I will make an appointment just in case. The thing that worries me is that i did have (mild) symptoms and they seem to have gone

Beachbunni - I have a cure for thrush but be warned it is not for the fainthearted... I actually got it from a thread on mn and it worked a treat - ready? Take a clove of garlic, dip it in some tea tree oil (optional) and stick it up your fanjo!! Yes, really - it honestly works brilliantly. You might get the occasional garlicky whiff though, be warned...

Welcome pecka