Due in December 07- Our 'June, June, getting ready to bloom' thread HERE!!!!!!

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Hello all and welcome to this month's thread!!
Let's all stop feeling sick and start expanding now

Hello everyone

Ive just got back from a week in turkey, it was brilliant but im so tired now.
It was 37 degree's most days. Im glad i wasnt any further along when i went as i wouldnt have coped with the heat and having a huge bump.
I glad to say my sickness has completely stopped now and i feel great.
Will catch up with the thread and post later

Hiya all.

I am going to admit now that I cannot keep up with this thread lol.

SPD is being a PITA, literally. Have had to get a medical note off my gp so that dh can take time from work and dd to school and pick her up for me as it hurts to walk.

On Sunday ds started with sickness and diorreah and it continued yesterday. Then last night dh and dd started . Dh has now got gastric flu, dd is totally whacked, ds wont stop puking but thank god I am ok!
Dont think I could cope with having that!

NBug - totally know what you are going through - my DD had the same over the weekend - and had to give her 4 baths on Sunday as she had really bad diaorreah (she loved it - but killing my back to reach over into the bath to try and wash her!)

Good luck with the dentist today mad4girls. My dentist is fab and knows I have a problem with him working in my mouth. He tells me to raise my hand if it gets too uncomfortable for me so he stops for a bit.

Kudos to you Neuro. I really understand about you feeling broody and going it alone. Dp and I broke up a couple of years ago for a year when he said he didn't want kids. I think it took a death in his family to realise he wanted a family of his own. I'm only 28 but had these fears that if I waited too long I wouldn't be able to have kids. Don't know what would have happened if I hadn't of got pg within a year or two - it's something that can make or break a relationship no matter how much you love them.

Gosh thanks!
I feel chuffed with your comments. We'll see how i'm doing next year though all tired out and wishing i had a boyfriend! Nah, I know it'll all be worth it and some lovely (handsome) man will be awestruck by my fertility and coping skills...
La la la!
p.s. i have a totally flat tyre, on a tyre that is less than a year old and because they are fat wheels they cost £75 quid each SO today i'd really like partner to just come along and fix it (and pay for it!)
Going to eat some green and blacks and then deal with it....arrgghh

Thanks Neuro!! Would you mind if I stole your story (kind of) and sort of spun it into mine? I'm actually so thrilled about this pregnancy and I've found that the few people I've told in RL have tended to pity me when I'd rather they saw it as a posotive. To say that its something I've wanted and a friend helped me is exactly how I'd like it to be and how I'd like others to perceive this. And who knows maybe if I believe it enough, he will too eventually - the power of positive thought!
Had the 13 week scan today and met midwife for first time yesterday - its all happening! Baby was fine in as much it had 2 arms and legs and a beating heart but they weren't able to give me the nuchal fold results immediately - apparently these will be posted!!! But I did take away half a dozen images and comforting to know that nothing looked to be obviously wrong.

Just taking myself off the list as I miscarried a couple of weeks ago.
Goodluck everyone x

Neuro 29th Dec my first baby
jinxed 26th Nov 2dd's (2.9yrs and 1.6yrs)
Nbg 28th Nov 1dd and 1 ds (3 and 9 months)
BeansterMum 30th Nov 1dd (nearly 2)
cazzybabs - 30th Nov 2dds (4 and 2) 2mc
BornToBeAPrincess 1st Dec 2dds (3yrs and 6 mth)
Angelhunter 1st December, 1dd (12 mths)
tombliboo 1st Dec 1dd (22 mths) 1mc
kandi 1st Dec 1dd (16 mths)
thelady 2nd Dec
BeachBunni - 3rd Dec
Bunny Baby 3rd Dec
mad4girls 4th dec 2dds (7,4) 2mcs
Ambi - 4th Dec
Kitsilano 5th Dec 1dd (23 mths) 1mc
GemBean 6th Dec 1dd (13 mths)
Claraq 6th dec 1dd (19 months)
Taliac - 6th Dec 1dd (10mths)
mimicakey - 6th Dec
Lizzer, 8th Dec, 1 dd (7yrs)
skidaddle 10th Dec 1dd (17mths)
Caz10 11th Dec
daisyboohoo 11th December
Insywinsyspider, 13th Dec, 1 ds (12mo)
Bimblin 14th December, 1 ds (2)
dundeemarmalade 14th Dec
Bambino1: 15th December 1dd (3 in aug)
Lucy 16th December, 1 dd (14 mths)
Fifisworld 17th Dec 1 ds ( 11 mths)
FurryFox 17th Dec apprx, 1 dd (20 mths)
peanutbutter = 21st Dec, 1ds (21m)
Bouncingturtle - 23rd December.
Curlygirly 24th Dec, 2dss (4yr, 21m) 1mc
littledetails 24th dec
Fleacircus - 25th Dec, this will be my first!
MotherofZ - 25th Dec 1DD (18 months)
buzzybee - 25th Dec, 1 DD (5.3 years)
Keepitreal-26 Dec 1DS(8yrs)2DD(IDTwins 7mths)
Becklespeckle, 27th Dec, 2 DSs (6.10 & 4.4)
Niks - 27th Dec
Tabimum - 27th Dec 1dd(13 mths)
Housemum - 29th Dec, 2 DDs (14 & 4)
macdoodle 30th dec 1DD (5years)
Awen - 5th Jan - 1DS (7yrs)

Buzzybee - yeah go ahead. People seem able to accept/understand the whole'assisted conception' thing much more easily than having to explain you are pregnant and not with the father. And although i for one would never judge that, to some people it sounds a bit messy or that you were careless. So yeah, no problem.
My step dad thinks i should contact a newspaper and write a column about it, which could work as a year ago i read an article written by a woman who really wanted to have a baby but didn't fancy the sperm bank route. She got a lot of flack from people saying she was mad and what kind of man would want to have a baby with someone they weren't with?
Well i can think of plenty of men who'd like to be fathers but don't want to be tied to a family household. And although i am unique amongst my own set of friends, i hardly think i am unique in that i don't want to settle down with any old man JUST to have a baby. Why should i give up/share my hard earned and paid for space/home with a man i don't love? It's just not necessary anymore. Of course for those traditionalists who might not agree with that, OF COURSE i would have preferred to have done this with a man i loved, but it just hasn't happened!
Being a woman on your own with kids should only be difficult in terms of energy, it shouldn't be made difficult by people pitying you.
My granny patted my tummy yesterday and said i hope there's nothing in there. I thought 'shall i tell her?' and then said 'there might be', and she said i hope not, so i'll just leave that one for now.
All my cousins are married with small babies and well off husbands and so don't even need to work or worry about money, but it doesn't mean their babies will be any more happier than my future ones.
Flipflopper - v sorry to read your post. I had a miscarraige two years ago and it was horrible. So i hope you feel OK and give it another go when you're ready. X

flipflopper - so sorry to hear your news. I had a m/c earlier this year and found a lot of comfort and support on the bereavement/miscarriage threads. Take care of yourself.

Hi all,
Am getting a dull ache on the left hand side right under the rib cage. Not sure if it due to carrying DD (18 months) or if it is due to stretching pains? Anyone else experienced anything like this or know anything?
May thanx
from worried MotherofZ

So sorry flipflopper, take care.

MotherofZ - don't know I'm afraid - hopefully someone else will know - might be worth posting on the pg forum - they're all very knowledgable over there! i'm sure it's nothing but better to be sure

Flipflopper. Look after yourself. xxx

Neuro, lol at your Gran

Flipflopper, I'm so sorry. I hope you have supportive friends and family around you. And I've heard lots of people say these boards have been a great help. Sending hugs x

hello ladies

flipflopper-big hugs hun hope you have some support,whereever you are.

motherofz-i think you have what i had i pulled a muscle last week leaning into wheelie bin (had thrown the wrong thing out) was really painful felt like i broke a couple of ribs hope your ok felt better after 2 days

beachbunni- think ive confused you some wherealong the line as im not at dentist till next week and changed it to wednesday now as cant do tuesday, they said i had to wait at least a week till id finished the antibiotics before i could have any treatment if i have it that is (still undecided but hoping i can at least have a try, have tried sedation before and it didnt agree with me made me v panicky not sure why but have avoided since.)

anyway feeling better last couple of days wasnt on yesterday as kids were on inset day and we wanted to wander round town looking at baby things, its nice to have girls not sure how interested they would be if they were boys.dd2 makes me laugh keeps saying i dont need to buy anyhting like bouncy chair or baby bag etc as i can use her baby annabel ones tried to explain that baby wont fit but shes not havin any of it, think its partly my fault as last year i picked up some cheap new born next clothes at a market for her doll and asked if i could pinch them back for baby which she said was fine now she thinks everything will be suitable.

had mw appt today she was moaning i had lost weight (only 3 kgs or whatever) i said well thats happens when your sick for 2 days straight and you cant eat anything (this was all while i had bad toothach last wek).its hardly like i cant afford to lose some look like a house already.also she tried to find lo hb but couldnt said it was a bit early, and it could mean placenta in way or my fibroid, on a better note hopefully ill be able to hear it myslef soon, as bought one of those fetal heart monitors found it at my local flea market all boxed up £1 what a bargain works too tested on dd selling on ebay after for some cash me thinks

hope everyone ok

Easily confused these days mad4girls.

Flipflopper. Sorry to hear your news. Hope you're ok.

Motherofz. Sounds like a pulled muscle to me. I keep pulling one in my stomach when I cough or sneeze. Hurts like hell.

Need a whine but my back has been absolutely killing me lately. It's right at the bottom of my spine and I'm getting shooting pains at times down the back of my leg to my knee. It was so sore cleaning the house today, my granny has more dexterity about her than I do at the minute.

Flipflopper so sorry to hear that. Make sure you look after yourself.
Neuro, your're so right. I'm lucky enough to have one already but I don't see why that means I shouldn't have another especially as I think I'm a pretty OK mum. I'm 37 now so clock really ticking for me. In many ways it seems like this baby was meant to be - even the timing. Xmas may not be great for bubs in the future but its pretty convenient for me - beginning of summer in NZ, work pretty quiet etc etc. Being single means I will have to go back to work PDQ but I get 3 months paid leave and I calculate I can just about survive if I work 20 hours a week so plan to do that until she/he is 6-8 mths after which will probably go back to school hours I work now. A friend has told me about a nanny school here (in case you wondered how you got all those kiwi nannies in the UK!) where nannies in training seek board in return for 15 hours a week or something like that so might look into that initially.
Have to sy I'm finding the physical side of pg much harder this time 5 years on! All those aches and pains seem much more aggravated!!

Thanks everyone for your comments, Beachbunni - thanks for that- it explains why it hurts like mad when I cough or sneeze.

Flipflopper, am really sorry to hear your news, loads of hugs for you (only just read back the thread now)

Had my dating scan on Tues and my due date has changed to 30 Dec, am sure they have it wrong and I should be having my baby earlier.....

Hi Everyone...
Just popped on here as i had a scan yesturday and i have been put at 28th dec, was 3rd jan to start with...and have been posting on New YEar thread.
Just wanted to say Hello...
will probably flit between jan and dec thread?
Also Neuro,
Loved your posts, i am due a day before you and also doing this on my own...wasnt planned but alot of what you say rings home to me. Im 37 ,had been with my boyfriend for only 4 motnhs, and he has totally freaked out, so im planning all this on my own too. Our circumstances sound similar..sorting finances/support etc...Had scan yesturday and sister came with me....it is definately the right decision...anyway..enough blathering..just wanted to say hi xx

Hey Beller. Have the utmost respect for all the singletons doing it alone. Know a couple of single mums and they do a fantastic job of it.

Speaking of adjusted due dates actually read a piece in the newspaper the other day about how the conception rate goes up Feb/March (which may explain the number of us) but how we are also more likely to give birth early compared to our EDD.

Nucal scan today (at cost of £200 not done here on NHS) - but worth it - my age alone risk was 1:220 with nuchal OSCAR down to 1:4200 odd which is same as 15 year old and even less for other abnormalities...so all good ...
Saw my little chicken in amaing detail litle fingers and thumbs very active moving all over the place and all looked good ...
Dated me a bit forward at 13 weks today so due Boxing day
TBH feel a bit shellshocked think I have been in denial about this baby (due to fecked up marriage)....but suddenly hit home that this is a real baby like my DD who will be with me in 6 months and that I really don't know what to do about DH....felt sad for this chick that I am so sad - me and DH were so happy so in love so excited when I was PG with DD now all just seems a mess and its not the baby's fault at all.....

oh dear just ate a WHOLE tin of asparagus..not sure that was a good idea

Brilliant result macdoodle. I'm sure that puts your mind at rest.

Your pees gonna smell funny tomorrow

Oh dear just got back nuchal results at 1:21 which means I feel I need to have the amnio test. Will prob be next week but yet to be scheduled. I know that means there is a 95% chance of NOT having Downs but still scary.

We have no internet at home at the mo due to our house move hence the lack of posting - not that you have missed me I am sure !

I am 17 weeks tomorrow - where has the time gone...I keep hoping the baby is alright - wll I ever stop worrying? I am fat (I am in that fat stage rather than looking pregnant - OK it is just all the biscuits and I am fat sob).

AAAHHH THERES A DUE IN MARCH THREAD!!!!

How exciting. We're getting closer to the big day!