Mixedmama & Barristermum ? sorry your MS is still bad; I get waves now but nothing like before.
Mixedmama ? not all the celebs stay slim, some just hide for months! but the brave ones like Davina and Catherine Zeta Jones got pretty large and were proud of it I haven?t had any surgery but if they were in there anyway, I wouldn?t be adverse to some liposuction ? not sure they?d do that on the NHS though!
Barristermum - you sound like me I was carrying more than I should have when I got pregnant too and I think alcohol (and that bug I got) have contributed to my 7 pound loss too. Doubt it will continue knowing my luck!
Bettymama ? I?m sure the weight will catch up with me! Just eaten 4 Oreos, must try harder to eat better things (must also do pelvic floor exercises ? keep forgetting!)
Scampynoodle ? think the line depends on pigment, I am quite olive skinned and my skin is much darker than usual (which is nice as I look like I have a tan (or jaundice ) but no line, I think that?s odd! Those feelings sound like the way early movements are described in what I?ve read ? MWs seem to think it makes you feel better to be told that you couldn?t possibly be feeling what you think you are
Cazzybaby ? gradually I think
Hey Fruitful ? welcome back hope you had a good time sorry about the bleeding, always worrying when pregnant even if it?s for no apparent reason.
LouiseSj ? could well have been I?ve read it described that way. Apparently we shouldn?t be sleeping on our backs because the added weight and blood mean that our aortas and vena cavas are compressed and the baby gets less oxygen ? for my part ? it also meant I was beginning to snore. Last night took measures to make sure I didn?t sleep on my back and slept really badly and today I have a bad back so hoping that it?s a myth! Think sleeping on your belly is ok as long as you are comfy. We opted for no screening though we did go for a private nuchal scan as the outcome for Downs is more accurate than the normal test without being invasive. We did this because we read that you can see less markers for Downs on the detailed later scans then you can for the other conditions. That said, had the risk come back high, we wouldn?t have had an amnio or considered a termination so in some ways, having that screening test was pretty pointless. The thing with screening is that you have to decide where you would want to stop and then trace it back to decide if it is even worth starting it, from what you have said, it sounds to me as if no testing was the right choice for you.
Thanks Spud01 complicated naming going on there! Have a great holiday!
Angelcake99 ? thanks for the survey results sorry to hear that your Down?s risk came back high, hope it is just one of those things that has been estimated wrongly, fingers crossed that all goes well at the Consultant. Keep us posted. The cups visualisation is a great one x
Mummy2tolittleprincesses ? nice names I knew a Courtney once, gorgeous little girl with red curls, freckles and chocolate brown eyes ? I met someone recently at a wedding who had 2 girls called Lauren and Holly!! Don?t think she was pg though, are you in Scotland?
Gingeme ? hello! I think it?s that fact that we?re stuck at our desks and know the washing is still at home to be done. I also have a perverse joy in watching it on the line drying ? not a usual occurrence up here though! Sorry about your veins, I have a friend with a similar one in her thigh ? it visibly pulses! suspect I?ll need the stockings before long too, I?m keeping a close eye on the VV in my calves.
Hello Beller thanks for the answers I love Heros. DH was watching football at a neighbour so we?ve recorded it for tonight. It doesn?t seem to matter what I watch, I still have nightmares and really vivid dreams. I used to sleepwalk when I was younger but haven?t done it for years. Done it recently?
MotherofZ ? thanks. My feet were swollen on Sunday seem to have gone down a bit now. My theory was that I didn?t drink as much water as I usually do on Saturday and that that might have caused it, I normally drink tons.
Naetha ? hello!
Hello Pinkelephant we are here for you hon. I?m not sure if I?ve had movements or not (I?m 17 weeks today) we heard the heartbeat with the MW last week too it was fab! My boobs have definitely grown the last couple of weeks; I think I?ll need some new bras soon. I?ve noticed more veins in them and on my arms too, its amazing all the changes isn?t it? So sorry about your headaches I?ve had a few and they are horrible so I really feel for you, the crying won?t help either hang in there x