Due April 2008 - brand new thread here!

[EllieG]

OK - am going to take the plunge and start one...anyone coming?

TLSM, I was the same last night, sobbing for no reason at all! And telling dh "Really, I don't know why I'm crying!"

Just upating my details.

I have suddenly got really fat over the weekend, definitely looking pregnant and nothing fits me anymore. I'm terrified about putting on too much weight this time as I gained over 4 stone with dd and have only just lost it. Does anyone know roughly how much weight it's OK to have put on by the end of the first trimester? Otrher than that, feeling generally much better, so much less tired.

studentmum1 - edd April 1
vacaloca - edd April 1
lulabell79 - edd April 1 - Edinburgh, first baby, only get 1 scan in Edinburgh
Peachy- edd April 2 3 bos (7.5,6.5,4), Caerleon in S/ Wales, no scan as yet as notes lost

Sara74- edd April 2
V1KK1M - edd April 2
eeyoreuk - edd April 3
hpsaucey - edd April 3
NoMoreHighHeels - edd April 3
shanks313 - edd April 3?
CeylonSapphire - edd April 4
lemonaid - edd April 4 - SW London, DS 2.8, next scan 19 Nov
lorisparkle - edd April 4 - cotswolds, DS 15mnths
Springflower - edd April 4
TheMaskedPoster - edd April 4 - Ham, Surrey, DD 3 yrs and two DSSs 13 yrs and 15 yrs, next scan 22 Nov
Fleecy - edd April 5?
micegg - edd April 6
westerngirl- edd April 6 (maybe 31st march)
Doingitallagain - edd April 1
Piccalilli2 - edd April 7 - Sheffield, dd 2 next week, 20 wk scan 22 Nov
Daftmoo - edd April 7 - South Hampshire, DS 8 yrs, nuchal scan 2 Oct
Elfsmummy - edd April 8
KnitterInTheNW - edd April 8 Warrington, 1st baby, next scan 20th Nov.
Rainbowdays - edd April 8
Gangle - edd April 10
MathairNua - edd April 10
Lorayn - edd April 11 - Bicester, Oxfordshire, DD 6.10 and DS 2.9, next scan 23 Nov
Pippilangstrump - edd April 12
pixieboo - edd April 12
scorpio1 - edd April 12
Mollyfloss - edd April 13
RachelPross- edd April 13
smcg - edd April 14 - London, 1st baby, next scan 4 Oct
Kel01 - edd April 14
Lunachick - edd April 15
pad - edd April 15?
amyjo - edd April 16
kirbo - edd April 16
Mum07 - edd April 16
soph28 - edd April 17
babywhiting - edd April 17
Mirry - edd April 17
dolly1 - edd April 19?
EllieG - edd April 19
Milco - edd April 19
Mrsgaskell - edd April 19 - South London, DD 16 mths, scan/CVS 3 Oct
bumpkin32 - edd April 20 - Hampshire, first baby, next scan 12 Oct
mumzyof2 - edd April 20
Toastaddict - edd April 20 - Nottingham, first baby, next scan 15 Oct
BabyBratt - edd April 22, Manchester, First baby, first scan 8th Oct
rdk - edd April 22- 2ND child- (manchester) first scan 1-oct
Soph73 - edd April 22 - Canaries, DS 5 yrs, first scan 8 Oct
navymummy - edd April 24
loisstella - edd April 25
eva07 - edd April 26 - then Cardiff, first baby, next scan 16 Oct
Sagitta - edd April 26 - Suffolk, DD 21 mths, scan 12 Oct
ShellySara - edd April 27?
Thelittlesoldiersmummy - edd April 27 - Surrey, DS 3 yrs, next scan 15 Oct
honeybee10 - edd April 28
Motherbird - edd April 28
chipmonkey - edd end April

Piccalilli2 i put on 6 stone having my DS and have only lost 4 of it! My DS is 3
I am 10+1 today and am really worried about putting on more weight! i have put on 2 lbs so far so i am happy with that but I have started swimming and am really making sure that i dont go mental and eat like a pig

My gp told me that they now recommend you dont put on any weight in pregnancy....surely that can't be right??? My flabber was so gasted that I didn't question her about it....duhhh !!!

I've got my nuchal scan tomorrow....I'm bricking it

x

I'm sure recommended weight gain in whole of pg is something like 28lbs, about 4 in the first trimester? Although i personally think it is what it is. Before i fell pg with my first ds i was 8 stone 2 lbs, and im 5 '10! I put on 4 stone when pg with him and i truly beleive it was because i needed it, IYSWIM? Last time i started at 8 stone 8lbs and the day before i had him i was 10 6 lbs. Im about 9 stone 3 ish now, and am 12+3. Hoping to stay under 11 stone again, because i want to get back into my size clothes again I have started swimming about 2 a week and im starting yoga once a week in the next week or two. I'm having treats but only one or two small ones a day.

And i do not want any stretchmarks! i have survived my last 2 pregnancies stretchmark free, and want to continue the trend, please!

My DP won his fight last night; he fights professionally (Thai Boxing) as his hobby. We have a nice big trophy now! He has agreed not ot have a fight around the time of baby though, because it takes up alot of time- 5 evenings and sundays. [i get bored!]

Good luck to all those with scans-i have another NHS one on Thursday to check that vein thing. Not worried though.

I am deffo less sick, hardly at all now. Still tired and weeing once a night! Am trying to enjoy it because i suspect this is my last baby

How is everyone else?

Weight gain info

Your GP told you that???

Go back and ask for the information that backs that up. She shouldn't be saying stuff like that.

I'm in the high BMI category so hoping not to gain too much. Only gained 1lb in the first trimester, so that's a good start.

surely it cant be true because then you would actually have to lose all that weight in theory! So after birth i would be like 6 stone?? Bloody GP's!

My first day back at work after being confined to the sofa last week - it's horrible being back!!!
Have to go out and get lunch now.

Interesting about the weight gain, I haven't been brave enough to weigh myself recently, but my tummy is making itself obvious!! I may have decided to wait til my next scan at 13 weeks to go public, but my tummy wants to do it now!

Good luck for everyone who has scans in the next few days

I don't generally gain much in pg but gain loads when breastfeedinga s am starving LOL! And you know, I went to WW and lost it and some more besides- so I refuse to worry!

I have huge stretchmearks- gaining over a stone overnight (bloody pre-eclamptic oedema!) tends to haev that effect LOL.... was in hospital anyway nd the MW said 'goodness you've severe stretchmarks' I said 'pardon, didn't think I had any'- looked down and was covered! next day they induced- surprise surprise!

Peachy that sounds horrible....what you went through not your stretchmarks!

nah, the stretchmarks are worse.. thay lasted LOL, the rest was over in a week

my friend had quite bad ones and used bio-oil religiously, they are now just silvery and not as noticeable.

Im using The Sanctuary Mum-To-Be cream, with matching bubble bath and shower gel, is yum!

I was starting to feel very smug about having lost weight due to MS and losing my appetite but over the weekend I think I have put on the 10 pounds I lost (appetite is back better than ever now and MS is only every other day ) and my stomach is starting to round out a bit - eeeek. This is my first pregnancy and it feels like my body has been taken over - very scary but nice at the same time When are you meant to go mad with the Bio oil to prevent strech marks?

i don't think it would hurt to start now, i always did straight away all 3 times, and i have none [touch wood]. Especially if your tummy is growing now . Mine is deffo a bump!

Hello ladies

Had to go and buy a pair of Maternity jeans today as my usuals are definitely on the snug side. Also a maternity T-shirt as mine seem to be creeping up above my waist and exposing my expanding belly. Must admit it is nice to be comfy again.

I have only put on about 2lb so far (13+3) but can feel this is going to increase drastically due to my new dependency on cheese (and bread!). Am trying to be good and eat fruit, but sometimes the chocolate wins! AND I'm eating puddings when I never usually do. Ah well, gonna enjoy while I can and then do the hard graft afterwards (put on loads with dd + with breastfeeding, but lost it all after a year or so.)

Good luck to all those with scans xxx

I have decided to try and stop weighing myself as I think it is the root to unhappiness (being a bit eating disordered in the past) and I am certainly not going to get thinnner now, so isn't any point in worrying. Went out at weekend and bought some lovely long comfy jumpers and now am feeling all cosy and comfy and not squeezed, which is making me much happier.
As for hormonal moods - I nearly cried because someone said something funny yesterday - ridiculous.
I used to do a bit if thai boxing scorpio! Not much and was crap but really enjoyed it. Does take time though, used to train 4 times a week in my skinnier fitter days. Now I mostly sits and eats.

I have put on a stone (13+5)

Mostly cause I am eating anything and everything and I'm hoping it will start to slow down and I'm hoping Breast feeding will help it come off again

So....do you reckon bio oil really the best one to use to prevent stretchmarks?? I think I used a variety of lotions last time and only got a few stretchmarks once I went overdue. I was so smug till then! Haven't started using anything yet, but need to get something. What's everyone else using?

hmmm stretch marks ... I am using Palmer's Cocoa Butter Formula, which I used last time and worked fine for me. Trying to put it on once a day at the moment, but often forget!

I know what you mean about being hormonal....I've become a bit addicted to X Factor , having never seen it before and I'm an emotional wreck by the end of it! In my last pg I remember bursting into tears during the winter olympics when an ice-skater fell on the ice!

I seem to have put on loads of weight too, but I only wear my maternity clothes in secret Hopefully after my scan next week I can go public!

I mostly used the cocoa butter lotion last time - I like the fact it smells of chocolate!!

That could be a good deal -- get pregnant, don't put on any weight, pop out the baby and lose a stone at least, get pregnant again, don't put on any weight, have that baby and lose another stone... a few more children and I could be Kate Moss...

Sadly all the evidence is that stretchmarks are genetic and creams or oils of any type make no difference at all. Mind you, bio oil smells lovely (as do some of the bars from Lush) so if it gives you some pampering "me" time it can't hurt.

I didn't get any stretch marks until 37 weeks last time, and then only on th eunderside of my belly. If DS had been smaller I might hve got away without them entirely. But they all faded really quickly without applying anything, so I'm not bothered about them this time. Besides, my bikini days were never around in the first place are long gone so I shan't be frightening any small children on the beach.

Another weird pondering-is anyone else getting hairy? Every single pg i get a very hairy tummy and this time its so bad i am not sure if i should purchase a full over up swimming costume. Last two times i wore a bikini until 39 weeks . My chin is also getting very hairy

Can i bleach the hair do you think? or would it be really noticeable? My tummy hair is in a line from ribcage to top of other hairs , right down the middle. DP said the other day was i growing a winter coat to keep him warm!!!

Afternoon all. Haven't read posts yet as been at Dr´s all bdy morning! I´m going to have to leave you lot btw as I´m only 9 weeks not 11 weeks as previously thought so due date is 5 May!! I don´t want to leave you lot though so can I keep gatecrashing? They did a scan & got to see beanies heartbeat and she/he shimmied so very very happy bunny.