August 2008 - the 2nd thread (what an interesting thread title!)

[CaptainCaveman]

so, scan went well and we are only having the one (phew!). Saw the heart beat and tiny bean is just 2cm crown to rump!!
8w 4d, gives me a revised due date of aug 16th. Yay, am so happy!!

I'm the same as you CC, being a bit big before falling pregnant I kind of knew I was never gonna have the perfect bump. I had to stop in M&S on way to work this morning as shirt I was wearing was suddenly very short and exposing my muffin top. I'm sick of breathing in at work, I have scan tomorrow so will be able to tell them on Monday which will be bloody fantastic (all being well of course!)

My bump is also very high, it's like a support pillow for my huge boobs!

Good luck CC, I hope the scan goes well! Are you MN-ing to pass the final minutes?

Good luck to you all with scans today

Good luck to everyone who has scans today, too, and big hugs to all those who need them.

10 weeks today, and feeling rather better so far, thanks to a lovely swim after dropping DD at nursery and my Thursday treat of a decaf soya cappuccino (heavy stuff, eh!)from the evil empire of Starbucks. Fingers crossed no more puking in the car.

Can't wait to get my scan date. It's no less nervewracking even after you've done it once, this pregnancy lark, is it? My sis is pg for the first time, three weeks behind me, and she is in a permanent state of panic and anxiety and I just want everything to be alright for both of us and our babas. I will SO be back on the natal hypnotherapy CD from 16 weeks - it rocked last time round.

Anyway, have a good day.
Pinchy (not a lobster!) x

Well all good at the scan - still one little bean in there dancing a merry jig and waving both arms and legs at us
Too early for NT scan though, so I get to go back and be scanned again on 6th Feb. I guess being 'old' has some benefits after all . Due date has lapsed by a day, so now due on 17th Aug. I'm hedging my bets that the bean will arrive by the end of August

Right, off out again to get mortgage offer sorted ready for putting our house on the market next week - are we insane!!??

Great news CC. Very that you get to see your baby again in a couple of weeks

So was sarahn the only other one having scan today?

My scan is tomorrow yyahhhh arrrgggg (that's excitment and nerves all at once), anybody else seeing their peanuts tomorrow?

Grest new on all those scans!!!

I finally got my letter through. Booking in is on 15th feb, with a scan just before hand. yay. Even though I've had scans (cos of bleeding, so i guess that explains the nerves) i am scared about the scan. Dh can't be there as will be away for 2 weeks. My mum can't come cos dd and I will actually be based at their's that week (half term) and i'm coming back up on the train for app, and she will be looking after dd. she suggested my dad but no no no. I want someone there in case it is bad news (pananoid? moi?) and he is not good in situations like that. think will ask a lady i know well from church. She knows how difficult the last year has been with the m/cs and about the bleeding this pg, so i think she'll be helpful... is that silly????

re the pelvic floor bouncing feeling . YES YES, i've got that. I was worrying about it, cos i only remember it from when i was 38-42 weeks with dd. Any idea what it could be?

Beck - I think Dizzydixies has it spot on. What a tough situation, but think of the joy your dp will get from seeing your baby grow inside you and then when you both get to meet him/her. That's quite an incentive!!!

sarah I have everything crossed for you for this afternoon. I know LadyofWaffle had some awful cramps, and it turned out to be cysts..........

joanwilder great news that you're back on chocolate etc. I'm still dreaming of wanting stuff like that

dizzydixies thinking of you for your scan this afternoon

Right. I need some lunch.
was at a friend's this morning and deveoured 2 raisin bagels, but am hungry now, so think cheese on toast. Just wish i could feel normal and not sick. grr grr grr.

I think that's a great idea Bitshy, I think most people'd be touched to be asked to go to someone's scan with them and happy to hold a hand, shoulder to cry on if nec.

Wow, I had a can of coke at 2pm and it's kept the nausea at bay til now!

that's impressive (can of coke working it's magic). since 2pm i've had 2 slices cheese on toast, cup of hot ribena, 2 bananas and am on my second hot ribena.... all in the name of not being sick.

Fizzy drinks have also been working well for my nausea Buckets

Good news on scan CC

Hope you got on OK today sarahn !

YEAH Captain! Wonderful news. Where's the pic?? Don't you just love how the move your date around almost at whim...as if the kid is paying attention to his/her entrance date anyway.

Alittlebitshy...so glad I'm not the only one with the bizarre pelvic floor spasm thing. I haven't a clue what it is but will be asking the doctor in two weeks for sure. With DD I was 24 weeks or so and we were out of town at a mountain retreat. I was freaked the whole weekend. It came and went but I pretty sure the doctor (the crazy lady I'm no longer seeing) told me it was just the baby kicking low. If this baby can kick at this stage.....I've got a soccer pro growing inside me!! I'm going to hope it's nothing and just maybe a result of the placent growing.

Oh and I feel better about my appearance today. Showered, shaved, plucked, makeuped and curled hair before exiting the house. AND YES DRESSED TOOO. Amazing what an hours worth of primping can do for your self esteem.

Yes, where is Sarahnh....no scan news yet??

I just took this OldWivesTales test to help predict baby's gender. It takes a few minutes. I had to leave the last few questions unanswered but it did say...I had a 50/50 chance of having a boy or a girl.

CC - Great news on scan!!!

Shazza - good luck tomorrow, will be a great relief to finally tell work i bet.

TwiSurf - will be lucky if i see shower this side of 10pm - DH working very late again .. ho hum.

Had a wrap, cheese, tomato, mayo and rolled it and stuck it in grill machine - panini style yummy!!!!!!! Can of coke now pls lol

80% boy & 20% girl

I need to stop doing this sort of things as everything keeps telling me I'm having a boy this time and it's sort of getting my hopes up a teensy little bit .
I did a quiz on Facebook yesterday and it said I'd have 3 children, 2 girls and then a boy ..... I've already got the 2 girls ....

gimme the quiz

Have now gone up to 88% boy, 12% girl .... last 5 Q's ...

LOL

I want to do it too......LOL

this active conversations thing is no good - only just discovered, should really go and do stuff while DC sleep....

quizzzzzzzz....

90% boy, 10% girl - last 5 Q's are harder to answer as we're not that far along yet !

QUIZ

Thanks Foghorn! Last part was hard, did a bit of guessing.

I am still 99% convinced this is a boy!! Why????

Okay here's another gender quizz. This one said I'm having a girl and it gives reason why at the end. I like this one better.

cool, so another girl predicted. Don't get me wrong would love a little girl having already had 2 boys but i think that i am gearing myself up for a boy so there are no dissapointments when they tell me that it is a boy. I am happy for either, just a girl would be nice as am unlikely to have more than these 3.

I guess 3 little boys all close in age is nice too... we shall see

Took the first quiz over again and it gave me a girl. I'm not answering questions that aren't relevant like cravings (don't have them) and baby moving (not happening yet).

Girl is my personal be...these predictors just reinforce my own gut feelings.

be should be bet