*** Due Sept 08 *** The third thread....

[MummyToOneForNow]

Thought I would take the plunge as I seem to have killed the previous thread . Will put a link on the old thread so you know where to come!

that's a shame excitable can your change her at all?

we don't even get the same midwife all the way through here, you have the one you see for your check etc and then when it's D day it's just whoever is at the hospital i don;t think the midwives in my docs have anhything to do with the hospital at all which is a shame

and then after the birth it's a different midwife that sees you then.... nothing like continuity of care eh?

our midwife's aren't the same for the check ups and at the hosp either although in theory you could see your midwife at the hosp. Mine told me last time that the community midwives do a hospital shift every so often (can't remember how often) because they have to keep up with the birth side of things too (I don't know if it's to stay fully qualified or just that thats what the PCT wnats them to do).

oh and I stubbed my right foot on DH's chair this morning. That plus the water incident on Sunday makes me officially 'Clumsy When Preggars'. Is anyone else falling arse over tit?

Hi ladies, have spoken to midwife, she said it is quite common to bleed after sex, and not to let it put us off!
Hes not coming anywhere near me for a while!

She said brown is ok, but if it goes red again or I get any pain to call the on call midwife and get it checked.

Thanks for reassurance earlier.

Dont know about clumsy yet, but am really forgettful, I couldn't find the Marmite the other day, and I had put it in the fridge!
Keep losing the tea towel and finding it somewhere completely random!!

deb & mustsleep My midwifes are unlikely to be the same with each visit either. Saw several last time with DS. Not that fussed really as I can't pick and choose who will be there after the c-section, some will be nice and some will be kacky old bitch trolls from hell (like last time ).

izzybiz I always had spotting after sex with my first pregnancy, only a bit of brown stuff but after the initial shock we got used to it. We haven't actually had sex in 2 months since I got my bfp as I had a MC last year that happened immediately after sex. So poor DP is not happy and TBH even I'm starting to get grouchy. I have said that if the scan is ok next week then I'm happy to give it a go.

Had a nice-ish day today, still sicky, but it was sunny so all is good. x

digital whats happening with your booking in apt? Have you chased them, or given up in despair. I've lost track!

meglet i must admit i haven't chased yet this week. will do tomorrow, surely a week and a half is long enough to type my name, date of birth and address onto a computer?

I've been worrying about lack of symptoms again, but this morning I started some washing up, got a tiny whiff of some really garlicky sauce on a saucepan and immediately threw up - that must be a good sign, right?

Sunshinemummy, sorry to hear you've been ill, and I hope you get your massage soon. It's good to know things will get easier re my mum - I think it's been particularly hard right now because it's the anniversary.

Kel - I'm not surprised you can't just ignore it, especially if they're talking to other people about it. And just because your h/p has older children doesn't mean you can't have the family you want.

Gracie, lots of people have dogs and babies. I think you just have to be sensible about making sure you can keep them separated. There's lots of information on the internet about introducing the baby into a home with a dog.

I took dd out to walk in the woods today, hoping it would tire her out - it did, but too much as she scrambled back in the buggy after about half an hour, so I'm the one who got a 2hour walk and am more tired out

Have to trail all the way to St Georges in Tooting tomorrow for an echocardiogram. I've got to go for varius tests, and not one of them is on the same day . That's a big pain as it's about 1.5hours by bus with a 2 year old to entertain.
Maybe I should ask the scanner to check out if baby's ok at the same time?

At my GP appointment, she asked if I was happy to go back to my local hospital for delivery - even if they didn't all score equally badly in tables, it would mean travelling miles to any alternative. I can understand why homebirths are appealing.

does anyone have any experience of cats with babies? or any advice of what i should look into getting etc

she isn't allowed upstairs on a night and is extremely tollerant of my wo year old who can be quite rough with her so it's not that ithink she will attck the baby just smothering and that sort of thing really

mustsleep I think you can get special nets to put over carry cots to stop cats getting in them and sitting on the baby.

DG i have become such such a klutz too... yesterday i tripped over my own foot in the corridor at work and ended up with a swollen sprained ankle! then proceeded to kick over the waste bin on my way back to the office. what a doofus.

hope the tests go well splish

got my private scan tomorrow morning at 9... i think i will be exactly 10 weeks. v v nervous but excited too

Good luck with your scan LC

I thought I was meant to be less tired now I'm 13 weeks? Just come back to work after half term and am like a zombie. Thankfully I don't teach till period 3 today so have a bitof time to wake up.

And I thought the sickness was supposed to get better. I am 11 weeks and throwing up more than ever. I am supposed to be going out this morning to SIL and its 30 minute drive - not sure that I will be able to make it without being ill.

Hope the scan is going well for LC

debi - i might put a dampen on the tiredness bit but i was knackered from day one right thru my 42 weeks pg. Its supposed to be 16 weeks when you start feeling awake....well i wasnt awake at all!!! as wanted to fall asleep at work all the time

Leonie - have u been for your scan yet as im just curious as youre feeling the twin vibe! as i def dnt think im carrying any twins at all as im not exhausted as im just tired. (as my mum is a non-identical and also on my dads side there is 4 sets of non-identical twins plus my dads mum is one too (AND i also forgot that on my dps side there is a set of identical twins) so ill find out in my scan next Friday

meglet - ive got a cat this time round as i didnt get her till DD was about 22m old....so all i can say is that just keep an eye out on your cats and hope they are litter trained too.

good luck on your scan LittleC....and ouch about your poor sprained ankle

Ive noticed my hair get greasy quick as its usually day 3 that i need to wash my hair but atm its on day 2 and it needs washing. i didnt have greasy hair when i was pg with DD.

i find this pg is new to me as i never had MS, sore boobs, mega tender nips, greasy hair, nausea, gone off on cup of tea, i gag if the washing machine is on a very hot wash (washing towels - i gotta keep out of the kitchen till it finished!!), my dps natural odour which is nice usually but now its stinks!!! as my super sensitive sense of smell putting me off!! hee hee!!!!

every pg for a woman is different as i was soooo hoping i had the same as my first pg as i sailed it thru on air - honest but not this time - boo hoo!!!

Hello Sept 08s!

I'm still busily pretending I'm not pregnant so am not coming on here and am generally just trying to get to my scan to see if all is well.

I have an appointment today with my consultant - not sure what for. I'm secretly hoping he'll send me up to the EPAU for a scan to see if all is well.

I still can't believe I'm pregnant, no nausea at all and just fat tummy, breathlessness and hunger to prove it so far!

All the best to everyone here.

Gracie- I have a choc lab pup who is a complete handfull, we got him a year and a half ago as we thought we had finished with the baby thing and a pet would be nice for the girls.

Now I am pregnant I am mot at all worried about him as he is marvelous with the girls I am kind of teaching him to stay downstairs and he knows he cant just run around the house unless invited which seems harsh but a must with kids and a baby on the way. He has his own little space with his bed and toys and he is really good.

Out of choice I would have waited before I got one but he was here before the baby and im not worried at all it will just be more work for me.

Guess it depends on what dog you have got and you will have to let the dog get used to the baby slowly. Im sure he will be fine. I also had 2 cats when I had my daughter they have since both died but I never had 1 problem with them. But they never came upstairs either.

biglips totally know what you mean aboutthe sense of smell i could work for the fbi at the moment and i'm not even exagerrating!!

well that was just fantastic
saw the lo as soon as the probe touched my belly and it was waving at us!
also saw and heard the heartbeat straightaway, such a relief!
Scanner reckoned i'm measuring more like 9+1 which puts me 6 days back, but says she wouldn't bother changing my EDD until confirmed at my NHS scan. I'm not that surprised as wasn't 100% sure of my dates... and if this is correct then i'll be due on my 1st wedding anniversary!
we also got a lovely picture - will try to scan it onto my profile page when i get home tonight.

how am i going to concentrate on getting any work done today???

fantastic news LC!

I am in the system!! I have a hospital number and everything! Don't actually have a date for my scan yet, that should come through in about 4 or 5 days. But at least I'm in the system. Bloody hell, that only took 6 weeks.

Sat behind a stinky garlic breath person on the bus today which was not good. Then bus ended it's route early AGAIN, so had to walk the last 20 minutes, dashed into a pret and wolfed down an Egg n Bacon baguette...life-saver. Only food can cure me.

Hi All, I have just got back from my scan after the spotting over the weekend, and everything is totally fine. Baby is in the right place, strong heartbeat and I have been dated at 9+2 so only 3 days behind my original date. They reckon the spotting could have been from bruising in the womb which can happen at implantation, but that there was nothing dodgy there now [phew]

The sonographer went a bit mad with the print button so I have 5 piccies

The only bummer is that as I am over 8wks I won't get another scan until the 20 week anomaly scan - thats bloomin' ages away!!!

yeay to littleconnnie and missush on good scans and yeay to digitalgirl on finally getting into the system.

That is a bummer missusH that you don't get another scan for months. 20 weeks is ages away. My 20 (although its more like 23) week scan is booked for 28th April. I'm 4 weeks ahead of you so yours should be about the same time.

Go through 1 double lesson without wanting to fall asleep, now I just have a PE lesson and then running club. Think I'll be needing a snooze when I get in! Mind you if I try to snooze ds comes over and shouts AWAKE in my ear and tries to open my eyes!

Yay to the continuing good scans! It's so exciting.

I have a meeting with my boss this afternoon to tell her I'm pregnant. She is not going to be impressed at all! Ah well, at least she'll be able to understand my recent uselessness.

Anyone know a good baby name book. DP and I already have a girl name (geeks), but we have absolutely no idea where to start with boys...