Due August 2008 - Welcome to the second trimester !

[FoghornLeghorn]

Here we go ladies :

23JUL Voodoococonut, 29, Manchester but moving to west midlands asap, 2nd DC (not finding out), DD 19m, downs bloods 13/2
28JUL IlanaK, AGE35, Central London, 3rd DC (?gender?), 2DS 6y & 3y, Next Appointment 4th Feb
29JUL Miamla, AGE?, North London, 1st DC (?boy?), Next Appointment?
30JUL Dizzydixies, 31, Fife, 3rd DC (girl?), 2DDs 4y & 1.5y, 12th March
31JUL Merrydaisy, AGE?, Location?, 2nd DC (?gender?), DD 2.6y, Next Appointment?
31JUL BraveNewWorld, AGE?, Location?, 1st DC (?gender?), Next Appointment?
31JUL SassyLou, 32 Cheshire, 3rd DC (?gender?), 2DDs 7y & 5y, Next Appointment 21st Feb
01AUG Dutchindo, AGE?, Location?, 4th DC (?gender?), 2DS 8y & 14m DD 7y, Next Appointment?
01AUG PhilB, AGE?, Location?, 1st DC (?gender?), Next Appointment?
01AUG Pertelote, 30, East London, 1st DC, Next Appointment 31st March (scan)
02AUG Vintagegardenia, 35, Ireland, 2nd DC (won't be asking gender! surprise please!), DS 9y, Next Appointment 10th March
02AUG Mum2b1, AGE?, Location?, 1st DC, Next Appointment?
02AUG Shazza2002, AGE27, West London, 2nd DC (?Surprise?), DD 5Y, Next Appointment 26th March for 20 week Scan (will be 21+3) Yippee!
03AUG Alittlebitshy, AGE28, East London/Essex, 2nd DC (waiting for a surprise)DD 4y (turns 5 before AUG), Next Appointment 15 feb - booking in and dating (hah!) scan
04AUG Bigboydiditandranaway, AGE?, Location?, 2nd DC (?gender?), DS 20m, Next Appointment?
06AUG Kittenpaws, AGE?, Location?, 3rd DC (?gender?), DD & DS, Next Appointment?
06AUG Sweetiesandcakes, AGE?, Location?, 2nd DC (?gender?), DD 2.5y, Next Appointment?
08AUG LadyOfWaffle, 21, Berkshire, 2nd DC (?girl?), DS 22m, 20 week scan booked for end of Feb. but needs to be re booked for mid March.
08AUG Mummypud, AGE?, Location?, 2nd DC (?gender?), DD 22m, Next Appointment?
08AUG SKYTVADDICT, 40, Lincolnshire, 4th DC (waiting for a surprise), DS 8m & 2DDs 7y & 11y, Next Appointment Consultant 21 Feb and 20 weeks scan 26 March
10AUG Lcy, 30. Wales, 1st DC (?boy?), Next Appointment 20 week scan: 2nd April
10AUG Iliketotrickortreat, AGE?, Location?, 4th DC (?gender?), 2DDs & DS, Next Appointment?
10AUG Bealcain, AGE?, Location?, 3rd DC (?gender?), 2DSs 2y & 10m, Next Appointment?
10AUG ChaCha, 32, Oxford, 3rd DC (?boy?), DC 2y & 10m, 28 March for 20wk scan, [C-Sec TBA]
11AUG Sarahnh, 32, West Midlands, 2nd DC (?boy?), DD 2y, 3rd April
11AUG Carolbrad, AGE?, North West, 1st DC (?gender?), Next Appointment?
11AUG Foghornleghorn, 23, Northampton, 3rd DC (?girl?), 2DDs 3y & 1y, Next Appointment 25th March 20 week scan
12AUG Thinking, AGE?, Location?, 2nd DC (?gender?), DD 15m, Next Appointment?
12AUG MagicMonkey, AGE?, Location?, 2nd DC (?gender?), DS 17m, Next Appointment?
12AUG Gigglegirl, AGE?, Location?, 4th DC (?gender?), DD 4y 2DSs 2y & 1y, Next Appointment?
12AUG Buckets, 31, Southampton, 3rd DC (?gender?), DD 4 & DS 3, next appt 16wks
14AUG TheApprentice, AGE?, Location?, 2nd DC (?gender?), DS 1y, Next Appointment?
14AUG Hardygirl, 36, SW London, 1st DC (don't care), Next appt 2nd April
14AUG Hazieandbaby, 26, Aberdeen, 1st DC (?boy?), Next Appointment 06MAR Blood Tests
15AUG RachAndFamousNot, AGE?, Location?, 1st DC (?gender?), Next Appointment?
16AUG TwilightSurfer, 36, Tennessee, 2nd DC (?BOY?), DD 3.11y, 2ndTri Nuchal Screen/Scan 16W+2D 03MAR 1:30UKTIME
16AUG CaptainCaveman, 34, Nottingham, 2nd DC (?boy?), DS 3.9y, Next Appointment Nuchal Scan 06 Feb, 09:15
17AUG Poppysocks, 30, St Andrews, 2nd DC (?gender?), DD 23m, Booking scan 6 Feb 0900
17AUG Warthog, AGE?, Location, 2nd DC (?gender?), DD 21m, Next Appointment?
18AUG Kezza7779, AGE?, Cheltenham, 1st DC (?boy?), Next Appointment?
18AUG Lewisham, AGE?, West London, 1st DC (?gender?), Next Appointment?
18AUG Browncat, AGE?, Location?, 2nd DC (?gender?), DS 18m, Next Appointment?
21AUG Jennylee, AGE?, Location?, 3rd DC (?gender?), 2DSs 8y & 10 m, Next Appointment?
21AUG HelzBellz, AGE?, Location?, 1st DC (?gender?), Next Appointment?
21AUG Jennylee, 30, West Lothian 2nd DC , DS 1 is 8yrs Next Appointment is 28th feb for '12'week scan
22AUG Frances123, 27, London, 2nd DC (?gender?), DD 5 m, Next Appointment?
22AUG Buddhbabe, 32, South West London, 2nd DC, not sure of gender, DS 14m, Next Appointment is 14th of Feb.
22AUG MillieMooMoo, AGE?, Location?, 2nd DC (?boy?), DD 26m, Next Appointment?
23AUG Stickybean, 27, North London, 1st DC gender, not sure? Maybe Girl), Next Appointment 11FEB Scan
23AUG Pinchypants, AGE?, Location?, 2nd DC (?gender?), DD 18m, Next Appointment?
23AUG Mum2go, AGE34, SOLIHULL B HAM, 2nd DC (?gender?), DD 6Y, Next Appointment 1st scan 11th feb b,ham women,s
24AUG Libbyssister, 34, Oxfordshire, 2nd DC (?gender?), DS 2.8m. Next Appointment 18 Feb (dating scan)
26AUG Ellasmum1, 30, staffs, 2nd dc(?boy), dd 5, next appt 13th feb(midwife).
27AUG PennyBenjamin, AGE?, Location, 1st DC (?gender?), Next Appointment?
TBAUG Dancerandprancer,AGE?, Location?, 2nd DC (?gender?), DD 24m, Next Appointment?
TBAUG Feb, AGE?, Location?, 2nd DC (?gender?), DS 10m, Next Appointment?
01SEP RomySchneider, 42, Location?, 2nd DC (?gender?), DD 20m, Next Appointment? [C-Sec TBA-18AUG?]

Welcome to the second trimester

chacha we no longer mention those as they're all gone.......all gone

LofW you can buy liquid form paracetamol at the chemist, I've had it for dd before
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Urgh, that reminds me of the time DH and I bought a massive box of KK doughnuts to take on a road trip up to Yorkshire for my birthday - I think we ate about 2 each and were so sick! We ended up throwing about 12, even over the whole weekend we couldn't eat them. First time I had had them, but OMG they were heaven, but definatly sickly if you eat too many!

Oooh Adult Calpol sounds dreamy! Hope it passes soon LadyW.

O, I never knew that! Does it taste awful? Thing about lemsip it just tastes of hot ribena - I couldn't keep asparin dissolved down either, too bitter. I'll look out for it though, thanks

LofW thats a disgraceful waste when there are pining pregnant woman in need in northern scotland here - consider yourself firmly chastised! just ask at chemist/boots etc am sure they'll have it

Thanks ladies.

It definitely came from there cause made a point of holding tissue over bum whilst wiping lady bits. Was very red and I think just seeing blood during pregancy is a shock. No pain though which I'm taking as a good thing.

Bowel movements have been fine up until now, probably to do with me eating about 3 oranges a day, can't get enough of them at the moment.

My mum is well and truely on the mend thanks dizzy, it's just her mouth that's the problem. Sorry, shoudln't say that. She's looking after my DD and my 2 yo nephew today. So of course it's my DD that's the problem. Nephew wants everything so DD has to give it to him cause he doesn't understand. I know I'm frustrated and my DD is no angel but just really annoys me. Sorry rant over. It's cause I've been away for so long, who said I had nothing to say

Hmmmm... maybe when you were straining you sort of strained your womb etc. and something happened? (not bad or anything, just something shedding?) I know when I strain where my cyst/s are/were really really hurts, like they are about to burst! Our local Tesco does KK doughnuts now, but dunno how fresh they are so haven't bought any.

Shazza am not sure but think we're in parallel universes here
my mum, although not on the mend, is a PITA and cannot seem to see past nephew where as my girls have just to get on with it, drives me insane as he is a miserable wee whinge (am fully aware am going to burn in hell)

am also chucking in about 1-2lts of fresh orange a day at the moment lol

I am craving oranges too! Normally I can't eat them, I am super sensitive to sharp/sour things but have been munching away at DSs clementines!

Chacha Just had my scan, 13 weeks + 1 (2 today!), all ok, very peaceful baby with heartbeating nicely but still have to wait two weeks for the results of my blood tests so they can do combined risk assessment for downs etc (as I'm 35) so I am feeling partial relief but not total yet!

It drives me insane. My nephew is adorable though so I understand why he get's all the fuss, but not at the expense of my DD IYSWIM.

My sisters other boy can not do any wrong either. He is 10 and was first grandchild. Thing is, I did have an older brother, but he was born brain damaged (think it happened at birth but this was back in the 60's so not a lot could be done at the time) and died when he was 3. So I think my mum sees my other nephew as a replacement so I kind of accept that.

Anyway enough about me. How is evrybody else doing? Are we all positively blooming or just blooming fat????

Brilliant news about scan petitflou Hooray

Brilliant news about scan petitflou Hooray

Did you get a nice scan pic PetitF? Lovely news!

Oooh don't get me started on favouritism from grandparents! Mine live about an hour away. We haven't seen since xmas and every time I try to organize something they have something else on. They never offer to babysit, help out or seem bothered about seeing my DS. My sister and her kids live about 15 minutes from them and see them at least once a week, go over for sleepovers, my sister gets them to look after the DC if she has the dentists, cinema, just fancies a bit of time off. Grrrr. It actually gets me really down. Especially as DS is lovely. Much lovely than his cousins!!!! (off to burn in hell now)

libby it really is sh*te isn't it. my lot are appauling, was making me V depressed last year until my aunts & I talked it all through, I thought I was maybe going mad. some things upset me more than others, for example, was in hosp with dd2 for a week and dh struggled with dd1 and work, mum couldn't come up to help as nephew had a cold and neither brother or sil could take time of their work ffs. she didn't come up when dd2 was born as it was on her allocated days to have nephew - stupid things like that really urk me

Oh dizzy! Were our mums separated at birth!! When I had DS1 and he went overdue my mum got very annoyed because "the long he stays in, the more I have to postpone my holiday"!! My lovely MIL came for a week after he was born, not my own mother. This time around I'm going to insist that she comes down for at LEAST 3 days to help. It will drive me insane but she's gonna help out this time. I haven't told them I'm pregnant yet as I know that early Sept is "holiday time" again so she's bound to be pee-ed off with my timing again...

Oh god I'm ranting. Going to shut up now! S'just a sore topic right now...

feel free to rant to me, its been a sore topic in ours since i had m/c before dd1 - hadn't told them we were pregnant and when told her had lost baby she asked 'had I not heard of contraception?' yet when brother and sil fell pg just after it was all balloons and banners

even my brother has mentioned it to her when we're all in each others company as its embarassing how blatant it is, sil told me not to bother moving nearer to home to help with mum being ill as my girls were never going to be as good as the golden boy in my mother's eyes - sad but unfortunately true

it upset me a lot but its her loss as the girls are hysterical and give out unconditional love to anyone who'll look at them! Its gone past the point of saying anything though as she's so ill these days everyone just tiptoes about her

What is it with mums? Mine didn't even congratulate me, just huffed and puffed as if I was an immature 16 year old - I have been married over 2 years! She hasn't told anyone either, think she is too ashamed. She didn't tell anyone with DS until DH and I had got married (when I was 6 months pregnant) either. She was talking to my DH outside the other night for about 40 minutes, he said she was saying I was tupid for "getting pregnant", wouldn't cope etc. used to be such a bright, good girl etc. etc. I was crying the other night when she barged in (she arranged to come over, then I told her not too but she came anyway) and DH was upsetting me and she kept telling me to grow up and was giving off saying "shall I phone social services!!?!" just because I was crying at the stress the two of them were putting me under. She can be very very cruel, she is high up in the NHS and threatens me with all sorts. When I had DS, we were staying at hers waiting for the purchase of this house to be completed and as she used to be a midwife and a health visitor she said she used to inspect the whole house, incl. the oven. So for 2 weeks after DS was born, I woke early and scrubbed the house everyday, cleaned her oven, her bathrooms -everywhere. ANd I was trying to cram in sleep when DS was due incase I went into labour in the middle of the night, but she came home in a bad mood and slammed and banged doors, put on the washing machine and tumble drier (under my bedroom) and went outside to mow the lawn (didn't need doing) and would shout at me for being lazy etc. Wow, I could rant for hours and hours!

OMG, am ashamed of my pathetic moaning , LofW I hope you realise that this is not the kind of person you need to be paying attention to in any kind of light, am sorry to say something so harsh about your mother but if she cannot be happy for you, supportive and encouraging, esp with all the knowledge she has, then pay no notice to someone so cruel

I know, thanks Thing is, I asked DH what he said to my mum when she said I couldn't/wouldn't cope and he didn't say anything, then I asked what he though and he said " Well, I don't know until the baby is born" I think I am lacking on the ol' support front.

well you've always got us! not quite right on your doorstep and unable to clean your oven to your mother's standards but good for general advice & sounding off too and sometimes thats worth its weight in gold

no wonder you've got bloody headaches - think we've just found the reason
tension headache diagnosis anyone?!?