Due August 2008

[TwilightSurfer]

23JUL Voodoococonut, 29, Manchester but moving to west midlands asap, 2nd DC (not finding out), DD 19m, downs bloods 13/2
28JUL IlanaK, 35, Central London, 3rd DC (?gender?), 2DS 6y & 3y, 20 week scan on 13th March
29JUL Miamla, 32, North London, 1st DC (?boy?),20week scan 12th March
30JUL Dizzydixies, 31, Fife, 3rd DC (girl?), 2DDs 4y & 1.5y, 20wk scan 12th March 10.20
31JUL Merrydaisy, AGE?, Location?, 2nd DC (?gender?), DD 2.6y, 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, 31, SE London, 1st DC (still considering whether to ask about the sex), 20 week MW appt and scan on 17 March
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, 27, West London, 2nd DC (?Surprise?), DD 5Y, Next Appointment 26th March for 20 week Scan (will be 21+3) Yippee!
03AUG Alittlebitshy, 28, East London/Essex, 2nd DC (waiting for a surprise)DD 4y (turns 5 before AUG), Next Appointment 17th march - 20 week scan then 25 march to see ob
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?
07AUG BraveNewWorld, 30, London, 1st DC (?gender?), Next Appointment Feb 20 midwife
08AUG LadyOfWaffle, 21, Berkshire, 2nd DC (?girl, but not finding out?), DS 23m, 20 week scan 31st March 4pm, downs bloods 1/1100
08AUG Mummypud, aged 28 wiltshire dd 2 years ,
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
08Aug Bealcain, 21,kent, 3rd DC (?gender?), 2DSs 2y & 1y, 19 march, anomoly and sexing scan
10AUG Lcy, 30. Wales, 1st DC (?boy?), Next Appointment 20 week scan: 2nd April
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 Buckets, 31, Southampton, 3rd DC (boy?), DD 4 & DS 3, next appt Conslt/scan 25/03
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
14AUG CaptainCaveman, 34, Nottingham, 2nd DC (?boy?), DS 3.9y, Next Appointment Detailed Scan 07 April, 09:00
14AUG Gigglegirl, AGE?, Stockport, 4th DC (?gender?), DD 4y 2DSs 2y & 1y, Next Appointment 27MAR
14AUG Lewisham, AGE?, West London, 1st DC (?gender?), Next Appointment?
16AUG TwilightSurfer, 37, Tennessee, 2nd DC (GIRL), DD 4y, 07MAR Just checking in with my OB/GYN
16AUG longwayfromhome, 29, Argentina, 1st child (?gender?), Next Appt end of March
17AUG Iliketosleep, 24, wolverhampton, 4th dc (?gender), DDs 7,6,DS 4 Next scan 28th march
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 Browncat, AGE?, Location?, 2nd DC (?gender?), DS 18m, Next Appointment?
18AUG Expectant, AGE?, Singapore, 1st DC (?gender?), Next Appointment?
19Aug SazzlesA, AGE?, Cheltenham, 2nd DC (? gender?), DD 15m, Next Appt, 20 week scan 1st April
20AUG HelzBellz, 36, Nottingham, 1st DC (gender - surprise me), Next Appt 3rd April
20AUG MillieMooMoo, 29, West Yorks, 2nd DC (?boy?), DD 26m, 20 Week scan on 2nd April!
20AUG, Ejesmum, age?, location?, 2nd Dc (? gender?), DS nearly 4, next appt?
21AUG Jennylee, 30, West Lothian 2nd DC , DS 1 is 8yrs Next Appointment is 28th feb for '12'week scan
21AUG Stillhere, 35, Yorkshire, 2nd DC (?gender?), DS 2.5y, Next Appointment 15FEB Private Nuchal Scan
21AUG HalfFrench, AGE?, Location?, 1st DC, Next Appointment?
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.
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, 34, 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 2.10m. Next Appointment 3 Apr(20 week scan)
25Aug Petitfilou, 35, Location South West London but moving to Oxfordshire in April, 3rd DC (?BOY?),DS 4Y & DD 2.6, Next Appointment?
26AUG Ellasmum1, 30, staffs, 2nd dc(?boy), dd 5, next appt 13th feb(midwife) & 15FEB Scan
26AUG Dancerandprancer, 31, devon, 2nd DC (? gender), DD 26months, next appt 14th feb (scan
27AUG PennyBenjamin, 30, West London, 1st DC (?gender?), Next Appointment 15 Feb (nuchal scan)?
28Aug Sunshinemummy, 37, Location South West London, DS 22m, next appointment 21st Feb (scan, nuchal and consultant)
TBAUG Feb, AGE?, Location?, 2nd DC (?gender?), DS 10m, Next Appointment?
01SEP RomySchneider, 42, Location?, 2nd

Well if I am not currently the size of a heifer I will be come August! I've eaten so much crap today.....ho hum. If you can't enjoy it when pg then when can you?

Ds just gone to bed (due to late nap today). I'm off to bed too shortly. Hope you all have a nice peaceful night sleep and a lovely week ahead.

VG I'm with you on the tops. We just need something "normal" for the big days.

I am jumping for joy as DD has just had her first normal poop in dddaaayyysss. YEAH!!

Have researched my pain and think it's a sacral plexus thing (that's the hip connection). Will be phoning OB/GYN in the morning.

Happy Early St. Patrick's Day!!!

Morning everyone.

VG - I got some two natty little tops in H&M at the weekend. They are maternity tops, with ample room for bump, but empire line band under your boobs so you get a bit of boob/bump separation. And the best thing is that they are also nursing tops so if you try bf they have this peep-hole bra thing going on underneath! Difficult to explain and sounds hideous but is actually nicely done and I never found anything that discreet with DS1, I just used to flash the puppies I got home and tried them on for DH, while flashing the peep-holes every now and then (with a bra on!). It made DS laugh anyway! Best thing is, they're only a tenner!

Anyone else getting some classic responses when they break the news to people. My best so far:

"Nooooo" [the way the Teletubbies do when they're meant to be saying goodbye] and then ran away (DS)
"I thought you weren't having any more"
"Another little hero?" (bleeeurrghhh, FIL obviously isn't bracing himself for a girl...)
"Well we could see you were getting more overweight lately" (my own DM. I'm a size 14 btw)

Why can't people just say Congratulations FFS?

We have bank hol here today so might slip off to H&M and check them out.

Some reactions I have had:

"Were you surprised?" (girl at work)
"Was it planned?" (girl at work)
"So am I!" (girl at work)

LOL

Well to be precise my reactions TO those reactions were

FFS
FFS
LOL

So you do! Happy St Patricks Day VG!

The tops are mainly in black/white or beige/cream (some are organic cotton). They do also have some nice stripey tops which come with a matching babygro for the LO but I don't think I could pull that off! It would like MiniMe was sat on your lap

My DM also said:

"Where are you going to put it?" (we live in a 3-bed house??)
and when I said about finding out the sex: "Well in my day we had to wait until the thing came out"

Thing?! THING??!!! My baby isn't a THING!

(and breathe)

Morning all xx hope you are all well , just wonderin how much movement everyone is feeling?xx

Hi mummypud, thanks for the diversion, I was starting to steam

I'm 17 weeks and I'm getting little bumps every now and then. Maybe a couple of times a day. Not much and not very strong.

You?

"...until the thing came out..." I would either have been in fury or in tears at that.

I got very emotional at the nuchal fold scan, where the orrible doctor said "I'll soon be able to see if there's anything wrong with this one" and I had my first wave of hormonal anger thinking if you DARE to pronounce on my baby I will shove that ultrasound mike up your arse. I was leaking tears then the whole way through and at the end she said "You seem upset - is it because you have a full bladder?"

At which point DP pinned my arms to my sides and wrestled me out of the room uttering "soothing" words.

Hi m-pud, I am 20+5 and only occasionally feel a flutter and when I start to concentrate on it, it goes .

When I told DS about the baby he asked me if I had any vibrations!

lol libbyssister you;ve had some good responses there

Will catch up later - am too nervous now. Got my 20 week scan in just over an hour and petrified of something being wrong......

Thinking positive (ish) while shaking like a leaf
xx

ALBS here is the luck of the Irish for you. Let us know later? xxx

Why are my links always wrong?

here is some more luck.

thanks

Oh ALBS I know it's easy for other people to say but keep your heart up. More than likely everything will be absolutely fine, and if there is anything out of the ordinary it is still your baby in there. But the odds are everything will be fine. Hope your dh or someone else will be with you to hold your hand. Will be thinking of you all morning.

VG - well done for not lashing out, but I don't know how you managed it! What a rubbish doc!

Try not to worry ALBS. Good luck. We'll be thinking of you. Hope you come back all giddy later and share news with us! Are you going to try and find out the sex?

sorry all , i butted into a conversation there ! i was having a lazy moment . i shall return when i have caught up !xxx

A little bit shy hope all goes well with your scan , im sure it will xxx i feel the same with my 20 week scan next week , i have gone from worrying about miscarriage to the next worry! i am sure it is a common thing.xxxx libbyssister that is awful mums can be a tad insensative i think! they froget that when they had children things were very diferent , i have had comments like oh welll i managed etc, xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

I just have to remember that my DM can be old and crabby! And that in 25 years time my LO will be saying the same thing

m-pud don't be silly re. butting, there is no "butting in" here

Morning ladies. Well nearly afternoon which means it's nearly lunchtime. Anybody else starving ?

Yay 20+1 today, very excited at being halfway.

On movements. Have felt flutters for a few weeks and they are starting to get stronger. But mainly happening just at night, I hope that will change once baby is here!

ALBS - Wishing you luck for the scan. can't wait to hear back from you xxx

VG - Very impressed that you kept your tongue. I would have lashed out and said that maybe he had touched a nerve or something and that's what caused the reaction

Libbysisters - My dad is worse than my mum. He has quite a large belly that is very rounded, much like a pregnant woman at around 8 months. He keeps trying to tell me I'm nearly as big as him. No effing way, well not yet

TS great to hear dd's tum is getting back to normal. Good luck with your doc today, hope you will get more reassurance. Sun is splitting the stones putting in a timid appearance here so off to walk, walk, walk.

Ha ha Shazza - you gotta laugh at their cute comments

Hoping all went well with your scan albs - can't wait to hear back!

Not feeling too much movement here - a little bit every day but only brief. Had awful dreams last night where I felt really distressed but can't remember why!

Still feels like AGES til anomoly scan - 3 weeks today. Am now 18+4.

I think I've had positive responses to announcing the pg, but one or two have asked if it was planned!! Why not just ask "So, did you use contraception when you had sex?". Cheeky buggers.

I also think people asking if it was planned is pretty rude. Ok so for some people it is an accident but doen't mean once they've got use to the idea they want it more/less than the person that planned it.

Conversation with some man at work when I announced my news;

Me "Yes I'm having a baby, due in August"
Man "Oh that's good news, was it planned?"
Me "Yes"
Man "How long were you trying?"
Me "Is that including foreplay?"
Man - very nervous laugh and not knowing where to put his face.

What a bloody rude question that is, more so than the Was it planned? one. As far as he knew I could have been trying for years and it be a very difficult subject, as it happens I was very lucky and wasn't which is why I could come back with such an answer. But how bloody rude and ignorant