Due Dec 2008: The second thread!

[JollyBear]

I thought I'd better start another thread as the other one was full to bursting!

Congratulations mummy2Olivia. I am really, really pleased for you. I totally understand what you are trying to say about needing a break from symptom comparing. Go and relax and hopefully you might join us again when we are all passed the first trimester .

evening all,

mummy2olivia am so happy for you & hopefully see you back here soon!

Had my booking appt with midwife today which went well. Have got my scan booked for a couple of weeks but will have to try & change it as they don't allow dcs under 5 in. I really wanted my ds to come along but we'll have to change it to when he's in nursery so dh can come. Btw, according to the midwife today I'm due on the 4th Dec, not the 2nd but I'm going to wait until the dating scan before updating the list!

mummy2olivia I am so pleased for you. We'll see you at 12 weeks!!!!

mummy2olivia that is wonderful news about your little bean! I think you're right to hibernate for a bit though I would do the same thing...we'll miss you but look forward to seeing you here again soon :-)

DS1 has just cut his toenail really low down on a nail on the floorboards in the bedroom he shares with DS2 as he was getting ready for bed. DH has been meaning to hammer this one sticky-out nail down for ages and has now done it! Poor little mite. He gets himself really worked up though about these things (just like me) and he got himself into a real a state. I know how much it hurts though to do something like that but I had to pretend to be calm and collected and tell him it was all going to be ok.

Oh dear I really haven't got the emoticons sorted yet have I? It is colon bracket not colon minus sign bracket. I just keep wanting to put a nose in there!

Great news mummy2olivia. See you in a few weeks!

Am sat eating crumpets at the mo - about the only thing that doesn't make me feel sick at the moment, very odd.
I also have very bad wind is that a symptom of pregnancy? hope it gives you all a. My DH is almost wearing a gas mask.

Charliesmum so sorry
mummy2olivia am so glad it has all worked out and your beany has a heartbeat ! I totally understand what you mean about stepping back from the thread - it is a useful source of info but can also be a source of paranoia.
Bendy your poor DS - I bet DH wishes he'd sorted that nail earlier ! well done for staying calm !
Well we told our non-baby friends our news at the weekend and I needn't have worried as they were delighted and really excited for us - such a relief ! It feels strange to have shared the secret but so good to be able to talk about it to someone other than DP . Scan 1 week on Friday - am excited but terrified

Simmo sorry to hear about your dad. As someone else said I hope it gives you some comfort that you were able to tell him about your pregnancy.

Charliesmum very sorry to hear your news too.

Mummy2Olivia glad your scan went well and looking forward to seeing you in a few weeks.

Yes I also seem to have to remind DH that I am actually pregnant.

And I also have a child (nearly 19months) who has decided to wake at 5.15am as well. grrr. must be their age.

I feel so tired and the queasiness in horrible. Also get that dizziness thing. Still the sun has been shining which makes everything that bit better

Morning,

I am so tired this morning and I slept all night. Its so annoying.

I'm working all day today and tomorrow. The weather is gorgeous and I'd much rather be at home or at the beach. I don't want to be on my feet all day.

Aha, I finally caught up! I was only letting myself read for a few minutes a day, and you ladies just kept talking and talking!

mummy2olivia congratulations! It must have been such a thrill to see that little heartbeat. And such a relief after all that stress. Make doubly sure that you take care of yourself and your bean from now on

rosmerta you've got me worried about taking ds to my scans now... oh well, if I pretend I didn't know he might not be allowed, what can they do?

cc21 thanks, you just gave me a crumpets craving. That's going to be healthy (...lathered in butter...)

Well, down here I've been studying and stressing and working and stressing and playing with ds and stressing. Sounds like fun, eh? No, I exaggerate. I've really just been stressing about uni (only six more weeks and then people will believe I'm qualified to do something!). Plus the normal motherguilt... just par for the course.

Although, yesterday I had some brown spotting, and today I've had a bit of bleeding as well. Mostly brown, but a little bit of red. It really shook me up. Just after I saw it, a close friend at work asked how my day was and I burst into tears. I've got it together now though, kind of. I went down to the medical centre and have an appointment for an ultrasound tomorrow. They also took blood and in a couple of days they'll take more and check my hcg levels.
I came back up to work and have pretty much just thrown myself into it, which means that now I'm sitting here with fifteen minutes left and nothing to do. Mumsnet is work though, right?
Anyway, I'm sure all is fine, but then every now and again I have a little panic attack that something is terribly wrong and that I haven't taken care of my bean well enough. See, what did I say about motherguilt?

Okay, well, some good news is that one of my ears has been blocked since Saturday, and the kind doctor cleared it for me today. I can hear again !!!

Also, I went and saw the Foo Fighters on the weekend which was one of the best concerts ever and I feel the need to brag.

Thanks for reading that very selfish post (if you got through it). I much appreciate that I have somewhere to type out these feelings.

Good morning!

Today is the only day I have DSs at home (no preschool or childminders) and the sun is shining. I wish we lived near the seaside.

I slept like a log last night and woke up to find the cat lying next to my ear purring like a trouper.

cc21 I think extra wind downstairs is normal. I put it down to all the extra fruit I have been craving. At least in the warm weather we can have the windows open!

bcsnowpea I've just read your post - good luck tomorrow. I hope everything turns out fine for you. My fingers are crossed for you xx.

We took DS1 to my scans for DS2 so I guess the policy on having children with you at scans varies from place to place.

I bet the Foo Fighters were really good! I haven't been to a concert in ages and ages. I went to see The Proclaimers when I was seven months pregnant with DS2 at Exeter Uni and the looks I got as if it was just so wrong for me to be there! I got to speak to the Proclaimers themselves afterwards and they apologised for not having a maternity tour t-shirt for me to buy!

Morning all! It's lovely here as well . I had the DD's yesterday and spent the whole day lying in the sun and eating minimilks with them while they ran around - we even got to do bathtime in the paddling pool!

I was planning to take DD's to my scans as well - we just don't really have anyone who can watch them for us - maybe I'd better ring up and check...

Becky enjoy your day in the sunshine! Your poor DS - hope he's okay..

mummy2olivia congrats on the scan!

bcsnowpea everything crossed things turn out okay - will be thinking of you today..

Waving to everyone

Is anyone else really really thirsty and really really hungry or is it just me? I just can't get enough fluids - had the same thing last time and they checked for diabetes etc and was all okay but it's still really annoying as I need the loo 10x as much!

Hi all
I am sat here waiting for the midwife for the second part of my booking in. She is already half an hour late and I am dying for the loo, I just now that if I go she will be knocking at the door.

Glad everybody is enjoying the sunshine.

I also am feeling very dizzy this time round, mostly when I am tired (which is most of the time) but also in the mornings during breakfast.

I'm just about to go off to a meeting feeling very uncomfortable with my trouser buttons undone! Think it's time to dig out the maternity clothes. I also tried on a size 14 (normally a size 12) top the other day and it wouldn't even go over my boobs. I'm only 8 weeks, what am I going to be like in a couple of months?

hi everyone, have been out & about enjoying the sunshine with ds.

I've just tried to change my scan but they're fully booked until middle of June. However, receptionist did say that as long as ds is happy to sit in a pushchair for 15-20mins while they do the scan then he can go along.

Anyway, have one of ds's friends coming over this afternoon so best tidy up!

Hi.

I've been at the hospital all day. I had some bleeding this morning which terrified me. They think that nothing is wrong. I have to go back tomorrow at 9 for a scan. Hopefully its nothing and everything will be ok.

How is everyone?

Oh Kayz, how frightening for you. Did they say what they think might have caused it? Hope all goes well at your scan tomorrow.

Am feeling more chipper today and a lot less sick. 9 weeks exactly. I wonder if it will last. Could be to do with the fact that the girls are at nursery, I'm off work with mastitis (though feeling much better) and have just pottered all day.

Thanks Chutney, They don't know yet. They said the scan should be able to say what has caused it. They did seem not that worried because I haven't had any cramps and it was only a small amount of blood. But it was enough to panic me.

Kayz that must have been scary for you. Good luck tomorrow xxx.

Oh bopping to the Proclaimers with a big bump and a pint of lemonade in a plastic pint glass surrounded by students was brilliant. Poor DS2 though kicked me like mad that evening. I'm sure it was too loud for him! Having said that he does seem to like the Proclaimers now when I put them on (whereas DH HATES the Proclaimers with a passion!). Actually I feel like a bit of 500 Miles really loud right now...

Fifi and the Flowertots! That really would be quite fun! Are they in the same league as the Wriggles? I think the most embarrassing live band I have ever seen is The London Boys (remember them?) when I went to a Hit Man And Her roadshow when I was at school. Can anyone top that?

PS Turniphead you are so not a bad mummy for not taking the DCs out when you are feeling unwell. It sounds like you've been having a rough time with MS. It really is quite hot out there anyway. I took mine to the Co-op just now but DS2 now looks like a beetroot from the heat, a sweaty beetroot at that.

No Michaela Strachan when I saw the Hit Man and Her Roadshow sadly but Big Fun and Sonia (remember her - ginger haired bouncy woman from Liverpool - can't remember any of her songs now though) featured. I'm sure when I went I wore my staple late 80s uniform of cut-off levis, thick black tights, DMs, a body with a sparkly shirt over the top (not done up and not tucked into the jean shorts - oh so trendy!). I am really giving my age away now!

I remember both Big Fun & Sonia . But first concert I ever saw was Take That at the under 18's disco about a couple of months before they became famous!