Due Dec 08: The Third Thread!!!!

[kayzisexpecting]

We completely filled the last thread so I have started a new one!!

I'll have to go get the list.

ooh hotmama CONGRATULATIONS. brilliant news boys are a doddle.

Wow hot mama - that is so exciting for you to know that you will be having a little baby boy!! As it is our first we have made a pact that we won't find out but I know that DH is secretly hoping for a boy.

I have also had horrible headaches jaminmywellies and artichokes - in fact I have a complete thumper today

I have been avoiding taking anything as I figure a paracetamol won't do much to it anyway - its a proper don't want to lift my head off the pillow as its pounding feeling and they are usually there in the morning and go by mid morning. Today's is hanging around a bit though. I have my 16 week appt tomorrow so its on my list of things to ask the MW . . .

I am also going to have to go and find some maternity jeans as mine are just too tight to do up any more. A friend of mine said Gap were quite good as they do an under the bump style that are quite snug. Does anyone else have any good recommendations - I am looking on ebay too.

CC x

Ahhh, that list is useful. And I'd guessed DD and DS, so I should have really guessed DC!! Can I blame baby brain, and not that I'm a bit slow sometimes ...

Hotmama - very pleased for you. And much mothering will the little fella get with 2 big sisters?

Zx

Congratulatiosn HM. Boys are fab

Congrats Hotmama!

Am I the only person who is not being offered a 16 week appointment? I have no check-ups between my 12 week one and my 20 week one (which will take place at 23 weeks due to my holiday plans). I find this very strage as I already have high BP and got pre-eclampsia last time. I know they check you less when it is not your first pregnancy but I am unique in being so neglected?

artichockes: I've not had a sniff at the mw yet - should get an appointment at around 14 weeks but it'll be more like 16 by the time I get to see her.

Hi all im having the dreaded pregnancy headaches too .. real thumping ones so i to have resorted to the odd paracetamol.
When i was pregnant with ds1 (2004) i got some great over the bump maternity jeans from H&M which did fit really well .. i gave all my maternity clothes and baby stuff away after dc3 in 2006 so we are on the hunt for everything. Im so reluctant to buy loads of new things as firstly we dont have the money to go wild and fourth time round its def the last time and we know they are only in them for such a short amount of time .. ive had a look on ebay but any other suggestions gratefully accepted!

oooh hotmama how fabulous a wee boy ! Congrats
artichokes have also had a few headaches which must be PG related as am not usually a headchey person. May also be dehydration as was told by the MW on Fri to drink more fluids
Jam just so you are prepared the MW can take a few mins to locate the HB at 16 weeks - I was getting really anxious when she was struggling to find it but she did in the end - thank Goodness ! I'm sure you know this from last time but just wanted to remind you Good luck !
cococat good luck with MW appt tomorrow.

Congrats hotmama, boys are great.
Had my consultant appointment today and they gave me another quick scan, which was great and I now feel so much more relaxed and feel that I can really begin to enjoy the thought that I will be having another baby. THEY ARE GOING TO MONITOR ME REALLY CLOSELY AND GIVE ME SCANS EVERY TWO WEEKS AFTER 28 WEEKS TO KEEP CHECKING THE SIZE OF THE BABY, SO THAT I DON'T END UP WITH ANOTHER 11LB MONSTER! Oops, sory for caps - can't be bothered to retype though!

Parents have moved out today which is fantastic. They have been given a fantastic mobile home to live in by the insurance company, so we are all relieved. They were no trouble and actually really helpful, but am just feeling too knackered to deal with guests at the moment. However I now have my PIL staying tonight - will I never learn?!?!

Hello ladies

Lovely to hear all about your scans, and so glad to see that things are progressing well for you all!

Got to be quick as ds needs his supper, but saw a couple of you mentioned maternity jeans - I had a fantastic pair when I was expecting ds. Not sure if they do my particular ones any more (they were over the bump, but without the stretchy panel), but they were Noppies. Wore them for sooooo long am surprised they didn't fall apart! Have a look at this site.

Hope that helps!

All is fine with me - we are now ttc again, so we'll see what happens! Good luck everyone

hi everyone,

charliesmum so glad to see you, sounding so positive as well, fingers crossed you won't be ttc for too long!

zoejeanne hello, nice to see you here! As someone said, you'll quickly become addicted to MN!

hotmama fab news re boy! Must admit, I'm kind of hoping for another boy just because I know what I'm doing with them, also think the teenage years will be slightly easier to handle

I'm also suffering headaches. Drinking more water helps a little but I've had a killer today & all I've wanted to do is sleep but that seems to make them worse.

Hello everyone, long time no post! We were away on holiday last week so I have only just got back online and caught up with all the news! I'm under a bit of a time pressure as DDs only just in bed, so I'll try to reply properly tomorrow when they're out at nursery.

Headaches - I never get them in my normal life but seem to have them badly for first 12 weeks of pg and then on and off throughout. Still, could be worse, could be piles eh? (Mind you, I've got them too )

See you tomorrow.

(Apologies for a TOTAL 'me' post, btw!)

Well I had a bit of unnecessary excitement (?) today. I was having cramps - like full-blown AF cramps - much more than the usual 'growing' pains - and eventually decided to call the midwife to get some reassurance. Anyway - all the midwives were out on call and no idea when any would be back. So I called my GP - also unavailable (only available for phonecalls at one specific hour in the day). So I called NHS Direct - and after asking lots of questions they said "I don't want to worry you but I think you should go to A&E".

Of course as I was at work this meant reporting it to First Aid (who were great - but it's a bit embarassing as I got weepy) and they called an ambulance and I ended up at some random hospital near the office (MILES from home) on my own, waiting to be seen.

Two paracetamol and a lie-down later (they didn't even check for a HB) they sent me home, saying "if the pains get worse come back", and gave me a box of co-dydramol (dihydrocodeine and paracetamol). No explanation of the pains. No checking of the baby. Nothing. Just "no bleeding down below?" and when I said no, but I've had TWO missed miscarriages with no symptoms "oh well if there's no bleeding then you can go home".

To add insult to injury the hospital was miles from the nearest railway station. I managed to make it home in the end but I have to say the whole thing was such an ordeal I wish I hadn't bothered! I could have gone home and lain on my own sofa with two paracetamol for all the good the hospital did!

If the pains get worse tomorrow I'll phone the GP surgery first thing. All very mysterious and worrying. I bet it's just indigestion (I have IBS) or something equally minor - but I would have liked some proper reassurance.

zoejeanne Welcome to the thread and to Mumsnet.

Hotmama Thats great news. Little boys are lovely(even when they decide to rip the paper to pieces)

My tiredness is starting to go now and I'm feeling a bit more energetic. I can't believe I'm 16 weeks this Friday. Seems mad!!

For all of those suffering from headaches, I have bought some of that 4Head stuff as was getting concerned about taking too much paracetamol. It's pretty good if you catch the headache quickly, not so great if you've got a full blown thumper though.
Turnip fire was caused by an electrical fault in the office apparently, they live in a very old house which probably didn't help - it has made me completely paranoid about turning everything off now!

Morning, and thanks for the welcome kayizexpecting. I'm pleased to hear your tiredness is lessening - on this topic, I didn't feel at all tired in the first 12 weeks (in fact no other pregnancy 'symptoms' either), but it hit me last week (week 13), when I thought it was supposed to go. Anyone else got hit by it later on? Just wondering if it's normal, even though none of the books mention it (I think all the authors are in cahoots and I'm convinced there's some secrets their not telling!!)

Thanks, have a good day everyone

Zx

Hotmama excellent! Boys are utterly fabulous

Hello all,

Thanks for everyone who replied to my question about long legged maternity wear. I'm heading out in search on Saturday, sounds like we're all bursting out of our trousers and onto the high street the weekend .

Hotmama How lovely! My DH would be dusting off his subbuteo figures and buying scalextic (sp?) if he thought we were having a boy.

Is anyone else waiting for the birth to find out the sex? We agreed to but it makes me go gooey eyed when I hear of people knowing what they are having!

verso How awful for you. Hope you are taking it easy.

Welcome zoejeanne!

hi all .. we did debate finding out the sex of this one. we didnt with the others but being the fourth we thought it might help us get more organised. However we decided that knowing the sex would not help in that department as we are total unorganised anyway! Part of me would like to know though as ive no instinctive feelings yet.

verso how stressful. Surprised they did not give you an appointment for a scan but what do I know

katie-phew-glad your parents have a place to stay. Did they lose much in the fire?

Hotmama-congratulations. Ooooh I do love my boy.

I had my 16 week appointment yesterday and heard the heartbeat which was lovely.

Am a bit cross with one of my friends in Sydney. Have not got round to telling lots of friends I am pregnant yet. Somehow, from bloomin Australia she has found out and posted a congratulations message on my wall on Facebook, so now people will be put out I have not told them. This is the same girl, that I worked with when I was expecting DD years ago.She guessed when I wasn't drinking over XMas so I admitted it to her in confidence. She blurted it out so loudly, a man from one of our clients who I vaguely know told a good friend of mine. I ended up having to tell my boss far earlier than I had planned because of her mouth. Here we are 6 years later and she has done it again. Sorry rant over. She does not mean any harm.

Majormoo That is really annoying. My sister told my best friend before I had chance to with this baby and I was really annoyed.

Majormoo - that isn't fair and isn't nice of her. Tut, I'd be annoyed too

Zx

majormoo what a pain.

verso hope you are feeling better today.

I just had my 16wk app all good heard the heartbeat and I asked about the headaches hormonal apparantley, grr. Nothing to do but take paracemtemol although think I might invest in some of those 4head things.