Anyone due July 2009? Part 2

[lucasnorth]

Sorry, original title.

Anyway, hello everyone, I'm due 6th July (although no scan yet, so date will probably move). Excited but knackered and queasy so far, although having read (some!) of the last thread I've got off pretty easily so far.

Lizzie I'm so sorry take care of yourself.

Hobknob Glad to hear you're feeling better. You sound really well. It's good to see you. Have a safe trip!

Thanks Gillyan! And congrats on your lovely scan as well!

Lydia So sorry to hear about your little brother It must be devastating for you and your family. I have no advice, just {{{{hugs}}}}

Christmasiana I'm sorry about your situation, it really sucks I agree with the others, I would level with your brother and see what he says. The baby isn't even here yet, so plenty of time to make your case! good luck!

Of course the reassurance from my scan was very short lived. Was panicking yesterday because my symptoms seemed to be gone. But although I'm not feeling too queasy have had two bouts of gagging this morning, which is basically the manifestation of my ms so far...I thought the three weeks until my scan was going to fly, but now I'm not so sure! So nervous about telling MIL, I know she'll have something snarky to say. But DH is getting excited about it, so I have to let him, I guess. One of our Christmas gifts to MIL is a tacky but fun tree ornament that shows digital photos (like the frames). We've decided we're going to load it with photos of us, BIL and SIL and neice and nephew - and then our scan photo. Should be interesting to see her reaction...

Hi all, Slight name change to previous post.

I have my 12 week scan today at 2pm and am incredibly nervous. Already have a DD of 6 yrs but can't remember being anxious the first time around. I guess with age comes added worries

lastbox thank you. ended up having a big row with my mother on the phone this morning. grrr so that's all sorted then! basically she spoke to my brother and didn't get anywhere and he doesn't really care whether he upsets me or not as they are having first baby. just thought given the fact i'd love to have had a baby earlier - but because of miscarriage this year and meningitis obviously i couldn't manage it - that i might get SOME sympathy. i don't get on well with my mother really she is a very selfish person. all my RL friends and my DH are completely unsurprised - they think it's just the most typical kind of thing that she could have done! but i always am a sucker and live in hope that she might do something nice for us!

for example, DD's birthday is on Tuesday. Planned lunch with my mother and friends for Saturday to celebrate. mother has since called saying she's just received a drinks invitation in the evening, so please reschedule the lunch and do a brunch instead, so that she has enough time to get back and have a bath etc in the evening for drinks. also too 'busy' so could we choose, buy and wrap DD's birthday present too.

where do you get those tree decs from lastbox they sound great.

lydia you poor thing christmas will be so hard, i think everything especially the first year is so hard. i think grief doesn't get any easier you just grow more used to it. not a huge amount of reassurance but there is a chance that eventually there will be a morning when you wake in the morning and your brother not your first first thought.

anyone else having horrid nightmares?

by the way, am 13 weeks and feeling slightly better... and bought some travel sickness bands which REALLY help!

sorry lydia i didn't mean to sound flippant - i meant that eventually the overwhelming flood of sadness in the morning recedes a little, not that you dont' think about him!

lucasnorth you?re a star ? thanks so much for that food guidance and the link

christmasiana so sorry about your mum. Fwiw I?d be angry too. I?d be tempted to talk to your brother and at least get it out in the open with him. Not too sure you could trust what she says. They may not change their minds. But at least you will have had your say. I really do think your mum should have stuck up for you

lizzie I?m so sorry for your sad news. Look after yourself xxx

Lydia, sounds awful and I agree with the others that you should speak to your GP {{{{hugs}}}}

christiana God your mum sounds like a nightmare - sorry xx

On the subject of nightmares, yes I am having them, last night I dreamt...

I was reading a pregnancy magazine and in it was an article for me telling me that unfortunatley the twins?? I was carrying had died and the baby mice that I was also carry had eaten them??????? WTF

Then someone was saying to me it was okay becuase although i had lost the twins I had actually got pregnant again 4 weeks ago!!!????

I woke up and couldn't get back to sleep for ages, I think the twins thing has come from all the people on here having them and the baby dying comes from poor lizzies message.

I was the same when hobnob posted her sad news, it must just stay on my mind.

Generally been having lots more dreams and they are way more vivid.

welsh ggod luck for scan, let us know how you get on.

DD has got her Xmas party 3-5pm today so I get 2 hrs peace! YEEESSSS!!!!

gillyan weird dream! i think you are right, it's mumsnet inspired dreams

you must be excited with your time off this afternoon stay away from Mumsnet otherwise two hours will disappear in a flash!

yes my mother is a nightmare... she better be careful, her pile of christmas presents is diminishin by the hour as a i reallocate them! maybe i should send them to you guys instead, i get on better with you!

Baffy - you're most welcome.

I too have been having very vivid dreams but mine of a happier/dirtier nature (I think this happened last pg too, but not til much later?)- most recent involved Guy of Gisborne which is particularly bizarre as I've never been able to bring myself to watch Robin Hood (despite being a fan of the actor who plays him, which I guess is the root cause).

Must go and pick DD up from nursery and stop perving over fictional people... I blame the hormones.

Hey everyone!

I had my first scan today and measured 10 +1. I thought I was 10 +4 so not far off. Am now officially due 15 July 2009.

I was so scared and half expected not to see anything especially due to my non-existent symptoms, but there he was and we had a little wave!

I did faint when they took my blood - what a wimp!

Good wishes to you all and I hope this gives you some hope.x

hi all, went for scan and everything was great. LO was kicking and punching wildly. ( Hope thats not a sign of things to come )

Am 12+3 so they have adjusted my due date to 29th June so technically I'm a fraud for posting on here

Yay for Acceber and WelshChristmas So excited for happy scans!

As for dreams - I've been having some wild ones since before I found out I was pregnant - they've been alternating between Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig But last night I dreamt I was babysitting Suri Cruise I could get her to sleep when I was holding her, but as soon as I put her down, she would start crying again. I never really dream about celebrities normally, so this all seems doubly weird!

Yay for Acceber and WelshChristmas So excited for happy scans!

As for dreams - I've been having some wild ones since before I found out I was pregnant - they've been alternating between Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig But last night I dreamt I was babysitting Suri Cruise I could get her to sleep when I was holding her, but as soon as I put her down, she would start crying again. I never really dream about celebrities normally, so this all seems doubly weird!

Christmasiana So sorry about your mum Don't know what to say really. You know how best to handle her!

Am afraid the ornament came from the US!

Good news on the scans!!

Hi again, I am no longer going for erpc tomorrow now as I have passed everything and had a natural miscarraige it was really horrible and hope none of you have to go through it and once again good luck to you all merry christmas

Lizzie, what a crap time you are having - been there twice already this year so completely understand how horrible it will have been. Take time to heal, I bet you are feeling wobbly as hell.

Thinking of you x

So sorry to hear your news lizzie hope you being spoilt rotten and that you feel better soon.

i've been reading everyones news with interest, can't wait to have scan myself but it's not until 9th jan.

have been feeling particularly crap with more migraines and nausea, roll on the new year and hopefully relief!

am very interested in ideas for flying with toddlers, on tuesday we're flying to in laws in warsaw, via zurich!!! ds is 15 months and its going to be fun.......

hi evryone, thnaks for all your support. tried to make an appoinment to see my gp but unfortunately as its not an emergency i will be waiting til 2nd january!
been at my sisters tonight and we've all had a lovely evening reminising(sp) about my little brother and how much he loved xmas. i think i just want xmas out of the way as i think its the worse time of year when you're grieving and he loved xmas sooooooo much!
anyway crazy dreams...i dreamt roxy from eastenders gave birth to a blue budgie and was frantic as it wouldn't breast feed from her?!
i also sleep talk aot and my partner thinks its hilarious to start conversations with me when im asleep to which he has recently been getting very rude swear words telling him to tell the post man to f**k off and leave my parcel outside!?

lizzie The same happened to me earlier this year. Had a D&C scheduled for the Thursday, but everything was expelled on the Tuesday night. Was truly horrible and I absolutely understand what you're going through. Take care of yourself. Perhaps when you're ready, you can find some comfort on the Miscarriage board - they really helped me through some tough times.

I thought I'd give you all a laugh and let you know how my journey went yesterday...
My word, how do single mothers do it?! Travelling with toddlers is such an escapade!

We did ok on the train for he first hour and a half with magazines, snacks, the view and colouring to amuse, but when it got dark and people sat opposite so we couldn't play under the table and kick when we felt like it and really needed a huge fart and it wouldn't come, things got a bit fraut for the last hour.

Then there was getting off the train with buggy, wheely suitcase, dd's wee bag & my hand luggage. A very nice gent helped me off, recruited another one to get buggy and suitcase upstairs at Haymarket (no lift) and left us at the entrance. We wobbled along the narrow pavement to a temporary bus stop for the airport bus where suitcase went off on one, dd was beyond amused by this stage and wanted to go home, teddy fell in a 2-inch puddle and was rejected as the solve-all soother and people were overtaking me in the queue to get on the bus as I was struggling to move my entourage in a straight line. One guy even had the cheek to say 'excuse me' as he pushed past. I lost the plot and shouted "a hand would be nice!" at which point he did pick up my suitcase for me.

DD cried to get off the bus all the way to the airport and was cranky as anything until she got out of her pram at security, at which point she did a runner whilst I had to explain the presence of soup, yoghurt and baby milk and medicine in my hand luggage. Oh for a normal non-food-intolerant child! Much chasing later, she did calm down enough to sit and eat some tea.

EasyJet called for priority boarding whilst I was changing a nappy, followed by normal boarding 30 seconds later so when I got through the gate I was faced with 4 flights of stairs and no-one except fellow passengers to help me. DD amused them all by saying "well thank you!" very loudly on repeat. I'm used to Flybe who actually employ staff to be around and was actually pretty shocked at how 'no frills' easyjet is! There was no-one to collect the buggy at the foot of the staircase and I just had to leave it in the rain and hope it made its way onto the plane. And of course, rely on a passer by to hold DD in case she did a runner onto the runway as I folded the damn thing down .

DD loves flying so the rest of the journey was bliss in comparison. In-flight magazines are fantastic for keeping little minds amused. And the short journey time helps too.

To compensate, the look on my mother's face when I turned up in the living room was priceless. We both needed to see each other so it was well worth it all. Only 4 days until we do it all again....

Have a good weekend folks. I really hope you're enjoying food enough to get the full benefit of Christmas!

hobnob you're a tower of strength. WHAT a journey! i wish i'd been there at Haymarket to help you. Best of luck for journey back.

Must be fantastic to see your Mum and hope you can have lots of TLC and R&R. you deserve it.

Hobnob OMG! Nightmare nightmare nightmare! Well done.

Christiana, your situation sounds like a nightmare too although of a less 'funny' sort. Poor you it must be a real trial. I know a little about what it is like - my Grandmother treats my mother that way and I get so angry about it. She favours my mother's brother and has always made pointed put-down comments to my mum or 'forgotten' the kind things my mum has done for her and ascribed them to him. Now she is in a home cos neither my mum nor her brother can deal with someone so poisonous living with them, which is of course sad and horrid to see her there alone, and also a bit of poetic justice that she made her own bed and has to lie in it...etc etc.

Life eh? Best wishes and strength in dealing with it though.

I have recovered from the flu today, thank god. A whole week of my life lost in bed! Wobbly and weak but up now. Thanks for all your kind wishes.

Lizzie I am so sorry to hear your news. Strength to you.

So glad you're feeling better at long last Belgrano.

Christiana I'm so glad I don't have a source of stress like your mother in my life. It seems so unnecessary yet affects so many things. I hope you manage to successfully filter out as much of it as possible - very hard to do when pregnant but even more necessary perhaps?

Lizzie, hope you're doing ok.

I'm so addicted to all your news! Must go and distract myself with yet more mince pies...

Also know how you feel Lizzie, I've had a d&c and a m/c and the d&c was by far the easier option, if that makes sense Hope the next few weeks, months aren't too difficult.
Good to hear you're feeling better Belgrano, awful to have the flu and not be able to take anything useful.
Your journey sounds fun Hobnob But good for you for attempting it, I'm like that too, would rather have a go getting somewhere then sitting home feeling miserable.
How awful for you Christiana, having your name stolen, and no-one in your family admitting to it, I would be furious. If he does use the name, do you think you will still keep it as a possibility?
I'll be 11wks on Monday, still very tired and nauseas most of the day, heat isn't helping though, 30 or higher every day lately
I've taken to having afternoon naps where possible and dh has finally realised that are necessary should he not want me to become even more of a b**ch
Doesn't mean he is being dramatically more helpful around here though, which frustrates the crap out of me. Anyway whinge over
Hi to everyone else

hobnob your story brings back so many memories. I had one train journey whilst 30 weeks pg with ds and my darling active 20 mth old ds which should have taken 1 1/2 hours ended up taking 6 due to delays as all the drivers had gone to watch the football on the sick apparently
Alls well that ends well though and its just what you need to be there at the mo

I am very impatient now for my scan

lizzie take it easy x

christiana still use the name - they know deep down you had it first and in some countries it is tradition for the first child to be named after their grandparent so lots of cousins have the same names iyswim?

Heres to us all nearing 12 weeks and feeling a bit better and ravenous!!