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Due August '09 part 2 - 'Bring on the bumps- we're not fat we're pregnant!'

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HeinzSight · 08/02/2009 21:21

Thought I'd better get our shiny new thread up and running. New title courtesy of BumpBLump

part 3 thread title is bagsy(ed) by kitkatqueen, 'Its the second trimester!! - Does my bump look big in this???'

here's a link to our old thread.

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Hawkmoth · 13/03/2009 11:06

Well I'm at work, just sneaking on! Feel like a normal person again... well almost!

DD has a baby-seal-style cough, and was up until nearly midnight last night. Then DP forgot to wake me until half an hour before we had to leave. However, I feel surprisingly breezy about it all! I think perhaps because I told him exactly what I thought of him. I love this lack of inhibition that pregnancy has given me. So, any men problems - I'll phone them for you!!!

I wrote a letter complaining about DSDs school. It's an excellent letter, but so harsh that DP can't send it and was incredibly tactful about telling me how he'd have to tone it down!

Pure rage, I should bottle it!

sarah76 · 13/03/2009 11:07

Oh here's another bit of TMI.... my left boob is leaking at night! Not a lot, just a little. Was snuggling up to DH last night, thought I felt something wet on his back. Then realised it was coming from me! DH and I are fascinated.

Hoping this doesn't mean I have to start wearing a bra or t-shirt at night already. I am resigned to this happening at some point, but I haven't been able to sleep with clothes on for about 10 years. Not looking forward to it.

sarah76 · 13/03/2009 11:10

Hawkmoth, good on you being back at work. I'm off for another fecking four weeks. But I hate my job anyway.

Hawkmoth · 13/03/2009 11:13

Bullshit, men should be men and stick up for their wives/partners even if they don't want their mothers to take the huff. I wouldn't let my parents disrespect DP and I would tell them straight.

Trying to keep everyone happy and being 'diplomatic' for the sake of a quiet life is SO annoying and pointless.

Grr on your behalf nuttygirl!

Hawkmoth · 13/03/2009 11:15

Thanks Sarah

Since logging on I can't concentrate!!!

Think I have a tiny amount of leakage too, not enough to be wet but there is 'stuff' there in the mornings! Didn't have this with DD, but BF her for nearly 3 years (I'm terribly lazy and those 6am feeds, which were all she had, were wonderful for getting extra time in bed!!!) so boobs haven't had much downtime!

mamamila · 13/03/2009 12:10

wow i was just starting a post about how useless men are etc and phone rang..results already- all fine!! woowooh!

can't believe what a rollercoaster 4 days, feels like a month has passed. but thank god for that
we should have been going on holiday today, i think there's no harm in booking for next week now

trying to call dp but of course he's not answering..drives me mad he always seems to answer other people's calls constantly

Hawkmoth · 13/03/2009 12:12

Congratulations so glad for you mamamila. Enjoy your holiday

nellyup · 13/03/2009 12:15

Oh great news mamamila! Hope you can have a lovely relaxed weekend now.

Big grrrrr to the ridiculous blokes out there.

Queenoftheharpies · 13/03/2009 13:05

Hi Ladies,

I had my bloods done for the quadruple serum this morning - if it's high risk they will phone me, but if it's low risk they just tell you.... eventually.

Can anyone tell me what sort of timescale we are looking at? Worst case scenario and I'm high risk, when would I get that phone call?

Thanks

ScummyMummy · 13/03/2009 13:23

Fantastic news, mamamila.

mamamila · 13/03/2009 13:38

thanks everyone

hi Queen,

i got a high risk phonecall 7 days later, totally didn't expect it as was told 3 days for phonecall, 7 days letter for low risk

but as i've learned the screening tests just narrow a sample of women to take cvs/ amnio and even a high risk (mine was 1:10) has good odds of all being well

i had amnio yesterday, painless, negative results today - phew! good luck and don't worry

Haribosmummy · 13/03/2009 13:48

Congratulations Mamamila - Hope you have a wonderfully relaxing weekend.

mamamila · 13/03/2009 14:04

thanks haribosmummy- how old's your ds? my dd is 18 mo and terrible sleeper, it's horrible isn't it. we must be mad to think of another but there's no reason the next baby shouldn't be a great sleeper. ds slept through from 9 weeks so i know dd is 'unique'

mamamila · 13/03/2009 14:08

thanks too scummymummy love the name too! i'm feeling slightly scummy these days, greasy haired and acned eughhh, and i used to be so groomed!!
i'm sure you're lovely though!

Haribosmummy · 13/03/2009 14:19

Hi,

I'm a bt of a glutton for punishment, I'm afraid. DS is currently 9 months old, so there will be a 15 month gap between the two babies!!! [eeek emoticon!]

mamamila · 13/03/2009 14:48

jeeez! but it does seem to make sense to have babies together.. rather than get used to your freedom/ sleep/ normal shape and then return to the baby days IYSWIM.
and siblings close in age do play/ fight with each other most of the time so they shouldn't get too bored
i'm kind of looking forward to the chaos and being outnumbered by little people! my dd is hilarious - i can't wait to see her with a baby sister

sarah76 · 13/03/2009 15:26

mamamila, fantastic news!

nuttygirl, YANBU either.

nuttygirl · 13/03/2009 15:43

Mamamila - Congratualtions on the test results.

I can't wait to see dd with the baby. We bought her a tea set a while ago and today she brought me a cup of tea (consisting of a brick on a saucer) and after making me pretend to drink it she then made baby drink it too

BabyBump2B · 13/03/2009 16:57

Congrats Mamamila - what a relief!

I wish I could moan about DH but he's been gone for 8 days and not back for another week and I am not enjoying it. I'm keeping myself busy but I feel so vunerable at night - I'm hardly sleeping because I'm so anxious!

Two weeks today till our scan!!! Am getting very excited!

Haribosmummy · 13/03/2009 18:00

Oh, Babybump2B.. sorry you are finding it difficult on your own.

My Dh works in Russia all week, so I'm on my own Monday to Friday, but I have DS and Ddog for company (and, even though the dog is a soft as sausages, he's nice to have about, as he hears everything!!)

can you ask a friend or family member to come and stay for a few days?

ameNbump · 13/03/2009 18:29

Mamamila!! Congrats! That's fantastic news...Have been thinking of you!

Babybump2b... I know exactly how you feel. At the moment I only get to see DP on weekends It makes me really sad, & i feel completely rubbish having to do this on my own. Sometimes i get cros with him & snap that I've had to do almost half my pregnancy alone. He is over 200miles away, but moving here at the end of next week. It'll be SUCH a relief to have some support!

Have just been to the docs, and my kindeys are infected again...hurr-umph! Still...ITS THE WEEKEND! I have been told to have the weekend bed -resting...Mmmmm, got me a big pile of movies & a HUGE dairymilk on the way home from work!

Becksydee I hope you smacked him!.. How rude! What's going on with these men!!??

Haribosmummy · 13/03/2009 18:49

ameNbump - Wow! You must be so pleased that your DP is moving soon!!! I'm really hoping my DH will be at home a bit more when this baby arrives!!

With DS, he didn't make ONE AN appt with me - and only made it to the actual birth because it was on a Saturday!! And, even then, he had to leave again Monday morning at 6am to go back to work!!

Will your DP travel back every weekend to see his other kids?

trixymalixy · 13/03/2009 19:03

Can't keep up with all these posts!!

Hope everyone is doing ok.

Mamamila fantastic news!!

I had my ante natal appointment to talk about a home birth yesterday, unfortunately they won't give me a 20 week scan just because I'm having a home birth so !!

I've booked a private one for next week, there goes my health in maternity grant .

olivo · 13/03/2009 20:13

hello, thanks for thinking of me, sorry i didnt get back here yesterday, was emotionally drained with going over what happened so many times. i spent over 2 hours at the hospital as initially, i didnt get the consultant that i'd expected to see and didnt feel the first one had understood just how anxious i was and how much dd's birth affected me. however, after much discussion and reassurance, i was told that i would go back for a scan at 36 weeks to check on position and potential size, and we/i would make a decision from there. eventually, i was happy that there would be a choice and i wouldnt be pushed into vbac if i still feel then as i do now. so some of my anxiety can now be pushed aside and dealt with later.
the good news was that i got to hear his/her heartbeat for the first time!

will go back and look at everyone's posts properly now, sorry for just talking about me

mamamila -great news, hope you can relax a bit now.

ameNbump · 13/03/2009 20:35

Thanks Haribosmummy I can't wait!!! Yup, thats the plan. He'll head up to see his littlies on the weekends!

olivo hearing the heartbeat must have been an amazing experience...I bet it was lovely! I'm glad your mind is at least a little bit at ease!