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dal21 · 10/06/2009 18:02

Hello all! Thought I would start this off as our existing thread is full!

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skidoodle · 15/07/2009 16:34

lynneevans

the bloody cheek of them!

You should have said you wanted it for a friend

FlightofFancy I've been thinking of myself as looking plump rather than pregnant, but I caught sight of myself in a few shop windows at lunchtime, and I think I've edged over to having a bump.

I haven't told work yet, but now I'm wondering if they're all sitting there thinking "why doesn't she tell us when it's SO obvious?"

Sorry to those having migraines. Ouch, that sounds quite grim

dal21 · 15/07/2009 16:48

Welcome Lynneevans! Congrats!

Hope everyone is doing ok. Re. the underwear, Elle Mcpherson intimates do some nice non wired lingerie, downside is that she doesnt go into huge cup sizes. But it is lovely!

Mamalazarou - no worries on the smug post! .You have captured how I felt.I had the day off work, DS was in nursery and following the scan had a lovely lunch and shopping trip! Lush!

Crumpette - How are your work being?

Jardin - I too like many on here veer between constipation and the runs to normal. Think it is normal. Just check that you are absorbing enough nutrients (when do they check iron levels) and drinking plenty of water.

Re the recommendations on clothing - I have seraphine stuff from last pregnancy and it wears well and is so comfy. Plan to pick a few more pieces up from them...they have a sale on now. I am tall and their trousers come in different lengths which is great!

I had a lovely day today. Was able to tell work and everyone was very happy for me. Quite a few had guessed already (my boss included). And not one 'was it planned?'
Fabulous!

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sockmonkey · 15/07/2009 17:50

I'm envious of you other 3rd timers with your fully formed bumps. I asked DH yesterday if I actually looked pregnant yet or just fat... and he said "I decline to comment" So... that's fat then

I havent got the maternity stuff yet off my sister (we tend to pass it back and forth) so I have a nice elastic band holding the top of my trousers together under a long t-shirt.

Welcome Lynneevans. I was pretty late joining this thread too, but doing my best to keep up

lynneevans51 · 15/07/2009 18:05

How do you all think of these fab nicknames?? I think I must be an ultra boring person as couldn't think of a single thing to put other than my real name!! Perhaps I should change it to "fatbird" - hmmmm - rather liking the sound of that....

sunshinejanuary · 15/07/2009 19:23

Hello All,

As usual i can't keep up with the thread! Though it is so nice to see all the positive news/scans/bumps going on!

Firstly, my tuppance worth on the swine flu - a friend on mine who is 24 weeks pregnant has just had a scare as her husband had swine flu. She was told that they do not give anything preventetive to anyone high risk but that the minute she had any flu like symptoms to go to her GP.

On the clothing front, i think i have mentioned before, i am a serious podger. So far my trousers are getting to tight but i just look fatter and not preggo and dont think maternity clothes woould fit me much better. I also know very few places that do larger size maternity gear. Trying not to worry about it too much although i have a wedding on Saturday and can get into neither of my two posh summer dresses, agh!

Sorry, me post

sazlocks · 15/07/2009 19:23

welcome lynneevans - agree we all seem to chat a lot - I find it quite hard to keep up.........
mamalazarou your day sounded perfect

A few people in work have started commenting that I look blossoming - surely a polite word of describing my pronounced belly - not at all helped by my latest staving off MS obsession which is buttered bagels. YUM YUM.
I alternate between underwired bras and hideous nursing bras. I pay for my underwired vanity at the end of the day as (TMI) my boobs hurt like buggery when I take it off.
Will post again after nuchal scan tomorrow. Officially bricking it not least of which the world, his wife, her best friend and first cousin once removed now know that I am pregnant......................

Dizzyclarebear · 15/07/2009 19:25

well, I went to M&S too and the woman said "it's up to you really what you buy but wire could damage your milk production" - so as a 1st timer, think I'll feel guilty enough if I can't BF without thinking it's my own fault for wanting fancy pants...

I've since been told it's ok if the wire doesn't touch any breast tissue... Thanks on the Elle McP tip - might see if i can find at least one pretty set for moments when I need a bit of glamour...

Re bumps/not yet - people who know me can tell, DH thinks I look pregnant and is being lovely about it, I think I just look I've eaten all the pies. Oh, and yesterday a man gave me his seat on the tube!

liny - shorts, I got some from New Look the other week (it's rained ever since), from their normal range but hipster so below bump. Really cheap so not end of world if get binned/retired early.

Scorps · 15/07/2009 19:31

Try Anita feeding bras - breastfeeding bras with underwire

(sorry clicked on this by accident looking for my AN thread )

mowmi · 15/07/2009 19:33

Hi Ladies,

Just to let you know we've had the cvs results back from the hospital and they are clear - baby does not have ds or any other C abnormalities.
We are so relieved!
Got to have an extra cardiac scan soon but only to be safe.
Thanks for all your kind words...
Sazlocks - good luck for tomorrow - hope you sail through it.
Lottie - good luck for your scan on Friday

x

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Biccy · 15/07/2009 20:03

Fab news mowmi, and glad they got you the result so quickly.

I succumbed to maternity bras last Friday as my too small wired efforts meant my boobs were killing me when I took them off... also had a moan about why maternity seems to need to be dead plain and cover up every square inch of those fab mammaries (one of the best things about being pregnant, for us usually smaller breasted types, is the marvellous cleavage you get for a bit....).

I got a bit upset yesterday after one of the directors at work saw me as I put my cardi on to leave and said 'oh god, you have got a big belly haven't you, how many weeks are you? 12? I thought it wasn't meant to show at all at this stage. Are you sure you're not just about to give birth? That is going to be a huuuuge baby.' WTF? He seriously needs some lessons in tact. And anatomy. And fetal development. It does show, but I most certainly and emphatically do not look 9 months pg. If I hadn't known him (and worked for him) for most of my adult life and wasn't therefore already well aware of his social shortcomings I would be seriously pissed off.

Right, well, better go and browse the Seraphine sale and see if I can spot anything that will make me look 6 months less pregnant...

crumpette · 15/07/2009 20:04

mowmi that is excellent news

am currently munching bagels om nom nom and planning what to eat next!

work are very frosty indeed but claim to have reinstated my usual salary now, a 'mistake' apparently!

oh and welcome to lynneevans most of this thread is probably me venting about work, my weight, my cravings...etc etc! sorry!

crumpette · 15/07/2009 20:08

biccy that's really funny!! and unreasonable of an employer, of course. any hair loss or ageing you can pull him up on in revenge?

Dizzyclarebear · 15/07/2009 20:14

mowmi - woo to you!!!

crumpette · 15/07/2009 20:17

I have to say biccy if it happened to me though I would not find it amusing I find in maternity clothes I look more pregnant than I should do at the moment and in normal clothes I just look fat and dumpy!

misschatterbox · 15/07/2009 20:20

Well my dd 2yrs has suggested that we name the baby 'Mummy'. Dh thought this was a brilliant idea, as when they start screaming for me, we'll just leave it up to baby to deal with them

mowmi · 15/07/2009 20:27

Biccy - that's just mean....you need to start plotting ways to get your revenge!

Biccy · 15/07/2009 20:45

misschatterbox, lol at calling the baby 'mummy', that's genius!

Don't worry crumpette, I would rather see the funny side of it than let it increase my already growing wobbliness about my body image. It is pretty bad really coming from an employer, but, that siad, it's not an ordinary workplace I don't think... I started there when I was 21 and it was just three young blokes starting a company, and I've pretty much been there since (had a brief sortie into the corporate world, but quickly scurried back to the cosiness of small company make-your-own-culture-ness), so 13 years on they are friends as well as employers, so, the lines can get very blurred sometimes. And I can be equally rude to him without fear of recriminations, and will take the next opportunity, gleefully.

I am sorry to those of us still feeling grim, but, I just wanted to share the amazing feeling of feeling like me again. I suddenly noticed at some point this afternoon that that had happened. Quite hard to explain, but it was 'ah, there I am, I'm back'. And it's worth the wait - a bit like when you feel better after being poorly, it always makes me appreciate how good I normally feel. Just hope it lasts...

Biccy · 15/07/2009 20:46

And lynnevans, I'm sorry, I keep rambling on about myself, and keep forgetting to welcome you to the thread!

lynneevans51 · 15/07/2009 20:47

Biccy - when I was pg with my first 10 years ago there was a girl at work (who I detested anyway) who made a point of commenting every time she saw me about the size of my bump and impending childbirth. Comments such as you must be having an elephant instead of a baby made me have rather odd, but satisfying dreams about flushing her head down the toilets at work!!!! If its any consolation, I looked a good 5 months gone at 7 weeks pg and had similar comments. Stuff the lot of them.

skidoodle · 15/07/2009 20:57

mowmi what great news, I'm so pleased for you must be a great relief after all the stress.

Biccy I'm quite jealous (not of the boss saying you look massive) must be really nice to feel yourself again. I miss that. Today was the best day in a while though, perhaps it's coming.

LOL at the baby called Mummy whose ds wanted to call the baby Auntie Liz? Kids are great

Biccy · 15/07/2009 21:04

Just looking at Seraphine and saw the wedding dress... does anyone else think it's gorgeous? I am really quite tempted to propose and organise a quick do...

Biccy · 15/07/2009 21:05

actually, hold the hat buying, it's jersey, and they don't have my size...

Biccy · 15/07/2009 21:16

Okay, on the bra front, there are some really lovely bras on Seraphine (at rather un-me prices, but perhaps I could tempt DP to buy me a present)... but, I am always amused by the way nursing bras are presented, e.g.

I of course looked just like this when I was nursing... and had loads of time for styling my hair...

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