Due March 2010 - do my boobs look big in this?

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Hello everyone,

I can't find a March 2010 thread so thought I'd start with.

This is my first and i think my EDD is 2 March 2010.

Come and join me!

OMG Scooby this is my worse nightmare, suddenly waking up to find that no clothes fit!

Panic over on the scan front, I called the Antenatal place myself this morning and was told they had "just" arranged the appointment and it is next week when I will actually be 12 weeks, hoorah! nothing like leaving it to the last minute, eh?

BTW, had booking in appointment at about 6 or 7 weeks so it is not like they only just heard of me! tut tut tut, when I am in charge of the universe etc.....

Hi all

Sorry I haven't posted in a while but i have been following it, well I had another scan today and saw a baby with arms and legs dancing around and a heart rate of 167 and I'm 9 weeks today so the doctor said there is only a 5% chance of miscarriage for me at this stage and only 3% for everyone who hasn't been bleeding, so that's reassuring for us all. I'm still going to wait until my 12 week scan to add myself to the list though.

Scooby I'm really sorry to hear about your work although I know from experience what it can be like. I also used to work in an all male enviroment and with DD I was sacked for being pregnant!!!. That's illegal I hear you cry as did I but they told me there was no job I could do safely in there company and they didn't want to have to get the extra insurance and off I was booted from 8 weeks pregnant!. I only told them that early as i had to have lots of scans with DD.

Also unfortunately I think Mrs Snow is right I think they have to keep a position open for you for a year but it doesn't have to be the same one. One of the girls from my NCT group is in the police force and she had to go back into a different division to the one she left.

I too seem to have bloated overnight. Last week someone I vaguely know came up to my and said OMG your pregnant to which I replied no just fat!.

HI all, I'm off work today as the bronchitis doesn't seemt o be abating and I'm coughing so hard I keep throwing up. Lovely.

To top it all off I managed to fall down the stairs this morning - luckily I landed on my (well padded) bum but have jarred myself quite badly, and sinec we have sisal flooring (which is a bit like a cheese grater in texture) I have taken all the skin off my left hip and elbow. No damage to the baby, but everything aches now. Bloody pregnancy clumnsiness. I did a similar thing last time.

So I confess I'm feeling a bit sorry for myself today!

Mrs Snow - I'm not that concerned about the birth itself (yet) - largely because I know from experience the rotten ones tend to qork out in the end - more the headache of transfering hospitals possibly under a month before my due date... Not only the prospect of giving birth in an unfamiliar place, but also the administrative nightmare I'm predicting it will cause. But Wimbledon to Archway really isn't sensible to contemplate.

Caitni - I also think it's pretty that the NHS don't take your cycle length into account - it actually may have been at the root of much of the trauma with DD - because they thought they were looking at a 13 week old, when actually (due to my cycle being REALLY long then) she was actually only 10 1/2 weeks. It CAN cause a lot of problems.

Scooby, I'm also really shocked at the attitude of your work. I'd have a really good swot up on their policies so you really know the score, ditto what Caitni said about the employment section on here, but it might also be worth a word with citizens advice if you really don't get anywhere...

Mrs Snow - I hate this bit of pregnancy, personally. You feel lousy but you can't tell anyone, you're eating all the time to stave off MS and people just think you're a bit of a greedy porker. I can't wait ot be able to tell people in a "See! I'm not FAT, I'm PREGNANT!!" kind of way. Especially to the two girls next to me who sit behind an invisible "wall of weightwatchers"... grrr...

That said, I was wearing an empire-line (i.e. under the bust) type blouse on the tube last week, and someone actually offered me their seat! I'm not sure if that's a good or a bad thing... I'm not THAT big surely? The seat was most welcome though... .

Mrs Snow - I'm also scraping the bottom of the laundry basket barrel for clothes and hoping that I can last out until the weather turns and I can buy warmer stuff which will last...

Hope everyone's bearing up. Bring on the blooming bliss of the second trimester.

I'm off to try and soothe my sore self with a bath.

db
xx

Well people.... one scan later and I can report..... that I'll be sticking around here for a bit longer yet!!! One happy heartbeaty little arcadieling (formally known as Tapioca in our house)Thanks for bearing with me on the longest fortnight of my life. DB - they measured him/her at 7 weeks whereas by my dates I'm nearly 9. Ho hummmm.

Hi everyone

I've been following but not posting for a while - really glad so many people are progressing well (scans are so exciting)!

Quick question as am being neurotic! Am now 10 weeks, had a scan at 7+1 which showed heartbeat and all well. Was feeling a bit naseous from about 5+5 weeks and just not keen on eating until early last week and since then been feeling much better.

Really occasional nausea a couple of times of the last few days but noticeably have been actually able to eat a proper meal. I still have large, veiny boons (they are slightly sore but no less than they've been since the beginning) and a bit knackered (not too bad, but it hasn't been throughout).

Just getting worried that the sickness shouldn't be easing up yet and that maybe somehting is wrong? I did tell midwife that had been feeling a bit better and she didn't say anything to suggest that was a problem, but since I had an early bleed am totally neurotic - especially as it's my first time.

Is this normal, should I be worried and ask for another scan or wait my 2 weeks out patiently.

Thanks!

Congrats Arcadie, that's great news. You must be so happy and relieved x

When I had my first early scan I should have been 11 weeks by dates and measured 5.3! Looking forward to my dating scan with NHS.

I've also booked a private nuchal translucency scan for 12 weeks.

Retromum and Arcadie hurrah for your good scans!! Really really happy to hear good news for you both

Rebecca I so understand your paranoia but it sounds like everything is fine. I also had a scan at 7 weeks and was reassured by it. But by 9 weeks my own symptoms of tiredness and nausea (very mild) lifted and I of course panicked. But after a private scan last Saturday (at 10+4) seeing all was well has made this pregnancy seem much more real. Hang on in there xx

Tigress and glad to hear you got your scan date too (finally!). Only a week to go

MrsSnow Wardrobe crisis sounds awful! I've got two skirts and a pair of jeans that are a size up from my normal one and they've been my lifeline (even if colleagues are probably wondering why I wear the same outfits over and over and over...). Starting to struggle on tops now but am going to try and hold off on buying maternity stuff until the shops have more than just t-shirts and vests in them.

DB that must have been so stressful with your DD. Thank god you're forewarned this time. The bronchitis sounds awful - have you tried inhaling olbus oil over a basin of steaming water? It's a pain when most medicines are off limits (I had friday off with a sore throat, which has developed into a horrible head cold, and am missing lemsip!) but the last time I had bronchitis the steaming basin of water helped a bit.

Cannot be bothered with work. Am finding it hard to breathe (snot monster here) and reckon people are wondering if I have the dreaded swine flu! Thank god I don't but just wish I could crawl under a duvet anyway

Retromum,Arcadie and Caitni - congrats on your scan news!

And thanks to all that have confirmed that I'm not going mad and my employer has been a little rotten so far to say the least. You do start to wonder if you are being unreasonable!

Rebecca - your post give me reassurance that the end is in sight! I am 10 wks and possibly feel a little better on the nasusea front today. The tiredness is still debilitating though

Especially hard as we have spent the last 3 days intensively sorting the house out ready to put on the market next week.

If it's been this hard to sort out a littel - god knows what moving is going ot be like! Dreading the thought of maintaining a show home for the next few weeks/months.

Hi all-

back from holiday and can TOTALLY sympathise with wardrobe crisis. Even though I took my larger clothes, by the time we got back none of them fit so made DH get all my maternity stuff down from the loft yesterday. I'd forgotten how comfy (though not attractive) it is!

Also having similar issues getting a scan- our PCT sends us to Kings for a nuchal, but have heard nothing and when I spoke with the durgery to chase it the woman told me 'it's far too early'. I am 11 weeks tomorrow and you can only get a nuchal up to a certain time (13 weeks) so pretty pissed off. Will be trying them again tomorrow.

[waves to everyone and dashes off to find more food]

Dophus - with you on the house front. We're doing the same and it's a nightmare trying to look for a new place, get the old one ready to sell etc.

Hope your nausea is on its way out and will try not to miss mine for its reassurance purposes.

Caitni - thanks, that cheered me up. Delighted all well with yours and hoping that means the same for me as can't really afford a private scan this month (she says while checking her online balance quickly just in case!)

Not having too much of a wardrobe crisis yet - it's my first after all - but have a pot belly I can't suck in!

Had a pain low down, slightly to the left all day. Anyone else get these aches and pains? I can't remember whether it means I should be worried.

First day in maternity work trousers tomorrow - I couldn't even get a finger in-between the waistband and myself last week! Here's hoping they are not obviously maternity wear! BTW I found mamas and papas range much nicer than H&M, New Look and Red Herring (Debenhams)- more expensive, though The grey cords should see me right through til March though.

I put away all my normal clothes today and gave in to the maternity clothes. They are so comfy. I will have to go and buy some more as these are a few I got at the carboot last weekend. I was daft enough to throw all mine out about a month before the BFP!

I've finally found something I can drink that actually tastes nice. I'd gone off tea, water and juice but lemon Fanta is the best thing ever! I'm going to bulk buy a load tomorrow. Now I just have to find work clothes that fit.

good luck with that Fleximum. Currently finding Peartiser a good thing.

Rebeccacad- I was in maternity clothes at ten weeks last time too- you are clearly very lucky

SleepwhenImdead- I second Mamas and Papas. I bought a few bits there last time and they lasted really well, unlike Mothercare which were rubbish. And Vertbaudet.

Gosh, lots of posting today and some really good news from Retromum and Arcadie

I am seeing my GP for the first time tomorrow and I am hoping that I am going to be able to persuade her to get me an early scan. Offically I think I am now 7+3, but my cycle is quite long and also my last AF was 2 wks late. Obviously because we were TTC I tested. I thought there was a really faint blue line on the first test, tested again a couple of days later & got a BFN. 'AF' came a few days later, but it was very light & not the usual. we shall see. I think it's just wishful thinking that I am actually much further ahead than I think I am!

At the weekend my nearly 2 year old DD kindly told MIL that Mummy has a baby in my tummy!! We were going to tell her that day anyway, but DD took the decision out of our hands!

I cannot believe that the bloody pregnancy hormones have put me off chocolate! A good friend brought me a huge piece of gorgeous chocolate cake from a very posh wedding where she works (it was about 8 inches high & filled with ganache, strawberries, cream, etc). I had to throw it away whilst holding my nose

Hi all, sorry haven't posted for ages, been reading though...

Great news Arcadie and Retromum

DB - Fingers crossed for you that all goes smoothly with the house. Sorry you feel so rotten, hope you're ok after your fall. You really are in the wars atm...

My ms has been wearing off over the last week, am so relieved. Still getting occasional sickness/ingigestion/headache/trapped wind/random ailments.

The lastest seems to be insomnia . I sleep fine most of the night then wake a few hours before the alarma and just toss and tuen unable to get back to sleep . I then get annoyed at dh snoring and start nudging him to make it stop, poor soul...

Hope everyone is doing ok and starting to feel better.

Scan a week tomorrow, am excited but also nervous as i'm just scared they'll be something wrong, no reason to think so but i'll feel better when it's over (if all ok).

Hi All

Pureeandpearls I'm really glad to hear that as I am 9 weeks and was starting to worry about not having a nuchal scan date. We also get sent to Kings and I'm sure last time I had my date by now and my scan was at 12+3. I'll see what you get told today and then start chasing it myaself!.

I am also in maternity clothes my stomach is huge and I can't lie on my stomach at night which is really frustrating especially when the CRL measured yesterday at 20.3mm!. Whats the rest of my stomach so full of then?!. I didn't try mamas and papas last time, would you recommend them then? I had lots of topshop and I have just been looking at ASOS as they have a collection now.

Scooby I was discussing your work situation with my DH last night, can you tell I have an issue with this now! But I am sure there is a legal requirement that if it is feasable for the pregnant woman to perform her duties during the daytime rather than nights then this must be put in place. Even my old job recognised this so they fired me!.

Anyway I'm off secret shopping today with DD, lets hope she behaves!.

Greetings!

I get my first proper scan tomorrow evening I am a mad mix of nerves and excitement. I will be 11 weeks on Thursday.

After the scan DH and I plan to tell everyone who doesn't already know.... so far we've told a few select people in RL.

My new main symptom is being soooooooo tired after doing very little work. Yesterday in work I went on a long walk with someone I work with. I have walked this dozens of times before with little effort. Yesterday, though I was sweating like mad and basically had to lie down on her living room floor after it. I was almost falling asleep driving home from work!

I'm glad to read that other women here are in their maternity clothes already. I don't have any maternity clothes yet (I'm not sure when to start shopping for them). I haven't put on much weight, most of my clothes still fit me fine. But I just feel a bit bloated all over. My tummy looks bloated, but even my face feels swollen, but I don't know if I look this way to other people. A few people have said that I'm looking well and have lost weight.... these are all people who don't know I'm pregnant. I'm thinking that they're just trying to be polite, rather than saying, TLC you look like a dog!

Scooby - Once your employer has been notified in writing of your pregnancy it has an obligation to do all that is reasonable to remove or prevent exposure to any significant risk that has been found (risk(s) would generally be identified through an occupational risk assessment - have you had one/asked for one?). If a risk is found to exist, unless it can be avoided through other action, your employer must temporarily alter your working conditions or hours of work, if this is reasonable and would avoid the risk. If your employer cannot reasonably alter your working hours or conditions, it should try to find you suitable alternative employment and if it genuinely cannot do this, it has an obligation to suspend you on full pay. You might find it helpful to look at the Health and Safety Executive's guidance for pregnant women:
www.hse.gov.uk/mothers/index.htm As far as returning to the same job goes, you have thr right to return to the exact same position if you return during or at the end of your Ordinary Maternity Leave - currently 9 months. If you return during or after Additional Maternity Leave (the last 3 months of the 12 months you are allowed to take) the employer's duty is to find you a comparable (i.e. same status, pay & benefits) position. Generally, this is the same job but it is not necessarily so. Hope this is helpful.

No weight gain issues here, which brings its own concerns. Normal jeans slipping off so am starting to query whether there really is a growing baby in there. Can't remember when I started thickening round the middle last time but I'm sure I was at least having to breathe in to do up some pairs of trousers. Midwife at booking appt yesterday didn't seem to think it was an issue and I'm now desperate for the scan to confirm everything is OK.

Still really tired here too. And not helped by a toddler who thinks that anywhere between 4am and 5.30am is the ideal time to start the day. I am practically suicidal at that time in the morning. Just off to see if I can buy gro-anywhere blinds to add to the blackout blinds and blackout lined curtains we already have in his room. Grrrr.

Awoke this morning to sound of DS singing Bob the Builder at 6am. Lovely.

Just a quick question, did anyone get to hear the heartbeat at their booking in appointment?

I know some midwives refuse to do it until 16 weeks, just wondered if anyone had managed it?

xx

Daly - so with you on the insomnia. Last night I woke at 3.15 - I finally dozed off at 5.45, by then the boys were already stirring. DH took them out to leave me to doze but they really don't understand and kept coming in to show me things.

Really rstruggling today at work as I can hardly string a sentence together.

I was in maternity clothese abotu 3 weeks ago - I don't think ~I've got any bigger. Fortunately I'm unmistakenly pregnant. As Retro says - since the baby is only 20 mm - what's the rest of it (she says shoving another sweetie in her mouth).

Rebecca had the photos taken today so we're hoping that the first person throguh the door will love it and offer our ridiculously high asking price. Never know eh? How long has yours been on the market? Are you staying local? Is there much available in your area?

Hi! A late joiner here... I've been trying not to obsess about early pregnancy, so it didn't even occur to me to go on mumsnet until now. Well I was obsessing anyway I have to admit but I feel like I'm more getting used to the idea of just chilling and waiting now... Still early days.

I'm due 15 March according to own calculation taking into account slightly longer cycle. My LMP was really 5 June but since I know my cycle is at least 3 days longer than "normal", I told the midwife LMP was 8 June and that my cycle is normal. Thought that should be easier than keep explaining about longer cycle... clever me eh?

It's my second, have a DD 15 months.

Just spent HOURS reading all posts here. So sorry for those who had MC. It's been good in a way to read about sad events also so that you're prepared should it happen to you, and you know that other people have gone through it...

We've been extremely lucky with TTC, got pregnant 2 weeks after stopping the pill both times! Therefore I feel now that my luck can't possibly last and that something will go wrong. I'm on the older side (36) so am of course worrying about the nuchal/dating scan... Booked for 1 Sep.

I know it's been said before but if you don't get scan date, chase chase chase!

Seems like most people are feeling tired and nauseous, add me to the list... I feel so sorry for those of you that have to work, I did in my first pregnancy, had 2 hour commute (door to door) each way. We were selling our house to move closer to London, but sale kept falling through and I'm now a full time slummy mummy since about a month, as I decided enough was enough and quit work (for now).

Scooby, that's disgusting about your work, I'm thinking "sue their asses"! discrimination! and sell your story to a sunday paper!

I'm adding myself to the list...

Becky7000 15 February #4
Tigresswoods 1 March #1
DrSkid 1 Mar #3
Potpourri 1 March #4
onlyanauntie 1 March #1
369thegoosedrankwine 1 March #2
MissieMoosMummy 1 March #2
Caitni EDD 2 March #1
Horsiemummy EDD 2 March #2
Oscarsmumm EDD 2 March #2
pureeandpearls EDD 2 March #2
Pipsonhisway EDD 2 March #1
Donttrythisathome EDD 3 March #1
designerbaby EDD 3 March #2
Smac EDD 4 March #2
BlueyDragon EDD 4 March #2
TakeLovingChances EDD 5 March #1
Dalrymps EDD 5 March #2
Dophus EDD 07March #3
Twofalls EDD 7 March #2
Carrie2010 EDD 7 March #1
BYM EDD 8 March #2
CAFW EDD 9th March #2
ilgb EDD 9 March #2
Sariska 9 March #2
rebeccacad 9 March #1
wilkos EDD 11 March #2
Lemonadegirl EDD 11 March #2
Josie22 EDD 12 March #1
Swingsofglory EDD 12 March #2
Iwonka 12 March #1
Scooby26 13 March #1
Vixie123 13 March #1
MrsSnow 13 March #1
Minicooper 14 March #2
slackrunner 14 March #2
Poppyjen 15 March #1
Annamama 15 March #1
Childofthe80s 16 March #1
mmtwgr 16 march #2
Scootergrrrl 17 March (??) #3
Arcadie 17 March #3
SleepWhenImDead 18 March #2
Kay1980 19 March #2
Luckysalem EDD 22 March #2
Veryworriedme 22 March #1
Rindercella EDD 27 March #2
Fleximum EDD 28 March #3

Sorry I had to do it again, put #1 instead of #2... pregnany brain

Becky7000 15 February #4
Tigresswoods 1 March #1
DrSkid 1 Mar #3
Potpourri 1 March #4
onlyanauntie 1 March #1
369thegoosedrankwine 1 March #2
MissieMoosMummy 1 March #2
Caitni EDD 2 March #1
Horsiemummy 2 March #2
Oscarsmumm 2 March #2
pureeandpearls 2 March #2
Pipsonhisway 2 March #1
Donttrythisathome EDD 3 March #1
designerbaby 3 March #2
Smac 4 March #2
BlueyDragon 4 March #2
TakeLovingChances 5 March #1
Dalrymps 5 March #2
Dophus 07March #3
Twofalls 7 March #2
Carrie2010 7 March #1
BYM 8 March #2
CAFW 9th March #2
ilgb 9 March #2
Sariska 9 March #2
rebeccacad 9 March #1
wilkos 11 March #2
Lemonadegirl 11 March #2
Josie22 12 March #1
Swingsofglory 12 March #2
Iwonka 12 March #1
Scooby26 13 March #1
Vixie123 13 March #1
MrsSnow 13 March #1
Minicooper 14 March #2
slackrunner 14 March #2
Poppyjen 15 March #1
Annamama 15 March #2
Childofthe80s 16 March #1
mmtwgr 16 march #2
Scootergrrrl 17 March (??) #3
Arcadie 17 March #3
SleepWhenImDead 18 March #2
Kay1980 19 March #2
Luckysalem EDD 22 March #2
Veryworriedme 22 March #1
Rindercella EDD 27 March #2
Fleximum EDD 28 March #3

I'm a late joiner too! I didn't show last time until about 20 weeks, and I'm only about 11weeks and have a bump!! yikes.... hello everybody

Becky7000 15 February #4
Tigresswoods 1 March #1
DrSkid 1 Mar #3
Potpourri 1 March #4
onlyanauntie 1 March #1
369thegoosedrankwine 1 March #2
MissieMoosMummy 1 March #2
Caitni EDD 2 March #1
Horsiemummy 2 March #2
Oscarsmumm 2 March #2
pureeandpearls 2 March #2
Pipsonhisway 2 March #1
Donttrythisathome EDD 3 March #1
designerbaby 3 March #2
Smac 4 March #2
BlueyDragon 4 March #2
TakeLovingChances 5 March #1
Dalrymps 5 March #2
Dophus 07March #3
Twofalls 7 March #2
Carrie2010 7 March #1
BYM 8 March #2
CAFW 9th March #2
ilgb 9 March #2
Sariska 9 March #2
rebeccacad 9 March #1
wilkos 11 March #2
Lemonadegirl 11 March #2
Josie22 12 March #1
Swingsofglory 12 March #2
Iwonka 12 March #1
Scooby26 13 March #1
Vixie123 13 March #1
MrsSnow 13 March #1
Minicooper 14 March #2
slackrunner 14 March #2
Poppyjen 15 March #1
Annamama 15 March #2
Childofthe80s 16 March #1
mmtwgr 16 march #2
Scootergrrrl 17 March (??) #3
Arcadie 17 March #3
SleepWhenImDead 18 March #2
Kay1980 19 March #2
Luckysalem EDD 22 March #2
Veryworriedme 22 March #1
Rindercella EDD 27 March #2
Fleximum EDD 28 March #3
cyphercat edd 2 March #2