10/10 babies - pumpkin smugglers form an orderly queue

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Here we are - pull up a beanbag and help yourselves to mini eggs!

Hello! Can I join too? EDD with number 2 is c16th October. Just wondering what I have let myself in for!

Scan is the week after the easter hols can't remember the date, its a wed.

Hermya 1 shop in B so far! Don't want to do too much online as its a PITA to return.
Sorry but LOL at the bump poking!

Nymph To be honest, I was going to wait until i take a trip to go see my friends down south and do it then. The fact that you have one shop near you makes me quite impressed. My scans on the 7th so I think I'm a little earlier than yourself. I found the bump poking quite funny to be honest. Although I did wonder what the hell they were doing at first.

It was a bit hmmm when after that all the other people in the office began to tell me that my days in my non pregnant trousers were numbered.

oh and welcome to the thread Bells and congratulations!

I was living in hope that H&M in C has some too otherwise its a day out just for mat clothes

Hello to all the newbies.

SamB sorry you felt so bad the other day. You definitely did the right thing coming home to rest. Hopefully you (and us all) will feel better once you get out of first trimester.

Hermya glad you are feeling better. I started crying a bit at random non-emotional newspaper reports today. Hormones a go-go!

Nymph your pains sound nasty. Lots of growing going on?

TinyWelsh thanks for volunteering for the twins. I'm living in fear.

I had my booking in appt today with the lovely pregnant midwife, who it turns out is from my home town and her mum knows my mum! I live about 30 miles away from there now, so that was a bit of a coincidence. She's younger than me and I realised that she would have been in the first year in secondary school when I was in my last, which suddenly made her seem really, really young when I thought about it like that. Anyway, we zipped through the form and as promised she rang and booked me a scan then and there, so it's three weeks next Monday, 12 April. I'll be 11.5 weeks then (fx) and I figure I'll give it another week if everything's ok then tell work and other people. This is assuming I can get away with it until then because I have a feeling I'm going to show much earlier this time round.

Have really had enough of ms now, and I've only had two weeks of it - at least another four if not more to go. Bleurgh. I know some of you are worried about lack of symptoms, and I can totally understand that, but can I just say I also really, really envy you escaping this!!!

On the bright side, we're having work done in the house next week, so I'm taking DS away with my mum for five days to a holiday park, staying in a log cabin. There's a pool and stuff there so even if the weather is pants it should be nice. There's also a health and beauty centre and I think it might be time for a massage/facial - I didn't pamper at all in the past pregnancy, and I'm determined to get a bit in this time. I'm rubbish at doing stuff like that generally.

Hope you all don't mind, but I've created a separate stats list based on the last update that thirdtimer did, just so people don't have to scroll back through the list.

You can find it here. (I hope, will test once I've posted this).

Nymph Actually I know they do maternity (well they did last year) as I tried on a cardy there, liked it and then put it back as I felt it was tempting fate too much to buy it. Apparently trying it on was enough.

hermya nice to see that we now have 2 shops in the whole county that believe in pg women!

Nymph I know, I highly suspect that they're trying to deny our existance.

Hi!

I had my scan yesterday!!!! I have a gorgeous little wriggler on board!!!! My due date has been moved to the 24th September.....which would have been conception on cd 8......unlikely lol!!! This baby won't shift until it's nearly Oct!

I'm struggling with clothes too, maternity clothes for larger women is non existent! I've ordered myself a nice maxi dress for the summer, all floaty and cool for baby bump.

Meansbeansmum Thats so cool!!!!!! Congrats!

Meanbeansmum congratulations - fab news

shieldbug and ladyThompson welcome back, I hope the next week is a little quieter for you so you can keep-- up with MN

bellsaringing, frenchlimeblossom katy86 thirdtimer Welcome!

wateraddict another dating scan shock! In a way it makes things even harder - truely a lottery re when bump will make an appearance!

Hermya your office are very forward!! Cheeky saying your pregnancy jean need to make an appearance. I have to say I am dreading being massive during summer again - I looked like a sweaty tomato for the last pg Not exactly blooming.

NymphadoraI really hope your pains go soon, or at least ease. Can not be nice to have.

Elsa123 Pregnancy brain is alive and well. I have no memory - this thread is too confusing as soon as I take 1.5days off MN!! I ALMOST need tickers to keep track of people, as I am re reading and re reading to not forget anyone (and I willhave, I know!)

Right, well I have my 12wk scan next wed, but have tweeks etc low on my left so not sure what that all is about. II'd like to think its movement but v unlikely. Hope its nothing! [paranoid]

meanbeansmum congratulations! so glad it went well

and welcome to all the new people

I'm feeling poorly again today, not to sick but really really sensitive to smell, shouted at poor DH because he cleaned the table for the first time in -his-- life and I couldn't cope with the smell of whatever he'd cleaned it with. He did at least then realise that reheating his left over curry for lunch would not be a popular move.

only 5 days till scan though, half of me really can't wait for it, then another part of me is really nervous too, I'm going to be a wreck by Wednesday!

Hi All!

Congrats meanbeansmum!

Had my early scan this morning and all's well! Dates are spot on and the bean (who looks exactly like a bean!) is just as she should be, good job they know that, I wouldn't be able to tell. Could see her heart going flicker flicker...amazing.

Hope everyone else is doing well. Tiredfeet I have the smell thing, even DH's lovely smell turns me over And Hermya I hope people can restrain themselves from molesting you for today

xxx

Congratulations Dilly. How lovely! I'm looking forward to seeing my bean on Monday.

Is anybody else experiencing extreme thirst? Even if I've just downed a pint of water, I still feel parched.

Yes redheadgal I've been super thirsty over the last few days and hoovering up ice cold water.

Hi nymph, yes I remember your name well from the TTC boards and am really to see you're here. It is nice to see some familiar "faces", the TTC boards were so helpful and it's lovely to see other people's success stories too!

DillyDora how lovely to have had a good scan

Congrats dilly and meanbeansmum. hopefully lots more good scan news to come from the rest of us. Good luck to all those having one next weeek.

after going to the gp yesterday, they very kindly told me I had missed my mw appt as it was the day before (when exactly were the going to tell me about it?). Anyway to cut a long one short, after MORE tears they gave me an appt that evening, so I am now the happy possessor of more information than even I wanted and the donator of lots of blood samples.

I have also had my EDD conformed as the 16th Oct so will finally add myself to the list.

I have been so excited that I have decided just to tell everybody (my mil has been doing that anyway- she can't help herself). Told 2 friends this lunchtime and they were in tears - I was so touched.

I am really nervous about the scan - I'm so scared baby isn't going to be perfect and healthy. Does everyone feel like this? I'm 35 (nearly 36) and just hear all these things about chances of abnormalities/problems increasing at my age. Fret fret fret. Six days til my scan. Mostly we're just plain excited, but there's a small part of me that just is concerned. Does every pregnant woman think like this?

abfabT speaking for myself, I'd have to say yes, I get very worried about bean not being ok, especially as DHs twins from a previous relationship are autistic, have ADHD & dyslexia. But there are lots of chromosomal abnormalities that can be spotted early, lots that can be done and more strength in each of us than we know. Having a baby born with health/development problems would be so hard, but we would get through it. I can't say try not to worry because that's just daft, but maybe try to limit your worry to just a bit of each day and then actively put it out of your mind. For me the hardest thing about all of this is that I can't influence what will happen - apart from taking my folic acid and not drinking/taking drugs there isn't much I can do!
Hope this helps
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Thanks, Dilly. Just helps to know I am not being irrational or anything. I do know we are a strong couple, and we'd cope, you just want them to be healthy so much, huh.
I know there's nothing we can do, I do everything right and my body was in good health before we started trying etc, so it's just down to fate. Praying hard time.

Yeah, babe, ain't nothin' wrong with a prayer or two! I'm 37 myself so I do know what you mean. Your mw should be able to reassure you a bit. There's so much that is unknown until bubba is born or growing up, it's hard. Chin up, Chick!

Thanks. Not sure I'll feel much reassured as I just know what the stats say. So just have to wait and see. Even when they are born, things can happen, hey. I'm normally really positive and upbeat, honest!!! Suppose I am just becoming a mother!
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Abfab Pray away, tbh thats what gets me through some of the tougher days. Don't worry about fretting, I've been the same. Every niggle causes me to go 'whats wrong?' and although it is annoying I suspose it comes with the joys of pregnancy.

Shield Maybe the NHS in your area are trying a crystal ball approach to informing you of your appointments. But I'm glad they got you in though.

Dilly Its my day off today, so no one has had an oppurtunity to molest me. I expect on Monday, I shall be duely inspected.

Seashells The people I work with are a tad cheeky (so am I tbh) and it's part of the reason why I like going into work. I think a lot