~~August 2010~~ tummies blooming into bumps

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5th thread come grab a bean bag, theres a cake table in the corner (feel free to help yourselves)

cherry-my ds & dh are BIG chelsea fans! Whenever DH goes to a game ds really wants to go aswell & we watch it on tv looking out for him in the crowd

Dh wants to take him to a game soon but I think he's still a bit young!

Sam- No my sis made it for ds when he was a baby, got some jungle animal fabric & made a duvet cover, cushion covers etc, Love the mothercare stuff aswell though!

Just looked on the fun to see website & they now have the gruffalo stickers! ds would LOVE them so I might get them instead of the animals.
Saw the princess ones aswell, they are gorgeous!

Can I ask what is an anterior placenta?

I've seen a few of you mention it, I'm slightly worried because I havent felt really strong movements yet, I feel it move most days but very small movements.

Dh hasnt felt any kicks yet either He did at 18 weeks with ds.

Glad your scan went well marzipananimal

Hello everybody..been dipping in and out of this thread over the last couple of weeks.. it's probably only polite that I join now! How do I go about it?

Hi Hattie you just did. Let us know your stats - epxected due date, age location (if you want to) and whether you are expecting boy/girl or surprise (or don't know yet) then throw yourself into it!

Well DH had second interview today and has got the job subject to contract. My mum typically has found the cloud behind the silver lining saying that his previous job was more "secure". Well perhaps but he had to work 14 hours a day at least 5 days a week, work every weekend and at the time she kept making comments about how many young girls he would be meeting and was I not lonely and always criticising it. She is really starting to properly P*SS ME OFF (sorry).

DH felt the baby move last night. He half felt it a week or so ago but could not be sure that it was baby and not me twitching. The look on his face last night as he was feeling his son move [loved up emoticon].

Tough day at work today. I know it is unsettling for people when their company is being sold but is there any need to be totally obstructive!!! Hey folks - do it my way and you should still have a job. Do it your way and you definitely don't!

Hope you are all ok. Need to catchup properly with posts today.

babyducky an anyerior placenta just means it's at the front of the womb so it cushions the baby's kicks a bit. The midwife said it's not a problem though provided it's not low lying (which mine isn't and they usually aren't)

welcome hattie aussie your mum does sound quite annoying! I'm seeing my MIL this weekend (who does get on my nerves a bit) so hoping to keep my cool!

oops - anterior not anyerior!

Thanks pample they're so frustrating! The company has only been up and running for 18 months and none of them really has the head-space to think about HR stuff. They keep asking the company lawyer for advice, but I don't think he's an HR expert at all! Hmmm, dh says I should just go in with a document clearly stating what I want and see what they do...could be a brilliant plan or could be career suicide! Luckily I have a very close friends that's in HR so I'm waiting for her to call me tonight for some pointers.

Welcome hattie and congrats on the scan marzipananimal

Thanks very much! My stats then: My 'surprise' is due on 24 August. (Pretty sure we're going to keep it a suprise anyway - we'd both prefer a girl though, so realise it might be wise to find out so we can prepare ourselves..)

I'm 32, married and live in Streatham Hill, South London. Any other South London ladies on this thread? x

marzipananimal glad your scan went well!
do most people have to pay for their photos? i guess we are pretty lucky that Ive never been charged for them here (Liverpool) - although maybe the parking fees make up for it!

babyducky Your lucky having such a talented relative! Dont think anyone in my family could do the same! i love all jungle stuff at the moment, im sure im gonna go overboard! the gruffalo stickers are lovely, so cute.

Hi Hattieboomboom welcome to the thread!

Started feeling some more defined movements here too - though I'd be feeling them alot earlier but not had anything constant enough to be certain until the last week.

Hope your all having a good night, looking forward to "one born every minute" tomorrow - always terrifies me but I still have to watch it!

hello ladies,

we have our 20wk scan tomorrow at 1:20. Do I stick with a 'surprise' or join team pink/team blue?

babyducky dd is obsessed with The Gruffalo and we read it every night before bed. We have just ordered her a load of stuff for her birthday from The Gruffalo website.

Well I am off to scour the internet for jeans to accommodate me and puddin (the name for our bump)

Hola peeps

Welcome Hattie and yay for your scan Marzipan.

Anterior placenta here too - I felt like Inspector Morse this weekend when it dawned on me why Baby Hector kept kicking me at the sides and in the fandango and not at the front. Not the sharpest tool in the biology classroom toolbox...

And to make matters worse, I now feel like a complete pregnancy virgin. Because I live in the sticks and I'm too lazy to drive the length of my own arse unless it's to buy cake supplies or haribo, until today, my baby buying research & planning has been online. As I was forced to drive to Edinburgh (for that consultancy job - hurrah!), I took it upon myself to visit both the Mamas & Papas, one main one & one outlet store, on the way back.

I must have looked as bewildered as I felt, walking around the main store in circles with mad eyes, touching everything because at least 3 asked if I needed any help...one even asked if I was ok. Either that or they thought I was a shoplifter.

Completely different story at the outlet one though. Fellow customers were much more my speed..ie nervous & shift looking. And I bought my first baby purchase. Next season, Baby Hector will mostly be dressed as a spaceman...got a grey/silver snowsuit reduced from £35 to £5. Glad to see I'm sticking to my rule of just buying the absolute essentials first.

Coffee really good luck for tomorrow. If you're wavering...betcha cave in and find out..

Thanks for all the hugs and good wishes, it has been an awful few days but made more bearable by the support I've had. The hospital were brilliant and even though it was the most medicalised experience possible, and I'm devastated to have lost my baby, I know there was nothing that could have been done to change things.

Neenz asked what happened so please everyone else don't read if you don't want to know.........

I had a little cramping on Thursday evening, then woke in the middle of the night bleeding. Rushed to hospital where bleeding and pain intensified, then a scan confirmed that baby had no heartbeat. Was so little that clearly had stopped growing a couple of weeks earlier (I was 18+3). Full medical management as I was bleeding so much, ERPC, blood transfusion, the works. 3 days in hospital has cured me of my hospital phobia though! And everyone was so kind. It helps.

Don't know if I'll try again Probably a one off, but obviously more likely the older you are and I'll be 40 this year. Maybe that will be my deadline.

I wish you all the best of luck with your pregnancies and babies, take care, Jenny xxx

So sorry for you Jenny, I'm glad the hospital were kind and looked after you well. Please look after youself and take lots of time to recover.

Fiz (my cat) is really p off with me today, swiping at me as I walk past etc - I've no idea why, she's been like it all day from the moment I got up. Absolutely fine lovely snuggly and purring with DH though! What have I done?!! How much can cats sense, is this the start of jealousy?! Haha!

Oh Jenny, you're so brave. You probably don't feel it but you sound it. You've just faced our worst nightmare...and it could've happened to any one of us. So unfair & so cruel just at the point where we can almost start to relax and believe we're actually having a baby. Really glad you're getting the support you deserve.

I can only speak for myself but I'm sure I'm not the only one who thought of you quite a bit over the weekend. A million best wishes for the next wee while and for the family decisions ahead. You'll always be part of Team Aug 2010 and I hope it's not too painful for you to drop in and see how the rest of us get on over the next few months.

Take care
x

Oh jenny I am so sorry that is heartbreaking. IIRC it was no.6 wasn't it. You must be so proud of your family. I used to think if you had kids a mc wouldn't be so painful but now I have kids I know a mc would be just as devastating as the first time round. It is always devastating. I hope you recover soon from the ERPC and continue to feel positive. ((((hugs))))

Blueberries, vouchers should definitely be protected on maternity - do you have a hr dept or is it just you against the big bosses? Do you know any employment lawyers? (Seems a silly question but I do know one!) You can always ask on the employment boards here - people are very helpful.

Welcome hattie,

try to ignore your mums comments Aussie, my mil Is just the same! Well done to your dh.

Thanks for explaining marzipananimal, maybe I have that then & that's why I'm not feeling much, we will find out today anyway.
Scan is not till 330 though!

Good luck with your scans carolondon & Thecoffeelady.

We also read the grufallo everynight, & he has the books, t shirt, soft toy & pjs!

Oh jenny that is heartbreaking, you do sound very strong &brave, can't imagine how you must feel, I'm so sorry, take care xxxxxx

jenny that is heartbreaking and I am sooo sorry that you have had to go through it. You sound very brave.

Welcome hattie, sam86 I'm originally from Liverpool area and have told DH that our son will be an LFC supporter but he is having none of it

Well, I had a lovely weekend with my mum who came out to visit. Finally went to baby shops and maternity clothes shopping.

My bump has appeared over the past week which I'm happy about (am 21+3) and I'm feeling baby movements almost constantly. He is always kicking and punching and woke me up last night by walloping me in the tummy. DH can feel him now which is nice

Had a GP appointment yesterday and the Dr found white blood cells in my urine so had to send it off for more tests. She reckons I could have some sort of bacterial infection so am hoping it is nothing serious. Will find out on Friday.

My mum very kindly bought us a big box of fresh chocolate eclairs over the weekend....I'ce already eaten 3 so will leave some on the table for you all to help yourselves

Jenny Im so sorry to hear what you went through, i agree with everyone - you are so strong having to go through that. My thoughts are with you and your family xxx

Good luck to everyone with scans today, Im eagerly awaiting your stories when you get back! xx

NichyNoo - be strong and you will be victorious!! DH wanted DD to be a blue, but shes definitly a red - shes had her Liverpool kit signed by the team, plus red suits her more than any other colour so hes got no chance!! stick to your guns!x

Hi,
Can I join? I'm on Sept thread, but due 29th Aug...
x

Morning everyone! Good luck for your scans today carolondon and coffee. Had the best nights sleep in a long time last night after I bought a "V" pillow yesterday, bump and back supported now and another between my legs had me compfy all night! Yay!

Aussie - I know its hard but ignore your Mum. Congrats to you and DH on the new job! Its a weight off your mind!

What is it with parents sometimes? My FIL really upset me Saturday, he quite often does, he seems to take great pleasure in upsetting me. Saturday for some reason he felt the need to go on and on and on about our money and finances and what we could afford and couldn't afford - like it is any of his business, especially as we never ask him for anything or have anything off him!! He even got to the point where he said uni and degrees are meaningless and worthless and look how much debt I was in and that we would never be able to afford to send our children. Who the hell does he think he is?

I was acutally the rudest I've been back to him cuz my degree was not a waste of time and I worked damn hard for it, and whatever debt I'm in my earning potential is what it is because of my worthless degree. And if my children want to go in the future they damn well will and we will support them the best we can with what we will have. I swear sometimes he's just jealous as silly as that sounds. Grrr he really wound me up and why have a go at me over something which is almost 20 years away?!! Most pointless lecture ever I think! Wish DH would tell him to sod off sometimes, I try my best to ignore him but every now and again I blow like I did at the weekend.

Ahhh happy and calm thoughts.... going to do the little wifey thing and bake while DH is as work today! Haha! Clean bathroom and finish washing first though, need to fit in some ironing at some point to and a trip to Asda to get the baking stuff!

Looking forward to hearing about scans later!

jenny It just wasn't that little ones time .. are you going to find out why?

Much hugs

hello ladies!

Well just under 2 hours to go until our 20wk scan. Do I stay strong and stick with team surprise or will I cave and find out?

We are taking dd with us, I wonder what she will make of it all? We are going to pop into Mamas & Papas on the way home so I can buy some much needed clothes.

Good luck carolondon I hope you have a good scan, with all the stress of the GTT you deserve it.

I will be back later to tell you all if I stayed strong or gave in and found out!

hello everyone

Feeling a bit glum today because yet again dh has taken himself abroad for a football match - so he's currently winging his way to Munich, well he's prob landed now but hey, for the Munich v Utd match tonight. Feeling very left out because for once I'd like to go somewhere with him, not necessarily football, just somewhere.
I know I'm probably just hormanal and over emotional but it doesn't make it any nicer. I've told him I want him to take me somewhere before I get too big to fly but he hasn't replied as yet - bet he's not too happy!!

Welcome Hattie, I've added you to the list.

Jenny I'm so glad to hear you were well looked after. Good luck with your decisions, it can't be an easy thing to think about. Take care love xx

Babyducky How old is your ds? Mine is 3, 4 in july. Dh has refused to take him to a chelsea game on principle that he is a manu utd fan. Funny thing is tho, one of his fave names for a girl is Chelsea . I happen to love the name as well but I really don't think our baby will be called that.
And good luck with your scan today!!!

Marzi Glad you had a good scan hun, sounds like the trainee was a bit much tho - was she just really focused/concentrating? Ah well, at least you got your pics for free

coffeelady good luck with your scan hun, will be watching to see what you decide

weehector Is baby going to need a snowsuit in August? Won'y it be a bit warm, or did you mean Autumn/Winter?

xxxx

hormonal