December 2010 any one? Come keep me company

[OnlyWantsOne]

well... this is scary

Persnickety I really like the list with where they deliver! excellent idea!

ebrookm do I remember correctly reading somewhere that didn't want St Mary's and was hoping for UCLH? Well, I did the same thing and did all I could to avoid St Mary's and am now with UCLH. had my early scan at UCLH last friday and loved how the staff so far. Finger crossed that MW is nice. Seeing her on May 17th and 12 wk scan on May 24th!

PS Persnickety just saw your separate EDD thread - sorry! - have posted the above there instead

persnickety - am glad that you had a good experience at QC. I did some research and it seemed to have the most positive reviews. As for the self-referral, it was someone on this thread that told me I could refer myself (was it you PJen?). As I'm originally American, I don't know how the health system works here (although I can guarantee it's not as much of a sh!tshow as the US - especially now). So I self-referred myself and the mw did mention that referring early, helped?

Yes, PJen it was me who was also considering UCLH, but considering I'm west of St. Mary's - it seemed like a bit of a hike and QC would be less travel time. Great to hear you are with UCLH - that is the other one I found great reviews as well. (To be fair, I only researched the 6 hospitals near me). Did you have to book your scan privately? Or did your hos book for you?

I'm full of ?'s! Sorry!

Have a great evening all.

I bought a couple of 34D bras today (usually 34B). Felt comfortable for the first time in weeks! Got them from a charity shop for a quid each too so no hippy guilt if I grow out of them in a month.

Morning all, had my scan yesterday and it went well, saw a gestational sac with a yolk sac inside, all in the right place and size!! They booked me another for 2 weeks time when we will hopefully see the heartbeat. Sooo tired this morning, been up since 6 and the kids weren't even awake, I had a nightmare and couldn't sleep after that.

whatwillsantabring - I'll bear that in mind, thanks. I've never been able to swallow tablets Your colleague sounds awful! Sounds like a really difficult situation with your sister, I've had miscarriages but have no siblings so I'm not sure how the best way to go would be.

I'm really not sure whether to have a homebirth or hospital one, I have to wait and see how my pregnancy goes first as I've been under consultant care every time due to pregnancy problems. Plus it's Christmas and I'll have family over and I don't think I want to be giving birth in front of everyone hehe.

Wholelottalove - Glad everything went well and that you saw the heartbeat, must have been so worrying for you. I have a retroverted uterus which makes it difficult to see anything, can't remember how else it affects me though.

notso - my dp suffers from blood clots, he had a dvt and nearly died a couple of years ago and he's on blood thinning injections every day now He's quite ill at the moment as he has Lupus which is flaring and it's bringing on lots of symptoms too. Sorry to hear about your row with dh, luckily dp is sooo understanding and helpful, I feel so lucky to have met him after abusive ex h.

JodieO- glad the scan went well, what good news. I'm exactly the same with dp. He's so understanding & I'm being far more down on myself than he says I should be. He's being so supportive, tells me off when I say I'm rubbish and is just amazing. It's silly ut I still find it quite difficult when he does things for me as xp only had an ulterior motive for things or he would only do things because 'I wasn't good enough'. Unfortunately I still believe all that to a degree but dp is great and gives me cuddles and reassures me so much. I just wish my counselling would hurry up.

Morning ladies!

wholelotta so glad you saw a little galloping heartbeat, I can't wait to see my babas, it makes it all very real! And also very reassuring!

notso my first night went alright, only got 8 members but it is a bank holiday next week so I probably wouldnt have joined the Monday before a bank hol! Hope you're enjoying food optimising!!

I am not doing too bad, seriously stressed though and really worried it is going to be affecting baba, have had feelings in my uterus area which I didn't have with DS but just trying to ignore them as don't have booking appt until 20th May!

On the bright side, DS is back in nursery, he was sick again last night but I have a feeling it may just be his dairy intolerance coming back, he only started on dairy 6 weeks ago! Back to a dairy free diet and hope for the best!

Hope everyone is okay and those lovely little beans are thriving!

ebrookm Is this the self referral form you filled out?

I think C&W also does a self referal form. So I'm considering which I would prefer. I don't really have any complaints about QC, but am thinking C&W woud be a bit easier to get to and also probably has better food nearby (so I han avoid eating any hospital food while I'm there).

I don't think self referrals were around five /six years ago.

sorry, this is the form: Queen Charlotte Self Referral

Hi there. Please can I add myself now I am feeling brave enough.

I found out I was pregnant after IVF (first time lucky) on April 10th. I've been trying for 2 and a half years and had a miscarriage last year so the last couple of weeks have been a bit scary.

Had a scan today and saw a heartbeat so feeling a little more relaxed and have decided to take the plunge and join you all here.

My EDD is 15th December and I am 40 (just) - this will be my first baby.

Congratulations and welcome! And yipee that I'm not the only 40 year old here.

Hi DF congratulations! Hoping all goes well for you.
If it helps, my MIL conceived aged 42. Was told she would lose the baby. Her DD is now 4 and perfectly healthy

Your MIL is 46????

Well she's 47 this year I think Persnickety.

wow, imagine having a MIL with a small child. That must be weird. My granny was 43 when she had my mum 62 years ago. My MIL is 60!

Were you the only 40 year old here until I came along Persnickety? I don't feel 40 - whatever a 40 year old is supposed to feel like - and because this is my first child I have nothing to compare it to. So far I am feeling ok, no morning sickness or tiredness. I have had some pains in my leg and think it may be my Veins so that'a a bit scary.

nymum- age 36- baby no.4-edd 1 December
Mowzan - age 33 baby no1 - EDD 2nd December
OnlyWantsOne - age 22 - baby no2 - edd 2nd December
Comtessa - Age 29 - baby no.1 - EDD 2nd December
ebrookm - age 33 - baby no. 1 - edd 3rd December
Likethemapples - age 35 baby no1 - edd 5th December
Kisses1973 - Age 36 - Baby no. 1 - Edd 5th Dec
Firsttimer2010 - age 30 baby no1 - edd 6th December
PJen - age 36 - baby no1 - edd 6th December
Heading4home - age 35 - baby no2 - edd 6th December
cath476 - age 32 - baby no3 - edd 6th December
AnitaBlake - age 33 - baby no1 - edd 7th December
RaceyLacey - age 30 - baby no3 - edd 8th December
Moomaa - age 31 - baby no3 -edd 8th December
Mumnerves - age 33 baby - no. 1 - edd 7th December
nes100 - Age 33 - baby no.1 - EDD 9th December
SpanishLady - age 35 - baby no1 - edd 10th December
trytobebrave - baby no2 - edd 11th December
Littlesnoo - age 32 - baby no1 - edd 12th December
TheChangeSpiral - age 30 - baby no.1 - EDD 14th December
Miffster - age 39 - baby no.1 - ED 14th December
Mamaeff - age 35 - baby no.3 - EDD 14th December
DuelingFanjo - Age 40 - Baby no.1 - EDD 15th December
TheBronzeHorseman - age 37 - baby no. 2 - edd 17th December
Wendyb65 - Age 45 - baby no. 1 - EDD 17th December
Angelgirl79 - age 30 - baby no.1 - EDD 17th December
Kiwi5 - Age 30 - baby no.1 - EDD 17th December
Wholelottalove - age 29 - baby no. 2 - EDD 18th December
crazykat - age 22 - baby no.3 - EDD 18th December
93PJB - age 34 - baby no.2 - EDD 18th December
deepblue - age 26 - baby no 2 - EDD 20 December
LLKH -age 28 -baby no.1 edd -20th December
notso - age 29 - baby no.3 - EDD 22nd December
emmaxmas- age 34- baby no.1- EDD 24th December
mummynerves - Age30 - baby no.1 - edd 24th dec
whatwillsantabring - Age 31 - baby no.1 edd 24th Dec
washingonawednesday - age 29 -baby no.1 - EDD 25th December
JodieO - age 31 - baby no.4 - EDD Dec 25th
Persnickety - age 40 - baby no. 3 - EDD 25th Dec
Littleb - age 34 - baby no. 2 - EDD 26th Dec
Emma2617 - Age 23 - Baby no.2 - EDD 28th Dec
laylapink - age 28 - baby no 1 - EDD 30 Dec
mumatron -age 28 - baby no.3 - EDD 30th Dec

Hope no one minds, have added myself.

It was a little weird when I found out actually DF. DP had nver told me about his half-sister, so only found out a few months after we got together. His sisters are opposite extreme in banging on about their sister and sometimes it sounds like they're trying to convince themselves it's all simple instead of acknowledging that the relationship is a little more complicated than that.
All DP's family have had children young, so his great-grandad (MIL's grandad) is still alive. I find that a bit weirder seeing as I don't even have a living grandparent, let alone a great-grandparent!

My dp's mum has a 10 year old and a 14 year old (girls) plus him and his older brother. She had quite a gap between them, it's odd at times as my oldest daughter is 8!

Yeah jodie I know what you mean. DS was born the day before his auntie's 3rd birthday. They have a great relationship though, and one of DS's first words was her name. DS is as close as she'll ever get to having a real sibling as all hers are grown up.

hello all, sorry havent posted much. would take to long to catch up with you individually so will just say welcome to any newcomers and congrats on the scans everyone.

and hello to dueling so glad you had your scan and all was well.

in doing ok, not to sick yet but only 5+2 so plenty of time for it to start. changed my viability scan date to 7th may as i need to start my claxane shots by 7 weeks. anyone else on heparin/claxane? never had to inject myself before so not looking forward to that!

Girls, I am looking into those bumpbands. Does anyone know if they are any good this early? I want something to allow me to have my pants buttons open. Am worried if these bands are going to be too big even in size 1?!

Queenofdreams that sounds nice for your her then and your ds

mumatron I inject dp with his (he's on it for life, he was on tablets but developed some kind of immunity to them so back on injections now) and you would never think I could do it in a million years. I'm terrified of needles and avoid them unless absolutely necessary but I manage to do his fine. He could do it himself but his lupus means his hands shake and the bruises he gets the next day (and last weeks) are horrendous So I do it instead and he doesn't bruise. Could someone do yours for you if you're not keen?

Pjen bumpbands? What have a missed here then? My jeans are open a lot in the house already, I'm only 5+5 but I feel bloated and clothes are tight.

I feel quite crampy today, and my legs really hurt too, my mood today has been awful. I've been swinging from happy to irritable and back again. Knackered still too.

jodie dp is going to do it for me, but he works shifts sometimes and i think your supposed to do it same time every day? so might need to do it myself sometimes.

tbh i havent really discussed it much with my cons as we didnt really expect to get pg again so quickly. dont even know how much its going to cost

not sure about the bump band pjen do you mean the expander things yuo attach to your trouser buttons?

do you mean this or these

i made one myself out of a hair elastic last time. works well for the first few weeks when you feel bloated but you aren't actually showing.

mumatron I don't think they said that to dp but it's worth asking. Why do you have to pay for it?

Hi girls I ordered the bumpband (www.bumpband.co.uk/) online and will write a review when it arrives. Yes, I am a shopholic with already tons of maternity clothes, long tops and god knows what...

Now, I read in another threat about a fetal doppler! I am so getting interested about this one! I am currently googling to find out will report later!