November 2010 - It's not fat, it's a baby!

[Lorelai]

Hi all. Thought I would get the new thread started before the old one got too full! Thanks to nomoremagnolia for the title

kawaiiko - pg1, age 29, EDD 26th Oct
hmmSleep - pg3, age 35, EDD 27th Oct
Fenouille, pg1, age 34, EDD 28th Oct
nomoremagnolia, pg1, age 32, EDD 29th Oct
Vix7 - pg1, age 33, EDD 29th Oct
Honeymoo - pg1, age 33, EDD 1st Nov
kyuri - pg1, age 32, EDD 1st Nov
bytheMoonlight-pg2, EDD 1st Nov
Floweryogi - pg1, age 34, EDD 2nd Nov
tanmu82, pg3, age 27, EDD 2nd Nov
Booboobedoo - pg2, age 34, EDD 2nd Nov
fromheretomaternity - pg2, age 36, EDD 3rd Nov
LibrasBiscuitsof - pg2,age 34 EDD 4th Nov
Womblegarten - pg1, age 33, EDD 4th Nov
addictedtomn - pg1, age 22, EDD 4th Nov
Mumcha - pg 4, age 26, EDD 5th Nov
biscuitbear - pg3, age 40, EDD 5th Nov
SarahAggie - pg3, age ?, EDD ?5 Nov?
B00kw0rm - pg2, age 30, EDD 6th Nov
Ebb - pg2, age 35, EDD 6th Nov
CardiCorgi - pg1, age33, EDD 7th Nov
Sweetgrapes - pg3, age ?, EDD 7th Nov
Pidgin - pg 1, age 30, EDD 8th Nov
Babybean1 - pg1 age 25 EDD 8th Nov
SomethingSuitablyWitty - pg1, age 31, EDD 10th Nov
applegirl - pg1, age 33, EDD 10 Nov
cluelessnchaos - pg4, age 33, EDD 11th Nov
redandyellow - pg1, age 33, EDD 11th Nov
Tillybea - pg3, age 37, EDD 11th Nov
allyfe - pg2, age 36, EDD 11 Nov
PrivetDancer - pg2, age 34, EDD 12th Nov (probably later)
BorisTheBold - pg3, age 32, EDD 12th Nov
tiany - pg1, age 31, EDD 13th Nov
annabanana - pg2, age 31, EDD 13 Nov
Loooopy, pg1, age 33, EDD 13th Nov
Threelittleducks, pg2, age 25, EDD 15th Nov
Gaga 82 - Pg1, age 27, EDD 16th Nov
Katey1010 - Pg1, age 37 EDD 17th Nov
funbun - pg2, age 38, EDD 17th Nov
harmony - pg2, age 21, EDD 17th Nov
sweetbird - pg1, age 36 edd 17th Nov
Buzzinblue-pg1, EDD 17th Nov
hopefultoo - EDD 17th Nov
craftykamo - pg1, age32, EDD 18th Nov
teebomb - pg1, age 29, EDD 18 Nov
Balijay - pg3,age 29 EDD 19th Nov
bunnygirl80 pg1 age 29 EDD 19th Nov
Duritzfan age 37 EDD 20th Nov
MrsLL2B - pg1, age 29, EDD 20 Nov
Loopymumsy - DC4, age 35, EDD 21 Nov
Sabie, pg1, age 37, EDD 21 Nov
MoJangles, pg1, age 42, EDD 22 Nov
soozlewoozle - pg1, EDD 22 Nov
umf - pg2, age 30, EDD 20-24 Nov
imissushi - pg1, age 27, EDD 24 Nov
PortiaPony - pg1, age 35, EDD 24 Nov
Minette75 - pg1, age 34, EDD 24 Nov
blondecat - age 31, EDD 24 Nov
fireflyz - pg1, EDD 25 Nov
HeadlessladyH-pg3, EDD 26 Nov twins
Lorelai - pg2, age 30, EDD 29 Nov
4madboys - pg5, age31, EDD 28 Nov
OnlyWantsOne - pg2, age ?, EDD 28 Nov
JFly ? pg2, EDD 28 Nov
youremindmeofthebabe - pg2 EDD 28 Nov
KiwiKat- pg2, age ?, EDD 29 Nov

So sorry stuffedmk

It's like a nightmare coming true. I know it's not that helpful but my DH always says that if this happens to us at least we know we can do it.

Take care of yourself. And make sure you are taken care of too.

Loopymumsy thank you for putting me back on. My best friend was there for the early scan. LIterally holding my hand. But she will be in Florida

There is a chance DH will make a flight Wednesday night an be there. But the odds based on his track record are not good.

so sorry to hear your news stuffedmk

blondecat i am belchy :b it does help ease the sicky feeling slightly tho!

i had to see gp today just to sort out some repeat prescriptions and he was concerned that my antenatal bloods hadnt come back yet, i explained i havent had them done yet, the midwife said it was too early when i saw her at 6wks and to wait till my dating scan (but i will be almost 13wks) when i have that and gp says that is too late for my booking in bloods? so said to get surgery nurse to do them, only she wouldnt do them as the have to be done by midwife apparently...but the midwife said to see her again at 16wks will will be too late again.

so i am now almost 11wks, do i really need to get my bloods done asap, or can it wait until my scan on the 17th when i will be almost 13wks? also dr seemed to think that if i try and get them done at the hospital then i will have to do the que up get a ticket and wait etc which will be a pita with ds4 with me... hm i may have to just try and get another app with the midwife so she can do it!

4madboys i didnt realise there was a time scale in which i had to do it in [worried] when i went for my dating scan and hospital booking in the nurse who took blood had gone home for the day and so had the blood people in the outpatients unit. they said to have the gp do them, but hte gp said to wait till my next mw appointment on the 17th when i'll be almost 15 weeks

i know addicted, i keep getting told diff things by diff people!

i am with the norfolk and norwich hospital and THEIR website says booking in bloods should be done around 10wks, midwife said when i have my dating scan, anther midwife told me that it wasnt worth getting them done until after my scan as you 'may miscarry anyway'! but today the gp seemed quite insistent that i should get them done asap! most confusing

Congrats to all you with your healthy scans, and I am really sorry for those who had sad news.

I went in to the clinic today to give in specimen and saw loads of women with HUGE bumps. As it's my first, I can't believe I will ever get to that stage.

Thanks to hmmsleep for adding me to the list - I feel more legitimate now.

As for weights, my weight seems to fluctuate too CardiCorgi - I just can't seem to believe wholey that I am pregnant, despite nausea, tiredness and mad vivid baby dreams. Lets hope the 12 week scan shows I still am....

Enjoy the four day week guys!

So sorry for your loss stuffedmk.

Thanks for the review Loopymumsy. I'm only thinking about it at the moment because my brother and I were bloody awful together until we reached our teens, and I wanted some ideas.

4MadBoys I had my bloods carried out at 10 weeks at my booking appointment. I can't imagine there would be a time scale after which they cannot be done. Surely you could call your midwife if you are concerned. I felt better having mine done straight away as it meant that their was nothing out of the ordinary to start with. But I don't think it's an urgent thing. Seems a bit mean that they would say you might just miscarry anyway, that would have made me really upset!

My weight seems to have stayed the same apart from the initial half a stone [ish] I put on in the first 10 weeks. I am thinking the same Hopefultoo got my fingers crossed that the 12 week scan will show everything is OK.

Blondecat and 4MadBoys I am also very belchy but also find it relieves the feeling of nausea sometimes. Not so polite though! hehehehe!

4madboys, I had my bloods done at 12 weeks, but only because I went in to see if I was ammune to chicken pox and they decided to do the others at the same time, otherwise it would have been done at my booking in appointment at 13 weeks, Seems to be the norm here. They do the dating scan at around 12 weeks, then the booking in a week later, so guess most people in Harrogate get their bloods done at 13 weeks.

Are you talking just the standard blood tests though, as in for blood type, anemia, Rubella, HIV etc?

The triple test, (for down's syndrome) needs to be done between 15 - 20 weeks.

However if you want the early Down's syndrome test, normally combined with nuchal scan, I think this has to be done betwwen 9 and 13 weeks. Tests for Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia are done even earlier, but don't really know anything about these.

Thanks for adding me to the list hmmsleep - I feel much more legitimate now.

Sorry to hear about the losses. I am impressed people have felt able to speak of their sad news here. I don't know whether I'd have any voice at all afterwards. Also I can't imagine the idea of going through all these early symptoms again...

Does anyone else feel a bit odd reading through these discussions about what to buy. I just feel such a fraud at this point - no bump and not really sure if I made the whole pregnancy up, morning sickness and all!

Like you, Cardi, I seem to have lost weight in the last week r so. Very odd.

Good luck for the scans ahead (me included!) and congrats to those who are enjoying the scan pictures already.

Oops, sorry guys - I have posted two similar messages as I thought the other one got lost! Please ignore one or both!

Don't worry hopeful, you can blame pregnancy brain . Good luck with scan!

So sorry stuffedmk, I had been thinking about you. Take care of yourself and I wish you all the best for the future. It will happen for you one day.

Nothing like a good burp to make the nausea better, is there

stuffedmk I´m so sorry to hear your news.

Thanks everyone for the reassurance on the weight front. Not trying to make anyone jealous really, I just seem to need something worry about all of the time. Hopefultoo I know what you mean about feeling like a fraud, I´ve had a scan but I´m still finding it hard to beleive that there´s really going to be a baby living in the house by the end of the year. In my swimsuit today I looked like I had a bit of a bulge, but if you didn´t know you would have just thought that I´d had a few pies too many.

Hmm I'm also lost when it comes to dates We're pretty much due on the same date and my Dr. (went today for something completely different) said I was 14 weeks, so we can go with that!

clueless totally agree about the secrecy thing. We told our parents quite early (well, we only found out at 9 weeks ourselves but we'd have told them earlier if we'd known) so that if anything did/does go wrong we'd have their support.

We had our initial parental preparation interview yesterday. Our Dr. did it and asked us a bunch of questions about our reactions to the news, any changes my DH has noticed in me, etc. We don't really do this kind of discussion, so while we definitely think it's useful and a good opportunity to discuss stuff we don't normally it was pretty excrutiating She asked if I'd noticed any internal changes in myself ("Um, not really?") and then told me not to worry, normally the fathers notice more than the mothers - "So Mr. F, what changes have you noticed?" Poor DH Has anyone else heard of the Dr. Raynes method for parental preparation? Or is this just some French craziness?

stuffed so sorry to hear this one hasnt worked out. I hope you are getting well looked after and wish you lots of luck for the future

I have had a pounding headache since i woke up this morning... didnt get enough sleep so maybe why. Woke up by some crazy dreams... very vivid. weird.

stuffedmk I am so very sorry. Thinking of you

tiany I too have been suffering with headaches. I haven't had headaches like this since I was a teenager! Disgustingly awful!

Good day today though - managed to make a baked cheesecake AND eat some! Mmmhmm!

I think I might have interpreted your dr's questions wrongly, fen, when you say internal changes do you mean internally in the genital area? And was he asking your dh if he'd noticed anything different?!
I hope I've got the wrong end of the stick

Privet No, she meant in terms of behaviour driven by a change in my mental outlook. But I'm sure DH will be happy to double check that my internals haven't changed just to be on the safe side... especially as I'm feeling horny all the time. Am I the only one?

Loopsy Haha, sounds like it would be useful for you! It's a method that aims to help the parents understand the changes (ah, so that's why you're a screaming banshee! ) as well as assist the "mental maturation" that you go through as you become parents. There's not so much about what happens during labour but I can take some extra preparatory lessons for that if I want. We're pretty tempted as we're awful at talking about our emotions (typical Northern Europeans!)

I can't find anything in English but if anyone wants to practise their French the website is here.

Are there any specific preparation methods in the UK apart from the NCT ones? What actually do the NCT courses teach? Have any of you heard of, or are doing, Haptonomy (one of the other methods proposed over here)?

Hi all have been very busy so just catching up on the thread. So sorry for every1 who has had bad news hope you all have lots of support. I feel like my next scan is ages away its not till the 13th may when i will be 15 wks .I havent got a no symptoms anymore which was worring me quite a bit but i no its normal.Talkin bout putting on weight i havent put much on ,but look 5mths pregnant and its not thru eating ,as im nt eating anymore than usual and its all bump .