December 2010 - Time to stop feeling sick. Please

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I am exhausted and think I may have a little sleep at my desk

Lou - hope all is OKO today.

I am getting some twinges, mostly on my right side and around the ovary area. I wonder if it's just Round Ligament pain? Sometimes if I get up too suddenly it's worse.

Busy week for me. Midwife on Thursday morning and then Nuchal scan on Friday. I am hopign I can 'come out' in work next week.

Well its all over for me so I will say goodbye ladies and wish you all the best for the rest of your pregnancies X

Lou, not you too? So very sorry.

so sorry to hear this Lou

So sad for you Lou - take care

Lou, I'm really sorry to hear that take care of yourself.

So sorry Lou - make sure family and friends are looking after you take care

Sorry to hear that Lou.......take care

Very sorry to hear your sad news Lou

So sorry Lou, look after yourself.

Oh Lou, so sorry hun. Thinking of you xx

Lou thats very sad, hope you are able to rest lots.

How are the rest of you? Feel like your blooming yet?

DD has an ear infection so am smuggling terrible tasting anti B's in orange juice. Had a long old day, and trying to prep for a presentation evening tomorrow, where I will have to present some awards to some lecturers and other students. Having a wardrobe crisis!!

Only 1 of my 4 pregnant guinepigs has popped so far, still waiting for more babies!

mmmm Cheesy Pea Pasta for dinner (lucky DD and I eh)

OWO Oooh you've got guinea pigs! They are just too cute, especially the funny, squeaky noises they make

I had a relapse yesterday and felt dreadful all day, so just had to stay in bed with a hot water bottle, which is typical because I have my first OU assignment for the module due in tomorrow. Fortunately I've been better today and no work at the moment so lots of cramming on the respective features of consequentialist and deontological ethical traditions - nice.

I'm glad to be feeling well enough to cook again. I really missed it, much more than I thought I would. I'm making a vegetable Thai stir fry this evening.

We'll know this week whether we're moving to Bristol, as DH now in final negotiations for his new job. Fingers and toes crossed it all works out ok.

I'm also feeling a bit sad and reflective for all the lovely ladies we've lost. It seems like so many of us have gone over the last few weeks. I very much hope there are no more now we're moving into a lower risk stage.

Mothercare had an 'up to 50%' off sale went I went past today so I finally gave in and got some maternity bras.....UGLY :D

But at least they were 50% off yey! Still got the MS.....boobs are growing quite quickly, 12 week scan on the 10th and I've told myself that I'm not buying any clothes till after then!

Hi. I'm new. Am due 31 dec with DC2. Have had terrible sickness so finally begged some cyclizine from the doctor, which I think are working. i feel guilty taking them in case of any side effects but i just couldn't function anymore.

My main worry is that I just feel so low all the time. It's not depression exactly (don't think) but I feel no excitement, am filled with malaise about everything, from getting up to looking after DD. Just want to sleep until I'm feeling better. It's so confusing to know that you really want the baby but to feel so low at the same time. I guess it's the result of feeling ill 24/7.

Hi all

So so sorry to hear Lou's news. Like ChangeSpiral, I'm also feeling quite reflective and a bit melancholy about how many lovely ladies have had such bad luck (including some very close friends not on MN). Its also reminding me that even that 12 week mark isn't as safe as it seems.

Really really annoyingly still got no date for the scan. I spoke to them today and they said they only do short notice appts so I won't hear from them till the day before!!! Really angry about it as it takes no consideration of people who work - apparently women in this area are not supposed to have jobs, it would seem. MW appt was exactly the same.

I'm also concerned about dates as I never mentioned to the midwife that my cycles can be really short so I could be up to a week further along than a standard LMP prediction would say. Do you reckon I should contact her again to see if they can therefore move the dating /NT scan up?

bebsy - hello and welcome! I'm with you on the depression - I spent pretty much the whole of yesterday in tears. I think the tiredness, nausea and hormones are to blame ... at least I hope they are.

yay - my scan date arrived in the post this morning - next tuesday, followed by consultant appt on friday. things are finally moving, have felt very much behind everyone else!

i do find i struggle to keep up with our fast paced message board, by the time i have updated myself on everyone's news, my brain is fried and i am too zonked to write replies and updates!

had a lovely afternoon at work, lunch with a pregnant colleague (who i let slip my secret) so we were giggling all afternoon and failing to do any work. she showed my her 4D scan - very impressive altho quite pricey.

WWSB - i too have short cycles - 22-23 days, i told my midwife and she did make a note of it, just hoping that the scan will show i am further along than i think. also that sounds totally crap that they cant tell you until the day before - rubbish - no other nhs dept works like that - contact the head of service and/or your chief exec. also try your PAL (patient advisory something). i know you prob dont want or feel like kicking up a fuss, but they should respond to your complaints quite quickly, something most nhs depts are scored on. good luck

loubielou - so sorry to hear your news, take good care of yourself, xx

ok, enough from me, the sofa is calling....

So sorry Lou

I had bloods taken today and I feel battered and bruised. I am terrified of needles as it is but the nurse was really awful at taking blood. She was lovely but it was painful and didn't get done. She tried left arm, took ages to get a couple of vials then no more would come out. Then tried other arm, went in, wiggled the needle about for ages (was in my arm for over a minute I swear) and it was very painful. I'm no wuss either, 3 labours but this was bloody painful!

She then gave up on that arm and started searching my forearm for veins! I thought sod this and said I can come back next week to finish off. I felt quite dizzy at the start and was worried about low iron and typically, the only one she didn't get was the full blood count one so I def need to go back next week. At least there is a different nurse next week that can do them. The blood tests never usually hurt, just a small prick when it goes in but this was painful from the start.

Sorry to complain but it was so bad and made it worse that I'm scared of needles. My left arm still aches when I move it too and I'm already starting to bruise.

Welcome Bebsy

Hello new ladies- welcome!

Lou and Claire SO sorry to hear your sad news- am thinking of you and hope that you both have good support.

2 weeks to go today until 12 week scan- roll on! MS has been back- opening the fridge makes me vomit!

Also been very emotional- bawled my eyes out through most of 'Child of our time' programme last night. DH kept asking me all day if I was alright!

Poor you Jodieo with the blood tests. I too had bit of a nightmare last week. MW couldn't find vein and ended up with big bruise.

Take care everyone and fingers crossed for no more bad news.

Hello everyone and welcome to Bebsy. I've had a few low days recently. I am putting it down to hormones, tiredeness, worry and the sickness of course. After several weeks of it, it does take its toll. I'm finding it hard to get excited as well, but I remember feeling the same with DD and again I think at this quite early stage and feeling rough that's not unusual. I am really looking forward to feeling some definite kicks and hoping it will be in a couple of weeks. And the scan of course.

wwsb I think you should contact PALS too, it's completely ridiculous they can't give you a date until the day before. What happens if you have something at work you can't rearrange? I'm the opposite to you in that my cycles are erratic and can be long. With my last pg scan dates both showed me 6 days behind, my EDD was never changed, but DD was 8 days over (but very much seemed on time IYSWIM). I had an early scan this time and again was a few days behind what I thought so I strongly suspect my scan at 13 + 2 will put me at 12 weeks...which would explain why my nausea seems to be peaking now rather than abating. I don't mind other than that will put me due right around Christmas Eve!

MIL already annoyed me by saying 'well at least with baby this close to xmas we won't have to buy it a birthday present, they can just have one.' Err, no! I would hate my child to feel short changed or that they don't get a special day to themselves because it is around Christmas. As a twin, it's sort of a bugbear of mine as I spent so long sharing a birthday (and often presents) with my twin.

spiral - OU course sounds complicated! Glad I'm not studying at the moment

I'm researching potential agents to approach with my book, but it is such a long process and I need to work on my query letter and synopsis a lot more. It's finding the time to do it, but I know once this baby comes along it will be a few months at least before I get to do any more writing so I'm trying to get as much in as I can now.

I had a relapse of feeling absolutely exhausted today, came home from work a couple of hours early and promptly feel asleep for 5 hours!

Welcome to Bebsy hope you start feeling better soon!
I was fairly ill up until a week ago and have nothing but respect for the other ladies on the thread who already have children to look after. Then deal with all the horrible pregnancy symptoms. Hopefully you are getting to the end of it. I am 12 weeks today and am no longer being sick. Fingers crossed for you

Also very emotional, don't laugh but I cried at Britain's got talent last night!

hi all, haven't been able to post for ages, no internet in new house, still. have managed to keep up to date though and just wanted to say im sorry to hear your news lou

10+1 here today and have my dating scan on thurs. i'm sure i will be a bag of nerves on the day, but for now i'm not too bad.

dueling if you dont mind me asking, where are you having your nuchal scan done? i have booked in with innermost secrets to have mine at 12+ but would be interested to here your experiences if your using somewhere else.

Hay Ladies,

So after a week off work with MS and still not fit for work I had to cave in and go to the doctors, I hate going when I know what's wrong and it seems a waste of time. The doctor has signed me off work for 2 weeks which would put me at 11+4 when I'm due back at work hopefully it will be better by then.

Wholelottalove I completly agree with what you said. Xmas and birthdays are completely seperate and no matter how close they are together they should be celebrated individually, unless DC asks for a joint prezzie to get something bigger. I'm hoping I'm late rather than early so there will be no excuse and bday will be in january. My DH parents don't do birthdays or xmas anyway. DH says it cos she converted to a jehovah's witness (but he also said she couldnt stand the arguements over prezzies, cop out if you ask me)

I too am feeling very down lately, not being able to keep up with the house work, feel like im letting colleagues at work down by not being there, not actually feeling pregnant even with the MS.

I'm 9+4 and roll on the birth

Welcome Bebsy75 - very sorry to hear you've been feeling down. I find this thread can really help with blue days though. I hope you feel better soon.

JodieO - that sounds horrible! I don't like needles either. I fainted the last time I had one in my arm and I'm dreading the blood test.