December 2010 - Time to stop feeling sick. Please

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I have added a pic of my scan to my profile
I feel all excited now.

How exciting DF, that scan is so sweet! I can't wait to see mine! Only 123 hours to wait!

Wow, DF. How wonderful! I get mine tomorrow, now I can't wait even more.

Afternoon all - hope you are all OK

Slightlytired - must be a day for it I feel like pants as well, just managed some lunch but not sure how long it will stay down. Would love to go home, have been told by boss to go home but leave here on Friday and have too much to finish before then! 2&1/2 hours left today then I can go.

DF - glad you had a good scan, can't see pic at work but will look later at home.

Hope everyone has a good afternoon - will be back later!

DF cute scan photo - is the baby pointing?!

MrsS, feel for you - horrid to be in the office when you're feeling sick. At least I can mooch on the sofa between emails.

Pregnancy brain seems to have completely kicked in. I know there has been some study which says that it's all a myth but I swear it can't possibly be. Thought lock on back door was broken today when I tried to get back into the house with my key. Spent longer than I should have done swearing under my breath while trying to force the key to turn - in the wrong direction. Oh, and just hung up on midwife accidentally while speaking as got distracted by incoming email. Probably shouldn't be allowed to drive at this point.

Hello everyone,

Just come back from scan, baby was sitting down taking it easy! Saw the heartbeat and had a little wave, by the measurements I am 11.6 weeks so they've said 23rd Dec for my due date.
Dh said how real it feels to him now, though for me its felt very real or ages especially when I have my head stuck down the toilet!

Lovely pic DF

Thanks all for your sympathy, my voice has started going from all the retching, the DC think it's hilarious that I'm squeaking at them The Head was very sympathetic when I handed the note in, she said don't worry if you don't come back, but says I'm still to go on the leaving do!

MrsSnaplegs poor you having to battle through at work, hope the last few hours go quickly.

Slightly I am totally with you on the pregnancy brain, I bought some Milk and put it straight in the recycling container!

Good Luck for tomorrows scanee's

Reading the thread Santa mentioned yesterday, rigorously doing pelvic floor exercises!

Right had enough today - hair appt booked for 4 although have forgotten bank card so hopefully can pay tomorrow! 2 days left in this job - start new one monday, just found out there are 46 steps between my office (in attic) and loo!!! Any ideas - do you think I would get away with a potty in my office?!

Thanks for the good wishes all, hope things get sorted soon myself!

Dueling love the scan pic, can't wait for mine

NickiSue I'm the same, can't stop weeing all the time hehe

kiwi glad the scan went well, sorry to hear about the loss of a twin though Take it easy on yourself

93pjb glad it went well after bloods, must have been so nice seeing baby

OWO Hot chocolate sounds lovely, I bought a twinings one the other day that I still need to try, looks really nice though. Looking forward to seeing and comparing bump pic with what I look like. If you want to give me your email I can mail you if you want about the ex stuff? If that's ok.

Slightlytired I'm feeling faint too. I also have low pressure around 104/60 but I suspect low iron too, still waiting to hear back from blood test to find out. Hope you're feeling better soon

notso glad your scan went well too. It still feels really surreal for me, I can't quite get my head round there being a baby inside me even though it's my 4th! I'm hoping the scan next week makes it a bit easier.

MrsS 46 steps hmm, my advice would be to go often and before you're desperate lol!

I'm feeling a lot better today and not allowing ex to get to me, he is being petty and childish and also telling lies to his solicetor but we'll have to see about all that. For now I'm enjoying life with the kids and this baby and my wonderful dp, he is a million times a better man than my ex ever was and to top that he's an amazing dad to my 3 children. My ex has delusions of being a good dad which makes all my family (and us) laugh so much as it couldn't be further from the truth.

Ahh that's feels better

Btw any else have really, really sore and tender boobs? Mine hurt sooo much all the time, really tender. Not sure what I can do about it though.

Ouch JodieO - I feel your pain, my ladies are D usually but would put Dolly parton to shame at the moment. DH gave me "The look" the other day after noticing the um size increase and I told him in no uncertain terms that he would get his arm snapped off if even brush past my boobs! SO painful! I'm maternity bra shopping at the weekend. A friend send me a link (below) which says it expands as time goes on, and Ive already whipped the underwire out of my current ones in the meantime. I'm hoping mat bra will help, otherwise I think we'll have to grin (grimace) and bear it

Maternity Bra

Mine aren't sore really, they stopped being sore about week 8. I have been so lucky. I do need to get some maternity bras though.

This is not a facebook rant because I quite like facebook but... My MIL (who lives abroad) messaged me today to ask if she could put something on her facebook about becoming a granny, which I said was absolutely fine only to check back later and see that she had commented later saying 'it's an IVF pregnancy'.

I have been really open about it being IVF, even mentioning it on my own facebook, but I kind of made me when she did because I feel like it's my news to give and I have my facebook locked down pretty hard so only friends can see my status. Ho hum. Nothing I can do about it and it's not a big issue but it made me think about the potential in the future for all sorts of grandmother type news being spread all over the place! I thought it would be a bit like if she decided to get married again and I mentioned it on my facebook and then followed it up with 'she met him on a dating website you know' - not really my info to give IYSWIM?

Anyway... no biggie but I was a bit

DF lovely scan pic I'd be a bit at MIL too if that was me.

JodieO - mine are still pretty sore as well, although I think it is starting to ease off a bit now.

racey I read that thread as well and am so glad it's not just me who that's happened too lol! Frantically doing pelvic floors whenever I remember, but if I'm violently sick, it just gives way

I've had a crappy day today. Work is a bit stressful, busy and I'm having some ishoos with my line manager.

emma that made me smile, counting in hours. I've only got tomorrow at work to go then off for three days, then scan, hooray.

I wore a reasonably tight top to work today and I was getting a fair few looks (which I don't think I was being paranoid about) but no-one actually asked. Mind you, I'd be terrified to...what if someone had just put on a load of weight? Either that or everyone just thinks I'm fat. Ah well, will be telling them all next week.

jodieo, mine are v sensitive too, had to buy maternity bras already as underwire was digging in as they've grown so much. With dd I had more stretch marks on my boobs than my belly, went from an A cup to a D cup. This time I started out as a D, am now wearing a DD, goodness knows what they're gonna be like in a few months - but dh seems quite pleased.
Slightly tired, I suffered really badly with dizzy spells and low blood pressure when I was pg with dd, dropped as low as 90/40 at one point. Haven't been so bad this time as its early days yet, but found drinking lots and snacking helped with the dizziness.
DF, love the scan photo, v sweet. dd can't wait until I have ours, she wants to take it in for 'show and tell!'
I've been so tired I actually fell asleep at work yesterday, was reading really boring protocol about procurement card regs in our site office, on my own, kept nodding so put my head down on the desk, woke up 30mins later with stiff neck desperate for a wee! Can't believe I actually slept at work.
Having said that I really should go to bed, my typing is going awol now too!
Sleep well everyone, x

Hello everyone! I've resolved to be more sociable and contribute to the thread a bit more now I'm feeling a bit less exhausted and more like my normal self.

Had nuchal scan & bloods done on Monday - I was a bit nervous thankfully it went really well - little wriggly, waving baby with all the right bits in the right places and 1:2000 for Downs. And... it's a girl! I'm amazed they can tell at this stage! I went to the same place with DS and she didn't offer to tell me so I guess they must have some fancy schmanzy new machine.

Anyway, very relieved not least so I can go and get some maternity clothes as virtually nothing fits .

Dueling fab scan photo! Congrats to others who've had good scans and hope the wait doesn't feel too long for the rest.

morning all 15 + 1 now

hope everyone is feeling refreshed this morning?
DD and the cats, plus the bin truck conspired to ruin any sleep I had last night (grumpy face)

Going to a wedding on Saturday, will be wearing a long floaty maxi dress and flip flops (lol)

have a good day all x

Going for first scan in 3 hours. Wish me luck.

I'm v. excited and v. nervous.

morning ladies! Why is it that life gets sobusy when you're pregnant?! It's bonkers! I am weel and truly fed up now, its year end at work, I have loads to do then I have to go to boring meeting to top it off, then a 15 month old who is being hard work, a 50 mile round trip to work everyday, running my slimming world group 1 night, doing the admin the next night, then trips to visit my parents who live 40 miles away...it's all a bit too much to cram in!

wholelottalove I am desperate for my scan as I am more convinced than last time that everything has gone wrong, hence counting by the hour!! I am in work today and tomorrow, then a Slimming World team meeting on Friday night 7-10, then I am going to my parents Saturday and Sunday, then in work Monday morning and then it's time to scan!!! I am also incredibly impatient which doesn't help!

I am refusing to buy maternity clothes, partly because DP was made redundant so we can't really afford them, but also waiting for my scan! Although I don't have a definate bump I am certainly expanding! I have only gained 4lb since falling pregnant so it's not due to weight gain! I was left with the wonderful c-section "flap" as I like to call it and now when I lay down it pertrudes and it firmer than the saggy wobbly form it took previously!! I am so excited to get a bump as I am a bump rubber! I didn't expect to be but with DS I loved it, one hand on top and the other rubbing the side of the bump!!

I hope everyone is getting on okay....so jealous you're having a girl spangle, I really want a girl this time, desperate for that mother daughter bond, but tobe honest as long as it's healthy I don't really care whether it's boy, girl, or indistinguishable!!

Morning all, just been catching up with the gossip from work, I can't help feeling a bit when I heard that all the TA's have been redeployed into my DC's school, that would've been perfect for me.
Never mind, at least it means I'll still see them all regularly.

Spangle can't believe you know the sex already, don't know if we will find out or not, never had the choice before.

emma I am also a bump rubber, my friend is 24 weeks and has a lovely big bump, I am jealous.

MrsSnaplegs I think you should move your office to the loo or perhaps get a stair lift installed, 46 steps is harsh.

Wholelotta I am finding the lack of bladder control when being sick quite shocking.
I have always been very strict about doing pelvic floor excercises, but I have to sit on the toilet and use a bucket or the sink for vomming in and TMI apologies.

OWO DS ruined my sleep last night, I'd got quite good at taking him back to bed but I've just been to tired recently.
I swear he'll still be coming into our bed when he's 20!

Trying to tidy the house in anticipation of the midwife visiting on Monday, hopefully she'll just stay in one room, I have loads of questions I must write down or I'll end up just looking blankly at her.

Good luck for any scans today, hope everyone is well.

Hello everyone! Catching up after about 10 days away from this thread .

Sorry to hear about your bad news, Lou. And kiwi, sorry about the missing twin. That must feel so strange and sad, when you know you've lost one but still have a healthy baby in there too.

Well, I'm on a bit of an emotional rollercoaster these last few weeks. My scan's also on the 14th (like half the board, it seems!) and tbh I'm dreading it. I just want to fastforward to afterwards. At various points in the last few weeks, I've been convinced I've had a MMC, but I know deep down that's just my miscarriage paranoia and that in all probability, this is not going to happen to me a third time. But I can't shake the feeling of dread about the scan. To me, scans aren't enjoyable, they're entirely nervewracking and I usually can't stop myself from crying out of sheer nerves as they start. I know, I'm a basketcase!

Anyway, if all goes well, I'm seeing my MW that afternoon for bloods etc - still haven't booked in, I didn't want to until I knew that everything was ok.

As for wearing maternity clothes, I'm stupidly superstitious about this normally, but I bought some summer dresses on ebay which I've already worn, and I did root out some maternity jeans from the loft yesterday, but as I'd thought, they don't fit yet (underbump ones, nice on the leg but as I remember they just fell down all the time). So I'm wearing my 'fat jeans' with a hair elastic on. God, I'm so fed up with unbuttoning and buttoning up every time I sit down! I've been wearing loose tops (some of them are maternity ones) to cover my bloated tummy and the fact that my jeans aren't done up. Leggings are good though!

To make matters just that little bit more stressful, we're hoping to move house this year and are about to put ours on the market. So that's nice and calming!

Good to hear all the positive scan news this last week. Keep it up, ladies!

Gosh, lots to catch up on. I was reading the Pregnancy mortification thread last night and literally crying with laughter and snorting, and attempting to do pelvic floor exercises whilst guffawing. I read some of it out to DH and he just got scared.
NickiSue that is crap about the hospital being so unnecessarily scary. Hope you gave them a rocket/feedback about how to stop doing that.
JodieO and OWO, sorry to hear about all the stress, and Hopeful, that's very annoying about promotion - did you find that out before they knew you were pg?
Hope Notso and SlightlyTired and OWO and everyone else feeling sick/faint/crap/sore boobed/windy/bloated/knackered/stressed/anxious feels better soon.

Reshape - we're just about to put our flat on the market, hope to buy a bigger place, move into it, and if DH gets job aroad , move out again and rent new place out next year once baba is 3 months! So loads going on too ( plus bro in hospital) and DH doesn't seem to understand why I am scared at all the moving and why I think there is a frightening chance that we won't be installed somewhere and unpacked in the final part of the pregnancy, which is worrying me quite a bit but hey, let's see what unfolds as everything is changing on a daily basis at the moment, including my bra size and tummy circumference! I am full of wind and water as well as Tiny Clanger and thank god for black maternity maxi dress and flat sandals because I just could not cope with tights if this was happening in the wintertime!

Oh yeah - and congarts on the scans everyone who has had them and good luck to all those waiting to see bouncing kicking babas!

Good luck today LLKH

Good luck today LLKH

Good luck today LLKH