December 2010 - good-bye flat tummies (as if I had one... ha ha ha)

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Right, I've done the honours. This is our new thread.

And don't forget the stats thread

oh and Chooster personally I think 3 teenage girls will be more of a handful than 3 teenage boys IYSWIM, but I get what you mean about being public property, I'm getting lots of questions as I'm the first of all my friends, hope I'm not putting them off pregnancy all together lol.

Morning all --- been ducking in an out, any major news??

I cant beleive that tomorrow, I will be 20 weeks

I have to represent my self in court on Monday - does any one know of any shops that sell good maternity smart clothes?

Scan on Thursday dont know if we will find out gender yet though

Hope all is well have a good day xxxx

I woke up this weekend and suddenly I am a huge pregnant woman! Will the bump get even bigger?? I already look like a 7 months prego!!!!!

19 wks + 4 today and these are the changes I went through from week 16 to week 19, for those of you who are a bit behind me:

1- Your belly gets suddenly 2-3 times bigger
2- I could hide being prego at 16 weeks and look only a bit chubby on the belly side but now impossible. Everyone stairs at my belly.
3- I thought my boobs have grown till 16 week and was told they will slow down till birth and therefore bought bras. WRONG. I have grown out of those bras and need another bra shopping. When does this stop?
4- I can't fit into the clothes I fit in last week. I have totally switched to maternity clothes.
5- weight flactuates from morning to evening and wise versa by 5-6 lbs!!!
6- starting to see signs of stretch marks (eeeckkkkk) and am rubbing myself with bio oil AND cocoa butter (both bought cheap from amazon) but not sure if it is helping?!
7- Can't sleep through the night. Not sure why? I am suddenly awake. Can't get out of bed in the morning..
8- Constantly sleepy and can't focus at work
9- baby feelings are now distinct but DH can't feel them still.

OWO and all the rest of you that are 19+, are your bellies huge too???? I am freaking out that I have a baby giant in my body!!

Hi Ladies, I'd like to join!

I'm due 6 December with my third baby, so 19+1 today and feeling alot more tired this time!

pjen my belly is huge when I sit down but nearly hide-able when doing the school run (especially with a handbag across!). I have been in loose/mat clothes for ages, I had 24-7 nausea and couldn't bear anything round my stomach (so no jeans or tights, only loose skirts, bit chilly in march ) and found my underwire bras quite uncomfortable so got some cheapie mat ones from eBay - lovely! Did feel abit of a fraud tho as no bump then!

Jo
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I am also massive PJEN! I'm now 19+6 and am so so large - its all pinged out in the last few weeks and now I've even got a sticky out belly button .

Aimee - I think you are right, I know my sons are still young but I think a household of teenage boys SHOULD be a little calmer than a household of teenage girls. I think people assume that young boys are more physical and rougher but I'm quite comfortable with that - I've never been a delicate girly girl! Mind you some of the girls in DS1's Primary 1 class are more physical than the boys

Welcome jobo - How old are your other DC?

Huge belly here too. It looks especially strange as I seem to be losing weight everywhere else! Oh except the boobs, which also seem to think they are entering some sort of overgrown vegetable competition. Shouldn't complain really - all the extra food I'm eating seems to be going to all the important places.

Hi everyone

Well I'm 16 weeks now and have a definite bump - although when I'm sitting I just look fat. Still being sick, but thankfully it's mostly under control now, so haven't had any more hospital trips.
cheryl I had a massively hairy belly when pregnant with DS, but it's not so bad this time.

right, must go and do some washing up :S

Oh yeah - meant to say that I've had my underarms waxed before. It does smart a bit BUT I had been having such problems with pain from shaving irritation that once the smart had worn off it was lovely to not have to shave and let my skin recover. (had beautifully soft underarms for about 3 weeks)

Ooh, it's very exciting now all the 20wk scans are coming around. I can't wait for mine on Monday, then I'm going to book my 4d scan for 28wks.

Welcome Jobob - congratulations. DC3 for me too.

PJen - I'm huge, have a look at my profile, I put a new pic up a couple of days ago. It was taken last week putting ds1's new bike together. It's unusual for me as I didn't show with ds1 until well past 30wks, I was in normal size 8 clothes the whole way through. Ds2 I suddenly popped out when he turned round at about 26wks (the exact same time as my heartburn stopped). Until then again I was just in size 8 clothes. Boob size all depends on the individual as well. I've now stopped at a 38D on the left and a 38B on the right. I look so wonky in a mirror, it's quite annoying as I'm having to wear a 38C bra, but the left side is bursting out while the right side is all gaping! I also found, especually 1st time that my usual sleep pattern went right out of the window. I always put it down to my body preparing me for the waking eearly and the being woken in the night. It happened again, but to a lesser extent 2nd time round.

OWO - Good luck in court tomorrow. Have you tried Dorothy Perkins? They have quite a lot of smarter mat clothes in there usually, and not badly priced in there either so you won't have to fork out loads for something you're not going to wear too often.

I had an 18 week scan yesterday and was really excited to find out the sex of the babies but the sonographer couldn't tell! Babies are both head down legs up with legs and arms all touching like they are playing together in the womb. Nice to see they are growing ok, so hopefully we find out in 2 weeks at our 20 week scan! Is everyone else finding out or against it?

I still haven't put on any weight, consultant said not to worry, I'm either just lucky or will balloon in the 3rd trimester. Bump is there but not super huge. Doing up my trouser and shorts buttons with hairbands. I have a hairy belly too, blonde hairs but definitely more noticable, DP has started calling me "pancia pelosa" as a pet name which is the italian version of "hairy belly" nice!

Went to Chemo this morning with my SIL and I was surprised at how calm it all is, everyone with a magazine and a cuppa. I think I'd build it up in my head to be all scary and clinical but the support for her was great, nice nurses and other patients chatty and a good sense of camraderie (sp?) all is going well, and we're all feeling positive.

Good luck for all the scans coming up! Is everyone feeling much better?

PJen I have most of the same symptoms, am now just over 18 weeks.

I find it so hard to get out of bed in the mornings.
My bump is larger but not huge and my weight is still not too bad but I put that down to being a stone over my usual weight when I found out I was pregnant.

I'm not in proper maternity clothes yet but am wearing baggier stuff.

My next scan is a week Thursday Still not had the full report back from the Amnio but expecting it any time.

chooster I have DS1 who is very nearly 6 and DS2 who was perfectly healthy but stillborn at term 2 years ago, due to a tightened knot in the cord (very rare and WON'T happen again). Devastating but you do eventually learn to find a'comfortable' place for your grief and I am quite calm this pregnancy, hence joining this thread as the pregnancy post loss threads (another site) are just too angst-ridden and worry-filled for me.

Dueling I do feel for you, I had an amnio at 16 weeks and it is a worry, even when you try to be rational. I tried to look at my risk rating as a 24:25 chance of everything being fine, which is pretty good really! And it all was fine.

Lavita I have already found out the sex from the amnio as I am a control freak so won't need to worry about that at my scan next week (can't believe its here already). Fingers crossed for your SIL.

Aaaargh! Weirdness beyond weirdness ... I can see the end of my bellybutton!

GreenGeekGirl - I'm the same with my weight. Huge great bump and boobs but have lost weight elsewhere!

CherylAnnTweedy - could you use one chicken fillet in a D cup bra? My DH suggested that for me at the weekend as I'm a bit lopsided too now and I think I'll try it - hadn't even occurred to me.

Lavitabella - we're finding out the sex if we can. Can't wait for the scan, but I mostly want to know everything is okay as I've got nervous again.

jobobpip08 - so sorry to hear about your son!

Jobo - Very sorry to hear about your DS2. That must have been an awful shock for you. I lost my DS2 (my DS2 I mention here who is 3 today is actually my DS3 really) when I was 21 weeks pregnant but we had known for about 8 weeks that he was very poorly we just didn't know what his condition was until the post mortem. Very glad to hear that you are quite rightly so positive this time . So, is another DS for you or a DD this time?

I hope to get our preliminary amnio results tomorrow but as its DS2's birthday party tomorrow my mind will be occupied so I wont be waiting by the phone.

Lavitabella - Lovely that the twins were playing like that!!! Its must be so nice to see - so they were protecting their modesty were they! Next time you'll catch them out

Jobobpip08 - Welcome and so sorry for your loss. We are a very talkative bunch on here and everyone is very supportive.

Duelling Good luck for your scan on Thursday, so will you also find out the sex on your scan?

Greengeekgirl I know it's so weird mine normally is a real innie, I feel a bit strange about it popping it out!

Japhrimel I'm sure everything will be fine, do you have a feeling either way, or a preference? Healthy baby is obviously no.1 but I had a feeling it was twins and think they are boys but will have to wait and see if my intuition is correct

x posts with you Chooster so sorry for your loss as well. Good luck for your amnio results and have a great party tomorrow

not planning on finding out the sex

Haven't been on much last week or so, and there's so much to catch up on. Hope everyone is ok. I am feeling a bit better now with sickness pretty much gone and a bit more energy now.

Good luck for all who are approaching their 20 week scans. I have another three weeks to wait until mine, but really looking forward to it. We still haven't decided whether or not to find out the sex. One of my friends who has had two boys said both times it was pretty obvious so if you really don't want to know, it may be better to warn sonographer so they can tell you not to look at strategic points, but I guess it depends if the baby has legs crossed.

I'm definitely showing and feeling a fair amount of movement now which is lovely. I feel a bit like this pregnancy is suddenly happening without me though.

In terms of books, Deborah Jackson's Three in a Bed on co-sleeping is a nice read, as is the no cry sleep solution and Naomi Stadlen's 'What Mothers do'. FWIW I Bf and co-slept with DD and although she wasn't amanzing sleeper she did sleep through from 12 months in own cot and still does now.

Thanks for the welcome ladies.

Ah chooster so sorry for you too, the waiting must have been awful. At least for us he just went quiet and that was that and we found out what happened as soon as he was born. There are just too many of us around . Fingers crossed for your results too, I didn't realise you'd had an amnio, a party is a very good distraction! As I'm anonymous on here I can say we're having another boy, which is fine by me - it took so long to get pg this time that I was just grateful to get there and really didn't mind either way.

greengeekgirl my bellybutton just gets flatter and flatter but stays in! But DH has got an outie tho so I won't feel left out!

Oh yeah, I've remembered something I wanted to ask - has anyone else completely gone off sex? I was feeling too sick/tired before but now I've found my libido is kind of coming back, but for some reason I just do not want to be touched. I can cope with cuddles/kisses but not sex.

Well managed the walk, think we did about 6 miles! Back is a bit sore as are my legs but feel ok considering!

Am confused with due dates etc now - I am due on 4th Dec - thought that made me 18+4 or am I 19+4? Haven't seen midwife since booking in but have seen Dr at 16wks - moving mid pg is a real pain! Still waiting to see MW here so no date for 20 wk scan yet

Welcome Jobobpip08

Hi, sorry I haven't been on much, have been v. busy.
Have caught up with some recent topics though -
I will definitely not be waxing!
Won't be christening this baby, dd isn't christened, and neither was I.
Feel like I have a very obvious pg bump, which I'm secretly v proud of!
And have felt small fluttering movements for the last couple of weeks.
Had a stressful time at the hospital today that I feel I need to rant about and would like opinions as to whether I should put in a formal complaint/letter.
I'm having shared care with consultant as I had Lletz treatment (to remove severly abnormal cells on my cervix) in Nov. 09. Had my consultant booking in appt. 1st off consultant says it could cause problems being pg so soon after treatment, now the consultant who did the treatment said I should wait 6wks and then ttc asap as it could take 12-24mths at my age (34). I played it safe and waited 3mths, and actually conceived 5mths after treatment. Than she satrts asking if I've ever taken an overdose - I had to get her to repeat this 3x to check what she was asking (slight language barrier aswell as surprise at question) I said no, she asks about suicide attempt, I say no, she then says look, shows me notes saying I was admitted under the mental health act for self-harm - I said thats not me, not my notes. She then goes to the front of notes, shows me address, I said not me, never lived there, shows me drs address, I give her my drs address - different, I say not my notes, again, she obviously doesn't believe me, and reads though notes, asks me about sister named XXX, admittance dates, I say no, she flicks through more showing me notes and I point out DOB 1994, now theres flattery but I'm 34, and do not look 16! She finally realises she does have the wrong notes, disappears with them, never to be seen again and sent someone else in to see me.
I'm shocked that they didn't check more thouroughly, she had my pg notes with dob address etc on them, surely they should've checked them, my name is not unusual so its not surprising someone else has the same name. But, if I bothered to remember what she'd shown me, I've been given this girls name, address, DOB, Dr's address, sisters name and some of her medical history!
The consultant I then saw was really unhelpful, asked a few more questions and answered mine with one word answers, as in, I said I've read that the treatment I've had can lead to an increased risk of c-section, is this true - he says 'yes' no expansion as I hoped. He's booked me in for a cervical scan in 2weeks time (when I'll be 18wks) to check length of cervix, which they'll monitor as if it gets too short I may need a cervical stitch. I came out more worried that when I went in. They also then rang me after an hour to confirm scan appt as it hadn't registered properly on their computer. I'm beginning to worry about how competant the hospital is. Thankfully I'll be seeing the midwives tomorrow who seem to be lovely and much more helpful and will hopefully give me more info.
Sorry for ranting, do you think I should complain to the hospital about the confidentiallity? I wouldn't normally complain at all, but I know I'd be angry if they did this with my notes!

Hi All, gosh it's been busy on here. I have read through but too much to answer individually. Welcome jo glad to see you're feeling positive about this pregnancy.
Good luck with the amnio results chooster. No we won't be finding out the sex (although I'm pretty sure this one's a boy) nor will s/he be christened.
little B that appointment sounds dreadful. You'd be well within your rights to complain. Good practice means that the hospital should inform the other patient that they breached her confidentiality and this should have been reported by the staff as an adverse incident. (sadly my experience suggests that neither of these things will have been done!) I'm really shocked the the dr left the room and didn't return - that's appalling. The more I think about it the more I think you should complain!
Well, for me, last day at work for 2 weeks hurrah. Suffering with really restless legs a randomly itchy foot and pain in my left hip at the mo. Hope they settle down before we go on hols this weekend.