so here it is, a new home for us newly updiffed ladies or still seeking that golden egg after a mc part 3

[mrsb33]

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ladies here it is our new home, ive tried my best, im not very good at the witty banter so hopefully this will do, get yourself comfortable it could be a bumpy ride with me at the helm!!!

I am gentle! It is my middle name! Sparkly Gentle Wine. Hmpf.

I was a little naughty the other day though Sparkly and made up a shandy with a bottle of corona that was sat there. Felt that guilty afterwards that, even though i'd used less than half a bottle to make it up, i chucked the rest in the bin!!

I caved Worm, and sent DH a pic of scan that i knew he'd get after landing. First text came back was "Just landed, see you soon, xx", immediately after it beeped again with "Have you had another scan??!!!!!" hehehe.

Oh and also, i was feeling so much better after the scan until DH started commenting that the baby's head didn't look right on the pic, that it was too big! I told him at this stage the heads are practically the same size as the body and it's normal but he thinks it looks wierd [hangry]. I could have strung him. So there is my new set of worries that he's nicely thrown on me. He's also said he isn't announcing the pregnancy to anyone even after my NHS scan next week and won't do it til we get the all clear on test results. I've told him it can take weeks to get the results back so i could be about 15 weeks plus by then so won't be able to hide it. Think that spanish water must have gone to his head cos he's gone nuts now, hehe. I can tell whoever but he isn't he says. Gonna be interesting as i'm friends with some of the wives of who he works with. Maybe i'll just let them think i'm fat [hgrin]

Yeah just let them think you are fat............I have seen a pic of you in a bikini and there isnt an ounce of fat on you! if you get a bump it will be a dead giveaway star Wouldn't it be great if they had scanners booths in Boots and we could just turn up and put a few pound coins in.

sparkly behave, you know I am just joshing.....

Morning all

I think a bit of alcohol now and then is fine but I feel too sick most of the time so that solves that for me.

Re telling people we are going to wait until the all clear too ie results of nuchal or further tests if we have to go there. I'd prefer not to tell anyone until I've given birth but not sure that is practical!

I have my booking in at 9. don't t really want to as it makes it more official and feel v sick. Also have deep veins so a skilful person can get blood first time but I have previously had to endure 5 different people trying for an hour, that was grim.

Good news is that as I've told my boss I have negotiated working from home today so can have a little nap at lunchtime and get the washing done!

Morning!

Yellow good luck with booking in and bloods. I have tiny veins and they have to use a baby syringe. If they don't listen to me it's agony! Mw did and it was fine, but the time before that they didn't and it was a right palavar. My veins collapsed, they had to do both arms and I ended up with huge bruises and looked like a druggie .

sparkly twins?!! Nutter....... I bet you change your mind . I like your reasoning though, it makes sense.

worm yup, do guess who the scan belongs too or just do what I've done and only tell one or two people. I've had some odd looks but I think the gossip has got round and no stupid questions so far.

star I nearly choked when you said about looking fat! There's not an ounce of you woman!

I sound like I have a really heavy cold, but it's hayfever and general snottiness. Horrible. Ooohh and I'm 17 weeks today!!!!!! Went to preg yoga last night and we go round each time and say our name, how many weeks, which child and how we are. But I'm huuuuuge compared to most of them . But most of them are first timers with the odd second timer.......no other fourth timers.

Where is everyone?

harassed she wasn't too bad and got blood first time but I do have a big bruise. And 17 weeks, wow! I am 12 weeks today. Seems at this stage that I am very far behind you, you are fast approaching your 20 week scan.

I felt really sick all day yesterday and feel awful now, I think it is getting worse rather than better. (sick face)

mrsb33 did you have your tests? When do you get results?

Emma are you on the 2ww? Where is wombat with the spreadsheet?

How are the newly duffed feeling?

sparkly love your ambition, this one will be an only child.

star when is your 12 week scan, mine is Tuesday.

Right really should get up!

What am I talking about? 11 weeks today or 11+2 according to the scan!

I'm still here bit of baby brain kicking in there yellow glad you didn't need to get butchered for the bloods. Sorry about the sickness, hopefully not long now til you start to feel better.

Well my dopplers come, I can't find the heartbeat, but can hear it moving around in there so I'm not mentalling (too much)

Hi everyone - lovely to catch up on all the news. Have been having a lovely time back in Blighty and weather has been truly lovely so far but a bit downhill tomorrow I understand.

I am so, so sorry to say I can't make next Friday's meet-up. I am seeing an old school friend who is a midwife and the only day she can do due to work and studies (she's now doing an MSc in Midwifery - need a super-impressed emoticon) is Friday. Will be lovely to see her but am v that I won't be seeing you guys. Let me know if you have any questions for her!

Glad to hear that the booking in went ok yelllow despite the bruises and wow to 11+2! When is your next scan and nuchal tests etc.

Loving the sneaky scanning star! You might want to let your DH know that they are only in proportion at 20 weeks and even then the scans make their heads look large!

Ooh worm - a doppler! I am really going to try and resist. Getting fairly consistent movements now and so mentalling a little less (well, about 0.1% less )

Welcome cuttlefish - hope you're doing ok. And how about you marathon - any more sickness?

Any more thoughts on names sparkly? Our current faves are Leo or Lucy, although DH thinks that as we're going double barrelled and given my L surname (to those that know it) that she could end up sounding like a pornstar - what do others think?!

Well done on the yoga harassed and I am jealous of your size - everyone I've seen says my bump is pathetic and I'm inclined to agree with them!

Waves to wellie, purple, mrsb and anyone else I may have missed - sorry if I have!

xx

P.S. Sorry again for missing out on meet-up

Hi girls wombat I came on to say I can't make it either, sorry yellow but DH does have to work after all, meaning I would have to leave at 2pm to make it back for DS coming out of school, it wouldn't really be worth while the cost of the train ticket Hopefully we can meet up at another time when more of us can make it.

Glad you are having a nice time wombat what would a holiday in the UK be without some rain

Hi, still hanging in here, 6 weeks tomorrow! It has gone really quickly however I am still not sick :( I have cravings and tiredness/low energy levels, not enough symptoms to make me relax.
I am waiting for my early scan date to come through and starting to worry I won't be able to have one. The GP filled the card out while I was there so I don't see why I would be turned down? I have had my 12 week scan and booking in appointments through, but it is a different hospital.
Anyone not have very strong symptoms and had a healthy pregnancy? I didn't have many with my 10 week mc so I am super paranoid, especially as I was really sick with DD by this point.
Sorry for whining, I hope I can just enjoy soon!

Nice to see that everyone else ok :)

I wrote a huge post yesterday and then lost it when mumsnet were trying to fix something that went wrong :(. Totally spat my dummy out and sulked off, so didn't re write it....so annoying.

Yellow, i have mine on Wednesday. Should be 11+5. Got to see consultant as well as i had 2 markers against me at my booking in last week. Ridiculous really. Just that i'd been on a long haul flight recently and that my dad had a blood clot following a hip replacement. I think they'll probably wait til i'm 12 weeks clear of the flight and then hand me over to the midwife fully. If not then, before.

I told him Wombat!! it's planted a seed now though so i'll be worrying over that now. It's our third, you'd think he'd know his stuff by now. He was only back an hour and then we were bickering over this .

So, had him back wed evening, he was at work thurs and then had a meeting that night and left first thing this morning to travel up to Scotland with work again so feels like i've hardly seen him even though he's been back!! Should be back here around midnight tomorrow though hopefully and will be off Sunday at least :).

Hi ladies,
Sorry new job has kept me occupied this week and I've had the flu at the same time

Glad to hear everyone's news - upcoming 12 week scans, how quickly does the time go?!

Determined to get some SWI in this weekend - wish me luck!!

Have lovely weekends everyone!!

Afternoon all!

Still feeling v sick here.........when will it ever end? yesterday I ate 2 packets of hula hoops and some pasta and tomato sauce and today i've had bread and butter! Nice and healthy........

wellie new jobs are like that, all consuming. Will probably help you get that bfp though......how did the SWI go?

star that's happened to me a few times when I've spent ages typing something out of my phone.......so annoying! So our scans are one day apart.....how are you feeling? I've feeling v nervous.......I just really want to move to the next stage when I can believe that this is really going to happen and start planning. I just really hope that I don't need more tests that will just drag this on further.....I've going on a long haul flight at the end of August and my Dad had a stroke 2 years ago..........do you think that increases my risk too? Did you wear those funny socks on the flight? I'm going to get some. I've still got a big bruise from Thurs so hope they'll be able to get blood on Tues.

purple hope you get your appt soon, seems to be a bit of a lottery whether you can get an early scan or not.......i don't think that they can see much before 6 weeks so hopefully something will come through this week. Although this time i was scanned at 8 and 10 weeks the sonographers did seem a bit bemused as to why I was bothering......I didn't care what they think as long as I get my scan!

Shame about the meet up wombat and worm maybe we can do something in the future.

How is the trip going wombat? Enjoying the rain? I meant to ask you, how long are you meant to take the aspirin for? I think the folic acid is just 3 months but am not sure about aspirin? What does your dr say as that is the advice I'm following! :)

Right, must go and cook dinner. I seem to have regressed food wise, i just want pasta and tom sauce, mashed potato or just plain bread. Not much fruit and veg going on. Well I do have a vitamin supplement and a glass of juice, that'll have to do!

mrsb33 how you doing? Hope things are good with you.......we miss you!

No yellow, she'll have mentioned at your booking appointment if it put you at more risk. Maybe the stroke may have gone down as a marker against as it is more or less a blood clot isn't it but if you hadn't taken a long haul flight within the previous 12 weeks they won't have counted it. She didn't ask about any impending long haul flights either so it must just be based on info at the time of booking in. Could vary depending on the region as well and their policies. No, i didn't wear flight socks :), i was only 4 weeks when we flew out and 7 on the way back so didn't really cross my mind to be honest. I just keep wiggling my legs and use the foot rest to stretch out my calves. It helped that it was only Florida so 8 hours and a bit so not hugely long haul and also we'd upgraded which gave us a bit more space.

Ah yellow sorry you are still feeling so but it really is a great sign! Hopefully you will be like mine is this time, I am close to 15 weeks now, and apart from the vomit run on waking I am feeling so much better! I even managed without a nap yesterday and got to the end of the apprentice! Yes We definately need to try and meet up at some point in time, we have been through so much together in the last 9 months, I was on the june conception bus with some of you, and don't know how I would have got through without our support and occasional sillyness.

No idea about the risk of blood clots I'm afraid, but gather the baby asprin will also help with that as doesn't it thin the blood a little? Where are you off to? It's all crossed fhere for your scan on tuesday.

In case wombat can't get on to answer, I think I asked her about the baby asprin some time ago and she said she was still taking it, and all the information I found on google said to keep taking it up to about 37 weeks. You really are having the worst weather we have had wombat I hope it isn't spoiling your trip.

Hope the SWI is going well for you wellie and not impeded by snot of the nose variety that is, the more the merrier on the pants variety! Hopefully the flu is passing now?

Purple any luck yet on that early scan? if they don't play ball then I advise you step the mentaling up a little for their benefit, if you have to lie then do failing that you can get them privately for around 70 quid, not cheap I know but still an option. Have the symptoms ramped up yet?

Well I have been using the doppler, only found the heartbeat once, but can hear it crashing about in there like a bull in a china shop it will be going back though as the volume won't turn down, I will wait until out of the doppler gel then send it back, it's hired. Not sure if I will renew and get another, I am thinking it could actually cause more worry than reassurance in the later stages to be honest. It is supposed to be DS sports day today, but the ground is V wet so we will see................

Waves to all

Ladies just popping by with an update, blood tests come back within normal ranges and confirms iam ovulating. Just waiting on my appointment for my ultra sound now and then its all down to dh....
Bloody af turned up 4 days late this month just to tease me further! Swear it was down to the wicked doctor firting my fanjo the other week! Delaying ovulation! Waves to all, hope everyones doing well xx

at 'fanjo firting' - the indignity!
No news, hi to Wombat, hope you remembered your cagoule! Keep pressing my tummy hoping for movement, getting nervous for the 20 week scan next Monday. Silly worries, is bean alive, the right size, healthy etc. Had a glass of red wine last night, and painted the skirting with some Farrow and Ball in 'Toxic poison' or somesuch evilness, doomed!

Ha ha sparkly your a scamp! Fnajo fisting is what I actually meant!!! Lmao x

Not sure if fisting sounds any better mrsb33 ouch and bugger to af for messing you around. Has your dh been booked in for tests too?

worm thanks for the sympathy, really hope I turn a corner soon. I used to go out a couple of times a week so really missing my friends but also don't want to tell them yet. Am v scared re tomorrow

Big hug to you sparkly mentalling never ends does it? I'll keep everything crossed for you. Can't believe you are at 20 weeks already.

Haha. Yeah, think that one sounds worse MrsB!! Thought the first one read flirting with your fanjo initially so thought your doc was performing some sort of bizarre foreplay .

Good luck yellow, will check here tomorrow for you to post.

Good luck Yellow, thinking of you and lurking for news x

All good! Nuchal was at 1.7 and baby measures 55mm. They put me at 12+1

Baby was v active, moving a lot and waving. So relieved! Still need to wait for blood test result but feel more positive.