tits sorry you are feeling grim, I agree that this is probably first trimester woes, coupled with background worry. I find maternity clothes really depressing, I hate baggy stuff anyway, and some of the stuff around made me look like a marquee, which was not fair because I was / am fairly small. So I stuck to my normal clothes as much as possible, and where not opted for black lycra with accessories if I could be bothered. Though it was winter, I think that would work for summer too. I'm thinking stretchy clingy vest tops, possibly layered with other colours, and skirts made of stretchy stuff. I had these in my normal size. They are super stretchy and soft and fairly high waisted, so you can pull them up, or as I did, fold them down under the bump. They are a bit warm, so I would probably get a jersey skirt for warmer days.
mrsnesbit I was also confused by the dating. It's all just a tool to mark the progress of the pregnancy. Full term is anything from 37 to 42 weeks from first day of last period, but actually they will date you more accurately from the 12 week scan, because at this point bean is big enough to measure accurately, and after this point there is quite a lot of variation in size. moomin's baby was 11lb2 and mine was 5lb11, both at opposite ends of the range, once virtually half the weight of the other.
tiago, I bet bean's HB made yours flutter too. lovely.
manda sorry about the SPD. Is physio / chiropracter / acupucnture feasible?
Minor dramas here. Had a terrible cold and woke up after an nap yesterday with the most horrendous pain in my ear. Ended up at a&e at 2.30 am this morning (I know, not really appropriate). Turns out to just be an ear infection, but I was ready to slit my wrists the pain was so bad. As not taking ibuprofen for it as in 2ww. Better today though with antibiotics. I was in such a state though that I didn't put my hand brake on properly. I parked on the wrong side of the road on the steep steep hill outside a&e at the Whittington. Security came to as if anyone had a silver golf as it had been seen rolling down the hill!
. Anyway, luckily there were not other cars involved, and it was wedged between a wall and a lamp post, with a dent in the wing and a slightly dislodged bumper. Won't be fixing that in a hurry: too much expense!
As for pg related stuff, god knows here...9 DPO. FF puts AF as due tomorrow, test day wednesday. Seem to have had a 2nd thermal shift with sustained increased temp but that could well be due to my ear infection, though it did start before the ear ache. I did POAS today at lunch time and BFN, but I actually think its too early and I was silly to test. LP all over the place since mc, and I think B6 might be lengthening it.