Hey Josie and Lynne...

[EdieMcredie]

...Shall we have our chat thread over here?

Let's hope they make their minds up about your baby size Lynne, was talking to a friend of mine the other day, who said with her first there weren't any concerns about his size, but when he was born at term he was a normal length, but only weighed 4lb 5 oz! It was just never picked up.
Was going to have a nice relaxing weekend, but unfortunately we got the call at work today telling us they were are going to be visited by Ofsted next Wednesday-looks like I'm working all weekend now, but never mind, the sooner they come, the longer it will be until the next time, I'd kind of hoped that they would wait until I was on maternity leave though!!
Your maternity leave sounds good Edie, will you return at all afterwards? Do you have to pay back anything if you don't?

Jossie, hope you dont have too much work to do over the weekend. Ive been sitting on all day, we got new patio laid at the side of our house and its been brilliant just sitting there having no neighbours to chat to,although we get fine with our neighbours, sometimes its good to go round the side and get away from everyone.

Edie, bet you cant wait till mat leave starts...do you have any names for the lo yet??

Hope you are both enjoying your weekend.

Lynne, we like Millie

I like Millie as well, but it just wouldn't go with our surname (having said that last time we though Billy would!!)
What ideas do you have Lynne?
Edie-I'm not sure about finding out the sex, having found out, would you do the same if / when there was a next time? I can't quite decide whether to or not.
Did you find out Lynne?

Millie is lovely, our neighbour has just called her lo that. We like Kayla and Ella along with Lewis. Ive been ruled out by ds and dh and they both prefer Kayla to Ella, so it looks like Kayla or Lewis.

Jossie, we didnt find out the sex, up here the hospitals dont tell you as theres been a few mistakes made so they stopped doing it, alot of people go private to find out but we didnt want to know.

How are you both feeling??
Ive just noticed its not just chocolate thats making me very sick...its any dairy products????? Dont know if thats a normal thing in pg or is it something the lo just doesnt like.????
Apart from that ive been fine,just working about the garden or sleeping on the sun lounger Still doing my m/shops but finding it more and more harder as my legs are getting sore quite early on in the day, so will finish up with those this week or next.

Hope you'se both have the lovely weather and enjoying your weekend. x

I like your names too.
I completely went off dairy with DS2 for the first 7 months or so, I ended up taking a calcium supplement as I was worried that I was lacking, didn't make me feel sick,just didn't fancy it.
For the first time yesterday I felt hungry, in fact during morning and evening. Haven't felt hungry since I got pg. Weighed myself today and have only put on 2 pounds, mind you I have a lot of excess weight to live off of!
I just can't decide whether to find out the sex or not (still feel the need to say if everything is still ok by then) DH doesn't mind one way or the other.
Hope you both had a good weekend

We weren't going to find out the sex and then I just thought, what the hell. Scans for us had always been horrible as it was at the scan when we found out we had mc so I just wanted something to look forward to and for me that was finding out the sex as I was so nervous about seeing the baby and finding out if everything was ok IYSWIM. Now I just think it has helped me to bond with her so incredibly as I can imagine so much more about her. I can understand people not wanting to find out but it was definitely the right decision for us.

I'm thinking about finding out from a bonding point of view as I am currently keeping distanced as I'm too scared to believe it is real, although occasionally, like when I heard the HB I think "we might actually have this baby".
Had my reassurance scan today, the baby was really active, which made life tricky for the sonographer and kept sucking it's thumb!!
All on track so far!

That's fab Josie. I definitely don't regret finding out-it was the best decision for us.

Feel really big today

Jossie, you'll know yourself whats best for you and dh...with us we both wanted to wait for the surprise, goodluck with your decision!

Hope you are both keeping well, ive been ok,my mum got taken into hospital Sunday so been visiting her afternoon and evenings and im nackered, its all too much for me, so im cutting the visits down to one a day now. Im off to bed now as im shattered, take care x

Lynne, what's wrong with your mum?

Am on here again with troubles, got my triple blood test results today and they are high risk, 1 in 55. Don't know what to think, don't want amnio because of the m/c risk, so can't really do anything.

Oh gosh Josie what a shock. What does DH say? There are loads and loads of threads under pregnancy where people have had similar results, it may help to have a look. Remember that in reality they are not always that accurate.

Just seen your other thread. Glad you got low risk for spina bifida although I understand it doesn't make it any easier.

I think I would also not want the amnio.

It's very hard for you. Im here whenever you want a chat. Again. look at those old threads which are full of positive stories.

Jossie, my friends results came back alot higher than that, and everything was well when lo was born...ive heard loads of stories about this, where the results have been very inaccurate. Hope everything goes ok x Thinking of you.

They think my mum is diabetic,shes home tomorrow (thank god) as im am so done in with travelling up and down to hospital every day...the time i get home, its time to go again.

Edie, hope you are keeping well. x

Lynne-my dad is diabetic (was undiagnosed for years as he wouldn't go to the doctor), only found out when he collapsed on holiday in Scotland, How are they going to treat her?
With regard to my tests we are just going to have to sit it out, probably until November, although it can be confirmed, but not ruled out at the 20 week scan

Thanks as well Edie, I might need those chats

Jossie, not sure what they are doing as she wont tell us anything...we had to drag her to the hospital on sunday...i totally lost the plot with her and swore something awful to her as she has needed to go for years and years and never did, recently shes been taken blackouts on a regular basis and still wouldnt go to hospital until on Sunday when i really had had enough and started shouting and bawling at her and called for an emergency doctor, that way she didnt have a choice...even then she started acting like a two year old (and theres no exageration there) the hosp had to sedate her when we got there, shes now still in denial, saying all tests have came back fine, bloods, scans and ultra sounds...i find this very hard to believe as my mothere has drank for the last 25 years, has a very high risk of getting cancer due all her brothers and sisters passing away with it, and shes trying to say all is fine...the nurses wont tell me anything and im wondering if shes told them to do that????? Can they do that???
IM not sure, dh keeps saying its this new patient confidentialty thing??? Edie would you know anything about that???

Oh KLynne what a time you're having

Sorry not Klynne, Lynne!

Think all of this has answered my question about finding out the sex-I now feel that I need to find out!!

There is nothing new about patient confidentiality and yes if she has asked them not to disclose stuff to you then they have to keep it confidential.

Josie, how are you today? It's interesting what Thomcat has just put on your other thread.

Not too bad today, now I know I can't do anything, its just a matter of waiting....
That was interesting in Thomcat's post.
I think it has all come at the end of a bad week-dentist, school observation, ofsted, being told that my 1 year old extension had a major structural problem!
I suppose what doesn't break us makes us stronger!!!
Kept being told at work how strong I was being, I just felt better being at work rather than moping around.
Going to Mum and Dad's tomorrow as DH is working all weekend.
Have a good weekend, Lynne how long have you got to go?

6 weeks left Jossie cant beleive how quickly its gone in. Doc keeps telling me theres no way im going that long, so the bag is packed just incase.

hope you both have a nice weekend x

Oh...edie thanks for the info on patients!

I reckon your gut feeling is a good indicator of when your baby will be born-I somehow knew that DS1 would be 2 weeks early, my friend had the same feelings that she would have to be induced with both hers, we were both right