september baby bus

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hiya, ive just left the september bus 4 conception, thought id start a september baby bus.
we can all share the ups and downs, sickness, cravings and scans together

a bit about me.
myself and dh have a 4yr old dd, and 3yr old ds and this baby should be due around 7th sept

broodycoilsout dd 4, ds 3, due 07/07

will have 2 change my name on here now!!

Hiya,around week 11 i thought i felt those fluttering movements, until week 13 when they stopped.. Until saturday eve when i felt actual movement/kicking! Then yesterday eve i felt it again,put hubbys hand there and he got 2 feel kicking 2!! So exciting wen sum1 else can feel it! Am now 16+2. :-)

Hello. I'm due on 24th Sept - I'm thirteen weeks and 3 days pregnant with my first child. I had my first scan last Monday. My partner and I are both very excited. We're based in west London.

It definitely feels like there's a September baby boom! 2 of my best friends are due at about the same time. I love it! But I also have the awful situation with another one of best friends - she told me she was pregnant on the day I found out I was too. I quickly told her we were also expecting, and it was so exciting and we probably got a bit carried away. Unfortunately a couple of weeks later she suffered a miscarriage and now it's so painful for both of us. We've had a couple of good chats about it, ending in plenty of tears and hugs, but it doesn't change her sadness and how anytime we see each other I feel like I'm rubbing salt in the wound. Whenever we meet I change my outfits into my baggiest clothes as now I'm starting to show. Whenever she asks me anything about the pregnancy I answer quickly and change the subject - because I know that she's being brave on the outside but it's killing her inside. I asked if she wanted to see my scan pictures but she said no. I'm worried that it's going to get worse as time goes on, not better. I love her so much and I feel so sad for her, and guilty - not just about being pregnant but also whenever I feel disappointed for myself that it's turned out this way. I don't know how to help her or make it easier for both of us...anyone got any words of wisdom or encouragement?

BelleStar It sounds like you're doing a wonderful job of being her friend. Over time, she'll get pregnant again and maybe she can turn a corner on all of this, but in the meantime my advice is just to trust yourselves to be considerate of eachother like you clearly are.

15+2 and think I had some spotting earlier. Went to the loo and had a tiny dot of red on the paper. Not sure exactly what it was or where it was from and I know tiny is nothing major but I put the jump in me, I've got a history of miscarriage but I've also got a history of bleeding in pregnancy - I bled on and off all the way through with DS. Needed a wee again about 30 mins later and there was nothing on the paper, not sure if that's because nothing had accumulated yet with it being so soon after the last trip or if it's because the bleeding was from elsewhere (a scratch or something, I don't know). I've got my doppler upstairs and going to have a listen when I go to bed, hopefully will be able to reassure myself.

Urg, stupid paranoid ranting. Sorry.

cbear6 - big reassuring hugs. Hope things are all ok.

Had my scan last week and all was well. Was lovely to see the baby wriggling around!

Hope you are all enjoying a bit of spring weather!

Hello to glimmerberry and bellestar!

Lovely heartbeat and the spots seems to have stopped so I'm taking it as one of those odd little pregnancy blips. Now I've just got to deal with work and the pressure to come off the sick (which I really don't want to do). Start annual leave in 9 weeks and maternity right after at 29 weeks so tempted just to run out my fit note for those 9 weeks. It's complicated.

Sorry, I'm having a moany day!

On the plus side it's a lovely sunny day and I've got a machine full of washing to put out on the line - I love sun dried clothes :)

glad it all worked out for you CBear

I'm in a similar situation to you Bellestar and it's so hard, I hate when she asks about me and my bump, I get kinda panicky and try and change the subject ,hopefully it will get better.

On a more postive note, I feel fab today horray! had an awful few days of exhaustion and nausea, hope this is the beginning of the good times!!

Urgh. 16 weeks today and the bit of a cold I've has turned into full on misery. Choking on snot running down back of throat, terrible cough. Definitely aware that baby has switched off my immune system.

Reading about bellestar's friend and reminding myself how lucky I am that all has gone well so far.

Appt with Obstetrics tomorrow to discuss my delivery, already been warned by midwife that I'm to be told I can't deliver here (remote island). Fine with that, just hoping I'll get a chance to hear a heartbeat again to remind me there really is something alive in there. 12 weeks seems a long time ago.

how did appointment go Glimmerberry ? Hope you feel better soon.

Hi everyone, I'm 14 weeks due on 23rd sept, hope you don't mind if I join you! This is baby no4 for me, after 2 missed mcgs. I have 2 beautiful girls 13 and 11 and a gorgeous little boy who's nearly 7. My little boy has severe special needs and a lot of medical needs but he is perfect to us! Obviously I have worries about this pregnancy as I had no warning anything was wrong before my little boy was born, but I am also very excited and happy.

bellestar I too have a close friend who MC recently and I am 17wks preg, and with my first preg my sister had had several MC and not conceived (she has since). I found it hard but I was honest with both and just asked how much information they wanted from me and appoligised in advance if I said anything in the excitement to upset as I truly didnt mean any harm. Its never easy and I felt guilty the whole time with my first because of my sister (not helped by me taking 2wks to get preg, to her 6yrs). This time around I am determined to 'enjoy' it more as it will prob be my last.

Appointment went fine, although I was surprised to be given an inhaler. I've never had asthma or any lung problem but it seems like having had flu in early pregnancy and a run of colds has made me a bit wheezy. Feel bad now that I didn't pay attention to how out of breath I was getting!

Also confirmed that I can't give birth here, at least not the first time. So seriously need to think about where I'm going to have my baby. It's a shame, it's a lovely unit, but just not equipped for anyone with the slightest of complications.

Didn't hear heartbeat, didn't want to hassle them after an appointment that already seemed long, but next midwife appointment is in a week so hopefully will then? When do they start doing it regularly? I've no reason to think anything is wrong, the growing bulge in my abdoment should be confirmation enough!

I can't believe I'm nearly 17 weeks. Think I might have had some quickening last night.

Hi, found your site today and was rlieved to read so many people with same worries and thoughts as me so would like to join. First baby due Sep 25 which means he will be sharing birthday with DH. Had scan which was amazing - could not believe how clear it was and how much he was moving. Have stopped paniking every time I feel a cramp or twinge which is a relief. Look forward to feeling him now.

Hi everyone,i'm back again, counting down the weeks to my second scan. I've been reading that I should be able to start feeling something about now, ( 17weeks), and I sort of do when I put my hand on the bump,but not really any other way. Any experiences? welcome to the new additions:)

Welcome to the new members.

16 week check was this afternoon, all my bloods came back fine and blood pressure okay if a little bit on the low side (but hadn't had lunch yet so possibly explains it). Took the midwife ages to find baby's heartbeat so I was a bit on edge, then she said she could hear it but it was just briefly because as she turned the Doppler volume up it faded away, then came back vaguely, then vanished again. She swore she heard it and so did he student, she asked if she could press as it seemed Peanut was lying towards my back and when she did I'm sure I felt a somersault followed by a few more as we walked home.

I don't think the two of them would have sworn they heard it, albeit briefly, if they hadn't heard it and they did warn me beforehand that they might not pick it up clearly as baby is still small and has plenty of space still to hide. Think I'm just a bit disappointed, after last time round I was expecting to go today and hear a super loud heartbeat and put all my fears to rest so I can relax.

20 week scan the end of the month and next midwife appointment at 28 weeks, which seems ages away but can call in at 20 weeks for my MATB1.

Now, while I'm here, who can tell me about afterpains? First time round I got the horror stories about labour, this time round I'm being told horror stories about afterpains in the first few days post-delivery that are as bad as labour itself. Bullcrap or real?

Hello everyone!

Can I join you all.

I am 17 weeks pregnant - due on the 5th - with my first! Expecting a little BOY! We had a private gender scan as I am waaay to impatient and have heard that lots of London hospitals won't tell you the gender anyway - well that's my excuse anyway.

Everything going smoothly so far except in week 6 when I had bleeding but turned out everything was okay.

They didn't say anything regarding size etc. at gender scan but i'm thinking if there was anything seriously up they could see they would have said right? Anyway got my 20 week scan on the 20th so will see then.

I am in East London in Bethnal Green and only 23 so don't know anyone with with children or who are expecting around here.

Have any of you felt movement yet? I'm sure I felt him move when I was having my gender scan - I would've been 16+4 - it was like little bubbles popping. I haven't felt anything since but I'm sure it won't be too long.

Hope you're all doing okay.

Aaaahhh! Pretty sure DH and I felt baby move last night (at 16+5)! It was definite movement and not like the air and bubbles (OK wind and gas) that I've been experiencing lots of lately! I'm so excited to feel it more and more!

Thanks for all your kind words about my friend. ssmile I think you're right about being honest with each other. I feel like if we don't mention it at all then we'll end up with a huge elephant in the room (that'll be me by the way!) and it'll get worse.

I've got my 20 week scan in a couple of weeks. I got a letter today to say that they've moved my appointment forward 3 days. Doesn't say why, but it's weird because then it won't be 20 weeks! Oh well - maybe I'll have to go back a week later for another one!

Hope everyone is well.

Lucky you BelleStar! Mine is the 28th and seems aaaaaaages away :)

An hour before my appointmet I'm planning to drink a huge can of full sugar, full caffiene coke (which just auto-corrected itself to "come", WTF iPhone!?) to make sure Peanut is jumping around and not sleeping like at 12 weeks. I will do jumping jacks in the waiting room if I have to.

I think it's a boy. Has anyone got any mothers intuition about what they're having?

I didn't really have any intuitions about boy or girl, until last night when I felt that proper little wriggle and I immediately thought...BOY! I don't think I'm going to find out though. Still not decided. DH would like to but is happy to go with whatever I decide. Dilemma! Are you going to find out?

I did with DS, we weren't going to but when the sonographer asked if we wanted to know DH and I both said "yes" at the same time, I think that just proves that neither of us has any willpower. I think we'll find out if baby will co-operate, my brother's girlfriend is due the same week as us and they're finding out, it's all boys in the family at the minute so I'm bursting to know if one of us has a girl. Plus I have clothes left from DS so I can go through them and work out what I need if I know.

A surprise would be lovely, you're far more patient than I am :)

Hi rosey3 my edd is on the 3rd sept but suspect it will be planned c-sec a week earlier which is ok with me.

Got my scan at 19+5d on the 13th, and consultant so should find out if planned C-sec is an option as my MW has strongly suggested given my history. We hope to find out if its boy or girl mainly because our DD who is 4yrs keeps saying she wants a sister, so we hope to manage her expectations if it isnt! Also my DH wants to clear the loft out of girlie things if its isnt one. The only dilema is I would have preferred not to tell everyone else but my DD will so not keep it a secret. The day we told her about the baby, that evening I picked her up from Preschool and everyone knew!! It was nice having it a suprise last time. Plus how will work do a sweeptake if we tell everyone :o

Fetal heartbeat heard today at midwife appt. I was so excited!

Told that our trust won't tell us the sex at 20 week scan. Those of you not on your first, could you tell from the scan anyway?

They could bet on the weight?

We couldn't at 20 weeks GlimmerBerry because he had the cord between his legs but the sonographer could, she said she could see testies which made her fairly sure there was a penis behind the cord. We had to go back at 22 weeks for a follow-up because he wouldn't keep still for all of the measurements at 20 weeks, she put the wand thingie on my bump and we got an up close willy shot. Little show-off had his legs flopped wide open so it was a good job we did want to know!

When we saw it without the cord in the way it was unmistakeable. A girl looks like three parralel lines. You might be able to spot what you've got, hopefully!