Due in October -part 3

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The third instalment as we're a talkative bunch!

Beans that's fantastic news! So pleased that little bean is doing ok!
And I'm sure no one will mind you sticking around on this board!

Fantastic news Beans. Good for you :) Yes, stay here!! :o

Hurrah for beans's beans. Of course you must stay here. You will be our trail blazer. Have one for me (the fizz, not a baby). So glad you seem so reassured after your rather rocky journey. Hurrah again x

Evening all! Great news about your scan, beans, and welcome to all the newbies.

Mickey I giggled when I read about you crying when your icecream hit the deck! Sorry but Angelico also loving the idea of gangrenous bits falling off you in Ireland

Interesting reading everyone's thoughts about mat leave. It's funny, I always thought I wouldn't want to go back to work after DS but actually I really enjoy my days away (only 2 days a week), and he loves his childminder and her DCs.

I've had a bit of a crap week. On Tues night DH was away and there was quite a lot of noise going on outside, with the result that I didn't get a single minute's sleep. As I type this I'm now wondering if I've already moaned about it here...hmm. Sorry if I have But then last night I woke at 2am and didn't get back to sleep [weeping with exhaustion emoticon] Work today was beyond tough. I am seriously sleep deprived. All good practice for Oct...!

I'm feeling much less sick but my digestion is still totally up the creek. I'm currently seriously enjoying lying on the sofa, food cooked, DS in bed, sleep ahead of me...so glad it's the weekend!

Hello again, it's the prodigal poster.

Beans, great news for you, well done!

Resipsa, we were awaiting scans at the same time, so I'm sorry to hear it was bad news for you.

As far as work is concerned, I went back to a demoted role (my choice) on a 0.5 contract. The balance is good, but the team just doesn't work. I'll be looking for a new P/T job after this maternity leave (all being well, of course!) It may be that I'll have to wait a few years though, until I can bear to work F/T again.

Quick pop on - off for me here. At work and no time to catch up just now.

Is anyone else here experiencing pain in their tailbone after sitting for extended periods of time? I'm assuming it's just a combination of my bad posture sitting fross legged and things generally loosening up and shifting down there.

Beans such brill news about the scan! :o xo

MidgetM and Haggis thanks for the replies - reassuring to know I am not the only one with random twinges! :) Beeble have had general back twinges / dull ache but not so much tailbone - you are maybe sitting differently? And Dameflat - you have clearly been to Ireland :o We keep listening to reports here about water shortages in England and thinking - how?!?! Can't we send them some of our rain?!

Maternity pay etc is tricky - our teaching maternity pay here is rubbish, think by 8 or 10 weeks we are on SMP (sorry if that sounds generous to anyone but civil service here apparently get 6 months full, 6 months half - so everyone assumes we do!). Think we only get 4 weeks on full pay. Luckily DH has decent income and I'm hoping for an advance to tide me over - ironically might work out better as I won't pay as much tax on it when I'm earning diddlysquat on maternity leave.

Sorry if left anyone out, going to stick a DVD in and head to bed. Night all xo

10 weeks today!

Good morning ladies!!

Had manic day ystdy so could only just about keep up with all the activity!!

Fab news for those that have had scans etc,mine seems an eternity away still!

Felt relatively human ystdy so am hoping for the same today but we'll see. Got to work for most of today so that writes off doing anything tonight lol

Read all ur maternity thoughts,I'm not sure how long I can take or am entitled to as I'm self employed & it works differently to when ur employed by a company as I dont think u can claim as much.so I'll be taking the tiddler with me to work!!!!

TLM, so so sorry to hear your news. You had a horribly tough couple of weeks and I really feel for you. Hoping you can put this behind you and come back with lovely news in a few months.

Angelico, yes, I'm getting those pains too - at the moment, it's if I cough when lying on my back - pain on my right hand side, somewhere near my hip - has me doubled over. Doesn't feel like it's anywhere near my uterus so the ligament thing makes sense.

midgetm euwww at the prune juice coming back up - why are you putting yourself through that, it is an emergency poohing measure? I have a colleague who drinks it every day, told me it's the only way she stays regular (and THAT was definitely TMI for me on a Thursday morning at work!)

ChrissieJA I'm not sure about going back to work - I love my job and get a lot from it so the though of not going back, or going back in a reduced capacity, is hard to bear. DH has said if I want to go back and pursue my career he will support me (he's lovely!) and he is happy to be the one at home as his job is just a job to him - but I have no idea if I'll still feel so ambitious when I a) have live bean out of belly, being lovely (trying not to think about when it's throwing up, poohing and screaming) and b) am sleep deprived. It's a tough one. I guess I'll have up to a year to decide what I want to do. My maternity pay seems complicated but I start with 4 weeks full pay and 2 weeks 90% then it drops, until for the last 13 weeks I am unpaid.

Well, my hectic week (2 parents evenings and a full-on InSET day) is finally over, it was SO nice to wake up this morning and know it is the weekend! I have a list as long as my arm of things to do so am off to get on with some of them. Have a good weekend all xxx

Oh, and Beans - yay, great news!

Morning everyone! I've just had a good nights sleep and after an awful week now feel up to catching up!

beans excellent news about the scan! I can't wait for mine.

beeblebear Tailbone pain - yes I've been having that, also goes slightly into my thigh. I think its sciatica.

I have been thinking about maternity leave too. At first I was quite worried about and and spent lots of time crying on DH, wailing that it was the end of my career I have snapped out of it now (mostly after realising there is good childcare around) and feel quite good about it. I'm just working with the idea that I can still have a career if I want it and everything will work out. DH has been encouraging me to think positively :)

I got a letter about my blood type yesterday. It turns out I am rhesus negative and will have to have the anti-d injections. I panicked a bit because it mentioned you should have it if you have any bleeding but the hospital didn't mention this when I called. Does anyone know about this?

Ooh, I'm not the only one up early on a Saturday :) Has anyone else lost their ability to oversleep? This is useful for work but not so good at the weekend when I want to catch up on my sleep.

PPS, have just booked on local NCT course. Having not seen a midwife and not had a scan and still in the back of my mind suspecting that I might just be making it all up (apart from the sore boobs, constant hunger, nausea, weird pains, terrible wind, constipation, dreadful tiredness and ever-changing emotions, all of which I could feasibly be imagining ), I hope it's actually real now otherwise I'll look a bit silly in September surrounded by actual pregnant women! Eek!

I'm still curious as to when you wise people think I should have heard from a midwife - saw doctor 10 days ago (when I was 7 + 3, and am now 8 + 6), and still no word from a midwife. Should I worry?

YompingJo I have signed up for an NCT course. I sort of regretted doing it so early as I was supposed to confirm before my scan but I emailed them and they were lovely about it.

I saw my midwife at 8 weeks but I think that was early. I would be worrying by 10 weeks if I hadn't I think.

HeeHee, DH works shifts and gets up at 5:45 when he's working - he works 4 or 5 days on then 4 or 5 days off, and works 2 weekends out of every 4 - so I get a very early wake up call on weekends when he's at work (inc. this one), and I'm a morning person anyway - as soon as I'm semi-conscious, brain kicks in and I'm doomed! On the weekends he's not working, we're usually off doing something involving getting up early anyway. Lie ins are a distant memory. Good training, I reckon.

Really must stop posting and go and use my time constructively

Thanks everyone - still on cloud 9. Never been so pleased to be normal! And really appreciate your support and lovely comments. Might be able to start telling people now - and start believing there are positive endings to pregnancy!

HHHBum I can't sleep either - before I put it down to nerves, now I think it's excitement! Will we ever sleep again?! x

Morning all. The sleep thing is the same for me. As soon as I am awake that's it. ping, brain on and I also think it is excitement and paranoia. A weird combo. I only have a week to wait till next scan (yes that will be number 3).

yompingjo The prune juice was a precautionary measure. Also had a plate of figs. If that don't work, nothing will. Anyway it stayed down, vile stuff.

hehe I know nothing about the injections I am afraid, except I do think you should check with the hospital if you want more info. Bet there is a some kind of support organisation you could email. At least put your mind at rest.

I have my 12 week scan app for pretty much bang on 12 weeks but have at least 3 before then. Not heard anything from midwife yet, not even a date but I think that is normal. They will probably not want to waste time with me till later in view of my track record of MC. The swines.

On my iPhone so hope this makes sense and sorry not quite caught up with all of the thread. Off to Pilates. My male teacher last night told me not to do anything in the first trimester. I think this is rubbish advice I want to stay strong. What are you all doing in terms of exercise? Prior to up duffing I was a maniac exerciser so I always thought I could just carry on but tone it down a tad and keep HB under 145.
Happy weekend one and all x

Yay Beans so glad your scan went well! Must be such a relief heehee i'm also rhesus negative... Was going to ask if anyone else was, so we can be blood type buddies! I got a letter with an information leaflet, think it says you do need an injection if you have any bleeding or trauma to bump, eg seatbelt in car. Am currently in bed but will check for certain after I post this and get back to you. I would ring gp or hospital though, to be safe. My sister is also rhesus negative and didn't have any problems, so am hopeful it will all be fine. yomping I also can't lie in AT ALL. I even went to bed at half 8 one night this week, and promptly woke up at 4am. WHY?! When I'm constantly exhausted?! ah well, as someone said, good practice... Especially as I'm a teacher, so sleep deprived plus dealing with kids all day! Lastly, I learnt something last night. Do NOT watch Up whilst pg. I cried hysterically from pretty much the opening credits because I knew what was coming, building up to actual wailing during the montage, then silent tears about every 10 minutes throughout. It's a BEAUTIFUL film, just not for hormonal ladies happy weekend to you all!!!

Nenehoo how could you watch that? Crazy lady. I welled up today reading an article in the times about Spanx. Yes Spanx. Gutt sucking nylon reduced me to tears. WTF?

nenehooo, I can't watch UP while not pg so not even going to attempt it at the moment! This week, I am welling up at the cute fluffy little chicks being eaten on Frozen Planet.

Midgetm, I'm doing Pilates, my (female) instructor says keep going as I am apart from she's advising me to go easy during crunches and not lift my shoulders. I was keeping up gym workouts until 2 weeks ago, have been too ill/exhausted to go, but planning on hitting the gym again tomorrow and really looking forward to it. Might actually go for a run later today too.

I really am switching this computer off now! Here I go...

Heehee - I hear you!!! Why am I awake?!?! I was just thinking in bed, "Damn bean destroying my lie ins and the little blighter isn't even born yet!!!" :o

Lol @Nenehooo and especially MidgetM. Crying at Up (or OBEM, adverts with happy dogs and owners etc) - I get that. Crying at Spanx ... even I don't understand that one lol! :o

Have a nice day ladies - DH and I both on deadlines this weekend so no doubt I will be procrastinating checking in throughout the day :o

Haha yeah it was pretty stupid! But DH had been going on about watching it again for weeks, so I finally relented... He apologised profusely for doing it to me! And actually it's a really good message for him... he was always about going travelling, doing loads of crazy stuff before getting married and having kids, it's good for him to remember that life itself is an adventure heehee just checked my leaflet, it says an anti-d injection is administered after any incident which may involve mother and baby's blood mixing - one of which is vaginal bleeding during pregnancy. Doesn't say what to do if you experience bleeding though, just says to call midwife or doctor if you had any queries. Hope this helps x

Also midgetm I bought a pilates in pregnancy dvd, where the woman doing it is 8 months pg... If she can do it, I can!!! Except not recently as I've been feeling too sick

PS: if you need a fix of funny (so you can cry laughing - that I have been doing) there is a great thread at the minute with hilarious Amazon reviews. Best ones are the Wolef one, the Paul Ross ones and of course the legendary Mooncup Review. Enjoy! :o