Due in October -part 3

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The third instalment as we're a talkative bunch!

I used the dryer very little - babygrows come in packs and they outgrow them really fast, I didn't want them to shrink.

Morning girls.

I can't sleep again. Woken up feeling really sick. Dp is off today so I'm goin to make the most of it

How is everyone?

Morning :-) had restless nights sleep so I expect to be in a coma come lunchtime lol have been sleeping with sickness bands on & they seem to be a big help on the ms front when I wake up! Am currently sat up in bed while DP is happily snoring away oblivious to me munching my way through my supply of rich teas & supping water while trying desperately not to wake him with the gale that seems to have occupied my body!!! Lol

Hope everyone has a good/better day today & hope the sun is shining on each & every one of u B-)

Morning ladies. I slept like a log and I expect to sleep all day... So tired this morning!! Hope you all have wonderful day, rain stay away!! xx

Morning ladies, I spent the whole weekend pretending not to be pregnant, roll on the scan!

Top tip: fresh ginger in a cup of hot water is doing wonders for my nausea!

morning all. Had awful night with this tummy bug. Feeling dreadful now and hoping these crampy pains are not pg related. Going to go to the doctors anyway as i had awful contraction type pains at this time in my last pregnancy and they referred me for an early scan. Hate hate hate calling in sick, but i def am not well enough to go in. I don't think my classes would be impressed if I had to run to the loo every 5 mins. Yuk!

Really agree with what everyone has said about focussing on this thread being the supportive and encouraging place we all need it to be. squid don't go, I love your contributions!
2LM def stay around- we need you!

I've been lurking for the last few weeks but thought I would be a bit more active - odd dynamics of the group at the moment and all that.

So - I'm 7 weeks pg with dc4. Due on 20th October. No scans lined up - am waiting for the normal 12 week scan. I had an 8 week scan with a previous pregnancy that showed the bean was fine and had a heart beat but then I miscarried days afterwards - so I'm not a big fan of early scans.

My oldest DD is in bed upstairs with a tummy ache and my younger DTs have just gone off to pre school. I gave up work in Feb to be a full time mum - having worked in software engineering for most of my life. Looking after 3 children and working was beginning to get too much for me - especially arranging childcare when one of them is sick. Then about a week after I gave up work, I found out I was pg again.

I'm one of the frequent miscarrying crew and also one of the oldies (38).

Now - I totally must sort the washing up, laundry and sweep the floors.

Tarty Good luck with the scan. Know how you feel as I have had spotting too. Be thinking of you and make sure you let us all know how you get on.

I had some cramping. Convinced myself the cramping is more digestive than bean related. Anyway I have a consultant appointment on Wednesday so I am hanging fire for that rather than going to EPDU. Only a few more days to go for that and patience is a virtue and all that.... Has anyone else been having cramps that seem more related to gas or constipation? They are mild but worrying. I don't think they are sinister but I don't know if I am fooling myself. Hoping for some reassurance....

My big interview is tomorrow. Can't concentrate on it at all. I have managed to find a dress that hides my gut in the morning but it is unpredictable as to how big it can get over the course of a day so it could be straining at the seams by the time I finish. I am a small size 6 so it is really obvious if you know me. It is also really low down so any woman will suss me out immediately. Luckily being interviewed by men!

So to summarise: I am a windy, tired, nauseous, irrational, bloated old whinge bag who pees on a stick every other day just to make sure it isn't all in my mind....Having lunch with friends today, hope I can stay awake and not gag on them.....Have a good day everyone.

Cross posted:

Welcome Goingtoneedabiggerhouse

Feel better Bella.

Good luck with the interview Midgetm ! The thought of dealing with an interview right now is unbearable! I peed on a clever stick on Saturday (i.e. clear blue with conception indicator) - have vowed that is the last time. Maybe.

I'm not doing the laundry am I. No. OK. Now I am.

Morning everyone. I have not posted for a few days as my parents have been visiting. Lots of excitement about their first grandchild and lots of suggestions for names :) I was so desperate to tell them our favourites but DH got a little annoyed with me when I let them slip as he wants it to be a surprise. I was a little saddened to see what has been going on here over the last few days. I have found these threads nothing but lovely so it's a shame that some think they can't post anymore. Please don't stop posting! Midgetm Yes, my cramps seem to be constipation related. They have been on and off but can be quite uncomfortable

Wow, you leave this thread for a few days and re-enter a parallell universe. I thought we were having kids, not trying to emulate them! I had a quick look at the other thread causing problems and was happy to return here.
squid I like your posts, they put my moans about work into proper perspective. Don't go!
Hope everyone else is OK. Got my repeat scan to see if bean had grown tomorrow and can't see beyond it. People keep trying to make plans and I'm being so evasive. I think they think I've gone a bit weird (er).

Thanks HeHeBum I think that is what mine are. I should know by now what a m/c cramp feels like. I have had enough of them but it is hard to know what is me being positive to the point of stupidity and what is reality.

Goingtoneedabiggerhouse I got 25 cheap tests off ebay so I can feed my inner paranoia but in a cheap fashion! Clear Blue - get you!

Morning all, and congrats biggerhouse. Are you gonna need a bigger house?!

kyyria I use the tumble dryer very very rarely (have 1 DS and a mildly OCD DH who wants clothes washed way more often than I do...or maybe I'm a scuzbucket...not sure!!). Having said that, my house is constantly like some sort of clothes graveyard with airers everywhere - drives me nuts. Bring on the summer when I can use the garden!

squid I can understand you feeling reticent about exposing yourself to malice by opening up...but I hope as time goes on you feel less hurt and find this board supportive again.

fjord arf at wind! I hope it dies down in all senses! My wind has taken off, so to speak, but my DH is pretty used to it as I'm generally quite a, um, breezy person DS seems to have inherited it from me too, man he wanders round farting like a trooper

Don't go squidkid, I love your ramblings. I don't understand what's going on at all, I think when people start getting all wound up about things, they should just step away from the keyboard, regain some perspective and calm down a bit.

Thanks again for all your supportive and reassuring posts. Less bleeding today so far. Have been moved to tears by my lovely friends - one has done a 20 minute drive out of the way of her school runs to pick up my boys, drop DS1 at school, take DS2 back home to play with her DS3 then drop him at kindergarten, and another friend has insisted on bringing dinner round for us this evening. I'm welling up thinking about how lovely everyone is being. I have no extended family nearby but have had so many offers of help from friends it is overwhelming and has turned the last 24 hours into a really uplifting experience.

Amidst the chaos of the last few days I'd forgotten that I have a spa day booked with my SILs on Saturday. So whatever the outcome of Thursday, I will be in need of some serious pampering by the weekend!

Tarty We're in the same boat (and both want to get off and onto dry land) in that I have a scan tomorrow after spotting. Please feel that you can tell everyone here when bad things happen as well as when you're being funny or clever. I did and everyone was nice and supportive. Hope all goes well today and glad for you that you're being seen quickly. You feel that life is on hold otherwise...

TLM, so sorry to hear that you've had a scare too but your friends sound great. Everything crossed for you.

Hi pregnant people

I have been lurking but haven't posted for ages, have been going some ups and downs (mostly downs tbh) and didn't want to blather on to then be told I was being daft, or selfish, or needed to take a good look at my priorities, or whatever. Think I'm coming out the other side now, but stuck at home with a cold and cough and unable to take much for it, so boo to that!

My heart goes out to all those who have had MC or are having difficulties. Apart from feeling pretty sick last week, and constant colds, my main struggle has been a psychological one, based around the current and imminent changes, so I guess I've been lucky. Work is very hard and I am really tired, have 2 parents evenings this week too, and haven't been able to do any exercise for a couple of weeks as I've felt so grim.

I find this forum a mixed blessing to be honest - it makes me laugh out loud (throwing twixes at heads, poo stories) and feel in the company of others experiencing the same discomforts, and it makes me feel very humble when I see the support people offer each other - but on the down side, the hoo haa over the unwanted advice on the TTC-Thread, and the recent Facebook stuff put me off, and also (not sure how to explain this very well) being pregnant is a worrying time anyway, and the downside to everyone sharing their worries in a place like this is that you can then start worrying about things you weren't already worrying about - does that make sense? It's like my own worries get multiplied by everyone else's, and turn me completely paranoid!

So anyway. I'm still here and planning to check in every so often (if anyone cares!), and hope you are all doing well.

8+1, age 36, DC#1.

twolittlemonkeys i read your post at the bottom of the last thread, i hope you are ok. Ive thought about you all morning. I am so afriad of something like that happening to me as well, i can imagine how you feel. I hope you are alright. My thoughts are with you hun xx

Hi YompingJo I could've written your post - word for word. Except the parents evenings. Oh and your stats at the end which I always forget to include!

8+6, age 31, DC2

Another friend just popped over to give me a hug and ask if I needed anything. She bled heavily the whole way through one pregnancy (and has a healthy 20 year old daughter to show for it) so told me just to get loads of rest and keep my feet elevated as much as possible. Have spent most of the day so far watching Big Bang Theory episodes with my feet up and a supply of snacks and drinks to hand. Will have to interrupt my blissful state shortly to do the school run, but it's been lovely while it lasted!

I am ashamed of myself. I am still in my pjs watching crime and investigation channel and just made cookies and ate them all to myself.

29 9+2 dc3

thanks midgetm. Been to the docs which was re-assuring. She thinks cramps might be uterus expanding. Tummy bug could be an independant illness or all part of progesterone imbalance at this stage and she checked that there def wasn't any blood. (god, it has been 2 years since I have had an internal! Was a bit of a shock) so basically said she wasn't too worried but that if it got worse to give her a call and she would send me for a scan. I am perhaps being too sensitive, but as this happened last time, I just wanted to be sure.

My lovely parents have taken ds out for a while so I can get some rest/run to the loo in peace!

Good luck with your interview midgetm. I admire you so much for having the energy for all that right now. I feel your pain on the school stress/parents evenings yompingjo. School goes at such a pace and you are in charge of everything all the time, so there is nowhere to hide if you are feeling sick or emotional. I can't wait until 12 weeks when everyone will know and hopefully cut a little slack! By the way, my ds was an october baby too and it worked out great for mat leave as I went back in sep for 4 weeks, was off til summer half term and then before I knew it, it was the summer hols. Perfect! (I bet many of you are rolling your eyes reading that! Sorry to gloat!)

2LM I am so glad you are being looked after. You deserve some TLC after everything this week!

Hello all, slacking off at the start of my night shift at work and catching up on the October-sprogs goss...Am hurtling towards a much needed fortnight off work, when I can finally get back to the UK and catch up with family and friends, and (rubs hands together in glee)meet the consultant I plan to use in London for delivery, as well as having my 12 week scan! Healthcare over here is good, but very much all about 'the business', and of course it being expat-tastic, you get a very different obs/gynae experience depending on who's on duty on any given day at any given clinic, and more importantly, where in the world they're from, and hence what their take on the dos and don'ts of pregnancy is.
Not looking forward to the seven hour flight home, but am interested to see if the screaming babies on the plane still set my teeth on edge now that I've got a bun in the oven, or if the adage of 'you feel differently when they're you're own' really is true! Hopefully I am not speaking too soon, but I seem to have come out the other side of the tiredness and constipation, and have whittled the symptoms down to infrequent nausea and the delightful mood swings...It's been 3 weeks since the scan I had at 6 weeks when I heard the heartbeat, and although I know I should stay positive, I can't help but let my thoughts wander down the 'what if it's come unstuck/has stopped growing' path...then I chastise myself for not thinking more positively, give my rather bloated boobs a random squeeze to check for soreness, look around to see if anyone noticed, then get back to my day hoping I don't look like a fat female exhibitionist!!!

Ooh and before anyone asks, yes, I have heard of paragraphs, I just didn't feel like using them. I mean it's my effing perogative, ALRIGHT???!!!