a quietESH place for menkulling

[LauraPalmerish]

You know who you are...come on in for a little bit of whatever it takes to get ourselves through these early weeks.

Gin substitute suggestions appreciated.

It would be good to stick around for sure

Yes bugs re the boat. I do luff it, although in recent weeks have taken to suspicious squinting at non-existent spaces around it to calculate how they might somehow be transformed into actual spaces capable of accommodating a baybee/a baybee's stuff...

My EDD is 24 Nov by my excellent maths. Midwife et al have it as 25 Nov but iz wrong (I was even measuring a few days too big at 12 wk scan but they don't readjust at my hospital, for some reason).

I did a shameful amount of POASing in the first 3 or so weeks. I still have a little collection of IC's with the sequential number of each day's wee neatly inscribed on each [loon]. But lots of the early ones were ridiculously faint. Some fainter than those that came before. It's all bollocks really. A line is a line. It's just hard to think that way in the post bfp aftermath.

Good plan, Bugsy - Who's having the girl?!

Binocs, I've got several friends who live on boats- where're you at? I've got a looney line up of tests, too. All appropriately marked in order. It's a small thing that makes me happy.

So, any o you further-along PESH manage to avoid ms?

TOM has a theory about ms and the baybee's sex. So far he's spot on...we should put his theory through the tESHst with this round of bambinos.

No more digging through the bins!

I'm happy to have the boy, although for some reason I think it's a girl. I defo thought the first two pregnancies were boys. Weird. Don't really care either way...just want my baybee.

Off to work. Will check in later.

My sister is convinced I am having a boy.

Hey LP we're in norf london - islington/hackney way. We stay put mostly - though have ventured out of london once annd that took days. Bugs Yorkshire would be a mission! The dudes that we bought our boat from had actually had two kids whilst living there, and in fact moved out onto a smaller sailing boat. That said their plan was to sail the family to NZ to build their own house, so it's probably fair to say they were braver/more bohemian than us!

My MS wasn't too bad as long as I ate, a lot, all the time. I mainly wanted salty, savoury, carby type foods (mmmmm). If I wasn't asleep, I was planning eating or actually eating! Somewhat unsurprisingly I PILED on weight in the first tri, but am less absurdly hungry now I'm actually meant to be gaining weight. Am hoping I'm just a front-loader and it will all even out in the end...!

We think we're having a girl, based on JJ's [the self-styled 'juggernaught of justice'] feeling and backed up by mad internet nub theory at 12 wks.

Me too, Bugs. And for some reason today I'm feeling very positive. hopes that doesn't jinx anything

TOM's theory I based on puking. Dory, have you actually puked at all? If not, then TOM would bet money that it's a boy.

We have an appointment with our GP tomorrow morning. A little nervous, but happy to make it 'official'. I'm going to threaten beg request an early scan. I'm thinking for 7 weeks, does that sound right?

I'm also going to ask about this whole aspirin thing. I've self-diagnosed 75mg per day based on a lot of reading and conversations. It won't hurt and it may help. Anyone else on the aspirin?

X-post - our London place is in Hackney, too, Binocs! What's the nub theory?

Why is my stoopid phone changing all my 'is'es into 'I's??! Grrrrrrrrrr

I think I probably will find out - I am not sure I have the patience to wait!

No puking whatsoever. Just mental tiredness.

I am taking baby asipirin (75mg) - apparently there is good evidence that it help to prevent pre-eclampsia. My consultant told me I should be taking it.

I am also taking Vit D and folic acid. That's all.

heh, hi-five, hackney neighbour. Where's your non-london place? Do you have tine and cuntreh residences?!

The mad nub theory is here (attempts link)...

www.parentdish.co.uk/2009/06/03/nub-theory-baby-gender-prediction-at-12-weeks/

...and as far as I can tell was basically made up for people who have a lot of work that they should be doing but can't seem to stop dicking around reading drivel on the internet

I had mmc last year at 10 wks and this time had early scan #1 just before 7 weeks, and #2 at just after 9 wks. My GP was really understanding - no threats or begging required, either time. I've not been taking anything other than pregnacare tho Bugs - sure your doc will say if s/he recks it would help.

Hello all.

My SIL had hyperemesis and had a girl so that would bear TOM's theory out, but - oh, hang on, so did my BF and she had a boy.

I have been doing OODLES of gender timewasting scientific investigation and here are my findings:

Nub down = girl
Nub up = boy
(Mine is flat)

Skull sloping back = boy
Skull straight up = girl
(Mine is straight)

MS = girl
No MS = boy
(I had nausea but no sickness)

Sweet cravings = girl
Salty = boy
(mine are salt & vinegar snackajacks and Percy piglets)

Heartbeat = train = boy
Heartbeat = horse = girl
(no idea, too overwhelmed to notice)

Eyes dilating if you look at yourself in mirror = boy
(ok, I didn't have that much time on my hands)

Stoopid fecking train, filled with all sorts of disgusting food smells. I can't figure out which is worse - microwaved chicken a la Upper Crust or mayonnaise-y grease burgers from Burger King. Yeck.

Would serve 'em all if I puked at the stench.

Not a scooby doo. Of course I will be delighted with either although everyone assumes I want a girl. All the 'as long as it's healthy' cliches are true.

LP pg is the only time I've ever been pleased to be nauseous (of course it gives you some extra menkul when you feel a bit better every now and again). Just think of that nice wet stinky slapfish. Mmm.

There's also the purple cabbage test where you boil the cabbage and then wee in the water. It turns a different colour depending on which sex the baybee is (but I can't remember which is which.) Apparently it's an ancient Chinese technique.

Saw my GP today, who was very luffly and positive. She's going to refer me for an early scan for the week of June 18th, when I'll be 6+ wks. She's also going to phone the consultant to confirm the 75mg aspirin theory.

Symptom checklist: sore boobs, low blood pressure, mild nausea, and a grumpy-making headache (no caffeine since June 1st!)

How's everyone else this fine rainy day? Bugs?