Hovering in the berrycopter: nervous elderberries, sickness reports and backwards scan photos!

[Boomgoestheweasel]

Open to all elderberry grads and anyone who fits the berry criteria: over 30, first trimester(ish) with #1 after trying for a long time, and nervous as hell. Come on in for handholding and nub theory!

Sounds like puppy is our market then. When puppy is happy to go, we all go?

Throwing up here on top of headache. Apparently I don't look as bad as I feel though which is a good thing

Oh what, really? hmm just hearing you talk about 4.00am feeds is freaking me out a bit!

Phew puppy will want to stay aaages

Sat here in one if my usual vests admiring my own 'puppies'...man they look good atm haha

My boobs were minute (32A) and I can almost already fit into the 32E maternity bras my friend lent me! I keep squeezing them

32B to 32 E here so far

34DD to too big for my 34DD bras here
Yes my denial even extends to my bras

Ooh just sold our flat. Only been online since yesterday!

Bloody hell Merk, that was speedy! I didn't even know you were selling your flat!

34DD to infinity and beyond here...probably an F by now but I'm refusing to buy new ones. Me and Thunder will rock the double-boob look for a bit longer eh?

Ooh shit I've got my booking appointment in half an hour! Good job the alarm on my phone went off, totally forgot!

Yup we have far too many steps (raised ground) and want more space as despite this flat being huge it doesn't have a garden. Anyway decided we wanted to move by Christmas and got 3 offers from 7 viewings. Nice to have sold it as I hate tidying for viewings!!
I hung on in my old bras with double boob for quite a while but the relief when I bought some that fitted was immense!

Well I haven't had them measured but I reckon they're an E cup. When should you start wearing a maternity bra? Also, are people using bio-oil yet? Been plastering on baby oil each day but not sure whether its doing any good?

merk well done on the flat sale. It must be a pretty good flat to have had such good interest!

I have bought bio oil but its so greasy and takes so long to dry I'm struggling to find a convenient time to put it on where I don't have to get dressed for ages while it dries!
I'm not going to go into maternity bras, as I understand they're just bras without the underwire, and I like my underwire!

I never stopped wearing underwire until started BFing after the birth. It's just a ploy by bra manufacturers to make you spend money with them.

And I used Bio Oil from about 12 weeks and didn't get any stretch marks, but from what I understand from frantic research it seems to be down to genetics, age and luck whether you get any. And nothing can stop the linea nigra which I have still sodding have!

I'm using bio oil and am finding it disappears really quickly. Don't usually do any kind of moisturising as am too impatient/late.

I can't afford new bras really- well other priorities are higher up the list anyway.

merk massive congrats on selling the flat, that's great!

Enjoy booking, boom

Bio-oil is a load of cobblers, sorry ladies! Normal moisturiser is fine (cocoa butter is good!) Good hydration, not smoking, not being under 20 and not being of Asian origin give you the best chance of avoidance in my (unscientific) experience. Sadly I know I'm prone to them anyway, and with twins I stand no chance!

So am I wasting my time plastering baby oil on my boobs?

Blind you will get very soft boobs won't help with the stretch marks though!

So normal moisturiser does something better than bio oil or they're both ok but they won't prevent stretch marks?

I was told to use it by a midwife FFS! Not that I mind having a soft belly which is getting scarily hairy

They're both ok, but bio-oil is five times as expensive

Back from booking, poor midwife didnt know if she was coming or going, had no idea it was twins and it seemed to put her in a muddle! They've shifted my nuchal scan back by a day so I can see the twin consultant the same day, so is now on the 16th. On the bright side, I finally get to find out what's in the bounty packs - they're RUBBISH!! Tena lady? Really?

Oh and Mr Boom had a little cry when she said 'high risk care' he's a bit over sensitive sometimes!!

Both ok but nothing proven to prevent stretch marks, they seem to be genetic so you may as well just cross your fingers! The hairy belly is also normal for some.
Boom I didn't get a bounty pack, even if it is crap

Ahhh mr boom!

We were out into high risk too - mr thunder was just being impressed because the midwife showed us we are under the most expensive care pathway.

Oh that's ok about the bio oil then- I won't buy any more but it's already bought so I might as well keep rubbing it into my luscious belly-locks using it.

Why did you buy it, merk?

Snort at belly locks! Because I bought it pre the wisdom of the grads who pointed out it was bollocks. I didn't know you were high risk Thunder