Summer '20 Grads Part IV

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@Blondi3 💚10th October EDD 25th May
@Mococo1 💚11th October 🧡 12th November EDD 29th March
@littleRa 🧡 14th October EDD 8th March
@Mustbemad82 ❤️ 15th October EDD 20th April
@MrsEmilyB ❤️ 15th October EDD 29th April
@Dipsy77 🧡🧡 26th October EDD 15th March
@smileyT 🧡 26th October EDD 15th March 💙 BOY
@Ltay2 💚9th November 🧡 20th November EDD 10th April
@blodyn91 🧡 20th November EDD 12th April

@cocoblue22 EDD 12th March 💙 BOY
@noble89 EDD 24th March
@mrsmummy1111 EDD 30th March
@zippityzip EDD 31st March 🤍 SURPRISE
@fairylights2 EDD 1st April
@eloise27 EDD 8th April
@samilicious EDD 10th April
@Lettie365 - EDD 11th April
@Madz123 EDD 13th April
@Catherinettc EDD 19th May
@Sophi123 EDD 20th May
@mrsI2020 EDD 22nd May
@Busybee143

💚 extra scans ❤️ 12w scans 🧡 20w scans 💙 Boy 💖Girl 🤍 Surprise

Im dreading this lockdown 😫 Im just so fed up and just think we need to get on with our lives. But trying my best to just be optimistic, @samilicious really healthy the way you look at it. I can still go out for a run/walk with my friend, I can still spend the weekend hiking but take a picnic instead of cafe stop, I saw my sister, nieces and parents the other week. I can manage 4 weeks of this 💆🏼‍♀️

Been having a lot of ab pain yesterday/ today, is kicking a bit painful at times? Im 17 weeks tomorrow, probably more likely to be ligament pain I suppose. Gender scan tomorrow though 🥰🥰 Combination of excitement and being nervous.

@blodyn91 I'm excited for you, I can't wait to know what we're having, are you swaying either way?? I feel like I'm having a little boy but I've always seen myself having a little boy never a girl however I already have a little girl and since having her I couldn't imagine anything better 😁

@SmileyT oh yes definitely - surely it's a sign of British patriotism loving a good moan 🤔😅 which is what we need right now more than ever! With the country generally feeling crap. Also you talking about meals out inspired me to book a last minute date night on Wednesday night haha, try and make the most of it before it's gone!

@blodyn91 can't wait to hear the results of your gender scan 🥰 if you decide to share them here that is ofc. Do you have a 4D thing there? It came as part of the package with mine, pretty freaky this early on but cool! Hope you had fun seeing the fam, deffo a good idea to get quality time in sneakily while you could. Also stretching stuff sounds normal, mine is usually by hips but recently felt like the bottom of my pelvis stretching? Weird

Hey guys!

Sorry I've been so quiet i am a moany hormonal c**t right now to put it politely 🤣🤣

Honestly want to kill people at times is this normal? 🤣🤣 I can feel myself doing it but can't stop it! I feel so bad for my poor hubby and kids but at the same time they don't help the situation 🤣🤣

Roll on this 2nd trimester and hopefully I calm down a bit 🤦‍♀️ on the plus side I in Northern Ireland so we don't have the 'full lockdown that u guys over the water do. Although my eldest daughter is currently in Liverpool at university so worried about her x

@blodyn91 cannot wait to hear what your wee bean is! What time is ur scan? I have my 12 week one on Thurs and can't wait xx

Girls I’m just catching up, you can see when we dtd and I ovulated from right side.... does this sway one way over the other?! Xx

@samilicious Ive booked 2D because the 4D was double the price 😆 stingy here 🤭
Its at 4 pm ☺️
Had the most hectic day not had time to think. Dog had thrown up everywhere this morning, but had really important calls to make first thing with work so had to just sit there talking to clients with dog vomit in sight. Eventually had time to clean it which made me be sick. I then couldn't eat so had a very late breakfast. My washing line with bed sheet then snapped as I was on the phone to my boss and I had to tell him I need to go because my bed sheets are flying around the village 😂and just sat down now with a pot noodle for lunch 🙈🙈
At least I've not spent the past 6hours googling crap that worries me

also put an offer in on a house this morning so been juggling calls with the estate agency 🤞🤞 3 of us put the same offer in 😬😬 vendor calling estate agency at 3pm

@blodyn91 Ooo exciting about the house! Not so much about the dog vom 🤣 so excited for you to find out now 💙💗😬

@blodyn91 good luck on the house search hoping this finally happens 🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽

@blodyn91 how exciting!!! Fingers crossed for you!

I had my 12w scan today, measuring 12 weeks spot on, EDD moved to 17th May 🥰 so buzzing! Xxx

Im team blue 💙💙💙 sooo excited again now, baby was measuring a day ahead, so definitely nothing wrong with no bump!
I guessed it was a boy from the skull theory as well! Also had an incline as we have four nieces but no little boys in the family ☺️☺️
Regarding swaying we dtd day before and day of ovulation and day after, but also 3 days before. (we weren't swaying, just desperate for a any baby).

@Mrsi2020 posted same time!! Lovely scan!! Such a relief passing the 12 week mark isn't it!

Congratulations on the scan @Mrsi2020 and on the boy 💙 @blodyn91 😍

@blodyn91 ahh the boys are catching up! Congratulations!

@Mrsi2020 lovely scan picture!

So I finally told my family about baby #2 yesterday (17 weeks today!) and I think everyone is excited especially my mum as she thought she wasn't going to get anymore grandchildren due to me being put off by such a horrific labour last time (let's not go into that 😂). So kinda wish I had braved telling them sooner!

On another note I'm sooo tired and as id predicted my ferritin levels have come back really low so going to have to take iron tablets which is annoying but hopefully will feel better soon 🙄 but if anyone else feels so physically exhausted make sure you ask your midwife to check your levels as it's not a routine blood test and all my other numbers are fine such as Hb so if I didn't ask for the test I wouldn't have been offered it!

Hope everyone is doing well 😊

@blodyn91 aww amazing !

I am DYING to know what I am having, now I’ve accepted I’m getting a baby and could technically find out in a few weeks I’m dying to know. I had a surprise before tho and really really loved it.

@Madz123 aww that sucks, hope your feeling better soon too. I’m on iron and have found a knack! If I drink it with my dinner in the evening or supper and a big glass of decent pure orange it isn’t upsetting my tummy at all. I’m trying to up my fruit and so far no constipation.

I also have cold auto antibodies in my blood? Anyone know or heard anything about this? Xxx

@Mrsi2020 thanks for the tips!

@Mrsi2020 going to guess a boy ☺️☺️
@Madz123 ohh lovely that they were all super excited! Must be a huge relief! I take spatone in my apple juice and it not too bad. Also put seeds in my porridge in the morning to help with digestive upsets, Ive suffered so bad with constipation 😫

I meant take it with my dinner lol. I was going to try soatone but I’m on the equivalent of 20 sachets daily so couldn’t afford it realistically not long term anyway. Lol at boy I did a thread and everyone said boy. I can’t imagine myself with a boy, can only imagine me with girls xxx

@Mrsi2020 I don't understand that chart sorry! Aww what a cute scan! X

@Catherinettc sorry you're feeling annoyed....think it's normal tho with all the hormones x

@blodyn91 oh no to the vom and sheets!!! But yay to lovely scan and being team blue 💙 and yay to the offer on the house 🤞🏻 you get this one. Your DTD sounds like us too we weren't bothered whether we had girls or boys we just wanted to maximise the odds on getting pg but if the theory holds true we also dtd on ov day and day after both times and got two boys so who knows!! 🤷🏼‍♀️ x

@SmileyT if you update your list can you change my 20wk scan date to 9th nov please (even though I'll be 22+3!) thank you x

@Mrsi2020 oh god no, that would be wayy too expensive. I take one a day 🙈 Have you got one daughter already? or is this your first?
@Cocoblue22 it is all quite interesting!
Anybody know of any good sites for second hand/pre loved good quality baby clothes? Ive joined a few on FB. Thought ot was worth keeping an eye out for some bargains

@blodyn91 🤞🏻 on the house front. Ugh the dog sick think is the worst, and the Googling stuff

I keep randomly thinking about things and freaking out - like worrying about what stuff to get, whether we're going to die suddenly and leave the baby an orphan 🙈 going to make a will and hopefully that will make me feel better. Also scared we will never agree on a name - I've liked one for years and thought OH did too but apparently he's not keen now

Also - non-FTMs - do you have any breast pump or baby monitor recommendations? Just want something reliable for both, but reviews for all of them are so mixed!

@samilicious Yes get life insurance to help ease your mind! I haven't got one yet 😬😬
Soooo our offer got accepted even though another party offered 8k more!!!
Nothing signed yet, but I am sooo happy. its been 12 months of searching and getting knocked back again and again.
Its been 15 years to the day OH lost his dad today, and yesterday I said on the way to the scan 'come on Mr X, we need your help here' then today mam sent me this! A sign of Hope! (think if we were having a girl I would have Hope in the name somewhere).
Shit year getting turned around 💆🏼‍♀️

@blodyn91 a friend of mine got loads of bundles off eBay! Asda and morrisons do lovely and reasonably priced clothes too I get a lot from there! Woohoo to the house! How come they didn't accept the highest offer? Great news for you though!! Lovely rainbow things deffo looking up for you x

@samilicious I didn't use a pump but I've heard Medela to be good. My mil got a monitor off amazon for £20 and it's brill think it's victure doesn't have a screen but connects to your phone or iPad. We paid loads for a Motorola which does have a screen it's good but was so expensive and does the same as their £20 connected to their iPad! X

@Cocoblue22 we sold our house a while back, and all surveys done, and to a cash buyer. So we could move the sale onwards quicker. I also met the vendors and we said we were expecting a baby, so maybe they just wanted to help a young couple out 🤷🏼‍♀️😌

@blodyn91 that's brilliant news ❤️❤️

Sorry been awol on this thread lately, to be honest just trying to get through to my scan atm as I'm anxious with symptoms fading a little - no more nausea and boobs not as sore but I have such a sensitive stomach that the slightest icky thing makes me heave haha and certain strong smells good or bad too so I still have symptoms but just makes me nervy that there's been an obvious decrease.

So for now I'm just plodding along and haven't been able to keep up with the thread for a bit hope everybody is okay ❤️