Pregnancy After Miscarriage Part VIII - Knicker Checkers and Pad Patrollers welcome

[YouKnowNothingoftheCrunch]

Is that ok?

Thanks for the photo compliments - they donb't look so gorgeous when dd1 is having a strop and dd2 is hungry

i've managed to perfect the art of one handed typing and one handed holding whilst breastfeeding and as dd2 seems to spend a lot of her time doing that MN is keeping me entertained !!

herby - At 39+6, the day I had me c-sec I was still convinced everything was going to go wrong and had not allowed myself to believe i was going to have a baby so it was a really surreal experience being prepped for theatre thinking 'Im about to have my baby which I never thought possible'. Thankfully it didn't stop us bonding.

Scarlotti, ha, I'm still moaning about the house feeling hugely sorry for myself.

In between bouts of self-pity, am still v. relieved it's not hyperemesis - I've already ditched the lovingly-homemade meals for my toddler and have broken my no-TV rule about a million times, but I think that if I had my head permanently down the loo again, the poor kid would wind up running entirely feral and would have to find a nice wolf-pack to adopt him.

Gateau, I made my husband cook bacon and egg butties on Saturday morning. Ate them and promptly felt sick again, but was absolutely worth it.

www.funmum.com/maternity-clothes-shop/collection/petite-tall-maternity-clothing/all-in-one-catsuit

Was just browsing for sale maternity clothes as am finding it harder and harder to get my front into my clothes of a morning, and found this - a maternity catsuit no less!

Now, maybe I'm wrong here but would any of you think this was just the thing to be sporting right now? I mean, I have enough trouble going to the loo a hundred times a day in normal jeans or skirts - imagine getting this thing off in a hurry?

Tamlin, do you think it's something we're lacking nutritionally that makes us want these?
Or are we just being piggy? Probably the latter - in my case anyway!

gateau I'm picturing you hanging around a layby caff annoying all the truck drivers

Sign me up for the chocolate bars

My online shop from sainsbury's is dominated by snacky savoury things and junk food. Can't believe I forgot the lucozade though

Oh, now I have to add bacon and egg butty to my list

Loving the cat-suit Not the most practical - do you think it comes free with Tena Lady pads?

Is the catsuit the new dungaree(s)?

Actually the more I think about the catsuit/tenalady combo, the more I'm liking it (trousers rather cutting at the moment).

Am I the only one who watches all the laughing ladies on the Tenalady advert and thinks, "Yes, but the point is that we are currently watching them all pee without a care in the world".

I notice the canisten advert has changed its closing statement and no longer ends with "So you can feel yourself again"

I have way too much thinking time

I notice the canisten advert has changed its closing statement and no longer ends with "So you can feel yourself again

ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

Oh dear. Did I lower the tone? Am I the only one who notices these things?

crunch as mother superior it is your duty , nay, moral obligation to keep fallen women on the path of righteousness, not put bloody great banana skins in our way!

If only my vow of silence extended to not typing things on t'internet.

Had to properly laugh at loud at the idea of me as some kind of "moral guide"

Damn, tried uselessly to find picture of suitably morally looking guide type person, but I think your delia smith photo is best (humph)

Me before the bump

Ha Ha, musn't let the kids see that one!

still giggling at the canesten ad, wonder what genius ad exec came up with that one...

ditto on the canesten ad - I never noticed it. Does that make me a prude?!

Guys - howdya fancy sharing opinion/offering advice. Been trying to cancel friday's scan (on the advice of monday's consultant based on fact that wouldn't necessarily be any change in whether able or not able to see heartbeat or not). Have just stupidly looked at another thread about 6 week scans and they've almost all seen heartbeats (daft of me I know, consultant very clear on huge element of doubt and refused to say he could not see a heartbeat).

cancel or not to cancel? DH says cancel and his feelings are involved as well but I have no idea where I stand on the do I want to know, do I not want to know etc etc.

my goodness girls, whats going on on this Tuesday afternoon/morning ay.. my how the tone has been lowered! Loving the canasten add now - had never noticed it myself either scarlotti

Tattifer I have no idea what to suggest.. I didnt go for my first scan until i was 7+4 so i am unsure what can/cannot be seen.. 4 sleeps prob makes a big difference in baby world though and you might get a little heartbeat.. Was your scan on Monday an internal thingymabob? When did consultant suggest you go for the scan??

I have eaten nearly whole pack of bourbon creams.. since... lunch time..

asb consultant recommended leaving it a week to 10 days. I'm inclined to stick to his recommendation but (dh will concur) patience is not one my (obviously many) virtues.

DH and I are meeting MIL for dinner and I look suspiciously plump (bloat). We're not telling her till it's visibly obvious after she gossiped about the december miscarriage to his ex wife

yes it was a thingymabob

at MIL! I didnt want to tell partners mum until 12 weeks this time as she told all and sundry about miscarriage last time - she rudely came outright and asked me if i was preg when DP was not around.. urrrrm if we'd wanted you to know we'd have told you obviously! Then continued to say 'I wont tell anyone dont worry'...

MILs ay, who'd 'ave them!

I am VERY impatient... the only reason i wasnt at the clinic at 7 weeks on the dot was because i was in Malaysia on my hols over xmas.. I had a thingymabob scan at 7 weeks 4 days.. and saw the lot.. so if you can wait the 10 days you'll be sure to know for definite.. ?

Forgive me for losing track but how far gone will you be on Fri?? Ohhh, sometimes the little ones like to keep us already panicy people panicy!! xx

tattifer - I'm incredibly impatient too, but I would say definitely try to wait if you can bear it. A few days makes such a difference at this stage, and it would be too awful to have another inconclusive scan.

I just wet myself a tiny bit laughing at the Canesten line. Must go and do more pelvic floor exercises. Too little too late, I suspect.

Now have to go and eat a scone.

I have read back and consultant dated at 6 and a half weeks - so by friday you'd be at least 7 weeks.. I am pretty sure they'd be able to see hb then.. oh i could be wrong though.. xx

I agree with ashleigh, I thought you should be able to see a hb at 7 weeks.

I'm 8 weeks tomorrow, and going to see the GP for a) midwife referral, and b) to beg and plead for an earlier NHS scan than 12 sodding weeks which'll be no good to me at all since we'll be paying for a private nuchal that week. Not really fancying my chances of getting an earlier one much... Would be tempted to fib to the doc about my dates except that I suspect it might come back to bite me later on.