Totally's GRADS...lets handhold thru this....

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Ok girls....time to get started....

lee stressy amyboo totally

and of course any other ladies who have recently had a Big Scary Fat Positive and will now literally be counting the days to healthy babe in arms, welcome y'all

i have no idea how i am going to make it but i know that i will need handholding....and knowing lots of you already i know you will too ha ha

{Totally's conception thread got me thus far with lots of handholding and i love them for that....}

BRING ON THE BABIES.....

good news jacanne glad to hear everything is fine.....well I'm good after 2 weeks off work, I went back today and felt ok, although mini-hoops kicked me so hard I jumped out of seat and everyone looked at me as if I'd gone mad!!!

Hope everyone is ok and looking forward to the bid day next week

Aw Jacanne, it's more reliable when they tell you at the private scan anyway as they do have a bloody good luck and explain things in more detail.

I've just been discharged from hospital again today- I got severely dehydrated (urine was 5+ for keytones!!) after a little bug. I was only being sick for a few hours and then they took me into labour ward so I reckon the dehydration has been sneaking up for weeks. Apparently it can affect baby's heartbeat, too. Desperate for the scan on xmas eve as I need to know everything's ok now. They can't do any kind of heart trace for her at my hospital and I'm over 30 weeks now so I'm worried. Hoping they'll give me a c section.

Hoops- how come you're back to work at xmas? Will you get some time off?

The SPD physio woman finally came to see me in hozzy today and said I need to give up work which I can't afford to do, so she's given me a bump band and she's going to get me crutches and acapuncture in January.

totally just back for 1 day to collect all my chrimbo cards and stuff, everyone commented on the size of my bump, I didn't realise it had got so big!!! Have now got til the 29th off, then I'm off on maternity leave on the 5th Feb, woo hoo

Have decided to go early (32 weeks) because I work at a crematorium and keep crying at the funerals and also my DP is off to Afgan in March and need to be with him until he goes

Sorry to hear you have been in hospital, do they think your litle one is going to be making an appearance soon? Acupunture is meant to ace for SPD I've heard.....

Hope everyone is doing fab.....now off to have a christmas biscuit

totally..sorry to hear youve been in hospital again, you are having a bit of a rough time lately..hope you are feeling better

Jacanne..glad to hear your 20 week scan went well..mine is at 21 weeks on weds.

hoops..will you be working over christmas?

been for a private gender scan this evening..baby was very obliging and the sonographer saw straight away little girl parts...she said you must understand this isnt an anatomy scan..but she said she would say if she saw anything obviously wrong..but didnt really say much other than it was a girl...phoned dd1 up who is 18 and she was thrilled...still very nervous about the anatomy scan though and worried that because its the day before christmas eve..it might be a bad omen

Hoops- Oh no, will DH miss the birth? How long will he be away for?

Memory, Yay, you're in the girl group with me dresses and frilly socks here we come. Don't worry about the scan, it'll be a lovely xmas prezzie.

Yeah he will miss the birth and he is going away for 6 sodding months, after march i won't see him again until July then when he gets home for good in October, not sure how I'm going to cope but have my family around me so should be ok

Memory a little girl, lucky you, I really wanted a girl cause of all the lovely clothes!!!

hoops..sorry I missed your last post..sorry to hear that DH will be away

totally..its going to be all I can muster to keep DM away from pink stuff now...shes chuffed to bits at the prospect of another grandaughter

Hoops- what a god awful situation. Is he in the TA or the full blown army? You sound like you've got your head together anyway.

Memory- I'm going for the blue/green/lemon dresses but everyone else is going for pink. Well, the couple of people who have actually bought anything- the in laws arn't fussed we're having a baby this time as it isn't the 'first GC' anymore. Whatever.

totally yeah he is in the full blown Army, that's how we met, I was in too so know what going on tour is like!!! I'm quite a practical type of gal really, thanks to army training, I was in for 11 years

Totally- at your in laws..

Memory- I know. MIL has refused point blank to buy anything and doesn't even ask about me or the baby apart from when I'm in hospital and even then she's refused to look after DS- so DH couldn't visit me. She was only sitting at home with her feet up. The aIBU threads are full of stories of my in laws

Hoops- I'm alway surprised when I come across women who are/have been in the army as I just wouldn't have it in me at all. Good on you! No wonder you're strong!

I'm sitting eating cookie dough ice cream and babba is kicking the tub off my belly much to mine and DH's amusement

Totally..ah yes think Ive seen a couple of them..my in laws are next to useless..father in law hasnt even seen the kids for a year..I call them the outlaws.

just did a stupid thing and had a tesco finest indian ready meal..I did heat it for a minute longer than the instructions..and there was steam coming off it..but not really sure if you are supposed to eat them at all..it was nice though

Hey, finally here!!

Another graduate from the totally's mc thread. Currently 7w5d.

Already had an early scan on Thursday. After two mmc's it was great to see a heartbeat. And then the other heartbeat. Yes, twins!

Early days. Anything could happen. But I made it! And I'm 41 in two weeks.

Apples- YAY huge congrats to you.. well double!!! I'm so chuffed for you! Are they identical? Did you have any idea you'd be having twins (as in have they been conceived naturally?) My sis has got IVF twin girls and they're bloody gorgeous. Well done you

Are you doing anything nice for your birthday?

Memory- what could possibly be wrong with a tesco indian mmmmm. I'm getting a kebab tonight. I feel I deserve one

Hi all,
thanks for welcoming me and sorry for not dropping in since then! I have been trying to keep away from MN (and utterly failing) but have managed to some extent to limit myself to reading .

apples, nice to see you here! I'm only at 5w4d but hey, that puts you just two weeks ahead of me. Do you have your due date in August? I'll be wanting to hear all about your twins!

memory, I tend to call my partner's family "out-of-laws"; as we are not married, we are not related "in law" but as good as, I'd say, so they are my not-legal in-laws - i.e. out-of-laws.

totally so sorry to hear you had to go back to hospital. You must be so worried about your LO's heartbeat, and in a tough situation, not being able to take time off work. I hope that as they identified a possible cause for the heart problems (the dehydration), perhaps it will get better now? My fingers are crossed for you.

memory yay! on having a girl, and everything looking fine! A scan just before Christmas IS a bit scary. But most likely everything will be all right and you will have a great, relaxed time off.

hoops I bow to your strength - I don't know how I'd manage with anyone close going to Afghanistan - and certainly not DP at the time I was due to give birth! You sound incredibly rational about it. I'm amazed and impressed.

Jacanne I don't think we've met before, but I've always been browsing this thread to keep up with "totally's graduates", so it seems I know you already . Good to hear that the scan went well. I'm sure the private one will be more conclusive regarding the boy/girl question

amyboo waves I'm glad that your bleeding turned out to be not the bad news I'm sure you thought it to be at the time. I'll try to hold on to that if it happens to me.

Ok, well there's not much new here, except that I've got dates for my appointments - 14th January for the midwife booking-in appointment, and 2nd February for the first scan. It's all still a long time to go but luckily it will be Christmas and everything in between, so hopefully I will be kept occupied. I suppose I shouldn't complain, as I am having no "symptoms" whatsoever - no big boobs, no nausea, no sense of smell, nothing. Sometimes I wish there were a little something just to reassure me that I am, indeed, pregnant. But I know: Always be careful what you wish for...

Oooo Meita- my 34 weeks consultant appointment is 14th January too!! Unfortunately rehyrdating hasn't helped baby's heartbeat afterall In fact, she's more irregular than ever. Roll on the next appointment eh. Sometimes a good idea to steer clear of MN if you're a bit panicky. Although I'm absolutely bloody addicted at the moment- if I didn't vent the hormones on here some poor soul would feel the wrath

Kebab was thickest idea ever. One taste and had to leave it. Waste of money and I now feel sick.

meita..welcome and double congratulations..two bundles of joy

Totally..I seem to be craving junk food at the mo..probably cos the dietician has said I cant have any

I popped a totally pointless bump pic on my profile..taken today

memory, that's apples with the twins, not me (at least, I don't think so!)
Will check out that pic later.

totally, I read somewhere that baby's irregular heartbeat is not always a problem. Sometimes their hearts just need some time to find their rythm. Hoping for the best.

We're off to Switzerland this afternoon. Need to get packed!

oops sorry meita..this is what happens when you post after midnight whilst half asleep!

Hey totally, they are not identical, each have their own sac, so are two separate eggs (am 41 next weeks, so eggs must be popping out like fireworks in a last desperate attempt to fertilise). No fertility treatment, so natural. Hence big shock.

Dh not entirely sure he is happy. He had said ABSOLUTELY ONLY ONE MORE, and that's my lot. So I have only gone and completely ignored him as usual. Have been married 15 years, so really, what did he expect? He still seems to hold out the hope of blank obedience from me, despite a record of the opposite.

Due date is 31st July.

Actually, I might be pregnant because of Meita and the other girls on the pre-grad thread. I had expected ovulation to stay at same position in the month, but someone said that after a mmc it can be early, so I checked with ov sticks, and sure enough it tried to sneak past on CD11 instead of CD14. Managed to nail it with the warning.

It has been an unexpected year, pregnant in May, ERPC in July, 60-day post ERPC WTF cycle, then this.

I am hoping nothing goes wrong.

congrats apples..

Apples- I'm sure DH will come round, how many DCs do you already have?

Big scan tomorrow, cross your fingers for me girlies.

If I don't speak to yous before xmas day, have a lovely time, take it easy and don't eat the cheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeese

good luck for tomorrows scan totally...had my scan today and all was well..definitely a little girl too

Yay, very happy for you Memory. Well done on the bun-cooking, it's bloody tiring work So glad you're in the girl group

I forgot to mention, I've been given a bump band and I'm going on crutches after xmas! I can hardly walk due to the SPD now and have been told to give up work but can't for financial reasons.

Hi Meita - nice to meet you

Congratulations Apples!!

Pleased your scan went well Memory and hope all is well with Totally and everyone else.

Just wanted to wish all you lovely ladies a happy and relaxing Christmas - are you all going to be designated driver like me?