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

[boodleboot]

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.....

Effilump - that's fantastic news. Enjoy the relaxation - bet you sleep like a log tonight.

amyboo - sorry he hasn't moved. Hope you get your date confirmed soon.

Memory - sorry not sure if I've missed something but why the high risk clinic? Sounds like you should be taking it easy and nuturing yourself whilst you get the chance!

Love the definition "you're a pregnant wuss"! Thanks for the reassurance meita. Being an idiot I spent ages googling yesterday to alternative scare and reassure myself. Did find some fantastic stat about the chances of success after seeing the heartbeart at 8 weeks - they were stonking - meant to cut and paste for lots of you (but forgot ).

The cold has lessened up but the disturbed sleep has well and truly continued. Don't think I've had a good night's sleep since about week 4! Sorry the rash is still continuing. Annoying if less worrying now at least. I guess you can't take anti histimine at the moment. I did find some references to rashes being common in pregnancy - e.g.:

Pregnant women can also be affected by rashes like eczema and psoriasis. Moisturising creams like calamine lotion are safe to use to soothe the skin. Your doctor will advise you on using steroid creams.

What did pregnant women do before google - besides the obvious answer of worry and obsess less!!

Hi All....Ive been going to the high risk clinic since I was 16 weeks as I have Gestational Diabetes, underactive thyroid,kidney trouble and am on blood thinners..apart from that Im fine!

they monitor you really closely with diabetes so Im seen every 2 weeks and have had regular growth scans from 28 weeks..am told to expect induction around 38 weeks as Im on insulin

YEH!!!!!!!!! *EFFILUMP" great news...Quick post watching DOI and been busy all weekend soo chilling now before work tomorrow.Hope alls well with everyone else

hello ladies, well it looks like I'm in early labour, had to go to the hospital yesterday cause I was having every sort of pain you can think of!! Midwife examined me and I'm 1 cm dilated and contracting every 10 minutes or so, so mini-hoops shouldn't be too long now.........

how is everyone else getting along....hope you're all doing fine.....

Ooh that's so exciting hoops! Hope everything goes ok. Update us as soon as possible.

ooh hoops..how exciting..will be looking out for an announcement

effilump great news! Glad to hear it. You must be so relieved.

TFLS Focus on those symptoms you do have... don't worry, there will be plenty more soon.

memory now that you mention it, I seem to remember... Well I do hope things will be ok. Do you feel you are being looked after properly?

Hoops soooo exciting! Best of luck in the coming days!
Hope you have all the support you need and that you'll be on here in no time at all telling us how well it all went and how beautiful your little baby is

effilump - Oh that's fantastic news! Im so very pleased for you, I know it must be a huge weight off your mind, congratulations

hoops - Wow it's so exciting to know your baby will be here soon! Hope everything goes smoothly for you, you'll soon be holding your baby

meita - Yes, how quickly the weekend has gone! Counting down until Thursday now, even if we have bad news at least the waiting and not knowing will be over. Hope you're feeling well, and everyone else too, and that you all had relaxing weekends

Thanks everyone, relieved isnt the word! we're still keeping it to ourselves untill after the 12 wk dating scan, but im so happy! My toddler cried and wriggled all the way through the scan, not so pleased at his first glimpse of his new brother or sister!
hoops heres wishing you a smooth easy labour.
Hello and good morning to everyone else.

Morning everyone, I can hardly keep up with the news.
Very happy for you effilump with the positive scan news.
Looking forward to hearing some cries from minihoops, hope it all goes well hoops

Just been re-reading the past few days of posts to catch up with everyone's news but got sidetracked by the mention of salt and vinegar chipsticks... I have been eating for england in the past few days, anything I can get my hands on. Went to a birthday party yesterday for a friends 2 yo DD. I was in heaven eating mini sausage rolls, fairy cakes and carrot sticks, luckily the kids weren't very hungry

Hope everyone is well and had a relaxing weekend.

prawn and mayonaise sandwiches ... just can't get enough!!

nausea is pretty full on with vomiting intermittantly - makes life tricky at work!

had more (tmi warning) 'constipation spotting' on the weekend but am used to it now so don't wig out quite so much

updating list with scan date

hope everyone else is ok

big woot woot to hoops hope labour is quick!

congrats to effi on scan thats great news

good luck emmielou for thurs

boo and lee you are very quiet!

best to all

Monday
Amy - BOY - 37 wks - due 02 April
Hoops - BOY - 37 wks - due 02 April - IN LABOUR
Memorylapse - GIRL 33 wks - due 4th May
Jacanne - GIRL - 32+4 wks - due 29th April/6 May - mat leave starts 26th Feb
Meita - baby#1 - ??? - 17+6 wks, due 17th August - 2nd scan 1st April
Boodleboot - baby#3 - 1DD {10} 1DS {5} - 13+6wks- due 16th Sept 20wk scan - 4th May
TFLS - baby#1 - 11+6wks, due 29 Sept
LeeWT - baby#2 (DD1 2yrs) 11+5 wks, due 30th Sept - 12 wk scan 26th March
MrsRigby - baby#2 (DS 15 months), 11+1 wks, EDD 7th October
SamanthaB123 baby#3(2x DD's 11 & 9 yrs) 8+6 wks, EDD 20th October
Freezing - baby#2 (DD 18 months) 8+4 wks, EDD 21st Oct
Cheepz - baby#2 (DS1 2.8) 8+3 wks, EDD 22nd Oct, 12 wk scan 14th April, mw booking appt 21st April

We share the pain and mourn the loss with:
Jollster - one DC, two babies lost, recent MMC w9/@11, 26th Feb

The babies are arriving! Huge congratulations to:
Totally with daughter Faith Juliet, 9lb5oz born Tuesday 16th February 2010 V

Monday
Amy - BOY - 37 wks - due 02 April
Hoops - BOY - 37 wks - due 02 April - IN LABOUR
Memorylapse - GIRL 33 wks - due 4th May
Jacanne - GIRL - 32+4 wks - due 29th April/6 May - mat leave starts 26th Feb
Meita - baby#1 - ??? - 17+6 wks, due 17th August - 2nd scan 1st April
Boodleboot - baby#3 - 1DD {10} 1DS {5} - 13+6wks- due 16th Sept 20wk scan - 4th May
TFLS - baby#1 - 11+6wks, due 29 Sept
LeeWT - baby#2 (DD1 2yrs) 11+5 wks, due 30th Sept - 12 wk scan 26th March
MrsRigby - baby#2 (DS 15 months), 11+1 wks, EDD 7th October
Effilump - baby#5 (ds 22,15,16mnths. dd13) 9wks EDD 18th Oct
SamanthaB123 baby#3(2x DD's 11 & 9 yrs) 8+6 wks, EDD 20th October
Freezing - baby#2 (DD 18 months) 8+4 wks, EDD 21st Oct
Cheepz - baby#2 (DS1 2.8) 8+3 wks, EDD 22nd Oct, 12 wk scan 14th April, mw booking appt 21st April

We share the pain and mourn the loss with:
Jollster - one DC, two babies lost, recent MMC w9/@11, 26th Feb

The babies are arriving! Huge congratulations to:
Totally with daughter Faith Juliet, 9lb5oz born Tuesday 16th February 2010 V

Added myself to the list, hope i've done it right as i've never done it before!

Congrats HOOPS !!!! Good luck X

Monday
Amy - BOY - 37 wks - due 02 April
Hoops - BOY - 37 wks - due 02 April - IN LABOUR
Memorylapse - GIRL 33 wks - due 4th May
Jacanne - GIRL - 32+4 wks - due 29th April/6 May - mat leave starts 26th Feb
Meita - baby#1 - ??? - 17+6 wks, due 17th August - 2nd scan 1st April
Boodleboot - baby#3 - 1DD {10} 1DS {5} - 13+6wks- due 16th Sept 20wk scan - 4th May
TFLS - baby#1 - 11+6wks, due 29 Sept
LeeWT - baby#2 (DD1 2yrs) 11+5 wks, due 30th Sept - 12 wk scan 26th March
MrsRigby - baby#2 (DS 15 months), 11+1 wks, EDD 7th October
Effilump - baby#5 (ds 22,15,16mnths. dd13) 9wks EDD 18th Oct
SamanthaB123 baby#3(2x DD's 11 & 9 yrs) 8+6 wks, EDD 20th October
Freezing - baby#2 (DD 18 months) 8+4 wks, EDD 21st Oct
Cheepz - baby#2 (DS1 2.8) 8+3 wks, EDD 22nd Oct, 12 wk scan 14th April, mw booking appt 21st April
Sarahlou8 - baby#3 (DD 11, DS 9) 8+2 wks, EDD 23rd October

I've added myself too, hope I've done it right, I've never done it before either!

A scary week for me, spotting quite a lot on Thursday and a little yesterday but holding in there for now.

We have just sold our house, so I am feeling very stressed, I hope this is all it is.

Love to all, will catch up properly later x

Flip, did it wrong, sorry sorry sorry

Monday
Amy - BOY - 37 wks - due 02 April
Hoops - BOY - 37 wks - due 02 April - IN LABOUR
Memorylapse - GIRL 33 wks - due 4th May
Jacanne - GIRL - 32+4 wks - due 29th April/6 May - mat leave starts 26th Feb
Meita - baby#1 - ??? - 17+6 wks, due 17th August - 2nd scan 1st April
Boodleboot - baby#3 - 1DD {10} 1DS {5} - 13+6wks- due 16th Sept 20wk scan - 4th May
TFLS - baby#1 - 11+6wks, due 29 Sept
LeeWT - baby#2 (DD1 2yrs) 11+5 wks, due 30th Sept - 12 wk scan 26th March
MrsRigby - baby#2 (DS 15 months), 11+1 wks, EDD 7th October
Effilump - baby#5 (ds 22,15,16mnths. dd13) 9wks EDD 18th Oct
SamanthaB123 baby#3(2x DD's 11 & 9 yrs) 8+6 wks, EDD 20th October
Freezing - baby#2 (DD 18 months) 8+4 wks, EDD 21st Oct
Cheepz - baby#2 (DS1 2.8) 8+3 wks, EDD 22nd Oct, 12 wk scan 14th April, mw booking appt 21st April

We share the pain and mourn the loss with:
Jollster - one DC, two babies lost, recent MMC w9/@11, 26th Feb

The babies are arriving! Huge congratulations to:
Totally with daughter Faith Juliet, 9lb5oz born Tuesday 16th February 2010 V

I give up. Now I've missed myself off. Aaaarrrggg...

Hoops - go hoops go! So exciting. Wishing you and minihoops all the best and looking out for the annoucement.

Cheepz - prawn & mayo ummmmmm. Had a craving for prawn cocktail with a crispy baguette at the weekend. Well I say craving, maybe it's just me trying to relabel being greedy! Good news that you've got the reason for the spotting sorted. I found accupressure bands helped with the nausea. Just popped into the other thread and now I really want a lemon cupcake - they were handing them out!

Freezing - your party sounds delicious! Well except for the carrot sticks!

Memory - sounds like they are taking really good care of you. Must cost you a fortune in hospital parking though!!

Sarahlou - that's why I never touch the list now! I always screwed it up. Wow, sounds like a stressful week. Well done on the housesale - have you got anywhere new sorted? Sounds good that the spotting isn't going anywhere - IYKWIM. Hope you can take things a bit easier this week.

One week to go to my scan. Feels like the Sword of Damacles is hanging over me!

Monday
Amy - BOY - 37 wks - due 02 April
Hoops - BOY - 37 wks - due 02 April - IN LABOUR
Memorylapse - GIRL 33 wks - due 4th May
Jacanne - GIRL - 32+5 wks - due 29th April/6 May - mat leave starts 26th Feb
Meita - baby#1 - ??? - 18 wks, due 17th August - 2nd scan 1st April
Boodleboot - baby#3 - 1DD {10} 1DS {5} - 14+1wks- due 16th Sept 20wk scan - 4th May
TFLS - baby#1 - 12wks, due 29 Sept
LeeWT - baby#2 (DD1 2yrs) 11+6 wks, due 30th Sept - 12 wk scan 26th March
MrsRigby - baby#2 (DS 15 months), 11+2 wks, EDD 7th October
Effilump - baby#5 (ds 22,15,16mnths. dd13) 9+1wks EDD 18th Oct
SamanthaB123 baby#3(2x DD's 11 & 9 yrs) 9 wks, EDD 20th October
Freezing - baby#2 (DD 18 months) 8+5 wks, EDD 21st Oct
Cheepz - baby#2 (DS1 2.8) 8+4 wks, EDD 22nd Oct, 12 wk scan 14th April, mw booking appt 21st April

i am just so grumpy.

and far too hormonal to have people not agree with me on frickin babynames.....i hate that bloody topic but am drawn to it like a fly to shite....

lots of swishing in my stomach when i lay down especially at bedtime. wont be long before i will feel more than 'quickening' i reckon....benefits of third preg i guess ha...

can't believe minihoops is nearly here....that is mega exciting....

Just checking to see if there's any news from hoops yet... I've got a date for my caesarean now - 29th March at 10am. The gynae offered me Tuesday (23rd), but that kinda panicked me a bit, so we're going for 29th instead. I'm still worrying insanely about it all, and am quite upset that I won't get to hold my baby boy straight away. Still, they've said that they can give him to my husband to hold while they close me up, so hopefully that will be OK.

Good luck to everyone else with scans coming up etc.

i feel sick sick sick .... all the time, didn't have this last time - its f*cking horrendous!!! even when i am sick i don't feel better, at this rate am going to have to take time of work, can't just sit here gagging all day - anyone got any tips to help?

went to bed at 8 last night because I didn't want to be awake feeling sick anymore!

Me too cheepz. I've been feeling awful for the last few days, and started being sick too. I don't know if gets worse with each pregnancy or what but I now realise I was really lucky last time. I also went to bed early last night, same time as DD at 7pm!!
Any tips gratefully received. Might try some of those travel sick wrist bands.

Good news amyboo about getting your c-section date. Totally understand about freaking out with dates too early. With DD they called me up and said can you come in tomorrow! Anyway was all fine, and I'm sure I had DD on my chest for a few minutes while they were stitching me up but it was all rather a blur so I could be wrong. Tis totally true what they say that it doesn't matter how you give birth in the end, it's having a wonderful baby that only counts.

cheepz and freezing We're all at about the same stage - I'm 9 weeks today and my nausea is horrific. I feel sick every minute of the day and wake up in the night feeling sick. I've come home from school today because I was awake for half the night as well. Once I get up to go to the loo I can't get back to sleep so I am getting increasingly tired too. It's desperate isn't it? Nothing seems to control the sick feeling. Earlier on in the pregnancy eating seemed to help but now I'm right off all food and drink. I'm eating because I must but I hate it.

I'm feeling really emotional and sad at the moment, I don't feel like I'll ever stop feeling sick... SB

Good idea freezing found acupressure bands in bottom of handbag - use them on ferry when go and see folks in france, seems to be helping a little, feel marginally less nauseous than yesterday so far and haven't been sick.

samb know what you mean about having moved from eating helping to eating being a necessity! I am trying to have something every 2 hours. Cream crackers are my new best friend and skimmed milk.I will be 9 weeks on friday and just console myself that everything you read suggests nausea is a good indicator of high hormone levels which reduce likelihood of mc

as for never feeling nrmal again - I had 18 months of sleep deprivations hell with DS where it felt like life would never be good again, but eventually it gets better, Its amazing what you can tolerate

worst thing for me is feel bad for moaning about symptoms when all i wanted for months was to be pregnant! and there are so many post mc ladies who would happily be sick as a dog just to be where we are now so i try and think along those lines - is hard when had none of this last time!

Wednesday

Amy - BOY - 37 wks - due 02 April
Hoops - BOY - 37 wks - due 02 April - IN LABOUR
Memorylapse - GIRL 33+1 wks - due 4th May
Jacanne - GIRL - 32+6 wks - due 29th April/6 May
Becky78 - ??? - 32 wks
Meita - baby#1 - ??? - 18+1 wks, due 17th August - 2nd scan 1st April
Boodleboot - baby#3 - 1DD {10} 1DS {5} - 14+2wks- due 16th Sept 20wk scan - 4th May
TFLS - baby#1 - 12+1wks, due 29 Sept
LeeWT - baby#2 (DD1 2yrs) 12 wks, due 30th Sept - 12 wk scan 26th March
Louisesh - 11+5 wks
MrsRigby - baby#2 (DS 15 months), 11+3 wks, EDD 7th October
Effilump - baby#5 (ds 22,15,16mnths. dd13) 9+2wks EDD 18th Oct
SamanthaB123 baby#3(2x DD's 11 & 9 yrs) 9+1 wks, EDD 20th October
Freezing - baby#2 (DD 18 months) 8+6 wks, EDD 21st Oct
Cheepz - baby#2 (DS1 2.8) 8+5 wks, EDD 22nd Oct, 12 wk scan 14th April, mw booking appt 21st April
Sarahlou8 - baby#3 (DD 11, DS 9) 8+4 wks, EDD 23rd October

We share the pain and mourn the loss with:
Jollster - one DC, two babies lost, recent MMC w9/@11, 26th Feb

The babies are arriving! Huge congratulations to:
Totally with daughter Faith Juliet, 9lb5oz born Tuesday 16th February 2010 V

Wednesday

Amy - BOY - 37 wks - due 02 April
Hoops - BOY - 37 wks - due 02 April - IN LABOUR
Memorylapse - GIRL 33+1 wks - due 4th May
Jacanne - GIRL - 32+6 wks - due 29th April/6 May
Becky78 - ??? - 32 wks
Meita - baby#1 - ??? - 18+1 wks, due 17th August - 2nd scan 1st April
Boodleboot - baby#3 - 1DD {10} 1DS {5} - 14+2wks- due 16th Sept 20wk scan - 4th May
TFLS - baby#1 - 12+1wks, due 29 Sept
LeeWT - baby#2 (DD1 2yrs) 12 wks, due 30th Sept - 12 wk scan 26th March
Louisesh - 11+5 wks
MrsRigby - baby#2 (DS 15 months), 11+3 wks, EDD 7th October
Effilump - baby#5 (ds 22,15,16mnths. dd13) 9+2wks EDD 18th Oct
SamanthaB123 baby#3(2x DD's 11 & 9 yrs) 9+1 wks, EDD 20th October
Freezing - baby#2 (DD 18 months) 8+6 wks, EDD 21st Oct
Cheepz - baby#2 (DS1 2.8) 8+5 wks, EDD 22nd Oct, 12 wk scan 14th April, mw booking appt 21st April
Sarahlou8 - baby#3 (DD 11, DS 9) 8+4 wks, EDD 23rd October

We share the pain and mourn the loss with:
Jollster - one DC, two babies lost, recent MMC w9/@11, 26th Feb

The babies are arriving! Huge congratulations to:
Totally with daughter Faith Juliet, 9lb5oz born Tuesday 16th February 2010 V