November 2010 Babies

[JosephineClaire]

Are there any others out there expecting November babies?

Our first baby is due on 15 November (so I'm 6+1) and I'm the first of all my friends get married and get pregnant. Would love to compare notes/worries/milestones with some other girls due around the same time...

Love Jo x

Hello just joined and I'll say sorry before hand as I dont know all these short hand terms.

Anyway had my first scan Friday and thankfully everything seems fine tho our EDD was Nov 19th but the scan now tells us EDD is now Nov 8th so I will be 14 weeks tomorrow.
Was a surprise to us but nice also as my partner will be celebrating his 30th 3 days before EDD and its nice just to be able to finally tell everyone and our daughter as sadly we lost 2 last year

Hello everyone

Been literally weeks, but really had nothing new or exciting to contribute: would have been all about being tired, constantly feeling sick, anxious about the faintest bit of trapped wind...

Now had my scan (yesterday)and feel like a new woman!

EDD still 23 Nov so we were spot on with dating.

Amazed to see feet, toes, nose, etc - though it took a while as the little so and so what having an acrobatics session in my tummy! Had to wiggle about to get it to turn to the right position and wait for a break in the routine to get a pic!

If current stats anything to go by, will be a looong baby - which is odd as neither hubs nor myself are giants...

Artyparty - I'll be 35 in Sept so we're in the same league. Though I do not feel like an old mum-to-be! Nature is so unfair... This should be prime time for having babies, not nearing 'better get to it' time.

Nausea still not subsided though, waiting for that moment with impatience...

Well done on finishing your coursework Lou19, I bet that's a weight off your mind. My dating scans were also a bit different - my due date has changed from 15, to 13, to 11 Nov in the space of 3 weeks!

Congratulations Rinnyx - sorry to hear about your losses last year, but how lovely that your baby and partner will be able to celebrate their birthdays close together

Minette75 - our scan pointed towards us having a long baby too! I wonder if they just have little growth spurts around this time, and it evens out later?

News from my end is that the cyst on my left ovary (picked up at 10wk and 13wk scans) is still growing along with baby (both 7.5cm) so if it gets to 10cm, they'll need to cut it out before it starts squashing the baby. Not ideal, as I don't feel good about having any surgery while pregnant. Fingers crossed it breaks down on its own before then!
(Perhaps that's why I feel so big for 14 weeks?!)

Hope you're all doing well xxxxxx

Hi everyone,

I've been reading this thread for a couple of weeks and have worked up the courage to join up so I can vent and share if I need to!! It's been really nice reading how everyone's getting on even thought we've never met!

This is our first pregnancy - I'm 11+4 now and EDD is 27th Nov, we think - got dating scan Fri 21st which is when we'll also be telling our mothers, gah! So far we haven't told ANYONE and I'm getting a bit anxious to! But we decided not say anything until we'd seen it ourselves, for various reasons, but not long now...

As for me, haven't been sick once but have ridiculous nausea most of the time - even right now I can't work out if I'm starving or about to vomit. Shouldn't complain really! Also pretty knackered and FREEZING all of the time!! Anyone else feeling the cold?? xx

Hey SGC, congratulations, and well done on keeping quiet all this time - I couldn't manage, and had to tell my Mum and a few friends

I've heard being cold in pregnancy means you're having a boy - but it's just an old wives tale...!

Just out of interest, what do all to November ladies think about finding out the sex at 20wk scan? I think we're opting to keep it a surprise until birth

Jo x

Ooh, interesting! Plus a nurse told me the other day that lack of vomit meant a boy, so thats 2 strikes against having a girl!

We're voting for a surprise as well, they don't tell you in our area anyway, but I like the idea that it's just about the last thing to remain a surprise now that you can find out the answers to pretty much everything else on the internet! x

Hi JosephineClaire, thanks and congrats to you also
Feeling happy for my partner as he will get the best B-day gift but think his big 30 will be overlooked cause of baby

SGJ I am the same also, feeling really cold all the time.
My daughter was walking to school in a summer dress and coat this morning, I was in bottoms, jumper, winter coat and scarf and I still felt chilly plus I have no morning sickness at all with this one just very tired.

On finding out the sex I cant wait to know.
I like to know whats going on, when and where or it will drive me nuts haha
Tho my mum has made a request we do not tell her x

Hello everyone
Can I share - I've just had the first scan! Couldn't believe it properly until I'd seen there actually is something in there!

Only 6.2 cm long, so tiny really, but the most exciting, strange and wonderful thing to see.

Seeing the pictures and hearing a little heartbeat has really helped me relax a lot... hopefully that will help a bit with the nausea.

JosephineClaire
I think I'd like the sex to be a surprise on the day, otherwise I might feel like there are no surprises!!! So I think I'll have to ask the midwife to keep quiet on that front at the later scans

Good luck to everyone having scans at the moment!
xx

Hi everyone - nice to see new people joining and all of us getting our scans! How exciting!

I had my scan on Tuesday, which was amazing! There is actually a baby in there - after convincing myself that my lack of sickness meant the baby wasn't really there it was great to see it wiggling around and looking strong and healthy.

My due date has moved to 25th November so I was only one day out by my own estimations.

My husband is determined we find out the sex as he did with his son, whereas I would prefer not to know but as I'm not feeling that strongly about it, I think we will find out.

Good luck to everyone for forthcoming scans
xxx

fireflyz and EMS23 glad to hear everything went well on your scans

I cant wait for my next one, June 25th, I feel like a kid and christmas

Has anyone picked up their free bounty pack yet?
I got mine today, same stuff as I had with my DD 8 years ago, well also a free can of diet coke with I gave to DP, hate it, but he loves it.
And I finally picked up a 2 pack of belly bands in mothercare for £10, so I can fit back somewhat in my pre preggers jeans for a while longer oh and if you havent joined the mothercare club do, I got lots of money off vouchers in my welcome pack that they gave me there and then x

Thank you Rinnyx for the mothercare tip

I also had my first scan on Monday and it was the most amazing experience we've ever had. Seeing a wee baby moving legs and hands were just mindblowing - couldn't believe this was happening inside my body!
I came to understand why I was so sick for the last 7 weeks!
Got really emotional seeing it.
My due date is the 15th Nov as I expected!!

Congratulations aichi!

Seeing the scan has made it so much more real for me too. I hardly dared hope it was happening before that. Despite being and feeling sick almost constantly!

Counting down til the 20 week scan now.... I know I shouldn't wish time away but... I feel like I did as a kid in the run-up to Christmas!!!

I am having mixed feelings about the finding out gender or not thing now... a friend said it helped her to find out as she'd already kind of imagined what it was and then at a later scan found out it was not what she'd imagined! And she felt the shock might have made her feel less happy on the day.

I suppose there's a part of me that imagines things would be easier with a girl. And I know another woman who admitted to being a bit disappointed to find out she was having a boy. I guess maybe there's a part of us that imagines we will bond easier with a little person of our own gender?

I don't know though... I feel sure we would love him/her, whoever they are!

Just hoping our little bean is healthy really.

Going to be brave now and eat some pizza! Touch wood it doesn't make me feel too weird.

Hope everyone is feeling OK and has had a good weekend so far.

Hi Everyone

JosephineClaire - fingers crossed that your cyst will resorb of its own accord v quick.

SGJ - I'm still rocking my winter jacket, boots and scarf! And your description of the nausea issue is spot on: I can never tell if I'm starving or about to be sick. If I go for the former, then fill too full and uncomfortable. As for heartburn...

w13 and it's not gotten better, in fact I'd say it's worse than ever! I was actually ill for the first time on Sunday. Eek!

I have put no weight on so far but definitely need to get some of some belly bands! Was seating at desk all day yesterday with jeans undone...

As for the sex, we'll definitely ask. I hate surprises! I also need to know what, where and when and there are far too many unknowns as it is. I'm trying not to convince myself that I already know but at the same time have a funny feeling I do...

Right, off to get a ginger biscuit...

Hi everybody,

EDD 4/11. It is my first baby so super excited. Am dying to know what sex the baby is. Even thinking of going for a private gender scan this week to find out as not sure i can wait another 4 weeks. I am very impatient!

Anyone dreading the delivery as much as I am???

Hi everyone I'm 15 + 4 (due 7th November). How is everyone getting on with their pregnancies?
I love my little guy already but finding some parts really hard. My oh doesn't seem to understand that i am the happiest and the saddest i have been in my life lol!!! would be great to chat to some others feeling the same Kate x

Eeeek, scan tomorrow!! Am quite excited and have everything crossed that we see something wriggling about in there!

Minette, I think we're having the same pregnancy!! I've had no weight gain either but my body must have instigated some sort of weight re-distribution programme, as I KNOW that clothes are tighter - can't wait until Monday when I can tell people at work, then I won't get any strange looks when I spend my entire lunch break either asleep of with unzipped trousers!! TMI?? It'll only get worse, I'm sure.

Have opted for hungry with this evening's bout of nausea, and am currently working my way through a tube of Pringles... classy lady! Pretty tasty right now but when I can't sleep due to heartburn later I'm sure I'll regret it........ night all! x

SGJ Good luck good luck!

I was so nervous when I had my scan my blood-pressure rocketed, but such relief and delight at seeing a little prawn dancing (upside-down so theme tune officially Lionel Richie's Dancing on the Ceiling.) I hope it all goes beautifully for you.

Minette75 - huh, no weight gain through all of first trimester (despite eating like a hog) but thirteen weeks seems to have opened floodgates. I am a balloon. This is because I have the Pringles thing too in a big way. Husband has also taken to hiding the biscuits but he is not cunning enough to outsmart me. Bum!

SGJ, hope your scan went well?

Congratulations to everyone who has joined this thread - I can't believe how quickly the time is going!

I was just wondering, have you started to discuss names with your friends and family? I mentioned a couple of ideas and was quite upset when a couple of family members turned their noses up at them. I'm thinking of just keeping quiet now... what are all of you doing?

Sharing ideas, or keeping it all hush hush? x

Hiya, congratulations to everyone on your scans, I am now counting down to my 20 weeks one on 25th June, can't wait!I am forcing my husband to find out, he'd rather not but I'm way too impatient..evil me Re names issue, I have just arrived home in Italy two days ago and had the brilliant idea of sharing our name ideas at a family dinner the first night..do NOT reccommend it, everyone had an opinion and they think the names sound too weird or too foreign (my husband is of Irish and Mauritian heritage), whereas any Italian names seem difficult to pronunce correctly in English..nightmare!ended up being quite annoyed and vowing to just do whatever the hell we want and everybody else can just get used to it We are pretty settled on our boy/girl choices already though.
Have a good week end everyone xxxx

Hi again!

Well, it's alive! we saw it squirming around in there on Friday and have been enjoying telling everyone since!! Now it's officially official and everyone's just as excited as we are. Due date has come forward a bit - it's now 24th November, which is the day before my birthday - what a great present!

Thanks for your support everyone - here's hoping our next scans are just as much fun! x

Hi everyone
Glad to hear your scans are going well. I feel like time is going fast but also slowly... I suppose it is because I cant wait for 20 weeks (and the next scan!)

I keep checking to see if I have a bump yet, but as I had a fairly roundish tum anyway to start with, it is a bit hard to tell. I think it looks a bit more permanently rounded though! But I can still fit into my usual clothes, although anything that was tight before is now definitely too tight.

Had a little cry yesterday. I still feel scared sometimes. So weird how I want everything to go well so much, and there is nothing I can do, except hope. It is all pretty much out of my hands. I suppose this is good practice for all those milestones - leaving them at the school gates etc... I have to lose my inner control freak

Also feel happy, have wanted this for so long! So yes, KateB84, I think I know how you feel. Up and down, happy-sad... I think this is a real test - but also the greatest thing too! Everyone I know who has kids always says it is hard but wonderful, and they wouldn't change it for the world.

Re names - I think I'd keep any name ideas between me and DH. Just because that way no one feels they have the right to give an opinion which I'm not interested in!!!
I don't think anyone would dare to say anything after the birth - at least not to my face ;)

14+1 and counting

xx

Hi ladies,
Congratulations on all your successful scan experiences.
I'm 16+5 today. Really glad my allday sickness seems to have stopped for a few days, I hope it's finally over, I had the worst 10 weeks of my life.

I went for my 16 week app with the midwife last week and we got to hear the little one's heart. It took ages because the fidget kept running away! But it's so lovely to hear the little train sound. I didn't think she would manage to get through my thick layer of "insulation", but it worked!

Do you girls know when the tummy is supposed to get the lovely round shape? Mine still looks like two donnuts put together, which is pretty much what I looked like before I got pregnant .

Regarding names, we have 2 favourites, but we haven't told anyone about them. Mainly because we're scared of what people might have to say about them, but also because I think it's nice to wait until the child is born and present him/her to everybody with their official name.

Hoping time goes really fast so we can see our baby again at 20ks and find out what we're having!

Enjoy the sunshine! x

Hi again
Just been really good and gone to the dentist, and been told I need a filling on a wisdom tooth! Noooooooo!

The dentist said he wouldn't do an x-ray but that it would be better to get the filling done now rather than wait. Yippee

I searched the internet when I got home, and as suggested here:
www.thesite.org/healthandwellbeing/askthesiteqandas/generalhealthqandas/fillingfears

...I rang the British Dental Health Foundation and spoke to someone there who reassured me that white fillings and the local anaesthetic needed to do the work are both safe for use in pregnancy.

Maybe I'm a big wimp but I'm not looking forward to it one bit!

And oh I so wish I had a bump, was 20 weeks or more, was complaining about the heat (!) and felt surer that little bean was going to survive whatever life throws at it...

I have Bump Envy.

Oh god I am only 13w2d and already have a bump! I think it is because I was blessed with a flat tum before (no longer!) so it's really obvious! I've even started wearing maternity jeans as my usuals are too tight!

Can't wait to feel little bub though now. Am hoping because of my bump I'll feel it in the next few weeks!

Finally finding I've got more energy and been doing some (much needed) exercise - my backside seems to be expanding due to lack of it!

I've put on about 4 pounds already - how does that sound compared to everyone else?