3rd Time Lucky Club

[Poshie]

Oh Drazic, I'm sorry to hear you are having to go through this What a scary scary time. I will be praying that this is just a little blip and your scan will come back A OK. It's good bleeding has stopped and that hcg levels are good. We will all be thinking of you and sending very sticky vibes your way hun

 

[samzi]

Thailand sounds fab poshie! so jealous

 

[beachlover1]

today my hi bebe doppler arrived...I hate it already! i stuffed it back in its box ;-)

Cant use it, all i can hear is a woosh and my own heartbeat and text messages coming in too......

Anyone else used one? xxx

xx

 

[Poshie]

Oh that's a disappointment BL. I'm afraid I have no experience of them at all. My midwife said yesterday it's too early to do hb, but she will do it at 16 week scan. I know that's ages away though! I'd be too nervous to do it yet tbh, just in case it didn't work. It'd stress me out

 

[beachlover1]

yeah, i thought it would be early but im a bit dissapointed.....but certainly not stressing out about it, I thought i would, but it bugged me more than anything. I saw the HB yesterday and im no nurse to find these things anyway ;-) whats more when bean is only 4.1 cm, its heart must be MINUTE!!!

Might try later if im bored more out of curiosity.


Hows everyones days? i just got back from accupuncture, my weekly chill out!! xx

 

[OmiOmen]

I never got a doppler, I had read too much about how it can be hard to find the heartbeat and I did not want to panic myself and and although my MW tried and succeeded to find the HB at my 13 week appointment I know some don't even try until after 16 weeks and they have better equipment and experience. I think I was lucky because I felt movement at 13+1 and real kicks by about 16 and not long after that it was almost all day everyday so I feel reassured by that now. Good luck in getting it, I think you must be close because the wooshing is supposed to be the umbilical cord I think.

I have just sorted my 0-3 month clothes into draws and looking at everything we have I can tell that we went over board with the amount of clothes we got. I can't believe I have 3.5 months to go and am finishing work on the 31st! Because I only work part-time at the moment I am doing over-time to give me something to do but by February I will have all day to do not much to do at all. I really hope the nesting instinct sets in and that I have the energy to do it.

 

[Poshie]

Hello Omi. I think it's probably easy to get carried away with baby clothes and end up with loads! Still, at least he'll be well turned out eh.

So how come you're finishing work so early then? Sorry if you've said before, but I can't remember. I will be working as normal for as long as I possibly can. I'll save up some annual leave and take that on normal pay, before then going on maternity leave.

 

[beachlover1]

Hi girls!

hows all today?

Drazic..i saw your post!! Im pleased for you, fingers crossed, rest up and chill out!!!!

I had my first "I need" moment today......it was a burger king. I actually drove to the drive thru, got there and felt really sick. Ordered my chicken ball things, drove to the car park, was overcome with sickness and threw up then scoffed my chicken and threw up again! that was my first REAL bout of hardcore morning sickness! i felt rank.

Feel fine tonight and im off swimming. im also SOOOOOO over this weather, im tottering along like a granny incase i slip!!!

xxx

 

[samzi]

i have been needing a kfc for months but still havent had one. i wonder if i can persuade my mum to drive me to it on Saturday i cant drive and shes coming round. the nearest kfc is about 5 miles away!

ive had to get the substitute (but nowhere near as good) from the chippy across the road that does a lovely chicken burger!

 

[OmiOmen]

I decided to take the full maternity leave which is on the 22nd of February because I was suffering badly with SPD although it has improved so much since picking the date. On top of that I was told that I had to take my holidays which got added on top of the maternity leave so my end date is the 31st of this month and to finish 2 hours earlier for the last 3 Saturday shifts (which is nice because a Saturday drags). Half of me feel relived because I keep thinking I will start to feel more pregnant than normal soon but half of my thinks that I feel normal now (well, other than feeling like I have a bowling ball inside me and getting tired easily) and am going to get bored.

I feel like the only pregnant woman without a craving, lol. It always seems to be the first thing people ask about and I have non.

 

[Poshie]

Now that's uncanny, I have a burger king craving too BL! Trouble is, the nearest one is 10 miles away! We have MacD but that won't do. Won't be trekking to bj in this weather though.

I get ya on the maternity leave Omi. That is a long time - do you have a list of things to do over that period?

Yes, congrats to Drazic on her positive scan today

 

[OmiOmen]

I expected to have a lot of things that needed doing but all the big things like the nursery are done. I have a couple of things to buy and to write a birth plan and get a hospital bag packed at some point but not much else. I need to sort through all my pre-pregnancy clothes and only keep the ones I love and may fit back into (I have not fit into my size 8-10 clothes for a few years so I don't know why I kept them) and throw the rest out. I think I will try to de-clutter the house a bit too. I am going to get so bored! It is funny because my original plan was to work until 6 weeks before my due date (and I guess would have still been if I had never got SPD). Because my SPD has improved I am going to have to talk to my midwife and see if I can still join aqua-natal classes and see if she will allow a home birth in the hope that now it is just mild pain that the worries are not there. If my MW will allow a home birth I guess that will take some planning and aqua-natal classes would give me something to so once a week and I guess I would have time to swim once a week too which I keep meaning to do but can never be bother to do.

Unfortunately it also makes the most financial sense to leave early because (not including over-time which I do a fair bit of when ever it is going) getting 90% of my wage is about the same if not a tad more than I get once transport costs are taken off. Actually I should be getting a car next month and my Dad (who used to be a driving instructor) will be giving me lessons and I need to pass at least by October because they are changing the test and the law so a newly past person can only have one person in the car at a time for the first year. Hopefully my Dad will have enough time when he is not at work to get plenty of lessons in. Plus, my husband is sort of a pig so I am never short of cleaning to do, lol.

Did I miss a post by Drazic or was it in another thread!?!? YAY about the good news though.

 

[beachlover1]

yeah Drazic posted in the main forum, had her scan and bubs looks fine, and a HB!!!!! she has to take it easy but so far so good.....im sure she will be back to update us x

 

[OmiOmen]

I am glad to hear that all is well.

 

[beachlover1]

Evening all!

How are we all today? any news other than we are all freezing!!!!!!!

Im good, had a bit of a bobby bonus today. Took a sneaky quick skive to visit a mate on mat leave today. Her mate was there....whom also happens to be a MW (perfect timing). Anyway obviously as you chat, my pregnancy came up and she asked about it, out of politeness I guess. Told her about my stupid doppler and asked how to work it....she said dont bother for a few more weeks, and we had a laugh at how crap i was at it. Got hers out the car and showed me beans HB!!!!!!!

Awesome, beating away....and kicking she said ;-) Two checks in one week...sweeeeeeeeet!


Whats every doing this weekend??

xx

 

[Poshie]

Ah how fab BL what a bonus eh!

I'm ok thanks, got home safely. Very tired tonight, just vegging on the sofa, watching 'Enders.

Dh made me laugh, he came downstairs and said to me "I can't find a buggy with an electric motor' he's half joking! He's apparently been looking for a suitable travel system. Quite out the blue for him and made me smile.

Nothing planned this weekend, apart from lie-ins. Also, cleaner didn't make it so we're going to have to do the housework ourselves!

 

[beachlover1]

oh man!!! what is it with cleaners at the mo????? ours didnt make it.....hardly ever does!! cleaning for me tomorrow too poshie!

Oh poshie.....good to see im not the only RH- one in the camp!!

Chilling in front of the fire having just scoffed a small dominos pizza.....im turning into a little greb!!!!!

xxx

 

[Drazic<3]

Sorry girls, I suck and my head has been in a muddle! Saw bubs with alot of pushing down on my tummy but she couldn't be sure of seeing the heartbeat so asked me if I wanted an internal (why not? That hospital have shoved an assortment of other items up me poor foofoo in the last week!) and we saw the heartbeat right away. I could really see it this time too even though bubs was so tiny tiny, measuring 5+5 and slightly under what I expected but totally plausible dates and right for my HCG levels.

Got to go back in another two weeks and take it easy between then and now but things are looking good so far.

Thanks for all your kind words. Chuffed to hear you are all doing well

 

[MissyMojo]

glad you girls seem to be doing all ab - fab
Love and to you all

love ur stalker xx

 

[faylou]

Hi everyone!
Sorry I haven't posted on here in weeks. I have been LTTC and then suffered two miscarriages in 2009. When I found out I was pregnant for the third time I was so pleased but petrified. I have tried not to post too much in the forum until I knew things were progressing. The good news is that I had my 8 week scan yesterday and all was super, I am measuring a few days further on than I thought and also the little one has a strong healthy heartbeat! I cried when I got home with relief! The only thing is, I thought I would be able to relax now, especially as I lost both other pregnancies at 5/6weeks, but am now worried that at my 12 week scan they may find a problem....there is just no relaxing is there!? xxx

Hope you are all doing well! I look forward to posting in here more regularly now xxx