Curvy ladies

[cranberry987]

We can but its a total harassment tbh. We take it to this one as its right next to the station and DH can drop it off on his way to work when Im working from home. Otherwise we have to take it 10 miles down the road to the vw garage in the middle of nowhere and theyre like oh you want a lift?! Theres no buses or anything and its just a hassle.

I think that you can have your anomaly scan between 18 and 22w, best to check tho. The same as you can have your dating scan as early as 8w, but most have it at 12w because thats the magical 'safe period' Im having mine at 18+6 and they definately know my dates as they havent changed at all.

 

[xheartsx]

Hello ladies, as promised, my 18 week bump. Fat or bubs?! I think a bit of both!!

 

[cranberry987]

bubs!

 

[Rees]

Defo bubs hun Lovely shape too

Cranberry (sorry hun, can never remember you're real name ) That does sound like a bit of a hassle! Bloody bits of machinery....

 

[Rees]

Luke is just grrrrrr!

He took like 2 hours to scan in the scan piccies! So here they are FINALLY!









Anyone good at nub/skull guesses? I think I can see a boy nub, but I'm not too sure. The skull seems a lot more boyish than Tegan's did. My first instinct when I was pregnant was that it was a boy, but now, I just don't know!

 

[cranberry987]

I can't tell soz. Cute pics tho

 

[Rees]

They so don't look as clear as they do IRL bloody scanners

 

[sunshine623]

Hi all! Sorry so many of you are sickly! I'm more sneezy and congested, but that's about it. I hope you all feel better soon! And you're making me jealous talking about getting together some time. I'm definitely too far away for that! lol I'd love to be able to do lunch, though!

Cranberry, I'm crying all the time, too! Seems like everything bothers me and gets me going. I cried at Nick for so long last night because he's a really good husband and I know he'll be a good father, but he never helps out around the house. He does have a hard job, and I usually only work 3 days a week, but I still wish he'd pick up after himself. Worried sick he won't help with the baby and I'll have a nervous breakdown!

Gemma, that's funny about getting your OH to shave your legs and paint your nails! I don't know if I'd trust Nick to do that! lol At least by the time I'm huge it will be fall, so won't be showing my toes off as much.

Rachel, I love those towels! They're so cute! I'm sure I'll be getting several of them soon!

Rees, your scan sounds awesome! At my 12 weeks ultrasound, baby was taking a nap, so we didn't get to see her move around too much. And I love the pics! Baby is so cute!

Hearts, I love the bump pic! And you don't even look like you were "fat" to begin with! lol We all judge ourselves so harshly, don't we?

As for me, we have a long weekend here (Independence Day) and I usually go to a great party and drink my ass off. Not sure what to do when you're sober on the 4th of July! lol But at least Nick and I will have extra time together, and I'm determined to get him to put the crib together so hopefully we'll be a little more ready for baby by this time next week!

 

[pink sparkle]

rees great pics im going to guess boy! x

Hearts great pic defo bump! x

 

[cranberry987]

Gah I can't sleep again. Every night 3/4am I'm awake for ages. I miss sleep

 

[Tizy]

Girls,

I'm off out today with my in-laws, we're going to Windermere/Ambleside for a rush bearing parade, should be fun to watch and at least i'll not be bored!

Leigh (rees) - Mark really wants to get out of the industry, the job at the bookies was only meant to be a stop-gap but then the recession hit!! Sorry about all the insensitive drinking at xmas references!! Forget that some will still be waiting for baby. Oooops. You're doing really well with your weight - well done

I'm looking at ya scan pics and thinking girl, the skull theory is saying that anyway, the head is more sloping and less square, but who knows 50/50 eh, can't see the nub.
Jade (xheartsx) - what a beautiful bumpy and its not fat or bloated at all! Lovely. Mine still gets very bloated at times and looks super big one day and then much less the next!

Amy (sunshine) -Have a lovely Independance Day weekend, hope the sun is shining for you!

Helen (Cranberry) - hope you got a lie in after your interrupted sleep!

I've decided to try to look for some other pregnant ladies round here to be friends with, maybe will meet some at antenatal! All my other friends (well some of them) have been a bit rubbish since I got pregnant and I'd like to meet some more baby/family orientated peeps. Alot of my friends here are about 8-10 years younger than me and still like to go out raving every weekend!! Obviously not suitable place for a pregnant lady or one with a little tot!

Everyone else - have a great day. Hugs Xxxx

 

[cranberry987]

Oh I didn't mean that the drinking references were insensitive! I'll be doing the same, just maybe in my birthday and of January at the earliest

Good idea about the finding Preg friends. I rly like my preggo yoga class as we always go round at the start and say how we are and if we've had any problems that week

Just did pilates and got hall carpet shampooed while I was out. Our now grown kitten seems to have stopped weeing on it so time to get the smell out

Pooped now after a super gentle class. Seem to have lost all my stomach muscles these last few weeks

My weight keeps bouncing up and down. Just stay down!! Made a massive effort to eat more yday. Probably ate 2k calories. Felt like a whale tho. Just can't get as much food in me each meal. Not like me at all, there's a reason i got big after all!

Have a good Saturday

X

 

[Rees]

Han, I wasn't offended Not a huge drinker, I have several bottles of Koppaberg in the fridge, but I think Luke's been at them I really don't blame you for having a drink as soon as you can after you've had the baby

The first time I went out after I had Tegan I got hammered! It was for my mum's 50th birthday and Tegs was 5 months old and I went clubbing after, eugh, I had my first hangover but it was a very good night!

This "recession" is a bugger, I don't blame Mark for using it as a stop-gap, that's how I started at uni working for Coral, ran out of money in my 2nd year, moved back home and there's no Coral's in Cornwall so I asked at Betfred and a job got made for me! Met Luke in my 3rd year (his mum set us up) and I became thoroughly disillusioned with anything health and social care related, particularly as they learnt nothing from Victoria Climbie's death (maddening to me!) and I gave up, didn't hand in any work at the end, didn't even do anything to my dissertation, hadn't even properly formed a question for it!

I still have a diploma in Health and Social Care Management and have work experience in the field working with young disadvantaged people, but don't know if I can do it anymore!

I've seriously thought about doing a course to become a teaching assistant and would love to work with the more troubled teens who find their school work harder than most, but I just don't know! At least I do have that route slightly open to me if I choose to walk down it again, I guess it's harder now having Tegs and knowing just how bad the system is and how it's failing so many people.

When she was nearly 5 months old I was out with my oldest friend having a catch-up lunch in Spoons and she had this habit of playing horsey on my lap, I wasn't supporting her back and had hold of only one arm and she feel off my lap and was dangling by her right arm, she screamed and screamed and wasn't moving her arm so we went off to A&E and she was x-rayed and all. They informed me that they would be informing social services, which I knew they would because of the type of injury. Health visitor knew I was suffering from PND and was making a follow up visit but was poorly, so came a few weeks later, and her report from the hospital showed two different stories as to what happened, the truth and a lie! I was steaming, they thought that I hadn't strapped Tegan into her buggy and she'd fallen out and hurt herself! I had no idea where they got that from and I'm still annoyed about it but never made a formal complaint, I wish I did.

So yeah, I hate the system! Sorry about going completely off-topic

I hope you have a nice day today No idea what we're gonna do, it's lush and sunny down here, waiting for my cousin to get back to me, but that could be a while

 

[Tizy]

No I didn't think i'd offended you both, but i just felt it was a bit insensitive, I would of been like 'oh its not fair!' but thats cos i'm a silly bugger

Leigh, we have much in common, I worked for Social Services on the Child Protection Team for 3 years about 7 years ago and become v dissolussioned (too many s'sss there) with it. I also worked in a school for children in care before that, I'm thinking of maybe going back into it after my maternity leave, but agin bit unsure. I'll chat to you about it another time.

Gotta go Xxx

 

[sunshine623]

Leigh, I would hate social services after all that, too! Here they did the same with my parents over my older sister because she was a toddler and fell a lot. Seemed like she always had bruises on her legs when they took her to the doctor, so the doctor reported them! My parents are about the gentlest people in the world, too! Guess they're doing what they think is right, but sheesh!

Think we're going shopping today! Plus Nick was sweet and got up early to do a few little "manly" things I had asked him to do recently. Made me very happy, but then I was reading a thread about when people feel the baby and started crying over it like a crazy woman. lol I told him I couldn't really feel anything yet because I'm fat, and all the other women are already feeling everything. I swear, these hormones are gonna be the death of me! I've never cried this often in my entire life!

 

[Cherrybinky]

hi girls.

Rees, beautiful bumpage, mines a lot higher than that and Im still convinced its NOT baby! Starts from my boobs and goes right out and round :s

Han, Ive joined Net Mums - https://www.netmums.com/ and have found 3 lovely ladies locally to chat with, online at first then maybe meet up as they're literally in the next towns. Im not too bothered about meeting new people to be honest as long as i have people to chat to who I can share baby talk with

Cranberry, Anomaly scans can be done private from 16 weeks but NHS do them from 18-22 weeks usually. I wanted a private one at 16 weeks but Pete was adamant it was a waste of money!

I was supposed to be doing a 9 hour shift for my friends hotel today to help out (cash in hand, naughty naughty) but I had to call this morning and tell her I cant do it. I have major sore throat and I dont think my swollen feet could have coped with 9 hours in this heat etc plus I wouldnt have been covered by their insurance for 1 day not being employed properly and all.

Were off to a BBQ at our friends' house at 3pm and my mouth is watering at the thought of juicy meaty food!

My hips are killing me today, especially after being sat down.

Hope you all have a great Saturday and Sunday XX

 

[xheartsx]

Hi ladies, hope you're all ok. I think i might join netmums too. I don't really have many pals, and none to talk baby stuff with!

Just in from a day shopping with my MIL. She was actually ok. I've eaten rubbish today. 2 crumpets, a blueberry muffin, a twirl and 2 bags of crisps! woops!

How's everyone this afternoon? I'm just gunna chill out now til my OH comes back from work. It's too warm outside!!

xxx

 

[sunshine623]

Rachel, the cookout sounds great! We're gonna grill steaks tonight, and may have a few friends over. Nick got a pack of beer, but hopefully he won't get hammered. lol

Jade, don't beat yourself up about what you've eaten. It IS the weekend, after all! I've eaten horribly today, and probably will the rest of this weekend, but I'm not going to worry about it for the next few days anyway. Let the partying begin!

I just got back from shopping, and went in my first true maternity store. Got a cute shirt, but I was disappointed to see that even in a store where you're MEANT to be bigger, they still didn't have hardly anything in the "plus" size section. Uggghhh! But at least now I know what sizes I need to order online from there now. Plus I tried on a shirt with the little bump cushion, and it was really funny. Still can't imagine myself with the huge bump!

 

[xheartsx]

Hey Sunshine, i suppose you're right. It is the weekend!! I can't wait until i have a massive bumpety bump!

How is it over in tennessee? I forget sometimes you're over in the US of A!!

I want to road trip through america one day.. we can dream can't we. Xx

 

[sunshine623]

Hey Jade! I'd love to go to England some day, too! I'm probably dreaming, too, though! Got the baby room cleaned out a little more, and the crib put together!!! I'm going to attempt to post some pics of the crib. Here goes nothing! If they show up, first is the cute cow outfit, then Lily helping put the crib together, and the final product.