July Jelly Beans!! 2014!

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Gonna have to suffer in pants through the summer, or invest in some maternity shorts or capri's. And I have ONE summer maternity shirt. They rest are 3/4 length shirts. I got rid of a lot of my maternity clothes after my third, but whatever I couldn't get rid of, I kept. Good thing too.

So what's up for you ladies today?

My son has parent observation in the classroom today so I'll be going to that early on for about an hour. Then I have to go pay rent, get groceries, and do a little bit of tidying. Perhaps I'll wrap up the few Christmas presents in the closet if I end up having time.

That just about sums up my entire day.

Good luck at the ultrasound today, Jakes!
 
Jakesmummy - hehe I thought you were being really literary, was embarrassed i didn't know what it meant! :) Great news about the spotting clearing, mine's gone this morning too, good luck for your scan later. X

It's a good point about the maxi dresses over summer, far easier than trying to find warm winter clothes to stretch over it ! X
 
Can it be Thursday yet? I have my next ultrasound, this time with the fertility specialist/surgeon. Half nervous, half excited. Excited to see Freckle again, but worried that maybe there won't be a heartbeat. First trimester sucks...except for the stick turning positive. That's a good part, lol.

And now that I'm writing this, I'm sure I've written this before. Baby Brain.
 
Morning ladies.
Had my first appt with the midwife yesterday. All went well. Scheduled for my next ultrasound for Dec 23rd, along with a meeting with a genetic counselor as we will be doing some testing and measurements to see the chances of having a baby with chromosomal abnormalities. I don't anticipate anything to come back. But hey, ya never know. I will be 12 weeks on the dot for that appt.
My next appt with the midwife will be Dec 30th, Ill be 13 weeks on the dot for that.
I had to tell my bosses about the pregnancy since i have 2 more appts this month. Though i was VERY clear to them i am not telling ANYONE else at work till i'm showing. They are aware of my miscarriage, as last time i told them i was pregnant, then had to take 3 days off to deal with it. And needless to say, some of my other co-workers knew and managed to tell EVERYONE i miscarried. Which was terrible to come back to, as everyone kept saying "oh i'm so sorry....so and so told me what happened." SO....that is the reason i have been quiet about this one.
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. :winkwink:

I do believe i am getting some of my energy back. I'm not quite falling asleep at 830 anymore, and it takes me a little longer to fall asleep, which is more normal for me. The last 7 weeks i have been sleeping like a LOG!

Just working today. A friend of mine is supposed to come over tonight, but we shall see, as she has flaked on me a few times.
 
I don't even know if I can hold water
For long! Shall I start drinking it
An hour before and see if that's enough?! You wouldn't think I've done this 4 times before!! I always forget. Usually end up bursting whilst hopping around in my seat.
 
The hospital I had my first 2 never specified full bladder, so I've never bothered to try and drink before scans with this one. My hour worth of pee bladder was enough for an external at my 9 week scan.
 
Excellent, I'm well on my way then! I've got a litre of water but will drink half and if it's a problem they can do a trans-vaginal.
 
Hi girls!
So sorry to hear about the two losses! That's terrible. My thoughts and prayers are with you girls and hoping your next pregnancies go beautifully.

Afm I went to my GP today. She still doesn't want me to work but I'm under immense pressure from work to work! It's 13 hr shifts and they are killing me!
On the plus side my GP has an ultrasound machine and did a quick scan! Both babies are looking good! Nice size and good heartbeat!! I have an official scan next week so will hopefully get a pic of the two little jellybeans x
 
Ugh, some more pinky spotting. So sick of it. I think if this US shows it's fine again then i'm not checking my TP again.
 
I had my first appt yesterday and I was an hour too late to have an ultrasound done so I have to go back tomorrow....but I was given a bag of free stuff including magazines which included a baby trivia quiz...thought you'd all find these interesting:
-heaviest baby born was 22 lbs 8 oz in Italy in 1955
-the most babies born to one woman was 69 in Russia between 1725-1765...27 pregnancies included 16 pairs of twins, 7 triplets and 4 quadruplets!
-oldest woman to give birth was 69 years old in India (IVF).
 
Frustrated1 said:
In relation to the posts about expanding waist lines, I look absolutely enormous today. There is no way I could conceal the pregnancy if i saw any family members at the moment and I'm only 8+4! Anyway I thought I'd check out the US maternity wear stores whilst on vacation and stumbled across "A pea in the pod". What a great store. We went a bit mad and bought quite a few things as they had a sale on. The maternity jeans are so much more comfortable than my regular ones which are really quite tight now. I shall be wearing my new clobber tomorrow! I wish we had a store like it in the UK. I was amazed that I could get my usual brand jeans in a maternity version. The best bit about shopping today was that I didn't once have to ask myself "do I look fat in this...". I've never enjoyed shopping so much!

Is there any other US stores that i should check out before flying home tomorrow?
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Where are you in the US? Most places now have maternity clothes, Target had some really pretty summer dresses last year so I'm excited to get some this time around. I got jeans at Old Navy over the weekend. Even H&M has maternity clothes now and Forever 21 (which is a teenager-type store). I always found Pea in the Pod really expensive but if they had sales then they were probably more reasonable...I should check them out. I lent all of my mat clothes to a friend and am not going to ask for them back.
 
Fingers crossed for you Jakesmummy.

Had my booking appointment today, weight, Bp, urine sample etc. got my pregnancy notes and bounty pack full of random rubbish, lol. Not making the mistake of signing up for a bounty pack this time, the few freebies aren't worth the hassle you get from signing up!

Just got to wait for my scan date now, the midwife said it'll probably be either the week between Christmas and New Year, or the first week in the new year, which is what I expected really, as I'm not 12 weeks till the 27th of December xx
 
pooch said:
I had my first appt yesterday and I was an hour too late to have an ultrasound done so I have to go back tomorrow....but I was given a bag of free stuff including magazines which included a baby trivia quiz...thought you'd all find these interesting:
-heaviest baby born was 22 lbs 8 oz in Italy in 1955
-the most babies born to one woman was 69 in Russia between 1725-1765...27 pregnancies included 16 pairs of twins, 7 triplets and 4 quadruplets!
-oldest woman to give birth was 69 years old in India (IVF).
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Thanks for sharing! That's incredible!
My 7 month old weighs 22lbs! Can't imagine giving birth to him that big! X
 
Can't wait to hear how it went Jakesmummy :)

I reach 9 weeks tomorrow, and my nausea has improved loads today. My boobs are hurting more than ever, but my energy levels have improved and I'm not craving carbs like crazy. Actually fancy some veg again. Yay!

For somebody who knows a lot about nutrition, I have been really letting myself down despite promising myself I would do my best to eat well for myself and the bean. I don't even dare weigh myself because I just haven't been eating half as healthily as I usually do, I just couldn't stomach fruit and just wanted bland carbs.

Anyhow, onwards and upwards. All my friends have looked so well, dare I say glamorous during their pregnancies. It's a good motivation for me to try and keep it together! I've been succumbing to comfort clothes and no make up and I feel like I should start making more of an effort to be a sexy mamma! :haha: Having said that, I tried to book myself an appointment to dye my hair and get a bikini wax, and when I mentioned I was pregnant the beautician said she was only happy to wax my legs! She said once I was out of first tri she would wax my bikini line, just 4 weeks to go! :haha:
 
My instincts were right; I lost my baby 4 days ago. It was the day I could no longer find the heartbeat and my symptoms went. I'm fine. Scheduled d&c for Monday, but getting period pains so REALLY don't want to do it naturally again.

I wish you all a happy and healthy 9 months ahead xxx
 
OMG I'm so sorry for your loss, Jakes. :hugs: I was really praying and pulling for some positive news for you.
 
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