March 2010 Mummies!!

[hivechild]

Has anyone had any luck with finding a winter jacket that will hopefully fit them over winter? I haven't had much luck finding an actual maternity jacket (I have seen 2 that are hideous and pricey and I am not even sure there is that much more room that a regualr jacket) so I have been trying on regular jackets but in a size or 2 bigger which might work. Either solution looks really unflattering right now but I am sure by Dec when its well cold I won't care too much.

Anyone have any experience in this area or solutions?

I'm planning to just hibernate indoors.

 

[boonies86]

HELLLLOOOO..... i never knew this thread existed!!!!! please add me for the 22nd march!!!!! i cant wait soooooooo excited!

 

[greenlady]

Hello, I've only just discovered this thread, after wondering for ages where the March 2010 one was in 2nd tri!

I'm due right at the end, 31st March (so could well end up being an April baby). We're planning on stying on team yellow.

 

[mandylou]

Hello, I've only just discovered this thread, after wondering for ages where the March 2010 one was in 2nd tri!

me too! lol please add me for the 28th march!

 

[annawrigley]

hey could you add me please due march 14th with a little boy xx

 

[bear74]

Hi
I'm due 19th March!

 

[bigbloomerz]

Hello Lovely Peeps! How was your weekends? Mine was rather hectic, didnt stop!

Welcome to our new members -

kerrie-x
boonies86
greenlady
mandylou
annawrigley
bear74

Best of Luck with your Pregnancys xx


We now have 122 Members!

 

[Erised]

Welcome to aaallll the new March mummies! Can't believe how many ladies we have on the forum signed up to this thread, all expecting gorgeous children in March next year =)

Had a lovely Saturday (spend with DH) and a boring Sunday due to him working all day.
I get to see my little girly again today though, 20 week scan (again, yes) ... makes sure all of yesterday has been forgotten about in seconds! Less than an hour now, don't know why I'm so excited. I know our little girl is fine, I know she's a girl and I know I won't get good photos due to...

1. Being larger
2. Her cuddling the placenta making the pictures not too clear

Still, it will be nice to get the extra re-assurance that she's fine. Would like her to start being slightly less nice and start kicking her mummy more and harder though (am I going to regret saying that?)

 

[MiissMuffet]

yay 4 your scan erised goodluck!! xx

 

[mummydee]

omg I am SO gagging to find out turnips gender.... I was never fussed with DD but now I cant get it out of my head... I might have to have a serious chat with DH tonight about coming off team yellow!!!

 

[mummydee]

p.s - welcome to all the fabulous newbies! march mums rock!

 

[bigbloomerz]

Dee I thought you were determined to stay on Team Yellow?! Ooo Good luck with the Chat later then, of course it might be handy for you to know either way, as to wether you can pass on DD's Clothes or not.

(trying to think of good enough excuses for you hehe)


Erised, Woo another scan for you, let us know how it goes Only 11 days till mine now...not that im counting or anything xx

 

[bear74]

Hello Lovely Peeps! How was your weekends? Mine was rather hectic, didnt stop!

Welcome to our new members -

kerrie-x
boonies86
greenlady
mandylou
annawrigley
bear74

Best of Luck with your Pregnancys xx


We now have 122 Members!

Thank You!!
has anyone else had to wait until 22 weeks for their scan? I have no patience, its driving me crazy...I do want to know if its a boy or girl too!!

 

[bear74]

I almost fell over when I saw "only 9 months" of mat. leave. God why can't the US be reasonable? I get, at the most, 12 weeks, but that is unpaid unless I use my personal, vacation and sick time so I will probably wind up going back after 6 weeks.

I've heard about the US maternity leave, its terrible. We're very lucky in the UK...I get 6 weeks at 9/10 pay and then a further 30 weeks at half pay so it's pretty good!

 

[mummydee]

Dee I thought you were determined to stay on Team Yellow?! Ooo Good luck with the Chat later then, of course it might be handy for you to know either way, as to wether you can pass on DD's Clothes or not.

(trying to think of good enough excuses for you hehe)


Erised, Woo another scan for you, let us know how it goes Only 11 days till mine now...not that im counting or anything xx

honey I totally was and then something this morning (I dreamt I had a girl last night despite loads of boy vibes) made me think I MUST find out! Am hoping to persuade DH... particularly as we have to have growth scans at 28, 32 and 36 weeks too so it will be all the more tempting!!!

 

[blondeNklutzi]

So, it looks like OH didn't get the job we were originally wanting him to get.
He does have a second interview at Best Buy later this week, hopefully that goes well. I think I have decided that while I will go back to work after my mat. leave, it won't be for the same company. We will be ok until he gets a job, we have all his vacation time coming on his last check, so that will be a big one, and by the end of the month, we will be getting his profit sharing account. I just don't know if we would be ok if he is out of a job for long.....

 

[bigbloomerz]

Hello Lovely Peeps! How was your weekends? Mine was rather hectic, didnt stop!

Welcome to our new members -

kerrie-x
boonies86
greenlady
mandylou
annawrigley
bear74

Best of Luck with your Pregnancys xx


We now have 122 Members!

Thank You!!
has anyone else had to wait until 22 weeks for their scan? I have no patience, its driving me crazy...I do want to know if its a boy or girl too!!

Mine is at 23 weeks hun! Got ants in my pants waiting! Only have to wait until 6th of November tho so not much longer. xx

 

[bigbloomerz]

So, it looks like OH didn't get the job we were originally wanting him to get.
He does have a second interview at Best Buy later this week, hopefully that goes well. I think I have decided that while I will go back to work after my mat. leave, it won't be for the same company. We will be ok until he gets a job, we have all his vacation time coming on his last check, so that will be a big one, and by the end of the month, we will be getting his profit sharing account. I just don't know if we would be ok if he is out of a job for long.....

Awww hun, sorry to hear that I hope he finds something soon, We live on one wage and it is hard at times, but we manage, just! you will be ok im sure, try and stay positive and think happy thoughts You have a lovely OH and a Gorgeous Baby on the way xx

 

[Erised]

blondeNklutzi, I hope the interview at Best Buy goes better than the first one did. Try not to worry too much, things have a way of working themselves out

Had my scan today, once again very very different from what I received in England. I love the differences in medical care, I know it's not a good thing but it's nice to experience everything twice and be able to notice the difference. That said, I think my NHS experience in England is just a bad one as I've heard plenty of ladies getting a proper scan at 20 weeks rather than an 8 minutes in and out without being told a darn thing job.

Our little girl is still a girl, that's 3 scans that told us so now - so pretty certain we won't have a surprise at birth! =D
There was a massive screen up on the wall so DH & I could easily see everything the sonographer was looking at. She explained what she was going to do before she started, then talked us through -everything-. She told us how our little girl is laying (on my right side, laying on her right side) and gave us the whole walk-through. We got to see arms, legs, every part of her brain, the lens in her eye etc ... it was fantastic! All together it took just over half an hour (that's the scan, not the whole appointment which was even longer) and we got the all clear on everything apart from the heart. She wasn't satisfied with the image she could get on it and while she believes it's just fine she wants to send me to a gynaecologist who will have better scanning machines just to get a clear image and get that written down as a definite 'clear' as well. Have to try and make an appointment tomorrow for either this week or start of next.

So by the look of things we'll be having a healthy little girl in March. She's still cuddling up to the placenta (which apparently is a very nice distance away from the cervix?) and still covers her face up with her hands. She had her legs crossed just to make it nice and easy to see what gender she was, a real lady! Her bladder was full and working, same for her stomach and the kidneys. She's growing just fine, right on the average dot on most things. She has slightly long femurs which measure approx. a week ahead - lets hope for a nice tall girl! =)

So all is well, and I'm over the moon at having seen our little girl again. We'll have another scan soon and then we'll have to wait until the private 3D one which still needs booking. Probably end of November or start of December, can't believe how close everything is getting already. I'm still stuck at the 'I'm 19 weeks pregnant' phase, nearly 22 now though!

 

[MiissMuffet]

blondeNklutzi, I hope the interview at Best Buy goes better than the first one did. Try not to worry too much, things have a way of working themselves out

Had my scan today, once again very very different from what I received in England. I love the differences in medical care, I know it's not a good thing but it's nice to experience everything twice and be able to notice the difference. That said, I think my NHS experience in England is just a bad one as I've heard plenty of ladies getting a proper scan at 20 weeks rather than an 8 minutes in and out without being told a darn thing job.

Our little girl is still a girl, that's 3 scans that told us so now - so pretty certain we won't have a surprise at birth! =D
There was a massive screen up on the wall so DH & I could easily see everything the sonographer was looking at. She explained what she was going to do before she started, then talked us through -everything-. She told us how our little girl is laying (on my right side, laying on her right side) and gave us the whole walk-through. We got to see arms, legs, every part of her brain, the lens in her eye etc ... it was fantastic! All together it took just over half an hour (that's the scan, not the whole appointment which was even longer) and we got the all clear on everything apart from the heart. She wasn't satisfied with the image she could get on it and while she believes it's just fine she wants to send me to a gynaecologist who will have better scanning machines just to get a clear image and get that written down as a definite 'clear' as well. Have to try and make an appointment tomorrow for either this week or start of next.

So by the look of things we'll be having a healthy little girl in March. She's still cuddling up to the placenta (which apparently is a very nice distance away from the cervix?) and still covers her face up with her hands. She had her legs crossed just to make it nice and easy to see what gender she was, a real lady! Her bladder was full and working, same for her stomach and the kidneys. She's growing just fine, right on the average dot on most things. She has slightly long femurs which measure approx. a week ahead - lets hope for a nice tall girl! =)

So all is well, and I'm over the moon at having seen our little girl again. We'll have another scan soon and then we'll have to wait until the private 3D one which still needs booking. Probably end of November or start of December, can't believe how close everything is getting already. I'm still stuck at the 'I'm 19 weeks pregnant' phase, nearly 22 now though!

Congrats! That sounds exactly like my scan- the walk through of everything, the big screen on the wall. cuddling up to the placenta, baby girl, hehe. Although placenta abit too close to cervix- covering infact - yay but not by much so should move- will see at about 36 weeks. It's so awesome when you get what you want out of these scans- sometimes the sonographers dont seem to understand we have waited so long for these and many of us count down the days, so its lucky we have had good ones!

x