*** March Mummies *** 29 Boys, 34 Girls, 8 Team Yellow! 46 babies born!!

[Aunty E]

You can take lactulose, it really works. But is gross. Sorry. I had to take it for weeks at the beginning of my last pregnancy, and am quite keen to avoid it this time round I can tell you!

I have my first appointment next week - I was thinking about putting it off until after a private scan at eight weeks, but I'm on holiday for two weeks after that and I don't know how long it takes to book in for a twelve week scan, so I thought I'd better bite the bullet and do it sooner.

I'd forgotten how awful the exhaustion was last time - I'm finding it difficult to work up the energy to do anything at all

 

[MumtoJ]

give it a bash MumtoJ and see if it helps. 1 or 2 coffees a week aren't going to harm anything. Infact I think you're allowed 1 or 2 mugs per day .... hmmm I shall go in search ....

t's important not to have too much caffeine. This is because high levels of caffeine can result in babies having a low birth weight, which can increase the risk of health problems in later life. High levels of caffeine might also cause miscarriage. It's best not to have more than 200mg of caffeine a day when you're pregnant.

The amount of caffeine in food and drink will vary, but as a guide each of these contain roughly 200mg or less of caffeine:

•2 mugs of instant coffee (100mg each)
•1 mug of filter coffee (140mg each)
•2 mugs of tea (75mg each)
•5 cans of cola (up to 40mg each)
•2 cans of 'energy' drink (up to 80mg each)
•4 (50g) bars of plain chocolate (up to 50 mg each). Caffeine in milk chocolate is about half that of plain chocolate

tra da taken from the pregnancy guidelines on the Food standards agency's website

Yes, I am queen geek!

Thanks for the info - but is not that I'm not letting myself have the coffee its the reaction I get from my stomach when I go near it - it doesn't seem very happy at the thought of coffee at the moment - had it with No1 as well early on - and then found I could drink it again later on.

Might be brave and try making a cup a bit later on once lunch has settled itself.

 

[Nixilix]

Well had to come home from work cause felt crappy and tired so will log on later and do some work.

i want it to be scan day NOW!

 

[africaqueen]

Yeah im the same with coffee. That was the clincher that i was deffo preggo, cos i usually have a cup every morning and last wk i was nrly sick after one sip and it tasted rancid! I have got a btl of that super sweet lactoluse in the cupboard that i needed when i slipped a disc in my back last yr and couldnt go due to all the codine i was taking.
Might give that a whirl tomorrow if no joy today! lol.

Iv got no cravings as yet but really fancy a chicken stock cube!! lmao.
I added some to dinner last night and couldnt get enough of licking my fingers when id crumbled it! weird. Anyone else fancying something they usually wouldnt?

xxx

 

[Nixilix]

Im hungry but cant decide on food. Im going to make a cheese and onion toastie now then probably go to bed for a few hours.

I managed to go to the toilet this morning and it felt so good (sorry TMI).

Who is having a scan next?????

 

[africaqueen]

Rach- i hope u feel better soon hun.
Im not sure who is next for a scan, but this time next wk i would of had mine and i hope i will be very happy with the result xxx

 

[Shrimpy]

I think Natty's next, think I read that she has one on Tuesday. I still have forever and a day to wait *sigh* ho hum. I did get excited this morning though when I opened the fridge and almost vomited there and then at the smell of the garlic sausage I had bought

What strange women we are, excited by feeling like utter crap

 

[africaqueen]

I think Natty's next, think I read that she has one on Tuesday. I still have forever and a day to wait *sigh* ho hum. I did get excited this morning though when I opened the fridge and almost vomited there and then at the smell of the garlic sausage I had bought

What strange women we are, excited by feeling like utter crap

the more crap i feel the better i feel!! haha. Just wanting signs all the time that lil beanie is doing well

xxx

 

[heart tree]

Wow ladies, it is so hard to keep up with you all given the massive time difference! I'm still waiting to feel like crap LOL! I've been starving, but no nausea. I really want the nausea to kick in so I feel like this is real. The only real symptom is sore boobs that are bigger.

Sometimes I get mild cramping, but not for several days and sometimes I get that strange right sided stitch near my ovary. I want to believe it is that cyst you are all talking about, but I've had this stitch since before I was pregnant, so I think it is something else that they haven't diagnosed yet.

My first scan is Tuesday. Fx'd that we see something. A heartbeat would be divine!

 

[readynwilling]

Morning all! (its only 9am here lol)

Welcome Linda!! Congrats

If we want you can give me scan dates and i can add them to your username on the first post...

Feeling much much less bloated today. Feel pretty good actually. I have had 1/2-3/4 cup of fiber one with blueberries for breaky the last 2 days and it *seems* to be helping. Along with drinking 3-4 liters of water a day. Unfortunately coffee is the one thing that is making me nauseous. So thats out for me lol.

 

[africaqueen]

Aww heart tree, i am so excited for your scan on tuesday!! I hope u see a lovely lil heart beat but just remember that its more likely u will see a sac and a yolk at this stage

It seems a lot of us have scans coming up this wk! i pray we all get to see something positive xxx

 

[heart tree]

I hope everyone gets a positive scan!!! I know I might not see a heartbeat, but at 6+4 there is a good chance I might if the bean is growing properly.

 

[blessedmomma]

Nix / Mum2J, morning to you too, and morning to anyone reading!

I had the wiiiieeeerdest dreams last night. They're getting more and more like Grimms fairytales all the time, not quite nightmares but not quite pleasant either!

With keeping it secret, don't get me wrong I desperately want some people to know ASAP, but the few (sadly, key) individuals who will inevitably make me feel like sh*t, and will continue to do throughout the nine months, well they're my reason for such good willpower!!!!

Anyone doing anything exciting / scary / different today? I'm just going to visit my (adult) niece, who happens to be 20wks pregnant and is having her scan tomorrow. So I can get all excited about pregnancy and talk babies, but for her, lol!

twinminator- so sorry you cant just tell everyone and get a good response. i think there is always someone who is a butthead though. we are having #5 so we have already heard it from people. i realize that a big family isnt for everyone but we both love our big family and wouldnt change it for the world. it sucks though that some people cant just be happy that your happy at such a wonderful time. i feel ya on that. even some of our key people made rude comments about how much 5 kids was gonna cost us. funny thing is we are doing very well and our kids are very well taken care of. we have more than enough and even help out our other family members that were rude about it! so keep your head high and dont let it get to you too much.


mumtoj i hope your LO is feeling better. had chicken pox when i was little but cant member how long it lasted.

hi new ladies!

hope everyone is having a great day. i have to join in on the insomnia. woke up at 3 to pee and couldnt fall back to sleep. grrrrr!

 

[Nixilix]

heart tree- i sill have that pain, and i had it before too. so in a way im glad i have felt it before cause im thinking it cant be pregnancy related

i just did the last digi i had (i bought a twin pack last week cause thought i'd get 2-3 but i got 3+) i wasnt going to use it cause if i didnt get 3+ id freak out. well i got pregnant 3+ in under a minute. im excited today. mum popped over and we looked at prams!

 

[rottpaw]

Good morning ladies!

I'm feeling much better this morning and actually starving for breakfast, so I'm having an egg sandwich (I microwave an egg with some herbs and then put it on cheese toast). Mmmm!!

For all those struggling with issues, one thing that is helping me (so far, anyway!) is high fiber bread. I know not everyone likes a lot of bread or has the same brands we have here in the states, but Pepperidge Farm makes a 15 grain bread that has 4g fiber per slice. Right now I'm only up for one slice at a time because they're large, but I'm able to fit in several per day, maybe a piece of toast, then my cheese toast with my egg sammy, then maybe later a piece of bread with butter and jelly or garlic toast with dinner, something like that. I think that's helping a lot. However, like many others I have cut out my daily cup of so we'll see how I do. That normally helps things along!

I am so excited for everyone's scans! Everyone please update as you go and I'll be praying for you!

 

[msarkozi]

I have my scan on Wednesday. Hoping to be able to hear the heart beat and see my little bean, and that all is well.

 

[Nixilix]

Oooh the next two weeks are gonna be scan-tastic!

 

[msarkozi]

It sure is, and I hope/pray everyone has good news

 

[kns]

hi
partner is 6 weeks and 1 day pregnant and past 2 days have period like stabbing pains.
no bleeding.
midwife said if it continues tomorrow call again or if pain gets worse call again and we have to go the EPU.
anyone else with this pain?
my partners mum has really stressed her out by saying eptopic pregnancy so i had her crying last night coz she scared. i've told her that her mother isnt a doctor so she doesn't know and if doctor thought that then he;d have her in straight away for scan.
any ideas to the pain?

xxx

 

[natty1985]

kns are you the ones from stoke on trent ?? when i went in with my pains they had me in straight away there are brill up there they would have said if they were worries these pains are very common