May 2012 babies - so far 8 yellow, 22 blue, 21 pink!

[bumpin2012]

Claire: Glad baby is doing well, hoping for a happy outcome for you!

Anti: hang in there, I was soooo tired at 8 weeks. I spent around 15 hours a day asleep, and in the middle of week 9 I started to feel almost normal.

Waves: try eating Kiwis for a couple of days. I read that they have a laxative effect and it worked for me!

11 weeks today!!!! Im so happy baby is now a lime. Only 1 more week until my appt, when I will hopefully get to hear the baby's heartbeat (finally!)

 

[yazzy]

Clare - i'm glad you had a good scan showing baby with a strong heartbeat. Fingers crossed everything works out well for you.

Tiredness is really getting to me at the mo...been yawning since I got to work at 8.30 this morning! Not been feeling so sick today so have managed to actually get some work done...although I am on here now lol!

Hope you are all well ladies

 

[anti]

thanks bumpin! Hope I feel better by the weekend! I'll be 9 weeks tomorrow! yay! Looking forward to the 12 week mark!

 

[Lollipopbop]

Claire - Sounds like your bean is a strong one so hopefully everything will be okay

AFM - Started a new job yesterday and keeping my pregnancy quiet but omg! I went to the toilet as I wasn't feeling well and it was near the kitchen and the smell of the food cooking sent me over the edge and thankfully I was near the toilet cos my lunch decided to come up! Ugh! Hope this sickness doesn't last xo

 

[anti]

Lollipop well done on the job! Hope the sickness goes away! When do you plan on telling them? I'm on a temporary contract at the moment with an agency. Not sure when I should tell them or what I'm entitled to or anything!

 

[Touch the Sky]

hi everyone! had my first ultrasound yesterday and heard the heartbeat my new EDD is june 2nd though..

 

[Lollipopbop]

Anti - Thanks! I have no idea when to tell them, I'm really nervous. I did apply before I was pregnant and I need the extra cash! I think I'll be entitled to Maternity Pay.. I'm just planning on working hard and showing them that they can't do without me..

ladies.. any idea when we should tell them!?

Touch the sky - Lovely scan! Hearing the heartbeat must of been amazing! xoxo

 

[Islander]

google it....directgov has loads of info on when you have to tell them and what rights you have re leave and pay

 

[Lollipopbop]

It says to tell them at least 15 weeks before the due date, is that leaving it too long?! xoxo

 

[Islander]

thats the law - so it cant be too long...but you can tell them sooner if u want

 

[zephyr]

Claire I am sorry the news wasn't all great but your baby has a strong heartbeat and looked fine so I am sure everything will be okay

Touch the sky congrats on your scan! glad to hear it went well.

Glad everyone else is doing okay! Speaking of jobs, we have decided that I need to start looking for one over xmas just so that we have that little extra we need for two babies! One we could afford, two more is stretching it....I'm starting to worry about all that stuff now. I know everything will fall into place and we will adjust but its still very scary.
I am also not sure what to say when I apply for jobs cos I will clearly be showing a lot sooner and then there's the possibility I may be told I can't work anymore because of any complications :S
I have also not brought anything for the last few weeks just in case something happened, but now I feel like there's not going to be enough time to get everything if I keep waiting!

I was going to go with cloth nappies to save money but the out cost is huge! a grand for both babies! it would save a good 5k in the end but still.......Anyone else really worried about how they are going to make things work? I'm freaking out and also really hungry so gunna go make me some toast!

 

[Lollipopbop]

Zephyr - I think going for a Xmas job wouldn't be a worry as they are temporary and wouldn't have to worry about paying maternity.

I can't remember if you're finding out the gender or not? I've written a long list of things i can get before we know so we can get things bit by bit, seems less daunting but I can imagine with twins on the way the worry is bigger but things have a way of falling in to place and twins are such a happy blessing so don't worry xoxo

 

[anti]

I worry all the time about how we will afford a baby, especially when I stop work. We've decided I'll be a stay at home mum... I know everything will fall into place - but I am worried!

 

[zephyr]

Lollipopbop - Yeah we will be finding out now. I know that everything will work out! They usually do. I had the same fears with all my kids yet we managed.....I guess this is all new territory to me. Having kids one at a time, well I'm kinda used to that now. I like the idea of two babies but now that I'm nearing the 12 week mark I am really starting to freak out a bit! I know a lot could happen between now and the birth but 12 weeks was my date to start everything rolling and its coming up so fast!! hehe I'm happy but stressing a little.

Anti - aww I like being a stay at home mum. Since I left my job last year to take up study I have enjoyed the time at home with my youngest. I am looking forward to being at home for longer with my son and the babies.

My gp rang me yesterday asking where my scan results were. I had to pass on all my midwives contact details because she did not send a copy of BOTH scans to my gp which she was meant to do and so now I feel like my midwife has already let me down and I wanna switch to hospital care asap. I was so nervous about having a midwife to begin with! I know its not a biggie but its also not hard to write 'copy to gp' on a form. I also understand sometimes people forget things but this was twice and my gp was unimpressed with her. I see her on Tuesday and I hope she can answer all my questions. I have so many to ask.

As for my symptoms I was feeling really great up until the last hour. I almost feel like I have caught a stomach bug, diarreah, spewy feeling and a headache! But then I have been feeling this way once or twice a week anyways so its hard to tell if I'm getting sick or not. This is awful! I'm guessing maybe I ate something that my body just doesn't like anymore but I can't make any connections to what I ate last week or the week before.

So quite a few of us will be starting to feel better over the next couple of weeks hopefully!! Yaaaay!

 

[anti]

Just noticed Im an olive today! Prune next week, then a lime - then a plum and I get my scan! yay! Looking forward to November so so so much!

 

[rjsmam]

zephyr sorry about your midwife - hope she instills more confidence next time you see her (that would bug me too). 2 babies at once is scary but so special - i bet you'll breeze through it

anti - yay for being an olive!

morning to everyone else (it's morning here at least!)

afm - i'm a raspberry yay. i have my first mw apmnt this afternoon. these last few days i've been feeling huge and dh had a dream last night it was twins. i was actually pondering last night if it was possible i got my dates wrong as i feel about 5mnths (although i didn't tell dh that so we're clearly on the same wavelenght) the nausea has been joined by heartburn which is just nasty and dh had a moan at me for being so miserable

this is my 2nd but my oldest is 8 so feel like a first timer as so much has changed in care etc.



x

 

[sharon0302]

this is my 2nd but my oldest is 8 so feel like a first timer as so much has changed in care etc.



x

rjsmam- know what you mean! My wee fella will be 9 by the time baby arrives I really feel like a novice again!

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[anti]

rjsmam - let us know how the midwife appointment goes. And congrats on getting to a raspberry!

 

[YoungNImum]

Hey Girls, Iv to go see doc today this appointment will get the ball rolling which means ill hopefully be given a scan date

As for the sickness, thankfully i havnt been sick but i thought of mince this morning because i making meatballs for dinner and heaved so much my heart was racing

 

[yazzy]

Hey everyone...

Hope you are all well I've just received my letter from the hospital for my scan date....it is next Wed 19th!! I'll only be 10 + 4 but because of my longer than average cycles they will think I might be nearer 13 weeks. Sooo scared because the only experience of this is my first pregnancy which was a mmc detected at my 12 week scan....trying my best to stay positive and thinking of my healthy little bubs wriggling around!

Has anyone else started to feel slightly better between 9 and 10 weeks? I don't feel quite as sick and bbs are feeling less sore...still really tired though!