Hi all.. wow that took some reading lol
In the UK kids dont HAVE to start school until they are 5yrs, but free children's education starts at 3yrs and soon (probably for our growing babies) it'll be 2yrs. This is only 10 hours a week (like nursery) but its not compulsary.
Our 16 weeks MW appointments are where we are offered the downs syndrome testing. Dating scans are done around 12 weeks, or they'll do one if you dont know your dates, then the anomaly scan (gender scan) is at 20 weeks there abouts and thats your lot in Wales too. I see the MW at about 17 weeks, then consultant at 20 weeks, MW 24 weeks then I guess I'll be assessed again as Im high risk so it will depend on baby as to how often Im seen after that. With Joshua I was seen 2 weekly from about 24 weeks, and weekly from 30 weeks, and I had a scan every week from 34 weeks and I was put on the hospital fetal monitor every 2 days from 34 weeks also. That took up so much time and resources, but Joshuas heart could have stopped at any given point so much needed. I will never understand why they didnt induce me though, the stress could not have been helping at all!
As for weight and boobs lol.. before Joshua I was a UK 6-8 (US 2-4?? lol wow!!) and I had the tinest almost B cups boobs. I FFd Joshua and my boobs just grew and grew within weeks I was D cup. The MW told me they'd be sore and leak, but they were never either lol Over the years I kept my weight down and was a UK 10, but my boobs were still a D cup lol Then I moved to Wales, stopped training as much (used to play sports at interleague level) but kept eating a hgh GI high carb diet and had undiagnosed PCOS so the weight piled on. When I got diagnosed I was a UK 18 and my boobs were a EE if not bigger. I educated myself on the right foods, took to calorie counting and portion sizing my food. For months I only ate from a bowl, all my meals, because you couldnt overfill it. When I fell pregnant this year I had lost over 3 stone, was a very comfortable size UK14 (probably more like a 12) and my boobs were a C cup
... Ive lost another stone alomst since falling pregnant but my boobs are busting out of D cups and no trousers fit at all lol I dug out some of my old 16s and they were HUGE on my bm and legs and looked stupid but only just fastened on the tummy lol I really hope that BF and calorie counting will help me get back into shape after little one is here. I have been so upset about putting all the weight back on, I have worked so hard to lose it.
And on the topic of no clothes fitting today, I bought a comfy pair of maternity jeans today
so i can stop moaning about having nothing that fits nice. Size 14, lovely on the bum and legs, but roomy on the bump.. perfect lol
do you think its baby or nothing? I havent got and gas or wind so dont think its that 
yay!!!
