hope you only have a short while longer with this. The nose thing is what gets me when being sick, it burns, especially when your nose is prone to bleeds, as mine was.

i have only thrown up once but the naseua is really getting to me too. I had breakfast this morning but on the drive to work absolutely had to get some more food so i got a sausage roll and that has made me feel ok even though i didnt really enjoy eating it. so gross i havent had a sausage roll since primary school.

congrats on the scan cheekymonkey, must be nice to be out in the open. I havent even told mum yet and i really want to!

Hi ladies

12 weeks today... Let the shopping begin!

Glad your scan went well Cheeky.

Ran: the nausea is the hardest part to deal with I think. Little bits often really does help.

Hold on tight: I really hope you start to feel better soon. Make sure that you aren't doing too much or under too much stress. Both of those things can make a really big difference.

waving to everyone I've missed.

AFM: Been feeling very crappy the last couple of days. The heat here is phenomenal and really getting me down. Soo tired and sick of feeling like I've been pulled through the ringer. DD not sleeping because of it last night has not helped. Hopefully she has a long sleep now and I can have a little catch up.

I had my history/ booking appointment with my hospital, as I had high blood pressure last time, I may not be able to continued with shared care of may have to have my appointments there from earlier than normal.

Also has I am a fat bitch (more nicely put as having a high BMI) it was also suggested that I see their dietician. I declined saying I know I am fat and said how I lost weight last time (I think the woman nearly choke). I was going to ask how do they hand someone 10 kg light who would gain 20kg as opposed to if I hypothetically only gained 5kg, but I decided against it in case the woman has to deliver my baby, I know it is hospital policy but I have loads more question this time. Will save a big one till I out myself.

I am also going to call during the week as last time at my booking appointment I got a referral for morph scan and this time nothing. I have to book in soon as we are away when I am 20 weeks so need to sort it out.

An update, still no symptoms and best of all no spotting in two weeks. A personal best. I am going to save the jubilation til after my scan friday.

Who ever asked about maternitywear, I bought a pair of shorts today as my others all have wait bands and are now too tight to do up (yet I haven't out on any weight) but they didn't have my size. I bought a size down figuring the stretchy part would be ok as it is to go over my tummy that already stuck out. No go. every time I stood up in the I would get a stitch pain, so back they go monday.

I hope Neek's scan went ok

September 2011 mummies to be:
cheekymonkey EDD: 06/09/2011
mrsmac05 EDD: 10/09/2011
Neek - EDD: 10/09/2011
Dream a Little Dream: EDD 13/09/2011
*Simone* - 24/09/2011
ran - 27/09/2011
Angela- 29/09/2011
hold on tight EDD: 29/09/2011

Appointments:
Neek- Nuchal scan 23/02/11
cheekymonkey - Nuchal scan (24/02/11)
hold on tight 2nd OB appointment (02/03/11)
Dream a little dream Nuchal scan (04/03/11)
hold on tight 3rd OB appointment (09/03/11)
Angela- First scan/ Nuchal scan (17/03/11)
hold on tight 4th OB appointment (16/03/11)
Mrsmac05 - 2nd OB appointment 21/03/11
Dream a little dream Dr appointmne at hospy (25/03/11)

I had some really sharp pain last night and it didnt last long maybe 5 seconds but now I am a bit upset that something bad has happened. Does anyone else get pains? Is it normal or is it a bad sign?

apart from that doing ok. naseau still around but i think i am coping a little better.

stalking

ran- its probably sretching pain. It used to scare the bejesus out of me but it happened quite a lot in the first 12 weeks for me. HTH

I have been getting some cramping over the last few days too, I have been running to the toilet worried that I will see blood, but thankfully nothing.

I am hoping its just the uterus stretching

Quick one, I am not at home. Don't worry too much about the odd pain (if you can). There are a lot of ligaments and things being moved around in there. I prob had what i think is ligament pain about 5 times today when I moved the wrong way or too quick etc. I also have had the occasional cramp/period type pain. hope everyone is feeling good.

thanks guys for the reassurance re: the pains. It is all new so have no idea what is normal. Will try to ignore it!

Talking about pains, today I am now getting stomach cramps, hope this means I am not coming down with some tummy bug. My boy has had some major nappies over the last few days, one of them all over my mother's dining room floor and rug. Hopefully it's just a little bug and goes away quick.

If at any time you are not sure of any pains and are really worried - just go and get checked out for your peace of mind - there is nothing worse than stewing over these things and looking up dr google...

12 weeks today according to the dating US I had. Only a couple more days til NT scan. I will probably tell my boss Thursday before the scan. He is out of the office Friday, and I think I should tell him, in case someone says something if everything is OK and we tell people over the weekend. Plus if the news isn't good, I will probably need time off so might be easier if I tell him first.

I have been getting the stretching pains for a while, I was freaking out if I moved and didn't get them, although I got them one night when I rolled over and it was quite painful, but only lasted a couple of seconds.

Bring on Friday!!

I am excited about Friday too because I get to tell my mum! It has felt weird keeping it from her but I wanted to tell her face to face

Good luck with the scan dream

hope you are not sick Cheekymonkey! thats all you need right now (or ever really)

I think my body is fighting a cold so hopefully I win I am meant to go to a yoga class tonight tonight but not sure I can be bothered, it means I dont get to eat dinner until 830 and i am usually so sick by then! haha. although yoga is good for me especially now that I cant do it every morning due to m/s

Woo woo had another scan today and gained a day. 10w1d.

So exciting, less than 2 weeks to go before we can tell our friends

Scan today went well. Saw bubba and a heartbeat!!!!

The sonographer said the measurement would put bbba in the higher end of the normal rang but it might also be because instead of measuring the 12w3d I measured 13w6d and 14w.

Told my boss I started by saying I wanted to give notice I was leaving then I said I couldn't joke about it I was pregnant. He was worried I really wanted to leave.

It's all getting a bit more exciting!! Happy that your scans went well hold on and dream.

Ran - hope you have told your mum, makes things a bit easier having someone to talk to. Hopefully you are not sick.

Well it looks like I did have some gastro bug, but thankfully it was only a 24hr thing. kicks you around for a bit longer tho, but I am feeling normal again today.

Updated my new due date and list

September 2011 mummies to be:
Dream a Little Dream: EDD 4/09/2011
cheekymonkey EDD: 06/09/2011
mrsmac05 EDD: 10/09/2011
Neek - EDD: 10/09/2011
*Simone* - 24/09/2011
ran - 27/09/2011
Angela- 29/09/2011
hold on tight EDD: 29/09/2011

Appointments:
hold on tight 3rd OB appointment (09/03/11)
Angela- First scan/ Nuchal scan (17/03/11)
hold on tight 4th OB appointment (16/03/11)
Mrsmac05 - 2nd OB appointment 21/03/11
Dream a little dream Dr appointment at hospy (25/03/11)

Oh I was chatting to sonographer today (who was lovely) she did my 12 week for DS. I was talking about the water to drink and she said the one litre amount is much of a nothing. If you are hydrated 500ml could be enough but if you are dehydrated than one litre might not be enough.

it has been pretty quiet here lately. hope everyone is doing ok?

Told mum and she was pretty excited haha. we tell DHs parents tonight over skype. It is a bit harder having no parents around.

i fell down the stairs on the weekend,. not very hard but my mum was very upset. she was also telling me off for carrying things and bending and the like. not sure how many of these are old wives tales but i am trying to be a bit more careful.

have my blood test this week for the nuchal scan

so wahts been happening all?

Hi, sorry I have been MIA. I returned to work last week so have been getting used to my new routine working Wednesdays and Fridays.
Finally made a decision re health care, reluctantly we are going to go public again. After doing more research it was going to cost $3k plus on top of our already large health premiums to have the baby in the private system and I just couldn't justify the extra cost when we really could use the money elsewhere. In addition, given that my due date is right on the cusp of the waiting period it was going to be a headache if I was hospitalised for any reason before the birth or had to give birth early so don't really need the stress on top of everything else.

Really not looking forward to going through the public system again but you get what you pay for, or not in this case I rang the public hospital to book into the antenatal clinic and can't even get my first appointment until I'm over 17 weeks Lucky for me I already had my first appointment with the obs so have already had my most important questions answered and I have a good GP to rely on in the meantime.

My NT scan is on the 14th, very much looking forward to that and hoping everything will be ok.

Hope everyone else is well.

Hope you didn't have too much of a fall Ran, never good pregnant or not. As for lifting things etc, as long as they aren't too heavy you should be right, considering I am still lifting our nearly 11kg son around, and I'm sure many other pregnant mothers do. Just don't go trying to lift a couch

Simone, I'm sure everything will be ok in the public system, as long as you know what you need to happen and just take the bad staff along with it.

I went to the hospital today for my booking in appointment. Didn't have to wait long which is a good start. DS decided to do a massive poo in the middle of the appointment with the midwife, so I sat on the floor and changed him while she asked me the questions... typical for him to wait until just the right time I had some bloods taken, pee test and made some more appointments. This hospital is a bit different to the other one I had Ds at, but we will see how we go. I will now need to investigate a good GP that has at least some knowledge of antenatal care. Oh, and I also got to hear the heartbeat again took a while to find as it is still early, but it was definitely there pumping away.

Hope you all are baking away nicely and things have settled down.

September 2011 mummies to be:
Dream a Little Dream: EDD 4/09/2011
cheekymonkey EDD: 06/09/2011
mrsmac05 EDD: 10/09/2011
Neek - EDD: 10/09/2011
*Simone* - 24/09/2011
ran - 27/09/2011
Angela- 29/09/2011
hold on tight EDD: 29/09/2011

Appointments:
hold on tight 3rd OB appointment (09/03/11)
Angela- First scan/ Nuchal scan (17/03/11)
hold on tight 4th OB appointment (16/03/11)
Mrsmac05 - 2nd OB appointment 21/03/11
Dream a little dream Dr appointment at hospy (25/03/11)
cheekymonkey Scan (08/04/11)

*** STALKER ALERT ***
Hi Ladies, I trust that you are all doing supurbly now that most of you are into the second trimester. Just as a quick heads up, Soon Maternity on sale today. I have their basic scoop t-shirt and it has been my staple item since 16 weeks. I wear it to work, socially on the weekends and as a bum around the house shirt. Best shirt ever!

xoxo

April

Just updating the list:

September 2011 mummies to be:
Dream a Little Dream: EDD 4/09/2011
cheekymonkey EDD: 06/09/2011
mrsmac05 EDD: 10/09/2011
Neek - EDD: 10/09/2011
*Simone* - 24/09/2011
ran - 27/09/2011
Angela- 29/09/2011
hold on tight EDD: 29/09/2011

Appointments:
hold on tight 3rd OB appointment (09/03/11)
Simone- NT scan (14/03/2011)
Angela- First scan/ Nuchal scan (17/03/11)
hold on tight 4th OB appointment (16/03/11)
Mrsmac05 - 2nd OB appointment 21/03/11
Dream a little dream Dr appointment at hospy (25/03/11)
cheekymonkey Scan (08/04/11)
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Cheekymonkey- I had to have bloods taken at the GP yesterday and DS took the opportunity to destroy the nurses' room- they always know

Nuchal results came back good, I had high BP though. Dr said she she would re do at the end, we were talking about my little one and the morning we had when she took it a second time and it went up !!!!

Guess I should out myself soon.

Hi ladies thought I would introduce myself. I was Dream a little Dream but now I am me. If we happen to be friends on FB please don't say anything just yet.

OMG!!!!! Rosita!!!!

I couldn't be happier for you!

Congrats Rosita, glad your 12 week scan and everything has gone well.

Hope all the rest of you ladies are doing well

I cant wait for the weekend. M/s still bad a little over it!

Quick question - is anyone still sleeping on their tummy? I can sleep any other way but ama bit worried that I should try to change it now. Can it hurt the baby?

sorry stalking (again)

Ran, I'm 26 weeks and still sleeping on my tummy about half the time. I'm normally a tummy/side sleeper and I'm still doing it as that is what is most comfortable. I find that when the baby has had enough I get uncomfy and move. I've been told it's pefectly fine and you'll get uncomfy before the baby has any real issues. Hope that helps!

thanks Tigridia! Feeling guilty and anxious about most things really. I know that sleeping on back is bad as the weight of the baby (well maybe later on not now for me!) can crush the vena cava (vein returning blood to the heart.)

Yep, they say no back sleeping after 20 weeks but side/tummy is fine as long as you are comfy! Left side is better later on for optimal fetal positioning but that is mostly after 30 weeks

Ran: I'm also a Tummy side sleeper. What I found helps is to sleep with a pillow between my legs and around my tummy, sort of prevents me from fully rolling on to my stomach and gives me a much better nights sleep. HTH's

Congratulations Rosita So glad your NT scan went well.

Ran- I still sleep on my tummy sometimes. It's probably not ideal, but when your tummy gets big you won't be able to anyway so perhaps try a different position now. When pregnant with D I used to sleep on my side with a pillow between my legs.

Just popping in to say congratulations to Rosita!!! I'm so excited to hear this news. I'm sure A will love being a big bro.

YAY!!

I have made it to my 1st 12 weeks

We will be telling those of our family who did already know tonight and then after our scan tomorrow we will be telling all of our friends

Just updating the list as I have my NT scan booked in for Thursday Morning

Just updating the list:

September 2011 mummies to be:
Dream a Little Dream: EDD 4/09/2011
cheekymonkey EDD: 06/09/2011
mrsmac05 EDD: 10/09/2011
Neek - EDD: 10/09/2011
*Simone* - 24/09/2011
ran - 27/09/2011
hold on tight EDD: 28/09/2011
Angela- 29/09/2011


Appointments:
hold on tight 4th OB appointment (16/03/11)
Angela- First scan/ Nuchal scan (17/03/11)
hold on tight NT Scan (17/03/11)
Mrsmac05 - 2nd OB appointment 21/03/11
Dream a little dream Dr appointment at hospy (25/03/11)
cheekymonkey Scan (08/04/11)

yay hold on tight!

my NT scan is next Wednesday I cant wait!

Can anyone else feel a little bump above the pubic bone. I thought I was imagining it but I am pretty sure it is there haha

How is everyone going? This is a quite group

I am still feeling pretty sick but eating a little healthier now. The hardest thing is just to keep forcing myself to eat regularly or else it gets way worse.

We have now told our immediete family - we were jsut going to tell parents but then DH blurted it out to my sister when we were skyping her in London. Bad DH! SO I had to tell my brother too. It is nice to tell a few people

I have a scan this morning and then I'll be back to introduce myself

Goodluck for your scan today Hold on Tight. Can't wait to find out who you are.

Ran: Glad to hear that you are eating healthier and starting to feel well enough to be able to eat. Goodluck for your scan on Wednesday too.

AFM: Have my next obs appointment on Monday so am waiting for that. Other than that feeling pretty good just really exhausted at the end of the day. I'm coming up to 15 weeks on Saturday. So far this pregnancy has been pretty uneventful, no MS so far and am really hoping this doesn't change. Still feeling pretty tired at the end of every day but I think that's quite normal when running around after a toddler and baking a second bub. Have to book my Morphology scan soon otherwise I will miss out.

Hi Girls

I am "Hold on tight" we just got back from our OBs appointment and had a scan, I got my five days back - so I am currently 12 weeks + 5 days

Could not be happier

This is the most FABULOUS news babe and I don't give a toss about saying this too, but "YOU KNOW HOW HAPPY I AM FOR YOU!" because I bloody well am! This is the best news of 2011!!!

I can't wait to watch your beautiful journey, you're going to make such an awesome Mummy my very good friend... some things are meant to be and this is one of those moments in life when miracles come true and it couldn't have come true for a lovelier woman

Love you babe and I'm soo in love with your bubba already!!! MWAH!!!

Oh Cat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am so excited for you and so blessed I get to share this journey with you.

I take back the facebook I am crying!!

How funny with the log in names way back when.

Thanks Leis xoxoxox

I know you already know that I am so happy that you were already happy for me

ok now I am just being silly!

BAHA! I thought the exact same thing when you revelled!!

*stalking*

OMG, Cat I"m so pleased you have revealed!!! I had no idea who Hold on tight was but I'm chuffed it's you Well done for making it this far, I hope it's smooth sailing from now on

Thanks girls

*stalking* OMG OMG OMG I am so beyond happy for you, Cat!!!!!

Just updating the list

September 2011 mummies to be:
Dream a Little Dream: EDD 4/09/2011
cheekymonkey EDD: 06/09/2011
mrsmac05 EDD: 10/09/2011
Neek - EDD: 10/09/2011
*Simone* - 24/09/2011
Catmeo: 24/09/2011
ran - 27/09/2011
Angela- 29/09/2011


Appointments:
Angela- First scan/ Nuchal scan (17/03/11)
hold on tight NT Scan (17/03/11)
Mrsmac05 - 2nd OB appointment 21/03/11
Dream a little dream Dr appointment at hospy (25/03/11)
cheekymonkey Scan (08/04/11)

I didn't know, but I sure had an inkling that it was you... I was hoping and wishing that I was right This is one loved baby... well deserved just cannot explain it babe, so freaking happy for you!!!!

congrats catmeo. glad the scan went well and you can reveal now!

A big congratulations to Rosita and Catmeo. Hope your pregnancies are smooth sailing from here on.

Well I haven't posted in a while as I have been slack, we had some family over the weekend and well the past week was just busy, or I was tired, or both

Nothing much happening in my little world of pregnancy, I feel fine apart from tiredness, haven't felt yucky for a few weeks now (since the little gastro bug thing I had). I am 15 weeks pregnant, time is slowly ticking by. Have my scan in 3 and a bit weeks which doesn't seem too far away.

Still need to find a gp to have my antenatal visits with, but I might just go with someone close to home.

Can't wait to feel the baby move, so I can have some constant reassurance that all is good. I have been feeling gassy like feelings, but I can't for the life of me distinguish those from a baby moving. All I can remember from my last pregnancy is that what I thought was gas was actually the baby... My tummy is getting bigger, will have to post a photo soon.

Ciao for now.

Huge congratulations Cat I understand this has been a difficult journey for you and I hope you have a very boring uneventful pregnancy from here

Thanks so much to everyone for the congrats xx

I had my NT scan this morning, and she said we had a great result of 1 in 3900

We also got some lovely pics of the baby, she printed two out for me but I can go in tomorrow morning to pick up the disc with the rest, I was bawling my little eyes out when she was going though all the parts, it was SO cute, the baby was gulping, waving, kicking, wiggling, yawning