Discovery Home & Health

Morning ladies,

GUILT!! I shouldn't be typing this, I should be finishing a report for a client I promised would be in their in-box tomorrow morning... hate working Sundays.... much more fun typing to you lot!

I think I might have to have a champion strop on DH more often. I don't do it often but was pretty fed up on wednesday (as you might have read from my post). Since then, he's finished decorating the nursery, fixed the leak on the shower I've been nagging him about for 8 months, cleaned the bathroom (he HATES cleaning the bathroom), put the hoover round and washed the floors, cooked me a romantic meal last night and is now upstairs ironing our shirts for the week!!!! Wow!! TMI ALERT>>> he was pretty romantic last night all round too! It's really cheered me up, I can tell you!

Oh and Wales beat England in Twickenham last night for the first time in 20 years so life's good! DH and I couldn't believe we were both sat there watching the match sober as judges... I kept telling him to drink for two ha ha ha!

So how are the rest of you?

Glad you got your heartbeat eventually Jessley, silly moo midwife or what? I got my blood results Friday (all good) and so have to now make another appt. with the midwife, will she listen to my beanie's heartbeat or is it too soon? I'll be about 15 or 16 weeks depending when I can get the appt.

KirstiB - living and nursing the MIL - are you a woman or a saint in disguise?!! Will you be there long? Is DF with you too?

Amy - soz to hear you're still feeling sick and hope you enjoyed your day yesterday. I don't know if you've already tried this, but if you slow down or stop drinking for a few hours before bed you might get it down to one pee a night. I was peeing up to 5 times (I drink a lot of water) so I rearranged my drinking so I drink most of my day's water in the mornings but only now sip a little bit of water after about 7pm if I get really thirsty. I've still not slept through but have got it down to one pee, which is ok cos I used to be like that before anyway.

Hi Angel, I love reading about your bambino moving, I can't wait till it's me. How are you doing, day 3 with the kids home, gone grey yet?!! At least the weather was great yesterday so they could be out and about? Hope your cold is gone now.

Tra - if you're stalking - glad to hear you've got AF (weird to say that) - all systems go to join Michie and co on the Sept/Oct thread now?!!

Kirsten - just think of the bump as being good news, at least everyone knows you're pg, I jut look like I overdid the mince pies and Christmas and forgot to stop in January hee hee! I can't wait to get my big bump, DH laughs at me and says I've spent 10 years trying to suck my pot belly in and now I stick it out all the time!!

Hi to all the other ladies, come on soon!

Ah well, that was fun, back to the report though boo, was hoping to finish it this morning but you lots distracted me hee hee! x

AAAARRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

'Word has encountered a problem and needs to close. PLease tell Microsoft about this problem'

It took a page of my analysis with it!!!!!!!!! And Autorecover didn't work!!!!!!!!!!!!

Deep cleansing breaths.....

Where are you all? Quiet on here today. You must all be out having fun weekends. Hope so! I was hoping to have finished this report by now. I better be finished by 3pm, there's another game of rugby on

Speak soon ladies!

Hi Girls.
How is everyone?
I am good. Last night had a bit of sickness after my dinner but not too bad and i actually managed to stay up until 10!

Jessley- I wonder if the lady was a trainee that was trying to find the heartbeat. If so she should have told you first so you didn't panic.

Sezzy- I take it you are for the wales team. It was different story in my house dh moody after England lost.
Personally i couldn't give a toss but you have too sympathise don't you!
Also i am managing 2 pee's a night which is fine if you can get straight back to sleep afterward.

Hope everyone else is well.
I take it your computer is playing up again Pobs?

Quick question for everyone.
Has anyone really lost there sex drive?
Poor dh went from getting it all the time when ttc to nothing now.
I'm so tired in the evening and worried that i might bleed again if i upset anything down there that i just am not feeling it that much. (not literally!)
Bd this morning but i can't relax as much as i would like.
Don't tell me everyone else is like sex crazed minxes at the moment!

Lots of love.
Amy. xxxxxxxxxxxx

Hello everyone,
Sorry i have been absent... just been real busy!! and had to work yesterday..booooo,
Ended up driving my friend to her night out lastnight as she missed the mini-bus as her SIL was running late picking her kids up, sooo, i didn't get home until 9.30pm, and yes, had all 3 kids squashed in the back...never mind.

Baby bean squirming around a lot more now, wakes me in the mornings about 7..which i have to say is lovely - for now, lol!!
Still getting depressed in mornings as i have nothing to clothe my ever-expanding bump..

Michie...I have felt rumblings from about 14/15 weeks with 2,3,4.. but not all the time and not even everyday, I have to say that only this last week have i felt a 'real' kick and been able to say, ooooh, thats deffo a kick! still as amazing as the 1st time i felt it with the 1st!!! Ah..

My dad has just landed and i need to do a quick exit...bk l8r 2 do personals....

.......(a little while later!)

Ok, had my tea now, kids fed and dads gone so i can get back to you's lot now!!

Amy...I can count on one hand the amount of times we have got 'jiggy' in the bedroom since BFP!! and i am not ashamed to say so! I didn't want it in the early weeks as i felt so ill and tired, then it changed to fear of 'disturbing' things in there..which i just dont like the thought of, now at this stage i get really strong contractions/braxton hicks after, so i would rather just leave it thanks BUT NO THANKS!!
Dh says this is the worst part of pregnancy for him, and finds it really 'hard' to deal with..excuse the pun!!
He says thinks like 'it was alright for you when you wanted to get pregnant wasn't it!'
but he understands at the end of the day and respects my wishes, as that fear from a loss never goes away and you will do anything to avoid the guilt if anything did happen.. So i can fully understand you wanting to leave it!
Did the Dr not tell you to abstain anyway with you having the bleeds? Its been quite a few weeks now you been ok hasn't it?
On the peeing side of things, i wake at 3.20 am every night/morning!! then i have to get up at 7am again, which i dont mind too much as i have to get up then in the week anywyay,

Sezzy...MW will listen in at your next app, and measure with tape measure the height of uterus from Pubic bone upwards, beanies HB will be loud and clear at that age!!
At least one of our Dh's has got his arse into gear.. I'm still waiting for mine to finish the skirting boards and put daido rails up, oh and put a toilet seat on!! Nice! but.. i have to say he did finish hoovering stairs and clean bathroon for me!!
Cold has left now thanks! not the worst ive had just hope i dont get another!!
And i am sure under all my hair colour i have fair few grey hairs! My mums side of family go grey early so not in my favour! It has been major challenge having kids off for a long, long weekend.. at least next week my mum with have them most days which is a huge relief..not looking forward to easter, and summer time i hope she can take at least one off them away!

Jessley!!... long time no read! How are you and girls doing..cant believe that a properly trained midwife would leave a doppler in the same place for 5 mins! whats her problem? I have never heard of it!!! Glad it all turned out ok though, hope to see you back soon!

kirsty...Try not to let the stress get to you too much,.. you sure do have a heart of gold moving in to MIL to take care of her..I would have to give it a miss if it was my MIL.. sorry, but i aint even gonna start on that one!!! Taking her to the Dr's last week was enough for me....

well another friend of mine has found out she was pg.. shes kept it quiet a couple of weeks, my Bf told me the other day,
When she went to see MW though for her 1st antenatal she said she thought she was only 5-6 weeks if that, so MW did blood pressure, which was low, then said she'd listen in so should could just check that she was actually under 12 weeks to book her in for an early scan.. when lo and behold...BAM..there was the heartbeat loud and clear!!! she felt above her bone for any sign of womb popping out of pelvis and it was quite a bit above!! MW thinks she well past 12 weeks! crazy isnt it how some people just dont know!!

I have to see my consultant on valentines DAY,..OooOoOoh, sexy!! Only because i am high risk due to 2x retained placenta's with the girls, excessive post-partum bleeding and had a urethrocystocele with Ds..which incase you don't know is a prolapse of the bladder! not nice and involves a lot of medical peolpe pushing it back in..sorry TMI. Hopefully this pg is going to go lovely and the labour and birth is going to be problem free. we can only wait and see.

well, i shall leave it there for now, waving hi to everyone else i havent mentioned..and hope you can all pop on soon.

Emma. x

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Angel- Thank god that i'm not the only one.
Dh always said that there is no way he would have sex with me once i got pregnant and i always said don't be so stupid.
Now it's the other way round.
I don't really fancy it and he still really wants to he says that i'm a sexy pregnant lady!
I have zero energy and just can't relax but he is very patient though.
Doctor never told me not to bd but only not to when i was bleeding before.
As it was caused by a clot building up and nothing to do with anything else no bd won't stop it happening.
I haven't had any red blood for 7 weeks now and no brown for 3 weeks nearly so hopefully it has gone for good.
The doc said that once the baby gets bigger than the clot it won't be a problem at all, and the clot only ever measured 5cm so baby should be double that if there is any.
Anyway we might get some serious mojo back in a while then they will be running away from us because they can't take it anymore. (bit like ttc!) x

Amy and Angel, LOL at your posts. At last someone who is honest about this!! I'm sorta the same, DH thought it was our honeymoon again for the few weeks we were trying, then ab-sol-ute-ly big fat nothing for weeks and weeks! He got quite confused bless him! Mind you, I must admit to getting my mojo back a lil bit in the last fortnight along with my energy and not feeling sick all the time, but normal service has not quite resumed shall we say. More of a Sunday service really. Like Angel it'd easy fit on one hand, the number of times.

But DH is cool about it, I often think if it was Liverpool in the Cup Final or me in my séxy undies, he'd have to have a good long think about which he'd go for LOL! And I think Liverpool might win LOL!

Aaanyway, got my report out finally at 7pm (though I did have a break to watch the rugby, bit of a fan) - then my director texted me to say I'd sent the wrong version!! Eeek!

night night from me xx

Hiya,

Amy and angel - Im completley the opposite, i want it (all the time) - however, unfortunatley, we have been told by the docs not to have it - so we havnt since i was 7 weeks pregnant!! Arrrgghhh, im loosin my mind hehe.

How is everyone - i still havent felt any movements, im getting worried now! and have had some horrible bloated pains for the last couple of days - think this is just trapped wind though! Got scan next tues, cant wait! And not heard anything from triple test, which is very good news! Last day to hear something today, so hopefully, fingers crossed, i wont!
Has anyone had their results back yet, we only get them if its high risk, otherwise we just get them at the scan.

Lots of love
Kirsten xx

Well hello!!!

Can you tell i'm in a good mood today???!!!
Had my Downs results back this morning..LOW risk! Phew!! so thats that out of the way, Dh said, 'urgh, i knew it would be ok, what do you stress for??' "well, its nice to know" i said..
'Yeah, but y'know...' was all i got back!

Then i picked Dd up from school at 11 and went into town and did some window shopping and looking around.. i am a massive clothes/makeup shopaholic normally but had to really clamp down since xmas, so considering i tried on 3 pairs of jeans in topshop and another pair and some trousers in Dp's (didnt buy..didn't fit-size 14 )...i think i did really well to have only come home with a new foundation and cover stick!!! oh and a P&B magazine, baby wipes and free baby and you book from boots!! I have a trick that if my bag feels heavy ive fooled myself into thinking ive spent!! yeah right!!
Finished up with a cheese & ham toastie and hot chocolate with marshmallows & cream in Costa Coffee!!!! YUMMY! Are you all drooling?? eh, eh?
Gotta say though i could quite easily have fallen asleep driving home..so just blasted out the air con and Hardcore adrenaline!!!! Woo! this baby is gonna be a little raver like the other 3!

Anywayyy..

Amy... Oh my god, 15 weeks now..do you think its going quick??? Maybe you have seen the last of bleeds/brown stuff now then, just look how far you have come along girl!!

Kirsten..Glad your results is looking good, as they say no news is good news...but here we just get letters spat out at us no matter what..!
And listen to you randy-mandy!! why couldn't you from 7 weeks? (hmmm, excuse my seive like brain, thinking you may have told us a while back you had a bleed???)

Sezzy...Yay to you finally getting your report done!! just blame the wrong one on the pg hormones thats what i do when i do a boo-boo!!
I'm with you on starting to feel a bit more like 'having it'!! but i'm not overly fussed!!
I'm sure we will all make up for lost time after August/sept!!(thats allowing healing time ladies lol!!!!)

Pobs...You alright luv??? hope you can get online soon hunny.. xx

waving hello to Kate, Kirsty, meadow, Ualreadykno, Jessley, erm, and anyone else ive missed out... God i feel good today, i'm even going to do the chart now!!!!!! lets see how long this lasts girls!!

Emma. x

P.S...and a special hello to my buddies Michie and Trad, shall take a peak over on your threads now!!

Hiya,

Angel - so glad that your results came back low risk - i soo wana ring the midwife but dp wont let me, he says 'everything will be fine' to. Oooh wish i was in such a good mood as you are, and i soo want a cheese and ham toastie now hehe. yeah we cant have and hanky panky cos i had a bleed around 7 weeks and they have since found a cervical erosion - which can bleed when we have sex - however because im rhesus neg id have to go for an injection everytime i bled! Im totally gutted hehe.

ive decided to find out the sex of the baby - scans next tues, cnt wait! Bet he/she has legs crossed, i can wait no longer!!

Everyone OK, very quiet on here last couple of days

Love kirsten
xx

Hi kirsten...

Not sure if midwife would be able to tell you so quick, i think they get results same time as us in letter, well here they do anyway.. mine comes straight from the Lab in Cardiff,
Im sooo jealous that you have your scan next week! I am having mine a week later than i should of had,(they originally offered me next monday) but because i didn't want it over half term, its just stress with the kids and wot-not! also my mum is down and i would just rather wait then me and Dh go on our own! thinking about it, it would of been nice for my mum to come to scan with me!! Never mind!
Only 2 and a bit more weeks for me!

Emma. x

Angel - it will deffo be worth the wait - and baby will be a little bigger so maybe better scan!

love kirsten x

Hello, hello!!

Angel, so glad to hear your tests results came back great. You have so much energy, I really dont know how you do it all!How has ds been doing in school?

Sezzy, that is great you have been feeling good. I feel so airhead sometimes at work because Ill do the wrong thing and think Im doing the correct thing. Ive been having to train people the past two weeks and I feel like I have mush in my head instead of a brain.lol

Kirsty, that is really nice of you to do, just remember that you have to put you and the baby first and foremost. Hope the stress calms down.

Amy, awww, sounds like most of our hunnies are in the same boat.Maybe they should have a thread of their own.lol I just really havent had the desire plus this pregnancy had been pretty crappy so far. Poor guy,he sure does try though. Tmi- but the past two nights I wake up in the middle of a naughty dream. prob because I go to sleep with dh trying to molest me. Hope it gets better for you.

Kirsten, you and dh must get a lil frustrated especially since you want it. That is so exiciting that you get your scan next week!!!! I dont get mine for another month, we want to find out the sex. Do you think you know what you are having?

Amy, glad to hear that you've been doing great. Hopefully you wont have to deal with that the rest of your pregnancy.

Well, I had my doctor's appointment last wednesday, I was feeling so bad. I had some dry cereal before I went and lost it all on the way to the docs. I threw up twice before I left and twice on the way and then twice before I even got in the exam room. Then the doc had to leave to deliver a baby so I was in there for a while. I kept on running to the bathroom. By the time the doc came back I was sobbing and miserable. Way to make a first impression!!! Ive been crappy through the pregnancy and had some issues. The doc couldnt even exam me because I couldnt stop throwing up. So he ended up admitting me to the hopital for three days. It was horrible,Ive never been admitted before. So, Im out now and this is my first day back to work. The puking has gotten better and Im able to eat a little bit at a time know but I have orthostatic hypertension and it has become realy bad the past month so I cant really run errands and it is hard for me to do daily tasks such as showering because I pass out. Hopefully it starts getting better though. I feel frustrated and angry because of it. Dh and me are really active people and love the outdoors and now I can barely take a bath. It is F**** rediculous.Okay, Im done with that. anyways we told the rest of his family recently at dh's bday party and everyone was shocked and really excited. His grandfather is a crabby old man and wasnt nice about it. He was like " I though he had a brain and she did too, but I guess not!!" "how come everytime someone farts we have a party". But that is just him. I cant wait till my next scan so we can see the sex!well I have to get back to work! have a great night!!

Hello everyone..not as bubbly today, feeling really shattered!
Thats how i am, even when i'm not pg..get manic, buzzing days- esp if sun is bright, then the next feel really lethargic! I'm sure i sure with a touch of SADS, because if i go on sunbed it lifts me. (when i'm not pg obviously..oh how i miss the sunbed )
so ive done nothing today, just had my nails done at home, had tiny red hearts in the whites, thats as sexy as i'm gonna get for valentines, Lol!!!

Meadow...Sorry to hear you are having such an awful time with the sickness, my SIL had to be admitted with it aswell as she couldn't stop vomiting, maybe it will ease off soon when your hormones start to balance out...I suffered with awful nausea til 5 months with my 1st and that was bad enough. Hope you feel better soon.
Ds is much better at school now thanks, we have taken him off the meds as he had severe side effects apparently and his Dr said its a good job i stopped them when i did, so we will just carry on as we have done for the last 7 years!

Where is everyone, its soooo quiet today on here!
Well thats all from me at the mo, Dd just got home from dawnsio Gwerin
some sort of welsh dance thing after school club..
so i'm off,
TTFN,
Emma. x

Hi girls.
Not been too bad with the sickness the last couple of days so hopefuly i have seen the last of it now.
Tiredness has definately eased off aswell. I can stay up until 9 instead of 8!

Angel- I can't believe how fast this is going probably because i have only just allowed myself to believe i'm pregnant.
Glad your results came back low it must be a weight off your mind.

Meadow- I am so with you on the dreams.
I dreamt last night that me and dh went for it like rabbits it was AMAZING!
I told dh this morning that i don't need bd when my dreams are so good.
Oh how crap sickness is and you have had it bad let's hope it starts to ease off now.

Oh my god i can't believe that we will be able to start finding out the sex of the bumps.
Here is my prediction-
Kirsten- girl
Angel- boy
Pobs- girl
Pyjama girl- girl
Ualreadyknow- boy
Jessley- boy
Me- boy
Divvy- girl
Sezzy- boy
Kirsti- boy
Kate- girl
Meadow- boy

Now be aware that i am always wrong but wouldn't it be funny if i guessed it right!

Anyway midwife for me and dh tomorrow i am exited and nervous at the same time.
I am petrified that they won't be able to find a heartbeat but at the same time i have a good feeling.
Mainly because my tummy is expanding and it is going to be hard to hide soon.
I can't believe that i am near my 16 week mark i don't think that i will believe it until i have a baby safetly in my arms.
Anybody having pancakes tonight. Me and dh having them with brown sugar,lemon,golden syrup and ice-cream.
So naughty but oh well!
Hope everyone is ok.
I'm pretty sure pobs' computer is on the blink as she hasn't emailed me for a bit.
Lots of love.
Amy.x

Well i'm back again!
Still quiet on here tho! whats you all doing??

Amy...I think maybe pobs has a laptop problem!! I'm sure she will be back asap tho with lots of gossip for us!
Its weird about the randy dreams isn't it... I feel really embarassed saying it but i had one last night too.. was it full moon or something? or the guilt of valentines hanging over us? Mine are always with erm.. younger men, very strange, never Dh.. that sounds bad, but always wake up and it actually feels real! its like you said Amy, you dont feel you need it after a dream like that eh??!

well we have had pancakes for supper- I made 21 between all of us, so i feel stuffed now!
Also MIL got me -wait for it..10 BARS OF GALAXY!!!...OMG! I think she finally got the hint about me not liking Cadbury's! Bless her, and it was straight from the shop so didn't smell of 9 cats p*ss!!!!!

Dh's night off tonight so going to shut down now.. I bought him the new lynx off the advert where the man turns to chocolate, *sighs* oh, if only.. (Ds really does think you turn to chocolate!)

Night, night..xx
Emma. x