UK SMOG Wannabes ~ December

[Sunset]

Charliespy ~ what a cute bean!!! I guess girl based on the skull theory, but i’m definitely no pro unfortunately. IG is down for me too! I don’t know if you’re automatically logged in when you go to the page? If you are, DON’T log out! I did and since then all I get is the monkeys I can’t even read posts at the moment.

Chocolate ~ oh that’s an every weekend occurrence with my in laws. Dh has 2 brothers and a sister and my MIL ALWAYS goes on shopping trips and days out with them all, but never think to invite us along. We always go around on a Sunday for tea and just the other Sunday actually we went around in the afternoon and no one was home, turns out MIL had gone Christmas shopping with dh’s sister, older brother and his fiancé but didn’t think to ring my dh to ask him if perhaps we wanted to come along? No, of course not, we’re just meant to bring the kids around on a silver plate every Sunday afternoon and they just expect us to sit and wait for them while they’re out doing their Christmas shopping like a happy little family. I am beyond fed up with my PIL!! And being pregnant is just highlighting the problem. I feel as if all I am to them is a vessel carrying their grandchild, because not once did they bother to visit me in hospital to see how i was doing or to offer to babysit the kids so dh could spend time with me, he actually had to ASK them to babysit while he went to the hospital. But i can assure you that as soon as my daughter enters this world they will be the first to visit even though they never bothered while i was in with pre-eclampsia. Sorry for the rant, I just wanted to say I know where you’re coming from and it’s bloody annoying!

Pinga ~ it’s always best not to tell people! I don’t ever give my names away

Kell ~ hope you feel better soon!

Lavenderlime ~ fx it’s just too early! When are you expecting af to show?

HappyLea ~ glad to hear your dad is on the mend! It must have been a very scary time for you all! When is it you’re planning to start the diet and supps?

Wishing4pink ~ When are you planning to start ttc? April?

AFM ~ went to the GP this morning to get some more bp medicine and he seems to think I need to up my dose to 3 tabs a day instead of 2... and he based that on one simple BP check after i’d just spent half an hour trying to get the kids ready and stress to the gp surgery at silly o’clock in the morning to make it on time. I’m not convinced doing one BP check is going to give a very accurate result? I guess i’m just not happy to up my dose without speaking to a “real doctor” first and besides, the BP meds are making me feel very dizzy and weak at times.. don’t like it at all.

Sorry for ranting when really i should be grateful i’ve made it to 36 weeks. One of my friends had her baby girl on the 23rd at 26+2 weeks gestation so far she’s suffered a severe brain bleed so no one knows what the effects of that will be or if she’ll even make it and when i was in hospital the woman in the bed opposite me got given the news on Christmas eve (after having spent 4 weeks in hospital with pre-eclampsia) that they would need to delivery her baby that same afternoon, she was only 28 weeks pregnant. And it’s such a terrible thought to think that regardless of when i go into labour (tomorrow or in a month’s time) her baby boy will still be in the neonatal unit while i recover in the postnatal ward..

[Inglewood]

Hi all, so much to catch up on!!

Charlie, beautiful scan pic, I obsessed over mine, esp the skull theory and thought boy! I'm no expert at all, but it does look like some of my early scan pics, the flat forehead shape??? Will u find out @ 16wks?

Sunset, hope u are well? what's happening with you at the moment?

To those chatting about the 'names' Dh and I have kinna decided on 2 girls names which if at my 4d I am told both girls I will share with u ladies only!! Don't want to jinx by saying now (I'm superstitious!) lol I wouldn't tell anyone at home as I know 2 girls due soon and would be devastated if they were used. It's funny but when pg with ds2 my name was 'Evie' even when swaying, but since I've found out there are 2 in there, we choose names that kinna match... you will all know what I mean in a few wks if I'm def told girls....still can't make myself believe it from my 20 and 22wks scans... too scared to believe it yet. I will also tell what my boys names are, just for anyone's interest!

Deaks and lavender, when do u ladies test???? Excited for u both. x

Working tonight feeling really achy...like a military operation turning in bed some nights!! Not sure how much longer I can go... Got a leaky left nipple!! My usual at 20wks + pg....the joys of breast pads that u try and convince urself no-one can see and wakening with one side of my top soaking wet!! bi-passing the breast pad!! FUN!

Maybe, ur SIL is a bit of twat! if only it was that easy to simply wake up one day and 'choose' and what sex of baby we had....we wouldn't all be here!

For xmas I got my fav perfume from Dh Bvlgari, pj's, smellies, 2 books on how to bring up 'twins' lol and lots more nice things...

2012 for us will be crazy!! House up for sale, new car/bus, 2 babies.... my main worry is selling my house, I won't rent after owning my own home since I was 19 (now 32), Dh would but I think we should sell and just buy a 3 bed (in 2 bed now). We moved here 4 yrs ago from a bigger 3 bed semi-detached house with the intention of lots of extensions and conversions being detached, (dh was/is a joiner and wanted a 'project' since he left the trade) but don't like it here anymore and ds1 miserable at the village school. So we are going back to the town and house size we had (hopefully), which makes this house a very expensive mistake!!

My Dh is 35 tomorrow!! Can't believe where the past 10yrs have gone...I remember I met him the summer just before his 25th b'day, time flies... His twin sister is devastated to be 35, I'm 33 in Feb and couldn't care, still feel mid-twenties!!! we are still young!!! But she's taking it hard, my Dh doesn't care about ages, thankfully he just accepts it! Ask me if he's still saying that in another 10yrs!!! lol

Better go feed my boys, then once Dh home need to pop out to see a friend, her b'day today and get some shopping.
Hopefully I get a minute to pop on before work.
Have a good day ladies... xx

[Lavenderlime]

Sorry in advance this is going to be a bit of a me, me, me post.

I've never had such strong indications of being pregnant with either of boys it's all so text book this time,

Been feeling like i'm car sick on and off through out the whole day, gets worse after eating
I have wind (burping) Not eating anything gassy or drinking anything fizzy.
feel tired
crampy dull pain in left side yesterday and sort sharp cramping pains a few days before and a few days before that
dull period type pains today
and have just been to the loo and wiped and have light pink discharge with a small bit of blood in it. wiped again and it was gone.
Also had to take my bra off yesterday as my boobs were aching.
Now have a headache.

So far 3 BFN one yesterday one at 3 a.m this morning had to pee twice in the night so thought I may as well test.
And at 9 a.m with FMU.

Drove to Tesco's and they didn't have any first responses at the pharmacy just clearblue and Tesco's own brand.
Drove all around town and couldn't find a aprking space so gave up!!

AAhhhhhhhhh why is my body convinced it's pregnant and the test are still negative??? I'm between 9-11 DPO I think but not really sure??

Sorry just had to tell someone as I've never had such strong indications of pregnancy before.

[zanacal]

Wow, sounds promising Lavendar! If you had an implantation bleed yesterday then I think you'll get a BFP in a couple of days

[chocolate]

Sunset, what is it with in laws, honestly!! We are all going to be super mum in laws one day after our experiences though.
Very sad when you hear about other people's babies coming early, one of my fears which is also why Im not finding out the gender because Id still worry something would go wrong as Id feel like 'surely Id never get a girl anyway so something would go wrong' sort of thing.

Charlie, feel for you, you have the idea of having a family and doing things together and it doesnt always work out like that. My OH is doing over time so leaves home at 7am and back 11pm 3 days a week then does 7am to 5pm the other 2 days and sometimes has a meeting and conveniently comes back at 703pm once kids are in bed!

Kell Ive considered renting ours out and renting somewhere bigger but not sure Im up to all that, I have looked at houses we could get for even adding an extra £100,000 to the mortgage (dreaming) and it isnt worth it as you hardly get anything better, if anything its worse as we gain a room but loose the garden and good area! We do have a loft room which has been converted so will prob. use that one day.

Indigoviolet sorry for the sickness, one of the worst things of pregnancy, yuck! Good girl sign though lol

Inglewood, you def. have a busy year coming! Could you finnish the house and rent it out and rent somewhere else, or at least finnish it quickly to add more value (if its worth doing?) Sorry your son isnt happy at school, makes me sad to think that as my DS is due to start next September just as our next is due and its really worrying me as he is a sensitive Mummies boy and it will be such long days - 9am to 330pm and with a baby due or newly arrived.

[chocolate]

Sorry in advance this is going to be a bit of a me, me, me post.

I've never had such strong indications of being pregnant with either of boys it's all so text book this time,

Been feeling like i'm car sick on and off through out the whole day, gets worse after eating
I have wind (burping) Not eating anything gassy or drinking anything fizzy.
feel tired
crampy dull pain in left side yesterday and sort sharp cramping pains a few days before and a few days before that
dull period type pains today
and have just been to the loo and wiped and have light pink discharge with a small bit of blood in it. wiped again and it was gone.
Also had to take my bra off yesterday as my boobs were aching.
Now have a headache.

So far 3 BFN one yesterday one at 3 a.m this morning had to pee twice in the night so thought I may as well test.
And at 9 a.m with FMU.

Drove to Tesco's and they didn't have any first responses at the pharmacy just clearblue and Tesco's own brand.
Drove all around town and couldn't find a aprking space so gave up!!

AAhhhhhhhhh why is my body convinced it's pregnant and the test are still negative??? I'm between 9-11 DPO I think but not really sure??

Sorry just had to tell someone as I've never had such strong indications of pregnancy before.

I reckon you have only just implanted recently which is why there is no positive yets! I got my FRER from superdrug as had bogof. Good Luck!!

[charlieispy]

have spent all morning searching early potty shots - grrrrrrr why do we do it to ourselves

indigo - hugs for feeling sick x

lavender - FX for a BFP x

sounds like we all have a busy 2012 planned!

sunset - definitely shouldnt go on just 1 BP reading x i would wait till you see a proper doctor!

[Lavenderlime]

Thanks Ladies calmed down a bit now . Wish I new how many days PO I was. But I think you have to wait 3 days post implantation to test. So will have to hold of testing until Monday. Thanks for the Superdrug heads up chocolate i'll go there first thing tomorrow then try and sit on my hands for two days!! I've never had implantation bleeding before or felt sick before for that matter let alone before a postive pregnancy test?

It's just so confusing Because i've felt so sick I thought implantation must have already happened for me to be having so many symptoms already.

2012 is going to be busy for us too top of the list is a DD please! followed by new bathroom, and lastly to finish sorting out the garden.

I feel like it's going to be a good year, a very good year!

[maybebabythree]

Wow you have been busy!

lavender I hope this is your BFP!

Sunset I LOVE the name River - DH isn't into my hippy / plant names thou - boo to him!

Ugh don't get me started on in laws. Most of you will remember what happened with me and MIL over summer. When ever I think of her my blood boils!! Spoke to the old boot on xmas day - first question was how much weight had I put on??? At seven months PG!!!! Told her I had lost 8lbs and she didn't seen to concerned that the baby might suffer for it. As long as I look good who gives a frig about the baby eh? looks are all that matter! Hopefully the baby will be slim too! She also said ds1 looked good when he had jundice as it looked like he was tanned - what a div!

Sunset one of my best friends got pre eclampsia at 26 weeks and had the baby the day after they found out. Poor little girl did not fair at all well. Not sure if she is blind deaf and brain damaged now :¬( Thankfully I made 30 weeks now. Midwife is cautiously optermistic for me

So what size houses do we all have? I'm in three bed semi but want to move to a four bed detached but it means moving 15 miles to a less nice area. Also I don't own this place so it would be getting a 320k mortgage from nothing (never going to happen but nice dream) We do own and rent a place out back in Kent but we got that for 145k. Its worth about 120k now. I want to win the lottery! No idea at all where this baby is going to go. I really do not have the room for the crib never mind the cot. Ho hum. I would love to move somewhere where I could get a summer house for the garden. I would have a pool table and TV in there for the boys when they hit their teens. Then DH and the boys could be in there and I would get some peace!!

[charlieispy]

Right make me step away from the computer now.....so much for team green lol pretty much convinced this is a boy now.....ho hum