Pregnant after Fertility Issues / Long Term (12m+) TTC

Somnium

notslass, have had the not so pleasurable experiance of crashing a volvo and agree they are the thing to be in if your gonna do it! Glad your safe tho, I had a huge crash 6 years ago (rolled my brand new vectra) and know they are horrid. Bargains you say, next I hear? Tell, tell lol.

Niki - I agree its tough on these ladies even if they say other wise, and like you I felt a lil out of sorts posting there. Its nice to have are own more mellow paced thread to follow.

FE - as the place starts to pick up it might be worth having a running list of posters and there EDD like on the PG thread, what do you think?

FairyElephant_2

Ginvzt - you are welcome! We will pop back and update you from time to time, but don't want to 'rub it in' as we appreciate that although we can be happy for other people's 'success' it also hurts when it's not you, and we don't want to cause anyone any more pain than they already are going through. Hope you will all feel free to pop in here as well whenever you want!

Somnium - that is a great idea about the EDD's! Do you think we should have it on the 1st post and keep updating it there, or have people copy'n'paste and add to it along the thread? I've not done one of these before (can't you tell?!?!).

Nottslass - crikey how scarey!
We had a blowout earlier in the year when we were towing in the 2nd lane - I was just dropping off to sleep (DH was driving of course - LOL!) when the huge bang, I thought someone had hit us, as I opened my eyes we were shooting across the road! Luckily DH did not panic at all and controlled the car & trailer perfectly as poss and brought us to a stop on the hard-shoulder.
As we'd been camping, we had chairs etc in the car, so we set up in the field next to the motorway and when the breakdown guy came we were wrapped in blankets eating sarnies & drinking lemonade - he was most amused! It was a very scary experience though, and I would not like to repeat it!
So glad that you are all OK. I know it is an unpleasant situation money-wise, but as they say, cars can be replaced but you can't! (((HUGS))) Hun.

I'm starting to think about further scans now - the EPC gave me a load of leaflets including ones about having an Oscar done -which they say is about £200. Given my age (39) I know the risk of downs is higher so thinking maybe we should get this done, but so hard to decide. What are the rest of you ladies thinking/doing?

FE

nottslass_2

Morning ladies,

Got loads of stuff in the next sale.
I was lucky enough to get a VIP slot on Wednesday evening (before all the good stuff went)

The best Bargain was a Mclaren buggie £70 was £140
maternity jeans £45 to £15 (got a couple of pairs)

I got a few tops and some maternity trousers for work.

Also got lots of baby clothes at at least 50 % off - sleep suits,vests and a couple of outfits.I still can't quite believe that I'm going to have any use for it all.lol

FE, I had the NTT scan last week, and the risk of downs was calculated at that of a 35 year old,so have decided not to have any additional tests.

We think that we may have one of those 4D scans,they are about £120 in our area - mind you OH thinks that the babies look like Aliens !!

The[STRIKE] morning[/STRIKE] all day sickness seems to have gone now,I'm just waiting for the tiredness to ease a bit.

I can't do up any of my normal clothes now,but feel a bit of a fraud wearing maternity stuff already - I'm at the stage where I just look fat opposed to actually pregnant,If I have to walk into another department at work I'm dead self conscious that people are thinking "she's put some weight on". I'll have to invest in one of those T shirts printed with I'm not fat I'm pregnant !

Nottslass x

Somnium

nottslass - am so envious of your bargains the pushchair sounds like a bargain, which one was it? Am gonna guess Quest at that price. BTW how did you get the VIP slot?

FE - I'd say we do it at the start on the first post then its always easy to find for those who want it.

Well just picked up a cute little rattle from work that was half price, was £6. its from birth and nice and colourful, in the shape of a butterfly with crinkly wings hehe. I'm not planning on buying many toys but this is nice and simple and I know will entertain LO.

nottslass_2

Somnium wrote: »

nottslass - am so envious of your bargains the pushchair sounds like a bargain, which one was it? Am gonna guess Quest at that price. BTW how did you get the VIP slot?

FE - I'd say we do it at the start on the first post then its always easy to find for those who want it.

Well just picked up a cute little rattle from work that was half price, was £6. its from birth and nice and colourful, in the shape of a butterfly with crinkly wings hehe. I'm not planning on buying many toys but this is nice and simple and I know will entertain LO.

You've guessed it,its the Quest (red and black) It looks like a nice light weight buggy & will be ideal for holidays etc when the bean is a bit older.

I tend to do quite a bit of next directory shopping on line & I've been lucky enough to get a random invite to a VIP slot for the last couple of years !!!

As for toys,I've got a few bits left over from DS & hopefully they are still packed away safely in the loft.

Am I correct in remembering that you work at mothercare ? I got a white work shirt there on Saturday - another bargain,£6-50 from £22 !!

Nicki

We had the quest too when DD was a nipper. It was great. Very lightweight and easy to maneouvre. We didn't need one suitable from birth as in the early days she was in a double buggy with her brother (13months between them) and it was perfect from she was about 6 months onwards.

This time round we've gone for the Bugaboo Bee as I wanted something very lightweight, suitable from birth and with the option of being parent facing when they were little. I always said I wouldn't go for a Bugaboo as they are just too trendy, but when it came down to it, it was the only pushchair which ticked all my boxes!

What will you use to transport bean for the first couple of months, Nottlass as I don't think the Quest lies flat? Or are you a baby wearer in the early days?

nottslass_2

Nicki wrote: »

We had the quest too when DD was a nipper. It was great. Very lightweight and easy to maneouvre. We didn't need one suitable from birth as in the early days she was in a double buggy with her brother (13months between them) and it was perfect from she was about 6 months onwards.

This time round we've gone for the Bugaboo Bee as I wanted something very lightweight, suitable from birth and with the option of being parent facing when they were little. I always said I wouldn't go for a Bugaboo as they are just too trendy, but when it came down to it, it was the only pushchair which ticked all my boxes!

What will you use to transport bean for the first couple of months, Nottlass as I don't think the Quest lies flat? Or are you a baby wearer in the early days?

I think that I'm going to go for the M&P pramette - I had the M&P pliko travel system for DS & loved it - I've still got the car seat and base ( which fit on the above,they are in A1 condition).Apparently I can have my old car seat recovered to match the new pram for £25 !

I love the look of the Bugaboo too,the only thing is, I have always had a preference for two handle "umbrella fold" pushchairs and for some (very strange) reason I just can't get on with the one handle type.weirdo.

DS1 was 9.2lb and DS2 was 9lb ! so I have to skip the sling stage !!!

Somnium

nottslass wrote: »

You've guessed it,its the Quest (red and black) It looks like a nice light weight buggy & will be ideal for holidays etc when the bean is a bit older.

I tend to do quite a bit of next directory shopping on line & I've been lucky enough to get a random invite to a VIP slot for the last couple of years !!!

As for toys,I've got a few bits left over from DS & hopefully they are still packed away safely in the loft.

Am I correct in remembering that you work at mothercare ? I got a white work shirt there on Saturday - another bargain,£6-50 from £22 !!

Yeay the Quest is a fab lil pushchair and will be really handy for you when LO is bigger, nice colours too. We're considering the Maclaren Techno XLR as its so nice and compact and I like the new carry cot feature, but really need to see how second bean is doing on friday, could require a re think. And your correct I do work for Mothercare (so handy right now), so I'll notify you of any bargains I spot.

Mum bought me a cute cardigan for baby while we were in the Next clearance store on Sat, was £12 down to £3. Mum says she might get me another as there so good value.

Just wondering has anyone been told they dont have to take Folic Acid after there 12 weeks? Read this in a magazine the otherday but havent seen it before.

Nicki

nottslass wrote: »

DS1 was 9.2lb and DS2 was 9lb ! so I have to skip the sling stage

Nearly a stone of pregnancy weight off straight after you gave birth then! Clever boys know how to make their mum feel good about herself!

Mine were 8lb and 7lb 10oz respectively but I've been told the one I am currently carrying is likely to be a bruiser! Why they thought this would be a reassuring thing to tell me at 20 weeks, whilst tacking on the comment "Of course they do most of their growing in the last three months" I am really not sure!!!

Nicki

Somnium wrote: »

Just wondering has anyone been told they dont have to take Folic Acid after there 12 weeks? Read this in a magazine the otherday but havent seen it before.

Yes. I was told I only needed to take it for the first 3 months as this is when the relevant development occurs. By the time you have your 12 week scan, they should be able to tell you whether or not the baby looks like it has Spina Bifida, which is what folic acid is supposed to reduce.