12 to 24 week pregnancy thread

Triangle

Hope you are feeling better this morning Rebekah :A Do you have a date for your 20 week scan yet or do you receive it in the post?

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RebekahR

LegalBlonde :female: EDD 22/05
dizziblonde EDD 22/05 Gender - probably a girl
MrsManda 20wk scan 30/01 EDD 08/06Gender ?
thrifty-gal 20wk Scan - 27/01 EDD 13/06 Gender ?
ginvzt 20wk Scan - 24/01 EDD 13/06 Gender ? ?
Lixi 20wk Scan - 27/01 EDD 20/06 Gender ?
Triangle 20wk scan - 10/02 EDD 22/06 Gender?
whowants2brich 20wk Scan - 07/02 EDD 03/07 Gender ? (PS EDD is same day as DW's birthday!)
Rebekah 20wk Scan - 06/03 EDD 23/07 Gender?

fluffnutter

Gillyx wrote: »

Don't use the hot water bottle on your front Rebekah! Only on your back in pregnancy xx

Ooh, I didn't know that! Thanks.

RebekahR

I still have gas there but it's not mega bad right now thankfully. Have weird taste in my mouth today yuckity yuck. Similar to the metallic taste but its like a distant onion taste when I haven't any lol. Other to that I'm feeling ok ish. Took a walk round the river when I went to town yesterday. Was more of a wander but it was nice to do something different and feel relatively human for a bit.

MrsManda

Hello,
does anyone have a list of 'essential' items which should be bought pre-birth/within the 1st 6 months after birth?
Or a link to one?

I know different people will have different priorities and ideas of what they consider essential but any guidance would be helpful. I'm trying not to get bogged down with the vast array of 'stuff' available.

Feeling exhausted today with very little concentration.
OH had a bug on Sunday night and took a day off sick on Monday which is very unusual for him, he normally manages to get to work whatever. So I'm guessing alongside feeling tired from pregnancy I've caught a mild version of the bug as well Usually quite good at fighting them so hopefully will be more awake by tomorrow

Rebekah, it always amazes me how much a short wander out of the house does to improve my 'feeling human' status. I try to go out for a wander for ~30 minutes each day just so I get some fresh air, some exercise and blow the cobwebs out of my hair.

Hope you continue to feel better - I found sucking polo mints helpful when I was getting strange tastes in my mouth, they also helped when I started feeling travel sick.
Ginger biscuits are also good for reducing nausea

jovichick123

Hi all

Not posted for a while, haven't seemed to have had the time

Things have not been great recently on the work front, I am officially redundant as of today. Bosses offered me 4 weeks paid notice period in which I don't have to work or extended notice period for 6+ weeks. It has been a tough few weeks at work with one boss not speaking to me and I felt very stressed with the whole situation so I have opted for the 4 weeks and that starts as of today

On the plus side, I am 19 weeks today and bub is kicking me a lot so I have a lot to be grateful for. Time seems to be flying by at the moment, I think it might be something to do with measuring my life out in weeks up until bub's arrival

Thought I would update the list:

LegalBlonde :female: EDD 22/05
dizziblonde EDD 22/05 Gender - probably a girl
MrsManda 20wk scan 30/01 EDD 08/06Gender ?
thrifty-gal 20wk Scan - 27/01 EDD 13/06 Gender ?
ginvzt 20wk Scan - 24/01 EDD 13/06 Gender ? ?
jovichick123 20wk Scan - 30/01 EDD 13/06 Gender ?
Lixi 20wk Scan - 27/01 EDD 20/06 Gender ?
Triangle 20wk scan - 10/02 EDD 22/06 Gender?
whowants2brich 20wk Scan - 07/02 EDD 03/07 Gender ? (PS EDD is same day as DW's birthday!)
Rebekah 20wk Scan - 06/03 EDD 23/07 Gender?

Love to ya all

Jovi x

jovichick123

MrsManda, there is a list in the back of the mothercare catalogue that was quite helpful, also try this recent thread, lots of good advice https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/3547871=

Gillyx

Jovichick I posted in another thread of yours, not sure if you seen it or not, but if you aren't going to get SMP from your previous employers you will be entitled to Maternity Allowance, which is payable from 29 weeks pregnant xx

jovichick123

Hi Gilly,

I did see it thank you My head has been all over the place the last week or so, I am going to apply for the maternity allowance, just need to wait on my P45 and I will make an appointment

Feel a LOT better about it all now I have some closure on the situation

Jovi x

Gillyx

They sorted it out pretty much easy enough for me, I printed the forms out (there are a lot of pages though) and filled them in at home and sent them away. The only thing annoying me is, on sending out my award letter and payslips they've somehow went missing, I'm still being paid, but God knows where the pay slips are :eek:

Good Luck xx