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YOU GUYS. pregnancy brain is real. I'm at the zoo right now.

@Mae: lol, omg!!

@StrawberryBee: yep, loads of women here wear them! It's a standard badge that the transit authority provides to pregnant women. I always see at least one or two in my tube carriage each morning.

@Mae: omg so funny! You made it all the way there and everything! I did some really dumb stuff last pregnancy, including running a red light on 2 occasions - thankfully neither time caused any accidents. I've had so many friends tell me that they left the stove on while pregnant. At least no one can get hurt from a pregnancy-brain-fashion-mishap!!!

@Banana330: I did! I had my appt today. Risk for downs is 1 in 11,000. Risk for Tri 19 is 1 in 90,000 (something crazy like that, I can't remember that number exactly). And holy crap, your anatomy scan is in three weeks?!? That is nuts! This kind of puts me in a panic mode. At first I wanted time to hurry up, now I want it to slow down!

@Mae: OK this has got to me one of the greatest things I have ever seen. How did your feet feel after a day of walking? I definitely have had pregnancy brain symptoms too. But nothing like that! lol

Ok so i'm 16w3d today and i'm pretty sure I've felt kicks. With DD I had an anterior placenta (which I guess might have been extra thick) and I rarely felt any movement, occasionally big somersaults but never really kicks per say. I didn't feel anything until 24 weeks and after that it was usually hiccups that let me know she was there.

This is a really different feeling, more like some pressing on the inside or tiny flicks. I know you can feel quickening starting 16-25 weeks but this seems early for something so definitive. Anyone else feeling movements?

Hey all, also been kind of MIA, but reading along. I'm relieved to be in the second trimester!

I am not sure what the heck keeps happening, but on Friday I am pretty sure I got food poisoning and ended up vomiting. Then last night I got so incredibly dizzy I couldn't lift my head up and vomited twice. I know it doesn't compare to being sick with MS, but I am frustrated that I keep getting some sort of gastrointestinal problem. It's the 3rd time in 3 weeks.

@Banana330: I don't think I've felt kicks yet, but I'm only 14 weeks. I also had an anterior placenta last time so I'm hoping this time I don't so I can feel earlier movements.

Anyone start taking bump photos? I finally took my first one for this pregnancy on Sunday. I'm slacking compared to my son!

Due Dates
September 7 - Ms.Pineapple (#3)
September 8 - Banana330 (#2)
September 14 - StrawberryBee (#2)
September 15 - YouGotMe (#2)
September 17 - Lulu22 (#2)
September 19 - homestylecreations (#2), annem1990 (#1)
September 22 - mademoiselle3 (#1) , Mamag511 (#2)
September 24 - Boopers (#2), Bibliolove (#1)
September 27 - Mae (#2), Dolphin (#3), Mrs Cotton Candy (#2)
September 28 - mommygrace (#3)
September 30 - Mrs. K (#1), sugarbee (#2)
October 2 - matador84 (#3)

Appointments
April 2 - YouGotMe
April 3 - Boopers
April 5 - Banana330
April 6 - Mae
April 11 - Mamag511
April 13 - Banana330 (Anatomy Scan)
April 24 - Boopers (Anatomy Scan)
April 25 - Lulu22 (cardio scan)
April 27 - Lulu22 (Anatomy Scan)
May 6 - Mae (Anatomy Scan)

@Mrs. K: Glad you are feeling better!! And so good to hear that the spotting has stopped and your NT scan went well!!

@Boopers: Stomach bugs are the worst! I hope you are feeling better soon!!

Just scheduled my anatomy scan today for May 5th! It seems so far away, but I'm hoping it goes quickly!!

Due Dates
September 7 - Ms.Pineapple (#3)
September 8 - Banana330 (#2)
September 14 - StrawberryBee (#2)
September 15 - YouGotMe (#2)
September 17 - Lulu22 (#2)
September 19 - homestylecreations (#2), annem1990 (#1)
September 22 - mademoiselle3 (#1) , Mamag511 (#2)
September 24 - Boopers (#2), Bibliolove (#1)
September 27 - Mae (#2), Dolphin (#3), Mrs Cotton Candy (#2)
September 28 - mommygrace (#3)
September 30 - Mrs. K (#1), sugarbee (#2)
October 2 - matador84 (#3)

Appointments
April 2 - YouGotMe
April 3 - Boopers
April 5 - Banana330
April 6 - Mae
April 11 - Mamag511
April 13 - Banana330 (Anatomy Scan)
April 24 - Boopers (Anatomy Scan)
April 25 - Lulu22 (cardio scan)
April 27 - Lulu22 (Anatomy Scan)
May 4 - Bibliolove (Anatomy Scan)
May 5 - Mamag511 (Anatomy Scan)
May 6 - Mae (Anatomy Scan)

@Mademoiselle3: lol my feet were fine actually. Luckily my black flats are super comfy.

@Banana330: No movements here yet, I'm only 14w, but I felt movement at 17 weeks last time and I know they say you can often feel it earlier the 2d time! I always described the early movements as "hamster doing somersaults" lol

@Banana330: My anatomy scan is actually May 4. I might've given you the wrong date because my next normal appt is April 6, could've gotten them switched

I'm just chugging along. 14w tomorrow. I'm still on meds but on them, I feel mostly normal as long as I don't go too long without eating. Sorting out work lunches is still my biggest pain in the ass, but it will get a bit easier as the weather gets better and I am more willing to venture out more lol.

Due Dates
September 7 - Ms.Pineapple (#3)
September 8 - Banana330 (#2)
September 14 - StrawberryBee (#2)
September 15 - YouGotMe (#2)
September 17 - Lulu22 (#2)
September 19 - homestylecreations (#2), annem1990 (#1) [:teamgreen:]
September 22 - mademoiselle3 (#1) , Mamag511 (#2)
September 24 - Boopers (#2), Bibliolove (#1)
September 27 - Mae (#2), Dolphin (#3), Mrs Cotton Candy (#2)
September 28 - mommygrace (#3)
September 30 - Mrs. K (#1), sugarbee (#2)
October 2 - matador84 (#3)

Appointments
April 2 - YouGotMe
April 3 - Boopers
April 5 - Banana330
April 6 - Mae
April 11 - Mamag511
April 13 - Banana330 (Anatomy Scan)
April 24 - Boopers (Anatomy Scan)
April 25 - Lulu22 (cardio scan)
April 27 - Lulu22 (Anatomy Scan)
May 4 - Bibliolove (Anatomy Scan), Mae (Anatomy Scan)
May 5 - Mamag511 (Anatomy Scan)

@Boopers: that's great news! Sounds like you're on the mend thank goodness!!

@babybunnylove: Welcome to our crew!! I'm due the day after you! Is this baby #1??

@Boopers: Hope you are feeling better today!!

So, fun new symptom here! (not lol). Puffy eyelids! I had this for a couple days in week 8, but it was when I was traveling for work and I was completely physically worn out so I just blamed that, and it went away when I came home. I've been sleeping fine this week but woke up with super puffy eyelids today! So annoying.

Also I started getting eczema on my eyelids at 7 weeks and it keeps getting worse WTF. I am already feel fat and now my face looks all crazy. I made myself a derm appt for next Wed to see what I can do about the eczema, and see if that could be contributing to the puffiness? Then I have an OB appt thurs. I'm hoping between the two of them they can get me looking normal again lol.

@Bibliolove: when will the tiredness stooooopppp?! I actually do feel better now than I did a month ago, but I'm still really tired all the time. My mom told me today that I just seem really unhappy lately. I'm like.............. I'm exhausted and have felt shitty for over 2 months, it takes a toll. lol. She wasn't local last time i was pregnant so she did not get to witness the magic that is me-growing-a-person.

@babybunnylove: Welcome!

@Bibliolove: @Mae: I hear you both on the tiredness. I had a nap yesterday when I worked from home. I just couldn't keep my eyes open.

@Mae: My eyelids sometimes get puffy if i'm dehydrated. mostly if it's dry in the house and I don't have the humidifier on at night.

@annem1990: Ive had mono already! I think pregnancy just sucks lol.

How was everyone's weekend?

We're slowly putting the house back together after the reno. Got the playroom sorted but have lots to do before my inlaws arrive. All the work around the house I over did it with my foot and it's pretty sore today. I'm hoping a day of rest will help, I really don't want to go back on crutches. DD has been a whiny mess this weekend, I think maybe 2 yr molars combined with a cold and I have a sore throat (hopefully not strep!). I have my first prenatal massage this afternoon and I can't wait!

@Banana330: glad to hear that things are starting to get back together after the reno! It will be such a relief to have it done! Sorry about the sore throat hope it doesn't evolve into something nasty.

@matador84: hope you also are not coming down with something! being sick when pregnant is horrible.

I thought we were finally over the winter sickness in our house after a horrible Feb and March but then tonight after his bath DS threw up so now I'm not sure. I don't know how much more illness I can take! Just hoping it turns out to be a one-off thing and not some horrid tummy bug.

I had my midwife appointment at the hospital today. It lasted all of 5 mins! The NHS is so hands-off compared with my experience in America. They didn't even check me with a doppler today, and I am 16 weeks, high risk, and STILL have not seen an OB. I asked them today when I would see an OB and they said "oh you should have seen one by now, we will have to try and get you an appointment" it will be at least a month wait for an OB appointment, and they told me at my last midwife appointment (6 weeks ago) that they were arranging it but I guess they never did. We have decided to hire a private midwife because I am just fed up with not having continuity of care and with the general lack of care. It's great that it's free for everyone to access the system, but they are obviously stretched so thin and bursting at the seams.

On the plus side, I had another go at the home doppler tonight and after a lot of trying, DH finally managed to find the heartbeat! So that was reassuring.

I swear I'm not normally this whiny and unlucky. I do have strep throats and we have to take DD for a chest X-ray.