October 2018 Babies club

awny

catrionanic wrote: »

11 in the club so far!

October due dates are:
Lunamoon - 10th
Mirrorwall14 - 13th
Panda18 - 14th
Catrionanic - 18th
FA12345 - 21st
Shortie_chik - 21st

Clongal123, greenttc, Cash_Q, clacla82 and awny, if you want to post your due dates I can add you to the list!

Hi caitrionanic,

I’m due the 2nd oct please god possibly the 1st. X

awny

Girls, any of Ye going privately to CUMH?

I got my letter from my consultant in Cork and it mentioned to bring blood results from GP to the booking appointment. I rang but didn’t get the consultants usual secretary and she said they could do them there but have a niggling feeling that they will want bloods done previously?

TIA x

mirrorwall14

lunamoon wrote: »

All the time. I know it's probably not good but every little pain I feel I'm googling. Last night I had a cramp so bad that I couldn't walk standing up. Was panicking but turns out I just

had diarrhea

and as soon as I went I was back to normal.

Jinx lunamoon, me too this evening :eek:

Looks like I'm not the only one with GP unwilling to touch anything. Had a chat to my sister and the husband. I'm going into the GP tomorrow and asking him to refer me either to a private gyne or to the coombe to deal with my meds before the 12 week mark

Living for 9 weeks now. We'll go for a private scan then. Its still suuuuuper long away though Almost 6 weeks now

mirrorwall14

Panda18 wrote: »

Hi all!

Joining today after a bfp on Saturday and getting it confirmed yesterday in the doctors! Due on the 14th
The doctor signed me up for the maternity and infant care scheme... what’s the difference between this and going private? He didn’t offer me the option of private and to be honest I forgot to ask because I was a bit overwhelmed.
I also asked him when was it safe to fly until and he advised not to at all during the pregnancy and he said not to take even very long car journeys! Is he just being super careful or should I be ok?

What? Thats fairly odd, particularly the long car journeys one-I've never heard that!

I'm due to go see Hamilton in July and I'm going to be devastated if I can't fly. So much so I may end up insisting we do a walk on ferry and train. I do not want to miss it-we got the front row!!

bee06

Sweet Jesus, some of the rubbish supposed medical professionals spout is unreal.

Flying is fine unless you have some medical condition that could cause complications and airlines will look for a letter to say you are fit to fly towards the end.

Here’s what the NHS says about flying https://www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/927.aspx?CategoryID=54

And the Royal Colleg of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
https://www.rcog.org.uk/globalassets/documents/patients/patient-information-leaflets/pregnancy/air-travel-pregnancy.pdf

I doubt I can find a link showing long car journeys are fine because the advice that you should avoid is so ridiculous.

Cash_Q

Due 21st of October although I think it could change to 16th or 18th as I've a short cycle so pretty sure conceived less than 2 weeks from first day of last period if that makes sense?

I'm feeling so grateful for this group it's great to be able to chat about it when it's still a secret in real life thanks ladies for all the input

Anne_cordelia

Panda18 wrote: »

Hi all!

Joining today after a bfp on Saturday and getting it confirmed yesterday in the doctors! Due on the 14th
The doctor signed me up for the maternity and infant care scheme... what’s the difference between this and going private? He didn’t offer me the option of private and to be honest I forgot to ask because I was a bit overwhelmed.
I also asked him when was it safe to fly until and he advised not to at all during the pregnancy and he said not to take even very long car journeys! Is he just being super careful or should I be ok?

The doctor is a dope.

mirrorwall14

Did my GP appointment this morning and to be fair he’s come on a lot! Very happy with that.
-no tummy meds for as long as possible. Try eating small meals often and no late dinners
-hydrocortisone for the psoriasis
-antibiotic for UTI
-folic acid was excellent on last blood test so just keep up prenatal
-take vitamin d
-consider getting flu jab (already done) and whooping cough vaccine (will do, did it last time) around 24 weeks

Very thorough and much happier now. Although I regret the missed sleep last night stressing because (TW) the last ‘first’ appointment I had I started bleeding just before it

Cash_Q

Mirrorwall14 that's great, you must be feeling so reassured. No point in regretting the lost sleep, it's gone now!

What sort of excuses are you all using when socialising and avoiding alcohol? I am normally a big drinker and obviously abstaining completely, I already made excuses last weekend but seeing same friends again this weekend it's very hard!

greenttc

That's a tough one cash.... To be honest I don't have much of a social life these days so not a massive issue for me (sad I know!) but I do have a wedding next week so not sure how I'll tackle that, don't know lots at the wedding though so I am not too worried as they aren't close friends.

You kinda wonder about the 12 week thing and not telling anyone don't ya? I mean I definitely won't be telling anyone other than close family till then but if something happened I think I would tell everyone for the support I would probably need so why don't we just tell people from the start anyway? The first 12 weeks feel like when you need people to know the most so you can ask questions and have a proper excuse for all the symptoms and nausea..... Ah well we will continue to keep the secret!!!

Sorry not much help cash.... Giving up drink for lent perhaps??? Big health kick??

lunamoon

Cash_Q wrote: »

What sort of excuses are you all using when socialising and avoiding alcohol? I am normally a big drinker and obviously abstaining completely, I already made excuses last weekend but seeing same friends again this weekend it's very hard!

Off drink for lent

catrionanic

Yes Lent is a great one! Lucky timing!

I’m just gonna say I’m too tired with the baba and my insomnia, or that I don’t wanna drink much with breastfeeding. But like you greenttc, my social life is seriously lacking these days anyway!

Anyone planning on having an early scan? Apparently once there’s a heartbeat, the risk of MC drops to 3%. I think the 12 week thing just came about because that’s when people usually have their first scan - but if you have a scan earlier and all is good, no harm in telling people.

I just tell people gradually as I see them. Won’t put anything on Facebook etc until second trimester (or later, as I’m gonna hide it from work for as long as I can), but I’ll tell family and close friends as I don’t want to keep it from them.

greenttc

Have my early scan on Monday caitriona! Looking forward to it! Never heard that statistic about once you hear a heartbeat it drops to 3% risk of miscarriage, that's very reassuring!!!!

Can I ask your reasoning for not telling work till as late as possible? I kinda feel like I don't want to tell work either but I don't know why, maybe nerves cause its the second in such a short space of time? But then I also feel like I should come out with it cause then it wouldn't be hanging over me and they could plan things better and not give me long term projects.

You reasons might sway me one way or another!

greenttc

Heading off to bed here now myself, soooo tired, that was a long week! Growing a baba is tiring business along with full time work and then a one year old in the evenings!

catrionanic

I hear ya! Hats off to you working fulltime too, I’m finding part time hard enough! I hope you get lots of sleep.

I’m holding off on telling them just because I’m starting a permanent job with them in April (I’ve just been doing odd bits of cover on a self-employed basis until now). So I don’t want to start the job and announce a pregnancy straight away. There are only three others who have the same role as me, and one of them is going off on maternity leave in a few weeks.

Cash_Q

Lent might work as an excuse if I didn't have outspoken issues against Catholicism and all that goes with it, but nope! No disrespect intended to anyone who is a practicing Catholic but it's not for me. I'm just going to blame it on my thyroid and say drink is affecting my medication. Driving tonight too so that'll stop anyone trying to twist my arm

We are booked for a private early scan on Saturday 10th at which point I'll be 8 weeks very interesting statistic about heartbeat and miscarriage, really reassuring.

I've told my boss just for health and safety more than anything; I teach in a special school and there can be lifting involved and physical outbursts from students so I just feel safer that she knows. Also told my yoga instructor at a class I attend with colleagues so she's being very mindful to guide me without saying anything!

mirrorwall14

Cash_Q wrote: »

Lent might work as an excuse if I didn't have outspoken issues against Catholicism and all that goes with it, but nope! No disrespect intended to anyone who is a practicing Catholic but it's not for me. I'm just going to blame it on my thyroid and say drink is affecting my medication. Driving tonight too so that'll stop anyone trying to twist my arm

We are booked for a private early scan on Saturday 10th at which point I'll be 8 weeks very interesting statistic about heartbeat and miscarriage, really reassuring.

I've told my boss just for health and safety more than anything; I teach in a special school and there can be lifting involved and physical outbursts from students so I just feel safer that she knows. Also told my yoga instructor at a class I attend with colleagues so she's being very mindful to guide me without saying anything!

Ha Jinx! I booked us one last night for 9 weeks on March 10th lol

Cash_Q

Ah no way! Deadly! Where are you going? We're booked into Ultrascan in Ballymount feels like it's close enough that we won't be waiting too long and breaks up the time before first appointment with the Coombe ðŸ˜

mirrorwall14

Cash_Q wrote: »

Ah no way! Deadly! Where are you going? We're booked into Ultrascan in Ballymount feels like it's close enough that we won't be waiting too long and breaks up the time before first appointment with the Coombe ðŸ˜

We're going to the ultrasoundsuite which is where I went on my first. We were in blackrock for the miscarriage and definitely didn't want to go back there. Thats exactly how I feel. Its bang in the middle for me. I'm 6 weeks so 3 weeks to the scan, 3 weeks to the first visit in the Coombe

awny

mirrorwall14 wrote: »

We're going to the ultrasoundsuite which is where I went on my first. We were in blackrock for the miscarriage and definitely didn't want to go back there. Thats exactly how I feel. Its bang in the middle for me. I'm 6 weeks so 3 weeks to the scan, 3 weeks to the first visit in the Coombe

I’m going for a scan in Cork today fortnight. I’ll be 9 + 4 roughly then. Hoping to tell my parents and my husbands parents then. Meeting my consultant 2.5 weeks after that then! I’m trying to break it up too

Neyite

lunamoon wrote: »

Off drink for lent

Whatever you do, don't use the antibiotics one, it's such a giveaway and got me busted. :pac:

I successfully pulled off the fake hangovers and it works if you are seeing different groups. I pretended on the Friday night I'd gone out on the Thursday night and had a horrific hangover so was sticking to water. On Saturday night I pretended that I'd had the hangover from hell from the Friday so was on the water. OH played along with hangover jokes. And if you are already queasy from morning sickness it looks exactly like a hangover and won't raise suspicions.

Training for a sport competition is also believable these days. Or doing some sort of detox diet thingy sometimes works too.

mirrorwall14

Luckily I don't drink all that much so I'm not under pressure in that regard-I'm usually driving.

However I know I have a high BMI but seriously, I have already expanded this time around?! I'm only 6 weeks ffs!

awny

mirrorwall14 wrote: »

Luckily I don't drink all that much so I'm not under pressure in that regard-I'm usually driving.

However I know I have a high BMI but seriously, I have already expanded this time around?! I'm only 6 weeks ffs!

Mirror wall I’m just coming up on 8 weeks and I swear I feel like I’ve a belly.. this is my first baby and I’m quite thin so I dunno am I imagining it or not!!

mirrorwall14

awny wrote: »

Mirror wall I’m just coming up on 8 weeks and I swear I feel like I’ve a belly.. this is my first baby and I’m quite thin so I dunno am I imagining it or not!!

Bloat or retained water or what, I'm almost a size up already and I'm unimpressed

shesty

Mirrorwall it happens quick!!!I got the maternity trousers out around ten weeks with no.2 and at (ahem) 8/9 weeks with no.3.I don't know what causes such bloating in the first trimester, it's not nice!

clacla82

catrionanic wrote: »

11 in the club so far!

October due dates are:
Awny - 2nd
Lunamoon - 10th
Mirrorwall14 - 13th
Panda18 - 14th
Catrionanic - 18th
FA12345 - 21st
Shortie_chik - 21st
Cash_Q - 21st

Clongal123, greenttc, Cash_Q, clacla82 and awny, if you want to post your due dates I can add you to the list!

So the midwife seemed to think at the ultrasound I was 6 wks 2days which I think gives me the 9th! Still not sure though due to long-ish cycle xx

clacla82

Also to add, the insomnia is crippling, waking up every night at 2/3/4am for at least 2/3 hours..eventually nod off for an hour but groggy all day then...

I actually don't for the life of me know how people wait for the 12 week scan. I am constantly googling "miscarriage rates by day" and while the stats do seem reassuring, there seems to be a million stories online of people who got a heartbeat and miscarried anyway.... taking it day by day....

I would love to be one of those blissfully unaware people... we saw the heartbeat the other day and I was ecstatic for a few hours then went back to worrying about the next scan in two weeks.

I have also booked the Panorama test in Evie/The Beacon for 9+2 - anyone else getting that done?

shesty

You actually have to cut yourself off from google.I bled early on all of mine which meant constant anxiety, but first time round it was a serious education.I had to basically not allow myself to google anything or read anything because you can literally drive yourself mad and at this point- you have a long way to go, you have no control over it, ans you still have to function in daily life.I mean, I am 30 weeks into my third pregnancy and I have low grade anxiety in the back of my head about stillbirth for the last week(sorry, I am not trying to scare anyone).I am just terrified of it.I am constantly checking movements.But I have to stay away from the internet and headlines or stories I see (and admittedly it's a bit easier because I literally don't have time to be doing that with the other two kids) because it will drive me mad otherwise, I have zero control over any of it and all I can do is keep an eye on the movement.I just think it's an anxious enough time without adding google in, you have to trust your body and if something seems off go straight to the hospital (without googling anything).

greenttc

So, had my early scan yesterday, saw the little flickering heartbeat and all looks well, such a relief although i know the worry will be back in another day or so until I get to 12 weeks! Constant worry but sure that's how we are built I suppose! Definitely very reassuring though particularly when I don't have many symptoms but that is fairly similar to last time although I do think I probably had more stretching pains last time, must be all stretched out already!!!

mirrorwall14

Proper nausea has kicked in. Not just heartburn induced nausea. Yuk. Eating isn’t working anymore

shesty

I know it's lousy mirrorwall, but I'm happy to see you say that all the same :-)

clacla82

greenttc wrote: »

So, had my early scan yesterday, saw the little flickering heartbeat and all looks well, such a relief although i know the worry will be back in another day or so until I get to 12 weeks! Constant worry but sure that's how we are built I suppose! Definitely very reassuring though particularly when I don't have many symptoms but that is fairly similar to last time although I do think I probably had more stretching pains last time, must be all stretched out already!!!

That's fantastic greenttc, it really is such a relief, albeit temporarily! The husbands have no clue of the worry with every twinge and trip to the toilet!

clacla82

mirrorwall14 wrote: »

Proper nausea has kicked in. Not just heartburn induced nausea. Yuk. Eating isn’t working anymore

Yep nausea here too, so many things turn my stomach just thinking of them, nothing is appealing.

Panda18

greenttc wrote: »

So, had my early scan yesterday, saw the little flickering heartbeat and all looks well, such a relief although i know the worry will be back in another day or so until I get to 12 weeks! Constant worry but sure that's how we are built I suppose! Definitely very reassuring though particularly when I don't have many symptoms but that is fairly similar to last time although I do think I probably had more stretching pains last time, must be all stretched out already!!!

That’s brilliant news! It must have been so exciting to see it :-) are the stretching pains kinda like period pains? Every time I feel it I panic

greenttc

Panda18 wrote: »

That’s brilliant news! It must have been so exciting to see it :-) are the stretching pains kinda like period pains? Every time I feel it I panic

Yes they were a bit like period pains if I remember correctly, and they can be a little different too, sometimes I got shooting kind if pains too but they were all generally in the same place so it was all obviously my uterus moving and accommodating it's new guest! As I said though I havent really had any of that this time, apart from being really tired I have no indication of being pregnant at all!!

Don't panic panda, although it's much easier said than done. Do try to think of all the twinges and pains as good signs though, that's how I tried to feel. I remember feeling a bit anxious that I had no nausea last time and kind of wished for it a bit but that was so stupid when I look back now!!!!

Cash_Q

Received our appointments today for booking appointment and ultrasound at the Coombe, somehow makes it all feel so much more real! I'm still getting pains and cramps but accepted that they're normal now having had them for two weeks and nothing bad has happened. Boobs getting very sore in the evenings and some insomnia last night but I'm so tired now there's no way I won't sleep well tonight! Eating far too much junk too, I've accepted that I won't be losing weight for the next 8 months so while I'm trying to make wise choices I cannot resist chocolate,pizza and too much bread ðŸ˜

mirrorwall14

Thats super Cash_Q. I had to ring records this evening because there's chickenpox in my toddlers playschool and his best friend has them. How long did it take for you to get them? I am only sending in the forms this week.

Finding tonight a little tough as we have a school event tomorrow that was in late March last year and I quietly warned the other music teacher when we were walking on our own off school grounds that we needed to be careful what show was picked as I may not be there. Obviously I was there. I'd like it to be Thursday now please, I'll be 7 weeks then too and past the date.

I had to go to the principal yesterday to ask him to try and reign everyone else in surreptitiously for me from planning next years TYs as everyone is gungho planning and I'm like I can't get into these conversations yet. I'm the MD for the show and the plan was to actually audition the 3rd years this year and place the classes accordingly. Thats limbo for me right now as we can't audition without choosing one and I'm not comfortable choosing one yet (unless its like Grease and easy!), it feels dishonest to the other music teacher who is the director. Plus its going to be a challenging group from the looks of the 3rd year notes. He's happy to tell everyone to hold their horses for the next three weeks until I get a scan. As he said, there's enough going on that he's run off his feet and they aren't top of his list right now. I'm ok with telling the other music teacher at that stage all going well.

I was so calm but its starting to feel real again now with the forward planning being done in school. Like if everything goes right, I'd only be there for like 5 weeks absolute maximum. I'd even miss the First Year Welcome night which is the first big event for the music dept :eek:

Cash_Q

mirrorwall14 wrote:

Thats super Cash_Q. I had to ring records this evening because there's chickenpox in my toddlers playschool and his best friend has them. How long did it take for you to get them? I am only sending in the forms this week.

I posted my form on Sat 10th of February and appointments came through today. Both for 9am a week apart. I'm a teacher too so I'm hoping that all my appointments will be 9am going forward. I know we're entitled to a full day but it's as hard to plan a days work for a sub as it is to just go in late. I'm in a special school so the kids so better with me coming late than a stranger for the day. That said, I will take a day whenever I need it.

It sounds like your principal is understanding and hopefully things can be kept at bay for the next few weeks. It's very hard when we take on such responsibilities but they will manage with out you. It would be great if you can tell the other music teacher soon, you'll feel more at ease instantly when they know why you're not steaming ahead with the planning right now.

I share my class with the most lovely and supportive sna and I am dying to tell her but haven't even told family yet so it wouldn't feel right to tell her just yet in case word gets out!

mirrorwall14

Cash_Q wrote: »

I posted my form on Sat 10th of February and appointments came through today. Both for 9am a week apart. I'm a teacher too so I'm hoping that all my appointments will be 9am going forward. I know we're entitled to a full day but it's as hard to plan a days work for a sub as it is to just go in late. I'm in a special school so the kids so better with me coming late than a stranger for the day. That said, I will take a day whenever I need it.

It sounds like your principal is understanding and hopefully things can be kept at bay for the next few weeks. It's very hard when we take on such responsibilities but they will manage with out you. It would be great if you can tell the other music teacher soon, you'll feel more at ease instantly when they know why you're not steaming ahead with the planning right now.

I share my class with the most lovely and supportive sna and I am dying to tell her but haven't even told family yet so it wouldn't feel right to tell her just yet in case word gets out!

He's lovely to be fair thank God. Yeah I think I'm just not used to quite the level of lying and avoidance I'm currently doing. I'm not a good liar in the first place and this is making me super uncomfortable. Apart from the forward planning for TY and Music everyone on staff cannot understand why my foot is taking so long to heal and keep suggesting things. I can't do anything that was in the plan because of the pregnancy. I'm like, you guys are lovely but seriously back off but obviously they haven't a clue . I'd be like you with the SNA, so hard to keep it secret. There only myself and the other music teacher in our dept so similar feeling.

Wow thats fast, I'll try and get mine printed tomorrow and off to them!

awny

Girls I’m also a teacher! I noticed that you’ve already told your principal
Mirror wall, I was going to hold off telling mine until 12 weeks maybe I should say it? My Principal isn’t the most approachable unfortunately.

Also, there is a major shortage of teachers in my subject.. Maths so I dunno how they will get a replacement for me next year when I’m gone pg.

mirrorwall14

awny wrote: »

Girls I’m also a teacher! I noticed that you’ve already told your principal
Mirror wall, I was going to hold off telling mine until 12 weeks maybe I should say it? My Principal isn’t the most approachable unfortunately.

Also, there is a major shortage of teachers in my subject.. Maths so I dunno how they will get a replacement for me next year when I’m gone pg.

Ah, three of us? Whats the odds! My other subject is Maths too. I had to get him on board because of the TY scenario and also to explain why my foot is an ongoing saga. He is lovely, very approachable and he knows I miscarried last year so was super nice about it and happy to arrange to shelve things until I'm more confident.

Last time I had mostly maths and I didn't tell them until later. I think it was 10-11 weeks in June and then only because I knew they were designing the timetable and in our school they try to avoid timetabling pregnant teachers for exam classes if their maternity will fall largely within the school year. It was also because there was a maths teacher in on part time hours and I knew he'd try to keep them for the maternity (which he did)

awny

mirrorwall14 wrote: »

Ah, three of us? Whats the odds! My other subject is Maths too. I had to get him on board because of the TY scenario and also to explain why my foot is an ongoing saga. He is lovely, very approachable and he knows I miscarried last year so was super nice about it and happy to arrange to shelve things until I'm more confident.

Last time I had mostly maths and I didn't tell them until later. I think it was 10-11 weeks in June and then only because I knew they were designing the timetable and in our school they try to avoid timetabling pregnant teachers for exam classes if their maternity will fall largely within the school year. It was also because there was a maths teacher in on part time hours and I knew he'd try to keep them for the maternity (which he did)

Ya I’m due to meet my consultant just before the Easter Hols and if all goes well I’ll tell my principal before we break.

Maths subs are like hens teeth in my area so I think they will put me in learning support or something. I don’t have a second subject and it appears to be impossible to find an all maths teacher to sub!

mirrorwall14

awny wrote: »

Ya I’m due to meet my consultant just before the Easter Hols and if all goes well I’ll tell my principal before we break.

Maths subs are like hens teeth in my area so I think they will put me in learning support or something. I don’t have a second subject and it appears to be impossible to find an all maths teacher to sub!

It is. We had a maths teacher on maternity lsat year. There was one guy in until 1st week of October. Then NO ONE for several weeks. Then they got a PME student taking two groups, the VP went back into the classroom for the exam classes. The TYs were just supervised and one other class had an ad hoc arrangement with maths. Finally got an extra maths teacher in December. Disaster

awny

mirrorwall14 wrote: »

It is. We had a maths teacher on maternity lsat year. There was one guy in until 1st week of October. Then NO ONE for several weeks. Then they got a PME student taking two groups, the VP went back into the classroom for the exam classes. The TYs were just supervised and one other class had an ad hoc arrangement with maths. Finally got an extra maths teacher in December. Disaster

Yep I can see that happening alright. It’d make sense if they took me off mainstream maths but I’m not going to worry too much about it. I’m 8 weeks today but would love to just get to 12 weeks so everything could be out in the open.

mirrorwall14

Agreed. I thought being back at work would make time go quicker. Instead its just making me more tired and crazy about lying all the time lol

Cash_Q

Awny my principal is lovely and very supportive so I was happy to tell her early and in strictest confidence.

As I teach in a special school I am sometimes required to lift one of my students who is very heavy. I also have a student who hits and kicks, and kicked our sna in the stomach a week before I discovered I am pregnant so I am very wary of this. I feel that with the principal knowing this early I can step back a bit without feeling under any scrutiny. I am also conscious that I am not asked to decorate any displays up high or take on extra duties. Most of all I'm conscious of things like chicken pox that I'll be told immediately or any other illnesses I need to be aware of. They legally cannot treat you any lesser when they know so even if your principal is not supportive try not to let that put you off if you want them to know early.

mirrorwall14

Cash_Q wrote: »

Awny my principal is lovely and very supportive so I was happy to tell her early and in strictest confidence.

As I teach in a special school I am sometimes required to lift one of my students who is very heavy. I also have a student who hits and kicks, and kicked our sna in the stomach a week before I discovered I am pregnant so I am very wary of this. I feel that with the principal knowing this early I can step back a bit without feeling under any scrutiny. I am also conscious that I am not asked to decorate any displays up high or take on extra duties. Most of all I'm conscious of things like chicken pox that I'll be told immediately or any other illnesses I need to be aware of. They legally cannot treat you any lesser when they know so even if your principal is not supportive try not to let that put you off if you want them to know early.

Very important for you Cash_Q, I'm glad you've said it.

Are you immune? If you have chicken pox running in the locality and aren't sure I'd ask your GP to run the bloods. Thats why I was ringing the coombe today. They're in my toddlers room in playschool and his best friend just broke out today so he's very unlikely to avoid it. My bloods were ran on his pregnancy so my GP recommended trying the Coombe first and if they didn't know to come into the GP and they'd check for me by a blood test

Panda18

Just got my booking appointment in the door for early April in the Lourdes :)they’re doing a scan the same day. Starting to feel real now, all I want to do is tell everyone!

clacla82

That's gas you are all teachers! I am self-employed... very flexible but zero maternity leave!

Wondering did any of you get the flu vaccine? Wasn't going to bother as late in the season but a woman was coughing and spluttering next to me at a conference today and it was all I could do not to get up and run off, the fear!

awny

clacla82 wrote: »

That's gas you are all teachers! I am self-employed... very flexible but zero maternity leave!

Wondering did any of you get the flu vaccine? Wasn't going to bother as late in the season but a woman was coughing and spluttering next to me at a conference today and it was all I could do not to get up and run off, the fear!

Hi clacla82,

My sis is a doctor and I asked her about the flu vaccine. She said that she’d wait until after 12 weeks in any case but By the time I’m 12 weeks it’ll be gone so she wouldn’t bother with it. Hope that helps!!