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Good luck Niblet. Enjoy seeing your bambino!

A baby will sleep for longer after a bottle, but I wouldn't say it slept better. They sleep longer cos they tend to get more milk - same as us having a big kip after stuffing ourselves at Christmas dinner, and formula milk is a bit harder for them to digest. Even if you are going to mixed...

Your breasts start producing colostrum at 16 weeks, but it is unlikely to spontaneously leak without you squeezing them. So you should be safe on the nipple pad front. However, you might find that they leak a bit when you have sex - it's all those 'feelgood, love' hormones.

The miscarriage ones are the worst - I had one the other night and it was so vivid I could smell the bleeding and everything. But it is just them crazy hormones. I've had some pretty steamy sex dreams too. Quite enjoy them ones. :D

Firstly, I have to say that there is no excuse whatsoever for being rude or adrupt with anyone, but I feel I must play Devil's Advocate. . . . The 16 week appointment has only recently come in - it used to be that you got booked - had a 12 weeks scan, had your 20 week scan, and then saw your...

I just want to reiterate the advise everyone else has offered You should get get the blood test done - just for your own peace of mind. If your GP is unsure of which blood test - just cos they don't often get asked to do it, you need to be tested for VARICELLA antibodies. Like you say - it is...

Yeay! Congrats and welcome.

I'm 35 too. Pregnant with my first. Twas a relief to get the nuchal scan out of the way and am definitely much more relaxed about it now.

We're not married and have no plans to get married, but we are going to give the baby his name. His family name isn't very common and mine is. And I want my child to have their fathers surname. I don't mind having differnt name to them. Whether that will change when they are going to...

And don't forget to ask for your Health in Pregnancy Grant form as your are now able to apply for this :dance: . You won't get the money until April, but if you get the form signed and sent in now, hopefully you won't have to wait too long for it.

And if she is laying sideways you won't measure as tall. Hopefully your midwife will be nice and reassuring.

Hopefully they will be feeling quite embarrassed now :oops: . If they want to share your news and hopes and concerns about your pregnancy, take you out for tea and cake and have a chat with you about it! I have become very protective of this space. I'd be mortified if anyone I knew...

I feel the bump, and then measure from the top of it down to the pubic bone. The average growth is 1 cm per week of pregnancy. So if you are quite tall, or have a long torso, it is fine that the bump hasn't got as high as your belly button yet. The main thing the midwife will be checking is...

Yes - I haven't spend this much time in tears since I was a teenager. I weep with happiness, sadness, frustration, exhaustion, and pretty much every emotion in between. The littl epink eyes and red raw nose are all adding o the 'glow'. :roll:

I am not getting any such urges. My flat is a complete midden, so you are more than welcome to pop round and clean your little heart out. :D