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as some of you may know im 13 weeks pregnant and i was thinking that i might do a diary of how it is affecting me playing poker.

id not been playing much since i found out 6 weeks ago mainly due to me feeling pretty crap tbh.morning sickness was not only in the morning but generally most of the day.id also found that i couldnt concentrate mainly due to worrying that all was going to be ok with the scan.
i had the scan on the 12th and i was 12 weeks and 5 days and baby is growing well..and so on to telling people,facebook ftw!!!!

I went and played the £50 at dtd last saturday and felt good the only preggers problem i faced was the constant need to go to the toilet which is not ideal when deep in a comp.
when down to the last 2 tables and 11 players left it got to the point where i felt like i was going to burst if i didnt go to pee soon,lol.obviously i was on the table of 5 and we also had the shortest stacks compared to the other table which meant the blinds came very quickly.
i was surprised to find that there are still some gentelmen around nowadays and when it got to the point where i could hold it no longer the guys on my table all took extra long in folding so i only missed 1 hand.(thx trev turton for starting it)g
anyway i ended up going out in 11th for no cash marv,but felt i had played better than i had for a while.well done to Thewy who took it down :-)

it did get me thinking about how long id be able to keep playing live poker for what with the constant need to pee and ever growing bump that will soon be making its appearance.I dont think ive ever seen a pregnant lady playing and im not sure if it is a good idea or not yet.


so i guess im going to use this thread to write down any thoughts about the difference it makes to the way i play.

Thx also for all the best wishes me and Tony have recieved.

Congrats to you both and good luck.

Bets of luck Fran. I would have really struggled to play in early pregnancy I think, with the sickness, constant need to go to the loo and just being so tired. 2nd trimester probably ideal time to play when those things should have calmed down a bit and you're not too big. I wouldn't worry too much about playing with a bump, plenty of non-preggers poker players with those! ;)

I saw Nicky Short round and about a fair bit in the spring and she looked like she was about 8 months gone, so presume she played right through her pregnancy.

Anyway, a diary sounds like a great idea :)up

Any thoughts on names yet Fran?

I've got some cracking suggestions if you need inspiration.

Congrats to you both  :)

It would be pretty epic if you made a big final and your waters broke. Can you imagine Kev and Rich trying to write that one up on the live updates.

Good luck with it all, George has already claimed 'Ace' as a name btw

boys name is locked up girls name no idea yet

definatly nothing poker related though thats for sure lol

Tony suggested Popopapapopoalous to me on msn although I'm not sure that's entirely suitable.

I was thinking Apollo if it's a boy, and possibly some variation of that if it's a girl. Maybe Apollonia or Apollette?

Once again, congrats!

Constantina ftw?

maybe if the baby was gonna be a Creed i would consider Apollo but seing as it it a Phillips it wont really work Cos

Always knew you had game Chenzo.

Congratulations to you both! x

Congrats Fran hope it all goes swimmingly

try these they might help  ;D

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rB0Te1vteA

congrats and gl x

All the best Fran.

Cos please never have children.......

That's awesome Fran, congrats to you and Tony!!! x x x

I'll have to share my experiences with him in a few months time!!!

Concertina ftw?

Congrats Fran, do you not know Charlotte of Charlotte and Dom fame?
She's been happily playing up until about a month ago at Gala and DTD i think.

Think she is poppin today.

I worry about how my brain works sometimes. I now can't shake a mental image of a heavily-pregnant woman body-popping to some funky music.

Congrats to you both. My little grandaughter is named Grace (Gracie), I'm sure she wouldn't mind you using it if you have a girl.  ;D

congrats

Congrats Fran and Tony!  ;applause;

Andrews a great name ftw!

Congrats to you Fran, I wouldn't imagine being pregnant should make a difference to your game, when I was pregnant I pretty much carried on as before, despite having some pretty bad complications throughout. I think some women see pregnancy as an illness (you don't strike me like that) and tend to whinge about everything, making themselves feel worse with all the drama.

Don't worry about the bump - most of the guys at your table will have bigger bellies and no excuse :)

good luck!

congrats and GL

dont let it stop you playing unless  you want to!

Congrats to you both.

Cos please have children as soon as possible.

Stuart needs a little half brother tbh.

PML

James and Claire at dtd are calling their daughter due any day now Grace so im told.

thx for all the best wishes

congrats fran! xx

boys name dave one time?

didn't know!

Congrats xxxx

+1

Congrats Fran and Tony   ;cheerleader; ;cheerleader; ;cheerleader;


BTW Fran, I've had 5 kids, and it didn't affect my poker at all. ( I did make sure I did my pelvic floor exercises though)


Good luck  :cheers:

congrats to the both of you .

how about barry for a boy .

nevilitious for the girls name .

Congratulations guys.

LOL!

I'm loving Apollonia Nevilitious Phillips

Congrats.  Name wise I like tony for a boy or toni for a girl. After my hero tikay.

congrats to both.

as for the poker/preggers issue, laptop in the bathroom ftw?

This has so much win but I don't want to lower the tone of Fran's thread.

oops

Congrats :)

Its a wonderful time you have ahead of you and pregnancy shouldnt interfere with anything, as long as you dont treat it as an illness. 

Zelda!!

I don't suppose you fancy getting pr......      Oh never mind.  ;marks;

Haha Red!  We already have 10 kids between us :)

How are you?

Who's counting?

I'm all the better for seeing you sweetheart (Well not really seeing, but you know what I mean)

thx but i have done it before and im quite aware its not an illness,lol only difference is last time i didnt even know how to play poker.now its such a huge part of my life im just not sure yet how long im going to play for.

LOL Red!

Sorry if you took offence missc I only meant that it shouldnt affect anything.  You might have to miss a few hands to pop to the loo in the early and late stages, and maybe need a pillow for the small of your back during the latter stages also.

Saying that with my last child I had the most horrid all over itching which made every task difficult - but hopefully that wont be the case for you...

No offence taken

ok played 2 cash sessions at dtd last week one winning one small loss.feeling really good atm and looking forward to playing APAT this weekend.

hopefully next post will be me winning an APAT event  ;D

preggers count 15 weeks tomorow

Congrats to both of you, :)up

18 weeks gone and it already feels like ive been pregnant forever lol.

the last 2 weeks ive sprouted a nice size bump and this week have felt lots of moving around from the little one.

ive been playing loads over the last few weeks mainly cash at dtd which im up overall in but have been on some very swingy runs there.i chopped the comp last night(tony was in it too)so going to put a pennys away for a pram i think.

im off to spain in a few weeks for 4 days with the other girls sponsered by TGF poker and Paul Jackson for the spanish leg of the betfred ladies tour.have to say i can never get going in these comps i dont know why but i cant.
i was SO pleased for Kelly Jackson winning the last leg in Birmingham,she is deffiatly going to be one to watch in the coming years.

other than that pregnancy going great,feel really good lately.im just a bit nervous that the little one may not be so little,Tonys mum had 5 kids all of a very good weight and my bump is aready bigger than i would have thought it to be now...maybe its twins  :o! LOL

preggers count 18 weeks and feeling gooooooooooooood  ;D

we are having a boy  ;D

21 weeks now,such a grind lol

gogogogogo

:D

You're already half way there Chicka! 

No need to brag, we know how it happened.

Congrats again. I can't remember did you choose a name?

lol @ red

yes boys name was locked up along time ago

Apollo or Phillip IMO

Keep grinding Fran

This!^^

Let's also not forget Nevilicious.

29 weeks on friday and everyday feels like a week,lol

made the final at dtd last comp i played which was a real boost for me as i had been running pretty bad up untill then,only managed 4th but was still an ok cash

im thinking about playing the £300 on saturday as Tony is away playing GUKPT champions event at luton and ive not played for 2 weeks so im a bit bored now,lol..however dont know if i can justify putting up £300 when i should be buying baby things lol

ive been having physio for my pelvis problems which is helping but my bump is sooooooooooooooooo big now sleeping is a bit of a nightmare.

Red Dog and I were discussing when we think baby will make an appearence last time i saw him he said January 29th and weighing 9lb something fml lol might be fun to have a few guesses here..due date is feb 19th btw and ive been told by the midwife she thinks the baby is growing at an above average rate

I'm gonna go with Feb 14th - valentine's baby :)

18th Feb, some time between 8pm and 10pm ... weight 7lb 11oz .. it's a boy.

CONGRATS  :)

Feb 21st, Girl, 7lb 8oz.  ;cheerleader;

Best of luck to you both.  :)up

Play the £300, cash, and buy more baby clothes.  ;D

ive already said its a boy Kev lol

So what you gonna call her?

sigh.......you know what we are calling HIM Cos

27th Feb. 10 pound 5 ounces. BIG BABY!

Deffo Tony's then.....:D

;yellowcard;

36 weeks and 4 days gone 24 days untill due date....im so bored its ridik

had a fall in the snow a few weeks ago and had to stay in hospital overnight for checks on the baby,all is fine but my back is really sore.
im pretty much housebound as i cant walk that far because of the back and pelvis pain also im so big that im out of breath after 10 minutes lol

so im jut sat around playing the waiting game atm,the baby had been breech so was worried i might need a C section but luckily he turned on thursday so i dont.

fingers crossed he will be here soon safe and well...bring on the pain

The last few weeks are the hardest and make the most of your rest time while you can.  My Son and Daughter-in-law are expecting their first about the same time as you and they are having a boy as well.  I think it will be 22nd February same day as my birthday, hope so!

Good Luck and will be thinking of you!

Just caught up on this thread here. Very best of luck for the big day Fran, you sound like you have things in hand. If he's doing loop the loops inside you that has to be a good thing.

oh, and 8lbs 1oz imo.

i cant walk that far because of the back and pelvis pain also im so big that im out of breath after 10 minutes lol

You and me both - at least you have a decent excuse.

Good luck Fran - hope it goes well.

Best of luck Fran. Surely you only have to move one hand for on line pokerings though? Perhaps a little bell to ring so Tony can bring you meals and cuppa's.  :)up ;hide;