Due June 2011? please join me!!!

[BarbieLovesKen]

Anyone??? or am I on my own for a little while yet?? Due the 1st. Received a strong BFP today, 11dpo and AF due next Wednesday.

GoodVibrations - Oh, Im really, really sympatising with you over this whole work situation. Your right - you really dont need this right now. Presumably since you are putting your grievance in writing you are making an official complaint?

Im toying with a similiar problem at the moment (although Im not even at work at the minute - still on maternity leave - imagine how this news is going to go down!!!) but my boss seriously has it "in for me" (and so I've been continuously told by higher management ) Im sick at the thoughts of returning/ announcing my pregnancy because I know, she gave me such a hard time for being pregnant last year shes really going to go to town on me this time for being pregnant again!!. I am terribly unassertive and worry constantly and care way too much what people think. I havent put in an offical complaint (as yet anyway) Im just so scared.

Had a hard year last year tbh, and was on ADs and a panic attack sedative up until I recieved BFP and I just stopped taking it. Finding it really hard to cope at the minute and like you, GoodV am crying one minute, ok the next etc...

Oh well so sorry for rambling on about myself so much.

I've done a terrible thing. Im so so ashamed and so annoyed with myself. I stopped smoking as soon as I got my BFP (as I have with all my pregnancies) I had a really horrible day yesterday (no excuse) went out, bought a packet and smoked 3 cigarettes. Im disgusted with myself and dont mind if the rest of you flame me cos I deserve it.

cuppatea.. bet your sorry you asked how I was now . How are you today, m'love?

MrsHedgie Im so so sorry to hear about your gran. I cant imagine the sadness your feeling right now. Please feel free to vent as much as you want here. It may do you good. Will be thinking of you and your family at this hard time.

Igglybuff and deliakate - Huge welcome and even bigger congratulations. So excited that we seem to building up such a lovely group here!!! Deliakate - laughed out loud at your ds being the first person you told. How sweet is that!!!??

Again, sorry for long post/ ranting so much hope everyone is doing really well

Oh Barbie I am so sorry, your post is really sad :(

Please don't beat yourself up about the cigarettes, I'm sure 3 won't make any difference whatsoever, so please give yourself a break. You sound like you've had a really hard time, everyone has a blip. Your boss sounds like a complete cow, hmmm maybe she is related to mine :)

Well ladies we really do need cheering up! I've just had sausages & mash and have lined up some cheesy puffs for dessert!! (classy bird!). That seems to be doing the trick! Now if only I could have a monster glass of red wine......

Does anyone have any plans for the weekend?

How is everybody today? It's lovely and sunny here - I've even hung the washing out!!!

I just had a quick look at the May group stats thread, and there are nearly sixty of them!! Do you think we'll have that many people eventually or was there a mini baby boom last month - long hot summer evenings...not much on telly...?!!

I hope everyone manages to sort out their work problems soon, you don't want stress like that spoiling a time when you should be happy and excited. Makes me very glad to be self-employed.

Barbie it's totally understandable about the cigarettes - we won't flame you. Just focus on all the cigarettes you haven't had, and be proud of yourself for doing your best.

Igglybuff, what do those fertility sticks do? Do you pee on them like a preg test? Do they let you know when you ovulate so you can make sure you 'do the deed' that day? I've always wondered but never liked to pick one up in the supermarket and read the packet!

I wonder how Mrshedgie and her gran are doing. Such a sad and difficult time for her.

Hello everybody :) Im was just intending to lurk as im only 10dpo - got first bfp (well more like a teeny weeny positive) yesterday at 9dpo but i notice the op was also only 11dpo so im glad its not just me that tests early.

Ive had a couple of negatives but i got three more positives today (and another faint one an hour ago) all on internet cheapies - unfortunately im the worlds worst poas addict so will wait till tomorrow and do another couple. Really want to get the big guns out and pee on a clearblue digital and actually see the words 'pregnant' but i know its way too early and i need to wait another few days to get a positive off that one.

According to Fertility Friend i would be due on June 8th but Mumsnet is saying June 5th so somewhere around then i guess.

This is a really nervewracking time - just hope after all these positives yesterday and today i keep on getting them. This is baby number 5 for me - i have 3 DD's aged 18, 15 and 13 and a DS aged 19 months - this will definately be my last one though - just would like DS to have a sibling close in age to grow up with and we have been trying for 9 months so am really glad it looks like its happened.

Hope you are all having a nice weekend :) Just to echo what Janice said Barbie dont worry - its only a couple of ciggies - the main thing is that you are trying to stop and have cut down and cut them out radically, you will find the strength :)

Hello rosie and congratulations! Were you on the June bus? I hope we see many more ladies over here soon, the bus was pretty busy!!

We're going out for a meal at a friends house tonight. She's not let me know what she's cooking so I'm a bit worried it will be liver pate, rare steak with a stilton sauce and home made ice cream!!! Oh and she lives 3 doors away so I have no excuse that I am driving so can't drink, hmmmmmm

Thanks for the lovely welcome :)Yes i was on the June bus i havent put myself on the graduates list yet though because i am waiting for AF day to come and go and i would like a nice strong line as opposed to faint ones - i know im pg but i just want to make sure it doesnt end up being chemical iyswim? I didnt post much on there though (was on the charters anon and cbfm threads too) as tbh this last couple of months i was starting to give up hope of it ever actually happening. Going to keep fingers crossed for the next few days and hope i can stay here with you all.

Oh no! im pretty sure you will be fine with the food thing - the likelihood of her cooking anything that you cant eat will be pretty slim - added to this French/European women eat forbidden cheese/rare steak/and Pate all the time so i reckon the odd bit here or there really really wont hurt, its only if you get salmonella or something that you can get plenty of other ways anyway i believe.

I really wish i had some symptoms going on, i always get sore boobs but its obviously way too early for them as well - i cant wait over the next few days to get an acutal bfp as opposed to a twp, at the moment all i have is knackeredness and a strong craving now for rare steak, blue cheese sauce and homemade ice cream

Welcome rosieposie!

What is the June bus? Is it a ttc group?

Now I'm craving steak too - thanks GV!!!!!

Its a ttc group yes, ive been 'on the buses' since January now.

cuppatea, yes the sticks tell you when you've ovulated- - there are seven in a pack. You have to know your cycle length and it tells you when to start using the sticks over a seven day period.

goodvibrations I remember hiding the pregnancy in the early weeks with DS. I'd either say antibiotics or was feeling ill. Or you could take a glass and not actually drink any, pretend to take sips and be quite relaxed about it. Hopefully once the booze gets flowing for everyone else, they wont notice.

I'm feeling v tired and thirsty. Also have a bit of cramping - which I remember from last time but freaking me out a bit! Keep checking in the bathroom to make sure everything is ok. WHich it has been so far.

I could murder a glass of wine. Or beer right now. Mmmm.

Hi ladies,

thank so much for your kind thoughts about me...

well, incredibly, my Nan has actually bounced back yet again! I couldn't believe it, nor could my Auntie, the doctor or anyone else! I hope it's not the calm before the storm, so to speak.

So far, I'm feeling okay...little more tired than usual, occasional cramping.NO sickness yet, but that didn't happen until 6 weeks-ish last time. We still haven't told anyone (I've confided in one friend), as we have been in a tight situation for a few months since DH was made redundant due to the recession. He's working part time to keep us afloat, and looking for work of course. I hope things change for him soon...as we have had to give up our house to a mortgage rescue, which means we no longer own the house, we rent it now.

Still, I count my blessings, we have many good friends and our confidence is in God anyway.

I hope everyone is keeping well!

Yvonne

Hi everyone

I have never posted a thread on any website ever! I guess there's nothing like a positive test to get me started! So I have to make my excuses, I don't know anything about the abbreviations at the moment (I'm sure I'll learn) but I enjoyed reading the other 'due in June 2011' posts. It's really exciting to know that there are lots of other people going through pretty much similar emotions right now. I am getting different due dates depending on which website I use....have my dr's appointment tomorrow so that might confirm a date. So....this is my first pregnancy. Pretty nervous as it's early days but I'm guessing that's completely normal? Positive test was a complete (very happy, fairly long awaited) shock, I was so sure that my symptoms were pmt as that's what I've been used to since ttc (I said I'd learn!). And is it normal to not really 'feel' pg? Apart from really tender breasts I feel pretty normal. Great to be part of a group, what a great adventure we're all on! :)

welcome and congratulations melltobe. You'll soon be posting on mumsnet every day....... Your doc appointment - if anything like mine with my first - will be pretty underwhelming. He just asked if I wanted to keep the baby (I guess they have to check) and referred me to a midwife and I had an appointment around 12 weeks for a scan. That was when I got an official due date. My symptoms kicked in at 6 weeks last time so I'm waiting to feel anything major!

mrshedgie that's great to hear about your Nan. I hope things look up for your DH as that must be tough.

Welcome melltobe! First baby - how exciting!! I found the first symptoms exactly like pmt too, actually I think I had more symptoms in the months I didn't conceive!! I haven't really had any sickness yet either, my only symptoms have been at the other end of my digestive system iyswim!

I'm wondering if I've made the right sort of appointment at the docs now. I asked for a booking in appt with the midwife. Am I supposed to see a doctor first? I can't think what a doctor would do, and don't remember seeing one last time. I guess I'll find out on tuesday!

mrshedgie it's great that your nan is a bit better. A similar thing happened with my Granny years ago - we were all told she was close to the end so went to visit her, then she stabilised and lived for another two years. I hope your nan is able to stay with you for a bit longer too.

Igglybuff that all sounds very technical! We just went with the 'dtd every 2 or 3 days all month except when AF is visiting' method!!!

Hello to melltobe :) Its an exciting time isnt it?

mrshedgie so glad to hear that your nan is potentially getting better, its very worrying isnt it but she sounds like a fighter! I put my faith in God too, really helps when it feels like there is nothing i can do about a situation. So sorry to hear about what has happened with your house though - thats tough :(

Goodvibrations how did your meal go? Did you get away with the antibiotics excuse or use another one

Well i did three more internet cheapies this morning (as im only 11dpo today) and they all had lines so thats good - will be 4 weeks exactly on Wednesday - every day seems ages lol!Im going to break out the big guns on Wednesday and test with a digital - just to see the words 'pregnant'

How is everybody doing today? Any nice plans at all?

Hiya to all the new posters, and everyone else!

Melltobe,

it's all going to be new and exciting for you, but it is normal to feel normal at first, and even to be convinced that you are about to get your period. I was convinced of that when I first started trying, and I was actually two weeks late, ready to explode (bad PMT type symptoms). I honestly was baffled as to where my period had gone to, because I had the usual premenstrual cramps, sore boobs...I was six weeks pregnant, lol! DH got me a test and I was flabbergasted. I still thought I was going to come on because of the twinges I was getting.

This is my seventh pregnancy, so I don't let too many things niggle me, as I know they can be normal. I reckon, if you're going to start feeling differently, it will likely be around 6 weeks pregnant (2 weeks after period would be due), or a bit later. That's when MS can hit..if it does, try not to avoid eating, and sniff lemony things, rest plenty.I believe ginger can help, too.

Hi everyone,

I'd like to join please. I was on the July Bus and got my BFP on the 24th after a couple of cycles of TTC following a miscarriage back in June. This will be our first baby, all being well.

Because of the miscarriage I'm being cautiously optimistic and was planning to lurk on this group and not join until much later on but now I figure why wait? I should just enjoy this pregnancy, however long it lasts, and be excited about it!

I'm not getting much in the way of symptoms, in fact I feel so normal I'm having a hard time believing I'm pregnant! I'm having occasional mild cramping so I keep running to the loo completely expecting to see tell-tale red spotting. I'm so tired I could sleep standing up in a 10 force gale and my boobs have their own gravitational field but aside from that nothing.

goodvibrations I'm so sorry to hear of your work problems. I was in a similar situation earlier this year with a boss who bullied and verbally abused me at every opportunity. I went through all the proper procedures and raised a complaint but it was dismissed out of hand by the head honcho and I was forced to continue working with my boss. I finally resigned from my job in July and since then have been desperately looking for another job as we really can't manage on just my husbands wages. However, I feel so much better for being out of such a toxic and stressful work situation that I don't regret resigning at all. I really hope things improve for you and you don't have to take such dramatic measures. Have you heard any more from HR?

mrshedgie I'm so glad to hear that your nan is improving! Sorry to hear about your husband and the house. I hope things turn around for you soon!

Forgot to say hello to melltobe!

Also that I think I'm due on the 2nd.

Baby brain can't be kicking in this early surely.

That should be June Bus. June. Not July. Oh dear, if I'm this scatterbrained now I dread to think how I'll be later on!

It's a shame you can't edit posts. Or can you?

Welcome StarflowerGirl! Good to have you in the group!

No you can't edit posts, unfortunately. Loads of times I've put a stupid typo then kicked myself cos I can't change it. Particularly if it's in the thread title!!!

And if there are any other lurkers wondering whether or not to post, please come on in and join us!

Hi all,I recognise a few of you from the June Bus.
I got my BFP really early (started spotting a wk befor AF due) so tested on 21st and got a positive. Have tested every day since and line is still their.
Am torn between excitement and terror,im constantly racing to the loo to knicker check as i have period type cramps.
This will be my 4th,i already have a 15yr,12yr and almost 4yr old DD. I am expecting to end up with another girl

Welcome to all the newcomers! So nice to have lots of company.

rosie meal was great thanks (no banned food!) but I am the worlds worse liar and did not make any excuse for not drinking, just said "oh I'm fine with water" (cue shuffling my feet around and looking at the floor!)

starflower sorry you'd had a bad time at work aswell, its more common than I thought. I do wish I could resign, just waiting for the big lottery win.......!

Totally I am also frantically knicker checking. I've had to stop testing though, I was becoming obsessed!

Well today I had my biggest pregnancy symptom - the mood swings and general grumpyness has begun! My poor DH, I have shouted at him most of the day (for, well, not much really ) and have a face like a slapped arse. Everything is annoying me. Including the fact that my tea isn't going to be ready for another 2 hours which is just plain mean. And why do I have to make my own brews? I thought I was signing up for being waited on hand and foot grrrrr

Hi everyone

I'm so glad I signed up to this - I too was thinking of lurking too but I'm really glad I didn't. I guess we're all in the same early days vulnerable state right now after all.

Thanks to all of you for taking the time to say hi, you're all very kind.

starflowergirl I think we're the only 2 who don't already have children - aren't we lucky to be surrounded by lots of people with experience. You made me smile when you said 'all being well' - I don't know how many times I've used that expression since getting my bfp on Friday!

I really hope that everyone is feeling ok. I'm still not really getting any symptoms but cuppateajanice igglybuff and mrshedgie you reassured me that it's ok not to feel anything yet.

cuppateajanice I'm not sure if I've made the right appointment either, I just went with a Dr's appointment though as it being my first time, it didn't occur to me to do anything else...:)

There must be about 8 of us on here now? I hope I didn't miss anyone!

It sounds like a few people are having work nightmares, I'm so sorry to hear that and really hope that this is a much better week. :)

Im going to bail out of this thread - i think i might have been a bit too optimistic given that i got positives so early. I got a negative yesterday lunchtime and evening and two this morning. I had a chemical pregnancy like this at the beginning of the year too so i know how it goes. By now i should have seen a nice strong line not blank ones so i will just have to sit back and wait for AF now as this has happened before and i know its really common.

Really hope you all have a happy, healthy and uneventful 9 months :) Good luck!

Oh, rosie, what a shame. It was really nice to meet you and I really hope you get pregnant soon. Come back and tell us when you do!

Hi to everyone who is new!

Melltobe,

it's normal to be nervous no matter how many times you've been pregnant. In fact, I looked at some old posts of mine on another forum when I was pregnant with my son (who is 2 today!); I was about 5 weeks and was wondering where my symptoms were; only a week later I was feeling yucky!

Everyone is different and every pregnancy is different; some have a really easy time of it, others not so much. Enjoy your pregnancy!

Yvonne