August 2011....calling the newly diffed.

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Got my BFP this morning after 4 cycles of TTC and EDD is 1st August. This will be my 2nd (DD will be 3.11 when this one is due and is a very late August baby herself).I am am 40 yrs old.

Very shocked, but very happy.

Anyone else want to join me for the ride!

Iff and betty i have only vommed when either choking on a supplement or brushing teeth! My mum had no sickness either!

Hi all

Happy New Year! Back from Christmas with the parents and just trying to catch up with all the news.

TerrysNo2 - so sorry to hear that, hope you are being looked after and good luck in the new year

Welcome and congratulations to all the new posters

Annie456 - First time for me too, I'm getting all sorts of pains in stomach / abdomen but mostly seems to be indigestion, have decided only to worry if I get bleeding too. Have awful diarrhoea, not sure why as thought constipation more normal!

RugbyWidow sounds really scary, glad to hear things are ok. I feel absolutely shattered too, but for some reason when I get to bed I can't sleep, driving me mad!

sparkle thanks so much for the reassurance - it's good to know things will get easier!

KLou makes perfect sense to me being scared to tell people, I was but blurted it out to my parents v early on because knew I wouldn't get away with not drinking alcohol if not! Even then my Dad keeps saying "Oh it'll be fine to drink, it's just the nanny state", silly man! Shame on your Mum fo spoiling your surprise though!

Georgimama - I agree with you about exercise, and about cottage pie / minced beef - it's one thing I really can't stomach. While cheese, and takeaway chinese sweet and sour chicken is fine, very odd!

Cadmum and Sazzled - best of luck this time round, sending positive vibes your way

MrsVidic - good luck with telling your new bosses, let us know how it goes

LadyG, spiltthetea, StNickster - I agree completely re the nausea, horrible and pretty much all day for me, though mint tea is helping! What I feel I can stomach keeps changing - I went off chocolate altogether for a while which is not like me, now I can eat some again but certainly not as much as usual...

Despite being knackered, sick and dreading going back to work, am relieved. Had early scan on 31st December due to early pain / bleeding /endometriosis suggesting it may be ectopic, which was terrifying! But little blob is in the right place, was measuring 6 weeks and 6 days, and could even see a heartbeat! Still a bit nervous but fx it's a keeper.

Have any of you first timers started a preg journal? I am so thankful for mine as its really reasurring/ a great keep sake. I don't think I'll do it this time though as I presume it will go quite similarly, plus with a toddles I simply don't have the time.

I have no boobs yet but just wait unitl our babies are here and our milk comes in- my god! I went from 34c (at the end of my preg) to 34f over night! DP was amazed- my boob was bigger than DD's head (who weighed 8lb4oz)

I remember last time I was pregnant and asked the midwife (as I have had a few bad things happen to me in my life so I never trust something is ok until I know it is IYSWIM) when is it ok to buy things? When will I know? and she said 28 weeks is the normal thing. However, what helped me was to have a back up plan- this may sound crude but I aman amazingly practical person and its how I dealt with it in my own head.

I had money saved in the bank which I instructed my dp was to go away together if we lost the baby while my mum could empty the house. Crude, hartless I know but its how I put it at rest a little in my head. I hope this helps- I was sure something was going to go wrong with my dd, and that I didn't deserve her but it was fine.

Hello everyone. Just thought I'd join you.
I'm 7 weeks and my EDD is 22nd.

I've not read all the thread yet I'm afraid, but I'll try to get round to doing it.

I MC at about 7/8 weeks with my last pregnancy, but I'd felt something wasn't right from the start and had been going for scans since about week 4 (they are very through at my local hospital).

I feel a little more confident with this one. I have similar symptoms to when I was pregnant with DS (now 17mo)
Currently feeling as rough as a badgers arse. I was never sick with DS, but it was 6 weeks of constantly feeling fatigued and nauseous, the only let up being when I was eating.
Today I've made big batches of chilli and bolognese, but now they are both ready, I can't stomach them
So I'm sat here in my jammies, cup of vimto in one hand and a chunk of Christmas ham in the other. Classy.

Hope everything is well with everyone else.

Hello. Have just found my way to mumsnet and this thread. I'm 7 weeks pregnant and it's our first time. Excited but nervous and worried too. So desperately want everything to be fine and feel like I'm far too conscious of potential problems to enjoy the fact that I'm pregnant. Symptoms so far haven't exactly leant themselves towards enjoyment either - constant nausea (trying hard to feel grateful that I haven't actually been sick but feeling like I'm going to every minute of the day is rather wearing), exhaustion, mental mood swings, crying and sore boobs that are already too big for all but my largest bra. Reading through the other posts I'm just glad to see that I'm not alone in all this.

Hi everyone, sorry I've not been on here for ages!

Welcome to everyone new and sorry to hear about the losses :(

Have had an eventful week or so here. Christmas went off without a hitch and we told our parents which was lovely, everyone very pleased for us :) Then on boxing day we were all struck down with a particularly hideous virus that has had us virtually unable to remove ourselves from the sofa for 8 days The GP reassures us it's not swine flu (it seemed to match the symptoms list), but it's bloody awful (although not quite as bad as real flu as I have still been able to watch TV :o).
Also, I had a little bleed yesterday which is a bit scary, but all the signs are good, the GP is going to ring up the early pregnancy assessment unit tomorrow and try and get me an early scan to set my mind at rest. He is fairly confident that everything is ok, but knows I am very anxious especially after being ill, so fingers crossed everything will be ok there :)

Hope everyone is well (as can be with ms!), take care all :)

kate that sounds very worrying, let us know how it goes.

Welcome sleepyowl and mrschemist!

My MW tried to hear a heartbeat at my booking in at 11 weeks last time, she said she was highly unlikely to find one that early but it was worth a try - and indeed she couldn't, but she got the wooshing of the blood in the placenta which was still a really exciting thing to hear.

We're planning to tell our DCs after the first scan. DS is 2.4 and prob won't give a monkies, but DD is 3.10 and will be very aware, and will pick up on us talking about it with people around her, so although it'll be a long wait for baby to come, we'd rather she heard it from us properly.

Need meat pies, with lots of gravy

So, those of you who have had an early scan, was it an internal one? I've never had an early scan, only the 12 week ones, so I'm not sure what to expect. Can't believe that third time round I'm not sure of dates - you'd think I'd know better .

I've got an early scan on Wednesday afternoon - I'll be on my own as dh is in meetings and we've had to ask a good friend to look after the dc. I don't mind though, hopefully all will be well, but I don't really get bought into my pg until baby starts moving as that is the first time it seems 'real' as I don't properly get any symptoms.

Sorry to hear about the losses over Xmas, bad time of year for it, but I hope you ladies will be celebrating new pgs soon.

We aren't telling our dc yet, I don't know when we will. Ds will probably come to the 12 week scan (but I don't think he'll pick up on it really) but dd will be in nursery that day. I think I'll probably try and leave it later than that, but as I'm getting big already, it may be rather hard to hide!!!!

Happy New Year all and welcome to the new people!

I've got good news - had my first scan yesterday at 8 weeks, all is well, strong heartbeat, size exactly right for dates. Hooray!

Yes, Ekka, early scans are usually internal as they can see more that way, but it's really no big deal, especially in comparison to giving birth!

Ekka I've had scans at 6 and 8 weeks in all 3 of my pregnancies and have never had an internal one. I think they will try externally first and normally only do internal if they can't get a clear picture. But never been necessary for me. If you are slim they can normally get a better picture externally as less to get through I guess.

ekka i had an 8.5 week scan last week and it was an external, normal scan! Jellybaby looked teensy but was definately there! depends how far along you are... 6 - 7 weeks i think is normally internal.

YaY for bunnyfrance!! You couldnt have hoped for a better outcome, so i was told last week!!

cappucino meat pies....! Tuck in girl!!

kate hope all is well with the scan. one or two ladies i know have bled recently at around 6 week mark plus and all has been revealed as fine. Is it brown or red? FX all is good x There is a lot of flu about at the min. I came down with it at 6 weeks pg. hideous :( paracetamol, pennicillin and nowt to eat for a few days curled up in bed. Doctor reminded me that your immune system shuts down when initially pg to protect your bean..which i had forgotten. Hope you are better now!

I stand corrected with the internal scan i have absolutely no experience of them.....! ladyg good point about slim-ness :)

I think diff regions may do differently anyway, Nix.

Full bladder makes a difference too....so if you go in with your legs crossed, desparately needing a wee, chances of having to have the dildo-cam are greatly reduced!!

Think you are right LG re regions!

Ekka I had a an early scan couple of weeks ago as I had some bleeding (thankfully everything was fine). I was only 6 or 7 weeks along but it was external, which really surprised (and delighted!) me...the sonographer said she wanted to avoid doing an internal one as my DS was in the room, not that he would be embarrassed (only 18 months and sees me in the buff all the time!) but it was just a bit more involved and obviously I wouldn't have been able to leap up and grab him if he did anything silly

hi im going to join if i may! im 7 weeks with my 3rd, i already have dd who is 5 and ds who is 2, this will be the last for sure im so worried about how i will cope!!! feeling pretty crappy at moment, really sickly but never sick and so so tired and freezing all the time!!!

neverlookback i too feel cold, tired and sicky, only been sick twice, so more nausea than anything else!

Ekka early scans I had one, just for curiosity at 7+2 and it was internal, didn't give me the option of external;, not wildly comfortable, but no where near as bad as a smear! most amusing bit was the gown i ended up wearing!

and as for odd things to eat, usually when someone on here mentions something they are fancying, i'm off to the shops, but cappucino i really don't fancy meat pies, although i'm coming around the the idea of a chicken one!

Hi all, just back after Christmas and also trying to catch up. welcome to everyone new, lots of August babies!

I wanted to ask those of you who have done this before when is a good time to buy some new bras? My boobs have exploded and have got that lovely 4 boob look with most of my bras. My mum kindly bought me some M&S underwear for xmas and included the gift receipt so now I want to know whether to take it back and get some bigger ones now or just get a credit note and hold fire for a bit while they keep expanding?

I'm 8 weeks btw

Thank you!

Also, I was feeling very nauseous but a friend recommended ginger root tablets from Holland and Barrett. I've only been taking them for a few days but they do seem to have had a positive effect - no nausea now. Could just be a coincidence but maybe worth a go if you are feeling a bit grim?

LouBeee you've pulled me out of lurkdom! Go get new bras!!! I was 8.5 weeks at xmas and was in agony with my bras-irritating the now huge nipples and leaving indentations. Went for a fitting last week for Tshirt bras (no seams to irritate nipples) @ La Senza and the BLISS! They recommended coming in regularly to check you are still wearing a correctly fitting bra.

As for my intro to the thread...

HI!

Am 10weeks pregnant tomorrow. First timer, pregnant first month of trying so in a bit of shock.

Am quite nauseous until evening time, but managing to eat and not be sick. The boobs have ballooned and am SOOOO sleepy (I have M.E. too which prob isn't helping, but I haven't slept so much in years)

Already had my booking appt and have my scan on the 20th. Told parents and 2 friends, but keeping quiet and everything crossed until the scan.

Evening all,

Ekka best of luck for your scan. How many weeks will you be?

I'm umming and ahhing about booking an early scan. Part of me thinks well it won't change the outcome so why bother? Also I have my 12 week scan on 3rd Feb at 11+5 so not too far away anyway. But on the other hand I am going slowly mad hyperanalysing every twinge and symptom. I would just like to know that there is something definitely going on in there! But I'm nervous too about being told they can't see enough, come back in 1 week/2 weeks and then having to live in torturous limbo. Also the longer I procrastinate the bigger the bean would be if I do have a scan so better pic.... and also the hospital scan gets nearer. Gah.

Does anyone know - if you've had one MMC are the chances of having another MMC increased? An actual MC would be shit obviously, but it's the possibility that it's already happened and I don't know that is driving me mad. Do some people just not MC a lost pregnancy for ages/if at all? Or is that total rubbish?!

Welcome daisyair and neverlookback

Thanks daisysair, sounds like you enjoyed your new bras so will get right on it! I was a 30B before I got pregnant and have spent most of my life wishing for bigger breasts, now they're here and the old adage be careful what you wish for springs to mind!

Congratulations anyway, and good luck for the 20th

yes buy them now, if they have expanded and you're not comfy then it's worth it
i am quite glad mine so far not really gone any bigger, i dont want to go to a bigger size. btw does ne1 kno about underwire, last times im sure i heard not supposed to wear it bla bla bla, soo i dutifully went off and wore the tshirt bra style maternity ones but what is the actual risk, cos im thinking i much rather just stick with the normal underwired, its not uncomfy. im thinking it was supposed to be something to do with milk ducts?!

and thanks loubee for the ginger tablets tip, worth a try, we have a h&b nearby so might aswell go and have a look. i've still so far not been sick at all but just nausea, which is for some reason much worse in evenings. so quite dif from my previous pregnancies really, i wonder if that means a girl hmm

Firawla from what I've read (and it's not much) it's about supporting your breasts and the underwires not digging in. You can even get u/w feeding bras. Thank goodness as the bras I tried on in mothercare (no u/w) gave me NO support at all (pre pregnancy 32E)

spilt I dont know whether the risks are greater if you already have 1 mc. The fact that they dont class you as high risk until you have had 3 certainly would indicate not! However, i know people who have had more than 1 mmc, or have had an mmc and a blighted ovum (with no bleed and found at scan) and some who have had 1 mc then gone onto have a healthy baby. Doesnt seem to be a pattern as such.

All i know is pg after an MC is a delight but feck me its terrifying!