April 2012 babies!

[RosyRosie]

Hello, not sure if there's a similar thread already but just thought I'd create somewhere for nayone else expecting in April 2012?

I actually conceived about 3wks ago but I think this counts as week 5? Just staring to get symptoms - headaches, little stirrings of nausea, getting tired and grumpier than usual lol.

A little bit concerned because I have a LOT of work on from now until October and maybe beyond - and I think I'm just going to want to sleep and puke through it all - hell! :( d'oh.

I've updated the April 2012 Stats thread

Yes gimme, I am getting nausea after meals and after strenuous exercise.

And mood swings like mad. Some days I feel really down all day, snapping at poor DH constantly. Other days I feel elated and so positive about everything. I'm normally very level headed - it's weird to be like this!

I'm due around about the 22nd April, and I reckon that I am 6+1 (if I've managed to translate the code correctly!). This is my first. How do you get through the waiting and the stress of the first 12 weeks? I've only known fo r6 days, and already I'm out of my mind that something is going to go wrong. Probably doesn't help that I've just been reading a thread about stillbirths. Don't do that if you want to keep your sanity.

gimme I totally understand the anxiety, I'm in the same boat as you and hoping this time it will be third time lucky. This first trimester will really drag so much and I am obsessing about every slightest symptom/non symptom.

I seem to be getting evening sickness. I am fine in the morning but feel queasy in the evening. Not being sick or anything just feeling a bit off colour and burping a lot

"Don't do that if you want to keep your sanity."

Definitely don't do that!

I've been reading books etc about after the birth and taking the baby home, makes me less nervous and more excited! It does however make me well up

KittyAnne - we did NHS and NCT antenatal classes which helped a lot with DD - although I had a long labour and I forgot most things I was taught - but over the last two years these friends have been around all the time - though it was sad when I was the last one to go back to work - so I signed up with loads of clubs and classes (Sing & Sign, swimming lessons, groups at local Children's Centres) and met more mums. I've a fantastic group of friends now - and we've all kids roughly the same age too. The NCT antenatal classes are expensive (but was worth it for us), we joined the NCT for a year too and made the most of their Nearly New sales - you get 15 minutes to shop ahead of non-members, so picked up some bargains there! Mind, on our local Freecycle there's also things offered which I'd go for if we didn't already have!

Thusnelda - thanks! It seems to be easing off a bit today which is good (please please please....) the only thing I can think for Tuesday is making sure I've three or four toys and books to keep her occupied and hope she falls asleep at some point... lucky for us I've managed to arrange all other hospital appointments on my work days so DD is at nursery. Phew!

Today I have been more sick, more tired and more emotional than ever.

The nausea seems to be constant. Background, but constant. At the moment it's worse if I'm hungry but it's there all the time. I don't think I had much nausea with dd at all because I can remember thinking 'phew, glad I got away with that'.

Tiredness the same. I haven't really been exercising which probably isn't helping. Must go back to Zumba class. Does anyone know if Zumba is safe at this stage of pregnancy? Also must take the dog for some long walks.

Emotionally I'm all over the place. I hate how I look and I've put on weight already. I've been on my own with dd all week and weekend because dh has been working away, and she's going through a bit of a difficult stage. I took her to my dad / step mum's today for some company, and she was so naughty and loud and annoying all day, it was embarrassing. Then I heard my step mum talking with her friend about how today's children are out of control and need some proper discipline at home and at school, and I know she didn't mean me personally but I took it personally because I'm a parent and a teacher - so all of society's ills must be my fault, right? And I can't even keep my almost-3yr old under control at the dinner table. Then I was doing the washing up with my dad and he asked me if I was ok, and you know how when you're just about holding it together and then someone asks if you're ok and you lose it - you don't want to but you just can't help it. So I cried on my dad then quickly gathered up all my stuff / daughter / dog and left.

Si now I'm home, in pjs, still feeling nauseous, emotional, embarrassed, and wondering how the he'll I'm going to get through the rest of the first trimester, especially when I'm back at work (full time teacher) next week.

Sorry for the long post and thank you if you managed to read it all and still feel sorry for me. I think I'm pathetic.

So and hell. Stupid fat fingers and stupid iPhone autocorrect.

Just thought i'd check on how everyone is doing, sorry to hear things are getting a bit emotional bushymcbush, I know how you feel, I got upset last night because I forgot to take butter and jam on holiday with us....not the end of the world but could have been last night. Haven't been feeling too sick, but very tired. I haven't even had my docs appointment yet....maybe i'm being too easy going as it's number 3 for me :)

Is anyone elses sense of smell off? DH had chocolate cake earlier, and I swear it smelt like mouldy cheese to me! It was grim!

DH assures me it really didn't and was very tasty

Hi all! So, it looks like I belong here. I took a pregnancy test yesterday morning. I can't tell you how long I stared at those two lines! :)

This is very unplanned, and most unexpected, and my heart hasn't stopped racing. It sounds like I have a lot to look forward to between the feeling ill and chocolate cake smelling bad. ;)

Best of luck to all of you!

Totally with you on the smell thing Empusa, mine is all over the place, and not helping my nausea: DS's highchair stinks, our fabric softener is all of a sudden utterly vile and I am thoroughly intolerant of poo! (not ideal with an indoor cat, an 18mo in nappies and a windy DH!)

Welcome all you newbies, and congratulations!

I've been feeling like a sack of poo also. With DD daughter I used to be sick morning and evening but once I did it I felt fine. This time I'm not sick I just feel exhausted and a lot of nausea all day long. Felt like crying at work yesterday as my boss said people are complaining I work to slow and appear not to want to be there. I'm fuckin trying my damn hardest you idiots! Is what I felt like shouting across the restaurant, but managed to hold it together.

Being hungry feels like feeling sick, I have a lot of muscular pain and I'm moving as slow as a snail, I know my limitations right now... Just hoping they hadn't noticed.

bushymcbush Hope you feel better today and that work goes well next week.

Haha welcome to the mad house Momface!

LaTristesse We have pet rats who live in a cage next to my desk, I am far more conscious of their smell than usual

Has anyone been getting pain like period pain btw? I'm assuming it's because my uterus is stretching, so not sure if it's worth mentioning to a doctor.

Morning all! Been up since 5am this morning- horrendous sickness that started yesterday and a horrible cramping pain in my stomach- not bleeding or anything so I assume it's all ok! Haven't been able to sleep or eat anything apart from 2 sausages (random!) so feeling awful! Hope everyone else is ok!

bushy I go back to school too and I can't imagine how it's going to go! Might have to drop my after school clubs, will be telling the head and the staff I work with so they know why I might be spending lots of time in the loo!

Snowy Sorry to hear that :( At least you've had something to eat

Won't it be great in a couple of months when the sickness is gone and we feel good again and the bumps are growing and we feel baby move? So much better than this stage!

to all the people feeling sick. i know i've said this already, but i can't recommend 1 ginger tablet from boots and 6 10mg vitamin b6 tablets a day - i had terrible nausea but now it's completely gone and i can handle work etc again...seriously wouldn't recommend it enough!!

Hi All

Sorry I've been absent for a while - been to France for a holiday - camping for the first time - not sure I'm going to do that again in a hurry but at least I tried!

Hi to all the newbies who have joined since my last post and to Womanly - nice to see you on this thread!!

I still have very few symptoms and now coming up to 9 weeks. Just sore boobs but even they have become less sore than they were at the beginning. No sickness, but I am feeling quite tired and lethargic all the time. Having another scan on Thursday - the IVF clinic scan at 6 weeks and 9 weeks and then I go back into the normal process of midwife and 12 week scan at my local hospital. The 6 week scan was fine, got to see the heartbeat! Kind of looking forward to this weeks although quite nervous too. We've only told close friends and family, going to wait till after the 12 week scan to tell everyone else, especially as I am quite 'old' at 38 and have to have the nuchal test for Downs which I'm quite worried about.

Anyway, to those who are having morning sickness, hang on in there, it will get better in a couple of weeks.

By the way whats a mama pack and how do you get one?

Speak soon

xx

Thanks biscuit I'll give them a go! I think the sickness isn't as bad as the cramps- my Mum thinks I might have pulled something retching - nice! :) She also said rather smugly that she was never sick Mr S just keeps hovering with fruit and vegetables- I never should have let him near that pregnancy book!

I had no symptoms with DS at this stage - I used to keep doing tests just to make sure I was actually pregnant. This time round I am exhausted and just want to sleep all the time, I'm nauseous on and off (dry heaves, no actual puking) and have no appetite and I can't just lie down all day because I have a very active 18-m-o to take care of. I'm sure the other parents at the park today thought I was a lazy cow because i just sat on a bench most of the time and let him race around but I felt leaden and seasick. I even let him take his nap early today because I needed to lay down so badly. I am hoping that I'm feeling it all so much because it's a healthy pregnancy... I did start to freak out abut loss of symptoms on the one day I didn't feel so rubbish.

Just signed up for Emma's Diary, got quite a nice amount of money off vouchers for Argos for baby stuff.

Oh yeah, has anyone else got the NHS pregnancy book yet? Have you seen it recommend Netmums in it?!

The nhs pregnancy book has gone out of publication so if you get one you're lucky.
Im also doing the dry heaving and burping lots, glamourous affair having babies isnt it.
Will be having an early scan privately, and it'll be in about 2 weeks i hope, which will be 7+4. Very exciting, and hopefully reassuring.

Hi, just found this thread, and it has been very useful and reasuring, thanks. According to my MW I am due on the 4th April, but due to TTC for 21 months and going to the fertility clinic (and the fact DH is only home 3 weekends out of 4) I know when conception happened and I am more convinced it will be 7th April, but tbh I am just happy to be PG.

Does anyone have any tips on dealing with Mothers and MIL that think now they know we should be telling everyone? We want to wait until after the scan, but they are both panicking that family members will be offended if they aren't among the 'first' to know!! - Argh....