June anyone?

[StarlightMcKenzie]

Welcome jj congratulations. Don't worry about the 3 month old at the wedding. I'm going to be 21 weeks at my wedding

Well, after shock yesterday and thinking it was definitely, definitely the end, I feel more positive today but cautiously so. I hadn't realised how common this was, for a start, and just assumed that as the dates were so far out that was, well, pretty much it.

But today, I've been thinking - the scan was abdominal and I am not skinny (though not massively overweight either, a size 14) and it occurred to me that actually when we went for scan with ds at 6 weeks, they could only pick up the sac abdominally and had to do a transvaginal to get a proper look. My bladder wasn't full either (hadn't thought to do it as assumed would be transvaginal before 7 weeks) so it definitely increases the possibility of there being a greater margin for error. He had said +/- 5 days anyway, which is okay from my LMP (but I was downbeat about it as I was trying to calculate from the conception date by when I got bfp etc).

I am, however, a tad pissed off that I paid £80 for the scan and they didn't do a TV now that I realise that it's really recommended in these early stages.

Trying not to get my hopes up TOO much, as really even with all the thinking around it and plausible explanations of why etc, it is still a waiting game. As I guess really it is for all of us in the first trimester especially, scan or no scan. Literally, even if everything had been swimming at the scan, the odds of not having a miss would be exactly the same. It's just one of those things, you can worry all you want but worry is neither use nor ornament. My friend said to me last night that pregnancy is one of those things that just catapults women back to feeling like they live in a more barbaric age, it really highlights the mysteriousness of your body I think and I suppose we generally like to think we have more control.

This all coincides with me having a period of hating working in the NHS (again) and being uncertain about my job so it is just, well, annoying. But what adult life is about etc! I have to develop my ability to handle uncertainty and lack of control! I think it is central to being a parent

Working really pleased to hear you're feeling more positive about everything. The main thing I think is that you've seen a good heartbeat. Hope you have a great holiday. I'm very I'd love a holiday.

Welcome Jj!

working - glad you're feeling a bit more positive.

Well, today I managed to fall up stairs going into work. Left knee was sore straight off and my back and right side started playing up later in the day - the right side of my neck is now feeling like I've got whiplash. Wonderful start to the weekend. I'm so flaming clumsy.

On the plus side, I'm drinking my first cup of decaf tea and it's actually not bad (DH has bought three types for me to try, bless him!).

Working Good god woman. If you lost your job you'd hardly be out of work. What with the way things were going I reckon your skills would be MORE in demand not less (okay not in a secure NHS way but certainly you'd get a full-time client base through MN alone even if not done openly).

Hope you have a good holiday!

OK Ok I finally found it! I just found out Im preggers w no.2 and i believe im due 29th June...so just in there..!

Yay you found us.

I can eat!!! I am so pleased to be eating normal food again.

Yes I did! Thanks for invite...Wow! Big thread. Will eagerly try to go through it asap (ds permitting)

Evening all.

Absolutely exhausted here.

Workingwhile- yes def try not to read into dates. Enjoy holiday. Sounds lovely. Got all crossed for you.

Welcome newbies. So many of us!

working glad your feeling a bit more positive, have a great holiday and hope you relax lots.

Kayzr DH and I gave up smoking a few months ago with the odd one on occasion Using the patches but stopped them a few weeks ago. DH had a few ciggies yesterday and it really annoyed me! Made me want one but I managed to resist, bloody hard though!!

Bed is calling, night all.

Hello - please may I be in your gang? The wee-on-a-stick test on Monday said I was 1-2 weeks pregnant so I am apparently due on 28th June 2012. Am v relieved as I, in my usual overkeen manner, quit drinking on 31st August. Don't think I could have kept it up indefinitely.

I am v excited. DH is still a funny colour and I'm not allowed to talk about mucus plugs or pooing in the pool.

I am also v new to MN and haven't worked out smileys or half the acronyms so bear with me. :)

Update: I have worked out ONE smiley. :)

Hello and welcome Coops

I feel about 30 weeks tonight not 5. My back aches, I'm knackered and feel like I'm weeing for England.

kayzr me too. I know it will be just wind Or something but my stomach is also enormous!

Oooh that's not good. Seems very early for such suffering or have you just had a long day (and a lot of liquid)?

Morning.

I need to buy some of Carty and Vix super sleeping stuff as I am fed up of this lack of sleeping.

Carty about what your SIL said about 3rd babies could be true. Almost everyone I know who has 3 all say the 3rd pregnancy and labour with the 3rd is the worst. Not sure why but I'd like to break the trend and a nice simple pregnancy and labour.

There's too many 3rds in that post.

Welcome cheekymonkey and coops!

Well, I've had about 10 hours reasonable sleep and am still knackered - would have stayed in bed, but was so hungry had to get up!

I was lying in bed with this mental image of a little baby sat in front of a row of control panels covered in dials and buttons - each panel labelled with a pregnancy symptom, 'nausea', 'hunger', 'sore boobs', 'exhaustion' etc. In this image baby is giggling as he turns dials and pushes buttons to increase or decrease symptoms as he sees fit to amuse himself. This morning, baby was firmly turning the dials for hunger and exhaustion - although he seems to have dialled down the sore boobs a little bit today!

So, no real plans for the day - didn't get to the gym last night due to feeling a bit sore after my fall up stairs, but will try to get there this afternoon; my knee's bruising nicely but feels better so no excuse today!

Hope everyone has a lovely day.

Morning ladies,

Seriously sorry you're feeling exhausted. Liking the mental image of baby controlling your symptoms Well done for even considering the gym! No gym for me

Kayzr what exactly is this sleep stuff everyone keeps mentioning? I know what bachs flower remedies are but which one is it?

I felt like o was asleep half the night. I don't feel too sick but I just feel exhausted and grotty Dh working this morning so had to drag myself out of bed at 7.50. Thankfully he got up with them at 7 and gave them breakfast whilst I slept a bit longer, my hero!

Counting the minutes till the boys go for a morning nap then I can lay down ..

Oh god I'm so tired I can't even write! I meant to write ' I feel like I've been awake half the night'

Dalrymps it's the White chestnut one. I trailed through the thread to find where Carty said about it. I'd do anything to be able to stop feeling so awful.

Hi can I join the June club. Due
23rd June. %232.
My little girl will be almost four when the new baby arrives. Only started ttc last month and it's happened already ! Same thing happened last time around. Hubby very proud of his supersperm.
My best friend is also pg. there is just one week between us. She mc at 19 weeks last year. So we are both really nervous.

Everyone at work knows my news as I work in a hospital pharmacy making up chemotheraphy drugs. And the minute I found out I was pregnant I left the unit !!!
Good luck everyone and hope all goes well for us.

Stupid iPhone. %23 2 is what I meant to type. 2nd baby. I will be 35 when baby comes. My 3 year old is spoiled rotten so will be a big change for her. No ms yet. Was dying sick for first 17 weeks last time.

oh boy! symptoms kicked in yesterday - queasy, knackered, lethargic, headache, backache, sleeplessness. And its not even 7 weeks yet! DH has taken DD swimming this morning so I've managed a lie in and a bath but they will be back soon so that will be that. To all who are also suffering I feel your pain!

Feeling sick here also, sweetcorn in the fridge set me off, pregnancy super snout is back!