June anyone?

[StarlightMcKenzie]

ah right...

this time round, though i don't have any complaint about the service i received from the community midwife team in previous births, i am thinking about hiring an independent MW....

my thinking on this (please do correct if any of this is unrealistic)

pros - will have familiar face turn up

• -will have proper emotional support with pregnancy (my health is fine, but not knowing i am going to see this week is not proper emotional support.)
• will not have the endless wait (on the phone whilst in labour and they are going 'hmm..lets see if we've got a MW for you'...)or potential that no MW will be available when i go into labour (i know my rights on this one, but the reality of having to argue this out whilst in labour is not lost on me: it wouldn't be fun)

Cons - cost (£3k at £300pcm for ten months is a hefty swipe from my wage packet, though to be fair, i spent that much on my wedding, in many ways a much less important event)

• the nearest one is 45 mins drive away whereas the NHS turned up within 20 mins of first call last two times....(not the first time, then they made me wait)

Dh is happy for me to choose even though he did mention that he'd rather spend it on off-road parking.

i want to decide relatively early as the charge is the same regardless of when they are signed up...

Oh my, were not the 'youngest' antenatal thread!!

I've not told me dcs yet, we've not told anyone yet! Will tell ds and dd after the first scan I think, dd is 3 next month so not entirely sure how much she will understand.

Feeling tired and fed up tonight, we've had a tough time from our families wrt previous pregnancys and dp is refusing to tell his mum, I just want it over and done with. Add to my list of 'symptoms' itcy!!!

Also I've got one boy, one girl, had bad nausea, wretching, odd bit of sickness with both.

Wow, I've only known I'm pg for 3 days and already there's a July group!
I normally work from home but was in the office today (as I am once very two weeks) and found it so hard to not say anything!
Finding I have a big appetite at lunchtime, but don't fancy eating in the evening. I've had no sickness yet (am 6 weeks today), any chance of this lasting?

'itchy' = i have already made free with the natural yoghurt....

old wives tale or not, it seems to work for me.

iirc when we told MIL about DC3 she seemed to imply i had pressured DH into more children than he wanted...(couldn't be further from the truth). she will be amongst the last to find out this time....problem is pregnancy is very difficult to hide even at the start....all your thinking and plans have to change and adapt.

my work will no doubt be delighted

mosslaughalot I am 6 weeks today too and also had no sickness. Wish I had more symptoms as I get worried it not all ok. Scan tomorrow so will hopefully see then

I have itchy chest and boobs, its driving me insane!

dion that's the reaction I'm likely to get from MIL :(

Wow Florin you have a scan already?! Let us know how it goes! Is this your first too?

misslaughalot I had my first doctors appointment this morning. It's been a long road for us getting pregnant. I had one spot of blood on Friday and another tiny spot on sunday so doctor said best to scan me just to check all ok and so I don't worry. I wasn't worried before but now a bit petrified!

It's hard not to worry isn't it? Good luck and tell us how you get on and what you see!

Hello,

Not wanting to barge in the middle of a conversation, but I just wanted to say hello as I am a newbie on these boards. Due June 1st.

xx

dionysia yes .. Factor V Leiden my spelling not so good .. should get checked is just a blood test

IIRC they only prescribed heparin for Dsis because 1) positive test and 2) multiple miscarriages/ other notable clotting problem......so as i have no history of clotting probs/ only one prev miscarriage (out of 5 previous pregnancies, so average) ..not worth it as it wouldn't be a correct indication for anticoagulants on its own anyway (Dsis is heterozygous).

i am so happy Dsis is pregnant!

Welcome pokemommy had any --awful-- symptoms yet

Hi
Thanks for the welcome. So far I have gone up about 2 cup sizes (!) and had the usual tiredness. Other than that I have had days of nausea (mainly when I am in work lol) and a little itchiness on my belly and sides, but an oatmeal bath and cocoa butter seems to have helped a little.

touch wood I've not had anything too bad!

Ooh I have cocoa butter, will have to try some!

Is this your 1st?
This is #3 for me, I have a 4yr old son and a nearly 3yo daughter :)

yeah this is my first :D when are you due with #3?

I think we'd like to have 3 eventually (see how things go) at 32yrs though who knows!

Quite excited and looking forward to finding out more. Going to start looking into classes and stuff soon.

I've worked it out to be around 17th june, but with ds they dated me a month sooner than my working out, and dd a week later.

I really want four, but I'm seriously pushing it with 3, dp wanted one, then dd arrived 16mnths after ds, whoops lol! He was booked for a vasectomy after she was born and I begged him not to. This one was a suprise but I'm sooo excited and he's coming round quickly. Will be interesting as were getting married in september!

I want to make the most of this pregnancy, maybe do some yoga etc, with ds I was too nervous being 18, with dd I had a very small ds, this time I'm 23 confident and ds is in school and dd almost preschool.

We should say what areas were in really, never know we could have a mumsnet antenatal group.

Hi pokemommy - we have the same due date. Never say never re age: I'm 34 and this is #2 and would quite like 3 (but not if this one keeps making me feel so gross, the little charmer).

Dionysia, I did that this time too: 5 weeks, 6 weeks, yeah, yeah, fine. 7 weeks - bleargh. Like a permanent vommy hangover. Hope you feel better soon.

Itchy boobs is a symptom? I thought it was the new washing powder. Huh. Explains a lot.

Welcome pokemommy!

Well, not a bad night's sleep last night - feel relatively perky this morning for once. See if I get the gym tonight....

Putting on a bit of weight already (only a couple of pounds in the last two weeks, and in the two weeks before that I'd lost nearly 5 after getting back off hols), which I'm finding quite difficult to deal with, mentally. I'm keeping an eye on what I eat to try and eat at around maintenance cals, which I'll increase gradually in second and third trimester - if I don't keep an eye on it, I will put on a huge amount of weight due to my history.

Many years ago, I was around 12 stone overweight and lost 11.5 stone of it 2005 - 2007. Over the last few years, 7.5 of those crept back on for various reasons. This year I've lost 2.5, leaving me around 5 stone overweight. I was relatively fit, even so, and although I've had a few months off going to the gym, I'm back to gentle sessions (which I'd planned to do before getting pregnant) which makes me feel much healthier.

It's not that I'm particularly worried about my weight in myself, but hate to see the scales go up after so many years battle - although logcially I understand I need to gain some weight and logic will always win out with me so baby will be fine. I just worry about what the doc / midwife will say when I see them as I'm sick to death of people in the medical world judging me by numbers on the scale without knowing me. Also worried about increased risk of high blood pressure, pre-eclampsia and not being supported in my desire for a home birth as a result. Rant over. Sorry. God, I've just read that back and I sound like I have real issues with food & control. I probably do. Sorry again - just struggling with this a bit at the mo', but sure it will all sort itself out; will feel better when I've seen the midwife eventually and found out where I stand.

Sorry for that war & peace post!

Seriously Strong Cheddar - You live up to your name then well not the cheddar but definitely seriously strong :-) You must have been so proud having achieved your weight loss goal, I wish I could be so strong. I managed to lose a dress size last year after struggling with a few issues (medical ones) and felt on top of the world only to put it back on again (medication didn't help and now that i've gone cold turkey on all my meds I worry i will never shift the 2 stone i need to lose). I'm so glad u brought up weight, i've been worrying my OH did say (aka Mr.Tact) I hope you don't put on too much weight this pregnancy what can I do? It was 10 years ago that I was a size 8 and now I'm almost double that oh oh, now its my turn! I'm glad you shared your thoughts really you may be pleasantly surprised this time with the m/w thanks SSC xx Hope u have a great day xx

It is 8:30am and there is already war in the house. DC have woken up like things possessed and are fighting over everything!! Weather neither looks promising...we got drenched on return home from park yesterday -- not good when all sniffly but what to do?
Just over 2 weeks till we move home -- wrong timing....I have already planned my evening and does not involve boxes :)

How is everyone? Being a bit me me me aren't i? But thanks, OH works out of town and no way am telling my folks -- It will kill me.

x

Horrendous night's sleep last night, didn't go for more than half an hour without waking up. All I can think about is being pregnant, and I've only known since Saturday...please tell me this goes away after you tell people!
I have weight issues too and am also concerned about what the midwife will say when I see her in a couple of weeks (although the Dr didn't say anything on Monday but it was such a brief appointment I was quite disappointed!)
Only symptom today is a very itchy chest, just at the top of my boobs, but the cocoa butter tip is working wonders (and smells yummy)
Have a good day everyone!

feeling bleurgh! i always wake up with a growling tummy for a few minutes in the middle of the night and it goes away. then i struggle to eat my breakkie of the size that i normally eat as it make me feel ill for the rest of the day. yes i do have sick burps and i feel drained, but this little bit of nausea feels like ive got the morning after hangover feel! arghhhhh

oh and my boobs and nips are constantly killing me as had been since 2dpo...is there a miracle for it or wear a body armour???

does morning sickness burns the back of your throat sometimes?? or is it summat else??