Sunny Summer August 2012 Babies

[harmonyb23]

Hello, my name is Becky and I have just got my BFP after TTC for 5 months with 1 MMC a month ago.

I noticed that no-one had started a August 2012 antenatal club so thought I might start one here. Welcome to all!

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Harmonyb23 (23) Due date 19/08/12 DC#3

Please let me know if I am doing anything wrong, I've never started a thread before!

augustmoon I agree with harmony, could you maybe book a private scan? I know they're not cheap (about £100) but the wait until 12 week wait will seem like a lifetime. I'm worried and for no particular reason so I can imagine it must be such a frightening time for u,

dieting I had been wondering about this myself, I've not been dieting lately but I'm heavier than I would like to be and I'm worried I'm gonna end up the size of the house, I was wondering if it was safe to diet? Or maybe just try and eat sensibly? I think I'll ask the midwife when I see her.

deelite I came off the pill in October, got pregnant in November so can't help you with regards to charting etc. With first pregnancy I came off pill in March and was pregnant by May. Just lots of sex and not panicking about things too much.

My sickness has got worse today. Threw up 3 times in two hours this morning :( DH is at work and DS was coming into the bathroom going "mummy, mummy" and not having a clue what was wrong with me :(

Thanks to my lovely mum and dad who came over to take him out for a few hours. They saved my skin! I know it isn't something they will be able to do everyday, but at least for today they were able to help.

Is mad that in my first pregnancy I was working full-time in a very stressful job and was barely sick. Now I'm a SAHM with a toddler and I'm barfing all day long till about dinner time each day. I really could cry!

augustmoon my friend is a GP and she had a scan at 8 weeks, she said she lied and said she had bleeding so she was able to go to the epu and get an early scan. She used to work in the epu and said she was sure people did it all the time. I don't think I could lie like that but in your position I would be doing anything I could to put my mind at rest. It makes me angry you haven't already been offered a scan.

Feeling very sick here too, def wasn't this bad last time, maybe there's something to be said about working full time - keeps your mind off it!

I'm having 14 friends over this evening, hoping no one notices I'm not drinking!

Deelite i have PCOS and very irregular/long cycles - so i used ovulation sticks and temping to monitor my cycle and made sure we did lots and lots and lots of SWI from around day 12 till whenever I ovulated. Both times I got pg I found that we SWI'd up to the day of ovulation but not on ovulation day or the day after and each time I thought we had messed up that cycle. Last cycle I also used pre-seed lubricant because my EWCM did not match up with my ovulation. If you get to 6 months it is worth pushing to get some blood tests for you and semen tests for your DP/DH. Good luck. (I am sure people don't need to be as obsessive as I am......)

I think dieting isn't reccomended although if you are obese not putting on weight isn't so bad. I've been eating for england to stave off the nausea and been neglecting the gym and can already feel my clothes getting tighter. Not sure I will make it to 12 weeks without needing a bigger size of clothes - sure it is more blubber than baby at the moment.

My sickness went almost completely over the christmas period (to the point I panicked and then booked a private scan this morning just to check I was still pregnant .) However, now I am back in the office I feel sick again. I think my sickness is best when I do nothing and lounge around all day......

Told my boss today - he had already guessed and was really nice about it all and really happy for me. Thought I should do as I am a little bit neurotic at the moment and not really myself at work as either feeling crap or worrying about not feeling crap.

lig I was thinking the same about the sickness, I think I'd prob be worse if I was in work, being pregnant is quite easy when ur at home and go for a nap as u please n if u feel a bit queezey u can get a snack. I'm sure next week when I've got to be out of the house by 7.45 and do a full day behind a desk the sickness will prob hit me like a tonne of bricks

Have read back through my diet book (I have been doing the Dukan Diet) it says that I can continue my diet in pregnancy as long as I increase my carbohydrate intake - the diet is in different stages so I have to move onto the next one. Hoping to get down to near my target weight in the hope it'll make it easier once DC3 arrives.

Still haven't heard from the midwife so think I may call the doctors tomorrow or Friday to see what's happening. Need to find out when DS is due his injections. He was 1 in October and I still haven't had contact from the doctors saying when his immunisations are due?!

Off to bed in a bit as I am knackered and have had a banging headache all day. Hope everyone is well?! X

Hello ladies, can I join?
LKBabyH (31) Due date 13/08/12 DC#2

Anyone else sickness mostly in the afternoon/evenings? Mine is and I usually feel rubbish from about 3pm onwards. :(

DC1 is 13mths, not yet walking. Not sure what I'm gonna do re pram scenario later. I see lots of us are having DC2s and DC3s

Hi everyone. I'm going to contact my consultant tomorrow to see if she's heard from my GP and whether I will get an appt soon. If not I will call the obs day care unit and plead with them to scan me! Failing that it will be a private scan. Thanks for the advice everyone. Sometimes you get a bit blinded by your own panic and so don't know what to do IYSWIM
Today's been a bit of a write off, I just about managed to make some soup out of christmas veg leftovers, do some washing and a bit more post-xmas tidying and very guiltily finish the book I was reading whilst DH and DC played computer games
Needles and LIG I hope you're feeling a bit better now. Textbook advice here: drink plenty of fluids: peppermint or ginger and lemon tea, and a rich tea bikky x

Deelite I fall into the category of those who can't really help much as it all happened in one cycle BUT

we did try to be serious about TTC the month before that and that just seemed to rob us of all the joy of conception. Actually because of all the stress we just never had sex... so we threw the rules out the window.

For the cycle we did conceive in, if I had gone by the book, I would have missed my window... For that particular cycle i ovulated in the first week after the period... go figure...

Given my fibroids, I was actually prepared for the long haul of TTC for 24 months! 5 months does seem a bit short re some research... Are you worried?

Thanks for all your comments. They are really helpful. I am a bit of a panicker and hence why I am very anxious after only five months of trying. I am 37 though so I am partly racked with guilt for not having kids sooner. Too busy with my career and social life. What a plonker. Anyway interesting that many of you report getting pg as soon as you stop trying. I would love to try that but know my fertile dates for the next few months so it will be hard to fool myself into thinking we are having swoi during those times. Anyway, happy new year to you all and good luck with all the clandestine teetotalling on NYE!

Hey all, 7+4 today

had my booking in appt with MW yesterday, theyve completely changed all the notes from last two times and took over an hour to complete it all

So, bloods next week - then a scan when the appt comes through, then MW again at 16 weeks, the anomally scan around 20 weeks, then MW at 28 and 32 weeks, then home visit at 36 weeks to finalise plan for home birth, then 38 and 40 weeks...

I refused to be consultant led care due to some really minor things that meant last time I had to treck to hospital and see consultant only to be told they wouldnt effect me or baby, so no point doing that again.

I have to have loads of extra blood taken every month as my liver is a tad naughty, but apart from that, all is well.

Hope every one is ok

Hi all, am on both threads so will post twice! Had my early private scan yesterday (£99), worth every penny. I had a miscarriage at 12 weeks previously (many years ago) so with modern technology having moved on decided to put my mind at rest. I personally would only lie to get a scan at the EPU if i really couldn't afford a private one and was beside myself with worry. Luckily for me I could afford it from savings but i do understand lying if you can't as endless worry isn't good for anyone.
Dates match exactly , 7 +2 yesterday. Saw and heard baby's heartbeat . Sonographer said it looked well attached, it came from my right ovary- and i got to see the shell it was released from. Plenty of progesterone- another good sign. Yolk sac visible. Best of all was just seeing it there , after having (probably) a blighted ovum all those years ago i was convinced there might be nothing. Tests are weird, now they are around they feel so reassuring yet also cause so much anguish. I have a child at Uni who was conceived after my miscarriage, again no early scan technology in those days , and i don't remember being anywhere near so worried with that pregnancy as i am with this. Age has something to do with it. Another positive thing was she checked out my ovaries, said they looked fine and she said I had a good supply of eggs left. Nice to know as still a long way to go with this little bean.
Now off to see MW for pre-booking!
BTW sickness hitting me badly last few days :( Hope everyone is well.

Felt a bit worried this morning as boobs weren't as sore as they have been. Still tingly though. One of the docs at work said he'll put the scanner on me in 2 weeks time when i'm 7+ weeks so I'm looking forward to that. Just hope we find everything is where it should be.

Morning all,

Picturethis my boobs seem to settle down around 6 weeks although the last day or two the seem to have got a bit more tender again (7.5 now). In a way it is a relief as I was having trouble sleeping with them and couldn't do anything but the bike in the gym as they hurt so much.

Goodnews on the scan blackcat - I also had one yesterday as I got into a panic as my symptoms went over the christmas break - feel silly now . Luckily, now I am back at work and they are back in full swing . Now got to relax for a bit although I had already booked one for about 10 days time - hoping I can delay that one a bit so that will keep me going till 12 weeks - not sure we can afford me to have continuous scans, accupuncture etc. if we do get to the stage of having to prepare for a baby.

Namechanger what is the difference between midwife and consultant lead care - it is just who you see?

LKBabyH I also get worse morning sickness in the afternoon and evening - usually by the time I go to be I feel quite horrible. After feeling better over Christmas, I think it is linked to tiredness. I got it really badly yesterday all day, but I think that was from a bad sleep worrying about the scan and the early start.

Is anyone getting this? I am getting really funny about food and seem to be going off most foods which makes eating difficult but I still need to eat continuously. I have completely gone off cereal bars and fruit yoghurts which means my constant snacking is difficult - I am into orange juice, toast, cheese,crisps, jam sandwiches and pizza. (But not the nice pizzas - just the ones with lots of cheese, pepperoni and other cheap unhealthy toppings.) I will be looking full term in a few weeks the way I am going.....

LIG1979 my tastes are changing too. over Christmas at Mums i wanted orange juice (i never drink the stuff) , now at home i'm craving crisps- we only have plain so they are being doused in malt vinegar. Also into mashed potato and chicken gravy- neither of which i've eaten for years. today bought a spicy noodle soup thing- again not something i'd go for usually as a snack as i tend to like biscuits and cakes but am not really wanting those - though one mince pie a day is still going down well! Down to drinking 1 cup of tea a day- before i had it almost on a drip. coffee can't stand even the smell of it.

LIG1979
MW led care, low risk - she does the appointments and plans for labour and delivery etc

Consultant Led, you see a consultant if there are risks, G-diabetes, high BP, BMI, etc etc loads of things

I know in my first PG I had a lot of diminished movement in the last 15 weeks paraniod first timer and had lots of monitoring, then i had to go see a consultant, just out of default, who looked over my notes and sent me merrily on my way back to MW led care.

Great news on the scans, I've thought about an early one but I'm gradually coming to the conclusion that I don't need one, no real reason for me to be worried, just paranoia.

lig1979 yes I'm pretty much the same with food and I'm finding the more hungry I get the more nauseous I feel so the more fussy I feel. A lot of it is about texture for me n I don't like stuff that takes a lot of chewing. Last time I really went off chicken breasts, I was fine if it was roasted chicken that was sliced or torn but I couldn't chew a piece of chicken breast. Weird. I'm loving chips and spicy things at the mo. I'm looking forward to getting back to work next week tho n get back in to a proper routine with nice healthy meals, fed up of all the Christmas junk food now.

I know it's a little early but I've just bought loads of new clothes including some maternity jeans. The main aim was to buy clothes to hide my impending pump (I know I'll show early), whilst shopping tho I saw some lovely jeans in the sale so had to buy them. I'm determined to have a decent wardrobe with this pregnancy, last time I made do with a lot of stuff I already had n then by the time I was huge there wasn't much point in buying new stuff as it was like 'I'm not paying £30 for something I'm only gonna wear for 2 months'. So this time I figured I'll get some stuff which will last me right to the end so get my monies worth

That's a good plan missduff... I am waiting till after the 12 week scan and then I may start looking... I have had to buy a pair of jeans in a larger size already as I was getting uncomfortable with gloating and a bra in a bigger size as seem to be spilling out of some of mine already!

Nausea is getting worse and felt for the first time today that I was going to be actually sick. Yuck.

Gloating...? I meant bloating!

Yes there was part of me thinking 'should I really be buying these so early? What if I lose baby?' but then figured if the worst did happen then we would be trying for another anyway.

Oh n I forgot to mention my cow of a 'friend'!!! I told her I was pregnant yesterday, we're going to her nye party so had to tell her I'm now not drinking n staying over as I'm pregnant. I expected something on the lines of 'congratulations !' oh no!! I got 'you're joking?! Huff puff... God mate...oh no...what u gonna do about money? What about childcare?'
I'm well pissed off.. We're 2 working professionals on good wages. Admittedly finances aren't great at mo as DP is still paying half the mortgage on the house his ex is living in plus paying her maintenance but hopefully house will be sold by time baby comes, n if it isn't we can still manage.
I think my friend just likes to think she's the only one who is entiteld to a happy little family and she's the only one who can manage, well she's not!
Part of me can't even be arsed going on nye now but I'm looking forward to going with DP n going ott with the 'we're so in love n so happy routine' which of course we are but I'm gonna really rub it in her face!! Her n her DH just tolerate each other, the love died about 6 years ago!

I need to get some trousers and bump bands, my work trousers are a little tight. Already bought a couple of mat bra's from tesco which feel like heaven, the spotts bras I was using were not upto the job. The 4am starts and crashing tiredness is crippling me. I got flashed speeding yesterday on a road I travel every day to work, I didn't even see it.

Deelite- I got pg by trying not to!! We were going to start trying in the new year, but decided to only have unprotected sex outside of my fertile time. That'll be why the rhythm method is so unreliable!!

Hi everyone...I've been keeping an eye on this thread for a while so thought it was about time to join in! I'm 28 and due c. 18/08/12 with first one. Haven't really had any symptoms apart from the odd wave of nausea and slightly sore boobs - wasn't too worried until I read the various concerns on here. Am I being too relaxed about the whole thing?!

I'll be about 7 weeks on NYE - having a few friends round for a small party so need to come up with some believable excuses for not drinking - any suggestions?!

Thanks all!

I am trying hard not to panic.

The boobs are still not sore. Not feeling sick and generally not feeling very pregnant except now I just feel very much like aches and pains all over.

The most persistant one today is the right side of the abdomen and a bit of the back. Yesterday was pain on the right side of the belly button for the whole day. Every once in a while the left side and the lower abdomen get some aches but it is mostly the right side.

And then there is the on/off diarrhea... Sorry about tmi... Someone reassure me please? Or should I hurry up the mw appointment? she should call anyday to set it now...

Welcome firsttimer and congrats!
Not really got many tips for excuses, I suppose it depends how close your friends are, I know my best friends wouldn't believe I wasn't drinking due to antibiotics, altho if u r gonna use that excuse then say you've got an abscess on your tooth, if you drink on the antibiotics u get given then it makes u really poorly.
The other option is to just pretend that u r drinking, let them see u pour a glass of wine and then when they're not watching swap it for non alcoholic wine. People often don't notice if ur actually drinking ur drink, they just notice whether you've got one.

geekette maybe the pains are due to the diarrhoea? I think pains are quite normal, I've had them with this pregnancy and my last one too but I suppose it depends how bad the pains are? I take it you've not had any bleeding? As far as I'm aware if u were losing baby u get bleeding before u get pains so try not to worry, it's probably just baby getting settled in. But u know your body better than anyone else, if u feel the pains are a reason for concern then chase mw or go back to GP x

Thanks missduff.
I am running to the toilet on every discharge to check for blood and none. All clear.

The aches aren't bad. Feel a bit like mild cramps. it is just the persistence of them. Feels like it never lets up! It's been 3 days of twisting and turning to get comfy...

Everyone has said everything I have had up till now was normal so I will just try not to panic... for now :)