Nov 12 babies

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Hello
I had a bfp yesterday. Due 1st Nov. Anyone else due in Nov yet ?

It's dc 2 for me!

I don't think hcg goes away til after you've had the baby. It's gets higher and higher throughout preg.

No it peaks at 10 weeks (ish) then slightly reduces weekly until the end of the pregnancy. It doubles every 48 hours though can peak and trough and is apparently different for each women and individual pregnancies x

I'm so glad you are all so knowledgeable about this all, i know shit! Mind you it has been 18 years since I was last pregnant I know lots about the rest of childhood of you need it

I think it's the hormone rising so rapidly which causes the nausea mood swings etc and why everything calms down at 10 to 12 weeks, you still have the hormone present throughout as I said but it does decrease x

Hey everyone Im 24 oct close found out today :)

Hi all,

Congrats to all the BFPs!!!

Can I join? I discovered I was pregnant last week on an IC at 9dpo. The second line was so faint, DH said to wait a few days and try again... Well there was no way I could do that so next day I did another IC which was slightly darker but DH still wanted a definite answer so I used a FRER test which came up with two lines straight away!

I had a MMC last year so am really anxious about this pregnancy - so am mostly trying to relax.

All being well, due 8 November.

I think I am going to lurk between here and the ttc after miscarriage thread. I'm not feeling too brave.
I got a bfp today, looking at a roughly 15th Nov date I think.

I feel sick and am already missing rare steak.
I need a coffee alternative since I currently drink my body weight in the stuff.

Number 3 for me, first for DP. Dr's tomorrow to discuss haematology, I need heparin injections whilst pregnant.

Good evening ladies and welcome and congrats to newbies looking forward to sharing stories and experiences because im not telling anyone in real life til 12 wks except dh. Does anyone else just feel due on ? Ive got no sickness or tiredness just sore boobs and really dark lines on tests so know im deffo pg . booked in at midwife 2nd april soooo long to wait. But yes I just feel like Af could come anytime really.

I was having cramps like af, but I think that is normal, I have really sore boobs, and such bad tiredness and nausea, will probs test again knowing me!

Yes I had the AF coming feeling for the first week it's gone now thank goodness

Yeah I keep thinking the lines are so faint because AF is actually coming. I'm getting cramps but that's completely normal as long as you're not doubled over in pain or bleeding.

Going to do another eBay cheapie tomorrow morning, I'm building quite a collection up on my kitchen windowsill

Just had a bath. One nipple has gone rather dark brown

I'm with the anxious crowd, after so long ttc I can't quite believe it's real and keep expecting AF. Symptoms of sore breasts and cramps are pretty much the same as PMS but the lines keep getting darker and the faint nausea is there. It's a relief every time I go to the loo (which is quite often).

How is everyone else faring?

Hahahaha OMG!!! My left boob has gone massive and right one still normal! V strange - I'm just glad I'm not the only one with wonky boobs!

Really tired today, although it is the end of the working week for me. That said, DS is v challenging at the moment and my fuse is way shorter than I'd like it to be, so not entirely sure that tomorrow will be quite as fun as I usually find it! Never mind - I'll just have to be positive and he might just surprise me!

Re telling people, I find it really difficult to keep my big trap shut, so quite a few people know, but I like it that way anyway. I'll spread the news a bit more freely after 8 weeks I think. Last time, I had an early scan then because my dates were all messed up and I told most people after that - it seemed like a good time. If you are really keen to get an early scan, you could always say you're not sure about your dates - they prefer to be cautious and set you a 12 week scan based on whatever dates you give them, if you catch my drift... I'm going to stick to my actual dates - strangely I'm not feeling so desperate to have an early scan - I guess I'm just feeling that all the while AF is not showing, and I'm as sick and as tired as I am, then everything must be okay! Plus, I'm crap at lying, so dont think i could stick to my story at the drs and trying to save for this little bubba, so won't be forking out for a private one! I'm off to the drs tomorrow to get the ball rolling, so looking forward to that. He'll probably say not a lot, but it'll be good to make it feel a bit more 'official'!

Like others, I've been suffering from the cold too. My sickness is being helped by eating protein - I had half a chicken breast for breakfast this morning!!! It doesn't stop the nausea, but at least I don't have to have my head down the toilet!

Congratulations to all the newbie BFPs, especially DH21 - it's great to see you here!

Hello everyone, Espally the ones new to the board!
I woke up this morning expecting a nausea and sickness, and I only urged four times today! No sickness!

I feel fan bloody tasic! I'm drinking raspberry tea and now my headache is gone. Talk about 24 hours difference, I even managed breakfast.

Its my first vist to the midwife tomorrow, I can't wait. Then if everything is ok, I'll tell my parents. Any tips for the first visit?

Sorry for all the !, but today has been really good.

To the lady that has her birth pretty much planned, omg how do you know what you want?

Evil, are you just drinking raspberry tea, or raspberry leaf? The former is fine, but the latter is not a good idea at all until the last few weeks of the last trimester.

Ermm........
Echinacea and raspberry tea.

I'll be ringing to make my booking in appointment tomorrow, think it's usuallly 8 weeks or so they bring you in?

DP seems expecially horny! is this common? Do they go all caveman-like when they've made a woman pregnant? Or is it just the fact I made him come through to look at my freaky nipple LOL

No omgbfp,
Mine is horney too. Something about looking wonderful.

Omg and Evil, I've been the one feeling quite horny here - is that weird?!

I'm feeling great again today! I did have a long nap at lunch (4 hours lol!!!) as I was very tired, but other than that - no problems. And that was self inflicted, late night followed by early rise!!

I'm not in the anxious camp, I'm very chilled and relaxed, not wanting an early scan. I didn't even want the dating scan, but DP does, so that is fine by me. I'm just enjoying this pregnancy as things are so different this time, its lovely! First time was so stressful, I am determined to not stress at all!

I just feel an overwhelming sense of calmness, and serenity. It probably won't last!! Going by the past, I've got about 4 more days of feeling good!!

I had to make my first purchase for me today - a bigger swimming costume!!! I bought 4 for a holiday last year, and not ONE can hold my boobs in. They literally cover my nipples and that is it! Its frickin' ridiculous!! My DS would have killed me! We are going swimming for his birthday on saturday. I had to buy a new one with underwiring in 2 sizes bigger!!!

I also bought a summer dress for £8 which looks great on me now, and I can wear it through the spring with leggings and a cardi with flats, and also through the summer on its own. Its fitted around the boobs then flows out, and very stretchy and over all forgiving of lumps and bumps!

It is DS's birthday tomorrow, so I have an evening of blowing balloons up and trying to get things to stick on windows and what not. I also have the joy of 3 10 year old boys sleeping at my house tomorrow night, and I can't take any bloody nytol so I can sleep peacefully! Might just have to give the nytol to the kids

Do you mean me EW?!

If so, I have known what I wanted ever since I had DS 10 years ago. Plus I'm a midwife. I've always known this is what I would do - I just want to do what feels comfortable to me. Everyone feels differently and wants different things.

OMGBFP My DP is extra horny too. He said I 'smell' irresistible. I said, don't tell me another thing!!! Apparently when I am ovulating I have this same 'alluring' smell, and now I smell of it all the time. He's in happy hormone land I think!

That's lovely to hear Detective. I have to say that although I feel anxious about something going wrong, in general I do have a bit of the serenity feeling. Lots of crap going on at work which has been really upsetting me but since getting the BFP I just feel like, who cares, it really doesn't matter in the great scheme of things. Just want to keep relaxed and healthy for my little embryo (nickname: Emma) and give it the best chance to keep growing and developing.

Damn I'm such a cynical bitch usually, what is happening to me?

The detective,
Wow your a midwife, you do realise we will be asking you loads of questions.
EW

Sorry if I worried you evil - I just wanted to check - I have that one too!

DH horny here too! I asked him if it's because he made me pg without hardly even trying (took us 6months last time, only one spontaneous decision this time! ), he stopped(!), thought about it and said yes, it probably was!

Have fun getting ready for party tomorrow Detective! Although if you're anything like me, you might need OH to help with the balloon blowing! It makes me a little light-headed at the best of times, never mind being pg!!!

I'm sorry...I've realised I definitely over-use exclamation marks and I of all people should know better, what with being an English teacher!