Due in March 2013

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Post your stats here and join me if you're due in March 2013.

Thanks for the welcome Em2010

This is number 2 for me - what about everyone else? And if you have DC already what will the age gap be? DD will be a month off 3 when we are hoping this one comes along - a bit of a bigger age gap than most people seem to have?

Well, no lovely wine tonight - booo! So I'm considering an early night!

Hi ladies, can I join?

Just got my BFP yesterday - due 12th March. This is DC1 although I had a mc at 12 weeks in March. DH and I have decided not to tell anyone until after the scan as last time as it was heartbreaking breaking the news after the mc.

Symptoms not too bad yet, just sore boobs and a little bit of nausea.

Oh em, I am sorry you are feeling crap. I read on the Feb thread that travel sickness bands had gone down very very well. Might be worth a shot? Xxx

This is my no 2. Ds will be 2.6 when no 2 comes along.

Oh I have a question... Anyone hoping for a particular sex?? I genuinely am on the fence. A girl would be lovely as I would just love a girl, but then, as my dh said, I am very much a boy's mother.... Love to wrestle and chase and don't mind him getting filthy it I loathe craft! Gender stereotypes, but there we go! I also love the thought of my boy having a playmate and two boys creating havoc together. But then a girl would be so lovely too and, as my mother used to say, a daughter is a daughter for life whereas a son is a son until he gets married.

So un pc to admit to a favourite, so vent on here if you do! Xxx

Hi all - please can I join? I am a bit confused with my dates but I think that I will be due in very early March. This is DC1. I had to go for a scan at the EPU yesterday as I've had a tiny bit of spotting/brown discharge but all is as it should be at 5/6 weeks. Hoping to see a heartbeat when I go back next Friday.

Have had quite a few symptoms - headaches (although these have improved now!), nausea that lasts all day and all night, very sore breasts, tiredness, bloating, needing to go to the toilet a lot...

We've decided not to tell anyone yet, particularly as I've had to go for early scans but I just feel so excited and desperately want to tell people.

Does anyone have any tips for hiding pregnancy when you are out with friends? I've got a big night out in a couple of weeks (cocktails would be a big part of the night) and I'm not sure how I'm going to conceal this!

Welcome to the new faces!

As for hiding, lay the ground work a day to two before saying that you feel quite rough. Don't lay it on too thick as otherwise you will have to pretend to be really sick on the night whereas you want to have fun despite not being able to partake. This will mean people will not expect you to go full throttlE. There is some great advise up thread about concealing the fact that you are not drinking x

My final question and then I am going to wake my lazy bones son.

If this is your number two, are you thinking of doing an nct refresher course? Main reason why I am considering is that I have just moved to the area and thought this may be a good way to meet other second time mums. Thoughts? Xx

Ooh hello Woody! Morning everyone.

Bb I think I am going to do an nct refresher course. We've also moved (though not far) and I didn't do one the first time, and I'd like to make some more mum friends. Lots of people I know said they made all the friends they needed the first time round but I didn't!

Thecountess my age gap would be a month short of three years too! It's a bit older than friends' gaps but we always thought three years would suit us. I wasn't at all ready til recently either tbh.

Good grief. I go out for an afternoon and it's mayhem on the thread!

Welcome on board countess, mrsbrad, woody & heebum - congratulations on your BFPs :o woody I look forward to hearing about your first heartbeat scan and hope the spotting goes away. I know people who had quite bad bleeds throughout pregnancy but went full term and had healthy babies. Just a worry you don't need eh?

V quickly as I need to grab a shower before DS wakes:

I don't care a jot about gender - this is our second dc and dh and I are vaguely planning on 3, so another boy would be smashing, particularly as they will be close in age. Our imminent move is to a place with fields and I can picture a couple of boys building dens etc. Having said that, I'd love to have a daughter (and my mum a grandaughter) and there is no reason why girls can't build dens!

bb I too am considering a NCT refresher - in order to meet people in a new area rather than a reminder. I'll wait and see how fruitful the local toddler group and other classes are before doing so however.

Nausea has hit good and proper. Dreadful if I haven't eaten, so trying to keep snacking on healthy stuff. Pregnancy is more difficult this time around despite not being at work. Looking after 9 month old is fairly full-on, plus packing for our move - and this crappy wet weather is NOT helping. Grump.

Right - gotta get going. Happy days all!

HI All

DC2 for me and the age gap will be 2years 7 months. About what we wanted really, I'd have gone for 2 years and Dh thought 2 1/2 to 3 so we're both happy, adn we couldn't really do it any earlier as we made the decision to leave London for yorkshire after DS so I had to go back to work for a while to keep my mat pay, then find a new job up north, do the move, and feel like I'd had chance to settle inot the job before ttc. Turns out the job sucks though so can't wait to leave for mat leave. I won't be going back! Will have to work, but not there!

I was thinking of an NCT refresher, nice to know others are too as I didn't know how popular they'd be. I didn't do one first time and like others, now I'm in a new area and have worked full time ever since being up here have made no new mum friends so would like to meet new mums. Also didn't have the easiest birht last time so thought it might give me a bit more confidence on that front. I can't remember, but I think I looked and they dont do them round me though. Will have to check again.

Re gender I seceretly would like another boy I think, but only if I could garuntee 3rd would be a girl! Sure I'll be delighted either way though.

woody good luck with the next scan, and hop the spotting stops.

Thanks for the welcomes everyone

This is DC2 for me and my DS will be almost 5 by the time it arrives so quite a big age gap.

I would love a girl, but honestly, as long as the baby is healthy I don't mind. I think DS would prefer a boy!

I didn't do nct last time, we had private antenatal classes which were fantastic, but there was only one other couple on the course who were not local and who we lost touch with. I might look into nct as I feel I could do with a refresher - it's a long time since I've even held a newborn!

Hi all and welcome to all new comers.

Bit of advice please? I have had sharp-ish cramping and started with some shoulder pain yesterday. Cramping hasn't always been sharp and not there all the time but it hurts when it does come. Shoulder pain in right shoulder, started off as dull but now is a sharper pain that comes sporadically. What would you do? I'm in two minds about whether to ring someone and if so should it be my doctors, NHS direct or what? No bleeding but pain is concerning me a little.

Hello ladies. May I join? I got my BFP yesterday and am due 9th March according to fertility friend. :) this will be dc2 (after a mmc in April :(), and our age gap will be 25mths, which is about what we were hoping for! I'm a little jealous of all you talking about dc3 already - DH isn't sure whether our finances will stretch to 3, so this may be my last :( I have plenty of time to work on him though! I always thought I was desperate for a girl, but actually, since having DS, have realised how lovely little boys are and genuinely don't mind!

Looking forward to getting to know you all over the next nine months or so! :o

Sorry Eric, I meant to respond. I would suspect your shoulder pain is completely unrelated to the cramping. Is this dc1 for you? It is perfectly normal to get lots of cramps whilst your womb is stretching and beginning to be used for what nature intended! I have them quite a lot and they are sometimes sharp and did with DS and mmc too. I'd get used to it - it's only going to keep growing!

Thank you for replying pips

No this is DC3 for us :) Never had shoulder pain in pregnancy before, though have had cramping with both DD1 and DD2 (not as sharp a pain mind)

Think I'm going to sit tight and speak to the midwife about it tomorrow at my appointment - had forgotten that it was tomorrow, was still thinking it was Tuesday for some reason!

Mad rush but had to post.

Eric my love... Your reference to shoulder pain made me sit up. Pls contact your midwife. I am sure nothing to be concerned about, but midwife asked me twice whether I had shoulder pain when I went to her about the cramping. They will see you if you say you have shoulder pain and cramping.

Must go, but thinking of you xxx

Bbface- I've never heard that before! I would never have thought the two could be related! Please keep us posted Eric and sorry for my naive response :(

eric I was just going to ask the same question! I don't have shoulder pain, but very bad cramping! I know it's normal, had some cramping last week, but this is different! I don't know what to do! Should I phone my doc? I'm not bleeding. Maybe I'm just overreacting and my womb is stretching! I hope so! I'm so worried! this is my dc1.

Hi there, I am NOT in any way medical, but I think there is a (unexplained) link between cysts (which can cause abdominal cramping) and shoulder pain. So it may be Bb that your midwife was checking for that possibility. Ovarian cysts aren't necessarily scary though (I still have mine!) and can (I think) sometimes even be caused by pregnancy.

Eric I would see someone, I know shoulder pain is often cited as a reason to see your doc or midwife. I hope it's all OK, I know these aches and pains are often just settling in pains! Let is know how you get on.
Re: sex, I really don't mind, just hope it is healthy! Told my parents yesterday, has made it all more real and now I feel a bit anxious, wondering if I should try to see doc before next Weds?
Wish the horrid taste and insomnia would go away - my mum said she was the same , parting shot was 'it gets better - before it gets worse again!!' hope everyone is OK today, great to see new faces on this thread!

Ladies, if you get yours bfp this month and due in march you can join me in the antenatal due in march thread! fx for you!

Sorry, that was meant to go on the another thread!

eric .. I echo what the wise ones above have said. And just think, they may even suggest a lovely early scan and you get to see your baby even sooner! I am sure it is nothing to worry about but it will at least put your mind totally at ease.

The cramping is really messing with my head. I have knicker checked too many times to count today. I know it is just the womb stretching, but it still send me running to the loo!

I have two boys and I would love a girl, but honestly, if it is another boy that that is also great. The gap will be 4.5 yrs so the boys may not have much in common with a girl at such a different age stage to them. Although ds2 does love The littlest pet shop!

Hi everyone and welcome newbies! Congrats on your BFP!!

eric I echo the others when I say call GP or midwife, as I'm sure they'll take your complaints seriously and get you checked out. I'm sure nothing to worry about though! fx and keep us updated

I also have had some cramps but they feel like muscles in uterus stretching, so they haven't concerned me. They feel familiar to last time around!

I am also considering an NCT refresher course just for the opportunity to make new mummy friends with new borns the same age!

Have no gender preference this time around! Last time I really wanted a DS and when I ended up with DD I was so shocked at how wonderful it is and how much joy she brings to us, that I would be thrilled again with another DD.

Just read an article saying that there is a baby boom thanks to the release of 50 Shades of Grey hahaha!! Have not read it, so can't blame current bean on it, but will anyone fess up to having a "Grey" conception?? :)

Thank you all for your replies. Have spoke to doctors surgery who have said a doctor would like to see me at 4pm today. I think everything is ok but just worried by the shoulder pain AND cramps iyswim? Plus the shoulder pain doesn't seem to be getting better with paracetamol.

Just hoping that it is a case of muscle pain, though not what it feels like.

Hiya pips, welcome to our little gang!

eric shoulder pain combined with cramps will be taken seriously if you were to call into GP/hospital as they are symptoms of ectopic pregnancy. However the cramping would normally be very severe and possibly combined with bleeding. It doesn't sound like yours is, in which case it is most likely something totally innocent - try not to worry (easier said I know) but perhaps go & get checked out for peace of mind. Thinking of you.