Due in March 2013

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Sorry to hear you are feeling isolated Hitchin. Any particular reason?

Congrats milkyjo!

Morning ladies. I cracked and booked a doctors appointment. I was a bit upset as I couldn't get an appointment with the lovely doctor who looked after me through my miscarriage as she wasn't available until the end of the month and I was nervous about waiting so long. I have one I've never heard of which worries me as I got a temporary one with my last pregnancy and she didn't know the procedures. She didn't give me the notes I was supposed to take to the midwife and scared me horribly when I said I'd been drinking wine before I realised I was pg. I really hope this time is someone different - I was so upset.

The cramps were so bad last night and my back is so painful. I'm not sure what to do if it comes back.

Welcome milkyjo.

LoisLame I feel the same - I didn't look for a couple of days and missed loads!

kurly Hope you are ok. How did you get on at A&E?

Well, I have got to start my day without my lovely strong coffee. I hope the decaf I have bought tastes as good :)

Hitchin Sorry I missed your post. I felt like that last time. I found chatting on here really helpful when I couldn't chat to anyone in real life. Hope you are feeling better today.

Heehee big hugs. I hope you're ok. Being pregnant after a miscarriage is so scary :( I am checking my knickers constantly.

Morning everyone - Hope you all slept well. Wish I could say I did but had a bad night with DD having a fever and being generally wriggly. Felt really sick most of the night too . And now having a mini panic because forgot to take my folic acid and vitamins yesterday and now can't find them after DD was playing the bottles. Think I'm in for crappy day and DH is on a double shift.

Hi possum. Yes I am scared and constantly checking. Before I got pg again I thought that once I did I would try to put it out of my mind until the scan. Of course this is impossible. I do feel different to last time - my boobs aren't anywhere near as painful and this is worrying me. I think I'm feeling sick earlier than last time though. I saw you on the metalling thread - sorry you have been through a mc too.

Sorry about your bad night lois I didn't have a particularly good one. I had to get up to wee about 5 times!

Morning all,

Hi to the newcomers, and sorry for those suffering.

Sorry not been posting for a few days. I remember this from the last pregnancy... 6weeks to 10 weeks, I just cannot be arsed to do anything. Not respond to friends, clear up, cook. I haul myself around, doing what I need to do, but not feeling a whole lot of enthusiasm. Then, I hit 10 weeks and hooray!!! I am like a different person.

So chances are I will pop in every now and then for next few weeks, then be back with renewed energy and vigour around the ten week mark.

Love to al xx

Morning everyone,

Thanks for your support yesterday. All is fine with the pip. It's in the right place, looking like it should at this stage (sac with yolk sac inside) and my bloods match up too. Didn't leave hospital until 2.30am, though, so I'm knackered, as despite my parents looking after DS first thing, I was awake by 8!

Nothing further to do with the hospital unless I get more pain, but it's definitely not ectopic. Phew. The nurses and doctors were lovely, too, which helped.

Sorry for being such a worry pants! Will go and read up the thread in a bit to catch up with you all.

kurly glad you went and now you know everything is ok. Its a great feeling, isn't it! I did the same. But im going for another scan at 8weeks to check for the viability of the pregnancy. Didn't they tell you to get another check as well? Now im worried something wrong! I hope not! I had my scan on the early pregnancy unit at my local hospital. This was the next day after i went to a&e!

kurly glad all is OK! HeeHee hope the cramps leave you alone.

I feel isolated as DH has no family (only child, lost both parents) & mine are miles away. Friends all have no kids or older kids & I am out the house 7:15 -7pm each day as I commute a fair way. No idea how I will manage when baby comes & no-one to talk to now. Feel v ungrateful as DH & family are so excited but I feel crap, am terrified something will go wrong, scared about birth & worried about how I will manage after!
Sorry to whine- lots of hugs to everyone who is struggling with sleep, I am sure we will all feel better if we can get a good night's sleep!

Glad to hear all is ok, kurly

Pop don't worry, every authority is different with their procedures x

Glad everything is well kurly

Hitchin I found the local sure start children's centres great when I had DD once I built up the courage to go. The one I find best and have made many new friends at is not actually my local but a little further away, so it's worth bearing in mind if you don't like the groups at your nearest one, or if it's populated by stepford wives, just try a few different ones in your area and you're bound to find somewhere that suits you. Ante natal classes and hospital tours are great for meeting people too, and then there are the new mums on the ante natal ward after you give birth.

And you've always got us lot too, you lucky gal

Aw I know a little how you feel Hitchin. When I had DC1 I worked full time miles away, lived miles away from any friends, and didn't tell anyone til I was 13 weeks pregnant - very lonely!

Why not check out some bumps and babes groups, ante-natal classes, or a pregnancy yoga class in your area, so it gives you something to look forward to? My doctor's surgery even offers an early pregnancy course. I also echo how great children's centres are when you find one you like - they usually welcome pregnant women, mine has a midwife session at the newborn group.

Glad all's well kurly!

Lois when I first went to a children's centre, when LO was 9 weeks, I was so nervous that I did a dry run, when there was no group to go to, so I knew where the parking was and how to get in, ha ha. They were really friendly though and gave me a little tour :)

Thanks for all the welcomes and welcome milkyjo. I think I am glad no one else has had shooting fanjo pains!! It seems to have died down now -
thank god!!

kurly so happy to hear all well with you and baby. That's such good news. Poor you though, you must be shattered. Hope you rest up and recover this weekend.

MrsBradleyCooper I am sure protein is a sign of infection and you will get some safe antibiotics next week to treat it. Drinking lots (ahhh if only it was wine) sounds like a good plan. In my last pregnancy, the symptoms used to come and go sometimes so please don't worry, that's normal.

Hitchingal sorry that you are feeling blue. It is so difficult this bit, much easier when it's out in the open. It won't be long...roll on scan time! This type of group with definitely help. Don't worry about feeling ungrateful, that's perfectly normal. Big hugs. I did NCT last time and made some lovely friends.

HeeHeeHeeBum sorry about your previous miscarriage and cramps. Your previous temporary doctor sounds awful so I really hope you get a nicer one this time. Can you take some paracetomal for the cramps?

LoisLame sorry you had a bad night. I hope you can get a nap today? I'm sure your DD will have just have hidden them somewhere, they will turn up later when you least expect.

posypoo I love that you did a dry run. That is so something I would do. Parking freaks me out always!

Hope everyone is having a nice duvet day away from the rain!

Pops, now I'm wishing I had a scan at 8 weeks to look forward to. Just looked at my discharge notes which describe my little baby as "of unknown viability", which sounds really harsh. :-( I'm also wishing that I asked for a picture, for better or for worse.

WithNail, yes, shattered! Was meant to be meeting some of DH's friends for lunch but have sent him and DS off to see them and I'm in my pjs on the sofa for a few hours.

hitchin, I too was worried about not having any local friends with babies when I was pg the first time around. For that reason, we did NCT classes and I went along to sure start stuff with DS, especially breastfeeding cafes and baby massage. I now have the most amazing bunch of mummy friends and have found that going back to work seriously cramped my social life!

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Sorry!

I was saying to bb that I too am feeling like hiding in a hole for a few weeks so am glad to know it isn't just me. But this mumsnet group is keeping me sane!

heehee, you poor thing. So sorry about your mc, but also about how you have been treated. You could always ring NHS direct about the cramps and see what they say.

lois, sorry your LO is unwell and that it made for a bad night. I also didn't take my pg vitamins last night as I was at the hospital so have had them with lunch today to get them in a few hours sooner. Silly how we worry, isn't it, given that so many pregnancies are discovered much later on when no vitamins have been taken, and the babies are Just Fine!

ilpm, if they went my my LMP and a 28 day cycle I'd be due on February 26th! So I'm hoping that they listen to me when I tell them my usual cycle length which I've backed up by ov sticks...

MrsB, sorry about your possible UTI - I thought I might have one but yesterday's results came back clear so just another unexplained pg thing! Better to get it treated!

to everyone else, hope you're all ok.

Please can I join you all? We've been trying for a while for number 2 (to join our daughter, 21 month) and finally saw the faintest of faint lines Wednesday morning. It's getting steadily thicker and darker (ahem, not that I obsessively test several times daily) so thought I would step up and say hi.

I've basically lurked since getting pregnant last time but decided it's ridiculous to be following a load of lovely ladies going through the same things as me without piping up!

Btw, I can totally relate to the cramping issues. If I move suddenly or sneeze it really does stop me in my tracks! I'm trying to see it as a good thing (womb stretching etc) and vaguely remember the sensation from last time but it is a bit disconcerting...

Thank-you all, you are all fantastic - don't know what I would do without this thread!
I will definitely check out some of the mentioned groups and find out what is around this area. I think it would really help to feel less isolated, so great advice. In the meantime, Mumsnet is a great place to be!
Hubby is off out this afternoon and I think I am going to put my feet up and read a trashy novel and try to chill out and rest!

Welcome all the new joiners to the thread! xx

Hi everyone! and welcome newbies! Congrats on the bfps!

Kurly glad things are looking okay, and that you got to see your little bean

ilpm I have been wondering the same thing! Its been about 6.5 weeks since my LMP, but I think I maybe ovulated a week later than normal, so does that mean I'm only 5.5 weeks pregnant? hmm....

I am still having a very small amount of brown spotting. Rang up the midwife and she gave me instructions about visiting the Early Pregnancy Unit at local hospital if things get worse. So basically if I start to experience pain or any heavy bleeding thats what I'll do. In the meantime I'm keeping feet up and letting DH take care of DD for the most part. Desperate for this one to stick, and the spotting is so disconcerting, but after a brief search on mumsnet have heard it can be quite common...

Hi there, thanks for welcome. Been catching up with thread which has taken awhile, but its lovely to be here.

I had quite a bit of twinges and cramps in the night last night so lots of knicker checking today! Other symptoms are sore sore poor boobs, - which have also grown two sizes since last week - hunger that feels like there's a hole in me which has me necking sandwidges every couple of hours and headaches unfortunatly, though that could be caffine withdrawal I suppose??

I'm feeling so happy about this pg but Dh still not quite there in terms of being excited because of mc experiance in Feb. I've decided to leave it till he's ready but its just so frustrating because I really just want to enjoy the moment and being pg, regardless of what 'could.happen'.

jessi when I had my first (successful) pregnancy with dd I had an initial implantation bright bleed around time af was due, and then the next two weeks of quite consistant light brownish discharge but no pain. I don't know if that is.similar to what you're having?

Kurly - That's like me, my EDD by my LMP is 26th Feb because my period arrived a week earlier than expected on 22nd May. Usually I have a 35 day cycle and not a 28 day one, so I am guessing that I am due on the 5th March instead.

Talked to DH today about having an early scan, which he said 'we'll see' but it is more than likely I will be able to get one if I wish. I don't want to tell the parents until I have had a scan and seen the heartbeat etc, which if we wait until the NT scan could be at the end of August!

Hope you have all had a nice day :)

Marking my place before we need a new thread!

Lots to catch up on but am on phone & herding newly crawling DS, who is finding lots of ways to endanger his health.

Understanding the early preg hibernation instinct completely, but am genuinely finding it a tonic & comfort to read your experiences rather than just send myself slowly mad - so thanks :)

I will be in a new county for this pregnancy (if we ever exchange) so am worried about a new support network. Am relying on DS and meeting other mums at toddler groups etc. it's a small village so I have everything crossed that there are others like me out there!

One habit I have never lost is a daily walk to keep me sane. DS used to nap but dropped it at about 6 months (4pm ish) and now we chat & sing. Tis great even if sometimes a bit soggy.

eric our dates are almost identical. I too had short lmp starting 23/05 but usually about 34 days, so dr says end Feb & I say 03/03. The scan will tell more but DS was 6 days late do I shall stay here with the march ladies either way :o

Hope scary spotting stops soon & everyone feels well. I feel lousy and have started throwing up - but happy :)

Hitchin I just wanted to echo what others have said, I didn't know anyone locally before DD was born (as commuted into work everyday). But after NCT classes I knew 7 lovely local mums and we met weekly for coffee once the babies came, then being on mat leave meant I met loads of local people (not just those with babies DDs age - shop keepers, neighbours, dog walkers etc!). Toddler groups / classes are good and even at baby weigh ins you get to know familiar faces. A lot of first time mums feel the same so are more inclined to chat in my experience.