April 2013... under starters orders

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so tested positive on thursday am for a due date of ... 1st april.... anyone else? early days yet but after 2 years of trying for no. 2 i am very excited!!

I've done the chuck the wine away trick - my DH had a mate round the day after I got my BFP and we usually share a bottle of wine, though I go off with mine and do my own thing. This time I took it away and chucked it down the sink, then went back for 'another one' after an appropriate period of time.

I cannot get up stairs without getting out of breath at the moment. I had to run up 3 flights of stairs behind my long legged colleague today (who doesn't know) and I was completely knackered by the top. I've also got a massive hike across moorland planned for work next week (which I organised before I got my BFP) and there is no way I'm going to be able to do it. I need a cast iron excuse.

This is a 50 shades baby. The TTC shagging was getting routine a bit so I decided reading it wouldn't do any harm. It was one of most appallingly written things I have ever had the misfortune to read, I have to say, but it did get me in the mood and obviously worked! I am bloody grateful, all being well, that I don't have to read the other two...

Paracetamol is fine at all stages of pregnancy, Roxy, so don't worry about that.

Ibroprufen isn't though. I can't remember which trimester you're not supposed to take it in so I avoid it entirely.

Hello, it's CouldItBeTrue here. My usual nickname is BrianCoxhasSmellySox and as I am a gobby cow a lot of people in real life know me on here (I've not usually got anything secret to discuss on MN hence me changing NN)

So, close family know and work know - no need to be all secret squirrel anymore

Acquaintances are not finding out until the 12 week scan.

Went to see my GP today, am coming off my anti-depressant meds as there is an increased risk of congenital heart defects when taken in the first and third trimester. I get a referral from my midwife to the Community Psychiatric Team so I will have an assigned MH nurse to watch over me while I'm off the meds.

I'm hoping that this will be a good thing. I had a wobble a couple of weeks back which appears to be a one-off that can be put down to a surge in hormones. So, if I can pinpoint my 'ignition' so to speak, I hope I can make it manageable in some way.

First MW appointment in 2 weeks and then the scan will be at 12-13 weeks which is around the end of Sept.

Told my best friend today - she screamed so loud! Her baby is 2 months old so by the time my little 'un comes along he'll be 10 months and we're looking forward to being pram chums!

I am also not feeling pregnant, keep thinking I've imagined it all. Sore boobs and tiredness like buggery today, so glad DD is on holiday while this is going on.

Big congratulations to everyone who posted with their news today, welcome to the club

Hello all. Hope you are all well.

My only symptom is sore boobs. I am struggling to carry DD as it squashes them .

With DD I was pretty lucky and didn't get too sick. I was sick about three times, and this was always due to the smell of Sunday lunch (no idea why). I did sometimes feel a bit queasy, but nothing too bad. I found heartburn in the last few weeks was my worst symptom.

I'm hoping I'll avoid MS this time too!

34 years down the line and my mum still can't stand boiled potato!

I am still off olives from my first pg, I loved them prior to it but even now 9 years on, can't go near them!

Let's all join hands and pray for no morning sickness?

I can't go anywhere near green tea after my last pregnancy. The sight of it makes me feel sick. I went to New York at 7 weeks last time and pictures of the Flatiron building set me off as well. Bizarre.

Must stop thinking about sick-triggers!

Can we pray for no restoftheday sickness as well? My tiredness and sickness was worst in the evening last time and it seems to be the afternoon this time. I musn't puke on my colleague's shoes, they would find it impolite at best.

Ok, we need a full prayer.

To the God of Morning Sickness
Thy be the ginger biscuits
Keep us from upchucking in our colleague's shoes
And deliver us from sick-triggers

Give us this day our daily folic acid
and forgive us our hormones
as we forgive those who strive to annoy us
and lead us not to the pate, the soft cheese and the shellfish
please deliver us from heartburn,

For Mothercare is the kingdom, the prams and the breast pumps
For ever and ever, amen

hello all..wow lots of new bfps, this is going to be a busy month! well back from holiday this eve and first thing i did was to poas again just to make sure even though af is now 5 days late and have done about 8 bfps in cyprus just to be sure!

so, are you satisfied now miarosemum ?

Did you have a nice holiday? I had my hols early May and won't be having another until....blimey...who knows when!

I have holiday envy

Brian

I am seriously regretting not going on a foreign holiday this year. It was Devon in the rain. We didn't go abroad because I was worried about being pregnant whilst there... I wouldn't have been.

Next holiday probably September 2013.

We went to Skye in May and had a fabulous time and I was hoping to go back there next year - but there is no way I am doing that journey with a teeny baby!

Mum wants us all down in Cornwall in April 2014, she is there at the moment and has decided on a mass family holiday when baby is old enough. She has gone into Nanny overdrive already ha ha!

I think me and DP will have a couple of weekends away, we are saving like mad but at the same time I really want us to get some proper time together before the big day.

That will probably be nowhere near as exotic as soggy Devon though

you think your mum is bad brian , DH had great fun reminding me we will have to make the journey to see his grandfather pretty much asap when we have little one. especially if its a boy (no other DGS's at the moment)

its a 10 hour flight help!!

89 I think :o

brian :D

Don't want to make you all jealous ladies, but talking of holidays i'm off to the Dominican Republic for 2 weeks on sat!
Its my proper honeymoon after a mini moon last year after the wedding. I'm a little bit sad that i can't make the most of the all inclusive booze but feel over the moon that i'll be somewhere beautiful and sunny with my fab hubby and a little surprise in my belly to tell our families when we get back!
x

Congratulations Roxoroxy!

Ah, that's lovely MrsSimkins Obviously I am and not really happy for you but it is lovely and enjoy every minute and every ray of sunshine!

Morning ladies, good to track all your progress! On the 'plus' side feel exhausted and constantly sick but on negative side the brown discharge is now more a watery red, again only when I wipe but still totally freaking me out! Anyone else with spotting can you give tmi and say exactly what it is like to compare? Sorry for those that not but am a walking nervous wreck at the moment!

am satisfied now brian yes! just phoned gp to make appointment and am going on monday...exciting times! mrs simpkins am well jel of your holiday, have a fab time...

essex that can still be quite normal try not to worry

Ok I need to rant!
Just been to see the GP about the pain in my side, it got worse over night and quite sharp, eased off this morning but with my history, (MMC at 14 weeks with a necrotic placenta, and then a placental abrupt ion with DS resulting in hypoxic birth injury) I'm quite understandably nervous about this pregnancy and it being ectopic.
Anyway explained all this to her, and she said because I had no spotting she wasn't concerned, even though I explained to her with the mmc I didn't spot at all.
And that even if we did scan at this early stage we wouldn't see anything, and that the womb would be 'empty' (I had a 6 week scan with DS and saw a heartbeat!)
Then she had a poke about I told her where It was painful and said just take some paracetamol.
She did my BP by putting the cuff around my arm, inflating it had a 2 second listen with the stethoscope then took the cuff off before it even deflated, and said my BP was fine, how would she know she didn't take it, I didn't tell her I was a nurse, if i had she maybe then would have done things a bit more thorough, but I shouldn't have to.
She sent me away saying that if it got worse come back!
So I phoned EPAU and have a scan booked for tomorrow, so mad about it gggggrrrrrr!

Can i join please?? Just got BFP yesterday for DC2, was quite a faint line but did 4 tests and they can't all be wrong!! Due date is 16th April, DH's birthday!
DS is 16 months, have no idea what's ahead of us but very very excited anyway! Need to book doctor's appt now....

No time to catch up on thread just now, will try and get a look later. Although giddypants just seen your last post and sounds like you need to get yourself a new doctor!!! Good luck with your scan.

Yay, congratulations highlandbird!