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!!

Hi all. I am due on 5 th april with my first. Will be 42 by the time little one is born. Soo very happy that it has happened

Hello and congratulations everyone :)

I got my BFP on my 37th birthday last wk. V surprised it happened so quickly again! EDD 7th April. I have a 2yo ds.

Bit worried as had v slight pink spotting but it's reassuring that some of you have had some and been told not to worry.

Will make an appt to see the docs next week I think...

Good luck to us all! Can't believe how many of us there are already!

thanks for that angel I was beginning to wonder, glad to know it's reasonably normal

During my last pg it couldn't have been the furthest thing from my mind!

Congrats to all the new BFPers (each time I come on there are more - this is going to be a huge group )

I'm off to the GP in a min, hope to talk about my meds and get a referral to the midwife.

Will check back later.

Have a good day everyone.

Hi ladies

May I join please? I have been lurking since last week when i suspected I may get a bfp - got one on Sunday but still don't believe it and have been holding off posting on here as I don't want to tempt fate?!

This is DC number 3 for us and we have been trying for 3 years so to say i was surprised is a understatement! Particularly as my cycle seems to have gone crazy this month. Due on CD32 but tested negative until CD46?! So I'm guessing I ovulated really late and therefore don't really know when I'm due.

For now I'm going with April 17th so can I be added to the list please?

Congratulations everybody and a happy and healthy 8 months xxx

hello
i'm due on 5th april i think.
will be dc2 - ds is 3.9. have been in shock for a week as one foolish moment resulted in a bfp and neither of us is really at all sure about going back to the baby stage at all, i like it so much more now that ds is independent and there's not the hassle of carrying bags of stuff and nappies and pushchairs and everything around. also have two dsd who are 11 and 9. i'm not really a baby person. but what's done is done and the bright side is 6 months off work (i do sound callous but this is a definite plus for me) and being able to take ds to school next september and being there to pick him up after he starts.
downside is another 4 years of childcare costs and the thought of organising nurseries / schools pick up etc is another nightmare to contend with.
i sound down, but i'm not i don't think, i'm just a born organiser and this wasn't very organised of me at all! - and i suppose the reality of a crying baby and nappies and lack of sleep (i LOVE my sleep) is what i think about most.
on another point, is leaving it until 10 weeks to book in with the midwife OK or will this make scans late etc? we're on holiday soon, and will be 10 wks when we get back - don't want to miss the scan dates etc.
congrats to everyone.

Hi to all the newbies waves

Deekey Congrats on the BFP. How old are your DCs 1 and 2?

Sunny What a lovely way to find out!

Has anyone delved into looking at antenatal classes yet? I know it's a bit early but with classes getting booked up so early I thought I would send off some enquiries yesterday. Have already had an e-mail back saying they have reserved a place for me which they will hold until the 20th of Aug so I have to pay and confirm by then!

I will only be about 9 weeks at that point. Seems a bit early to be paying for a course when I'm still not out of the danger zone?

By the way, I know I have already got 2 DCs, but it's 5 years since I went through all this so would feel more in control and prepared if I went through classes again. They were such a help last time.

Congrats to all the new bfps

I'm another one who has never even touched a copy of 50 shades. I have just realised that this dc was probably conceived on my birthday. It just so happens that DS was conceived around DH's birthday, so rather than people assuming we've been in some 50 shades inspired shagging frenzy, they'll probably think we only dtd twice a year

thereis I haven't looked at antenatal classes, but DS is only 20mths so I think I'm still reasonably up to date. I didn't find that much useful about them last time, maybe because I'd spent sooooo much time on mn I was already pretty well researched.

Had my gp appointment yesterday. Was all very quick and straightforwards, but I'm now booked in for my first obstetrician appointment and dating scan on 3rd September.

Congrats:)

Hi thereis

I have a 5 and a half year old and an almost 4 year old so it seems a while ago for me too :) How old are yours? (you've probably already said but i'm not up to speed with all the messages yet!)

Can't let myself think far ahead enough to consider antenatal classes yet but I know what you mean.

I'm going for docs appointment tonight so hoping it will feel more real after that! Having lots of cramps on and off and don't remember them from previous pregnancies?

Hi everyone,

Spotting is minimal today

Although i think my sense of smell is heightened and, very unusually for me, i am not hungry at all - has anyone else had this?

5 + 0 for me today!

Hello- congratulations to you all

, I have been reluctant to post here in case I miscarry, almost as if posting will be tempting fate. Still, I am trying my best to relax and think that I'm doing everything I can and there's some things you just can't control!

I found out last weekend and am due DC2 (I have a DD age 2.2)on 10th April. In absolute shock (it wasn't planned!) Have only just started a new job (got pregnant the day I started) and am totally unsure how we will manage it all with 2 littlies in our 2 bed flat. We were planning to move at the end of next year though.

Am a bit paranoid that I have no symptoms except really heightened smell, bit bloated and very hot at night. Is this normal at 5 weeks? I can't remember but I'm sure I was absolutely exhausted and sick as a dog by now last time around.

jumpinghoops and everyone else - congratulations!

I had my GPs appointment yesterday, so should be getting maternity unit appointment early next week (high risk because I am type 1 diabetic). Fingers crossed for an early scan this week or next.

I am DEFINITELY part of the 50 Shades Baby Boom. It is utter drivel of course, and really I wouldn't have been seen dead with it on the tube or anything (thank god for Kindle) but I have to say it was a lovely, ridiculous romp which definitely got me in the mood. Where's the harm in that?!

Ladies,
this might sound silly but i'm just not feeling pregnant! I haven't had any bleeding or anything but at 6 weeks i don't have any symptoms anymore
I kind of wish i was being sick or something just i could finally let myself believe this is actually happening.
Sorry if i sound like a winge bag but i just feel confused!
Anyone else feeling this way?
x

MrsSimpkins that's totally normal :) I felt like that quite a bit in my last pregnancy, as once my boobs stopped feeling funny, I didn't have any symptoms I could recognise (didn't get morning sickness luckily!)

I remember speaking to a friend about this, and she told me that when she went to the 12 week scan, she was absolutely convinced there would be nothing there and she'd have to apologise for wasting their time! That "imaginary" pregnancy is now an adorable four year old whirlwind of a little boy :)

Don't wish morning sickness on yourself! Enjoy this bit :) I totally escaped morning sickness but got awful heartburn towards the end last time, yuk!

Congratulations :):):):):)

It's also totally normal for it to take a while to sink in!

Even though this is my second, I still haven't quite got my head around the fact that there is going to be a baby! or even that I'm pregnant.

I nearly bought a great offer on wine the other day (three for two). Got all the way round the supermarket and to the checkout before remembering, oh, I actually don't want these do I?!

Aww thanks Aufaniae, thats really comforting to hear. I guess i should be thinking myself lucky that i'm not suffering.
I just can't wait for it to sink in!

So glad i found this page for stuff like this, it really helps especially when i can't speak to any of my friends or family about it yet.
x

I am not really feeling any different either.. No sickness, I am not particulary feeling tired (I do like my sleep anyway!) but I do have sore boobs!

I can't really believe there is a baby in there either, even though I had an early scan! Don't think I will believe it until my belly grows huge or until I actually see the baby :-)

So many expecting at rthe moment!

aufaniae you think nearly buying it is bad... I'm actually sniffing DH's glass of wine. it smells sooo good!!

Killer hiccups is my new symptom, whole body hiccuping! Anyone else had that? Still not actually convinced I'm pregnant TBH, but I'm resisting POAS again until Sunday (5+3) and then I'll get a digital, rather than reading faint lines. Maybe then I'll believe it enough to go to the Dr.

Also having a problem as its my birthday in 3 weeks and theres a big night out planned which I don't think I'll be up to (out late clubbing then sleeping on the floor etc) as so exhausted. But how to get out of it without telling why... any ideas??

Sniffing wine is definitely allowed! :)

I have some tips on hiding that you're not drinking.

Get one weak white wine spritzer. Drink that slowly, getting it topped up every so often with more soda. Keep the glass all night and just keep going!

Of course this only works at an event where you can avoid rounds or are paying for them yourself. My friend did this at an event we were at recently and i had absolutely no idea until she told me at the end of the evening (she was just doing it not to get drunk as had to work).

Another tip is to accept the drink, and simply not drink it. Take small sips, and then chuck it away at the first opportunity.

Not sure how you'll get away with a whole night of clubbing though!

The exhaustion may pass. IIRC, it's the progesterone causing it. Usually your period arrives and stops the rise of progesterone, but now you have higher levels and it's making you tired. You might not feel this way in three weeks. Having said that, I wouldn't fancy staying out late and staying on a floor right now anyway!

Could you say you were on anti-biotics? Ill? Change the plans?

We went to a festival last weekend and I simply told my friends as I'm pretty open with them. If we have to face a tragedy then I'll tell them that too. I know most people wait till 12 weeks but you don't have to.

Hello and good evening, what a lovely day, have been sat on the beach this morning, and got a tad sun burnt, oops
mrssimkins I too don't feel pg at all I had a small amount of afternoon sickness which lasted 3 days last week, and a bit tired, but it has all faded away, I have also been having twinges of sharp pain on my right side, which comes and goes no spotting if it continues I'll pop in to the gps on Friday see what they think, maybe wind

Welcome to all the newbys

Hello. Can I join too please? I'm due on April 8th. Initially thought I wasn't pg cos the line was so very, very faint. But last week I went to the Olympics and drank a bottle of beer and felt so queezy I re-did the test.

First time round so it's all new - even down to my naivety about very faint lines! Glad to hear from this thread that my sore boobs are normal. Last night however I had a splitting headache, really nasty, and lay awake thinking I wouldn't take anything (tried peppermint tea instead) but then after a few hours I gave up and had one paracetamol. Not sure if I should have but it really helped. Any bright ideas about how to handle that another time?

Congrats again.

Paracetomol is OK or so I have been told.

Avoid ibuprofen etc without looking up if it is OK. When in doubt ask your doctor :)