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princessllama · 17/09/2012 14:17

Hi, anyone else out there who may be at the very earliest point of pg? I haven't taken a test yet but feeling nauseous and tired and thinking this is it

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Skinnydecafflatte · 23/10/2012 08:45

Phew, thanks James, I didn't think they did but wanted to be prepared Grin sorry another question though do I take a wee sample? I seem to remember taking one at all other appts but can't remember about the first. God I hope it doesn't take 3 hours, I am working from home so this will have to effectively be my lunch break.

PseudoBadger · 23/10/2012 09:37

Skinny - dont forget you're entitled to paid time off for antenatal appointments, so even if it does take ages you don't have to make it up and it shouldn't really be your lunch break either!

DontmindifIdo · 23/10/2012 09:43

Skinny - they normally take blood and blood pressure, if it's your second DC then they should still have a lot of your family history stuff on your file that can be carried over so it should be shorter. I'd allow an hour.

Skinnydecafflatte · 23/10/2012 09:45

Thanks badger, yes I know, but I don't really want to tell work until 12 weeks just in case. I've taken a days holiday for my scan. I am lucky though as we have really generous annual leave.
I never considered it when choosing my username but I am loving being called skinny, thank goodness you can't see me for real Grin

Squidge123 · 23/10/2012 10:08

Just made my booking in appointment, not till 20 th nov which seems ages away , i will be over 10 weeks then , i am eating more so i dont feel as sick and not been in gym for a week, gonna be massive!!

Sams4lo · 23/10/2012 11:15

Morning all :) how's everyone else feeling?
I'm feeling so pants, didn't realise how hard it will be with four older kids and pregnancy, thankfully my mother in law is round to help me :) just hope this passes ASAP as I have had enough of feeling this way lol, got a funeral and a christening this week, and no one knows I'm expecting so got to try and cover my bloated tummy and my wrist bands :(

Sorry ladies had to write how I feel as I know you all understand x

SundaySunshine · 23/10/2012 11:20

Hi skinny, probably a bit late now, but don't think there will be any rummaging down stairs at booking in. in fact I think mws generally steer clear of that sort of thing unless absolutely necessary ( apart from of course D day). Anyway hope it went ok today. I'm very envious of you ladies that have scans booked already. I still haven't been able to book a drs ap yet.

SundaySunshine · 23/10/2012 11:30

Oh, weird x post (I think I didn't refresh page - clearly a novice at this lark)

Sams, You sound like you have a busy time on your hands! You must be exhausted, but its good that you have family on hand to help. Don't feel bad for saying how you feel, that's what we're all here for Smile

Dillydollydaydream · 23/10/2012 11:30

Rest assured I've never had a MW investigate downstairs at any AN appointment. The only time they venture down there would be toward the end of pregnancy to do a stretch and sweep. I have had 3 dc and I only had an internal exam with dc1 in labour, the other 2 were very quick labours so the baby arrived before a midwife.

I'm 7/8 weeks now, putting off making a booking appt or getting too cosy here just incase. I was in the due in dec group :(
Feeling really rubbish which I guess is a good sign?!

3littlewomen · 23/10/2012 12:08

Hi there ladies, just being to book in with my GP. So weird to be back into carrying the card around with all my details. Just also booked my dating scan for 19th November - DH will join me for that (and hopefully take me out for lunch afterwards).

Thankfully the guidelines have not changed too much over here since the last baby 5 years ago. we have deceided to tell (assuming all is well) the older 4 on christmas day - perhaps putting a picture of the scan in an envelope to be left by santa...

Sams4lo am delighted to have another 4th timer on the board. How old are your older 4? I plan to relax as much as i can when my guys are at school - and they are normally really helpful if they know Mum is not feeling great. We shall see. i know once they know - they will fuss over me with much excitement.

3littlewomen · 23/10/2012 12:08

Sorry Sams4lo that should be 5th timer!!

Skinnydecafflatte · 23/10/2012 12:31

Thanks guys, you, as always, were right, no rummaging Grin just a gazillion questions about our health.

It was nice to finally see someone as I did not need to see my doctor I just had to fill in a form on t'internet and then i got a letter through the post with this appointment, so has been all a bit anonymous so far.

Much respect to you with four already, my friend is due no: 5 in a couple of months. She makes parenting look so easy and her children are gorgeous, well behaved and look out for each other, it's so lovely. At my great age though I think I'll stick with two!

Dldj · 23/10/2012 13:00

hey guys.. I'm 6 weeks 2 days and due June 13 2013.. this is my 3rd but my youngest is 7 so kinda feels like the first all over again..

I'm not working this time so finding the days a bit long and lonely.. wanted to go to aqua swim classes to meet new ppl but I need to be 14 weeks... And I can't join bump n baby classes in my area as Keeping the pregnancy quiet for now!! So frustrating!!

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Fairy130389 · 23/10/2012 14:35

Hi all
I'm due June 20th (I think!) Got my first drs app on thursday and feeling a bit wierd and paranoid about it all at the moment, hoping that will pass...
This is my first but I have a 7 year old step daughter who lives with us full time.
Looking forward to being able to share the hideous symptoms exciting changes with others that are going through the same!

3littlewomen · 23/10/2012 14:40

Hi skinny yes, i too admire those Mums who make it look easy. I am not particularly organised - but i do get the important things done! My 4 DC are really into sport and music - so huge portions of my life are spent waiting outside in the car - so i hope this bump has plenty of patience!

I also run a business - my DH is self-employed (very unusual profession so can't say or I may out myself) and i do all the donkey work in the background. It will give me alot of flexibility around appointments - and whilst i get NO maternity leave at least the baby can come to work with me Grin

DontSweatTheSmallStuff · 23/10/2012 14:43

Welcome Dldj. I'm on baby no.3 too. There's a few of us on the thread. Youngest is 4.5, not quite as big a gap as you but I know what you mean about it feeling all new.

So shattered today. I did the school run then went back to bed. Slept thru till alarm went off at 12.00!!!. Could've slept longer but needed to go out.

Dldj · 23/10/2012 15:39

hi dontsweat, thank you for the welcome!

I knw exactly how you feel.. I don't remember being this exhausted with my other two.. I get a good 8 hrs sleep a night yet cld still slept half the day too..

on the plus side no morning sickness (yet) hopefully stays away unlike before! When are you due??

Sams4lo · 23/10/2012 17:07

Sorry for delay, been asleep lol

My kiddies are dd1-9, ds1-6, dd2-4 and ds2-2, they are all homeschooled as well and I'm studying for a degree on top!

I don't think I ever felt this tired, poorly and irritable with the others :( just pray its only one cooking lol

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DontmindifIdo · 23/10/2012 17:25

Right, my nerves have just got the better of me, I've booked a private scan for 3rd November so I'll be 8+1 then, last time the miscarriage I had at 11weeks they thought the baby had stopped growing at 6-7 weeks, so hopefully this will put my mind to ease /be the most horrible day again.

I'm off work today and have just spent the day clearing our spare bedroom as DS is going in there, with the unmentioned bit being the new baby is going in DS's current (small) room. I've been sorting out the boxes of DS's baby clothes and vacume packing them so they'll take up less space in the loft, seems unreal I'll need them again relatively soon.

Now, has anyone else seen that cussons (I think?) advert showing the mum from getting the BFP to having a little one toddle over to her? The bit where she winces when she sits down makes me feel a little queesy, I'd sort of blocked out of my memory the sheer horror of first post episiotomy poo...

ClaraColomba · 23/10/2012 20:00

Hi all,

I'm new to this thread, directed here by JamesandtheGiantBanana following my anxious witterings on the 'Gloom and anxiety at 6 weeks' thread.

This is my second pregnancy (no. 1 is 15 months old), I'll be 40 by my due date, and I'm pretty sure I'm 6 + 5 and that my due date is about 13/06/13. I'm seeing the mw next Friday 02/11, and I'm close to caving in to my anxieties and paranoia and spending £140 (the cost round here) on an early scan at 7 or 8 weeks to get some much-needed reassurance (hopefully, or if not, better to know sooner if there's a problem).

I'm not at work today - just too, too tired, trying not to come down with husband's cold and needed to rest. I'm dreading telling my employers (and won't before 12-week scan, even if it's getting obvious!) because, if all goes well with this pregnancy, I won't have been back at work a full year before I go off on ML again, and I can just imagine my (female and childless) director going 'shit' in a world-weary way. Can't wait.

CC

shockedminder · 23/10/2012 22:26

Hi all. I've just come across this and thought I'd brave myself and get myself added. I'm not under my usual name as I'm known to quite a few people in RL and can't risk certain people knowing yet.

I got my BFP just under 2 weeks ago. This was a massive shock as we have 2 DSs (9 and 4) and had decided for many reasons that our family was complete (dh is 51 and was due to have the snip!). Anyway, after the initial upset, anger, panic etc. my dh calmed me down and I've talked myself into this being a wanted pregnancy. Now I'm like many others, worried about something going wrong (had a mc 10 years ago and as I feel like I'm getting wet down there all the time, keep worrying about bleeding (sorry TMI) but I keep reminding myself this was exactly the same with the boys so all normal). Not been feeling as sick as I did with the boys but very tired, sore boobs and crying at silly things (bloomin hormones, was crying at the ending to BIG not that long ago!!! Grin).

Anyway, I've got my scan booked for 9th November as my midwife has put me down as EDD 24th May, even though I think it's 17th June (I didn't write a period down after 17th August but I'm pretty sure I did have one after, just that because I couldn't say 100%, she wants me to get checked based on the further gone dates).

So if I'm right about 17th June, this baby is due on my dad's birthday and 2 days before ds2s birthday (plus 10 days before dh and his twin brothers birthdays!).

Right, that's it really, just wanted to mark my place and say hello. I'll probably not do too much actual posting but will lurk lots (I'm just paranoid about switching my name too many times and then outing myself! Wink)

shockedminder · 23/10/2012 22:29

Oh just spotted nannyl on here (not that you know who I am of course LOL)

SecretSparkle · 24/10/2012 08:32

Just adding myself to the list

Am 5+4 today, have had to have two days off work cus this horrid nausea has been accompanied by some horrid dizzy spells, feeling much better today though so am going to attempt to get through a full day at work.

Also curious as to how long you were all trying (or not trying at all)? We actually have an appointment booked at the fertility clinic for the end of November as we'd been trying for almost exactly a year, in fact, my first offical TTC cycle started on 15th October 2011, and my BFP was on 13th October 2012 so we really are just under the 12 month mark!!!

I've been to see the doctor, who was so super nice, I have my midwife appointment on 12th November, and then my scan will be around the 12 week mark but I dont actually have a date for that yet, I have to wait for the letter to come in the post, never been so anxious for the postman to arrive!!!

Woddysmummy - EDD June 1st
Eddieizardisorange - EDD June 2nd (June 5th if dream is foretelling!)
MrsJLS85 - EDD June 3rd
Frustratedsycamorepants -baby #3 - EDD June 3rd
Wineandcakeplease - EDD June 3rd
Olimoss - EDD June 4th
Onemoreforgoodmeasure - EDD June 4th
Dreamydays - baby #2 - EDD June 5th
Preggersbycheggers - baby #2 EDD 5 June
Flutterby - baby #1 EDD June 5th
Suzyrut - baby # 3 EDD June 6th
RuedeWakening - baby #3 - EDD June 7th (expecting section at 38 weeks)
Jojoba1986 - EDD June 7th
Newlondoner - baby 2 EDD June 7th
Moobslikejagger - baby#2 EDD 8th June
Skinnydecafflatte - baby #2 - EDD 9 June
Princesschick - baby #1 - EDD 9 June
Bringonthetrumpets-Baby #3- EDD 10 June
Jamesandthegiantbanana - baby #3 - EDD 11 June
ella0 - baby #1 EDD June 11th
Lorelei353 - baby #1 EDD June 11th
Grainmum - baby #1 EDD June 11th
Llama llama - baby #2 EDD June 13th
DontmindifIdo - baby #2 - EDD 13 June
thedevilsinthedetail - baby #3 - EDD 14 June
Stepawayfromthesweeties - baby #1 - EDD 14 June
HowAnnoying - baby #3 - EDD 14 June
CollectorofCookbooks - baby #1 - EDD 15 June
DontSweatTheSmallStuff - baby #3 EDD 15 June
MummyTeach85 - baby #1 EDD 15 June
PseudoBadger - baby #2 EDD 15 June
Squidge123 - baby#3 EDD 16th June
Caspergirl - baby#1 EDD 17 June
ExpatMamaToBe - baby #1 EDD 19 June
JeffActually - baby #2 EDD 21st June
Little9 - baby#2 (although angel#1) EDD 21st June
MadameJ - baby#2 EDD 22nd June
SecretSparkle - baby#1 EDD 22nd June
Nannyl - baby#2 EDD 23 June
Sunbeam18 - baby#1 EDD 23 June
3littlewomen - baby#5 EDD 27 June
monal - baby #1 EDD 23 June

suzyrut · 24/10/2012 09:10

Hi to all new joiners, we're quite the group now! Glad to see you here Clara hope you're feeling ok today, there's quite a lot of us over 35 due in June I think.

shockedminder · 24/10/2012 09:45

Morning all. I've added myself to the list too (I'm 36).

Woddysmummy - EDD June 1st
Eddieizardisorange - EDD June 2nd (June 5th if dream is foretelling!)
MrsJLS85 - EDD June 3rd
Frustratedsycamorepants -baby #3 - EDD June 3rd
Wineandcakeplease - EDD June 3rd
Olimoss - EDD June 4th
Onemoreforgoodmeasure - EDD June 4th
Dreamydays - baby #2 - EDD June 5th
Preggersbycheggers - baby #2 EDD 5 June
Flutterby - baby #1 EDD June 5th
Suzyrut - baby # 3 EDD June 6th
RuedeWakening - baby #3 - EDD June 7th (expecting section at 38 weeks)
Jojoba1986 - EDD June 7th
Newlondoner - baby 2 EDD June 7th
Moobslikejagger - baby#2 EDD 8th June
Skinnydecafflatte - baby #2 - EDD 9 June
Princesschick - baby #1 - EDD 9 June
Bringonthetrumpets-Baby #3- EDD 10 June
Jamesandthegiantbanana - baby #3 - EDD 11 June
ella0 - baby #1 EDD June 11th
Lorelei353 - baby #1 EDD June 11th
Grainmum - baby #1 EDD June 11th
Llama llama - baby #2 EDD June 13th
DontmindifIdo - baby #2 - EDD 13 June
thedevilsinthedetail - baby #3 - EDD 14 June
Stepawayfromthesweeties - baby #1 - EDD 14 June
HowAnnoying - baby #3 - EDD 14 June
CollectorofCookbooks - baby #1 - EDD 15 June
DontSweatTheSmallStuff - baby #3 EDD 15 June
MummyTeach85 - baby #1 EDD 15 June
PseudoBadger - baby #2 EDD 15 June
Squidge123 - baby#3 EDD 16th June
Shockedminder (36) - baby #3 EDD 17th June (my date, MWs is 24/5)
Caspergirl - baby#1 EDD 17 June
ExpatMamaToBe - baby #1 EDD 19 June
JeffActually - baby #2 EDD 21st June
Little9 - baby#2 (although angel#1) EDD 21st June
MadameJ - baby#2 EDD 22nd June
SecretSparkle - baby#1 EDD 22nd June
Nannyl - baby#2 EDD 23 June
Sunbeam18 - baby#1 EDD 23 June
3littlewomen - baby#5 EDD 27 June
monal - baby #1 EDD 23 June

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