Due August 2013

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We had our BFPs in November.

Welcome aboard ladies.

Let's do this Journey together.

Just found out today that I'm pregnant due date 26th August.

I was pregnant in September but had a early mis-carriage, I had wanted to announce at christmas, won't announce until at least 12 weeks, DH would rather it was closer to 20 weeks, don't think I'll be able to hold out that long though.

have my first gp appointment today...excited :-)

I would have liked to announce on Xmas day as 2yrs we announced our engagement (romantic Xmas morning surprise proposal), but hubby has been pestering me cos he is desperate to tell the world! So we have announced it already. I'm not particularly superstitious anymore, and figured that if I miscarried then I would be so devastated that people would get to know that way anyway.
First appt with midwife weds 9th jan :-)

Good luck love! Me too.

Excited but nervous at the same time. I want to tell people but so far confined to a couple of very close friends waves and my mum and dad. I will tell my sister as we're spending christmas with them this year and she will know the instant I turn down a glass of wine!

Congratulations Lexi

Foof last time was unexpected, although we were trying. I just couldn't get excited about it. Really, I just couldn't see it happening. It was exactly like NOT being pregnant, only with a pink line on a stick. Very odd. This time I can see the tiny changes that are happening in my body, I'm excited about it, and optimistic too. I too hope it isn't misplaced - for both of us!

Hi All

Welcome to the newbies and hugs to those who are having a stressful time.

I haven't been on in a while as have found that looking at the PC/phone screen makes my constant nausea worse (not great as I use a PC a lot for work!).

I haven't actually been sick so far, but agree with Egg on the whole hungry/sick/hungry/sick feeling! I'm trying to stick with eating small bits regularly, but really feel it when I go too long between meals.

I was trying to explain it to DH last night, and my nearest comparison is that it's like constantly having that hungover 'am I going to throw up or do I just need to eat something to settle my tummy' 24 hours a day. I don't think he realised how rough I was feeling, so I'm getting a bit more sympathy about it now!

cupcake I've been reccommended Elderberry Syrup as a natural remedy for colds, which is safe to take during pregnancy - you can either have it straight off a spoon, or mix it in a drink - I was having it in chamomile tea, but I've ditched the tea in favour of horlicks now!

Is anyone else finding that they really want domething for 48 hours, then go completely off it and really want something else?! Last week I couldn't stand milk, and only wanted to eat breadsticks; this week I'm really craving smoked salmon, and am back onto milk again

Can I join as well please. I'm due 12 Aug with my 1st. Can someone add me to the list?
I feel sick and tired all the time. Glad to know that it's normal and other people are feeling the same way.
My DH wants us to wait to tell people after we have our 1st scan so I have to keep quiet over christmas which will be hard for me.

Good luck to everyone else due Aug.

I've told 3 close friends and that's it, still early days for me. It's all I can think about though. I am also scared everytime I go to the toilet incase I find blood! I wouldn't normally knock back a glass of wine so not sure how I'll get round it at Christmas. x

ps how many weeks did you wait before going to the doctor? I'm only 4 + 2 which is really early. With my DS I went at 6 weeks and the doctor made me feel that was too early??

Hello ladies.

Welcome to the newbies.

I got my appt with the MW today. It's scheduled for 10/1. Quite disappointed with the hospital though as it is miles away. My local maternity unit is closing early next year. Made my disappointment known to GP as he had promised somewhere local for at least the ante natal care. Rant over.
Felt so tired today, I had to put my head down at work. Unfortunately it was too busy so it didn't last long. Still struggling with insomnia.

Yvonney I went to Gp at 6 weeks.

Really pleased about your news Lexi. I lurked for months before posting and remember you from other threads. Fx for a sticky one!

Yvonney, all surgeries are different, with mine you bypass the GP (they cannot do anything really!) and just make a booking in appointment with the idwives for around 8 weeks.

Ring your surgery to ask what their system is, they may be huffy with a waste of a GP appointment.

Feeling really urgh today. Was in a cafe earlier convinced I was going to hurl everywhere and had a long nap this afternoon and woke up feeling urgh - that hangover feeling is a good way to describe it actually! OH would understand that I think ;)

Congrats to all other August mums to be! I was feeling a bit low actually after seeing my gp but 5 minutes having a read here makes you feel better. Weird though, although I felt sick when I should have been on my period I dont have any symptoms now. All I feel now is quite low.....also desperate for a cigarette...sorry, I know I shouldn't.

I think worrying about the 12 week mark is huge and not wanting to tell people because of it brings you down a bit. Is anyone else feeling similar?

Zombies - I'm exactly the same. I was pregnant earlier in the year and totally pessimistic about it, didn't tell anyone and was very unexcited about it. Was suprised to see anything in there at the scan, but ended up being an anomaly and had to terminate. This time I'm strangely optimistic, and am feeling far more symptoms. Strange.

Fingers crossed for 12 week scan this time. Bit wierd seeing so many friends fly through theirs recently and I'm dreading it.

Briarrosy I'm hoping for an early scan but my GP said she'll write to the hospital, they may or may not do an early one. I hope they do. Whenever they do it, I'm going to be shit scared.

Hi all, am a bit concerned but planning a semi Christmas announcement. My mum knows but will be telling DH parents and my auntie and Granma that we are seeing on Christmas Day. Will also be telling 1 friend who is over from Boston so only chance to tell her face to face! I will be 8+3 and figure like Purple that if I miscarry I would tell those people anyway!
Think that feeling positive helps but struggling to stay positive at the moment. Work is crazy busy and no hope of a Christmas wind down! Normally would resort to a glass of wine!

I arranged my booking appointment the other day and picked the forms up today. it's a week into January and I will be 8+5. I was offered 28th December first but thought I'd wait as things are so hectic work wise. I will hopefully have some symptoms by then other than cramping. I took another pregnancy test today, I don't think I can actually believe it is happening to me without peeing on a stick every few days! is anybody else still doing this?

On another note, my partner is dead set on telling his parents on Christmas Eve, I'll be just shy of 7 weeks and it feels very early to me. We will tell my family (much) later so will have to ask them to keep it quiet. My partner is convinced his mum already knows as she has said I have been peeing a lot and said tonight my boobs have grown. I have a mental block on telling people in real life.

Zombie - I was booked in for an early scan tomorrow but have since cancelled it! I am officially a scaredycat. We're off abroad for 2 weeks for xmas and if anything wasn't 'just so' I think it would've ruined the holidays!

Oh to be one of those people who is excited about scans!

FYI I phoned the foetal nurse directly, the one I dealt with during the termination, and it was her who booked me the early scan. Can you maybe try that?

Thanks Fooffighter I'll phone my doctors surgery and just ask the best thing to do, it hadn't occurred to me to do that lol!

Hello everyone, I've been away for a bit (well, head has been down the toilet a lot of the time) and so much has happened. Welcome to all the newbies

I had my booking in appt with the midwife yesterday - she was lovely and it all went well. By dates, I am 8 + 4 today, but the 12 week scan will give more of an idea, due to my cycles being a bit weird. My blood pressure is still low, and I managed to really bang my head fainting yesterday Hoping that things will ease up a bit as my body adjusts, but in the meantime I am planning to research some natural remedies as I am worried about really hurting myself during these blackouts.

Over here, it is now the case that the midwifes refer for the 12 week scan, so now that i am booked in, she will be sorting that out, and hoping that will come through for early January. Still haven't told anyone apart from my SIL, and determined to wait until after the scan to tell anyone else. Really hard to keep quiet though, as my cousin broke the news a few days ago that she and her DH are expecting, due end of June. I am really excited for her, especially as she was my birth partner for my DS! If all goes well, we will be off work at the same time, and she lives v nearby which will be great.

I was amazed that we were asked about where we wanted/how we wanted to have the baby already. I have always been keen on a home birth - wasn't allowed with DS due to being on ADs during early pg, and was set up with one for DD, but that had to be cancelled when I developed problems and had to be induced. However, DH lost his first son (still born at 38 weeks) and his other 2 DSs were premature, so he is naturally quite anxious, and so we are going to plan for a hospital birth.

I am off for another lie down I think - so glad that I am off work this week and for the next 2. Perfect timing really given these truly yucky symptoms!

Hello all

I've also been quiet for a while but I've read the thread every day and it is such a great help.
I am feeling nauseous 24x7 and it really is debilitating, i don't have energy to do anything, and work is still busy. However I don't want to moan too much as MS is supposedly a good sign.
I remembered yesterday, that after giving birth to my DD i thought that labour and birth were easier than MS (though not easy per se!) as my MS went on for about 10 weeks last time...I just hope that doesn't happen again...
Does anyone have any more tips? I find a small glass of very cold milk helps sometimes. But not always (typical!). And as someone said earlier on, a big spoonful of plain natural yoghurt sometimes calms things too. I have gone off satsumas entirely, and now I am eating pears. I just threw a bowl of tomato soup down the sink as I couldn't bring myself to swallow it. I am sick of eating breadsticks but they do work, the size and shape helps too as they are easy to nibble on. I dread brushing my teeth as it makes me gag! I am 6+5 so it feels like this will be a long road.
I haven't told anyone yet apart form my dentist and a beauty therapist ;-) I had to both times in case of xrays/essential oils.
We will tell my family at Xmas as they will figure it out as soon as I turn down drinks and we are with them for a whole week.
Hope you are all doing well.
xx

I had my first docs appointment yesterday. In and out in 5 mins. Passes me over to the midwife for my booking in appointment which will happen at the same time as the scan. I'm guessing the scan will be at the end of January. Feels so long away.

Symptoms really come and go. I have days of feeling constantly quesy, watery mouth etc! Then days like today, where I just feel like I have pressure on my bladder but feel normal. I'm trying to resist buying more pregnancy tests. I also have been waking up during the night for a couple of hours at a time.

My OH is keen to tell people over Christmas. With me not drinking it will be obvious. I'd really like to keep it a secret until the scan. Just so we know he/she is ok. When I was pregnant with DD we told parents at 8 weeks.

Hi, 1st baby totally terrified very unexpected and totaly on my own with this think im due on 4th august! I haven't dared to tell anyone yet!!! X

Hi loulu and congratulations! Sorry to hear you're all on your own, but feel free to spill your thoughts on here!