Due August 2013

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We had our BFPs in November.

Welcome aboard ladies.

Let's do this Journey together.

Scotland too! 15 mins away from the Simpsons maternity unit in Edinburgh, handy!

Urgh , dreading work tomorrow. Feel so tired and crap the whole time, don't know how I'm going to survive it!

Scotland here too :)

briarrosy just don't leave things til the last minute and take the route via the bridges mid-festival like my friend did! Pregnant woman screaming out the window was more than the tourists bargained for! Mine was a more sedate 4am journey but cobbles are a pain nevertheless.

james how are you getting on? I'm ten weeks today so scan in two, but it will drag I fear.

And hi belissima!! Pretty sure I saw you here or am I getting my threads confused?

lots of us in sunny Scotland it seems

Luckily DH used to work at the Royal Infirmary so knows every possible route there, although he has been slightly thrown by the idea of the festival and admitted it'll probably be a taxi. Strangely we've discussed things like that but not the nuchal scan and if we want it!

Oxford I'm back at work today too, feel your pain. I think I'll be on my own in my little room so at least I can feel rough without having to try and hide it too much. Hope your day goes ok, and everyone else back at work survives in one piece

Morning all

Well having moaned and suffered from horrible nausea, I have felt much better yesterday and today so now I am terrified something has gone wrong....
Has anyone else had their nausea symptoms suddenly stop (I'm 8.5 weeks).

I don't know if this happened with my first pregnancy because I was a lot more relaxed about it then!

No date for a scan yet so it will be another few weeks I guess.
(Though I have my booking appt on 19 Jan, but isn't that just paperwork or can they check for a HB at 11 weeks?)

x

bzzbee my nausea disappeared at 8+4 and reappeared at 9+3. Am 9+6 today, back at work and feeling rough!!!

Scotland here too, 5 mins from Forth Valley Royal was great to know it was so close last time (although I ended up being induced), as first two I was at Stirling Royal and ended up in an ambulance both times.

Here you call a number book your booking in appointment, then book scan at that app, is great but a lot of the numbers have answer machine, and it gets annoying not being able to speak to someone first time.

Bzzbee, its a lot of paperwork, some bloods and lots of leaflets, you dont normally have the heartbeat checked till around 16 -20 weeks with the doppler

Hi everyone
i'm taking a deep breath and posting on here. I have been having a little look every few days but havent been brave enough to post. I got a positive test on 8th december so am due around 10th August and this is my first pregnancy after just 1 month of trying.
I am such a worrier and so haven't wanted to tempt fate by posting on here.
I have however just booked for an early scan on Sunday so fingers crossed the first bit of initial worry will be over.
The main reason for my worry is that I have had no symptoms at all except very slight nausea which lasted about 4 days last week but has now gone and I'm a bit tired (although I'm pretty lazy so i could be imagining that!!). Another reason I'm so worried is because I went away for new year with 6 friends and of course had to tell them all as I am usually a big drinker and smoker when socialising and I didn't touch a drop. I kind of felt backed into a corner to tell them. Couple that with telling my parents on xmas day for the same reason and my husband telling his parents at the same time as in his words "its only fair" I now feel like we have really jinxed it as so many people know and I'm not quite 9 weeks yet.
I think I will need a bit of hand holding to get through Sundays appointment! ick!
Hello to everyone and good luck with your pregnancies.
xxx

Hi all, just checking in again after a bit of a break - spent most of the Xmas break staying with family, which was lovely, but quite tiring at times!

Am 10 weeks today, and for the past week have started to feel slightly less tired and nauseous, although like Bzzbee I'm half relieved to be feeling better, half worried that everything's still ok!

We told my Dad and Step Mum on Xmas day - both were really pleased as they know we've been trying for such a long time, but my step-mum's reaction was brilliant - I think it was partly all the alcohol she'd consumed, but she leapt off her chair and shrieked in my ear! She had a hip replacement about 6 months ago, so definitely shouldn't have been doing any leaping! My sister already knew, but we told her husband too - I made her keep it a secret as he's notorious in our family for being able to keep anything quiet!

Also told DH's Mum and Dad on NYE - they were both really pleased, and his mum said she's suspected I was but didn't want to say anything in case I wasn't! She knows how long we've been trying too, and said she'll pray for me and the baby - for me that's a lovely feeling, but I haven't told DH as he's not religious at all and wouldn't be particularly impressed!

Scan is booked for 16th Jan, at which point we'll start to tell eveyone else - the only person I'm a bit apprehensive about is Dss, who's 9. He lives with us aout 70% of the time, and he's the only one at our house (so gets all our attention here!), whereas he's got 3 half siblings at his mum's. I think he sees our house as a bit of a haven for him away from all the madness there, I'm really hoping that he wants to spend as much time at ours when the new baby arrives, as I would hate to think of him feeling 'pushed out'.

wow, mammouth post, will try to check in more often and keep things a bit shorter!

Hello

I've been lurking for four weeks but now I have maternity notes and a bounty pack cluttering up my living room it feels real enough for me to 'come out'

I've had awful nausea since a week after ovulating, my sense of smell has gone into overdrive and the food I can bear to eat decreases by the day, I would love to eat my xmas pud in the cupboard and the mountain of choc I got but I just can't face it .

EDD is currently 21 Aug but I had a short cycle and think the 18th is more accurate, scan on 6th Feb. I've got shared care due to pre-eclampsia at 36 weeks with (25 month old) DD so have usual mw appts that I have to book through my gp surgery and get extra appts and scans at the maternity hospital.

Did anyone else plan for a summer holiday baby? DP is a teacher so it's very nice to know that he'll be at home before the birth when i'm waddling and struggling to get up the stairs

Hi all

Had my follow up scan.in EPU after they saw me a fortnight ago when I'd had spotting for a few days. Haven't had any in about a week and I'm destroyed with sickness so was really hoping things would be ok without wanting to think about it too much. Anyway things are all fine, apprx EDD is 10th Aug. Woop!!

rugbugs - My DS was 30th Aug 2010, best part is when ur really big, bloated and uncomfortable towards the end the weather is usually right for flip flops, baggy tees and loose maxi dresses and u can eat loads of icecream...to help with heartburn

Thought I'd drop in and say "hi"

Bug rugs that's perfect timing for school holidays We planned a winter baby but are due 16 August!! Oops! We were trying for 9mths to fall with Ds (number 3) so although not being careful was not expecting to fall so quickly!!

I still feel like a walking zombie, so tired and awful nausea but don't feel hungry so eating to stop the nausea is often making me feel worse

Got booking in appt on 10th Jan so hopefully get scan date soon.

Sorry Rugbugs

Snowshine, we're EDD buddies, congrats on the good scan.

Hello & welcome to newbies & delurkers, not surprised to see so many Scottish MNers here, it's cold oop there in winter....what else are you supposed to do on a miserable night?

Tried booking my booking appointment today, I spoke to the same MW I had to tell about the MC (she said congrats! & remembered me!) but they have to refer me to the 'booking team' & I'll get a date through in the next 2 wks.
Compared to when I had the mc, told them & still got a date through anyhoo

Have just spent Xmas at my parents, flopping about with morning sickness and not being allowed to lift anything heavier than an apple, and am now skiing (booked before we knew we were expecting).

Can I just say how amazing it feels to be put in the fresh air exercising! I'm only getting a little bit of nausea first and last thing, and sleeping much better due to being pooped. I was initially worried about skiing but there doesnt seem to be any reason not to do sports in the first trimester when everything is tucked in safe behind the pelvis bone. Just avoiding busy slopes and not pushing my limits. Am going to keep it up by going fellwalking when I get back - best MS cure ever!

Briar rosy - skiing sounds great though far more energetic than anything I feel I could manage at moment.

Sunshine that's great news on the scan. Fx everything continues to go well for you. My edd is 8/8 so virtually due date buddies!

I've been feeling pretty sick but main thing for me has been epic levels of grumpiness and feeling a bit down too! Hoping it's just the hormones but feeling bad for my dh and also annoyed that I seem to have spent most of the festive hols either grumpy or sad (and without any good reason). Sad too as feel like I've been less than the perfect mum to ds1 (13 months) as constantly tired too (sorry for the moan guys)

Seeing m/w for booking in on Monday and looking forward to getting a scan date to work towards.

Anyone not in Scotland? [in Scotland but not Scottish emote]

I'm not!!!

I'm in Oxford! Oh, you'd probably guessed that....

I found put today that I've got am
absolutely mammoth project at work with an end Jan deadline. The woman I'll have to work on it with (much more senior than me) works harder that Margaret Thatcher and sleeps even less. She evoects everyone to work like her. I might just have to tell me boss that I just can't do it (and why).

I'm in Scotland too lol! I'm in Fife, our gp refers us to midwife unit and they send a letter with scan date.

Had my first proper bout of morning sickness today, I was actually sick. Then had to go to work feeling crap and also still have the cold. Was also sick when I got home In a weird way glad I have some symptoms tho! x

Oh oxford my heart goes out to you, it really does. I had first proper day back after Xmas today and just feel shattered. You have to put yourself first and just do what you can.

Today is just pants. I don't know if it's hormones, tiredness or what? An fed up, have bad back and feel generally whingey. This is my first and every thing that changes makes me wonder if it's a bad thing or a good thing. Wee less- is bean ok? Back ache- is bean ok? Feeling 'stomachy' is bean ok? or is it mega gas

Sorry for whinge, but haven't told anyone in RL (apart from DH obvs)

Plus work in a job where I should probably tell HR ASAP, due to working with risky peeps - though nothing has ever happened. But there are redundancies about so would rather not. Blah blah...

Sorry but needed to vent. Feel better already thanks guys!

Who here has told work?

NB. Am also not in Scotland

I've not told work yet. Not really had to as have an admin job in an office. Will see how I get on with the sickness, may end up telling my manager before scan x

Mayanbob, I'd tell them as they need to risk assess you but also as it would protect you in case of redundancies I'm a worrier too and over analyse each symptom, lack of symptom, change in symptoms, fear after having a missed miscarriage discovered last time at 9 weeks in my case. Don't think it'll ever go which is sad as I feel it's stopping me from bonding with the baby as a self preservation thing, ok for now while am only 8 weeks of course, but what about later on?

Scotland people - anyone further up than the belt?

I'm not in Scotland!