December 2013

[TakingTheStairs]

hellllooooo. Anyone there?

I got my BFP this morning and my EDD date is December 5th. Baby number 1.
Anyone else yet?

I can't face chocolate at the moment, or much else for that matter, as I have an ulcer and poking it with my tongue and trying to soothe it has also given me toothache in the teeth nearest to it.

Thanks birdbrain.. It's so easy to get lost in feeling rubbish and forget what's at the end!

After my mc I was so desperate to be pregnant again I promised myself that I wouldn't moan about pg symptoms. That lasted all of the first weekend!

In my head I'm thinking my whinging will come to an end with the end of trimester one because of course I'm planning to look and feel fabulous 24/7 then!

MissP- really, really sorry to hear your bad news. I hope you're as ok as can be and that things happen again for you just as soon as you're ready..

So sorry MissP, thinking of you xx

MissP so sorry :( thinking of you x

I'm so sorry missp x
Welcome to all newbies. I've only been sick once today but the constant nausea and dizziness is a battle. Am eating little and often and that's helped a bit today so will try to keep myself topped up with food. I'm gonna be huge but I don't care cos I've already lost almost half a stone in the last week.

Hi, i'd like to join too. Got my bfp on Tuesday last week, and I'm now at about 5+3. This is my third (official) pregnancy and (fx) my second baby. I'm slowly getting sickness, mainly after waiting too long to eat breakfast. If I have a bite to eat, then I'm ok again. Fx it won't get as bad as last time. Didn't actually vomit , but felt constantly sick from about 6 weeks until 16-18 weeks. DH said it was called morning sickness, because it started in the morning and lasted until the next morning. BTW, what really helped me, especially at the end of the day when it got too bad, were Nibbitt crisps. I really wanted salty stuff to eat.

music, I look different too and am only 7 weeks or so. have already gone up a cup size. dh and friend who knows I'm pregnant reckon I am showing already. much more likely the result of pigging out after giving up smoking.

Hi all,

I've skimmed the start and end of the thread but it's sooooo long I couldn't manage it all

So I got a faint line last Saturday at 9dpo and 5 tests later I finally believe it so thought I'd join the December club. My edd is... Christmas Day! Luckily babies never come on their due date. This is my second, my DS was 2 in January. Um, that's it really, will find the list and add myself to it. Oh yeah, I am a bit rubbish at keeping up with threads but will do my best.

I can't get the copy to work on iPad app so will have a go at updating list later on a real computer. Have a good day all.

Urrrggghhh I projectile vomited in the middle of the night, no idea if it's baby related or a bug but this morning I have aches and pains all over and feel absolutely shite We were also up like yoyos to DD who is teething... So DH and I are both having day off to recover

SOME babies come on their due date but I think it is only 5%!

I don't care what date my baby comes after my last pregnancy ending so horribly. I've got a room full of unused baby things just waiting for a healthy baby to come. Hopefully by Christmas there will be a baby to use them, or at least by NYE.

Haven't been on for a while because I dropped my new phone and it broke - being without it for just a few days has made me realise how addicted I had become to watching the updates on this thread!

So sorry for you MissP - thinking of you and hope you're doing OK.

Also sorry to hear of everyone's nausea and sickness, especially Quiet, but glad to hear you've got some meds now. So far I have just felt occasionally nauseous, but no sickness - tinned pineapple seems to be something I want when I am feel at my most boaky.

My main issue though is major hormonal mood swings - can someone please reassure me I am not alone with this? I think my teariness and moodiness scared both me and DH yesterday and I know I was horribly irrational and shouty at him, with very little justification. I have apologised and we have both agreed to be nicer to each other - I think it's hard for him to understand that being hormonal and moody is a pregnancy symptom; I think he would get it if I was puking, but crying and being moody doesn't register as a symptom so much for him. Although I am sure it will do now after the last 24hrs!!

I think the pregnancy hormones, when combined with the fact that I just can't sleep properly (anyone else?) means I am just a mess of tiredness and teariness. I spend all day being knackered but when I get to bed I just don't seem to get into a deep sleep, and then wake at about 4.30 and can't get back to sleep.

Really hope this passes. Have got a hideous week of work ahead, including a trip abroad for two nights, which makes me quite anxious, and I am just stressing about how crap I am going to feel at the end of the week.

Bleurgh.

Morning everyone.

Ninja My lovely, I'm so sorry to hear that you had to be admitted to hospital. You are 100% right to not be worrying about whether you put any weight on or not. And that is the same for anyone feeling awful (myself included), eat whatever makes you feel better and concentrate on feeling as good as you can. Worry about weight later.

MissP I'm really sorry. take very good care of yourself. xx

Welcome to the thread everyone with a new BFP and congratulations.
Michelle, I'm getting the Harmony test done too in a couple of weeks. Isn't it amazing what they can do now xxx

Thanks taking and lisa, everyone's so nice on here. It's nice to have some pregnancy buddies. I've never had that before

Hi all. I got my BFP on Sunday 14th April, and the due date is 27th December. I can't be any more than a couple of weeks gone, so I don't have any symptoms yet.

It's funny, I was on the December 2011 bus before. And DH's birthday is 30th December. So December is going to be an expensive month from hereon in!

Hello everyone. I had my first bfp last Wednesday, did another 3 to be sure and so my due date is 21st December! We've been trying for 8 months and had decided to give it a rest for a while. We only did it twice so I really wasn't expecting to be pg. But here I am :-)

I haven't read the whole thread either but @ lisbapalea, I've had some pretty major mood swings too. PMS on steroids and naturally my poor man has been in the firing line! I think he's starting to get used to it now, as am I. It's happy hormones all the way today, though I nearly had a wee meltdown when I found out I don't get to see a midwife for another 3 weeks. Otherwise I basically feel normal, if tiring more easily than before. Did some diy this morning and have had to have a lie down as my back's aching a bit. Which is a shame cos I wanted to do some gardening but I guess one of the joys of pregnancy is having to pace your activities.

My only other symptoms have been constipation and MAJOR flatulence, which is actually quite funny. Told my folks yesterday and mum says she had no morning sickness with me and not much with my brother so fingers crossed! The other thing she reminded me of was that both of us were born by c-section because her pelvis wasn't big enough apparently? Am really hoping that a) that's not the case with me and b) medical science has moved on a bit in the intervening 35 years as I'd hate to have a c-section. But I realise I'm getting way ahead of myself on that score so going to forget about that for now. I am going to start knitting soon though :-)

Is anyone else going to pay for an early scan and/or other tests? Is it worth it? 7 weeks seems a LONG time to wait!

Hi holly, congrats on the bfp... I had an early scan on sat... (I'd convinced myself it was ectopic...) all ok and well worth it...

Not sure if its still the case but I remember when pregnant with dd (now 16!) the midwife asked my shoe size and said there was evidence suggesting small feet was linked to small pelvis.. I know of 2 women who had small feet and had to have c section...

Miss p, I hope you are ok... Big hugs.. xx

Takingthestairs, what made you decide to have the Harmony Test? I'd really like to know how it goes if you don't mind? Are you having it done at the Fetal Medicine Centre in London?

Hi Michelle, my consultant recommended the test, so I thought why not! Yes, I think I'm having it done in the Fetal Medicine Centre, I wasn't listening properly when she told me where it was, but I've another scan on Wednesday so I'll get more information then. I'll keep you updated no problem. It happens at 10 weeks I think, so in just over 2 weeks for me. (I can't believe I'm almost 8 wks already!)

at sorelip, weren't we on the same BFP bus before? Congratulations! And Congratulations to you too Holly

Ninja I love having you guys as pregnancy buddies, it makes things a little more exciting to have people to share it all with.

Also, I'm having a "reassurance scan" at 7 weeks through the NHS which is good as I'm convincing myself that all sorts of things are going to be wrong!

My only symptom is fatigue. In fact, I could very easily go to bed now!

Yeah I have mine booked for 28th May when I should be 10 weeks +3ish. Might change though as I am having a scan in a fortnight so dates might move around, I'll have to see. It's great if you can afford it regardless of your history. Not sure I'd pay if I didn't have a 1 in 100 risk. I keep thinking that it is a lot of money that I would rather be spending on the baby!

Hi girls, I've been reading up on the Harmony test and it sounds amazing, hopefully in years to come it will be offered on the NHS to all who want it.. Am off to FMC tomorrow for reassurance scan and will talk to them about it then. Seemingly if you get it done there at ten weeks they don't charge for the blood test, a saving of £450.. no way we can afford that. As I will be 38 having this DC my risk for DS will be higher, DH and I going to discuss tonight as it'll still cost £180 so we need to see if its worth it or whether we rely on our NHS scan at 12 weeks instead..