January 2014 - Start the new year off with a pop

[MissMedusa]

Any one else hoping for a 2014 baby?

I'm hesitantly dipping my baby toe in the pool after having a mc last October. I'm 4+2 today with my first and hoping and praying this one sticks.

Here's to 2014!

hi all, i got measured for a maternity bra today as my usual ones were really hurting me. went from a 34dd to a 36f!!!! i'm only 5weeks +4 how much bigger will my norks get!

Also, quick question, sometimes I have a light brown discharge (only slight) and only when I wipe and prob only once or twice a day...hope this is normal! I've heard any thing brown is old but just want to make sure x

pod thanks for that - I've been religiously avoiding my Omega 3 supplement! I shall ask on Fri - seems like conflicting advice (no more than 2 x oily fish, but loads of O3?!)

science I'm cheap - will hopefully get the free prescription form on Fri and will get my supplements for nowt! I hasten to add, if the spendy ones are better, I will buy them, but I like something for nothing, me!

I measured myself, gingys, and I've gone from a D to an F, too. I'm not buying a maternity bra yet. I'm definitely uncomfortable, but I'm holding out in case it's a waste of money

blonde, the general consensus is that it's nothing to worry about.

Hmmm, posted without refreshing...

toby I am the queen of sensible never before, prob never again I even had fruit with my lunch instead of the usual two bags of crisps. Also, aren't you meant to wait to buy a mat bra? So it's not pessimistic, just sensible! Fx for you.

gingys I am with you. Mine are MASSIVE and cannot possible grow any more. I am so giving the game away as soon as any of my normal colleagues see me (on own in office today and tomorrow).

blonde don't panic - I'm SURE it's fine. If it becomes redder/heavier, that's when you have to worry, apparently. And worrying is bad for you.

Hello - please can I join too. My EDD is 16th jan and this is baby no. 2. Feeling nervous and hoping bean sticks. Looking forward to getting first scan. Oh and congrats to everyone so far on their BFP's.

hi Peggy, congrats!

Arghhhhhhh my office is too hot. The air con is broken! Not helping with my yucky feeling. I've discovered that eating every 2-3 hours helps with my nausea. No wonder I can zip up my trousers!

Still get the odd wave of backache which makes me feel poorly for about half an hour. Anyone else getting backache?

My bust has gone from 36c to 38d and I'm 6+2. Got my first doc appointment on Thursday.

peggy hello and congrats! Someone will no doubt add you to the list/stats.

penny oh no - can you go out for a walk to cool down?
I am getting appalling backache - low down (coccyx area) and into my bum/back of legs. I have to sit really carefully - it's only better when walking! Still, gives me a good excuse to go to the docs for my first appt on Friday!

Definitely getting backache and boobs have become have become rounder and fuller as well. Odd symptom of the week: being extra attractive to mosquitoes. I have 9 bites already while DH has 0!

Toby, glad the spotting has stopped I know exactly how you were feeling yesterday. Such a roller coaster!

I suppose I could pop out for some fresh air. I will get some strange looks but needs must!

Sorry you are suffering with backache too, it comes and goes for me but it makes me feel unwell and I can't get comfy at all. I don't want to complain too much, I realise I'm lucky to be pregnant and millions of people would do anything to be in my shoes.

My back pain is higher up. I think it's massive-boob-related :o

Haha Toby! Mine is lower down, perhaps massive uterus related :)

Peggy - huge congratulations - welcome aboard!

Humpty - From what I have read (and I am no expert), I think the omega 3/fish oils has something to do with Vitamin A (Retinol). Some of the fish oil supplements, such as Cod Liver Oil, have Vitamin A (Retinol) in them which is not recommended in pregnancy.

I am taking Pregnacare Plus, which is a pregnancy multivitamin with an additional Omega 3 supplement and it says in the FAQ's that there is no Retinol in these specific supplements and instead they contain Betacarotene (pro-retinol) which is apparently safe. I would only trust something that has been formulated for pregnancy (paranoia) and my friend said her midwife had recommended the Pregnacare brand, so I am giving them a go...

Here is the link if you are interested in reading more: www.vitabiotics.com/pregnacare/plus_faq.aspx#7

Would be really interested to hear what you find out on Friday...

Hi peggy :)

Humpty will be interesting to hear what they say. Spoke to two friends and my SIL (5 kids between them) about the omega 3 and they all took it in pregnancy. SIL is 18 weeks pregnant now and she has taken it throughout pregnancy.

Then again if you listened to all advice you would eat, drink or use any cleaning products ever. We would all need to go on bed rest and be fed through tubes.. Some much in terms of conflicting advice. So I am sticking with the vitamins my doctor advised before I got prego..... Which is pretty much everything I am taking now... Ha ha ha

Peggy congratulations on the BFP...

Congrats peggy, and welcome!
humpty I am taking the superdrug preggo vits too. They are on offer at the moment and I looked at the ingredients and they're virtually the same as pregnacare. My GP recommended pregnacare but apparently you can't get them on free prescription. I think there's a free way if you're unemployed or on a low income though.
medusa B vits (I forget exactly which one) are good for mosquito bites, apparently they make you taste horrible to mozzies. And apparently some of the nasties in insect repellents are not good for preggos.
Am so vommy today... Not actually being sick but feeling sick the whole time
Xxx

Do you get free prescriptions when pregnant? Even if you work full time? That's surprised and confused me... Although confusing me is really easy... Ha ha

Carry on with the vits topic.... I am only taking folic acid and vit D. I read somewhere that was all you needed, now I'm freaking out. Can someone advise on exactly what I should be taking!!!

Don't really have any symptoms yet, I'm 5+2 boobs are a little rounder but not much bigger. For the last 2 nights I've woken up in the night with a pain in my tummy lasts about 5 mins and then goes don't have it at any other time, anyone else had that?

Wardy. I would speak to your surgery and go with their advice. Reading what other ladies are doing I am defo going to the extreme on the vitamins but only taking what doctor agreed with and recommended before getting prego...

Posted too soon. I haven't got many symptoms too exception for emotional pregzilla moments, tender nipples (only started last couple days) and a bit tired... But spoke to a couple friends and they said not to worry. They all started feeling sick at different times with all their children... Most seemed to start at about 6 or 7 weeks. I am 5 weeks today so FX start feeling ill soon...

toby and penny you are making me laugh. Mine is massive tits, massive uterus and HUMUNGOUS bloaty belly-related.

sultanajo that's really helpful, thank you. I will double check on Friday, but that sounds like the answer!

wardy I think we're all being super-cautious. I'm pretty sure the doc will do this ---> and tell me the only one you HAVE to have is Folic Acid.

pod Yes! You do! A FREE THING! NHS website - everyone gets them! And free dental (my dentist (ha - 'my', like I have one!) isn't gonna know what hit him).

Humpty. Still [shocked]. Ha ha ha.. Free, getting something for free... FFS I carried on paying for staff last time before mc.... Bring it on, although I have to admit I still feel guilty not coughing up the cash when I work and stuff....

Ok TMI Warning. Has anyone else gone into meltdown as you felt something downstairs and thought maybe it was a bleed? Only to discover later it was just a bit of (gross sorry) discharge. Or is it just my memory paranoia from last time?

Just saw the densest bit.... Brilliant... Ha ha.