January 2014 - knicker checking, cramps, sore boobs, sickness, hungry, sleepy neurotic mums to be.... Roll on 12 week scan!!

[LittlePeaPod]

And off we go again.......

pod and mrs I'm delighted to hear you positive news! It must be an amazing relief for you :)

Nausea still going strong here too and I have also thrown up in the shower :( I have thrown up my tea every night this week too and my nausea lasts ALL day. I managed to got to the supermarket this morning but haven't done a thing since then. There is washing and housework to do but I just can't bring myself to do it!

Go for it Toby! My DH is making a cottage pie right now - topped with cheese!

Yum. It's all about the comfort food.

Those of you puking (in and out of the shower) have my sincerest sympathy. You're much harder than I am!

Oh Penny. Losing yr dinner every night is really rough! I cant believe how debilitating it is! We really wanted to go to the cinema today, but I just couldnt face going out, let alone to somewhere I am gonna be stuck for a few hours, with people all around eating nachos, popcorn and hotdogs!

We are meant to be going to see a friend with her new baby in a week - she doesnt know am preggers and not sure how gonna get thru it. She was talking about going for a dog walk or pub lunch. Fills me with dread right now!

Got another friend who has given up work and now wants to meet up. I dont want to tell her my news yet, but not sure how I am gonna hide how shit I feel as I can barely smile when its really bad....

My mum wants me to go to Brighton with her on Friday. I don't know what excuse to give her. I can't sit in a car for an and a half each way without feeling sick. And driving is making me knackered at the moment, so I couldn't drive that distance either (plus I'd have to give a reason I wanted to drive). I have no idea what to say! I might actually have to tell her, cos I can't think of another way out of it.

*an hour and a half each way

sultana I am so pleased its not just me, smiling is just too much effort. I'm ridiculously happy with my lot at the minute and should be smiling from aesr to ear but I'm too tired and ill!

I have said no to any socialising this weekend and feel really bad for letting friends down. Don't know how I'll get thought the wedding Im gping to next Sunday!

Just keep telling myself that things will improve at 12 weeks. Positive thinking and all that :)

sunny and MTB I'm so so sorry to hear your news and I hope you'll both have sticky beans soon

pod I'm just so happy and relieved for you and hope you get through the next few days with less stress.

MrsG What great news! Medical staff can be total plonkers sometimes. I probably mentioned it before but with DD I had at five weeks an Egyptian doctor telling me my pregnancy was molar, at five and a half weeks in france I was told like you my hcg levels were low and it was a miscarriage and just to eat drink and be merry and exert myself as much as I want, only three days later to be told it was all fine. At twelve weeks back in Egypt the doctor told me she couldn't find a heartbeat and had me panicking and it turned out her machine was broken. I really don't think they realise how much stress premature proclamations can cause. I didn't let myself get excited about DD at all always expecting things to go wrong at the last minute. I hope you follow up the nurse's mistake. Grrr...I'm really annoyed for you but of course happy at the same time.

In more sickening news, after weeks of hardly eating anything I've just polished off 3/4 of a chicken.

Its so hard Toby. As u say, u may need to tell her....I cant think of a way out of it either....Thats partly why I ended up telling my closest friends because I know they would want to meet up and I cant postpone for a majorly long time without them thinking I am weird or getting suspicious and I hate lying! I had to lie to work about why I ended up in hospital this week and that was awkward enough!!!

Oh no Penny! A wedding! There are some things u can get out of, but weddings arent one of them... I really hope its better than you expect. Your friends from this weekend will understand when you finally tell them.

Altered 3/4 of a chicken! Thats good going! Cant face chicken at the moment!

Welcome Teri

I agree, anyone feeling bad for sharing on here please don't. People want to try and offer support even if it is upsetting hearing about these things - that certainty isn't your fault. Congratulations to those who have had good news and thinking of those who haven't or are still waiting for news.

altered good work on the chicken - are you going to waste the last quarter or put it to good use ?

Puking in the shower is now going to be my go-to description for an all-time low.

As for telling people, I know what you mean. So hard to come up with decent excuses. I'm missing a Eurovision party tonight, as I cannot keep up the 'on antibiotics, and quit smoking for no particular reason' charade in front of that many people.

humpty I am currently at a eurovision party so am currently thankful that sickness has not set in for me yet. Not looking forward to the continuing need to pee tho as it may require some agility skills to get through the crowd in front if the tv.
Someone here is quite heavily pg tho so am finding it really hard everyone chatting and joking about her pg as i just want to blury it out!

hi everyone, handholding to everyone going through a bad time,i have my scan on mon the pain seems to have gone now had 2 green pound coin size discharge but nothing today.i'm a bit worried with lack of morning sickness as when preg with my ds i had it 9 month.can't wait for the scan fingers x everything ok should b 7+3 by mon

oh and congrats to all the newbies and everyone who had good news from scans xx

Hi all, I've been lurking here but not posted yet. I've done three hpt over the past three days, line getting darker each day and AF is supposed to be here tomorrow but looks like she's not coming. I think its safe to say I'm pg. So pleased....happy...shocked and scared at the same time. So whats next ladies? Should I ring docs surgery Monday and ask advice as it sounds like each surgery is different. Also I'm curious, I was reading on Dr Google that pregnancy is dated from the fist day of your last period...which would make me 4weeks prey instead of 2 weeks??? Is that right??? Sorry for all the questions I'm a bag of nerves right now and dh is all calm and collected!!! X x x

*preg not prey!!

HI Bikey and congrats!

You're right about the dating.

I'd give your GP a call and ask them what the procedure is at the practice.

Welcome to the newcomers and congratulations mrsg and littlepeapod that is wonderful news for you both! I'm also sorry hat others are going through such a difficult time.

I had my first scan yesterday and we saw both an embryo and a heartbeat. I literally started crying right there's in he chair. I am now officially past the point that I had the mc at last time and I'm very relieved. Scan dated me at exactly where I should have been at 6+4 :)

DD guessed tonight that I'm pg, started talking about ,'the baby' I tried to deny it (we were going to wait til we knew all was well and out of danger zone) but I'm a carp liar and just went bright red and smiled.... anyway, dp (not dd's bio dad) is away in London, so I thought I'd better let him know shes found out... he's with me
Any tips on how to smooth it over?

Gingy - I'm being scanned on Monday too. Crapping myself...

Congrats Bikey - and yes, from last period, but if you have longer or shorter cycles or ovulate earlier or later you may be off a bit.

Miss - lovely news. Don't blame you for blubbing!

Lovelilies how old is DD? I'm sure DH will get over it... I mean you can't help that she guessed!

miss that's lovely! Awww, so pleased for you.

Bikey hello and welcome! Yes, 4 weeks - it's fast, isn't it?!

lilies i shouldn't worry - she'd find out eventually, right?

Well after the long wait they couldn't give me my blood test results today so DD and DH have gone off to PILs in case I don't have immunity.

Lovelillies - is your DP upset as he wanted to be there to tell her himself? I am sure it will pass very quickly. So many exciting things to talk about in pregnancy that he won't be able to stay cross for long!

Congratulations MissMedusa - I did the same at my six week scan!