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.......

Nosy not noses.... Ha ha ha

I posted on there LittlePea. The OP was a bit confused about her dates...think it's more likely she's actually a january edd. However I did wonder if i'd be better off on a feb thread as DD was 15 days late so if this one's the same he/she would have a feb birthday!

Dawn you are lucky. You can jump back and forward on threads.. Hover between them

I am so lucky that my friends are texting me to arrange nights out but I'm agreeing to things that I know I can't go to :( the nights out are 3 and 4 weeks away but I might not have had a scan by then so didn't want to tell them yet. Feel bad if I cancel nearer the time....hmmm what to do! It would be completely out of character to drive and they know I want a baby so will guess if I'm on antibiotics!

I would tell them but DP doesn't want me to and i respect his wishes.

Just call me 'The Floater' actually on second thoughts don't

hello all,we got our first bfp on Thursday just after our wedding anniversary.

I've been lurking on your thread, but got a bit scared by all the spotting stories so stayed away for a bit. Weird, how I think by reading/thinking things I could jinx stuff. Think I must be madly paranoid now I am pregnant.

Weird, dont really believe I'm pregnant in some ways (not really sunk in) but then feel knackered, starving and grumpy and already (5 weeks
) have a bloated stomach in teh afternoons.. have to undo my trouser button, crazy.

Congratulations and welcome Percypiglet

I had basically no sickness with DS! Bit queasy this time but nothing major. My mum never had a single day of sickness and I'm one of three girls so not sure there's anything in the gender thing!
Nothing to worry about - count your blessings

Thanks for all your lovely messages on Friday after my scan. Haven't had a chance to reply as have felt so grim all weekend. I'd totally forgotten how crap early pregnancy can make you feel and DS isn't even 2 yet.

I'm off to bed now so I hope everyone has a good week ahead x

aarrgghh, my dp has told his mum i'm pregnant....again. it wouldn't be so bad but he knew i wanted to wait till after 12 week scan before telling my family, only now i cant because mil lives in the same place as all my family and they know each other quite well, i just know it will come up in conversation if not be the conversation starter. i just dont know how to tell my mum or dad men are hard work!

The Floater killing myself laughing.. . Very appropriate though.

Terilou not sure what to say... Are you mad or just a bit . I think i would be mad. but seem to get angry easily at the moment. Pregzilla. We told my PIL (MIL cried... she never thought my DF would ever have children as he was long term bachelor prior to us getting together 3 years ago) and my brother this weekend but only after re-assurance scan. They are sworn to secrecy though as we are not telling anyone until I start showing... fX all goes well May just wait for them to guess. Ha ha ha.

stupid question...WHY does pregnancy cause bloating!? I feel so fat already and SO uncomfortable in my clothes...I wish I could wear tracky bottoms to work lol.

im , i feel like he went behind my back. maybe me just being a bit hormonal idk. i know they arn't going to be happy so i was kind of putting it off. it will be my 5th. my dad will say what he said for the last 3 and say im stupid, and my mum will be like here we go again. im kind of enjoying it being my happy little secret and now its going to be, god she's pregnant again and i have a couple of very 2 faced aunts who will be slagging me off. i wouldn't mind but i been with dp 9 years and we both work. ah well vent over ill just have to man up and ring my mum when she gets bk from holiday and tell my dad tomorrow. see i would of liked to just wait for people to guess. maybe ill get dp to make sure mil doesn't say anything to anyone

pea I was thinking earlier that when a feb thread starts it will be exciting! Have been stalking casting an eye over the December thread and they are coming up to their 12 week scans - it feels exciting that we'll be there in a months time... FX!
dawn... I think you are stuck with the floater now lol. And thats coming from someone who has an intimate relationship with their toilet bowl at the moment
teri that would make me too! With 4 DCs and a bean though, I think you're Wonder Woman! Maybe now it's done, store it up so next time you disagree you can pull it out the bag and get your way? not that I would EVER do that...

book tart, sad pander, blue carrot and Toby yy to bloating/fattening up - in certain clothes I am 'popped' already. I like to wear them at home, but can't wear them out or it would be so obvious! As for actual weight - I read a tip on here and asked the GP not to tell me mine. He didn't. I have no desire to know as I have let myself go shockingly in the last year. sad pander I know what you mean - I know I am fat slightly lardier than I was, but I fool flatter myself I dress well to conceal it.
I also know you should NOT aim to lose weight during pregnancy. If you do, due to nausea, fine, and exercise is okay, but do not diet.

penny re arranging stuff and knowing you'll cancel - don't feel bad. Part of my job is arranging events. I am setting up a conference in March next year, in full knowledge that I'll not be there to do it. It's part of life - when your friends know why you cancelled, they'll be ecstatic!

I made a superhuman effort today, slow roasted a lamb shoulder, did roast tatties, and three veg. I then spent four hours napping as I was so wiped by the exertion. Early pg is a killer - I am naturally lazy, but this is beyond a joke!

Ahhh well in that case I would be royally . You need support and positivity round you not bitching and/or negative people. If they won't be supportive, I would be tempted not to tell them and take the risk. But it's easier sad than done... It's a difficult one...

PS congrats and welcome percy! humpty high five on the roast dinner! Xx

Thanks MrsAVB it was bloody ace [immodest emoticon]. I haven't cooked in ages, not properly, so DH has said about a million times how much he enjoyed. I think he thinks it will make me do it again. He is wrong.

Hi all, I am hoping I can join this thread as I have just found out I was pregnant yesterday with my first. My husband and I have been trying for 5 months and are overjoyed with the news - though a little shocked! Due date 22nd Jan 2014. I am a little green with the lingo on this thread especially the abbreviations - however I have worked some out! Hoping to get some advice on my pregnancy over the next 8 months from this thread but also to give some out if I can. Congratulations to all those who are due in Jan x

Welcome and congrats banzanga! We are a friendly bunch, some of the acronyms are a tad confusing so never worry about asking.
humpty I only enjoy roasts if other people cook them, I find the faff of cooking them disproportionate to the enjoyment, but fortunately it's the only meal DH is good at cooking, so I kindly let him . I'm so magnanimous. [smug face].

Thanks MrsAVB you do seem a friendly and funny lot!

Wow even more newbies. Welcome!

Anyone got any good snacks for getting plenty of vitamins. Am finding I can't be bothered cooking much atm so tend to just be throwing things together or only having 1 veg and i know I really need to up my intake so thought about snacking on cherry tomatoes but need some more easy nibbles.
Also anyone struggling remembering to wash all their fruit and veg etc. I gave up washing lettuce and cucumber for sandwiches a long time ago but now I have to remember to wash them (soggy bread-yuk) and it's really hard.

Congrats to all the new BFP's

I'm feeling bloated and blurgh, and in response to weight gain I lost 4stone last year on Slimming World and have been at target for just shy of 6 months. Way hey!

I know I can continue with it and can put on up to 2 stone!! SW work with RCM so its approved as its not a diet but a really good way to eat healthily. Id definitely recommend it for helping you to eat healthily, although I try to avoid all the sweetners and stick to adding sugar/ fat as syns.
The only thing is I'll have to tell my SW consultant so I can get the form for the midwife to sign! I'm still a bit nervous of telling people, I didn't even tell my DB/SIL today, although I think they've guessed!
Although clearly random people know, like the chemist where I asked about vitamin tablets, the Dr's receptionist etc.. So I'm not sure why I'm so bothered?

FrizzI normally chop up a load of carrots/ cucumber/ peppers to keep in the fridge to snack on- although I confess they don't work when I'm feeling sick, then it's cream crackers or ginger biscuits ( if DH hasn't snaffled them all)

Evening all, I've been hiding all weekend as been feeling so sick :( rly hope it doesn't get any worse than this. I am so gutted as meant to be going to a muse concert next weekend with OH & group of our friends, I've had to be honest with myself & realise there is just no way I'm gonna be able to do it :( I feel sick all day & am so tired & the thought of standing at a very loud concert being shoved about just scares me too much. If we had seating I may be able to cope but we don't. So they all going without me & they spending whole day up in london, rrrraaghhhh am emotional wreck, this shouldn't upset me so much, not even a big fan of the band just hate missing out. I know its gonna be soooo worth it in the long run & just gotta think about that :) x