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Nervous nutjobs pregnant with no.2

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winterpansy · 17/05/2013 11:02

Hello,
Just set up this wee thread for the nutjob graduates. I am hoping all our lovely thread dwellers will be on here very soon.

We should do some stats. I'll kick off:

winterpansy 1 DS edd January 5th
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mrscookie78 · 18/06/2013 20:56

Oh bless you 2b, im so sorry to hear that. take care of yourself x

nomoreminibreaks · 19/06/2013 13:18

I'm so sorry to hear that 2be. Awful news. Take care of yourself.

pettyprudence · 19/06/2013 14:24

Well I have just found you after graduating from the nutjob thread and I see there is sad news on both :( Sorry for your loss 2be

I got my bfp yesterday. I actually got a faint line on Monday morning just before DH went away with work but I didn't want to tell him until I was 100% sure and now I am impatiently waiting for him to come back tonight. based on my lmp I will be due roughly 21st-25th Feb, which means dc2 might arrive for my birthday! My instinct is though is that they will be late and arrive in March to join the rest of my extended family).

I might tell my parents if they come to visit this weekend otherwise I will be keeping the news quite until mid july (for family) and the 12wk scan for everyone else. I will have to be careful about what I say in front of ds (2) as he has a habit of repeating!

Now I need to go and register with a new medical centre and arrange a booking in appointment.

2beornot · 19/06/2013 16:45

That's fab news, petty. Almost one in one out here!! Looks like I'll be heading back to the nutjobs, although I can't think about that just yet.

nomoreminibreaks · 19/06/2013 18:28

Great news petty and welcome to the graduates! I've had a poorly DS today and have had to stay off work. Now I'm crapping myself again about having 2 as I cannot see how I would have looked after a baby at the same time!

gemmeg · 19/06/2013 19:50

So sorry to hear that 2be Sad

imme · 19/06/2013 22:55

So sorry 2be, take care of yourself!
And welcome petty, hope all goes well!
I will have my 12 week scan in a little less than 3 weeks but it still feels like ages! Have told my manager at work already as I did not want to have to come up with an excuse for my antenatal appointments. She was really nice about it and said I should let her know if I need time off or not feeling well. Luckily my nausea is not too horrendous.. Have not told family yet though just a few friends so far.. Wonder when and how to tell DS (3). He loves babies..

ASmidgeofMidge · 23/06/2013 16:19

So sorry to hear this, 2be. Thinking of you.

ASmidgeofMidge · 23/06/2013 16:23

Welcome petty!

Had my booking - in appt last week and am now awaiting scan appt as I head for 9 weeks. Still feeling quite anxious and circumspect, and whilst we've told (v close) family, have been far more cautious about letting people know our news than last time. Teary & exhausted feelings still ongoing too, although no meltdowns at work for 3 weeks now!

pettyprudence · 23/06/2013 20:34

I'm only 5+2 at most but I told my mum and sister as they came to visit today (my mum lives aaaages away) and my sis cried bless her! She is very excited to be an aunty again! No one else will know for a bit (ok my mum will tell my dad when she gets home), and only immediate family as and when we see them. The rest of the world can wait until after the 12 week scan.

I'm busy stalking my old midwife to see if I can register somewhere where she is as I have recently moved house. If I can't have her I will get booked in with our local surgery, and I'm pretty sure the mw there was the other delivering mw for ds so that will hopefully be a nice link Grin

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winterpansy · 24/06/2013 20:30

Oh 2be I am so sorry to hear that. Please look after yourself and fingers crossed for a quick conception once you are ready to try again Flowers

Not much to report here. 12+4 today and feeling good. Starting to think about the birth - DS came at 37+5 and I had a 10 hour labour so am hoping for another early one with a quick labour but I guess there is no rhyme or reason to these things.

Welcome petty and congrats! Nice to see another graduate popping over.

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Coolhand · 24/06/2013 23:06

Hi Ladies, cautiously joining you as just got BFP today, so just 4 weeks. Was over on the other thread for the last month or so.

Think I'll be due around 6th March. Had a m/c before DS and from reading the posts on this page alone, know that this is only the beginning of journey that can be very bumpy. We have no intentions to tell anyone for a while if we can avoid it but it's always good to have some virtual company along the way!

nomoreminibreaks · 24/06/2013 23:34

Welcome coolhand! Congratulations on your BFP. This thread had made me realise how fragile they can be but also to count my blessings.

I'm having my second scan on Thursday (will be 12+6) as it was too small last time to do the nuchal translucency.

Still feeling pretty rotten - I thought I'd be better by now as I was with DS. Makes me think it could be a girl this time?

gemmeg · 26/06/2013 20:51

Hello all and welcome to the new graduates Smile. Been away for a while as I've been having a major panic over the last week and had to ban myself from reading stuff on the internet. Basically got it into my head that something has/is going to go wrong. Had an early first scan at 9 weeks and next one booked for end of July. Have spent the last week frantically searching for a gynaecologist who can scan me this week before I start the journey to the UK where we want to reveal the news to our friends. Finally got booked in with a private doc for tomorrow...phew...DH doesn't completely agree with me paying for a private scan but for me 60 euros is nothing for peace of mind. I'll be 12 weeks tomorrow and just need that reassurance that all is so far so good....just kept thinking that something could have happened since last scan and completely worked myself into a hysteria (nut job!!). Sorry for the essay but it's good to get it off my chest...that's why we're here, right? Didn't want you lovely nut jobs to think I'd buggered off for good Wink.

pettyprudence · 26/06/2013 23:09

Glad to see our original nutter is still nutty gemmeg Grin Fingers crossed you are just being nutty and everything is fine with the scan. This pg i have stopped myself from poas before i told each person (you know, just to make sure its real!) so i kind of understand wanting the extra scan before making a big reveal!

Coolhand · 26/06/2013 23:17

Gemmeg totally understand - with my last pregnancy had a scan at 10 weeks then remember panicking at 12 weeks in case something had happened in between!

Hope you get the reassurance you need tomorrow.

gemmeg · 27/06/2013 11:17

I know petty I so wish I was a bit more laid back! I'm nervous about so many more things now that I'm a growed up Wink......I'm now scared of the dentist and never was as a child, I get scared of even the least scary rides at the fair and shit myself every time I have to drive somewhere (I only passed in 2011 and only have a car when I'm in the uk). Funnily enough though, i was cool as a cucumber giving birth and did it without drugs. Nervous and excited for the scan! How were your first births?

pettyprudence · 27/06/2013 12:04

my first birth went really well - had ds at home with a bit of g&a and hypnobirthing. shame dh missed it Grin hoping for more of the same this time but maybe with dh in the house (but not with me - he would annoy me Shock )
I am also terrified of dentists and I technically work in a dental surgery Grin

PastaBeeandCheese · 27/06/2013 22:08

Hello, can I join you please? I'm a grad from the nutters thread. I got my BFP at a similar time to coolhand but I've been putting it out of my mind for a few days as the line was so faint.

I've now got a very reassuring and dark line so I can breathe a little bit easier as I was getting a bit stressed that the line didn't appear to be getting darker.

Due 28th Feb I think!

nomoreminibreaks · 27/06/2013 23:15

Welcome pasta! Congratulations.

I had my nuchal translucency scan today and I'm measuring even further on - last scan I measured 3 days ahead and today 6 days ahead, so my due date might now change from 5 Jan to 30 Dec! Worried its going to be another monster baby...

PastaBeeandCheese · 28/06/2013 06:40

How big was your first nomoreminibreaks? I thought they looked at growth rate of major organs when they moved dates rather than overall size of the baby???

Are they going to do a growth scan in your third trimester?

nomoreminibreaks · 28/06/2013 09:54

DS was 9lbs 11oz but was a few days early as I was induced. All they were measuring was crown to rump size yesterday. We haven't agreed whether to formally move my due date but seeing the midwife today so I'll ask her.

I'll have the usual 20 week scan but don't know about additional scans. I had them last time due to risk factors that I assume will still count this time.

PastaBeeandCheese · 28/06/2013 14:13

9lb 11oz. That's big for a first baby?? That must have been hard work. I expect they will see how the LO is doing as you progress??

How do you feel about having your dates moved?

PastaBeeandCheese · 28/06/2013 14:15

Just getting the first waves of nausea here. How I've missed that.... Not.

Bought a sandwich on train. Starving because it 14.15 and I last ate at 7. Took one bite and realised I'd have to be sick in my handbag if I ate anymore.

nomoreminibreaks · 28/06/2013 22:02

Yes it wasn't my ideal birth to be honest - induced due to pre-eclampsia and his size, waters broken, drips etc then 3 hours pushing followed by ventouse and forceps. I'm looking into hypnobirthing this time round as I'm pretty anxious!

Sorry to hear about your sickness, it's crap isn't it! I thought mine would have gone by now but at 12+5/13+4/whatever the hell I am it's still here and really wearing me out.

Midwife agreed we'd see what the 20 week scan said in terms of growth and look again at the due date and possible other growth scans.