February 2014

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Very early days but I'm due 26 January - really expecting early February after being 15 days late with DC1. Thought I'd get the ball rolling

Anyone else?

Hello! (Psst, can I join?)
Very early days, due 22nd Feb, with no. 2.
Excited, but nervous, hated being pg first time round but trying not to think about it and enjoy it while I can, before the sickness and SPD start!

Just catching up... It's been busy on here!

Really sorry to read your news fox. I hope you and dp are both doing ok.

Hi to all the newbies. I think there might be a bit of carrot cake left if you get peckish.

Had my first non-drinking test yesterday. Met friends for dinner and driving into central London was terrifying a useful excuse! Was ready for my bed by about 9 though and got really sleepy driving back. Can't win!

Booked my gp appt yesterday. My practice is just catching up with the 21st century so hopefully it will be more useful than just a 'don't drink wine, take folic acid, see the midwife in a few weeks'...

Hello!
I am due on Feb 4th, this will be my first , exciting so far!

Hi everyone, got my BFP nearly 4 weeks ago but it's taken a while to sink in! Happened 3 weeks after coming off the pill so came as a bit of a shock! Will be our first and so excited

I think I'm 6-7 weeks and due somewhere around the end of Jan or beginning of Feb but it's a bit tricky without an LMP to go by! Have an early dating scan next week so hopefully that will help.

We've told our mums and siblings so far (as the mums wouldn't have been able to keep quiet!), one work colleague knows as I nearly fainted in the loos and I'm going to tell one of my close friends when I next see her (she has two DDs so good for advice!). Other than that just trying to throw others off the scent as I'm sure people are suspicious...or I'm just paranoid!!

Hi everyone, been a bit snowed at work so haven't managed to get on MN much. Hope everyone's doing well. Way TMI but after DH and I had sex last night, I've had some light brown spotting. I'm 4+5 - should I be worried? Do I need to impose a sex ban?

Fox very sorry to hear what's happened. Big hugs x

Hi lucid this also might be tmi but I used to have a mirena coil which meant v light af - I'd get spotting for about 10 days afterwards after sex because my sluggish body didnt do the job in the normal way. I think I've read that similarly implantation bleeding can hang around and make its way out slowly, so guess that sex just gives it a bit of a helping hand iykwim. That's just an assumption though - if you're worried there's no harm calling nhs direct/111 or its local equivalent if you want to speak to a professional (though have heard 111 can be a frustrating experience...)

Spotting after sex is common, it's to do with the cervix being really sensitive and engorged, if it gets bumped during sex it can bleed a little which comes out as brown-tinged discharge. If it stops then it's fine but if it doesn't or you're at all worried then see a doctor or midwife :)

Yeah, cramps here too. Also normal, it's everything settling in :)

Hiya how do I add my due date to the stats? It's the 15th Feb! Have horrendous sore boobs and have had to buy maternity leggings today which is ridiculous. Midwife says its normal as I have big babies and its my third but keeping it a secret is not going to be easy!! Anyone else showing? Also when do people tell their other children??

Thanks everyone, very reassuring! champagne I promise to stay away from google!

Sneaks into the back of the bus...
Ive never joined a antenatal thread before but we decided to try for our second about the end of april - and here I am bloated and cramping and after a test today - bfp and though early days looking at a due date of 14th if all goes well
Gulp

Purple, I'm 4wks and I'm struggling to get the button fastened on my jeans I think it's more bloating than bump for me! I found I was showing earlier either DD than I did with DS but it sort of balanced out so by around 20wks I was roughly the same although by the end I was smaller - DD was much smaller than DS was (a relatively small 7lb10 compared to a hefty 9lb3), something I hope is true for this pregnancy too!

and craving Tallagio cheese
sure I dont remember cheese cravings from last time

hi to all the newbies!!!

ahhh telling the inlaws tomorrow!! DH is excited but im feeling nervous!
still not much in the way of symptoms. just tiredness... but im quite a sleepy (lazy) person anyway...

Hi can I join please? Due around the 4th of Feb known since the 26th of May. I had a miscarriage at easter so apprehensive but feeling positive. Quite a few people already know in my close circle. I haven't read through as the threads so long so can anyone let me know where everyone else is at? Xx

Hi new joiners, there is a stats thread somewhere you can jump in to with dates and ages etc.

ldt - I think we are in synch, found out 26/5 due 4/2. No symptoms yet except solid boobs. You?

Have also experienced the dreaded bloat! Due to the hormones apparently messing with your digestion (without going into too much detail!)...I have found those probiotic drink things help a bit. Plus I take my folic acid with them so it helps me remember.

Sorted through my clothes this weekend and put everything that didn't fit away. Wardrobe was pretty sparse afterwards and I'm only 7 weeks :(

DH took the news surprisingly well :o He says he had an inkling so it wasn't much of a shock but he's pleased.

Did another test this morning (I know, I know ... ) and the line is still fairly faint. Definitely there just faint, but a line is a line.

Debating whether to tell work tomorrow or not. I'm only 4wks but some parts of my job involve heavy lifting and cIimbing stepstools and things which I know they have to do a risk assessment for. Very worried they're going to think I'm taking the piss when I won't have even been in the job a year when I go on maternity leave. One of the other ladies gets so much grief and snide comments because she's excused from certain duties for health reasons, what are they going to think of me? And then how do I tell my manager? Part of my wants to apologise

It seems sensible to tell your boss given the heavy lifting etc. I know what you mean about feeling like apologising, I am starting a new job next month and am dreading telling them. I found out I was pregnant after I had already accepted the offer, and there was no going back as I am at risk of redundancy where I work now. I don't feel I had much choice really but I do feel really guilty :(

Oh heavens I've just been scaring myself silly reading the Mary Poppins thread in parenting, about having a toddler and newborn - if this works DD will be about 21 months when DC3 arrives, eek! Oh well there's an awful lot to get through before any of that happens so no point worrying about it.

I had a load of appointment letters come through yesterday, another scan this Thursday, then a referral to specialist high risk team the following Wednesday. It seems strange but partly it feels reassuring to feel like people are taking this seriously and believe it will happen. On the other hand it feels bit like I want to say, hang on I'm not sure this is going to last two more days lets not plan two weeks in advance. Well, day by day I'll just keep thinking positively.

Thankfully the nausea is remaking steady so far, fingers crossed it doesn't escalate too much in the next two weeks.

You'll be fine LadyBee :) it's an adjustment but all the training is on the job so to speak so after the initial settling in you find your own routine and your own way of doing of juggling two. DS was 24mo when DD arrived, there are only three weeks between their birthdays, and it was all a bit frantic at first but we're grand now. He'll be 4.6yo and DD will be 2.5yo this time!

Thisisfreakingmeout- I have rock hard sore bombs and such bad sickness I have barely moved from the sofa or eaten some days. Some days are not so bad. Sounds like our dates are the same, I have slightly longer cycles so it may change but I've tried to adjust accordingly.

Hope everyone's having a lovely weekend. I've just woken up from a quick catnap on the sofa which has made me worry about how I'm going to manage at work this week - I couldn't keep my eyes open! I work 8-10 hr days in a big open plan office and apart from going to sit in the car there's nowhere really to get any space during the day if I start to flag. Do any of you who are a few weeks further ahead (or who've done this before) have any suggestions about how to cope with the tiredness when stopping just isn't an option?