due Feb 2007

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I haven't found a Feb 2007 thread yet so thought I'd start one. Just found out I was pregnant on Monday so it is very early days still - but so exciting nonetheless. The due date calculators generally say I am due on 1 Feb, with on churning out 31 Jan and another 4 Feb. I thought it was more like 15 Feb but I will find our more at my first doctor's appointment on 15 June.

My stats:
me 28
dh 35
first baby
due 31/01 or 1/02 or 4/02 or 15/02 ???? (take your pick!)

Anyone want to join me?

Oops, forgot to add that yes, Cadbury, I was at the Christmas meet up. I'm afraid I don't remember much about you except your excellent choice of nickname! So your secrets are safe (ie forgotten!) with me.

Hi all
Had scan, baby in the right place, right size for dates, and little heartbeat flickering away! SO relieved. I know it could all still go wrong and I'm not taking anything for granted, but a few days ago I was pretty convinced it was all over and it's not. I feel so ridiculously lucky, especially posting this the same day as swift1's sad news. Thanks for all the thoughts everyone.

you know what they all say about seeing that heartbeat after an early scare MrsJC. Terrific news.

thanks Marina! Bit tearful really, so thrilled

Swift - so sorry for your loss. Thinking about you .

Congratulations Mrs JC - lovely news.

Thanks ladies for sharing your 'midwife experiences' with me. It helps to know I am not the only one who has had confusion / incompetence! I'm learning!

Just managed to negotiate working from home tomorrow - huge relief, especially with the heat this week and horrendous trains. Yippee!

Firstly, such sad news Swift - my thoughts are with you. Hope you have supportive dp and family around.

Secondly, I am so glad the scan went well Mrs JC. Just look after yourself and feel some of that stress ebb away (unless the inlaws are due again?!!)

I saw the doctor this morning and blubbed. Having nausea, diarrhea after bog standard meals (scuse the pun!) and such fatigue I nodded off at work yesterday. My job is so stressful that I am anxious about not doing it very well, which makes me feel worse and am getting pains in chest worrying about it all. She's signed me off until a week on Monday. Feel a bit of a flake and know women are having much worse times than me, but am emotional and physical wreck at minute.

now feel like such a complacent cow for moaning when poor swift and other ladies are going through such times. so sorry.

no no no these threads are for moaning too maazaa. And pains in your chest from stress - that's not good. Take it easy and don't feel bad at all for moaning. Early pregnancy can be very grim - I tried not to moan last time because my sister was having such trouble with IVF/miscarriages etc. and because I knew how lucky I was as I'd just been told I'd have trouble concieving - but I felt so truly awful that it was impossible not to grumble. Mumsnet is here to listen when RL won't!

swift, i'm so sorry. take care of yourself.

very glad for you mrsjc, i could do with some cheering up.

feeling very down and anxious today. had been feeling and being really sick for about three weeks, and suddenly, in the last couple of days its disappeared. i'm trying to enjoy not feeling ghastly but i can't help thinking something's not right. spoken to the midwife - she was reassuring-ish, but you know how it is. feel like a lemon knowing what other people have had to deal with too.

Oh swift, I am sorry . I hope that in time you are able to find some peace about this and look to the future. >

Mrs JC relieved about your scan. Wiping a tear for you myself.

I am still spotting and feeling very washed out and a bit achy. My parents and friends are being lovely to me and very helpfu with the school runs etc. My dh is now in Australia for 10 days so I'm going to have to find some energy from somewhere and get on with life - I have my ds's birthday party coming up and loads of organising to do for it as his godparents will be staying with us then.

Babydriver - I can only remember trying to figure out your badge at the meet-up - I've never sqinted at so many ladies breasts in a drunken fashion before!lol Good fun though.

maazaa - I also fel a guilty for feeling so lousy and complaining about it. I don't think the heat of earlier in the week has helped at all though. I had a miscarriage last year and we have been trying for a year for this one so now feeling so crap, I honestly wondering whether I've made a big mistake...
I know the sickness and exhaustion will go but the DSs are driving me mad as well and, of course, I don't want to tell any of my RL friends yet

swift, I am so sorry for your loss I just want to echo what everyone else has put so well already... Look afer your self and your partner at this difficult time.
Mrs JC what good news I bet you are so relieved.
I had a massive attack of exhaustion this PM. A great wave of it came over me just before art. I found some of the children extra hard work today. Aparently there was a biting incident yaesterday when I wasn't in so I had to deal with the aftermath of that.

A stats thread is a good idea cha cha, will you start it?

So sorry swift [sad[] am thinking of you at this sad time.

So pleased for you mrs jc.
Not sure if any of us will ever relax, every few days i wonder if its all o.k

sorry was meant to be a icon. xx

Glad to hear the san went well MrsJC

mazzystar - I'm the same. Felt atrocious the last week or so and now, suddenly, I'm pretty much fine. Very worrying, although I'm sure i felt like this with DS? (seems so long ago I can't rememebr!). I just can't shake off the anxiety.

I think you're a week or two ahead of me (I'm 8 wks) so for you, symptoms easing off would be pretty normal timeline if that helps.

Swift - sorry for your loss

Congratulations Mrs JC - glad it is all ok!

I am glad we have these threads to moan and groan - you can't do it in RL as either no one knows you are pg or you don't want to be seen as a pregnancy bore! I am nearly 7 weeks and pleased to see that people are saying that the tiredness wears off! I am so lucky I haven't had the sickness yet (there is still time I know!).

I have told one other person in RL - but regret it now as she is constantly asking me how I am, an I eeling sick yet, when can we go and have a proper chat about it! It is all my fault for coniding in her but she is getting on my nerves with the constant barrage of questions! I would rather just 'forget' about it for now. There is the constant comparison with her previous pg and I feel bad moaning, but I guess that is the hormones raging!

Apart from that I am fine - need to get to the docs for an appt next week - need blood tests doing this trimester as I had gestational diabetes last time and need to try to prevent it happening again (if I can!). Trying to keep of the sweet stuff is hard but I really try each day.

Swift, I'm really sad to hear your news. PLease take care
Mrs JC - fab news, thrilled for you

Maazaa - take it easy! You too, Cadbury

I'm knackered but in no position to complain

Really pleased for you MrsJC. I hope you and everyone on this thread gets a chance to put your feet up over the weekend. (And maazaa, keep those feet up for the next week too - dont' feel in the least apologetic, it's your body and your baby and sometimes everything else has to go hang.)

Hey All, thanks for your nice messages and letting me moan! I feel a bit better today, which only makes me think that half of my symptoms are stress/trying not to be stressed but then again, I slept until 9.30 am this morning and the nausea usually starts between 6 and 8. It seems if it's triggered, it lasts on and off for hours and if it's not, I can be symptom free. Weird!

Anyway, I got fed up of waiting for letter from hospital re scan - midwife had said there was a backlog at the booking in appointment. DH is taking me away for anniversary weekend at the end of the month and I really wanted to get the scan in before we go, even though I'll only be 11 weeks. Peace of mind to go and chill in Devon, I guess. So it's a bit selfish, but I rang hospital direct and they were lovely. Booked us in for 25th July, which is great. Sounded like she had about 30 to book in, judging by paper I could hear her flicking through, so it pays to ring and be pushy. It was only afterwards that I read on website that you can only ring on a Tuesday to book scan so felt bit bad, but lady was so nice and didn't bat an eyelid. Anyone else booked in yet?

Thanks for the Yorkshire tea link - mine came this morning, so looking forward to trying!

I too am feeling absolutely exhausted and permanently nauseous. DD (2 years) and I have been curled up together on the sofa this afternoon watching tv. Bad mother moment but I was so tired I couldn't do much else! Am going to try to find someone to have her a couple of afternoons a week in the holidays just so I can rest. Think it will do us both good as she's got so much energy and I've got none at the moment! Feel a bit pathetic as everyone else manages to have more than one child without too much trouble!

Swift - so sorry to hear your news.
Mrs JC - I went through exactly the same as you and I know what a relief it was when we saw the heartbeat. DH and I burst into tears - the hospital had had us on tenterhooks for a week.

Have had morning sickness lasting all day for the last two weeks. Spoke to the doctor this week as I was concerned about keeping down fluids and he signed me off for two weeks !! Haven't taken him up on the offer as it feels too decadent and I can still function (always did find it easy to barf - TMI !!!) Finding Coca-Cola staves off the nausea but restricting myself to sipping at one can a day to limit the caffeine intake.

Have a good weekend, all

Nice to catch up with everyone, shall we start the stats then. I won't start it as I joined the group late, perhaps one of you could start by putting your stats down and they we could all follow suit

Barefoot - I drank way too much coke last pregancy, managed to stay off it in the last trimester though - awful stuff but the only thing, as you so rightly say that staved the old nausea. I have been drinking a little again this time but trying hard to keep on fizzy water with ice. Why do i feel this will be another boy?!

Flowertot - Don't feel pathetic, the body is working very hard right now and you need plenty of rest. If snuggling up on the sofa in front of TV ensures you a little rest throughout the day then so be it? Have you friends or relatives around that can help with DD? I got into the habit of TV (never watched it really before when working etc) when I got PG last year and throughout b/f. Rest IMHO is more important that a bit of google eyed indulgence

Maazaa - sound lovely. Our anniversary is also end of the month, nothing planned though, dinner out on our own might be nice [thinking of food as usual]

Maybebaba - I haven't told anyone in RL other than parents and the girls on my group, I can't be bothered with the 'oh so soon' 'you'll have your hands full' blahdee blah..I want to enjoy my PG best I can.

Peachy - One child got a tuna sandwich out of her bag last year when I was at about this stage of PG and I had to leave the class to vomit!! Found it very hard teaching when PG. Bad breath was my pet hate as well as breakfast smells on train.

Hope I've not missed anyone. We've had a good day today here, lots done, sometimes I get these amazing surges of energy from nowhere and other times I'm beat. DS wants to nap, start the stats ladies, talk soon. OH, got scan appt in, 6th August, so i've booked privately for next week...hurray!

I am still feeling very tired and am usually asleep by 10 every night, and feel sick all day luckily havent been sick!! i was 8 wks yesterday and have my scan on 27th july whwn i will be 11wks then i dont have my 1st midwife visit untill end of august which seems ages away!
my stats are
Me: 29
DH2b: 25
DS: 8
due: 15/02/07