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February 2014 take 2

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bugsyburge · 27/06/2013 21:49

well new thread already ladies.... lets go Grin

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sunflowered · 03/07/2013 19:52

I've told noone apart from dh lumpy. His family have been through a rough time recently and don't want to add to that by getting them all excited and then it not working out. Plus once either of our DMs know the whole world will know! We booked a surprise weekend visit for fil's birthday (they're a flight away) and mil let slip Angry

This might be a really stupid question but I know tomorrow is the first week of week 7, so does that make me 6+7 today and 7+1 tomorrow? I keep wondering where 7+0 has gone...

6+7

apprenticemamma · 03/07/2013 19:53

hello my pukey peeps! bearfrills that's hilarious!!!! I'm a bit nauseous but only er 5 Weeks (sorry for thickness but are u calculating from conception or from last period). I wasn't nauseous last time. Could this be a sign its a girl? ..can anyone who has one of each shed some light on this? not that I'm bothered although a girl would always be a bonus.

vix206 · 03/07/2013 19:54

Sunflowered you are 7+0 todayGrin

pettyprudence · 03/07/2013 19:58

Other than dh, my dm and dsis I dont think anyone knows? I do want to tell people but I hold myself back in case I have to one day tell them bad news, mostly to avoid awkward conversations. I did almost tell a woman I had never met before at a soft play session but even held back then!

I am going to visit family on 13th July so will probably tell all my in-laws and my grandparents then even though I will still be 3 weeks off my scan date!

I am actually really looking forward to telling my bosses as they will be chuffed to bits (I say bosses, I am technically self employed). They are both in their 50s with grown up kids and totally dote on my ds and I know they will be excited for newborn cuddles! Actually the one with younger children (who I do the most work for) will be a bit peeved as he knows I will take a minimum 6 months off work, if not longer. My other boss, I work from his house and have taken my ds there since he was 2 weeks old so I guess I will just take 2 dc's and do even less work and more tea drinking

I think I am 6+4

lyndsey90 · 03/07/2013 20:02

I've only told my manager at work about this pg. Well, my oh too. Finding it so hard not to tell my mum!

7+4

Bearfrills · 03/07/2013 20:03

I'm counting from last period, adjusted to take into account that I have/had a five week cycle not a four week one, so I'm 6+3 today. I used the calculator on here, I'll see if I can find a link.

Bearfrills · 03/07/2013 20:04

www.mumsnet.com/pregnancy/due-date-calculator

There you go, just enter date of last period and cycle length :)

LittlePandaBear · 03/07/2013 20:06

Hello everyone,

Just been catching up on this thread - sad for the bad news and sickness going on Sad

I had my booking in appointment today - just nearly an hour of medical history and previous pregnancy questions. Oh and lots of blood taken [wimp emoticon]. Now just have to wait for a scan date and hope it's a day I don't work so that I don't have to lie/tell my boss yet!

I have now told my sister, parents and parents in law so it feels more real. My sister and parents were thrilled, but it was a bit of a let down with my in laws! Obviously they were happy but it didn't seem like such a big deal, I guess it was expected as DD is 2 1/2 now. When I was first pregnant there were tears and big congratulations!

Is anyone else making excuses for any social situations to avoid explaining that you're pregnant? I'm avoiding a works meal out tomorrow evening because it would be expected that I'd have a glass or two of wine, as I usually would, and I'm not telling anyone at work yet. So I've said that DH can't leave work early to pick up DD from childcare so I have to be back early! Don't like missing out on a paid for meal but it's the easiest option!

8+6 Smile

fluffandnonsense · 03/07/2013 20:15

Can I join in? I'm 9 weeks tomorrow and feel pretty crappy :( Very emotional, can't stop crying and feel like I have flu! :( I had a miscarriage at 14 weeks in April and got pregnant straight after the mc so I'm feeling really wobbly and worried. I had a private scan on Saturday and everything was fine but I've been even worse since. It's like now there's even more to lose! :/

sunflowered · 03/07/2013 20:31

Hi fluff and congratulations! You must have been on a bit of a roller coaster the last few months but you're in the right place for some hand holding if you need if while you get through the next few weeks.

Thanks vix. I know technically I'm only half an hour more pregnant than I was in my last post but psychologically 7+0 sounds so much further on than 6+7! With no visible external signs it's really strange to think that there's a raspberry sized bean growing away in there.

7+0 Grin

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Bearfrills · 03/07/2013 20:50

Hi fluff :)

You're definitely in the right place for hand holding! I can sympathise with how you feel, I had a mmc at 15wks in June 2010 and found it very traumatic. The good news though is that I went on to have my DD - she was conceived on what should have been my due date.

Best of luck for the next 31 weeks, we're all rooting for you :)

Bearfrills · 03/07/2013 20:51

Champagne, the local pharmacy gave me half a dozen sample pots for free, I just popped in when I was passing and asked.

apprenticemamma · 03/07/2013 20:57

thanks for the info champagnebubble ..not that I have googled anything at all about telling genderhaha! I'm five weeks and seems that ms kicks in around six anyhow.... better be careful what I wish for. Right now I can't stop burping. Avoided the lunchroom today cos my burps are so embarrassing. My colleague popped his head in to be greeted by a massive stinkin eggburp! we are off yo France next week and I cannot wait to chill out and burp freely by the pool. Grin

gnittinggnome · 03/07/2013 21:08

ruggle hola! re getting enough of everything, I think the main thing will be folates/folic acid - the RDA for pregnancy is 400ug, and whilst beef is really high in folic acid, so are lots of vegetables, oranges, etc. I guess you already know all that, if you've been a veggie all your life, but you will probably hear about folic acid/folates from your MW, so be prepared to show that your diet has enough (if only to get your MW off your back re supplements). There are lots of online calculators - the folate content of spinach is dramatically increased by lightly cooking it, for example, which I didn't know till I did some research. Do you drink milk? Calcium and iodine are also very important, and if you don't drink consume dairy you may struggle to get enough of those, unless you are mainlining tofu and fortified juices/nut milks (I had a cocoa with hazlenut milk this morning, it was delish!). Basically, you could be getting everything you need, but you'd need to be darn careful to include a lot, and if you were vomiting or not otherwise eating enough you may not be getting the nutrients. Just a thought, and it's entirely up to you and your body - as you say, you've practically always been veggie, so maybe your body doesn't need to up it's nutrients the way other people's do.

In other news, I got my scan dates! Booking appt on the 15th, and scans for dating and nuchal test on the 22nd! Woot!

gnittinggnome · 03/07/2013 21:11

Hi fluff great news on your scan! I hope you can relax and enjoy it a little bit - I get that it all seems a bit more heavy this time round, but we're all up for being as supportive as possible!

Bearfrills · 03/07/2013 21:12

I'm so hungry but can't eat, everything tastes vaguely of fish :(

misskatamari · 03/07/2013 22:08

Wow I can't keep up with things on my phone app - will need to get the laptop on tomorrow!

Ugh I thought I was starting to feel better but no! Been feeling so so sick today! Thank god I haven't been sick today which is a nice change but bleurgh sometimes I think the feeling sick is worse :( some days I manage to cope with it all okay but some (like now) I find it such a struggle. Is anyone else just finding it hard to cope with just constantly feeling dreadful?! Just hope I can get some good sleep tonight and not wake up in the night feeling sick. Roll on twelve weeks!

Sorry for the moaning ladies I'm just feeling rough and sorry for myself today I think!

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Shropshiremummy2b · 03/07/2013 23:08

Oh crap. I'm having my highlights done, nails and pedicure, hd brows and false lashes on Friday. Am I already a terrible mother before I've begun???!!!!!

Just for you lumpylumps 9 weeks 3 days!!! (Which, p.s., I'm so smug about, I'm rarely in the lead for anything!) (although, p.p.s, I've probably jinxed it now and you'll all have babies and il just be waddling round with fat ankles hating you all)