March 2014 - Thread 2 because we all love a good natter!

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Kat I've told my manager mostly because I have a job where I'm running about all day and don't want to be reported for sitting down once too often or being in the loo for a quarter of my shift (mostly for wees but occasionally for composure....bloody hormones)

I have told 2 of my Managers and 4 of my colleagues - I told myself I was doing it for 'Health and Safety' reasons, but really I just wanted to tell somebody!!!!

I didn't have morning sickness with my first, had it with my second and now I have something weird going on. I don't feel sick when I first get up, I have breakfast then feel sick mid morning, then I'm ravenous, feel sick mid afternoon, ravenous again.

Just checking in! I'm mostly lurking, as I'm running round after 3 DCs (bloody holidays!) and trying not to doze off when I sit down!
Had my booking appt on Weds, and they're going on my LMP date rather than the dates from my early scan, so my official EDD is Feb 27th, but we'll see what the next scan says. I can't see this little bean being early somehow.
Feeling like shit most of the time with tiredness and nausea, and much worse than in my previous pgs, despite the first being twins. Roll on 16 weeks when the nausea stopped last time!!
Fingers crossed for sticky beans for the ladies who are worried x

Welcome to the newbies!

Greymoose I think most of the pregnancy classes don't start to 2nd trimester just because the chances of mc are so much higher 1st trimester and they are scared people might blame their class. I did pregnancy yoga and swimming last time - this time round it would be much harder to get to it with DS here so have ordered myself an exercise bike (arriving on Tuesday). Thinking I am unlikely to get out on my actual bike mid winter - also read about a study in which women who did 5x40 mins a week on exercise bike during pregnancy had smaller babies on average than a control group and were much less likely to have extremely big babies. Given that my DS was 9'2, I would quite like a slightly smaller one this time!

Impatiently, its highly likely your blood is your erosion being irritated after DTD. It's very very common.
If it reassures anyone who is cramping, when I MC, the cramps that signalled the start were right in my cervix. I assume its the cervix beginning to dilate but it was quite painful and fairly specific.

Thanks for the welcome and everyone for your replies. It is reassuring to see that people have different symptoms in each pregnancy. I'm a worrier by nature and I don't know why but I've got it in my head that things may not work out. I just don't feel pregnant right now and the lack of morning sickness is just playing on my mind.

You'd think by no3 I'd be able to chill out a little more but in a way I feel like were pushing our luck, if that makes any sense?

I keep wittering on about it all to my poor DH he (hopefully) has 9 months of this to come! I need to chill out and stop stressing! Doesn't help that I know my family aren't likely to be pleased for me when I tell them the news so that's playing on my mind too.

Welcome newbies! Gosh, it's getting busy here

I second what MTB has said - most exercise that you were used to before getting pg is safe to continue, apart from contact sports or high impact etc. Don't overdo it and don't start anything new, unless it's pg-specific. Common sense, really.
I'm doing Bodypump, which I love and plan to continue like last time as long as I can. Last time the instructor politely suggested it might be time to stop - I was almost 8 months
But I have to keep reminding myself to take it easy, it's harder than I thought! Unless I'm dead tired like today, I barely scraped through the class
One problem is that one my Bodypump instructors is going to start working in my office soon! This could be interesting...

I used to love Bodypump JBrd but I moved away from the gym I used to do it at and don't have a handy gym where I live now.

MTBMummy I assume from your name you like offroad mountain biking? Do you go on the trails? I haven't for a while but got quite into it a few years ago. Places like Dalby Forest, Cannock Chase and somewhere in Wales beginning with Llang... I have a weeride bike seat on my crossbar at the moment though so I am restrained somewhat both to protect DS and because it is quite hard work peddling now-legged!

Right, I'm off to the Lake District tomorrow. Wish me luck!
We are going with B and SIL. They are big walkers and are keen to get in a few peaks. I've already said I won't be climbing Skiddaw, but apparently
I MUST walk CatBells. It's no too steep but has some scrambly bits. I am REALLY not keen! I'm really nauseous, need to pee every five minutes and I keep going dizzy!
I was planning some gentle sailing, maybe some kayaking, a bit of bird watching...
I'm going to have to tell them about the pg or I won't get any peace!

Quick update from me and then that's me. After more (mild) spotting, I just felt things weren't right. The EPU couldn't see me til Mon morning so I went to a private scanning place and found that my little baby stopped developing at 6w4d - I'm 8w2d- and there was no heartbeat. My dh and son are still in Spain so I'm here alone with dd which is a bit shit. They'll be home on Sunday. I've an ERPC on Monday.

I told my mother on the phone this evening - only told her cos there was something she wanted me to do on Tues so just told her the truth - and she did her usual 'You're fine, you'll be fine' etc. I'm never allowed by her to be down, I have to be the one who's ok. LOADS of counselling later, it REALLY REALLY pisses me off that there's nothing that's happened on our very long road to parenthood that's been bad enough in her eyes for her to let me wallow in misery for more than 10 seconds. My sister on the other hand (who I fortunately love) only has to have a sniffle and it's 'poor sis, she's exhausted by this cold.' Sick. Of. It.

Rant over and congratulations if you've got to the end of it.

The very very best of luck to all those on this thread and I hope things go well for you all. It just wasn't meant to be for us.

holycow I'm so, so very sorry for your loss x

I am so sorry for your loss holycow

Holycow

I've got my booking in date through for August 16th and my scan on the 21st. Due in the Family Court on the 19th to finalise living arrangements for two older DC. Hoping to keep this pg from ex-p till then but it won't be easy as I'm already the size of a house.

Holycow, so sorry. Life can be so cruel. Look after yourself (and don't let your mum get you down).

Sorry for your loss Holycow. xx

Thinking of you Holycow

Holycow that's really tough. Especially since you are on your own. at your mum - she should know better!

Please look after yourself and get lots of hugs on Sunday.

HolyCow I'm so sorry, and sorry that you don't have the support you deserve.

My stomach, or rather womb, feels so full at the moment, I could really feel it when I was lying on my tummy in bed. I'm going to end up enormous. My bumps weren't big at all with the last two but to be honest I've never really lost the baby weight from dd and my bump seems to be growing already. Is that even possible?!

Holycow I'm so sorry

MummyPig - I was thinking last night in the gym that at this rate, I will have to start wearing bulky t-shirts to the gym soon. But it's more from being bloated than having a bump (I hope). But I seem to start having trouble with sucking the belly in, surely that can't be right at 6+3?!

Holycow, so sorry for your loss.

Holycow, I am so sorry, I wish you peace and please try to remember whatever you learned in counselling regarding how to deal with your mother.

I have given up Body Pump, kettle training, circuit training, spinning, running, in fact - going to the gym full stop. I.Can't.Be.Arsed. I won't have time to do any of that stuff when baby comes so I don't see the point now. I will, however, continue to walk briskly from the settee to the fridge and back.

'Holycow' so so sorry pet, take care, thinking of you xx