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New thread for our little junebugs!

Bludgerwitch mine was 24 when I got pregnant with no1 & v high by the end. Have lost 3 stone but still at prob about 30 so I'm sure I'll get the same. Maybe I should start having diet lemonade on my cereal and get ahead of the game!! :)

great scan photo magpie hope mines that clear :)

I would love an early scan but think I'll wait for 12 weeks although that won't be until December!!

Another lovely pic, congrats magpie :)

I see lots of early scans going on, congrats to everyone! When would you recommend having them? I'd like to have one but am only 5 +5 today. Should I try and wait until 8 weeks as I've heard that's an important week for development. What did everyone else do?

It is so nice to see all the pictures! Well done ladies :) It just makes it feel so real.

Nessie that must have been very scary! Glad all is all and that you are home (despite the delay)

Feeling tires. DH is away on a night out and I had to do bedtime routine on my own - but Ds was a little star.

Lmf There was nothing to see at my scan at around 6 weeks, and not that I have my maternity notes I have actually seen that the nurse ticked 'inconclusive' on the paperwork, if I'd known that I would've freaked out! The scans this week have been dated 8+3 and 9 and there was a wee fluttery heartbeat, so I personally wouldn't have one before 8 weeks.

You will see a heartbeat at 7 weeks, possibly at 6 but you need to be sure of your dates. I'm having an early scan at 7 weeks but I think at 8 you do see a little more. Like a little baked potato!

I'm only having an early scan because previous history makes me anxious.

Thanks for clarifying! I'll hold out until 8 weeks. I had no idea it would feel like so long! I keep getting a bit of pain in my abdomen and lower back, fingers crossed everything is ok. It's my first so not really sure what to expect, am hoping it's just pain from everything stretching and getting bigger in there.

I am going next week at 7 weeks. I hope I see something as it all feels a bit surreal. I should wait another 6 weeks til 12 weeks but just knowing it is not my imagination will really help me get more excited about it all.

Congrats on all the healthy scans. I am sure you must be so relieved and excited.

I am really struggling with not drinking at te moment. I don't want work to know but I am certain one of my friends at work is starting to twig. I have two more work socials next week that I can't get out of due to friends organising them and it is driving me mad having to come up with excuses. Yesterday the friend kept asking why I was drinking so slowly. And standing next to me when ordering so I couldn't get a cheeky apple juice instead of wine.

Feeling so sick today!

On the plus side I've discovered that pickled rhubarb is amazing for my MS.

Cravings: meat, licorice, chilli

Pickled rhubarb

MarlenaGru - I know what you mean about the drinking, I had to avoid a really big work do this week as didn't know how to do the non drinking thing, i've got a couple coming up soon. I thought I'd just order tonic water or orange and pretend it had vodka in it? Maybe if someone buys an alcoholic one for you walk around with it and take it to a trip to the loo with you so you can pour most of it out and pretend you drank it? It's a hard one.

If it's people you don't spend all day with and see you eating you could pretend you're doing the 5:2 diet and you don't have enough calories left for alcohol?

They are people I am with all day, in a tiny office of 40 of us. They are already questioning the decaf coffee instead of regular. I had tonic tonight which was fine as my sister knows and I could subtly go to the bar but work dos someone seems to follow you to the bar. I would ideally like to wait until at least 12 weeks. After Thursday I won't need to go out with them again until Xmas thankfully!

Sorry to have disappeared earlier, I was just on my way out to a friends for takeaway and chit chat. Back home and in bed, so checking in.

I really liked the house, but worried H will think the bedrooms are too small. I think they're small, but adequate, and overall the house is 1280sq ft, so not tiny. It back onto a somewhat quiet train line, though, which I didn't know before... Not sure I care, but H might. I really liked it, though.

Seeing another couple tomorrow, so will compare and go from there.

It was lovely to see the little jellybean today, lovely to view the house, and I'm so so glad to be in my bed relaxing, I feel like I've run a marathon today!

Bloody hell! I've just had another peek through my files and I've seen that my GP has put me down as an ex-smoker!

He asked me whether I've ever smoked and I joked that I'd had about 5-10 cigs a year at parties during my uni years! FFS, that's hardly a habit, is it? I am actually debating writing in to have that removed, I am that fucked off about it.

Hmm, rather jealous of your pics from your early scans. For some reason, I didn't come away with any! But congratulations on the heartbeats! Isn't it exciting!

The only reason I had an early scan was because that was how it was in my first pregnancy (also abroad, and that was how they did it there - you went to the dr and he had an u/s in his office) and I think it helped me believe a bit more in the pregnancy. But it's true you don't see that much at all. But then what a change by the 12/14 week scan!

nosey gosh yes - i didn't realise how emotional it was until I was actually lying there on the bed petrified that they were going to find something wrong...

Bludger agree that a few cigarettes in your Uni days hardly makes you an ex smoker, I would ask for that to be removed as it's not true.
I am so tired today, just feel exhausted. My 4 year old seems to be bursting into tears a lot and not sure if it's his age or I'm not giving him the time and attention he needs.
My teenage dd is going through woe is her, school is rubbish phase and I feel guilty for this too

Morning all! I only ever seem to manage to post at the weekend but am always reading with interest!

Congrats to all those with early scans, so exciting!! Love the pics! I did my last remaining hpt yesterday as I'm still not quite sure that this is all real!

I'm 7+1 today and waiting for callback from the midwife to arrange booking in appt hoping to get that sorted soon - it's a home visit so that's quite nice.

My MS has been totally different to last pregnancy - last time I really suffered in the mornings and felt like I would pass out in the shower most days but this time round I'm generally ok all day until about 3pm when I start to feel totally gross - nauseous, drained and like I need my bed!! Not sure if it means anything by being different - maybe a baby boy this time!!

Have had a v.busy week and been offered a new job which is v.exciting as less hours and much closer to home - has come at the right time as have not been enjoying my current job for a while now. I am excited but does feel like so much happening at the moment. Have also told new job that I'm pg and they were really lovely about it - hope new colleagues feel ok about it too!!

Have a busy day today as need to get new winter boots for DD and do some other shopping - I think a mcdonalds may accidentally fall into my mouth today - having to embrace the junk with the way I'm feeling!!

Hope you all have a lovely day

Good morning everyone........and good morning diarrhea!

Fucks sake.

Marlena I'm totally with you on the drinking thing. What I don't get is why people ask things like that when you're obviously not ready to say anything yet. I have definitely wondered before about a friebd when there have been various signs but think it's kind of rude to put someone on the spot! I guess maybe if people haven't been in that position they can't empathise.

My stickiest moment so far has been with a really close friend who is ttc at the mo. She asked me outright if there was a reason I wasn't drinking and I mumbled 'I'm working tomorrow ' lame! What made it worse was the ensuing conversation about ttc. I almost blurted it out but I'm determined to wait for the scan just in case.

So glad for all you early scanners getting to see your little beans. I'm waiting for 12 weeks because in my region they're £100 and also cause I'll see more. The wait to even get a scan date has become even more torturous since my symptoms disappeared though. Thinking positive as i know that could be for a totally benign reason. Trying to anyway!

On the plus side no ms means a cheeky breakfast of bacon, egg, toast and mushrooms to celebrate the start of a week's hol!

Ps apols for mammoth post - must learn to be more concise!

Argh poor you Gilly! Pregnancy symptoms are so random!! Hope you feel better soon.

Not sure how to handle the not drinking thing tbh - I agree with you penguin not sure why people have to put you on the spot and ask! My close friends will definitely guess but have no drinking related plans at the mo with them. I have a meal out with ex work colleagues next week so I'm hoping I can get away with driving as an excuse!

I think if you can driving is probably the easiest excuse. I told a close friend last week coz we were going on a night out and I had no reason not to drink. We had seen them a couple of weeks before where I had just not drunk, kinda faking the odd sip, and she said she had wondered but didn't say anything which was nice.

Now just trying to avoid nights out as want to wait till after scan to tell most people.

Feeling a bit blurgh this morning ... think I need to eat soon but feeling bloated as well!

Pickled rhubarb sounds amazing! Where can I buy some!?

I am tentatively join you all. I have a 2yo dd, after several mc and a stillbirth. I almost cant believe i am pregnant. im going to do another digital test on Monday and see if it says further along before I contact mw.
I've had some cramping/growing pains that I recall seem normal. My already too big boobs are growing at an alarming rate. Last time I couldn't get big enough bras by the time dd arrived.
According to calculators, I'm due on the 30th but dd was a month early so who knows!