August 2014. What a Christmas present!

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Thread number 2 ladies.

It's a perfect Christmas present for me!

Pregnancy is playing havoc with my brain!!! If I feel slightly unwell I'm panicking and if I feel remotely better I'm panick

Pregnancy is playing havoc with my brain!!! If I feel slightly unwell I'm panicking and if I feel remotely better I'm panicking thinking is there something wrong?? I'm driving myself nuts!!!!

Morning ladies.

Nothing much to report here. Am 7+1 today. Have managed to not tell anyone except one person at work (as I needed her advice about whether to accept a new job) but that's mainly because I've been so busy I haven't seen anyone. No symptoms but not bleeding/pain either so I'm thinking that's a good thing.

I didn't bother with nct classes. The nhs ones were fine for us and we do still see some of the ladies from our first time mummies group that the nhs do afterwards. That said I so have a few friends with similar age children anyway so that helped.

I may have a home birth this time. With dd I laboured quite quickly (for a first time anyway) plus I only needed tens machine for pain relief. (Although I did then need to go to theatre for stitching). Also my BMI is quite high. I'd really like to go to MLU but I'm not sure if they'd let me. So it may be best to stay at home. Main thing putting me off is the practicalities. My bed is too soft I think and we have hard floors down stairs!! Still that's a long way off yet!!

Morning all!

Buttercup - yes I'm still doing SW. Lost 1.5lbs at last nights weigh in which I was pleased with as I've gone way over my syns since finding out I'm pregnant! I haven't told the group yet, will do so after 12 weeks. I'm intending to go throughout my pregnancy as I'm 3+ stone overweight and would like to continue to loose steadily if I can. Theres another lady who is pregnant in our group and she's loosing small amounts each week. I think its one of the few official diets that can be followed in pregnancy as there's no calorie restricting and you can still eat lots and lots - just healthy nutritious foods!

Deus - I didn't go to any antenatal group in my previous pregnancy (as up until a year ago i was a midwife so didn't really see the point), but I did go to a parenting group once my son was born that my local children's centre put on and made some really good friends there. We still meet up regularly now and I found their support invaluable in the early days. If you can afford to go to NCT to or something like that, I'd really recommend it for the friendships more than anything else.

Birthing plans wise I'm thinking of having a homebirth this time as i laboured very quickly last time so chances are i'll be quicker this time and may not make it to hospital in time. It feels a bit surreal thinking about the birth though as it feels a long way away but I suppose its a decision we'll have to make in the next few weeks as we'll be asked our intentions at our booking appointments!

I've got my scan later - feeling nervous.....

Ooh, MissV, I've got what feels like a dodgy tummy too. But isn't a proper dodgy tummy, if that makes sense?

And I'd like to feel a bit nauseous please. Just enough to reassure!

My breasts hurt if pressed, but still not of their own accord.

I'd just like some symptoms please!

hungry - i don't have many symptoms (tired and a bit nauseous occasionally) and didn't really have any in my last pregnancy. I'd rather have more just to reassure me everything is ok!

Did you have a boy it a girl last time, FEE?

My sickness started at about 7 weeks last time, so at the moment this pregnancy isn't any different.

It's daft that we wish nausea upon ourselves, isn't it?!

A boy. What have you got?

I mean - do you have a son or daughter Hungry?

Hello everyone.

This board is pretty busy and fast moving.

Fingers crossed to everyone with scans soon.

I had mine yesterw and am a paranoid wreck. All was positive from the scan apart from too early for a heartbeat. Which, with my rational head on is good and normal and I'm happy. But then I over think things and am convinced I should be further along and end up convinced that things aren't right. What is wrong with me. ..grr! !!

One minute I am planning ahead wutha ahuge grin in my fave the next I am close to tears and worried. Bloody hormones.

Anyone else similar?

Whoa...stupid phone and typos...should be huge grin on my face (amongst others! )

Ha ha, FEE! A 6 month old daughter.

I'm interested to see how different this pregnancy is and what sex we have.

What time is your scan?

Ahhh so many posts, I can't keep up!
Nice to see everyone is doing okay.
I feel so sick literally almost puked on another mum on the school run this morning, had to make an excuse about going home to wait for a delivery and then I ran away lol.

Will you all be finding out the sex? I think I want a surprise this time, I have 2 boys already so I'm sure this baby will be a boy but I'd love a surprise

sillymegan i'm the same, one minute i'm looking at prams and baby names the next i'm feeling all negative. The hardest thing for me is talking out loud about it to my DH because I feel like a fraud! Until I know theres anything in there I don't feel right moaning about symptoms because I still think its my body playing tricks on me like last time!

I think it's nicer to enjoy it if we can but it's hard to control mood swings because i'm pretty sure its down to hormones like you say!

Oh and I'm defo going for a home birth this time (hopefully!)
Traumatic first birth and high risk second pregnancy but my labour went as smooth as possible so hopefully won't be high risk this time! Fingers crossed.

Rose It's our first and we have decided to keep it as a surpise :)

No symptoms for me either yet except my bra's a bit tighter and I want to eat all the time. That's not unusual for me though and wouldn't necessarily attribute it to pregnancy! I didn't even find out I was pregnant till 8 wks last time so still feel it's far to early to be noticing yet.
Well done FEE on your 1 1/2lbs this wk! I'm staying within my syns but definitely eating more free food! Yesterday I had two breakfasts and two lunches!!
Birth wise, although I've done it once before i don't feel any more enlightened this time.. Last time I was induced but only dialated to 4cm so they ended up doing an EMCS. Still have no idea what proper labour and birth actually feels like but would really like a more natural experience this time. Still, what will be will be.
We went to NHS anti-natal classes and I've no complaints with the info we got but didn't make any friends from it. I did make friends at the free baby club run by our local sure start centre though once ds was born and we're still in touch now, so if you can't afford NCT there are opportunities afterwards to meet new mums

feeling very sicky this morning too Rose, almost turned straight round to go home but feel like if I take a day off one day and feel worse the next then I'm screwed! so awful having to soldier on through work feeling icky.
I am also eating everything in sight... my colleagues keep looking at me like I can't be sick if I'm piling in to food every five mins.

Sorry rose the image of you running away on the school run made me smile hope it settles for you soon. Ive had the odd bit now and then but (touch wood) never been sick in pregnancy....!

We would LOVE a little girl this time as already have three boys and I need some female support here! No seriously, I will be made up with either and a healthy/unworrying pregancy!!

Hungry - my scan is at 5.45pm

sillymeagan will you be having another scan or will your 12 week be the next one?

I think I'd like to find out what we're having. We did with my son and I liked knowing and being able to plan for him (plus I was worried that I'd struggle with a boy - irrationally worried that we wouldn't have a close relationship, I think because my husband doesn't with his, plus I'm from and all girl household. I liked having time to get used to the idea of a boy and now I do think how silly I was to worry as he's my absolute world and he adores me and is so cuddly and loving!). However, I still would like to find out this time as I'm a planner so knowing suits my personality.

butter I feel ravenously hungry all the time too! Might have to join you with the 2 breakfasts and 2 lunches malarky Really fancy a bacon and fried egg cob but know I can't have the fried egg (boo) - last pregnancy it was stinky cheeses I missed. This time I think it's going to be runny eggs!

I still ate runny eggs last time, FEE, as well as a few other things that are 'banned'. I didn't even think about not doing it. Naughty!

Good luck with your scan later on. :-)

Pina - I am feeling sick and tired but am convinced I am making it up or my body is playing a trick. ..it's ridiculous.

FEE - I have another scan at 8+3 on 3rd Jan. I will relax a little after that (and am hoping it comes quickly with Christmas to focus on) but am so scared about it.

We won't be finding out as I will know my c section date so want to keep the sex a surprise.

I definitely ate runny eggs last time. I used to make sure the white was solid enough, but I couldn't give them up!

Morning all! Back from doctors, he gave me some new antibiotics so I am crossing everything that these work as yesterday was miserable!

Good luck to those with scans today! Let us know how you get on xx