September 2014 2nd thread for a chatty bunch

[TheOnlySeven]

My sisters pregnant too, due at the end of June. So excited that the cousins will be so close in age :)

Choccy I'm glad they have done the bloods. Fingers crossed that whatever result they have flagged is easily remedied. Lots of love to you xxx

Well girls I am still in the game. The bleeding stopped the evening I posted and it's been fine since. Just some light brown discharge staining the top of a panty liner. It does seem to be quite common and it seems as though it could be the egg getting comfy but I can't help but still feel wobbly about it.

Lines on hpt tests getting stronger, no symptoms bar stretching and tugging pains, but had none in my last pregnancy. Seeing the doctor on Wednesday xx

Welcome kicks!
I know what you mean, I'm far more nervous about this pregnancy. Just assumed with my ds's that all would be well. Maybe age has changed me, along with a mc and chemical along the way. Trying to be optimistic and enjoy it though as this will be def be my last baby!

Hippy cool! Does your sis live locally? I have another sister who lives near to me and has two boys similar in age to my boys and they are so close it's lovely!

Sebs so glad to hear that. Take it easy if you can! xx

Sebsmummy Yay! Happy for you! I was last on this thread yesterday when it was sounding like bad news, so this is great to come back to

She's about an hour away LH, in my home town! Hoping they'll be close too :)

sebsmummy so pleased for you

I've not got any pregnant friends or relatives - that I know of yet, anyway! We did ante natal classes first time around and that was great for meeting other pregnant couples in our area and a few of them have just had their second baby so more pals for both dc1 and little bean.

Just popped on Facebook and this came up in my feed from ParentDish. What a fantastic story of hope.

www.parentdish.co.uk/2014/01/17/mum-has-healthy-baby-boy-after-20-miscarriages-and-he-is-here-thanks-to-anti-malaria-pill/

My best friend is a week ahead of me, I'm delighted I have a preggo buddy!!

Morning sickness ses to have started for me. Haven't gotten sick yet just feel sick and have a lump in my throat.

rockin that's so good that you have a bump buddy too. Are you planning a joint baby shower (obviously far too early for all that and I have definitely not already made that suggestion to my friend

Morning sickness has taken over my life. I am not being sick a lot really just feel exhausted, very nauseous and kind of floppy. Hoping these are all good signs.

Hello all, I am feeling rough today barely eating anything then I feel over full and feel sick and uncomfortable then I get over it for all of 5 minutes and I start feeling sick again for more food! It is reassuring but annoying!

I have no close friends or family that are pregnant at the moment! Wish I did though, would be nice. Ah well. I'm hoping I will make some bump buddies at antenatal classes, or yoga if I get my act together and book into the class.

I thought my nausea had gone yesterday but just before I went to bed it returned and still feel a bit icky now. It feels like a lump in my throat too rockin

Well DH informed me that I'm talking in my sleep now haha! Don't usually so I'm guessing pregnancy has something to do with it. He couldn't make out what I said last night but the night before I apparently was saying 'Noooooo!!' Lol No idea what I was dreaming about. Hopefully not childbirth

I keep dreaming that I'm breast feeding my son again. It's such an intense dream. The first time I said to myself that my milk would have dried up, so what on earth was I thinking. Second dream I had milk coming out of me like a tap lol!!

I don't have anyone who is pregnant around me either but I don't mind. I didn't get caught up in the whole thing first time around so I don't feel as though I want to talk pregnancy symptoms anyway. If I did I could always do it on here

Broodylicious - iv not had back pain before I came off the pill - I was diagnosed with a kidney infection 1st cycle ttc but the back pain was only symptom, and it never went away. Doc thought it was muscles, but it went away November time and now it seems it is back with a vengeance!!

Is doing repeated hpt's the thing to do to check everything is ok in there?? Iv not thought about doing it - got two very strong positives couple of weeks ago but not checked again? Think I should?? Still got the tummy ache - it is like iv pulled all my muscles in my stomach and I need to go to the loo (I don't though) maybe cos it's my first it's worse?? Arg.

sittingpretty I did 3 digital tests in Dec but not done repeated tests. It's up to you really. I think even if I did tests everyday I'd still have this niggling worry that there will be nothing there at the 12 week scan! But I'm trying to keep worrying to a minimum if at all poss! I keep having strange pulled muscle feelings low down too. I'm sure it's normal, just the uterus stretching. :)

Sitting- you could but it won't take away the worry 100%. The digital ones are notoriously iffy for dating and tests vary in colour depending on so many factors you would possibly worry for nothing!
Also and it's obviously not what you wat to hear but if anything did happen, hormones hang around for a while so you'd still test positive.
Don't want to piss on anyone's chips but it's worth knowing a positive on a test just tells you there's hormones there. Nothing else.

That's kind of what I wanted to hear - iv tested twice and now it's just a waiting game and trying to stay positive til 12 weeks. I'm such a stress head - had a really bad few years my DH broke his back, iv had chronic fatigue cos I worked myself silly, which has resulted in me developing social anxiety and panic disorder (all under control) but I'm almost scared to be happy just in case!! This baby means so much to both of us - we have a new house and what better way to get on than with a new little family. Maybe all this is just some pretty strong pg hormones!!

The worrying never stops!
It literally never does. Look after yourself, eat well, rest and that's the best job you can do for you and baby. The less you can worry, the better so think of it like another thing you can do for baby.
I know it's so hard to not worry but honestly, it will go so quick you don't want to waste a minute.

I hate not being able to tell anyone. I saw my best mate on Thursday, and she was asking how we were getting on with the TTC. I nearly blurted it out. And at work. I had a meeting about future projects, that would be starting in August, and I had to stop myself from saying anything.
Only people that know are both our parents. How are others finding it? Or are you all telling people?
Next month is going to be harder, this month I'm hiding behind dryathalon, but next month I may be 'on' anti biotics a lot haha

We've told my mum, my close friends who I see every day and dh has told his brother. Basically, I'm happy to tell the people who we'd want/need support from if anything did go wrong.

I think the rule is, whatever makes you comfortable. X

Not told my work yet, except one colleague who I trust will keep it to herself. Family and close friends know. Just couldn't keep it a secret, too excited!

To any of you ladies who are already mums - baby is due by early Sept and I'm supposed to be a bridesmaid at my best friends wedding towards to the end of October. How feasible do you think it is that I will be able to do this still? I'm just a bit concerned that I have no idea what size my body will be and will I be needing to almost constantly breastfeed at such a short time after baby is born? Would be sad if I couldn't be a bridesmaid though.

Top mammy I think I would have been fine at that stage, nearly two months in, but I didn't gain much weight so my main concern would have been breast feeding and by then I think I felt quite confident.

Hiya ladies, we all okay?

Fed and watered the kids, now sitting down for 10mins, shattered x Went to tesco today, thought I was going to throw up on the bus home, all I could smell was weed and piss haha x
Guilty of buying a pack of tests today too, know it doesn't guarantee everything's okay but I've been worrying myself sick lately, so I had to. Positive showed up more or less instantly so I feel a little better, kinda x

I'm sooo hungry! Can't stop eating or thinking about food lol. Current obsession is Dominos chicken wings, bloody gorgeous mnmm xx

Can't believe how quickly this thread has moved on in the last few days!
Big hugs to everyone who needs them right now, wish I had a magic wand that could make everything OK

Had an early scan on Thursday to make sure this pregnancy wasn't in the wrong place this time, only could see the yolk sac but they said as I was about 5 weeks so they didn't expect to see much and they've booked me another scan for a couple of weeks time which was really good of them. Think they thought I was a bit crazy asking for a copy of the picture when it doesn't really show anything but I guess in my head if something happens this time I have proof my bean existed!

Hope everyone else is doing OK xx

Had scan date - 29th Jan x

Thanks for the warm welcome LH1981. I know what you mean, I am trying to enjoy it too but will feel very relieved after the scan. Plus I'm so exhausted I can barely function at the moment. Really looking forward to the lovely second trimester!

Sorry to all those who are feeling sick (I'm with you). Ginger all around.