October 2014 - am I the first one here...?

[makesamesswhenstressed]

Just got 2 very very (very very very) faint lines. The magical due date doo-dah says 3rd Oct is the magic number. Who knows? It could all go tits up still, but if you, like me, suspect you might be in the early stages it would be nice to chat.

I'll start the list shall I?

MakesAMessWhenStressed DC2, EDD 3rd Oct

Right an update from me. Had crap few days started with brown blood for two days then fresh blood after I wipe. I've been to the gp today. She had a poke & feel of tummy took blood pressure etc.. told me its a wait & see game. She phoned epu & booked a scan next week for me.fresh blood flow has increased a lot today. I feel just like I'm on a normal period. So I think its all over this time. I will do a test nxt week before the scan, if positive I will go to make sure. Feel sad but wishing everyone good luck x

Sorry to hear that sophs. I really hope the bleeding stops and it's just a scare.

Welcome to all the newbies!

Grumpy ill toddler on my hands here. Could do without the broken sleep really but there you go.

My doc appointment was a total waste of time too apart from getting a pack with my pregnancy record to start completing and some folic acid.

I asked him a few questions about exercise and stomach aches but he honestly didnt seem to know and just looked embarassed!

Have my midwife booked for 5 March and should get an appointment for a scan at the hospital about the same time. According to the Dr first scan is 8 weeks but the booklet he gave me says 11.

Seems to be a bit of a waste of time. Not sure why you don't just get an appointment straight with the midwife!

Well I didn't get a pregnancy pack or folic acid from my doc so you're ahead of the game there! But at least my midwife appt is next week

Hello to all the new people, this thread is getting nice and busy! Fingers crossed we all make it to the end - these early weeks are so worrying aren't they?

3 questions for you:
1. Is anyone else doing much exercise? I was three-quarters of the way through the 30 day shred when I got my BFP and immediately panicked and stopped exercising. But I miss it soooo much - today I've done a fairly leisurely 45 mins on my cross trainer, hoping that's allowed! There's a lot of conflicting advice on the internet.

2. Is anyone still POAS? I have done a few eleven tests since I got my first BFP on 22nd Jan Thank god for 10p Amazon tests!! I don't know why I keep doing them, just so I can say to myself "yep, still pregnant"?! Don't tell anyone but I take photos of them with the dates written on, and I made a collage of them on my phone. I think I might actually be losing my marbles

3. Has anyone else not got many symptoms yet? I am trying desperately to remember when symptoms kicked in with my last pregnancies, all I can recall is feeling perfectly normal for ages then one day I woke up and puked, and didn't stop puking for several weeks. I can't believe I am wishing for morning sickness but at least it would be a concrete sign that there is something happening!

I wish I could fast-forward to the magical 12 weeks and know that things are going okay!

Office lady, mine has but not sure If normal. I'm not even 5weeks and feel awful, I want to eat but it makes me feel ill, I feel like my af is coming and like I've been hit around the head with a bat! Not good when you have a 2year old in tow, I swear last time I didn't feel this awful so early.

As for excercise I did very little before but looking into pregnancy yoga/Pilates/aqua natal, has anyone done these before and which would you recommend?

Officelady I was doing the shred too! And have also ground to a sudden halt! I'm sure most of it is fine except for the ab work, but I just don't really know what to do! Apart from that I just walk most days. Want to try and start swimmimg again and I also have Erin o briens pre natal fitness fix from last time, although I seem to remember it didn't feel like much of a workout until I was more heavily pregnant.

Welcome and congrats to all the new people and sorry for silence from me, mad busy few weeks and still slightly amazed to have a BFP. Waiting for it to sink in.

sophs I'm really sorry to hear about the bleeding but fingers crossed it is just that and the scan will put your mind at ease.

To try and answer the question of why the midwives don't see you sooner - it's really because so many early pregnancies end in mc so sadly it just doesn't make sense for them to see people early on. The booking in at the docs is to get you on the system, make sure your notes reflect your pregnancy in case any emergencies come along etc. so some may not be helpful but please do remember as long as you're feeling ok and no odd symptoms, there really is no need for the doc to do much more than say congrats!

office as for the question about exercise, continue to do what you did when you fell pregnant, just don't take up anything new. In time you'll start to feel you probably want to drop down the high impact stuff, but just listen to your body, if you're tired rest, if you feel good then carry on. Any dizziness etc then stop immediately. I'm also wanting to poas loads but have managed to just keep it to 5! Want to do another but have run out! I had no symptoms with my dd so I'm wondering if that will be the same again - so far, just bloated!

I have been feeling sick office girl, but just vaguely nauseous, in the background really. Nothing as bad as usual where I vomit all day every day. Maybe that's still to come!
Still having a tiny bit of pink mucus when I wipe but there's nothing on the panty liner, it's 24 hours or so now. When do you think I should worry?

Oh Sophspot sorry to hear that. Fingers crossed for you x

Regarding the exercise question, am echoing cakebaker here but I think you are suggested to continue with the exercise your body is used to (unless it is considered high risk - horseriding, or contact sports like rugby or kickboxing. As a netballer, I'm still playing and am going to for as long as I can. Obviously if you did nothing before, I would imagine taking up something like yoga / Pilates or a light aerobics would be okay but you would be advised to go slow and not over exert your body or get your heart rate up too high.

Oh and the symptom spotting question, I haven't got any except no AF - which feels disconcerting really!

Officelady! I can't stop grinning about your collage! Absolutely brilliant! I POAS loads with my son as had loads of amazon cheapies. This time I was given a single posh test so that's all I've done. It's on my bedside table and I look at it in the mornings!
Sophs I hope everything is okay and that the bleeding stops soon, you must be so worried.
Giraffe that sounds very good. I think pink mucus is in the normal range of symptoms. Have you mentioned it to GP? You may be able to get an early scan to put your mind at ease.
I agree with everyone re GP appointments, no need for OH to be there. With my first it was less than 5 mins. I think I'll call the GP tomorrow and see if they can refer me to the midwifery team without an appointment. I'll be 5 weeks!
MrsF I can't remember anyone confirming my pregnancy before. HPTs are so accurate they just take your word for it so the midwife won't want you to do a test either. The 12 week scan is the big confirmation!
Tory - slightly odd thing for your GP to say about carrying your DS! Do you babywear/sling carry or did he just mean in your arms? I still wear my DS most days (though he walks a lot too now) and have no plans to stop.
Hi to all the newbies!

We self refer directly to midwives in my area so I will be ringing them soon. Last time I think I rang at ten weeks and got an appointment the same week, so I'm going to leave it to perhaps 6 weeks as am only 3 weeks now. Lots can happen in that time and don't think I would get a scan just for pink mucus? If I get any actual bleeding I will ring EPU. Hopefully it will stop and then I won't have an issue

I think he just meant in my arms - it was a very random statement as it wasn't really connected to anything we'd been talking about really! I don't carry him much anymore anyway as he's blimmin heavy and im a weakling!

Anyone else watching 3 wives 1 husband? Just asked DH if he'd like 3 of me. Response was not if they're all as moody as you are at the moment! Am like a big bundle of anger!
I saw some v close friends at the weekend, not sure they believed the antibiotics story. 1 friend is staying with me until Weds and I feel really mean even thinking that I can't wait for her to leave, I'm a horrid person at the mo!!

A newbie, due early October apparently. And with what I would describe as normal period pains.. they've been going on for 2 weeks. I'm a teacher and we've just found out that we're being Ofsted inspected tomorrow, plus I'm moving house on Thursday and Friday. Period pains got worse since I heard all that was confirmed (lunchtime). Anything to worry about do you think? Or just paracetamol and hot water bottle while I plan lessons for tomorrow?

I would be careful about a hot water bottle if I'm honest.

Oh OK. Didn't know they were a bad idea.

Should add, I don't have any bleeding, but feel pretty horribly sick most of the time (have done for 3 weeks). I'm on daily heparin injections for Factor V Leiden, which even when I wasn't pregnant made me feel a bit wobbly, but are now making me feel a bit odd. Although again, I've been feeling a bit 'odd' for weeks. I put it down to moving house uncertainty, and now nerves about Ofsted. Also in throws of changing Drs, so a bit inconvenient to have any issues this week really. Ha.

Well I'm not sure but I think you're supposed to avoid hot baths and jacuzzis etc because of the risk of raising the core temperature, so I would be cautious?

First appointment (with GP) for me tomorrow. I assume this one would just be to get a referral for booking appointment. No major symptoms yet though, so it hasn't quite sunk in yet...

Hey girls! I'm due Oct 4th according to my LMP! This is our first pregnancy and our first cycle of TTC so we're very happy :)

So far I've just been feeling more tired than normal, which is to be expected 'cause I've had to massively curb my caffeine addiction over the past few weeks! And I've been feeling dizzy/lightheaded a lot of the time.

My sense of smell has literally gone into overdrive. It is insane! I can smell what someone had for dinner 3 hours ago from 30ft. Disgusting. Not been getting that much nausea except just from the smells!

And haven't been too emotional overall, but it takes the slightest thing to set me off!

Yep, my sense of smell means I keep offending my bf by asking him to clean his teeth. If he has a beer the night before, next morning just being next to him in bed is enough for heaving. Bless.

Office Lady, I feel like this post could have been written by me.

I am OBSESSED with POAS. I'm trying to limit myself now to just doing it every few days now. No collages as of yet but definitely on the horizon. I wake my bf up most mornings like LOOK IT'S DARKER!!!!

And I'm not really getting many symptoms either yet.. Or maybe I'm getting a few different symptoms, just not that regularly.. Like I said the sense of smell thing is knocking me a bit. But that and the lightheadedness are the only constants really so far. Still early days though so far obv so don't wanna wish chronic MS on myself!

How many other first time mums-to-be are out there??!

And in terms of exercise I've not been doing much yet cos my job's pretty fast paced as it is and I've been knackered all the time. But I've been looking into aquanatal classes and pilates. Just a shame so many of them are for 12w+!