November 2014 - anybody yet?

[Squeakybeaky]

Hi all, I have my BFP and due 30th October. It's my third baby and was 2 weeks late with the last two so bound to be November.

Anybody else for November yet? I know it's very very early :)

Polkadot - ha - a coincidence. I was just coming on here to see if anyone was going to say they had hardly any symptoms or they'd stopped having sore boobs etc etc and lo and behold, there you are.

Yes - for the last two days my boobs are so much less painful. I actually feel less pregnant than I did a week ago - I googled it too (must stop doing this!) and it seems to happen to a lot of people and then returns with a vengeance (I just can't remember the details from my previous pregnancies). I'm 5+5 weeks by the way.

I do think symptoms come and go. I felt absolutely fine when I woke up this morning. Not nauseous, no sore boobs, not ridiculously tired - and of course started worrying as a result (had two MCs last year). But now I feel sick again, so more relaxed - it's a rollercoaster in these early weeks I think and I definitely remember days from my successful pregnancies where I just didn't feel pregnant at all. So totally normal I'd say - although it's hard to feel that way as symptoms can be very reassuring, however uncomfortable they are.

Good luck hopeful

Polkadot I definitely notice that- particularly with the nausea. Early afternoon it was horrendous and thought I was on the verge of vomiting. Now I feel fine. Symptoms seem to come in waves, although I do wonder if some of it is in m head...

Glad work are being supportive hopeful, I'm sure it's negativity. Brown blood is old blood so it should mean there isn't a current problem but I totally understand why it's worrying. Has it continued? I'm really comforted by the fact that mine stopped quickly.

I know how you feel about the pic, I had a similar incident a few months back, I was unsure of my cycle as had come off the pill a few months before and so didn't test when my period was late as thought I'd give it a week, 4 or 5 days later I got dark red spotting which got heavier quickly and soon went black!!! and clotty and with severe pain so though I'm not 100% sure I think it was an early mc. That evening I got a text from a friend telling me she was having a boy which really hurt. I hope that also reassures you a bit as although every mc is different, that experience was of bleeding that came on relatively quickly so hopefully if you're not heavy by now you should be ok fingers crossed!
My DP is a big believer in positive thinking helping your body be positive - so I'm doing my best to decide that I'm keeping this baby and imagine holding it etc in the hope that it will help. Guess staying positive Is all we can do good luck at the hospital.

By negativity I mean I'm sure it's not instinct etc and I hope your baby is Ok. :)

Nearly fell asleep at work today. Could feel myself drifting off sat at my desk. Zzzzzzz

Hugs for everyone having a bad time xxx

Thank you for the reassurances! I'm 5+4 and trying to give up a google addiction!!

What a day! Rushing around all morning at work and then training this afternoon, struggling a bit with tiredness, boobs don't seem to be aching as much as they were (which sounds like the same as others which is good to know!).
I did have an awful feeling I was going to be sick at about 4 but that might have just been from sitting in a hot room for 2.5 hours!
Fx hopeful

Really tired this evening but don't know if that's pg related or due to me cutting right down on caffeine now. Fx it's a pg symptom

My boobs don't seem to be aching at all, does anyone think it could be because I only stopped breastfeeding a few weeks ago?

Definitely Giraffe! Boobs only ache because milk ducts are developing, and yours are fully fledged already!!

That's amazing, I hated the aching boobs so much before. I remember with my previous two DC I couldn't even stand in front of the fridge without yelping!
Hoorah.
Am definitely feeling a constant low level queasiness now though, which I shouldn't be pleased about but I am, as it reminds me I'm pg!
And in other news, I have been wearing my maternity jeans and leggings this week ( with non- maternity tops) and it is so comfy! And you can't tell I'm wearing them at all.

hopeful and alita I hope you are both ok and things turn out ok for you in the next few days.

I went off to the GP today for the appointment the receptionist insisted I must have before I was able to book my booking in appointment with the midwife for 8 weeks+. The GP then told me I didn't need to see him at all and it was a waste of my time to have to see him which I very much agreement. He didn't ask anything about dates etc. So off I went back to reception to make my booing in appointment. I was told in no uncertain terms that I had to make it for a Wednesday morning in my 8th week and that was my only option. I am away on the Wednesday of my 8th weeks, so that's no good. I finally managed to book in when I'm 9+6 for the following Wednesday which is worrying me slightly about scan dates but I guess it's not a problem as people go for booing in appointments at different times.

I've been told all midwife appointments must be at the GP surgery and can only be on a Wednesday between 9.30 and 12, and that is the only option for any appointment. I must also take the next available time, and have no option to book 11am for example if that is when I can manage on said Wednesday. It's even less flexible than I thought! I can't wait to navigate that one with work...

Do you only get your scan date through once you have had your booking in appointment?

Argh. Really not ready to crack out the pg clothing again yet - have just bought two pairs of jeans I utterly love and wanted for months. (Why, you ask, when I knew we were ttc? Why indeed.)

ness good info - am in the same boat as giraffe, only stopped feeding two months ago due to the lack of dratted af and therefore fertility hampering our efforts.. was starting to wonder.

crossing everything as well for those of you with uncalledfor blood. Hopefully just little sprouts settling in..?

Utopian- Sod's law meant that buying the jeans helped you on your way

Another one checking in with fluctuating symptoms, polkadot and MabelMay! Earlier this week I barely felt pregnant at all and was getting really paranoid but yesterday I felt so sick, I could barely eat and had sore breasts again too. From about 4pm until 8-9pm, I felt absolutely rotten.

I have the same weird mix of cravings and nausea too that I had last time around. I'll crave something desperately but then sit down to eat it and feel sick! I bought fish yesterday to make dinner of mashed potatoes with loads of butter and poached the fish in milk having been craving fish and potatoes all day and then the smell of it made me nearly retch. Just didn't fancy it at all once I sat down to it... so frustrating... but I'm still glad to have symptoms again as it's worrying when they ease off.

My DH is the same Nessalina - he hasn't mentioned the pregnancy to me at all or asked me how I'm doing. He goes quiet when I mention it. I think it's because we had a previous loss too and he doesn't want to talk about it until it's a sure thing and we get a positive scan. I don't really mind as I have the same attitude. Am trying to keep busy and not think about it too much until I get to my scan appointment. Good to have an outlet on here though to compare symptoms and talk things through.

Hi all. Thanks for the nice comments. I am feeling slightly more positive. I had a moan on Facebook about my anxiety going through the roof and my cousin rang me and let me have a really good rant and moan and then gave me a big verbal hug and I feel a million times better. Didn't help that I had to play happy families with my ex at DDs netball match and he spent the whole time glaring at me. Found out after I got home that apparently my parents had an argument with him last night and put him firmly in his place over a few things so that probably explains why, he probably thinks I put them up to it. So anyway yesterday I managed to send myself into full on panic attack and spent all night trying to get my heart rate down and calm myself. Then today again I had chest pains, splitting headache, blood pumping in my face and head, shortness of breath, feeling dizzy and sweaty... but better than yesterday. Thinking I may go to my parents next week for some r&r.

Some of the mums at school noticed I've put on a bit of weight. Only 1 said something but I did catch a few looks then panicked looking away when they see I've spotted them. Think I may have to tell DD sooner than 12 weeks as I've got the feeling I'll be obviously showing before then. Really wanted to wait till after the scan so I know it's all safe so fingers crossed it comes through early. Or I at least hear a heartbeat on the doppler before I tell her.

Symptoms - well last week nothing much, but this week (I'm 6+6) I've got nausea, cramps, headaches, emotional, killer boobs, my eyes feel weird and I'm wearing my glasses a lot more often, constant weeing, hungry, really thirsty, stuffy nose, weight gain and weird sleeping - bouncing between insomnia and narcolepsy.

I picked up my Bounty bag from Boots, and 3 Emma's diary bags which are pretty good, lots of little freebies and samples.

Hope those with worries are OK and you're all worrying about nothing!

Take care everyone. xx

anyone else suffering with weird sleep patterns? I'm having terrible insomnia, I didn't suffer with this last time I woke up at 4am yesterday but then went to bed at 9pm and now I'm wide awake now...

I'm only 4+4 so have a feeling this is going to be a looooong 40 weeks.

Other than that feeling ok, boobs are huge and veiny, feeling nauseous but hungry too

Hope everyone is good

Not weird sleep patterns as such but freaky dreams have started in earnest. Here's a question - at booking in the doctor guessed due date at Nov 19th so what does that make me in weeks now? 4+1 if study is 4+4?
Hugs for you random, sounds like a rubbish night.

Morning all! I'm joining the brown CM club this morning It's only the tiniest bit, but naturally I shall ignore my own good advice and worry all day!!
Did another preg test today, and the IC was reassuringly instant in popping up a big dark line, so going to focus on that I think...

utopian my date is 18 Nov and the calendars say I'm 4+3 today.

Lots of weird dreams here too plus tiredness and occasional tingly boobs. Waiting impatiently for symptoms to kick in properly

Random good to see you back. I was thinking about you. Good to hear things are looking a little brighter at least and that you were able to talk to your cousin.

We haven't told anyone yet until our private scan in 2 weeks as decided I wanted to be sure there was definitely something there before we did. Now wondering if we should just tell people anyway. Only concerned as had a few really bad waves of nausea and we are away next week for the whole week staying with DHs aunt, so thinking if it progresses to actual vomiting it could be hard to hide.
So that got me wondering if we should tell my parents before I go, as we will be 6hrs away from them, so not like we can just nip back, and I wanted them to be the first to know.

I would want them all to know if something bad happened anyway, so not keeping it from them because of that reason necessarily. Think it's because scan is the day before Mother's Day and I had this silly idea of putting the scan picture in my mums Mother's Day card to tell her...

Morning everyone, also did another pg test this morning, as in the 3 days since my last two one I've convinced myself I made it all up, but no there's a lovely dark second line so it's definitely real. From my dates I believe I'm 5 weeks today.

I really, really want to wait until after the first scan to tell people, but my parents live in Cornwall (I'm in the midlands) and we're going to visit them over Easter when I'll be 10 weeks, and then I have the opportunity to go again with DD 2 weeks later as DP is on a stab weekend. I can't imagine I'll have had my scan by then, and I really don't want to tell them over FaceTime. So do I tell them early, or make another trip to Cornwall once the scan is done?

Aw thats

Ugh stag weekend obviously! There will be no stabbing involved...