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 :)

that's a fab price. Round here they start at £99

Anarose - I'm with you on the tiredness and hunger.
When I do sleep it's such a deep sleep too. DP gets home from work late when I'm usually in bed, normally I hear him arrive but now he comes into the room and if I do wake up he can't get any sense out of me.
Also, I have this urge for home cooking and baking -never been one for baking - i always thought it was empty calories! I've kept it down to home made fish cakes and home made pizza so far but I suspect muffins, cheese pies and carrot cake are only a few days away

I've found a local place which does early scans for £80 which is better than the £99 that the other ones are at least! Tigsy I think it's a good idea to want to see the heartbeat before telling any one if that's an option.

I'm still debating, it seems a bit pointless at 6+6 before we tell my parents, as although we may see a heartbeat then, I've read that sometimes it isn't seen until 7weeks+ so I'd rather not go and worry at seeing nothing. However, when we tell DH's parents, I'll be 8 weeks so I'm tempted to have a scan before then as he desperately wants to tell his Granny that week too, particularly as he lost his Grandad recently and if it's a boy, he will be named some combination after DH's grandad and my Grandad. I'm happy telling parents before we see anything but grandparents are different, I'd rather have some reassurance before that.

Bex that made me smile to hear that your DH has persuaded you to find out the gender, it'll be very exciting! Will you tell other people when you know the gender? I'd be happy to know the gender but don't want other people knowing and I couldn't keep it a secret so we probably won't find out.

Hi ladies. I'm very nervously signing up to this board. Got my positive last Tuesday but didn't want to tempt fate so early! Due date is November 16 so 5 weeks today, yay.

After 4 years of trying, one heartbreaking miscarriage and loads of fertility tests, I'm terrified of this pregnancy not working out but am also ridiculously excited. (Have already started knitting baby's first jumper in a nice mossy green!)

We're waiting for our first IVF appointment... would it be really bad not to tell my doctor that I'm pregnant until 8/9 weeks just in case? I'm scared that if I lose this baby early, we'll be off the list and back to square one if I tell them now.

Nipples are massive and throbbing, my normally flat size 8 stomach is massively bloated and I'm so out of puff with a gentle walk. It's all going to get a lot worse (hopefully), isn't it?

My heart goes out to those of you who have already lost yours this month. It's so desperately sad and isolating.

Best of luck everyone

Good idea Barmy - you could deffo get it done before telling the grandparents - lovely little surprise for them. Just so you know, the clinic I'm going to book up quite quickly so you may want to just enquire about availability in the week you would want it - that may make your decision for you one way or the other

He's terrible, he's like a woodpecker pecking away at me and I've finally cracked. I will tell parents as they are already knitting and are both constantly asking me to find out so they can pick different colours of wool instead of white and cream!!! They are driving me crackers. But will not tell anyone else as I really want it to be a surprise for everyone else. I will of course announce it to me MN family over on September thread haha!! X

Congrats selsig! Sounds like you've been waiting a long time for this one. I don't know about telling your GP just yet... I think 8 weeks and a heartbeat are the magic combo where MC becomes much less likely - can you afford a private scan? On the plus side, your GP might recommend an early scan to check all is ok before taking you off the list!

Hi All, can I join you?

First pregnancy, 6 weeks now- due early November! Unbelievably exhausted and emotional, boobs feel like they have 2 baby elephants hanging from them, and don't get me started on my bowels! complete wreck, sums it up, and not being able to tell people is so tough.

We want to leave it as long as poss as I have a few friends who have miscarried which has made me really terrified :(

Roll on 12 week scan! X

Thanks Nessalina - that's a good idea about trying to persuade GP to give me an early scan first. Argh, 3 weeks, let alone 7, feels like a lifetime away now!!
at Crazies' elephants, I reckon I have a couple of those too.
For all our grumbling, we'd be terrified if the symptoms stopped!

Despite the moans, I worry if I wake up and feel no cramps, nausea...then I think 'boob agony, phew'.

I was soooo relived to read all about tummy cramps etc as I was starting to get worried there was something up. I had a docs appointment already, a quick feel of my tummy and blood pressure and I was sent off to make my booking appointment (4th April). In my head I am still thinking 'am I definitely PG?' But 6 posts says yes!

Is anyone else still in a state of disbelief! I think I will be until baby is staring at me crying! X

Congratulations selsig and crazies!

Selsig it sounds like you've had a very long journey to get here. You must be feeling a real mix of emotions at the moment. I think it might be worth looking into an early scan, either via your gp or privately. I would hope that your gp wouldn't take you off the ivf list without first checking that this pregnancy is progressing well to give you some reassurance. I totally understand why you are unsure about telling your Gp at this stage though. Is there any way you can have a 'hypothetical' conversation with them about what would happen to your ivf referral should you fall pregnant naturally in between without mentioning you know you are pregnant now? If they say you would get an early scan, then see them a day or so later to say you've just tested positive. If they say you'd just have the normal antenatal process and be taken off the ivf list, then look into an early scan privately if that's doable for you before telling them.

I am also due on 16 Nov and my emotions are so up and down with concerns about mc etc, and that is with no experience of it, so I can only imagine what you must be thinking as you want to get to 12 week scan. DH and I have just decided to have a private scan at 8 weeks for reassurance based on that.

crazies I hope those baby elephants don't grow anymore .

'bex* I've just remembered that DH is away the week before we see my parents, so we couldn't have a scan then anyway so the following week it is . I'm looking into booking just now to avoid no availability as you say. Your DH has done a good job at persuading you to find out then . It'll be very special to find out together at this stage, another step closer to baby! The grandparents to be sound brilliant with their knitting! Is it a first for both sides?

Aww Barmy that's lovely, it'll be great to tell the grandparents with the photo such exciting times!! I may have already read it, but is this your first? My memory is like a sieve.

It is a first for my mum, but DHs parents already have 5! I'm an only child on my mums side so it was always going to be that little bit extra special for her. They are both texting me pictures of their current stage of knitting several times a week!! Bless x

This is going to sound stupid, but i don't think I want an early scan now. Told a girl in work yesterday and she was thrilled for me but then out came "be very careful though, I had a mc at 14 weeks"

Well that horrified me, naturally. And she'd had a scan and all was perfect. So now I don't think I want a scan to lull me into a false sense of reassurance. An early one has been requested for me at the hospital as I've previous gynae stuff (no mc or anything though, shouldn't be incr. risk to baby) and if the letter comes I'll attend cos I'd be stupid not to - but if the waiting lists are long and an early scan doesn't happen I won't press it.

My s-i-l didnt get a scan till 16 wks cos of waiting lists! But at least at that point she knew it had almost certainly "stuck"

AnnaRose I think you have to accept that if you go for a scan at any stage at pregnancy, unfortunately it is just a snapshot of how things are at that time. I am having one, on the understanding that it's not a guarantee, but that I can be reassured (hopefully) that at that stage things are progressing as they should be. For me personally, hearing a heartbeat feels like an important landmark to get to, as I never got to that stage with my previous mc.

Selsig congratulations! Hope everything goes smoothly for you, after what sounds like has been a long journey. I can understand you not wanting to tell them you are pregnant at such an early stage, although it's a tricky one.

Bex they will have knitted a whole wardrobe for baby by the time it arrives by the sound of it, they must be so excited ! It must be really special to become a grandparent for the first, or sixth , time! This is our first, yes. Also the first grandchild on both sides as I'm an only child and DH is the eldest of 2 by about 8 years. I think my PILs may be in for a bit of a surprise when we tell them really, despite the fact we've been married for about 3 years and are both approaching 30. My parents seem to have an idea we were thinking of children but I hadn't told them we were ttc.

Annarose I know what you mean about an early scan not being a guarantee. But my thinking is that I'd rather find out at 8 weeks about a very early mmc than at 12 weeks, and if it happens inbetween or afterwards, it could happen at any time and there is no guarantee but a scan is a bit of reassurance at that stage so we are going for it. Any peace of mind for a bit is welcome really! I share your worries though, it's hard, I guess there will always be an element of worry.

Very special on both sides then Barmy, it'll be fantastic when you tell them!! In case you do decide to get an early scan, I've attached mine to the message (don't think you can see photos on the app though) so you get an idea of what you can expect to see. This was 8+2.

I'm thinking I may not need to buy clothes at all at this rate!!! Xx

How lovely Bex! Thanks for sharing that, it is lovely to see . I have just shown DH and we have booked an early scan for 7+6 before we go to see his family the next day.

You'll be sorted for Autumn and Winter for baby then! When in Sept are you due?

Definitely sympathise with you tired people today is a very tired day :p and I still have many hours of work left -.- felt very sick earlier but now it's not too bad but the idea of food is still off putting!

That's fab news Barmy!! Hope to see your photo on here I'm due 7th September, so perfect timing for me really as I'm a teacher! When in November are you due? Yes autumn I think we've got covered clothing wise - a lovely season to wear a nice hand knitted cardigan when going for a lovely walk I just can't wait!! What date is your scan then? X

Sorry to hear you're so tired today alita, that's a bit rubbish when you are working today! Are you off during the week at all?

Bex, that's very well timed for school! I'm a teacher as well, but covering a maternity contract of all things which I only started about 8 weeks ago after we moved to a new area, so I'm rather nervous about telling them. Thankfully my booking in appointment is over the Easter hols, but I'm going to have to tell school shortly after that as I'm planning to leave in the summer rather than continue until Oct half term because it's too far to travel. I'm due on 16th Nov. I can't remember if you teach primary or secondary? Hopefully your class(es) haven't clicked yet! The early scan is on 5th April . You will be glad to get to the summer I reckon for mat leave, that works really well for finishing at a decent date.

Barmy I'm off Tuesday for my scan :) it's Ok, I'm no different to the rest of us just felt like having a moan :p

How are you today?

I'm sure your school will be fine about it, and if not, shame on them, you won't give them another thought whilst you're relaxing snuggling your bump!! I'm primary so yes will finish in summer but mat leave won't officially start until September so very lucky with that! I've told my children - a few of the girls in my class are very in tune with things and people were popping in congratulating me etc and they picked up on it - the way they told me they kind of knew was to get the doctors kit out and play doctors with me, using the stethoscope to listen to baby's heartbeat!!! 4/5 year olds hey!!

Great about your scan, I'm off that day so will wait patiently to hear all about it!! It's an amazing feeling seeing that little dot on the screen. 12 week one is even more amazing, seeing an almost perfectly forked tiny human!! I'm so excited for you. X

Hi all, can I tentatively join please? I'm about 6 weeks, due 8th Nov according to my dates, with DC3.
Getting a bit paranoid as I had mc this time 3 years ago, so I think this week will be a long one!
Anyway, congrats to everyone on here (haven't read the whole thread yet but seen the roll call), here's hoping for a good 8 months ahead of us!

Another teacher here, thinking I will probably work up til October half term, but as I'm primary, I presume I won't get given a class for next year. Starting to wonder what the head will do with me for half a term!

Cutting out and photocopying perhaps, pinky ?