February 2015

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ive just got my bfp!!!!

from dates im due 1st feb

Well my Mom, Sister and Aunty now know. I told my sister but Mom and Aunty guessed! I spent 5 minutes denying it but they wouldn't give up and I'm a terrible liar so I crumbled in the end. Feel worried I've 'jinxed' things now by telling them so early which is probably hopefully a bit daft!

You can just contact your midwife direct here and they take your details then send you an appt to book in so no need to see a Doctor. Booking in appointments aren't until 10 weeks here so I'm going to leave it a few weeks before I ring them.

Littlemiss I have a medical condition so I need to be monitored from early on, ds also had an ectopic twin with him so they just want to make sure its all ok, I am not turning down an offer of an esrly scan I wanted to pay for one so was happy when doc said they would do one for me
They like to do midwife booking in here at 7 weeks.

Morning all, mind if I join you? I got my bfp last week at 12dpo and I'm officially 4 weeks today! Very nervous as it's so early and I have no symptoms at all, not even sore boobs :(
Hoping it's just too early and not a bad sign!

Mrsm14 I have also been keeping an I on my weight to and I've gone from 60.6 kg down to 60.2kg which is bizarre as everything just feels that bit tighter. Here in Suffolk we phone the midwife rather than doctor and she's referred me to my chosen hospital (who have sent scan date) have first midwife appointment next fri (7weeks) that's the only time I'll see them as everything else will be done at Addenbrookes.

Hi all :) Am 6 weeks today. Is my 1st pregnancy and have had a bit of a scary week as they thought I might be ectopic so have had two scans and lots of blood tests already. Scan yesterday seemed to show everything was ok and saw a heartbeat :) Feeling very relieved!

Nausea has kicked in now, feeling rotten at work :( and such painful breasts! Anyone have any good nausea remedies? Am just chomping on ginger biccies so far! hehe!

hello! can i join? i think i'm 5ish weeks with #2. due...start of february?
phoned the doctor surgery today to find out when i need to book in with the midwife and was told i need to see a doctor first. appointment next week. erk. ttc'd for 18 months, not always plain sailing and DH is keeping such a tight lid on any excitement he may have that he's positively stone like. ho hum.

feel bit naseous. lots tired. sore breasts. don't want to exercise at all. mostly scared/disbelieving. won't be telling anyone until after the 12wk scan, so another 7 weeks really of it just being me and DH who know.

those with children already - when are you thinking of telling them? i've a 3 year old and i had thought waiting it out until the 20wk scan or later. when i get a bump? (bloated already, look GIANT. thanks farts.) will ponder.

gincamelbak I'm planning on leaving it as long as possible before telling DS as based on experience of other major events (holiday, birthday etc) I want to minimise the number of times I'm asked 'how long until...' to somewhere in the low 1,000s! On a more pragmatic note, if something does go wrong, I don't want him to have any idea about it.

He's familiar with other people having younger brothers/sisters, and has occasionally asked, but until it's visible, I should be OK. Then we'll get out the books!

Hi ladies and welcome to the newbies.

Been off sick from work for the last 2 days with vile nausea. I'm waking up in the night feeling sick. I actually feel better after I've been sick - for a bit. Feeling a bit weepy and not sure how to cope with feeling this horrible for another month. Going to the doc tomorrow to see of there's anything they can do for me. My mother is staying with us and I feel about 6 (in a nice way) as she's been looking after me. Can't quite get my head around the fact that if all goes well, I'll be the one doing the looking after of a little baby soon!

jen haven't tried ginger bickies so will give those a whirl :-)

Mimosa - I am sick off work today too. The nausea is relentless and every day feels like a battle. Let us know how you you get on at the doctor, I'd be really interested to know what he/she recommends. Glad your mum is looking after you!

Jenmcspen - no magic bullets yet sadly. Lots of salty crackers, crisps and appletiser so far.

Welcome newcomers!

I haven't hit the nausea stage yet but one of my close friends in on her second pregnancy and she says the key is to not get hungry! Snacking little and often keeps the blood sugar up and nausea at bay, apparently :)

I'm finding bananas and digestives good, as well as unsalted nuts. Definitely helps to eat little and often. I've only had proper puking once so far and that was after something too rich.

Welcome to all new bfps

Today is the first day I've had to take a day off work, such a horrible night! Got a couple of hours sleep, was awake the rest of the time fighting the urge to throw up. Was not pleasant! I've got a really busy couple of weeks at work ahead so my GP has prescribed me some Promethazine to take at night to help me get some shut-eye.

As someone only just recovering emetophobia, I'm still keeping my fingers and toes crossed my nausea won't worsen!

I can second your friend Hanflan. When I was pregnant with DS I couldn't face eating in the morning but if I didn't the sickness would be so much worse. I used keep a box of Frubes (the fromage frais in tubes) in the fridge. I found if I had one of those as soon as I got up in the morning the sickness would be slightly less awful! Also I'm okay with being sick on an empty stomach but I'm quite scared of vomiting if I've eaten (odd, I know!) and I could cope with bringing a Frube back up (sorry, far tmi ).

I've just remembered I had sickness bands too. Ordered them off Amazon or EBay, can't remember, and I think they helped a little. Probably a bit of a placebo effect though.

I think being hungry is really not good for pregnant ladies. I seem to go from hungry to so starving I could throw up or pass out or something dramatic in about 2 minutes!! I try to snack as much as possible. Salt and vinegar crisps are really my friend at the minute.

hanflan I didn't start to feel shit for a good week or so until after I got my bfp (I tested at 15dpo ish). I kept saying how nervous I was because I didn't feel pregnant... and then it all starts to hit you! I'm only 7weeks today so I'm guessing it's just going to keep ramping up over the next few weeks. Wooohooo....!!! I've not had to have any days off work yet, but only because I keep thinking I can't use up sick days now in case it gets so much worse. I've definitely not felt up to going in a few times. But I've not actually been sick yet so I know it could be much worse!

Hi everyone and welcome to the newbies,

Been fairly quiet as had bleeding which turned into spotting last week. I assumed it was all over but I didn't have any pain and the spotting was just brown and faded after a couple of days. I had the same on Monday though but a lot lighter. Saw the doctor today to get the ball rolling and he said its very common and as long as there's no abdominal pain its fine. He also took bloods an blood pressure and said I should hear from midwife in two weeks

hanflan I'm 6+4 and don't have many symptoms apart from constant need to pee. I've even had to get up in the early hours, think I'm going to get a uti at this rate!

Sorry to hear about how rubbish the morning sickness is making people feel, hope you find the things which help to calm it down soon!

Well I vommited in Sainsburys floor, it came from knowhere
I habe been to
D arrowroot biscuits help. I am finding sipping Sprite keeps off wobblyness a bit. Dh wants to call his parents and tell the, I don't want them to know yet as mil tends to downplay things into nothing and make you feel your making a fuss.

As we will have a scan before 12 week one we are taking ds to our 12 week one, there is no way I could keep it quiet until 20 weeks. He walked around Mothercare pointing to things saying ' when i have a baby live with us I will buy him this, this and this'

Skye that's my main symptom at the moment; I haven't really increased my fluid intake (I tend to drink plenty of water anyway) but I feel like I'm constantly on the loo, going to need to get wet wipe tissues if it carries on like this!

At the moment I think a lot of my nausea is anxiety, as I tend to be a worrier (I know this is very bad for me!) So making an effort to remain calm and try and enjoy this as much as I can :)

Hello again and welcome to all the newbies!
Thanks for the encouragement re. my anxiety, I've had a couple of sessions of CBT now and starting to feel a little bit more hopeful. Still struggling around the area of food though and feel too scared to eat many different things in case I mess up.
Not feeling too dreadful, not actually been sick yet (I'm 6w4d) but soooo tired! I've literally been coming in from work (I have a long commute into London everyday), eating some dinner (hubby is doing a great job of trying to keep me eating) and then going to bed at 8.30ish! I've no idea how people do this who already have young children. I guess you just have to!
Got my first midwife appointment tomorrow - it's starting to feel more real now!

Hello! I am new. Got my bfp on 3rd June which puts my due date as 10th February. Got to wait until 1st July to see the midwife which feels like ages away. I haven't had many symptoms apart from tummy cramps and slightly sore boobs. Keep feeling the need to keep doing pregnancy tests to keep double checking!!

Hello! Please can I join this thread - I have been lurking and thought it was about time to add my stats! I am 5w+6 - I think this puts my EDD around 5th Feb. So exciting to be on here! This will hopefully be DC#1 for us - first month of TTC so quite a shock!!

Evening all, still here, not much happening, got dreadful insomnia last night, so been awake effectively since 3.30am! Incredibly not as knackered as I thought I might be though, especially without any coffee!

Hello everyone new, hello everyone else, hope all are well :)

I'm off to bed for hopefully a full and satisfying nights sleep

Anyone else fed up of the bloatedness? I don't remember feeling like this with my son although it was 12years ago so could have forgotten. By the evening I'm so tight around the tummy and uncomfortable and look 7 months pregnant even though in only 5+5 weeks.

Hi everyone, tentatively joining as I got my bfp on Sunday. I have a four-year-old who took 18 months to conceive, and it has been a long wait for this pregnancy. Fingers crossed for lots of sticky babies for us all. xxx

Donkir I was really bloated last week, it went away and has appeared again tonight, didn't have this with ds either.

I've been constantly bloated from the start. It's so hard trying to always wear baggy clothes to hide it all the time. Plus all my usual clothes are so uncomfortable!