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Hi,

Tentative post here - got 2 faint BFPs on Sun/Mon (period only due yesterday.
EDD seems to be between Feb 28 - March 1st depending on whether I use standard 28 day cycle or adjust to my 30 day one.
DC2 for me - DS was 8 days late so think I'm more likely to belong in the March club than Feb.

Will do another test in a couple of days to get the elusive dark line so I don't think I'm making it up

Hope someone else joins me soon.

foscar depending on your area they may

• take 30-60 minutes
• involve filling out a lot of forms
• involve going over your medical history - smoking/drinking/diabetes in the family/genetic disorders etc and they will ask a few questions about your OH health too
• doing your blood pressure
• taking your height and weight
• they may take bloods at this appointment to test for hiv, hep b, rubella immunity, blood type and iron levels
• discuss how you are generally
• give you lots of leaflets about healthy eating/folic acid/antenatal testing
• do your scan referral

My nhs trusts prefers oh's not to attend as they ask domestic violence questions and women obviously can't answer truthfully if their partners are there. To be honest, it's not a hugely exciting appointment in terms of them doing stuff - might be better letting him come to an appointment where he can hear the heartbeat unless he is really keen!

Hi all! Hit 6 weeks today and nausea has hit me big style...feel like I have the worlds worst hangover...bleurgh!!!!

Thank you notoast I will probably suggest he doesn't then. It's a 2 hr drive for him to get here to be honest so probably not worth it. The rest of my maternity care I'll get back where our house is which is where dh lives most of the time. And he can come along to those. The midwife wants to get all my booking in done here and then refer me over to the other trust. I think it's all going to get very complicated!!

Hi FoscarC
My trust covers exactly what notoast said; and whilst last time they didn't say he couldn't come they did escorts me to the toilet to give my sample, not actually in with me of course, to screen for domestic abuse in a subtle way in private.
It sounds like it's impractical for your dh to come anyway, so I'd suggest that you have a good chat over any of his families history that you may not be familiar with, there were a few things dh needed to answer as I didn't know during our booking in appt.

Marmite rice cakes. Very very good!

Hi everyone,

Can I join?

This is my first time posting. I just got BFP a week ago, on the day I was expecting AF. Didn't think I was pregnant because had cramping but by the time I got home (Like FoscarC, Military so work away Mon-Fri) still no AF. So I decided what the heck, I would POAS. Was not expecting 'Pregnant' to come on the screen! DH away with work (also military) and out of phone signal range, so was just sat on my own at home with a positive pregnancy test in my hand. Desperately needed to speak to someone so ran next door (the beauty of Military Married Quarters) and showed my neighbour the test. It was so nice to share with someone! Then emailed a picture of the positive test to DH. Not ideal but he isn't back for another 10 days or so so I didn't want to wait over two weeks to tell him! Have peeed on 5 pregnancy tests since then just to be sure!

And in other good news, once I told my Career Manager, he immediately found me a job at home! After five years of deployments and just seeing each other at the weekend, we are going to live together during the week!! It really is the small things in life! He is going to have an office job, I am going to have an office job, no one will be going back to Sea for a while. Happy Days! Didnt realise how miserable I was with the thought of staying with my current unit for another 5 months and living in this tiny room! They have also just started refurbishing the toilets so I have to go outside to pee! Not ideal since I am peeing every 20 minutes at the moment and at least 3 times a night!

Symptoms: Mild cramping since 4 weeks. Peeing a lot and very hungry...

Stats: Age 31 and this is Number one for us (I can't find the hash tag on my computer? ) Due 12 March. And we were very lucky, conceived first month trying. A bit concerned about miscarriage as lots of friends have had them so booked early scan for week 8. Fingers crossed.

Just realised I have written loads! Sorry!

Very very tearful this evening. Terrified I'm going to lose this baby too. Couldn't bear it. We've spent so long trying.

Re-tested this eveing and it was positive!!!!
Used a digital clearblue. Bought a 2-pack at 13.99 but it was worth it!!!! Said 1-2 weeks so due 23rd March 2015 going by my rough dates!!

Oh and we've only been trying to conceive number 2 for 24 days!!!

Welcome mg

Massive hugs eatscake let yourself have a cry

junk congratulations!

Hi everyone. Due on 17th March but hoping (if I get that far) it doesn't come on that date as I'm in Ireland and that's St Patrick's Day, streets closed, parades etc. Waiting for the killer sickness to kick in. Excited but absolutely terrified due to v difficult pregnancies and v difficult long births. Oh and v big babies! This is pregnancy 4 and will be child 3.

I'm really feeling it today- exhausting sports day and running around and now sleep-resistant baby. Just putting feet up and trying to take it easy.

-sore breasts that are bigger (normally flat chested, so lovely change for me!)

• tired

-emotional (can't read my Anne Frank book as the thought of her dying makes me cry)

• strange taste and smell
• feeling sick and queasy
• mouth ulcer
• more discharge

Such lovely conversations we have!!

Oh and welcome all newbies! Congratulations.

And unmumsnetty hugs to those finding it hard- today you are pregnant, and a line is a line.

We need a new updated stats list!

Morning sickness made an appearance today, hope it's not too regular!

Oh eatscake You're allowed to have a little cry dalrling x

Terrys there just aren't the words sweetheart, everything crossed for you x

eatscake I really hope you feel more settled soon, but everyone is right - you're allowed to cry and feel shaky. I have my moments too! Big hugs...

Many congratulations to all the new BFPs, welcome and wishing you all healthy and sticky little beans. Eatscake, so sorry you're going through these feelings but so understandable. Anxiety is horrible but as pp wisely said, take each day as it comes and today you are pregnant.

My symptoms:

• much bigger boobs (delighted about this)
• strange tastes and heightened sense of smell
• get fatigued easily (napping everyday with 2yo even if just 20mins)
• waves of nausea, especially when tired / thirsty
• lost all taste for wine and chocolate

Terry's I'm so sorry to read your news, thinking of you

Hello everyone and welcome to the newbies. eatscake don't be sad. I know it's hard. I spent most of last night and this morning wanting to cry. I'm just so bloody tired and didn't know what to do with myself. But I took myself off for a sleep at lunch and then did yoga tonight and feel a bit better.
My nausea has dipped off quite a bit. Still not feeling great but better than I was. Worried this is a bad sign. Very burpy. Huge sore boobs. Loads of creamy discharge. Wee a lot. And just so bloody tired!!! It makes me want to cry! So so tired. Oh, and eating all the time. It makes me feel better. I do still feel nauseous if I don't eat.
Great news junkfood.
MGFM that's good about the posting. I'm guessing you're navy. The army aren't quite so good I'm afraid! No chance of us getting put together. So I am stuck in my room in the mess. At least I have en suite. Couldn't cope with having to go out to use the loo!

terrys sorry to hear your news, fx it is not eptopic
I seem to be struggling to eat breakfast, i can eat it but just not much appetite..anyone else found this?
Feel like i have been hit by a bus this morning, tired and just yuk huge headache almost like a hangover!
congrats junkfood!

rainbow yes yes and yes. So much so that I told my colleagues I had a hangover on Tuesday. To keep them off the scent of me being pregnant and because that is just I what it felt like.

Welcome newbies

Terrys - sorry to hear your news.

Junk - congratulations, you are on the same expected date as me. That's exactly what I did. Try a pink test and then think Oh sod it and by the Clearblue Digi.

Trying to stop myself from using the other one, because I really don't have any symptoms today. Yesterday I felt about 6 months pregnant after a relatively modest dinner and began to disembowel myself with a blunt object imagine that it might be twins.

Beginning to get paranoid that something might be wrong, it's going to be a long hard 12 weeks.

My sister just kind of intuited that I was pregnant, but have sworn her to silence, basically if my mum finds out, she'll be on my case 24/7 to terminate because babies to women of my advanced age (40) are 'dodgy', I won't cope, my health, blah blah blah. I know she means well, but not intending to say anything until after 24 weeks to my parents in order to spare myself the grief and daily lectures.

My sister said she'd pay for a private scan for me, in order that I could find out early if there were any problems or issues, but it's only once I've reached the 12 week mark, will I relax a bit. Can't see the point of a private scan, though I'm sure I could get one via EPU given last miscarriage.

Hoping to enjoy this pregnancy, it being my final one. I've been a bit of a misery guts the last few times round, like Spir1s I have disastrous pregnancies, no blossoming but wilting, but by the time the baby is born, DC will be 2 and 1/2 so the age gap should be a bit more manageable.

I'm off on a conference this weekend, with lots of free booze laid on, so think I might act as barmaid in order that no-one twigs. Also hope that I don't start vomiting while giving a talk to 100 people in a lecture theatre.

Hope everyone has a good weekend.

FoscarC Yes navy. I have been with a Tri-Sevice unit for a couple of years though.

I downloaded the Pregnancy Plus App. I was reading the 'Partners info' to my DH over the phone last night and I couldn't stop laughing:

' Fatigue is a common side effect of pregnancy - think of all the metabolic work her body is doing. Her body is using more energy at rest than yours does during exercise (he would dispute this). Partners can help by allowing her the down time she needs - it may mean you are cooking dinner while she naps after work, or letting her sleep in on weekends while you do some housework. Want bonus points? Make her breakfast in bed on those mornings. You may need to contribute more than the fair share to the housekeeping while she is busy growing your new baby'

DH was like 'i do the majority of the housekeeping anyway!, so basically no difference'. He IS so much better with the vacuum than I am.

Good Morning everyone!

Oh MGFM I'm going to have to make my partner well aware of those facts and take advantage :)

Anyone else struggling with sleep? I'm always a good sleeper but over the past week (since symptoms started) I'm struggling to get to sleep at night and then up with the birds in the morning!

Morning MGFM :)
Hubby just cooked dinner for me as I have felt wrecked all day, headache that I cannot shift! Don't honk he expected me to feel stuff so early on as you can't 'see' that I am pregnant!

Saw the doc today, got a free info pack, blood tests done and now on the midwife hunt.

Trying to get my head around the food restrictions and how to deal with not being able to eat things at public events, like a work conference next week with colleagues, espesh as I am vegetarian!

Anyone else finding it a challenge?