Due March 2015 - on the way to booking in, scans and morning sickness ahoy!

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New thread ladies since we are nearly bursting the seams of the first one!

Hi all you lovelies,

Scan went well! Everything looks good and we could see a heartbeat!!! Have two cysts on one ovary but nothing to worry about and should have gone by twelve weeks. They said baby measures two days smaller making edd 21st but I'm sticking with 19th and going with a growth spurt before 12 week scan. It was internal but so worth it to see that little flutter of a heart!

Need to reread and catch up ASAP.

Brilliant glitter. You must be thrilled!

Thanks M33r, I'm over the moon!

Fab news glitter. So nice to hear good news

That's great to hear glitter!

I've woke up this morning and my boobs are even more tender, didn't even know it was poss for them to get more painful :(

Fantastic new Glitter

I admit I got very weepy last night panicking over how much my life is going to change. No more travelling, no more boozy dinners with just me and DP. No more fun!

I know that's a crazy reason to be upset, I guess because I don't know any different it all seems v overwhelming. Especially I guess as nearest family are 45 minutes and 1 hour away in different directions do frightened about no support

Plus DP and I have only been together 2 years, so much travelling I wanted us to do first.

Hormones are clearly making me bonkers

Brummiegirl Try not to worry. Your life is changing, but it doesn't mean it's over, even though it can be overwhelming. I know people who chose to travel after DC had grown up and really enjoyed it. My family live over an hour away, as do DH's but my mum said yesterday to remember that when you have a baby there's lots of groups to join to meet people - lots who are or have been just as overwhelmed as you. As you make new baby friends, you'll have support and you can babysit for them, as they can for you. Lots of people I know have told me that actually baby friends are more willing to babysit than family, as they'll get an evening off in return! Of course though we all have times we just need to be 'totes emot' as my friends would jokingly say and cry. Is anyone on this thread near you? Guessing your in Birmingham? I'm in South London, btw, lovelies. I am up for the Bumpfest meet if I can sort money.

Thanks so much for all the congrats! I even got a little picture which I am so tempted to upload later. Can't believe it!

Ohh smoke congrats on the good news! Do upload the pic :)

brummie I had a panic yesterday about it all changing, "had we done enough just us two?" But we have been together 10 years!! All our family are in the uk so hoping to make new 'baby' friends for help and support!

smoke Upload the picture!!!! I am now stalking the post room waiting for my scan letter. Just need to know when the date is.

brummie I think it's perfectly allowed to be emotional. A lot is changing. My family and dh family are all about 4 hours away in opposite directions. And I know no one where I'm going to have the baby. We have just been given a house there are we got married (military), but I work 2 hours away from our house and weekly commute. So once I have the baby all my work colleagues and friends will be 2 hours away and family will be 4 hours away and I don't know a single person (well, I have met the neighbours a couple of times) in the place I'll be having the baby. But I'm going to go to NCT so that I meet people and it'll all be ok. I'm more upset about the lack of adventures and travelling we'll be able to do. But I think it's worth it. And I plan on doing a lot when I'm older. And a little baby is way better than travelling. You can travel when you're 80, but you can't have a baby then. And you can booze and have fun once the baby is out. I have great plans for strapping the baby to my back and going here there and everywhere. May be a little unrealistic but I can hope!!

Hi again all, just spent ages catching up with this thread!

Best wishes Charlie, what a horrible situation to be in

Lovely to hear all the good news of early scans. I'm going to call the EPU and see if they'll let me self-refer based on my previous mmc. I've been putting it off for a few days tbh, I think I'm worried they'll say no and it'll make me mad, but worried they'll say yes because I'll be so nervous! I know it's not a big deal, DH and I have already decided we'll just book a private scan, but the whole thing is making me twitchy.

A bit jealous of all the impressively growing boobs. Mine have perked up somewhat, but are still pretty small and sorry affairs.

I'm doing my best to make the most of the weather with DD, but my goodness I'm so tired so it's a struggle. Luckily, a sandpit and a paddling pool provide hours of entertainment at her age, but I still feel guilty.

Brummie girl - I had the exact same freak out last week, totally panicked at how much our life's will change! I think I was panicking more for my partner than I was for me, this pregnancy was a nice little surprise but me and my partner have only been together 10months, I was freaking out at him and panicking, the while time he's really calm and reassuring me everything will be fine and we'll be fine

Brummie girl - I had the exact same freak out last week, totally panicked at how much our life's will change! I think I was panicking more for my partner than I was for me, this pregnancy was a nice little surprise but me and my partner have only been together 10months, I was freaking out at him and panicking, the while time he's really calm and reassuring me everything will be fine and we'll be fine

That's what else I wanted to ask - can anyone else smell a funny smell!?

I keep getting a mild whiff of something which isn't horrible but not nice either and I can't source it and DH can't smell it. I'm pretty sure it's not fanjo related as suggested a few pages back! I don't think it's me at all, I think my nose is making it up to annoy me. DH reminded me I complained of this in the early days with DD.

Is this a thing? Anyone else?

HI Everyone,
I'm new to this group. Currently at about 7 weeks so due in last couple of weeks of March I think. I don't have my first midwife app for 2.5 weeks yet so it all still feels a little unreal. It feels weird as nothing changes in life and things and people just carry on the same. All the while there is this little person growing inside you. Bizarre. Only had tiredness and a little heartburn so far, no sickness. Looking forward to seeing changes and it feeling real. Bring on the bump. Will be nice to keep up with all your stories and news. xx

Glitter would love to see scan pic, so glad it all went well.

Welcome amac

Anyone else not have sore boobs, mine are bigger, perkier but not particularly sensitive. Though I hate my bra with a passion. I think my ribs have grown and the band just feels too tight.

Officially lost over half a stone now. I cannot wait to start eating, and it is bizarre to loose weight but look fatter! Still ridiculously nauseous and sick this morning. So not just you spirals 10 weeks tomorrow I'm hoping for some let up soon.

But exciting news for me, scan letter came through yesterday. I get my dating scan on the 14th August. Just two weeks to wait. Bloods done today.

No idea how I am supposed to drink a pint and a half and hold it for over an hour though.

Foscar any sign of your scan date yet?

We've still managed to see the world, climb mountains and have lovely wine with dinners since having DD. Stick her in a sling and away we go...

Tea, yes. I am convinced I can smell petrol in our kitchen and candyfloss in my daughter's hair.

I'm a bit crampy today, hoping all is well in there.

Life does change but it doesn't stop. We took our DD to Thailand when she was 5 months!
Not had a good morning so far. After throwing up I had a wee and noticed some brown blood when I wiped. Not a lot and only for the next few times but after 2 miscarriages obviously I'm petrified. Waiting for the epu to call.

Morning all, you chatty ladies!!

Welcome amac and congrats smoke! Can't wait for my scan but 12 weeks just seems soooo far away!

At work struggling to keep my eyes open, the boss has gone out so taking the opportunity to not actually do any work!

Oh well, it's nearly the weekend. We're off to CarFest North on Sunday, the festival that Chris Evans organises for Children in Need. Looking forward to the day but slightly dreading the fact that we'll probably end up staying at my IL's on either Saturday or Sunday night and they just love to take over! They will insist on putting DS's travel cot in the spare room directly next to theirs and will be in there like a shot to settle him if he wakes (which he invariably will as he's going through a disturbed-sleep phase at the moment). Don't know why it annoys me so much, I guess in their heads they're only trying to help, but I hate feeling like I'm being pushed away from my own son and like they feel they could do better...

Get the photo on glitter. :-) I was on the 'guess my bump thread' as love seeing pics that might be me soon (inc scan photos!).

littlemissy hopefully if it's brown blood then it's old and nothing to worry about but i can understand why you'd be scared given your history. Hope they call you soon - worth getting checked for your own piece of mind .

butter a pint and a half? No need for that much - to avoid you being absolutely bursting start drinking a 500ml sports bottle half an hour before your scan time and keep drinking till they take you through (without a doubt it will be later than the time stated), that will be more than sufficient. I drank a big bottle of water an hour prior to my scan, it ran late, and I was nearly in tears trying to hold it in (oh the shame) and ended up having to go and relieve myself! They still managed to do the scan just fine

Hope all is ok littlemissy

I got my scan I got my scan I got my scan!!!!

Now sat here grinning like the Cheshire Cat. Scan date 20 August. So perfect timing. Dh can come along and it is a few days before we see all my family. I am soooo excited. Now I really won't be able to get any work done.

lilltlemissy I had some brown at about week 7 and it was scary. But it's meant to be quite normal.

And yes. I smell odd smells a lot that no one else can smell.

I have become obsessed with checking the loo roll after a wee.
Littlemissy I hope all is ok for you. Sure it will be. xx

littlemissy fx all is ok

Tmi but does anyone else get occasional sharp stabby pain down there? Almost like shooting pains on one side?? Bit weird!