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

[notoasthere]

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

[M27J5M]

Good morning all hope every1s
Doing ok! I've not been too good past few days but it's all down to lack of sleep, had a great sleep last night so hopefully feeling much better as today goes on

[DurhamRed]

Morning ladies,

Hope everyone is feeling good today.

My ms seems to have eased this morning, I'm putting it down to new anti sickness tablets I've taken the last 2days. I've even managed to have tea and toast this morning without taking a tablet...fingers crossed I'm over the worst of ms. My boobs are still ruddy sore though!

Have booked an early scan for Thursday to check all is OK...exciting but scary at same time!

[DurhamRed]

OK,spoke too soon, vomiting has returned...back on the tablets :-(

[ELA88]

Morning ladies! (Or nearly lunchtime but still in my pjs!)
Got my BFP yesterday, think I am due around 24th march! Was a complete surprise as I thought i had AF a couple of weeks ago but apparently not! Been TTC for nearly 2 years so didn't think I would ever see myself here!
Hope you're all well :-) xxx

[Fergie11]

Welcome witt & elass and congratulations on your bfp's.

witt I understand your worry as I had a mmc early in the year. I have had two early scans at 6.6wks and 8.1wks and all look great so I have been reassured that all is progressing well although won't allow myself to get too excited until 12 weeks.

We have a stats list for everyone so you can add yourselves on. Hope the link works otherwise I am sure someone else can give you a better link listmoz.com/#31qp9NN66HJJw6bbT0l.

[coastergirl]

I've edited my edd on the list to 27th March.

Had such a wobble last night. I struggle with quite severe anxiety, and have been on medication for over a year now after CBT just made me worse. However, my medication isn't suitable during pregnancy. I can change to a different one, but chose to try without. I'm thinking it may be best to try something though! I don't think I appreciated just how much the meds were helping me. I'm feeling so anxious and paranoid...about friends (everyone hates me), about work (I'm terrible at my job), about this pregnancy (my boobs hurt a little less yesterday so I must be miscarrying)...you get the picture. I used to drink quite a lot pre-pregnancy too as it relaxed me, so not having that option is adding to the tension. I really couldn't sleep last night and was just in tears with it all, feeling like a complete failure. Anyway, my hubby is awesome. This morning he went out and got me a McD's breakfast, a digital test (conception indicator so I can see that my hormone levels are going up) and some new pjs. The test came out at 3+ weeks and my original test 2 weeks ago was 1-2, so that has reassured me on that front. Tucked up in bed now in my new pjs trying to relax.

Sorry for the essay. Guess this should be a different area of the forum but I feel comfortable here. Hope everyone else is feeling good today, with no new worries.

[hyperspacebug]

Congrats witt - we have same-ish due date.

I got pregnant so quicky this time, on first month of not avoiding. With previous dcs it was many months of dedicated TTC and charting, long cycles because of pcos. Too easy to be true. Not feeling too nauseous, which makes me worry too - too easy to be true. With DS1 morning sickness and fatigue made me absolutely non-functional at work for 2 months. But this time?

We are moving tomorrow - we're nuts not to use packing service and move all the junk ourselves across the street 350metres away. My mum is worried that carrying all heavy stuff will make me miscarry...trying to take it easy.

pregnancy still not sinking in, can't bring myself to book reassurance scan...

[FoscarC]

coaster don't appologise, this is exactly where you should be sharing your worries. I should imagine it is very hard for you. I have enough worries and don't normally suffer from
Anxiety. I think some new tablets would be a good idea - we all have enough on out plates right now without adding to it all. I have 2 spare tests in my house that I haven't used yet and keep thinking I should use them to check I'm still pg but dh keeps reminding me that I must be. I have already had 3 tests done and had no issues between then and now. And if they came back as not pg what on earth would I do on a Sunday stuck in the house on my own anyway. I have decided that I am just going to think positively. Even if I try not to just incase something has gone wrong I don't think it would make dealing with it any easier. So I may aswell just be happy and positive and enjoy that today I am pg. and if it turns out something is wrong then I deal with that then. It's most likely all going to be fine (you have to believe this - most pg that have gone as far as ours do turn out fine), so I'm going to enjoy it - you do need to reinforce this mantra regularly. Especially when feeling shitty and knackered and sick and fat. But it works.

[coastergirl]

Thank you Foscar. I will try and do that. And I think I am going to see about going back on medication. Not sure me or hubby can carry on like this.

[kettlepot]

coaster of course this is the right place to be sharing your thoughts and feelings. I hope your pj day helps (must confess I am also still in pj's... It's good practice, right?). Pregnancy is naturally an anxious time, and I don't think anyone gets through the whole thing without worrying about it at some stage. My theory is that it's your body prepping you for a toddler who likes to test your nerves by running into things head-on at full speed

I keep telling myself "I am pregnant today", which does help to allay any worries about fluctuating nausea and boob pain. It reminds me that I should stop worrying about something that might not even happen, when at the moment there's nothing concrete to suggest it will.

[amac36]

Coaster pj day sounds awesome. I've been dressed a few hours now. Surely pj time :-)
I have started to feel queasy today. Not been sick though. There is a pack of cooked chicken pieces in the fridge and every time I think of them I feel queasy.
I nearly bought another test today. I refrained as the queasyness and sore boobs tell me all is well.

[eatscakefornoreasonwhatsoever]

Have you thought of an alternative therapy maybe? acupuncture, hypnotherapy, eft or something?

Haven't actually been sick today. Think yesterday's vomitathon may have been precipitated by tiredness. Had a good 2 naps today. Tired again already. Yawn.

dh is making roast lamb. Not sure if that's a yum or a yuck. ..

[M27J5M]

I'm jealous of your pj day to those having them! I had planned that for today but ended up shopping as my jeans are too tight, bras are too small now etc etc! Finding it really hard coming outta my clothes so soon, with ds I wore my own clothes till 3 weeks before I had him so up till 31 weeks! This time I'm bursting out before I've even reached 8weeks :(

[coastergirl]

My PJ day isn't really helping tbh. I've been in floods of tears for most of the day. Even the kitten is treating me with kid gloves! I had about a year of CBT a couple of years ago and it made me worse. It actually made me anxious about my anxiety. Not good! I had high hopes for it too. I'm starting to the counsellor at school when I go back in September, but right now I'm feeling rock bottom. When the anxiety gets this bad, it makes me feel very down. Yuck.

Eatscake glad you haven't been sick!

M27 I have bought a couple of bras and a pair of jeans too. I already had a belly tbf, but my jeans were cutting into me the other night when I went shopping! I'm eating more healthily and not drinking so I don't think I can be getting fatter. Maybe it's just bloating. My new jeans are so comfy though.

[coastergirl]

Meant to say, most of my anxiety isn't about the pregnancy, although that isn't helping. I have social anxiety plus an issue at work that is really getting to me, and coming off the meds has made me really anxious/paranoid about both. I can't sleep, because that's when the thoughts get really intrusive.

[M27J5M]

If like to say it was just bloating for me too but it's not, up till last week I was getting bloated at night but generally fine the rest of the day, now I have pot belly in morning and small bump by night, to be fair most people wouldn't notice but my friends/family have cos they know me so well and know I'm usually flat stomached, even my bf has commented and that's saying a lot ha ha!

Hope your anxiety eases soon and you get a chance to relax xx

[kettlepot]

Oh coaster, sorry to hear that. Is there any way the work issue will resolve soon?

Virtual hand holding with and .

[ChristinaYang]

Hi everyone, just catching up while hubby puts DS to bed

Coast I hope your anxiety improves for you soon xx

NorthDown, thinking of you! X

I've been feeling more symptoms last night/today. Hooray! Went for a 2.5 hour nap earlier along with DS, was bliss! I'm going to GP on tues to get it all official and also ask for a scan which I'm hoping will be around week 8-9, if she doesn't refer me I'm going to get a private one.

[pintofmilk]

WELCOME ELA88 and witt

[pintofmilk]

TMI alert! I am sooooo bloated and constipated I don't know what to do with myself today. I remember getting fybogel last time, so need to get to doctors tomorrow and get some on prescription.

[Marama]

Hi all, I'm about 7 weeks pregnant. Had some light spotting Thursday week ago, and so I was booked in for a scan last Monday. There was a heartbeat and they said it was a 'viable interuterine pregnancy'. So fingers crossed. I'm 43, and this will be our first child. I'm worried about Downs, of course, and all the rest... a lot to do with how I'm going to fit in my freelance work with a baby, but I'm sure I managed.

Today was the first day in about a week that I didn't dry-retch - should I be worried?

Also, constipation - normal?

[ELA88]

I'm so constipated too! DH went out and bought a variety of fruit and juices today to see if that will help! Nausea finally subsided this evening so I've tried to eat as much as I can, I'm starving! Going to the GP tomorrow, I'm not 100% sure how far along I am, do you reckon they will do a scan earlier than 12 weeks to see? Xx

[Marama]

Maybe you could request an early scan? My doctor was really good about giving me a scan. I haven't even got a midwife yet! (Hopefully that's going to be sorted out tomorrow.)

[Rainbow555]

coaster sorry to hear you are down! I was suffering anxiety and panic attacks in April and May this year, so I can fully appreciate how horrible you feel when you are I those moments. I hav seen a counsellor ever since and perhaps you could go and see one before you go back to school since you are feeling so bad? Also have you tried herbal remedies? I had some for sleep, serotonin and general feel good and it did help to pull me out of my pit at the time, perhaps worth looking at? I hope you start to feel better soon

[pinkandstripey]

I don't think you need a prescription for fybogel? Am sure I've seen it in boots. You need to get movicol from the doctor, marvellous stuff but not recommended for continued use. Lactolose is you friend also :)

Welcome newbies :)

Thinking of you coaster, hope you get something sorted soon xx