May 2015: Hello! Anyone out there?

[NoRoomForALittleOne]

I can't be the only one due in May 2015... So here goes, a shiny new thread.

I have to sneak in here to discuss all things pregnancy/baby related because this is a surprise DC5! Shhhh! Don't tell anyone!

Hi and welcome elstor!

Fluffeh - I didn't have an abdominal exam, but I do seem to have had more than some surgeries provide at the initial appointment (I was 4+5 at the time)

I was asked to provide two urine samples to check the pregnancy and for 'cultures' and he took my blood pressure and weight. He asked loads of questions to fill out a form and checked I was taking 400mg of Folic Acid and given Emma's Diary. He then sent me off to do blood samples for a range of things, the next day, including toxoplasmosis has I have two fur baby cats.

It seems the GP booked my dating scan as that has already come through from the hospital and he has also referred me to a midwife team as I got some missed calls from them yesterday.

How old is your DD? If old enough, I'd be inclined to use a buggy board as much as possible due to space: my various neices and nephews love them!

Another milestone today -am 7 weeks!

Oh shit, massive X-post Biscuit How awful. How much of a temp dip have you had? Any pain or bleeding? You're right that a scan won't show anything yet but you do need some reassurance and I found the ladies at my local EPU last time were extremely kind to me and were a great source of help. It can't hurt to ring, or at least ring NHS helpline.

It might just have to be a waiting game though. Oh God, this is so bloody heartbreaking to go through. (((hugs)))

morning ladies,

purple im so sorry your going through this, and it doesnt seem very helpful to just be told to come in if it gets worse. not the reassurance you need right now. Heres hoping you are similar to BB1 and you still have a very healthy bean. FX for you and take it easy today.

Welcome Ellstor and congrats, my EDD is the 16th and i am also getting stretchy AF type pains on and off, had again early hours of this morning i have been worried about them but apparenlty its normal for some woman so trying to stay relaxed when they come.

Fluffeh my GP just listend to heart and chest and did blood pressue that was it. No PG test or abdominal exam. As mentioned to Ellstor yes i am having pains too they come and go i hoping they'll ease over the next week or so, 5 weeks today :)

sorry also x post with you biscuit! that is awful news and must be so confusing for you?.......i agree with kitty try and call NHS and see what they advise? i do hope you dont have to wait too long to know for sure.

Congrats on your 7 weeks kitty, i keep saying 1 weeks at a time and looking at my ovia app which i must say im very impressed with, does anyone else have it? its so imformative.

hold on tightly little beans!! you can make it!!

I just polished off half a pack of plain crackers. I'm so hungry but can't face eating anything else!!

Hi everyone - so sorry to read your updates purple and biscuit - am thinking of you both. Purple - I would trust your instincts now, don't force yourself to sit and wait if you feel you need checking over. I would perhaps head down to a&e and ask to be seen or call the out of hours doctor and explain your concerns. Anxiety won't be helpful for you or your little bean.

Congrats on the 7 week marker kitty I am now 6wks and 5 days according to my calculations and apps (I love the Ovia app too sunshine plus BabyCentre). After a couple of rough days earlier in the week, I am feeling much brighter and had a couple of good days back at work. Trying to just focus on the midwife appointment now. Although I did have to pay 30p for the pleasure of throwing up at a London station yesterday!

Oh no sorry you are going through this too Biscuit. I really don't know what that means but from what I am being told, unless there are urgent symptoms, we have to wait until Monday.

Thinking of you.

I haven't done a test yet as I am assuming that it could be positive even if I am miscarrying as it takes a while to leave your system

I rang the EPU advice line and they confirmed what I knew. I need to wait and see what happens and take another test in a week if I have no bleeding, then take it from there.

I really do think I'm out though. I should trust my feelings more because they're usually right. I didn't think I'd conceived this month and only did the first CB test to confirm that, so I was very surprised.

I just have to wait and see now and try not to take it to heart so much. I am probably one of the only women ever who is actually comforted by the 'at least you CAN get pregnant!' line, as I am pretty relieved that I can seeing as I've had chemo.

Biscuit how scary, sorry to hear that. These things can be inaccurate though can't they? Hope everything is OK

I am craving salt all the time - bacon, crisps, pork scratchings, I just can't stop thinking about it!

They can, but I'm too pragmatic to hope too much now. Nothing I can do other than wait. I will post back once I know for certain. Good luck to everyone else.

Hi ladies.... just dipping my toe in. Congratulations to you all for getting this far. Got a faint BFP on Wednesday and as AF hasn't yet appeared starting to think maybe this is it. Have been TTC no 2 since last Oct and had MC at 10 weeks in April so feeling more anxious than excited. EDD would be around 20th May. Plan to test again soon.

good luck somesort. take care and we will all keep our fx for you.

i havent got the babycentre app justyouwait however may download and see what it's like. i love that it gives you updates and you can see whats ok to eat and what medicines are allowed etc. ps glad your feeling better today than you have been. :)

salty cravings BB, i bet your thirsty if your giving into them? i wonder what cravings the rest of us will get? anyone had any odd ones with previous pregnancies?

sunshine with ds I had bananas early on, then olives and celery?! later in pregnancy. both of which I hated before!!

somesortof & purple, you're very much in my thoughts. I think the waiting but is the cruelest part. Nothing anyone will say will make you feel better however we are all here for you. Really hoping its a positive outcome as we've seen here, it can happen. Be kind to yourselves

piglet81 - Best of luck, try not to worry x

purplegiraffe & SomeSortOfDeliciousBiscuit Oh no :( I'm so sorry you are going through this. Please take care and take it easy x:(

So thirsty yes Sunshine!

Just jumping in here
Hopefully be due in may
Af due weds so will test after then if they haven't
Purple and biscuit in my thoughts xx
Congratulations also xxx

Quick question for those who know what they're doing - I've been told to leave off the caffeine because it's bad for the baby so I've stopped drinking my customary 4/5 cuppas a day and haven't touched any soft drinks for the last couple of weeks. The thing is I can't stop wanting tea and when I did break and have one the other day it eased the morning sickness massively. So I've had another today and haven't felt sick at all since. This is such a relief I've properly cried today!

I'm wondering if this is down to some low-level of caffeine addiction!

So I don't know what to do, I know I there's something that will help me stop feeling sick but it's bad for the baby - what to do??

Caffeine in pregnancy

High levels of caffeine can result in babies having a low birth weight, which can increase the risk of health problems in later life. Too much caffeine can also cause miscarriage.

Caffeine is naturally found in lots of foods, such as coffee, tea and chocolate, and is added to some soft drinks and energy drinks. Some cold and flu remedies also contain caffeine. Talk to your midwife, doctor or pharmacist before taking these remedies.

You don't need to cut out caffeine completely, but don't have more than 200mg a day. The approximate amount of caffeine found in food and drinks is:

one mug of instant coffee: 100mg 
one mug of filter coffee: 140mg 
one mug of tea: 75mg
one can of cola: 40mg 
one can of energy drink: 80mg 
one 50g bar of plain (dark) chocolate: around 50mg
one 50g bar of milk chocolate: around 25mg

So, if you have one bar of chocolate and one mug of filter coffee, for example, you have reached almost 200mg of caffeine. Don't worry if you occasionally have more than this amount â?? the risks are small. To cut down on caffeine, try decaffeinated tea and coffee, fruit juice or mineral water instead of regular tea, coffee, cola and energy drinks

this is straight off the nhs website. hope it helps

Sorry to those in limbo. I had a mc at 8wks. It does take your pregnancy innocence.

Remember it was nothing you did or didn't do. It just wasn't beans time.

Regarding caffeine. You can have some caffeine just not too excess.

Think it equates to 2 instant coffees (not filter) or teas.

You could have a proper tea and then decaf for the rest of the day.

Thanks ladies, I've been afraid to tempt fate

Red - I've found decaf tea to actually be quite good. It tastes a teeny wee bit different but not much. The tetley one in particular is good!

I love my tea and would really miss it. - I wish there was a "safe" version of pate!! Haha!
I've also swapped fizzy drinks for diluting juice.
I had also read the nhs stuff on caffeine and I would never do anything to risk my pregnancy after a MMC at 11 weeks in June. But this is when I start to get VERY annoyed about mc, especially for healthy ladies who look after themselves and follow all the advice and guidelines - scummy people shoot or snort actual poisons into their body while they are pregnant and manage to carry these poor wee mites to ft.
The best we can do is look after ourselves and know and understand how best to help our wee beans grow!
(Sorry for the controversial? rant from nowhere)

I haven't read the thread for a couple of days and I come back to find pages and pages of new posts! Nice to have lots of catching up to do.

Fingers crossed for you Purple, Piglet, and Biscuit! Really hope things turn out ok..

I had my first midwife appointment on Friday - I was so excited! It went really well and she seems lovely (which is good as we live in a tiny town so wouldn't be able to change anyway). Except for the fact that she wouldn't believe that my cycles are super long (40days normally) so I'm registered as almost 9wks pregnant when really I'm only 7.. I. Just hope it doesn't mean I get a really early scan - does anyone know the difference in what they can see at 10 rather than 12wks? We've a family history of spina bidifa so really want to be sure that all's ok there.

Other than that I have to say I'm not really enjoying being pregnant. I feel so sick and so tired that whole time! I'm also a teacher (nice to see so many of us had fun summer holidays!!) and keep having to leave class to throw up! I feel better after being sick so can't really justify sick-leave but it's definitely not good practice to keep having to leave the room and sit down all the time from feeling faint..

October and then second trimester can't come fast enough. I want to feel normal again and to start planing the nursery and getting ready for a real baby!

Hi Amelius - when I went for my first scan with DD, I was only 10 weeks and thought I was 12.
The difference in 2 weeks was amazing. Her shape had totally changed from a nearly-baby-shaped blob to a proper wee baby shape with legs and arms! It was amazing to see! Enjoy the extra scans :-)
It always helps to have a good relationship with your midwife.
The Cmu in my area is full of great ladies and I look forward to going. The "service" I've had has been so personal and you feel like you matter - that's so important at a time when we feel our most vulnerable. Your midwife is an important part of your pregnancy experience, so enjoy!