Old bird graduates, gather round....let's talk chicklets!

[Gingerbreadlady1]

For the old bird thread graduates and any other slightly older mums to be, please join us. We're a friendly bunch.

Yeah Bingo I've been trying the no liquid with food thing for a while, as have been vomiting for months with no known cause (it was complicated by a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis earlier in the year; I finally got referred for tests, scans etc to find cause of vomiting just prior to BFP). So I'd already lost whatever fat stores I had & am getting rather thin & dehydrated now that I can't keep sweet FA down, including water on its own.

Last night I almost choked throwing up a dry pitta. Luckily DH was there to whack me on the back..... It is strange how in my recollection of last full term pg, I remember my health improving markedly, totally forgetting the 3 months I spent puking in a bin whilst bed bound first trimester with exhaustion & severe morning sickness. Thankfully so did DH or he'd have never agreed to ttc again!!!

Moan over. How are u other ladies today. And welcome Bags, how old are your other sprogs?

tranquility how old is your DD again? It'll be much harder for you to slip a hospital appt past sprogs during half term. Thankfully mine is 12pm & teenage stepson is unlikely to be awake & asking awkward questions at that time of day! Have seen u on the June thread. My anxiety is thru the roof too. Guess I'll join that thread once the scan shows everything is ok. I'll be virtually holding your hand on Thursday hon xxx

Sounds rough Hexy, you poor thing. X

She's 12, I'm considering asking a friend if she can stay over the night before, but don't want to have to to tell the friend why. Fingers crossed for you on Thursday too. If I manage to get there (the same scanning room as my ectopic was discovered in) without throwing up, I'll have done well.

Hi bags & welcome!

hexy your sickness sounds horrendous, I honestly don't know how you ladies with horrendous ms cope! We were in lakes last week & dp has now won us a hol a week on tue. Feel so lucky but was secretly pleased to get home to own bed (trouble sleeping) & kitchen so I can control what I eat ( had bad food & not enjoying anything so can just
Have bland cereal & toast at home) .

What crap weather this weekend, how's everyone feeling tonight?

Hey Ginge, am feeling better than yesterday now. Today has been rough in parts. Eating does help. I am so tired. Could sleep for England except I'm getting back ache and my boobs start yelling if I lie on them. I've also realised that for the last three weeks I've been needing a wee in the night - err hello another huge sign and I completely missed it.

Tranq could you say that your DD was keen to have a sleepover there?

Hex MS/Hypermeresis is not easy, bet there is an online support group? Might be worth a search?

Possibly yes. The other issue I have is my dad is having his pacemaker replaced under a Local anaesthetic on Weds so hoping he'll be out again by Monday early evening. If it's not it's going to be a nightmare with my poor mum juggling the kids and my dad. Aargh

Thanks for welcome! I have 3 boys 12, 10 and 6. Dont know officially but this one feels very boy too.

Sympathy for all the MS, i suffered bad initially, but it was in the evening, which was good as felt ok at work, but then was gagging with the smell of making dinner for kids. could only eat toast for weeks.

Have had lots more aches and pains which i think are probably age related? Have had to see osteopath twice for excruriating buttock pain!

Ah Bags you're another one that's going to have a big age gap. I'm a bit worried about it i must admit.

Sciatica possibly? X

I thought it was sciatica and so did GP but osteopath said just a very tight and tender muscle.

Yes, age gap will be 7 years. After others being close in age will be strange. And prospect of having 2 teenagers and a toddler in house not good!

Bah. Me no likey this morning sickness malarkey. Ended up in EPAS unit yesterday after threw all my toys out of the pram to the receptionist about GPs who have refused to call me back for 4 days; eventually spoke to GP who tried to bully me into going into the surgery. He eventually came round, found my bp was 35/75 & shipped me off to hospital. I've not clinically hit dehydration point yet, but am close, so doc agreed to not admit me (yay!) but gave me an anti emetic injection in my bum & some dissolve able gum pills & said to come back if keep puking lots. Just ate some grapes, they were lovely!!!

How are the rest of you doing? Xxx

Hexy that sounds horrid. Why does it take screaming and shouting and tears before we are heard? That makes me so cross.

My ms is just nausea. I say "just" I almost threw up in Tesco earlier because I hadn't eaten for 2.5hrs. I feel rough most of the day. Everything is an effort. Feel so bad for the DC as it's half term and I don't have the energy to take them anywhere other than the stuff we've already got planned eg hair appts. Do have a couple of parties to go to but even the thought leaves me exhausted. I am a misery!

Aww Hexy, it sounds horrendous, you poor thing. Glad you could finally stomach something (and healthy too!) and enjoy it.

bingo bless you, it's tough when you're exhausted. I've had a good day today, more energy and no nausea, I hope that isn't anything to worry about!

hexy can't believe how rough you're having it & also what a dick you're doctor is! Is there any improvement?

tranquility & hexy, good luck for your scans tomorrow, will be thinking of you both. Do let us know how it goes. I'm sure everything will be fine.

How's everyone else getting on?

My puppy is teething & I'm like a blood hound at the moment & must be able to smell blood from his poor wee mouth, it's making me gag.

Thanks Ginger of course I will. Good luck Hexy!

Feeling better since the nasty injection, plus the expensive anti-emetic pills the hospital gave me, that u let dissolve under your top lip/gums have helped lots. Much less vomiting but loads of nausea on moving at all.

Good luck tomorrow Tranquility will be thinking of u when I'm covered in the goo getting scanned. Xxx

I'll be thinking of you too Hexy, good luck! Glad the sickness is better

So exciting that scans are happening I booked my Harmony test yesterday and bloody DH says he now can't do the first date. He can do three days later. Does he not realise that means a possible three more days of waiting.... I'm tempted to keep the original date and go but that means dragging the DC with me and that will be hugely stressful. Can't imagine two preschoolers being overly compliant and not touching everything in the place. Wish things could be a bit more straightforward at times.

Hi bingo, it must be more diff when you have other dc to wrangle. Think I'd prob wait till dp can come as will reduce stress a bit for you which is always a good thing., what's the harmony test?

Scan went well, thankfully only one sticky bean & good heartbeat showing. Dated as I said 8+3 (not by lmp), do edd is 8/6/15..... Guess I can start posting on June thread now that first hurdle is over :)

And ate my first butty in 2 weeks!!

Hope your all doing good xxx

Great news Hexy!
My scan went well too, little 6 week bean with a little heartbeat phew.
X

Hello! It's both scary and exciting being over here! I'm not sure whether I want to jump for joy or hide under the duvet for the next 8 weeks. I've had 2 feint but definite bfp's so far at 10 and 11 dpo. AF was actual due this coming Sunday and I'm trying to save the digital test until then got some extra FRER to tide me over I'm scared to take more tests in case there's no line next time though

I'm not going to contact my GP until next week, I'm hoping I'll get an early scan for reassurance (youngest DS has medical issues and I'm quite very nervous as my last pregnancy was a worrying one. If I can't get one then I'll pay for a private one at about 7-8 weeks.

I'm a bit nervous about my age gap - I have 4 sons aged 17, 15, 13 and 11 with my exH and it almost feels like starting again from scratch. I've just been helping DS1 write his UCAS application for next year and it all feels quite surreal! DP has 2 daughters with his exW aged 10 and 8 so it's all looking a bit Brady Bunch!! I had a vivid dream last night where DP and I were trying to take 7 teenagers out for the day in a knackered minibus!

We're moving to a brand new house in about 3 weeks so hopefully I'll be able to keep myself busy - hoping to avoid moving heavy furniture though!!

Hope everyone's having a great day

Congratulations Tranquiity and Hexy - I'm willing the time away until I can have a scan and hopefully stop worrying a little!

Hi there, anyone mind if I join?

I found out a couple of days ago, so very early at just over four weeks. I am 40, and to saying I'm having a wobble is an understatement!

This will be DC3, I have DS9 and DD5 with my ex-h. I have been with my new partner just over a year, and although we are very happy together, I am hyperventilating now over our age gap - 15 years (myself being older!)

Seriously, I love my partner, I don't see my future without him. We have talked about having a child together, especially considering the age gap, so we knew that it would have to be sooner rather than later, but we never expected the sooner just yet!

People will laugh at us???

They won't laugh! They may be a touch surprised as they will have wrongly assumed your baby days are behind you but it's completely natural for any new relationship to potentially include children at some point.

I am not quite 40 yet and already have DC and I've constantly received comments about "not having any more are you" thrown at me and I've always responded with "probably not" and just know that, assuming everything is alright, that we will won't receive necessarily genuine congrats as we did when we announced our first. I'm trying hard to be positive and forget about any negativity. Saying that I could be completely wrong but I know my friends are done and dusted child wise and just assume we are too.

I posted this morning about my Harmony test being booked by DH not being able to make it and having to rebook it. For some reason it hasn't posted and I'm thinking "where the hell did that go" and hoping not my FB!

Hi Overtired & evil & welcome to the henhouse! A line is a line is a line OT, it will only get stronger for you as it only appears if hgc is found, even in tiny amounts. That only happens if u r upduffed!

Glad I'm not the only one who has got to tell a (I'm guessing, here) sulky teenager I'm going to pop during his A levels/GCSEs.... At least yours will have finished their exams by time u r due evil I'm having to plan my c section early to get it in half term rather than on day of his English lit!

Don't worry about any comments ladies, a huge swathe of my school/uni/ college mates has sprogs at 40 or 41 last year, many with new & younger partners. It was quite the done thing (there were 9 of them!) think I'm going to be the last one tho at almost 43 when it's born ......

Oh and 17 yo Step son absolutely adores his little 4 year old sis, even playing Frozen with her so your older kids will love their baby too xxx