October baby bus take 3- booking in appointments and scans, here we come!

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So here we are with the third thread, hope you all find it!

Ooooooo ladypug my scan is April 7th too. Can't wait to see that screen.

I'm knackered too. My mom actually came round to help with the housework the other day so it's not just you nutella

I'm extremely lucky that I've felt absolutely fine up to now but I kind of want to fake something to get a bit of pampering from the hubby haha. But at the same time don't want to jinx anything - am sure as soon as I fake a bit of exhaustion I'll actually start to feel like crap!

I have reeeeally itchy nipples today however. Had it one day last week too and it's bloody torture in the office!!

I'd itch them batfish and do it really erotically, give them something to talk about

Ditto with evening sickness, although yesterday mine lasted all bloody day. I've been going through no sickness at all for a few days but no appetite, to just feeling sick in the evening, to all day. Yesterday was agony, it was on my left side only and my lower left back. I've not been constipated but it's been really hard to have a number 2, but soft when it's out. I must have had about 8 yesterday and felt so much better after the last one!!!
Just feel a bit of pressure this morning, and God it hurts when I cough!

Hahaaaa choccy I would def get noticed immediately in my small office if I started rubbing my nipples! Instead am having to make do with a good scratch when I go to the loo, luckily they seem to be easing off now!

Suddenly feeling a bit nervous again as it's over 2 weeks since last scan and over a week until the next one and I still don't feel pregnant in the slightest! How do you cope in the UK with no scan until 12 weeks! Hats off to you!

good morning ladies, had my scan today midwife dates me at 11+6 so according to my app I'm back to having a Brussels sprout in there (until tomorrow!) will have to go on the web app to upload a picture of bean. apparently bean was being very stubborn and was fast asleep curled up and we had to do a bit of waking up to get a proper measurement to which baby threw a strop and wriggled about a lot!! new due date is now 6/10/15!

Here is Baby Evans waving hello to all on mums net!

Great news MrsE! Look forwardi to seeing your pic. How far did you thin you were?

Batfish I think you should be offered a scan at 8 weeks in the UK, 12 weeks is far too long. I had one at 9+1 with ds due to a bleed, and i have them fortnightly from 6-12 weeks due to my mcs, but you shouldn't have to have things like that to have a scan. You can pay for private scans earlier though :)

X post Mrs e! Amazing pic, hello baby!!

OMG hi baby!

I'm finding it hard today :-( Feeling a bit anxious and keep thinking God there is a baby growing in me, feel alone as still haven't told anyone and DH is working shift work so we won't see each other all week. Think I'm just getting my head around it all. Is anyone else anxious about all the changes and daunted by how far there is to go? x

Ladypug I'm daunted about it all fullstop ! My DP is away til the 31st so I'm alone with my thoughts - not a good thing ! I have told a handful of close friends as I needed to ask so many questions and search for reassurance so I have got people I can go to if I need to. I decided that as long as I was prepared to back track and tell people if we got bad news then I could tell who I felt I wanted to - I'm not supersticious so figured it could only help not hinder !!
Have you had your 12 week scan yet ?

i'm daunted. keep thinking how much everything is going to change then feeling guilty for worrying about it.

it is a big change but everyone does it and its not often you hear of people with regrets. i think its good we have worries, as long as they dont become overwhelming. better to be prepared than it all come as a massive surprise ha!

I think for me it's just the shock, I've started to show a bit now and I look down at the bump and feel it's all happening so fast but at the same time, it's also painfully slow! I just think God I hope I can hold it together!

Aw Adventure glad I'm not the only one husband-less, makes it so much harder doesn't it! Scan not for another 2 weeks! I hope it gets easier mentally and emotionally! x

Aww hello baby xxx

Hello everyone ... waves

Can I join your thread? I've brought and .

I am 9+4, due October 22 ... hopefully. (fingers crossed, touch wood, hanging sage over lintels, sticking crooked pennies into the fireplace... )

Unfortunately, I am "high-risk", consultant-led pregnancy. In my first pregnancy last year, I ppromed at 20 weeks and our baby was born at 23 weeks -- she was just too little and didn't make it. To say I feel like I have the sword of Damocles over my head is somewhat of an understatement.

I had an early scan at 7 weeks and Little Bean had a heart beat so we are just hoping for the best.

Lady I have days where I feel really daunted too. I wonder if I'm too selfish to look after a baby properly and worry that I'll resent it for taking over my life . Thankfully DH is very practically minded and can usually talk me out of it when I feel like that!

Struggling today too as am totally choked with the cold, which I must have picked up on school camp last week. Have parents evenings this week too which will mean long, stressful days just when all I want to do is curl up with a blanket and a box set of something really crappy like gossip girl and feel sorry for myself!

Congrats to everyone getting scans - MrsE your pic is lovely!

Welcome works. I'm so so sorry for your loss, that must have been totally and utterly heartbreaking. I can't possibly imagine what you felt and how you get over something like that, if ever.

I must say I'm feeling daunted too. I was ok whennj was preg with ds, we knew it would be a massive change, but we were ready. We'd done what we wanted to do, set up a business that didn't need us so we were both at home and able to bring him up together.
The thing that daunts me now is going from 1 dc to 2. Will ds (who will be 4.2) resent the baby as he's been our only for so long. Will I cope with 2 dcs?
Ds goes to school in sept as he's an August baby, so the timing is perfect. We'll get time with baby while ds is at school, then be able to spend quality time with him. We're also now around family and friends (we lived 3.5 hours away until ds was 10.5 months) so we've got support.
If you think about anything too much, you'll always find a reason that will daunt you, you've just got to think of the positives and the amazing time you're going to have :)

Hi works! So sorry for your loss, here's to a healthy happy pregnancy for you.

I think to not be daunted at all you would have to have your head deep in the sand! We walked into this with what we thought were open eyes having had so many friends and family have DC's but I think this is the single biggest change you can make to life as you know it! I'm daunted, I'm worried that it'll be too hard without family close by (mine are 5 1/2 hrs away in Scotland) and IL's are 1hr away. Or that it'll be really hard financially - I have a bit of an issue about feeling financially secure having grown up in a household that wasn't.

I feel better that I'm not alone, just feel a bit scared really. Silly I know, I'm a woman in my 30s but I am looking down at my growing stomach and thinking omg buckle up, this is going to be quite a ride! Does everyone find time is going really fast or really slow? I feel like days whizz by but evenings drag!

Welcome worksallhours so sorry to hear about your last experience of pregnancy but great to see your scan went well. I'm due around the same time as you so will keep a close eye on what you're up to! X

Welcome works and I'm so sorry for your loss, I can't even begin to imagine that - I am sure this will be a happy and healthy pregnancy for you.

ladypug I feel like since my last scan when I stopped stressing so much time has gone much faster. But I want a bump now! But I also want the next few months to go slowly so I can prepare myself for the life change, I'm so lazy that I'm really worried I'm going to be terrible!

I think it's completely normal to feel daunted. We don't have any family near by to help out but we haven't felt we've needed it. Yes, I'd love to get my hair cut or go to the dentist without a toddler in tow but it's all manageable. The love you have for your child is so so overwhelming and just like you can't imagine your life without your DH, you can't remember what life was like before you had a child. Some days are difficult and you want to tear your hair out, then the chubby little cherub flashes you a smile and you remember they're you're whole world. It really is the most wonderful feeling to be needed and wanted by something so tiny and amazing. Even the sleepless nights are worth it, having a baby makes you feel like superwoman and able to handle whatever life throws at you. You're all going to be ace! We'll be here for each other, night and day.

Lovely post flipflump, thank you!

Aw thanks flipflump x

Hi works sorry for your loss, my little girl was stillborn at 40+9 in August. Glad to hear you've had a positive scan.

If it may be some help at any point there is a thread in conception called Angels and Rainbows for people trying again after a loss. I'm going to attempt to link to it www.mumsnet.com/Talk/conception/2291194-Angels-and-Rainbows-remembering-our-angels-and-praying-for-rainbows-thread2

Scan still feels like it's forever away (it's actually on Monday) and I still feel like even if I could sleep for 20 hours a day it still wouldn't be enough. Keep waking up at 4 and finally falling back asleep about 6 which is really annoying especially if I'm working. Anyone remember when your energy comes back? I make myself worse as if I'm not working I'll stay in bed and the longer I stay in bed the less I want to get up!!

Glad to see so many lovely scan pics!

lake I'm so sorry to hear of your loss as well, you're both very brave