The November 2015 bus is back on the road, chugging through beautiful scan pic landscapes, picking up plenty of Dairyleas, muffins and whathaveyous on it's way!

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Did the last November bus crash without a new thread? Worry not, here we are again! Toot toot!

Oh fresco and crumb, it's just rotten. I want to tell you both everything will be fine but DH keeps saying it to me and I just think - nope, you don't know. So don't knkw if it'll be any use.

My bagel was amazing having to stop myself eating another! Feel really thirsty today so making sure I'm getting lots of water.

roughtyping absolutely sending myself barmy with worry and waiting for a job to start which keeps getting delayed. Scan has been moved to tomorrow lunch time which DP cannot attend but for my sanity (and his) I haven't changed it as it would mean another weeks wait (its a private scan) all done with his blessing- its my first pregnancy.

ehealy that's rubbish your scan was changed, but hopefully you'll see your little bean tomorrow! That's a shame about the job - what a nightmare!

rough I had to ask my OH to stop saying 'it'll be fine', that feels like tempting fate and as you say, you just don't know...

Fingers crossed for you crumb it's tough waiting for something like that.

Mamama31 we'd written of Feb as a month for conception due to shifts etc but we managed to DTD once & it worked

Blue great news on your scan :) and I'm glad your friend was able to talk to you about her ttc diffs, it's really stressful and she will need a good friend. I agree though she should get to the gp to discuss tests at least at this stage as it's such a long process. We were ttc almost 2 years before this unexpectedly happened! And we were on a waiting list for ivf which would not be due to begin until oct/nov this year so it really is best to get the ball rolling and if it happens naturally in the mean time, perfect but if not she has already started the treatment route!

Flying nice work! High five!!! It really is true that it only takes one time when the time is right!! Haha!

Don't know if I should be worried about this of if it's normal (you'd think I'd know by number three!) I just passed out in bed for 2 hours. I felt cold and shaky and I could barely stand up and my heart was pounding like mad. thankfully dh is home today so I said I needed to go lie down, next thing I know he's waking me up saying it's two hours later when it felt like 10 minutes! I feel much better now and my heart has stopped pounding but it was just really odd. I don't feel like I fell asleep but I must have!

Two bees, could you have a virus? I feel cold sometimes n early pg, and a bit faint and dizzy, and exhausted, but the way you describe it doesn't really sound like normal pregnancy ailments?

This thread is moving too fast!

Annbag I think your dp can take a month at the start but that would mean you'd go back a month earlier. I think you should get your enhanced maternity pay but he would only get statutory paternity ( unless his work offer a better deal). Dp took a month at the end of my last maternity leave and it was great as he got really capable of looking after dd on his own. I think we might do the same again. I breastfed dd and plan to do the same again so it won't be practical for me to leave the little one much before that (I'm a rubbish expresser).

I can't remember who asked about nct classes but I didn't attend any classes at all due to dd being born earlier than expected. There were a few things that I was a bit clueless about but the midwives then scbu staff filled us in as we went along and overall it was money well saved. One thing I did struggle with was breastfeeding and there was no one in hospital with the time or inclination to sit and help me. However I don't think a theoretical discussion about it beforehand would have helped much. In terms of making friends, I did that easily enough through baby groups, although I am quite outgoing.

Mmmmm bagels! Sorry where was I!?

I try not to stress about it because what will be will be and I seem to be so busy at the moment that I don't have time to think about it! However I did have a lil moment today when I thought am I pregnant? Did I do those tests? Silly mare! I have a scan at lunchtime tommorow so I'm nervous that there is anything in there! Also I suppose cos of my miscarriage in February..... Anyways I'm sure it'll be fine

I had violent teeth chattering shakes once last year and it turned out I had a water infection felt so ill. I wasn't pregnant tho. When I looked on nhs symptom thingy it tuned out it was a top symptom - the shakes I mean.

I didn't know coldness was a pregnancy thing, I sat under a fluffy blanket at my mums yesterday! I can't wait for warm sunny weather!

That's how I understand it snozzberry although DH earns quite a bit more than me so I don't think we'll be able to afford for him to drop his pay. He's gutted about it but we might manage to save extra to cover that so we shall see.

I can't believe how much better I feel today. I was off work Saturday because I woke feeling terrible and had bad lower back pain and stomach pain. I finally got to see the gp yesterday and I have a uti so I'm on antibiotics. I've only taken a few doses so far and I feel much better! I went to work for 3 hours yesterday afternoon and it dragged terribly. Really bad move as I was still in pain and teary but I've got a day off today so I think I'll be fine for my shift tomorrow.

Bit nervous now my symptoms have eased but I'm 10 weeks now so hoping that's normal. I still haven't got my scan date through though. How long does it usually take from the midwife requesting it?

Oh and I've managed to eat an apple today! First fruit in weeks so feeling very proud of myself Trying to forget about the half an Easter egg I also scoffed earlier

In to my 3rd week of spotting (brown) now! So sick of it! Thought it was tailing off but it's same as it was the first week now. Glad to have a scan again tomorrow but just thinking at some point they are gona just stop scanning me if the spotting keeps happening! They can't scan me every week!!

I'm the same, NewMrs. DH and I took on a big mortgage in December and he earns about £25k more than me so he won't be able to share leave with me. Is it bad that I want it all to myself anyway? . To be fair, his job is much less stressful than mine.

I managed to eat a real-life VEGETABLE today. To be fair it was a small amount of shredded green cabbage soaked in miso broth with chicken and noodles, but it all counts. I feel like a big fat sugar addict at the moment who isn't doing any exercise. The bad thing is that my nausea does seem to be going and I probably could eat much more healthily. I'm just so used to shoveling down lovely carbs and nice sugary things ...

mama still spotting here too!

Don't think we are going to do shared leave. He earns a lot more than me so makes sense for me to be off and not him.

He's saving up his annual leave for once baby arrives so he can be off for about a month. Is it just my OH work or is it everyones but for his paternity leave its half pay for the 2 weeks?! I thought it would be full? He's easier going off sick as he gets full pay for that..!

Takestwo how long have you been spotting?? Remind me please, I'm so forgetful! I really just want it to stop, it makes me so anxious. Surely this can't go on for all of the pregnancy?!!! Are you having regular scans?

We can't do shared leave as dp is self employed. I will probably take 9months and then have to go back full time as I'm the main wage earner and we won't be able to afford any more

I want to join! I'm 10 weeks, 2 days. Had my booking appointments this morning, and have my scan booked for 27th. I was pregnant a few months ago and had a missed miscarriage, only found out at the scan so I'm so nervous but also excited!

I am 11+3 today and sore boobs are making a guest appearance. DP is away and we are on day two of our big building project and I am grumpy!

The sunshine is nice though (and excellent for said building project, our builders are still here!).

I managed to have a salad for lunch, I think my days of carb only meals are coming to an end. Hurrah/sad!

mama it started at 6 wks exactly. I'm 9+2 today. I had one scan at 6+1 and another at 8+5. Assuming there's no massive change, I now have to wait for my nuchal scan at 12+3. I'm afraid it can go on and on. I had spotting in both my previous pgs and it was off and on until about 20 wks. I go so used to it, I started worrying when it stopped