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Come put your feet up in the Zen den and let the dh's wait on us hand and foot whilst we nurture the fruit of their loins in our bellies :-)

Just wait a few more weeks oyster! My nausea kicked in at 5+5, bleurch. Just forced down chicken Kiev and potato waffles, not the best idea as now my mouth tastes like grease :-(

Hee hee, have you tried decaf yet or going cold turkey oyster?

Still sicky chops? Bless you.

Ive been craving a Sunday roast since yesterday and after it became apparent that the only way I would get one would be to make it myself.... that's what I did.

I didn't enjoy it after all. The Yorkshire pudding tasted weird and the carrots were bleugh.

I'm eating a LOT of jam on toast. Full on sickness kicked in at 6 weeks and I can really only day something that I reaaaaally fancy.

Mary and Giddy.... I'm wincing for you imagining breastfeeding with sore pregnancy boobs. My boobs constantly feel like I've missed a feed right now (dd is 8 so I haven't breastfed for 7 years!!!) Is it agony?

This weekend I've had a relapse! I was much better last week. This weekend I've got the same amount of nausea but its much worse nausea if you get my meaning. Wasted the entire bank holiday weekend in front of the tv! Really wanted to go shopping for bigger bras I'm bulging out!

I'm going cold turkey on the coffee. Actually at work I drink a lot of hot squash so hopefully
they won't notice anything! I have a few social events coming up that might be a bit difficult to blag, I'm known as a woman who likes a drink.

Not looking forward to joining you guys with the nausea!! My mum says she only survived pregnancy by drinking lucozade, anything else she threw up.
If you have any tips to get through it let me know!

Eat all the time oyster! If you feel nauseous have a snack! Sounds mad I know! I have to eat something at least every 2 hours. Also, this is the best tip ever, have a snack just before you go to sleep. Apparently it levels your sugar levels over night and makes you feel less sick first thing. Bloody marvelous! Then eat breakfast first thing, before you dress, before you shower. Get something in your face, seriously.

My new life saver.... Dried apricots. Better to eat than other sugary snacks as its a natural sugar and maintains the sugar levels longer. Drop in sugar levels causes the nausea, as well as the crappy hormones of course.

I'll tell DH that! I think he's already worried I'm going to turn into a whale. A friend of ours has become perfectly spherical the further into her pregnancy she's got. It's only been the starving myself twice a week (5:2) that prevents me from being a fatty and now I can't do that

Oyster - ginger biscuits! I kept them by my bed in first pregnancy as I felt so rough when I woke up, the sugar rush helped me get out of bed and settled my tummy. I was also known to enjoy a couple of wines on a night out. If all goes to plan with bean and say I breastfeed them for a year... It will have been four years since I had a proper drink!!

Ah chops, it's nice to have a laze though sometimes. You're trying to grow a person in there!

Ms light year, think because I have been feeding I haven't noticed massive changes to boobs so has been fine. Think feeding a newborn again will be a painful shock! Ds is so efficient and obviously his mouth is bigger so it doesn't hurt. Just have to wrestle him every now and again as he is so wriggly and likes nipping with both his hands so I am constantly having to grab little paws and remove them from whatever he has attached them to. :)

I agree with chops here. Eating regularly is the key to keeping it away. Which is ironic, because most of the time you feel I'll at the thought of food. But persist. If I wake up in the night, I try to wedge in a piece of toast or something plain also, as you feel better when you wake up.

If you get over tired, or stressed the nausea is worse, so try to sleep whenever you feel the need.

Oyster, I had a massive black tie event at 5+4 with my boss and his wife and loads of clients/contractors.

They didn't say anything to me that night, but I was totally busted they told me since. I had only the choice of what was on the table though, so had keep refusing wine and drink water all night.

If you have access to the bar it's easier as you can get a mixer with ice and a slice of lemon and tell everyone it's gon/vodka.

Pretending it's gin sounds like a plan.
I think my friends will be on to me in 5 seconds flat as they know we'd be trying straight after the wedding. (Although we were trying before too!). I'll play dumb.
I just can't wait for these next 8 weeks to pass!!

And I love the idea of biscuits for breakfast

oyster I just send dh to the bar and say; "Can you get me a gin and tonic please?" He obvs just gets me a lemonade but who is to know!

Its a pain because NO WHERE does caffeine free coke so lemonade is my only option!

I second the advice of eating regularly. With dd I only really felt sick in the afternoons and evenings, which was quite lucky as I work a standard 9-5 day. I went off so many foods in the first trimester. I couldn't eat anything green/healthy and my diet was very beige (think crisps, plain bread, mash potato etc)

Re the alcohol: I suffer from regular migraines so I can always play the 'migraine card' to get out of drinking or going anywhere in the first place

mslight hopefully I've weaned just in time!

Thanks for all the well wishes. I miscarried this afternoon. Sadly I caught little bean on my pad. Still in it's intact amniotic sac. In a nice way it means I could take it back to the hospital to be cremated. It only took an hour start to finish of severe cramping to push out the baby, placenta and womb lining. Have near enough stopped bleeding now and soaking in a hot bath. We have bought a nice plant/tree which we are potting together tomorrow. Seems very real as I saw his/her little paddle arms, eyes and spine. But now it is finished I feel a lot of closure. Thanks for all your thoughts and kind words xxx

Mummy hugs and xx

Oh mummy. That is so sad. I'm so sorry. I think your planting a tree is a beautiful tribute. Xxx

No one should have to go through that mummy how completely awful for you. Make sure you give yourself time to heal and be nice to yourself. Cry loads, don't keep it in. Much love x x

I know it was very early but a tree to look at and remember feels like the right thing to do. Thanks for letting me share in here. I am very happy you all and hope all of your beans stay very sticky!

Oh sweets, of course you will want to remember them, don't let anyone tell you any differently. And you are very gracious to us. Xxx

Ah mummy big hugs to you. That's a lovely thing to do x be kind to yourself.
Welcome oyster and mary congratulations.

Oh mummy lots of love to you brave lady.

Oh mummy. How terrible. You poor love. Your tree is a beautiful idea and I'm glad you feel a sense of closure now.
Please stay with us and lean on us as much as you need. Sending you love and peaceful wishes xxx

Oh Mummy, your story is so sad. I'm pleased it's brought a sense of closure and the tree is a lovely idea. Thinking of you and sending a hug xx