January 2016 Babies - anyone else out there?

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Took a test this morning and am happily expecting 5th January 2016. Couldn't find an existing thread but but please direct me there is there is one!!

Feeling sicky here just comes and goes in waves! Fresh air definitely helps tho!
Hope everyone is enjoying bank holiday weekend it's raining here in kent
Where is everyone from?

So sorry embolio! :-(

Oop North Cazzy, raining here too. Me and DS are trying to spot the "Tour de Yorkshire" from the bedroom window.

Cazzybaby I'm originally from scotland but current living near bicester x

Manchester, Cazzy, the weather is crap here too.

We are doing a spring clean here. Raining in Cumbria but from London/Kent originally!

We are all spread out across the country! I've been trying to work out how pregnant I'll be for certain things coming up this year! Will be 22/23 when we go away in the summer guess that's an ok time to travel!

I'm in Staffordshire where it is raining and Dh and I are painting! Well we were until I decided I needed a rest so now Dh is painting and I am in bed!

Hi! Is it ok to join in? My due date is 7th jan, got my first positive Thursday and the news is just starting to sink in.
Quick qu- when is your first midwife appointment? The receptionist at the docs said not to see the doc but to wait and see the midwife, that appointment is for when I will be 6-7 weeks.

hi all congrats on all your BFPs. can i join please? ! got my first BFP last Monday, from my dates looks like EDD is 9 Jan it was our first month of TTC so are quite surprised but very excited!

The midwife booking in appointment round here is 7-8 weeks. They book you in for your scan and 12 week bloods (if you're having the combined test) at that first appointment. I think I get 7 appointments (as it's second) at 8, 12, 20, 28, 35, 37, and 39 weeks or something like that.

At the booking in appointment here they take a medical history, weigh and measure you, take blood and urine samples, talk through your antenatal care and make your scan appointment - takes about an hour. All my other antenatal appointments were 10 minutes with a midwife. It's amazing how little intervention there is if you're otherwise healthy and have a straight forward pregnancy

There are quite a few of us now - it's great to have company at this nervy time. I'll be a stress head until my 12 week scan

Thanks for that info CarrotVan. I know what you mean about the 12 week scan, I'll be excited but i will have it in the back of my mind that you don't know till then how it's going, fingers crossed it will be a healthy nine months for us all.

This group is keeping me sane ..... Trying not to tell people is a killer!! Been in bed snoozing for 4 hours ... I feel exhausted!!

Moon ..... We have same due date xx

Please make me step away from ebay maternity clothes auctions. Not least because I've got quite a bit in storage.

Lottie - it all varies a bit from place to place and if you have anything that might raise your risk then you'll probably get more appointments

Lol carrotvan .... I've started thinking I can't wait to go shopping!! My boobs are not sore yet but so swollen my current bras are digging in!!

The thing is there's so little maternity wear in actual shops that it's really hard to go shopping - all the full maternity ranges are online and you can really decent secondhand stuff on eBay.

If anyone in the transpennine neck of the woods by the way, there's a Mamas and Papas factory shop in Huddersfield where you can get proper bargains on everything

Carrotvan you have just made me day .... DH is from sheffield so will be making a trip when we are "allowed" to buy stuff x

Tentatively marking my place. Will confirm tomorrow. Bit nervous to say anything yet. Would be 9th....

9th of Jan rather than 9th baby, headless?

Good luck headless - fingers crossed for you. Ooh clothes - I think I will like that part. Just know I'm going to spend all night working out when I will need them and what to buy!

Gah, maternity clothes. Hope they've improved since I had DS. Is it really bad I'm sat typing this in a pair of maternity jeans? My normal waistbands pressing on my waist are really uncomfortable and don't help my nausea any .

I'm in a bit of dilemma now as I was planning on some new clothes as my meds (so I thought) were making me gain weight / bloat, but I don't want to spend loads on stuff that will be unwearable in a few months but it's ridiculously early for proper mat stuff............

God yes -jan!!!
Have been trying for #2 for about 18mths. 2xmc. Fx but this date would be the same as ds1!

Carrot I'm as bad as you I checked out the ASOS maternity section today and popped a few bits into my favourites in case they get reduced in the sale!

I've picked up a softer bra today. Not a maternity one, but non wired. My boobs are making a break for freedom at the moment. I've been wearing my sports bra today, it actually helped with the soreness a little bit. My jeans aren't feeling as comfy as they used to, I have a feeling I'll be moving into leggings quite a lot soon!

How/when is everyone telling close family? DH wanted to wait until 12 weeks so we had a scan picture to show parents. I'll be telling my boss at 12 weeks so it felt a bit wrong that our parents would only find out slightly before!

By chance we've got both sets of parents round for dinner on Thursday, so I think we're one telling them on Thursday. Any ideas how we could do it? Rather than DH just dropping it into conversation?