Feb 2016 early early days...

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So BFP this am. Edd 30/1/16 however this is dc4 and the othe 3 have all been at least 2 weeks late.
Starting this thread to preserve my sanity next January. If I join the jan lot I'll be left on my tod so...I'm 35 this will be dc4 if all goes well, cycle 2 of trying so feeling blessed.
Roll up roll up, come and join me clutching your BFP and wondering exactly what you've let yourself in for x

My sore boobs and tummy have disappeared this morning... I just have a headache that feels like I drank too much last night (obviously that didn't happen...) so I'm a bit worried today!

elephant symptoms coming and going are perfectly normal as your hormones fluctuate. Try not to worry too much.

Good luck Wildflower

Brown discharge has just restarted. Nausea is still absent. I do have a constant pulse in my left boob which I am finding very annoying but also hopeful that there is still hormones in me. Have my 2nd HCG today, going before lunch in the hope the Dr will actually give me the results today but it took her a week of DH's SA results being in to finally email them!

Palpitations and side pain were bothering me in the night. The heart thing makes me feel breathless, I hope it's ok. GP said palpitations is normal but it feels like my heart's going to give out!

Welcome and congrats carlton

Good luck wildflower

Ooh we're going to have some Valentine's babies - and some leap year ones!

Good luck rufus

Good luck today wildflower and rufus. Fingers crossed for good news all round.

Welcome new folks! There's a link to a spreadsheet about half way down this thread if you want to add yourselves (and see how many of us have sneaked into this group from January!)

I feel a bit hungover today which I am finding reassuring. Although I'm pretty sure it's because our new neighbour (a DJ.... Argh!) played music when he got in at 4am and I couldn't get back to sleep... rage

Morning all, hope everyone's Ok today?

On my way to the docs in a few mins, exciting! Think I will tell my Dsis and DM zoom too which I'm sure will make it seem more real.

I can add to the stats sheet (iPad?) would someone mind adding me pretty please?

I'm 28, EDD 8/2/16, this will be DC2, and I'm from the East Midlands. thanks!

I'm actually due 30th Jan too but like jelly was way too late for the Jan threads. And I'm so glad i joined the feb ladies - everyone on here is lovely.

Good luck today rufus. I'll be thinking of you. let us know how it goes. Hopefully you'll get your results today.

I've just had to go and get hula hoops and 7Up free to calm my nausea. It's worse than it's ever been today. Bleurgh. I'm not going to whinge though as I didn't have any of this with my MC so almost glad it's rearing it's ugly head.

Has anyone got anything nice planned for the weekend?

Morning everyone.
How's everyone's morning going?

I have ridiculous nausea this morning and my boobs seem to have grown a cup over night! Hope they won't go too big I'm already a DD now! My boyf is away for a Stag do this weekend so just me at home. Will be nice to have some time to myself.
I'm getting very impatient for the midwife to call, do you think it would make a difference me calling? I still don't know when my DD is or how far along I am.

i just had the worst journey in to work! I skipped breakfast (stupidly) and on the train suddenly came over hot and nauseous. I thought I'd had bits of nausea for far but this was something else, I was literally fighting the urge to chunder everywhere, I was shaking my leg and clenching my teeth and almost hyperventilating (whilst DP was patting my back....) trying to find somewhere to be sick.

Luckily it passed after about 2 minutes (felt like an hour). Lesson number 1, never leave the house without eating!

Welcome to all the new people and I hope everyone is OK.

I've been AWOL for a few days, after my initial positive attitude, like many of us I've been feeling increasingly more stressed and down about everything. I've basically convinced myself it's not going to be a successful pregnancy... Think it's a self-preservation thing. Is anyone else feeling this way? I'm not sure whether it's better to just assume it's not going to work and be pleasantly surprised if it does, or be positive and think it is going to work and then possibly be disappointed

Anyway in an attempt to control the fear I've booked a private scan for next week (6 weeks) then have an nhs one at 7w2d then we'll have another private at 10w. We have a private package that includes a minimum of 6 scans - fingers crossed we get to use them all!

I just burst into tears in work, hormonal much! I am operating on the assumption that this pg won't be successful cheesy in order to protect myself. I am so scared of losing this baby :(

I'm the same cheesy and night - I started out feeling positive (I never joined one of these groups on my previous pregnancies) but since the loss of symptoms etc I'm convinced this one isn't going to work out. To be honest though if the worst happens you're going to be upset anyway so if you can try to be positive and get some enjoyment out of it then do. I didn't relax on my successful pregnancy until the baby was born and to be honest it was a miserable 9 months. I keep telling myself that if by some miracle this pregnancy does work out then it will be my last one so I should try and be happy about it!

Sorry for those with morning sickness, I'm really hoping I don't get it, nothing worse than feeling sick!

I'm similar to mawsy, ruined my last pg and the first year of DS life by worrying the whole way through, determinded not to this time.

However, just got back from docs who have referred me to the obstetrician due to preeclampsia last pg & issues from that so now worrying about increased chances of getting PE again. Aargh!

I agree cheesy I flitter between extreme worry that it's all going to go wrong & excitement - but then I worry that I'm excited as it will make it worse if things don't progress. Fingers crossed for us all.

It's so bloody hard not to worry. I too flit between worry and relaxation. I haven't hit excitement yet; that will come after the scan. I just try and remember that what will be, will be and worrying does't change the outcome.

I'm another one who's worried, hence the lack of posting! I think my dates on the spreadsheet might be out - weirdly DH can remember exactly when we dtd so I now think I ovulated 4 or 5 days late. It hopefully explains the slow onset of nausea & my low hcg levels on Monday! I'm feeling a little more rubbish each day so am clinging on to that

How's the heat where you are? It's supposed to be 32 degrees here today I wouldn't know as am hiding indoors - feeling a bit wobbly anyway so want to avoid getting hot. Dreading school/crèche run later!
Have a good day all

Thanks everyone for the welcome and for the reassurance about breakthrough bleeding. I have added my stats to the sheet.

I know that this has been covered on the thread already but Im trying to resist the urge to keep on testing. Im not feeling any symptoms yet (apart from being really tired due to being unable to sleep well because my brain wont switch off) and I still dont quite believe it.

I told my Mum this morning as I knew how excited shed be as it will be her first grandchild. She also had a long struggle with fertility issues when she and my step dad wanted to have kids and they never did so I know it will mean a lot to him as well as hes never had children of his own.

What are your thoughts on exercise? I want to try to keep fit, especially while Im not feeling any syptoms, but the advice doesnt seem clear on whether crunches, squats etc are safe or not in the early days.

NHS advice roo is that your normal level of exercise is fine as long as you can hold a convo and you don't get too warm! I have therefore decided to stop running and focus on walking and swimming as worrying about my breathing and my temperature will just ruin any enjoyment of running!

I'm another one who is so worried. I've had a scan with a heartbeat previously and still lost!!!!!

So I am not taking much reassurance it has to be said...

Lovely and sunny here in the Midlands and I'm 5 weeks today

Surrey is beautiful too, brummie

I've also had a scan which showed a heartbeat and still lost the baby. It's awful. That's why I'm hoping that waiting until 8 weeks will make things slightly easier. The wait is longer but the chance of the scan giving a good indication of what's going on in there is so much higher.

Thanks for the warm welcome you lovely ladies and happy Friday!

I had my doctors appointment this morning, was in and out in 10 minutes. Took my blood test and gave me a list of hospitals to consider.

I've just registered and it said it can take several weeks for a booking in app - I hope not!

roobanya - I asked the doc re. exercise and he said I was fine to carry on as before BFP, inc. spin classes. He said to avoid contact sports (kick boxing etc.)

The miscarriage association states that a heartbeat at 6 wks gives a 78% chance of success and a heartbeat at 8 weeks a 98% chance of success, so waiting until 8 weeks is a good strategy, if you can do it. I can't!

Ooh that's good odds cheesy! Mine is at 7+5 (can't do later as going to Spain). That's close enough to 8 weeks right?