July 2016 Babies

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I don't think there is a thread for the July moms yet!
I'm due on July 2nd, just 4.5wks at the mo, but feel like I've known for ages as got a positive 5 days early on an early response! No real symptoms so far just a bit of cramping and some instant extra weight.
This is dc3 for us. Haven't made any appointments yet. Looking forward to the next 8 months!

Wah - pregnancy insomnia!! Havent slept well since 4am, also not helped by sharing our bed with my restless 6 year old son who has peed his own bed. I had another tiny brown stringy smear on wiping last night, but not worried, feels normal. Hope all is ok with everyone else.

Glad I was ok with the smoked salmon! Having the rest today for lunch!! And green thai curry for tea, just a jar but should be yummy.

My boobs and nipples are incredibly sore & tender too - not sure I could bear to put the cream on! I've some washable breast pads I might shove in my bra, solve the brushing-clothes-against-nipples issue.

I am having loads of cramps & stretching just now and my sense of smell is so incredibly acute - I can smell coffee breath or old cigarette smoke on people from what feels like miles away and I can still smell that horrific sickly air freshner I mentioned putting out of the cat flap in the middle of the night a few pages back!

I'm having a bit of a crap time at work. I help people as part of my job and it's pretty thankless really. I had one client yesterday who I've gone above & beyond for and then something happened which is not my fault but she sent me a mean text implying it was my fault and I hadn't done my job properly and said she'd go elsewhere for help. I know she's taking out her frustration on me and wants to find someone to blame and I also know through my history of working with her that she doesn't take any responsibility for anything; but it upset me more than it normally would. I'm not perfect but I know I'm good at my job & know my stuff. I didn't cry but was on the verge!

Jade - good luck if you get your bloods done again today. Please keep us posted.

lilydaisyrose
5+4

That's ashame, I know what you mean about feeling emotional when you normally wouldn't. I hope it sorts itself out.

It's my motherinlaws birthday today and we were going to tell her tonight regardless of whether my sisterinlaw was present. (She most likely would've been).

However she announced last night she will be taking her son out on Saturday so that gives us a window to tell motherinlaw! I'm so so glad as I just didn't feel right telling them both (might as well tell the other sisterinlaws then and I feel it's too early to make a song and dance of it).

That way both of our mums will know only, until at least near the scan date. I will prob tell my close friends in between midwife appt and scan.

malvali I would wait if you have a pay review. Your husband is right it shouldn't make a difference but it's amazing how work can find something "other" than pregnancy to make decisions. I should have had a promotion but they found some absolutely rubbish reason for why I didnt get it, in reality it was because I was going on maternity and probably coming back part time.

Had fish for tea lady night, big mistake, the house now stinks of fish! Was very nearly sick when I smelled it, symptoms definitely getting stronger!

Melvali I agree, I'd wait. It shouldn't make a difference but in my experience it does. I'm glad you've got some time to tell your MIL

I'm definitely getting the over sensitive smell thing, yuck!

We've booked an early scan for the start of December. I'm not sure what we'll do about telling people. I can't imagine we'll be able to get away with no telling people until my 12 week scan as they're usually done around 13 weeks here so that's January and we've got a lot of big celebrations coming up including my 30th!

Cookies I will just buy a few neutral clothes and I will be getting all ds3 baby clothes out of the loft and washing them all. So if it's a boy everything's ready and if we do have a girl we will just go out and buy new clothes.

Four so pleased to see someone else having number 4. What do you have already and how old are they? I can't wait to have a big family. We already have a big car and the house is big enough.

Mel I won't be telling work until I've had my 12 week scan. Although it doesn't really affect them as I'm self employed and rent a beauty room in a hair salon.

I did my last cb digital today and that's it no more tests now. It came up as 3+ last week one was 2-3 and the first was 1-2. So I'm happy that everything seems to be progressing as it should.

I'm using the Ovia app it's really good. Apparently baby is now the size of a chocolate chip.

6+0

I don't feel as sick this morning. Obviously, I'm now worrying about that...

6+6

Youandme I'm worried about exactly the same thing - previously have had pretty clear symptoms but now not feeling it so much. It's weird how you actually want to feel sick to know it's all still going on in there! Spoke to my mum about it though and she said she didn't really have any sickness with me so fingers crossed. What will be will be, just can't wait til my 7 week scan next Friday!

Also I realised that I will be 12 weeks on Christmas Day, so hoping it's all good for then as that would be pretty special. I have a bit of a thing about dates - we had our IVF embryo transfer on our wedding anniversary. Also we had the positive pregnancy test at the hospital literally a year after I had a major operation (which involved me losing one of my ovaries, hence the IVF) so to me it feels like fate. But still worried! I guess it's a lifetime of worry just starting now though...

Beautician - I have DS11, DS9 and DD1. I also have two DSC so this is technically number 6! I love having a big family, it's great.

What I don't love is over sensitive pregnancy nose when DD shared our curry last night!

Hi ladies can I join you all?!

Got BFP last week, now 5+2, due 12th July!!

This is our first and we are so so excited! Have the midwife tomorrow, they were keen to see us early, but not sure how much will really happen! Have also booked a private scan for 1st dec when I will be 8 weeks, couldn't wait until after Christmas! We have told our parents but won't tell anyone else until after scan.

I'm 25, from Scotland.

Glad you are all here, have read through all the posts and good to know all these early symptoms are normal!!

Four ahh yours are all a similar age to mine. I have ds1 10 (11 at Christmas) , ds2 9 and ds3 2.5.

Ladies really try not to worry about no symptoms. I've never had any strong symptoms this early with any of mine. My only symptoms so far are sore nipples, peeing more often and extreme tiredness even though I'm sleeping fine. With ds3 my only symptoms at this stage were peeing more and insomnia (I would wake at 3 every morning). Don't wish for sickness as its not nice and you've plenty of time yet. Also towards the end of my last pregnancy I had spd and I wouldn't wish that on anyone. Really hoping I don't get it this time.

Happy welcome to the thread and congratulations.

6+0

I thought my May 2013 ante natal board was busy but wow there are loads of us due in July. Must have been those cold October nights

I'm really looking forward to a summer baby, we can go for long walks and be more active and hopefully get back to pre baby weight ASAP!

Thanks for your advice guys. If I wait until pay review (end of Jan) I will be... 16 weeks by then. Do you not think it will look really cheeky??

Melvali you and baby come first now - they'll get over it

Welcome happy! Where are you from in Scotland? I'm from Edinburgh!

Mel I wouldn't worry at all. Just say you have only just got your scan and that you wanted to wait for that. I've known people to take new jobs when pregnant. I don't see anything wrong with it. You aren't going to do your job any differently because you're pregnant.

Mmmmmmmmm! Just had lemon curd on toast for breakfast! Thanks for the tip!

Thanks guys!

Mel I didn't tell work until about 17 weeks last time, my friend waited until she was 23 weeks and it was fine.

Peyia - I'm from SE London! Greenwich/blackheath/Lewisham area, welcome to the nabe!

Indians - Definitely feeling bigger with DC2 already. In fact, that was an early sign I was pregnant in that I couldn't seem to shift post c section wobble (not that I was trying that hard tbh)...

And will certainly find out sex. Will have 2 under 2 and need all the help I can get to prepare!

I agree to wait as everyone says (and I work in HR!!). Some managers still have wrong views about women going off to have babies and they "probably won't come back". I see it all the time and it makes me more protective about myself.

I'll be the size of a house by the time I'm 12 weeks though the way I'm going there'll be no hiding it!

6 plus 5

Wow ellizardo you've got 2 under 2 and a 3rd next year! Well done they must be keeping you busy. Will be lovely as they all grow up close in age though and can be friends.

We're going to find out the sex this time (didn't last time) so we can sort through all the baby stuff in the loft and know what to keep and what we need to get. Most of our stuff is very neutral though as we didn't know the sex last time luckily

I have a morning sickness question, sorry if tmi, but does anyone else have a period of feeling a little nauseous, followed by hot water under the tongue, a burp and then dry heaving? atm I'm getting this for a couple of hours in the morning, sometime in the afternoon and then last thing at night. If I'm really busy, it isn't as bad, so part of me wonders if I'm imagining it! I don't think I am though. I never really had it with dd so do not know what to think. I'm so bloated today I'm scared people will notice my rounder tummy! With regards to pre - pregnancy weight, I only gained two stone with dd. I ate normally and listened to my body. I'm a slim size 10-12 and pear shaped. When I was pregnant with dd I bloated a lot. DH'S grandma commented when I was about 4 months that I was 'so fat and still had ages to go'. I wasn't eating any differently to pre - pregnancy, but I bloated. It all went away, literally over night, and I was left with a small bump. I didnt change my eating habits at all it just happened naturally. By the time I got to 9 months, grandma (and everyone else) was lecturing me that my bump was far too small and that I wasn't eating enough and was starving my baby. The midwife guessed a weight of 6 lb and told me to ignore the comments because both the baby and I were healthy. It was hard, because whenever ever anyone asked how far along I was, they would end up saying things like 'no way - you only look 6 months if that!' For a recovered bulimic, it was torture having everyone pass judgement on my weight but I ignored as best I could and dd was born a very healthy 7 lb 15 oz! I never worried a jot about what I was eating, I just listened to my body and ate for my baby and I was back in my skinny jeans by my 6 week check without any effort whatsoever. My advice, be kind to yourself, eat well and let your body do what what is needs to do.

Beautician - totally agree with you re symptoms! You're damned if you have them, damned if you don't! Best thing is to relax as much as possible and enjoy it...I found anticipating January sales for nursery stuff really fun and therapeutic!

Welcome happy we are a busy board now!!

Sonia- ha, no This one will be Dc2 thank god!

I like the idea of a surprise in theory but am too impatient in practise!

Loki - good shout about weight. Everyone has an opinion don't they and it seems magnified when you're pregnant..does my head in. I remember loads of people telling me the shape of my bump meant I was having a girl (had a boy), playing 'guess how far gone she is?' By my size etc as if I wasn't there. I tended to remove myself from those situations!