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Connect with mums-to-be with similar due dates to share experiences and support.

August 2016

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Jw35 · 22/11/2015 17:57

Hi just got my bfp! I'm early, 3 days before AF was due so not sure if I'm the only one with an August due date?

I'm due August 3rd Smile

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Mrs1986 · 04/12/2015 18:08

Hi ladies,
I saw my GP today as I'd had an appointment about something else. She was so lovely, asked me if she could give me the flu jab, and also said she would write to the EPU to ask if they'll give me an early scan.
I didn't tell her that I'd booked a private scan because I thought that might slow her down, and if everything goes well on 17th I know I'll want another scan as soon as possible!! Xx

AlfieTheRailwayCat · 04/12/2015 18:20

minibetty I'm actually ok with baby sick as they don't make such a retching noise and that's the biggest trigger for me. I know I will struggle once they are toddlers and eating real food I suppose. But recently I have started to feel that I can't let it rule my life. Plus my husband is so good about it and I know he'll support me.

I've booked an early scan on the 22nd at 7 + 1 and then my booking in appointment is the 23rd. My doctor receptionist didn't seem to know what to do with me so just said she would give me the next available appointment. Surely people must ring up all the time though?!
I've only booked that scan so hopefully I can have a bit of confidence sharing the news with my parents and sisters at Christmas. Not sure I could make it through the day without telling them!

I'm joining in the nerves today, been in a school trip all day and I'm very crampy on the bus home. I don't think the worry will ever go away though.

PickleBot · 04/12/2015 19:27

Some cramps are natural though, your uterus has got to change shape and it can only do that with your muscles, which gives you twinges, cramps and stabby pains.

Elle I just brought the book for my kindle so I'll have a read. I do love a good statistic or a scientific paper!

smellsofelderberries · 04/12/2015 20:22

PourMe, you poor thing! Food poisoning is horrid and I can imagine that would have been scary considering what they say about it during pregnancy. Last time I had food poisoning it was from drinking daiquiris from a coconut. I still maintain it was the dodgy coconut and NOT the 5 daiquiris!

Christine I've been doing the same as you and I keep meaning to try to eat before work but can just never manage it. I would say, like others, it's just to make things a little easier on your tummy.

Welcome Elle! Congratulations! So sorry to hear about your miscarriage. On double buggies, is your DS a good walker? Are you out and about a lot so he needs to nap on the go? You might be able to get away with having a buggy board and maybe having a sling in the basket so if your DS gets tired you can pop baby in the sling and DS could go in the buggy. This is my first but we'll be buying a single that converts cause I would love to have two close together! Also, I have no idea when I will get to see my midwife. I self-referred to the hospital last weekend but haven't heard anything yet. Hope I will hear soon as I know the intake appointments are supposed to be around 8 weeks and that's just after Christmas for me.

Fly, glad you won that argument! Don't know how you manage with redybrek, it's a favourite warning food of mine for little ones so I've always thought of it as baby food! Nice to have lovely warm breakfasts on cold days like these though.

Lily I can't believe your midwife! That's terrible! I would not be wanting to see her again with that attitude. When I went the EPU on Monday the nurse I saw could see how nervous I was and was so lovely and reassuring and said everything looks to be on track, and it really did make such a difference to my frame of mind. You need people who are going to be positive unless there is obvious proof that there is something going wrong.

Thanks for all the kind words yesterday everyone, it really does mean so much. Felt much better by the evening and today has been much better. Took the little ones I look after to playgroup where one of the Mum's confided in me that she's 8 weeks pregnant (with #4!) and I smiled and kind of whispered 'I'm pregnant too!' It's the first time I've actually said those words to someone who isn't my husband and I couldn't quite believe it was finally my turn to be able to say it! She's actually a doctor so I felt a bit more comfortable telling her for some reason. I also took an extra dose of my meds last night and I slept much better and have felt a lot more calm today, so think upping my dose is the right way forward. Had a little nausea today too which has me feeling much calmer.

Just realised I forgot to put down my stats:
Berries, 29, first baby, London

Somnambulator · 04/12/2015 20:37

Hello to all the new ladies, so nice to share with so many others! I'm on my way to a night shift (junior doctor in A&E). Is my first since my BFP and I'm knackered before I have even started, didn't help that I didn't sleep a wink today in preparation. Wish me luck!

lily it sounds like your midwife was very miserable indeed. Don't let it get you down. I went to the EPU for a scan at 5 weeks an saw nothing apart from a sac. Was made to feel even more nervous when the midwife kept asking if I was sure of my dates etc. Yikes!

Minibetty · 04/12/2015 22:09

Alfietherailwaycat (don't know how everyone makes people's names bold, I'm such a newbie!) I'm with you on the reaching thing & the solids! It's great you've decided you won't let it get in the way of your life.

Great news about the scan! That will put your mind at rest a bit. Mine is on the 21st and is also so I can tell my immediate family over Christmas.

I had a few cramps today - one particularly bad this evening. I'd be interested to know if anyone has any tips on dealing with them or the horrible hot and bothered feeling that comes with it! I really want to not have to take myself off somewhere at work when the worse ones happen as people will start to guess!

GirlFromMars1 · 04/12/2015 22:43

Hi, i got my BFP a few days ago. I'm a bit confused about the dating of the pregnancy so wondered if someone could clarify. I have cycles of approx 40 days and last period started 20th Oct. I think I ovulated around 15th November as I did OPK and charted CM. Depending on what due date calculator I use it either tells me I'm 4+5 weeks pregnant (if I enter 15th Nov as conception date) or 6 weeks based on LMP. I'm a bit confused about what date I should be using and how far along I am. Thanks! x

SeriousStuff · 05/12/2015 01:13

girl I think the most common way of measuring is to use the first day of your last period

Mrs1986 · 05/12/2015 02:36

railway you just put a next to each end of the word you want to write e.g Mrs * (but without the spaces) xx

Biscuitswithtea · 05/12/2015 07:07

Good morning :) I'm having a mini lie in today, DH got up with DS at 5.30. I've also managed to dodge two explosive nappies which is frankly lucky for me. I let DS have loads of raspberries yesterday. Seems that we're paying for it today!

I have my work xmas meal tonight but I need to drive to it so not drinking won't be noticed. However I need to stay awake after 9pm and drive home again Ho hum!

Christinedonna · 05/12/2015 08:13

For anyone that's been getting cramps at night, you may have already tried it but last night I had OH rub my belly for me. Worked wonders! Obviously it was short lived as he cant stay awake for more than 10 minutes once his head hits the pillow

alduxbury · 05/12/2015 08:17

Morning all.

Keep thinking that all of a sudden I don't feel pregnant at all anymore but took another test and the positive line cropped up before the moisture had made its way to the control box, so safe to say the hormones are stronger than last week. Bought some sports bras to wear as already my usual bras are causing lots of pain (I'm steady rather busty) and it does seem to be helping with the boob pain. Went out for tea last night and was so over full - little and often I think from now on. Was up from 2am till 4am with wind, which is new. Doctors appt on Wednesday and from there should get my midwife referral and I will hopefully feel less like a nervous wreck.

Hope everyone has good weekends!

FourForYouGlenCoco · 05/12/2015 08:29

girl common practice is to use your LMP, so the midwives will likely go from that but you'll probably have your dates put back a bit at your 12 week scan. The due date calculations work on the assumption that everyone has a 28-day cycle and ovulates on day 14, which is obviously not true! When you have your scan they'll give you a more accurate due date based on how baby measures.
biscuits glad you dodged the nappies, sounds a bit grim! Hope you're enjoying your lie-in.
alduxbury I'm still testing too, did my last FRER on Thursday, was nearly 6 weeks! I find it reassuring but have run out now so will have to stop testing!

Christinedonna · 05/12/2015 09:37

Is anyone else bloated? I'm assuming I should call it bloating.. I've barely eaten so it's not that I'm full. I just look so round in the belly, like I'm struggling to get my work shirt on!

rumisyum · 05/12/2015 10:05

Morning all! Tentatively shuffling onto the back of the bus here - just got a bfp with edd Aug 10th. Kind of crazy cause I have an 11 month old ds who's still breastfeeding & who took over 4 years to conceive! Wildly happy though. :) And keeping fingers crossed all goes well as I've had a couple previous early mcs. Anywho, will try to scan back & familiarise myself with my fellow passengers. Hope everyone's well this morning!

lilygirl81 · 05/12/2015 11:30

rumi welcome! I think there are a few of us here who have had early losses so completely understand the fear. I still have it and I'm 6+2 today according to my calculations.

I think I'm going to have to call NHS 24 later as I don't think I have pooed properly in about 6 days, and I feel so uncomfortable. DH and I are going out for lunch, so will call after that, I just have no idea what I can do while pregnant. I hunk mine is as bad because all the painkillers I take for my chronic pain also cause constipation, so put them together with pregnancy, and my normal treatments saying don't use if pregnant, and I'm totally stuck!

Biscuits well done on the nappy avoidance and glad you got a long lie

Alduxbury I stopped testing after I got 3+ on a clear blue digital, but I have an unopened packed of first response in the cupboard and it is so hard not to open it and test.

christine I am bloated too, I'm wearing maternity things already (although to be fair, they are gorgeous dresses that don't look maternity)

Biscuitswithtea · 05/12/2015 12:03

Lie in was done and dusted before 7.30am but it's all relative chez Biscuits!

DS has a birthday party to go to this avo and I've yet to wrap the gift or write the card. Best get a wriggle on!

Yes, I remember the bloat (it hasn't struck yet). Longer tops and leaving your trouser button undone helps immensely. I've started wearing different clothes to work to pre-empt the bloat kicking in. Hopefully they won't then notice anything different for a while.

Christinedonna · 05/12/2015 12:06

I thought I was going crazy! It's not an attractive bump looking bloat I literally just look like I've had air pumped into me. This is going to be harder to keep under our hats than I thought

septembergrrrl · 05/12/2015 13:31

Hi, discovered that the split condom that we were sure happened days after ovulation, didn't. Now expecting #5.
We had miscarriages before our eldest, so aware that things may not end happily, but we've both surprised ourselves (and each other) by being massively hopeful and excited.

My due date is 31/7, but with my singletons I went 2 & 3.5 weeks over, so unless this is another set of twins 😳 it'll likely be August.

lilygirl81 · 05/12/2015 14:32

September oh my goodness!! Congratulations, I'm due a couple of days before you, but as it's our first I'm more likely to be an August mum too.

christina I am doing badly keeping it a secret, 4 people at work know and my best friend. I'm staying with my sister next weekend and I think she may well guess given how I'm feeling

Christinedonna · 05/12/2015 16:28

So last week I was wearing 34D bras. I've just brought two 36E maternity bras and they're too small. This is crazy

lilygirl81 · 05/12/2015 17:40

I spoke to the pharmacist at boots today and he has given me fybrogel sachets which are safe during pregnancy and also said to drink prune juice and have as much fruit and veg as I can get down me. So we just bought so much stuff, DH was being really good and making suggestions of things I might enjoy.

Since I could hardly eat my lunch (lovely restaurant too, I was gutted) he has got us various veg to have with humour as dinner since that was the only thing I didn't feel more sick when he mentioned!

christina before pregnancy I was a 36HH, and I'm bursting out the 38HH I bought last week (I thought they would last ages) Quite afraid I'm going to run out of available cup sizes if this carries on. Where did you get your bras? When we were ttc I got a lovely soft cup from bravissimo, but stupidly bought it for the size I was. Hoping when they calm down I can go and get another pretty one

Christinedonna · 05/12/2015 17:48

Just the maternity ones from primark. I thought as they're growing so rapidly atm there's no point in investing in one that'll probably cost a bomb. Plus it was the first one that felt really comfy! My boobs are in heaven

Clobeno · 05/12/2015 18:24

How do you join the group? I just found out I am pregnant this week with number 2. Still coming to terms with it all!! Eek. Due August 10th

lilygirl81 · 05/12/2015 18:38

Clobeno you just need to post, no other joining needed Smilecongratulations.

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