August 2016

[Jw35]

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

I've started a new crochet project this weekend, I'm making a square a day in a colour based on how I'm feeling. Once I've had the baby I'll sew all the squares together to make a blanket that will tell the story of the pregnancy and maybe the first few weeks of the baby's life. I'm excited about it, it's going to be beutiful.

In other news my sweet tooth is back with a vengeance. Anyone having any cravings or foods aversions?

I normally have such a sweet tooth and can eat bags and bags of chocolate but I've really gone off it. I actually want to eat loaves and loaves of white crusty bread or baguettes. OH is trying to make me eat healthily though so brown bread it is .

Welcome Ostentatious, Tattie and Owl!

pickle I'm craving apples and raw carrots! Anything fresh and crunchy.

Pickle that does sound beautiful.

Exhaustion central over here too. Made worse by the fact that my little one's teething & has a cold. Not sure I can handle many more nights like last night.

No cravings or anything here yet. Last time I think I was around 7 weeks when I started getting nausea & lots of food aversions - so right at Christmas, which will be at my in-laws'! Splendid.

I can't really think of many foods I want to eat right now. Have had pasta and cheese sauce the last 2 night running as it's bland enough to get down and just white toast and butter throughout the day. I had planned on being very healthy. Hoping it's passed by Xmas.

I'm with Alfie-normally I have sweet tooth but I can't get enough of salty or savoury food right now! The plainer the better!! For tea I had whole wheat pasta with grated cheese. It was great! And satsumas. Loving satsumas

Hi Mrs that would be great thanks, Im booked for the 4th January. Good luck for yours.

Ugh, I seem to have entered a fun stage where I get hungry and start to feel sick, so eat because I think it will make me feel better- then eat what used to be a normal portion of food that now seems to make me STUFFED and then I feel sick for the next few hours seriously, I was starving at 8.30, so ate 3 oatcakes with cheese and has half a glass of milk and now I'm in a food coma on the sofa, having undone the button on my jeans because I was feeling so bloated and nauseous. WTF, body? Also, can not get enough water. I'm drinking about 10 pints a day.

Thanks for all the welcomes. I've actually read the whole thread now.

Not having many symptoms really, breasts are fuller, when I lift my son and hold him to me its uncomfortable rather than painful.

But so so so tired!

Savoury cravings are supposed to mean a boy, sweet cravings for a girl BTW.

That's odd because I've gone right off sweet things and we've said boy from the beginning

Oh wow sweet things make me sick! Must be a boy. However I did the bicarbonate of soda test (put a tablespoon of bicarbonate of soda in a cup, pour your urine on, if it froths up its a boy, if nothing much happens it's a girl) according to that test it's a girl! So confused lol

I've not heard that one before jw will give it a try!

Hi all,
Good to hear your blood tests were OK christine, sounded really stressful. Fingers crossed all our beans keep sticking ok. I'm still feeling worried about any risk of MC.
I have been away the last week somewhere hot - and malarial! Was posting earlier in the thread about it. Anyway managed to get through the week with only 2 tiny bites from I think a tiny tiny fly and I don't think i got any mozzie bites. Didn't take the tablets so just got fingers crossed now I didn't get malaria from that.

Does anyone know where they have the guidelines for what NHS appts you're supposed to have with a 2nd baby? Not sure when I should be ringing them to ask about an appointment.

My stats again: due date Aug 10th, 5+5 today (it's past midnight :-)), 2nd baby - I have a DD age 26 months.

Miscairraige stats someone was asking for... I found these:
spacefem.com/pregnant/mc.php?m=11&d=04&y=15
10% chance at 5+5
5% chance at 6+5
3.2% chance on Dec 25th at 7+2

Makes me want to tell our families this Christmas, but my husband doesn't want to. Is anyone else waiting until after christmas to tell family?

Haven't posted on here for a while but major handholding required. I'm about 6 wks and for the last 4 days on and off, I've been bleeding. Started as really pale pink discharge (which I had with DC1, so wasn't worried) but developed into red blood. Was told by out of hours to go to hospital yesterday but all they could do was check my temp, abdomen (for any pain) and blood pressure. I have an appointment at the Early Pregnancy Unit tomorrow - I'm guessing for a scan. Been an emotional wreck all weekend and not feeling very hopeful. It hasn't worsened and I don't have any cramps/pains but my pg symptoms have all gone and the bleeding is still there (if light) - sometimes pink, sometimes red.

handhold for you serious. Keep strong until you get the scan and can know what's happening. I guess they'll do blood tests 48 hrs apart too so at least by Weds you'll know for sure what's going on. I think pregnancy symptoms come and go anyway, but the bleeding does sound scary. I did have a friend who had a lot of bleeding in early pregnancy and it all worked out fine, but I know it can go either way. Thinking of you. Hope your DP is looking after you and you're signed off work.

Also needing some hand holding here ladies. I've work. Up feeling properly nauseous for the first time. It's made me so upset and stressed. I've eaten a tiny bowl of cereal and drank some water but can't seem to drag myself into getting dressed. Wah.

One more for handholding please? Iv done something really silly, iv continued to temp since getting my BFP, out of habit I think more than anything I think and it was all going fine with really high temps but this morning it has droped. not below the coverline but just abouve it. I then got spooked and took a clear blue digital again with FMU and it still says 1-2 weeks even though I am 5 weeks today so 3 weeks since cenception and I am 100% posivite on my dates because I temp.

Do you think I have reason to be freaking out?

Hi Alfie, sorry to hear you are feeling nauseous. It's horrible when it hits for the first time - it happened to me on Friday. Before that I was feeling slightly queasy and it was manageable but it's really stepped up a notch now. Currently on a very busy train into London and dealing with all the smells is awful!

Serious, thinking of you and offering a hand to hold. I had a scan at the weekend (I've also been having bleeding) and the waiting is really hard. It was all ok and the sonographer couldn't see any reason for the bleeding so I am being cautiously optimistic. I really hope it's the same for you.

Sorry for all those needing hand holds, we are here for you.

I've been trying for the last 15 minutes to get through to my doctors, been 5th in the queue for 5 minutes, and 10 minutes of it being able to connect. I'm going to have to get signed off work, I still can't eat and barely functioning so not much choice. I'll have to go in to give out some work that needs done, but otherwise it's bed for me. Can't wait for this stage to pass, though it is still very worth it. I hope I'm the only one in the group who gets hit this hard!

I've also woke up feeling the most sick I have yet. Today will be the day I finally vomit. To everyone still checking their temperature and testing, I don't know about your temperature but your HCG levels vary so much! They may not always be detected but there's no point worrying yourself over nothing. I haven't done any tests since the day we found out because I know I'm pregnant, we all do. Don't add something else to your list of things to worry about when this is already such a tense time.
And seriousstuff, as scary as it is bleeding is common, unless you're in a lot of pain or losing a lot of blood don't over think it (I know that's almost impossible) get checked over by your gp or go straight to the EPU if you're really worried. I don't know if everyone knows but you can just go without an appointment and you will be seen. But until then just try and relax & take it easy. Worrying solves nothing 💖 Hand holding to everyone that needs it

Serious very best of luck today. Will be thinking of you.

Also fingers crossed for the ladies with the pregnancy tests getting fainter. If you want to know sooner rather than later see about an early scan?

picklebot that blanket idea is fab!

Jellyspoons I would like to wait 'til 12 weeks to tell family too (apart from my sister who already knows). I'd just feel a bit happier waiting and also feel that the time will go quicker. That said, I may struggle because my parents want to do a big family holiday next year which they want to book while we're all at home for Christmas so I may struggle to explain why I can't do any time from July onwards!!

I hope everything goes well today serious. Try not to panic - many people bleed and go on to have healthy babies.

I've been sent home from work after telling my boss and then crying on her. I'm being sick every few hours so got doctors appointment to see if they'll sign me off. I feel guilty - am I supposed to struggle through?

Jelly we are not telling anyone before Christmas. We will be telling my DH's best friend on NYE because will need his help in covering up my lack of drinking. Between him and my DH they will drink from my glass! Haha xxx

The majority of my family already know. Although the OHs don't. It just kind of got out, and my sister is so excited about it she can't stop telling people

Hand holds all round, hope scan goes well serious. I'd say don't worry but I know it's impossible as I've spent the last week worrying myself silly!
Grace step away from the tests! And the temping! Those clear blue are notorious for being wrong anyway, you can't trust them! You're pregnant, avoid stuff that will worry you.
Hope you all feel better soon Alfie, lily and mouse. Do what you need to do to get through the next few weeks and I'll keep fingers crossed it's short-lived and you'll all be back to normal by 2nd trimester!
Well I have my scan 2.45 today and I'm bricking it a bit, with all my other MCs I've known something was wrong, can't explain how but it was like a horrible instinctive dread and I was always right. This time I've not had that, which gives me hope that things will be ok, but I just don't see how they can be and I don't want to get my hopes up and then be even more heartbroken. Not too long and then I'll know for sure. Will be such a relief to be out of this limbo!