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Best Christmas present ever - September 2016

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peardrop2 · 25/12/2015 06:17

Hi ladies,

I've been TTC2 for 1.5 years and I've just found out I'm pregnant Smile 1 day before Xmas eve! Best present ever! Anyone else celebrating a bfp this Christmas? I've already had to dodge chocolate mousse, champagne and Stilton...all worth it though!! Grin

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peardrop2 · 19/01/2016 21:31

Kimbles - I hope everything is OK. You must be v anxious to be seen Thanks FX it's just a burst vessel!

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wineandcheeseplease · 19/01/2016 21:44

I had my scan today. Seen baby and seen heartbeat. It was amazing!

HP07 · 19/01/2016 22:06

Can I join this thread? I am nearly 5 weeks and rough estimate of due date would be 20th September. This is my first pregnancy after 2 years of ttc.

Ipushedmygrannyaffabus · 19/01/2016 23:10

Hi can I join too? Found out I was pregnant on New Year's Eve after 8 years TTC, 6 rounds of fertillity treatment, 1 miscarriage and at the age of 40 - naturally and out of the blue!
Had a v early scan last Saturday where they couldn't see a heartbeat but been v nauseous since then so thinking things might still be ok!

CatFaceCrayola · 19/01/2016 23:25

Welcome new folk waves

I told my old antenatal FB group my news tonight and already feel like a weight has been lifted! Not ready to tell anyone else yet though

kit kat I grew up and now live in Penwortham!!!! It's a small world :)

Unreliablepat · 20/01/2016 07:08

Morning everyone. I hope you all had a good sleep last night. I spent half the night in the spare bed with DS (again) as he woke up scared. Seems to be becoming a habit but I'm too knackered to protest at the moment!

Inspired by all the talk of exercise I'm going to go for a swim today. It was supposed to be a new years resolution to go twice a week but haven't been at all yet Blush.

Kimbles - I hope you are OK and it was a false alarm for you.

Lilliana · 20/01/2016 07:25

kimbles thinking of you. Have you had pains and bleeding? Clots do happen during pregnancy so u have everything crossed for you.

Welcome to the newbies. pushed wow 8 years. I did 2 years ttc to get DD too HPO7 and that was tough. Hope both your pregnancies go well.

Lilliana · 20/01/2016 07:26

Unreliable could you drag my sorry ass with you?! I need to do some exercise too!

sarahanne4 · 20/01/2016 08:22

Morning ladies! Welcome pushed and HP07! Good luck this morning jumbled. That sounds amazing wine, I'd love an early scan, but no reason for one, just got to hold tight til 12wks!

Is anyone else having food aversions yet? I've noticed that cheese is tasting like vomit to me Confused - not good as I don't eat meat and cheese is basically a staple food for me! Not sure if it's a proper aversion or a heightened sense of smell though.... Oh my beloved cheddar- I hope this doesn't last for the next 7 months, lol

sarahanne4 · 20/01/2016 08:23

*kimbles not jumbled!!

Fifi10 · 20/01/2016 10:27

Welcome new people.

sarahanne4 I can't bear the smell or taste of red meat any more. Not even burgers. Cheese is my friend though Grin

FrazzleRock · 20/01/2016 10:38

Ooooh new people! Welcome and congratulations.

Feel free to add yourself to the list (copy and paste and add your deets)

wineandcheese whaaaaat? OMG that is amazing! And such peace of mind, eh?

Ipushedmygrannyaffabus - Wowzers! That's incredible!

CatFace I can't wait to tell people. I've already let it slip to two of my team (who I trust hugely) and my best friend. I'm going to tell my sister on Friday when I see her. DP has told his parents. I cannot wait for the big reveal to everyone though. I also can't wait to tell the boys. We've decided to wait until DS2's birthday in March which will be just after my 12 week scan I think. Thought it'd be a nice birthday surprise for him Smile

kimbles How are you? I've got everything crossed for you x

sarah I've not had any food aversions yet. I love cheese though, so feel I for you!
Talking of cheese, DP has gone all expectant father nazi on me and is saying no to my favourite cheeses (brie, stilton etc). Surely they're ok if bought from a big supermarket? They'll be pasturised, right? What about ready made sarnies from Eat/Pret et al? I really wanted a brie and cranberry baguette yesterday but wasn't sure. Am I being completely precious? (you can tell me I am, if I am)

Hi everyone else!

Butterflies100 · 20/01/2016 10:45

Morning all and hi to new people, congratulations!!

Has anybody else got pretty much constant tummy ache/nausea? Like a cross between being starving and going to vomit at the same time? Been like this since Sunday. Sick a few times but so tired of feeling crappy. Waking up at 2am feeling sick is rubbish. Have gone off loads of food and drink, tea, coffee, chocolate etc. Don't know what I want to eat from one day to the next!

Frazzle- I'm being quite cautious, no brie or soft cheese, mayo (unless I see it squeezed from a bottle), I go to a sandwich shop where they make it in front of you so I know exactly what's going on there. Ham salad is all I can muster an appetite for though!

Kimbles- hope all goes OK for you xx

spacepoodle · 20/01/2016 10:57

Hi everyone! Adding myself to the list.

I'm 5+4. I seem to have three states: nauseous, exhausted and ravenously hungry. Some days I'm perfectly fine and others I can't get out of bed until midday. Hoping it won't get too much worse although I'm mentally preparing myself for all the sick.

I've booked a private early scan for the 6th Feb (I'll be 8 weeks) so will update you all afterwards Smile

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spacepoodle · 20/01/2016 10:59

I don't know why I typed a completely different animal to the one in my username. I can legit blame baby brain, right? Hmm

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nailsathome · 20/01/2016 11:43

That's great wineandcheese!

Frazzle I was militant about not eating all the foods on my list with my first. With my second I was more relaxed. My thinking is I've never had listeriosis from eating brie nor have I had salmonella nor toxoplasmosis so it's highly unlikely I'll get it in the next 9 months.

I do avoid things where it's to do with the levels of particular vitamins or heavy metals though as that has a direct impact on baby.

ThatsNotEvenAWord · 20/01/2016 12:41

Brie is fine if it's well cooked. Stilton isn't banned - it's on the NHS website and everything :)

ThatsNotEvenAWord · 20/01/2016 12:42

But agree with you nails that it's such a small risk. I also do dippy eggs as they're all immunised aren't they. I'm finding caffeine the hardest thing to cut back on!

FrazzleRock · 20/01/2016 13:02

Haha, spacepoodle is that a reference to the 90's indie band Space Monkeys? I bloody loved them.

Thanks for the advise re food. as far as dippy eggs are concerned, they're apparently fine as long as they have the red lion mark on them. DP, however, is not convinced Hmm

Good news about stilton though!

Caffeine I'm strangley ok without. and I'm a massive coffee drinker. Two shots in every cup at least three times per day. I'm on decaf now. I can recommend Carte Noire which is actual ok as far as instants go, and I hate instant coffee. At home I have my pride and joy Nespresso which I use decaf pods for.

FrazzleRock · 20/01/2016 13:03

So I can have baked camembert, right?

OTheHugeManatee · 20/01/2016 13:16

Taylors decaf ground cafetière coffee is nice too. I drink decaf anyway as I quit caffeine a while back to help with sleep issues and that's my go-to brand. Since I got pg even the thought of caffeinated coffee actually makes me retch so no issue there for me Grin

The food 'rules' I'm not that fussed about mostly. Anything which contains something possibly harmful - booze, liver, oily fish - I'll skip but the infection ones like blue cheese and dippy eggs seem such marginal risks I'm not bothering. Also you will prise my blue cheese from my cold dead hands.

nailsathome · 20/01/2016 13:25

Frazzle cooked cheese is fine.

I'm struggling with food leftovers, they're making me heave Envy no idea why but I can't scrape the plates nor open the dishwasher nor bin. And there's a packet of pate in the fridge which my stomach has got real issues with!

Kitkatmonster · 20/01/2016 13:36

I'm with you nails and will be applying the same philosophy to the flu jab, for example. I'm fit and healthy, no underlying conditions, I've had real flu once in my whole adult life, have never had the jab routinely (even when I was a front line NHS worker) and as we are coming to the end of the season I'll take the 'risk' of not having it. I've never been keen on one size fits all rules, and I feel a lot of the food restrictions are very much overplayed. I was talking to my mum this morning about seafood and she said 'but you can't have that can you?' I told her I can have whatever I want, whether I should have some things is debatable, but seafood is not one of them. Maybe it is a subsequent baby thing, I imagine I did as I was told with my 1st!

I'm feeling good today, just had a lovely healthy homemade fruit milkshake and cheese & crackers for lunch (manchego, but I'd have swapped for brie if I had any in!)

I weighed myself this morning and I've lost 2lb since New Year. I'm attributing this to the reduction in alcohol calories, which increased significantly over Xmas (before I knew) and then stopped suddenly at New Year (when I began to query!) Plus I'm making a big effort to eat better and not just reach for rubbish snacks when I'm hungry.

Booking in appt for me on Friday morning, I'm sure it will be a bit of a let down but I'm keen to get in the system and get a scan date now, dying to know all is ok and be able to tell the kids! Assuming all is OK, I'll admit to doing a fair bit of worrying about what I see as my 'fairly minor' symptoms, especially on days where I feel pretty good!

OTheHugeManatee · 20/01/2016 13:37

I get the leftovers thing too nails Sometimes it's so bad I just have to avoid the kitchen in case I even SMELL anything food-like.

The cat bowls are the worst - tipping uneaten cat food into the bin so the bowls can be washed actually made me a bit sick I my mouth yesterday Envy

Lilliana · 20/01/2016 13:38

Our lovely double yoker eggs that we get from a local farm don't have any marks on so I've avoided them - shame as I love a dippy egg. However generally I think the same as Nails if it's harmful to the baby don't eat it (alcohol, caffeine, tuna etc) if it's just a risk of illness it's ok in moderation.

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