Thread #4 - TTC#1 the one where Stark joins the grads!!!!

[Runner05]

Welcome to another riveting instalment of TTC#1 grads.

We've got new grads POAS every day just to make sure, 1st Trimesters wondering if they will be hit by the dreaded morning sickness or not, those approaching the hollowed promised land of the second trimester where all is good and the glowing will prevail... Those who have reached the second trimester and are thoroughly miffed at the lack of glowing.
We have scan photos, bizarre symptoms and the joys of baby shopping, and very importantly we now have Stark!

All are welcome on the wild gas powered ride that is TTC#1 grads

No uncomfortable Pink just a bit like being gently prodded with something soft.
OH is completely incapable of sitting without tapping, I'm nearly as bad and DSS is the same (he's a drummer) so I'm expecting a fidgety one!

Well maybe if he is super fidgety inside he may calm down outside (or that's wishful thinking!)

runner I'm very much the same! Everything we have are items that were on sale, and saved a massive £200 on the nursery furniture. My grandparents are giving us the money for that and my dad is getting the pram so I'm incredibly lucky that we'll end up saving the best part of a grand.

pink it's been the worst day I've had by far. Fear it's going to be another hospital trip as all I've managed to keep down is half a glass of water. It's getting so hard to stay positive as I've been struck down with it for almost 7 weeks now I am feeling a little sorry for myself today. Yay for dress shopping though! Have you chosen a style?

Oh, bless you. Surely its got to let up for you soon after 7 weeks of it

I know I want a mermaid style, lace dress, still flitting between straps and strapless but we'll see its early days yet!

Had a happy scan today it was such a relief to see the little one in there with a nice strong heartbeat measuring 9+2 so a week earlier than my dates 10+2.

Bellini

7+4 and currently harbouring a little blueberry. She is affectionately known as koala as we are hoping she sticks and clings on! No reason for calling her 'she' other than that's the first thing that came into our heads and it's sort of stuck.

I'm having an early scan for reassurance on Saturday when I will be 7+6 but absolutely terrified of being told I've had a missed miscarriage :( No reason to think this other than how common it appears to be on mumsnet and is now making me paranoid. I've had no bleeding or spotting. The only symptoms I've had/have are real tiredness and sore nipples. No sickness or nausea and that is worrying me too!

I thought as soon as I got my bfp all the worries would disappear but it seems they've only just started!

Hi bellini! Haven't seen you round for a while. I was the same coming up to my early scan but I'm sure everything will be 100% fine. Only 1-2% of every miscarriage is a missed miscarriage (where you don't bleed and dint know you've miscarried) so it's very very uncommon! And remember, MC seems so common because people that haven't had them don't tend to talk about them.

Luck you with no nausea! You're one of the lucky ones and I envy you so much after a really bad day of MS for me

Yay lillian! I was told not to rely heavily upon dates taken from early scans so maybe it will change back anyway, most importantly is that your little cherub is growing nicely and you've seen him/her

Well guys, I'm prepping for hospital again as nothing is staying down today and I've vomited so many times it has blood in it. It's like incredible vomiting though, where my body is making damn sure I have nothing left, not even bile. I can't stop heaving until there's just froth left... I'm so fed up, I'm finding myself in tears on an almost daily basis.

Miley, you're vomiting blood?!? No wonder you're in tears, poor darling.

Does your Dr know about the blood? That sounds really serious (from my very expert, completely non-medical background...)

lisa it's happened before. It's because of the repeated vomiting tearing my esophagus. Dr said only to worry if it's dark red blood... It still doesn't make it easier to look at! Keep reading stories about HG sufferers waking up one day and feeling completely normal so I'm clinging on to that small bit of hope and completely ignoring the ones that said they had it for all 9 months. Lalalala blissful ignorance

Wow Miley that doesn't sound good at all....I really hope it clears up for you soon

Well the scan went well today! All looking good in there We do know what we're having but we're keeping it a surprise. You can all carry on guessing!
Bunch it's amazing the difference between this and the 12 week scan! So much more detail. Did your midwife do the thing where different colours come up on the screen for the blood flowing through the heart? (Not a very good description) I had no idea they could do that. You look good in your swimsuit btw!

I plan on starting aquanatal soon, just haven't got round to it.

Glad your scan went well Lillian! It's nice to be able to see them swimming around in there

Bellini What Miley said, and also I have had no sickness. Ask your Mum if she had it, as it can be hereditary. You could be in the extremely lucky camp!! It's difficult not to worry, but all of this is outside of our control and I'm sure you're doing everything you can to look after your blueberry/koala! Good luck for the scan on Saturday x

Yes Mor it was so amazing. DH and I were in shock at the detail of the spine, I swear the boy has so many ribs he resembles a fish!

Do you have a photo to share or will that give the game away?

I haven't managed to Mae it to aqua aerobics yet- no antenatal classes by me, but I'm swimming and loving it and gymming but ridiculously lightly as Physio has told me to take it super easy.

Runner, Pink and Bunch lovely photos!

I'm 7 weeks today. I've not had a great week. Work has been crazy and the nausea has properly kicked in. I'm not being sick, just feel constantly on the brink of it all day. Really struggling at work because of this. I'm getting in from work and going straight to bed. Surviving on dry Special K because DH keeps insisting I need to eat something when I really don't want anything at all.

miley thinking of you. I really hope it eases soon!

Morning ladies

Bunch and pink you look great! I'd say I'm about the same as you pink, will take a pic and upload.

Awww miley how are you today? I feel for you, that's really bad. I had a friend who suffered like it seems you are doing.

Nothing much going on my end, gaining weight, headaches almost every day now. Really want to start buying stuff but waiting until 20 weeks!

Xx

Morning everyone.
Got back from France yesterday, had a lovely trip but glad to get back to DH and my dogs.
Lovely bump pictures, I can't wait to have a proper bump I just feel like I have a food baby constantly rather than an actual baby in there.
When did you all start noticing a proper bump? I'm 11+3 today and noticing that I just feel less toned and flabbier in general (could be the amount of carbs I ate in France though)
Miley I feel so sorry for you, I can't believe how bad you've had it. Have lots of rest and take care of yourself.
As I said the other day I feel completely normal now (except for food baby belly) but my pelvis/coccyx/lower back is agony, had to sleep on a hot water bottle last night. I was close to tears with the pain. Anyone else had this? I don't know if it's because I have a posterior cervix so things will be moving round in that area?!

Wow sorry for big essay, I hope you all have a lovely Easter weekend and eat lots of chocolate

Indi yes I've been to Physio about it and finally it's easing off. Get to the GP, I found the pain only got worse until I did something about it.
Hope you had a nice time in France.
I've put 4.1 kg on since being pregnant. 1.2 kg has been in the last week. it's all boobs and bump though.

Pleased you had a good time Indi. I'm glad you've said you feel completely normal now. I feel completely normal too at the moment (11+1) and I've been slightly concerned that something might be wrong. A colleague of mine had a missed miscarriage a few years back so I'm probably a bit sensitive around that minor possibility. Roll on 4th April for my 12 week scan.

I think I'm absorbing everyone else's share of it by the sound of it!

Ok because I'm nuts and have a mild severe anxiety disorder I have obsessed over missed miscarriages. You don't necessarily stop having symptoms so DO NOT worry if the nausea/achy boobies leaves. They're so very rare and very unlikely to happen to you so please enjoy eating nice food and not having to taste it twice!

I'm a smidgen better today, managed to keep a glass of water down so I'm going to go to my brothers and play with my little niece and get some sunshine in the garden. I don't mind throwing up at his house but I'm still not brave enough to venture into the general public!

Aww Miley I feel for you having it so rough. I really hope that it does subside soon so you can enjoy pregnancy a bit.

Indi glad you had a lovely holiday

OH was out on the town last night and is now feeling a lot worse for wear. I'm treating him to a cooked breakfast bless him.

Morning ladies ☺ hope you get to enjoy the holiday sun, apparently the rains on its way 😠 typical holiday weekend. Anyway....

Meeting a couple of my closest friends for lunch today, one of them is up from London for a few days, I may cave a share my secret 😆 (my non ordering of my usual glass of wine may give me away anyway)

bellini a member of my family had a missed miscarriage just before her last successful pregnancy and its really made a lasting impression on me. I had never heard of this before now I'm paranoid. Googling stuff in connection with it doesn't help either! Trying not to dwell on it too much.

indi your trip sounds like you had a good break.

rae hopefully it won't last too long. miley glad your having a good day. Surely your nearing the end of this, sounds utterly horrendous!!

lillian glad your scan went well. Can't wait to see/hear my little one too 😊

runner he's a lucky man, hope he treats you in return over the weekend 😊

I'm feeling really bad today. Not just the morning sickness, but I feel so guilty. I absolutely hate being pregnant it's such a terrible thing to say because all we wanted was to conceive and a lot of ladies would kill to be in my position. But I hate it so much it's making me miserable. I don't want to be around anyone except OH as I have no energy, I can't do anything, not even housework, I can't go shopping or leave the house at all without feeling anxious that I'll throw up or pass out, I can't meet up with my friends, I can't seem to cracking a smile! I obviously don't hate the baby, I love the baby with everything I have I just wish there was another way of doing it!

I guess I'm having a down day today. Bed time for me, hope I feel better tomorrow!

Oh miley you poor love. You're having such a bollocks time of it, it's not fair!! Try not to feel guilty if you can, no one could cope with throwing up 84 squintillion times a day without feeling drained and fed up.

Keeping everything crossed that this eases up for you soon. Hang in there! x

Miley please don't feel guilty. You have had an extremely tough time so far, I can't imagine being as ill as you've been. I was nauseous 24/7 for 3 weeks and started to really resent being pregnant, I loved my Bean but I just wanted the nausea to stop and to feel normal again. In 6 months time you'll have a beautiful little baby and realise this was all worth it but I know for now that doesn't help as you just want it to stop.
Please don't be too hard on yourself, rest and take care. Don't worry about housework that's what's OH's are for! Sending you lots of love, get a good nights sleep and hopefully you have a better day tomorrow X

I second Indi and Planet, don't feel guilty Miley. When I was at my worst (which was not a patch on what you are going through), I started to resent being pregnant a bit too. I think it's a natural feeling when you are feeling poorly to resent what's caused it (like alcohol and hangovers!). All you can do is take each day as it comes, and keep hopeful that it will stop soon.

Are you taking the anti-sickness meds?

Don't feel guilty miley. I'm not half as bad as you and I hate pregnancy so far! Sickness is just miserable for anyone, whatever the cause. 💐

Oh, Miley don't feel bad for feeling like that. I was in tears earlier because I was so overwhelmed with just not feeling like myself at the moment and feeling nauseous and tired all the time.

And I have had nothing compared to how unfairly tough you're having it.

Not enjoying pregnancy doesn't change how happy and excited you are about having a baby xx