December 2016... Babies

[Penguinepenguins]

Doesn't seem to be a thread yet for babies due in December, possibly because I'm crazy and POAS really really early but a line is a line and today was my "double check" second day and a BFP it was again!

I sadly had a miscarriage in November found the July babies thread a huge help in my early days of pregnancy and the ladies were very supportive after the MC - I've just returned to mumsnet under a new name as I was finding it a bit painful at one point and went a bit cold turkey from it all!

So here is a bit about me

I'm 38
This will be baby number one for me
EDD 3rd December (know when I ovulated been using the monitor - the app ok many apps I've consulted this morning confirm this as the date

Very nervous after last time but want to enjoy every minute I can, I loved being pregnant before and want to do all the same things as before just keeping everything crossed for a sticky one.

Who is ready to join me

Hello all - what a glorious day it is out there, hope you're all managing to sneak outside for a bit at least.
duxb what a super scan! It is lovely to see them start to appear on the thread, what a huge relief and wonderful thing.
shemozzle I wonder if you actually need to 'announce' to your littlest at all? It would make a less big deal of it if you play it down in some way - mummy has a teeny tiny baby in her tummy but it will need lots of time to grow before we can see it? Your older child will benefit from a more grown up chat, but at least then they both know, but in the best way for them/their ages? It's a tricky one but I expect it is one of those 'depends on the child' rather than prescriptive decisions. Good luck!
underrug my 4 year old thinks that every woman is pregnant too - as a result of two school mates being made big brothers recently. My pregnancy will come asno shock whatsoever!

I shall be temporarily abandoning ship tomorrow for a fortnight whilst I attempt to relax (with two excited boys) in Mallorca. Morning sickness aside, I cannot wait for some time 'off' and a wee bit of sunshine. I have even had my nails done in preparation. Shame about the bloated tummy…

Looking forward to catching up when I get back - on a new thread I expect! Wishing everyone on that list (and the newbies) a worry-free and happy couple of weeks with growing beans.

Hi all, been looking at this thread for a few days and plucking courage to join in!
I'm 5+1 today (I think although usually slightly longer cycles so maybe a bit behind) which makes me due 20th December or after. This is our first and my first pregnancy.
Panicked when I found out, even tho was planned but only second month of trying and I was convinced it would take longer!!! Starting to come round to the idea more now but still have multiple points of realisation during the day!
Was needing to pee more frequently over the weekend but that's calmed down now and I have no other symptoms than sore boobs, which I get before periods anyway. I'm worried that I can't feel anything, anyone know if it's normal!? I've always been a worrier!
Congratulations to everyone and wishing happy pregnancies! xxx

That's a brilliant scan dubx!

Welcome to the newbies :)

I've told dd(2) from the start but in a really matter of fact way. Occasionally she talks about the bubba in my tummy.

kitkat I can't do up my jeans either. It's definitely not bump, but lots of bloat and my tummy muscles going on holiday! I'm already using hairbands for my jeans. With dd I had a flat stomach until 20 weeks.

welcome on board hiccup (which makes me think of the feeling when your unborn baby has hiccups, it is quite funny!). Don't fret about a lack of strong symptoms - you may not get any at all, or might perhaps start to feel worse (!) as time goes on. I felt dandy till 6 weeks then crappola. Try to stay positive and not to worry - though it is totally normal and we are all at it, if you read the rest of the thread! Just take folic acid, get registered with your GP/MW rest up when you can, and try to enjoy the roller coaster…!!

Firawla I'm under Watford Hospital! Had my first baby there - was mostly a great experience, no complaints.

How are we all counting days and weeks? I have got (temporary) due date of Sunday 11/12 so counting back from then I am now 6+3 and will be 7w this Sunday. Silly question - but do you all count backwards from (temporary) due date or forwards from missed period? Which is correct?

Hello everyone,

I am a bit late coming to the party but I think as its my first pregnancy I have been thinking every cramp or odd feeling is a sign of impending doom so haven't wanted to say it engage too much :-) I am 7+3, due date is 4/12. I am getting married in 5 weeks, not ideal timing but as they always tell you in school 'it just takes once'. Private Scan booked for next friday as I have to go away for work for a week and then I will be away at the wedding for 2 weeks, couldnt wait until I get back to know everything is ok.

I have just spent the last couple of hours reading through the whole thread and its so lovely to see so many of us have the same worries! I have been to the GP but still havent heard from the midwife for booking in appointment/scan date. Another reason I wanted to organise my own early scan. Can you tell I am a bit of a control freak? haha.

I have told a few of my close friends, DP doesn't want to tell a soul but I figure if something goes wrong those will be the same girls that I will need support from so oh well. My mum had 4 mc's and the idea of suffering in silence, just not me!

Anyway, I am looking forward to us all having lovely healthy babies that we can dress us as elves!

Pops x

Great to see someone local babyinthacorner and that you had a good experience with them before! My others were born before we moved here, so it's my 1st time with Watford. (I'm actually not in Watford itself but near enough)

Jealous there are ladies already on here close to each other and planning to give birth at the same hospital.

Anyone planning to give birth at Chelsea & Westminster hospital in London?!

Welcome pops!

My nearest hospitals are West Middlesex near Brentford or St Peters in Chertsey - got a few scans to do before then

Started with really achey thighs today feel like I have run a marathon.... also boobs suddenly grew and became painful literally overnight so much so ive just had to go and buy a non underwired bra from m&s on my way home. Feeling a little more pregnant today, yay!

Yes I can't walk without my new sports bra! Strange because I don't normally wear one at all. This is also huge and doesn't fit under my tops without showing but I'm just suckig it up for now. I also need a asecond one so I can wash it. Grim! I'm just washing it on days I'm staying at home for now.

They are tingling a lot too especially when I hear babies crying which takes me right back.

dartmoor doughnut Hi!!!!! Have you name changed or do I have a really shit memory? I've been a berry since the start of 2013 but I've had a few periods of absence during/after miscarriages when we couldn't ttc and I wasn't so engaged with the thread so might have missed you? Or I'm guessing if you have a DS you may have graduated before I joined?

sunshine it's really shit isn't it? I want to be excited about being pg rather than just waiting for the bleeding and trying to mentally prepare myself for the worst . I know ladies on the rmc thread who had multiple mc's but went on to have a successful pg with no treatment so I have everything crossed for you it's so much easier to be positive for other people

Thanks for the congrats kippers, have a lovely holiday!!!

bris I have everything crossed for you, if you ovulated later or implanted later you could be up to a week earlier than you think so all could be well, but that wait is horrendous

bertie everything crossed for you as well. They will often do a location scan early, they don't expect to see much but they can confirm that it's not ectopic if they see a sac in the right place. This is quite common if you would need to be on medication during pregnancy but it would be dangerous if there was a risk of an ectopic.

duxb that's an amazing scan photo for so early! My next scan is a week on Friday and if by some miracle all is well I'll be 8 weeks. It would be incredible to see something like that!

shemozzle I'm not going near a midwife or even making an appointment until after the next scan, feel like I'd jinx it otherwise.

sunnydays it's usually standard practice to make you wait two weeks between early scans so you've done well there! Fingers crossed for this Friday.

kitkat thanks for the list!

lily you usually count forwards from day 1 of cycle, or if you were tracking ovulation then taking that date as 2 weeks and counting on from there. As I had ivf I know exactly which day the eggs were collected so I count that as 2 weeks and on from there.

Hello to all the newbies, the idea of all these babies arriving in time for xmas is so lovely, I used to love Xmas but as we started ttc in December 2011 each year that has passed since then has been a horrible reminder of what we still don't have, to the extent that we banned Xmas completely for the last two years. No trace of it in the house and didn't do anything festively relevant on the day, I couldn't handle it. It would be so amazing to actually enjoy Xmas this year and finally taking a grandchild to our family, but then I get terrified that it's going to be even worse this year if we lose this one as well! Must. Be. More. Positive.

It actually helps being on this thread, seeing how others manage to actually chat about being pg and make plans for the future without twisting themselves into an anxious knot! You're all my role models!

Lily, I was counting from period but you can also use your due date in many online calculators to see how pregnant you are. Period date isn't always accurate, so if you've been given another due date, use that as it's likely to be more accurate.

I think my due date might change to Christmas but will wait for confirmation.

Barking, that makes sense. Thank you! I was wondering why they would even bother to do one and it was bothering me, so to have a reason definitely helps :)

I've been talking to my half sister on Skype today. Haven't told them yet. I was just thinking though that they are 10 and 13 now which is the same ages me and DSis were when they told us they were expecting my half brother :) so will be lovely to tell then that they will be an aunty and uncle again.

Sorry, am stuck at work waiting for a train so you're getting all my mini phone posts :o

I'm 7 weeks today, and had a follow-up scan at the EPU. They've dated me as 6+2 but I know from my IVF dates that I'm 7+0 today.

The EPU said not to worry, it's fine, and they've seen a week's growth since the scan that was a week ago, they've seen the heartbeat etc and everything looks fine.

BUT I've been googling and it might be a bad sign that growth is behind. They've told me not to worry but I can't help it. I had crippling anxiety in my last pregnancy, to the point where I honestly didn't think I'd have a healthy baby at the end! (I did, he's 4 now).

I've rang the IVF clinic today to book another scan in a couple of weeks for reassurance. I'm just so worried!

Symptoms wise, my breasts are really sore, they feel like two big boulders. I feel very sick and have a weird appetite - I didn't want to eat all day, then had two peices of cake mid-afternoon, which made me feel even more sick afterwards.

Happy to see so many people joining, there are lots of babies due in December!

In the spirit of trying to be positive I've just calculated my due date. 9th December.
Let's hope I don't live to regret finding that out!

Tip don't panic, the dating is so off in the early stages as they're literally trying to measure millimetres it can easily be a few days out. The most important factors are growth, and if they're happy with the growth from the previous scan, and you've got a lovely heartbeat, these are MUCH more indicative that everything is okay take it from an obsessive googler who has had many early scans to disect

Barking I only found the berries once I was pregnant - after 3 years or so of trying - so think I basically joined the group and then skipped over to FB! Everyone is so fricking excited for you though xxx

I am shattered but all good other than that, still waiting for midwives to call to arrange booking in appt, they said I'd hear from them within 2 weeks and that'll be this Friday. Hoping I don't have to chase!

Oh dear god the trapped wind!!! It's so bad! I'm bloated like nothing on earth and my stomach is making awful noises. The discomfort is killing me 😢 Ive taken a windeze capsule so hopefully something will shift soon! The glamorous side of pregnancy 😂

Thank you kippers it is reassuring and nice to be able to get the support on here while we can't speak to anyone else!!!
Barking I am trying so hard to stay positive and enjoy the not having any symptoms! I can't believe how many people are the same!
Considering an early scan between 8-9 weeks as we're at a wedding when I'm 10 weeks and I'm not going to be able to get away with it after not drinking at the hen party last week.
C'est la vie! Xxx