Babies due in November 2016 #2

[FuzzyOwl]

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Thanks almond! I'm trying to take a similar approach and not beat myself up, but whenever I double check things there's so much conflicting advice it just seems pointless even trying to understand! Gah.

Copper I'm only avoiding peanuts other than that I'm eating everything in sight. The second I get a little bit hungry I start feeling nauseous which is wonderful as that's good (right?)

I'm planning on buying bags of dry fruits and nuts on the way to work to snack on I am so ravenous constantly.

As soon as I've recovered from this little one, I'm joining a gym I've already put on a stone in weight! 😱

Peanuts I've eaten in both pregnancies. I think I've only avoided the uncooked meats, liver, too much tuna, and pate. Oh, and alcohol and cigarettes

Ohh the tiredness. I could curl up and go to sleep from about 4pm every day.

I'm struggling to keep my eyes open at my desk. I somehow need to muster up the energy and fake some enthusiasm for post work drinks tonight. FML.

I feel for you, Cake - mustering up enthusiasm for social events is a real struggle. If it helps, I seem to feel fine once I'm actually doing things (talking takes my mind off the tiredness and nausea).

Thanks for all your help on the nut front - I've just eaten two more of these cookies so obviously it's not affecting me too deeply!

Just had a lovely colleague recommending cocktail bars in Paris for the weekend, if only!

Good luck with tonight Cake.

I have cut out alcohol but that is it. I don't smoke, drink coffee, pate, tuna etc anyway. Since I am such an annoyingly fussy eater at the best of times, at least during pregnancy it means nearly all of my normal diet is fine to continue with. Although I rarely normally drink fizzy drinks, there is something about being pregnant and having lemonade and orange juice for me.

I have felt sick quite a bit today. I can't believe morning sickness is kicking in at 10+ weeks so I think it is headache related. Going to spend the evening on my massaging chair and see if that helps at all.

Thurlow glad to hear your feeling better! I'm so, so, so hoping I will be too soon, only 12days until I hit the 12wk mark!

I'm feeling SO ill today, I've been throwing up everything and haven't even managed to keep water down. I'm headachey because I've not drunk enough and shakey.. I'm hoping tomorrow is better. I've an scan next monday so I'm hoping the dr there can prescribe something for me. My dr is awful and won't give me anything to help.

fuzzyowl I'm so with you on the cold fizzy fruity drinks mmmm

copper you were right, if wasnt too bad in the end. Saving grace that everyone sloped off early and I left after 1.5 hours at the pub (that's acceptable right?)

Today has been shocking! Two selfish fuckwits households in direct vicinity have decided to have massive burn ups of all their shit. And it stinks of burnt plastic and old grease. It's tipped me over the edge, if there's one thing I'm not coping with its smells and I've been lying on the couch looking haunted according to dh since half 2. I can't move. I'm just being still and burping ferociously.

Dh better bring me ice cold Dr. Pepper back from the gym trip otherwise heads will roll. I can't stomach anything today because of the stupid smell!

It's so good to hear that there is light at the end of the tunnel Thurlow I think this constant nausea can make us pretty insular if we let it.

I managed to get through my meeting, although it didn't finish until 12.30 so I was ravenously hungry and nauseaus and not really paying attention to the last 40 mins or so

It literally used all my resources though and I've spent the rest of the day trying to eat enough to stop feeling sick whilst on the verge of crying and falling asleep.

I'm on my way home now but my train was 10 mins late which pushed me into actual tears!

I'm 9+2 today, roll on 12 weeks.

Sorry to hear about god awful smells and late trains.

I bought myself a sandwich to eat on the way home and on opening I have realised it is low calorie. This will not do!

Ugh, feeling horrendous today. Had a sleep on the train though and now eating crumpets so all is not lost!
Feeling nervous / excited about scan on Thursday. Argh. Having had horrible dreams last night about miscarrying I'm trying to think positive thoughts about seeing a little someone on the screen!
Positive thinking is not generally how I roll

Hugs and crumpets to all those feeling rough. Today we are pregnant!

I had a similar dream MoreCake but because my dreams have been really vivid lately I had to double check.

Hope the scan goes well :)

Sorry to hear so many still struggling still.

MoreCake and Bobcat I've been told that vivid dreams, whilst horribly disturbing, are a good sign of your hormones increasing.

Had quite a nice dream last night that Jess Phillips, the MP, was driving me around Birmingham in a black cab. She had excellent chat. Then I woke up, it was 3am, I felt sick already and started with the whole trying-to-eat-a-Gingernut-really-quietly-so-as-not-to-wake-DH thing. Then some dreams about Blac Chyna and Rob Kardashian, which is what comes of reading Mail Online in the middle of the night.

That's good to hear FuzzyOwl, been having some really weird dreams lately.

My husband and teen have tummy bugs. I'm all ''SEE???? SEE??? MY LIFE IS A TUMMY BUG''

almondbutter have you tried the gin gins sweets? You can get them in holland &barrett. They're easier to stomach at that hour of the morning! I find them great for night time, not so great during the day but really help settle the middle-of-the-night nausea

Will give them a go, thanks beel. My mum used to give them to me when I was a kid so there may be a comfort factor too. Also not loving waking up covered in crumbs...

Why aren't you telling close friends Aye? I know lots of people seem to think you stay quiet until your 12 week scan but no stage of pregnancy is completely safe and, having been through a mmc, I found the support of close friends and family invaluable. I have always told a few select friends about my pregnancies and it has meant they support me in worrying, feeling ill etc and really helps. I know it isn't for everyone, but don't decide against it purely because we seem to have an unwritten rule that you keep quiet and nobody knows.

Because I think if something goes wrong I will need to come to terms with it myself before I tell people. Some space to get my head around it.

Also my two best friends recently (separately) both moved to London for jobs,so aren't local anymore. I think if they were here I'd maybe tell them if I saw them, but I won't see them until May and it seems weird to say on phone/in text when all I've done is POAS. I think I need more confirmation that I actually am pregnant first. This is the first pregnancy in my group of friends, which I think also makes me want to take a bit of time to work it all out in my head first.

That's fair enough Aye and probably lots of women feel the same. I would imagine your best friends not being local anymore is probably attributing to your loneliness. If you are leaving your job in a fortnight and are worried about anyone asking you if you are pregnant, then I would just lie and say no. They might not believe you but tbh I am sure they won't push it. I hope the running continues to help you. How far along are you?