Due in February 2017...thread #2!

[SkyLucy]

A thread for all of us who have very recently discovered we're upduffed, with a due date of the achingly-long-away February 2017. It's early days for us all so there's lots of good news, sad news, sage advice and never-too-silly questions.

Second thread already! First is here: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/antenatal_clubs/2642653-Due-in-February-2017?

Congrats birdboo Sounds like a miracle baby :)

Great news Gum

I think nervousness is normal. I had a nightmare last night about the pregnancy and I woke so upset my partner asked me why I was sad! I didn't tell him though as I didn't want him to freak out as I think we are both a little superstitious.

Anyhow, took another pregnancy test and the pregnancy line came up immediate (well before the control line) and my symptoms are all still there.

I really like an early scan. At 8 weeks with a heartbeat the mc risk is down to virtually nothing so it will save me 4 weeks of additional wondering that I can definitely do without :)

Hit my first moment of awkwardness. I applied for a new job ages ago, now I'm waiting for the building to be finished before I can start. I just got offered an extra weekend in Scotland with the new job. Fortunately I have already made plans that I really can't get out of. Dreading telling them though, I thought we would be going through medical tests/clomid. (I was told my chances of conceiving naturally were about 30%). Foolishly thought it would never naturally happen.

We are going to visit bro-in-law this weekend. DH wants to tell him right away but I want to wait until our parents know. Not sure how I'm going to hide the not drinking, given we are planning to go on a cider press tour.

bird, love that you're doing a cider press tour pregnant!!!

I've spent the afternoon at the hospital, ugh. I have a bad eye that gets significantly worse when pregnant. its started early this time as well. They have said this time that 'the known danger to the mother is greater than the potential danger to bump' so basically i have to go on low steroid drops now at 6 weeks - they think bump will be ok though. I know there's nothing else i can do as if i leave it, I'll lose the sight in my eye and its extremely painful but it still feels a bit wrong having to do it.

Hey Gum,

That is exactly the same as me..they picked up a really small bleed, I have had constant but very minimal spotting for 2 weeks now but scans have shown everything to be fine. And symptoms are definitely getting heavier. I'm 8+3! X

Gum great news!!

wispa i havent been doing the same steps either!!

Sausage Congratulations

masweetpea hope youre ok

xx

Thanks itslittlek. My nausea is definitely getting stronger by the day so I don't doubt there's a growing parasite in there. I hope it doesn't mind a diet of strawberry milk and croissants for the next few weeks.

Masweetpea that sounds awful. I hope the steroid drops work well. Am sure bump will be ok - surely not much steroid will get into your blood stream? The OOH GP I saw on Sat suggested I try a steroid nasal spray to see if that helps with my smell (and taste) problem. I've done some reading and it seems not much of that enters the bloodstream. I'm still a bit scared to try it but may have to if it means I can eat more foods.

Hi All, especially the newbies :D. Now at 7+4, scan on Friday and I can't wait. Mimi did I see we share a due date and a scan date?!

Love how active the thread is, makes me feel more normal as I read through things.

Still having waves of nausea interspersed with being really hungry. Had a funny 5 minutes on Friday, I had been having a craving for dim sum for a few days (I know it's a bit random - I blame the Hungry House advert at the front of all Big Bang episodes on E4...). Persuaded DH to come with me to Dim T and ordered a few different types. One of them turned up and I already thought it looked a bit jellified and weird anyway, then DH said without thinking that it looked like the picture that I sent him earlier - being the Mumsnet article about what is going on in week 8!!! I immediately felt sick and could not eat anything for the rest of the night, including the lovely noodle and salmon main I had ordered . Finding it quite funny now, but was not very amused at the time!!

Blood results back today which showed hcg levels are increasing, so I can finally get booked in! Yay!!

Sickness has really stepped up- I feel awful 24/7. Last night I had a full 12 hours sleep and still woke up tired and have been yawning and sluggish all day.

All positive signs that little bean is thriving so I am now allowing myself to get excited!

witch91 oh god that did make me laugh, nothing like that to put you off a lovely meal!

masweetpea that sounds really painful you poor thing, hope the drops do their job

sausage congratulations

cinderella that's awesome news, not the sickness of course, that's rubbish!

Been to the doctors, my details have all been passed on to he midwife, apparently it can take a few weeks for her to get in touch though

Cinderella that's great news.

masweetpea gosh I'm sorry about your eye. That' sounds awful. Take care of yourself.

Ma, don't worry, steroids are safe, I'm on steroids, too. In fact, corticosteroids reduce pregnancy symptoms like nausea, so they might help in more than one way

ma I am also on steroids for a gastro thing- my doctor has assured me it's fine! I think our body naturally produces steroids anyway?? (I have a vague memory of a consultant telling me this at some point??)

Yay for gum!

And thanks kellz, good advice. To be honest I don't do anything particularly manual and I've just done my big work trip for the year so hopefully I can just lay low for the next few weeks and not throw up on anyone. Just nervous because suddenly all my bosses are men and I don't want to be put in any box, IYSWIM. Though that's my paranoia talking!

I've booked an early scan for Saturday when I think I'll be 8 weeks (hoping they'll check that). My husband thinks it's a good idea so eeeeeeek!

5+5
Absolutely exhausted
No nausea or anything like that.

Just exhausted and the days couldn't pass any slower. I am counting the minutes to my next scan.

Not very happy really. Tired and frustrated that I have no way of knowing if things are going well.

Fed up really

I will probably have to tell my manager very soon because they keep give me appointments at stupid times so I have to book the whole day off work so eventually they will say no. So I will have to say why.

Gumboots mega congrats

The worst of it for me is still the good things, feeling this horribly hollow feeling when I've eaten and still nothing really floating my boat taste wise! Anyone else the same? X

FOOD!*

Thanks gum, wispa and scary. They've told me each time i put the drops in (4x a day), that i then have to press the side of my eye for 5 minutes to stop the drops going down my tear duct into my system. Now that's convenient with a 1 year old!!!!
Starting to feel a bit better already so fingers crossed

Evergreen, I'm 5+2 here and I am totally with you on the exhaustion to the point it's affecting my functioning. Working 4 12 hour shifts a week doesn't help. All I do is work and sleep.

Feeling grim as usual this evening, I put off cooking my dinner for half an hour and dragged myself out to the garden to thin the plum tree and tie back my raspberries and tomatoes. Absolutely exhausted, I then cooked tea. It smelt disgusting. I left it on the table for 10 mins before taking a bite. My stomach told me not to go any further. After about 3 mins chewing I managed to finish the mouthful before chucking the spag bol in the bin. I had a bowl of cereal with yoghurt instead (also tasted a bit gross but not as bad as the spag). Washed down with strawberry milk. Bitterly disappointed that Sainsbury's milk doesn't taste as nice as Waitrose.

So yeah itslittlek you could say I'm struggling with food. My smell disorder really doesn't help things either.

ceecee yey for scan!

evergreen I completely feel you on the exhaustion. I am so SO tired. Like, good for nothing tired. I have no energy, and just carrying DD2 up the stairs tonight felt like pushing a boulder up a hill. Take it as easy as you can.

littlek I suddenly want ONE thing, then NOTHING, and when I do eat it all tastes shit. So yes, nothing is floating my boat right now!

ma how on earth are you going to do that?? Put the baby in the cot and stand well back!

sky how are you getting on today?

littlek & scarydinosaurs - same here. I'm finding it so frustrating - spending lots of time staring mournfully at the supermarket shelves and not buying anything!

Sienna and I dont even feel I can ask OH for help as I know this is early days and I might not have a viable pregnancy
I was not functioning properly at work. And my shift is 8 hours, but on my feet (10km a day) and fighting children (not literally)

Scary I feel tired as when if you got drunk but have to wake up at crazy oclock because you bought a cheap flight that leaves at 4 am from Stanstead and then you have to meet your whole family and drag a suitcase for 2 km. more or less. Kind of how tired I feel.

And I have 0 morning sickness

I have moved on from googling miscarriage to blighted ovum. You can tell I suffer from anxiety.... Cant wait for scan
#Iwillalwaysworry

Oh ever I find sleep is the only thing that will help. Just sleep! Don't go in and rest!