Due in March 2017 - thread #3

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New thread for the March 2017 club!

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Age: 30
EDD: 2nd March
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Well I'm really not looking forward to telling my manager, she isn't a child person and can come across quite cold, she's more of a cat person. Dreading telling her, I have spoken to one of my colleagues already and she thinks the same as me, don't expect a big congratulations and smiles.

Sorry Carol but the way you worded that made me laugh I love cats AND babies but I know not all crazy cat ladies are the same!

Haha name that's how my colleague put it, didn't know how else to say it, I also love cats I have 2 myself, Poppy seed and Daisy chain are lovely, but also love children, we had my DSSs for the bank hol weekend, bring on the fun

Hi I'm 8+5 due with my first child end of March 17 (I'll be 42). Feeling apprehensive to say the least. Suffering from really bad nausea and tiredness which I am trying to work through as I am self employed. If anyone has any tips greatly appreciated.

dawn - I found that citrusy stuff helped. sorbet, lemon juice in sparkling water

Dawn we are EDD buddies , St paddy's day

I'm not self employed so can't help there but I've been suffering from nausea for a few weeks, I find it goes away for while if I eat bland food, I've been brining a bit of a picnic with me to work, cereal no milk, Bread thins with peanut butter, small tin of beans and fruit etc, every time I get nauseous I have some water then something small to eat. I try to power through, even if I don't feel like eating I know my beany needs me too this also helps my fight the fatigue, little sugar boosts throughout the day.

Dawn I'm 10+5 how can we be due the same day?

Sorry meant end of March 17 but the date is 31st March :)

ohh right haha misread it

Thanks Newbie7077 and Carol. I read somewhere eating little and often helps but I guess that's a mindset that I need to change as if I eat all the time I feel that I am eating loads :/ Will try the lemon in the water though.

scan photos at local hospital mean you have to put the money into the machine and get a token before the scan. It was £3 for 1 or £5 for 3. Don't know how much now.

it's a dilema for those of us who found out the baby wasn't alive at the 12 week scan on previous pregnancies. Do we get the token and feel like we're tempting fate, or do we not and then wish we had?

Dawn my nausea seems to be kept at bay by constant snacking, salty things work for me or cold fruit. I also found orange Ice lollies pretty great, especially in this weather.

Good luck NameChange!

rbucz I'm the same. I've been having ice pops at home, wish I had a freezer at work lol, buying a box a week, they are only little but they help with the nausea and thirst x

wornMy scan letter said don't buy the tokens until after the scan

Going to put ice pops on the shopping list...especially with this lovely weather :)

Perhaps it's pregnancy emotions but I have just found out that my partner has told some of his friends (some female friends) that I am pregnant. We haven't told any family after mmc at 11 weeks previously. I thought we were waiting until 12 week scan. He hasn't told me that he has shared or asked permission. I feel really put out and This will sound really bad but I only know because I saw his messages. I've been struggling with holding the news and probably would have agreed to sharing earlier but he did not ask. I feel really cross with him. I guess he is excited is this irrational?

Clarity I understand you being grumpy with him, but just think that it comes from a place of excitement for him and that's a good thing even if he's gone about it in an annoying way!

My OH is the exact opposite (stressy and can't cope with people talking to him about it excitedly) and it's actually really bringing me down. I want him to be excited but can't force him.

Missclarke - I can see how that would be annoying too. Hopefully he will get more excited as time goes by. Pregnancy really seems to highlight some different reactions between men and women. I guess it's the one time they really can't properly understand how we or our bodies feel.

I'd be upset too clarity. I had specific people who I wanted to tell first and wouldn't be happy if dh had told friends first.

Clarity I have the same arrangement with my OH , we agreed to tell mums as I haven't been pregnant before so needed someone to talk to who has. He had to tell his Manager to get the afternoon off for our scan but that's it, I would be put out if he had told anyone because I am just as excited as he is and want to tell my BFF. Although I told you ladies but that's not the same. I understand both sides but he should have discussed it with you first if he really felt to need to share your news.

I've been really ratty today myself, little things are getting to me at work that wouldn't normally so I am guessing hormones are taking over my rational thinking

Thanks everyone.

There's a comedy play on radio 4 right now about a couple expecting a baby and the man keeps telling everyone even though they have agreed not to, how ironic. (I work from home by the way).

Hi ladies. Congrats on all your scans. I went for mine on Monday and all went very well. I'm so in love with this baby already. They dated me at 12+6 so given me an EDD of 28th Feb but being as I'm always a 41 weeker I'll stick to this thread if that's ok. They always seem to put me forward a week in every pregnancy then I get all fed up when it doesn't arrive on time, this time I'm anticipating a long wait though. Next scan 17th October so will be 20+6.

dawn Hello and welcome!

Tutu Congrats on your scan

Clarity I don't think it's pregnancy hormones at all. I think it's really out of order for your DH to tell his friends without even mentioning it, when you had agreed not to tell anyone. I'd be angry and upset with mine if he did that.

So I told my line manager this morning and she was absolutely lovely about it! Very happy for me and she even gave me a hug I'm feeling relieved and grateful!

Hope it goes just as well for the rest of you when you tell your managers.

name that's lovely, I'm going to pretend my manager is going to be that nice so I stop worrying about it