May 2017 Thread #2 - sore boobs, early scans & feeling rather queasy!

[lullaby23]

Thread #2 for those due next May!

Link to thread #1

Beautiful scan raspberry, so happy for you!

Tiny trousers moo! Amazing. I always said the first thing I'd buy would be tiny booties. I know they don't wear them, but it's for me, not the baby!

My mum has been knitting like mad bless her, it's the first grandchild. She offered to refresh my skills but I said it was a granny's prerogative and I might sew it something! Plenty of time.

Oh congratulations raspberry! I hope that had put your mind at ease. I also lost most of my symptoms about a week ago, but they were mild to start with. I'm just hoping it's not bad news at 12 weeks but trying to remain positive. 13 days til scan day and counting, it's really dragging.

Thank you all for your lovely positive messages! Can't believe how much of a bundle of nerves I was!

I've got my 12 Week on Nov 15th so a few weeks wait now! Utterly exhausted after no sleep last night from worrying so much... really don't have the energy for work now!

Lovely news raspberry!

Awwww lovely pic Raspberry, so pleased for you!

Good to see all the updates from you guys.

My nausea has come back and to make matters worse I have a horrible cold so every time I cough I feel like I'm just going to throw up. Got my booking appointment on Friday so we'll see how it goes.

Lovely raspberry congratulations - these symptoms are fickle things. Only this morning I woke up in a panic as I really did not feel pregnant, it dawned on me I hadn't felt sick in around a week. Of course tonight I've been again!

I still don't have a date for my scan. 11+4 today!

Came home to my scan appointment letter, Nov 4. I will be 11+6.

missmoo snap on our scans :) mine is the 4th too, although I will be 12+3. Will be lovely to compare with you! What time is yours? 16 days and counting!!!

moo sorry didn't get a chance to respond earlier - I've been slow on this the last few days. Glad you got a your appointment - I've had nothing yet, but haven't had booking in either, that's happening on Monday.

Great news raspberry, really pleased for you!

Pity post now...apologies in advance but please tell me this will soon ease…I had one good day yesterday (first for nearly a month) where I felt human and completely elated as I went to work and ate my own body weight in Pret. I even cooked dinner for the first time in over 3 weeks (plain cod and plain rice, was totally devoid of -flavour- colour but completely delicious!)

Today I'm back to hideous, merciless all day nausea, wretching and cry-eating to try and manage it as I have felt so utterly vile. I'll admit I'm starting to get quite down. Work is spiralling out of control as I'm taking so much time out and I'm about 50% useful when I'm there. I'm only 8+5. I feel weak and inadequate for not coping but I'm not really anymore. I'm filled with horror at the thought it could go on for months if I'm one of the unlucky ones.

Christ, sorry for the downer! Ignore me - I'll get off here and go watch Bake Off whilst fantasising about better days/a functional appetite…

Is it just worse for oldies? I found out the day before my 40th. Best present ever, bar the puking!

10 weeks here. Sicky miserable and tired. I don't even have the mental energy to type a longer reply.

Mighty, I can completely sympathise. I am also 8+5 today and feel awful. I have nausea pretty much non stop all the time unless I'm asleep. It's been 3 weeks now and as hard as I try its beginning to get me down too. I've given up on bake off as even looking at the pastry makes me feel sick so I've taken myself off to bed to lie down. It's hard to imagine another month or more of feeling like this.

raspberry that's such fantastic news!!!

mouse sorry you're having such a shit time. Sounds like you're not alone Hun. If it's any consolation I'm not coping particularly well at the moment :( hideously anxious, totally overwhelmed with life, utterly exhausted and keep crying. Pregnancy yay!

Hang on in there all you lovely ladies

Thanks badger, it's full on isn't it? Really full on.

lucieloo and tallulah it's horrible to hear you're the same, but thanks for posting as it makes it a less lonely ride.
Fingers crossed we all get some relief soon

Wouldn't it be lovely if it really was just morning sickness!

Another 8+5 here and in the same boat when it comes to nausea and tiredness. Bleh, it's awful. The only consolation is the knowledge that it means your body is working extra hard to grow a healthy baby. I hope so anyway! Honestly being able to hear from you guys is really shining a bit of light on my dark days and seeing Raspberry's scan picture knowing she's the same number of weeks and days is really exciting, I kinda assumed they're still just blobs at this point but that looks like a real baby!

Great news Raspberry. Makes all the bad bits worth it.

Still feeling awful here too. I'm utterly done in by lunch time and feel that letting everyone (work, toddler, myself) down at the moment. I'm just feel so wretched. I really hope this stage doesn't last much longer.

mighty so sorry to hear you are feeling so rubbish. I had nasua that peaked at 9 weeks with a few days of throwing up.
9+5 today and for the last 3 days I have felt great! I have energy and I can eat real food again! Hang in there. My info pack arrived yesterday, I have my booking in tomorrow so I'd assume your pack is probably on its way if you have yours on Monday.

Hope everyone else who is feeling blah gets some relief soon!

I'm almost 11 weeks and feeling worse than ever! I remember this from last time though and weeks 10-12 for me were awful. All was well from week 13 onwards so I'm praying the next two weeks go fast! Pj day with television for me today so nothing too taxing!

Mighty sorry to hear you're feeling so rubbish maybe try to get for some fresh air if you can manage it?

Touch wood I haven't taken a day sick yet, moreso because I don't get sick pay till after 3 days and even then I haven't been here that long so would only get SSP

One thing I'm keen to know is what kind of maternity packages does everyone's employers offer?

I get the full year off if I want it. First 13 weeks are full pay, next 26 weeks are statutory mat pay (which is rubbish- about £134 a week) and then the final 13 weeks are no pay. So not great really but I think it's fairly standard.

I wish Sonnet I'm SMP the whole way... and by whole way I mean 26 weeks paid and 26 weeks unpaid...

Bricking it about how we financially make it work, we've not long been married so still paying that off! Fingers crossed it'll be paid by xmas and we then have at least 4 months to get saving!

I get the full year off as well. The first 6 weeks full pay then weeks 7 to 18 half pay plus smp then weeks 19 to 39 smp only and weeks 40 to 52 nothing.

Rang to see if my Harmony test results were in- they gave me them over the phone! Low risk for all 3 trisomys. And looks like I'm having a little girl!!!

Have full nuchal scan next week, but results have really reassured me!