July 2017 babies

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Any joiners?

This will be dc2. Edd of July 2nd.

Not one symptom yet. Going to enjoy that and hope it lasts!

I'm with you on the gas thing. My belly just gurgles all day. Have had to undo my jeans a few times too 🙈

Finding it hard having no caffiene as well. I have a love affair with my Nespresso machine at home, I need to get myself some decaf!

Got quite a few events coming up at work too and I'm always one of the drinkers, not quite sure how I'm going to get out of those without it being obvious. Anyone got any good excuses up their sleeves? I was thinking the 'I'm on anti biotics' one, but I think that's quite obvious?

I've used the having a detox from alcohol due to excess recently. Seems to work ok

Hello all, I got my bfp (well, three of them to be sure!) on Friday, estimated due date is 2nd July and this is my first baby. I'm cautiously excited and can't wait to meet my baby next year. Other than feeling extremely tired and slightly nauseous I'm doing okay at the moment! Hope it's okay to join you all?

Luci - My plan for our work xmas party is to order a glass of wine but not actually drink it. DH might have a sip of it but I hope nobody notices that I haven't drunk any of it. Someone recommended I hold the glass a few times and ensure that I am seen holding it or else it will be suspicious if it no the table the whole time.

Thumbsup - Welcome to the thread. Symptom spotting, TMI and everything in between all allowed.

For pregnancy apps, I am using the app called Pocket Midwife. There are lots out there but I like PM because it was written by UK midwives and they give a week by week narrative of what is happening throughout. Any other apps out there?

Luci Dont use the antibiotics excuse, it is a massive giveaway. It has been proven that there is no effect anyway and I bet someone will take great pleasure in informing you as such as they shove a cocktail your way.

My SIL used to use the 'Im on call' excuse when she was pregnant and it worked well with us. We were none the wiser. I can't use it now as the family now know it as code for pregnant

Just driving to save money or to have a clear head for tomorrow is quite a good one. I have such a busy calendar with stuff going on that involves drinking, it will be quite obvious I think.

Hi thumbsup, welcome! I fell asleep at 8.30 on Friday, DH thought this was pretty funny.

I might use the driving thing actually...simple but effective! Thanks!

I can't find the pocket midwife app, is that Defo what it's called?

Booked my doc appointment for tomorrow evening.

I don't drive so hiding the not drinking combined with giving up cycling is going to be a huge give away for me! For those that do, driving is a great cover!

Yes you are right, I can't find it in the app store. Now I think about it, I couldn't find it on Friday last week so I searched for it through my phone's web browser instead and found it that way. My phone is a Samsung galaxy and if you search for it on google it comes up at the top and asks you if you want to download it. However, it is not coming up on my work iphone. There website says that it’s unavailable because the app has been so successful so they are now developing a new version with a range of exciting extra features but at the moment it looks like it's the old version is available on android.

Anyone recommend other apps that we might find informative and useful?

My edd is July 1st also. Had a miscarriage on 23/7 so I'm very anxious and hoping for a 7 week scan...

Monte Welcome to the thread. Sorry about your loss. Hope this one sticks for you. It is understandable having the anxiety about a pregnancy after a MC. I am also anxious; every twinge for me is felt with suspicion; like it's another mc about to start.

I also hope to have an early scan at about 7/8 weeks. I mc on 23rd Sept at about 6 weeks so I have made that my first hurdle. Get past wk6 and scan after that to see that there is a heart beat. That should hopefully take away some of the anxiety till 12 week scan.

Despite all of the apprehension, I am still excitedly planning the nursery. I know it's early to think this far ahead but I can't just focus on what might go wrong or else I will go mental. I have got the wall colour in mind, cot and 2 chests of drawers (one tall one with lots of drawers/shelves and another at about 85cm high for changing baby; wont bother with changing table). I will have a laundry basket/bag between the two chests. We already have a build-in wardrobe in the box room.

DH and I are hoping to buy all the furniture second hand from ebay/fb. There seems to be lots in our area for collection going for next to nothing. We like to up-cycle furniture so this will hopefully keep us occupied.

Hi Not, and thanks. Wow your m/c is very recent, so sorry. We buried our Jonah last week after weeks in a lab. It was a horrific time. Found out I was pregnant a couple of days ago. I've just got back from hospital and they are monitoring my blood hormone levels every 2 days until I'm ready for a scan. Really reassuring that they provide this service.

Monte - Do you mean you have been to the hospital since you found out you were pregnant and they have offered an early scan and blood tests to ensure hcg is rising as the t should? I don't think they will offer it to me as it was my first mc which is why I am going private got the early scan. If you don't mind me asking, how far along we're you when you mc?

Hi I was 12 weeks. It was also my first m/c,,second pregnancy. I wasn't high risk. St Marys in Manchester - had no idea they did that until today. Call your local gynae unit?

Monte I probably should call Gp and have a chat to see my options or maybe EPU. Maybe both. At the very least I should have blood tested for hormone levels. I was planning on not calling the gp so soon to make an appointment for midwife as last time I did, midwife was meant to call me to arrange booking appointment but then lost it before then. Very heartbreaking having to call to cancel. Like I jinxed it by registering the pregnancy too soon.

GP tomorrow for me as I can't self refer to the midwife. This means I will actually have to say it out loud to someone other than DH. I'm a bit scared.

My GP appointment is Friday as I also can't self refer. I got a completely irrational fear that the doctors pregnancy test will come back negative!

My GP didn't do a test last time. They asked me if I was happy with the pregnancy and told me my due date - that was about it.

The receptionist told me they will do a test, it's funny how much variance there is doctor to doctor. I'm sure it will be fine either way!

Our surgery is where you can self refer straight to midwife. The midwife then gets in touch at about 10 weeks for booking in appointment.

Thumbs same here. I have the same fear that the tests I do at home will come back negative, not even a squinter. Not even the clearblue digital which unlike the frers, the numbers disappear after a while, like you were imagining it.

I had a bit of revelation last night; during last mc, I had a massive migraine a few days before the bleeding started. The same migraine normally comes a few days before AF. It seemed to fit with the pattern of progesterone levels dropping. I am going to see the doctor at 1.30pm today to discuss this with him and persuade him for a blood test at the very least.

I have my GP appointment tonight as I can't self refer either. I'll keep you updated on how it goes. I feel nervous for some reason! I suppose it's making it all real.

How is everyone feeling today? I've been completely normal today

Just back from GP. slightly disorganised as my records only showed that I was bleeding and at risk of a miscarriage considering I spoke to them 1 week later to cancel midwife appointment.

Anyway, doctor is going to get in touch with EPU, get as much info about my time in hospital with them. He also mentioned scheduling an early scan as he could not date the pregnancy due to not having a period in between. I am confident of the date of ovulation and possibly conception but he was not interested in looking at the my FF chart . I asked about the blood tests and he said he would let know what to do next after speaking with EPU.

Luci on the symptom front, still cramping and on my walk to gp, I thought I felt dizzy/nauseous and lots of spit formig. Lots of saliva and don't know how to stop it. I was hoping to not have the nausea till later on so I hope it is all in my head.

Today I am at 4+1.

Ooh good luck Luci. I'm also a bit nervous. I know from last time that I got really nervous telling people about it.

DH is wanting to tell his parents NOW! Last time we did tell them a week or so after the BFP but I want to keep it to myself a bit longer. This will be a bit of a shock as DC1 was to be an only as far as they're concerned - I'm not ready for the 'I told you you'd change your minds' stuff. Also, once people know its all you talk about!

When are you telling? Are you going to wait for 12 weeks? I think that'll be the week before Christmas if I've counted correctly.