September 2018.... still trying to believe it's a BFP

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Starting a thread with cautious optimism, BFP on Christmas Eve and again today (on ic, first response and CB digital ) If all goes well EDD 3 Sept. this will be DC2 for us, DS is 13 months and completely shocked as this was first month TTC when last time took 6 months. Hope to have some company here soon

No Facebook set up yet a number of us feel it's too early because so many of us have had early losses in the past.

I prefer mn to fb as i don't use fb

Muffy will you be going st Mary's?
Did you know they have self referral epu there?

Love that hosp!

I had similar age gap between middle and youngest and they are so close! So worth it

@needahugbug I'm terrified! I'm the wrong side of 35 and wonder if I'll have the stamina for it. As far as parenthood goes, I may as well be a single parent, so I'm going to be knackered for the foreseeable future.

@Hufflepuffinalltheway We're a day behind you...14 months on the 19th.

@FannyTheFlamingo I’m the wrong side of 35 too and also might aswell be a single parent ;)

Hello. Got my BFP yesterday loud and clear (then another 3 today for good measure). I am the grand old age of 42, and I have 2 small children already. I don’t know how I feel, caught between equal parts terrified and elated. Although we weren’t taking preventative measures because I wasn’t quite ready to formally close for business (as it were) it really was more out of hope than expectation given my age. Certainly nothing like the “actively trying” for my first 2! To cap it all my husband is away for work until mid-Feb so I don’t even have anyone to speak out loud to about it although I’ve been messaging my sister. I know the chances of things not working out are high but at the same time I get little flashes of what it would be like with a new baby, maternity leave, my older 2 having a sibling and it would be SO wonderful if it sticks.

To the 2 posters with smallish age gaps - I had 18 months between my 2. They are now 3.5 and 5. It is hardcore but amazing.

Got a BFP this evening, after the MAP didn't work! A surprise in some ways but I kind of "just knew" if that doesn't sound too cheesy! Due date is middle of September, but no idea when my last period started so not quite sure when. 1st child and all a bit of a whirlwind still. We were supposed to be organising our wedding this year, but we might have to do things a bit out of order

@Pinkbetty congratulations! We've just put off our wedding until 2019. A new baby and a wedding in the same year was too much for me to deal with.

@needahugbug Glad it's not just me. I'm desperately trying to get DD to sleep through the night as I'm not sure how I'll manage 2 that don't sleep through and wake at different times.

Congrats new comers!

I woke up in the night with a full on cold. Feel ok today but I now have a swollen red eye! I also have cramps on and off but I think/hope that they are down to gas/off stomach. Also woken up with about 10 new friends on my face! Hope everyone is ok today!

Pinkbetty congratulations! I hope you haven't booked anything for the wedding. It'll be lovely to bring your child to your wedding, I got married carrying a tearful toddler dd down the aisle. It was lovely tying the knot with her on my hip.

Congratulations Second I had an easy bfp after throwing everything into conceiving previously. It's so lovely to be surprised.

I had really wanted a small age gap between children, but it didn't work out and we had a threw year gap. In the end it worked out much better for us for a lot of reasons, but two under two or three always think is lovely. We're having another three year gap with this one, which I'm glad about this time.

Not telling anyone is killing me, but I really want to keep quiet. I'm just so impatient.

Welcome to newbies.

@kirinm got all fingers and toes crossed for you.

I’m 6 weeks today and woken up with first nausea on the dot. It’s not horrendous - kinda reminds me of how I feel when I’ve not been able to eat all day and am so hungry I feel sick!

Cant imagine doing this with a 13/14th month old. This is our first and super glad I can just laze around! You guys are superwomen!

So I haven't really posted much as I've convinced myself something is going to go wrong....soz for the negative post.....

I have 2 dcs, last baby was 6 years ago. Both my pregnancies I had HG, and it is the worst. By 6 weeks I was throwing up constantly.

In May last year I had a miscarriage, with that pregnancy I had no symptoms, really did have a feeling something was wrong after having hg with previous.

I'm 5+3 today and had pretty much no symptoms again so far....I'd say symptoms were slightly more than my miscarriage. When I found out I was pregnant on 27/12 I had back ache, was knackered etc etc. Now all my symptoms have pretty much gone - I feel fine. Slight nausea but noticing major to be honest.

The only thing I'm going on is i did a pregnancy test this morning and the line came up straight away, very dark and strong line. Could this mean my hcg levels should be where they are?

I'm too scared to do a digital, the last one I did was on 27/12 - 1-2 weeks so if I were to do one now, I know it should say 2-3 or 3+ and I'm petrified incase it still says 1-2.

If on the very off chance, I am just lucky this time around and have no symptoms then that's great but I know me and pregnancy and we do not mix well - spend most of the time in hospital. I would really expect to feel pretty s**t by now. Boobs are fine, nipples are a tiny bit sore but barely noticeable.

I hate this, I just want to know everything's ok, I am going to book a private scan if I get that far but ideally not until 7 weeks so still another week and abit to wait.

This is my first baby with dh, so he thinks his sperm is really good that it's not giving me symptoms - the way men think eh?!

CuppaSarah we wanted a small age gap too but we’ve been ttc number 2 for 2 years so there will be a 3.5 year gap if this one sticks. I’m kind of glad now because I’ve been able to enjoy DS’s toddler years without a baby in tow although I worry they won’t be as close as if there was a small age gap. Are your two close? I guess there are pros and cons to all age gaps.

We wanted about a 3 year gap but is going to be 4.5 if this one sticks. Worried about the gap now too!

After bad nausea most of yesterday I’ve woken up hungry, and boobs aren’t sore at all. I hate this stage, it’s just constant anxiety isn’t it! My Fitbit resting heart rate has dropped a bit too which is all adding up to be bad I think but hoping for the best still!

Wanted to join the digi club! Last one I did was at 12dpo (day AF due) and was 1-2.
I've never seen a +3 in real life before (only got as far as 2-3 with DD and was too tight to shell out for another digi) so saved this in the hope of a +3.
Hurrah!

Had quite strong AF type cramps in the night and convinced myself it was all over again. This has put my mind at rest a little.

Paranormal I am keeping an eye on my Fitbit resting HR too, wondering if I should just take my bloody Fitbit off as it’s just another thing to obsess over really!

Congratulations newcomers!

My age gap will be 13 years. Little bit scared!!

Finally fell asleep at 1am due to sickness, has stupidly vivid dreams about zoo animals invading the garden and then got woken at 7am with an urge to hurl.

I hope this is morning sickness and not a stomach bug!!

Yay congrats on your digital shutthefridgeup. I’m too tight to shell out on one but I’m so tempted!

What’s your RHR doing Santa? I think I’ll have to take it off too. It’s dropped from 78 at the weekend (but was very sick with ?bug then) to 73/74 now. Usually around 67-68.

@LostMyBaubles yes! Had the first there too. Though I called the EPU and they asked who my gp was and I have to go there first? oh well!

blondie my two are close. They adore each other. They sometimes find playing together difficult as ds doesn't get dds complicated games. But they both wander round after the other like lost puppies and playfight and laugh together all the time. Dd loved helping change nappies and feed ds bottles as a baby too.

My mind is on overdrive. Have woken up with sore boobs and light nausea but am having brown spotting. My stupid Fitbit RHR has dropped from 61 to 60 (usually in the low 50s) but it did that a few days ago and went back up. I'm basically utterly terrified. Thankfully no cramps. I'm just hoping I managed to irritate my cervix by running or something rather than this being an early miscarriage.

RHR is showing as 77 today, was 78 yesterday.. but it was 77 on Tuesday and then went back up to 78, then 79. Basically I think I’m totally overanalysing every little thing which is frankly exhausting!

Oh bless they sound lovely CuppaSarah

morning everyone. There’s a lovely mix of different experiences, age gaps etc on this thread.