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

Namechanged given your history that’s totally understandable. I’ve been abusing tests too (have taken 5 FR!) but need to step away for my own sanity too. There’s a thousand variables affecting the strength of a line especially on those cheap tests. I work in a hospital and our tests never give a strong line even when hcg levels are very high. With DD the clearblue indicator stayed at 2-3 for around 3 weeks and despite knowing better I kept doing them! She’s now almost 4 so I would take them with a pinch of salt also. Haven’t gone near a digital this time around at least.

I've not plucked up the courage to test again. I think I might buy a proper test and do it tomorrow. I don't doubt the first test but have always wanted to see a 'pregnant' come up.

I'm feeling much like I have for the last week or so. A sense of nausea but nothing too bad. Fewer cramps today thankfully.

Hope everyone is well.

I keep over analysing every twinge - thinking, is that nausea, is that my boob getting sore. Silly really...

I had an appt with GP yesterday (ring up thinking it would take a few weeks to get a slot and they had an appt the same evening!) so weird saying ‘I’m pregnant’ out loud to someone.

I’m doing that too bear. Keep getting so paranoid that AF will show as it’s due today!

I’ve woken up with acne on one side of my face. Not sure if it’s the days of shit food over Xmas or hormones. Never really had acne even as a teenager so it’s weird.

I also have bad acne and also on one side of my face! I had it last time too it’s horrible!

So I woke up at 4am and used my other poundstretcher test. It was so stupidly faint it was barely there. Honestly fainter than this. I also had the tiniest bit of brown discharge last night. So been in full panic mode today. Held my wee for 8 hours till I could get to the shops and just had this....

kirinm I’m buying a digital on Saturday hoping to see a ‘Pregnant’ flash up. I’ve never seen one before so I’m nervous and excited. Post photos when you get yours!

Bearsonstairs and Dingdongdigiridoo I’m in the same boat. I’m so hungry and tired though. I don’t know whether Christmas has just taken it out of me or if these are symptoms. These symptoms are so different from my other DC’s pregnancies 10 and 7 years ago. Back then it was just all sore boobs and a little twinge but now I’m constantly feeling quite heavy down there with twinges, sensitive veiny boobs, insatiable hunger and tiredness.

I’m going to call the GP next week and book in with a midwife for about 8 weeks. I’m also going to bite the bullet and pay the £100 for a transvaginal ultrasound at 6 weeks to determine viability. I can’t wait until 10/12 weeks if it’s going to be a disappointment. I’m praying for a solid heartbeat in two weeks!

This isn't even a frer it's a frrr, which are only useful from the day of your missed period apparently! I will never buy a cheapy test again!! I'm pregnant!!! I went to be early super depressed last night, but I'm a bit woo and told dh months ago I'd be pregnant at Christmas. This morning I just knew it wasn't a chemical. Eeee I feel like I can celebrate now.

CuppaSarahCongratulations!! That is a solid line if ever I’ve seen one!

found out this morning and am due 5th September though I already know I need a c section so maybe a week before then - keeping everything crossed it will be early September though as I always think how tiny they are when they start school being born the end of August. Only just 4 years old.

I did a test Boxing Day negative, another test first thing yesterday morning - line showed up after 10 mins. Me and hubby disagreed as I said it’s an evap line, he said it was defo a positive - happy to say he was right on this one occasion! Then did a digital test yesterday lunch time - negative. It was a pack of 2 so thought we might as well use the last one first thing this morning which showed positive 1-2 weeks.

This is now my 4th pregnancy, 2 children already, one miscarriage last year. Keeping everything crossed. Symptoms so far are really bad lower back ache and an itchy scalp???? Never had an itchy scalp with my previous pregnancies so it’s a new one to me lol.

Congratulations everyone :-) roll on September xx

Here’s my cb digital and my Sainsbury’s ‘sure its an evap line result’ xx

Congratulations bitzy12!

Oh Mona speaking of early scans, I had one with my son at 8 weeks. The sonographer said 8-9 weeks was a great time for a viability scan as that's when baby starts to float on the cord and if you see that your miscarriage risk drops massively. So if you can hold on a couple weeks might be worth it!

I can't get warm and my boobs are looking as good as they did before children! Loving having a little perk.

I forgot to say congratulations everyone who has got their bfp! Fx for a quick and healthy 9 months.

Thanks CuppaSarah. If I can hold on to 8 weeks, I will! I’m so terrified of losing this baby right now that I’m just praying the next few weeks to go super fast. I’ve ordered loads of cheap tests so I can test every few days and put my mind at ease and I’m constantly checking when I wipe. I wish I could be one of those women who don’t know they’re pregnant and find out at 12+ weeks when the risk has gone down dramatically but I just know several days before a missed period every time.

I would love to be one of those women! I keep thinking, if my last pregnancy had stuck I'd be 12 weeks by now. It feels five minutes ago I had it, yet waiting the same again for the scan this time seems impossible. How slow will the next two months go???

My baby would of been due yesterday. I’ve been absolutely dreading Christmas and how I’d feel as I’ve struggled to get over my miscarriage even though I was fairly early on. I lit a candle yesterday and wanted to release a balloon but the weather wasn’t the best where I am.

I didn’t really want to do a pregnancy test yesterday as I wanted the day to represent the baby we lost however a nagging husband made me cave in and even though I wouldn’t believe it, we did have a positive result yesterday. Sounds abit daft but feeling like it’s all meant to be somehow.

With my last pregnancy, me and dh decided to plan our wedding and we did it in 4 months. We were engaged but planned to marry 2018. If I didn’t get pregnant, we wouldn’t be married now. Now I’ve got a positive result on the baby’s due date.

I’m terrified on misscarrying again however I’m keeping positive that it’s all meant to be. We will all be ok ladies. We’ve just got to try to control our anxieties xx

The next two months are going to be full of trepidation and anxious hope but at least we have each other to sound it out with. I know my DH would go a bit crazy if I was constantly airing every anxious thought with him so I’m very glad MN and you lovely women exist. DH is an absolute gem but whereas I’m a worrier, he’s not. We’d end up causing tension. He doesn’t understand why I’m waiting on 25 Amazon pregnancy tests when the four I’ve already done are positive 😂

Bitzy I'm so sorry yesterday was a difficult one, but it's beautiful although bittersweet you got your bfp the same day. The world is strange but these things happen for a reason.

Mona we get you! I'm trying so hard not to retest once my next test tomorrow is done. But at this point all we have is those increasingly dark lines!

Huge congratulations to those getting their bfps!

I'm so tired today. Really struggling due to lowering my caffeine intake 😴

Just been speaking with my sister to see if I'm overly symptom spotting or going mad and she said she was being sick from a few days before her period was due so I seem to be following her pattern. She ended up extremely unwell with HG. I guess that's a positive for me then

Congrats CuppaSarah and Blitz. Sorry to hear about your previous losses. Fx for sticky beans for everyone.

Weirdly the EPU at my local hospital called me today and asked me to come for an early scan. I was having erratic periods so can’t be 100% of EDD but I haven’t got any risk factors so my GP implied it would just be normal 12week scan. Wondering if she put something weird on referral! Keeping quiet though - would be great to know all is okay at 7 weeks.

Just got this! Was worrying a bit as lines only light on a frer which is ridiculous as I’m only 9dpo! But least I’ve seen it for certain now lol!

Excellent @Fia256 I've picked up a test to do tomorrow morning.

Lovely to see so many of us on this thread!

I've got a question as a first timer and hoping someone can advise.

My parents are planning a holiday in August, in the UK only about 2 hours away from our home. It'll be an adventure-type holiday where we are based in a cottage and we will do different activities during the day such as high ropes and white water rafting. Obviously, not okay for a heavily pregnant lady! 😂

My question is 1) Is it still okay to go away from home 4/3 weeks before EDD? Sorry if it's a silly question - I've not been pregnant before!

2. If I'm still good to go on the holiday, I obviously don't want my parents paying to book things which I wouldn't be able to do...but I really do not want to tell them of my pregnancy until at least 12 weeks.. What do I do?!

Hoping here are so experienced ones here to help!