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Any ladies over here in the pregnancy boards from the ttc yammer board want to join Me?

I'm 4 weeks and just got my bfp yesterday and have my fx for a sticky bean x

Sugar and white carbs. Swap for wholegrain/brown pasta/sweet potato (yams 🤣)

Try not to panic too much though. You'll get high blood sugar readings before you get GD.

Help me yammers! I feel so

What's up @LookingAtTheStars89 ?

@WonkyDonk87. 😂 That was supposed to be my vommy face! I was violently sick this morning and all day I've felt really nauseated

Oh no! for you. Hope it eases over the next couple of weeks

@LookingAtTheStars89 have you got some anti nausea wrist bands? Mine were a life saver. I don't care if they're a placebo, they're a placebo that worked for me.

Oh god! Definitely didn't mean to consign you to weeks of crappy sicky misery Looking! Sending ginger beer and salty carbs your way x

Going back a bit Sooz I don't know if that is the same for everyone. I'm already having the discuss and explain why midwife unit due to age, consultant has warned any complications such as gd will rule it out.

Wish you better Looking. The only thing that helped me was never stopping eating. It passed a while ago though, hope yours does too.

Sorry to hear it, Looking, hope you feel better soon.

Thanks, Si1ver, for the info. I think I will do my best to cut down anyway, can't hurt and I really want to give birth in the midwife unit here.

I just got home after going to see my old class do their year 6 production (5 hours of travel but worth it!). The bottom lock was locked on the front door (we don't use it), totally freaked out, left door open and grabbed phone and went to look around, completely worrying, called my DH who's away and he says "oh, the electrician came round today". I'm like, "thanks for telling me!!" Feel totally full of adrenalin now!

Thanks, Limp, I will be more aware of what I'm eating. There are just too many things to remember with pregnancy!

I've had an occasional scan of that thread (but never joined as I'd never be able to commit to it/remember who is who. Saw there had been losses too, so sad for those women. Your DH is right, but that's not how our thoughts and anxieties work is it? They're not logical. Was it Sooz who said to repeat the mantra "I am pregnant today"? I use that all the time. Be gentle with yourself. Recognise anxious thoughts, but try to remind yourself they are just thoughts and cannot influence anything.

It's Limp's mantra but I use it as much as possible. I still worry, even 16 weeks in. I think it's inevitable after a loss, but taking it day-by-day helps.

It's lovely and cool this morning.

'Today, I am pregnant' was the only thing that got me through the first tri, especially the previous danger point which was 7 weeks for me. One of the things I've found very bittersweet is remembering how joyful I was when pregnant with DD, and god this one has been so anxious. 22 weeks on Monday, 2 excellent scans and lots of movement and I still wake up panicking it's all gone wrong.

Ah - apologies Limp! (And many many thanks for the mantra). I say it to myself every day (today whilst poking the bit of hardness that's arrived above my pubic bone ☺️)

Nah, Wonks, I think it is an excellent mantra for everyone. A year today since the first miscarriage of this time round. Horribly, its etched in my mind as it's also a good friends birthday. Good job boy is wiggly today to keep my mind on the here and now.

@LimpLettice. As soon as you've experienced a loss you don't ever get back that naivety and feeling of ignorant bliss. It's one of the saddest parts. I would have told people by now normally but DH have decided to wait until possibly 16 weeks before we tell anyone (I'm a bit chunky so no one would question weight gain 😂)

@Milknosugar1. Yeah, there was one in particular yesterday who had already had a good scan and that really freaked me out. It doesn't help that I'm in the exact same position socially as I was last time! My sister-in-law, albeit a different one this time is pregnabt a due on the exact same date as my sister in law who had a baby when I was pregnant last year! It's like jeez are you trying to take the piss!!

@SoozC. My DD has her leavers play next week. They are doing Annie lol man I hate Annie! I can't believe she's going to secondary school, I feel so old! I'm only 29 😂. DD thinks it's quite "cool" that I am the youngest mum her class, apparently the other mums are ancient at..... 40 . Kids are funny.

Do you guys remember that fracarse that I had with my mother in law a few months ago? She got pissed off with me because I couldn't face going to my nieces christening on my EDD?

Anyway - we haven't really spoken since March. My DH has had a few slanging matches with her since then. Last weekend I phoned her because it was all getting too much for DH and his Dad and she is the most self righteous cow I have ever met! We spoke about the Christening and I cried a bit and said that it should have been the day we bought the baby home and she said "Ugh! For goodness sake Looking! Bad things happen to people". I tore a strip off her and DH went round to theirs to lay into her.

It's my DD's birthday on Sunday and my DH relectunantly agreed for the sake of his Dad that they could drop some gifts round. I swear, I don't know how I'm going to be in the same room as that vile woman. I've asked my parents who know everything that's gone on with her to come round and be here when they are here - back up 😂

Looking, it was 'School of Rock' and awesome! I'm glad I went.

I had my 16-week appointment today and got to hear Penguin's heartbeat! Totally awesome. Just got to wait 4 weeks until my 20-week scan!

Spending this lovely sunny day in the office catching up because my stupid work laptop doesn't work My colleague has a pregnancy day-by-day book on her desk.... very distracting! Hope you're all having a relaxing weekend

I'm not having a great time at the moment. I've just stopped my progesterone suppositories as I'm 12 weeks and I'm convinced that they've been the only thing keeping me pregnant, so I'm hyper aware of every twinge.

Also my SiL has just had her 12 week scan and it's not looking good. They've been told to expect to lose the pregnancy. She's two weeks ahead of me, which is the gap we had at the last set of pregnancies when we both miscarried two weeks apart. I know I should be devastated for them (and I am) but I'm really concerned that it's going to be like last time and I'm going to lose my pregnancy as well. My 12 week scan is on Wednesday.

Oh god, how awful. For you all.

Did they give your SiL a reason for such a late loss? It’s so unusual beyond 12 weeks.

And that’s the thing to focus on. Late losses are pretty rare.

When was your last scan?

Urgh - it’s all so rough. Hand holding x

@Si1ver for your SIL, a fear I'm sure we all have/had shared.
You sound really anxious at the moment, can you plan some things to do in the next couple of days to distract yourself? I've got something planned every evening until my scan next week (it's not working completely but it helps).