February Anyone...........

[VictorVictoria]

4+0
One DS 23 months
2 m/c in last 6 months
Due 1st Feb
Bloody terrified..........

At the mo my parents are 30 mins drive away. But we are intending to move, and we will be TWO HOURS away from both sets of parents................... We can't stay where we are (two bedrooms), and can't afford a bigger house where we are.

DS is throwing a wobbly, had better go. Am glad I am not actually being sick. Have lost weight though .

Welcome thursdaynext and congrats.

Am feeling really crap again, managed to get through work with a bit of dry retching but then came in and puked (TMI). Think i had put it off all day and coundn't hang on any longer. Keep telling myself it's a good sign but i find days like this really depressing and i feel like i want to cry!

Have told work as i look so big! lots and lots of positive comments. Interstingly one colleague said she couldn't go through all the baby-thing again and i realised that's the bit i'm fine with - peanut will become a teenager ! arg! dd2 rang me (at work) today to tell me in no unceratin terms what she thought of her sister as they'd had a row over a mobile phone. They can be so vile to each other, forgot that when we were ttc!! Both are out at the mo so all is calm!

Yes I am dreading the teenager bit already, although from what I have heard girls are worse than boys as teenagers... I know Custardo used a great line on someone who had annoyed her, saying "I wish you many teenagers". A classic.

Sorry you have been sick. I have only twice felt like I might actually be sick, just permanently nauseous. Great though that everyone has been lovely at work. It makes such a difference.

I was chatting to a random lady at the park today, we were discussing our DCs, and she asked if DS was my only child, I hesitated and then told her that yes, currently, but I had TWO inside. She kept going ON and ON about how hard it was going to be (she had only one child herself age 3). THANK YOU, I KNOW IT WONT BE EASY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Aw Egg. I hated everyone who ever made those knowing "ooh, just you wait" type comments when I was pregnant. In fact, a few of them still make them - "just you wait until he is 1/2/3/crawling, walking, talking etc etc". They just can't wait for you to find it hard.

Well, this is my considered response to those people.

F*CK OFF, THE BLEEDIN' LOT OF YOU.

Looking back now, I think I had PND with ds as I did find it very hard. Having a baby is hard. What doesn't make it any easier are merchants of doom who can't wait to tell you just how hard. As my mum says, if you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all.

Right, got that off my chest.
Cheap maize based snack anyone?

Oh and yes, teenagers, not easy. I have a teenage step-daughter (now 19) so have done a bit of that already....

Guess you're going to get loads of not-very-supportive comments like that. But twins are pretty special, and people will also be in awe.
Sounds tough having to move further away from your parents.
Sympathy to gingermumi, think I've been sick 6 times today.

Hi everyone
Have been watching this thread for a week or so too nervous to join but deep breath and here goes. Think I am 6+1 (LMP 14th May conception date 25th May!), first pregnancy and v v scared!

agr4y - 1 Feb.
beansprout - 1st Feb. ds, 2yrs 7mo
CountTo10 - 1st Feb. ds, 2yrs 7mo
Fillyjonk, ? Feb. ds 3.5 dd 22 months
Gingermumi - 1st Feb. DD1 19 years 2mths and dd2 16years 1mnth
Leesmum - 1st Feb. ds, 2yrs 7mo
VictorVictoria, 1st feb. ds almost 2.
Miniandme - 2nd february. DS 11 yrs, ds 9 yrs, dd almost 5.
Egg - 2 Feb. DS 15 months
Bristols - 2 Feb. DS 9 months
Alkar - 3 Feb
Slacker - 3rd Feb. 3xDS 12,10&6, DD 3
Holty ? 6th Feb , first one
dearbeatrice - 7 Feb, first baby
lljkk - 7 Feb, DS7, DD5, DS3.
rozzy raspberry - 9th Feb. DS1 4yrs 6mo, DS2 2yrs 7mo
indignatio - 9th(ish) Feb. DS 4;11
ThursdayNext - 9th Feb. DS 2yrs
jo9977 - 11 Feb, first one
Loonyballoony - 12th Feb. DD 2yrs 7mon
freddie327 - 13th Feb. First one.
Bessie123 - 13th Feb. First one.
Manamana - 15th Feb. DS 21mo
pobletsmum - 15th Feb. DS1 2yrs
Mymissus - 18th Feb first one
rosequartz - feb 19 ? dd 6.5yrs; ds 5.5yrs; ds 4.5yrs; dd 3.5yrs; dd 2yrs.4mnths; ds 1yr. 3mnths.
Bubblesbabe - feb 19 ds 12; dd 10; ds 5
violeta - feb 20, first one
morningglory - feb 21, ds 3y7mo
Redbush - feb 22nd dd 14mths
Lexie100 - feb 24 dd 20 mths
Gybegirl - feb 24 dd 15 mths
cheechymunchy - 25 Feb ds2.4yrs
Scully - 26 Feb dd 5; dd 18mths
princessllama-feb 27 dd 8months
samsmam - feb 29th (leap year!) dd 8 months

I can't keep up with this thread, you all talk too much
Congrats Egg, great news! Must be a mixture of excitement and feeling overwhelmed at times?
Sorry to hear about your dad Leesmum, hang in there.
I've made an appt to see my gp in 2wks time, when I'll be 7+3. dd1 is on school holidays at the moment so don't want her at the inital appt as we won't tell her the news until closer to 12wks, although I suspect she'll guess by then
I'm a bit more tired but otherwise feel ok. With my last 2 pregnancies though, I started to feel rough at around 7wks, until 13wks, so something to look forward to

On no, started to feel rough, I don't remember feeling this bad with DD1 and it wasn't even that long ago!

Wish the weather would brihgten up.

Bristols- I too work for the NHS, just reading your thread. Think I am going to have problems although I've worked there for 10 years.

Morning everyone - hope you are all ok today.

Leesmum - I'm so sorry about your dad. Make sure you look after yourself.

Congratulations to thursdaynext and scully!

I've been lucky in that I've never had too many negative comments from people. TBH I've enjoyed every stage of my DS's so far from baby right up to the oldest one who is now 4 1/2. There are days where I could strangle them and think why am I doing this again but when they tell you they love you or ask for a cuddle it's all worthwhile (sorry if that's a bit soppy - must be all the hormones). And watching them play together is extra special. I think the teenage years will be more a challenge though especially if I have 3 boys! That will be chaos and I'll have to go back to working full time to feed them!!

I've only been sick once so far but I do seem to be feeling more consistent now. Initially I would feel rotten one morning until I'd had my breakfast then ok the next morning until after I'd had my breakfast! Was more difficult to control. Back to trying to eat little and often now. Waking up during the night feeling nauseous though which is keeping me awake a bit. Fingers crossed we'll all feel better once we get into our 2nd trimester! Can't wait.

Morning everyone. Welcome to all the new people and commiserations to those of you who are actually being sick.

Ok here, just the nausea getting me down. Someone asked me if I was excited and I'm not even sure that I am. Just a bit daunted which is now upsetting me a bit. Can someone tell me I am not alone in this?!!

Beany. Rest assured I, too, am daunted...

However, I am also excited. Just mainly daunted right now. I was daunted before I knew there were two in there. DS is a handful on his own. In a way though knowing it is two takes the pressure off a bit, as everyone expects you to find it bloody hard!

DS has refused breakfast. He is being a real monkey today. He suddenly has about 20 teeth all coming through together, poor lad.

Special welcome to you mymissus - good to have another first timer! I'm incredibly scared too, but this thread is great for reassurance

Have you been to see your gp yet?

welcome mymissus

am 'working at home' today which has so far involved watching jeremy kyle (surely that's not something i should admit to, but then we're all friends here - didn't someone have a fantasy about him? ) Oh, and and napping! Oh and feeling sick! Again!

dds are back to themselves, broken phone miraculously mended and not worth having ww3 over. I think dd1 is rather stressed at mo so we are bearing the brunt! She started uni last year and dropped out as she hated her marketing course. She has worked ever since with adults with disabilites and is going to go back to uni to train as a nurse. The problem is she is moving out next week not in the autumn. She is going to house-share and is taking over the tenancy from someone who has just finished his course so she has to move in now. SHe was full of excitement but now the reality is kicking in i think she will be a bit homesick. Am trying not to think too hard about it but it will be horrible that she's not here. Had hoped they would all spend time together (peanut too) but it wont happen now

I don't know what it is about skips but at one point that's all i wanted too!

This IS daunting, whether it's your first, fifth, are 20 or 40, single or have a dp. Having a baby is, to use teenspeak, WELL scary! I try not to think about things too much, like how will i cope..money..going back to work, if i do think lots i just worry heaps. (Anyone see that ostrich?). I am a very good worrier and so am trying to take each stage as it comes. For me that's probably the best way. Having had a baby and a 3yr old i have to say you do cope, somehow it just happens and afterall there's mn now and we can share (group hug).

Welcome mymissus! Got mixed up in my last post!

Ooh ive got my booking in with the midwife tomorrow at 9.30 when ill be 8+6 so ill be officially pg after that then lol

Sickness wearing off a bit have had a couple of days without my sickness bands on with success though tiredness is still proving to be as real killer,had a back tooth pulled on mondya morning too and cant use anything but good old paracetamol for the pain so to say im rather crabby would i think be an understatement

Glad you're a worrier too Ginger - I am worrying about everything. what will the parents say, what will the kids say (I have 3, dp has 3), where are we going to live as we are renting at the mo!! Too much to think about really and have head firmly in sand, ave not even told gp!!! having already had 3 tho' I imagine I am going to bear a close resemblance to big daddy before long and you can't hide a bump in the summer!! oh well, have just made some chocolate muffins so will comfort myself with 6 of those!!

Microwave chips and bbq sauce for me! I worried about telling my parents (you'd have thought i was 14 not 41) but they were really cool about it, perhaps your will be the same.

Hope it goes well tomorrow mini. Have my app on the 10th. I like the officially pregnant idea!

Welcome to all the newbies.

Still feeling like dog excrement. Headache is finally gone, but the one thing I could eat (besides fruit and cucumber sticks) is now making me sick...yes, I'm off McDonalds double cheeseburgers. Better for me in one way, but it was an assured 500 calories a day. As I am small to start off, am concerned about at LEAST maintaining my weight. With DS I survived on peanut butter sandwiches (I know, controversial, but there is not history is nut allergies in either my or DH's family). Now can't even stomach the idea.

Can anyone thing of anything very calorie/protein/fat dense that isn't dairy (lactose intolerant), insn't a baked good (offcakes and pastries, which I normally love). I was going to try my luck with pot noodles (my non-preganacy self had disowned me now).

On the good front, still no spotting. Fingers crossed....

Hi all

Have had GP appointment, who was not comforting at all and told me all about her 3 missed m/c - not exactly what I wanted to hear.

Seeing midwife next week when I should be approx 8.4 - is there any chance of picking up a heartbeat using the external ultrasound at that stage ?

Hope tomorrow goes well mini - let me know what you talk through and what to expect...don't really know what's involved! I hope she's nice!!!

Indignatio - that's pants! How do these people sleep at night? Rise above it and surround yourself with lots of lovely positive people like us!!!!

Chips? Chip sandwiches?