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

[VictorVictoria]

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

Hi all, welcome to all newcomers. I am finding it hard to keep up with this thread it is so jolly and chatty.

I am having a bit of a stress because I have been suffering some stomach aches for a few days. I don't remember it being like this first time.

here goes: I've added myself and updated the list: thanks for the advice, sorry being a bit thick today!!

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.
Basilbrush - 7 Feb, DS 16 months
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.
tadpolemummy - 14th Feb. DS 2 years 2 months
Manamana - 15th Feb. DS 21mo
pobletsmum - 15th Feb. DS1 2yrs
Bluepanda - 16th Feb, first one
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
wotsits - 21 Feb, DD 11 months
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

Sorry to moan for not feeling sick but I'm a bit bothered that the nausea has stopped already (8+3). However boobs are still sore and I am still tired all the time.

Anybody else feel the same or am I just having a panic? Had a misc in March so I haven't relaxed at all but did have a scan 10 days ago and saw its little heartbeat. Only reassured me for a couple of days before I started stressing again!

Hello think I failed to welcome Chillgirl... sorry! So many people to keep up with! Have also amended list as DS is a month older now! Alkar, I think someone else said their sickness tailed off about now with their last pg. Am sure you are ok, esp with tiredness and boob pain. I worry all the time though.

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 TWINS . DS 16 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.
Basilbrush - 7 Feb, DS 16 months
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.
tadpolemummy - 14th Feb. DS 2 years 2 months
Manamana - 15th Feb. DS 21mo
pobletsmum - 15th Feb. DS1 2yrs
Bluepanda - 16th Feb, first one
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
wotsits - 21 Feb, DD 11 months
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

Alkar, I'm definitely feeling less sick and eating like a horse to boot. I think every woman and every pregnancy is different just to confuse us. Very normal to stress though - I bet if you asked anyone here they're worried about something!

Welcome chillgirl, basilbrush, tadpolemummy and wotsits and congratulations!

Feels like the symptoms keep on changing daily - one minute nausea, the next am ravenous. Want to go swimming but am knackered too. Love having bigger boobs but not the tenderness that goes with them!

Am going away with a group of friends in a couple of weeks - will be 8 1/2 weeks and not sure I want to tell them yet but it will be really obvious that I am not drinking. Its ok to hide it for an evening but for 4 days???! DP is being fairly unhelpful about it as well and just saying that I will be fine and to stop being hormonal (is everything going to be blamed on my hormones for the next 8 months..and beyond..?!) Most people don't believe the "I have a bladder infection and am on antibiotics" story any more and I know they will jump to conclusions. eek

Hi everyone,
Sorry it's been ages, I've just been catching up on everyone's news! Congrats to all those who've joined recently and to Eggs for the double discovery! I want to say sorry to sprogstersmum for the m/c as well.

Just what it is with all of the worrying?! I can't help it, and it is so unlike me. I know that it isn't healthy, and I am trying hard to keep it under control. I worry when I don't have a noticeable symptom for a while, when I seem to have a symptom that I hadn't heard of before (low dull, period type pains worried me till I saw they were normal!) and that is when I'm not worried about forthcoming scan, etc, etc. I hope to be a calmer, more relaxed individual after 12 weeks, but I'm sure they'll be something else to worry about then!

Any tips about when to buy new bras, anyone? I feel as if I'm bursting out of the ones I've got, but am reluctant to fork out much money if I have to do the same in a month or so's time! I personally think this is the symptom designed to keep men happy, actually...!

mymissus I suppose it depends on how good friends they are? And if you wanted their support if - fingerscrosseditwon'tfingerscrosseditwon't - there were a problem? Do they know you've been TTC? You could always use the new government guidelines about not drinking even if you're TTC??
Ironically, I think that advice is bollox but will be using it as a not drinking excuse when I visit my Mum next week. Why have I not told my Mum I am pg? It's a long and scarey story...anyone curious, then just let me know and I'll explain!
Or you could use the strategy I employed at a party last week which is to accept a glass of wine and then only take a few sips. As everyone else gets trollied, they don't realise you're "not drinking" if you've got a glass in your hand...not sure you'd be able to fool them for 4 nights in a row though
jo9977 My first child, DS, born 2006, was due 11 Feb too The average lateness of a first baby is 6 days and he did indeed arrive on the 17th so maybe they'll have same bday

Thanks for reassuring me Jo and Egg I think I'm driving DH nad aswell!

Had my booking in with the midwife today,bloods taken and scan arranged for the 8th of august was also told that i would be referred to a consultant and given a second scan later on because of havign 2 sn kids already,even though they are with a different father and even though their sn cant be picked up on a scan,think she just wants to keep an eye on me what with the depression adn stuff too which feels kinda nice as i was expecting a brush off due to this being baby no.4.

So thats me im officially pg lol and my kids break up for school holidays tomorrow so let the fun times begin eh!

Hi All,

First time mumsnetter and delighted to say am 8 weeks gone. Scan done last week showing heartbeat after 3 consecutive m/cs so fingers and legs crossed firmly!

DS of 6 caught me watching birth programmes on Discovery and has since been asking me all sorts of questions about how babies come out of lady's bodies etc.

Am keeping the news a secret from him until first trimester is up - but he's been asking for a sibling for ages so it will be a great day in our lives when I can break the good news to him.

Can't wait! Another scan at 9 weeks but I'm confident - symptoms are fairly relentless and I'm guzzling ginger tea.

Anyone else got any tips for tackling the extreme tiredness and queasiness?

What's the story on not telling your mum, then Basilbrush?

We have only told "unimportant" people, so far. Can't tell the DC because they'll blab to all and sundry, and dont' want to tell other family yet because they won't all approve.

It's funny because I often say (like in apologies for not attending PTA meeting today) "I'm not feeling very well" and nobody says "Oh, why is that?" back to me. I wonder how big bump will have to get before someone does 2+2...

Had a hard week; 3yo had breathing difficulties, ended up spending 9 hours in A+E -- not in bed until 11:15pm Tuesday night. I was DYING by the time I got home. Adrenaline and worry doesn't half dispel pregnancy nausea, though. They called it viral induced wheezing, hopeflly a one-off.

I have been fighting with panic (partly hormonal, I know) about what having No. 4 will mean for us, how will we cope, will everybody suffer, extra costs buying baby stuff again (this wasn't planned), etc.

lljkk OMG what a nightmare for you! hope your lo is OK now...

I appreciate No. 4 must be a tad stressful (and expensive!)if unplanned but I'm sure in the long run, it'll be amazing. Someone once said to me they thought that a sibling was the greatest gift you could give your child I'm an only child and DH is youngest of 5 and it's certainly me who envies him, not other way round!

Which brings me on to my Mum, since you ask. I'm not telling her till 12 weeks (she lives 200 miles away so if I can get away with it this weekend, should be OK!) As I said I had a m/c in March and I had told her I was pg pretty much from day 1. She literally almost had a nervous breakdown when lost bean, had to take time off work etc. It brought back all the memories of her own m/c when I was one. She got an infection, things all went horrendously wrong and she had to have a hysterectomy at 29. Hence I am only child. And why, even though I'm dying to, I'm not telling her about this pg until things are pretty much "certain" as I know she will just worry herself sick

By the way, her m/c was back in the 70s and what happened was rare even then - I hope I haven't freaked anyone out!

I can't keep up - everyone's been really chatty today!

Just wanted to say congratulations to everyone who's joined up since I was on last night!

There's lots of us now

Hi Everyone, I'm supposed to be working (supposed to do 3 hrs a week at home!) but reading this thread is far more interesting!! So much news as usual!! Welcome to all the newies. I hadn't discovered mumsnet when I had DD1 - it's so nice having contact this time with so many in the same situation. DP and I wait until past the 12 weeks before we tell anybody. Except last time my closest friend guessed and I couldn't lie to her - she hasn't asked yet!! Basilbrush - I'm on preg 2 and surprised as how little is happening. Like you I had really sore boobs last time but slightly tender nipples is all this time and a bit queasy. Was expecting belly to rapidly expand second time round but nothing happening there yet either . Really feel for those of you who haven't got sympathetic Drs. I'm really lucky - saw mine yesterday and he had big grin on his face while congratulating me and asked how many more I was going to have!!! We intend stopping at two but will have to wait for scan to be sure as yet again he did comment that twins is highly likely due to my age!!! Felt a little guilty for DD1 - she is SO lovely and so much fun right now - not sure what she will think when she suddenly has to share us with another!

Violeta - hvae already bought new bras as couldnt stand pain of fitting into normal ones. Went to mothercare but hav seen anice one on jojomamanbebe web site. Read somewhere that yu can need several different sizes (must admit i don't remember buying new bras til much further on last time but each pregnancy is different). Did get a sleep bra, which is like a sports bra and that helps a lot at night.

Aplogies- that was full of typos! am very,very tired!

Forgot to say welcome and congrats to newbies.

Redbush - dare i ask how old you are?. I'm 41 - have had a scan (wondered if i had twins) and saw just the one little peanut, my gp told me same though, risk inceases with age so you could be joining egg!

Thanks gingermumi - I'll have a look at that website!

I didn't know that about twins, I'll be 37 in Sep, would prefer not have numbers 3 & 4 all at once, but oh well, it would increase our chances of having a boy at least
We have 2 dd's already, so pretty sure I know what we'll have, dh seems good at making gorgeous girls Don't think I'd know what to do with a boy anyway, having lived in a sea of pink for 5yrs
Not nauseaus yet, just hungry more often and tired in the afternoon. Don't think school holidays are helping that though.....
Might be visiting my sister next week, and she will wonder why I'm not having a glass or 3 of wine and we have a 40th b'day party to go to on the 7/7, so may have to walk around with a glass of wine and just not drink it...... How I explain wanting to leave at 9pm to go to bed I'm not sure though

At this point I would like to add that I am only 31 and I have landed up with two . I also seem to have developed a pot belly overnight. I am still 5lbs down on my starting weight though . Really struggling now to actually eat a lot.

Will catch up on all posts shortly, just popping in to say hello. We are away for a week from tomorrow (inlaws then to Winchester where we will hopefully be moving by end of August), so I will be offline most of the time, so don't worry that Nemo and Dory are unwell or anything if I am very quiet.

I can't keep up!!!!

Welcome to mutha2beagain!

Egg, have a wonderful time away with in laws and in Winchester - chill out!

basilbrush - thinking about when my lo due (same as your first!) and stuff like that and wondering how it will be when we all start giving birth (see how positive I am now!!!) and don't have time to come online - it will be like the end of an era...bit sad in a way or do people manage to keep in touch?

And I understand about not telling your Mum - I didn't tell her that we were even trying let alone on fertility treatment 'cos it was enough looking after my emotions let alone hers as well.

I did tell her last night though and wanted it to be a huge surprise but next door neighbours (usually fantastic but I could kill them right now!) had said to her that afternoon 'I've told Rob to look after her...I'll say no more' so she'd been mulling it over for several hours before I got home from work and come to the conclusion this was the only thing it could be. Hey ho, but that's minor in the grand scale of things.

We're off for the weekend so won't be on line till Tuesday - have a fab weekend everyone...may there be no sickness, no rows, no stress, no panics - look after yourselves!

Right so... welcome to mutha2beagain. So for you that you have seen a heartbeat after all your recent bad luck. You must be over the moon.

lljkk, your poor little one, so glad he/she (sorry not sure if DS or DD) is ok now. Must have been very scary though.

Basil, your story about your mc and your mum is awful. It must have been a really hard time for you, dealing with your own heartache as well as worrying about your mum. Am not surprised you are not telling her til 12 weeks this time. Bet she will be sooo excited though.

Scully we have a birthday party (our next door neighbour) on 7/7 as well. Already worrying about it as all the neighbours will be there, and trouble is the same neighbour had a big party for his bday two years ago, and I was early pg with DS, and pretended I was so hungover I couldn't face a drink, so any reason I give this time they will guess (hope that makes sense!).

Redbush, I also really feel sorry for my DS, he too is at such a lovely, cute, loveable stage, and we spend every minute of the day together, so it will hit him HARD. Poor lad .

Am off now to finish my packing and have a lie down. Will check back in later .

My mother and gran both fell pg with twins at age 17 (that's 17, not 47 or 37).

At some point we could produce an alternative due date list with all our ages.

My house is a tip and know I should go clean and tidy, but bending over or squatting down makes me want to heave (what an excuse, eh?!).

What with the rain, it's turning into a chocolate and Cbeebies day.

Well from what I have read, twins are more common when you are v young or getting on a bit (ie the ages when you might not really want TWO). Bet your mum was watching you like a hawk when you were 17 .

We have hardly been out today. Only to the swings and for DS to sit in the car and pretend to drive for a while.

Viewing a potential nursery for DS in Winchester next week!