April 2019 Babies

[LulaRose]

Hello everyone! I thought I'd start a thread for babies due in April 2019 as I couldn't see an existing post for it.

I'm 29
I have a DS who is 12 months
Due 3 April with DC2

I'm only 3+2 so extremely early! I can't quite believe it but I got a line on a test at 8dpo, and the line is getting darker. I'm very excited, but also very nervous.

I managed to get a scan date for next week, very first thing on Monday. Dh asked me last week if I thought there was a chance it would still be ok and I got so upset I feel utterly exhausted, I’ve broken out in spots all over my face, and today I’ve needed to pee about eleventy billion times, but I still feel it’s gone. If it does turn out to be ok, I have no idea how I’m going to psychologically deal with this pregnancy. I feel so detached and in denial.

@AwkwardAsAllGetout good news that you managed to get a scan for Monday but I can only imagine that it must feel like an impossible amount of time to wait. Will be thinking of you and really really hope for a good outcome.

@AwkwardAsAllGetout: good luck for Monday and I desperately hope you get happy news! All you can do right now is take it one day at a time. ❤️❤️💖

Thank you so much @MomoTheLemur :)

@AwkwardAsAllGetout I so have my fingers crossed for you. Hopefully it will all be okay and seeing baby will help ❤
I do know what you mean though. Whenever I say anything positive my rational brain goes "well no, there is no baby"
I'm almost trying to live positively now and embrace it because I reckon my scan will go terribly. I so hope I'm wrong though.

Anyway, a big hug for you xxx

@organised5 will it show up anywhere on the news feed at all? We are still in the top secret stage! If it won't then I would like to join please?

This is my second baby, and I'm really worried this time round due to having no symptoms other than bloating. With first baby I had horrendous sickness, migraines, fatigue. I literally feel the exact same as before but win bloating.. so it's worrying me a bit. Probably silly and nothing to worry about (last two years there has been a number of pregnancy issues in the family, which I won't scare people with, but sometimes think I'm a bit paranoid!)

Hope the scan goes okay on Monday. You might feel differently once you've had it. I feel like this stage can feel so 'blurgh', there's no real definitive way to feel connected, and it's just worry worry worry

@MomoTheLemur I've told work already. For a month, I'd been planning a day/night out drinking cocktails for last Saturday and I decided I couldn't be bothered to lie so they all know. Good job though as I would've had to call in sick this week but they've been great, putting me on jobs where I can sit and not being too pissed odd when I've been on the phone to the dr/midwife.
My mum knows too.
I figure if anything were to happen, they'd all find out anyway and I'd need my mum to look after the boys.

@organised5 how do I pm you from my phone?

We have had the whole 'when you having another baby' for like the last year (1 of 5, my little boy was grandchild number 12), so they're all really eager. They knew about my little boy within a week of us finding out, so we want to wait til the 8 week scan, so it's a bit more of a surprise. Our current response is just a jokey 'are you paying for the nursery fees then?' And that generally gets them to stop asking... because I don't want to outright lie!

@MB34: wow. I'm not sure how confident I feel telling family yet. Let alone work. But does have the perk that you can just be you, and one less thing to worry over!! How far along are you?

One added worry for me is that I've only really been in the job for about 3 months... same company ive been with 6 years though. Was meant to start sooner, but internal politics between higher ups delayed my start date by 2 months.

@Sarah1107: yes with you... Don't like lying flat out... Whenever I can I'm an avoider or awkward distraction/joke kinda gal if I can help it.
How are you planning to share the news??

As it's our first (and first grandchild for both my mum/dad as well as MIL and FIL) I'm thinking we should think of something creative... Not easy as except MIL and SIL all our family is spread out across cities /countries... So can't necessarily do it face to face without leaving huge gaps between ppl we are telling...

Any one even thinking that far ahead yet? Or those of you who already have DCs, how did you share the news?

@MomoTheLemur we're just keeping it simple really, as this will be grandchild 14 on my mums and dads side.
We're asking my mum and Dad to look after DS when we go for the early reassurance scan, (telling them DH work van needs MOT and I'm going to pick him up), then we'll just come home and show them the picture. With MIL it's her birthday early sept, so we're just going to get a Nannie birthday card and put DS name and 'Bump' in it.

With DS we found out just before Christmas, so we done similar with getting them their first nanny and grandad xmas cards. Then with the rest of the family, there was a Boxing Day party, and one of my older nephews read our a xmas card to everyone during present swapping

Me and my boyfriend brought some baby grows from eBay that said your going to be grandparents they were so cute !

We bought some little booties with a little set of knitting needles and a card saying : Get knitting grandma for DPs mum as it's her first grandchild and she'll be super excited.
With my mum and dad they've already got 6 grandchildren, So will probably keep it low key 😊

I'll probably tell my work quite early on, we're thinking of booking a private 8 week scan, so possibly after that. I work for a small company and have done for the last 10 years so we're like a little family really.

For our first we just told our parents, we did a little picture for our friends though, of our shoes lined up and then tiny shoes at the end.
This time we’re going to get DS a little tshirt, which says big brother to be (or similar) and just see how long it takes people to notice!

I feel a big weird about telling people, because no one has 'formally' confirmed it yet! I've done 3 tests and have all the symptoms. Am roughly 6 weeks. But the GP just took my word for it! Seeing midwife next week

I meant bit weird not big weird, sorry haven't learnt how to edit my posts yet! 🙈

@MomoTheLemur I'm about 6 weeks. With my work there's other risk factors too. I work in a pharmacy doing trays for care homes, so I can be even more careful without having to lie (and try and remember which lies I've told!)

With my first, the first scan was just before my parents and my sister's birthdays, so we got cards - Nana, Grandad, Aunty and put the scan pic in them. Not as close to DH's parents so we just told them. I think I just put the scan photo on messenger to close friends then put it on fb and waited for everyone else to notice.

With my second, I told family before the 12 week scan. I then got a tshirt printed with "Big Brother in training" on with two cute dragons, one big, one small (we're Welsh) and made him hold the scan photos and sent it on messenger/put that on fb.

Might google some ways they can both introduce this one.

@MB34 does ur place of work rhyme with smoots lol we have similar roles I am dying being in my feet all day dispensing . Going to have to come clean to work soon I think the hard floors have my back in pieces before this pregnancy add in the tiredness and I'm ready for maternity leave at five weeks xo Iv started getting a bit foggy and I need to concentrate so hard in work as do you. How do people do this ?! Lol sorry having a moment today

Today I am bang on 6 weeks and boom, I'm bleeding 😐 just like my last pregnancy. Seems by that blood down the loo is freaking scary. I know last time was a good outcome but you still can't help but think 'oh shit' we go on holiday Monday and I'm now going to be in limbo until we get back! Aaagh!!! I just called into work sick and luckily I spoke to one of my dearest friends who was so lovely about it. Just need to spend the day in bed resting I think. Hoping it's just a thing my body does.
The blood is more pink and brown with bits in (sorry if TMI)
Fingers crossed for me ladies. I hope all is going to be ok 👌

@kisses4u hope everything works out okay ! Fingers crossed and make sure you get loads of rest

@annie264 that’s how I feel too. It doesn’t feel real at all. I feel as though I need someone in a uniform to give me proof before I’ll really truly believe it, even though I’ve done loads of tests.

Annoyingly, I won’t be seen by the midwife until around 9 weeks. That’s so far away!

@kisses4u will keep everything crossed

@kisses4u fingers crossed everything's ok. Rest up and let us know what happens

@lolacola13 where I work it rhymes with floyds 😄 It's so hard already isn't it. I've been feeling dizzy/disorientated too so I'm finding it really hard to concentrate. I am sitting down whenever I can and as I'm not customer facing , it's a bit easier. I'm also training to be an ACT so can sit down then, but being able to concentrate is another matter!

Hope everyone is doing ok today.

I’m bang on 5 weeks today, and have spoken to my boss because we’re coming up to a really busy/high pressure time of year and I’m worried that I won’t be able to cope with the extra hours that’d I’d need to work. She was really understanding which was good.

I really want to see a GP/midwife for reassurance but they said I’d need to wait until I was 8 weeks, which feels so long away.

Is anyone else REALLY hungry and (sorry if this is TMI) needing to go to the bathroom loads? Xx