Due March 2008 - is it real?

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Oh my. Have name changed as I feel like a wee bit of a muppet for coming here while a bit uncertain. Will change back when I know one way or t'other for sure.

Was lurking over a cafe buffet this morning with DS, utterly unable to decide what I wanted to have for lunch. Told myself I'd have the chips but that they would probably taste metallic. Remembered how last night all the food in the house was unappealing, except two corn on the cob (?!).

Penny then dropped, though our TTC last month consisted I thought of getting it on magnificently before and after fertile time. Whipped into Boots for a 1st response after figuring I am 3 days pre-AF. Just got a faint but-its-there positive. BBC website says due date is 1st March.

Anyone else yet? I will not tell dp until the line is brighter for point and show effect, so will probably re-test Friday am. I will be keeping my news, if this really is news, virtual apart from twlling him for as long as possible, as I'm older, my thyroid is knackered and my miscarriage and anomaly risks are high.

Other than that, I am having a little smile:

welcome bky

you are welcome to ask me all you want about home ed until ds1 was 6 he never went to school, we totally home ed. then he started going one day a week, he now goes two, sometimes three, as does ds2, tho its fairly flexible. at the moment that is working well, and i think it will do with the new baby too however when the boys are older we may totally home ed them again, its up to them really. we are members of education otherwise, which is really good,(google it )

dont want to take over this thread with home ed, you are welcome to email me tho i think my addy is on my profile? if not i will add it

thankyou for the warm welcome

wow! hi all the bfp's Congrats!
3Mad, - v int to hear about home ed. and the combining bit of school with home ed. that seems cool then they get a chance to be integrated. I grew up with some home -eddies n they didn't have that opportunity.

Thanks derah, skid and pipsqueak for reassurance n advice on stuff, that was int. about the maternity pay etc. Will defo check it all out, thanks girls, u r great support!
Goodnight everyone.x

ok 3mb - will have a look at that site, also mum's an early years co-ordinator so will have a chat with her as well and see what her thoughts are - in an ideal world tbh I think i'd have her to home ed DS but I can't afford her wages lol.

Newbie here - hi everyone! Just literally joined Mumsnet a few days ago and today got my ++++ along with a few others it seems and not knowing where to turn or what to do Pipsqueeke kindly pushed me in the right direction. This is all new to me so, wow, rather a lot of messages on this thread (right word?) so it may take me a while to have a read through.

i take it everyone here is expecting March 2008?! Well if mine sticks then hopefully I'll be joining you

hi just wanted to say hi to every one not been on for a while

i doing ok cant eat hot food or am sick is this just me or does any one else get this

getting quite a bit of back pain think this is a trapped nevre that happens from time to time with me

apart from that i ok not been seen midwife yet tho must sort that out soon

how early did every one else go

Wow so many posts and newbies here I can't keep up.

Tomorrow is my biggest babies birthday she is 3 I honestly can't believe it seems like 5 mins ago I was on the Due in August 2004 thread (she was early). She's such a little girl now I sometimes cannot believe I'm her Mum. I've covered the downstairs in balloons, wrapped her presents, got pass the parcel sorted out so I think I'm sorted. So 3 years ago tonight at 11pm I walked back into the hospital having been sent home at 9pm as I wasn't in labour but the pains were too bad. They examined me I was only 1cm so told me I could go home and come back in the morning or lie on the bed with the G&A as I was making too much noise. DD1 was born at 3.22am. MW apologised and said no wonder I was screaming. I'll stop now I'm getting too emotional

I am not married either been with DP almost 13 years though. Just after DD1 was born we put our London flat on the market so I had a newborn and loads of people traipsing through my flat. Now of them bought it for ages. Then we decided to move back to Scotland so DP got a job up there and he had to move without us, his parting gift to me was DD2, DD1 was 9 months old. Our buyer pulled out at the last minute and to cut a very long story short we ended up living in a 2 room flat paying mortgages on 2 houses we couldn't live in and it very nearly bankrupted us. Talk about a stressful time. We moved in here when I was 5 months pregnant with DD2 and she was born here too. So it all worked out in the end, I'm hoping for a very calm pregnancy this time.

piekin - sorry to hear about your house situation, what you studying and what year you in? I'm sure theres a student advisor that can help you out your not the first person to have this problem. It might not be planned but in a few years time you will wonder how you ever lived without your LO.

congrats and welcome minnow, littleducks, jackstini, minxymoo, iliketosleep
Bky, wendyredhead - there definitely is something in the air all theses BFPs I can't keep up. Pull up a pew and get chatting, warning though it's seriously addictive if your new to mumsnet.

minxymoo - so sorry to hear about the loss of your daughter

Bky - I have an 18 month gap between my two and although it's hard work it's great, I wish there was only about a year between them but they are so close now. If it weren't for the dreaded SPD I would have had another quite quick again but wanted to give my body a bit of a rest. DD2 is 18 months now.

derah - SAHM-dom is great in the most part. I cannot afford to work until DD2 is at school so I'm kind of stuck so you got to make the best of it and look at it as a precious 5 years with your LOs before work beckons again.

Hope everyone else is doing well roll on 12 weeks when we can all rest a bit easier xxx

It's so great to be on here - because it's my first I don't have a clue what to expect and I'm quite scared of what could go wrong. I don't have drs appt until next Thurs and we don't want to tell anyone until after then at least (and only a few people then) as we don't want to jinx things, so I've got lots of stuff floating in my head that I can't really talk to anyone about and it's brilliant to know i'm not the only one in the same position. DH is interviewing this week for new job so got lots on his plate with that (really wants job) so we haven't really had too much time to talk since finding out on Mon (although we're both v excited) although have a nice quiet weekend planned which will be great. It's fab to come on here and see that I'm not the only one worrying about cramps, or feeling tired, or not really feeling like they can relax until week 12!

I don't really have any one symptom really badly yet - feel a bit sick, some tummy cramps, probably weeing more than normal and boobs a bit sore - kind of wishing I was really sick or boobs were agony or something so I'd know there really is a baby in my tummy somewhere. Bet I'll be wondering what I was thinking in a few weeks time when I'm sick all day every day or can't wear a bra cos it hurst but can't do without one either

Hello everybody, welcome new people and i hope noone is washed away in the rain...

Just off out to a toddler singing group, last one before summer close down (ARGH WHAT AM I GOING TO DO WHEN THEY'RE ALL SHUT???).

I usually read the boards during the day from my mobile phone, and post when there's a chance later in the evening. Especially on a day like today when I'm fingers, legs, everything crossed for minnow.

But I can't load this thread on my phone anymore - its got too big. Would anyone mind if I start and link a new thread later today to help people on mobiles, or using slow internet connections?

Don't think i'll ever manage to keep up with this thread.

Thanks to everyone for the welcome.

Piekin - Am I understanding that you are a student? I was at uni when I got pregnant with my little girl last year so give me a shout if you need any info or anything. Sorry if I have got that wrong, as i said have trouble keeping up with the posts.

Sweetkitty - What did you find worst about the 18 month gap. I remember with DD1 just being able to rest all day when she slept etc, can't imagine having to get up in the night then have DD1 to entertain all day.

Hi folks -it's great to see so many new people on here. Congratulations and welcome !

Told all parents & siblings last weekend, but have asked them to keep it quiet for now. Yeah, like that's really going to happen! Have a family do this weekend - bet the cat gets out of the bag then.

Have been feeling ok for the last couple of days, but feel pants today. Probably because I know I have to go to work tonight and know I will want to crawl into a dark corner and die by 4am. Going to cheer myself up by getting the HP book on the way home in the morning tho . May do the weekly shop if am not too much like death warmed up. My post-night duty appearance is known to be a bit , and don't want to scare small children in Sainsbo's!

Hope everyone is ok and not suffering too much from sickness etc - (((Connor))) and anyone else who is having a rough time of it.

See you on the new thread - cheers MB

bky is this your second as well? i'm so worried about going form 1 to 2 as you say when DS was napping before I did, he was horrid at night when he was a baby as he had bad colic which ment me pacing the floor everynight from 2am - some nights I might as well ahve got up then with him he's venture back to sleep for about 5.30 and DH would wake him up wiht the larm at 6.30 so all in all am dreading the thought of baby waking DS or having no sleep/the whole getting up everyhour we did with DS and then having to play with DS the following day as he's down to one nap only.

mb - go ahead I don't mind you starting a new thread.

hi wend glad you found us

not much happening here the erotic dreams have started again so wouldn't be surprised if this is a boy again. last time I had v rude dreams about sting of all people not remotely attractive - still least it's not gorden ramsey!

Hello everyone
Just coming on to have a rant really and ask if I"m over reacting.
Went to the GPs this morning. When I told her the date of my LMP and when I'd got my BFP she said I'd come to see her and done the pg test too early. WTF?

I didn't know there was such a thing. She said something about it being maybe being a false positive. "Oh well, if you get your period we'll just cancel everything."

She then tried to fob me off on a hospital (y) I'd heard bad things about and I said I'd probably prefer up at xx hospital and she said "Oh there's no probably - you have to decide. Why don't we book you into y for your scans and then you can shop around?" And I asked if that would be difficult to change after I've had my initial scan and blood test? And she said maybe.

I stuck to my guns and said can you book me into xx hosptial now please which she agreed but she then faffed around on the computer trying to do the referral letter (one finger typing) and then said she'd do it later.

I was at the door when she remembered she needed to take my blood pressure and while she was doing it she garbled something about avoiding unpasteurised dairy and undercooked chicken and thrust a copy of emma's diary in to my hands.

I am SO glad I have MN as a source of info cos I now know I can't rely on her.

God I am so made to feel like this.
I am going to have to arrange to see another doctor - not sure I can cope with this horrible woman again.

AIBU?

Pipsqueek - yes this one will be my second, DD is currently 10 months so will be around 18 months when next one makes an appearance.

PINK MARTINI- dont worry, yoou will start seeing midwives in alittle while and they are more up on pregnancy than gps.

I was in a different area last time and chose a surestart community midwife team, which was gret as the give you the same care as if you went private, but asa im not even registered with a new gp I dont know how it all works here.

anyone having cravings? I felt the NEED to smell washing machine powder so had to ggo and buy some for the laundry even though i normally use soapnuts, i am alos having sushi (the supermarket stuff with no raw fish just smoked salmon and prawns) everyday at the moment . Last time i lived of avocadoes, which i didnt even like before i was pregnant and my dd now loves them too.

OMG yes to cravings Littleduck - I found myself eating black olives and creamed coconut, followed by pumpkin seeds the other night! What is that all about? Why can't it be ice cream or something. Then I realised the creamed coconut has sulphur nitrates or somesuch nasty in so hoping no damage done, but will steer clear from now on. Last time I had a real thing about fresh pineapple.

PinkMartini - stick to your guns. You have a right to the type of birth/pregnancy you want so don't let them push you around. I know that is easier said than done, especially when you are all emotional, but I agree with littleducks - the mw should be more on the ball.

wow pinkmartini, that sounds kind of bizarre. I've never heard of false positive because of "too early" except for really soon after MC or fertility treatment.

that's a real shame if you don't feel you can trust your GP. You're defiitely right to see another dr. there's no point going to see a dr. you do't trust.

pipsqueeke, I'd forgotten you'd mentioned rude dreams before. I'm totally having them. Not all the time, but quite often. Is that a sign of a boy? I'm sort of hoping for a girl. i know you're not meant to care or say such a thing.

Just remembered merryberry's new thread. i'm off to find it. see you there.

Hi everyone,

Well, I went to the EPAC this morning as advised - what a waste of time !!

Up at the crack of dawn, waited for 2 hours to be told it was too early to scan and to come back on Monday?. This was after my GP had called them and they said they could scan! I'm only 4 weeks and scan unlikely show anything until 6 weeks apparently. Will still only be 5 weeks on Monday so don't really see the point in putting myself throught it all again.

What a hideaous depressing place, there is no way I'm going back on Monday. A room full of women who are terrified they have lost their babies .

I think I will take my chances and let nature take its course. Either I will still be pregnant in a couple of weeks or I won't -a scan now won't change that.

If I am still getting positives and still bleeding in a couple of weeks I will go back.

Happy thoughts to everyone x

Sorry to hear you haven't got any good new Minnow. What a horrible experience. Hope everything will be OK.

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hi can someone do a convenient linky thing to meeryberry new thread when they find it?
Thanks all for the support n some fellow non- marrieds out there makes me feel a bit less like a fallen woman . I was a student but have actually just graduated, so won't have to give up my course or anything as I have completed. I am just in that in betweeny place where you don't have a job yet, ( starts september), and still live in shared house etc, but things will change and am gona have a good chance to chat with my DP, who although a bit , well,less than useful at times, is a lovely person and has said will try to support me whatever, so I won't starve!I guess if it comes to the end of the road with housing I could always go to the council . ANyway thanks for all the stories of your own exps, there are some brave tough women on this thread!

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Hi there, I'm new to this board but thought I'd post to say hello. I'm due on 7/3/08, having had 2 miscarriages before. I also have a 20 month old son (he came between the MCs). Got a BIG positive when I did my test and my lovely GP referred me to the hospital for an early scan in view of my history and my age - I'm 44. Went for the scan this morning and they saw the fetus and a heartbeat but she said that it's very small. She measured it at 6 weeks, when I reckon I'm 7 + 4days, and she's said she wants me to go back in a week to have another look.

So I'm feeling a bit down, I'd thought that seeing a heartbeat was a very good thing, but she's made me feel that it isn't and that I might still lose the baby. I've spoken to my brother (usefully, he's an obstetrician!) and he's said that a heartbeat IS good but that the CRL measurement is very small, so that I should be realistic. I really thought that I'd get a definite sense today of whether or not the pregnancy is viable but I feel as though I'm just back in limbo for another week.

Sorry to whine on the first time I post. Will try to cheer up now!

Hi Rachel
Follow the link in the message below yours to the new thread - this one got too long to load onto some people's phones, so a new one was started - not sure that people are still checking this one.

Sorry to hear you're in limbo - but at least you saw a heartbeat - which is good news. I had a scan last week which was 6+5 since lmp, but no heartbeat and v small - have to go back on Thursday for another scan. Fingers crossed for both of us!

hiya, i thought i'd come and say hello, did two tests and got brilliantly bright positives! been trying for four months and pleased i've hit my jackpot! so far i'll be about 5 weeks, and my due date works out about end of march. i have a 2.5 yr dd from a previous relationship and i'm feeling a bit lost right now coz i was 3 months pregnant before i found out about her!