July 2020 anyone?

[Bisquick]

Just got a BFP on a ClearBlue digital showing 1-2 weeks, so estimate I will be due around the 4th of July. Anyone else on a similar boat?

Really nervous right now. This is my 4th pregnancy.. 2 losses and DD who's nearly 2. Haven't told anyone other than DH and my mum since I can scarcely believe it!

@impatientlyinfertile not actually been sick yet but I'm sure its coming... been getting waves of nausea for about a week and I'm permanently exhausted but can't sleep! I think the sickness kicked in around 7 weeks with DS. But I'm taking it all as positive signs
Are they going to give you an early scan at your ivf clinic?

Yeah @dragonmummy17 I get a blood test Monday and then hopefully they'll book me in for a scan in December I think they aim for about 7 weeks. Yeah I think I was sick from about 7 weeks with mine too. How olds your little boy now? Mines nearly 4 I'm a bit scared of parenting pregnant x

@impatientlyinfertile he's 2.5 and its been hard. Today he is napping which gives me a break but he doesn't every day... we are watching a lot more cbeebies than normal!

thank you @WooMaWang!

I'm quite on the fence about this pregnancy. I've got quite a large age gap between my children, as I had my first at 24. I'm 35 now so, I'm worried about a lot of things.

I called my OB this morning to let her know; she doesn't want to see me until 7 weeks either; and I'm one of those bleeders. I get my period during my pregnancies and just two months ago, my nipples also started to bleed. I went to the Dr to see what was up, and luckily he said it wasn't cancer, but unluckily--I just bleed a lot. I feel like an old bit of raw meat left on the counter.

I skipped work to get my head around this pregnancy as I'm not sure I can realistically parent 3 children. I still cry when I reminisce about sleeping through the night, wearing beautiful clothes and having hair...but I'm sure I'll stop being a spoiled little shit soon. I am lucky to be here, lucky to have the medical support we have and lucky to have this chance.

Anyone craving anything yet? I'm craving loads of dim sum.

Awww @QueenofWhisperz i can see why your feeling scared if it helps my sister and I are 7 years apart and I loved getting to watch her grow. I hope you feel a bit better once you've had sometime to get your head around things x

No cravings, but my goodness I'm bloated! I'm lactose intolerant and feel as though I've had milk but I know I haven't. I am also very gassy, and burping does relieve the pressure a tad. I had no idea you could have symptoms this early (only 4 weeks!) but perhaps I'm a sensitive little flower

Hi all, I'm due 16th July. 4 years TTC and 3 rounds of IVF to get to this point ....

5 weeks tomorrow, symptoms have eased off so thats a bit worrying!

@Fatgrace1 Best of luck to your daughters, she young so has a great chance of a successful pregnancy.

@QueenofWhisperz I've got big gaps too. I had my first at 19 (he'll be 20 when this one gets here) and second at 28 (he'll be nearly 11 by the time it's here). I am wondering how much harder pregnancy is going to be at 39.

I had bleeding in my first pregnancy (didn't know I was pregnant until nearly 6 months because you assume a regular period is a clear sign of not being pregnant). I was fine in my second. It must be worrying for you. Hopefully it'll be fine.

@EnglishRain symptoms settling could be your body becoming used to the progesterone x

Hello! Got my BFP today! My EDD is the 22nd of July.

This will be my second child. My first has just turned 5! After terrible PND it took me a few years to recover and build up the courage to have another and then a few more years to get off the meds! I’m 39 now and honestly thought I’d left it too late. Me and my DH are absolutely over-joyed!!!

Anyone else find out today??

I like the way this thread is moving. I am craving super super spicy dim sum. I went to a place called 'Din Tai Fung' in covent garden the other day (after finding out I was pregnant) and honestly, I was really let down.

I can't eat out a lot, but I'm starting to think that maybe if I choose a really yummy restaurant to look forward to every week (for a lunch special) maybe just maybe I can enjoy this pregnancy and see it for the lovely life experience I have always wanted.

@impatientlyinfertile thank you for your insight, my sisters are both 7 and 8 years younger than me (respectively) and I did enjoy watching them grow. We are super close, so much so, that both sisters moved to London to be close to me.

39 is super young, I'm 35 (going on 36 soon) so not far behind at all. @WooMaWang and @peanutfoldover I feel like some 20 year olds sound and act far far far older than I do.

I also really enjoy just walking off when people come off as too pretentious or dumb. In my 20's I would finish listening to people like this out of politeness. Now that I'm older, IDGADF! It's a new freedom I never realised I had. (is this a lame confession?)

@EnglishRain I was seriously bloated and gassy the day I took the pg test. I've been rolling around like a pig on the floor to release some 'pressure'. The people at work think I've gotten far crazier than before...

is everyone in here from the UK?

Ethnically, I am Indian. However, I was born and raised in the US. I moved to the UK 13+ years ago.

Woken up today and feel I have absorbed the happy shock of yesterday! Decided to work out how far along I am.... and it’s 4w1d! That makes it feel real!

Mega hot flushes this morning, my tea tasted weird and feel like I could do with another 12 hours sleep!!!

I’m from the UK @QueenofWhisperz

Congrats @aliceabsolum and @impatientlyinfertile (and everyone else).

Well I've just thrown up right on achecule on day 39 (apparently that is the typical date pregnancy sickness starts). Got an appointment with a hyperemesis specialist today. Am worrying about having to quit work imminently (I'm freelance) if I get hyperemesis like before, and letting clients down.

That was meant to say on "schedule"!

Sorry to hear that @Thund4rcat I’m dreading the start of that.

Today I’m feeling SO tired! Tempted by caffeine.

Anyone here drinking a bit of caffeine a day???

I'm drinking one cup of coffee a day. I'm not sure I can survive without it.

I am also watching a lot of 'Call the midwife'

Are you feeling any better today @QueenofWhisperz ?
I hope your sickness isn't so bad this time @Thund4rcat I had regular morning sickness with my son (in that I could sometimes hold down food) and it was hell I can't even imagine what it's like to have hypermesis.
I wasn't a coffee drinker before but I think one would be fine.
Is or did anyone else obsessively test? I've been testing daily I feel like I need constant reassurance that this isn't a chemical x

Yes I’ve tested daily. The one I did today was a really cheap test but quite faint

I still feel a bit bloated but not so bad today. Keep getting waves of nausea and I'm not being quite the piggy I normally am food wise which is probably a good thing.

I LOVE tea. I am still having two a day. Decaf tastes horrid usually, although I may try twinnings. I read you can have 200mg a day reasonably safely. A cup of tea only has about 70mg. I half wonder if the caffeine withdrawal is why I've felt so tired...

I am from the UK @QueenofWhisperz what made you move to the UK from the US?

@impatientlyinfertile @peanutfoldover I have been daily testing! Trying so hard to step away. I am terrified of another chemical. I was doing a cheapie tray every day but was getting so worried about whether the line was a flicker darker or not. Today I still tested but I used a Sainsbury's own brand and compared it to the one I did on Sunday and it was darker, so that's keeping me going for now. Going to try not to POAS tomorrow...I've still got a clear blue digi and am desperate to see that say 2-3 or 3+, not sure quite when that should be though and don't want to panic myself.

Awww I'm pleased I'm not alone in the obsessive testing I'm using the £1 ones from Asda because I'm poor from ivf they're only sensitive to 25miu so I'm not getting a nice bold line yet. I'm hoping I'll chill out after the blood test. How far gone where you when you had your chemical @EnglishRain ? I've worked that I would have started spotting Sunday night so hopefully passing that will help me calm down x

@impatientlyinfertile at least that is one milestone passed!

As for the chemicals, this is what makes me a bit panicky. What would have been CD33 is when u started bleeding both times. However...I have PCOS and I normally spot for up to 7 days before AF and this is the first cycle I have had no spotting for. Even the two chemicals I had spotting which eventually tapered off. Also, I have a feeling I ovulated early, like CD12, this cycle. I was on clomid for up to seven cycles but stopped because I felt like I wasn't ovulating on the last couple of doses, was borderline on the blood tests. We have since been referred for IVF (paperwork sent off by consultant) and I spontaneously decided to use the last lot of clomid tablets and, hey presto, I seem to be up the duff!

I will not be referring myself to a midwife until I've had a private scan and am further along. As wrong as it may seem, if I flag that I am pregnant and then miscarry, my eligibility for IVF vanishes. They don't count chemicals pregnancies as recurrent miscarriage, so I can't even get a referral for that if I have another. Urgh! Hopefully I won't need it.

I get that @EnglishRain if it helps we get an early scan with ivf at 7 weeks so that's probably a good date to book for. It's lovely to be on a board with people who have had all sorts of ttc journeys here it means there is someone that will understand each persons circumstances x

Despite supposedly stepping away from the tests I did a digi today and got a 2-3 weeks which is more than I've had before! Also had a bit of a fright as thought I had period pain and was getting all panicky, but it turns out I just needed the bathroom so I think anyway!!

Is time going incredibly slowly for anyone else?! I want to get the next few months out the way so I can relax a bit more.

Are you guys excited? I don't know how to be excited if there is a chance I could have a miscarriage...don't know whether to allow myself to enjoy it, or try to stay detached and cautious for a bit longer? I can't imagine that if I do have a miscarriage I'm going to feel any less upset because I didn't allow myself to be excited and plan, etc!