July 2020 - thread 2

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New thread for our July gang 😊

Shall we do a little reminder of who we all are so we can see who is on here - Age, current EDD and if we know our 12 week scan date?

I'll start:

31 - EDD 08/07 - 12 week scan 24/12

I’ve got my 12 week scan next Monday - feeling nervous. Sorry for tmi, but I ended up having discharge earlier today which looked pink tinged so I’m worried about that. I just felt wet and realised it had soaked through my knickers and some had got onto my tights so had to change. Sorry, definitely tmi, just hoping everything is o.k. Seems to have stopped now. Has anyone else experienced this? I had some pink/brown spotting at 9 weeks and scan showed the heartbeat so hoping all is well 🤞

I had 2 baked potatoes with chicken mayo (my main craving) for lunch today 😣 kept the nausea at bay for a good few hours!

Cried in cinema watching Last Christmas... And can feel tears coming whenever I talk to someone about the plot. Not like me at all!!

Getting Alexa to play George Michael for days after seeing the film didn't help either 😭

It's so reassuring to hear about others carb loading! I forced myself to have some carrot and pepper tonight and I managed more than yesterday so progress.

With my 1st pregnancy, I ate so healthily and exercised all the time! I lived and breathed the hypnobabies CD and spent most of my pregnancy sitting on a yoga ball rather than the sofa to ensure the baby was in optimum position! My smugness is coming back to bite me now! I could cry when I have to walk up the stairs at the tube station in the evening.

I have a private scan next Monday. I should be 9w+4, im excited but also nervous. Hope everything is ok.
Then nothing until 8th jan, but luckily its Christmas and im sure it will go fast.

I need to ask a question. Is anyone on here without a partner or a husband? Im really struggling with my relationship and wondering if im better off doing this on my own, but im also worried if i will cope and the effect of the father not actually being around as much as i wanted to. I also think that the stress is not good for the baby.

Catching up a bit late sorry!
Age: 30
Due: 2nd July (so far!)
Dating scan is next Monday 23rd.
2nd baby, DD is 19 months. My due date was brought forward 6 days with her, curious as to whether similar happens this time!

Glad it's not just me not wanting to eat healthy! I'm normally pretty good but the thought of some salad with my tea tonight made me gag so I just had a tonne of pasta!

@susie12345 ah bless ya for your toilet hiding/crying!!!
The waiter was good really I tried to laugh it off and he just said to DH in his thick Spanish accent "your lady is hungry!" 🤣
DH just looked at me when the waiter went and said "yeah, you're definitely pregnant" 🤣🙈 I'm 7+4. It's hard keeping up with everyone isn't it!
Sorry you're struggling with your relationship ☹️

Its weird how carbs are all we want now isnt it.

I think im constantly irritated as well and i can smell everything and its so annoying!
The other day my partner wanted to kiss me and i could smell tuna and when i asked him if he ate tuna today, he was surprised and said he had a tuna sandwich for lunch (like 8 hours earlier!)

@PixieN I'm in a very similar situation, I've been having quite a bit of discharge and damp knickers on a frequent basis, but tonight I had quite a lot of thicker discharge which was brown and now red spotting with some mild tummy pains(sorry everyone for tmi but I need to share), I'm now panicking something's wrong especially as I had period like pains and was exhausted over the weekend, work has been so busy the last couple of weeks and I had a big meeting last week that I know stressed me out (even though I kept thinking of baby and tried to keep as calm as I could)
I booked a private scan for friday this morning and now I'm worrying I've tempted fate, called the early pregnancy unit and theyve booked me in for a scan for wed, it just cant come soon enough.
How long did your spotting last? Was it just when you wiped after going to the toilet?

Hi @1sttimemum20 - the spotting at around 8/9 weeks was when I wiped after the loo one evening. I just had some brown spotting, then light pink on 3 separate occasions that night. I was so worried when I went for an early scan, but everything was o.k. I think it’s normal to get some cramping too as the uterus is stretching. How many weeks along are you? I think most of the time it’s nothing to worry about. It just shocked me to see it again tonight and felt like more of a discharge than spotting, but it’s stopped now - will just have to keep an eye on it. One of my friends had quite a lot of bleeding recently at around 10 weeks, but an early scan showed all was well. She had a few days off work though to take it easy and rest. I’ve had a really busy weekend and I’m stressing out about end of term assessments and reports (I’m a teacher) which isn’t helping. Sounds like you need to take it easy too. Best of luck on Wednesday and try not to worry - easier said then done I know! x

@PixieN thank you for your lovely message, that's made me feel a l bit better 😊 I'm 8+3. I miscarried at 6 and a half weeks in the summer so I'm finding I'm worrying at everything. Hopefully it will just be a small bit of spotting that stops by the morning 🤞
I'm finishing work on friday for 2 weeks but going to take the rest of this week easy too (well as much as I can!) Sounds like you need to take it easy too, hopefully you can have a good rest over the christmas holidays x

@Westiemummy81 oh my gosh my heart goes out to you, you’ve been through the absolute wringer. I don’t know how you’ve coped but I’m so glad you’re here now. All fingers and toes crossed for you on this pregnancy

Hi can I join? I am 32 years old mother of two boys aged 7 and 8. This is my third pregnancy and I am due in July according to an app I have used :)

@susie12345 not experienced it fully personally but I can definitely say a baby will test even the strongest of relationships. Sleep deprivation and resentment are rife. My DH is a farmer so he was never around as the cows and milking always take priority. I also exclusively BF so he didn't even feel the need to wake up at night. Personally I'd say it's a stress you don't need and a scenario in which you are separated but amicable might be favourable. Have a really good heart to heart with him x

@Kiki275 hi, thanks for the message. The thing is, he says the right things to me, he wants to be with me, help me, etc. However he has 2 older children who take priority. We dont live together so i hardly see him as it is, which is upsetting for me cos i feel like im alone with this pregnancy anyway. And when i do see him, we argue because im so upset and emotional and angry that he hardly has any time for me.

@susie12345 that sounds so stressful. It's understandable that his kids do take priority but he does need to commit some time to you. Two weeks paternity (if you get that from him) just won't be enough. He needs to step up or step away x

@Kiki275 he is self employed so wont probably be able to take that much time off work but who knows, we have not discussed that yet. I agree that his kids are priority and im not stopping him seeing them but i only get to see him twice a week which is really not a lot so im feeling sad a lot that im basically doing this on my own. I agree, think only time will tell if he commits or not. Thank you

Welcome @Chelsea987. My edd is 17th July 😊 which is also my nephews birthday! How are tour symptoms so far?

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God I am craving a cheese and bean toastie! I’ve been so nauseous for three weeks I’ve barely ate anything, might even have two if my nauseous holds off long enough. Hope all you ladies are OK.

I’ve plucked up the courage and booked a private scan for Thursday. Should be 9+6 approx.

This pregnancy has put me off chocolate 😭 my fave thing in the world!

@Dafs123 I could do with that aversion, I'm putting on lbs at a hell of a rate x

@Kiki275 oh I'm making up for it with other naughty foods don't worry 🤣