DUE OCTOBER 08 ANYONE ELSE ONLY FOUND OUT??????

[sambrads]

HELLO ALL JUST FOUND OUT IM PREGNANT AND I AM SO SO EXCITED!!!!!

THIS WILL BE MY SECOND BABY AND I HAVE BEEN TRYING FOR MONTHS AND NOW ITS REALLY HAPPENING!!![GRIN]

Swalisman - i too have cramps and have been reassured by many of the ladies on this thread that it is normal so do not worry!!
Sambrands - an hour is good, 10 minute miles. i wish i could go running still but hard to with baby!!! but i make up for it at the gym though nothing beats running in the great outdoors no?
Daisy - iam hoping it has not been reabsorbed! slept most of the afternoon so hope it is a good sign that all is going accordingly and i seem to have lost my appetite/will to cook!!!
welcomw to all thenewcomers, so many to name!!

hi ya swaliswan i know what your feeling those cramps are terrible !!!

i cant wait til im at the stage were i can tell people its driving e mad

i wish these first weeks would fly

Hi Ladies - been a while since we had a stats update. Have a feeling I'll have missed someone off, so apologies if I have...

1st julezboo 1ds 1 baby
1st loulou33 1 ds
2nd sambrads 1 ds
3rd kookiegoddess first baby
4th minervaitalica first baby
4th annwoo 2 dc
4th hedgepig 1 ds
4th SydneyB 1 dd
4th CantSleepWontSleep 1 dd
4th charlotteryder 2 ds
6th myjobismum 1 dc
6th Bethoo 1 ds
6th daisyj first baby
7th fairydust2 1 dd
7th pistachio 1 dc
7th ronshar 2 dd's
8th MrsBish 1 dc
8th Hoonette 1 ds
8th f1nut 3 dc
9th DoingItAgain 1 dd
11th Spink 1 ds
11th Sprogstersmum 1 dd
12th CandC 1 ds
12th chicken78 1 dd
14th tedmundo 1 ds
14th twinklytoes 2 dd's
16th pepperrabbit 2 ds's
20th 07mumstheword 1 dc
?? iMum 2 ds's
?? Swaliswan 1 dd
?? amggill first baby

Congrats to all the new ladies .

No one gets suspicious on the alcohol thing here, as I drink very little since having dd anyway, esp as still bf.

hi ya cswl thats a long list now dont worry if you have left someone out e can fix it!!

i know what you mean about the alcohol i hardly ever drink now as ds a hangover are not a good pair

I've updated my details so here is the new list...

1st julezboo 1ds 1 baby
1st loulou33 1 ds
2nd sambrads 1 ds
3rd kookiegoddess first baby
4th minervaitalica first baby
4th annwoo 2 dc
4th hedgepig 1 ds
4th SydneyB 1 dd
4th CantSleepWontSleep 1 dd
4th charlotteryder 2 ds
6th myjobismum 1 dc
6th Bethoo 1 ds
6th daisyj first baby
7th fairydust2 1 dd
7th pistachio 1 dc
7th ronshar 2 dd's
8th MrsBish 1 dc
8th Hoonette 1 ds
8th f1nut 3 dc
9th DoingItAgain 1 dd
11th Spink 1 ds
11th Sprogstersmum 1 dd
12th CandC 1 ds
12th chicken78 1 dd
14th tedmundo 1 ds
14th twinklytoes 2 dd's
16th pepperrabbit 2 ds's
20th 07mumstheword 1 dc
20th Swaliswan 1 dd
?? iMum 2 ds's
?? amggill first baby smile

I'm not making any promises about due dates though as DD was born at 34+6. DH suggested that I should hedge my bets and join the September ladies as well!

Hello everyone again

I have been away on a business trip so did not have the energy to spend time on the computer (partly because I tend to be asleep when I am not working ).

I am trying to keep calm and I am getting better at it (thanks to all of you also. It's so good knowing that no pregnancy seems to be the same).

I have to say that "the system" does not help... I am based in central London (St.Mary's hospital), and they refuse referrals until wk 12, so you do not get your booking appt until later.. Which also means that is then is too late for an nt scan, so I need to organise that myself and I am not sure where to start.

Out of interest, is anyone actually considering going private?

Bethoo, all sounds good. Those sound like symptoms to me. I've decided that bloating up and losing the will around the 3.00 pm every day are symptoms .

minerva, that's interesting about not taking referrals till 12 weeks - I'll definitely investigate further. Would love to go private, but not really financially viable, although to be honest I haven't checked out costs. However, we're moving at the moment, so quite financially commmitted.

It's getting jolly busy on here now!

Love the little smilies by our first babies, by the way. So cute.

Hope you all have a good day, ladies

Hello!
Can I join in?
I think I'm due on the 19th of October. Just found out and I'm still in a bit of shock. I had fertility treatment that in theory didn't have a good chance of success, and to be honest it does feel like a "surprise" baby, despite all the organisation and treatment that I needed.
I have one DD who will be 2 by the time that this one is (hopefully) born.
Is anyone else struggling to quite believe that they're pregnant?

I am sooooooooo stupid. I've just washed my hair over the side of the bath (I've decided that the envy face looks the right shade for how I feel right now!) Oh, and then I brushed my teeth.....

ladies when do you think i should tell my friends and family that i am pregnant???

if i wait til i get my scan then i will be showing so everyon will know anyway .
its so hard not tellling my family especially my mum but they cant hold there water and would tell everyone

my sis had a baby in dec and has jus told us all she has postnatal depression and cant stand pregnant women which is also a reason why i dont want to tell

hat should i do ??
has anyone else told family and friends??

If they can't keep the secret then I personally wouldn't tell yet. I couldn't cope with the whole world knowing if this little one doesn't hang on.

We've told the future grandparents, with strict instructions not to tell, and DH's sister, as she's had fertility issues in the past and it seemed like the most sensitive thing to do in the circumstances.

Your poor sister and poor you though. It is good to be sensitive to your sister's PND, but it's not your fault that you're pregnant! Hopefully she will get the help that she needs and will be in a better state once your PG is a bit further on.

MrsTittlemouse- i still cant believe i am pregnant and keep doing pregnancy tests ot try and convince myself i am!! feels too good ot be true really!!
myjobismum - i feel the same so do not worry, we can both be paranoid together!!

Yeap - no sickness here either... so I would not infer anything from that really.

I am trying to resist the weekly test and am determined NOT to do one this week

I had a bit of a telling off from DH this morning when I told him that I still didn't feel pregnant. Apparently two PG tests is one too many and "you are not doing another test!".

Welcome to all the new people!

I have been following your not-drinking-alcohol excuses with interest, as I am going to have to come up with something pretty special to remain teetotal at DH's 30th birthday pub crawl. Was seriously considering taking Pepperrabbit's Lent idea, but I've now been tempted by DaisyJ's clever linguistic misdirections.... decisions, decisions.

If I can't come up with anything plausible I will claim we don't have a babysitter and stay at home with DS

Mumstheword I picked up the pack from the doctor's surgery as instructed by the midwife. She's coming to see me at home for my first appointment and wants me to fill in the forms in advance. Apparently that was the only way she could fit me in, and I'm not complaining! I'm at Air Balloon Surgery, just in case you should happen to live in East Bristol.

hi ya ladies i just got my letter for my scan today

i go on the 27th march oh so cant wait

that will make me just over 13 weeks which is so shocking as they told me i would have to wait til im 16 weeks .

i chose to go to the midwifery led unit which is so fantastic so maybe thats why i got my date alot quicker

Sambrads - I've told three friends and my parents and brother and sister-in-law. We're telling DH's parents and sister this w/end as his sister is going travelling for 3 months and he really wants to tell her before he goes.

Telling my mum was a huge relief and will definitely help keep me sane, but I do know she can keep it zipped!

I really like myjobismum's idea that telling people (even if it does seem a bit early) is celebrating the pregnancy.
I'm convinced there's nothing there, so telling a few people makes it more real, somehow. I've done three tests already, and I'm sitting on my hands to stop myself doing another one. That way madness lies, I fear.

Wow you've all had to much of interest to say I don't know where to start. I'm feeling it's too good to be true, wondering where my symptoms are etc etc then as I'm sat here typing I have my jeans undone as I'm bloated, my boobs feel a bit larger and if I had a choice I could quite easily have a nap.

Hoonette Thanks for that I'll let you know how I get on with my GP.

Swaliswan We are due date buddies although if your first PG is anything to go by you'll probably be early.

Sam It's difficult not telling. I told my Mum last wk end and DH had to go to his Mum's last night to tell her as she is trying to plan a surprise holiday to Las Vegas for FIL's birthday (in March) but holiday in October They are very family orientated and would be devestated to not be here as/when baby born and it could spoil their whole trip. Sorry I've gone on a bit there. I'm so sorry about your sister but your pregnancy should still be celebrated and it will perk the rest of your family up. I'm sure with the right help your sister will be delighted for you very soon.

I haven't told anyone else yet as I still can't believe it.

thanks ladies i just dont know what to do

hopefully i will get some sort of a sign

my dh asked me when are you safe from having a mc but you cant answer a question like that

i know people who have lost babies at 35 weeks so basically no time is right .
i am going to a concert on 28th march day after scan and was hoping to tell my family then over a nice meal before we go but i dont think it will work out that way somehow

Hi everyone - another busy day on the thread! I've been galvanised into action and rung the doctors to make a booking in appt, that'll be 5th March at 8 weeks, so I feel more "in the system" now .
Still don't actually believe I'm pregnant, and this is my third time! By this time with both boys I'd had to give up tea, and also I've had gestational diabetes both times as well, so soon it'll be no biscuits, then as time goes by it gets really really tough to keep below the midwife sugar radar....
Most of my friends haven't guessed cos they're all waiting for me to refuse a cup of tea and a biscuit - which are 2 of my most favourite things in the whole world (after the DS's, oh, and DH, I s'pose...).
Sambrads - are you trying to decide what to do cos you don't feel more PG, or am I missing different question???

pepper - sambrads question is about telling people, esp her sister who has PND.

sambrads - we have told my parents and a (rather large) handful of friends so far. I kept my first pregnancy quiet, and then miscarried and ended up telling everyone afterwards, so figure they might as well get to share the joy first if they will be told at some point regardless of outcome!

Welcome to the new joiners .

I haven't considered going private minerva, but I tend to refuse all downs testing, so fitting in an NT scan isn't an issue for me. Have you thought it all through, or are you just assuming that it is the 'norm' to do?

Having a lovely time up at my parents. Got a long afternoon nap this afternoon whilst they took dd out, and this morning I got to sit and drink coffee and gossip with an old school friend, whilst my mum charged around the soft play centre with dd! Wear the old ones out first, that's what I say .