Due March 2009?? Lets see those BFP!!!

[auntyspan]

Come on I can't be the ONLY one!!! I got my BFP this morning - I think I'm due around the 12th March...

No real symptoms yet other than slightly weary this afternoon, and quite bad backache.

Not too hopeful JUST yet as very early days and had a m/c last year. Already have a DD (2.5)

Don't leave me here on my own too long!!

You won't admire me when I fall asleep at work, or am so tired I put a staple through my finger (did that last week). I normally try to stay away from caffeine though. But a 2 weeks ago when the nausea started I was living on Coke to calm my stomach which started a vicious cycle. I would still probably kill someone for a bottle of coke today. My car died so I got up at 5 with dh to drive him to work. The boys were so happy to take dada to work this morning, but I'm feeling it right now.

I was exceptionally tired when I first suspected I was pregnant, would sleep 10/11 hours at night, and a 2 hour nap when i got in from work! but now, although I am absolutely shattered I just can't sleep!!

Over the last couple of days I have got into ginger biscuits in a big way, and I am still loving cheese and pickle sandwiches, and beef paste!! I also have VERY sore nipples...the rest of my boobs are fine though!!

I am booked in with doctor on Tuesday for paperwork and booking midwife appts etc. According to his wonderful world of 28 day cycles OVing on day 14 I should be 8 weeks when I see him so hopefully shouldn't have to wait too long for my appts (at which I will probably be told I'm not that far gone!!)

I know it will all probably be a bit of an anti-climax, but after all the dilly-dallying of the last 3 weeks I just want to get the ball rolling!

Thats the weird thing MKG - I am knackered, I was virtually falling asleep at my desk yesterday. I got home last night and collapsed on the sofa and can only just drag myself out of bed in the morning but still I am struggling to sleep well at night. Mind you that could be why I am so tired! I actually don't feel as bad today though which is weird, less tired and no sickness.

Ceedub - yep I am still drinking caffeine. I have cut down, I drink 2 cups of tea a day during the week at work and probably a strong coffee or 2 a day at the weekends. Its hard enough to maintain alertness and enthusiam at work right now without completely giving up caffeine! Giving up alcohol was hard enough, I can't give up caffeine as well, just reduced it significantly.

Hi Emma- I know what you mean my EDD is based on a 28 day cycle so I know its wrong. I am leaving it for now but I might talk to the midwife about it see if she will put it forward a few days as there is no way I ov'd on CD14!

Playing--Trade in your tea now for decaf mint tea. It really helps digestion. I had the worst reflux with ds1 so when I was pregnant with ds2 I drank mint tea everyday and didn't have any reflux (except when I ate really spicy).

That's my useful tip of the day.

ceedub Not trying to rub it in ...honestly!! I didn't need to give up caffeine as I don't drink tea or coffee and will only have the occasional Coke if we go out for a meal or a drink, I dont drink alcohol either so I am not too hard up here!! I did have to quit smoking though...which was very hard!! I quit in Jan but then at start of May I just thought sod it, I'm not gonna fall pregnant straight away (as DP has low sperm count) so I started again!! Then 6 weeks down the line, nicely addicted again, thought I was pregnant, so had to stop again!!

Playing Thats exactly what I'm like...I feel like I could have a nap at my desk...but I can guarantee I will not be able to sleep when I get home!! This pregnacy lark is bizarre!!!

Playing I had the same thing when I called the midwife. Their little wheel is based on 28 days, and she said I would be due the 8th, I said, "no ma'am there is no way I could be due then as to the fact that would put conception around the 14th and I didn't have sex until the 17th".

MKG - Thanks for the tip. I have already switched the rest of my normal teas for jasmine tea and I drink green tea at home. Haven't tried mint tea though so might give that a go.

They do find it so hard to believe that you may not have a textbook cycle. Whilst I did have plenty of sex last cycle, the earliest I tend to ov is CD18 and the latest has been CD25. I did not get any EWCM till CD18 and it carried on through to CD21, so I think a CD14 ov date is unrealistic.

Sleep, I just seem to need so much!! I have a good 7 hours and still want more, I've been falling asleep on the sofa in the evening and just after lunch I could drop off at my desk but I don't think my boss would be too impressed
I now seem to have developed a spidey sense of smell, if anything has the tiniest odour then I can smell it and it's usually horrible!
Still no MS for me, still keep imagining I'm feeling sick but no actual sickness, sometimes a little lightheaded so not sure what that's about.
Sounds like a lot of you will be changing your EDD when you get your dating scans. MKG LOL at your response "we didn't have sex until the 17th" It makes me laugh that they expect everyone to fall in with the perfect dates!
Hope the MS subsides for those of you suffering soon x

Hi Mollie - you see I am already a at least 8 hours of sleep a night girl, I don't actually get up till 8am (alarm goes off at 7.30) and go to bed anytime between 10-11pm. Therefore the fact that I am struggling to get to sleep before 12 and wake up a few times a night probably is in itself enough to make me knackered! Although I must say I feel a lot less tired today and do not feel sick so maybe the tiredness is a pg thing after all. Well who knows, this is all new to me!

Well ive spoken to my RL friend whos also a MNer and spilled this morning so i can now out myself and update my details .

So i dc3duemarch09 will be no more , and i will introduce myself. Ive been posting on MN for about twelve months now usually on the special needs board, i have 2 DDs aged 5 & 3 im 33 and live in sunny (well today it is anyway LOL) Sheffield.

Emma2617 - EDD 1st March. #1 Manchester Age:21
Nomorenappies ? EDD 1st March. DD1 3.2 years. York. Age: 29
Ceedub ? EDD 2nd March
Munchiesmama ? EDD 3rd March. DD1 1.7 Age: 32
sorchamc-EDD 3rd March DD1 4.5 years
pinktree ? EDD 4th March
goldmother2B ? EDD 4th March
Fififlores - EDD 4th March
Playingthe9monthwait ? EDD 6th March, no dc's yet! Age: 26. Hampshire, UK.
twocutedarlings (AKA Dc3duemarch09) - EDD 7th March 2DDs Aged 5 & 3
laurenypops EDD 8th March DD1 23 months Age almost 30!
dorothywhipple - EDD 8th March, DD 3, age 33, UK
dinny ? EDD 10th March. dd 6, ds 3. age 35
Elsy ? EDD 9th March. DD1 18months
MKG ? EDD 11th March. 2DS. Age 29. USA
MollieMooma ? EDD 11th March. Age 36
firstduemarch09 - EDD 11th March. Age 29.
auntyspan ? EDD 12th March. DD1 2.5
HopingCat - EDD 12th March. DD1 20months. Age 29
Thefearlessfreak - EDD 12th March DS1 20mths Age 38
LobstersLass - EDD 13th March.
Tapster - EDD 20th March. DD1 20 months. Age: late 30's

I'm still drinking caffiene I'm afraid, although I have massively cut down. I was on a large black filter from starbucks every morning, and now am on large skimmed lattes... will prob switch to decaf later on....

I feel dreadful today - didn't help that DD1 wasn't going to sleep last night as the wind was keeping her up. Didn't get to bed until after midnight and didn't get to sleep until gone 1am - am shattered this morning!

MKG great tip with the mint tea - i was swigging gavison from week 7 with I was pg with DD so happily try an alternative. Is it peppermint tea you drank?

Am in the process of booking scan (prob 11 wks) and also trying to get an early one too, a couple of weeks, due to previous m/c.

But feel v light headed and keep retching, had to tell everyone at work as the majority had guessed. Feel bad that they know and some of my family don't!

damn, thought the ms thing was going to be easy - just a bit in the morning...till i tried to eat my lunch. Two forkfuls and that was it. Hopefully this won't last long....I love food and cooking!
But had some good news on my early scan - all booked in for the 17th.

MollieMooma - I completely kn ow what you mean on sense of smell, everything smells strange, especially floral scents and coriander....

nice to "meet" you twocute!

Aunty - wow can't believe you've had to tell work. You know before I got pg I thought there was no way I was letting work know before I was 12 weeks but if I start feeling really ill there's just going to be no hiding it. I also am well aware that my productivity seems to haev gone right down and my mind keeps wandering (v. unlike me) so I think I may have to share earlier than I would like. I suppose we shall see how it goes.

ceedub - thats great news and really quick!

Twocutedarlings Much prefer that name to DC3, I bet you feel better now your not in disguise

I must admit not finding the caffeine cutdown too hard, as we had been trying for a while had swopped to caffeine free tea and after m/c carried on with the caffeine free coke too, it's the alchohol I miss

Welcome to the new people. I only get to read the thread a couple of times a week so there's always loads to catch up on.

For those feeling lightheaded, I've looked it up (coz I am getting this myself)and it's apparantly very normal while body is adjusting to being pg. So now I want to feel dizzy more often, as this is my only symptom and I much prefer it when I have symptoms. I promised myself I would not wish to feel sick, as last time I felt sick for so long, but I have now reached the point where I'm thinking that at least if I feel sick I am definitely still pg, so I want to feel sick! I don't know why I can't be more positive. Is it normal to be this paranoid about pregnancy?

On the subject of caffeine, I've now managed to cut down from 7/8 cups of tea a day to just 2. I've found a decaff tea that I like and that's made it much easier. I can't drink mint tea, it's the strangest colour and smell and I just can't make myself drink it! I didn't try and reduce caffeine when pg with dd, but I went off tea (and chocolate!) completely part way through so literally cut caffiene out completely almost overnight. As soon as I had DD I was having tea and chocolate in the hospital! It was so weird.

Anyone gone off anything yet? Or had a weird craving?

HC x

Oh yes Mollie, I could murder a nice glass of Chablis or a G&T!

Hi HopingCat, sorry x posts!

I am working hard not to be paranoid. I think so far I've had just enough symptoms to stop being too bad, but I must admit I have a little voice in the back of my head saying "why don't you feel so bad today, is something wrong?" Trying to remain as laid back as I can about it though.

No cravings at all and not gone off anything either.

haven't been drinking caffeine, but decaff coffee tasting disgustingly bitter, bleurgh. The thought of alcohol makes me feel ill and also the thought of a lot of food.

off to the chemist for some seasick bands...

dinny they are supposed to be quite good! Let us know if they work...so i can be prepared if I get MS anytime soon!!

Has anyone else found that their libido has increased while pregnant?! I am seriously in the mood a lot of the time!!!!

Ive tried the wrist bands and this time they havent worked, but they definatly helped when i was pg with the girls.

My libido saddly is zero at the moment due to the sickness.

Hoping Cat your message has struck a chord, the most terrible thing happened today, part way through a walnut whip I realised I have GONE OFF CHOCOLATE! My life is surely over!

Emma, they worked with my first pregnancy quite well (dd) didn't do a thing with my second (ds)

so would echo what 2cd says totally!

gah, working a late tonight - soooo want my bed!!

Dorothy LOL at the walnut whip!
Must admit didn't realise until now that I have no interest in chocolate, started dieting 3 wks ago and would normally have given in by now, but no... dont' what any, how strange
Dinny Ceedub & Aunty Really hope your MS wears off soon girls, sorry your feeling so crap.
I'm off to bed now as I can hardly keep my eyes open, will catch up tomorrow
Night x