Due April 2009? Am I really the first?

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Anyone else out there? Just got faint, but definitely there, BFP.

Due 1st April, according to those dodgy due date calculators.

Hi guys,

this food thing is weird. I have gone of poultry (don't eat red meat or fish anyway)as can't stand the smell, gone of pizza, most vegetables, i crave sweet things but don't want to fall in to that trap. I get my morning sickness at night and lose my appetite so have to false food down which is hard. Tried soup last night but that didn't go down well. Running out of idea's....help!!

Welcome to the new ones!!

I.m due around 7th april '09 and feeling very ill - not helped with having an active 2 yr old this time...at least will not have to suffer a very HOT august at 8 months this time!!

Hi hopeful1 - sounds like me. I feel worse in the evening (for me MS is directly related to tiredness levels - was same last time). I have a distinct preference for sweet stuff too.

If I feel really bad in the evening I just have a bowl of plain yoghurt and possibly an apple or a banana.

Looks like there are a few of us from Scotland.

FOXY - i'd be surprised if we didn't know each other - I'm a veteran of that Dawson Centre group. Maybe i'll see you there this time around! (it's changed to tuesdays now)

I'm ohDearyDear BTW. i changes it on the list but it seems to have changed back.

i don't feel sick really but i gag very very easily. and i'm either really really hungry or else can't look at food (just not hungry in the morning) but i'm still getting pain in my abdomen. can't remeber if i had that last time.

and about me:

I'm 33. have a DS who will be 3 in 4 weeks. i have just spent the last day handpainting a card to send in to cbeebies. god help me.
I'm canadian but have lived in scotland for nearly 7 years. i went to art school (hence the handpainted card!) majored in ceramics but can't afford to start up again! so i paint, crochet and work with felt. while being a SAHM. i have mastered the art of being skint. and with this little surprise on the way i think i'll need that skill!!

Hi everyone,

I've been on hols for a few days, and am exhausted trying to catch up with everything.

Congratulations to all the new joiners.

It's my booking appointmwnt tomorrow, ad I'm rather ridiculously excited. I think I should be given the scan date. Yey.

Had a lovely time away, but had to tell the inlaws, as impossible to keep it a secret when I was running off to vomit in the sand dunes. Nice. They were thrilled of course, but I was a little sad to have to tell them, as was so enjoying it being a secret, and had started to see it as a bit of a challenge to get to 12 weeks. Anyway - they are sworn to secrecy, and I am still not going to tell ayone else.

I m struggling with the food thing too. (On holiday, before my MIL knew I was pregnant she made a lunch of stilto, pate, nuts a wine, and dinner later that day was sword fish. Hmmmmmmm. there really was no way to hide it seeing as I couldn't eat any of that stuff!)

Am sticking to bland cereals and toast and bananas and generally not eating much. I am drinking alot of peppermint tea, and lmon and ginger which seem to help though.

How's everyone else this morning? What have I missed? Any twins on here?

Morning ladies!
Just back from my scan this morning. Saw 1 bean and his heart beat all in the right place. But there is a discrepancy with dates should be 7+6 today but they said that they had a week less on their measurements. have to go back in two weeks for another scan to check growth and try and date again. trying not to worry but...
also really hurt, last two tvUS fine not even uncomfortable but she made me bleed!!

Ooooh - ow. Poor you. That sounds awful.

But on the positive you get to have more scans. It's always good to see who's in there. I had to have lots of extra scans with DD as they thought she was small / possibly not developing properly (she was 9lb1oz when born!) and I was really pleased that I got to see my baby a lot more than the normal two times in pregnancy.

Hi all. Ive not posted for a while but have been lurking and reading so welcome to all the new joiners congratulations.

I am still feeling really really nauseous but DH has been fantastic and although I find it tastes vile he has been making me have a swig of Bitter Lemon when I feel sick and IT WORKS!! Apparently it is the quinine that does it and the lemon also helps.

About me:

I am 25 live in Wakefield West Yorks with DH, DS 10 months and our two mental cats. I have been a SAHM since DS was born as we decided it wasnt financially viable for me to go back to work as I would have been working just to pay for childcare so I might as well stay at home. I am absolutely loving being a mum (most of the time!) but I have to admit that the thought of having an 18 month old and a newborn is rather scary!!

Claire xXx

Hi everyone - wow it really does move fast on this thread!

The food thing is driving me crazy - I find something that helps (at one point it was coffee, then orange juice, fruit, bread, salad cream, jacket potatoes), and then the next day the thing that made me feel better makes me run to the bathroom! Generally meat is always a no no!!

And I am also in on the gone off sex thing! (bless him, he is being very patient!!!)

So, about me:

I am 25, live on the south coast in Southsea, Hampshire and work in central London for a PR consultancy. My husband and I got married last November. We weren't planning on having a baby quite so soon but is definitely a pleasant surprise. It is my first pregnancy and I have to say that I am petrified! Have no idea what to expect during pregnancy or after the baby is born and the more I read the more confused I get! I have to say so far am not enjoying this part of it (that is, the constant vomiting and feeling like crap and worrying at the slightest twinge!) but hoping it will all calm down a bit soon! To be honest it still doesn't feel real - I think once I have had the scan and seen it, it might sink in a bit more!

Quick question:
I had my doctors appointment about ten days ago and my details were sent to the midwife - do you know when I should be called to organise the first appointment and scan - just about to go in to week 10 so worried it is all a bit late?!!

Struth - just peeked at the Antenatal threads and there is already one for May!

BabyBolat, I think this really varies from area to area.

With DD I was at a central London hospital and the appointment arrived really promptly for the exact day when I would be 12 weeks.

I've now moved to London / Surrey borders and it's a different story.

With last pregnancy (which ended in MC) it took 3 weeks for booking in appt and scan date to come through the post (by which time I had already had the MC) and the date was for when I would have been just over 13 weeks.

I went to see my GP this morning to try and sort out my 12 week scan and he said I might not get one until I'm 14 weeks. I am going on holiday for 2 weeks on Sat and then have to go abroad again for a wedding 10 days later and wanted to ensure I got the scan for when imbetween my travelling dates(and when I believe I will be 12 weeks) but he couldn't help. I just have to wait and see what appointment they send me through the post - which could WELL be while I am abroad!

Thanks LuLuBai - I am also going on holiday in 2 weeks for 2 weeks so am worried that it wont be until week 15 before I am able to have one, (still if that is the case, at least I wont have to wait very long for the 20 week scan!). It would just be nice to have it before I go so I can travel with my mind at rest!

That is so frustrating - hopefully they will find you something for that middle period!

MUSTARD! I bloody love Mustard!

no point really. just had to share

Hi everyone and the many new BFPs!

I thought it would take about half an hour to catch up and its taken the best part of an hour!

About me: I'm 34 but will be 35 by the time LO arrives . I have a DS, it says 12mths on the list but he's nearly 14mths now as time has gone on. I live with OH in North Somerset, near Weston Super Mare. Any one else from this area? Bristol is the nearest decent sized place. I'm a civil servant and work in procurement.

Feeling quite sick and craving different things everyday, yesterday carrots, today cabbage, what next! Only consistent thing is I have totally gone off sweet stuff. Plus just when I think the sickness and tiredness is getting better I have a bad day!

We are off on holiday next week, 2 weeks camping in the Alps (lots of walking and cycling), so not exactly ideal pg holiday! Looking forward to the break but wondering how I will cope with all the activity and DS who has just started walking so running about everywhere in a totally random way.

Looking on the bright side, when I get back I will be almost 12 wks and so can start telling people. Hopefully over the next few weeks we will all start to feel a bit better and begin enjoying this a bit more!

I didn't mean cabbage, I meant lemonade! Where did cabbage come from? I'm going to start wanting cabbage now I've thought of it. OH just doesn't know what to buy any more as my demands are so random! I complained he didn't make me a cup of tea this morning, I've been totally off tea but still get upset if he doesn't make me one! What our poor men have to put up with, at least being pg is an excuse!

Enough already with the cabbage mentions - horrible farty food!

I am also erring on all that is bad for you but was like this with DS (McDonald's chips!) and it pettered out in the 2nd trimester.

I do still have bowl of muesli and smoothie first thing but pretty much all other fruit and veg has been replaced with stodgy bread/tuna pate/salty anything. I had french toast for tea last night using plain bread (the long type with brown crusts - maybe only get that up here in Scotland ) and dipped in it brown sauce - lovely.

DH let me lie 'til 10am this morning, had mad dream that I had a boy and we had called him Harry but I didn't want that name.

Have a peek at the 'discussons of the day' talk board as there is one asking for everyone's fav. girls names which is handy food for thought. I love Imogen but DH has already blackballed it for being too poncy .

Hi can I join? I am due on the 12th April (by my dates). I am yet to have my booking in appointment so the due date may change.

I am 28 and have 2 DS 6 and 3. I live in Suffolk and am a SAHM. Feeling a little nervous as my last pregancy ended in a MC and only found out when I went for my scan at 14 weeks. Am feeling very queasy and very tired so that is good I suppose!

Am enjoying eating pizza bagels, the local bakery sells them and normally only has 3 or 4 on the shelf and I am starting to buy them all each day! The other suggestion that I can make about the queasiness is to not let yourself get hungry...although it takes me a while to find something to eat that I dont baulk at!

Am really off eggs...made cakes with DCs this morning and nearly puked when I broke them open!

Hi all,

Welcome more newbies-

Daisycat- I know how you are feeling, my last pg was a missed m/c too. Didn't find out till 12 weeks that my little one had died at 7 . So I am finding it really difficult waiting for my 1st scan.

Jumbs- hope the camping goes well. I went camping from the 3rd-10th august and bad sleep coupled with bad m/s meant that I didn't enjoy it at all. The less sleep I got the more ill I felt. Hopefully your holiday will be a lot better.

Gotta go my 2 year old is desperate for you tube, she is addicted!

Oh I really like Imogen! I refuse to even talk about names with DH - He is Turkish and so our taste in names differs wildly. To date every time we have even bought up the subject we have ended up having a little row about it all!

daisycat01 - sorry to ask but did you have any signs that anything was wrong before your 14 week scan?

Does anyone else have any idea about what they are having? I have no idea why, I know there is absolutely no way I can know and I am probably completely wrong but I am convinced it is a girl (which is bizarre as I always wanted a boy first!).

BabyBolat

I think you can just know. I was so sure I was having a girl first time that I agreed to DH picking a boys name that I hated because I just knew she was a girl. Unfortunately I don't have any intuition this time and if it's a boy he has picked a bloody awful one again.
We had no troubling picking girls, why are boys names so hard?

It's making me laugh that everyone is mentioning food preferences, hates etc. I just want everything, and bloody loads of it too!

babybolat - I feel exactly the same way as you do, really happy but also terrified, not knowing what to expect the first time, and every twinge is something going wrong. DH is exhauseted with anxiety because I wake up with a new pain everyday

Got the doctors tonight and she is going to refer me to hospital for booking in appt. I have had a really bad day today, was going to go home and do some washing and ironing as DH is running out of socks and pants but the thought of doing anything else but sitting on the sofa is killing me....not sure why I am so tired!!!!!!!!!

daisycat01 - 14 weeks!!!! that must of been so hard for you. I wish you the best of luck with this pregnancy.

Can I just ask what is a BFP as I have never been able to work it out?!!

Jemima - sounds like we are similar situations - setting up a business from home and with a house on the market - its taking so much longer to sell than I thought and we have some stuff in boxes to keep the place tidy, but dont know whether to unpack them or not - just want everything sorted, and we can pack everything up. What sort of business is it?

hi skiingone - congrats to you - are you from Sydney? How are you finding things here?

rachelinscotland - i had mcdonalds for lunch today - definately fancied that over a salad - thought that a one off would be ok but will have to ignore cravings like that if it happens every day.

claireykitten - will make a note of the bitter lemon in case ms kicks in soon.

lulubai - thats really annoying about the scan dates - you'd think it wouldnt be too much trouble to get an appointment if there are special circumstances.

foxy - I had exactly the same sort of dream when pregnant with ds - for some reason I had been in a sort of coma after the birth, and when I woke up, dh and my family had called the little boy Alasdair and I was so upset - not that its a bad name, I just had other ideas for what I wanted to call him and hated that the decision had been taken away from me.

daisy - pizza bagels sound amazing - almost worth a trip down to suffolk although that may be pushing it a bit.

babybolat - I too have been absolutely convinced its a girl and I'm sure there is no way yet that your body could tell (even if its possible to later depending what you think about that) but I dont think that its I hope its a girl cause I have one ds and I would be genuinely equally happy with either. Never had that feeling with ds though. Guess we will fnd out in 8 months time if we were right.

fraggle - we had loads of girls names on our list last time and only really one boys name, but this time I can think of lots of boys names I like, and I've gone off a lot of the girls ones. Think its maybe cause we had ideas for girls ones anyway but we spent so long trying to think of a good boys one that we explored the options much more, so have more choice now.

am getting slightly nervous about having no symptoms other than stretchy pains, but keep reminding myself, I'm only 5 1/2 weeks so still lots of time for ms to kick in.

V. glad people like Imogen. It's DD's middle name.

I was fairly convinced I was having a girl throughout - just felt that way.

Haven't got any feeling about it yet but it's early days.

And thanks for the comments re dating scans. Most annoyingly I would really like to be able to come clean about the pg before the wedding. It's going to be one of those ones that spreads out over several days (as nearly everyone is travelling to go to it) and I think my collection of empire line party frocks and abstinence from booze will be somewhat suspect.

hopeful1 - bfp is Big Fat Positive (ie thery pregnancy test - always referred to thus, even if just the faintest of faint little lines)

PS scuse typos - DD 'helping' with the keyboard.

conkertree

I was symptomless, even started a thread about it because I was panicking so much. I'm 6 weeks today and have wanted to throw up all day. So it may well just be around the corner for you.
Strangely it hasn't stopped me wanting to eat everything in sight. I might even bite the baby.