Anybody else due in NOVEMBER 2009 :-)

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hi ladies

Got a postive test last thursday, (and one everyday since ) after 4 long years of trying .
anybody else due in november?

58, that's incredible! - November will be a busy month. Is it usual for a thread like this to have so many? I'm fairly new to all this...

Hi everyone, thanks so much for your thoughts today.

Unfortunately at the scan we got the one response we didn't want - wait another week!! I can't believe it. She said she can see a very faint heartbeat but the baby hasn't grown like it should have in the last week so I have to go again on Thursday

We're absolutely gutted, we just wanted a definite answer either way so we could move on and either enjoy good news or deal with bad news. But holding onto the hope that little heartbeat will get stronger. If it was good news we wanted to tell my siblings this weekend as we're all home for mothers day but now we can't...I want to wait til we have some definite confirmation.

I'm starting to wish I'd never even gone to the doc about the spotting! At least I wouldn't be worrying now. Never mind. Sorry to moan.

Hope everyone else is doing ok, enjoy mothers day! Hope you all get spoilt

Hello all! Wow 58! I also wish we could all sleep until the 12 week mark. A friend of mine was showing off her 12-week scan photo after school today. It was very hard for me not to say 'ooooh I'm preggers too!!!!'

cupcake so sorry to here there was no definate answer for you but a faint heartbeat is a plus surely, don't know how you're going to cope this weekend without bursting into tears - I have told my siblings this week as thought I'd need as much support as I could get if something happens.

alex I don't know if that's a lot I've never been on one of these threads before either, here's hoping we all make it through

Wow - so much to catch up on since this morning!

cupcake I am sorry you are still in limbo. I would have thought a faint heartbeat was definitely something to hold onto though, and I know of friends who have been told their baby has not 'grown enough' in the last week only for it to have caught up and be totally normal on their next scan. One friend was told the heartbeat was far too slow, and it would not survive, and the week later its heartbeat had doubled and the 'it' is now a little 2 year old boy!

Wow 58 is a lot! I really hope we are all still here in November, sharing all our experiences along the way.

Ursi where abouts in west London are you? I work in Fulham. Gosh, your experience with the NHS doesn't sound great so far. I was pretty shocked to have received a letter from the hospital with a scan date on TBH, since I only went to GP on Monday. But it did scare me as it had loads of stuff on what can go wrong and what they look for etc. Which I know, but it's scarier to see it written down.

Beckybendy there's another teacher at our school too who is also preggers, and I am desperate to talk to her about pregnancy things but can't!

Hope you have fun Friday nights planned. Mine consists of a sandwich, some grapes and renting Mamma Mia - the excitement!

Friday night: pizza and chips (oh so healthy pregnancy diet), glass of grapefruit juice, a random DVD from the DVD collection, then a cup of tea and some chocolate all under a duvet with DH then bed by 10pm for me!

Pregnancy is one constant worry, isn't it? Someone earlier up above in this thread said that in the past it used to be so much easier without all these early scans and tests to cause us so much anxiety. Even six years ago when I was pregnant with DS1 I didn't have a scan until 20 weeks. I had nothing to go on except my lack of periods, putting on weight and nightly large strawberry milkshakes!

My best friend's mum was telling me how in her day, many years ago, before the days of scans, she only found out she was carrying twins when they both came out during delivery!

Evening all! I have lurked a few times today but have felt too tired to write, thought I'd say a quick hello now though

Cupcake, sorry you didn't get a definate result at the scan but like the others said a faint heartbeat is still a good sign. Fingers and toes crossed for you, could you not confide in your family? It might help to talk about it with them. Hope everything is ok, keep us posted.

Dh is home from work early and is giving ds a bath so I am putting my feet up! Going to have fish and chips tonight and veg in front of the telly, bliss! Hope everyone has a nice weekend and happy mothers day for sunday!

Becky, your night sounds good to me too!

Evening all. Just popping in before putting dd to bed! I'm shattered today after a busy day looking after 3 under 2 year olds. Have told one of my childminder friends as needed someone to confide in when I'm feeing awful!

Cupcake - Sorry you didn't get the news you wanted yet. It's good they saw a heartbeat and hopefully next week it will be even more positive news.

DH has been away for a week and a half but is back tomorrow morning (just before I go on an all day training course - oh joy!).

If all goes according to plan this baby is going to be scanned silly! Have to have another scan in 2wks following spotting this week. Have to have nuchal scan done privately as not part of standard procedure round here and then will have anomaly scan at hospital - excessive or reassuring?? Probably both.

I'm feeling utterly rubbish today. I conked out at 8pm last night and have barely woken up since! I SOOOOO hate morning sickness - that stale, verge-of-heartburn, starving-but-daren't-eat feeling. Have worked out that nibbling lettuce during the morning does actually help me. Any other tips/favourite nibble suggestions welcome. sometimes I just wish I was one of those people who vomited in the morning and was then starving enough to fill up properly afterwards. I just picked at my dinner tonight - I'll probably pay for that overnight.

For those wishing for scan dates, it may be that your area has a similar system to ours. We don't get a 12 week scan date until 2 or 3 weeks before, no matter how early you registered or 'booked in'. Last pg, I got my scan date through on the day I found out I had a mmc and was booked in for an erpc the next day .

Is anyone else suffering from really debilitating tiredness? It was my day off today and I managed to extract myself from bed and get out for a walk to the park with friends before lunch, but spent the rest of the afternoon trying to ignore my poor DD and kip on the sofa. No energy whatsoever. It hits me in huge waves, accompanied by nausea. I'd had them at work too this week, but obviously just had to get on with things as best I could. I just hope it's not a bug as well (I've felt a bit hot at times the past couple of days). I got a 24-hour vomiting bug last time and it coincided roughly with when my wee bean stopped growing. They said it probably wasn't connected, but you do worry.

Sorry to whinge.

Hi all- I have just taken a test and got a BFP. I'm in complete shock- this wasn't on the cards. I'm in the middle of a stressful PGCE and have 2 dds who will be 4 and 2 in June. Eek!

Am pleased, but amazed. And shocked.

We did the deed as it were on 20th Feb, so this is def the conception date, but I have no idea when my last period was. Anyone have any idea when I am due?

Also, I have literally just got back from a month abroad this eve and indulged quite a lot when away on alcohol, including spirits. I've carried heavy cases and walked for miles up steep hills. I've eaten mousse and brie. I'm such an idiot- had no idea I could be pregnant...

Welcome cupoftea I would make your due date 11th November - you've certainly got a lot on your plate!

Hobnob try not to worry sickness is good

roomac you can't ever be too reassured

Hi Kaster and everyone i have just joined today and seen we are due on the same day-strangely too on the same day as you I had the strange tugging pain which felt like it was in my ovary or something-I was so so woried but its gone today! But still feel a dull pain every now and then-im very nervous as I had a mc last year and cant stop checking too!! I really hope this one will be ok!! Hopefully this pain is all part of it and things will be ok!!

Hi everyone, I've been busy over the last couple of weeks with friends visiting, love to everyone going through a tough time at the moment. I'm seeing the midwife on tuesday I've got a male one this time so I hope he's nice, I think I'm going to get the early scan soon (they do early scans in my area) I'm looking forward to it but also abit worried they might just say mrs homeinthesun you're not pregnant you're just imagining it.

I'm now 7.3 weeks and it has just dragged like mad and I'm having to take a nap in the afternoons. Hope everyone is doing ok.

ideeanna welcome aboard

Home I know exactly what you mean I am really scared that I get to the scan and they say - sorry there is nothing there! Like with my hospital pg test I was convinced it would come back negative - how mad is that 4 BFP's at home but still convinced

Anyone else wish they had a crystal ball??

Ideeanna welcome and am glad I have a due date twin! Yes, my twingey things went off yesterday, but also have occasional dull ache too. Sorry about your mc. How far were you? Not that that affects how you would feel - I am only 5 weeks and would be absolutely distraught if I lost this baby.

Homeinthesun welcome and lucky you having an early scan - I have booked one for 7w privately but since found out St Thomas's do a 24 hr service and you can get a reassurance scan there for free if you're prepared to wait... Hmm.

Newherehelp I did a pg test this morning, and was terrified it would be BFN!! It wasn't though - a lovely dark pink line! Oh, and yes - pass me the crystal ball please!

Morning everyone

So much to catch up on so apologies if I end up missing anyone.

cupcake sorry to hear your scan wasn't as reassuring as you'd hoped. A heartbeat is a good sign though and it's difficult to be exact with sizes at this early stage as it changes so rapidly.

hobnob am with you on the nausea. Am just wishing the next 5 weeks away. My only saving grace is that after a nasty day I seem to get a slightly better one. They say that nausea is a good sign though, means there's lots of hcg in you so it's a strong pregnancy. Small consolation when you feel so rubbish though.

Need your thoughts ladies - am due to go see my new nephew today (2 days old) but have woken up with a sore throat and ds has a slight dicky tum. Do you all think I should wait until next weekend so as not to take any bugs up with us? He's so small, I'd hate to pass anything on but I also don't want to be rude and not go!

Oh for a crystal ball eh?

Belgianbun my heart goes out to you. I wish I could make the sickness go away for you. I'm sure you are trying all the usual remedies. So far I feel less sick this time than I did with my last pregnancy which resulted in an MC (ironically I felt the most sick that time than ever before with two previous healthy pregnancies). I spent a month sucking humbugs and carrying a bag of grapes around with me (not the same bag). Everyone in my village knew me for my grape habit. For some reason they helped me.

I'm doing the cleaning today. I hate this job, especially now! DH is going to take the DSs out shopping this morning.

Anyone got any exciting plans for the weekend? I've got my mum coming over later to do some girly shopping with and then tomorrow we're having the PILs over for Sunday dinner.

morning all! so much to catch up on but just a quickie to say hi and thinking of you all...

cupcake, so sorry you have to wait again. i remember how gutted i was when the hospital cocked up my scan appointment for DS and we had to come home with no news - so disappointing. hang in there and Thurs will come around very soon. i agree that too much info too early can be a bad thing - it's bound to make you worry when before you would have carried on in blissful ignorance!

feel really sorry for those suffering with ms. i get the odd wave of nausea but nothing like as bad as last time. oatcakes were the thing that helped me most. i always had a few stashed in my handbag!

scarlotti, that's a toughie. i would be dying to see him, but might be better to wait until next weekend when you're germ-free?

we're off to the park today with DS to make the most of the sunshine, then having dinner at friends' house. hoping all the bambinos will sleep together in one room while we eat! hm, not sure if we'll pull it off!

Just seen your post Scarlotti I agree with LovelyPear best to wait a week. I think if I were the mother I'd be happy for you to come of course but if I were you I'd wait (however hard that will be!!!). A friend of DHs gave me, DS1 and DH all gastric flu when he came to see us when DS1 was just a couple of months old and we will never forget his infamous words when he walked in the house 'I've been sooo ill but I'm probably not infectious anymore'. He was!

Hi all, feeling all teary this morning, sleep was broken my ex dh texting at 1am which is always nice - not!! So text DP this morning to say lets have some space this weekend as it has been pretty full on baby stuff all week - which I clearly didn't mean and now he's in a strop! Hummmm these hormones are a killer - this is my 3rd but DPs 1st so he has little understanding of my insanity!

Lovely day though

scarlotti might be worth waiting, hard though

Hope everyone has a fab weekend!