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?

PS am also quite into fish - I read just make sure you don't eat too much tinned tuna and to try to eat atleast 2 portions of oily fish a week - I didn't know this was a limit!?? Oh dear.. I think I went over that last week Another thing I"ve done wrong...

Thank you for all the advice. Yes, doc mentioned swimming. I'm going to start tomorrow

I did read on a website that you can exercise (eg jog) as long as you can always continue to hold a conversation while doing so, so that's a good test for not getting too out of breath.

Hmm, cravings...I've been wanting to eat spinach every day since I found out! and have gone off chocolate!! Even stranger.

After reading your posts, I fancy some smoked salmon and twiglets now, lol.

oh and melon would be lovely...

Easyeggs so sorry to hear your news hun xxx

Big waves to everyone else, Morning sickness still is quite bad hear, hope everyone else is not suffering to much

Hi all, 1 out of 3 London days down - trains are the worst places to try and stay awake!

Easy stay strong and don't give up, good luck on Thursday please let us know how you get on x

Welcome newbies, have you all added yourself to the list?

I haven't told work yet, male industry and as I have teenage kids I think they prob thought I was a safe bet! I think leagally you have to tell them by 25 weeks although I think they'll prob notice before then - my trousers are already tight!

I have told my family, they are all fairly shocked and think I'm mad - DP's family even more so as he is 55 next month and never wanted children before now (just in case you're trying to remember I'm 37 )

Tried to book early private scan on the 4th April but they are fully booked

Sorry rabbiting on, hope you're all well, sorry if I've missed anyone x

cupoftea-You're not alone. Just realised that my past 5 dinners have been fish. Stay away from too much tuna, mackerel, etc and do not eat swordfish.

Really, not much tinned tuna? Why? I had some today, d'oh.

Brightonbaby - have you seen the Sex & the City movie? Charlotte's doc tells her running is fine as long as you're already a runner..and as I get ALL my life advice from the SATC girls, it must be fine haha!

I just slept for a hour when I got home from work! Had no idea I was that tired..but it felt lovely.

sparklypseudonym how cool you are in Cardiff too and that we were both at Heath EPU on Friday! Very encouraged that you were told baby was too small too; why do they bother saying that?? Surely all babies are different.

Easy Eggs hope you are ok xxx

cupcakefairy I think you're allowed 3 whole tins a week, so you'd have to have a fairly serious tuna habit to OD on it I think!
Just been for a walk with DH on way home from work and am concerned I am not too knackered - honestly, when I feel sick/tired I feel rubbish, when I feel OK I am worried about why I don't feel rubbish - this whole pregnancy game is not fair!!

Evening all. So many new people! Welcome.

Sorry to hear you've had bleeding Easyeggs. Got fingers crossed for you.

Re: fish, I read somewhere that if you eat a lot of fish you should try to vary the types you eat, i.e. not have salmon five times a week.

Nothing much to report here. Still tired and slightly queasy, especially after walking the dog but no vomiting yet (6+4).

Excessive amount of tuna is not good for you because I beleive there is a risk of ingesting mercury (tuna as tiny amounts in it I think) the same reason for not eating Marlin, swordfish and Shark, just they have lots more of it in. So you can eat fish 5 days a week, but not tuna, that I think is twice or three times, but then you could have cod one day too.

Will try to find a link.

Oh and 4 portions of oily fish for non-pregnant women, and 2 portions of oily fish per week for pregnant women - because oily fish contain pollutants which build up in the body over time.

Here - from www.eatwell.gov.uk (food standards agency)

"You can eat most types of fish when you're pregnant. But there are a few types you should avoid and some others where you should limit the amount you eat.

Avoid eating any shark, swordfish and marlin. Limit the amount of tuna you eat to no more than two tuna steaks a week (weighing about 140g cooked or 170g raw) or four medium-size cans of tuna a week (with a drained weight of about 140g per can). This is because of the levels of mercury in these fish. At high levels, mercury can harm a baby's developing nervous system.

Have no more than two portions of oily fish a week. Oily fish includes fresh tuna (not canned tuna, which does not count as oily fish), mackerel, sardines and trout.

But remember that eating fish is good for your health and the development of your baby, so you should still aim to eat at least two portions of fish a week, including one portion of oily fish.

Raw shellfish
Avoid raw shellfish when you're pregnant. This is because raw shellfish can sometimes contain harmful bacteria and viruses that could cause food poisoning. And food poisoning can be particularly unpleasant when you're pregnant"

Evening all! Busy day on this thread!

easyeggs so sorry - I hope the news is good but if not do take care of yourself and take enough time to come to terms with things. It's too easy to feel compelled to 'get on with life'.

Ideanna rest up and hopefully the twinges will pass. We have so many hormones at the moment relaxing all out ligaments that anything out of the ordinary will probably over-stretch them. When I was pg with DD, I helped DH lift the parts of the shed we were building at 8 weeks and had days of cramping after that. All was well in the end.

Brighton I think you can exercise according to what you did before pg. Paula Radcliffe ran for months when she was pregnant (nutter ). The only thing to watch out for is not to damage your joints because they are so much more mobile than usual, so stop if you have any ill-effects. I went to Pilates tonight and found it SO much harder than usual, and had SO many new twinges that I never usually feel!

Well, I definitely thing that keeping busy helps keep MS to manageable levels. I had a full day at work and just had to keep on teaching through my morning and afternoon floods of nausea and tiredness. I even managed to come home and eat a little bit of pasta & veg in greek yoghurt & soy sauce. So long as I only eat 1/8 to 1/4 of my normal portion size, I seem to be ok today. We'll see if that rule continues into tomorrow.... Beginning to feel woosy due to lack of food.

welcome newbies!

OK - quick question - only just pregnant but nt feeling it.... with dd felt grim with ds threw up from week 4 - is everything ok???? Am I stressing for no good reason?

joyce how 'just pregnant are you?

oh only just 4 and 3 days - but last two times the reason i knew at 4 weeks was how i felt - i then tested..... maybe way too early for most but can only go on past experience..... also blonde!!

Ah blonde Every pg is different, age is a factor too, just relax and be greatful you may be wishing you hadn't said anything when you are throwing up in a couple of weeks

easyeggs really hope the scan goes ok. keeping everything crossed for you.

Thanks everyone for the messages of support. I have spent the whole day in hospital but the end result was good. Had a scan and all is well. I was really pleased to see a very obvious heartbeat on the ultrasound. I couldn't praise the staff in the EPU more. They even sent me to get checked out in A&E to check my pains weren't due to appendicitis. I'm so glad today is over though.

Lemontop, so pleased your scan went well, you must be relieved!

EasyEggs, hope everything turns out ok, got everything crossed for you, let us know how you get on.

I am so ridiculously tired at the moment, yesterday was awful and I was close to tears in the afternoon as I could hardly keep my eyes open and ds just wanted me to play with him and pick him . Had a rubbish nights sleep last night so no doubt I'll be knackered today as well. Got to go shopping later for a ball gown for tomorrow night. I really can't be bothered to go but it's for dh's work, how am I going to find a nice dress to hide my stomach?

Hope everyone else is feeling ok and welcome to all the newbies

Hello everyone! Good morning! How are you all feeling today.

My top tip for today: eat an apple when you wake up. I did today and it helped a bit stop me feeling so grim, at least while I got my DSs dressed.

Lemontop pleased your scan went well and you were treated well by the staff at the hospital. That really makes a difference I think.

I've been awake since 6am again. Sigh. helips I know how you feel. I feel so tearful with tiredness sometimes and it is really frustrating not being able to be as lively as normal and do the normal things like work, looking after and playing with children, shopping, etc.

Well, better go make DS1's school lunch now.

I have a rare pause at work to feel sorry for myself and pop into MN. Sickness abating somewhat today but tiredness still there.

Just a quick question - if my LMP began on a Wendesday and my cycle was 28 days, then why is my edd calculated to be on a Monday? It'll all be changed with scans anyway, but just wondered what methods these calculators use?

hobnob are you talking about the calculator on MN? Cos that gives me a different date to most other online calculators I've used - it makes it 2 days earlier - which could explain why yours is 2 days out from what you would expect?

ps. I went to bed at 9.15pm last night - it was lovely

hobnob, I agree with iggypiggy, in my case MN gave me an earlier date than the other calculators I used (or my GP calculated). I guess, it doesn't really matter, as only very few babies actually respect the calculation anyway

Morning everyone

hobnob am with you on the feeling sorry for yourself through ms. I'm slightly better today but left work early yesterday and got nothing done. Am going to have to find a fix for it somehow!