Due April 2010????.....

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Anyone else due April 2010?

I just found out yesterday I'm 4 weeks preggers after trying for our 2nd baby for a year and half, at last!! It seemed as though it was never going to happen!

Here's to the next 8-9 months!

Afternoon ladies - just need to share the little bit of delight I have going on while suffering from MS.
On Monday 2 year old DS swallowed a small sliver of glass (long story, I'm a bad mummy, etc etc) and we've had 2 trips to A&E, the first xray showed the glass in his transverse colon so since Monday I've had to go through every single dirty nappy, by hand, searching for a small piece of glass. Bad enough at any time in your life, but when pg and nauseous, it's Retch City. Anyone else who's feeling grim, please just be grateful you don't have to do a fingertip search through piles of poo each day!
And please everyone, keep your fingers crossed that I find the damn bit of glass - it still hasn't appeared and I'm starting to get a bit concerned that either a) it's got stuck (although another xray last night didn't show it in his colon so the Docs think that's unlikely), b) I've missed it or c) I'm never going to know when to give up and will spend the rest of my life searching through poo. I feel strangely like Dr Gillian McKeith...!
Hope everyone's feeling OK. Am envious of those of you craving fruit, my only cravings seem to be for chocolate buttons, hence am well into maternity clothes at 8+5!!

Oh my goodness Snowtiger! Your poor DS. And poor poor you! I hope the glass appears.
I have had to do some horror nappies in the last few weeks, the ones first thing in the morning are worst. DH refuses to do pooey nappies (yes really, yes I know I'm a pushover) so I have to do them all. But no fingertip searches thank goodness .

tostaky my scan should be in about 4 weeks but I'm still waiting for the appointment. The surgery haven't passed my details to the hospital they keep saying that they have but as yet the hospital do not have any of my details.

I'm getting really fed up of well meaning relatives trying to reassure me that every pregnancy is different and that I am just feeling over anxious. I know my body and I know that things are not right. If I could afford it I would go for a private scan but unfortunately I don't have the budget at the moment.

Afternoon all.

Hope we're all well.

I've just had my "12" week scan date through, it's next Friday BUT I will only be 8 weeks. No reason for an early scan, no history of miscarriage or pregnancy issues of any sort with the last 2, so I'm a bit confused. Oh well at least I'll get to see what's going on in there.

thedollshouse - I feel like you, I was really excited with the first two, but I'm having a hard time actually believing I'm pregnant.

Snowtiger - Gah, sounds like a nightmare!! Hope DS is OK.

My morning sickness is still only very mild nausea, I can't cough in the mornings though without wanting to hurl but I've managed not to so far.

thedollshouse is there any way you can phone your local hospital's early pregancy unit? Mine will only take referrals from the GP but yours might be different? Worth a try perhaps. If you are convinced something's not right I really think they should send you for a scan. Fingers crossed for you that everything's actually fine.

Symptom-less ladies - my MS totally ceased slightly before 10 weeks with DS - which is apparently normal. I had no more preg symptoms so was scared witless but the EPU at my local hospital scanned me for "maternal anxiety" (!). It was trans-vag but they gave me a picture and didn't seem to mind me being there, it is what they're for after all.

Oh, its walk in not referred in some hospitals.

dollshouse your gp should definitely refer you to your local epu if you tell them you have a loss of symptoms. Couldn't you get one of the gp's at your surgery to phone you at home, rather than actually having to go in for an appointment just to speed the whole thing up?

Is anyone having lower back ache? I'm 6+3 & for the last three days I've been getting a niggling pain so have to sit down more than usual. I woke up in the night last night & thought I was going to puke, it was the 1st time I've had a strong symptom like that so I was very pleased!

mummylovessadie yeah i have awful backache some days already, god knows what its going to be like towards the end
snowtiger i feel for you, all i have to do is wipe my ds's bum after using the toilet but its awful when your feeling sick and for some reason he always does a poo first thing in the morning. its really not pleasant being woken up by 'mummy iv finished my poo poo!' never seems to have one when dh is home - typical! hope you find the glass soon.
i too am jealous of those craving fruits, i was determined to start eating healthy straight away but my body just doesnt want it i seem to be stuck with toast cereal soup and crisps. anything thats just snacky really.
im 9+2 today and thankfully not feeling as bad as yesterday. i felt really bad yesterday i was really irritable and tearful and snapped at ds for making a mess and then started crying. i dont think iv ever cried in front of him before and he got really upset i felt terrible about it.

MLS I pulled a muscle in my back last week lifting DD and have had a sore back ever since. Remember pg hormones loosen everything and yours will be easier to loosen after your recent MC. HTH x

I've never had strong symptoms when pg but Thursday's scan showed all is well so none of you should give up yet.

Pumagirl Been thinking of you. How's things? Have you heard from him since?

Talking of poos, my dd decided to take her trousers off and 'dump' on the kitchen floor, and smear it all over her whiteboard!!! Sooooo disgusting, and it's a habit she's started getting into...the other day she came and proudly told me...'Mummy, me dump in garden!'
I'm scared to go visiting hehe
I really hope homebirths are widely encouraged here, but I don't know of anyone having them, so not sure. Last labour was only 3 1/2 hours long, but I hated being left on my own at the hospital. Fingers crossed, but at thesame time, I'm not getting my hopes too high, so I'm not a disappointed if I don't get on...we'll see!
I know I should eat more fruit as well...yesterday I ate jacket potato with bolognaise...then went straight back to the jacket potato man to get the same thing again!! (I'm eating pizza right now!!)
Hope every1's feeling ok x

So sorry to hear about those who have had losses. It must be devastating and so frustrating.

I'm another one getting anxious due to lack of symptoms. I have been nauseous and last time I actually threw up was last Sunday, but have felt fine all week - I'll be 10 weeks on Tuesday. I have my scan at 11 weeks, so not too much longer to wait now, but just want the reassurance that everythings ok.

Went and bought my first maternity item today, just a long cardigan I'm looking forward to bying more in a few weeks when I am showing and when I know I'm definitely pregnant. I did have a scan at 6 weeks which showed a heartbeat, but anything could have happened since then.

I don't know whether my boobs have gotten any bigger, although I have been told they have by some people, but my mum doesn't think they have grown (I'm an E to begin with, so they could have grown a bit without it being really obvious I suppose). She says it's still early days, but aren't they supposed to have increased by a cup size or so by now? My bras are still fitting me, but may be a little more snug, I'm not really sure. My boobs do seem to be sore in the middle of the night when I get up to use the loo, but are just slightly tender the rest of the time.

I'm worried, and just want so much to be able to relax and start enjoying it all.

Mumtojust3... I think your boobs change most with the first one. Remember each pg is different. Fingers crossed for your scan next week.

princess at your DD. Hope she grows out of that one quickly!

Morning All - hope you're all having a lovely weekend!

Neeko - thanks for your thoughts. I've been doing ok - keeping busy, seeing friends and trying to get my head around things. Have heard from ExP once but only because he wants to know when he can come back and pick up the rest of his stuff.

Seeing the midwife tomorrow for the first time so hope that all goes without a hitch. Not quite sure what I'm going to say when she starts asking partner-type questions. Lie through my teeth? Tell all? Just don't feel like I want a complete stranger knowing what's happened and either making judgments or putting me on a 'watch this one' list.

Any thoughts anyone?

pumagirl i dont think they ask anything too personal. with mine this is my second so i was asked if they were both the same dad. other than that it was just his age occupation and country of birth. then medical history of his side of the family so you should check up before hand if possible if anyone in his family have ever had:

• a disease that runs in families
• need for genetic counselling
• stillbirths or multiple miscarriages
• a sudden infant death
• learning difficulties
• hearing loss from childhood
• heart problems from birth
• abnormalities present at birth i wouldnt worry about telling her though, you dont have to go into details just say that you are not together anymore. im sure she'l have had many other women in the same situation before and wont make any judgements

Puma I'd just say something like 'he is no longer part of my life' or 'he has decided that he wants noting to do with the baby'. Or you could always go down the 'he's a total coward & an ars**hole & has slunk off like the low-down dirty dog that he is'! Seriously, I can't believe he's not facing up to his responsibility. Ok he said he didn't want children but it takes two to tango & by leaving you at a time like this he's showing his true colours.

Thanks guys - great advice. Think I'm probably being overly sensitive about it all!

Might use the 'dirty dog' line though

PumaGirl - actually it is worth making it known about your relationship situation as some medics will take note to give you extra support. You'll need it, particularly during the birth, when lots of women have their partners as their birthing partner.

dollshouse - so for you and DS, how awful. Found the glass yet?

Just a word of warning (sorry if I keep sounding like the bringer of doom!) to you gals scoffing crisps: I did this at the beginning of my pregnancy (well, topped and tailed with crisps at beginning, chocolate at end but incredibly healthy food in the middle) and endeed up putting on double the weight you're 'meant' to put on in pregnancy.

No problem, I told myself, I'll lose it all through bfing. Well, perhaps if I'd lost the chocolate biscuit habit I might have. Nearly 3 years on and I still have half a stone extra - having hated my body for a good year and a half. Just be careful is all I'll say - it's blardy difficult to lose weight and get in shape after a baby, so this time around I'm having extremely healthy salt-free nuts and oatcakes (actually really tasty!) and my weight is well under control. Oh, and of course, the occasional crisp - well, total denial is just bad for the soul, isn't it?!

Oh, and Zeeky: 5 stars? Egypt?

Have a great hols!

Morning Ladies,

How is everyone? Well my MS is very nearly gone at last, i'm 10+4 now.... i thought i would have been really pleased as i have been feeling really really awful all day long, but no, i spent the whole day on Saturday worrying that something's not right. So i ended up doing another pregnancy test! It was one of those really really cheap ones and although it did come up clearly positive it wasn't as dark as i thought it would be and that just made me worry even more! I'm putting it down to being a cheap test.... Should i be worrying??

DH told me i was being really silly, he's probably right!! I have my 12 week scan next Thursday so fingers crossed!

hello everyone,i would really love to join the 'due april 2010' group, and hope that theres room for 1 more! am abit of a mumsnet newbie so dont know how to add myself to the list, does that matter?i am about 7 wks, got a dating scan in couple of weeks as not sure of dates. this was an unexpected pregnancy, and to say its taken a while to get used to the idea is an understatement! my husband is still barely talking to me! DD1 is 4, DD2 is just 1.so although inside im pleased, its been abit of a stressful few weeks.havent told anyone else yet, so looking forward to chatting here with others in a similar situation. anyone else on number 3?in response to those of you with MS that comes and goes, mine is exactly the same, and was with both my other pregnancies. something to do with the hormone levels fluctuating i think, so dont panic!

Hi Srce, Welcome to the thread! I think theres a couple of people on #3 or more! Im on #2.

Rtuff - im the same about symptoms... ive got my booking-in appt tomorrow and i wonder whether the midwife will try to listen to the heartbeat... I will be 10+5 tomorrow so i will ask her too. Im really worried because i just cant find the heartbeat with my doppler... i didnt have any problems to find DS's when pg.

MrsHenry - im with you on the weight gain! i put so much on weight for my first pregnancy, whne i see pictures of myself now i am ashamed of how big/fat i was. I did managed to lose almost everything but this time around im being super-careful!!!

Hi srce, congratulations! I hope your husband starts talking to you again soon.
Hope everyone had a good weekend, I took DD to a country show on Saturday and so had 3 1/2 hours of walking around fields looking at cows and tractors, carrying a heavy nappy bag and a heavy toddler half the time! Absolutely exhausted yesterday, didn't leave the house once. And DD decided to have NO nap for the first time ever which was bizarre and a complete pain .
Nuchal scan this afternoon, confused as I thought they were done between 11-14 weeks and I'm only 9+5, so I'm not quite sure what's going on. Will let you all know!

hi all, im 9+4 today and the ms seems to have eased off the past couple of days, still dont feel totally normal but much better than i was. really hope thats the end of it.
ds started back at pre school today 9 - 11:30 so that was nice although went really fast. think im going to go swimming whilst he's there a couple of times a week although might wait until after my scan just to make sure. still seems like iv got ages to wait until my scan date (1st oct).

tostaky My midwife told me that you're unlikely to hear anything with a doppler until at least 14 weeks which is why they don't normally check until 16 weeks. HTH.

Pumagirl Hope all went well with the midwife. I agree with others that you should tell her for extra support.

Rtuff we've all been there although i'm sure it's fine. I was advised never to compare lines unless same brand and same urine.

srce Congrats and welcome. assuming that you didn't get in your condition by yourself I'm sure your DH will come round.

Hope everyone else is well.

Hi all and welcome newbies.

srce I know that feeling. I am still getting used to being pg. Was very wobbly at first.

I have booked my booking in appointment at last! Felt I shouldnt put it off any longer. I will be 10 + 2 by the time of my appt next Monday

I am not sure if I am showing yet. I dont want to yet because I dont want work to know. Bit nervous about telling them.

Hope everyone is well. Puma my OH walked out on me twice. He did it with DD and DS1. You will be ok, its hard but at least you only have to concentrate on you and your babe x Me and OH have been together 20 years now and he has finally settled down!