at the other person on Farah's other forum. What a thing to say! Please don't pay any attention (easier said than done, I know). Every pregnancy's different but loads of people get early nausea and are totally 100% fine. Stick with this thread, you won't get that crap from us.
Interesting to read about the different approach from doctors & health services in different areas. I just made an appt with my GP for Tuesday but checked first to see if I actually needed to see him, or just the MW. The receptionist said (in rather patronising tone) that I had to see the GP to have another test to confirm the pregnancy. I explained that last time he didn't do that, just took my word for it on the basis of my test, and she got flustered and said "Oh, well, sometimes they don't".
Anyway. I feel fine physically but am struggling a bit with anxiety more about my redundancy situation than the pregnancy, but it all comes together as general fear about the future. Not normally an anxious person but perhaps hormones are playing a part - I actually burst into tears in Starbucks this morning! Lovely Polish barista lady noticed and came over with a voucher for free coffee and said that "tomorrow will be better" really sweet of her although it just made me cry more
I just feel so scared -- I am delighted to be pg but so sad about the loss of my job and all my colleagues' jobs; I hate that I know about it while they still don't; and I'm very worried that, without a job to return to, I will drift and struggle to re-enter the workplace after what would have been my maternity leave period.
I have felt so fortunate to have a decent part-time job and good work-life balance since having DS, and what I do for a living is an important part of how I define myself (for better or for worse) - I have always liked the idea of DCs knowing that Mummy has a job she likes and still has plenty of time for them. I know I can find another job later on, lots of people in the same boat, etc, but after taking time off to have this baby it will inevitably be harder and scarier. Not to mention the pressure it puts on DP meantime, to earn enough and keep us afloat.
Sorry to unload here, it's prob not really the right place but the pregnancy and the redundancy together are just such a lot to take in. Really I just need to talk through these worries with someone in RL, but I don't want DP to feel even more stress, and there is nobody else who I can speak to at the moment because the redundancy is a secret and so sensitive, and we haven't told anyone about the pregnancy yet either.
Someone smack me about a bit please, and remind me I am lucky - after all we have a happy healthy DS and it is lovely to look forward to having another DC - I know many would give their right arm to be in that position regardless of work worries. I am just feeling a bit blue. Miserable Scottish weather's not helping!