Due March 06 - anyone else yet?

[anchovies]

Well found out this morning that I am pg!! 3 weeks and 4 days so pretty early days yet though!

Been trying for a fair while but first month using OPKs so would highly recommend them.

Will introduce myself anyway - dh and I both 26 with a 17 month old ds. Am so excited to be pg again even though it was a bit of a rough ride last time around!

not an expert but some women do spot around there period even whilst pregnant. Worth havinfg it checked though!
Early stage are hard arnt they cos you cant quite believe it and you have to keep it quiet!!!

Hey everyone

Sorry for the silence. I have been covering someone at work all this week and I am so glad it's Fri. It has been hell. I have been popping in to check on all of you but a bit difficult to send messages as I keep getting caught IYKWIM.

I was 8 weeks on Wed. Everything fine. I am still getting headaches and feeling sick and my nipples are still very sore. Other than that I am coping alright. I have got a noticeable bump and am having great difficulty trying to hide it at work. Not sure I can keep it a secret until 12 weeks. My scan is booked on 23 Aug a day before my DH's birthday. I am seeing the midwife on 18 Sept - first appt can you believe it? They are very stretched it seems.

I see all you are well. How come some of you are having scans earlier than 12 weeks?

Hi starry - good to have you back - it's been a long time!

Hi all
I'm 8+4 today, my scan won't be until I am 13weeks and there are no nuchal scans offered, if it wasn't for constant nausea I would be worried I was imagining all those positive pregnancy tests!
Hope all are feeling OK and that you have good, relaxing weekends xxx
To those having "bleeds", my DH's cousin bled every month (when she would have been menstruating) with both of her pregancies.....I know it's easy to say but just take it easy and try not to worry xxx

7 weeks 6 days I think, hopefully another early scan next week will confirm the dates properly!

StarryEyed: I have an early scan because I have had 3 second trimester missed miscarriages... I know that seeing a bean at 9 weeks is no guarantee that I will not go on to miscarry again but I thought that it might be easier to find out early if things are (or not) progressing as they should be. I also have a niggling feeling that the INSANE amounts of STRESS that I went through in my last pregnancy (Bigger than I should have been for dates (It was twins, which I suspected); lost notes; missing blood test results; no booking-in appt until 16.5 weeks; planning an overseas move mid-pregnancy) could have contributed to the miscarriage. When the GP offered an early scan, I jumped at the chance. Hoping for some reassurance or the knowledge that this is likely to end with another miscarriage.

Rosieposie: Tell me how you get on with telling your mum. I am avoiding it at all costs and feeling guilty as I am so sick that it is even obvious over the phone now. (My parents live over 3000 km from me.)

DHW: My house looks like a bomb hit is as well. Where are all of the cleaing fairies? Should the maid not be round to pick up this disaster? She should be fired! Oooh, I guess that I can't really fire her since I am her... where will I find the time or the strength? DH is home next week-end so I will ask for some help.

Anchovies: I really hope that your scan went well this morning. How stressful. I didn' t know that they could tell if bean was in the right spot or not at this stage.

Hello Munz: I always love reading your up-beat posts. Didn't find your thread about DH though.. Is it under chat?

Cadmum, so sorry to hear about your three missed m/cs. Did the doctors tell you what caused them? I had a missed m/c with my first pregnancy but that was because there was no foetal pole just a sac so it was not going to be a viable pregnancy anyway. Do you find that it affects your other pregnancies? I was absolutely paranoid with my last pregnancy which was successful but my DH found it hell as i found out later. I was so wrapped up in what could go wrong I don't think i enjoyed the pregnancy one bit. I hope it will be different this time.

I am trying not to be paranoid.

I had DS and DD before I lost Owen at 18.5 weeks (no explanation given but we opted not to have an autopsy as we already had 2 healthy children and baby looked so peaceful that I couldn't bear the thought of having his body cut.)

I then had DS2 without any complications other than insane worry until I was beyond 20 weeks or so.

Have had another 2 missed miscarriges since DS2 (at 13.5 weeks and 16.5 with twins) Both discovered at first scan. (hence my fear of them!)

Sometimes I think that I must be crazy for attempting to have another baby at all but for the most part, I try to take it one day at a time. I know how very blessed I am to have 3 lovely, healthy children so I try to keep it all in perspective.

yes I was cadmum - he's packed away all my shopping fgromtesco.com and he won't let me lift anything at all never mind anything heavy so in his own way he's helpingme which makes things better, and he's trying to be more affectionate etc so we'll get there.

spoken to the m/w who's recommended paraceotamal (sp) and water so that's what i've done and throat is heaps better - better than the pharmasist just saying have soothers and thats it.

still gonna get off and spend time with DH for a while b4 I go away tomorrow.

hope everyone's OK.

Cadmum, I can't begin to imagine the stress and worry you must feel. I feel very lucky to have had 2 straightforward pregnancies resulting in two babies. Offload here as much as you need and I hope the support we can offer you will help just a little.

Munz, I hope you are feeling better. Having a cold on top of pregnancy ickiness is horrible!

Well, I told my mother and the reaction was as expected - she turned green and looked like I'd told her I had 3 months to live. She then spent the day telling me how awful having 3 children is and saying to my four yr old ds " so you're going to have another baby in the house, poor you! Babies cry all the time don't they? " and telling me that I'd only just lost the weight from the last baby and what a shame I was going to get fat again.

Still, It's over now, and I feel relieved and I can get on and enjoy my weekend! Hope everyone else does too

Oh! to your mother Rosieposie, bit of a more supportive response might have been nicer eh, I'm perfectly sure you'll be fine {{Hugs}}

Welcome back starreyeyed, glad all is ok with you.

How'd the scan go anchovies?

Hi to everyone else, hope you feel better soon Munz.

Happy birthday to jackstini for yesterday, looks like I missed that one at the time!

Off out for my birthday meal tonight, another year older argh!

Enjoy your weekend ladies

RosiePosie: I am sorry that your mum didn't surprise you by being happy for you. ! I can hardly wait to tell mine that we are 'hoping' to have a fourth. She will want to shoot me as she is convinced that I must have a death wish or something. Our mothers fully agree that two children is plenty!! (My mother was actually pleased that I had the first miscarriage as she was already going on and on about how I would not be able to cope with three... She nearly went into shock when I announced that we were expecting DS2. She said somthing to the effect of: I thought you would use protection after the last mistake!?! All of our pg were 'planned'. She just can't imagine being tied down with 'so many' kids everywhere...

Happy belated birthday to Jackstini and Happy Birthday to you, Frizbe.

Happy Birthday to you Friz - hope you have a lovely meal tonight.
Don't worry about your Mum too much RP - I am sure she will come round and I bet your kids ARE excited about a new brother or sister no matter what she tells them!

Good luck to everyone having scans soon - I have everything crossed for you. Should get my date on Monday....

Must go and collect my Auntie from the train now - can't wait to tell her!!

mums eh? why do we worry so what they think?!!

friz - happy belated b'day hope you have a lovely day.

RP - ah what do mums know eh! lol, mine's busy with the motehrcare book out already bless her.

anchovies bit worried about u hon how did the scan go?

anyhow was only a quicky as I want to get on the road for 8 and still have to get dressed! lol, mum's on dial up but hopefully i'll be able to have daily reposts and chat to u still! have a good week if I don't and no body go leaving us!

oh and a point of intrest took 4 paraceotmol (sp) yesterday and slept from 8am and touch wood the sore throats gone, unfortunatly it's all the m/w says we're allowed this early in PG so if any of u have managed to catch my cyber germs that what to do! (wasn't going to take anymore as it's more or less gone now what do u think? - I don't really want to pump by body with crap incase it harms beanie althou the m/w said 8 in 24 hrs is OK.

anchovies? Is everything OK? I am worried about you...

Hi everyone, I have the new stats list updated, but I sha'nt post it until we've heard from anchovies. I hope everything is okay, anchovies...

Morning Rosie, how are you today?

Hello everyone else - hope everyone's feeling OK. Thinking of you Anchovies and hoping you've just been too busy to update us.

Starry - my scan's on 23rd August as well! What time is your's? Mine's 2pm.

Nothing new to report for me, just that the queasiness is starting to subside now! Thank goodness.

Oh lucky you toothyboy, I though mine was until last night, it seems to be back with a vengeance, still have it this am.....really hope its just cause beanie is growing and will go away again soon, as hate feeling this green...

Had a lovely birthday meal thanks folkes, even managed to persuade a chef to turn my lamb black, and we all know they hate doing that right!

Hi to all anyway, have a good sunday!

Eww, Frizbe, I don't think I'd bother if the lamb had to be black!! I like mine a touch pink! Sorry to hear you're feeling icky - the pink comment probably hasn't helped, has it? Sorry!

Ok it wasn't quite black, but he managed to get rid of the pink! thus beanie should be safe n well!!

My sickness comes in waves - some days I'm pretty good and can function okay, yesterday was a bad day! I could hardly get out of bed. Dh was taking it personally and kept asking me what the matter was - I shouted at him "I feel cr*p!!".

I'm good though, feeling fine about my mum's reaction - it was totally expected ( long, boring story! )

The MW is popping around this morning for my booking in, so I'm frantically cleaning the house now

Thanks for thinking about me everyone, it's been a hard weekend.

Sorry for not posting, was going to wait til after my appt on monday by which time hopefully I'll know if everything's alright. The scan went well in that there was a fetal pole/heartbeat etc and the pregnancy sac was well attached however they are not sure whether it being in the much smaller right side of my funny shaped uterus is going to mean it will run out of space long before it is supposed to (m/c or very premature). So far the growth was right for my dates but I am seeing my consultant tomorrow for more advice, before getting pg she recommended a termination if this happened, someting I went along with at the time but can't even consider now. Will let you know how it goes.

Hope everyone else is well, glad you had a good birthday frizbe!

oh my goodness, what a worrying time for you anchovies. I shall keep everything crossed for you that your pregnancy progresses as it should do. Thanks for letting us know how you are. xx