First Time Frolicker Graduates...

[WhiteRoses]

...now the "Crazy Baby Ladies"!

Had the idea to start this thread because, after getting my BFP on Monday, it suddenly dawned on me that I was going to lose contact with a lot of lovely people. I feel sad every time anyone leaves (though obviously happy for you that you've got your BFP) and thought this might be a nice idea, so that we can continue to keep in touch. After all, we've been through a lot together, haven't we?!

Also, I felt a bit out of my depth on the other threads, where it seemed like most of the members had already had children. There didn't seem to be a "first-timers" thread on here. (Unless I missed it!)

So here goes!

CURRENT GRADUATES:

Trying4Baby1 - BFP 21Aug - EDD?
Kaystar - BFP 27Aug - EDD?
Pepperonipizza - BFP 12Sep - EDD?
Fulhamgirl - BFP 18Sep - EDD?
Ladyemmalou83 - BFP 13Oct - EDD?
bluesnowfalcon - BFP 14 Oct - EDD?
Spirael - BFP 7 Nov - EDD?
Curlycasper - BFP 11 Nov - EDD?
TishTosh21 - BFP ??? - EDD?
EmsieRo - BFP 16 Nov - EDD?
vix206 - BFP 8 Dec - EDD?
HypotheticalMummy - BFP 9 Dec - EDD?
Ozziegirly - BFP 16 Dec - EDD?
NovemberAli - BFP 24 Dec - EDD?
Eleanora - BFP 28 Dec - EDD?
whiteroses - BFP 11 Jan - EDD 25th Sept
hamsterlover - BFP 11 Jan - EDD?

FUTURE GRADUATES:

addie81
aly323
blueberry noo
Bunnygirl
Calyx
Capricorn76
ceebs05
chalky3
chancewouldbeafinething
chico193
CJ2007
cla ireinthecommunity
DrewsGirl
evilgiraffe
fudgecat
Hobnob
Homebound
Honeymoo
Kaloki
kkas
Mada meG
mrscinco
mumnerves
Muser
Pidgin
pixiestix
Sevans
Sky27
sparklyrainbow
Stellybelly
Worr isomHeart
YorkshireTeaDrinker
Zippys

I'm in the land of Pregnancy insomia ago go, it's not fun. I've watched half of pride and prejudice, I'm having a real Mr Darcy phase at the moment. I think it's my hormones . Is anyone else blaming EVERYTHING on hormones at the moment?

Hobnob I think it's very very normal to feel like that. Just let yourself go with the flow so to speak and don't beat yourself up. At then end of the day when your baby arrives you'll love it to bits and pieces and to be honest worries about money and how you'll cope are very normal. Everybody goes through that, you're bringing a little life into the world and it's a big step to take. Take it easy on yourself and remember we're always here to rant to.

I am SO glad it's not just me. I hate being pregnant so far. I feel horrendous all the time. I can't eat, sleep, ho work, or even leave the house without feeling like I am embarking on a massive challenge. I too wish o had enjoyed my pre-pregnant state instead of just obsessing about being pregnant all the time. Like hobnob I have had three weeks of this and the thought of at least another month in this state is just a nightmare. I know I will be delighted when I have the little one at the end of this, but it's very hard to feel any pleasure at being pregnant when you feel this hellish. Part of me wishes I could wind the clock back.

Hobnob cant believe your midwife trying to blackmail you...how weird. maybe its a good idea to check with your GP if you are not happy with what MW has said (and understandably so!) Hope you are feeling better soon...

November Fab news about your scan, sounds like you are having a very active bub

desperate how exciting 10 days, i am sure you can not wait. We havent decided if we will find out the sex yet. What made you decide?

roses I hope you have been able to eat something, we dont want to back on a drip

Hermya ah you see I do buy shoes, handbags..and i admit to having a selfridges obsession...so thats why i sometimes need to be banned. And now i am already casing the baby gap....any excuse to shop
I know how you feel with the insomnia...i thought it was just me, i wake up every night for the loo, then thats it no more sleep for me, of course then by the afternoon i am ready to fall over i am so tired...when does it stop? MIL told me it is my body getting me ready for LO crying in the night

addie roses Hermya & hobnob no one could blame you for not liking the fact that you are constantly ill! dont feel guilty about it. Hopefully it will all be over soon, and then you will be able to enjoy being pregnant....before the next joyful stage of pregnancy...labour We all do this as a means to an end, not because we want to get fat & moody!

I hope that everyone has a good day, eat and sleep well xxxx

roses Bonds is a brand of clothing, very old australian brand. www.bonds.com.au/bumpsandbaby/# they make babygro's and other really cute clothes

anyone else like saturday kitchen?

Hobnob, Addie and Chance - if I could hug you I would! I felt like such a bitch, actually saying "out loud" that I hate pregnancy! Nice to know I'm not alone though.

Last night, I felt a bit better and although I was sick and brought up everything I ate, I think some of the water I drank might have stayed down. Not sure though, cause I was sick afterwards... This morning, I've only tried drinking and I'm 100% sure that nothing's stayed put. So I'm going to have a shower now, and pack a bag. I'm due to see the midwife this afternoon, so won't bother phoning. I'll just see what she has to say and whether she wants to admit me. I have a feeling she will and to be honest, I hope she does at this stage. Last time, once the first bag of fluid was in me, I immediately felt better.

Anyway, enough about me!

Hobnob - hope you're feeling better today. x

Hermya - hope you managed to get some sleep in the end. x

Addie - if you're off work today, hope you have a nice relaxing day, doing nothing, and not feeling/being sick if possible. x

Chance - I'm sure MIL thought she was being helpful! Lol! Hope you have a good day today too. x

Chance - just saw the link. Going to have fun now, browsing!

Saturday Kitchen... [sicksmiley] I'm watching Wife Swap USA right now. Hopefully neither family decides to eat! Lol!

White roses are you taking any meds for yours? If not, now is the time to start. I am taking cyclizine - it's the only way to get through the day at the moment

Just back from a quick lurk on the Conception forum and HUGE congraulations to Fudge!

Addie - I'm not taking anything just now. I think you're right though - I think I'm going to have to. Right now, I wouldn't be able to hold anything down though so we'll see what the midwife says. I know they talked about injections before. They might try that first. But no point in guessing! Will just need to wait and see what they say.

CURRENTGRADUATES:_

Trying4Baby1 - BFP 21st Aug - 25th Apr - Girl
Kaystar - BFP 27th Aug - EDD?
Pepperonipizza - BFP 12th Sep - 24th May
Fulhamgirl - BFP 18th Sep - EDD 30th May - Girl - Lilly
Ladyemmalou83 - BFP 13th Oct - 23rd Jun - Girl - Erin Elizabeth
bluesnowfalcon - BFP 14th Oct - EDD?
DesperateHousewife21 - BFP 3rd Nov - EDD 18th Jul
Spirael - BFP 7th Nov - EDD 25th Jul
Curlycasper - BFP 11th Nov - EDD 21st Jul
EmsieRo - BFP 16th Nov - EDD?
vix206 - BFP 8th Dec - EDD 22nd Aug
HypotheticalMummy - BFP 9th Dec - EDD?
Ozziegirly - BFP 16th Dec - EDD 24th Aug
NovemberAli - BFP 24th Dec - EDD 2nd Sep
Eleanora - BFP 28th Dec - EDD?
whiteroses - BFP 11th Jan - EDD 20th Sep
hamsterlover - BFP 11th Jan - EDD?
Hobnob - BFP 17th Jan - EDD 26th Sep
MadameG - BFP 17th Jan - EDD?
pixiestix - BFP 18th Jan - EDD 3rd Oct
ceebs05 - BFP 22nd Jan - EDD 29th Sep
addie81 - BFP 28th Jan - EDD 8th Oct
WorrisomeHeart - BFP 29th Jan - EDD 8th Oct
chancewouldbeafinething - BFP 1st Feb - EDD 11th Oct
Hermya321 - BFP 12th Feb - EDD 24th Oct
fudgecat - BFP 20th Feb - EDD?

FUTUREGRADUATES:_

aly323
blueberrynoo
Bunnygirl
Calyx
Capricorn76
chalky3
chico 193
CJ2007
claireinthecommunity
DrewsGirl
evilgiraffe
Homebound
Honeymoo
HopingGotASnowDayInT heEnd
Kaloki
kkas
mrscinco
mumnerves
Muser
Pidgin
Sevans
Sky27
sparklyrainbow
Stellybelly
YorkshireTeaDrinker
Zippys

Hi everyone,

Sorry - it has been ages. Congrats Fudgecat! Really sorry to hear you are all feeling rubbish Whiteroses Addie Hobnob and Hermya.

I am 12 weeks today. Annoyingly my immune system seems to have dampened down so I have been catching everything going for the last 3 weeks - terrible cold last wek, diarrhoea bug the week before, another cold the week before that. But feeling much better now and we had the 12 week scan yesterday. It was great to see the LO - s/he was quite active and stood on its head at one point! My due date is now 4th September so I have updated the list.

CURRENT_GRADUATES:

Trying4Baby1 - BFP 21st Aug - 25th Apr - Girl
Kaystar - BFP 27th Aug - EDD?
Pepperonipizza - BFP 12th Sep - 24th May
Fulhamgirl - BFP 18th Sep - EDD 30th May - Girl - Lilly
Ladyemmalou83 - BFP 13th Oct - 23rd Jun - Girl - Erin Elizabeth
bluesnowfalcon - BFP 14th Oct - EDD?
DesperateHousewife21 - BFP 3rd Nov - EDD 18th Jul
Spirael - BFP 7th Nov - EDD 25th Jul
Curlycasper - BFP 11th Nov - EDD 21st Jul
EmsieRo - BFP 16th Nov - EDD?
vix206 - BFP 8th Dec - EDD 22nd Aug
HypotheticalMummy - BFP 9th Dec - EDD?
Ozziegirly - BFP 16th Dec - EDD 24th Aug
NovemberAli - BFP 24th Dec - EDD 2nd Sep
Eleanora - BFP 28th Dec - EDD 4th Sept
whiteroses - BFP 11th Jan - EDD 20th Sep
hamsterlover - BFP 11th Jan - EDD?
Hobnob - BFP 17th Jan - EDD 26th Sep
MadameG - BFP 17th Jan - EDD?
pixiestix - BFP 18th Jan - EDD 3rd Oct
ceebs05 - BFP 22nd Jan - EDD 29th Sep
addie81 - BFP 28th Jan - EDD 8th Oct
WorrisomeHeart - BFP 29th Jan - EDD 8th Oct
chancewouldbeafinething - BFP 1st Feb - EDD 11th Oct
Hermya321 - BFP 12th Feb - EDD 24th Oct
fudgecat - BFP 20th Feb - EDD?

FUTURE_GRADUATES:

aly323
blueberrynoo
Bunnygirl
Calyx
Capricorn76
chalky3
chico 193
CJ2007
claireinthecommunity
DrewsGirl
evilgiraffe
Homebound
Honeymoo
HopingGotASnowDayInT heEnd
Kaloki
kkas
mrscinco
mumnerves
Muser
Pidgin
Sevans
Sky27
sparklyrainbow
Stellybelly
YorkshireTeaDrinker
Zippys

Yay Fudgecat !!!

Hope the midwife sorts you out today Roses - that level of sickness sounds horrific. I have been feeling more and more green by the day, but luckily, still haven't throw up yet. Just eating loads of stodgy food and sleeping about fifteen hours a day!!

Eleanora - LOL at your little one standing on its head! I can't wait for my twelve week scan, to check that everything is ok.

Desperate - how exciting that you can nearly find out the sex! Do you have any preferences?? (Secretly of course, because in RL you can't really admit it!)

Sorry, another super quick one from me, but will try to get on later and fill you all in on my week!

Ooh, boss has gone out so I have had a sudden reprieve and can continue!! You remember me saying how horrible she was when she found out - well, she hasn't improved any! I've been feeling really sick all week, though not actually vomiting, and one day as I sat at my desk with my head on my keyboard she actually said to me "Do you plan on doing any work today?" She is the only one in my office that knows and that is the kind of sympathy she is giving me!! Not one single morning since I told her has she asked how I am or how the pg is progressing. Totally inhuman!! What a cold-hearted bitch. I love a bit of a gossip and if it was the other way around I would be priming her for all the news I could get!

But on the positive side, Roses you were totally right all those weeks ago when you said about telling my mum! She is so so so happy!!!!! I still can't quite believe how thrilled she is and its made everything ten times more exciting. She has been calling me up every day with little tips and been looking at all the baby websites. She was worried one day about the kind of stair gate we would be able to attach to our stairs and I had to say, umm I think we have a little while to work on that one!! I had no idea she would react like this - previously she has always expressed utter terror at the thought of being a granny!! I'm going to hold off telling the rest of my family until after the twelve week scan, but it is so nice to be able to have a girly talk with a RL person about my pregnancy (as lovely as it is coming on here!! )

Evening all!! How was your day, mine was good apart from tiredness and sore (ow) boobs. My DH had a word with MIL and she now realises what she's done and was very apologetic in the end. Irrationally I want to be mad a little longer, but I know that logically it's not healthy to bear a grudge against someone. Hey ho!

I'm now five weeks (well tomorrow anyway) and DH's reaction was,
DH: 'Wow five weeks, how do you know that?'
Me: 'The internet told me'
DH: 'You can't trust everything the internet tells you'

The internet is the reason we knew how to go about getting up the duff in the first place. Gosh, there's no pleasing some people is there.

White Nope no more sleep for me, I had to work today. Woopie!! It was quite nice actually to be honest despite the fact I have become the unofficial tea lady. I hope they get you sorted out today, I'm sorry you're feeling bad today. Be thinking of you!

Pixie Your boss sounds like an absolute hag of the highest order. Are you sure that shes not jealous of you and your situation, you never know. She could have had trouble trying in the past. Your Mum sounds like an absolute dream though. My Mums not mastered the internet yet, she's more of a bootsale person.

Eleanora Future gymnast perhaps???

knock knock... can i come in?

i know a lot of you have seen my news but Yesterday i got a BFP!!!! Aaaarrrghh

i tested again this afternoon with a CB digital that said "pregnant 2-3 weeks"

im still in shock but happy to be here, its still very early days tho and im still half expecting AF to show up. Looking forward to catching up with those who have already graduated and to meet those who graduated before i joined the first timers

the calculator makes me due on eithe the 24th Oct or 26th Oct depending on if it was to be a cycle of 28 or 30 days

Fudge Of course you can come in, welcome, pull up a chair (gives out caffine free coffee/tea/hot chocolate).

OMG you're due right around the same time I am, how cool is that!!!

If you want to join one of the October threads, there seems to be two, There's one over in the Antenatel section and one in the pregnancy one. I'm on the one in the pregnancy one, it seems a bit quieter there.

But you must be over the moon!! I know what you mean about expecting AF to show up any moment. If I have cramps, I go to the loo and am always chanting in my head 'please no blood, please no blood'. Anyway TMI (sorry).

Hermya cheers for the cuppa

Yeah i saw about our due dates being so close, guess thats because i tested late and if i remember right you tested early. You never know but if all works out ok we could have a sprint finish at the end

Have you been to the doctors yet? I was thinking about holding off until the week after next when i will be 6 weeks. What does everyone else think? Is that too early or too late to let the doctors know?

Not sure about joining another thread at the moment - i think it would be a bit hard to keep up so i think i will stay put

fudgecat nice to have you here

my NHS notes said to visit your doctor 2 weeks after your missed period. do you like your GP? From what i can tell some GP's & MW's are not as lovely as they could be....I have been lucky so far.

hermya what do you think of the other thread...i have been lurking but not sure which one i would join if i did. They all seem to be on their 4ht child when i looked...a bit overwhelming...
Plus i love these threads so it is hard to compare!

Chance Nah it is true, the people on this thread are so so lovely and I couldn't leave this one even if I tried. I'm on the one in the Pregnancy section which is a little bit quieter and a lot of people seem to be on their first child which is nice.

Fudge I went to the Doc and she was inept to say the least, she didn't examine me or anything like that. She got me my exemption form, so it is worth a visit just for that. Mind you I went due to some medication I was on, I wondered if I should take it whilst I was pregnant which it turns out I shouldn't. So I needed to get that sorted out.

pixie my secret preference is a girl but of course I will be happy with a healthy boy/girl. Im just so looking forward to seeing him/her again, they have been quite active recently with 2 big kicks last night!

Desperate - I'm veering towards wanting a girl aswell! Mainly because my DH would be absolutely over the moon - he has two older sons already. But my best friend has a little boy who is just adorable and so I won't be shedding any tears if I get a boy instead! (And my gut reaction at the moment, though you can all mock me if I am wrong, is that I am going to have a boy!!)

Hermya - I'm 8 weeks today and I am still repeating the same chant as you every time I go to the loo. I can't wait for the magic twelve weeks so that some of this horrible worry dissolves.

Welcome Fudgecat! Lovely to have you here!

Chance - I have had a brief look at the other threads as well but they seem so busy and I love our little thread too much to invest much time in another one! I think I am a one thread kind of a gal!!

Roses - hope you are feeling better today, whether at home or in hospital [un-mumsnetty hug] xx

Well, I spent the first hour of today with my head down the toilet, although still not actually bringing anything up (TMI!) so I guess the bean is still alive and kicking in there, to be making me feel so awful. I know I am a freak, but feeling sick actually makes me quite happy - I know that everything is still happening in there for now! Maybe in another month the novelty will have worn off - I have been feeling sick for two weeks and three days (yes i am counting!) and have another four weeks until I hit 12+0. Thats alot of ginger biscuits!

PS Hermya what the hell are you doing up at 5.37am on a Sunday morning - thats horrific!!

I had a day and a half of it let me tell you. I thought we'd finished with the snow, but nnnnnooooo had to come down again and I had to drive in it. Then I put oil in the car and then tried to close the bonnet, and the blinking bonnet catch broke. I had to drive home with plastic bags holding the bonnet together. DH has now agreed that it might be time for another car.

Pixie Eight weeks, how cool. You'll not be fair off of your scan date will you? I was up that early as I had to go to work. You're not a freak, I'm still very very happy in a weird way that my boobs are really sore. We're just that right side of obsessed.

Desperate I would actually quite like a boy to be honest with you. Mind you, thats because all the babies in my family at the moment are girls. I like to be different.

Hello everyone, just checking in - massive congratulations fudgecat and sorry so many of you are feeling rubbish. Hopefully it will pass as the weeks go by.

I"m 14 weeks today and the time has flown!

Nothing much to report from me. I had the worst killer headache I think I have ever had yesterday - I honestly thought I was going to have a brain haemorrage or something as it was fully pounding. I thought the baby had caused something weird to happen!

But anyway, after DH quickly researching what painkillers I could take (as we couldn't find my What to Expect book) he rushed off to find paracetamol for me, and when I took two within 15 minutes I could actually feel the pain receeding, it was really weird.

So I felt like an idiot for making a fuss, but praised DH on his calmness under fire!

Apart from that all is good.

I went to a lovely lunch yesterday where there was a lovely couple that we slightly know - anyway, the wife works in healthcare (not sure what) but honestly, the tripe she was spouting! These gems;

1. You don't have to avoid any food, as listeria is killed by your body heat (So how to people catch it then?)

1. There is nothing you can catch from undercooked meat.

1. Salmonella can cause birth defects. (I actually am not sure about this, but I'm almost certain it's not true!).

Anyway, she's nice enough but really so wrong about these things. Hopefully she doesn't work with pregnant people in her job!

Heya guys!!

Sorry been so long posting back.

Still no chair and also got the most horrible of horriblist colds ever. !!

My boss turned around and said to me that every day I have off sick might effect my materting pay and its rubbish. I called 3 different agencys today acas, inland rev and another one forgotten the name lol and its a scare tactet to get me to come into work.

Anyway ive come in today and feel absoutly awful and she hasent even checked up on me to see if im ok. Guys seriously I sound awful so it not like u cant tell im ill.
I see her first thing this morning and she didnt tell me to go home or anything she just said to me the more time u have off sick it will effect your maternity pay.
Its completly false so basically ive come in today so scared my pay is gonna get docked and it isnt so im going to my doctors tonight so out of order. Im nearly 7 months pregnant u know I need to rest like we all do if we become ill.

I completly understand guys the forst 13 weeks for me were awful I was being sick so badly I couldnt eat ginger or even take water at some points. U do get fed up with being pregnant it seems to you it goes for ages like for me it feels like its been foreve and May is still a long way off so ive got a while to go.

How is everyone other than that? Congrates to fudge. Welcome to this lovely thread. I think its great we can all help eachother out as we are all at different stages !!

xxxxxx

Hi everyone. Nice to hear from you, Eleanora. Sorry to hear you've been feeling rubbish but great to hear about the scan. My "twelve" (11+1 scan) is only a week away now - I can't wait! Did you drink a lot before your scan? I got told to have a "moderately full" bladder, but as far as I'm aware, the fuller it is, the clearer the picture. But then I don't want to have an accident if I'm left waiting! Lol!

Pixie - I'm SOOOO pleased for you over your mum's reaction! Better than even hoped! You must be over the moon. And what a lovely granny your LO will have. I bet this'll bring you even closer than ever.

On the other hand, sorry to hear about your boss. Hopefully once the rest of your colleagues know (not TOO much longer now), they'll be much nicer. And she sounds like she might just be two-faced enough to be all nicey-nice once she has more than just one person (you) judging her. Hopefully anyway...

Hermya - my DH is just the same about the internet/books. Reckons we'd have gotten pregnant anyway, as it wasn't rocket science once we knew what went where! Pfft! Well seeing he wasn't the one on the look out for the EWCM!

Fudge - nice to see you've made it over here! I was so sure you were pregnant as well! I think you were a bit like me, to be honest - I was convinced I wasn't either! I think after all the previous BFNs, it's hard to believe it can really happen, isn't it? So have you told anyone yet, or are you keeping it to yourself for now?

As for going to the doctor's... I went at four and a half weeks (the first appointment I could get after my BFP). Doctor was lovely to me. (Mind you, I have a health condition which he needed to check up on asap.) But he referred me to the midwife and I saw her at 5 and a half weeks. She was a bitch though. Told the student who was there that they don't usually bother seeing women under six weeks. However, I've seen other midwives since then, and they've all been lovely. Get the feeling they'd have been nicer to me than the bitchy one. Anyway. I guess it's up to you, but personally, I don't see any problem with getting the ball rolling asap and getting your name into the system.

Chance and Pixie - I'm the same about the other threads... There are so many people on them, and they all seem to have children already... I'm quite happy here. I know all of you and I quite like that we're at different stages - I find that very reassuring.

Pixie - sorry to hear that you're feeling lousy but glad you're "enjoying" it! [confused} Lol! No, I know the feeling, actually. I just can't wait till I start feeling movement (like Desperate - how exciting! ). No more sickness + some pretty definite reassurance that all's well.

Hermya - sorry to hear about the snow and car trouble...

Ozzie - sorry to hear about your headache, but a good test for DH, right enough! God, that woman you had lunch with sounds bonkers! Glad it's in a nice way though!

Well, I got taken into hospital again on Saturday. Drip again to rehydrate me and this time they gave me anti-sickness injections/tablets. Unfortunately, when I got home (today) and read the leaflet about the tablets, I discovered that it said that they shouldn't be taken if you have the same medical condition that I have. Spoke to my GP on the phone, and he agreed that I should never have been given them, as they could've caused nasty side effects (for me - wouldn't have affected baby, thankfully). But luckily, they were okay (pure fluke) and as a result, I would be okay to continue to take them. But obviously now, I've completely lost faith... I do feel 100x better today though (probably as I'm now properly hydrated) and I have kept food down today. This is the start of wk 11 too, and sickness should tail off towards wk 12, so I'm hoping that that might mean I can cope without the tablets. I don't think I'd take them unless as a last resort now... Hate that the hospital messed up like that.