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Due October 2010 - anyone else??

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loueytbg · 21/01/2010 13:26

I got a very faint BFP last night and a really nice pink line this morning This will be my third baby, but 2nd pregnancy - I had twins first time round and I'm really hoping for just the one this time.

Due date is 2th October by ovulation date and 6th October by LMP - I'm going with the early date at the moment although I'm sure the NHS will change it to the later one.

I feel as sick as a dog and have nearly puked already which doesn't bode well for the next few weeks. God know how I'm going to keep it quiet.

Right I'm off to buy some more tests to pee on

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ThePFJ · 01/03/2010 10:09

GROTBAGS - Bloody hell woman, thats crazy!! Technically starving?!?! Wow, poor old you, having a drip and all. Hope you get better soon babes, and Mini-eggs?!! (laughs loudly) Good for you girl!!!

Hermya321 · 01/03/2010 10:11

Grotbags Thats horrid, I'm glad you're better though. Although LOL on the mini eggs!

ThePFJ · 01/03/2010 10:15

Before I go off to the dentist... I hate dentists... here's the dream I had last night.

(I promise NOT to come on here everyday and bore you with my dreams... but this one was very much about my birth/keeping baby safe inside me anxiety I think..)

I dreamt a giant oak tree fell from the sky and crashed into my house. I ran inside to save the fish. The poor fish was on the floor and hurt, so I scooped it up and put it in a glass of water. The glass shattered in my hand, and the poor fish fell and was injured even further. I got another glass, and again that shattered, and this process repeated several times. My father walks in and I yell at him to help me save the fish. So he scoops up this now very mangled fish, and puts it in the sink (phew) and then grabs a carving knife and slices it clean in half. Eeek!

ThePFJ · 01/03/2010 10:41

Looks like I have a bit more time...

QuestionsAnswered - I think you are safe, but call anyway, professional reassurance its so much better than anything here. Thanks for checking my thread you are lovely.

All you girls that are going 'through it' which I guess is ALL of you, I really hope things settle down soon. Apparently the second trimester is when we are all supposed to feel fantastic... we'll have to see if thats true I guess...

Xavielli - you can NEVER eat too much chocolate...

XXX

MartiniMummy · 01/03/2010 10:44

tinywelsh I bought a bike in about September and have been riding to work since then (I work in Liverpool Street). The first couple of weeks before I knew I was pg, I was so exhausted, I actually thought I was going backwards. (The most embarrassing time, without a doubt, was having to get off my bike to walk over London Bridge. It wasn't pretty.)

I now console myself that it was the pregnancy, and not the fact that I'm probably still too unfit. Either way, I've decided not to bike for the next few weeks - far too much danger being knocked off!

Elsa123 · 01/03/2010 10:47

Hellooo! Not meant to be on this as at work, so haven't had time to read your messages, but I hope you're all well. There's a heartbeat!!! I'm measuring 7+4, EDD 14 Oct YIPEEE . So pleased after last mmc. Thank you all so much for your support x x x x catch up later x x x

KSal · 01/03/2010 11:02

arghhhh.... i want a scan. I can't even book one because their diary hasn't been set up for april yet. She advised to call back end of next week.... i just really hope that if i leave it that long i will still get an appointmnet in time - i don't want it to be too late for the nuchal grrr... also want DH to be able to come.

got MW appt for blood tests this afternoon... i wish she could listen for a heartbeat (but i know its too early)

ThePFJ... that sounds like a bit of a grim dream... i had a miscarriage one last night, which is horrible. It then morphed into a dream about a bizarre revenge mission (i have no idea what for) such a bad nights sleep!

KSal · 01/03/2010 11:03

oops crossed post with you Elsa - great news for you... must be a huge relief

tiredfeet · 01/03/2010 11:10

questionsanswered thank you so much, your comments have really helped me today

elsa so pleased you had great news at the scan, it must be so reassuring

got my first midwife appointment today, dreading the blood tests (I have a phobia, I actually get a bit hysterical sometimes when they try and take my blood, although I don't mind injections) but also excited in a weird way that it might make it start to feel real. (and also hoping I will get some more support from them re the morning sickness)

KSal · 01/03/2010 11:16

ahhh tiredfeet - i hope they can help you a bit more with the MS, it sounds like you're having a horrid time of it.

i don't like blood tests much either (although luckily don't have a phobia) but also don't mind injections so much - wonder what that's about. Don't worry though, by the end of this pregnancy you'll be well used to having blood tests (sorry!)

ThePFJ · 01/03/2010 13:18

I don't mind blood tests and injections. However since they can never find a vein on me, nightmares of them trying over and over again on different parts of my anatomy and giving me a 'LOOK' are always there, ready to make me nervous.

Ksal - love the 'revenge mission' type dream.. did you have a combat corset and a backpack full of cool weapons?

Called to make my Midwife appointment today when I got back and apparently she does 'Mondays' and its too late to talk to her today so she'll call me to make an appointment NEXT monday. Doubtless to tell me she can't fit me in until the Monday after....

tiredfeet · 01/03/2010 14:22

PFJ sorry your midwife is proving so elusive. it must be frustrating to feel you're not getting anywhere.

I survived the blood tests without any hysterics, very proud of myself. I have discovered that if I talk about something while they are doing it, it takes my mind off it. So I wittered on about my fantasy of being able to eat a sunday roast

booking in went ok, lots and lots of questions but I managed not to be sick during the appointment so that is something. Ominously the midwife kept saying things like 'do twins run in your family'... but equally I reckon I'm just unlucky in my morning sickness levels. DH is very frightened by the idea of twin girls and a house overrun by women . I got given a huge 'bounty' pack of samples, seems a bit early to be given nappy samples and sudocrem

hope everyone else is having a good day

emskaboo · 01/03/2010 15:02

I haven't been around as things have been a bit sticky. I've had two bleeds, both bright red and fairly heavy. Good news, EPU got me in really quickly and I had a scan which showed a bleed sight and a sac with embryo and a heartbeat! Another scan in just under 2 weeks, so fingers crossed. I'm doing my own head in though, think my morning sickness is a bit less today and terrified this is a bad thing, arghhhh!

I'm pleased so many of you are coping well with the first trimester and lots of empathy for those of you in the feeling rough/the going is rough gang!

emskaboo · 01/03/2010 15:13

Sorry, site not sight, doh!

picc · 01/03/2010 15:51

tinywelsh, I cycled throughout my last pregnancy. Right up to about the last month. It's nice to feel active an mobile as long as possible. Unfortunately, this time round I'm a lot less so, as I have DS to look after and tend to walk everywhere.

And I, too, was just about to write and say TRAVEL SICKNESS BANDS!!! Try them. Really. Even if it's just a placebo effect I don't mind. Last night I couldn't sleep cos I felt so terrible, and they worked almost instantly.
Today, I've manage to get through a whole day at school without puking.

I don't feel THAT great now, but compared to yesterday, I feel so much better. I totally forgot I had them, and had totally forgotten that I wore them last time. They are brilliant!!

Lulabell · 01/03/2010 16:06

Hi everyone,

Feel very bad doing this, but I'm going to moan.

Have had the worst week ever. Found out on Wednesday that dh's much beloved grandad had died, which meant a distraught dh. Ever one to bottle his feelings, he turned down my offer of a nice meal out that evening, and went off to play football to take his mind off it. One of his colleagues pushed him over, and we ended up in a and e, and he was went home strapped up with a broken collar bone, his writing arm as well.

My dad offered us a curry that same night to help us out, I'd been craving one for days, and then when I ate it it tasted completely wrong, and I ended up crying because I was so upset.

Thursday I had to take dh to fracture clinic, 6-8 weeks not using his arm. Then I booked the flights to go to the funeral in France the next day. That required all the money we'd saved for our holiday to Greece at Easter, so we've cancelled that. Then I had a massive argument with dh because the house was a tip (he'd promised to sort it on Wed am) and I'm stuck doing all the housework with ms and new symptom exhaustion. We ended up both sobbing as I felt like a total bitch for shouting a bereaved, broken-boned dh.

Friday we had to leave home at 4 am to get to airport for flight to funeral (at 3pm). I had horrible nausea, and we got on plane to be told that there was a strike in France and we'd be at least 2 hours late - then had dh panicking that we'd miss the funeral completely.

Made it all on time in the end, very beautiful service, but it was all a bit too emotional for me and I cried from start to finish, with dh and his 2 dbs crying on either side of me. Got back to il's house but it had been 8 hours since I ate, felt horrendously sick and starving, stuffed down as much pizza as I could (a whopping 3 slices ) to try to fend off ms, but ended up throwing up for the first time so far, and all over the new black dress that I'd bought from mothercare (no point buying new clothes that wont fit in a few months), which finished me off and I cried myself to sleep at 8pm.

Then found out on Sunday that a good friend had had to abort her baby (a month further along than me) as the scan showed a fatal anomaly. And when dh called to find out how they were he forgot that we hadn't told them I'm pg yet and started talking about my ms, which upset me again, as I didnt want her to feel like we were complaining about what they'd lost, especially as it was the first they knew about it.

And one final point. Got my blood test results back from gp today, and it turns out that despite having had all my mmr jabs I dont have immunity to rubella. Does anyone have experience of this? I work in schools 3 days a week, is it going to be a problem?

Lulabell · 01/03/2010 16:12

God, I just read that back and I'm so sorry I dumped all that on here. Although I have to say I feel a lot better after writing it all.

Sorry about that, especially as some of you are really suffering at the moment with ms and bleeding etc. I'm just an emotional wreck and whinger

And Elsa and emskaboo, I'm so glad your scans had such a positive outcome

ThePFJ · 01/03/2010 16:42

Lulabell sounds like you have been through LOADS. This is the perfect place to vent all your feelings, I know I do. Huge hugs from me, I wish I could say something to make you feel better... All I can do is offer you chocolate!!

Lulabell · 01/03/2010 16:54

Thanks pfj, and you've just reminded me that I've got a creme egg stashed somewhere I feel choc-therapy coming on

Ivytheterrible · 01/03/2010 17:00

Yeay just got back from midwife booking in appointment and got lots of info plus "the book" and exemption form signed off etc.

She said she would support me in having a homebirth even though it's first child. Also my PCT are only starting the combined nuchal scan/blood test thing on 1st April this year... I'll be one of the first to have it as appointment on the 1st of April. Is really good news as if I was a week behind datewise I would have to pay privately if I wanted to have it - talk about good timing!

Hope your all OK and the sick ones are keeping some food down - even if it is mini eggs (eggs are eggs after all - so they must be good for you I would reason)

Lulabell · 01/03/2010 17:34

Ivy that's great news about homebirth for the first. I'm seeing the midwife on the 16th and I'm really hoping they're supportive about it! Good news about the scan as well! Glad it's working out for you

AbFabT · 01/03/2010 17:56

Lulabell, sorry to hear about your week. Sounds awful.
Don't worry about moaning on here though - that's one of the reasons we're here.

I'm fine. Eight and a half weeks, and just started feeling really lousy. Been tired for a couple of weeks, but could handle that. Just feeling really sicky, and my tummy has been bubbling away like crazy. No word yet from GP or midwife about when I might get my first m/w meeting or date for first scan. Suppose I should be a patient patient.

Hope everyone's doing ok. It will be worth it!
Who said 30 weeks - aargh, that feels like no time at all!

Hermya321 · 01/03/2010 18:33

Lulabelle Sorry that you've had a rubbish week, I hope things get better for you soon.

Abfab Sorry that you're starting to feel lousy as well. I'm seriously thinking there should be an option to take a week off whenever you want in pregnancy without it affecting sick leave etc.

QuestionsAnswered · 01/03/2010 18:35

Hello to everyone.

Elsa and Emskaboo that is great news about your scan, I am really pleased for you.

Lulabell hope this week is better and that your DH is not a typical man when it comes to suffering I am not sure what happens about the rubella immunity, can you phone your midwife and speak to her?

Well, I went to the doctors as then had red blood in mucous (though only a little) this afternoon so have got an appointment at the EPU first thing on Wednesday morning, so have to try and work out what I can say at work as haven't told them and won't be able to go and sorting DS too. They said to expect to be there all morning and take overnight bag, is that usual?

Have to say Elsa and Emskaboo, am hoping my scan ends with good news like yours did.

Nymphadora · 01/03/2010 18:55

Sorry to hear about the people having a rough time. Just remember its all worth it in the end when you dont get any sleep for 6 months

I have my scan date through for 14th April. It seems such a long way away

Told my boss today and she was very nice and I'm under instructions not to overwork (and she'll support that by pushing me to take all the time I'm owed and all my leave! I do have a plan to use my leave to reduce working hours in September so I can work longer.

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