It's all very exciting. Must be a very fertile time of the year or something. Anyway, who cares, the important thing is that it's starting to work for us all!
YAY!
Can I ask everyone's due dates based on this most recent news? I'm losing track a bit, I guess you're early/mid December ish? www.mumsnet.com/pregnancy/due-date-calculator
Cloud, if I remember rightly, you're about 6 weeks behind me and Kwik & Shoes you must be about 7 weeks behind...? I'm due 28 October.
So, what fun do you ladies have to look forward to? Well, my of my knowledge has come from either books or how I've felt. I'll be honest, I didn't really feel much different. The first thing I noticed around about AF due time/BFP was that when I took my bra off at the end of the day my boobs felt a little sore/tingly, but it only lasted a few minutes (kind of in the same way mine do just before AF comes). They've also grown a little. As one with only small boobs (34B) I can't say as they've changed a massive amount (maybe up to 34C now). I think bigger boobs to start with may see a bigger difference.
The second thing I noticed is that from about 6 weeks to now (but I think it might be lessening or I might just be getting used to it) is that I often feel quite hungry. I think it's that feeling you get when you're not sure if you're feeling hungry or sicky. It's probably morning sickness, but I am taking it to be hungry and that seems to be working OK. I have been mostly eating biscuits (rich tea or ginger) and ready salted crisps to stave off the hunger. I am eating more than before and I know my body does not need the extra calories but I find it makes me feel better so I'm still doing it (although taking mental note to not eat too much crap so I don't become a big fatty). I figure at this moment in time anything that goes in and stays in is good (within reason, and apart from more snacking I'm eating pretty healthily). Your body is a clever old thing and knows what it is deficient in for the bub to grow, and therefore this is where you get cravings from (like my desire for ready salted crisps). My advice would be do whatever works for you. I tend to eat 1 biscuit (ginger) before I even get out of bed in the morning and that settles me till brekkie time. Other than that my tastes haven't really changed, although sometimes I don't fancy what I was planning for dinner and instead decide to have something else - like marmite on toast which is all I fancied the other day
. I'd also advise to try and not get to feeling too hungry as this doesn't help. Even if you can just have a quick biccy or slice of toast to stave off hunger till dinner is ready I think that helps.
Final thing I've noticed is bloating. This is most likely due to the progesterone (Crinone) gel front bottom (womble!) suppositories that I've been using. Could also be paired with all those extra biscuits and crisps. Most of my clothes still fit me fine, but I do have a couple of pairs of jeans that are quite snug. To be fair, I don't think that's necessarily baby related. In my desire to eat all the good things that I should be eating (nuts, yogurt, extra milk, etc) both leading up to and during pregnancy, I've found that I've been having these in addition to my normal food, so have been stacking in extra calories.
Right, that's it from me for now. Congratulations ladies, you should be very proud of yourselves.
How awesome is the human body?! Any questions, please do ask. Does anyone know what the next steps are for them re early scans/appointments at clinics/GP?
TD x