The October Baby Bus

[arabella36]

Will anyone join a new baby bus with me?

I just got a BFP this morning so its very early days for me, but I'm so excited I thought what the hell, I'll head straight for the pregnancy thread anyway

If all goes according to plan this will be DC2 and due on 2nd October. Ive enjoyed being on the October TTC bus so I thought it would be fun to continue over here.

gynecologue = gynecologist in English

I'll blame my pregnancy brain for that one!!!

Hi fluffydonkey. Yes in England they advise you see your doctor as soon as you can after getting a BFP. They will then refer you to the hospital of your choice and give you the numbers and contact details for your local midwife service. They will also give you folic acid if you haven't already started to take it.

My doctor's appointment is on Wednesday after calling for advice regarding my bi-cornuate uterus and PCOS. I may need extra monitoring.

I did my proper test this morning and my positive came up after ten seconds

Definitely duffed-up

But I've just read through properly and you are in France so please ignore me.

No sickness yet for me (with DD I was puking up all day every day)

Very crampy, so tired, headaches and a stuffy nose.

Paranoid I have started to bleed so knicker checking too often!

Hello everyone, both new and old

Did a repeat digital test this evening 1 week after the first, and its gone up to 2-3 weeks. This has made me feel a bit more positive as I've been wondering so much about chemical pregnancy! Still not completely reassured though

That was a nervous grin!!

Really stupid and been asked a million times before but is a 12 week scan 12 weeks after you conceive or 12 weeks after the day you had your last period (so usually only 10 weeks) Pregnancy and maths - not my strong points!

Hi again everyone. Well I did another test this morning and a very clear BFP this time. Enough to even convince DH. Reckon I am about 5 weeks with an EDD of 3rd October.
Not in UK but over here you don't get seen by doctor until 13 weeks. Will have to book in with the OB that deliver DS so will do that next week and then hopefully just cook this little bun for the next 8 weeks until I get to see it on a scan!
I am really nervous this time around. With two great kids already I sort of wonder am I pushing my luck going for a third? No symptons really excpet tiredness and a big horrible spot!
Congrats again to everyone else.

Hi Arabella, can I join the bus please? I found out today that I'm 2-3 weeks pregnant so again, really early!!

It is my PFB and I've been bursting into happy tears all morning for good and scarey reasons!! DP is a Policeman so has gone off to work so I'm jumping up and down in the house at random moments

ALovelyBunchOfCoconuts I am doing the same re paranoid about bleeding and knicker checks!

I've been doing paranoid knicker checks all day today as well. Do you think we'll be less paranoid once we hit 12 weeks?

Went to the doc today and was hoping she'd at least confirm the pregnancy, but she only checked my blood pressure. She dated the pregnancy by last missed period, meaning that I'd be a week further along than my calculations. I'm half hoping she's right if it means I've gained another week (but I know my cycle, so its highly unlikely).

Snakeears - I've been wondering the same thing myself!!! Am I 3 weeks pregnant (since conception) or 5 weeks pregnant (since last AF)???

I think I'm 5 weeks (well, technically 4+5 - if I've managed to understand that right)

According to internet calendars I'm due 2nd Oct which is 40 weeks after my last AF, not after conception....

Am feeling knackered today - slept really badly : was asleep by 9pm and wide awake at 5am, still awake at 6am, went back to sleep for 30mins then wide awake again.

My body feels sooooo tired.

PS - managed to hold off the tears last night until I got home. DH came home to find me in floods of tears. He was really worried until I explained it was the hormones. Then he just laughed

However he later asked me if I had miscarried he thought maybe I'd been crying about that and had been too afraid to tell him...

Bought another couple of tests this morning and will test again tomorrow morning just to put our minds at ease

Waves to newbies and oldies.

The fear in my pg changed I am afraid to say ladies. I prayed to get to 12 weeks when misscarrage drops. Then I prayed to get to 20 weeks when they can do things to stop you misscarrying, then I wanted to get to 28 weeeks so my baby could be born with a good chance of survival. Then it was 36 weeks E.T.C It just seems to go on and on at least for me it did.

Morning all, well had my first night out since finding out I'm pg. Obviously wasn't drinking so made an excuse about being too lazy to get a taxi or wait for the bus and so was driving... No-one batted an eyelid, maybe the next 2 months are going to be easier than I thought!!

Anyone, who already has DC's, got any ideas on how to hide not drinking?!

:)

Hi everyone,

Everything is dated from the first day of your last period, so if you conceived 3 weeks age you're now 5 weeks ish. And the 40 weeks is 40 weeks from your last period too. If it ends up being wrong it's sorted out at your dating scan and your due date is adjusted.

I've been feeling good this week, full of energy and my boobs seem to have doubled in size. But the tiredness has started too- I'm full of beans all day, then at about 9pm can't keep my eyes open. Very strange.

Hi hope everyone is feeling good. I found out I was pg just before my 30th bday last time! We'd been planning a small party in a bar but switched it to our house so I wouldn't have to explain why I wasn't accepting drinks all night! It was easy at home as I wandered about with an iced elderflower or something equally exciting in a wine glass and no-one noticed a thing. I noticed how boring people are when drunk though!! Until I was 3 months I just had something that looked like a spritzer and turned drinks down. Not sure what the rules are on drinking now (5 years on) but then the advice was 2 units a week max, so I usually treated myself to one glass of wine when out.

Gosh its going to be hard to keep up now our bus is so busy! Hello to dusinthe snowpeas fluffy wagon aurora shuffle coconuts piglet and crawling

I agree with crawling that the worries of pregnancy change with each stage of pregnancy. Although I've been more pessimistic this time for some reason.

Am 5 weeks today and as well as the usual mild dull crampy feeling a bit like v v mild period pains, I had the same feeling in my sides this morning for a while. Has anyone else had this?

I haven't had any spotting at all or implantation bleeding or even coloured discharge, is this normal?

Hils I think the best way to hide being teetotal is to accept an alcoholic drink initially so as not to draw anyone's attention to your not drinking, and then just have one or 2 sips, or get your DP to swap his emptyish glass for your full one. Or if your DP gets your drink for you he can get one that looks like alcohol but isn't.

Once you start with not-drinking excuses then after the first or second time people will guess! You know, driving/antibiotics etc etc.

I always drank vodka (no hangover ) and lemonade so when out I just drank lemonade instead and no asked any questions I am afraid they just assumed it was a vodka and lemonade.

Arabella I have not had any spotting, implantation bleeding or coloured discharge on any of mine so IME that is fine

I'll have to find a wine substitute, vodka, lime & lemonade will be easy to replace!

I've had mild cramps and a bit of spotting but nothing like I was expecting

Hi arabelle, I've been getting the same mild period pains so have decided to stay in tonight - a very easy way of getting around the non-drinking!!

Hils74 Last time I was pregnant I used to get ginger ale in a champagne glass - my mates would notice if I wasn't drinking.

snowpeas We do have kids the same age. I'm dying to tell them. They will be thrilled. My daughter asks me daily if I'll have another baby.

I'm off to bed. I've felt uncomfortable all day and shattered. Kids are loving my new tired self and making the most of it by asking for everything under the sun knowing I won't say; "No".
We sent out for pizza tonight. I never do that. They stuffed their faces while I snoozed on the sofa.

I've been feeling bright and breezy since 630 this morning. I think this must be the upside of feeling tired in the evenings and going to bed at 8 oclock AND of course the upside of having no wine on a Saturday night!

I've woken up NOT feeling very bright and breezy. The pregnancy tiredness thing suddenly hit me yesterday, and boy did it hit me. I can't get over how tired I feel.

My tiredness hit me three days ago and I couldn't keep my eyes open but yesterday and today I feel fine. I don't feel sick anymore just have a headache. The cramps have gone too. I'm convinced this is going wrong.

coconuts, lots of people are glowing and full of energy during pregnancy (I hate them!). Also, you can have good and bad days with tiredness so don't worry.

Ninu - you must try to go to bed really early, it seems to work.