Any first-timers due December and want to come on and chat?

[mopsytop]

I just found out, am due December. First baby. No clue about anything! But pretty excited!

Oops just realised my question was a bit silly, of course the uterus is gonna keep stretching.. [cblush]

Living yes it does, although later on you won't really feel it.

Jmoodles Welcome & congrats

Anyone else suffering badly with headaches? I've had a dull one all day but seems to get worse? I am sure staring at laptop screen not helping but need to keep busy! Thought at first it was because I was hungry, but have eaten loads today, then thirsty but am keeping my fluids up...now it;s just nagging behind my eyes and hurts...argh!

Blue I've had headaches, off and on. I find it frustrating that because we know our bodies pretty well, we try to solve things like headaches, tiredness, wind, grumpiness etc, but they won't bloody go away as they are all normal and part of what your body is getting up to to sort itself out for pregnancy! Eg feel tired? More sleep - doesn't work. Headache? Dehydrated - drink water - doesn't work. And so on. It's annoying behaving the most sensibly I've done in years and still feeling like shit on a plate! I had the worst day yet yesterday, felt really sick and couldn't eat, or move. Today I was up at the crack of dawn scrubbing the bathroom

Keep sharing symptoms ladies, it's so useful

Oh goodegg I do wonder what I would do without MN sometimes!! So good to hear others feeling the same or worse! Not wishing symptoms on anyone, just knowing others going through it all at same time is such a help! I keep trying all my normal remedies (except medication) and it just does nothing as you say! How bizarre that you felt so rough yesterday but so much better today! DH at work til late this eve so think a v early night might be in order!

figgy my DH is coming to the first midwife appt, to be honest I'm glad he wants to as I think it'll make it all seem a bit more real for him. I'm grumping around being all hormonal and complainey, and I think it'll make him feel more involved. It's getting me down a bit that his life is going on as normal while I feel consumed with the pregnancy.

at the idea that he might be looked at with suspicion! V old-fashioned view IMO.

There's an open evening at the hospital for early pregnancy the first Tue of the month so I'm going there alone tomorrow as DH is working. Might be an opportunity to meet people, not sure what to expect really, maybe a tour and q and a sesh?

Hi everyone, sorry to all who are feeling poorly. Just a quick question... I have had a very runny nose but no other cold symptoms - has anyone else experienced this?

hi all

I too have the niggling pains - womb stretching I guess. Feels like period/ovulation pains a bit. Also huge boobs and they are a bit tender. Some of my shirts are so gaping I can't wear them already! Hope they don't continue growing at this rate! Luckily I was quite small to begin with.

Banning internet at work has proved to be a good plan, was very productive this afternoon. So tired now, think early night is in order!

zamba I think there is such a thing as pregnancy congestion? Haven't experienced it but I do often feel bunged up when I'm under the weather, and I think we're all under the weather ATM!

Hi,
I've just discovered that ginger chopped up in hot water (which I drink all winter to help with my circulation) is great for sickness. I've been feeling sick all day and night for over a week and one cup of ginger and it's gone!!

Elle - he was still a little confused at the booties. I'd bought ones with teeny paw prints on -I think he thought we were getting a puppy!!

Zambooloo - my due date is 18th December. We've got so much to do by then, we're still doing our house up. I can't wait to tell all the family though, they'll be round with paint brushes!!

Does anyone know when it's a good idea to start pregnancy yoga/pilates? Apparently you can get paid time off as it counts as an antenatal class (can't wait to see my manager's face when I tell him that!)
x

Hi all, feeling much better after having a hot wheat bag on my neck/shoulder and bad headache went and so did the sickness - might help...

Been eating crackers and found a glass of whole milk helped late at night and first thing in the morning. Also staying away from the computer screen has made me feel much better so off to bed :)

I have a good feeling I'm going to be much more productive this week! Bleeding seems to have stopped fingers crossed so going to keep an eye and go into hospital if comes back.

Hope everyone feels a wee bit better tomorrow. x

Morning,

Back to work today. Feel so sick and still really sleepy.

Hope everyone has a good day xx

Morning everyone. I am off to my first midwife's visit. In and out in 5 minutes probably. Will let you know later how it goes!

Good Luck Mopsy - let us know how it goes. :)

Morning all...headache finally went with super early night and hasn't fully returned this morning (though have got a slightly dull ache at the back but not around eyes which was awful last night!). Hope those with sickness make it through the day ok. I'm craving all things salty at the moment - McDonalds fries yesterday, toast and peanut butter just now! If I keep up the little and often thing then the nauseaous feeling seems to stay in the background and not rear it's ugly head too much! Going to ring the docs in a moand chase up my MW app as still not heard anything!

Hi All,

I went to get my boobs measured at the weekend as none of my bra's seemed to fit any longer, I was nearly in tears whenthe assistant said I should be wearing only non-wired and bought out the most ugliest items I have ever seen. I found one that wasnt tooo bad (and I must say that it is very comfortable...) Has any one found any nice pretty looking non-wired items anywhere?

I have also been suffering from preiod pain type cramps, which isnt consistent but is happening most days for a minute or so here and there. It seems to alternate between in the middle and to the side. Is this normal?

As the weeks go on (this is the 7th week) I realise how little I know and also am starting to doubt that I am actually pregnant (even though I have done 4 tests, have the nausea most days (although no actual sickness) and the most sore boons ever)

Hi princess sympathies on the bra thing...I have had a nightmare finding any nice bras and ones that are comfortable! Debenhams have got some nice non-wired t-shirt bra's in at the moment in a range of colours but I couldn't get the fit right so have ended up with some fairly plain ones from mothercare which aren't hideous but not the nicest either...but they are comfortable and I've decided that's the main thing! Mothercare did have some others which were prettier but didn't have them in store in my size. The good thing about the ones which are designated maternity rather than just standard non wired are that they have more hook and eyes on the back than normal - ie 4 rows rather than 3 which should give the bra more life as you grow!

Good luck at apmt Mopsy

Princess.... the bra's don't lookvery charming. I got one from Mothercare and you can change the straps etc. Not too bad. They have some nice ones.

But I have to say that my boobs are less painful now in the evening, without under-wired bra's. It works.

Hi princess, I feel exact same re: pregnancy, even though I have massive boobs, and the same type of period pains and nausea. Haven't braved the new bra shopping yet although mine are all too tight now - I only wear underwired bras so I am really NOT looking forward to having to change to non wired ones. Sigh.

Midwife's appointment was fine. It took an hour. She took loads of medical details and filled in loads of forms, explained about the nuchal scan choice at 12 weeks (I don't think I will have it done actually, I'll just have the measurement scan), and I had to do a urine sample to check for protein - we are going to have to get used to taking urine samples with us in our little white pots every visit - ugh! She said I should get a letter in the post in next 2 weeks with my 12 week scan appointment date. That was it really. Not very exciting but it did make me feel a tiny bit more like I might actually be pregnant which as I just said I don't really feel (in spite of the above symptoms and 6 (!!) pregnancy test positives!).

She told me that I should do pregnancy yoga also and I said I was already doing normal beginners yoga and she said to tell the teacher I am pregnant BUT 2 of my friends are going to the class who don't know and I don't want to tell until 12 weeks - what should I do?????

Hi all, I too had the domestic violence thing thrown at me with my last pregnancy. I was asked to go to the toilet to do a urine sample, she gave me a bottle and a card. My partner waited in the room whilst I went off to the toilets. When I looked at the card, it had a small red sticker on it and it stated to put the small red sticker onto the urine bottle if I was suffering from domestic violence so my partner would not know I was telling anyone. I was quite annoyed to say the least. I do not have that type of relationship at all and if I did, I would just tell somebody anyway. Yes I can understand the logic in it but when you are not suffering from domestic violence, it makes you feel like your partner is being pointed at for no reason.

Update: still suffering from terrible backache and have very sore boobs now. Going into my 7th week of pregnancy now. Looking forward to my first scan but seems so long away.

beck I was just asked directly if I suffered from domestic violence (although of course I was on my own) but I think actually it's a good idea, no? As it is at least a way of saying something safely? I mean, I have no idea how I'd react if I was in a violent situation, but I am guessing I wouldn't tell my midwife in front of my partner if I was. I guess though that means asking everyone, which as you say feels wrong. But how else could they do it?

I am officially not enjoying being pregnant

Whoever said it's like going through puberty with a hangover is so right. I feel sick constantly and really tearful.

Just went to a drop-in early pregnancy eve at the hospital and feel so rubbish and out of my depth

How am I going to cope with a baby when I can't even cope with this bit?

Off for a cry, might post more coherently later.

goodegg don't worry, it is totally normal to feel like that! Think of all the hormones surging around our bodies!! You will definitely be able to cope with a baby!! At least you won't feel like vomiting all the time! I feel tearful about ridiculous things all the time, and I am normally not the weepy type at all. Hope you feel better soon!

mopsytop yes I can see the logic in it but when you are not suffering from it, it made me feel like they thought I was. When I asked a few other mums to be that I knew if it had happened to them, they said no. So you can understand I felt abit 'pointed at' so to say. But yes, come to think of it now, it would help people who are suffereing and feel too scared to say if there partner is sat there. I had never heard of midwives doing this though so was quite shocked really. I think when I see the midwife with this pregnancy, I will just say straight out before she gives me the card!