Late May 2012 bambino's (couldn't find a non-busy bus!)

[Dozeyland]

Hello Ladies,

I have a 10.5 month old DD, Got my BFP yesterday and confirmed with Clearblue today. EDD 21st May 2012.

Anybody want to join?

:)

Sorry for the appalling spelling in that one... Blaming the iPhone!

Dozey I second the bran flakes for breakfast! Read an eye-opening section on piles yesterday, so I'm making sure I have at least 2 pieces of fruit and lots of veges everyday now...

Can't wait to get the pee pot in a couple of weeks! Sounds like a lovely keepsake of your pregnancy. Does anyone know if you need to give a sample at the booking in appt? I want to make sure I don't go to the loo to close to appt (sorry if tmi!)

Can I join? 6 weeks gone (I think), due date is our first wedding anniversary, 28th May! :)
I have absolutely no symptoms at all so I'm going batty imagining all sorts of horrible things. Did another test last night just to double check.
My booking in appt isn't til a week on Friday - is that too late? Also, I didn't mention to the receptionist I was pregnant, I just asked to see a Dr, is that ok? Argh! The time just goes so slowly! I just want to be pregnant and tell everyone, this creeping around thing is frustrating.

Hiya first of all congrats I think you should probably ring back and ask the receptionist if you need to see a gp or can you make an appt with the midwife as booking in takes longer than a normal appt. At my surgery you don't see the gp at all.

It's just otherwise you could see gp then he'll need to make you another appt for midwife so you could be waiting

Thanks muchly COD, have just rang back and I actually need to go straight to see a midwife at 8 weeks! am also booked in for a blood test the following week. Phew, feel better now, am on the straight and narrow.

Hello all,

Well, I'm 5 weeks today and had my GP appointment this morning. It made it feel all the more real now that I have my big pregnancy pack and green notes. I guess I just wait around now to find out when my booking appointment is. Apparently the midwife comes to our house, which is nice. I hadn't presumed that would have been the case.

PS. We're new to this area and I hadn't previously registered with the GP, which I think is why he wanted to see me and check me over before sending me to the MW. Just in case some of you were wondering.

I'm trying not to think too far ahead yet. It seems ages until the scan. It's hard though. Counting down the days :o).

astro I'm also 5 weeks today saw my GP last week and waiting for booking in and scan app to come through at the moment!

trilottie I also hate the 'creeping' around aspect of these first few weeks, though DH is being more relaxed about it this time - I was banned from telling everyone last time!

COD how are you feeling today - any better?

I seem to be finding a bit of a pattern to my queasiness...seems to be from 10am - lunchtime which is a bit odd will see how I get on after lunch...

Anyone else noticed their sense of smell improving massively?
No morning sickness for me yet... would actually not mind it as I feel like it would be "concrete" evidence of something actually happening!

Hi

I got a BFP last week and I think Im roughly about 6 weeks now.Trust it to be the one month I cant remember when AF was.So I think EDD 21st May.
This will be my 3rd,I have DD aged 4 and DD aged 3.
Havent really had any morning sickness but have had one vivid nightmare,trouble sleeping,sore boobs,indigestion and weeing alot.
Is anyone else getting the period type aches still? Im getting them alot today and lower back ache but I have had an achy back for a while anyway.Not bleeding.
Havent contacted GP yet but planning on it in next few days.

I was in tears all last night for no real reason and I was up for an hour and a half the night before with indigestion! Fantastic, can't wait for the 3 months of heartburn I had last time!

Welcome Shanks and congrats!

Wommer my sense of smell is better, I was really sensitive to perfume (could smell someone 20 feet in front of me in the street!) but is pretty much back to normal, although I had an M&S chow mein yesterday & found the aniseed flavour in Chinese 5 spice a bit hard to stomach...

Anyone else having to go bra shopping soon? I've been trying to wait, but starting to look like I have 4 boobs not 2, so will have to bite the bullet!

alwaysanauntie I had to buy a new one last week and I'd gone up a cup size.

always I have a stash of mat bras from last time which I shall be moving into soon - just hate not having the underwiring so am trying to hold out as long as possible in my current ones...not quite reached the 4 boob stage yet and they've not been as sore as last time which is a good thing...sooo painful last time!

seem to be full of wind again...keep having to sneak off to the loo and hope there's no-one else in there to hear my explosive release of air

Congrats shanks period type cramps and back ache are pretty normal...it's everything starting to move/stretch in there! I'm also struggling to sleep...fine getting off to sleep but then awake from the early hours onwards...or just getting up to pee v often!

Went to drs this morning for dd, did a wee sample for me just to
Check I hadn't got an infection as my wee has been bright yellow! She said all fine. And she estimated
Edd for 23 may 12', from my lmp of 15 aug 11'? I had a edd of 21st may? Well a edd is only a guess, dd was 5 days over.
Got my proper booking in on 17th oct (will be 9 weeks) and then a scan soon after

Afternoon all. Can I join this thread? Positive test yesterday. Planned but unexpected. Timing lousy financially but joyous in every other way as long as it sticks. History of too many miscarriages that I have actually lost count (I think this is my 8th pregnancy, with one to term - my very lovely DD, age 4). Can't stop eating, bloated like a beast, gassy, tired - an attractive picture? I really need to read up on this business again as I already have pregnancy brain and keep forgetting all the do's and don'ts. Congratulations to all you all. Lets keep everything crossed for the best outcomes for us all. I needed to let this news out of me somehow. telling my pilates teacher just doesn't cut it really. Whenever I am pregnant I just want to talk about it non stop. DH is avoiding the issue until we get a heatbeat at 6week scan so I need an outlet desperately!

Welcome midget your symptoms sound v similar to mine!! So sorry to hear about the MC's. I had an MMC (my first pregnancy) earlier this year so am also on tenterhooks until early scan (last time was blighted ovum not found until 12w scan ) so hoping for everything to be as it should this time and sooo glad I can get an early scan at 8 weeks as the wait to 12 weeks was excruitating last time! I'm also finding the 'not talking about it' v difficult, so MN is a lifeline for me as a very external processor!!

Hi all,

can I join too please. I think my edd is around the end of May but I'm not sure on my dates . I got a bfp on 16th Sept and I thought AF was due the day after I tested but when I checked the calendar AF wasn't due for another week. I'm sure I wouldn't get a bfp that early but my last cycle was a bit odd - only 23 days rather than my usual 28 - so I've prob mixed my dates up after that.

Anyway enough rambling, sorry. This will be our second DC and although the timing is crap work wise and financially I'm really pleased. I've been feeling really really tired and a bit queasy so it's hard to keep my news to myself and act normal. I'll be very happy when I have my 12 week scan (plus my friend had a mc last week which is awful for her and is also making me a bit nervous).

Off to read through the thread now, just thought I'd say hi first.

Hi rugby come and make yourself comfortable...

Think we might be needing a bit of a roll call and time for decaf and cakes soon

Thanks Bluecrane (and welcome Rugbylovinmum). We need to get this info out somehow or our obsessing about every twinge and trump may otherwise drive us all demented. Finding out at 12week scan is bum timing to say the least (happened to me once so sending virtual hug). Anyways the only way we can keep sane is to keep hopfull and those early scans will be here before we know it (6 weeks for me or I may actually be totally demented). Luckily our experience is not the norm and hope keeps me going as I know I can do this pregnancy business - I have my lovely DD as proof of that. Thank goodness I am working from home today as there is NO WAY I could hide this gas. I would be a danger by a lit flame.

hey ladies - more and more of us! I am still feeling fairly a'ok, apart from the boobs. I should be pleased that I am feeling good, but I was feeling v sick this at this stage with my DD so just makes me hope everything is ok this time round - I know sick etc is not good, but at least it reassures you that you are preggers!!
I like lots of you can't wait till the scan. Ages to go yet though!
Widget - hows your decision making going? How was your Mum? Sorry if you have already posted on here - dont often get chance to catch up on all the posts so I might be a bit behind.
God I wish I could have a proper coffee (well, actually a glass of red would be even nicer)

trilottie welcome, could be wrong as these things seem to vary but am due 27/5 and am only just 5 weeks. Don't want to take those very precious 'done' days away from you, but there we have it!

So pleased you are all experiencing same things and we can all discuss. Oddly not bloating or wind, but odd cramps etc. Felt like dying yesterday afternoon and till about 3pm today and now feel great again -obviously ate enough at lunch! So tired and sick but not sick thankfully. Am I still doing this? I don't know.

Hope everyone ok.

Agree with the increased sense of smell, someone put an open box of after eights down next to me today and I couldn't stand it - I moved it to another part of the ward (and I can usually finish off a box of after eights on my own!). Oh, and the delights of being able to smell DD from feet away if she needs a change, especially when DH is stood next to her and oblivious

Serious case of baby brain today too - nearly forgot DD's trousers for the childminder, and did forget her shoes.

Today is the first time I've worked an early shift since finding out and I was nearly asleep on my feet at 2pm, I'm shattered and off now to try and convince DD that she needs a nap!

Welcome and good luck to all the newcomers!

Also can't believe we have a Midget and a Widget in the same due date bracket - what are the chances?!?!

Bluecrane had to laugh out loud at the toilet situation.... I know too well what you mean!

bigboobs - have said it but not in much detail. Mum not particularly helpful, made me tell Dad who laughed - in not a good way! Both shocked, both spent day trying to help but refusing to tell me what to do - fair enough - Dad thinks I should go ahead - but he spent our entire childhood in the office and has no clue what it takes to bring up and look after four children apart from financially! Mum wasn't so sure, but didn't think she could get rid. I still don't know. AT ALL. No idea. Everytime I think, right, lets not do it and how would that feel, my concentration goes off on something else, like it doesn't want to have to think about it. Fair enough I suppose, but its not helping.

Am also horribly horribly short tempered and as if life wasn't stressful enough at the moment, I am taking it out mostly on dh. Not ideal and not helping my cause to keep it in any way shape or form. Haven't told him I was feeling rough -mainly because I was out at AGM last night and he was babysitting, and we didn't talk on return, but also would be easier to keep it from him for as long as I can to make it not seem SO awful a concept! I really must make myself be nicer or I absolutely don't stand a chance.

I think if I sit down, which I have today, and made myself slow down and realise that although I am just getting my life back and DS3 goes to school in September, in reality I can do four. I just can't go back to work yet or have my own life, but really, am I going to get a life or indeed a job that pays enough to look after these three anyway, probably not. So maybe best just to stop and enough looking after our very special 'mistake'. Feel so bad for all those who are reading this who have trouble getting and keeping babies, please don't take this the wrong way, I am just not sure I can cope with four, or want to!

Also SO pleased you have had to go up a size already, I am not there, but am really holding onto what I am wearing now - I can't get huge again, I so don't want big boobs again, obviously it will happen if I keep going, but just want to take it slowly this time. I ate myself into and out of about 5 sizes with the other three - not this time! This time I am going to exercise and be sensible - three years of seriously hard work will not entirely go to waste I hope!

Why can't we sleep? This has never happened to me before. I go to sleep, and wake up at about 5. Then eventually fall back to sleep and oversleep and am then late for breakfast and school run etc - What is that? Sucks.