Due in October 2012

[mrsv2]

Just had a BFP and wondered if anyone wanted to join me in the rollercoaster ride over the next few months

Thanks for the reassurance Pixiepops and Bubblebell1. I just feel a bit of a panicky mess for some reason. I am happy but I can't stop worrying about everything and being scared of how things will change. I think I will feel better once I've been to the doctors. It's a shame the first midwife appointment is so far off!

How does antenatal care work now?
Been a while since my last. He's 5 next Monday!

I think I will get early scan because of what happened last time but I am so excited can't wait to tell everyone.

heehee you will probably be very disappointed at your GP appointment. Tends do go something like this......'im pregnant' 'is that good' 'yes' when was you last period'..'xxxx' well you need to book in with the midwife. Thats about as good as it gets LOL. What happened last time bubblebell??

mrsv2 last time I was pregnant was awful. Tried for 2 years used clomid etc. Finally fell and went for scan. Sonographer said that the baby had died and I was 13 weeks not 6 like I thought. Further more the baby had implanted in my bowel. I explained this coulnt be right as I'd been monitored by gp. They wouldn't listen rushed me off to theatre and attempted to remove the baby when I woke they told me that they hadn't found it but would re scan me to double check the location. When they scanned me the same woman from before said she was sorry but she had made a mistake 2 days after operation I miscarried. :-( so obviously worried this time round

oh bubble that sounds horrible, im sure this time will be much better but i can understand your fear. Just to reassure the first timers i had very good care through out my first pregnanacy and nothing horrid like bubblebell.....

Me too. The care I received with my first 2 was wonderful. Was just a tragic mistake.

I just feel so clueless this time round. No idea what the antenatal procedure is. everything has changed.

i had and will definitely have this time consultant led care.......due to age, my sister has factor V lieden ( a pregnancy clotting disorder) and DD1 was prem so i am expecting to have booking in appointment, refer to consultant, usual scans at 12 and 20 weeks but i think i may then get extra but we have moved house and dont know what the care is like around here. Didnt get to go to any antenatal classes last time or make a birth plan so not sure what i will do this time. Having moved house going to NCT is a good way to make friends

Me too I think, I had an operation on my cervix so after a check they will decide if my cervix is competent or not!
Will prob have a csec too. Did with ds2 coz my babies have both been bigguns!

Is that condition genetic mrsv. Could you suffer from the same thing?

I will make Drs appointment next week. Just floating around in a happy bubble at the moment. Want to tell everyone but will try keep it a secret til 12 wks or til I see my lil beans heartbeat.

It is genetic but i had all the blood tests with my last pregnancy and was negative so i presume that will mean i will be negative too but the consultant last time did say the blood tests when you are pg arent always that accurate, probably should have got round to havng thm done after DD was born but was a little bit busy LOL. I will tell my parents next weekend as they are coming to visit and the fact i wont be drinking will give it away but i expect i will not say anything to the world til after the scan, i may tell my close friends because if i do mc i would like their support......telling people doesnt change the outcome.

No ur right. Might throw caution to the wind

Interesting point mrsv2. We have been totally secretive about it so far but I did wonder whether it's better to tell a few people, so we have as you say support if needed.

Also one other v awkward thing - one of my best friends is really struggling to get pregnant. We had a good long chat on the phone on Fri night (she lives miles away) and they have just started down the fertility treatment road. I was dying to tell her but thought a) it was too soon and b) it's going to be a bit of a slap in the face for her. She knew we would start trying around Xmas time but I didn't realise it would happen so quickly. They've been trying for over a year with no success :( Any advice on how to handle this anyone??? She's one of the people I really want to tell but I don't want to hurt her. I know if all is well she will obviously find out anyway but in a weird way I think if anything happens I will have put her through the misery for nothing. It's really difficult :(

you just have to be honest with her......yes she will be sad for herself but doesnt mean she wont be happy for you. I have the same situation with a friend who has 4 x failed IVF and the best policy is honesty and definitely in person not in a text. When you tell her is up to you but dont delay her longer than anyone else.....

Hiya,
Hope everyone is okay today. I'm feeling tired and coldey today. Also, DH is away 3 nights of the week and before I was pregnant I didn't eat very well on those nights, just had whatever was quick etc but now I know I have to eat better, any easy quick recipies for getting all the vitamins?

Angelico I was in the position your friend is. Our close friends got pregnant after a couple of months of trying and we 'd been trying nearly 2 years. They were very thoughtful and told us before they told everyone else. I appreciated the way they told us and although I was a little jealous I was over the moon for them just as I'm sure your friend will be. A week after they announced they were pregnant at 12 weeks, we got our BFP!

xxx

Hi everyone, hope you're all feeling good tonight. No symptoms yet but I'm going to the GP tomorrow so looking forward to that, even if as mrsv2 said they will just look at me in a bored fashion and refer me on. Sounds stupid but I'm looking forward to telling someone! We're planning to tell parents a bit earlier than 12 weeks but will probably hold on until then for everyone else (although I'm seeing my sister at the weekend and will probably crack and tell her - I'd tell her if something went wrong too though, so it's not like I need to hide anything from her.

First day at work today in the knowledge I am pg. Somehow it makes it easier having a nice little secret that no-one knows. Bubble, I think we're due on the same day, sorry to hear you had such a bad experience before, I'm sure it will be better this time round.

Angelico, your comment about wanting a year off work made me laugh. I was just like that first time round and am already looking forward to doing it again! Everyone mocked me for thinking having a baby would be a holiday, and there were definitely days in the first few months when I would gaze longingly out of the window at the commuters going off to their offices, with actual time to sit and read a book, and lunch breaks, and after-work pub visits, while I had had 3 hours sleep in 2 days and couldn't get off the sofa and get dressed all day for breast-feeding. But then the baby gets a bit older, and suddenly it becomes a very much better deal to be at home all day sitting in cafes with your antenatal friends while your other half is at work! We're having babies at a good time of year too, because they'll be just getting easy to take out and about in the Spring. Picnic season beckons!

Hi ladies, thanks for the advice. I think we're going to hold off telling anyone for a while (tricky this weekend, F-I-L visiting and will be trying to ply me with drink!) but will make a point of making her one of the first to tell. All being well I hit the 12 week mark on my dad's birthday so we will probably tell people then as a sort of double celebration :) BabyDustPlease I will keep my fingers crossed that friends get a BFP soon too!

BabiesNeedInstructions people in work mocked me before too lol when we were talking purely hypothetically about the whole maternity leave thing. All us un-pregnant ones were like "Yeah, it'll be great!" All the ones with kids rolled their eyes and said, "You do realise it's not a holiday don't you? You'll be begging to come back to work for a break!!!" Now that's scary...!

Hi all,

It was my first day in work as a pregnant person yesterday too BabiesNeedInstructions. I say work, though I have to admit I didn't get much done as I was completely distracted! I'm a bit more focussed today even if I am already on mn after not even an hour at my desk!

I'm off to the the GP later today too. I've tested 3 mornings in a row now on cheapy tests and had 3 positives, though they've been a bit on the faint side. I am tired though, my boobs are sore and every now and again I'm getting slight discomfort in my lower abdomen, so fingers crossed all's well.

Hello! welcome and congratulations to everyone who has joined since my last mammoth post! Hope everyone is doing ok.

All ok here-wind easing off and less painful, although now I'm feeling very emotional-really weepy/close to tears, and really anxious. Poor dh also got the brunt of my irritability at the weekend. Struggling a bit and feel quite low-hopefully this will pass soon!

We're telling our parents at the weekend, then everyone else when/if we get to 12 weeks.

MrsPeggyPatch I also feel weepy and low.

This is a very much planned and wanted baby but I can't seem to stop crying! I hope this passes soon as I'm feeling really guilty for not feeling happier. I wonder if I should mention this to the doctor. Is it normal?

Hi! I've just got my BFP this morning after a year ttc - I'm due 8th October! :o

I got my BFP last week, due Oct 4th. Excited.com

Hey girls,

popcorn congrats on your Bfp you have the same due date as me :-).

hee and Peggy hope your feeling better.

pixie hope all goes well at the drs.

I'm feeling low too but maybe that's because I had to sleep with a bucket next to the bed. :-( sorry if tmi. So tired and still feeling rather anxious. I made a drs appointment for 11th feb. Seems ages away tho.

Worried about telling my sister too she just had an ectopic after trying for 18 months. Don't really know what to say to her. Silly I know

Congratulations Popcorn & Duke!

I've decided not to go to the doctors after all today Bubble, and instead am going to leave it until next week. I'm feeling rather anxious about things too (although logic keeps reminding me that I've had 3 positive tests & the symptoms are still there!), so I figure I'm going to try to just carry on as normal, calm down & wait until I'm a little bit further into the pregnancy before I see the doctor. It's worth a go anyway!

Hope everyone else is ok.

Don't mind me, marking my 'just in case' place....

Hi all,
Congratulations to everyone on the BFPs!
A few of us have been hiding out over here
I'm due 4th October (pending an accurate EDD from midwife) with my first.

Congrats to all new BFP'ers! :) Today was my first day of feeling quite bleugh in work, had to nip out for some fresh air a couple of times.

Bubblebell if you scroll up a bit (think it's 15 posts before this one) you'll see I had similar concerns about a good friend who is struggling to conceive - got some good advice.