Due in October 2012 Part 2

[YompingJo]

Kicking off the second thread as we outgrew the first one.

Can anyone tell I'm bored yet??

miss what anti ds do u take? I'm on citralopram and I have reduced the dose while in pregnant but was worried about breast feeding. Have u thought that far ahead?

milk my scan is 28th march too dp isn't coming. He can't get out of work so d 1 is coming with me instead.

missbone YES!! (struggling to focus on simplest of tasks) Even trying to post on here. I read back & think - ooh I'll reply to that...start to write...forget people's name...forget what I was going to say. I seem to have lost at least two thirds of my cognitive function. Am 'trying' to write an article right now but have never felt so blank & uninspired. Desperate for a nap but so much to do :-\ You are not alone in brain fog :)

Bubble, I'm on 40mg of Seroxat for anxiety and obsessive thoughts. I am planning to disccuss with my GP the possibilty of reducing the dose perhaps in the last trimester so that, in the event of postnatal depression, I can crank up the dose again. If any of this is going to harm my baby I will resort to bottle-feeding. I will NOT be dictated to by the Breastapo; the optimum health and wellbeing of my baby will only be secured by my mental wellbeing.

Fjordmor, glad you have found a cerebrally-challenged ally. P.s...what the hell are you doing in Norway, woman??

Ooooh! I've just ordered, from Amazon, a jigsaw roll-up mat which your jigsaw sticks to and can then be rolled-up and stored away when not being used. So, to the cat, I (childishly) sing: "Ner-ner-ner-ner-ner!!!

missbone DP is Norwegian so I have moved here as he couldn't live in London with part custody of 2 lovely tweens :) It's a fab place actually. The only things I miss about London are online supermarket shopping and good Indian food (and obvs everyone speaking english all the time ). Supposed to be learning the lingo during my pregnancy to raise a bilingual kid. Hmmmm that's going to be interesting...

miss I was on 30mg but lowered it when found out I was pg. I know there are safe and unsafe anti ds for use in pregnancy etc.
I didn't breast feed ds1 but I did ds2 and it's gonna sound stupid but it's the nicest feeling in the world. I too suffer with anxiety and thats why I see the psychiatrist monthly and the psychologist weekly.
I found that breast feeding ds2 stopped the pnd starting until later. With ds1 I had the horrible detached feeling from birth and with ds 2 it wasnt until 9 months. Both times I wasn't on medication. So this time I'm hoping with support and mess I wot slip into the horrible black fog that is pnd.

fairy so sorry :-( xxx

In a couple of hours I'll be ready for the scan, trying not to get my hopes up.

Antideps convo is interesting, I've come off my amytriptalline (anxiety, OCD, and PND last time round) and am having more counselling, as well as being assessed prenatally for postnatal depr (???) should the scan go well obv!!! If not....all irrelevant!!

Hope everyone has had a successful bowel movement today, I have and I feel 3 stone lighter

duke did u stop when u got ur Bfp? Or did u stop before. I have my fingers legs an eyes crossed that all is well.

I started weaning myself off when I knew we'd start trying....then got BFP first shot. So had been off them about 2 weeks.

Thank-you x

hello everyone,
just found out yesterday that i'm pg with dc1, due on Oct 13. Still v much in shock, slightly terrified (unplanned) but happy! not feeling sick... yet.

Hello all waves

I'm not at work today!!! I took a random day of annual leave to pamper myself. It's been bliss!

I went to a gig last night with my boyfriend and my best friend.

I cracked and told my best friend I was pregnant cause I was so sick of the last month of white lies about food/nausea/tiredness/alcohol/am I excited about my new job in August, I see him reasonably often (about once a week). He was so happy!!! I was so chuffed, I wasn't sure if he would be a bit less thrilled, he doesn't want kids yet. I said he could tell his girlfriend but not anyone else and he texted her immediately saying SQUIDKID IS PREGNANT!!!! in giant capitals. It was lovely :) He spent the whole gig fetching me water and randomly hugging me.

Nearly fell asleep at the gig (and drove two very drunk ridiculous boys home at midnight, normally we walk/taxi to stuff like this so they were delighted with the lift - tossers) ... but it was so nice to be out, great music.

Been at a spa today, I am so ridiculously spoiled. Drinking tea on the terrace with boyfriend in the hot tub overlooking the cliffs, swimming pool, massage and back treatment (I was wrapped in seaweed, pure decadence), lunch - so very naughty. I waver between thinking I should save money and wanting to do all the things I won't be able to do with a baby!

In bed with sleeping cat and sleeping boy now after marathon sex (er...sorry... tmi) (marathon sex with the boy not the cat) - going to read back and see how you all are now!

Hey everyone,

I am so tired today I can honestly say I have only scanned todays posts. Fairy really sorry to hear your news.

DH is home today (he works away in the week) thank goodness so I have been put on the sofa with instructions not to move.

Does anyone else have baby brain? I am making the most silly mistakes at work!! No one knows except my 2 closest colleagues so most people think I'm just really stupid today I think! Hehe!

Its Friday tomorrow!!! Yay!!

Hope all is well with everyone.

26 years old, 7+4 with first baby

I'm not entirely convinced you're not going to lose all your new friends on this thread, Squidkid, after your last post. Personally, my nausea just got a whole lot worse.

Duke, am thinking of you and sending virtual hugs xx

8abydust - oh yes! hell yes! You're not alone with that one... me & missbone are fluffy-brain central!

By the way, please ignore any previous comments by me about not having morning sickness. As if by magic, all of a sudden the day has descended into permanent nausea & headache...almost feel like I'm coming down with something. Nothing's helping...just want to sleep . On the upside, at 6+6 I'm guessing it's a good sign?

Feeling this rubbish, I'm beginning to think all the women crowing how they loved being pregnant is just because they normally starved themselves to be skinny & got a legitimate reason to be fat. (Sorry, will put my moody sourgrapes away and go find my travel sickness bands. Anyone else used those? Thought I'd try them...).

Evening all, I'm new and excited much to be 7 weeks pregnant with our first baby. I feel and look rotten! Spotty doesn't justify my ugliness right now and being sick after my tea at night isn't pleasant, why on earth do they call it morning sickness! I will now continue to read this thread like a loon as I can't get enough of all topics baby at the mo :) quick question, any top tips on how to lie to your friends why suddenly you are not smoking and drinking? I am saying its my new healthy diet yet I am convinced I get fatter by the day.....

Oh man, there's so much to comment on. Really sorry for people going through tough times. Fairygodmother your news is especially sad after so long trying, and your attitude is amazing, I wish you all the best for the future (hopefully the near future).

Interesting discussions about meds too, I think whoever said mum has to be healthy to be a good mum is quite right.

missbone haha, I'm sorry! When I'm back on night shifts and whinging endlessly about it you can feel better I hope ;)

I want a boy too.. not quite sure why... have a large male boyfriend and two large male cats and I suppose I just naturally envision a large male baby too. I like little girls too though. As long as no one tries to make me dress a baby like it's a Boy or a Girl, I mean babies all look like genderless squidgy tomatoes with old people faces really don't they, this blue/pink thing annoys me greatly.

FjordMor well I'm jealous, I'd love to live in Norway. Except for possibly the price of beer. Now you are pregnant so I guess this is not an issue! I got sick around 7 weeks too and now at nearly 9 weeks I actually feel a bit better, though I think it's to do with working out how to deal with it (small amounts of food, often). People who starve themselves voluntarily are fools, if you hardly eat anything you get fat REALLY quick when you do. I have been lucky and not that nauseous and managing to eat reasonable amounts of calories every day - I think this is why I've bloated less than poor girls who are vomiting then suddenly eating loads the next day to make up for it.

Congrats misspetal! The smoking/drinking thing is a nightmare, I have not found an answer except a) become a hermit or b) buy drinks that look alcoholic but aren't (I've been drinking a lot of lime and soda with ice). Unfortunately NOTHING looks or tastes like wine. Nothing. Sob.

Squidkid, I, too, enjoyed a 'Spar' day today: I bought Wispa Golds, Fry's Peppermint Cream bars, Tunnocks teacakes and O.K magazine. Seaweed wrap? Not for me...I had a KFC chicken and bacon wrap with extra cheese and mayo

Good evening all. I've been at collage the last two days and feeling so sick it's been an effort just to listen to the lectures! It's not morning sickness either, it's all the time sickness!

RE anti-depressants, I have been on Citralopam but I phoned the doctor and he advised me to come off them now I'm pregnant. I'm basically being weaned of them this week then they're gone. That feels very sudden to me and I am nervous about how it will effect me.

We've told all our friends and family now. We told DS as soon as we found out. TBH he would have known something was going on and I've been so ill, I think it's better to tell him why mummy keeps throwing up, and explain that it's normal, than to let him think I'm poorly. He was very excited when we told him but he met my cousins baby last week (aged 3 days!) and wasn't impressed at all!

Blimey. Been to a funeral. Old lady I knew for a long time but not very well. I suppose I should have expected it as I have cried whilst watching a place in the sun but I wasn't quite prepared for the sobathon that ensued. Hormones have a lot to answer for.

thinking of you duke and evening all to the rest of the constipated fluffy brained ladies x

Time for me to join in! 4 years of ttc - IUI,ivf then lo and behold, a natural BFP.
Due 9th October which I think makes me about 8 weeks. AT 39 I also fall into the 'older' camp and the doctor has me on progesterone supplements 3x per day, which is icky. Like Liege I also live in Belgium and I've now got 8 months to learn Dutch. Was supposed to start this week but so tired that I just can't face it.

Looking forward to sharing this journey with you all,

39 years old, 7+something, 1st child

Can I join you, please? Due 16 Oct (ish) - GP couldn't be bothered to work it out! They seem a little less, er, interested when it's not your first. Too tired to be clever or witty but not to want to join in the online fun.
PS I know they say you show more quickly with a second, third etc but, hell, how am I going to keep it quiet at work until early April?