Due in October 2012 Part 2

[YompingJo]

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

Phew...threads with more than 200 posts intimidate me so pleased to see this!

With you all on the tiredness, I feel like I could go and sleep for hours from about 2pm in the afternoon for the rest of the day.
Boobs are really sore - can't sleep on my tummy anymore (which I guess I'd have to get used to in any case!)
Oh and the constipation!! Can't go for days and the when I do it's like marbles...

Someone please read my last thread and reassure me? (Sorry to sound desperate)

• Sorry, meant 'posting', not 'thread'!

Took me ages to find every body. IT challenged.
Fairygodmother - I've had a longer road too than some of these other mums. Some have been ttc since CHRISTMAS!! and I mean 2011.
BTW there was a bit of talk about books before. I got the mumsnet guide to pregnancy from the library with DS. It was lovely for a laugh and you could just dip in and out of it for 5 mins. I also loved What to Expect when your Expecting.
44.5years, DS 18 months. EDD Oct 5

missbone could it be bloating? I think if you're worried then get it checked out rather than feeling anxious. I think it's tricky for any of us to comment - unless we have a doctor on board (unlikely to fess up!!). Make an appointment on Monday morning. I hope you're ok.

Poor missbone - you worry enough for 2.
Your mum had you ages ago,,,, Unless she has an amazing memory could she remember her size?
If you are constipated as well it'll make your abdomen bigger. Are you?

missbone I'm like that too - I think it's just bloating as some days it seems not so bad. My clothes are very uncomfortable most of the time.

Has anyone tried the Isabelle Olivier link from this site - it does not show up as discounted on my computer. Boden does.
I like to look.

Just marking my place, joined the old thread & I've been lurking ever since! I'm so sick right now, 3-4 times a day, it's hard hiding it at work, was late for an important meeting yesterday as I had to find somewhere en route to throw up!
At least I'm losing my last baby weight before the gain in this pregnancy

Hope everyone stays well.

38, 6+6, %232, Due date 08.10.12

That should have read 38, 6+6, child number 2, due date 08.10.12

hello again!

It's nice to see this is so active and finally I've found somewhere I can whinge to my heart's content, rather than gamely pretending I'm fine to mates and work colleagues and patients!

I am a very active person normally and wasn't quite expecting to feel so incapacitated. I used to run, hike, do weights, circuit training, all sorts... I've done one run (at five weeks, distance and speed the same but felt weird) a couple of 6-7 mile hikes since getting pregnant and that's IT! But I am going to go swimming tomorrow however tired I feel... I'm sick of feeling this lethargic.

Me and my boyfriend were planning a week long hiking holiday end of March - around 18 miles a day for 4 days - I guess I'll have to see how I'm feeling. Some people say the second trimester's much easier...

Still rambling sorry -
very weird how firm my boobs have got. I still fit in my bras, but they are just very very heavy and firm. It's quite fun :) Nowhere else has grown yet, I keep rubbing my flat(ish) stomach and wondering if I'm going to miss it... when I was younger I was quite overweight but I've been a lovely healthy athletic size for a few years now, it's going to be strange to lose that! Quite looking forward to having a bump though :)

anyway, that's just my ramblings - I'm nearly 8 weeks pregnant by the way, first pregnancy, haven't been trying for very long so happy and excited that things seem to be working out so far.

ps congratulations to everyone who's pregnant and happy about it! Fairygodmother, nice to read a happy ending (or beginning) to your long journey :)

squidkid I'm the same with the boobs thing - feel very solid and heavy and sore around the outside, but don't look much different... wierd! Have been debating exercise - am generally fit and healthy, and have a bought a pregnancy pilates dvd which I'm debating doing - acquired the stomach I've always coveted a few years ago and don't want to lose it
Heartbeep sorry you're feeling so rough... love your name tho - it's what the kids I taught in Reception used to say during PE "My heart is beeping really fast"!!! Love it!!!

Heartbeep, i'm due 8th. Oct and yet i'm only 6+4(?) Why is that (am i being dim? My last period was 2nd. January)?

It obviously is just bloating re. my 'bump', i just can't believe it is so huge. I'm not constipated...just feel - and look - very, very pregnant!

Squidkid...are you insane???!! It's good that you are in such great shape, but i think you can say adieu to the 18 mile-a-day hiking trip!!

Lisbeth, i've had a glance at the Isabelle Olivier website and those prices are bloody outrageous (beautiful clothing, however). I've found the ASOS maternity clothes to be fabulous - stylish, reasonably priced and feminine.

Don't know if you misunderstood me earlier lisbeth: my Mum IS a twin; she didn't have twins. I think she's harking back to the old wives' tale of twins skipping a generation...which would point to me!

Feeling much more positive today re dealing with MC horror stories/statistics. It's true that i am an obsessive compulsive thinker/worrier, which is why i'm on a reasonably high dose of antidepressants. My patterns of thinking can be terrifying and extremely oppressive at the best of times. There have been several episodes in my life where my obsessive thoughts have left me very, very poorly

Oh dear. I didn't intend for my last post to be quite so downbeat towards the end...must try harder

Hope you all have marvellous weekends

Sassee, darling...you are not forgotten...i think and pray for you often xx

Squidkid, just ignore me...you do whatever your body tells you is o.k (i'm just jealous because i so readily - greedily! - relinquished my gym membership when i got my BFP and i guess i'm envious of those of you who still care passionately about your fitness).

Hi can I join in please, got my BFP on Sunday and was in shock and didn't believe it until my doctor had confirmed it on Monday as i was told I would not be able to conceive naturally - still at the stupid stage of wanting to do another test (or 6 )just to convince myself that its really happening.

I'm due on the 16th of October with DC2 my DS1 is now 7 and it seems such a long time ago that I can't really remember whats normal in addition to the fact that I was sick from opening my eyes to going to sleep for the whole 9 mths with him im really at a loss. (I know the name but can't spell it )

My breasts feel like someones gone at them with sand paper and gone up two cup sizes, I keep getting butterfly feelings in my tummy, i have started with heartburn and am sooo tired but unable to sleep all night with out trips to the toilet or my breasts aching.

Another thread already? Can you imagine how many we'll get through by the time October comes?

missbone try not to worry - it probably is bloating. I was the same last week - huge - but it seems to be better this week.

After telling missbone not to freak out I will confess to total panic tonight for stupidest reason. DH has to fly overseas tomorrow for work and I am just totally freaked out. It has come out of nowhere and it's slightly cringey but I just feel really vulnerable about him going :( Think it started earlier as I worked on computer for hours, lost track of time and legs got a bit achy and swollen from sitting too long. I put them up and they're fine but I started to obsess about something happening to him or me while he's away and started to feel really anxious about him going :( Feel very tearful and down and very unlike myself :(

missbone our cycles are probably different. I'm usually @30 days, first day of LMP was 31.12.11 which approximates my DD to the 8th Oct.
Until we have our scans though, can't say & even then it's just a best guess!

Try not to over think things, your body is now in control of things, just look after yourself (says she who is losing weight due to horrendous sickness & not eating) and we all have to hope for the very best outcome.

Do you have a midwife appt yet?

Elloeise, congratulations and welcome How marvellous that you defied the doctors!

Angelico, i just want to give you a huge hug, you poor lady. Please try to be positive and think rationally: your DH is at no more risk of coming to harm since you became pregnant. None whatsoever. Feeling vulnerable or afraid for the least rational of reasons is par for the course at the moment. Do you believe in God? Pray for comfort and protection. Do you have a close friend? Tell them your fears (rational or not) and ask them to help occupy your mind. Do you have any uplifting literature to get your teeth into? Read. Tell us how long he is going away for and we'll put an action plan together to bring you some peace. I will pray for you xxx

Thanks, Heartbeep. Yes, my midwife appointment is 9th. March, by which time i will be 9+4!! I would have liked a scan earlier than 12 weeks (due to being over 40) however I'm led to believe this is unlikely just because I'm 40.5 yrs.

God, I'm up too late.
I was advised gentle exercise (age) so to continue walking but even that not too fast. Easy swimming was good too.
I believe the NHS recommend walking for mild to moderate depression.
It would be very good for anyone to walk while pregnant.
I have read some traditional chinese medicine (TCM). Their philosophy is that there are no bad feelings. Just like night and day we are not meant to be constantly upbeat. Anger sadness worry - they are not bad. It is bad however not to have balance and to dwell in an emotion. So, if you are very sad/worried/angry a walk could help.
Here endeth the lesson. I don't mean to lecture anyone.

Well had my first doc appt today and it's confirmed... I'm pregnant. Lol after 5 poas I think I had that much figured. Got all my forms for bloodwork and first trimester screening. Now I have to wait until tuesday to book my ultrasound. Trying for march 5. I wanted to get it done before we went to°c to show my family but I wiuld just be 11 weeks the friday that we leave. Oh well.

Thank you so much for the welcome!

Have woken up stupidly early - more so for a wee & feeling dehydrated, & now panicking I'm not actually preg! Did another ebay cheapy & still only a very faint line & the only symptom (other than missing RTD) is sore boobs but they aren't hugely sore!

How silly is it that I'm worried about lack of symptoms & others are feeling so ill!