Pregnant. Now what?

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Hi everybody,

I got my BFP last week and I'm feeling a little underwhelmed. I think I've been misled by films and TV where someone finds out that they are pregnant and stuff suddenly starts happening. I know I sound daft but I really wasn't expecting for things to carry on as usual. I don't know what I was expecting but I thought things would be different somehow. I have an appointment with my GP on Friday (I'm in France so the calendar for appointments and tests is slightly different) and I know there'll be paperwork and stuff lke that to do once that is over but for now I feel like I'm in limbo.

Does/did anyone else feel like this?

Any suggestions of things I can do to make this all feel more real. I'm planning to knit and sew for the baby but I don't know where to start. It feels to early to be making booties and cardigans. Maybe a blanket? A huge pile of reusable wipes?

Make a wonderful large cot bed sized blanket, look up the sizes online. A few people made blankets for dd which were beautiful but now she's 20mo we have had to buy her a bigger one (I didn't want to ask someone to make her a bigger one!) which I'm really sad about! Something with holes in (have a look at cellular blankets for an ideas as to what I'm talking about!) because even now she still sometimes drapes it over her face and I like the idea of breathing holes!
Nice unisex greens and yellows.. if you don't want to make it for your dc then il happily commission two off of you for my dc

Congratulations!! It does always seen like an anticlimax, and to me felt the same all the way through pregnancy, but when dc arrives I barely had time to breathe because there were so many appts!!

Hi! I understand how you feel. Rememeber, in films, things are a bit more speedy so it looks as though they become pregnant, have a bit of morning sickness, the partner is there for them 24/7, they what they want, they buy things for the baby, and then they give birth! All in around 90 minutes! The underwhelming feeling could be due to hormones. Some days I feel very down, but then other days I feel on top of the world and remember how blessed I am. I can tell you that the paperwork and things does make the pregnancy feel more real! They may even give you leaflets and booklets etc, or you could ask for some. They make for a nice read when your feeling down. I think when you find out your pregnant, you want to tell everybody, and people will suddenly start buying baby things, and you'll start making a nursery with your other half, etc. but it doesn't all happen straight away. I think when you get to that 12 week point, it all feels more real. Plus by then we might start getting more of an actual bump, rather than just feeling podgy! Good luck x