Determined to doom my happiness

[ImpatiencePersonified]

So, on the 17th of Jan, I pee on my First Response thingy, not really expecting anything because, you know, this has been my routine for a year only to see a faint line appear after about half an hour!
I discounted it because it was past the 3-10 minute mark and thought, "you know, I'll do another on Monday, that'll sort me out" and I did and it was an undoubted positive which bounced up within a minute..... cue much happiness.
I it straight after with a Clearblue just to be sure and it said Pregnant 1-2 weeks, checked last week again (just in case I was having a breakdown) and the bugger said 2-3 weeks.. all is going well and it means I'm probably about 5 weeks into a very long journey BUT
WHY OH WHY OH WHY AM I READING ABOUT MISCARRIAGES?

Seriously, its like I want to jinx my own happiness. I have very mild sore boobs and so far that's my only symptom but I'm ONLY 5 weeks, and from what I've read that's not too unusual...

is it?

Would someone please just bitchslap me and tell me to be happy.

No danger there op!

And it's perfectly fine to only feel a bit pregnant. I've only been really, really symptommy with this one, with ds I wouldn't have known I was pregnant without looking down at bump, even at 8.5 months! This one's my comeuppance!!

Cos you didn't keep your hand on your ha'penny innit our Nicky

Once you can say "it fell in"... but twice

Have biscuits and cake you deserve it!

Thats it!

I'm off to roll in Victoria Sponge!

(and have a shower)

Panicking will commence at 17:00 hours.

Ha! Actually, with a one year old it's more of a miracle than an accident!

Like Mary?

Like "Bloody hell how did that happen!?!? How???" .

No panicking.

Now, I could draw you a picture but I should imagine with one kiddywink that you'd have worked out that its not just a coincidence when the mans thingy you know, and you let it.

I'm so chuffed... I've just thrown up my tea!

But then, I did eat too much.... too fast.

I still don't quite believe I'm pregnant even though I have 5 weeks to go, a big bump and she's making the laptop jerk with her kicks, it's all totally normal, I was like it with my first too, I think it's all part of self protection, not to get too attached until they're safely here just in case.

Do step away from Google though or you will never believe any baby gets born healthily.

Thank you m'darlin and good luck in 5 weeks time

Even if there were a button in there for them to push, they probably wouldn't push it when you asked them to. Just try asking a toddler to hold still if you doubt this...

impatience I'm the same, and it's driving me nuts. I'm just under 6 weeks along after 18 months of trying, so have spent the last 8 days expecting the worst just because I don't quite believe it's finally happened.

There's way too much knicker watch, bbt taking and googling going on in my house atm even tho I had a really early scan last week and everything was ok. I have told myself that now I'm nearly 6 weeks thats a bit of a milestone out of the way. I have my next scan in just over two weeks where we should be able to hear the heartbeat. Now I'm crapping it that that will be bad news, ffs!

I think the key is to avoid google (easier said than done...)

geeky that made me snort... very very true I imagine

Missmilla I'm guessing you've not long since found out too? I wonder if we'll calm down?

Unlikely!

I had 9 months of sickness and 9 months expecting to miscarriage. I couldn't let myself believe it would all be ok. Sat here with my 6 month old. Just try not to let the worry get too bad x

Thanks ickle x

It's human nature op

Trust me I know how hard it is. Every time I get pregnant I have to give myself a good talking to.

Sadly the majority of the times it didn't go well, but it did before (lovely dd) and it will again!

Positive thoughts and relax, I spent so long worrying with dd by the end I was gutted I hadn't let myself enjoy any of my successful pregnancy!

OP you may never get any symptoms. I'm 12 weeks today and thus far (apart from the narky boobage you described) I've had nothing. No puking. Nada. It's quite normal, apparently (in the words of the midwife: "We don't want you to be ill!"). I don't feel at all 'pregnant'. In fact, I can't even bring myself to say the words 'pregnant' and 'baby'...they feel like alien concepts to me. I refer to myself as 'with child' or 'upduffed' and the offspring as 'junior'.

I think there's a bit of a thing amongst some expectant mothers, like 'hangover trumps' if you've ever heard of them?.."OH MY GOD, I threw up out of the CAR WINDOW on my way to work this morning", "Well, I threw up on the CAT"..."Oh, that's nothing, darlings- I've had a constant projectile stream of vomit issuing from my gob for the last 3 hours and it's not showing any signs of letting up!", "I'm soooo tired I've been signed off work and slept through the last 3 days"..."Yeah, well, I'm so tired I actually lapsed into a COMA for 25 years and woke up in the middle of my unborn child's wedding!"

Although, having said all that, I've not actually had a scan yet (my first is next week), so I could just have a big ole' haunted, empty womb waiting for me. I feel like a massive fraud because I'm not clucking or sweeping around in a kaftan. Sorry, I've just realised I'm not being very reassuring...

SRSLY THOUGH STOP READING ABOUT MISCARRIAGES.

skeppers au contraire my darling, that's EXACTLY what I needed to hear!

Also, I cant get my head round there being a whole other person growing inside my body. I don't even like when a laser pointer shines on me, it feels invasive so gawd knows what I'm gonna be like later on!