6 weeks pregnant and feeling good.......but anxious!

[ballanj]

Hi everyone,

Found out on Saturday night I am just over 6 weeks pregnant. Partner and I are thrilled as we haven't been trying for too long (only one period since trying to conceive) so we feel very lucky. Unfortunately we know a lot of people (close friends and family) who have miscarried so we are trying to not get too excited and just take things one week at a time. We have our booking appointment on the 30th July.

I guess I just wanted to post on here my immediate thoughts/concerns and gauge some of your experiences too....?

Like, I'm feeling good and only symptoms which I'm having are sore nipples, feeling tears and needing to wee, but also thinking 'should I be waiting for sickness to come.....?!'

Also, we are telling our parents and siblings soon, it's weird because I think me and OH are trying to imagine reactions and overthinking it. Everyone else we will after 12 week scan (if all going well)

My OH I'm concerned is going to be worrying the whole 9 months, he is happy but I think a big dose of reality has kicked in for both of us.

I'm also worried about getting 'found out' before 12 weeks the minute I don't drink. In all honesty, I LOVE wine so will miss it, especially when having a nice meal! Guess I'm wondering If I'm feeling well in myself (again, waiting for that sickness to show up!) is it going to be a big deal having the one small glass on the odd occasion (we have two dinners coming up over the next few weeks). I'm not a binge drinker and can limit my intake and have known friends/family who all take a different approach (some choose to in moderation, some completely abstained). I know it's a controversial subject but interested to hear your thoughts.

And exercise? I'm a runner so at the moment I'm running as much as I normally would (I ran 7 miles the day I did my pregnancy test and felt fine) but I know I'll probably have to ease off later on.

Tooooooooo many questions I know!!! I guess I'm thinking just carry on as normal and don't overthink things too much if I'm feeling well?!

Seeing the support on here and hearing your experiences is really helpful, wishing you all happy and healthy pregnancies. Xxx

Firstly, congratulations on your pregnancy!

It’s so easy to get caught up worrying about miscarriage but you have to remember that while it is fairly common, the stats are actually very much in your favour. 1 in 3 pregnancies will end in miscarriage but that means 2 in 3 don’t!

It can be normal not to have symptoms, I didn’t when I had my girls but did with my boys. Nausea can also come and go throughout or only start around the 6/7 week mark. If you skip the nausea then just count your lucky stars because it’s utterly miserable .

If you’re already used to running the advice is that you can continue but don’t push yourself.

Congratulations! It’s very exciting, and know what you mean about feeling very lucky as we also have had a lot of friends who have been through the mill.

One piece of info I would pass on is both myself and my colleagues wife had implantation bleeding at about 6-8 weeks, about 2-3 teaspoons of bright red blood! Cue complete panic and thinking the worst... and we’ve both been fine! I had never heard of implantation bleeding before, anything I googled said bright red blood end of the road etc. (which yes it can be). I’m now 32 weeks, colleagues wife is about 26 weeks - both fine so far, hopefully remain so! So just a warning (that I wish we’d had) that it’s a thing!

We had to tell parents at 6 weeks as it was new year... and we were all going out together... and we’d pre-ordered drinks and no way could hubby get through my prosecco as well as his without falling over! Wanted to wait but it’d have been so obvious.

I’ve stopped drinking altogether, but also have a friend who had a small glass of prosecco every Friday. I personally don’t want to take the risk, others may give diff opinions. It can be more dangerous at critical stages of baby’s development certainly.

Sickness... I won’t horrify you with my tale of woe but I appear to be the exception amongst friends who all seem to have had a few spews and been fine - lucky gits!

Know a girl who’s a keen gym bunny and still going at 8 months, think you just have to be careful you don’t twist, pull or lift especially in latter stages so you don’t risk tearing placenta more than anything. Your body will keep you right (mine certinaly has!) but labour can be a bit of a marathon so keeping fit is no bad thing too.