Due December 2019

[Boogie20]

Hi!!

This week I have taken 4 pregnancy tests, all positive. I’m afraid to get too excited because it is so early. I’ll be 5 weeks tomorrow. I have no other signs of pregnancy so it doesn’t feel real yet. Anyone else in the same boat?

First pregnancy, so many questions but I can’t ask friends or family yet.

@BirdIsland I had an early scan at 6+2 and all was ok! Had to have an internal exam but went well and glad we did it!

@BirdIsland I had a scan at 7 weeks and they measured me at 6. Still saw a heartbeat. Now I'm confused as unsure if I'm 6+3 or 7+3.

I'd say do it if you are a worrier. It helped me relax a little. Good luck in whatever you decide. X

I'm thinking of booking a scan for about 9 weeks I don't think I can wait until the 12 week scan... I found my little boys heartbeat last pregnancy at 9 weeks using a Doppler that was reassuring
I've just got this feeling something is wrong, I'm probably just paranoid & anxious though

@December2018 I had that feeling too as I didn’t really “feel” pregnant. I still feel totally normal and it had me worried but seen a heartbeat on one baby and back next Friday to fingers crossed see it on the other one!

@Kiki061190 yeah I'm not feeling it yet... I think it's because I only really remember being heavily pregnant and having all the pains and aches haha!
Ohhh I can't believe your having twins 😍😍that's amazing!!
That's my biggest fear to be honest my little man will be 12 months old when this little egg is born and if I had twins I would have 3 under 2... and my nan had 4 sets of twins one after another, but I'm not sure if it's hereditary or not 😳

Hiiiii @Emmilou82! Welcome! I’m due on the 19th with my 3rd! Congratulations! How you feeling? Nervous excited??

@mum2DDB I'm excited but nervous too! Got a reassurance scan tomorrow to rule out ectopic because of the reversal procedure so once that's been done I think I'll relax a little until we reach 12 weeks.
Just told my boss this morning and she's thrilled and so happy for us. I had to tell her because I need to leave work for a bit tomorrow lunch time but I feel better her knowing. She's a good friend too so it's easier x

@Pocopearl3 stop testing! It's doing I no favours! If your worried get a early scan but testing will not advise you on how far on u are or anything like that so ur just putting urself under more stress. I know it's hard and I know it worried but stop the testing and give ur self q break.

@Emmilou82 what a lovely boss you have!
The scan will definitely help reassure that all is well and then you can start enjoying your precious growing gift.
I haven’t told my boss yet- I’m off sick this week due to really bad nausea, vomiting not so much (yet!) I’m praying it’s not imminent. I think my boss will be more upset with me taking time off than with me actually being pregnant.
Will probably tell her next week as I’ve got my first appointment with midwife- I think that’s when everything will feel real

@December2018 I’m a little nervous about it as I feel normal and we couldn’t get a heartbeat on one as it was hiding at the back of my womb. Hoping for good news next Friday but to be honest it’s a little overwhelming thinking we’ll have gone from no babies to 2 babies instantly! 😱

My partners family has twins but they haven’t had any in 2 generations but of course it would happen to us 😂

Just think tho! Your two will be close together so they’ll have a play buddy! I’m an only child and I was always desperate for a sibling!

Just had my early scan; measuring at 2 days later than I'd worked out at 8-5. Heartbeat fine and having a little wriggle while we watched. Feel so so relieved.

@mum2DDB @December2018 not sure how your situation is but just realised today how big my belly is already... I haven’t had time to get rid of it from my previous pregnancy and I already look like 5 months pregnant 😭

Also I’ve been looking today at double strollers in internet... God, it is so crazy... at least some of them look compact enough for two babies 🤦‍♀️🤣

Hello all. My anxiety has been a bit out of control today. My symptoms have disappeared again so I think I'm finding that quite unsettling. Have my reassurance scan tomorrow. So nervous! Really hoping for good news. Congratulations to everyone who's seen a heartbeat xxx

Good luck to those with scans tomorrow!!

Thanks to those who let me know they've also had some back pain. That's reassuring. Had to get off the tube two stops early at 6pm this evening as almost threw up. So it's been a fun day of back pain and evening sickness (??!)

Now reassuring myself that my scan on Friday will have to show a heartbeat as otherwise where are all these crazy symptoms coming from!!

@IHD83 😩😂 I thought I was the only one, glad you mentioned it! Coz right now my stomach feels huge!
I’m hoping it’s ‘bloating’ but I don’t know coz my appetite has increased and I’m still nauseous- so it’s a lose lose situation right now..

@mum2DDB Last year when I was around the same weeks pregnant I had a belly, but I looked as I wasn’t pregnant in the morning and it was growing during the day because of bloatiness. This year I already wake up in the mornings with a belly 🥺

Changing subject, does anyone know where to go to get advise about child care help from goverment? My OH and I are discussing how we are going to survive with two babies in London, as it seems difficult with the income we have right now...
It is honestly the thing that worries us the most.

Today I've felt travel sick all day, I haven't even travelled anywhere! When I bend down it makes me want to vom and I actually did today at around lunch time! And I get up to wee about 6 times a night that I've counted. I've decided to book in an early pregnancy scan just because apart from the above, I still can't quite believe I have a small human growing inside and fed up with waiting for the midwife to get in touch so that's happening on Saturday. Excited but concerned that there won't be anything there at the same time!

@Verity1989 I was the same. I have felt a bit iffy, the pain in my boobs is outrageous, constipated and back ache. I am so attractive! But really not any mad symptoms.

I went for a scan, they placed me a week earlier than I thought I was and whilst it added on another week in the danger zone, it's showed me a heartbeat and confirmed there was a tiny human in there. I think it's worth it for the peace of mind. Went to the midwife today and did all that stuff, besides almost passing out when I was giving blood it made the whole thing feel a bit more real. X

@Pip231018 don't worry, I feel just as attractive as you! Haha. And actually when I think about it, I'm not as regular as I normally am either. How far along are you? What was the difference between you calculating and them? I worked it out on an app from the first day of my last period....

Got out positive on Easter Sunday 🙂 very happy as we’ve been trying for nearly two years, of dates are correct nearly eight weeks already and due start of December. First appointment next week to meet midwife team, still got fingers crossed all will be ok.

Woke up this morning from a nightmare that we weren’t actually pregnant it had all been a fantasy. Needless to say had to do another test to calm myself down, definitely positive.

Feeling so bloated and huge already, tender boobs and the taste of mint is making me feel so sick that cleaning my teeth is a nightmare. Don’t remember feeling like this with previous children, this baby will be number three with a massive age gap 😕

@Verity1989 Yeah, it's really bloody annoying. I was doing slimming world before I got preggo and want to carry on because it's good for me and that tiny thing inside of me. But obvs, not going to the toilet just feels like I'm a walking bloated salad who is not loosing any weight when really this is the best time in my pregnancy to drop the pounds (the midwife supports my choices, they like SW & pregnancy).

So, I went from last day of my period 3rd March with a 26 day cycle. So I had myself at 7 weeks when I went for the scan but they said 6. So I'm 6+3 today. 7 on Sunday. My due date has gone from early December to mid December. But the dating scan will give me a better idea.

How far along are you? X

@Pip231018 ahhh! Yes when I did SW we used to have pregnant ladies in our group. I still loosely follow it but giving up coffee, tea and fizzy drinks and suddenly needing to drink a lot of water has lost me 1kg in a week! Literally just trying not to eat anything too bad!

The date of the start of my last period was 14th March so currently 5+6. Will be 6+ 2 for my early scan. Is this your first pregnancy? It's mine. I hate the fact that from the moment you find out, you have to bide your time before you get to speak to anyone, well I am anyway, there's just so many questions and it's just a little scary!

@Verity1989 It is! I found out on 1/04/19, it was no April's fool. I carried it around with me for 2.5 weeks and my sister is heavily pregnant and she was telling me about her friend miscarrying, twice and I burst in to tears at a restaurant. Because that is a thing for me now, crying. At adverts, I cried when I read a story about a horse collapsing cos it was hot. It's ridiculous. So I told her.

Then I had to tell my best friend because he kept trying to feed me alcohol and I avoided him for 2 weeks. My OH just said it was silly to not tell him because he's the first person I'd want if something went wrong. It's made it easier.

We also told our parents on Monday as we'd just had the scan. I was going to wait the full 12 weeks but once I'd told one person it was like a domino effect.

Window to the womb offer scans from 6 weeks, so I waited to what I thought was 7 which I'm glad I did as it gives you a better chance of seeing something. Because at 6 weeks it's small, I was lucky cos I saw a heartbeat and got a little picture.

I literally don't have a clue about babies. Or being pregnant. I just want the whole 12 weeks to hurry the eff up. X

@Pip231018 ahhh god, that's a horrible thing to have to talk about! I have a huge fear of miscarrying. I know what you mean about telling people, I was going to wait the 12 weeks before telling people but so far have told my parents, husbands parents, my grandparents and my best friend. Whoops! The thing is, sometimes you just need to tell people about it! And I'm very bad at keeping secrets, since the age of about 4 I remember watching my grandpa opening a bday present and before he'd looked at it I screamed 'it's a watch!!!'. Literally can't keep anything to myself

Your little baby in your scan is so cute! Hopefully we will see something on Saturday! My other concern is that twins run in both mine and my husbands family. So part of me thinks there's a high risk of twins! I don't know how I'd feel about that!

Is it weird that I have no worries about raising a child etc but carrying it for 9 months and the giving birth part is the bit that's freaking me out the most?! I'm too scared to do any research on it!

@Verity1989 That really made me laugh! "ITS A WATCH!" My best friend says 'you can't hold your own piss' so he was amazed I didn't say anything for 2.5 weeks. I was proud! Ultimately they are the people you would want the support off, so you've done what's right for you.

No, I get it. I think it's a complete period of unknown so it's really scary. And because of all the associated risks it's easy for your mind to wander. I don't actually think I've thought about the consequences here or how this will actually change my life. I'm just imagining plaiting my hair and wearing dungarees, like a perfectly posed picture on IG. When in reality I will look like a beached whale with food in my hair and eyeliner down my face (from the crying). I'm even considering the IONA test at 10 weeks because I'm so inpatient.

I really hope your scan is everything you want and need. And you aren't like a coiled spring like I was, I was gripping the wand like I was fighting the Sonographer for it. Just relax and enjoy the experience as much as you can! I look forward to seeing your picture! X

For me, just need to get the 12 weeks out the way so I can just talk openly to people and stop fearing the worst. X