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Christmas babies

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Mamabear12 · 14/04/2019 17:23

Just found out I’m expected a Christmas baby, well due 23 December according to online, which has been accurate in the past give or take a day! I know my cycle etc. Excited and nervous. Had some minor spotting the past few days, but AF never showed so took a test today and it was positive!

Anyone else due within days of Xmas? Might take a few days for people to find out if they are expecting a xmas baby. But thought I would start the thread now.

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Summersun8383 · 26/04/2019 14:30

Yeah totally agree @JGWelsh Ironically I was sat with my friend on Wed saying I feel ok at the min but wish I had a bit of sickness just to put my mind at rest somethings going on in there lol....well I got my wish ha xx

Losd · 26/04/2019 16:54

@GoldPaperStars Congratulations!! I was also convinced I was infertile after being ill and periods being erratic, even after BFP I tested daily for 2 weeks 😳 The numbers are weeks plus days so if I say I’m 7+6 it’s 7 weeks 6 days pregnant, it’s more important in early months I think.
Congratulations to everyone who’s joined recently. I’ve been quiet as I feel like sh*t, so tired and constant hangover feeling right now. Had my booking in appointment today which was 90mins! Got my ReadySteadyBaby textbook finally after seeing it on all my friends bookshelves for years and about 3000 leaflets and booklets so feeling very pregnant now! Hope you’re all good x

VeryNewToAllThis · 26/04/2019 17:55

Thank you all for your comments on the dildo cam! Lol very reassuring!

@JGWelsh I'm a teacher and have the same worries about next week! When I had queasiness in the super early weeks, mints and ginger biscuits helped. So I'm planning on stocking my drawers full of them to nibble on between lessons! Im so thankful it's just a four week term; it won't be long before I can have a break again!

Nervousdave · 26/04/2019 17:57

@jgwelsh I find a rice cake as soon as I wake up gives me time to take my tablets and get dressed, then I have ritz crackers in a pot on my desk. Not a teacher though, but I've also had to tell work very early so that I'm not put in any unsafe situations.

Eating seems to be the only thing that keeps the nausea at bay at the moment so I am constantly snacking, I'm going to have a bump from all the crackers at this rate! But like others have said, I keep telling myself that sickness is a good sign and it means everything is happening the way it should...I cant wait for it to pass though!
6+6 today and still no reply to my self referral, I just want a scan date!

EmeraldRubyShark · 26/04/2019 18:39

I’m likely to be getting the dildo cam again in ten days if things are still too small to see abdominally, this time with my partner sat next to me on a chair 😂 there’s no dignity in pregnancy!

AimeeJay · 26/04/2019 19:24

@emeraldrubyshark dildo cam?? I'm new here, what have I missed 😦

Comps83 · 27/04/2019 00:04

I’ve started putting bio oil on my boobs.
They’re so painful and swollen . Worried about getting stretch marks on them

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Mamabear12 · 27/04/2019 08:16

Comps83 my boobs went from a 34 C to 36 big E when pregnant with my firs two....then shrunk back to C....so I have given up on my boobs. But luckily no stretch marks...just saggy.

I did get a couple of stretch marks on my belly second time around. So I will put some oil on my belly soon. I am starting to show a little already. I think its my uterus expanding. I am quite thin, so it looks more obvious as top part of tummy is slim and then bottom part sticks out with a little bump. I notice I am getting more hungry then normal. Still trying to make sure I am eating fruits and veggies with my meals...but I really only feel like eating is carbs - bread and fries and crisps....and mcdonalds lol...but I have not had mcdonalds....as its not convenient to get to.

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Comps83 · 27/04/2019 08:21

Right now I want apple pie
Or apple crumble
Or something of that nature

Emmilou82 · 27/04/2019 09:04

Is anyone ridiculously hormonal? I feel like I can't stand my husband and everything he does just irritates the life of me lol....

Comps83 · 27/04/2019 09:07

Ha yes! I go from fine to ready to tear DHs head off over the slightest thing. Though that might be because I came off ADs to get pregnant
I’m also crying at the slightest thing

Losd · 27/04/2019 10:31

Yes! Snappy and crying all the damn time 😂

MamaGeordie · 27/04/2019 10:42

Yes - I am a hurricane of emotions atm. Other half fell asleep with a drink in his hand in bed last night and I've just got in from nightshift to a wet bed. I had a fit! 😫

MamaGeordie · 27/04/2019 10:44

Also, all this dildo cam talk 🤣 I had an early scan with my daughter and they managed abdominal ultrasound at 8 weeks. I've never had a scan earlier than that though.

Comps83 · 27/04/2019 10:49

I just booked an early scan at 10 weeks

EmeraldRubyShark · 27/04/2019 11:03

AimeeJay it’s just the name I gave to the transvaginal ultrasound 😂

Emmilou82 · 27/04/2019 11:05

Glad I'm not on my own lol.... I've stopped smoking too and off coffee so the combination isn't great for our household lol!

Losd · 27/04/2019 11:13

@Emmilou82 oh God 😂 I live on my own so I’m alright really, just crabbit and emotional but at least there’s nobody here to wind me up by breathing too loudly etc 🙊 Dog is getting on my nerves but he’s a pain anyway so don’t think that’s pregnancy related. Spoke to hospital yesterday and got my second scan booked for 10th May, I’ll be 9 and a half weeks by then so all going well baby should be moving and more of a baby shape! Hopefully by then my hormones will be starting to back off!
How’s the no smoking going? X

December2018 · 27/04/2019 11:47

I've just ate 4 cheese & ham toasties one after another!!!!
🙀🙀 I'm going to be the size of a large caravan at this rate 😂
The hunger is sooooo bad! No matter how much I eat I'm still ravenously hungry

Even my dog looks tasty right now 😜

Losd · 27/04/2019 12:33

Aw I hear you!! I was eating soooo healthily when TTC and was determined to stick to it throughout pregnancy, but the only food I can tolerate just now is crap like bagels, monster munch and pasta!! If I get hungry the nausea is unbearable, I’ve put on 8lbs and I’m only 8weeks!!!! Midwife and sonographer both said it’s fine and as the nausea eases I can eat healthier but if my body wants carbs just do it. I feel like an absolute fat beast just now though x

December2018 · 27/04/2019 12:54

@Losd I'm literally eating my way through our shopping we bought yesterday 😂😂
I need to stop!!!
It's like as soon as I feel sickly my brain is telling me to eat... then it goes away and comes back with a vengeance haha

Emmilou82 · 27/04/2019 13:10

@Losd I'm on patches and today is day 2 but I'm clawing at the walls a bit now!

Need to clean the house top to bottom so that'll keep me busy for the next couple of hours.... it's so hard as I know I need to stop but it's not that easy. I've been smoking since I was 11 and I'm now 37. I only smoke 10 a day but even still, it's a habit!

I'm trying my best to eat well..... veg and fruit but the carbs just keep calling my name lol.

Think I need to invest in some elasticated waist trousers lol

Babykent2019 · 27/04/2019 13:29

Hi All,
Can I join, I'm due December 1st, 1st time pregnancy. 8 + 5.
Having the craziest hormones today. 🥺. Today should have been my Hen night but as I haven't told any one just yet I've used the excuse "antibiotics" and postponed for the time being 🙈.

Hayls17 · 27/04/2019 13:38

Congrats babykent! What a shame about the hen do! Do you think you will have a pregnancy friendly one once the news is out? When are you getting married?

Losd · 27/04/2019 13:41

Aw I know stopping smoking is brutal, I started at 11 as well and stopped a few times over the years and it was horrific. Been stopped for years now thank God but been using a vape for a while, no nicotine in it at all but midwife still ticked the smoking/vaping box on my file 😳
I’ve bought 2 bump bands for work already, my work trousers are tight and I don’t want to go up a size before I need maternity ones so just undoing button and using the band for now, not telling anyone for another few weeks anyway.
December I’m exact same, I’m like a plague of locusts going through the cupboards it’s ridiculous, but same as you the slightest hint of hunger and I feel sick. At least this should pass by second trimester! X