Due January - anyone else?

[Onekidnoclue]

Just got my BFP after six bloody long months of trying. Thrilled but a bit weirded out! Anyone in the same boat?

Feeling OK today, still nauseous but not as bad as yesterday, still off my food and struggling to fancy anything, most smells make me gip especially sweet smells.

How's everyone else x

I hope all are well today everyone is rather quiet. @ttcchapter1 really hope your scan went well. ☺️

Thank you everyone!

Scan went really well thankfully! I thought I was 7+6 but baby measured at 8+3 with a strong heartbeat ❤️ thank you for keeping your fingers crossed for me 😊

Hope you're all doing well x

So glad to hear from you 😁 really happy all went well and your even further than you thought what a bonus 🥰u got this mummy

Does anyone else have total days of panic that something is going to go wrong?? I think I've got this sorted and I am trying to be positive, but then I read the word miscarriage and down the bloody rabbit hole I go...

Lovely news @ttcchapter1

I’ve actually felt a lot less sick today. I’ve been eating like a pig to make up for it. Just a couple more days to go before I meet the MW. I assume they’ll do a blood test to make sure I’m pregnant? Or perhaps I’ll do some more stick peeing before...

@ttcchapter1 that’s great :)

How we feeling this morning everyone?

Tbh, I’m feeling lousy, mentally, right now. I think being on furlough (5th week) is starting to get to me, sitting at home in the house all day watching boring TV! I was put on furlough because I am pregnant.

And I’m just eating crap (all I fancy as my sickness is getting worse) and not exercising apart from walking the dogs for about half an hour a day - I just feel like I’m piling on so much weight. I complain, but some this evening I know I will have zero enthusiasm so cook a healthy dinner. I am already in the ‘obese’ BMI category - I blame being short! :( so I really can’t afford to put more weight on!

I think my plan today is to eat better, although saying that I’ve already eaten a tin of tomato soup and a cheese toastie - but I will try and do 10,000 steps today. Perhaps I will start keeping a food and steps diary to try and maintain some sort of control!

Maybe I will also journal how I’m feeling. I don’t know..

Sorry for my downer rant this morn ladies xx

I have my booking appointment at 2 o clock today at my local surgery. It’s my first pregnancy and I am so nervous 😷🥴

Hi all, had some spotting and period pain yesterday (I thought I was 8weeks). Amazingly was able to get a scan at local hospital yesterday. Strong heartbeat 8weeks 6 days (yesterday). I am so relieved. They could see a small bleed on scan. I think they said it was a subhaemarrohage bleed but I was not listening. They said minor nothing to worry about. My identical twin had 2 miscarriages around the same time so I was convinced I was miscarrying. So relieved. My heart goes out to everyone who has had a baby loss. My ‘first scan’ is on 14th July. Felt a bit silly for panicking but I guess my sister’s experience has really turned me into a pessimist. She’s 2 days late for her period so I am crossing everything that it’s her turn next and that things will turn out well for her. Wishing you all love, this pregnancy journey is not like the movies, it’s a real slog.

@SkylinesTurnstiles you sound like me last night I had a melt down about being huge I'm size 18. Today I've had a big bowl of porridge and went for a walk for an hour now I need to not shovel food in my face 😖easier said than done

My midwife just called, I am having the majority of my appointment on the phone then going into the surgery for the checks. Starting to feel so real now x

@SkylinesTurnstiles
It’s brilliant that you’re walking everyday :) some days I don’t even do that!

It’s normal to be up and down because of hormones. And eating does help with nausea so not surprised you’re eating.

With the work, why don’t you try pick up a new little hobby to cheer yourself up? I decided to start learning Italien on Duolingo, it’s been quite fun and addictive and I feel productive after doing it. Maybe you could do some drawing or painting ( some good paint by numbers on amazon for not too expensive).

That's lovely news for you @Dragon82 - glad to hear that the hospital were able to see you quickly and reassure you. It will give you some room to just enjoy being pregnant. Fingers crossed for your sis. It's a minefield isn't it.

Daily walking is still really good @SkylinesTurnstiles - and like AliceGM said, sometimes I'm not even doing that.
Keeping a food and steps diary does really help but don't give yourself too much of a hard time. It will get better and you'll have more energy in weeks to come.

Lovely news @Dragon82 I’m so happy for you. Really hope your twin joins the club soon.

I feel like a lump. I’m a kind of fat skinny person. I only put on weight on my belly and arse so if I dress ok and show my legs I don’t look like a lump but if I wear anything fitted I’m a chunk. Classic apple shape so looked a bit preggers even when not.

@Tink2020 snap! On the phone then in for wee and blood. She was really nice so I’m less stressed but still feel like it’s going to be an exam I could fail.

@SkylinesTurnstiles I’m dying for a cheese toasty now. Think there’s some cheddar lurking at the back of the fridge I might have to hunt out 🤤

I’m loving this group btw! I wasn’t sure if I should start a thread but honestly it’s been so nice connecting with all of you and sharing our journeys (apologies for the cheesiness!).
It’s like a secret club

@SkylinesTurnstiles I know what you mean. I'm also have an obese BMI, I tired really hard to get wait off before pregnancy and I really wanted to be healthy during pregnancy. I had no idea how hard it would be to eat properly and exercise.

Some days I just move from my bed to a nest of blankets on the sofa.

Here hoping the 2nd trimester is the one I can be healthy and exercise in.

I am hitting my 10k steps each day, been furloughed since End March and my OH is supporting me to stay active, which I think helped with conceiving. Was very productive at first but now feeling very lazy as I’m so nauseous and achy x

Omg... I'm addicted to cheese.

My youngest Foster son has been asking for a baby sister for ages and wants me to call it belle... How funny that now I'm addicted to babybels

Also cheese crackers, cheese crisps and cheese toasties 😋😋😋

Will u lot behave yourselves now I want cheese 🧀

That’s it ladies, you’ve given cheese toastie cravings... I was doing so well today as well.
Ah well. Going up and down the stairs in my house counts as exercise right?

I think I'm due end of January. I'm 8 weeks and have severe morning sickness (I keep being sick), am struggling to eat anything nowadays but am managing to keep drinking. The doctor has given me more anti-sickness medication which I'm hoping will work.

I'm usually a very healthy person and rarely poorly, so am really struggling mentally with being this poorly and unable to do anything (shower, wash clothes, walk dog)

I'm really feeling down and sad.

A lot of people at work have been told I'm pregnant so that they understand more of why I am not there at the moment. Everyone I have told has been so delighted for me, but I can't even think about it. All I can think is how I'm going to stop being sick, how I'm going to keep drinking, can I work myself to getting up for a shower without being sick? Just very low at the moment. Sleeping a lot, spending a lot of time alone. This is the hardest most unpleasant thing I have ever done.

@RaeBeam that sounds brutal. You’re doing well lasting 8 weeks. I honestly believe the second trimester is a different beast and while another four weeks is a long time to feel shit it’s less than you’ve done already.
Hope the meds work soon x

Haven't had a good read through to catch up yet as I've been so exhausted but had another scan yesterday and saw little bean fluttering away! Saw the little arm and leg buds twitching and a strong heart beat which was so lovely!

9+4 today :)

Had my booking appointment. Midwife has confirmed I will be consultant led to begin with due to my under active thyroid. Said I will get a letter through soon for my scan and consultant appointments.