Hi All, long time lurker, first time poster!
My backstory, 28, technically 2nd pregnancy, first one ended as a chemical in May- thought we’d smashed it as it was our first month of “trying”, didn’t realise quite how upsetting it was when so early on (think I was around 5+3), hadn’t tested anymore since the weekend prior when we first found out so was pretty crushing when I went to a&e to be told the wee test was negative and they’d be checking bloods to see the levels.
We told our parents when we found out (both last time and this) incase anything happened (MiL had a MMC with her first so was super understanding) and we were really glad we did as it was a little support network but without too many people being in the know.
Anyway fast forward 4 weeks after the bleeding started with that and I started testing positive on OPKs, didn’t see a ‘peak’ like I had in the past when tracking so presumed I hadn’t released an egg, how wrong I was! Haha! So here I am at 7 weeks (by my calc 11/03/21), NHS say otherwise due to the last bleed (8+ whatever- saying 25/02/21 for EDD atm).
I seem to be pretty fortunate in that my Drs were quick to book me in with the community midwife- I had my call with her on the 9th July, and she referred me for my booking appointment which I had yesterday! (For those asking about OHs going, I wouldn’t bother they give you all the details in a folder and everything you’ve gone through, plus they ask personal questions such as abuse etc which I presume they don’t want partners etc in for so I’d imagine they’d ask them to leave the room at that time). I had to get my bloods taken at a hospital following the appointment. While I was there the midwife called our scan clinic and they’ve booked me in for the 20th August.
Symptoms- basically everything you’ve all said, really bad nausea at all sorts of stupid times of the day, love eating crisps/crisp sandwiches and don’t fancy much else but trying to get as much fruit and veg in as I can, super sore boobs but not as much today oddly! Had one day of spotting last week that was incredibly light pink and one spout of brown. Odd cramps but nothing major and allllllll the pulling and tugging. Peeing like a racehorse, major baby brain and bouts of dizziness!
Oh and I’m also taking the seven seas multivitamin with folic acid and they are horrendous to take especially when nauseous, they don’t need to be that big!!!
Apologies for war & peace, but congratulations to you all :)