September 2021!

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I’ve created a thread for September 2021 babies in the birth club board. Come and join me if you get those long awaited bfps this month!

Xxxx

I just told mine and DP's close family because I think I'd want their support if anything happened! Have been looking at early scans which will be about 4 weeks away for me which seems ages away!

Did another clearblue weeks one today and it said 2-3 weeks so definitely progressing! ❤️ Still so nervous though. Main symptom at work today was such a dry throat so wanting to drink loads and then weeing loads!

Hope everyone is doing ok, you forget sometimes how much there is to worry about! Does anyone feel jealous of people that don't find out until they're already like 5 months?!

I'm also not looking forward to telling work. I only came back from mat leave in May, have been working part time and it's a very male dominated office in a male dominated industry and they are very vocal about how disruptive it is to them when anyone dares to procreate!! (Unless of course its a man and then thats absolutely fine).

Hi everyone. Lovely to read everyone's stories. Congrats!
I tested this week and due early Sept - it's come as a slight surprise as we only 'tried' this month as didn't think it would happen for ages. This will be my second baby. X

I've just booked a private viability scan for 3 weeks time and now I'm worried it's tempted fate ... I'd forgotten how crazy your thoughts get when pregnant.

Couldn't get through to the maternity service in our area yet.

I'm not sure we'll tell anyone until after 12 weeks. It's going to be easy to hide it now the pub's shut and we won't be seeing anyone

@Tottington we’ve booked an early scan to on the 19th Jan which I’ll be seven and a half weeks. I’m stressing as I haven’t been able to get through to maternity service either! They must be super busy with lockdown pregnancies lol. We haven’t told a soul yet. I’m too anxious I’m only 4+4 today xx

Hi can I join itll be baby number 3. Will be able to take test on 15th Jan

@felicityheather that sounds awful, I'm in a slightly less worrying but still awkward situation. I have only been in my job a year, but it's a small team and they has to wait 6 months for me to start due to a long notice period, I feel guilty for getting pregnant so quickly.

@wrensandrobins @felicityheather I’m also dreading telling work. I’ve only been there 6 months so I don’t know how they will respond. My boss knows I have endo though so any pregnancy she knew would be a shock. We shall see. I do keep reminding myself though at the end of the day family is what matters, everyone is replaceable at work and it’s not forever

I’m not telling work until I absolutely need too. Male dominated industry and I wasn’t treated great last time I was pregnant. I’m working from home so can hide it. I’m also senior so can’t pop out and attend appointments and no one will ask.

Sorry should be - so I can pop out

@Dan3i I'll be just 7+5 when I have the scan. It's going to be a long wait! I don't know what we'll do with the children when we go though!

Hi @bunnyrabbit93 this is #3 for me too!

I need to read up on the work situation (we were overseas with our other children so I've no idea about the rules in the uk)... when do they need to know?

I do loads of work in a hydropool which is basically hot poo water so I feel I need to tell someone??

I've only been at my company for a year but not worried with telling them tbh! I know friends who fell after less than 6 months of being with a company and it was fine! Everyone's replaceable! I'm also hoping that because I have WFH this whole time I can be more flexible when I do return to work I.e earlier and potentially full time rather than part time

@Ralala sounds similar to my situation only that I’m not too senior yet although appointments etc won’t be an issue. But it’s a promotion year for me so that’s why I’d like to hide it for as long as possible.. @Tottington I think latest by the 25th week ie at least 15 weeks before the due date.

@Dan3i welcome and congrats on your BFP! I think we're around the same dates, as of today I'm 4+5 weeks ☺️.

How are your cramps now? Mine stopped pretty soon after I posted and yesterday was very uneventful symptoms wise. I actually cried cause I felt so normal - love the irony of that! 🤦🏽‍♀️

Hope everyone is okay this morning. I'm sure everyone's workplace will be supportive but definitely get the anxiety.

Here's to a happier and healthier new year! Will be thinking of all you come midnight - that's if we can all stay awake long enough! 😂💛

I’m just hoping that by September the world is back to normal. If I’m being honest that’s my biggest anxiety right now.

@Ralala Definitely, it's a major worry isn't it! Hopefully in 9 months time we'll all be back to normal life.

Also worried about telling work here. Is everyone waiting as long as possible to say something?
I'm a teacher in a small sixth form (only teacher for my subject). So no hiding it by WFH and they will need to recruit a replacement for my mat leave. How long is everyone thinking of taking for leave?

I generally feel really strange about telling my parents about the pregnancy (don't know why, I'm late 20's, not a teenager!) and telling work also gives me anxiety at the thought.

@Raffie13 Sorry to hear you're feeling anxious about work 😔, sounds like it'll be tricky to manoeuvre but hopefully they will be fine and go ahead to get a replacement.

I can only afford 6 months max, which I know will be so hard and I'm gutted I can't have more time. My friend who has a 9 month old has done the same but managing well and had enjoyed going back. How long were you thinking?

Ahahaha same, I'm assuming my mum will be mortified like she was with my older sister (she was 24, engaged and still doing her MA) but I'm 28 and been married for 3 years 😂.

So I had a call back from. The gp thus morning. They are going to refer me to epu for an early scan which I am very pleased about (due to recurrent miscarriage).

Also, started by advising me to take low dose aspirin and then when I said I was pregnant switched to saying don't. Not sure if I should stop breastfeeding...?

@Raffie13 I felt like that with my first pregnancy. Was really embarrassed to tell my parents - god knows why as was in my 30s! 🙈 it was fine and they were thrilled. X

@Raffie13 I’m going to try and wait until 12 weeks before I tell my manager, but tbh it will depend on whether I need any time off before then for appointments/if I start suffering with morning sickness. I think you’ll just have to play the situation by ear, especially if you’re in a college. My husband is a teacher too, and his colleague had to tell him really early on that she was pregnant because she had such bad morning sickness. Obviously there’s higher risks early on, but it meant he could manage the department better and get her the cover she needed if she was ill. Everyone was very understanding and supportive, so I imagine (and hope) you’ll have the same experience.

And yes I 100% get you on the feeling strange about telling parents. We’re currently living with them whilst our house is renovated, and knowing that they’ll know we conceived in their house is making me feel awkward 😂 Plus living with them if making me feel about 12 again so that’s not helping (I am 28) 😅 We’re due to move out around March time (all being well as it was meant to be Jan 🤦🏼‍♀️), so I’d love to wait until Mother’s Day to tell both parents, but tbh it totally depends what happens in the meantime and whether I can hide it from my family whilst we’re living with them 🙈

@Scaredycat101 morning! Cramping has stopped now. Woke up this morning and my boobs are sooooo sore! They do normally get better as the day goes on but feel a bit worse today. I was naughty and took another test today this morning lol. I feel like I’m just still in disbelief and won’t be able to process it until I get to that early scan! I’m exactly 4+5 weeks today to! How lovely that were both be same! Xx

I've already had to tell some of my work people because I work with anaesthesia, xrays and medicine so got lots of things I need to avoid. Sorry to those that feel it won't go down well though :(

I think I'm going to try and take a year off work but really does depend on finances and if we can stretch it. I only get 6 weeks pay at 90% then SMP.

I work in a hotel, mostly on reception but due to the lovely corona we lost some staff and it’s basically me and my colleague and the boss to do the reception work and restaurant. Only one on shift at a time. Usually I don’t mind, it’s stressful but busy, but when we eventually open again, there’s no way I will be able to run around like I have this summer covering restautant, hauling beer barrels from the basement and then running upstairs to attend to random guest questions. Fortunately my boss knows we’ve been trying due to me having a mini breakdown when everything got a bit much a few months ago, and she was really helpful and supportive. I want to tell her ASAP so she can find someone else and they’re not left in the shit but also not too soon incase I jinx it. There’s sooo many things to think about isn’t there!

Yaaaaaaay can I join?! BFP at 13 DPO today, according to NHS website due 8th September! So excited and happy to be pregnant!
My partner already knows and I think I will tell my mum and maybe his mum, otherwise will wait until 16 weeks. How about everyone else?xx