Babies due April 2023 thread 3

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Following on from thread 2..

I think that in this group of April babies there seems to be a high number of us that have had previous miscarriages. It's not usually this many, I don't think.

But even with my first pregnancy which went fine, I was anxious until the 20 week scan when I relaxed a little bit. It's normal to worry I think.

Checking in from thread 1 - missed thread 2 and only just saw the sad news :(
Hope everyone is doing okay! I'm 5+1 and don't really have any symptoms yet apart from sore boobs and dull cramping.
Constantly worried about the cramping - anyone else has daily cramps (sometimes lasting hours)?

@SavedByGraceAlone I have cramps daily lovely, they don't last hours maybe 5-6 mins but they're like period pains! What are yours like? Xx

@xttcbabyno1x yes, also like period pain, but less painful and more dull.
Do you have any other symptoms yet?

@SavedByGraceAlone I'm 5+1 too x

Not really I have waves of feeling like I'm hungover (so nausea I guess) but haven't actually been sick yet xx

Here's the link to the fb group for anyone who hasn't joined yet fb.me/g/p_1pspCd5tTAHqhdEE/FRBNVrpB

Checking in from thread 2

@Margo34 I m 6+1

@xttcbabyno1x I ve had the feeling of being hungover.. It s weird

Also checking in from thread 2!

I'm 5w4days and getting some sharp pains today,making me feel a bit anxious my son is 10 so rhe early pregnancy days aren't distant memory

Just checking in on new thread :)

I’m 7 weeks tomorrow…..I feel like I can’t believe I’ve got this far but at the same time it feels like I’ve been pregnant for years.

Im still feeling very anxious. I actually felt more sick in my last pregnancy which ended in miscarriage and this time haven’t had much nausea which is causing me stress.

7 weeks was also the time I caught COVID last time and that’s what I think caused my miscarriage at 9 weeks :(

When are you all telling parents/family? Part of me wants to wait until 12 week scan but kind of want to tell our parents sooner.

I'm 5+2 today and am planning on going for an 8 week scan to check in on things. I'm very close to my parents but they live in Australia and I know my mum will feel quite left out through my pregnancy so part of me wants to just tell her and my dad early so they feel involved! I'm very close to my mother in law too but I'm worried she won't be able to keep a secret and slip up!! Who knows 😅

@NiceToChat88 I’ve booked a 7 week scan in a couple of weeks and plan to tell my parents after that. I’ve told a few of my friends already though, who I’d feel comfortable with telling if we have a loss, and to be honest it’s felt a lot better having a few people I can talk to about it as it’s taking up so much of my brain space at the minute!

I've told close family and my best friend- all people I would want to support me if anything were to go wrong anyway.

Joining. Waves of nausea today and very tired and short tempered. Turning six weeks now so not unexpected, but a bit testing in this heat and with the kids being demanding!

@NiceToChat88 I told my best friend as soon as I got the bfp and my parents and sibling and a few days later. I just felt like I needed the support to be honest and I don’t regret it. I’d like to wait til after a scan to tell anybody else, but if circumstances mean I need to for whatever reason then that’s fine too. I feel quite strongly that women should be able to have support from their family and friends at such a tough time emotionally, should they feel they need it.

Moving over also 😊

Here from thread 2 xxx

Was going to wait till Wednesday (5weeks) to register with the midwife but I caved and did it today. I'm now worried that I've jumped the gun and everything will turn out to be a CP again. Got I'm on an emotional roller coaster today.

I hope you're all doing well xxx

@SprinGarden the hangover feeling is REAL. Just without any enjoyment the night before.

@ancienthouse thanks for replying, someone else mentioned covid and a MC so I wonder if the general stress of the past couple of years has had anything to do with it.

Telling people - I told my best friend and another friend the same day as positive test (5 weeks). Then my partner and I told one of our "couple" friends. I think it makes life easier, I know that I would want to talk to them about anything that happened, good or bad. I told my parents a week after but asking partner to hold off on telling his until 8 weeks. Got an early scan booked in then.

Last time I only told my parents but when I had my MMC and needed surgery I ended up telling a lot of friends retrospectively. Actually being able to talk about it and get support was helpful so this time I’ve decided to let myself tell people earlier. Will see friends whenever I see them. It’s a very personal decision. I think you have to think how you would feel if you lost the baby and they knew…if you’re okay with that then the support is really helpful! I also ended up telling my supervisor last time as needed time off for surgery so I will tell him earlier this time so he’s more prepared if that happens again!

@SavedByGraceAlone I’ve been having cramping for quite some bit today, it does stop but is very on and off… I do remember with my first pregnancy I would have a constant pain on one side during the first couple of weeks, this time around it’s more in the middle and lower back pain too - honestly pregnancy is so nerve wrecking 😅

A couple of friends know because I've been at events where I can't avoid drinking, a wedding weekend away and holiday. I told my parents, sister and my husbands parents today at 6+3 after an early scan

@faithtrustandpixiedust I had cyclizine in my first daughter’s pregnancy and it worked for me in that it made me sleep for 8 hours straight, during which I didn’t feel sick or vomit (as I felt like I’d had a full bottle of wine and not in a good way). But I know others who swore by it and for whom the side effects were minimal. Hope it works for you! The best thing I found with hyperemesis was rest. Thankfully I didn’t have it again in my second pregnancy, as clearly rest is thin on the ground when you’re already a parent!

Sorry I swear I was replying to a post and now I can’t see it 🤷‍♀️