Due August 2023?

[AnnieApple123]

It still feels very early but I’m taking a leap of faith and starting a thread here.

Just found out yesterday that I’m due at the very start of August.

Anybody else yet?

Wahoo @PumpkinEverything :D It was very weird for me not testing today! 😂

@marleyandme I’ve told my mum as she was staying with us when we found out and will probably tell my brother and sister in law when we see them (she’s currently pregnant and I’m really excited for the prospect of cousins born close together!) but otherwise may tell one close friend and then will probably leave it until 12ish weeks or after a private scan.

Totally agree with others though that telling those that would support you if something goes wrong makes sense - I’ve also been through the having to tell people you’ve got pregnant and then lost it all in one go and it is really tough.

@marleyandme I'm probably coming at this from a different place than some others may be, but I find the whole 12w cut off for telling people a little bit, I dunno, superstitious? It almost feels like putting a finite timeline on when it's a "safe" time to announce it is putting unnecessary pressure on an already high pressure situation (for a newly pregnant woman!) - I always tell my friends early and my family early because if anything did happen, they'd ask and I'd tell them. There's no shame in losing a baby. It's a horrendous heartbreaking situation but I'd need my closest people to support me through it and I wouldn't want to get to 11 weeks and have to tell people I had a baby and lost it.

So that's a very longwinded way of saying yes - I always tell those closest to me whenever I feel like it. It's an exciting time and I want to share it!

Hello!! Jumping on this as I’m also due early august (hopefully providing everything goes well!!) I just wanted to ask a question about pregnancy tests though. I’m a bit crazy with testing, I had a miscarriage in April (first pregnancy) and I am terrified! I’ve been doing tests with the Tesco own and I did one on Friday which would be 19-21 dpo. There has been progression between 14(ish) dpo and the recent test but I’m not sure it’s enough? Also, the lines don’t come up instantly before the control line like I’ve read other peoples do, they take about 30 secs and come up after the control line….. is this normal? I’m not sure my test from Friday is strong enough for 19-21 dpo? Has anyone else used the Tesco tests? I’ll attach the test I did 3 days after missed period and the one I did this Friday (7 days between tests) - the one with the Xmas tree behind is the recent one! TIA (and congrats to everyone who’s found out they’re expecting!)

@PO1990 dont panic, I used them in my last pregnancy and they do take a while longer to show up than say a clearblue or first response, I just assumed it’s because they’re cheap ☺️

Really hope we see you back soon @sinloutox xx

Welcome to @sally16 , @buttercupbee and @marleyandme . I’ve told quite a few people now. My mum plus six friends (which seems funny as I tend to think of myself as someone who doesn’t have that many friends now I’m a grown-up).

I’m afraid I’ve been worrying about all kinds of things - lots about what could go wrong. I’m not even going to go into it all as don’t want to set others here off!

Been thinking about my dilemma of where to book and I think it’s going to be the hospital 40 minutes away. As much as I’d love a home birth, I have such negative associations with the closer hospital that I think I could find it quite traumatic if I had to transfer there.

Welcome to @PO1990

I’ve not used those particular tests myself but glad @ChloeN has been able to reassure you.

@AnnieApple123 I've got the same issue regarding which hospital!
I'm going to ask for a consultant meeting once I'm booked in soon. If they can't promise me changes and certain staff not to be involved at all I'll be going to one an hour away. Thankfully will be a planned section this time so not worried about labour as such this time thankfully!
Hopefully you get the hospital you want! Xx

@somuchtolearnabout I was looking at this graph yesterday and thinking that 12 weeks seems fairly random anyway, except for coinciding with the timing of the dating scan. There’s not much difference between 10 weeks and 12. I know none of us is quite there yet but you’re fairly safe by 7-8 (especially if you’ve had an early scan to confirm heartbeat).

@ChloeN Okay that’s good to hear!! Thanks for the reassurance! I’ve sworn to my husband I won’t do anymore so going to try my best to stick to that now haha!! Hope all is going well with you 🤗

@sally16 an hour sounds reasonable for a planned section. I’m hoping to go into spontaneous labour so have been a little bit worried about a 40 minute drive. Nobody seemed too concerned though when I asked about it on the tour last week. I could possibly stay with my parents at the very end who are only 30 minutes drive.

@AnnieApple123 in our area there are people who travel around 40 minutes to the closest hospital and it's never usually an issue 🥰
I've been tempted to do a shift in maternity soon too try and see if it's changed (alot of chatter of change recently) to see if it will maybe be enough to stop me stressing about where to go!

@PO1990 ive said the same about 6 times and always done more but I’ve actually stopped now🫣

@CityKity I'm also worried about gaining weight. I lost weight during my first pregnancy but gained about 2 stone in the weeks after that I've struggled to lose. I put most of that down to not being as active as I could have been and not making the best choices with food. This week I'm hoping to get back into swimming every day to keep me active, hopefully the first trimester tiredness allows me to! 😂I had IUI treatment and wasn't allowed to swim for 2 weeks and I've missed it a lot. I'm hoping to swim for as long as possible throughout pregnancy and get back to it as soon as I can post birth. This pregnancy is different when it comes to food, with my DD I couldn't eat a lot and fruit made me heave if I smelt it, let alone trying to eat it, but Im actually craving it this time - thankfully.

@marleyandme congrats! We've told nearly everyone, the last few will be today. If we go off of the usual, not telling until we are 12 weeks then it's early but we can't really hide it. I'm having to wear anti sickness bands on my wrists, like I did with my first pregnancy, and everyone knows what that means for us 😂we're alright with telling everyone though, the main reason for not telling them has already happened to us 3 times and we found it harder to tell them retrospectively.

@AnnieApple123 sorry you are having a lot of worries. I've been the same, it feels like everyday I'm having another chat with my wife about everything that's worrying me, even if it's the same thing over and over again.
With the hospital's it sounds like the best choice for you. When I had DD I deliberately chose a hospital a lot further away than the closest, I'd had enough bad associations with it that it didn't sit right with me having our baby there. I think the hospital I went with was about a same amount of time away as yours and we didn't have any issues - even with detouring to drop our dog off at my in laws. If all goes well with this pregnancy I'll be using the same hospital because my experience was wonderful and I've never regretted choosing to be further away, if nothing else for my peace of mind. I'd have been a tense, nervous wreck if I'd used the other hospital.

Congrats to all the latest joiners 😃

I’m 6 wks today based on my LMP and oh my I am ROUGH. Nausea has ramped up, I have heartburn and just feel eurgh! Definitely didn’t feel like this this early with my DS but then again I wasn’t chasing after a wild 10 month old haha!

So far we’ve told my parents and sister. I was with my best friend the other day and it was SO hard not to say anything as I felt like poo but we need to tell DH mum first. I’m still in disbelief that I’m pregnant so maybe telling people will help it feel more real! I also need to contact the midwives tomorrow as I’ve not even done that yet!

how’s everyone feeling?

Thanks everyone for the welcome 😊 it’s so nice to talk to people who are in the same position. I talk to DH and he does try but I think it’s different when you’re the one going through it.

I still haven’t told anyone other than DH. I would quite like to tell my mum but DH thinks it’s not fair to tell her and not his parents, and I’m not ready for them to know just get.

@AnnieApple123 I think you’ve made the right choice about the hospital, it’s better to be somewhere you feel comfortable and doesn’t have any negative connotations as that could put you in a bad place before you even start! Our nearest hospital is 30 mins away on a good day and could easily be more with traffic, but I’m trying not to worry about that and focus on the fact it has really good reviews.

Hi lovely ladies, I just found out I'm pregnant on Friday so jumping on this thread :) found out quite early around 12 dpo, should be due around 12th August hopefully. Trying to avoid testing again too soon, period is due today so going to wait till tomorrow and test again then.
Had a mmc at 10 weeks a couple of years ago and have been ttc for 9 months. This is my first pregnancy since so excited but super anxious too. Nervous about every cramp and twinge I feel. Have had back ache the last week which I have not been loving, cramping sore boobs and a bit nauseous so far.

Very interesting to read about you all telling parents, friends and family etc I was planning on keeping it a secret but dreading how I was going to do so at Christmas. Everyone knows we've been trying and will be suspicious if I'm not drinking wine so I'm considering telling our families at Christmas now.

Definitely booking in for an early scan as soon as I can. I could not cope with having to wait so long for an NHS one.

Hi everyone, I've been reading from the start but was too nervous to join before. Due on 1st August. I'm 5+5 by conception or 6+1 by LMP. I had a MMC in April so I'm really worried about this pregnancy. I have been spotting since the day I found out so had an early scan last Tues where I saw the gestational sac and the egg sac but no fetal node yet or heartbeat. They put me on progesterone cyclogest pessaries and I've been taking 75mg of aspirin too. This morning the spotting is more red. I have another scan booked for 12th so a week wait and I got 3+ on a clear blue this morning. My mum is currently in ICU so I am spending 7 hours a day at the hospital and I'm just so stressed and worried. Not enjoying this at all 😔

Heyyyy there another tentative joiner here - 4w2d …. Absolutely petrified to jinx anything but I need to let off some steam somewhere about my irrational worries🤣🤣 have booked an early scan for 6w6d which will be 22nd Dec - so hoping everything is ok we can tell the majority of immediate family around Xm.Planning on telling my mum and my best friend before that just for sanity purposes xx e

my boobs are in agonyyyyyy, i found out last Monday at 10dpo… and went a bit loopy testinng everyday and comparing lines so i’ve stopped. Going to do the digitals this week after getting 1-2 last Tuesday and go from there, fingers crossed this goes smoothly - sending lots of love to you all also !!!

re the hiding around this time… god it’s been so hard and it’s been a week. !!!! I am quite a social drinker with work etc so i’m sure i’ve raised some eyebrows already! Get me to Jan where dry january is acceptable 🙏🙏🙏

hey @Judethepud @buttercupbee @ChloeN ✨👋🏻 xxxxxx

@Butterflies12 I am so sorry, this sounds like an incredibly stressful time for you. Hope your scan goes OK next week.

I’ve actually booked the last week before Christmas off just to avoid it all 🤣🤣

@LMM91x hey☺️ glad to see you on here!💕

@Butterflies12 pregnancy after loss is so hard isn’t it😔 hopefully your scan next week will be good reassurance❤️

@buttercupbee my partner was the same with our first pregnancy, but his mum was such a bitch after the loss we’ve just told my parents this time and his mum can’t wait till she notices I’ve got a belly🤣

Hey @LMM91x nice to see you on here 🥰

@ChloeN that’s absolutely awful, as if going through loss isn’t bad enough without her being horrible on top! I don’t blame you for not telling her this time!

We have decided to book an early scan for 18 December when I’ll be 7+5, then depending on how that goes we’ll decide whether or not to tell parents over Christmas 🤞🏼

Can finally step away from the tests now got my 3+ this morning

@buttercupbee im not her biggest fan anyway so probably doesn’t help matters🤣 do you think they’ll be shocked? Xx