August Due Date Crew (Thread 5)

[AnnieApple123]

We look like we’re heading towards breaking some records with threads here!

Newbies still most welcome to join in as always.

@BCxx ahhhhh that’s such exciting news, congratulations on the potential baby girl!

@ChloeN and @AnnieApple123 Good luck with your scans today (if you decide to go for it!) - I can’t wait for more scan updates!

I have one week to go now! I have a work deadline the same day so I’m really hoping the business will make the time fly by.

I’m another one who’s been really fatigued these last few weeks. All I do is work, eat, bath, and in bed early every night. I feel so bad for DH, I’m rubbish company at the moment, so I’m also hoping to pep up soon.

@CityKity thanks! I think it is pretty accurate but really don’t want to pin all my hopes on it now in case it’s wrong and want to be pleased either way

@BCxx FIL has girl, girl, boy. Is it supposed to be determined by the dads side then?

Really don’t know when to tell people I’m pregnant. Only my parents know so far. I had planned to wait until 16 weeks, mainly all because my MIL is the biggest busy body and gossip on earth. There was a problem at one of our scans quite late on last time and we needed a rescan, all turned out okay but it was quite worrying at the time and I didn’t tell any friends, just parents. My friend met her in her work, doesn’t know her or even know she was my MIL at that point, she was just telling random people this story and gave her every detail of it. It was only half way through that my friend clicked and asked if she was talking about me! 🤦🏼‍♀️ She texted really worried asking if everything was okay and I was so annoyed that she was sharing all my private info with people she doesn’t even know. I just can’t face it all again from her and she doesn’t really take anything to do with our son so I don’t see why another baby would be that relevant (other than for gossip purposes)! I know we’ll need to tell her before telling friends so it’s like I’m going to put off telling anyone just so I don’t need to tell her 🙈😭

@LS888 i think because it’s the sperm that determines whether it’s a girl or boy and some men (like a guy at my husband’s work) was told it was very unlikely he’d ever have a boy (after 3 girls) due to his sperm, that might be why it runs in the dad’s side of the family. It’s one of those things though it’s like a coin toss.. if you have enough children most people will get a mix of both boys and girls

@BCxx me and my partner were talking about telling people last night, I have no problem telling my family after 12 weeks just don’t want to tell his🤣 so think we’re going to have to wait 🤦🏻‍♀️

@ChloeN 😂 that’s totally the problem! I told mine as we needed our toddler watched for scans etc and it’s been so much easier that my mum has known. Last time we told both families at like 8 weeks, which seems mad to me now 🙈 that would be like handing her a loaded gun and assuming she wouldn’t fire. I guarantee she told people! My friend announcing she was pregnant the other day has made me want to tell them all at 12 weeks as we’ll only be about 3 weeks apart but I suppose the later I leave it the more of a surprise it will be!

@BCxx my parents know too I couldn’t of kept it from them. My in laws are the same she wouldn’t be able to keep it to herself so if I tell them I have to be prepared for everyone to know 🤣

@BCxx @ChloeN we told our parents the day after we found out and had had a scan to confirm because I was soooooooo nervous about bad news down the line that I just wanted them to have a heads up for any future support that was needed. They’ve done soooooo well at keeping it a secret and they are dying to now start telling their friends as they keep having to overthink what they say so they don’t give anything away. It’s my MIL and FIL’s first grandchild so they are so so so excited but totally respect our boundaries.

On Christmas Day we told immediate family (my other half’s family is much bigger than mine and at family events they were starting to ask questions as to why I was going off to be sick or why I wasn’t drinking when I used to be such a big drinker and I think they already knew). Again, because it’s the first one in his family they were all so so excited and he couldn’t hold his own water.

The rest of the world (save for the odd person at work in HR who needed to know so they could support time off for scans) can wait until 12 weeks. We already have our little announcement planned and I must say I’m VERY excited about it. Was talking to my MIL yesterday when I went for a cuppa and she kept saying my DIL just looks at the scan photos on his phone every night and cries with happiness haha!

My other half’s nana is the worst. There’s no way we can’t tell her as it will cause family politics but we’re being tactical in what we do say to her direct otherwise some random person in timbuttoo will know within seconds of us divulging anything. She’s the biggest gossip and has no respect for news not being hers to share.

good luck to those with scans today! I am thinking of you :) xxxxx

Sounds like we're the odd ones out, told everyone who mattered (close family/close friends) at 6 weeks 😂
First pregnancy, so if anything bad happened we'd want support from the people we told so didn't see the point in waiting.

And I've been so I'll I've basically dropped off the face of the earth, so helps having people know why/having understanding!

Aw stop @Firsttimemomma1 your FIL sounds so cute! My heart ♥️

when we had our gender scan with my daughter we had a video of the scan and I watched it every single night until she was born 🥰🥰 can’t wait to do the same again this time!

I’ve still only told my mum and two best friends whilst I try to figure out how to tell the rest of my family 😂 my dad doesn’t live here, and one of my sisters lives in London, so I’ll never have anyone together. I also don’t really like too much fuss so don’t know whether to just text 🙈 but I’d want to make sure everyone had their phones!
will be telling the in laws at the weekend I think. My husband had the chance to say on the phone yesterday but think he wants to do it in person

We told a few of my family at 6 weeks because I rarely get to see them face to face and I happened to be there at Xmas. But a few acquaintances at baby groups also know, because im turning up with my toddler looking like death every week and a couple of people have now asked if I'm okay. I feel like I've done bad telling people like that when immediate family don't all know.....But equally, if I didn't tell them then I just looked miserable and I'm rubbish at lying!

@BoodifulGoose I've basically told everyone too haha! I told my friend who I've just recently reconnected with yesterday at breakfast and he said 'again?! This is gonna be either so much fun or an absolute riot' 😂🤣 he knows my son very well already haha!

@Createcomet yeah that's the only reason I've told work people 😂

@sally16 Hahaha oh dear that sounds like a lot for you 😂 also think it was yourself, if not disregard but if it was thank you for the free period product advice!

@BoodifulGoose it was me! I totally recommend the period pants! Last time I bled for soooo long and just getting comfy and baby sleeping on me then needing to get up to change the pad was so annoying 😂 then the first period after birth.. oh my god.. I had to use one of DS nappys 🤣

And the ones they send are excellent! Take a while to come though so best to order asap haha! Also got loads of disposable pads too!

@Firsttimemomma1 thanks ❤️I've booked a private scan booked for 7pm fingers crossed 🤞

@BCxx congratulations on the girl result! How exciting 🥰

@AnnieApple123 have you managed to rearrange your scan to today?

@Createcomet its hard isn’t it because if you don’t say something they just thing you’re bleeding miserable haha and as soon as you tell them they’re like ahhhhhh it all makes sense now 😂😂.

@PumpkinEverything he's honestly amazing, I think I just want everything to go well more so bevause I know how proud it will make him. My MIL said yesterday that someone he works with has a daughter who just had her 12 week scan and he is showing it around work proud as punch haha and my FIL said he just sat there and pulled his phone out and said in his head “well I’m looking at my scans too” hahaha.

@BoodifulGoose told most people here too 🤣 close friends/family anyway.

@Firsttimemomma1 thst is SO cute!! ❤️

Thanks for your responses re tiredness, hoping it eases for us all soon!

Re telling people - we have told quite a few people too, mainly around Xmas time when we see close friends who live away and we don't see very often. Will tell work and other friends after 12 week scan (on Monday) providing all ok!x

We have told our closest friends and family now. They knew at Christmas. Same as others - if something does go wrong we wanted to be able to share happy news first. We have decided not to do an announcement but will just tell other people as and when we see them.

Good luck to those having scans today 🤞🏻

Just back from a scan this morning more so for reassurance. After a rough few days with sickness glad to report baby measuring 5 days ahead at 11+6! It's amazing how much they move about when being scanned. I think the sh1t has just got very real!!

Hope everyone who has scans over next few days all goes ok. I'm definitely over the vomiting and nausea now 🤢. I'm more than ready for the 2nd trimester glow!

P.s I chickened out of the bikini wax didn't think it was worth the pain. Was bad enough getting the eyebrows done!

Fantastic @Miraclesdohappen88 !

Thanks everyone for your good wishes. After much debate, I decided to stick with my Monday scan appointment when I’ll be 13 weeks.