Due January 2024 🎉

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I can see one for this so in my excitement thought I’d start one. Due date is 1st Jan for me 😊

I’m 37 and pregnant with no. 2. We tried for 4 months so lucky not too long.

@suz2285 thank you for the advice. I booked an appointment with the doctors today and she was very hesitant to give me the medicine and kept explaining it was only for the “very poorly women” and that my symptoms would likely go away in 6-8 weeks!

I don’t feel like she believed me how bad I feel. Well, to be honest, she didn’t even ask me any questions or let me explain how I felt, she just cut me off as soon as I said morning sickness saying I need to try ginger biscuits. I said I have done that and showed her the accupuncture wrist bands. As if I’ve not googled it! As if the doctors is anyone’s first port of call!

she kinda had an attitude of “it is normal to feel poorly” and I just thought this is so unfair. Why are women expected to be poorly. It’s like we are just expected to suffer in silence and go to work and keep everything running. Not only pregnancy but everything we go through with periods and the menopause. I don’t mind being poorly but i know myself when it gets too much. We know ourselves better and they just need to listen to us.

anyway I insisted she gave me some medicine to at least try to see if it made any difference as I am at my Witts end after 2 weeks of this, and she did in the end. The medicine she prescribed is Prochlorperazine. Has anyone had this?

I will let you know how I get on :) thanks for the advice so glad I stuck up for myself.

any other day, I don’t necessarily want to medicate myself for things, but I just need to be able to cope with day to day life. I need to keep working.

@stressshead a couple of days after but I’ve seen other ladies on here say it took longer!

I’m really worried that I’ve caught a virus or something - partner was quite ill during the night quivering with a fever, I struggled to breathe a little bit (deep breaths were hurting my chest) during the night and my heart rate has shot up to 130bpm on two occasions where I’ve been doing very little! Have felt ill all day. Does catching bugs and viruses etc affect baby? Not sure whether to get checked out or just hope I feel better tomorrow?

@lucya66 what you’re experiencing sounds really difficult. Hand hold and hope the medicine works for you. 💐So glad you stuck up for yourself like you said!

Thx @CaptainMuddle . I took a blood test at the GP that confirmed I'm immune to chickenpox having previously had the virus as a child. Because of this I'm a lot more calm.

Thankfully we've lots of support from family and a big garden - my daughter is playing outside with my husband as I type

@sashastuck same to you I hope you feel better very soon. I think it could be worth telling the midwife your symptoms just in case they want to check you?

I think when a thread reaches 40 pages a new one has to be made! It cuts off or something? (Or I know it used to…) Will make a second one unless anyone beats me to it! X

@lucya66 100% right call, I'm glad they eventually gave you something, this is why I just bought the stuff myself... it sucks so much that no one believes how bad things are, you're right I'm not sure how anyone is meant to function for 8 or so weeks feeling constantly sick and drained...

Procroprazaline doesn't taste the best - If it's the one you dissolve under the tongue but it'll help... I've got cyclizine and as soon as one wears off after 8 hours I feel awful again... no way would I be trying to work feeling so terrible all the time!

I've also got ginger and peppermint sweeties from a business called eco homemaker that are meant to help with morning sickness (that's a bit of a joke it's all day sickness)

@sashastuck if it's just something mild it'll be fine but if you've got any sort of temperature take some paracetamol as high temp can be not great early on... it would have to be super high and sustained to be a worry I think but you can take paracetamol and it's worth mentioning it if you feel dreadful, I've just got over a week long cold and it was not fun!

@suz2285 thank you :) how did you go about buying cyclizine yourself? I would be interested in this but would run it past midwife before taking it.

@sashastuck sorry you’re poorly. Paracetamol, fluids and rest. Hopefully it passes. Important thing is to keep a fever at bay 👍

@LetsGo36 sorry to read your update. Take care of yourself xx

Today has been awful. Went to the toilet, wiped and got a pinky bit of blood on the paper. I didn’t worry as no cramps and was going into work. When I got to work I saw more blood. I left and went to the hospital. They did an internal and said my cervix is closed and the blood is not coming from there. I’m back on Friday for a scan. I am so scared. I can’t think straight. I don’t know what to do or think. I’m in no pain but have had bouts of upset tummy since Monday. I’m honestly terrified x

I'm so sorry @LetsGo36 take care of yourself!

@Blessedmummytobe I hope that the closed cervix is positive and they get to the bottom of whatever caused the bleed!

@Matildahoney so crazy. I was hoping to hear this week and I was really hoping for an appointment while I'm off work next week to avoid any awkward conversations but doubting that will happen 🤣

@suz2285 I'm 7 weeks today! 🥰

@sashastuck i think it’s 1000 comments

@FirstT1meMum it really is crazy how it differs, but I guess it also depends how big the hospital it is etc. I had the choice of 2, one being a large maternity hospital, the other just being a hospital that has a maternity department,I imagine if I'd chosen that one I'd have possibly been seen sooner! It's a frustrating wait that's for sure!

Hi all 😊 I'm 5+5 with my 3rd pregnancy, have had 1 MC and have a very nearly 2 year old daughter. Currently no symptoms at all but I never had many in my previous pregnancies either. Due Jan 22nd. Has not really sunk in yet 😆

@Blessedmummytobe - this happened to me recently except it was a gush of bright red blood. Was convinced I was miscarrying. Went to A&E and they told me cervix was closed, and to come back for a scan. The wait was agonising. When the scanned they found that baby was fine, but I had a subchorionic haematoma causing the bleed. I've had another two bleeds since then and another scan and baby is still doing ok. Apparently it's relatively common. It's absolutely terrifying but doesn't necessarily mean the worst. Hope you get the answers soon 🤍

Thank you for the well wishes/advice @Mummyme87 @lucya66 @suz2285 . I feel loads better today ❤️

@Blessedmummytobe that sounds really scary. I hope you get good news. Sending love xx

Thank you for responding @Cheeseycheeseycheesecheese @MimosasInFrance

That’s really reassuring @MimosasInFrance the blood is bright red now but not flowing or gushing. Not really enough to fill a pad or pantyliner…but just there…annoyingly. I’m in no pain and just hoping everything stays the same or improves. My scan is at 2pm tomorrow…can’t come quick enough. Ironic as I had a private one booked for tomorrow anyway x

Does anyone know about HCG levels? What should they be around 7/8 weeks?

Thank you @sashastuck me too x

Think this thread will max out at 1000 posts and this is post 997 so just adding the link yo the new one for anyone who hasn't seen it yet 🙂

www.mumsnet.com/talk/pregnancy/4813093-due-january-2024-part-2

Is anyone worried about the cold weather and winter babies having small lungs
I’m worried about school runs and the smoky air from the selfish people who have wood stoves making me very anxious 😒

Did anyone set up a part 4? I can't seem to find one.

@Flossiepot https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/pregnancy/4841057-due-january-part-4?page=3&reply=127366945