Due August 2024!

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Hi all! I'm 4 weeks exactly today, due date is 4th August ☺️ This will (hopefully) be DC2!

How is everyone feeling? I've got sore boobs, mild cramps and waves of nausea that I didn't get until week 6 with my DD so I guess it's starting early, lucky me 🥳

@PolkaDotDot not sure yet. Maybe off until Easter. Im interested in how they do the shared parental leave with going ‘back to work’ for the school holidays to get them fully paid.

Sorry delayed reply as I'm playing catch up!

Definitely short sleeve for August - you could always have cardis over the top on cooler days. I wouldn't go overboard with newborn sizes - 0-3 is best.

@SnookyPook thanks so much for that, I appreciate it. I had up to 14 weeks in my head as well, which is why I was a bit gutted it was so late.

I’ll give them a wee call tomorrow and see.

Going to jump on this as another teacher! It’s such a minefield with mat leave and holidays it seems! I’m hoping to take the 9 months, and then my husband to take shared parental for the remaining 3, and hopefully I’ll be off some of that? Unsure how it all works really though!

Love this, lovely update ❤️

Omg the other day the towel brushed over my nipple and it felt like razor blades 😱

My DD is 5 in Jan and I have to say, I've been slacking. Also got no patience for her sass atm, and getting lots of mum guilt from being a mard arse!

@SnookyPook I'm thrilled you had a good scan. I thought I was 7+2 and measured at 6+4 and they didn't seem concerned at all. I really have all my fingers crossed for you. when are you going back for another scan? How are you feeling?

HAs anyone had a subchorionic haematoma in a previous pregnancy? I've been googling and freaking myself out.

I've just joined :) Thank you for setting up.

So sorry to read your update @HappySunday1, take care of yourself x

I rang the midwifes off when I was 5 weeks and was told I'd get a call back two weeks after. They rang back and my appt is scheduled for when I'm 8+5.

Will be thinking of you @warmbutteredtoast - take it easy and be kind to yourself

I've requested to join now :) My initials are ER.

Honestly anyone suffering with nausea I highly recommend trying a b6 supplement. I’m taking 50mg per day and it has had a massive impact on my nausea and I can actually eat!

Thanks @SunSparkle ! And congrats on yours too! Glad you had similar and they were also not worried about it! My understanding is that the measurements can easily be a bit out at this stage. They've offered me another scan in 3wks (10th Jan) due to my previous MMC which was really nice if them. I should be between 9/10wks then and will be past the stage I lost my previous one so it will be super nerve-wracking again but I'm glad I don't have to wait until the 12wk one. I'm resigned to the fact that this first trimester in particular is just going to be a bit anxious but I'm desperately trying to take the wins and enjoy moments too!! Will you have any further scans?

Love the name of the FB group. Still not feeling up to joining yet but hopefully will be seeing you all on there in the new year ❤️

Hi all haven't kept up with the thread the last few days my apologies but I went for my early scan today and they found a lovely little baby with a heartbeat measuring 7+1 weeks I thought I was 7 weeks so feeling very reassured and it felt incredible to see that screen. I was so surprised they didn't need to do an internal as could see everything clearly. I hope everyone is doing well and wish everyone an amazing Christmas xx

Around 8 weeks is normal for your first appointments to start. It’s crazy because you can often feel like nothings happening until then, especially if you don’t have symptoms!

Great that there are so many other august babies on the way! These early days sure are stressful…have a 6 week scan booked on the 2nd Jan due to an ectopic a couple of months ago. Xmas and new year will be no fun for sure!! Have requested to join the FB group initials LG

@IMissMargaritas ah that's so exciting! Congratulations on your BFP ☺️

Thank you everyone for the responses regarding first appointment, I will give the midwife another call in the New Year to get booked in.

To the PP who asked about a fibroid. They spotted it early on in my last pregnancy but by the time I got to the later scans they didn't see it / mention it. It basically made no difference to my pregnancy at all.

I feel like utter 💩 tbh. The nausea is next level. I'm on cyclizine and taking a million different supplements (including b-complex) and no difference whatsoever. Roll on second trimester please!

My god the tiredness!! But I didn’t realise it could get worse until insomnia kicked in… tired but can’t sleep - wah.

i have really struggled with cramps, constipation and feeling like I’m dying - I think it’s nausea / morning sickness but everything feels weird!

but then it sometimes stops and I panic. I decided not to go for an early scan - I know there’s no risk with TV scans, but I do worry and would blame myself because I do bleed with anything like a cervical scan etc and have done before with TV scans for medical purposes, so I decided not to. My bloods are being taken on exactly 9 weeks as due to Xmas it’s the first date I can get. Fingers crossed!

Thank you! Glad to know that it's possible for it to disappear

Sorry to hear about your nausea, how far along are you?

@CurlyWurly1991 thanks for the advice on the B6 - I will pick some of this up today., although saying that, I seem to have developed an aversion to tablets, the pregnancy vitamins fill me with dread. I'm so nauseous all the time, it's hard work! I tried to help my husband with dinner last night and started crushing garlic and that was that, I was done. 🤢

@fsr111 garlic is off limits for me. I think the nausea is like a vicious cycle - heightened smell, food aversion, hunger, nausea preventing you eating, low blood sugar, nausea, eat less, feel worse, etc. I’ve found the b6 lets me eat which means I can try and eat protein regularly, which reduces the nausea, so it improves. Fingers crossed it works for you, and you can swallow the tablets ok! If the b6 works then that should improve within a couple of days.
I had terrible nausea for weeks and weeks in my first pregnancy and had to be signed off work. I wish someone had told me that I didn’t have to suffer with it. If you search mumsnet threads there are hundreds talking about b6, and loads of research papers showing it’s effect over many years.
I don’t think men would be expected to put up with it, somehow.