August 2025 Due Dates Club

[LolaJ87]

Hi all! Didn’t see an August thread yet so here we go.

I got my BFP today and my EDD is 2nd of August next year.

I’m 37 and this is my second baby, I have a son who’ll be 2 next month.

Welcome to all other August mums-to-be and please introduce yourselves! ♥️

Ahh happy birthday to your boy @LolaJ87

My exhaustion has ramped up this weekend too - fell asleep on the sofa yesterday and today middle of the day for 2/3 hours which is so unlike me! I was also freezing and had so many layers on.

Got an all day training session at work tomorrow - don’t know if I’ll make it through 😂

Thanks @Boymum3722 ♥️

I know. It’s so hard! It’s not like we can pump ourselves full of unlimited caffeine either.

Morning ladies, is anyone seriously struggling to sleep? Like I feel so tired but I wake up SO many times through the night and then awake from 5/6am even on the weekend 🫠😭

@KT199 im only 4 weeks today and I feel like the exhaustion has hit me already! Like you I was tossing and turning all night! I know the worst is yet to come I think weeks 7-9 were the worst with my other children 🤣🤣 xx

Oh jeeze I best strap myself in then!! I am 4+2 going off ovu but LMP 4+6, so we would be due a few days apart!!

Being pregnant is so weird! I’m a planner and an organiser and I find it so hard not to do those things because I don’t know how I’m going to feel. Example: thinking about where to go on holiday and want to book somewhere. We would normally ski but I’m seeing conflicting information about whether that is a yes or no. Any good suggestions of somewhere that’s safe, good healthcare just in case, zika/malaria free and still adventurous to go to in March/April ladies? Ruling out Europe, US and Canada because we’ve done that a lot already.

We also have a two week holiday to the US and Canada booked for early October next year. Baby will be about 6-8 weeks depending on due date. I’m inclined to keep it in the diary at this stage because it’s all refundable anyway right up until we leave. Some friends of ours flew long haul with their 6 week old and they said it was super easy and a lovely chilled holiday. I know it’s baby dependent but is this mad to keep and aim for? First time mum looking for advice from more seasoned people. We also have a wedding in France at about 6 weeks (directly before we would leave on this other trip) that I’m also inclined to aim for and make a call closer to the time. If we can get a passport through and things are OK with baby and me, is there any reason not to do this?

Should add that I’m 5+1 and anything could happen at this stage, what will be will be. Just trying to keep some plans where I can.

@Attheyard hiya! Congrats 🫶🏼 I have 2 children and I almost certainly wouldn’t be going on holiday with them that young, saying that, my daughter was really hard work with a milk allergy and reflux so it definitely is baby dependent. My son was chill but I still don’t think I’d be going away 😥 maybe that’s just me though - I’ve seen lots of others go away with their kids and said it’s easier as a newborn than it is with an older baby! I went to Cyprus when my daughter was 10 months and it was HELL🤣 xxx

@Attheyard it’s good that you can leave the decision to go away until last minute. Like you say, it’s quite baby dependent. I know people who have flown long haul with newborns and it’s been fine as the baby just slept most of it. But if you have a baby with colic or reflux or an allergy etc then they’re much harder to settle and being confined to a plane for many hours would be really hard work.
It also depends on your own recovery. If you have a c-section that’s major surgery and after 6 weeks you may not have fully recovered. Also, I had an episiotomy and forceps and stitches etc and the thought of sitting on an uncomfortable airplane chair for hours would be unfathomable, even after 6 weeks (stitches got infected so recovery took extra long). Plus, mentally and emotionally I wouldn’t have been able to cope with a holiday like that.
I definitely think you should hold onto your plans lightly and make your final decision once baby is born and you see how you’re feeling physically and mentally. Fingers crossed you get a lovely smooth birth and a chilled baby so you can have a fun adventure together! 🤞

Hi everyone!

Joining a little bit late as I think there was originally 2 August 25 groups set up! 🙈

I am 6+2 or 6+4 (depending on what app used) so due date between 31st July and 2nd August! I have 2 older boys (11 and 8) and had a chemical pregnancy about 2 years ago, so this bfp has been a long old wait!

Hope everyone is keeping well! And not too anxious in this horrible wait to 12weeks!

Hello everyone, I'm so glad this group exists. This is my first pregnancy and I believe I am 5w+6d today. I completed a self referral to the RUH but still haven't heard back. I've booked myself a private scan for 18/12 when I should be 7w+1d. I'm quite nervous I have to say.

I'm finding keeping up my apparence at work quite challenging with all this fatigue. I am already mentally checking out of work and looking forward to maternity leave. Anyone feeling the same? 😆

I literally just had to take 30 mins out of my lunch break and sleep in the car 😂I've just rebooked my scan for the 23rd December. I should be exactly 8 weeks by then!

@saltandpepsi welcome 😄

@Row23 ans @Gemmaemilyx thanks for the advice. I think we will keep the holiday and just see how it goes. I’d love to be able to go, we’re really active people and love to be out hiking and camping. I think we might have to adjust the camping plans but being stuck inside on mat leave or chained to the routine is going to depress me, so for now I think we will aim for it and see what happens. Hopefully we can take our little mini hiking around the Pacific Northwest 🤞

@twixnpicnic I am also struggling at work today. Feeling more nauseous and just so drained. Thankfully it’s nearly Christmas!

I've booked my private scan for the 18th as well ☺️ I'll be 7+4 based on my own dates (8+6 on LMP). Not long to go now until Christmas.

Still had no contact from the hospital referral either, though looking at others getting early Jan appointments, I think mine might be later than the 8-10 weeks they suggest now.

I'm 100% struggling with tiredness today. Had my first bout of wretching earlier too, which was all very sudden. Lucky I'm home working much of this week - dreading Thursday in the office however!

@PenguinOnTheMoon @twixnpicnic I’ve got my private scan on 18th too! I should be 7 + 5 according to LMP although I think I ovulated on day 17 so prepared it might be a few days less. Counting down the days.

I am so, so tired. Just flaked out exhausted all the time. Everything is hard work at the mo!

First early scan for me is on Friday, I should be 7 weeks. Scans have not been kind to me, so I'm terrified of getting bad news again. But better to know now rather than get to 12 weeks to get bad news.

Hello all, please may I join you all (tentatively)? Must confess to being a bit of a lurker so far (mostly on the Dino thread which was keeping me going as I’m 39!). I got a BFP yesterday and based on LMP I’m only 4+2 so EDD around 16th August. Have read all your messages and it’s so nice knowing others are in a similar position. This is my first pregnancy (after 5 cycles of trying) and have to agree the anxiety is something else already! Particularly worried about my age but just telling myself I don’t have much control over what happens. Also thinking I’ll have an early scan after the 6 week mark - all being well. Would love to join a WhatsApp group at some point and a big thanks for making me feel less alone just reading your updates! Wishing you all the very best over these next few tough weeks x

I’m 5+3 now, feeling tired, boobs have grown a lot, apparently I’m snoring now when I sleep but I never used to, and getting lots of cramps! It’s hard to sleep sometimes even though I’m tired. I think that’s fairly common? No morning sickness or nausea yet, might be a bit early for that still. Managed to get through my work Christmas party and only a couple of people asked why I wasn’t drinking, but not people I work with day to day. Whilst I feel excited to tell some close family at Christmas after an early scan on 21st, I also am quite okay with not telling everyone else and feel protective over the news. Not been contacted by a midwife yet, though they said in the auto response email not to follow up unless they haven’t been in contact by week 9

@JW24M thanks 🤣 crisps are life!

My tests are getting darker now & I'm feeling gross! When are you all planning on telling work?

When do we legally have to tell work? It’s not for a while is it? I’m torn between giving them lots of notice and also not wanting to tell them for as long as possible. In my company (US) people typically only take 12 weeks’ off, and the UK office is tiny so there’s only been one person before me have a baby and she took four months. I’d like to take six and then have my husband take two of shared parental before full-time nursery from eight months, but I am worried even communicating that will have a bad effect on my prospects there.

@Attheyard you don’t have to tell work until 15 weeks before your due date so around 25 weeks. If you feel at all worried just keep it to yourself for as long as you can, they can penalise you for not telling them sooner.

Sorry @Attheyard that should say they Can’t penalise you!

Thanks!! Phew, for a second there I was like wait what does she mean?

The thing is, whilst they can’t technically penalise me, I definitely don’t want to tell them before next year’s promotions are confirmed which would be March. As if I get one then I’m home and dry, whereas if I told them and didn’t get one I’d always wonder (and suspect - I’m on track for it) that it was because of the pregnancy. So I’m going to leave it unless I get really sick and have to take some time off I think. What does everyone else plan to do? Maybe I’m worrying irrationally.

I will leave it as long as I can I think before I tell work. My boss is a bit toxic and would likely get petty and seek some kind of “revenge” on me for getting pregnant. He also thinks people that have kids are selfish and it’s bad for the environment, so I could do without that!

You're not worrying irrationally. I don't plan on saying a word until I absolutely have to and I have been here almost 15 years and I'm the most senior member of staff in my team.

@redvelvet7 I'm the same. I won't be saying a thing until April 2025 - around my birthday! 😄

Think it definitely depends upon your job and the environment you work in, I’ll have to let work know most likely after Christmas as my job could put me and the baby at risk due to the nature of work, so I’ll have to be put on desk duties. My workplace are generally very supportive of this kind of thing too, we’ve had 4/5 pregnancies in the last few years.