Due April 2026

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Just had a positive, faint line and a 1-2 on clear blue. This puts my due date as April 2nd. Anyone else??

i have a 1 year old but it doesn’t make this pregnancy any less anxiety inducing!

@hollyhocks2 I’m still BFing my 3yo too! Never thought we’d be going this long. It’s only once a day to get him to sleep at night, but I’ve been ready to stop for a while. Just need to figure out how to get him to sleep without it, it works like magic.

@mmp22 I see my mum really frequently too, and she knows we’re trying as I recently had a MMC (I told my parents the week before we found out), so I’m trying my best to wait till 9 weeks for a reassurance scan and I’ll tell my parents after that, but my mum will definitely have figured it out before then.

@Sez281 @Charliepops80 I'm another over 40, 43 when been makes an appearance, had DS at 41.
No complications, the only thing I will be doing differently this time is having a private nipt because NHS automatically put me at high risk for Downs last time then I had the wait to be retested and wait for results.

I booked with midwife yesterday. Got my 8 week appointment on 25th August seems miles away! I hate the amount of waiting that comes with pregnancy, I’m too impatient 🤣

@mmp22 I have told my mum and sister already. They know I’ve been trying and they knew I was due on 🤣 I pee’ed on the stick, waited a day, then told them. I figured if anything bad was to happen, I’d need them, as they’ve been there for me during previous losses. We are waiting for a scan before telling DHs family though because that feels way more ‘official’.

@Another5am I've told my mum, but we're not telling DH mum for a while, we told her early when I MC, then SIL told her early and she MC, MIL found it really hard and said she didn't need to know quite so early so we're waiting a little.
We're the same though, people knew we were trying. I've also told my January 24 babies WhatsApp group as I wasn't sure if I had line eyes, and we share everything!

I'm not telling family until we've had a dating scan and screening back. I've told a few friends but I I'm not particularly close to my mum and if anything happened she'd be upset for her loss rather than just concerned for me so I cba with that.

@hollyhocks2 I'm also meant to take progesterone pessaries as I did in my last successful pregnancy. I was researching it last night about taking them while breastfeeding. Some websites say it's fine but the actual manufacturer of my ones (cyclogest) say not to so I've just emailed my consultant to see if it's ok.

Wow, so many still breastfeeding, that’s great! Good luck with the weaning when you each decide to do it! And lovely for those over 40 here to have each other too!

Re telling people - I’ve only told my husband and mum and will try to keep it that way until after the 12w scan (if we get there 🙏🏻🙏🏻).

Funnily enough me and DH were discussing that this morning and didn’t really come up with an answer! We’ll probably hold off for a few weeks if we can though before we tell close family and friends and then wait until after 12 weeks for everyone else. My SIL is currently in labour so we want to wait a little bit before saying anything, even though I’m sure she wouldn’t mind it just feels kinder to wait.

@Matildahoney Oh I'm so sorry to hear you went through that.. I'm not on NHS as based in Ireland but had private NIPT and will be doing the same again this time. Glad to hear you had a relatively easy pregnancy though, hopefully this one is the same!

@Matildahoney sorry I should add that I know no pregnancy is easy.. but glad it was complication free! My October 2024 WhatsApp group are going to be shocked when they hear my news!

With regard to telling people I have a scan booked in with my consultant at 8 weeks, we're due to go to Spain on hols a few days later. We will hopefully be telling immediate family after the scan if all ok,.. I have told my best friend as she'll be at a wedding I'm attending in 2 weeks and would have copped it straight away with me not drinking as I've been so looking forward to a night out! It was lovely to unburden myself telling her and she was in a similar position with a small gap between kids so totally gets it

We’re hoping to tell everyone after 12 week dating scan. But whether we can hold it in that long, only time will tell 🤣 it’s definitely easier said than done!

@mmp22 ive currently told my best friend and 2 close friends at work but one of them didnt react very well [worried about workload when i go off] so its put me off telling others lmao. We've just booked a private scan when I'll be 7+5 [22nd August] and might look at telling parents after that.

Conflicted because I have a 5 year old and I want him to know before other family but dont want to tell him too early as hell tell everyone

@Mamajoojoo289936 aww that’s understandable but kids can’t keep secrets lol. my LB will be 2 in Sept and I’m reluctant to tell him i have a baby in my tummy incase he repeats it!

@PurpleSpottedLeopard its so hard to keep it a secret! only the husband knows + i want to tell my Sept 23 group but he keeps saying no, i know he’s nervous too and we just want to get through the initial first weeks!

@Another5am its good to have people around if anything were to happen and it’s nice for people to know and not be hiding those first few weeks too!

@GrapefruitZest yes i think that’s a good idea, i might book an early reassurance scan around 8 weeks too

do we think it’s too early for a fb/whatsapp group?

Hey Ladies, tentatively joining got my first positive 2 days ago at 8DPO tested both days since and line progression is positive I would be due 14th April - this will be my second child and my partners 2nd child but first together!!! Crossing everything that things keep progressing promised myself I won’t do another test until my AF is due which is Tuesday.

@mmp22I’d be up for joining one I find the one from my last baby still so helpful!

so do i! i will set up the Whatsapp group but delegate the FB group to someone else as I’m not sure how to keep that stuff private!

https://chat.whatsapp.com/JBcL92H6ges1UXKxOzm9AG?mode=ac_t

let me know if this works

@mmp22 id be up for WhatsApp but ive deactivated fb currently so couldn't join that yet x

It does!

Works for me, thanks for setting up!

@Matildahoney yeah I think my MIL would get so excited (it would be her first grandchild if it works out). Feels overwhelming to tell her before a positive scan.

Im starting to panic I’m losing symptoms.
I know its still so early but the other day my breast were so swollen, heavy, hard like a rock and sensitive. (Literally a teashirt rubbing on them hurt like crazy)

They are still larger than normal, but no longer sensitive/ hard.

So lovely to have so many of us already ❤️ is anyone setting up a Facebook group? I’ve joined the WhatsApp but can’t resist a Facebook page 😂 I’ve never done one before but happy to set up if anyone would like? Wishing everyone sticky little beans ✨

I wouldn't worry if thats the only symptom changing. It can be normal for breast sensitivity to fluctuate during pregnancy x