Totally's GRADS...lets handhold thru this....

[boodleboot]

Ok girls....time to get started....

lee stressy amyboo totally

and of course any other ladies who have recently had a Big Scary Fat Positive and will now literally be counting the days to healthy babe in arms, welcome y'all

i have no idea how i am going to make it but i know that i will need handholding....and knowing lots of you already i know you will too ha ha

{Totally's conception thread got me thus far with lots of handholding and i love them for that....}

BRING ON THE BABIES.....

Hi everyone,

Lovely to see you back Becky and good news you're doing so well. Yes - you must be mad to move house

Amyboo - I saw this tread earlier turning baby. Don't know if it works but might be worth a try?? Apologies if you've already tried this.

SamB - good news re the test. Always nice to see it in writing. I've gone through real periods of anxiety - then other days I let go thinking there's nothing I can do to control the outcome anyway. It's horrible all the worrying though. I read somewhere that your boobs can increase by up to 4 times. God please no - I wouldn't be able to walk!!

Cheepz - so pleased for you. I went through a week of retesting just for the joy of watching the second line come up quickly. How's Scotland - assume you're on holiday so, if so, hope you're all having a chilled time. In response to your question, I don't update lists as I always screw them up!

Boodle - sorry you're still feeling rough but I'd take it as a good sign. Do you get another scan at 12 weeks? Remembered your meat feast the other day and found that a bacon buttie really helped the morning sickness - oh dear, I can going to become the size of an elephant!

Memorylapse - you're brave. I find B&Q hellish enough when not pregnant but maybe that's because my DH can lurk in there for ages.

Sarahlou - time goes so slowly at the moment doesn't it. Just want to get to the 12 week mark (but the goalpost probably moves to 20 weeks then....) I've got poor old DH bringing me my cereal in bed because I feel sick.

Had acupuncture last night and it seems to have helped with the MS a bit. Waiting for some acupressure bands to arrive in the post. Just so exhausted - I must be hell to live with as I've turned into a moaning banshee. But as DH says "but you're my moaning banshee" - bless.

Trying to pluck up the courage to book in with my midwife - you have to ring at 8.30 in the morning so I always forget. It's really stupid but I'm putting it off as I'm dreading the scan saying something is wrong. I'm 8 weeks today so better get my act in order soon. May need a virtual kick up the backside soon!

Haven't heard from Lee, Louisesh or Meita for a while. Hope you're all doing OK.

Hi becky - glad to hear that everything's going well for you. I just wanted to let you know that my boy also has a dilated right kidney. It was picked up at the 22wk scan, and I had another scan at 28 weeks and 32 weeks. They say that it's signficantly large, but nothing really to worry about. They're going to monitor it when he's born to check if he has reflux (urine passing up to the kidney) and then decide what action to take. Apparently around 3% of boys are affected by it and in most cases it clears up after birth.

When I updated the list I just updated myself and hoops (we have the same due date). I guess I should have updated everyone... Doh!

Hi All

Hope everyones well.I ve not being posting as feel soo TERRIBLE.....Sick,sick,sick urh!!!! Went back to work yesterday and of course started to throw up!!!! 4 x at work urh....then 8x last night, only once soo far today.Just managed to have something to eat since yesterday.

I guess, this is good, as my colleagues were telling me whilst "whooping" outside the sluice while i chucked up...

Soo all being well this is a good sign , 7 weeks now.Will arrange a scan next week, if i ve been through all this then still mc i WILL not be responsible for my actions!!!!!

Don t want to be added to the list yet please, untill i have had a scan.Never felt this sick before soo fingers crossed...

Will post, later when got more energy.....

Lemon sherberts Louisesh - I swear by them!

Oh Louise, you poor thing. Keeping smiling... SB

MMMM....Lemon sherberts lovely will have to try them.Got to get some ginger biscuits also.

Thanks X

Sarahlou..Im chuffed to see you on here..sending you lots of sticky bean vibes

thefatladyscreams..must admit B&Q made me feel a bit faint yesterday..was glad to get out.

growth scan today and baby is 2 weeks ahead..bump itself is measuring 34 weeks so Ive been told Ill be induced at 38 weeks if not before..so could be about 8 weeks to d-day

alls fine in scotland so far, glad to be away from work this week, had a few wobbles yesterday as I went for a long walk and got some cramps and felt some discharge so spent the whole way back convinced it was bleeding - of course it wasn't it was just in my head

with first pregnancy i was so active and I want to be again but its a real worry I might do something too vigorous!

glad everyone seems to be doing ok

MrR posted on other thread that MrsR is ok but in hospital for non pregnancy related thing, they saw a heartbeat on the scan and although she had a little spotting they think it is from the internal she had.

we are back on Saturday then it is back to work Monday whilst keeping the secret

Am already worrying that even if dont have another mc might get made redundant or might not have a job to come back to, since we are about to move house - before baby its all going to be abit hectic, was lying awake for 2 hours last night worrying about it all, its amazing how one set of worries is replaced fairly quickly with a new set of worries!

oh well, hope everyone is ok and all beans are doing nicely, other thread is mayhem at the mo - am hoping it will settle down abit soon, at the moment there are so many new joiners its almost too much to keep track.

i've given up on the other thread now to be honest...and very happy to hand the TTC baton over the the lovely ladies that seem to be getting so much support from eachother in exactly the same way that we all did....

i am always panicking about feeling discharge...apparently its an early preg symptom and thrush is very common too...lovely

i am feeling knackered and a bit bleurgh at the moment. 10wks today which means i have known now for 7 weeks.....am really hoping for a positive scan at 12wks....starting to have a few sleepless nights over it which is ridiculous and really doesn't help but after my last 12wk scan and the trauma that began i really just want it over with....

good news about MrsR - am sure she will post when up to it.

hello to all our heavily bumped ladies.....can't believe there will all these babies soom...so exciting. My friend had her baby yesterday....Isabella Evie. wonderful.

we are going to book a week to italy with all the kids 1st wk may as will be about half way ish by then....the adriatic coast....eurocamp but not a tent, a cabin....very excited about that as usually we camp which i love but not with a bump eh....

Cheepz - good to hear from you. Enjoy those walks - I'm sure it's doing you a tonne of good and you can walk away all that anxiety! Know exactly what you mean about replacing one set of worries with another. I've found it far harder to focus on work since I got a BFP than before.

Thanks for the update on MrsR. I keep meaning to catch up properly on the other thread but boy is it busy. I feel pleased and sorry at the same time when I see it (sorry that so many people are having to find it but pleased that at least it can give some support and sanity).

Not feeling so sick today. Had acupuncture Tuesday night and only experienced about 10% of my normal nausea yesterday. Today my acupressure bands arrived and they seem to be helping (just have to make sure they don't show below my sleeves so I get any curious questions!). Of course the worry wort part of me is thinking "oh hell, is something wrong".

Blimey memorylapse - possibly only 8 weeks to go. Exciting!

Still no news from Totally???

Just crossed posts with you boodle.

You could always de-camp and book into a local hotel if it gets too much - or would that be too wicked!

Boodle..its a good sign if you are feeling pants..means lots of hormones flooding your system..Im sure your 12 week scan will be just fine

its very quiet from Totally..wonder if she has given birth

Evening all,

Boodle your holiday sounds lovely! I've posted on the general pg boards about flying - we had a mad 'to hell with it all' moment and booked our holiday in Rhodes earlier this year thinking 'you can't put you life on hold ttc' and now I've just worked out that if all goes well, I'll be 27 weeks on the way and 29 on return, a bit to late for comfort! (I've had some reassuring replies though

Feeling a bit worried the last couple of days about my complete lack of symptoms. Only 4+5 still but I have known for a week now, with a very strong line 3 days before AF due and I don't feel in any way different at all. I never ever thought I would be so anxious to feel sick or have boob ache - it's just that I did last time and I'm so worried things have gone wrong already.

Hopefully I'll be back on next week moaning like mad that I am.

Sam, you still okay?? xx

hi all.. have been keeping an eye but feeling so god-awful couldnt muster the energy to post!

first of all cheepz i am so delighted you are here and i know what you mean about other worries and then you worry because you shouldnt be worrying!

boodle and others, i hear you on the feeling shit all the time!!!!! remember i was saying i was going to try and eat healthily so as not to put on weight? dont know how much ive put on but ive been eating like a demented horse! eating is the only thing that helps and i am a disaster booooohooooo. BUT its coming into better weather or at least longer nights for walking..

We;ve a holiday booked for majorca for first week in june i think i'll be 24 weeks then.. hppe its ok coz imj really looking forward to it..

miss mrsR and hope she;s ok..

hi to everyone else xxx

hi ladies
back from scotland tomorrow so 9 hours in the car ... at least we have in car dvds so ds will be adequately entertained.

feeling fine on the pg front, abit less worried and abit more secure although have grotty chest infection and keep thinking I am going to cough so hard that I have an mc ... what a dick.

Do feel rough though and it reminds me that I suffer from illness and allergies much worse when pregnant, not that I am complaining, if I felt shit for 9 months I would take it for a healthy bubba.

planning to go tothe doctors next week and register pregnancy and see about booking a 7 weeks scan and getting a 12 week one booked in, counting the dates I think I am 5+1 since first day of last mc, but given that meant I ovulated 2 days late I could be as early as 4+9 - seems like I should be more than that!! But work and seeling the house are making time go quickly enough so at least being busy keeps me occupied.

Going to try for a hot bath and early night to hit this infection on the head

on one other note am having alot of 'snotty' discharge ... anyone else? don't think it is thrush as not creamy, itchy or smelly (sorry tmi i know) but there is alot of it!

lee thanks - feels like I should be with you guys - being on the other thread was hard when you, boo, meita and tfls all got pregnant so quickly together, it was like the support network was significantly diminuished, and with such a sudden influx of so many new people that also made it difficult to keep track, I drop in as I know what it must be like for viv and tigerbear and zayja and barren - its difficult. Really dont want to go abck full time though so fingers crossed it all works out ok.

Hi ladies

I'm a new girl - am I in the right place??? Got my positive 3 days ago, and wondering how on earth I am supposed to get through the next 3 months!

Have a billion questions as this is my first pregnancy... Should I go to doc's now? Or in a few weeks? Is the 12 weeks dated from the beginning of my last period, or ovulation date (I used CBFM so I know roughly when I conceived 10 days ago)?

No morning sickness or anything yet - when does that normally kick in?

Hi HONEYMOON congrats

This is my 3rd pg but hopefully, first child.Soo can only comment on my experiences.First time i went straight to my drs but was informed i only needed to go to the MW for a "booking in" session, i didn t need to see the dr.This time i ve booked in for the midwife on 1st March, i ll be 8weeks 5 days then.

I m arranging an early scan for myself via the epu [but thats because of my history. 1MC and 1 MMC] theres no reason why you ll need an early scan.Arranged it myself as last time found the MW absolutely useless!!!

They date your pregnancy from the date of your last period.

Every pg is different with my first 2 varying degrees of nausea but no vomitting,With this time much more nausea and intermittent vomitting started at about 5-6 weeks.But everyone 's experiences are soo varied and individual.

Hope everyone else is well.Any news of any babies yet????

Well, coming up to the HORRIBLE week when i ve got to face up to it and ring up a scan,,,,,URH.....SOO don t want to go....But might as well face up to it one way or the other.

Shaking as I type this but just started spotting today. Can't help but believe the worst. DH is out all day so haven't got anyone to talk to. Meant to be having an appointment with my acupuncturist this afternoon - God, I'll probably just burst into floods of tears. Just feel so shit and so scared.

Sorry honeymoon - welcome, I'm not normally this miserable.

Just got such a horrible feeling of deja vu. Don't know what to do with myself.

Hi all,

I got taken into hospital a week ago yesterday for induction but the waters had got wayyyyyy too much, baby was breech and very big according to scan and my SPD was so bad I could hardly walk at all. Coupled with the irregular heartbeat we decided it was best all round for a section. Had an extensive chat with a midwife and consultant and they said they needed to keep me in until Tuesday when I'd be having my section as if my waters went at home the cord would probably prolapse.

Ended up getting along really well with all the midwives so actually had a lovely stay in hospital!

Tuesday, DH came in at 8am, I was already up and ready. Our beautiful baby girl was born by c section, her heart became regular as soon as she screamed and she weighed 9lb 5oz (thank God she didn't go to term )

Breastfeeding is going well besides her being a hungry horrace and DS (21 months) loves her to bits.

So consider this my birth announcement guys, welcome to the world Faith Juliet

tfls in car on way back, how crap for you. NothinG I can do or say I know but thinking of you

honeymoon congratulation- you might want to consider another thread as although you are very Welcome all the ladies on this thread are pregnant following miscarriage, so it might give you cause for concern and anxieties you don't need to have. Especially first pregnancy.

tfls Just wanted you to know I'm thinking about you, it's a horrible sickening feeling when this happens and I know it's easy to say it may not mean anything, sometimes you just need a crystal ball.
What I will say is my last pg I spotted at 6, 7 & 9 weeks, and the resulting scan at 10 weeks showed baby (at that moment) was fine, and I've also had a bleed with this pg, absolutely terrifying and I still almost shake with nerves every single time I go to the loo.
I'm really struggling to know what to say because I know its no good just to say take it easy, don't worry because you will, regardless, but keep your appointment this afternoon and try and relax as much as you can. xx

Crossed posts, Totally congratulations!
I joined this thread way later and never really 'met' you, but that's fantastic news, and Faith is a beautiful name.
Best of luck and love for the coming weeks ahead, enjoy! xx

Thanks for all the support. I'm off to my acupuncturist now. I tried calling the EPAU but there was no answer. Just need to do something and get out of the house as don't know what to do with myself.

Totally - so pleased to hear from you. Huge congratulations and a big welcome to the world little Faith.

So pleased for you Totally! What lovely news - have been checking every day! Congratulations on the safe arrival of baby Faith!!

Just seen your post TFLS - I hope that everything is okay - much love to youxx