October 2010 babies?

[FutureMum]

Hi, I am a first-timer Mum to Be and Baby has been given a due date of 1 October. Very early dates still, so nervous and excited I cannot think about anything else! Planning not to tell family and friends till the first three months are over, but it's going to be tough!
Anyone else expecting an October baby out there?

I've got a day off today, I'm sat on the sofa and I'm still in my pajamas. Oh its great, I'm also rewatching my Gavin and Stacey box set as well. Fab!!!

On sympton watch, still got nausea and sore boobs. But, on a random note I seem to have started producing a lot of saliva. I feel like I need a bib.

Dilly I miss my tea! Decaf tea really just doesn't cut it. Congrats at being six weeks!! I put my info into fertility friend and it's got a pregnancy tracker which tells me what week I am.

Dilly You're more than welcome!

Hermya I miss tea, too. But mainly because ALL tea tastes like dishwater now That was one of my first clues I was pregnant.

Allie Oh I am sorry for your loss . I love tea, if if were possible to turn into a tea pot from tea exposure I'm pretty sure I would have done by now.

Hermya I think I might be suffering from a similar affliction! I used to get through gallons of the stuff.

Hi Hermya and Allie I'm so with you on the tea...gutted. Coffee still lovely but only ever had one mug of that with breakfast and now I'm not allowed any more anyway! Redbush tea still good which is helpful, milk chocolate and biscuits gone...but not forever?

I was at a 'do' last night and dinner was included (thank God as I was pegging out again) and there was curly kale!!!!! I could have eaten the whole bowlful in some sort of awful vegetable consumption frenzy (picture the scene...)... finally, I want to eat my greens

Dilly I can just imagine you sat there salivating at the sight of the curly kale and then secreating it away in your handbag.

I'm the opposite! I've never been a tea drinker before and now I find myself reallyu wanting a cup all the time :p

In other news, I went for a 2nd early scan today (am 6+5) and saw the little heartbeat!! It was amazing!!!

Hope everyone else is having as fantastic a day as I am

x

This is my first and I'm new to all of this, including posting on this website!

Is anyone else just feeling overwhelmed with all the changes? This isn't a complaint, but (inevitably) with my body completely out of my control, my emotions all over the place... it's making it so difficult to just feel excited and happy about it. Even though I am so, so happy to be having this baby, and I knew that all of the above would come 9and won't be over for a while yet!), the reality is so much more difficult to cope with than the theory! I'm just hoping it will all settle down in a few weeks and I can just focus on the baby, not on feeling exhausted, feeling sick, and feeling emotional! It's also really hard hiding it and lying to people, especially when it means I have to pretend to be well when actually I think I'm going to throw up!

Keep telling myself it will be worth it and I know it will!

AGCG you're not alone! That's why you came on here! It's my first baby too and although I'm chuffed to bits I am also in bits!!! The feeling rough part is so unfair really but hopefully won't go on for long. I'm a rubbish liar so I hate that part and I hate being less than effective at work - I need my maternity leave now, and then I'll come back after 12 weeks! Also, there are lots of women on this thread who are here with #2 or #3 so they can reassure you. Hang on in there!

anything...so that's where my tea lovin' went! The scan sounds lovely - congratulations

Just chomping an apple on someone's advice, spoof maybe? Shame it's not a plate of curly kale. My Mum had a great big plate of cabbage and gravy for lunch today (and she's not even pg!) and she said she thought of me...ooooh, cabbage...lovely!

Hello,

Can I join you all?

I have hopped off the Oct bus as had three BFP's yday SO VERY EXCITED!!
Feeling very tired, needing a wee constantly and feel abit distant bt enjoying my food, no sickness as yet

Due date is 11th Oct have a docs app tomo so should know abit more

Hello ladies,

Have been really struggling with sickness this week. I find I feel sick ALL THE TIME and it's starting to get me down - wondering how on earth I'm going to get through the next 5-7 weeks (I'm 7 weeks today).

I actually had quite a good morning - started off by eating a tiny bit of crunchy muesli first thing, and it seemed to help. But tonight I cooked something for DH in a hurry (he had to go out) which I totally did not feel like eating - and now I might as well not have done, as it's ended up down the toilet.

Miserable. Thanks for letting me gripe - nobody else knows I'm pg except DH, who's being wonderful, but... he's out!

Does anyone else have the thing where there's just one thing on your mind that you could possibly face eating, and if you do eat it, then a few minutes later it too makes you feel ill and something else (or nothing) has taken its place? Trouble is, I keep wanting things we haven't got in the house... and the longer I don't eat, the worse I start to feel.

Miserable, miserable. And I am barely coping with work, doing the essentials but getting behind on paperwork - and some important things due in the next few weeks (so I'll still be feeling rotten but will have to do them anyway!)

Ah, enough moaning from me. Hope you're all finding ways to cope and keeping cheerful.

Hi all,

Lizkin I was sick the whole time with last pregancy also, I symphathise. Was doing something one morning, maybe about 11- 12 wks?- suddenly realised hadn't felt sick for last 10 mins or so (first time in weeks), and at the exact moment the sickness came back- it was GUTTING. Only thing to look forward to is when it goes you will feel a new woman! Despairingly by 12 or so weeks when it wasn't going I had acupuncture, could have been just coincidence of course but it did start to lessen from then on in.

Sickness is bearable still here still, but also having randomly itchy/ sore boob moments!

Sooo not gone off tea though, drinking gallons of the stuff, and endless glasses of water, thirst overdrive. Can't face lovely fresh coffee though.

Hi all

Got a BFP at the weekend, still not quite wanting to believe it's true in case I imagined those little lines. Will be DC2, due 21 Oct, if all goes well.

Just looking at the various threads on tea and coffee. Do most people give up caffeine altogether or can I have one tea and one coffee a day without angst? Now I don't go out much, I list them amongst the great pleasures of my day!

Operation sofa has been a sucess, I have worked my way through Gavin and Stacey, The Time Travelers Wife and The Princess Bride. I really really needed to do this today I have felt rotten all week. I still feel a bit horrid, but at least I'm relaxed .

On sympton watch, I've started getting achey hips. Anyone else getting this?

I'm going to go swimming tomorrow, I do normally jog but I didn't do it for a few weeks and I'm wondering if I can still go jogging. I don't actually go very far to be honest, I normally do about twenty to thirty minutes. Do you think I can still carry on?

AGG I know what you mean, I thought pregnancy was supposed to be nice. Instead you get taken over by a barrage of hormones and you feel so out of whack it's untrue.

Smurfmother Welcome to the thread and congratulations!! I didn't give up caffine but I cut down to about two to three cups a day and thats what most of the guidelines suggest.

Muggle I'm glad to have been of help, I had to literally force myself not to eat the entire tube today at lunch time.

Anything That sounds amazing, I'm really happy for you.

I am feeling worried because I feel too well atm. I am not having the exhaustion in a big way really, and not felt sick at all today (normally have a couple of spells of feeling a bit yukky through the day, but nothing like some of you are experiencing), not even sure I am going to the toilet more as my bladder has never been the strongest so hard to tell!
Did feel a bit yuk after eating some sunbites earlier though, and my boobs have definitely enlarged. I have porn star nipples!

It is all such a worry this pregnancy business!

All those feeling rotten hope it helps to know it does all usually pass by week 12 or 14 and you start to feel better and enjoy the pregnancy.

I have switched to decaff coffee but can't stand decaff tea so am sticking to the 'normal' stuff. Just cutting down a bit instead.

Some of you may not want to hear this but I actually feel so 'normal' starting to wonder if I imagined to two pink lines!!!! My time to suffer will come I am sure - always found the last couple of months the worst......

Operation sofa sounds fab!

im due the last day of september so hope you dont mind me crashing into the due in october thred - im feeling totally exhausted and can only eat when i really fancy something. my husband cooked dinner the other day but as soon as he brought it outa the kitchen i knew i couldnt eat it - felt so guilty!!

am incredbly thirsty - honestly im just feeling like its been one big hangover for the last few weeks. ive been having the occasional cup of tea but have been avoiding caffiene because it is supposed to have a dehydrating effect - im sure a little wont hurt but when u feel this desperatly thirsty it just doesnt make sence!

I think we posted at the same time nomorewine so hope you feel a little better to know I also feel very well at the moment. We should be pleased really instead of worrying!

I know, SB. The sickness sounds grim & I hate the thought of being sick, but as others are all saying how sick they feel, I start wondering if all is ok. Saying that, I don't remember having much in the way of sickness with either of my DS's. You just forget, as my boys are nearly 7 & 10 now, so it has been a while!

How far along are you, SB? I am 7 weeks tomorrow.

I have switched to decaff teabags at home, but am not fancying tea much at all atm.

Sorry to hear about all the sickness. I haven't had any of that yet, and didn't with DC1, so maybe I will get lucky again. But much sympathy to all those of you that are feeling that way.

Thanks too for the reassurance on caffeine. I was assuming a couple of cups a day was ok but had a momentary panic that I was the only pg woman still selfishly clinging to her mid-morning coffee.

Sillybus; I tried the Yorkshire Tea decaf and it was just awful so I've gone back to regular tea. I feel like the decaf stuff makes the milk taste a bit off. I'm not drinking alcohol so it's gotta give somewhere!
Feliena; I'm ridiculously thirsty too. I'm a bit of a diva though, it's got to be icy cold water straight from the fridge. I don't think I've ever drunk so much water, so I don't know whether I'm going to the loo all the time through that or the pregnancy symptoms
Got my midwife appointment on Tuesday and will be 9 and a half weeks then. Had a bit of time trying to get the time off work though. Going through qualifications at the moment so it was all 'well, it's on your back if you want time off...' etc. Boss not that sympathetic, he was trying to get me off the qualification because it's too 'mentally demanding' even though I've been prepping for over a year now. He called me in his office on Monday and said and I quote 'if your kid dies, I don't want that on me'. Nice guy.
Never mind, once I've finished my exams in a couple of weeks I can go back to my normal job with all my friends
Hope everyone's symptoms ease up soon
xxx

Jazzie I know what you mean, the caffine makes the tea taste nice. Someone made some for me at work the other day and it was VILE, but, it was hot and wet so I still drank it. Your boss sounds lovely, I hope your exams go well. What is it in?

Feliena Welcome to the thread!!

Nomorewine Enjoy it, I'm glad someone isn't worshipping the porcelin god round these parts.

Smurf They'd have to tear the mug from my hands. Cling for all you're worth!

Morning!

We can't win, can we, with the symptoms/no symptoms thing?! Feeling fine causes panic and feeling awful is, well, awful. I was trying to explain it to DH last night saying it's like being ill (to varying degrees) but you can't say to yourself, O I'll be better tomorrow cos you won't! Or if you are it won't last (and it'll frighten the life out of you!)! Ah well.

Coffee lovers...yes, you can get away with 1 cup coffee and 1 cup tea per day (unless you've gone off tea so you just have a liccle shrine with a tea bag on it and you visit it every day hoping the flavour will come back soon...or is that just me?).

Lizkin I'm so sorry you feel so grim.

Busy day today - gp appointment, then scoot down to a meeting, then scoot up to very North London to teach then back home and then off to German class till 9pm, fuelled only by sandwiches and cereal bars (bleurk)not the most sensible way to behave!!

Have as good a day as you can, folks, Hermya I could really do with one of your sofa days!
xx