November 2010 Babies

[JosephineClaire]

Are there any others out there expecting November babies?

Our first baby is due on 15 November (so I'm 6+1) and I'm the first of all my friends get married and get pregnant. Would love to compare notes/worries/milestones with some other girls due around the same time...

Love Jo x

Hi JosephineClaire, I'm also due in November (22nd) with my first, so I think that makes me only 4w + 5.
I'm also the first of my friends, unless we count my close friend who had her daughter when we were 16!

I'm so scared and terrified and excited, it'd be lovely to share on here.

My husband, although very much on board with us having a baby, already has a son and is being a little bit been there done that about the whole thing! He's also very superstitious and is trying not to get too excited in case it goes away but I just want to talk about it all the time.
Have you told anyone else yet?
xx

Hey EMS23,

My husband is just the same, he refuses to get excited until 12 weeks and until I get a bump, I don't think it will be very real to him!

Scared/terrified/excited sounds about right

We've told our parents and sibling (sister in law is actually due in September, so our baby will have a ready-made cousin) and I've told a couple of friends. I keep changing my mind about wanting to tell nobody and everybody! What about you?

Jo xx

It's good to hear your husband is the same as I was thinking it is because he already has a child but I guess it's just men then!

I'm desperate to tell my parents but they live 200 miles away and are coming to see me over Easter so I'm holding off till then as I really want to see their reactions!
I've got my best friends coming to visit this weekend so will have to tell them as there is no way they'll not work it out.
I'm just looking at it as I'd tell them if I miscarry so may as well tell them I'm expecting.

I've got a doctors appointment for Friday morning, not that they do any tests but am hoping that will make it all feel a bit more real then.

That's so lovely about your SIL being due so close to you - what great timing not just for the children but also for you and her to be able to support each other through your pregnancies.

As you're in the same boat as me with no other friends going through the same thing at the same time it'll be nice to compare notes with her! Most of my friends thought I was mad for even wanting to TTC - bearing in mind I'm 31 I didn't think I was that crazy!

Have you many symptoms? I've hardly any apart from no AF and some mild cramps in the evening. Sore boobs too but that's not uncommon for me!

I'd say it's just men - my Mum warned me that he wouldn't be nearly as interested in the whole thing as me... suppose I shouldn't be surprised!

I was going to wait until I saw my parents too, as I wanted to see their faces, but in the end I called my Mum on Mother's Day, and we shouted 'Happy Grandmother's Day' down the phone. Bless her, she was really confused and took her a while to work it out.

Don't worry, most of my friends will think I'm mad too. Someone said to me just yesterday "I'm so glad you haven't jumped straight into having babies, you want to have a bit of a life first" - whoops! We've been married 7 months, so I suppose it is quite quick.

My symptoms are not being able to stay awake past 9pm, and nausea after 4pm. Not much fun.

Congratulations btw! xx

Thanks hun, congrats to you too!

We've only been married 6 months but we've been together 6 years so it's not really that rushed. Anyway, if the time is right for you then it doesn't really matter what anyone else thinks and hopefully they will all be willing babysitters when the time comes and give you that life they think you deserve!!

I'm loving how you told your Mum - how funny!

I forgot that I'm also tired plus weeing a lot but no nausea as yet. I'm a couple of weeks behind you though so am not too worried about it. Worrying about everything else however but not about not being sick!!

xxx

Hi Ems23 and JosephineClaire, I am due with my first on 17 November and am very excited/terrified/longing to tell everyone/trying to keep it a secret!

Have told my best friend as saw her last week and she guessed immediately and I could not lie to her. Am going out with friends tonight and am hopeless at making up excuses for not drinking so they may guess too but am hoping they wont.
Am going home this weekend and am so desperate to tell my parents but DH is being more cautious and bit unfair if we dont tell his folks too so not sure what to do! Only 6 weeks tomorrow so it's still early days so will try to hang on but don't think it's possible. How early is too early to tell family do you think?

So far I have not had any nausea which is lucky but am sure it's to come. Just v sore boobs and they have gone up 2 sizes and feel like they're going to fall off they're so heavy!
Congratulations to you both! x

Hi , I think i'm due about the 21st November as my last period was feb 14th but my doctors didn't work it out when I let them know (strange as she did with our first) but I found the doctor worked out a date with our first and then the dating scan gave me a date that was 2weeks earlier than i'd expected so i'm just going to wait and see again. I am really excited too and feel like I could burst and tell everyone-it took me a few days toget used to it as we have a 1 yr old (we are 25) so I think everyone will think we are crazy but we're very happy now. It took my boyfriend until I was showing last time to get excited and when I was he was so sweet and affectionate (more so than normal.) I must say he did say to me he does not want to tell his friends until the scan incase anything was to be wrong and he wouldn't want to discuss it but i'm in the same mind as you that i'd tell my best friends if I were to have any problems anyway. I look on mumsnet everyday as I did with my first, I love being able to talk about it everyday without everyone wanting to gag me as they are bored of baby talk, plus it's nice to share experiences. I only feel tired this time so far, last time my boobs were so sore the shower water even hurt and I was terribly sick so I am hoping i'll not be so bad this time although if I remember rightly my sickness came around 7/8 weeks so i've not got there yet. Hope you are feeling well anyway an exciting few months ahead.

Hi, I found out yesterday. Expecting 4th baby (fingers crossed) around 19th November!
I had sore boobs which made me do the test. Other then that no real signs except very hungry and no desire to eat chocolate, cakes, biscuits etc (which is very unusual) But this could also be due to the shock, it was a real surprise!

My goodness ilovepeas, I know just what you mean about the sore boobs. I seem to be growing at a scary speed, and am wondering whether I'll have to buy new bras every month?! That's going to hurt my bank account...

Re: telling people...I went out with my 8 best friends on Sunday and managed not to say anything (despite the hour long conversation on who had been watching 'one born every minute') But I couldn't wait to tell my Mum (at 5 weeks). I think each person should decide when to tell their own parents?

I have planned a special Sunday lunch at home for my 8 best friends at the end of April (11 weeks for me) when I will tell them - and the rest of my family will be told on the first May bank hol. My husband is a display pilot, and our 12 weeks is the same day as his first performance of the year so we're going to tell them when he's landed

I have a midwife appointment on 15 April, and I'm dying to book a scan, so I'm wishing the time away.

It's so nice to be able to talk to others in the same position, I don't know why it's taken me so long to join the website x

Congrats Queenofthehouse, Nancy10 and ilovepeas!

The whole when to tell people thing is so subjective and I agree that it must be each to their own with no hard and fast rules. I could shout it from the rooftops but my husband is really against telling anyone, even his own family so I'm telling my family and closest friends and we'll tell his after the 12 week scan.
I think with friends it's the difference btwn men and women anyway because we rely on our friends for support with these kind of things a lot more than men do generally.

Well done for not telling your 8 best friends!! Amazing... Mine are just nosy I think! and we got married 10 months ago and I think people are expecting something to happen soon. It's nice to know people tell their parents before the 12 week milestone - I think I will try and hang on until Easter and see how I go!
I have MW appointment on 12 April and was disappointed to read that that didn't include a scan as well!
I have already bought a new bra and they were helpful when I said I was pregnant and recommended a really comfy one that should see me through a few months!
x

I can tell that this is going to be quite a distraction for me - I work from home, so have one window open with Mumsnet, and another window open with the article I'm supposed to be writing...

The thing that's driving my husband mad is my name lists all over the house. I know it's too early, but I can't help it. In my defence, I've covered two A4 sides with name ideas, so it's not like I've become attached to one particular name.

What about you all, and what are your thoughts on finding out the sex? I think I would like to have the surprise
xx

aw, bless you with the name lists, I love it! My husband just doesn't want to talk about it at all, names or any other baby related subject.

I'd like to have the surprise on the sex but I think my husband wants to know in advance as he did with his son. Are you going to find out?

Hi all! I'm due on November 20th with my first - I found out on Mothers Day!!
I'm obsessed with names too and have started keeping a really close eye on the credits at the end of TV programs - some really good inspiration there!
I've got my first midwife appointment on April 19th and I really can't wait until then! We've already told our parents and will tell siblengs when we are in holiday with them in a couple of weeks but are holding off until 12 weeks for everyone else. It's so HARD! I want everyone to know!

hi im due on november 25th and this is our first child. we've only been married 6 months but we'd decided that we wanted to TTC so started trying properly late feb and got caught on the first time. i'm so excited but really nervous. i'm only 3 weeks (5 if you go from the doctors way of working it out, which by the way i'm still confussed about coz obviously i know when we did it, but all appointments are booked from their estimated due date?!) we have only told my best friend but as im still so early we're not telling anybody else yet, i'm desperate to though. i live down in south wales and all of my family and friends live up in chester 170 miles away. at the moment im feeling really lonely about the whole thing. my husband is very suportive and makes sure im doing all the right things but he also works away about 3 days a week so i dont have anyone to share my worries with. i'm tired all the time and often find myself napping through the day. i've not had any morning sickness yet but as i understand it that happens a bit later anyway. the thing im worried about the most is eating, its so overwhelming all the do's and donts that come with being pregnant. i've never been very good at eating fruit and veg every day and im worried that i wont be eating the right things to give my baby the nutrients it needs to be healthy, believe me i'm trying really hard at eating all the right things but its hard! the thing i've noticed is how easy i've found it to cut down on caffine, i was worried coz i usually drink between 8 to 10 cups of tea a day, but since finding out i've cut down to 1 maybe 2 cups a day! must be instinct to protect lol

Hi everyone
I am 6+6 today. I had an internal scan as I had some very slight brown spotting on Sunday (sorry if TMI), and saw a tiny image and a heart beating away!! Apparently everything fine so far, touch wood. I have told my mum and my best friend, also my manager at work in case need more time off. Congrats to you all!

Hi Kezzydee - where in South Wales are you? I'm also there too, living in Bridgend, working in Pontypool (long commute, I know!!) and my family are all over in London so totally understand the feeling lonely.
I only moved here in November and don't have any friends as such so no one to really talk to.

Wow, Olivetti, seeing that image and hearing the heartbeat sounds amazing, I can't wait for my first scan

Congratulations to everyone! x

hi ems23 i live in st mellons so only about 20 mins away from you. i've been here since september. its good to know im not the only one feeling the way i am.
does anyone else feel like its not really real yet? i hate the fact that i have to wait another 2 weeks to go and see the midwife, and all that paperwork they give you, its like wow one minute you're not pregnant next minute its you have to do this and you have to do that, these are all the tests you should have and this can go wrong if you do this and dont do that!! my head is about to explode with all the information lol. i just want to enjoy being pregnant but now i just feel scared of all the what ifs. how is everyone else dealing with the info overload? or is it just me thinking too much about it?
by the way congratulations to all of you xxx

Olivetti that sounds amazing! I can't wait to have my first scan either! Hope it all goes okay from here on in.
Kezzydee I know what you mean about not quite believing it yet. For the first week after finding out I was thinking about it non-stop but now it's gradually shifting to the back of my mind during the sourse of the day. I even find myself occasionally forgetting that others don't know and I almost just accidentally dropped it into conversation with colleagues today (along the lines of "when the baby's born...")!!!

oh dear lol i've not spoken to my mum since i've found out and i've never been able to keep anything from her so it is going to be really hard when i do speak to her. i want to wait til i've been to my 1st antenatal appointment before i say anything to my parents and in laws.
i was just reading your post about looking at the end of programmes for names, so funny i've done that too and my husband thought i was being obsessive good to know its not just me. i actually already know the names i want but it all depends on weather or not it'll suit bubba when he/she arrives. i've thought isabelle morgan for a girl and either matthew kyle or elliot austin for a boy. they seem to be the only names me and my husband can agree on.

My DH already thinks I'm a lunatic due to weird sleep-talking incidents over the past week. Apparently last night I was pointing and laughing hysterically at the babies sitting on top of our wardrobe
Anyone else having weird pregnancy dreams?? I've had one every night so far this week

Hi all, I found out that I?m having my first on Saturday due on November 24th. I have had the opposite problem with my DH as he wants to tell everyone he has already told his parents and sisters and a couple of friends at work, I?m trying my best to stop him shouting it from the rooftops. I?m seeing my mum on Saturday so I will tell her then, and I have told one friends. I always thought I wouldn?t tell anyone, but decided that if anything did happen then I would need the support.
The only symptoms I?ve got at the moment are tender boobs... I almost want to have more symptoms to prove I am pregnant... I must have done an extra 20 tests to prove to myself I am pregnant. I have also been having some interesting dreams - quite surprising saucy ones is it just me???
Congrats to you all!!

hi lilacwinnie, i think its great how your dh is so excited it shows he's onboard. mines a bit of a sceptic, he keeps saying he's happy but lets just wait and see how it goes and dont get our hopes up too much.
i've not had any dreams as far as i can remember but i have found myself waking up in the night holding my belly so i suppose on some level i must be thinking of it. i also have sore boobs and one of them seems to be growing faster than the other lol. it hurts the most when im trying to sleep so i've found the best thing for me to do is wear one of those cheap stretchy vest tops from primark at night as it keeps things still without hurting them lol