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December 2010 babies?

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LittleCedar · 30/03/2010 14:11

Hi everyone...I'm new to Mumsnet and this is my first thread...very exciting!

I tested positive on Monday and think I am due on 3rd December 2010. I don't think anyone has started a December thread yet, so I thought I would get the ball rolling. Sorry if it's already on here somewhere!

This is my first pregnancy and I am so happy! I am trying not to dwell too much on what could go wrong (it's early days) and instead am focusing on how amazing, new and wonderful this feels!

I am still trying to work out what all the BFPs, POAS and the like mean...but I'm having fun trying!

Would be great to hear from you all. x

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PJen · 30/04/2010 16:09

Welcome to all newbies! Please note that we have a fun December thread under the Ante-natal clubs. You can access it here.
Also, we have a December stat page, which captures where the mums are and when they are due. It is also under the Ante-natal clubs and can be access here: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/antenatal_clubs/955118-Due-December-2010-Stats-Thread-please-no-chat

Join us there so we have all the December mums in one place!!

Cheers!

candylady · 01/05/2010 16:28

oh this is good my baby is due 25 December 2010 cant wait so worried I havent told a sole well my mum my sister and my partner 2 day's ago who said he wants me to kill it...

MrsSnaplegs · 03/05/2010 13:00

Hello [wave]

May I join too? EDD 7 Dec according to Dr but suspect actually between 12th and 18th based on going over last time and knowing pretty much to the day when conception was (don't ask!)
Already have one lovely DD age 4yr 8 months and we were going to settle with 1 however the stork seems to have come calling again so happily making the most of still being fertile and able to provide a sibling!
I am 37 and work full time - will be moving job and house in Jun/Jul this year so split ante natal care again! Did the same last time because of work but hey-ho I'm sure it will be fine! Hubby is currently house hubby and was plannign to go back to work once DD starts FT school in Sept - looks like a little while longer at home for him although if I plan it properley could get a few months work out of him whilst I am on maternity leave!!

Looking forward to the next 7 months - may not get on here much initially as work is anti internet for obvious reasons (not very productive!)

Hopefully we can enjoy the journey together!

Mrs S

HevaU · 03/05/2010 16:32

Hi Everyone was wondering if i can join, found out last Thursday that i was pregnant seems today i am 5wks and 4days and EDD on 30th December!!! Got appointment to see the doctor on Wednesday! So excited this is my first, and both me and DH are so excited about it we just told our close family as we couldn't contain our self x

Good luck everyone x

yellowflowers · 04/05/2010 10:23

Hello,

I've been worried that by being on this thread I've been tempting fate as have had two spells of bleeding so far (am 7+6) today but both have been followed by scans which show heartbeat and good measurements so am still anxious but less so and decided to come back here. Hope everyone is doing well?

x

goodlifemummy · 04/05/2010 14:31

Hi I am due Christmas Day, already have 5 year old twin girls who are gorgeous, and have now had this happy accident!! Bit of a shock, but excited as had an early scan today to check how many bubbas - only 1 thank God!! Fingers crossed for the next few weeks x

Biscuitbreaker · 06/05/2010 10:27

Am hoping someone can cheer me up. My symptoms seem to have stopped. Am 9 weeks now, and utterly convinced that something has gone wrong. I had only been mildly nauseous anyway but even that has gone.

I have had a terrible cough and cold all week and am feeling rubbish, but no longer feel pregnant. It's another 3 weeks till my scan and I am terrified that I will go and there will be nothing to see.

heidipi · 06/05/2010 11:03

Hi Biscuitbreaker, sorry to hear about your worry. I've hardly had any symptoms either - very mild occasional nausea at 5 - 7 weeks but nothing since, no noticeable tiredness - and I generally don't feel any different to normal!

I'm 10 weeks tomorrow and my NHS scan isn't until week 13, so I've booked a private one for Monday. £100, but I've got to tell more people at work next week so wanted some reassurance before I do that.

Since I've booked the private one I've spoken to 2 women who also had no sickness or tiredness either (one of them in both her pregnancies) and everything was fine - you hardly ever hear about women who get off that lightly but apparently it happens more often that you think!

So what I'm saying is, the chances are that everything is going along just fine, and it could well be that we're just lucky! But if you feel you can't wait and can afford it, it might be worth getting a private scan, just for peace of mind.

Good luck, and try not to worry to much (even though I've been fretting for weeks!)

xx

Biscuitbreaker · 06/05/2010 11:16

My NHS scan is booked for 11 + 5 so is likely I'd get a private scan any sooner? I know I should prob just wait now, but have got to the point where i am really scared about going for it!

heidipi · 06/05/2010 13:20

My private scan is Monday, when I'll be 10 + 3. I phoned on Tues and got the impression that if the consultant hadn't been on holiday this week I could have had it sooner. I think if you're paying they'll do it as soon as there's something to see.

I actually feel more relaxed about it now I know I don't have to wait much longer - plus I've now talked to more women who had similarly few symptoms to me. Either way I'll know more on Monday - will let you know how I get on.

crazykat · 07/05/2010 13:48

I didn't have any symptoms (apart from a bump and a bit tired at the end) with my first pregnancy and my DD is fine.

This time I feel like hell and then some! Touch wood though MS seems to be subsiding - I'm 9 weeks tomorrow BTW.

Biscuitbreaker · 07/05/2010 14:32

Thanks guys for trying to put my mind at ease! x

HappyGirl1 · 07/05/2010 16:44

Hi Ladies just wondering how you are going about getting your private scans?

boudchou · 07/05/2010 17:59

I will be a mummy (again!) in December too! Congratulations to you all. December babies are the best EVER!! (you might have guessed my first - and only child so far) was born in December 2008.

Can't wait for the scan, everything is a little unreal until then and keeping it quiet is not my forte, especially with the bump that is already wanting to tell the world!

Have a lovely pregnancies mummies-to-be
x

MamaBubs · 07/05/2010 21:54

Found out last week that am expecting my first! Totally shocked as it was thought I'd never be able to conceive and i'm 43! Very scared. Initially my due date was given as 18th Dec, but I could be 12 weeks and not 8, so I might be in the wrong thread - sorry. I have a date scan on the 19th May so will find out for sure then.

Am pretty scared beacuse of my age and the risks, feel elated, scared, miserable, shocked, overwhelmed - OMG!!!!

Congratulations to each and every one of you - hopefully we can all share our experiences together.

LeilaLacrosse · 08/05/2010 15:44

Yippie!!! Yes, just found out, EDD 14 December!

First ever baby and I am FREAKING OUT! I have only known that I am pregnant for about a week and almost instantly to the strip turning blue I came down with a tummy virus, so I have been in bed for the last 2 days.

But I feel no better today. The worst part is that all my symptoms (fatigue, nausia, dizziness) are PREGNANCY sysmptoms - so I am not really sure if I am ill or just pregnant? Or it could be listeria - but no temperature. I called my GP and he thinks it is a virus (and most likely thinks I am crazy!).

I've not been able to get out of bed for more than 20 minutes the last couple of days, so if this is all pregnancy related I am in for a long ride.

Yeah to all the new December babies!!! And congratulations to you all!!

~ Leila

wilkinem · 09/05/2010 19:26

My 1st baby is due on 18th December after 2.5 yrs of TTC. Scan a week ago at 6+6 and was amazed to see the little heart beating. Planning another scan at 10 weeks as very nervous about things going wrong.
Good luck to you all.

DuelingFanjo · 10/05/2010 08:34

Hi there. I am due on 15th Dec after IVF and 2 and a half years of trying

Just wanted to say I have had no sickness or tiredness either and have seen a heartbeat on an early scan at 7 weeks. Hope that is reassuring for those who hve not had symptoms.

heidipi · 10/05/2010 09:56

Hi HappyGirl1 - I rang up the people who do the NHS scans, but they didn't refer me or anything, just told me the name of the private hospital and I phoned myself and made an appointment.

CTJ82 · 10/05/2010 16:46

Ha, I'm in the club too...for the very first time!

My expected due date is 26th December (AKA Boxing Day)!! :S

Good luck to all xxx

heidipi · 11/05/2010 10:27

Hi again HappyGirl1 and all - an update on my early private scan yesterday. Happily everything looks just as it should at this stage (10 weeks), so the total lack of nausea, tiredness or any other symptoms was nothing to worry about after all. Phew!

I need to tell more people at work this week, then we're going on hol so I'm really glad I had it done, feel much more relaxed now. Whole appointment lasted less than 10 mins but was the best £100 I've ever spent! NHS scan is end of May and will include NT and blood tests.

I'm a 40 year old first timer so can't help fretting a bit, but I've resolved to be optimistic from now on. So much so that I'm off to put my stats on a list somewhere.

Woo! Hope everyone's doing well x

Sophrosyne1 · 11/05/2010 11:15

Hi All,
Can I join in? Due on the 24th of December.

On a slightly different topic, was wondering if anyone could offer me some advice. I'm off work today, I have had horrible nausea for days and am finding work really difficult. I work part-time in an inner city primary school and teach PPA lessons across Years 3 and 4, behaviour is on a horrendous downward spiral and there seem to be more and more violent incidents. I usually feel strong enough to deal with these but with my hormones all over the place I don't feel up to it. I also feel very vulnerable, I have miscarried in the past and don't want to end up in a situation I can't handle. Last week I had to restrain a Year 4 girl who was trying to knock seven bells out of some of her class mates, I waded in before thinking about whether it was safe for me, in fact, I forgot I was pregnant until I was able to hand this girl over to someone else! No one at school knows that I'm pregnant and I'm wondering if I ought to let them know (I've told them I have a migraine today).

It's still really early days, but I have a scan on Friday because I had quite a lot of pain 2 weeks ago and it was all located on one side. A scan then showed that everything was in the right place but it was too soon to see anything other than the sac and yolk sac, they booked me a follow up scan to check that the baby is developing.

I feel anxious about the appointment because when I miscarried there was no bleeding, it was detected through a scan. As Friday gets closer I'm feeling more and more worried so, as you can imagine, combined with my school situation and morning sickness I'm not really up to the job right now. I guess what I'm asking is if I should just come clean and explain that this is why I'm not in. I don't envisage that I will feel any better until the scan (although that would only mean missing one more day of work as I don't work on Thursdays or Fridays anyway). I know I'm being a bit of a wimp but I just feel awful.

My partner thinks I'm being silly but he's not a teacher and I was with someone else when I miscarried. My partner and I have a lovely 21 month old and even though I had a lot of problems with bleeds during my pregnancy with her, the fact that ultimately everything worked out means that my partner only has experience of everything working out... I know what it feels like when it doesn't...
Sorry to be waffling, just blame the hormones (I guess that's a good sign!).
Thanks in advance for any help.

Soph x

crazykat · 11/05/2010 15:53

Soph could you tell your boss but ask them to keep it quiet until you're ready to tell everyone? If you don't want to go into all the details you could say you still have the migraine tomorrow and tell them on monday once you've had the scan.

I had a MC at six weeks a few years ago, I only knew I was pregnant for two days before I lost it. Have you tried talking to your partner about how you feel? I was with DH but didn't get to tell him until after the MC as he was away working so he didn't understand how hard it was for me. He thought I was over-reacting when I worried about every little twinge when I was pregnant with our DD. So I cried my eyes out explained to him how bad I felt and he (sort of) got where I was coming from.

WalkTheDog · 11/05/2010 19:05

Hey guys, come over to the dec thread on the antenatal club bit - link further up this page - so we can all be together x

Biscuitbreaker · 11/05/2010 19:21

Soph I can totally understand how you feel. Maybe call in sick tomorrow and leave it till your scan. I know the environment you're in is pressured and am worried that you aren't doing yourself any favours by going in. If you need to set cover work, maybe you could do that tonight and email it in.

My maths is crap but am assuming you're around 6 weeks? Assuming your scan goes well I would perhaps tell someone, (perhaps your head? and your TA if you have one) asking them to keep it quiet, but so that they can support you a bit better.
xx