Due October 2014.

Nikki2510 wrote: »

ah penny am gald you've noticed that too, i was sort of looking wondering what is going on as if anything i am eating better now so was thinking it was odd!!

you poor mite with the nausea, i'm the same as in its bad on bus in and out to work and about 11.00am and 7-8pm , i could nearly set my clock by it! still it's not so bad as it come in waves and goes again as quick.

yeah i had lopads of cramps and pressure in my tummy but that also comes and goes - the whole thing it mental!

another thing ive noticed is my skin is getting very bad - dry and little breakouts! i thought i was supoosed to glow!![/QUOTE]

Yes!!! I'm feeling cheated on that front.
I have always had really good skin - when I was a teenage if I got a single spot I thought it was bad, I was really lucky.
Now I have acne on my upper back (at least its there rather than all over my face I suppose) and more break outs on my face than I've ever had. Then other spots of my face are really dry. Its odd.
One other thing I've noticed is how quickly my hair gets greasy.

I'm 7+6 today and have been feeling a bit rough over the last little while. I'm not getting morning sickness but certainly am feeling quite nauseated for a lot of the day - late morning to early evening.
I am also sleeping badly i.e. I seem to wake a 4:00am-5:30am every morning and getting back to sleep is not happening for me. Then I'm exhausted at work and doing SFA. Also finding it difficult to eat during the day. At least I'm getting a good breakfast (porridge with nuts and seeds and some fruit) and then dinner in without hassle so thats something.

Since I found out I'm pregnant I've weighed myself every Monday morning first thing. This was something I did anyway - not as an extreme thing but it was always a great way to see the pounds sneak up and know that you had to pull back with the treats and go for a little walk or two.
Anyway my point with this is that I've put on no weight at all. Not that I'm complaining, I'm in no way ready to tell work or even have people gossiping about me in that way!. Should I have put any on by now? How has that been for the rest of you?
I've been continuing to exercise and eat normally (which was always quite healthy anyway) so maybe the fact that I'm down a meal during the day due to feeling nauseated has kept the pounds off?

seosamh1980 wrote: »

Penny it's very early, the baby is absolutely tiny, it's completely normal not to have put on weight yet. My friend is due any day now and didn't put on any weight until she was 16 weeks and then it was only a few pounds, she didn't even look pregnant until she was about 28-30 weeks. She's 40 weeks now and has put on about one and a half stone, mostly bump and boobs.

Thanks:) Its odd to be wondering if you should be weighing more isn't it:rolleyes: Usually its all about keeping the weight down or at a nice level.
I'm fine with not putting any or much on at all during the pregnancy - its just that you start to wonder about the strangest things I find.

seosamh1980 wrote: »

Well if it helps even more I was 7lbs when I was born and my mum put on under a stone altogether, so she only put on about 6-7lbs of weight from fluid, extra fat, boobs, etc. She didn't have any bump at all, even at 9 months. So there isn't any "normal", each pregnancy is different.

I'd be perfectly happy to stay on the small side- just so long as everything is ok. I suppose if I'm eating well (and I think two good meals a day is good) then the baby will get all the nutrients it needs regardless of whether I get a big,medium or small sized bump.

On a different note- when do you all intend to tell where you work? I'm in the midst of changing jobs (within the same organisation) and do not want them to know until all of the paper work is signed and sealed. That should take place in the next week or so though so I'm happy enough with that.
My first appointment with the Coombe is April 1st and I'll have my scan then too. I'll tell my family the following week (if I can wait that long) as we'll all be together for a family celebration but feel odd about telling work. People gossip so much and I can really do without the "do you know what you need to/ should do" conversations and the "are you really going to eat that??" looks.
I'm away on holidays at the start of June and I'll be almost 25 weeks when I come back. Would it be dreadful to leave it that long if I could hide it?

I'm 8+6 today. I've been doing fine really I think but the previous 2 weeks were difficult enough - I was exhausted almost all of the time, waking very early in the morning in spite of this and then feeling nauseated for a fairly big chunk of the day. Its still going on but I'm ticking along.
I had a lovely weekend with my lovely husband and am really enjoying how much he loves being an expectant Dad and he is being very kind and thoughtful to me given me continuous refrain of "I'm soooo tired".
I'm actually boring myself at this stage when I say it.

In terms of symptoms, I've lost 5kg since getting pregnant - eating little during the day other than breakfast and making the best I can of dinner seems to be the reason for that. No sign of a baby bump yet for me but late in the evening, especially after I've eaten I do feel quite bloated or a lot of pressure on my lower stomach area and have to change out of my proper clothes into my trackkie bottoms for comfort.
Boobs are still growing:eek: They're shocking me now and they are quite sensitive too.

Given how desperately sick some women feel I can't really complain.

I'm 9+7 and while I'm reluctant to moan (too much) I am coming to understand that pregnancy is hard work.
My nausea has lifted mostly which is good as it was quite bad for a few weeks. I've had a fairly significant outbreak of spots (some are pretty viscious) on my back but if I was to get them anywhere then there is the best place I suppose.
My tiredness is still ever present and over the last little while I've developed what I think is SPD. The pressure on my pubic bone is constantly uncomfortable and occasionally gets so sore it would take your breath away and bring tears to my eyes.
I'm going to get some physio/acupuncture for it this Friday and hopefully it will help.

Other than that though I'm doing fine and it will all be worth it come October. Dying for my scan on April 1st.

Fittle wrote: »

I have that pain on my pubic bone too, but not as severe as you penny....i thought i was imagining it tbh - i had it with my son, but only in the very late stages...its hardly the weight of the baby at this stage, is it???

:eek:If its the weight of the baby then I do not want a full 39/41 week gestation period.
It is unusual that it happens at this early stage but not unheard of apparently.
I've lost about 5kg since getting pregnant because I was eating breakfast and a tiny dinner due to feeling so nauseated so its not that I've put on any weight at all. I haven't even got a hint of a bump yet.
The severe pain only hit twice, once about 3 weeks ago and the last time on Sunday when I was taking a nap. Sunday was horrible, the pain woke me up and I was too scared to try going downstairs because my thighs were really weak and sore with it too. I took two painkillers (sorry baby but it just had to be done!) and it abated to a large degree. I could feel the area being sensitive enough ever since though.
If it stays as it is now then I'll be grand but if the episode on Sunday becomes a regular thing then I'm going to have to get something sorted.

Still wouldn't swap things for the world though.

I'm week 12 (11+2) today. The worst of my nausea seems to have passed but makes an appearance every so often. Still feeling shattered almost all of the time. I'm a bit fed up with that I have to admit. Still haven't put on any weight at all and only show in the evening after I've eaten food as my stomach gets quite bloated now after I eat.
Have my first appointment and scan in the Coombe on April 1st and I'm dying for it.
Still haven't told anyone about the pregnancy so it's just me and my husband know.

Fittle wrote: »

Had scan and all is well😊 am 10 plus 2...getting nuchal fold test in two weeks, hoping nothing shows and i can actually relax and enjoy being pregnant!

I have my scan on April 1st and I'll be 12 + 6 then so I think the nuchal test will be done then too in addition to the dating aspect of the scan.
I'm dying for the scan as I've managed to hold off getting an early one somehow so have yet to see or hear the little one.
However, also anxious to see what comes of the scan and just want to know that everything is ok. Also don't know what end of me will be up if there is bad news.