Due December 2013

Hi all.. Congratulations to you all too. It is great news. I am 4 weeks pregnant and due on 31st December. This is our 2nd pregnancy. Unfortunately I fell pregnant last year and mc at 9 weeks. So we are excited about this, but also very nervous! I have requested an early scan which I have on 11th may...

I too have very sore breasts and I'm very tired in the evenings.. I'm not complaining... I'm so glad this thread is here, as we cannot talk to anyone about it... We all have something in common..

I started taking pregnacare for pregnancy over a week ago. My doctor has said there is sufficient folic acid in this.

Looking forward to being part of this thread and hearing all your experiences.

Thanks excited.

Well my doctor just did a pregnancy test, to confirm I was pregnant. She also took bloods and sent them off.. From what I recall the 1st time round, I didn't get my bp checked either.. I have to say my doctor is very good, so it's probably not necessary...

Also another symptom I have which I forgot to mention, is I have a touch of constipation... But this might be from pregnacare! So I take prune juice twice daily...


Kiwi; congrats on your 2nd... It great to have them close together when you can!

afternoon tea wrote: »

Hello everyone Congratulations to all on here - I've been following this thread for the past couple of weeks since I found out - I am 6 weeks tomorrow, so I am due 18th December with my 1st! Is the most exciting thing ever but am also filled with nerves / caution at the same time! At the moment I've told my mum, dad and sister but no friends or anyone - 12 wks seems such a long time away!

Anyway, just wanted to say Hello to everyone!!

Hi Afternoon tea

Congratulations and welcome!!

I know its such an exciting time, and your right 12 weeks does seem so far away! Im just 7 weeks now and we still havent told anyone (except one workmate who guessed) its killing me not telling my parents and sisters but im too nervous to tell anyone yet, i cant wait to get to the 12 week mark!!

Have a 10 week scan booked and i just cant wait for it, will feel so much better when i see a little heartbeat!!

Excited! wrote: »

Hi Fairie,

How did your scan go? was you due date adjusted?:)

Hi Excited

Sorry only replying to you now. Scan went great baba is due 10th December how are you feeling? My lovely ms is still here and the tiredness has really kicked in (dd is teething which isn't helping with the sleeping) but other than that all good!:)

afternoon tea wrote: »

Thanks for the welcome! It's so nice to have someone to talk to about it!!
I figured though if anything did happen then I'd tell my mum and sister anyway so it did no harm, I don't think I could manage to tell NO-ONE until 12 weeks, I think I'd burst! Time just seems to go so slow doesn't it? I had booked an early date scan for 8 weeks (you can have them from 6 apparently!) but I'm thinking of moving this to week 7 as I just want to know that all is ok. I am probably best being patient and waiting as long as I can though! Wow It'll be amazing seeing a heartbeat - so so special!

Excited - is this your first? Have you been having any symptoms? Have mega sore boobs (I have to hold them when I take my bra off they hurt so much!) and basically feel nauseous all day, I feel like I'm eating like I've a hangover - bread, pasta, crisps, choc - all the things I probably shouldn't be eating!!!!

Hi Afternoon tea,

Yeah this is my first and its just so surreal, Im so excited about it but trying to keep myself in check for another few weeks, Im 7 weeks now and just found out 2 weeks ago and time seems to be going so slow...because i just want to be at 13 or 14 weeks...although illl be happy when i see my little peanut's heartbeat at my scan at week 10.

Yeah i've been haveing symptoms like severe tiredness was the first thing and is still here, Boobs are the very same as yours very tender and then when i take off my bra i get a shock coz its just so sore i have to hols them too! Im eating alot of bland things that ive never had much interest in before like cream crackers, plain bread, i actually had just noodles without any sauce or taste etc today. Im not nauseous everyday or even to a pattern, a couple of days ive been nauseous first thing when i wake and have to run and brush my teeth or it'll set me off but i havent actually been physically sick yet....have you??? Ive also had this yucky feeling in the bottom of my tummy similar to before i got my period but i read that this can be due to the extra blood flow to the area so that kept me happy about that.

This might sound crazy but i like having symptoms because it reminds me that its real, because i still quite cant believe its happened. I just cant wait to have my little baby in my arms!! I have no patience!

I can understand you wanting to move the scan forward to know everything is ok, i just made mine for week 10 coz the doctor told me to wait til then, i didnt realise you could have it done as early as 6.

Yes just think its so good to be able to talk to othwe women here, im trying to convince my hubby to chat to other dads to be in the fathers thread but it doesnt seem to be as active as this but i think its good for them also to be able to share

Congrats afternoon tea... Welcome to the thread...

I agree with excited, the waiting for the scan is cruel and + you can't talk to anyone about it until then really.. There is a reason for this of course.. I'm now having to make the most random excuses for not going to things...will be hard now again with long weekend coming up, as we'd always go out on the bank holiday Sunday night....I have so many plans now if I'm asked to something - when I have no plans at all!!!... 1st trimester is probably the worst in that sense as it's so early and there a lot of unanswered questions and worrys...I'll be so glad too when I'll see a heart beat on our scan please god.

Anyway was off work today and had a nice relaxing day... Hope you all had a good day too...

Hi Guys,

Just to say hello, Sorry havn't been on in a while, all good so far..

thanks for advice/replies to my question - I'll post properly later in week,

Welcome newbies and congratulations..


Cynthia

Excited! wrote: »

Thats fantastic Fairie! I bet it was just great seeing your little one on the screen. Im feeling ok thanks other than being really tiread and nauseous from time to time. Are you actually being sick or just feeling sick?? Hope your little girl gets some relief with her teething soon

It was great to see, now it just needs to sink in that baby number two is on the way! The tiredness is horrible but your energy does come back by about week 12 or 13, in the meantime sleep when you can and relax it's well deserved!
Yep unfortunately I'm actually being sick hopefully it will ease up soon, my sister was the same on her second by week 11 it was gone I hope I'm the same! Dd is a little happier today with this teething she might sleep a bit better tonight:)

Hi Everyone & welcome new posters!

I've been having a fairly crap few days with sickness. Have to try and eat on the hour every hour or i'll be sick. I work in a small office so will prob have to tell my manager next week cuz i don't think i'll be able to hide it for much longer. I'd love to wait till i'm over 12 weeks. I've noticed i've quite a bump aswell, anyone else noticed this?

Excited! wrote: »

Hi Afternoon tea,

Yeah this is my first and its just so surreal, Im so excited about it but trying to keep myself in check for another few weeks, Im 7 weeks now and just found out 2 weeks ago and time seems to be going so slow...because i just want to be at 13 or 14 weeks...although illl be happy when i see my little peanut's heartbeat at my scan at week 10.

Yeah i've been haveing symptoms like severe tiredness was the first thing and is still here, Boobs are the very same as yours very tender and then when i take off my bra i get a shock coz its just so sore i have to hols them too! Im eating alot of bland things that ive never had much interest in before like cream crackers, plain bread, i actually had just noodles without any sauce or taste etc today. Im not nauseous everyday or even to a pattern, a couple of days ive been nauseous first thing when i wake and have to run and brush my teeth or it'll set me off but i havent actually been physically sick yet....have you??? Ive also had this yucky feeling in the bottom of my tummy similar to before i got my period but i read that this can be due to the extra blood flow to the area so that kept me happy about that.

This might sound crazy but i like having symptoms because it reminds me that its real, because i still quite cant believe its happened. I just cant wait to have my little baby in my arms!! I have no patience!

I can understand you wanting to move the scan forward to know everything is ok, i just made mine for week 10 coz the doctor told me to wait til then, i didnt realise you could have it done as early as 6.

Yes just think its so good to be able to talk to othwe women here, im trying to convince my hubby to chat to other dads to be in the fathers thread but it doesnt seem to be as active as this but i think its good for them also to be able to share

Hi Excited,

Yeah I hear ya on the tiredness - feel like I'm exhausted all day at the moment, I had a nap as soon as I got in from work last night - funny how baby must be zapping any energy we have! I bought those wrist sea-sickness bands to help for the nausea from Boots yesterday but I don't notice any difference! Hard to wear them in work also - they look like huge sweatbands and am paraoid someone will ask what they are for! Have also had period like cramps but when I mentioned it to the doc she said this was normal and it's due to things stretching and moving down there!

About the scan, the doc said to have it in week 9 'to have good pics' but I'm not really fussed about the photos, I just want to know it's growing ok! I have it booked for next week now - hope it's not too early!

fima wrote: »

Does anyone know if you get a picture on your 12 week scan or is it on a later scan? Also, does anyone intend on finding out the sex? My mother has said she does'nt want to know the sex if I do find out, which has kind of annoyed me. Must be the hormones!

Hi fima,
With dd I only got a picture on my 12 week scan but I would presume this would be the same in all hospitals? If they don't give you one just ask they print a couple for your file anyways
I won't be finding out the sex didn't on dd either really wanted to but was delighted in the end that I didn't and got an even bigger surprise when she was born as I was convinced I was having a boy!!

Thanks Fairie, thats a great help

carlows wrote: »

Hi Everyone & welcome new posters!

I've been having a fairly crap few days with sickness. Have to try and eat on the hour every hour or i'll be sick. I work in a small office so will prob have to tell my manager next week cuz i don't think i'll be able to hide it for much longer. I'd love to wait till i'm over 12 weeks. I've noticed i've quite a bump aswell, anyone else noticed this?

Hi Carlows

It's so hard trying to hide it when you feel so sick isn't it! I was thinking of telling someone in work yesterday as we have to move quite heavy items at this time of year in work and I was having a panic about it! Did you decide to tell your manager? I have noticed a little bump but I'm not sure if it is just bloatedness? Then again my other half has noticed a little something too - maybe it's just psychological! My boobs are getting noticeably bigger though!!


Excited -
A hen sounds like hard work when you are feeling like this. I have just realised I have Beyonce tickets booked for a couple of weeks and am wondering whether to go now - no drinking and standing for hours on end whilst feeling sick doesn't seem that appealing anymore!!! Although I think I will have to tell a friend I'm going with if I do decide to go.

Hi Carlows

Aw bet that was lovely telling your son the news! so lovely! I have told my mum,dad and sister so far and partner has told his brother and that's it! I am thinking of telling couple of friends at the weekend but then I think, I can do another week, and another week, until it gets to 12 but I don't know if I can! How many weeks are you?

closifer wrote: »

Hi ladies. I hope everyone is feeling okay this evening.

I had my early scan today! It was quick enough - it only lasted about 10 minutes but it provided me with a tonne of reassurance so it was worth every penny!

I did have some serious last minute nerves that everything wouldnt be okay or that even after 4 home pregnancy tests, a doctors visit, and a month of severe nausea that I had somehow hallucinated the whole thing!

We saw the heartbeat and kind of a baby - though it just looked like a peanut really We got photos and the heart beat and size of the baby is perfectly normal. Plus our due date is a couple of days earlier than expected. We were given the 5th December as our date. It feels so much more real now and I have started telling close friends as a result.

So happy, excited and relieved!

Congratulations on the scan Closifer!! It must be so exciting to see it and hear the heartbeat! How many weeks are you now if you don't mind me asking?
I can totally understand your nerves-I know I'll b exactly the same,I'm a bit of a worrier. I told my Gramps the news last night and afterwards spent the evening worrying we've told too many people!

afternoon tea wrote: »

Hi Carlows

Aw bet that was lovely telling your son the news! so lovely! I have told my mum,dad and sister so far and partner has told his brother and that's it! I am thinking of telling couple of friends at the weekend but then I think, I can do another week, and another week, until it gets to 12 but I don't know if I can! How many weeks are you?

I'm just about 7 weeks. The weeks are feeling like months!! My due date is 21st December. Anyone else around X-mas week?

carlows wrote: »

I'm just about 7 weeks. The weeks are feeling like months!! My due date is 21st December. Anyone else around X-mas week?

Doc gave 18th Dec but will see what the scan says next week!Lovely little Christmas present for us I know, never have weeks gone soooo slllooowly! Made even harder in fact that we can't tell people either!!!

closifer wrote: »

I'm 9 weeks today! It feels so real now. I cant wait to start buying prams and moses baskets

Oh wow! When do you start buying things like that? I actually don't have a clue of the things we need to buy! I think I'll buy myself a baby book around 12 weeks and start reading up!!!

closifer wrote: »

I have no idea when you should start but I dont think I can hold out much longer! Ive already picked out the pram and its red so it wont matter about the sex.

I did buy a book online called The Pregnancy Bible. I got it second hand on play.com for 4 euro including delivery! Its great actually - a big hard back book full of info. Very useful

Oh I'll keep that in mind when I'm looking at books! We are going to look at prams etc at the weekend just to see how much they are but we have just bought a house this week so it's now dawning on me how much I'm going to have to save!!!!

On another note, can I ask - I had a mega craving for dry roasted peanuts last night and gave in and ate them - have others on here been eating peanuts? I heard we should avoid in case we give baby a nut allergy!
And also what about baths? I love boiling hot baths but read we shouldn't have too hot a bath so I have had two warm baths so far but couldn't relax when I was in there at all out of worry!! what do others think? Are there things that you are avoiding??

closifer wrote: »

Hi ladies. I hope everyone is feeling okay this evening.

I had my early scan today! It was quick enough - it only lasted about 10 minutes but it provided me with a tonne of reassurance so it was worth every penny!

I did have some serious last minute nerves that everything wouldnt be okay or that even after 4 home pregnancy tests, a doctors visit, and a month of severe nausea that I had somehow hallucinated the whole thing!

We saw the heartbeat and kind of a baby - though it just looked like a peanut really We got photos and the heart beat and size of the baby is perfectly normal. Plus our due date is a couple of days earlier than expected. We were given the 5th December as our date. It feels so much more real now and I have started telling close friends as a result.

So happy, excited and relieved!

Closifer, delighted your scan went so well, it's such an amazing thing to see. It really does make it so real and it's so nice to have the scan pictures to look at

Hi everyone I'm new here. Congrats everyone on their pregnancies. I'm 9 weeks along due on the 10th of December and it can't come quick enough!! I had a scan at 7 weeks due to being a diabetic and having a miscarraige last November. It was amazing to see the baby and the heartbeat have another scan now when I will be 12 1/2 weeks can't wait. I have so many symptoms sore breasts and they have gotten so big and from the 6 week mark I've been very sick like throwing up a few times every day it's horrible but can't complain as it means everything's going well with the baby all I'm doing is sleeping which isn't a bad thing either looking forward to following the thread and hearing about how everyone is getting on.

Mil83 wrote: »

Hi everyone I'm new here. Congrats everyone on their pregnancies. I'm 9 weeks along due on the 10th of December and it can't come quick enough!! I had a scan at 7 weeks due to being a diabetic and having a miscarraige last November. It was amazing to see the baby and the heartbeat have another scan now when I will be 12 1/2 weeks can't wait. I have so many symptoms sore breasts and they have gotten so big and from the 6 week mark I've been very sick like throwing up a few times every day it's horrible but can't complain as it means everything's going well with the baby all I'm doing is sleeping which isn't a bad thing either looking forward to following the thread and hearing about how everyone is getting on.

Welcome and congratulations mil83, we are due the same day it's so exciting. I had an early scan too great to see the baby.
I have morning (all day) sickness with this baby it's not nice. It usually goes by week 12 hopefully that is the case for us:)
Sleep whenever you can it use to drive me mad when people said that to me with dd but I wish I listened to them!
Looking forward to chatting to you over the next few months!

Hi all,

Hope everyone is doing well, I havent been on for a few days, been feeling very sick today which was the first very bad day, Im having to eat very regular or im sick alot more, but guess its not a bad thing. im 8 weeks now so hopefully wont be very sick from now on,

Told my parents last night.....timing was perfect because they had guessed and were just about to ask me when i told them! But didnt tell my sisters yet which i feel bad about but we're still very nervous and would rather be at the 12 weeks before telling anyone else, its been so nice to share with my parents though.

Fairie:
Thats amazing that there are going to be 3 new babies in your family this christmas, thats wonderful and will be so nice for them growing up with their cousins so close in age!!

Its very hard to resist buying things but im going to try hold off on that stuff until after 20 weeks, have to wait another 2 weeks for my 10 week early scan, just cant wait and yes i agree time is going so slow!!!