October 2017 Babies Club

Blueberry22

Hi... hope to have a thread with some other great ladies expecting in October 2017! Just got my bfp in the last few days... due the 8th October... baba no. 2. SO excited!!!!

HazelBee

Hurray! Someone started a thread! Due on the 7th with number 2 also 😀

Blueberry22

There must be more than just the two of us Hazelbee! What age is your 1st?

inatissy

Hello, so excited to be joining this thread, due the 10th, and it's out first!

auntieo

Hiya. Another October mommy to be here!! Did test today. Due on 7th too. Myself and hubby literally just decided on New Year's Eve to try for our second. Can't believe it's happened so soon! So excited. No symptoms yet really. Just an insatiable appetite!!

HazelBee

Blueberry22 wrote: »

There must be more than just the two of us Hazelbee! What age is your 1st?

Mine has just gone 2. How about yours?

HazelBee

I'm all bloated and getting tired in the afternoons. Exercising in the morning in helping though. The nausea hit about 6 weeks last time.....

auntieo

Dreading the nausea and exhaustion of the first trimester. Have a 19 month old to deal with too this time around so that should be fun!

Blueberry22

We have a 19 month old too.... sickness kicked in at around 6 weeks last time too... but I got away very lightly so fingers crossed I'm as lucky this time....

Blueberry22

Excited to see more mamas/dadas to be joining here... 😊

Blueberry22

How are you ladies feeling? I'm just hitting 5 weeks and ealing pretty good.... I'm surprised... waiting for the tiredness to hit like a sledge hammer.... was very emotional yday - hard when I work all day and all I wanted to do was cry!!!lol. The next few weeks will tell a lot for how the next few months are going to play out I think....

Lilypadd

Delighted to be joining this group. Just got a BFP this morning, due around the 15th, delighted and nervous in equal measure. No 2 for us. Feel pretty normal so far, hoping that will last as long as possible!! How are the rest of you feeling? Any symptoms yet?

helenmc13

Hi lady's excited to be joining this thread, due the 4th Oct, this is my second child, feeling nauseous and sick today very early on compared to my last pregnany.

inatissy

I was getting loads of cramps and sore breasts, all calming down now, but now I think I'm after getting pleurisy after a long cough. The pain is killing me and just keeping a water bottle on it in the evening. Ugh just jinxed. Going to doc on Wed but feeling it'll be a suck it up recommendation.

Lilypadd

Congratulations Helenmc13, how old is your first? That's sounds painful inatissy! Poor you. It doesn't help that you can't take anything for it. I haven't had too much in the way of symptoms yet thank god. Had a bit of everything in my last pregnancy so I'm waiting for some to start showing up any day now😳

auntieo

I'm 5 weeks since Saturday. No major symptoms yet. I was further along when I found out I was pregnant with my first and the nausea had already kicked in that stage! It feels so weird knowing I'm pregnant and not feeling any different. I'm so excited and can't wait to tell people but am gonna try and wait till the 12 weeks at least.

HazelBee

I'm 5+5 today and the nausea kicked in 3 days ago. Didn't even make it to six weeks this time!

Lilypadd

Oh no that's very early hazelbee. Were you bad the last time? It's horrendous. I have got it yet but I remember it well from my last pregnancy, the smell of anything would set me off!

inatissy

I'm the same nausea each morning, I'm hoping that if it kicks in early doesn't necessarily mean it's going to get worse. Will see soon enough I guess.

Do people generally tell close family before the 12 weeks? Still deciding whether to tell my mum; if I tell her I know she will tell everyone else, if I wait till the scan I know she'll be annoyed that I didn't tell her sooner. I think either way I just can't win.

Horseygirl1983

I'm due the 2nd of October with our first. Had alot of soreness cramping and tiredness in January but it's easing now. It's very strange as I don't "feel" pregnant so much in the last week and of course this is concerning. I find it very overwhelming and anxious. Whilst im happy to be starting a family with a great guy i don't feel remotely ready for this change. We got pregnant within 1 month of me coming off the pill and i was really shocked it happened so quickly. husband works away from home alot and I have no family near me. I don't know how I'll cope....but I'm sure I will. Having spent 34 years galavanting around without a care I suddenly find my life flashing before me and j feel v selfish. Hubby is delighted! Any thoughts ? I've never posted in boards before!

Blueberry22

Few days of nausea on and off here over the last few days - a little earlier than last time too... hopefully it doesn't come to much.

Regards telling me - my mother in law guessed during the week... she lives next door and minds my little one and she put 2 and 2 together... well prob tell my parents this weekend... everyone else will have to wait til after first scan - mid/late March....

Have you all gone to your gp?

helenmc13

Apologies for not replying sooner I'm new to boards She is just gone 3 years old so full of beans, it's very different second time round. Knowing what's ahead but excited 😊

Extraplus

I think I might be in this gang too! 😱

My cycle is usually about 24 days, yesterday was day 28 so I tested with a first response test and it came back positive! I've done 3 tests since then and they've all been negative though, so I don't know what to think.

I've been reading that false positives are very rare, and I should just wait a few days to test again, but it's driving me mad!

Lilypadd

If it's any consolation extraplus I had 2 negatives aswell and then got a BFP a few days later. It's so hard waiting to find out but the fact that you got a positive is a really good sign. Congratulations horseygirl, it's totally normal to be anxious, especially at this stage as there are some crazy hormonal changes going on, I'm like a bag of cats most of the time these days! My hubby works in another country Monday to Friday and I don't have family near me and I have a little toddler and it's very doable, we have our own little routine and I make sure to get plenty of me time to recharge when my hubby is home at the weekend. Try not to get too overwhelmed, you'll be amazed how naturally the whole thing will come to you and you will actually enjoy it

nosietoes

I'm due Oct 16th - found out on Thursday night. It's my second pregnancy. I had a miscarriage at 7 weeks last September so I'm nervous but happy though definitely not ready! My hubby has been dealing with a bulging disc in his back for the last 2 months so we only had a single occasion last month in which I could have gotten pregnant... and we did! Still a bit shocked about that given I'm 35.

I've told a couple of friends, so that I could talk to them about it if I had enough miscarriage but I'm waiting till after 8 weeks anyway before telling families this time (unless my sister randomly reads this) just so they don't get too excited.

I've been feeling a bit tired, and tummy is gurgly and a bit crampy. I think I might be getting hit with cravings already at 4 weeks 5 days - keep needing to eat spicy foods!

cabogirl

Horseygirl- I could have written your post, aside from the fact that my initial due date is the same as yours. I got pregnant very quickly and feel cheated even though we planned we would have a baby this year. I don't feel ready to give up my lovely independence yet...I love my job and my social life and my travels. I'm hoping this will pass, at the moment I'm treating it all very technically until we have an early scan at least. I'm disappointed in myself for feeling this way especially when everyone else is so excited here! But everyone's experience is unique I suppose!

Extraplus

Lilypadd wrote: »

If it's any consolation extraplus I had 2 negatives aswell and then got a BFP a few days later. It's so hard waiting to find out but the fact that you got a positive is a really good sign

Thanks Lilypadd. I got another positive this morning, so I guess it is real!

cabogirl wrote: »

Horseygirl- I could have written your post, aside from the fact that my initial due date is the same as yours. I got pregnant very quickly and feel cheated even though we planned we would have a baby this year. I don't feel ready to give up my lovely independence yet...I love my job and my social life and my travels. I'm hoping this will pass, at the moment I'm treating it all very technically until we have an early scan at least. I'm disappointed in myself for feeling this way especially when everyone else is so excited here! But everyone's experience is unique I suppose!

Don't be feeling disappointed in yourself cabogirl, I think they are all very normal feelings, it is such a big change. I'm certainly feeling something similar! I didn't think I could get pregnant at all, so I just can't get my head around it. We have a big holiday booked in April, including visiting lots of vineyards, and I can't help thinking about how I won't be able to enjoy it! I've also just started a new job, so I'm dreading telling them.

Horseygirl1983

cabogirl wrote: »

Horseygirl- I could have written your post, aside from the fact that my initial due date is the same as yours. I got pregnant very quickly and feel cheated even though we planned we would have a baby this year. I don't feel ready to give up my lovely independence yet...I love my job and my social life and my travels. I'm hoping this will pass, at the moment I'm treating it all very technically until we have an early scan at least. I'm disappointed in myself for feeling this way especially when everyone else is so excited here! But everyone's experience is unique I suppose!

Thanks for your comments. Everyones experience is unique. I've never "longed" for a baby, like you I've been busy working and travelling and having fun. Having a baby is a total hand brake....but hopefully a new challenge and adventure of its own. I think my hormones are settling because now I can say "I'm pregnant" without bursting into tears. ...which is helpful in general! Like you I'm trying to keep somewhat removed from the reality of this situation until scan confirms it's actually happening.

eldamo

My wife officially knows her body too well. Due date 21st October.

It is going to be a long wait until we tell many people in the real world.

Can't wait. Baba number two. Their big brother will be 2 and a half by then.

Exciting times, best of luck to all of you.

Mimi21

Tentatively joining in on this thread. Very early days but it's looking like a late October baby - I think! I'm a little all over the place as its very very unexpected and a massive surprise to say the least. All going well it will be number three - have a three year old and a seven month old and am feeling extremely overwhelmed and wondering how on earth im going to cope.

helenmc13

Hi lady's anyone have extreme fatigue, I'm 6 weeks gone and I feel like tired all day and falling asleep at like 9 o clock no energy, I can't remember this with my first maybe it's extra been busy with a 3 year old too exhausted.

HazelBee

helenmc13 wrote: »

Hi lady's anyone have extreme fatigue, I'm 6 weeks gone and I feel like tired all day and falling asleep at like 9 o clock no energy, I can't remember this with my first maybe it's extra been busy with a 3 year old too exhausted.

I definitely had this for about a week but now the constant nausea has taken over 😫

Blueberry22

Delighted to see the number grow in here ☺ congrats to you all...

The tiredness is a killer. Myself and hubby were away last weekend (in Ireland - hotel break) I.literally spent most of the weekend in bed.... (partly just because I could!) But I'm SO shattered.... although it's funny - I work full time and was only thinking today I'm surprised that I'm not feeling even more shattered these days after work.... although I am going to bed early! (But randomly wake for hours at night hence the 1 am post!)

Mimi21

The nausea and tiredness have hit here so I'm guessing I'm about the six/seven-week mark which brings my estimated due date forward to early October. Spent most of last night in the bathroom getting sick . Very tired today and a full day of work ahead of me. Has anyone else been to gp or gotten things started. I must go and get organised.

eldamo

My Wife had her first bit of morning sickness this morning.
Threw up after discussing porridge with colleagues.
She is delighted.
She was very sick last time around and everyone told her that it was a sign of a healthy baby, so it is what she has come to expect (and hope for).

She is an odd one .

On a side note we both applied for these today.
Not much but a nice gesture.
https://maternityandinfant.ie/lidlbabybox/

Blueberry22

Oh interesting eldamo... wonder what's in it.....

I registered with GP last week. Got my 12 appt for the 22nd March - my bday! ☺

Hope you are all keeping well...

eldamo

Blueberry22 wrote: »

Oh interesting eldamo... wonder what's in it.....

I registered with GP last week. Got my 12 appt for the 22nd March - my bday! ☺

Hope you are all keeping well...

havn't picked mine up yet, but reading reports form others,
a pack of nappies (looks full size)
a pack of baby wipes
a deodorant
toothpaste
a chapstick (i think, they said labello?)
a pack of kitchen wipes
a tube of hand cream

sure something for nothing, handy to have in the house.

Blueberry22

Not too shabby.... you both register so ye are getting 2? I got the EU mom bag the last time - wonder is that still going....? This sounds like a direct copy of that... Happy days...

Lilypadd

Thanks for the link eldamo that looks great, I just registered, love an oul freebie. Sorry to hear the tiredness and nausea starting to kick in for some. I'm getting away lightly so far but will only be 6 weeks at the weekend so it's still early days. I have an appointment with the gp tomorrow, looking forward to getting the ball rolling.

auntieo

Nearly 7 weeks here. I'm feeling awful the past week or so. Tiredness and desperate nausea. I'd have a fairly healthy diet normally but I'm just craving carbs and crap food. I'm finding it really hard to actually prepare a dinner. Food smells etc turn my stomach. We've eaten more takeaways in the past ten days than in the past 6 months!! I'll have to cop on or I'll be the size of a house come October!

Blueberry22

Sorry to hear your feeling rough auntieo... we've also upped our takeaways! It's the tiredness that's killing me.... the nausea is mild - I can cope with that but feeling like I've been hit by a bus is really getting old now... roll on trimester 2!

Blueberry22

Turns out my Lidl aren't doing the baby boxes anymore... hope the rest of you got them!

What hospitals are you all attending? I'm going to our Lady of lourdes in drogheda - 5 mins from work so....

Lilypadd

That'll be handy for appointments being so close to work Blueberry. I'm attending Holles st, I had my last there also and had a good experience so happy to go back.

auntieo

We're all gone v quiet here. I'm guessing like me a few of ye are struck down with the dreaded nausea and exhaustion. Although I must say I've been feeling a bit more normal the past couple of days. I'm 8 weeks tomorrow. Looking forward to my first scan in the hospital. Haven't got my booking appointment yet but assume it'll be around the 12 week mark.

HazelBee

8 weeks today. The nausea has been something awful for the past two weeks. I've actually started getting sick now as well, but at least I get a little relief for a while. Dreading work on Monday morning. Hope everyone else is coping ok.

helenmc13

8 weeks Same as that nausea terrible not to much vomiting last few days tho. I got the flu jab on Tuesday and I have a head cold since Thursday but I do suffer from Sinus so not sure which one it is and can't take anything for it. Like that back to work Monday after being off sick for a week.

inatissy

Nausea really comes in waves, constant eating required! I haven't been sick yet, I'm just hoping it doesn't get worse as it's just manageable at the moment.
2 weddings back to back next month, perfect timing.

I don't have my scan until 3rd of April, ages away, I don't know if I can wait that long!

Blueberry22

We're totally impatient so going for a private scan on Saturday ☺ can't wait to see bubs... 12 week scan on 22nd March.... seems like FOREVER away!

I've been lucky with the nausea and sickness and even the tiredness.... the tiredness was a killer around 5 weeks but seems to have eased a little.... although I have pretty much locked myself away in my office all day today cos I just needed some quite time...lol.

Hope the nausea and sickness passes quickly for you ladies who are suffering - role on trimester 2 for an energy boost!!!!

eldamo

I was perfectly fine with waiting until the 12 week scan to tell people. Now my wife has decided we should tell the grandparents at 8 weeks. Now I just want to shout it from the top of a mountain. The next two weeks are gonna be long....

Blueberry22

We're useless at keeping it quite.... we had said we'd wait til 12 weeks too but then a few ppl guessed and feck it..... it's a great feeling telling ppl though.... I had a t shirt for my little one that said "I'm going to be a big sister" - worked a treat....

eldamo

Blueberry22 wrote: »

We're useless at keeping it quite.... we had said we'd wait til 12 weeks too but then a few ppl guessed and feck it..... it's a great feeling telling ppl though.... I had a t shirt for my little one that said "I'm going to be a big sister" - worked a treat....

We had to tell her parents early the last time because she was booked into a spa weekend with her mother and it was easier to tell her than make excuses for avoiding half of the stuff there.
So we told my parents too in the interest of fairness.

She is sick as a dog already, so it is getting tougher to hide that now, I think she is going to tell a work colleague today.

She can't hide the blue slush puppies any longer, not a euphemism, her only source of hydration last time around...