Due Sept 2020

fatboy69 wrote:

Would you get the full day off work for your appointments? I Know work should allow you to attend but didnt think youd get the full day. I made a booboo and never sent my referral letter, I presumed the doctor surgery would do it. Im 11 weeks now and my referral was only sent on Monday. Hopefully wont be waiting too long

I'm a primary teacher in a special school and it's a certified day so the school can pay a substitute. Last pregnancy I had a different principal and used to come in after appointments but it was really stressful waiting so long in the hospital and I'd rush straight in but I never made it in before 11, it was so unfair on the kids and SNAs to not have cover so it's much better to have the full day and I got caught up on loads of paperwork so win-win!

Very sorry for your loss Ifen. Take care of yourselves x

lfen wrote: »

Hi All, we got the news we all dread to hear on Monday Very difficult as this would have been our first baby so we don’t have that reassurance of knowing we carried a healthy baby before.

Anyway, don’t want to make this a negative thread as it’s very much positive for all you still expecting. I’ll jump into a mmc thread and feel sorry for myself there!

The very best of luck to you all x

I also lost our first baby in 2016 Ifen, it's more common than you'd think but I'm currently sitting here juggling an almost three year old and a 5 month old. Both very healthy, straightforward boring pregnancies so take heart. I think the best advice I got was to figure out whether the best route for my grief was to work at conceiving again immediately or take time out to heal independently. That's very individual thing.

Congrats to you all, I still can't believe I have a 5 month old rolling round the floor having found out about my September 19 baby on new year's Day.

I'm very sorry to hear that Ifen. Mind yourself. X

Hazelnut Button I'm week 10 and most of the symptoms are gone as well I was just thinking the same as you. I find this time 10 weeks onwards until the scan to be the most difficult as your mind goes into overdrive. My scan is scheduled for the 12th which feels like ages away and is my LL's second birthday so I really hope it goes well.

I'm between 9/10 weeks, symptoms very settled too except for still a but nauseous in the evenings but just trying not to overeat. We've told almost everyone at this stage, just some extended family to tell. Dating scan seems like a long time away but just trying to focus on the early scan which went well.

All good here too except I do still have plenty of nausea, tiredness and sore boobs but I'm 12 weeks on Saturday and scan on Monday so happy to get to this stage finally.

Redmond26 wrote: »

Are anyone else's emotions just all over the place?

Mine definitely are. This was a planned baby and our third and I still go through daily flips between being so excited, being upset at losing the independence I now have, fear of managing three. It does settle after a while and you have a few months to come up with a plan to keep your savings on track!

Pregnancy is a very emotional time, it's totally normal to have fears and feel up and down about it. I constantly worry about managing a newborn, a 2 year old and a 6 year old!

Hi everyone. Tentatively joining in here. Currently around 9 weeks on number 4. We Have 6, 3 and 2 year olds at home. Was a massive shock and it’s really taken me a while to get used to the idea. my emotions have ranged from thinking how on earth are we going to cope to imagining where it’s going to sleep!
Had horrible morning sickness for last few weeks for the first time but it seems to be lifting a bit now.

Plum Pud wrote: »

How's everyone doing? I've made it to the 12 week milestone and I'm delighted. Booking appt and dating scan tomorrow feels like it's taken an age to get to this point from finding out but it's also gone fast too.

Symptoms haven't let up yet. Nausea is pretty much 24/7 so I'm really hoping to see an improvement soon.

Oh that's brilliant Plum Pud! I'm just at the week 9 mark and can't wait for week 12, mostly cos I'm hopeful my nausea might lift, although I wasn't so lucky on my last pregnancy and had it the whole time. This feels a little different though in that I thought it was gone earlier in the week and felt great, but then it came back this weekend! So I'm hopeful it might lift like that again. It's really not easy trying to get through the day when you feel so ropey, is it? I tell my husband it's like having a constant hangover!!

My booking appointment is in 2 1/2 weeks in the Coombe and I really can't wait for that. I nearly booked an early scan but I didn't in the end and at this stage I think I'll just wait it out...

Congrats on getting to 12 weeks and best of luck with the scan tomorrow. These first few weeks drag by. I'll be 10weeks tomorrow. And feels like I'll never get to the 11th of March for the 12 week scan.

My symptoms have eased up a lot this week. Boobs arent as tender but just seem very full. Nausea has eased up massively. Just the odd bout here & there. I found my pregnancy multivitamin makes me feel quite nauseous so taking it at night time instead and is helping a bit.

Hospital told me to take iron every other day but I was having horrendous cramping with it so have stopped taking it. I'll try it again in a few weeks.

My biggest issue is over analysing every little twinge & niggle. Consciously trying not to be mental and telling myself that it's normal for symptoms to ease up around now etc.

Hi folks, symptoms still same here. 10 weeks on this Wednesday. Pregnancy nose is in full effect, husband cooked a stew in slow cooker yesterday and I can’t go near it without wanting to be sick everywhere. Fatigue still there. I’m in full hibernation mode as much as the other kids will let me.

I had an early scan last week and saw the little thing, heartbeat flickering away. My hospital scan is early March. Slowly getting there!

The insomnia is killing me here. Waking at 2.30/3 most nights and lying awake for hours. Once I start to settle my baby starts to wake. Two of my four siblings told me I look "wrecked" at the weekend - sound! Anyone else struggling to sleep?

pma555 wrote: »

Hi All,

I am 9 weeks. Hospital scan is in 4 weeks time. Morning sickness is in full swing, 24/7, I am really struggling with it. I haven't vomited but feel sick constantly. I have a 6 and 3 yr old, I actually got sick on them so this is different. I am also hibernating as soon as my husband is home. I have to say finding this pregnancy difficult. I got the anti sickness bands for my wrists and they really take the edge off the sickness, Id recommend them. I wouldn't be able to come to work otherwise. Are there any post primary teachers on here? I am just wondering about leave entitlements for hospital appointments.

Good luck to all

Not expecting myself, have my 6 month old snoozing on me here, but am a primary teacher and you are entitled to leave for all appointments.