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  • I've found it so hard to keep up this weekend! Hello & congrats to the newbies! :wave:
  • mrsapple_2
    mrsapple_2 Posts: 74 Forumite
    when am i suppose to a medical person? and is that the midwife or doctor?
    thanks
  • searching_me
    searching_me Posts: 18,414 Forumite
    tickle i got size 8 feet ... i feel your pain :rotfl: x
    :)Still searching .....:)
  • mrsapple - Speak to your docs receptionist tomorrow. Different practices have different processes. For my docs I had to provide a sample to prove pregnancy before I could make an appointment with a midwife. Some require you to see the doc before the midwife some will book you straight in with the midwife. You should have a booking in appointment with your midwife, where she will take all your details and the medical history for both you and your partner - I found it useful to have OH with me for this as I wouldn't have been able to answer for his side of the family. You should then be referred for your first scan at 12 weeks! Don't expect your GP/MW etc to be enthusiasticabout your preg - they usually don't seem bothered.
  • mrsapple_2
    mrsapple_2 Posts: 74 Forumite
    ok i will give them a ring ... i am so worried that something will go wrong. very silly but there you go. I feel like crying all the time (no reason), i am feeling sick (have been for the past few days) and have an almighty headache. Hubby is just very excited.
    Thanks for advice - no wonder i was confused.
  • elle_gee
    elle_gee Posts: 8,584 Forumite
    Oh ye Gods, I ache!! :(

    Work on the fence has stopped due to fatigue from all sides. Will be finished next Sunday along with the back one.

    I'm just having a cuppa (and an Aero and a KitKat Chunky :whistle:) then think I'm going to have a Radox bath to perk me up for an evening of sorting, moving and packing - what fun! :D

    Hope everyone else has had a relaxing day xx Congrats on finishing all your flooring searching :D
  • I think you have just signed yourself up for 9 months of worrying :D but usually the worrying eases after the first scan and again when all you can feel is bubs hmmering you from the inside :) I can really help with the sickness issues, but when I was feeling queezy at the beginning I found eating helped :/
  • mrsapple_2
    mrsapple_2 Posts: 74 Forumite
    i must admit i am hungry but feeling sick but hubby just keeps asking if i am alright then grinning. He wants to tell his mum but i said lets wait.
  • BeenieCat wrote: »
    Thanks for the info! :)

    My concern at the moment is my complete lack of ability to completely stop smoking.
    I know i'll be hated/flamed/cursed for admitting it but i've been smoking the occassional cigarette still, to curb the cravings. I think once i've spoken to GP and confirmed the pregnancy it'll hit home more though and kick me into actually quitting altogether.
    When i was pregnant with DS (6) i was still smoking 3 - 4 a day which i'm obviously not proud of but i was homeless and my partner had walked out on me so i felt it helped my stress at the time :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

    I've done 20 mins on the cross trainer today in my bid to get fit/lose some flab, although i'm not really dieting but am more conscious of eating that 2nd packet of crisps :o:p

    I dont know what to make of most of your post ......You want to go on the cross trainer to "lose some flab" why you are pregnant? :confused: And because you are pregnant you are more conscious of your weight and eating that 2nd packet of crisp? :confused:

    Please correct me if im wrong-but that sounds so wrong to me.
    Having a coke with you
    is even more fun than going to San Sebastian, Irun, Hendaye, Biarritz, Bayonne
    or being sick to my stomach on the Travesera de Gracia in Barcelona
  • elle_gee
    elle_gee Posts: 8,584 Forumite
    BeenieCat, is this any use to you? http://smokefree.nhs.uk/smoking-and-pregnancy/ Free DVD to order, phonelines and factsheets :) (I've never smoked so I wouldn't know - it's just something we have leaflets about at work).
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