Less than 12 weeks pregnant club! Part 3

RobotsinDisguse

AquamarineMonkey wrote: »

Robotsindisguise I've just got back from an appointment with the doctor. She said if I experience any bleeding this time before I've had my booking in appointment with the midwife to phone the out of hours service for advice. Cheerfully followed with the sentence "because until you've had a scan we won't know if it's an ectopic pregnancy or not". So, if you're worried just go straight to A&E. That's what I did when I had bleeding with DS1, they did some tests then reffered me to the EPU for an early scan x

Thanks Hun. I guess as most of the twinges I've had are v localised (and have been since well before my last period was due!), I am slightly concerned re ectopic, but the midwife didn't even want to know anything.

cllola wrote: »

No one has been told they are having multiples yet! Would anyone prefer to have more than one at once?
My auntie had twins and she said she thinks it was easier to complete the family she wanted all at once.

It's a distinct possibility for me. My mum told me this as soon as I knew where babies came from!

SecretAlias - I love the idea of a Coming Out day and your teeshirt!

Becsxxx - good luck for tomorrow x

RobotsinDisguse

chelseablue wrote: »

Am I weird due to I love the fact only me, OH and my best friend know about the baby?

Only husband and I know (and the dog!), but I'm still early, and terrified it'll go wrong!! We were trying for 3-4 months and I never thought we'd fall pregnant so easily. For some reason I didn't think it'd happen... Mum tried for 10 years for me... But I don't know how often they tried! Lol!

Husband wants to tell our parents at the wknd but I'm not sure.

So I'm excited I 'can', it hasn't really sunk in yet that I 'am'!

AquamarineMonkey

chelseablue wrote: »

Am I weird due to I love the fact only me, OH and my best friend know about the baby?

I'd quite happily not tell anyone else but Im naturally quite a private person so maybe it comes from that?

If all is well at the scan next week then of course we will tell close family but I at the moment I have no plans to announce it on Facebook.

Am I a complete weirdo?

No, you're not a weirdo!

I didn't announce my first pregnancy with DS1 on FB at all - the first announcement that went on was a few hours after he had been safely delivered.

Obviously all my friends I see regularly knew I was pregnant, but I got a lot of shocked friends and ex-colleagues who I don't see on a regular basis contacting me to wish me congratulations and that they didn't know I was having a baby.

I've informed OH that we're having a FB ban on this one as well until he/she arrives safely (I don't lie calling the little beans 'it' I don't know why!). I just hope his mother complies with my wishes, I'm sure she will, but she wasn't on FB last time round, and I know she'll be so excited she'll want to tell the world! All my friends respected my wishes to keep my pregnancy off FB last time.

I was very paranoid about something going wrong last time though, which I think is only natural for a first time mum, plus I'd had a bleed at 9 weeks that worried me, he was measuring small at the 12 week scan too even though they kept the due date the same. By 20 weeks all was fine but then later on the pregnancy I had additional complications. I guess I didn't want to tempt fate. This time round I'm much more relaxed, because I know even if things go wrong in pregnancy/birth it is still possible to have a healthy baby as DS1 is living proof. I still don't want it mentioning on FB though - the only people that need to know are the ones that see me regularly!

sophiasmum

Im with you AquaMarine - the first time (hopefully) my pregnancy gets onto fb will be when I announce the birth! Did announce last time (5 years ago) but wont be doing it this time. Not told parents just a couple of friends... my mother in law is going to get the surprise of her life as she thinks we are done with 2!
Bexx - thinking of you tomorrow How exciting!
Mrs TM - Im cold all of the time too....Kept my fleece on all day in work today, just couldn't warm up.
Anyway - will be early night for me = shattered!

catloverbex

Hello all

I've been AWOL the last few days so sorry for any news I've missed! Had a really bad couple of days and no proper internet access. My niece was ran over and has been in intensive care. Fortunately she seems to be recovering really well but I gave my ipad to her mum so that she could easily email family with updates. Hence not being online myself!

My 'morning sickness' appeared to start yesterday (5+5). I had to run to the toilet twice at work and violently retched but was actually sick. It was horrible! Fortunately not many women work in my office so no one noticed or came into the toilet.

Anyway, I'm absolutely shattered so am off to bed! Will try and catch up properly over the weekend.

I also need to bite the bullet and add myself to the list (I noticed the other day that I have a due date buddy 5th July!) but it doesn't feel real enough yet so gonna wait a while!

X

AquamarineMonkey

good luck with your scan tomorrow becsxxx

catloverbex so sorry to hear about your niece I hope she recovers well.

sophiasmum - I didn't realise this was your 3rd - what is the age gap between them, and did you find it much harder with 2 than with 1? When DS1 has been playing up the last couple of days I have begun to worry what I've let myself in for and if I will be able to cope with 2, DS1 will be 3 by the time the bean arrives, I just hope he's calmed down a bit by then!

AFM, forgot to add in to my update that whilst I was there yesterday the doctor did my flu jab, I wasn't booked in for it but given my past history (I've been hospitalised for bronchitis before) and because I'm pregnant she offered it to me there and then, which was good as that's one less appointment to make! Arm a bit sore where the needle went in, but it wasn't too painful (and I'm very soft when it comes to pain - no threshold at all) and I've not had any side effects as yet.
I seem to be the opposite to most of you ladies because I feel so very hot all the time, had to put the aircon on at work today because I was overheating! That might be because of my high blood pressure though.
I don't like it when it's too cold though (or rather I do, but my boobs don't!) They get really painful if they get cold - this happened in my last pregnancy too, it is so excruciating. I feel like I can't win because I don't want to wear a jumper because I get too hot, but my boobs don't like it if I don't. I don't want to sound like I'm whinging though, I promised myself I'd try not to whinge this time round because I know how lucky I am to be able to get pregnant. Annoying as they are I do find the various symptoms reassuring.

I work full time Monday - Friday and at about 3pm everyday I keep feeling like I need to go for a sleep. (Probably why I got tired when driving yesterday). It's a real struggle to keep my eyes open. Is anyone else having this problem and what do you do about it?
I very much doubt it would be classed as a 'reasonable adjustment' due to pregnancy to ask to go home at 2.30 everyday so I can have an afternoon nap :rotfl:

xx

5+1

cllola

Aquamarinemonkey- I have the mid afternoon sleepiness too and work full time. Since getting pregnant I've cut down to one coffee a day and I save it for that time. If you don't want coffee or caffiene then a quick walk around preferably outside usually wakes me up a bit and breaks up the afternoon (but I guess thus would only work of your job is mainly desk based). Maybe a cold drink and a Banana? A cereal bar to slowly release energy? If it won't ruin make up a splash of cold water to the face.

It's hours passed my bedtime so I'm all tired and out of ideas!

mysecretalias

RobotsinDisguse wrote: »

Only husband and I know (and the dog!), but I'm still early, and terrified it'll go wrong!! We were trying for 3-4 months and I never thought we'd fall pregnant so easily. For some reason I didn't think it'd happen... Mum tried for 10 years for me... But I don't know how often they tried! Lol!

Husband wants to tell our parents at the wknd but I'm not sure.

So I'm excited I 'can', it hasn't really sunk in yet that I 'am'!

LOL at the dog knowing....I literally burst out laughing at that because an image popped into my head of your dog wandering around thinking 'oh man I really want to tell all my doggy friends but I'm not allowed!' :rotfl:

Gosh I think baby brain has set in.....sorry everyone for the crazy!!

I sort of know what you mean though, because of all my health problems I'm just so used to nothing ever going right for me when it comes to my body that I still don't want to get excited about this in case something goes wrong. I'm just so over cautious and I think I will be until at least the next scan. A shame really because this is supposed to be a happy time but

Lara44

I feel the same Aquamarine, but I figure there's plenty of time between 12 and 40 weeks to get excited. We will enjoy our pregnancies more and more as time goes on I'm sure. Can't wait to get to 12 weeks!!!!

sophiasmum

Aquamarine - there is a 26 month gap between my 2 children. Plus is they are very very close - but I had my 2nd when my first was 26 months and I swore l would never have 2 at home again on my own!! You should be ok as is your son (?) in nursery? That would have saved me! This time there will be a 5 year gap between the youngest 2 as I wanted both of my children to be in full time education before I took the plunge again....in some ways feel like Im starting again but its exciting! x