Less than 12 weeks pregnant club! Part 4!!

MancMama4

PP I feel the same about announcing, yes its easier not having to lie but I have loved having just close friends and family knowing and not having people prying. My OH is the same as yours though and will want to tell the world... I guess a part of me is still terrified that something could go wrong as well if I'm honest.

Feeling much better this week which is worrying me... but its normal to start feeling better now isn't it?! 6 days to the scan, my anxiety is building, which is so stupid as I saw the Bub at 10 weeks and all was well... is this what its like to be a Mother?! Constant worry? I guess so!

PP I think you should tell your boss when you feel ready, and be honest about the secondment - maybe they can shorten the timeframe for you or modify the workload and you can get the best of both worlds? x

pigpen

MancMama4 wrote: »

PP I feel the same about announcing, yes its easier not having to lie but I have loved having just close friends and family knowing and not having people prying. My OH is the same as yours though and will want to tell the world... I guess a part of me is still terrified that something could go wrong as well if I'm honest.

Feeling much better this week which is worrying me... but its normal to start feeling better now isn't it?! 6 days to the scan, my anxiety is building, which is so stupid as I saw the Bub at 10 weeks and all was well... is this what its like to be a Mother?! Constant worry? I guess so!

PP I think you should tell your boss when you feel ready, and be honest about the secondment - maybe they can shorten the timeframe for you or modify the workload and you can get the best of both worlds? x

yes.. totally... one thing to another.. today I've had hysteria and had to occupy myself to the point of collapse because my 5 year old went on a school trip.. yesterday it was my 4 y/o falling the full length of the stairs.. tomorrow it will be something else.. it is never ending!

MancMama4

pigpen I do love your posts, they always make me feel better x

Tinks05

I'm feeling really down this afternoon. I really thought I had turned a corner with the morning sickness. I felt pretty normal yesterday, managed to eat like a normal human being, work and clean the house. Today I feel like I am back to square one again, and almost threw up in the fridge earlier today. I know I shouldn't moan, I'm so lucky to be pregnant, and haven't got any choice but to just ride it out, but I'm feeling really sorry for myself now.

sexymouse

Hugs Tinks - I hope it eases for you soon. From what I've read it can peak around 13 weeks and then starts to ease off - some lucky people get it for less time or not at all, and other poor ladies get hyperemesis for the entire pregnancy. With my son, it lasted until 16.5 weeks, but wasn't so frequent in the last few weeks. With Poppy it continued until she was born at 14 weeks, but intensified in the week after her scan (probably due to the stress of the situation).

Beckyy

pink_petal wrote: »

Thanks everyone...about to venture into the next thread for the first time - eek!

I'm not really enjoying telling people. I have no idea why...I'm not one for fuss or announcements but OH wants to shout it from the rooftops. I completely chickened out of telling my boss this morning when the chance came up...and now I hear that I've been recommended to go on a secondment to another role...a great opportunity but one I feel would just be too much with everything I have going on and the fact I'll be finishing up before the secondment would end. I feel so torn about it!

If it's a secondment up then it maybe worth considering if you feel up to it and your pay would rise, check when your maternity pay amount will be calculated from. Mine was my basic pay at X weeks gestation, so if yours is the same and you were on secondment at that time you could end up better off financially. It wouldn't really matter if the secondment finished while you were on mat leave, you'd still have your old job held.

VicVics86

Been feeling better morning sickness wise today and even managed to get some shopping, cleaning and washing done. Husband is at a conference in London for the beginning of this week so been looking after monkey solo so I am pretty pleased to be feeling normal. I think not having to share the bed and getting a couple of good nights sleep in are also doing me the world of good :rotfl:

Took my monkey to her rockabillies (music and movement) class this morning and I am pretty sure the other mums noticed my little bump although they were too nice to say anything. Did see a couple of shifty glances though. Showing way earlier this time than I did with my first. I hope that doesn't mean I'm going to be bigger though because I was huuuuuuuuge the first time :eek:

VicVics86

Mancmama you don't stop worry from the moment you find out you are pregnant. It really is a constant companion of all parents no matter the age of the child x

Tinks I understand where you are coming from. I hate the fact that I am on such a restricted diet. Whenever I try to eat anything but the plainest of the plain it all comes straight back up again. It can be hard to always feel positive when you are constantly feeling sick whilst trying to get on with work and keep it all a secret. I really hope your sickness calms down soon x

Skintandscared

Tinks05 wrote: »

I'm feeling really down this afternoon. I really thought I had turned a corner with the morning sickness. I felt pretty normal yesterday, managed to eat like a normal human being, work and clean the house. Today I feel like I am back to square one again, and almost threw up in the fridge earlier today. I know I shouldn't moan, I'm so lucky to be pregnant, and haven't got any choice but to just ride it out, but I'm feeling really sorry for myself now.

Big hugs for you Tinks, pregnancy is an emotional/hard time and it's pretty normal to feel the way you are. We all have good and bad days, just hang in there. Morning sickness is horrid, you have my sympathy. Hope you feel better soon xx

Skintandscared

Morning all :j

Currently going through the "eating everything in sight" phase, despite trying my utmost hardest to be healthy....and the morning sickness seems to have subsided for now, so I'm getting more cravings for pasty's :eek: lol and stodge :rotfl:

Aside from that, feeling fine and well and have a bit of energy to do everything I need to do -
Has anyone found that they suddenly have become crap at sleeping??? I'm knackered, but am not sleeping as fitfully as I used to

Hope everyone has a lovely day x