******December Mummies 2018******

[AllyBally]

Honestly there's no way out of the agony of waiting. I am an anxious person too, and avoiding all the testing and early scans has been the key to mitigating that anxiety. I wouldn't terminate anyway and I know myself and I know the testing etc would only add to my anxiety. But it might be the opposite for you! We only did a 20-week ultrasound with our first, and had a dating ultrasound with the last 2 and then the 20-week one. This time I think I'll only have the 20-week ultrasound but will try with a doppler at 10ish weeks. The first trimester anxiety is just part of the process, like a rite of passage. I wish there were a way out of it, but I haven't found one yet!

I guess it's reassuring that most people feel the same! I actually feel much better anxiety wise compared to this time last week. I didn't quite appreciate how long the waiting would be! Trying to give myself a pep talk, worrying wont make time pass any quicker. So i may as well relax and enjoy it. Probably easier said than done haha!

 

[BunnyN]

Hi girls! I got a surprise bfp yesterday. Think I'm due January 3rd but there is no January thread yet and I am not totally sure of my dates yet (still wondering if I'm further along). Our second was a week early so I'm thinking I might end up being a December mum anyway . Hope u don't mind me barging in!

Congratulations and welcome!! Wow, you have yourself a handful!! Lovely that they will all be close in age. Do you mind me asking how old you are? Im 28 and would like mine to be close in age too. Pregnant with my first xx

We planed the others to be close in age. I was 33 when our first was born and really wanted more so didn't think we should wait around. Honestly with 3 close in age I decided we had our hands full so although I still liked the idea of another we were not planning more. Life had other ideas, lol. I am sure we will manage some how! I will be 39 when this one is born all being well. Which makes me pretty old, lol.

I'm still trying to work out how this happened. I admit to having been a little careless once or twice before but this cycle I thought we had been totally responsible about using protection. Getting pregnant by mistake makes me feel a bit like a naughty teenager. For some reason idea of announcing the pregnancy is making me cringe a bit. I also get severe sickness in tri 1 and I am trying to ignore the nerves about the possibility of loss, especially at my age. I'm kind of just wishing I could fast forward to about 13 weeks, lol.

 

[BB_26]

Congratulations bunny

 

[Mexico2014]

Congrats Bunny!!another December baby!! Ha ha you must be super Mum!! I honestly don’t know how you do it with the closeness in age!! Super Mum!! Xxx

 

[BunnyN]

I'm not super mum, just insane! Really not sure how we are going to cope with this but 4 cant be that much harder than 3 can it?

How are you Mexico?

 

[Firecracker]

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[Firecracker]

Hey Ladies!

Lovely to join you all, i've been lurking in the background for a couple of weeks now and have read literally all of your posts, congratulations to all of you December mummies!! Tad "stalker-ish" I know, but I was too scared to post just in case anything went wrong as it is still early days, but then I realised even if the worst happened there would be a support network here

I got my BFP a couple of weeks ago and think i'm 6.5 weeks, first timer too! I've lost all symptoms today and feel completely normal so that freaked me out earlier. I never anticipated how long this waiting game would be, like you ladies I am desperate to just know everything is okay. i've done the same as some of you and have booked for an early scan next week (will be 7.5 weeks i think). eeek!

Is anyone else seeing people (work colleagues, family members etc) clock their stomach? I've clocked a few people now having a look- Either I am bloated as hell, or just self-conscious!

XX

 

[BunnyN]

Welcome firecracker! I just joined too. I am somewhere between a December and January mum but decided to join here.

 

[Kholl]

my god I am sooooo exhausted and irritable. I can't believe how much the housework/laundry has piled up just in the last few days when I've been so wiped out, and I cannot keep up with my kids (my son especially) and am just thinking my gosh how am I gonna get through this...

 

[BunnyN]

I am trying hard not to panic about coping. I'm just praying I don't get hg this pregnancy.

 

[Mexico2014]

Yeah all good may have to go for growth scans as measuring small on the tape at the mo got another measurement Friday! 26 weeks today! Your panicking, in already panicking how am I going to cope with 2 under 2 as it’s hard with one and she’s sleeps all night bless her!! Can’t beleive you a December Mum again only feels like yesterday I was here and now she will be 2 in December! Crazy xx

 

[WolfMamma]

Have woken up feeling fairly normal today :-/ hoping it's just a dip in symptoms before another batch turn up and nothing more nefarious.

I wish I could just relax and enjoy myself but every day is emotional torture!

Apologies for being a misery guts again....

 

[BunnyN]

Mexico, hope your scans go well. Sometimes the fundal height is just from the position of the baby, not its size. Unless this one comes really early I have missed the 2 year age gap this time, lol.

WolfMamma, one of the frustrating parts of tri 1 is that you either feel awful or are worrying about why you don't feel awful! It is totally normal to have symptoms that come and go though.

 

[Eaw123]

Anyone else bruising easy? I never bruise, I really have to hit myself hard to even get a mark, but I caught my leg on my sons bike the other day and have a huge bruise considering it wasn't a hard knock?

 

[Rach beattie]

Have woken up feeling fairly normal today :-/ hoping it's just a dip in symptoms before another batch turn up and nothing more nefarious.

I wish I could just relax and enjoy myself but every day is emotional torture!

Apologies for being a misery guts again....

Hope your OK wolfmama

 

[Rach beattie]

Well I have my booking appointment with the midwife tomoro so I'm excited for that. I have been so irritable this day every person in work was just annoying me for no reason lol. Gone off my normal sandwiches I have and am wanting to eat everything around me but don't no what I want lol. Hope everyone is doing well

 

[Kholl]

WolfMamma, I have panicked about that very same thing every pregnancy (this one included). I have days like today when I've puked in the sink by 8am and then days where I feel 100% normal. It is actually very rare (from my experience, and talking to other women) for symptoms to be consistent day-to-day. I've only known a couple women who felt horrible every day for the entire first trimester. It's uncomfortable, but it's reassuring. Bunny is exactly right, that's what makes the first trimester so awful is you can't win. If you feel like garbage at least it's reassuring, but then you feel like garbage. if you feel ok you can't enjoy it cause you get doom and gloom about what that means. I was reassured 45 minutes ago when I was puking in the sink but now I feel totally normal so I'm scared again. Yeah. You can't win. And also, yeah - it's 100% normal!

My exhaustion and irritability could be entirely down to not having caffeine so even that doesn't "count" for me when I have it. It's all a waiting game and a mind f**k. At least we're all in it together.

Rach have a great appointment! Hope you love the midwife.

 

[Rach beattie]

Thanks kholl if had the same midwife the past two times so should be the same one. Sorry Yr having a rubbish day with feeling sick hope it passes soon

 

[eager_reader]

Hi all,

Would you mind adding me, my due date is Dec 7th. Could anyone advise what we do after the dating scan if the EDD is revised at that point? Do we just post here again to get it updated?

I'm feeling a bit concerned today. My GP told me a week and a half ago that she would refer me to an endocrinologist as I have hypothyroidism. No appointment materialised so I chased it with the surgery and they told me they had referred me to the Obstetrics Dept, I spoke to them and they said they would pass the info on to the Midwife at the Hospital and ask her to call me back. She either didn't call back or couldn't get through to me. I read online that if you have hypothyroidism you should up your dosage as soon as you know you're pregnant and I'm currently on the lowest dosage possible. I don't know how I'm supposed to get a new prescription if I can't see or speak to anyone. I'm going to call my GP surgery tomorrow and see if I can get a telephone appointment with my GP.

Sorry, I didn't mean to rant - I just feel worried right now.

I'm really looking forward to being part of this community and I wish everyone here a happy and healthy nine months!

 

[xxfxx]

Well I have my booking appointment with the midwife tomoro so I'm excited for that. I have been so irritable this day every person in work was just annoying me for no reason lol. Gone off my normal sandwiches I have and am wanting to eat everything around me but don't no what I want lol. Hope everyone is doing well

Have a great appointment tomorrow! How exciting how far are you now?