[emiboo]

Joining you ladies here as of tonight

Got my BFP today.

Still can't believe it. Can't wait to go to doctors tomorrow for bloods.

[MahnaMahna]

for those of you who have little ones, when did you finish up at work?

Yip - With my daughter I was working full time and I worked up til they asked me to stop which was 37 weeks. I went almost 2 weeks overdue so I had just under 5 weeks at home. With my son I was only working part time so I worked up until the week I had him, also overdue, 10 days.

You need to do what you feel comfortable with though. I had a GF that just suffered from such extreme tiredness in her 3rd trimester she had to stop work at 31 weeks.

Is anyone else having minimal symptoms?

Me! I cannot remember exactly though but I think it took til about 7 weeks for me to get full on symptoms with my other kids. I am only just over 5 weeks now. I have had some reflux which I don't normally get and a couple of small waves of nausea. I like having MS, it lets me know everything is ok. Weird I know!

Welcome to all the latest BFP ladies!

[LittleJacksonOne]

Hi everyone! Wow so many already! Congrats!!!

Just popping in to join you all as after three days of BFP's (very faint, quite faint and slightly faint haha) I am finally confident to call it a BFP!!! YAY!! Getting bloods done tomorrow to confirm though

Normal calculations say I'm due on the 6th but my doc thinks I must have ovulated late (only picked up BFP 4 days after AF was due, and after a neg blood test) so I guess I wont really have a due date until the dating scan. (Would love to be due on the 12/12/12 hehehe)

When can I get a dating scan?

Will read through the thread to get to know you guys more, it was really long and I really wanted to tell someone so I skipped that bit for tonight hehehe

[andrea79]

JuniorGandR - I'm sure everything is fine as the levels of "normal" hcg vary between different sites and I'm sure I've read even between labs so I know it's easier said than done but try not to stress. Will you get your next lot of results before Easter? As for symptoms I have some but I'm pretty sure it was about 5-6 weeks before I really felt them with DS. Oh and my cousins wife had NO symptoms at all! It freaked her out but she now has a beautiful baby girl. She didn't even get sore boobs!

aurorasleeping - Yay on the positive blood test and I think we're all hanging out for you to have your scan to see if you have two little bubs in there!!

emiboo - wow!! CONGRATULATIONS and another TTC#2 grad!! March was an amazing month in there!! Welcome to the group!

LittleJacksonOne - welcome and congratulations!! Dating scan is normally done around 6 weeks so I'd have it done at 6 weeks based on your later date or even a week later to give you a better chance of seeing that heartbeat.

Hi everyone else

I guess I better start getting ready for work! Feel tired already, daylight savings is mucking DS around as he decided to get up at 5.00 this morning hopefully that doesn't last long. Did another HPT this morning (I know, I'm an addict!!) and I didn't think the control line was going to show! But it did eventually so things still going ok! And my boobs are sore this morning whereas they are normally worse of a night.

Hope you all have a great day

[Hollag26]

aurorasleeping I had a scan done at 4 weeks 4 days and hcg done at the same time and my hcg was 4634....


Does anyone else have symtoms that vary? ie really sore boobs one day, not as bad the next then sore again the day after? Maybe it is just because its my first that i am wondering if everything is normal and not knowing what to expect.

[Teeny Bopper]

Hi Ladies!

Wow!! This thread is impossible to keep up with!! I come in to catch up with everyone a few times a day but I rarely get time to post so you'll all have to bear with me.

WOW aurora sleeping and Hollag26, those HCG numbers are through the roof!! You must be feeling very confident and reassured right now. That's awesome!

andrea79 - i'm already feeling exhausted too, and it doesn't help when you have to get up to pee numerous times during the night!

LittleJacksonOne - Welcome and Congrats!! I kept doing HPT's every morning too, waiting for that damn second line to get darker. It did for the first 2 days, then the 3rd day was the same strength as the 2nd day so I started freaking out. Luckily the next day was MUCH darker so that was a massive relief! Apparently sometimes, it can take a while to kick in.

MahnaMahna - I can't wait for the MS!! I'm only 4.1wks so I know I have a couple more weeks before it kicks in, but BRING IT ON I say!!! Like you, I'm sure I'll find it the most assuring sign that the pregnancy is progressing normally. It's funny the things we look forward to isn't it?? I normally HATE throwing up, but I'm happy to do it if it means I get a beautiful, healthy baby in Dec

emiboo - Welcome and congrats!! Good luck with the bloods, let us know how you go

JuniorGandR - what were your HCG levels and how many DPO were you when you had them tested? Mine have been fairly low as well but doubling at good rates, so I'm happy with them. At 10DPO HCG = 7. At 12DPO HCG = 49. At 14DPO HCG = 174. Much much lower than aurora sleeping and Hollag26 but as long as they're increasing steadily, then I'm confident that everything will be ok. I know that I'm well within range so I'm not stressing and I don't think you should either (easier said than done after previous losses, I know)

andrea79 - i know what you mean about the hurdles in your mind. I have them too. I lost both my previous pregnancies at 17DPO. I am now 15DPO so if I can get through the next few days and still be pregnant, I think I will finally allow myself to feel a teensy bit excited!!

A big and a to everyone else I've missed!!

AFM - I am 4.1weeks today and starting to stress a little. I have a mantra that I keep repeating in my mind that calms me down and removes all the negative thoughts whenever they creep in. I just wish the cramping would stop!! I know that it's perfectly normal, but I find it very unsettling. I keep poking my boobs to make sure they still hurt and I'm still pregnant!!

No symptoms yet apart from frequent peeing, sore boobs, constant hunger and a skin break out. I've had hormonal acne pretty much since I stopped taking the pill 5 years ago, and the pregnancy is making it worse!! Because it's hormonal, nothing topical seems to help so I'm preparing myself for extra horrid skin for the next 8 months!!

Also starting to get a little concerned that I'm going to miss out on having an NT scan. We're going overseas for 4 weeks from week 10-14 so I think I'll miss the testing window completely!! I am booked in to see my OB and have a scan at 7weeks so I will see what he has to say about it. Hopefully it shouldn't be too much of a problem.

DH and I have agreed not to tell anyone (not even parents or siblings) about the pregnancy until we get back from overseas and can confirm that the heart is still beating. It's going to be very hard to keep this a secret for the next 10 weeks!!

[Hollag26]

Teeny Bopper You made me laugh! "I keep poking my boobs to make sure they still hurt and I'm still pregnant!!"
I do the same thing

This post has been edited by Hollag26: 03/04/2012, 11:49 AM

[lady chattalot]

Wow .. So many BFPs! Welcome and congrats to all the newbies!

Hollag - my symptoms are all over the place too... Some days nothing.. Others plenty of nausea, sore boobs etc.. It was the same with DS early on as well from memory

Yipfazel- I worked until the end of my 36th week with DS and he came a week early so I ended up with two weeks to myself. It was the perfect amount of time to get things ready and catch up on some me time although the last couple of weeks at work were a real struggle. Also they make you get a doctors certificate after 34 weeks to say you are ok to keep working.

AFM - I went to the doc yesterday to get bloods done etc but the fill in nurse was hopeless .. Took a few goes at both arms and still couldnt get enough blood. I have big bruises today and have to go back tomorrow to have it done again grrrrr

Digital Dorothy - I'm going private again (norwest in Sydney) and using the same ob as last time as we were really happy with him.

Hey to overyone else:)

[LittleJacksonOne]

LittleJacksonOne - Welcome and Congrats!! I kept doing HPT's every morning too, waiting for that damn second line to get darker. It did for the first 2 days, then the 3rd day was the same strength as the 2nd day so I started freaking out. Luckily the next day was MUCH darker so that was a massive relief! Apparently sometimes, it can take a while to kick in.

MahnaMahna - I can't wait for the MS!! I'm only 4.1wks so I know I have a couple more weeks before it kicks in, but BRING IT ON I say!!! Like you, I'm sure I'll find it the most assuring sign that the pregnancy is progressing normally. It's funny the things we look forward to isn't it?? I normally HATE throwing up, but I'm happy to do it if it means I get a beautiful, healthy baby in Dec

I keep poking my boobs to make sure they still hurt and I'm still pregnant!!

No symptoms yet apart from frequent peeing, sore boobs, constant hunger and a skin break out. I've had hormonal acne pretty much since I stopped taking the pill 5 years ago, and the pregnancy is making it worse!! Because it's hormonal, nothing topical seems to help so I'm preparing myself for extra horrid skin for the next 8 months!!

Also starting to get a little concerned that I'm going to miss out on having an NT scan. We're going overseas for 4 weeks from week 10-14 so I think I'll miss the testing window completely!! I am booked in to see my OB and have a scan at 7weeks so I will see what he has to say about it. Hopefully it shouldn't be too much of a problem.

DH and I have agreed not to tell anyone (not even parents or siblings) about the pregnancy until we get back from overseas and can confirm that the heart is still beating. It's going to be very hard to keep this a secret for the next 10 weeks!!

Thanks Teeny Bopper! It was slightly darker today but thats reasuring! I had a blood test today so we'll see what the number is
I completely agree and I'm sure we might say different after we've been throwing up for ages but right now I dont feel much at all so it would help me really believe it! hehe AND I totally poke my boobs too, and they're getting really big!!
I have heard that acne is only bad in the first trimester and generally goes away after that (and then you get the 'glowing' skin hehe, but thats just what I've read as this is my first hehe!
I'm telling my family pretty soon (parents, parents in law, step parents, 12 brothers and sisters and maybe the 10 neices and nephews) But only because I want to tell my family whom I'm close to and I dont feel it would be fair not to tell the other family members, I just wish there was less then that haha! I also would love their support if something went wrong.

Thanks andrea79 and Hollag26, I have a doc app next week when I'm meant to be 5.3 weeks so thats perfect timing to ask her Will probably get one at 6.5 weeks.

Hollag26 I have had very varying symptoms and sometimes it seems like none! It's my first too so I would love more frequent symptoms to help me feel pregnant but I'm sure more will come before we know it!

[amy26]

Hi All,

I get my blood results back tomorrow afternoon, hopefully HCG levels are good so I'm not going to get the 'not very convincing' comment again. I don't know why that bothers me but it does, just a little patronising. He's a good GP in that you get in when you want and you never wait in the waiting room more than 15mins. My female GP you can sit waiting for over an hr! but he never explains ANything you have to pry it out of him.

I'm a total Test-a-holic too, I had to talk myself out of buying a digital today. Have a box of lullaby - did another test this arvo and has come up after 5mins as dark as the control line! a good sign

Anyone know why do they seem to add weeks to the actual pregnancy in the due date calculator?? I ovulated on 15th March so should only be 2 weeks but all calculators come up with between 3.5 and 4.4.?


Symptoms: bigger sore,boobs. Peeing alot more so during the night, gone off the taste of coffee (same as with DS)


Will do personals later - got to pick up DS from preschool