*** March Mummies *** 29 Boys, 34 Girls, 8 Team Yellow! 46 babies born!!

[readynwilling]

Yeah i think i do. Its very mental with me. I suffer from the worst case of baby brain ever at 5 weeks LOL. and im constipated booooooo. So there is other stuff going on. Im glad i haven't gotten MS yet!!

 

[HopefulMi]

I def don't have constipation, not diarrhea either, but soft and almost black! Must be the iron in the preg vitamins I'm taking. It's weird how boob pain comes and goes though!

 

[heart tree]

Welcome to all the new mummies! The list keeps growing and growing!

I had a similar night to many of you. We had people over for a barbeque and it was fun to tell them all my news. It felt like a party for my bean! By 10pm I was exhausted but couldn't fall asleep until midnight. I kept waking up throughout the night. I wear an eyemask to sleep and refused to take it off to look at the time. I'm guessing I woke around 3:00 and 4:00. Finally got up at 6:30. Want to go back to bed, but wouldn't be able to fall back asleep. Boobs are definitely sore and big. Only 9 more days until my scan. I'm very nervous about it.

Hope everyone has a great Sunday!

 

[Twinminator]

I def don't have constipation, not diarrhea either, but soft and almost black! Must be the iron in the preg vitamins I'm taking. It's weird how boob pain comes and goes though!

Hi, I've been having "Spatone", little sachets of mineral water that is naturally superhigh in iron, which is absorbed naturally by the body. It tastes really metallic but I pop it into a cup of OJ (which helps absorb the iron better anyway cos of the vit-C) and you can't taste it at all then. I found it when vits and supplements were three for two in supermarket

 

[pinkycat]

HopefulMi- We have the same due date Im feeling a bit sicky and dizzy, boobs were really sore but feel better today. When did you get your BFP? xx

 

[HopefulMi]

On Monday...how about you? Boobs were worse for me yesterday too. Phew was starting to panic that they were getting better! Had one dizzy spell today, some cramps in legs and abdomen and back slightly sore today but not very much.

 

[africaqueen]

Hi ladies.
Well i had a yummy roast dinner before in a nice country pub and u should of seen the size of my plate!! haha. I am exhausted now due to lack of sleep last night. Think its my nerves aswell, thinking about if they will scan me tomorrow or not... very worrying times intill i see my lil beanie on that screen.

I have noticed im airing on the side of constipation aswell. Not major but deffo different than my usual ahem "toilet habits". I am hoping all these symptoms are good signs as the only symptoms i had with my ectopic was no af and a stitch in the same area all the time. So im loving my symptoms so far and want more! lol xxx

 

[Boothh]

well girls im thinking it might be over for me, woke up to some light bleeding this morning, not in any pain though but its still going, not very much but still, i have to wait for my results on tuesday and depending what they say i will have a scan to see whats going on, just praying that it stops soon but dont think it will, thanks for having me, and wishing you all happy and healthy pregnancys, i will update when i know for sure good luck xxxx

 

[pinkycat]

On sunday but they were really faint. I remember with my 2 LO's my symptoms kept coming and going, 1min feeling rough the next feeling ok xx
Bothh - Im so sorry to hear that. Keep us updated, I hope its good news, im thinking of you xx

 

[Tanikit]

I never had iron at all my last pregnancy - they were worried it would make the nausea worse and my Ht (blood count) was always fine so I never needed it. I'm not on it now, but will see what the blood tests say later.

I seem to recover from MS by late afternoon and then I am starving - have been snacking on the roast potatoes we had for lunch.

AQ glad the symptoms are easing your mind more - maybe you will wish them away in the second trimester instead.

Becky sorry to hear about the bleeding. Really hope you will get some good news after the weekend.

 

[heart tree]

Oh no Boothh. I'm so sorry this is happening love. I do hope you get some answers one way or another. Hugs

 

[heart tree]

AQ, I think all of your symptoms sound very very promising. I also think you are more pregnant than you think. Honestly, I think you are a February mummy. I hope you get more symptoms too! I hope you are able to get that scan tomorrow.

 

[MumtoJ]

Booth - big hugs hun - fx you get better news than your expecting. Look after yourself

 

[africaqueen]

well girls im thinking it might be over for me, woke up to some light bleeding this morning, not in any pain though but its still going, not very much but still, i have to wait for my results on tuesday and depending what they say i will have a scan to see whats going on, just praying that it stops soon but dont think it will, thanks for having me, and wishing you all happy and healthy pregnancys, i will update when i know for sure good luck xxxx

Hun, its is not over yet.
I bleed heavily for 5 days with clots and then 4 days later got my BFP Light bleeding is very common in early pregnancy but mine was as heavy as af and lasted 5 days and im still pregnant so dnt lose hope ;-)
How many dpo are u, and when was af due?? if its light it may well be implantation bleeding. I dnt knw yet what caused my bleeding but it could of been decidual bleeding, which occurs when the placenta has not attached prop to the uterine wall and sends mixed signals to the body xxx

 

[JaniceT]

Boothh, *hugs* I'm so sorry to hear that. Keeping my fingers crossed for you and many prayers too.

 

[Zoesmommy]

Thanks for all the sweet welcomes and congrats, girls! I'm sorry if I'm not on much. I work full time, and only get the time when I'm on my Blackberry or after the LO goes to sleep or naps. Right now she's down for a nap before church. So I'm eating breakfast and then it's a shower while I have a chance
So far, no real symptoms for me. I have had a little dizziness once or twice. Dizziness is very common in pregnancy, mostly just hormones.
How many 2nd time preggos are there? It seems mostly first timers in here. Congrats!! I LOVED every aspect of pregnancy and labor (yes, I am telling the truth, even the 16 hours pre epidural!) with my first and encourage all of you to enjoy all the ups and downs, the good and bad. It's wonderful!
A couple of tips I learned from my first one: If you're getting queasy taking your vitamins, iron, etc. take them at night. That way you can sleep through the majority of the queasiness. For nausea, Ginger Ale, Gingersnaps, flavorless crackers, and bland foods. That's what we call them here in the states...not sure what the UK descriptions would be Full morning sickness usually kicks in about 6 weeks (sorry to all of you who are having it at 4 and 5 weeks) Mine, thankfully, went away around 12-14 weeks the first time. But not everyone's does. And it's not really morning sickness--it's round the clock sickness
Fortunately, I don't have any ms yet. There will be 18 months between my kiddos. I'll have a Spring and an Autumn baby Yay! At least we still have almost everything we need! And if we have a girl, all we really need are diapers. That's the joy of having two so close together.
Can you believe we're here? Am I the only one thinking this is so surreal? WE'RE PREGGO!!!!!

 

[africaqueen]

AQ, I think all of your symptoms sound very very promising. I also think you are more pregnant than you think. Honestly, I think you are a February mummy. I hope you get more symptoms too! I hope you are able to get that scan tomorrow.

I pray so Heart tree
If i am a little off on my dates and i was a feb mummy, it would be very end of feb anyway so will stay in march mummies as first pregnancies always go over dnt they? i am thinkin march 1st is about right tho... so hard to say.
My hcg level was about average for the stage i was at but we will knw more after my scan, which i pray is tomorrow! xxx

 

[heart tree]

I'm not trying to kick you out of March Mummies LOL! I just think you have a leg up on some of us! I'm also thinking you are past the point you were when you had your spotting last time. How great would that be? I'm really hopeful for you and your new bean.

Zoesmommy, thanks for all the lovely tips!

 

[Zoesmommy]

AQ, most 1st time mummies do go over. My baby was 3 days late. My doctor would have let me go longer. We had a perfect pregnancy all the way through, but on my due date I had slightly elevated protein in my urine and elevated blood pressure, both signs of pre eclampsia. So he scheduled an induction for the next morning. BUT very few mums give birth early. There are a few you will hear. And I was convinced mine would come early. Being in early labor for 3 weeks probably didn't help Early labor really means nothing except you're very uncomfortable with contractions and still not dilating Hee hee. Oh the things you are going to learn!! Exciting times!

 

[africaqueen]

I'm not trying to kick you out of March Mummies LOL! I just think you have a leg up on some of us! I'm also thinking you are past the point you were when you had your spotting last time. How great would that be? I'm really hopeful for you and your new bean.

Zoesmommy, thanks for all the lovely tips!

I knw u would never do that Heart Tree!! haha!
I sure hope i am past that point. Even according to my wacky calculations, i am 5wk 5d and i starting with the light bleeding at 5wk 3d last time... so far so good. I would not be so paranoid, even with my previous history, had i not had that 5 day "af" just before getting my bfp... cnt imagine what caused it.
How r u feeling? I just want to be excited! i am a little bit tho

xxx