Hey Ladies
I just turned 32, OH is about to turn 42. This is my first, his second so at least he is good at stopping me freaking out! Baby is due somewhere around Feb 10th. I have complete faith in my dates which would place it at Feb 17th which were backed up by a private scan at 9 weeks, but at my 12 week scan baby had jumped ahead by a week! Now I have the most enormous bump already I am thinking I will be giving birth to a hulk rather than a baby!
We lost two pregnancies at 5 weeks so when I fell pregnant with this baby I worried CONSTANTLY! I still check toilet paper every single time even though everything is hopefully going to plan. We had sex a few times in the first tri and it did worry me a bit (as my last miscarriage was showing blood after sex - didnt know we were pregnant at the time), but after a particularly rainy holiday last week cooped up in a caravan in Devon, we had to find a way to entertain ourselves and baby survived an exceptionally physical week!!
Have got my 20 week scan tomorrow, am soooo excited, I have been waiting for this day for sooo long, thought it would never come. I am a planner anyway so would never be able to wait to find out until it pops out in a few more months.
As for the work / stay at home mum discussion, I would soooooo love to stay at home with baby but we cant afford it. I have no idea how we will afford just a few months off
I tried to hold off telling most of my family until I had had my 12 week scan after losing the other two. I wanted to make sure all was ok first. I had told my mum though at 8 weeks, who told my grandad, who let it slip to my brother.... best laid plans and all that! I had to tell work though as my job is quite dangerous and I had to completely change my role to accommodate a safe pregnancy so EVERYONE there knew, am so suprised nobody let it slip on Facebook!
Got a doppler today, what a fantastic toy that is, think I could become addicted!