Pregnancy #53

[raspberryjuice]

Thinking about it I actually told work before I told family. We waited til our early scan at 7 weeks to tell family, and 12 week scan to tell everyone else. But work knew at 5 weeks

 

[LavaFlake]

Thinking about it I actually told work before I told family. We waited til our early scan at 7 weeks to tell family, and 12 week scan to tell everyone else. But work knew at 5 weeks

Yes my boss knew first before anyone outside of my partner and parents

 

[Householdmystery]

Has anyone had a UTI in pregnancy? How did you ease it? I’m waiting to hear back from the doctors and it’s driving me crazy!

 

[User767676]

I'd imagine telling workplaces during restructures would be okay too as pregnancy and maternity are protected characteristics under the equality act (I'm no expert tho, I've just had to sit through a recent hr seminar )

Luckily no redundancies it’s more the opposite of new roles so I didn’t want to do anything that could hinder me getting the role I preferred. (I know they can’t discriminate on pregnancy I just think they could have found something else ).

 

[Jasminexx02]

At what point did everybody stop testing? I purposely used up my last load of tests this morning (lol) to try stop myself from obsessing over lines and whatnot but now I’m kinda regretting it and worried I’ll be even more anxious not being able to test every day is dragging

 

[watermelon sugar]

At what point did everybody stop testing? I purposely used up my last load of tests this morning (lol) to try stop myself from obsessing over lines and whatnot but now I’m kinda regretting it and worried I’ll be even more anxious not being able to test every day is dragging

I just tested the day I found out and a few days later with a clear blue then that was it. I had two losses last year and I know how obsessive it can get with constantly testing and worrying. I said to myself this pregnancy I’m not going to worry and made sure I stopped myself buying any more. It can cause so much stress that just isn’t good for you! I know it is hard though, especially after losses

 

[aggytha]

At what point did everybody stop testing? I purposely used up my last load of tests this morning (lol) to try stop myself from obsessing over lines and whatnot but now I’m kinda regretting it and worried I’ll be even more anxious not being able to test every day is dragging

It’s really tough. When I confirmed my pregnancy with some cheapy tests (more like 5) I got a Clearblue Digital and I feel like it sinks in a little more when you read the words “pregnant”.

I took a picture of it and would look at it whenever I felt anxious x

 

[raspberryjuice]

At what point did everybody stop testing? I purposely used up my last load of tests this morning (lol) to try stop myself from obsessing over lines and whatnot but now I’m kinda regretting it and worried I’ll be even more anxious not being able to test every day is dragging

I stopped testing at around 10 weeks. I was really, really obsessive with it though. I went on holiday for 10 days when I was 5 and a half weeks and I took, not even exaggerating, approx 50 tests with me. A mix of strips, digital and cheapy tests. They were in my hold luggage so I ended up buying 4 more digital ones in the airport waiting to go and did them before we took off and on the plane. I used them all while we were away and bought more in the airport coming back and then more when I got home. I was really poorly with HG and worried every day about whether baby was ok. At one point I was doing a cheap strip test every time I went to the toilet. I calmed down a bit when I had a scan at 7 weeks but still tested at least once a day until I had another scan at 10 weeks. Obviously I really don’t recommend testing that often at all - looking back it was absolutely ridiculous, but if doing a test every now and then is going to give you a bit of reassurance until you get a scan then go for it. It obviously won’t change anything but for me seeing the lines get darker did give me a bit of reassurance that things were going in the right direction.

 

[Householdmystery]

At what point did everybody stop testing? I purposely used up my last load of tests this morning (lol) to try stop myself from obsessing over lines and whatnot but now I’m kinda regretting it and worried I’ll be even more anxious not being able to test every day is dragging

I had an early scan at 7w and told myself to stop testing once I had it. Touch wood I haven’t since and I’m now 10w 4. And got my 12w scan next week

 

[wishiniwasskinny]

That sounds lovely. I’m hoping for that kind of thing too, I think. But leaving it to my mum & best friend to organise because I’m still not sure I even want one so I don’t know what they’ll come up with

must be so weird starting maternity! How long til your due date?

yep I left it to my mum and sister and thankfully they know me well

It is so weird thinking that I’m off for a year now. I don’t think it’s sunk in yet, just feels like the weekend or annual leave! I’m due a week on Friday (26th) so hoping I get at least this week and the weekend before baby. It’s even weirder thinking I’m going to have a baby in about 2 weeks

 

[User767676]

At what point did everybody stop testing? I purposely used up my last load of tests this morning (lol) to try stop myself from obsessing over lines and whatnot but now I’m kinda regretting it and worried I’ll be even more anxious not being able to test every day is dragging

I had a CP in May so I wanted to see the line progression. I got my positive around 10 DPO (faint) and tested every other day for maybe around 10 days until the tests were really dark. I did a digital and got 2-3 and then repeated it a week after and still got 2-3 and remember seeing my temp drop (Apple Watch so not accurate) and panicking. So I stopped testing until I had some spotting and did a test then and haven’t done one since (I had a scan at 7w which helped me feel less anxious).

It can be reassuring seeing the line progress as the days feel like they take forever but try not to test too much as it drives you crazy. Just try and focus on one day a time !

 

[raspberryjuice]

yep I left it to my mum and sister and thankfully they know me well

It is so weird thinking that I’m off for a year now. I don’t think it’s sunk in yet, just feels like the weekend or annual leave! I’m due a week on Friday (26th) so hoping I get at least this week and the weekend before baby. It’s even weirder thinking I’m going to have a baby in about 2 weeks

How exciting! I’m hoping to work until that close to birth too. Hope you get your week of rest/sorting!

 

[littlepup]

At what point did everybody stop testing? I purposely used up my last load of tests this morning (lol) to try stop myself from obsessing over lines and whatnot but now I’m kinda regretting it and worried I’ll be even more anxious not being able to test every day is dragging

Spoiler: MC

I suffered a MC in 2022, it was incomplete. They couldn’t tell me for sure it was definitely over for 2 weeks+ between scans so I kept testing, got line progression, the digital went up in “weeks pregnant” but the whole time it was never going to be. I had to have surgery and the line gradually faded in the weeks after. This time I tested with strips, a plastics cheapie, got my digital “pregnant” then called it a day. Unless you had a complete MC which you’d know about, they could still show a positive. You’ve just got to have blind faith and scans to know for sure. Even with scans I panic that I could walk out of there and it all goes wrong and you can’t have one every day. It’s agonising waiting until the movement stage but statistically if you see a heart beat at 8 and 12 weeks your chances of a loss, particularly a missed loss are really, really low

 

[Brewtime87]

I felt like such a fraud phoning my GP to tell them I'm pregnant this morning, feels like I'm acting out some kind of fantasy
I've ended up doing a self-referral for the hospital I'd like my midwifery care to be with. It says it could be 2 weeks til I hear from them. Why do I feel like it's going to be the longest two weeks ever?! And I thought the 2 week wait after doing the deed was long

 

[LavaFlake]

I felt like such a fraud phoning my GP to tell them I'm pregnant this morning, feels like I'm acting out some kind of fantasy
I've ended up doing a self-referral for the hospital I'd like my midwifery care to be with. It says it could be 2 weeks til I hear from them. Why do I feel like it's going to be the longest two weeks ever?! And I thought the 2 week wait after doing the deed was long

I’m 33+3 and feel my entire pregnancy has just been waiting for the first midwife appointment, the 12 week scan, 20 week scan etc! I’m trying to really enjoy it especially as thankfully my third trimester hasn’t been too hard but I’m just so impatient

 

[watermelon sugar]

I felt like such a fraud phoning my GP to tell them I'm pregnant this morning, feels like I'm acting out some kind of fantasy
I've ended up doing a self-referral for the hospital I'd like my midwifery care to be with. It says it could be 2 weeks til I hear from them. Why do I feel like it's going to be the longest two weeks ever?! And I thought the 2 week wait after doing the deed was long

Pregnancy is just waiting and waiting constantly

 

[Justwatchin...]

I felt like such a fraud phoning my GP to tell them I'm pregnant this morning, feels like I'm acting out some kind of fantasy
I've ended up doing a self-referral for the hospital I'd like my midwifery care to be with. It says it could be 2 weeks til I hear from them. Why do I feel like it's going to be the longest two weeks ever?! And I thought the 2 week wait after doing the deed was long

The wait for my 12 week scan was the hardest part. I had already been counting down the weeks and then I had 4 weeks between getting my scan appointment at my midwife appointment and the scan and that was the worst and slowest 4 weeks
Since having that scan everything seems to have sped up, it helps that my dates changed a bit after the scan!

 

[Brewtime87]

Can't believe I've had the cheek to come on here complaining about not wanting to wait when I've barely even known I'm pregnant 48 hours when some of you are 30+ weeks
I need a new hobby to keep me distracted haha.

 

[LavaFlake]

Can't believe I've had the cheek to come on here complaining about not wanting to wait when I've barely even known I'm pregnant 48 hours when some of you are 30+ weeks
I need a new hobby to keep me distracted haha.

Nah cos I was exactly the same as you in my first trimester! If anything I was worse than I am now as I know it’s not too far now. Pregnancy is just a waiting game for 9 months wherever you are with it lol.

 

[Lucyxxxx]

I kept testing until I had my scan. Did a digital test on Friday said 2-3 weeks then a week later and it said 3+. Those few minutes were agonising. Also my fella is raging since we found out all he hears from me is 'I'm in a delicate condition' he's like ffs your 2 minutes pregnant chill out . He's more excited then me keeps eyeballing stuff in the shops for newborns and I'm like now Sir not til we are 12 weeks. We did buy a pack of newborn nappied as couldnt help ourselves though.