The Story So Far...

I took an extra week of my patch because I didnt want to be on over xmas, and I hadnt realsied I'd run out of patches so the week after I couldnt start again. The weeks after I rather foolishly assumed that we'd be ok not to use contraception in the 1st week. Now however I'm not sure where I was in my cycle, was I still in the cycle as if I'd come on the week before!? I had a gut feeling and had a few days wait before I could take a test, but tiredness had set in, I was constantly on the loo and I was convinced I was, which I had very mixed feelings about. I didnt drink and cut down the fags just incase.

When we did the test it looked like a negative, and I actually felt a bit sad which was VERY unexpected. On closer inspection though there is a very faint pink dot on the test. I was still convinced and booked a doc appointment, I thought she'd do the test there and then and had prepared myself, but she wanted me to do a morning sample and send it off, MORE WAITING!! I had mixed emotions, sometimes I thought it would be great, then I had times when I thought Oh My God and had a sick feeling about the whole thing. When we got the positive result a few days later I was still mixed but had already had time to get used to the idea.

Now I'm Thrilled, it's wonderful, Steve and I had thought about children and said we would next year. We've got the room, Steve has a 6 Bedroom house so there's no problem there, and we're pretty secure financially to cope, all we need to worry about is a healthy happy pregnancy.

Symptoms! I seem to have had every one possible so far!

• Unbearable Tiredness
• Hilarious Wind
  
• Really really thirsty no matter how much water I drink
• M/s wasn't too bad at first as long as I kept eating, was only sick a couple of times if I ate too much (which actually wasnt very much at all
• Weight gain
• I've gone completely dippy, forgetful, clumsy and always off balance :-D
• Was sleeping fine at night until week 9, now Im up every hour for a drink and the loo
• Sense of smell is unbelievably accute
• Gone off tea & coffee, onions & garlic plus loads others
• Having loads of cravings, mainly anything orange and meat :-D
• Getting dizzy and out of breath alot even though I'm fit and healthy
• Had a headache for the last 2 days
• Itchy sore BBs
• Too Hot, Too cold, never just right
• My nose is congested, not runny, it's just been a bit bunged up since about 4 weeks.
• I've woken up every morning since week 8 with what feels like a hangover! Nausious and dehydrated :-( I wouldnt mind but I havent touched a drop of alcohol since I suspect I was pregnant not long after we would have conceived!
  

This is the Doppler we have, we got it from ebay


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Updates....

Friday, 21 Mar

We havent told the kids yet, but we're dying too! They're going to be soooooo exited!!! I'm really looking forward to my U/S I've got a suspicion I might be carrying twins! I've noticed my symptoms are much more similar to the girls in the twin forum :-) April the 3rd will tell. probably not, but I've got a gut feeling hehe finger's crossed.

Wednesday, 26 Mar