Fears and worries in early pregnancyCreated By tanyajarvis on 13 October 2008

Hi Stacey

I'm glad you are on better terms now, it all helps. I also hope the funeral wasn't too stressful for you & that your cousin had a good send off. HEARTBEAT is very sweet! Our little bubba's are almost the same size tho I guess that's quite normal at this stage! You made me think with the folic acid ... i'm wondering if that's whats draining me? I went to my doc 2 days ago & she said all the extreme tiredness and dizziness are normal pregnancy symptoms. My blood pressure was ok. She gave me tabs for the sickness but there are so many side effects listed that i'm NOT going to take them! My hair is also falling out, loads of strands at a time ... it did before I got pregnant though! Your doctor seems very clued up & very willing to talk to you properly! You are lucky :) & i'm glad you're getting proper care. I'll let you know bout midwife but docs said 12-13 weeks! Keep taking good care of yourself & hope to hear from you soon. Lots of love xxxxx

Hi Cath,

Im ok, kinda spoke 2 imsel the nyt, n wer on better terms...good really considerin funeral 2morro. I was 6weeks n 5days n 8mm, lol, how tiny! Yeh, we call it heartbeat....as thats all it was wen we first saw it, cute eh, haha. My doc told me Im havin bad side affects to the folic acid, so thats why Im physically shatterd and drained, and my hairs fallin out alot nore than normal, but it is really long....so does that neway. Im lookin 4ward to wen I start "glowing" my cousin and sister are 6months and they look great! Poor me eh! Hope ur feelin better....Iv not had much backache, thankfully. Let me kno if u hear from midwife, take care xxxx

Hi Stace!

I'm glad your doing OK. I hope the funeral goes as well as it possibly can you know. It's great your bloods are Ok. I haven't had any taken yet. Not actually seen a midwife either. Thought I'd have had both by now so may get onto the hospital if don't hear anything soon. Our 'bumper' was 7.6 mm at the 6 week scan ... how about yours? Do you have a pet name for him/her?! I know what you mean about being shattered! I'm falling asleep so early on the sofa everynight & finding it hard to motivate myself for work. Had a terrible sickly day yest, really thought I was gonna throw up. Today not so bad thank god. Managed a good 4 hours work today! Gonna go & rest now as got backache GRRRR. Take care & keep me posted! xxxxx

Hi Cath,

Thanku, Im dealin with things quite well actually, as 4 my partner, things are a bit more complicated than that, but Im jus gonna leav it....I cant be doing with the hassle. My cousins funeral is on Wednesday....so Im hopin Il be able to keep it together for that. On a better note, my bloods came bak tottaly fine, my nausea is lasting for shorter periods, my boobs arent AS sore, lol. Physically, Im just shatterd, and find it hard to get motivated, but thats it. Im taking it one step at a time. Great u got a scan, so close to mine, strange wer so close together eh! Keep me posted, wonder how big the size difference in our baby will be haha. Take care xxxxxx

Hi Stacey

I'm so sorry about all the stuff with your partner & cousin, its awful to hear. What happened with your partner? I don't know about you but i've had terrible mood swings due to the hormones & have been a right cow at times! Dunno how Chris has put up with me! Maybe you've had the same?? Saying & thinking things you don't really mean/feel? Apparantly its very normal to feel odd & moody at out stages! I dunno if you can private message on here? I understand if you can't talk about it on these messages. Will try & give support & advice if I can though. Try & stay calm and try not to get too upset, can't believe you have a family death to contend with as well. Like you say, try and stay calm for bubba, little one will help you thru it :)). Going away may be a good thing for a bit ... clear your head & stuff? I'm really glad your scan went well & that you saw your babies heartbeat too! It's very comforting isn't it! The 12 week scan will show a lot more huh! Our 12 wk scan is on the 9th November, so not long after yours. Its nice having someone at the same stage as me ... hope it helps you too. My sickness was horrendous last couple weeks but is getting easier slowly ... dont seem to be so ill for so many hours at a time now. Boobies not quite as sore either. Bloatedness not lasting so long either. Mood swings are coming and going. How are your symptoms? I hope you aren't too sick what with everything else on your plate right now. Let me know how you're getting on ok. Stay strng. Lots of love to you xxxxx