I'm absolutley shocked! im due December 26th and i got engaged the night before i found out.Im yet to have any symptoms and am completley clueless about all of this im only 23 but im so excited! Any one have any tips for a first timer im so nervous!
READ LOTS! Knowledge is key to the best experiences! Wonderful articles here on Belly Belly that can help you be prepared for a lot of what you might hear.
That said: Congratulations on your engagement and pending little one! Sounds like you've been having a really good week!
How exciting! How many weeks are you? I know for me my first symptom was tiredness (I had no clue I was pregnant then) & then morning sickness around 8 weeks. However you may make it through with no symptoms at all.
Im just a few weeks
god i just started crying ahaha
ive got some baby name books and i like Mylor, Elijah, Elliot and Aiden for a boy
Ella, Julia, Alysis and Charlotte for a girl.
i just cant believe how nervous i am. The worst part is my fianca left for italy for a month the morning i found out so hes freaking out over there and im on my own freaking out worst still im due December 26th hoping the bub doesnt have an early arrival of christmas day!
I guess it helps that my fathers an ob/gyn but hes very direct straight to the point
doesnt comfort me
i get
how are you feeling?
good
your fine
hahahaha hes a good man though i just need a womans personal advice.
Direct is good - but yes, sometimes we just need the comfort of someone who understands how we are really feeling.
Honestly though - you have taken a great first step by getting out to get the info. I know so much now I wish I knew 5 pregnancies ago. I am for once actually more content about going into labour knowing I have far more control than anyone let me believe I had before.
For now, I just recommend connecting with yourself and just being happy with being pregnant. I tend to avoid all doctors for a while because they can't do anything right now really.
Just a quiet personal happiness in your pregnant body and the little life it is helping grow is all you really need right now.
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wow, congrats!
babies often don't arrive on the EDD, and by the time you get to the third trimester, the EDD will often have been changed too.
my hot tips are:
everyone has their own experience, but this is YOUR experience. so if other women only needed a maternity bra at X months, but you need one sooner, forget about what is "normal", do what is right for you.
educate yourself about what is advisable to eat, adn what is advisable NOT to eat whilst pregnant. better to know. then you can make your choice.
investigate ways of giving birth, even if they are not your preferred option. ANYTHIGN can happen once you go into labour.
i was so sore with sciatica, back pain etc, that most exercise was impossible, but hydrotherapy exercise was perfect. So find something that you enjoy and can do, to exercise in pregnancy.
you can safety proof your environment
rubber mat in the shower (chair if you need it).
wear flat shoes
move things you access often to lower shelves, so you don't have to struggle (or get on step stool) to reach things.
move low down stuff to waist height, so you don't have to bend unnecessarily
some public hospitals have specific "look after your back in preg" type classes, i found them invaluable
keep lists of what you do like, so when people say "what would you like for a baby shower gift/new baby gift, you have the ideas and where to get them.
scope out support groups you might want to utilise AFTER baby arrives, BEFORE baby arrives, so you know where they are, have made friends already, and can ask questions
e.g local australian breastfeeding association group
local playgroup
in third trimester, i found the Education Session at the ABA very useful, you go to it as a couple. Gives you lots of trouble shooting ideas.
Look after yourself, esp in public, because people in general (i found), are not as respectful/helpful etc towards pregnant woman, as i thought they would be. E.g standing up on a bus where no-one offers you a seat - i was astonished. So you look out for yourself and your unborn child.
expect to get over tired and need to take nana naps, growing a baby takes alot out of you.
Listen to all the advice but filter it through your own self. Your experience is unique, dont' be bullied into doing stuff, just cos it was good or necessary for someone else when THEY were pregnant.
When buying maternity clothing, you'll get more wear out of things that you can also breastfeed in (if you plan to bf).
If you're interested in cloth nappies, check out ozclothnappies (fAQ section esp) and Nappycino, i just had my bub in cloth nappies the last 28 months (she has just toilet trained) and it was excellent. Modern nappies are SO different to the old terry squares.
enjoy growing your baby! and congrats again! i hope the month passes quickly for you, and your fiance is back with you.
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Just found out im pregnant need tips!
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