First time pregnancy.

themamasparks · November 2015

Hello! My name is Janni. I'm 23 years old and I'm going to be a first time mom and would love to have other people to talk to/relate to since we're not telling people until thanksgiving. My morning sickness is terrible and I keep having weird fits of anxiety which I hope is normal. My husband and I tried to conceive for six months and took a month break but that month was the month we ended up conceiving. I hope to hear from all of you soon!

mrsschmity · November 2015

Welcome! You'll find a great group of ladies on this board with some great advice, and just all around wonderful to talk to. Everything you're experiencing so far is normal

Feel free to start jumping in on some of the daily threads as well!

MsBeachNJ · November 2015

Hello & Welcome to the boards! You'll find a lot of women to commiserate with as many of us are also keeping it a secret for a while! Join in on the daily symptoms threads and do a lot of reading, you'll find a lot of your questions answered by previous posters.

Congrats & I look forward to getting to know you over the next 9 months!

mjekki · November 2015

Hi Janni my name is Mariam. I am 22 years old and I am also going to be a first time mom! I know how you feel with the morning sickness. As counterintuitive as it may sound, eating even when you don't feel like it actually helps as it keeps your blood sugar levels stable. I find that when I feel nauseous I don't want to eat anything and the nausea of course gets worse but when I force myself to eat something, it actually goes away! I try to eat every 3 hours, things like bread, veggie sanwhiches, grapes, oranges, apples. You should try it!

Meglit89 · November 2015

Welcome!

I think waiting to announce at Thanksgiving is a great idea! I wish we'd done that!

I look forward to getting to know you.

heyyitsmac · November 2015

We're waiting until Christmas to tell everyone. We'll be just over the 12 week hump. I think it's killing my SO. It's our first child and he's like a kid in a candy store. He wants to shout it from the rooftops lol. I think it's kind of nice as a secret for now.

cassy0407 · November 2015

Howdy! We're glad to have you!

DeePaddy24 · November 2015

Welcome!!

mrsb8244 · November 2015

Welcome! I'm also 23 and a first-timer

VikingGirl12 · November 2015

Welcome!!! You'll find lots of support here

satcher08 · November 2015

Welcome! Like others have said, you'll find plenty of support here and we're all looking forward to getting to know you for the next 9 months!

bedinabelinda · November 2015

Lots of young first timers! I'm 34 and this is my first baby. Generally I want to keep it a secret too (we'll tell our families at Christmas) but I think after my first ultrasound tomorrow, I'm going to tell my best friend. I need someone to talk to! I am so shocked at the intensely physical changes and symptoms already. You can read about morning sickness and breast pain and round ligament pain and exhaustion all you want, but when it happens to you all at once, you want to look around and go, seriously?! I want to lie in bed and groan but I can't tell anyone but my hubby why

Meg&Stev · November 2015

Hi Janni! I'm almost 26 and a first time mom as well! I am 10 weeks today and due June 1st! How far along are you? When is your due date? Feel free to PM me anytime you wanna chat! We aren't telling people until Thanksgiving as well :-)

FutureMrsCAF · November 2015

Welcome and congrats! I hope your nausea lets up soon!

CaitRenee89 · November 2015

Hi Janni! I am 26, not my first pregnancy, but first one that's made it this far. I second the anxiety fits... Something I plan to ask about in my first appointment tomorrow. This is the first pregnancy I've experienced with morning sickness, cravings, anxiety and an occasional heart-flutter (not associated with the anxiety). I think all might be good signs to a full-term pregnancy! Good luck with your morning sickness! I've found that not drinking water first thing in the morning helps (I wait to drink anything until I have some food). Small snacks through the day help me too... I get most nauseous when I'm hungry.

stillcozy · November 2015

Hi I'm Lindsay, 26 and this is also my first pregnancy I am so thankful to find this group I so needed a support group since this is my first and my husband isn't exactly as much as an expert on pregnancy as he may like to think

MDKC14 · November 2015

Welcome and congrats!

cattlebride · November 2015

Welcome :-h

stisnd6 · November 2015

Welcome! I'm 23 and I'm a first time mom too! I had been suffering from nausea, but once I hit 9 weeks it became full MS. It stinks, but I'm excited for this journey.

kaykelly · November 2015

I'm the youngest on here I think. I'm 19 and having my first. My husband and I are actually having a honeymoon baby! Due June 29th. We already told our f

lauren0913 · November 2015

Just turned 30 & a FTM, nervous but excited! Cannot wait for my 1st ultrasound to see the little one!

Babyebbs · November 2015

bedinabelinda said:
Lots of young first timers! I'm 34 and this is my first baby. Generally I want to keep it a secret too (we'll tell our families at Christmas) but I think after my first ultrasound tomorrow, I'm going to tell my best friend. I need someone to talk to! I am so shocked at the intensely physical changes and symptoms already. You can read about morning sickness and breast pain and round ligament pain and exhaustion all you want, but when it happens to you all at once, you want to look around and go, seriously?! I want to lie in bed and groan but I can't tell anyone but my hubby why

Omg, i feel the same way! I feel like every pregnant person I've known over the last year has told me they felt great their entire pregnancy. I am like whattt, do they forget about their first trimester, can this be true?? Im 33, pregnant with our first. I am just about 7 weeks. I started getting symptoms 2 days after we found out I was pregnant which was about 3 weeks ago. I took a test one day after my period was missed bc i just didnt have any period symptoms like i usually do. I Was nauseous and had food aversions and mouth watering, dry heaving for about 3 days. I learned quickly that eating more frequently and staying hydrated really helps with nausea and seem to have gotten that under control. Hopefully it stays that way! The gas and bloating/on and off constipation is completely fabulous. Ive learned i really cant eat junk anymore, anything fried or take out like pizza or chinese food completely destroys my stomach and it took me 5 days to recover and have my stomach back to a semi-normal state from that. Boobs just started getting sore, oh joy!! And not to mention im tired by the time i am done getting ready for work in the morning and have been going to bed at like 9 every night. Who am I? My husband probably wants to kill me bc i went into psycho bitch mode a couple times over silly things and then broke down and started crying and couldnt control myself all day the other day. Lastly, cramps! Pregnancy cramps are nothing like period cramps, for me at least. They always seem to wake me up from a dead sleep around 3am and be pretty intense for about 15-20 minutes. A couple days ago was the worst where i couldnt tell if it was cramps or gas or constipation or all of the above. I just sat in the bathroom in agony for about a half hour with no success at anything. After huffing and puffing, sweating and feeling like my blood sugar was dropping, i managed to get downstairs for some apple juice. Went to the bathroom again, had some minor success and a few minutes later went to bed where everything just stopped. WTF? I certainly hope 2nd and 3rd trimesters are easier than this! Why is it that when your trying to hide it, u have the worst symptoms and it makes it nearly impossible for people not to think something is up. Anyway, sorry for the huge post, but I needed to vent since Hubby is the only one who knows and clearly he does not understand bc he isnt going through it! Good luck to all u new mamas out there!

ROSEMARIERN · November 2015

Hi Janni and to all mommies to be! Congratulations to all of us who made it to this point. I'm Rose, 34 years old and a first time mom. It also took my boyfriend and I about 6 months to finally get pregnant. And just like you, it happened on the month we were barely trying. I'm 10 weeks today with still a flat tummy. I can't wait to have a cute baby bump!

Snacking frequently (every 2-3 hours) helps my morning sickness. I have crackers at my nightstand in case I get nauseous in the middle of the night.

Good luck on your pregnancy! Wishing you an easy, complication free pregnancy and delivery!

mrsjscott78 · November 2015

HI all I am jessica 37 years old and a first time mom. My husband and I are excited to have this little addition to our family. I agree with all the ladies eat small frequent meals helps me with nausea too... congrats mommies!!!

cali14 · November 2015

Hi everyone. I'm 33 and this is my first pregnancy. It's been a tough year after 3 ivf cycles but this one finally gave me my BFP. I am 6w2d and had my first u/s yesterday. We got to see one little bean with a heartbeat measuring about 110bmp. Doc said this was a little low so I'm going in again next week for another u/s. Trying to stay positive. This has to be ok!!

B2FlyGirl · November 2015

Hi everyone! I'm Alicia, 33 and FTM. This is our first pregnancy after trying for 2.5 years, so I'm actually still in shock. I'm very thankful to have this community to talk to about concerns and share the exciting things before telling everyone else. We have told a few select family members, and it really helped me to tell my SIL who I am close with and a mommy to my two adorable nieces. It's great having one mommy friend to get their knowledge and experience.

Congratulations to everyone! I look forward to getting to know you and wish everyone a healthy and happy 9 months!

macharja · November 2015

I'm a first time Mum too and I have to agree about the nausea. While I haven't actually been sick, I am constantly nauseous, but eating every couple of hours really does help!! Even if you really don't want to!!

My anxiety has been a little crazy too so I just try to close my eyes and breathe deeply while rubbing my belly that isn't a belly yet. It helps you refocus on the good that's going on!!

~ Jemma

ASoldiersDarling · November 2015

kaykelly said:
I'm the youngest on here I think. I'm 19 and having my first. My husband and I are actually having a honeymoon baby! Due June 29th. We already told our f

I got you beat! I will be 19 next month, and my husband and I are also having a honeymoon baby! (Well, very close!) My due date is June 27th!

kellykkb · November 2015

I'm 39 years old and just had my right ovary removed August 2015. I just found out I'm pregnant on Halloween with my first! It's a miracle because we have tried for the past 10 years with no luck. I guess that ovary should have came out a long time ago!

HBamama2B · November 2015

Hi all! I'm 34 as well and a FTM. Very first pregnancy @bedinabelinda and @Babyebbs . Your posts made me laugh out loud. I got pregnant through IVF so I thought I was prepared to feel lazy, but holy rabbit poops this is terrible! I find so much of it just ludicrous, that I don't know whether to moan or laugh. So happy to be experiencing it all finally, but seriously--when on earth did I develop the lung capacity to belch loudly enough to be heard out the apartment and down the hall? Pregnant brings a whole new meaning to the word 'feminine'!!

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Stac147 · November 2015

Hi there!! I am 28 almost 29 and a first time mom! My husband and I had been trying for 3.5 years with failed fertility treatments. Then out of the blue we got pregnant on our own! We are beyond thrilled! Morning sickness is no joke. Lol. I have learned to eat often, as many of you have said. It's the only thing that helps. Congrats to all!!

bedinabelinda · November 2015

My morning sickness has actually started subsiding this week (I hope!). I feel less terrible when I wake up, at least. What is normally a bad habit of wanting to snack constantly throughout the day has turned out to be super helpful for MS. I'm good at making myself eat, even when I don't want to. When I woke up I would sit on the couch and eat almonds one at a time, then wait a while until I could eat half a banana, then wait awhile until I could have some cereal, etc. I never did throw up. It also helps to give in to whatever you want. There were times when I would kill for an Egg McMuffin. Not so much of a craving as, I feel too sick to possibly eat anything else. I normally eat fast food maybe once a year, and I had three or four McMuffins in the past few weeks. Oh well! Also the pre-bedtime snack I read somewhere was recommended. I normally never eat before bed, but it really helped to have something light.

catherinekate · November 2015

Congrats to everyone -- I am 29 turning 30 and also a FTM. I'm spending all my time googling random symptoms and trying to come to terms with the possibility that things may not turn out. It's an exciting time, but also very anxious. We are also waiting until Christmas to announce so I'm feeling a little bit alone since I can't talk about any of these things with other friends.

laurendiaz02 · November 2015

Same here! I'm also 29 (turning 30 next month), FTM and we are waiting to tell family until Christmas. Only a handful of people know (my best friend, mom and boss at work). It's been hard for my husband because he just wants to shout the news from the rooftops! Lol.

Samjfields · November 2015

I'm 29 and will be a first time mom, although I have three step-kids. My husband and I tried for six months and had one miscarriage. I'm eight weeks. No morning sickness so far, just very sore chest, pickier about my food although always hungry!.. And sometimes I get full after only a few bites. And I can't forget that I'm always exhausted!! I have a sonogram in the morning so I'm hoping everything looks good! I do get anxious/nervous sometimes when I stop and think about having a life growing inside me! I don't live close to any family so I get worried about having a newborn and depending on that "mother instinct" everybody talks about. But these forums have eased my worry as to what is normal and some of the general do/don't of being pregnant.

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