0-3 Months!

I worked out our due date via the internet to be 1st August 2010 and that would have made me 4 weeks along already - this was something that was new to me I didn't realise that at the time of conception you are 2 weeks already. The internet was really useful as I had so many questions and no one to ask at this early stage.

Unfortunately, the downside of the internet is you can have too much information. I read up on all of the symptoms that come with early pregnancy and waited unpatiently for them to all arrive. It was a very very long wait.

I had to wait until I was 7 weeks to get the slightest bit of nausea. It gradually increased and turned into a bit of sickness occasionally. I knew I was lucky but the sickness was comforting and made me feel pregnant. I did have slight stomach cramps which I read to be the uterus stretching.

Other slight symptoms eventually arrived and included:

> Increased sense of smell
> Food tasting slightly different
> Going off certain food and drinks (e.g. tea)
> Heartburn
> Twinge on either right or left side if coughing or sneezing
> Tummy muscles feeling strange, like I'd done lots of sit-ups

By far the best bit of this trimester is telling friends and family. You are so happy yourselves but to be able to spread happiness and cheer (especially around Christmas and New Year) was really enjoyable. Everyone is excited to be having a baby in the family again.

One other thing that was especially noticeable was how slowly time was going, each week felt like a month - I just wanted to get to the 12 week stage where the risk of miscarriage was supposed to be reduced. The biggest worry was getting to the scan and finding the baby hadn't grown or there was no heartbeat.

No one wants to see you for quite a while, I had to wait until 9 weeks to see the Doctor. Even when I got to the Doctor she didn't actually do anything, she gave me an info pack and said the midwife would contact me. I didn't have my 'booking in appointment' with the midwife until I was 11 weeks.

The scan didn't happen until the 2nd trimester at 13 weeks and is definitely worthy of a post all to itself...