11th September 2015 20:01
Hi findmol, I assume you're a first time mum too? I can completely identify! Myself and DH are delighted too, and we were delighted when we got pregnant in April as well, but both times I was scared and nervous as well. I mean, I don't think you ever feel completely prepared to have a baby, even though we'd been getting fertility treatments! I think that's totally natural. I'm sure some of the experienced mums can answer your questions about birth, being afraid baby won't make it out, etc, I've no real words of comfort except to say I keep reminding myself women have done this for thousands of years, and we live in a fantastic country with fantastic maternity care!
I went to the GP today and she didn't confirm the pregnancy either, just took my word for it. My last pregnancy in April the GP got me to do a test and he also got me to lie down on the bed and felt my tummy and stuff, whereas today she didn't do any of that, so I think it just depends on the GP. I assume your blood test today was to check for HCG or something? If so that's the same hormone a pregnancy test checks for, except with a blood test you can actually test for the levels of HCG so it's a bit better than the 'yes, no' you get off a home pregnancy test.
Hopefully you can chill out over the weekend anyway, I'm trying to enjoy this time even though I'm nervous and wish I could tell people but don't want to yet!!!