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5 Weeks Pregnant | Feeling Full

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Not baby, just bloat and mum tum. How far along?  5 Weeks Total weight gain/measurements:  -1.8lb, weight 161.2lb Maternity clothes:  Nope Stretch Marks:  Nope Sleep:  Same as last week, am very tired during the day and usually fall asleep on the sof early. Best moment this week:  Finding out that I was expecting even though it was a shock.  Miss anything?  chocolate, not fancying it but miss it at the same time. Anything making you queasy or sick?  The smell of melting butter on toast Gender:  We don't know yet.  Labour Signs:  None.  Symptoms:  Tender nipples, slight nausea, feeling full, tiredness Belly button in or out?  in Wedding ring on or off?  On Happy or moody?  a little anxious but happy. Looking forward to:  my first appointment. I feel like the last week went so slowly so I am hoping this one is a little better, I have now done my self refe...

My Anxiety Story

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This story starts back in the summer of 2014 when my symptoms of my anxiety really took hold and I got myself to the doctors for some help. I have always been more emotional than some people and certainly am a big over thinker of everything in life so I can see traits of anxiety right back to when I was about 12-13. And during my life I have experienced a lot of death and illness and seen a lot of things that you wouldn't want to.  But around July I noticed that I seemed to be crying a lot for no apparent reason and would sob for a good 15 minutes before I could calm down, my other half got a little bit worries so made me make an appointment with the doctor which I did. When I was the doctor I spoke to him about a few things that went around in my mind a lot and that could maybe contribute to the way I have been over the past few weeks. He decided to refer me to for Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) to see if we could work out a way of controlling these tearful state...