r/December2026Bumpers

Would love to hear what you all do for work (including SAHM!). I’m a principal at an independent school for students with special needs, and I really love what I do. That said, I’ll admit that I’m already nervous about the juggling of this pregnancy/new baby!

I would've thought that seeing two lines on a test would have brought me so much joy, but ever since I tested positive I have felt no rush of wonderful emotions at the prospect of being pregnant. While my partner is beaming and chatting about tiny baby boots and names, I honestly just feel numb. Being concerned that this isn't a viable pregnancy is stopping me from enjoying life (as much as possible while dealing with exhaustion/nausea). I feel as though I've had to isolate myself as we're not telling anyone yet. My world has shrunk, I've not been to the gym, I'm not doing my hobbies, I'm not seeing friends all because I'm exhausted and feel sick. We've booked an early test at 7 weeks for some reassurance and I'm terrified of it 😅 we don't even have a history of miscarriages! When does the joy and excitement start? 6+5 weeks

Feeling very anxious about my 8 week scan tomorrow. I’ve had very little symptoms and I’m worried that because I don’t “feel” pregnant something will be wrong?

Scan is 1 week today and it’s hard not to spiral after 2 miscarriages and 2 chemicals

hi all, still very cautiously here. Had heavy bleeding from 4/19 (11dpo and first faint positive) to 4/21, lighter bleeding 4/22. OB on 4/20 assumed chemical and said HCG probably wouldn’t be over 10 and dismissed ectopic because blood would be in abdomen and not expelled (*rolls eyes*). well 4/20 HCG came back 31 and 4/22 HCG came back 64. so low and slow which is definitely making me feel like it’s likely ectopic. I’m not really sure what I should be asking my doctor for right now, he was honestly kind of dismissive but it’s a rotating practice and I like the overall office so I don’t think I want to switch but idk. I assume another blood draw 4/24 and it’s way too early to see anything on a scan, but is there any other monitoring I should ask for?

Hi! My due date is Dec 6 and our close friends are getting married on Nov 20 (domestic destination wedding - 2.5 hour plane ride).

Unfortunately, I won’t be able to go, as I’ll be almost 38 weeks. However, they asked my husband to officiate the wedding (they don’t know I’m pregnant yet). Is it crazy for him to go? It would be a short trip. Is it too risky?

I’m 7w2d and my life now revolves around the toilet. Every waking moment is spent either nauseous or vomiting. I can’t keep anything down, not even water. I can’t live like this any longer. My skin is dry, my mouth has that almost dry feeling, i can barely pee anymore, i’m constipated, and now when I throw up literally nothing comes out because I have nothing left in me. i feel so dizzy and lightheaded all the time. now my heart randomly feels like it’s beating out of my chest and i randomly have to work to catch my breath. i feel like im dying and i don’t know what else to do besides just heading over to the ER.

I’m not talking like an aversion, but more like you drink your coffee and then your body is like “absolutely not” and then you throw it all up?

I had this with my son too and I thought I was in the clear this time but I drank my coffee just now and not 5 minutes later it was coming back up.

Chat here with your friends about whatever is on your mind!

basically what the title says. morning sickness has kicked my ass beginning at 5w4d. i was doing pretty good at staying active, getting my steps in, my water before that but now even walking causes a nausea spell. my nutrition could always be better but now i literally cant eat at all.

how are you all surviving? both the nausea and the guilt?

I’m having lotsss of other symptoms. Being extremely exhausted has been a big one. And crampy and sore boobies- and BLOAT lol. Slight food aversions but nothing crazy, I really don’t want to end up getting sick 😂 but part of the journey I suppose.

Hi all! Now that most of us are a little further along, I'm making a megathread to put our test photos so that it frees up the main thread a little.

Let's see those lovely progression lines!

Hello, first time mum at 6 weeks and 6 days based on LMP (though I believe I ovulated later last month so this may be ~3 days off).

My first scan is next week at 7w4d.

So far, I have had minimal symptoms:

-Sore boobs (fluctuating- not always bad)

-Insomnia for the last 3 weeks (since I found out at 3w5d - at times, the insomnia is crippling)

-Zero nausea, minimal food aversion (sometimes nothing seems appealing to eat… but pretty minimal)

-Fluctuating RHR which spiked the first couple of weeks after testing positive, but has now stabilised and is quite low. I am slim and am generally fit, my RHR pre-pregnancy hovered around 46-50bpm. First few weeks of pregnancy it spiked (up to a maximum of 59bpm) but it has settled to around 55-56bpm. My heart rate does rise a lot faster than usual when exercising or moving around of course, so I do get breathless more than usual (to be expected)

-Bit tireder but it hasn’t been so bad this week

-Zero cramping or bleeding

I am generally feeling positive that my pregnancy is healthy. I have done a lot of deep diving online and on Reddit, and I understand that minimal symptoms can be normal… but I guess I am just finding the pre-scan wait quite difficult, and would love some reassurance!

I’m currently 8 weeks and STRUGGLING. Just feeling so tired at work and unable to focus. I’m also going through a weird patch at work where another person on my team is unexpectedly leaving and I’m likely to take on a lot of their responsibilities. I am really tempted to tell my boss so she can cut me some slack with my decreased productivity, but it’s so early. My first ultrasound isn’t for another week and a half (I’ll be 9w3d) which feels so far away, and I know even then it’s still super early. This is my first pregnancy.

What are you all planning?

Have any of you guys now become pregnant in your dreams too? Last night was the first time since my positive test that I was dreaming and in my dream I knew I was pregnant. I was complaining about how sore my boobs were. Clearly I get no reprieve from boob pain in my sleep or in my real life 😂