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First time buyers here so please be kind as we genuinely don’t fully understand how all of this works yet 😅

Our offer has been accepted and we’ve provided proof of funds + have a mortgage in principle, but the sellers are buying a new build and initially said they want a 4–8 week timeline (12 weeks at a push). Is that normal/realistic?

We haven’t even started with solicitors, surveys or searches yet, so it feels really fast to us. We thought we’d have a bit more time to save the remaining costs like stamp duty/solicitor fees etc. We can probably save it, but my partner is freelance/self-employed and his income dipped at the worst possible time. The stamp duty alone is around £10k which obviously isn’t a tiny amount.

They’re also already pushing us to hand notice in on our flat, but everything online says to wait until exchange so you don’t risk being homeless if things get delayed. We need to give 2 months notice so we’re feeling a bit stressed/confused.

Are we able to ask for a bit more time without giving the impression we can’t actually afford the house? We’re worried about raising concerns unnecessarily.

Did anyone else have timelines like this as FTBs? Did it actually move that quickly? What is the best thing to do.

We also don’t have anyone reaaaally that can lend us the money. We are young professionals from working class backgrounds living in an expensive area down south and saving for the deposit has been tough as it is!

Many thanks.

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I am so worried. I thought that I was 6 weeks and 3 days and about 2/3 days ago I started getting cramping. Only mild period like cramping and some light brown discharge. The next day it got darker and a bit more of it and cramps got a bit worse. But not above a 4 out of 10. I managed to get in for an early scan so they could see what was going on. But when they did the internal scan all they could see was an empty sac. She told me it could be early pregnancy loss or it could be too early to tell and to come back in 2 weeks. I’m pretty sure all my dates are correct and my periods are fairly regular, maybe sometimes they are off a couple of days. I had been measuring ovulation with the clear blue sticks and knew exactly when I ovulated in march but not in April (was on holiday) and I know the exact dates we conceived. I’m not convinced that I’m delayed or have I got this totally wrong? I also did a cheap preg test the morning of the scan and I felt the line was getting fainter (however wasn’t my first wee). I also did a digital test and it said it was only 2-3 weeks since conception which is incorrect because it was over 4 weeks. All this guessing is sending my crazy. I just want to hope it is just early days and maybe I’m more behind than I am supposed to be. But the nurses face was t convincing to me and from what I am reading there should be something in the sac by now. I’ve also not been getting any symptoms at all so another worry too. I had booked a private scan for a weeks time but now I think I should cancel because I don’t want another session of being disappointed. I have woken up the 3rd day and the cramps are much better and can barely feel them and only a bit of brown spotting. Any thoughts and similar stories to this? Thanks

LMP 25th March, positive test 24th April. Thought I was around 6w3d but started having brown spotting and cramps/back pain that got worse over 2 days. Had an early internal scan today and they could only see a gestational sac, nothing inside yet. EPU said it could be too early or could be miscarriage and I need another scan in 2 weeks.

Has anyone only seen a sac around this stage and gone on to have a healthy pregnancy? Or had brown bleeding/cramping and it turned out okay? So worried. My first ever experience. Confused coz my periods are more or less regular. Feeling not very hopeful tbh and preparing for the worse.

Hi everyone, I’m currently 6 weeks 3 days pregnant and feeling really anxious. Yesterday I noticed very light brown/light pink spotting mostly when wiping, not enough to soak a pad or go through clothes. I’ve also had mild cramping, a bit of lower back pain last night, trapped wind/bloating in the evenings, and some diarrhoea.

What’s worrying me most is that I don’t really have many pregnancy symptoms at all. No major nausea or sore breasts. I’m trying not to panic but I keep overthinking everything.

Has anyone experienced light spotting/cramping this early and still had everything be okay? Would really appreciate hearing other experiences while I wait to speak to the EPU. (Waiting for a call back today). This is also my first baby. X