About to start / Just started TTC no.2 (part 3)

hungry yes dd was always higher than 145! said baby is quite low but I carried dd low looked ready to pop from about 7months

High BPM equals girl, doesn't it Donna?!

Lovely to hear the heartbeat too.

And I bet they're well used to hormonal pregnant women crying on them!

toothpaste ita very bittersweet about your dsis at least she stil
has one wee fighter and excellent to you on your scan!

mw appointment was brilliant apart from sobbing the minute I went in. thunk im more upset ahout dh loosing his job than I thought. then I heard wee bubbas heartbeat and nothing else seemed to matter! was 150 bpm for all you superstitious among us xx

That's fantastic, Toothpaste. How exciting.

Very sad for your sister though. My friend lost a twin, but now she has her daughter she couldn't be happier.

I'm hungry and tired today. But otherwise no symptoms!

Congratulations Toothpaste on your scan! But very sad for your sister.

Hi everyone. Monster hope u feel more positive soon. Third month is very common month to get preg according to this thread.
Mixed 24 hours for me. My sis had her 12 week scan yesterday and only one baby has made it. So bitter sweet and she was pretty sad. She is very grateful for her one little fighter but it's a big head adjustment from the twin excitement. I had my 12 week scan this morning and was a ball of nerves. All fantastic though and the little one was jumping all over the place. Such a relief. I had got myself so worried. Amazing showing ds his little brother or sister on the screen. He even waved (but foes that at just about everyone at moment!). Going to wait til Christmas Eve to tell family in light of sisters news but will tell a few friends I'm seeing tonight.
Hpe everyone else is looking forward to Christmas be it with or without the wine! X

Hi everyone, hope everyone is ok.
Hi Donna - I hope your midwife appointment goes well today. Yes it is lovely hearing the heartbeat. I haven't felt anything yet. I can't remember when it is that you usually start feeling the fluttering? Bit jealous that you have started to feel it. I'm not worrying about measuring bigger, at the end of the day it is better than measuring much smaller. And hopefully baby will even itself out soon.

Hope today goes well Toothpaste. Nothing beats seeing the little one and hearing that heartbeat.

I'm feeling a bit more positive today, thanks for all the happy thoughts. Onwards and BFP-wards!

Good luck today, Toothpaste.

And still my only pregnancy symptom of any note is weird bloody dreams. Anybody know the science behind this?!

monster! hope you ok xx

Mrsm I have the mw tomorrow cant wait to hear he heartbeat have you felt any fluttering yet I can feel it at night i love it. I love being pregnant id be a surrogate! (feel free to remind me of this when im 38+weeks greeting to get started haha)
Hungry once the festivities are over it will start flying in!
Swede glad you got a bit of clarity today. xx
I'm on my phone and wanted to say i hope your feeling okay to whoever is feeling down but im so sorry u names gone right out my head! You know who you are! xx

Going by touch is VERY inaccurate. I had 3 separate midwives tell me that DD would be between 7-8 lbs after palpating my bump. Hmmmm!

Congratulations on the heartbeat Mrs. I got to hear my little one today, a week late but I couldn't go to the midwife last week as was working away. It's a wonderful thing isn't it.

Honestly I would try not to worry about the size issue if I were you. It very early days and sizing by touch alone is notoriously unreliable (although I've heard the scans aren't much better). I'm sure if there is an issue nearer the time they'll send you for growth scans. I have to have them this time but because they're worried about a small baby (DD was small).

Monster, I hope you get your BFP soon, I know how disappointing it is xx

It's hard to hide it from mums, isn't it? I'm seeing my parents this weekend and I'm trying to work out what I can wear to look as slim as possible. Hmmm!

At least you've got the ball rolling now, which is exciting. It'll be interesting to see what the Gyno says at the appointment. I'm intrigued how it works!

Monster, sorry you're feeling down. When do you OV? You'll be close to a proper Christmas present baby! Third cycle lucky for you I hope. :-)

Monster - Sorry you are feeling down today! I am really keeping fx for your third attempt!

Went to see the GP this morning who confirmed that my blood test confirmed that I am indeed pregnant. I am 5 weeks which kind of fits with my calculation as I thought I would be 5 weeks tomorrow. GP told me that I can self-refer to a Gyno so I have now done this and I am going to see him on the 8th January. So not much more I can do this side of Christmas I guess.

Told my parents last night. They are over the moon. My mum had already figured it out of course. She said I was starting to look a bit fat:)

No real pg symptoms to talk about. Very bloated, super windy (sorry TMI) and hungry all the time. Also very very tired.

Last day at work today, on summer holiday from tomorrow. A million things to sort out before Sunday when we are heading to the Cape.

Hi all,
Glad to hear all is progressing well for those of you who have their BFPs.

I'm having a bit of a down day today, babies everywhere and I was so hopeful that I would be pregnant for Christmas. I know we're very early in our TTC story, but still. Ah well, AF is nearly out of the way for this month so here begins attempt #3.

Hope your visit to the doctor goes well Swede. Awake, fingers crossed for you.

Oh, the recovery wasn't too bad really. I could walk shirt distances quite slowly after a couple of weeks. If you have one you will need a hand as you have DS already. My MiL will assist after next time.

It all depends on how well you heal and making sure you initially take it easy, I think.

You have to measure 3+ weeks more in the last few weeks before they do a growth scan. If you need one if those, they'll discuss your options once you've had it. IME, the growth scans are mostly wildly inaccurate! I'm not sure why they bother.

I'm fine. Wishing I didn't find out so early again as I have longer to wait for more substantive symptoms (though I am hot and sweaty and thirsty at night, and have round ligament pains, plus I'm definitely more tired, so am not symptomless entirely!).

My scan is 5 weeks on Monday and the midwife 3 weeks today.

Time does go relatively quickly, I suppose, but it could go more quickly. :-)

I've got my flexible work request meeting on Monday, which I can't really be arsed with, but never mind. I wonder if they'll mention the pregnancy, as they didn't in their email!

Hi Hungry, i'm 15 weeks tomorrow but i also thought they didn't listen to the heartbeat until 16 weeks. It could be that i'm a week further on. Is that all it means though? I mean, if you are measuring big or bigger does it just mean they might give you a c-section? I was pleased to hear the heartbeat and get all good blood test results back.
How are you feeling? You still have a little while to go until your 12 week scan, i bet you are getting impatient. It will go quick though what with xmas etc. You had a big baby with your DD. What was the recovery like afte a c section?

It's still early days, mrs, baby could even out between now and d day. Don't worry too much yet.

And some people can give birth to big babies naturally, so even if baby is big you could still be OK.

FWIW it was the angle of DD's head which caused my EMCS, not her 9lb 7oz weight!

How lovely to hear the heartbeat. Are you 16 weeks now? They don't attempt to listen before that here, and then warn that it may not be possible.

I'm still not feeling that pregnant. 6+1 today. Time is going so slowly. :-/

Hello everyone,

Well i saw the midwife yesterday and got all my blood tests. Everything came back good. I listened to the baby's heartbeat and she felt my uterus and the baby. She said that my baby is measuring a bit bigger than 1 weeks, so maybe two weeks bigger or over. She said this was nothing to worry about but i am worrying now a bit. She said that the only concerns are you might have to be monitored to make sure the baby can pass through the pelvis. Am i worrying for nothing? The baby may even itself out but if not,is it just a case of if you are having a big baby that you might have to have a c-section?

Swede, I hope your GP appointment is more enlightening than the info received to date!

Awake, I hope you've been DTD already. :-) Get going!

Toothpaste, good luck tomorrow!

Wow donna even more amazing!!!