Anyone TTC from Jan 2024?

Congratulations @CosmoMango! Although I’m sorry the birth wasn’t straightforward and you’ve been let down by the hospital. I tried to pump a bit with my first as breastfeeding didn’t work out, I really struggled and ultimately ended up formula feeding - I didn’t get much out pumping at all! Again, I felt it was out of my control and I remember how tough that felt, be kind to yourself. I hope your little boy’s injuries are healing!

@skyerojowell, my first came 3 days early, so you never know haha!

All is good over here thanks, settling into life with 2 boys! He’s 3 months old now (literally today) which is just absolutely crazy - he’s the sweetest little boy with the best smiles 😍

Baby boy born just over 2 weeks ago @StampOnTheGround

we unfortunately had an instrumental birth which was fine for me but left him with injuries. The hospital then got his weight wrong on day 3 (they thought he’d lost 18% and had really lost 5%) and he ended up in SCBU for blood tests etc. Everything was okay but we were forced onto formula and unfortunately now can’t breastfeed so I’m trying to pump but finding it very difficult to pump enough despite the many lactation consultants I’ve seen telling me I have a good supply and have enough. I’ve been urged by midwives to make a complaint against the hospital

How are things going @CosmoMango@skyerojo- any babies to report yet? 🥰 Or how long left? I can’t work out when you should both me due! 😂

Thank you @skyerojo@CosmoMango

I’m feeling pretty good, not the birth I wanted at all but all that matters is he arrived safe and healthy. My first was an emergency c section and so was this one, completely different circumstances.

@CosmoMango Completely relate to the not coming home feeling, I had it with both of mine, especially my first - pregnancy is a crazy time. Sounds really rough but 30 weeks is great, you’re on the gone straight now and it won’t be much longer!

@skyerojo Yes, I remember that stage - like I can’t do anything as it’s still so far away but I really should be doing something as it’s not too far away 😂

Congratulations @StampOnTheGround
I’m approaching 30 weeks now, the vomiting has reduced to only a few times a week but I now have a chest infection! Been in a few times for reduced movements and had a scan a few weeks ago when baby boy was estimated to be 2lb 1 and on the 50th percentile. Also had some issues with both my blood pressure and my heart. So lots of investigations. To be honest, I find this stage really daunting and not nice. I really feel like I missed any pregnancy glow that people claim happens 😅
I also have this awful feeling he’s not coming home that I’ve never been able to shake. I haven’t really allowed myself to think he’s real yet.

@skyerojo baby boy was born on the 22nd March, 9 days early 😍

He is perfect and we’re now settling in as a family of 4!

How is everything going with you? It’ll soon fly around. We were very unprepared with this one, so we’re playing catch up now he is here 😂

How are you getting in @CosmoMango?

That's great news @skyerojo - welcome to the boy mum club 😍

I can't believe I'm 34 weeks and this unprepared, we basically have nothing sorted - I just be in denial that a new baby is actually coming very soon 😂 I think it will be easier once I've finished work, end of next week I'm done!

Hope you're doing well?

@CosmoMango - I really hope your sickness has stopped 🤞🏻🤞🏻

So happy it went well @skyerojo
How lovely you’re also having a boy!

How did you scan go @skyerojo - hope everything went well!

I'm not really sorted at all, which is completely different to with my 1st, poor second child 😂 we are getting closer with names, which is a relief as I didn't think we'd get here. I'm just counting down the days till I finish work!

Hope your scan goes well @skyerojo - I feel like it's such a big milestone because then you're half way through as well! 😍

Ahh @CosmoMango, sorry you're still being sick but glad all was well with your scan!

Im just about 32 weeks now, definitely feel like I'm on the final countdown - I finish work in 4 weeks 😬

I’m not sure @skyerojo I was under the impression that HG was completely debilitating. I am still managing to work and I have very little nausea it’s just awful gagging that results in vomiting. At times 30+ times a day but reduced to 4-5 times now

Hope the scan goes well @skyerojo I had mine a few weeks ago and it was all good. Still vomiting here and the bump isn’t very big yet

@skyerojo - it's so exciting, it made me start imagining an actual little person rather than just a random baby, if that even makes sense 😂

It's so confusing with things like listening to the heartbeat, each area does things differently! My trust didn't listen to the heartbeat at 16 weeks, and I get why because it's difficult for them to find and they don't want to cause unnecessary anxiety. But I'd have still loved them to try. But others I know did get to hear the heartbeat, so fingers crossed you're one of them!

I can't believe I'm in my 3rd trimester - time flies!

Happy New Year!

@skyerojo I think I was around 19 weeks - but for my first I was more like 22/23 weeks as I had an anterior placenta!

That's so exciting you have it written down, when we did that with my first, we waited a couple of hours before opening and that seemed like a lifetime 😂 wonder if you'll join the boy club with me and Cosmo!

@CosmoMango Ahh how exciting, welcome to the boy club! Fingers crossed the sickness subsides, that sounds terrible 😩 but, it's all worth it in the end!

still vomiting daily! Wonder if this is me until the end now