Something just moved in my stomach..

[Ohshitx]

I’ve name changed for this.

Something literally just rolled in my stomach, there was a popping sensation and now I swear I have a bump where I didn’t before. Nothing that strange until I mention that I’ve not had sex since November and I’ve had periods since then. But something is moving in my stomach, and not like trapped wind. I’ll get out for a test first thing, but I surely can’t be that many weeks pregnant and not have had a single symptom till now, surely? Please someone tell me I can’t.

Omg. Congratulations!
NHS will scan your quickly, I wouldn’t bother with a private scan.
Where about are you geographically? There’s bound to be help around with newborn stuff, even in lock down.

Yeah, @OJZJ that wasn't helpful. One of the first questions the midwife asks at booking in is whether you drink and how much, no need to worry OP over it now.

Don't worry, OP, my mother in law tells me she was told by her doctor to to drink a pint of Guinness a day when pregnant and her kids were fine. It takes quite a lot of alcohol abuse to cause FASD. Best to abstain but don't worry if you didn't.

OMG, what a shock for you. It happened with a friend of my mum (actually she was the baby, so technically it happened to her parents who had the shock baby). In that case the doctor told her she wasn't pregnant, back before scans and reliable tests. XXX months later, and showing no signs of pregnancy, she went into labour.

Best of luck with baby and telling the dad.

Oh wow! I know you must feel in a mess but you will be fine! Everything will be ok, congratulations too. Hope you’re ok xxx

I found out I was 20 weeks pregnant when I was 42 and my DH was 53. My DS s were 14 and 12. It was a shock but when I got my head around it, it was lovely. I had a trouble free pregnancy and DS3 is now 25. It was a good experience for his siblings too. I'm sure when you get over the initial shock you will cope. Good luck and a big hug. Oh and I had been running round a restaurant working late and enjoying normal levels of alcohol and soft blue cheese.

Whilst I do not know your personal circumstances and am in no way judging you or anybody else this happens to, we have had Christmas, new year, Valentine's and lock down were alcohol for a majority of people have been involved, if you have drunk either heavily at the Christmas parties or a few every night to get you through lockdown it may be worth mentioning this to your GP or midwife.

Oh get to fuck. Honestly what a shitty, guilt inducing nasty post.

Wow! Favorite thread in ages, to be honest. I'm going to admit to a wee bit of jealousy since my pregnancies are VERY full of symptoms in the 1st/2nd trimester and at 24 weeks I've been feeling a lot of movement for 10 weeks. I can't believe you're more pregnant than me and just now feeling it.

I would give ANYTHING for a sensation-free 1st and 2nd tri, but that's probably "grass is always greener," I'm sure it'd be a hell of a shock, too. Good luck with the rest of your pregnancy and let us know how it goes, I'll be checking in with this thread every now and again!

Another one here feeling very jealous of the OP. I've had four miscarriages and don't know how I'm every going to get through nine months of pregnancy without being crippled with anxiety. I'd love to just find out I was six months along and had no idea!

Congrats op! At least you've a few months to get sorted!! I found out I was preganant at 10 weeks with one of mine and it was great having a shorter pregnancy. Much less waiting.

@OJZJ What a shitty, nasty thing to post to a woman who's clearly in shock, and bound to be stressed enough.
Absolutely no need for it whatsoever.

OP, please ignore that post. That's not helpful for you at all.
Your midwife will consider all the checks you need - don't start panicking about what that poster has said.
It'll be okay. Deep breaths.

I found out I was pregnant for a second time when I was 30 weeks. I’d had no symptoms at all. I was tired, had routine blood tests at the doctors and that’s how they found out. I’d gained no weight and the GP thought I was around 8-9 weeks, she was so shocked when the midwife said I was more like 30 and the scan the same day confirmed it.

Congrats OP, I can't even imagine the range of emotions you're probably feeling! Maybe ask on your local Facebook pages for some baby stuff? As the charity shops are closed around here there's plenty that people are looking to pass on after their lockdown tidy ups! I never used to think someone could genuinely not know, but my flatmate at university (slim size 8, periods throughout, always used contraception) was taken into hospital with what she thought was appendicitis...32 hours later she had her DS in her arms; genuinely had no idea. Thought that the tiredness and nausea was down to stress and the general lifestyle at uni.

Funnily enough I know at least 3 people who didn't know until they were actually giving birth, and one of them was not long ago. She went to the doctors as she thought she had appendicitis, ended up giving birth in the doctor's surgery. Even with todays modern medicine it happens.
Congratulations

Perhaps it's just fat?

Read the thread @mynameisbiggles. She’s 6 months pregnant!

Perhaps it's just fat?

Fat doesn't show up on a pregnancy

Well if you haven't been to space lately, you're safe to rule.out an 👽!

I have IBS, and can't say I get things moving around. Occasionally it feels like griping and gurgling but not wriggling.

My fiancee said when she had her daughter, she was almost 5 months pregnant before she.found out. She kept being sick but was getting regular periods.

Having ruled things out, she tried a test for 👶and BINGO!

Back then it was more unusual, so she had lots of other tests and would even have monthly scans (she was mid 20s at the time, so not an oldie) and other bits as they wanted to study why she didn't know until over halfway through. Even though she carried close to her spine for the duration, her daughter seemed to love just the night before she was born!

So it is possible to carry on as usual, and find out late.

You'll have to update us after your piddle stick

@mynameisbiggles what? Have you read the thread?

OJZJ did it make you feel smug better to push your agenda onto the op.

She hasn't mentioned anything of the sort so maybe, next time, look at what has actually been said before you start your lecture.

Look at baby banks in your area, they are literally set up for this sort of scenario. Your midwife should also be pushing your scans and checks through asap.

Good luck op

When you have had those conversations, do also put out messages saying what you need for this surprise baby, people will have things they are happy to pass on. A nice lady from Cardiff with a surprise 4th baby bought my washable nappies from eBay and I gave her the cot and a few other bits that didn't sell.

@MacBlank she has, she's 6 months pregnant.

Could be wind, liquid, food, muscle contactions. A hernia?

Celestine70 it's a baby. The thread isn't that long, at least read the ops posts.

Why don’t people read the whole thread?
I ask this several times a week!

Wow OP, hope you are ok! What a shock! Have you managed to tell anyone IRL yet?

Where abouts are you? I’m more than happy to help with newborn bits if you need anything, I haven’t thrown anything away since DS was born last year and I’d hate to think of you having to rush around to sort everything in 12 weeks x