February 2011 babies... Getting to second trimester

[Lulabel27]

Hi All

This is the new thread taking over from "Feb 2011... Where only us and a select few know"

So sad that not everyone will be joining us on the new thread but here's looking to the future and hoping we start to see some lovely scans and good news from everyone in the next month

to ledkr - was looking forward to hearing how you got on.

tarlia if it helps (which it proabbly doesn't) my ms got worse around the 9 week mark, but (fingers crossed) now at 10 1/2 weeks it hasn't been all day nausea/feeling 10 secs to throw up all the time for a few days - now is up and down, with the worst for me in the afternoon/evenings.

Got bad IBS pain all last night/through the morning. I'm suprised it hasn't come earlier tbh with the junk I've been eating - I usually have to be careful with what I eat or I get stomach aches and have almost everything home made (no processed), and the amount of crisps I've been eating to help me through sickness has to be virtually illegal. Not sure what I can do as anything healthy I can't stomach...but can't keep getting IBS pains (which are very painful). Anyone else have IBS with any ideas/hints?

I have ibs which was very bad for the first 8 weeks but now I feel much better. I don't eat very healthy either. I have been referred to the hospital about my ibs but still waiting for an appointment x

angels and linzi my ibs had gone but is back now with a vengeance.Had it this am had to get up its so bad.Really bad tummy pains which you can do without when already having a worrying pg haha.

Ledkr & Linz you have my symapthy. My mum suffered really badly from it for a while and I can't begin to imagine how horrible it is while being pg too I hope you both feel better very soon.

Hi all, re ibs, mine has been pretty bad the last week or so too, perhaps due to the fact that all I'm eating is wheat based products! My poor tummy!

Anyway, doctor's advice (who is also my dad, so we can trust it more!) was that Colofac, which i used to take, and which you can buy over the counter isn't NOT recommended in pregnancy as such, but exercise caution as it hasn't been fully tested, ie if things are awful then the benefits probably outweigh any risks.

However, there's something called Colpermin, which are actually peppermint oil capsules, that are fine for pregnancy and apparently very effective. I'm going to try to get some today. Hope this helps! X

Just got through the door from scan and everything is fine thank heavens!

Heart beating away and consultant did not see any cause for concern. He did tell me to take it easy though so not sure if I should go to work Sat/Sun as planned or not....

Got to go back for NT scan when they can fit me in ironincally they called me yesterday to see if I could come at exactly the same time I was due in EPAC!

to PDR

Just cooked my first meal in weeks (thought I'd better do it whilst I could manage to) . We have so many courgettes in the veg patch I had to do something with them, so made a courgette and tomato bake

Morning all!

Well, had the CVS yesterday and we are now just praying for a good result... Went to Kings to have it done yesterday and couldn't have felt in better hands tbh- our baby must have been seen by about 12 different consultants since Monday! We had a thorough scan again which surprised me as I thought they'd just get on and do the CVS after a quick look at baby, but we were there for ages, which was quite nice as we got to see him move around again (and being awkward- Consultant still couldn't get certain measurements due to random somersaulting!).

Then went in for the CVS, only to be told that my womb was involuntary contracting (even though I couldn't feel it) and had made placenta go in wrong position so it would be dangerous for baby to attempt. Had to go away for 15 mins before trying again. STILL wasn't deemed safe on second look, so went away again for 20 minutes (and DP put more money in parking meter!). Went back in AGAIN, and was told that if it didn't look safe this time, then I would have to come back in a few days, which made me want to cry! Thankfully, it was third time lucky, and they managed to perform the CVS with (touch wood) no bother. Don't mean to scare anyone who might be having one of these, but it bloody hurt and the local anesthetic did sweet FA! I didn't watch what was going on, but DP was fascinated and said afterwards what a whopping needle it was! He could also see needle going in on the screen, and said it was no where near baby which good to know. We heard baby's heartbeat afterwards and saw him wriggling around which is a very good sign apparently. The docs said that if something was to go wrong (i.e be one of the 1% who miscarry) then you usually see a problem pretty much straight away (ie. baby loses heartbeat), but i'm still praying that all is okay, don't feel out of the woods yet!

Now we just have to sit back and wait for the results. If we're lucky we'll get them by end of the day tomorrow, which would be ideal, but if not then early next week. I do feel a bit more confident now that things might be okay, as spoke to another consultant yesterday who sat us down and explained our screening results exactly (more clearly then the lady on Monday). He said that my bloods were only a soft marker and that 'normal' pregnancies had them, and the same with the reverse flow. The reverse flow was what I was shitting myself about the most, as I thought it might mean baby had a definite heart defect, but apparently lots of 'normal' healthy babies have this and it's not even particularly a heart defect that needs attention- again, it's just a symptom more prevalent in DS babies. I need to stop googling things, there's so much conflicting info out there!

So who knows what the result will be... I just feel relieved that we will soon know either way and there's not a lot we can do now but wait! Feeling very sore so chilling out and working from home for the rest of the week which is taking my mind off things! Least my banging stress headache has gone!

Ledkr - So chuffed for you that your scan went well! You must feel so much more relaxed now and you can enjoy being preggers! Were you at Kings too or am I imagining things?

cheesechomper you are so brave and sound so together about things. So pleased that you got through yesterday ok and that all looks well at this point. Make sure you don't overdo things even though you are working from home. [hugs]

Cheesechomper- I just want to echo what flowers said. You are a remarkable lady and appear to be very 'together' I'm glad the day went well and is now over and I hope you will be able to share some happy rests with us soon x

I third smf to cheesechomper

This feels a little unthoughtful to mention this after everything CC has said (sorry), but got a call from mw (Yeah!). Am having booking in next wed and they are coming to my home to do it. She said I have a choice of a) just a dating scan at my local hospital or b) dating and nuchal scan at main hospital which is an hr away, which is great as I thought I wouldn't get either.

Not sure what to go for as I'm relatively low risk on paper for downs, and I'd keep it anyway, but if I knew I had DS baby I guess it would allow me to be prepared...but not sure I can manage the trek to the hospital an hour away. I haven't really been out in nearly 7 weeks now and although ms does seem to be up and down now as opposed to just bad all the time, it's very unreliable and would hate to miss a scan (and they get really booked up so if I missed it that would be my chance gone). My local hospital at least is quite close so feels more achievable, but do I sacrifice this important test for the sake of not feeling up to it...?? any thoughts?

angels1 in your situation, I would probably not do the NS. On the basis that you would keep it, and also because you say 'if I knew I had a baby with DS it would allow me to be prepared' - well the nuchal won't tell you that anyway, it's just a bit more accurate than the bloods alone which I think everybody gets done at 16 weeks.

So you are talking about the trek and the hassle and you still won't know. After what you've been/are still going through, I probably wouldn't bother personally.

FWIW we have to pay for ours, we decided to do it based on being able to afford price a with doctor a, and it turns out we have doctor b who charges more, plus due to dating snafu I have to pay twice for bloods and it's now getting expensive and TBH I'm wondering whether to carry on with it. Lots of people don't. At the end of the day I'm going to get a '1 in x' from the NHS free bloods, and a '1 in probably slightly different slightly more accurate figure' from the NS.

cheesechomper keeping everything crossed for you.

D

In your place I probably wouldn't. I do want a NT scan this time (indeed, am paying out of pocket to get a "better" NT scan than I'd get on the NHS) because I am ten years older than you and as a result my base odds of having a baby with DS are ten times higher (about 1/120 for me and somewhere around 1/1200 for you, I think), and I know I would fret otherwise.

But at 28, when you know you would keep a baby with Down's Syndrome anyway, and probably wouldn't have the invasive testing if you did get a high risk result, I wouldn't put yourself through the trek.

Well just to cmpletely change the conversation. I have just watched Honey. A cheesy dance film (which admittedly im a sucker for anyway) which was nt particularly great but I sat and blubbed at the end. At the end of a film about people dance for goodness sake! I'm a wreck. These bloody hormones have a lot to answer for!

Sorry to intrupt but I am amazed at how pathetic I am at the moment over the silliest of things!

moominmama LOL at that, Honey is extremely cheesy.

I challenge you to watch and cry after watching The Cutting Edge and/or Save The Last Dance! Or alternatively switch to Movies24 which is having some kind of weird Christmas in July thing with lots of cheesey festive tripe guaranteed to have you welling up.

D

Erm did save the last dance last night and sobbed despite having watched it ten times before. Have got save the last dance 2 from my 9 yr old niece to watch later. Hormones have a lot toanswer for!

I recorded my sisters keeper on sky+ but daren't watch that yet

I made the mistake of watching a documentary on prisoners being liberated from concentration camps in the second world war - not a good move - tears everywhere. And weddings, for some reason anything to do with weddings on TV gets me welling up - I only need to see a lady in a wedding dress and I'm off

Lol angels. I went to one of my best friends weddings last Friday and the bottom lip went as soon as the doors opened. I knew she was stunning but she has been waiting a very long time for her partner to propose so it meant so much to her that she was getting married. I was a complete mess. But in a very good way

I even cried when she text me today from her honeymoon saying how happy she was. Her parents had arranged for champagne and chocolates to be brought to them on the plane and waiting for the in their hotel room. She is so happy!

cheesechomper i dont know what to say it sounds as if you really went thru it yeterday tou poor thing. Well done and i am sure it will be fine and all worth it. I was not in guys but over in Harley st at the fetal medicine centre which i believe is the same prof Krypos im not 100% sure. proflayton???
Anyway i thought about you from the minute i got up.My risk was 1 in 600 which for me as an oldie is briliant and i am happy with it as i started with 1 in 28!!Every marker was great and my bloods so i was happy to not have cvs despite the prof telling us it was "the only way to be sure" tbh i couldnt face anymore after weeks of worry and not being able to tell anyone and be happy that me and dh are actually having our own child\9something we had accepted a while ago)I literally couildnt face the pain and then the waiting as we had already had 3 hr journey up and faced another home so i chickened out.Think i made the right choice tho. what will be will be and we will cope we are a very strong family.
I will hold my breath for you all it is so much more likely to be ok than not,and dont google, i have weaned myself off it as it freaks me out. Let us know as soon as humanly possible AND REST.
pdrare you still spotting. I was yesterday justtmibrowny mucousy but Drs said not to worry.Baby was fine and active. Today i have crampy tummy and back on and off. Feel really fed up thers always something to worry about.Think i maybe from the nt scan yesterday as she was pressing very hard for an hour.Am going to have a rest now the bloody in laes ar on their way to be waited on habd and foot but i have told dh they have no chance i need to rest.

Glad it all went well Ledkr. I bet you feel really relieved now. How come they think its a girl alredy could they see it? Iv felt very active today for a change so made the most of it and took kids to park. Hopefully this is the start of feeling good now. Im 14+1 today and was so happy to get though that first trimester.

Thanks ladies for all your messages of support, at least the odds are in our favour at the moment. Don't feel particularly brave though, more a case of the blind leading the blind when it comes to DP and me , this is our first baby and we don't have any experience of scans and screening before so have nothing to compare it with- not sure if that's good or bad! Need to stay positive, as DP says, if you had 74 boxes, the chances of picking the one with a million pounds in is quite slim. I think the one thing that does worry me is that if I was 10 years older, the blood results along with the reverse flow would throw up really shortened odds of a problem- it's only my youngish age that is keeping the 1:74 from being say 1:10 or something like that. . Anyway, i'll stop banging on about this now, can't do anything about it now until the results come through! Good luck to others will their scans, and i'll keep you all posted with our baby's outcome!

i have horrible tummy ache today its really concerning me. Like period pain low down in tummy and a bit in back.I feel really worried and keep thinking to go through that and then tell dd and its all going to go wrong.Can anyone reassure me at all. I was wondering if the long scan yesterday during which she was really pushing down on me to ghet the right pictures and measurments has caused it iaahve had p pains a bit especially during early pg but they had gone off in last few weeks.Help

Ive had loads of pains in my tummy in the last week and especially since my scan tue. Your baby is prob fine and its all the stretching going on.x

Ledkr - If I were you and you're not in too much pain, i'd wait until tomorrow and see how you feel then before getting checked out- it might have gone away by then. If pain gets worse then obviously go to hospital straight away. It might be the scan yesterday, as they do poke and prod you a hell of a lot! I know i'm bruised from the CVS, but I think i'd be a bit tender anyway as the woman scanning me yesterday, although nice, was pressing bloody hard sometimes, to the point where it really hurt and I was just about to ram the ultrasound thing down her throat! It could also be stretchy pains- I think these are supposed to happen every now and again, but you know your body best, trust your instincts. Sending good thoughts your way.

You're doing so well cheese - best of luck for tomorrow.

I met the OB/GYN this morning and I got to hear the heartbeat again. That made me feel relieved as I'm 12+1 so the risk of miscarrying is far less now! We also discussed a nuchal scan but despite my age (37) we're just going to do the quad screening at 16 weeks then what they call the anatomy scan at 18 weeks. Apparently it's earlier so you can fit an amnio in with plenty of time to make decisions. I'm still waiting for that energy to come back though!