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

Don't blame you ledkr - I would too if I fancied it but I tried a couple of non-alcoholic beers when I was first pregnant and couldn't get through the bottle!

Tarlia - I feel for you as I am exactly the same at the moment.

In fact that is why I have hardly posted these last few weeks. I have just felt so terrible.

I had horrendous morning sickness to the point that the smell of my leather dining room chairs would have me vomiting violently and once even the smell of my own skin . It was clean, had no smelly creams on, I was just on the phone to my Mum and raised my hand to my face and threw up at the smell!

It seems to have calmed down a bit in that the frequency of vomiting is less but the after effects seem to be that I have just gone off food?

I don't like buying it, putting it away or cooking it let alone eating it. I can't understand it as when pregnant with my ds I adored ALL types of food!

My diet mainly consists of Lucozade, those little dole fruit pots, crackers with cottage cheese, crisps and mashed potato, baked potato,soup etc etc. I normally don't really eat a lot of meat but I have become obsessed with chicken breast kebabs!

So sorry to hear about all those that heve left the thread.

I have my first scan on Tuesday and I may have to go on my own (husbands job is such that he can't really book time off and they have changed a few things round recently but I should know tomorrow whether he can come or not). I have to admit to feeling really nervous about it.

Hello everyone on our shiny new thread, thanks for setting that up Lulabel. Sad there are less of us now, what a journey this is.. I hope you're all well and gradually feeling better as we move into the 2nd trimester! I'm still feeling vaguely nauseus and eating mostly carbs to compensate! Definately better than a few weeks ago. Semper, I really feel for you and others who have got this bad, I hope it's getting better, we'll be blooming soon...!

Ledkr I'm so pleased your scan went well, what a relief for you, must have been so lovely to see! I too have been worrying, I think so many people experiencing losses brings it home to you. On Friday night and into the early hours of Sat I experienced a lot of cramping which really scared me. I still don't even have a date yet for my first scan and I'm worried about a mmc, that's my worst fear. So I rang NHS24 yesterday and they referred me on to the out of hours centre where they basically felt my tummy (tender lower down) blood pressure etc. I asked if she could try a Doppler to check for a heartbeat but she told me that at 11 weeks it would be too early to hear anything. But then, even better, she phoned through to Maternity and I asked if I could have an early pregnancy scan and they have fitted me in for first thing tomorrow morning! I'm pleased as like you Ledkr I'm looking for reassurance. Despite pregnancy symptoms (& having a huge pot belly!) it still feels slightly unreal at this stage. I just hope all is well. I was paranoid that I had done some damage on Fri aft as DD who is almost 4 had a total meltdown on M&S over me not buying her a princess top or something. Thankfully these are rare but it was a complete beyond-reason-tired-teary meltdown and after trying to reason I gave her a hug and the arms clamped around my neck and I ended up carrying her until she calmed down. Entry paranoia about bringing on a mc!... I was told by the doc, if it was going to happen it would and carrying dd wouldn't make any difference.

Anyway, sorry for the overlong post.

Hope your sunburn is getting better Tadjenny and you had a nice night out with DH! XStacey, hope things work out with BF and he comes around but if not you are getting some rock solid advice on here and although hard Im quite sure the lone parent/child relationship is very special indeed.

Take good care everyone and have a nice Sunday xx

Had our dating + nuchal scan and so pleased that everything seems to be ok!! Saw the little bean literally jumping around, like s/he was on a trampoline or something, and even raised his/her hand to wave at us!! Very proud, teary mummy-to-be here Piccy on my profile if anyone is interested, you can even see his/her teeth buds!

Revised DD is now 28th Jan, but I'd still like to stay with you ladies on this thread please!

Had blood taken for the combined Downs test so will hear back within 2 weeks, keeping fingers crossed. Though NT thickness measurement seems to be fine.

Then got main blood test results back, all ok. However, midwife originally read me someone else's results and she insisted on trying to put them into my file even after we'd told her that the name and DOB at the top of the paperwork wasn't mine! I'm very glad that Ms 'XYZ' of Whitechapel hasn't got HIV and syphilis but I'm sure she wouldn't want me to know?!

Good luck for everyone else, it really is a magical moment seeing the baby for the first time and I hope everything goes well for all, we all need all the luck we can get x (sorry for long post)

Congrats Ledkr, on scan and all. Also to scubamummy, and two days is nothing, stay here!

glad the scan went well scubamummy and love the piccie That's so naughty to get someone elses results though - I'm sometimes shocked at what I think is a total breach in confidentiality by medical people. When I went to have my private scan I had to fill out a form with my details etc and impregnated on my sheet was all of the personal details of the person before me where they'd pressed on the pen and the marks had gone through their sheet to the next page. I thought that was quite bad as I wouldn't really like any old person who has to fill in their details after me seeing all my details. I've also seen a private doc in the past who had left a sheet out on the table of his last patient and it had all her details and what was wrong with her etc.

It's nice to hear people are starting to feel better towards the end of the first trimester - gives those of us still suffering some hope. Since my ms getting really bad on mon/tues it has settled down a bit, I'm hoping it's slowly starting to wear off now I'm reaching the 10 week mark, but know it could come back worse just as easily. Would LOVE to feel up to getting out of the house though. On the plus side, I've hardly spent any money the past few weeks as haven't been out, so have some spare to be able to buy some bigger/maternity clothes to get me back to work in sept . can't wait to get new bras - my current ones are all so tight and painful.

I had a hot bath this morning. Maybe you ladies know - I always thought that hot baths wern't good for babies whilst pg(not sure why though) and in my head for some reason think people before abortion was legalised would have really really hot baths to try to start a mc (not what I'm aiming for obv). I asked my GP when I found out I was pg if I could have hot baths, as I wasn't sure, and she told me it was fine and made no difference to the baby, but I don't always trust her as she's told me wrong advice in the past. Now, I love my baths hot and have generally been good about trying to keep them warm but not hot, but today I relented and had a hot hot one. Ever since though I've been getting a crampy type pain and I'm a bit worried. Anyone else out there heard of not having hot baths?/reassure me that they've been soaking in hot hot water and nothing wrong with it?

Wow scubamummy, excellent pic-can't believe they grow 3 time their size in the space of 4 wks (I had a private early scan @ 8w4d & it was measuring 20.6mm then!). 2.5 weeks till I get my nuchal scan (tho i'll be just shy of 13 wks then)-hopefully it will go quickly enough!

ledkr glad all is well with u too!

Hi angels1 re: hot baths, I love them too! I've tried to have them not so hot anymore, the advice I was given was that you should not need to get in bit by bit, but I'm sure that varies with people, my DH can get in when there is no way I could (even before the preg.)
I'm sure part of it is psychosomatic with your cramps now, just like when I had to have those fried eggs with a runny soft yolk...

Like everyone else here, I've been feeling very sick the whole time and can't eat most of my favourite foods, including chocolate! But also I am crazily tired - I've actually been in bed almost the whole day today. Anyone else just want to sleep continuously?

sure you're right knittakid. My trick with hot baths is to get in when warm then just keep the hot tap on....and on....and on so it gradually builds up to get really hot but you can take it as you gradually get used to the heat (but couldn't get straight in that hot). A terrible habit I know, but I once read that Marilyn Monroe loved to do the same, so I'm in good company

yupb zerominuszero tired all the time. I could barely walk 100m yesterday evening for a little stroll in the garden - had to turn around and wasn't sure if my legs would carry me back! I'm waiting for that burst of energy we're suppose to get once we get to 2nd trimester.

Absolutely exhaused today!!! usually tired with 2dcs and work anyway but knackered today. Also still feeling very sick, for some reason I can't stomach anything with fruit - actual fruit, jam, fruit sweets,drinks, had cranberry sauce with dinner and barely made it to the bathroom!! Which is strange because with my other 2 pregnancies fruit was my go to food when I was sick!!

I'm still exhausted too. Mind, that's possibly because I was MNing till midnight and ds woke up crying after a bad coughing fit! Night out with dh was lovely - swanky restaurant (for us anyway). Hope you're all having a lovely Sunday. Congratulations on scan scuba.

Absolutely exausted too. For the past 3 days I've been waking up at 11 and going to bed at 10 (sorry to all of you who have other kids, don't know how you even begin to do it!).

angels1 yeap, done that. Glad we have an icon to blame. Hope you are feeling better.

I've started to crave everything i should not eat, like camembert, chocolate and runny eggs... I was also desperate for a stilton burger the other day, and I'm vegetarian!!

Been reading about births... I'd really like a water birth, anybody has had any experience of this?

My energy is back! have just organised and ran a big family event. On my feet since 9 but feel ok.
Angels. I had lots of tummy pain in early weeks but gone since about 10 wks. However last night had bad cramps but felt more bowely and had a curry and farted all night. dh said he feels like hes back to sharing a room with his brother! ha ha
Had it again today and was bit worried again but? do think It's more bowels and not womb pain.
Thanks for all your congrats re scan. got nucal and bloods in London wed followed by cvs if necessary but hope not. if I do we will stay overnight to rest up and I will miss ds formal signing into the army so hope not. if do have cvs need to rest for few days and also wait for results. Pil s have invited themselves to stay Thursday!

don't think I want house guests if resting and awaiting life changing news. Think that's a time for just me and dh and maybe my close friends. they are very insensitive...kept suggesting a walk last time even tho I was clearly tired out of My mind! is that unreasonable?

knittakid lol at being veggie and craving meat. I have to say I've had that too - I look at meat on the tv and think 'mmmm, I could quite fancy that' and I've been veggie v. strict for 20 years!! I don't think I could actually manage to eat meat, but I feel an odd wanting for it that I've never experienced. If it gets really bad I might consider having to try a bit of meat, as I assume if I crave it I must be in need of the nutrients from it, but it's more of just a 'mmmm, tasty' thought rather than proper craving.

well done ledkr being on your feet since 9 - very envious of your stamina!

Im looking forward to getting my energy back. Im having problems with getting shakes and feeling faint with everywhere blacking out, its horrible.Hopefully i will egain energy and feel good soon as im nearly 13 weeks.

I'm exhausted today too, had insomnia again last night and made a full roast dinner today- stuffed to the gills now! Funny, I couldn't abide meat when I was expecting DD and I am a confirmed meat eater.

Then I used up my last bit of energy shouting at the formula 1 . Will defo be talking DD into an early night tonight. Is 8pm too early?

Opinions on my potentially unwanted visitors would be welcome girls. I am aware that I can be fairly vile and awkward at the moment!

can you play it by ear on the pil front ledkr depending on how you feel/how the scan goes? If you explained maybe they'd understand (?)

It's your house Ledkr, tell them where to stick it if they're just going to invite themselves. Or even better, order DH to tell them where to stick it in his own, more diplomatic words.

Ledkr - don't have them to stay if at all possible, you'll be all over the place after nuchal and bloods and even if you don't have cvs you will to use my mothers phrase "be up to high doe", you will also be all emotional about your big boy, I mean your ds, just incase you and dh have special names for each other . You vile and awkward - surely not!

knittakid my bf had a water birth in April- really recommended it, she had wanted one with first dc but didn't happen because someone else had got in first!! But with her second, she was delighted with the whole experience and tbh she's a bit fussy

Thanks x I just told dh,that I probably won't be up to it and certainly don't want them to be here if I am getting test results. my friend is here and backed me up.he was very sweet and agreed. May let them come if only have scan as will be in the mood to be nice to everyone after all the worry.
Angels I just had hot bath to ease my aching tummy! I have bad Ibs today. it had gone off.
Sweetn I have woken up at 4am last 3 nights. thought it was worry but happened last night after the scan too.

sweetnitanitro I trained as a BF peer supporter at the end of last year with Little Angels - I registered interest with the NCT but didn't ever hear anything back but Little Angels jumped at the chance to recruit - they are aiming to be no 1 BF supporters in the uk. Pretty sure that they have a website so might be worth you looking them up. Also bought the LLL Adventures in Tandem Feeding book from Amazon - didn't realise it covered pregnancy until your previous comment. Treated myself to a new hotmilk nursing bra this evening - I seem to be alternating between the other 2 that I have as boobs have increased and nothing else seems to be fitting.

Not been feeling sick at all today, miracle! Hoping that all is ok....only a day and a half to wait now until my scan so hopefully my mind will be put at rest soon.

Re hot baths, all that I have read is that you shouldn't increase your body temp too much above the norm as it can cause developmental abnormalities, not miscarriage.