Due May 2011?

[Purplebuns]

Just got back from the docs, however we have known a few days.. Anyone else around? :)

Purple been thinking about you all day, hope you're remaining positive (in every way).

Realised that reads very oddly... I'm a southern hemisphere girl so if anyone is posting in the middle of the night there is a very real possibility that I will be online.

Hope everyone is waking up happy and not feeling too queasy.

purplebuns- just to let u know i had a bleed at around 14 weeks in my first pregnancy after having sex sorry (TMI) it looked like quite a lot of blood and i was so worried and panicked went to hosp, and to be honest its all a bit of a blur, think they asked if i was still bleeding proded around my stomach to see if i was in pain, took my blood pressure, cant even remember if they listened to babys heart beat dont think they did, but they sent me home and sed that all was fine, and i had a good pregnancy after this....so fingers crossed for you hope its nothing serious

Purple Ive been getting scans because Ive had a bleed, turns out its cyst's, and the blood etc was them passing....so many things can cause you to bleed. Hope everything is ok for you xxx

Hi, Thanks for the kind words.
I am still bleeding (fresh).
I think it is some sort of cervical thing, as I feel sore like I did when I had a sweep. I am waiting for a call back from a doc so I can talk to them about it. :(

Sat here with my fingers and toes crossed for you purple.

Not been feeling too bad the past couple of days but then about 6+3 so early days still. The main ickyness I feel is feeling very burpy and when I'm nauseous it's like I just need to do a big burp, mmm ladylike!
Been eating at normal times but often fancy salty food which seems a bit wierd. That and 'fresh' food, like fruit and cold cooked chicken. Nothing too stodgy, just the thought of it makes me want to hurl.

Tummy feels like it is stretching away and i've been sleeping with my body pillow the last week which has been a great help.
I don't remember my tummy muscles aching so much last time but guess the muscles are not what they were following my pregnancy with a 9lb 3 DS.
I carried a LOT of water too so felt like a whale. Hoping to keep water retention down which is not easy when craving salty foods! LOL
No more signs of SPD yet either which was concerning me a couple of weeks back so thinking the body pillow is helping there..

Anyone got any exciting plans for the weekend?
Mine is that I hope to have a lovely lie in (albeit with loo breaks) on Sunday as we are stopping at my mum's overnight as DH is on call so mum can look after DS to let me snooze. SOOOOO looking forwards to it!

Just a quick one as feel awful today. Thinking of you purple and hoping for the best... Keep in touch x

hello all!

I keep viewing messages and forgetting to post. I'm still v tired and have been a bit down the last week. Retching every time I brush my teeth and also it has started hitting mid afternoon too. Not actually been sick though. Food is definitely helping - particularly savoury things although I can't face much in the evenings and some things just don't taste right. My skin went really bad a couple of weeks ago but seems to have settled a bit now. Can't believe only 7 and a bit weeks- still so long til my scan. I've told a couple of discreet people at work (in the context of how I feel about various work changes i.e. for now keeping my head down and going with the flow is the right move since I am a contractor not permanent).

Like Loopymumsy I am quite forgetful and definitely below par. I'm looking forward to being able to tell people officially in the hope they will cut me some slack!

By the way i had a load of bleeding in early pregnancy with DS. It was really scary and stressful but proved to be fine. I think one of the Drs told me that often they have no idea why it happens and actually there's loads of things about female biology that are not understood v well.

Purple - hope you get some reassuring news today. I bled with DD when I was about 12 weeks and I had to wait a week for my scan to see if things were okay. That was red, fresh blood and scared me, but DD was perfectly fine.
I am still spotting on and off, its frustrating me now as I have had one scan where they saw the heartbeat but no reason for the bleeding, and now I'm stressing everything I see any spotting as I dont know if its the same thing or whether there is another issue iyswim.
Gah.

Thinking about you purple. Early pregnancy is so stressful. Each day for me until 12 weeks feels like a lifetime. Fingers crossed for you

Hi everyone, I have an appointment 9am Monday for scans and blood tests .etc.
The blood is seeming pinker but there is more of it and I am feeling achier and in my back too :(

I am trying to be optimistic as nothing 'big' has happened, so there may be a baby in there.
My boobs are still tender so I am hoping this is a good sign.

Would it be worth taking a pregnancy test, do you think?

I hope everyone who is having scans has good news :)

Purple - I'm really sorry to read about what's been happening, as you must be so worried. You've done the right thing in accessing scans/tests etc and I'm confident that they'll be able to offer reassuring news that all is ok. Judging by the numbers of posts on here who say they also had fresh bleeding in their healthy pregnancies I'm sure all will be ok, although I know that's easier for me to say and I too would be feeling like you. Thinking of you over the weekend - keep us updated if you feel upto it.

Tinwe, Loopy, Ginger et al - I hope you feel better and back on form over the weekend. Hope you can all get some good rest and start to feel better. (and that goes for everyone else who's been feeling pants lately too).

This thread moves so fast I'm sorry if I've missed-off replying to some of the other big stuff that's been happening.

Sending everyone warm wishes though for a nice weekend .

ps - I'm 10+1 and received my hospital appt in the post just now. I'm assuming it's for my 12wk scan (I'll be 12+4 at the time) but the letter doesnt offer any info. Gawd roll on the appointment so I can finally convince myself there's a real baby in there and that all my meds haven't caused problems.

Hi, everyone getting more painful now, still not got much blood but it hurts, they said if I lose a lot of blood then I need to go in. I didn't talk to them about pain management

I am slightly worried that it is hurting, but I am not bleeding much tbh, I thought it would hurt the blood would come, thats it

Purplebuns I'm so sorry to come on here and find that you are having such a difficult time.

I don't want to panic you, and i'm not suggesting for one minute that everything is over, but is there any chance you can get to A&E?

I really think that if you are in such pain that you are contemplating pain relief, you should get to the hospital and get to the bottom of what is going on.

Please don't think that you are making a fuss over nothing etc etc etc. You have every right to know what is going on. To leave you over the weekend is simply not on.

Let us know how things go.

Have everything crossed for you. Plenty of hugs and strength sent your way.

xxx

Loopymumsy sorry to hear your news too! Don't know what to suggest, but you seem to be in control of your emotions etc. Positive, positive, positive thoughts - I know it's so difficult.

I had my booking in appt this morning.

I had my scan this afternoon. But I am feeling so down about it, they managed to find a strong heartbeat, but couldn't measure as everything was so unclear. She said that there has definately been some growth. I had an abdominal scan first, then she said lets try a vaginal scan, so had that too, but the scan still wasn't clear enough for her to measure. Have come away completely stressed, sad & tearful as I am now convinced that there is something wrong. The scan I had 2 weeks ago was perfectly clear, so why not clear this time round?????

Another scan booked for 15 October.

xxx

Thank you so much girls, you have really helped.
I have just started a new thread on the pregnancy loss boards so if you want to find me there you can. I don't really know what to expect. I have taken paracetamol and I can't take much else as I am breastfeeding still.

I just don't want to bring this thread down as so many will have lovely healthy babies and that is what you need to be thinking about. They are all such miracles :)

Thank you again :)

Thanks loopymumsy

It's just so hard isn't it. I don't care about the fact that I feel rubbish, tired, sick etc etc.

I just wish I had piece of mind. I wish I could have foresight and feel positive.

I feel very self indulgent by writing this, when you are going through what you are going through, and now of course what Purplebuns is going through and all the ladies who are spotting/have spotted.

Midwife is going to arrange for me to speak to a Pregnancy Counseller, to talk about the anxieties and all that stuff.

I just have this very strong feeling, of 'well, when will this one die?' Sorry if that sounds very harsh, but I am not dealing with things very well at the moment.

xxx

Thanks again loopymumsy there's nothing loopy about you, you seem so in control and sane - obviously til the 12th.

The beans grow quite rapidly now, I think they double in size every week for a while. So fingers crossed your bean will outgrow the SCH.

xxx