Jue in June part 3

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We have now reached 2000 posts so need to start another thread.

OMG Knackered I cried at that advert as well!!

Don't worry knackered I sobbed at the t-mobile advert too and I HATE the company, so it must be our hormones!

Feeling really nauseous today, so decided to go to the 'world buffet' in town. I figured there must be something there to tickle my fancy. 5 laps of the place later, I ended up with a spoonful of noodles and 2 chips. The smell of everything else was making me retch. Bad idea and £12 well and truly wasted.

Has been a real rollercoaster on here the past few days, hope everyone who has had bad news is looking after themselves and love and luck to those with scans.

Clakiee colostrum leakage is when you leak colostrum from your breasts (well your nipples to be precise). It is actually a very good sign. When I was pregnant with the garklet, I used to call mine my 'nipple cheese' :) Most women don't notice it until the late second and third trimester but if you previously breast-fed, it might start up again earlier.

Colostrum is the first type of milk you produce when baby is born, before your 'milk comes in' (about 5 days after the birth. Colostrum is packed with antibodies so is vital for a newborn to help their immature immune system. Colostrum never goes away but after the more mature milk begins to be produced from about 5 days post partum, it gradualy becomes a smaller and smaller percentage of the milk baby drinks.

I would just like to add to what Issy said - don't worry if you never leak Colostrum before baby is born, I never did but had no problems producing colostrum, my milk came in on day 3.

Clench - I am a similar dilemma, I am a Peer Supporter and I volunteer at Sure Start which is where I went for my pre-booking session, and I bumped into no less than 4 people who know me very well, and who immediately jumped to the right conclusion when they saw me with my maternity folder! 2 of them I am working closely with at the antenatal & healthy start clinic I volunteer at!

As for work, yeah it's a bit stressful, I had back to back coaching sessions with my agents, and one of them was to do with a potential complaint, and I had to be quite harsh with the agent and she cried, and I felt like such a heel! Plus a couple of weeks ago I stupidly volunteered to do manager callbacks, and had this woman's mum ranting down the phone threatening to report the client company to the FSA (because I had the temerity to ask her to write in with a copy of her mobile phone bill, to get compensation for her phone bills ).
However I am having a chat with my Team Leader and she has asked me to drop my enhancer duties and take a new role where all I will be doing is listening and giving feedback on calls taken by our newly qualified home agents, which will be soooo much better, plus I can literally work when ever I feel like, as long as I meet my targets in number of calls evaluated
The only other thing I'll be doing is training new team members and doing workshops open to all the agents. It will be so much better!

feeling fat fat fat and v moody and v tired! horrid sickness passed though. is it wrong to want to wear mat jeans at only 10 weeks??

evs34 when I am at home I'm only wearing really old, saggy trackie bottoms. Not a good look but v comfy!

Time is soooo dragging.....am 7+6 today and still only have sore boobs and slight tiredness. I am really feeling like I imagined it all. 6 days to the next scan but it seems like forever.

Kara that sounds good re work. Extra stress is def not what we need at the moment.

Clarkiee people are so nosy aren't they? I've been acting like a hermit to avoid people so haven't had any problems so far and I work from home so that is easier.

Star please don't feel that you have to stay away, we're all here to support you.

How is everyone else feeling today?

Sadly, I'm another one having to leave the group.

I had some brown spotting earlier in the week but wasn't too concerned as I've read so much about brown blood being old, therefore less of a worry.

I did end up going to the OB yesterday for peace of mind - I'd already seen the heartbeat 2 weeks ago so I was pretty sure everything would be ok but he did a scan and now there's no heartbeat and the baby hadn't grown since 7 weeks. My only symptom besides the tiny amount of spotting was a slight lessening in symptoms but I was hoping that was because I was nearing 12 weeks when the symptoms are supposed to lessen anyway. I was meant to be 10 weeks yesterday. It was my first pregnancy. I'm pretty heartbroken and now have to deal with the fact that I still have to wait for the actual miscarriage to happen. I know there's the EPRC option but I'm going to try to let nature do its things first.

Good luck to the rest of you, I sincerely wish you all happy, healthy pregnancies. Please could someone be kind enough to make sure I'm not on the stats when they start again. If anyone knows of any threads on MN directly related to this I'd be really grateful for any suggestions.

Evs I think it's most important to be comfortable and not necessarily to worry about the label.

I'm absolutely exhausted today as did not sleep well last night. I'm off to London for the weekend though, just hope I don't ruin it for my friend by being sicky and sleepy

Sorry mell, crossed posts with you there. I'm so sorry this has happened. Try to be kind to yourself and rest. Thinking of you.

Mell - so sorry :( I know that it's devastating, especially when you have seen a heartbeat. I had a very similar experience in July this year, although I had no spotting or lessening of symptoms. Like you discovered at 10 wks and everything had stopped just after 8.I found the miscarriage forum so helpful. Lovely ladies who can answer just about any question you have. Also a great place to rage on as they really understand. Be kind to yourself and give yourself time.

Really sorry to hear your news Mell I second knackered's advice to go to the miscarriage thread as I found the advice and support invaluable particularly with regard to what to expect.

I had a mmc in August last year and waiting for the m/c to start was very difficult but the support on that forum really helped me.

I hope you have good support and can be gentle and kind to yourself. I will be thinking of you.

Oh so sorry mell especially after a positive scan that sucks.
If only we could all get into the mindset that until 12 weeks we are not actually pregnant it would be so much easier on ourselves. Hugs x x

I have had my hcg blood result back and my level was 9201, have to have another one on sunday to see rise/fall. Doctor says that is not a low count, but still having brown spotting and achey tummy so not very hopeful to be honest.

Anyone seen 8rubberduckies?

mell I'm so sorry. I second the miscarriage threads - I just dipped into them for a few days after a loss at 4+2 in August. I thought people would take it less seriously because it was so early but they were really lovely and really helpful.

Didn't know that about the colostrum. Good to learn something new!

I am sick now. Not vomit sick, just dry-retching sick. Feel hungover. Worst of all I had the worst back pain of my life last night which kept me awake and crying. I think it might be because I'm so badly constipated. Anybody else so constipated it causes their lower back to feel like it's fizzing with pain? No pain today, and no bleeding, so not too worried.

Off to get prune juice. Any other tips?

Sorry - obviously I feel hungover but am NOT hungover! Just realised how that looked...

Morning everyone,
mell im so sorry to hear your news, look after yourself and be kind to yourself.

TTL for constipation try to exercise a little and increase your water intake. Prune juice is a very good idea

As for me, becoming a little of an anxious Annie as the very few symptoms i had seem to have disappeared all together. Feel perfectly normal and even my huge swollen boobs seem to have settled. No spotting or pain. Could this be ok???? i am 8+5 today and have no scan booked at all and my midwife appointment isnt until the 19th.

Really sorry to hear your news melltobe

takethatlady - if the constipation is really bad, I think I'd take some lactulose - it's much better than getting piles.

I had quite a bad dizzy spell last night and still feel dodgy and a bit spacey as a result - thank goodness it's the weekend tomorrow.
9+6 today and my sickness is vastly improved which if I'm honest, I'm quite worried about.

So sorry to hear your news Mell. DO take some time to yourself to just rest.

I agree with broughthimroundotheidea about 12 weeks being the marker we should use.

I am just 7+1 weeks and feeling very iffy...it is because I had an early MC before my 2nd DC in 2008 and am just paranoid now!

Stay safe and healthy everyone!

Hi, I'm here! I had a last-minute chance to go and see Jessica Hynes and Julia Davis last night at the theatre with a friend, so I went, as I seem to spend far too much time moping on the sofa at the moment! . It was hilarious, and I cried laughing at one point (good job I'm not 9 months gone, otherwise it could have been messy ).

Really sorry to hear your bad news *Mel; keep strong, we are all thinking of you.

Broughthimround thinking of you too, have hope; I know everyone is different but I bled lightly for about 5-6 days in last pg at same time, and all was well. We are here if you need a rant before Tuesday.

My booking in appt was okay, still no news on a scan as midwife put through a request just yesterday, but she said it will probably be the end of the month, which seems an awfully long time to wait. I got in a bit of a tiz and bawled my eyes out when midwife asked me about past pgs, and where I want to give birth. I had quite a distressing labour last time, and DS caught Strep B from me during it, so we were in hospital for 10 days altogether. Because of the Strep B I have to see a consultant when I go for my scan to talk about how they are going to manage my labour. I will probably have to have antibiotics and be montiored, which rules out a midwife-led unit .

On a more positive note though, I feel like it's all real now I've got my yellow book at home and bounty pack!

Well I've indulged and booked another private scan (will just make sure the family doesn't eat for the next couple of weeks to pay for it!). My symptoms over the past few days have been easing and like sasamaxx that's started to worry me, even though I had a scan on tuesday . The final decision was made when I booked my 12 week today and the earliest they could get me in was 1st Dec . I can't wait that long . . . . I'm hugely inpatient!

Mel I'm so very sorry to hear your news. I've had several mmc and it is always more of a shock when you've already seen a heartbeat on a scan.

All the best for a natural mc. My first was a natural as well - it started at 11.5w although they estimated embryonic death was about 8.5w but another mc when the baby died at 75w, I started bleeding at 10.5 so you might not have too long to wait. They usually tell you that a mc is like a heavy period but mine was nothing like a heavy period, it was more like a mini-labour even 'though it was a first trimester mc, and I know I'm not the only one to have experienced that. As long as you are prepared that that might be the case, it shouldn't seem frightening.

Take care of yourself, be gentle and don't expect to get over it immediately whatever other people might think. As others have said the miscarriage thread is very supportive.

Takethatlady I was advised actual dried prunes rather than the juice and is working for me.

So sorry for everyone who is feeling anxious, I really hope you get symptoms/reassurance soon. Sooooo difficult isn't it?

Well just back from my second early scan (last week I measured a week behind at 5.5w and they couldn't see a fetal pole but as my periods can be irregular by up to a week and my uterus is tilted I wasn't worried too much).

Today the sac had only just a tiny grown a bit but nothing like the week's growth they expected and still no fetal pole/embryo to be seen. So probably a missed miscarriage but they want another scan next Friday to be sure. They were asking how hydrated I was and I must admit I've not been drinking as much because it makes me feel queasy so I need to up my fluids. I know there is still a slim chance but it is very slim and it looks as if next week won't be good news (on the spouse's bithday of all days).

Oh Issy I am so so sorry you didn't get the news you were hoping for today. You sound so strong I don't know how you do it. Here's hoping for better news next week...

Mell - really sorry to hear your news. I had an 8 week scan only to discover baby hadn't made it past 5 weeks and 2 weeks later I miscarried naturally at home. Fortuately for me though, 19 days later I conceived again and she's currently climbing up my leg trying to get my attention so be warned - you are likely to be extra fertile in the few weeks after and I looked into it and there's no need to wait to have a period before you try again. Best of luck xx

Even though this is my fourth pregnancy I'm still not sure what's normal and what isn't. I'm so hot and feeling queasy (sp?). I'd happily have gone out in shorts and tshirt this morning! Anyone else having hot flushes??