The CBFM Graduates Vol 1

[StormBird]

We have got to know each other pretty well during our TTC journey's so have created this thread on Chocciechips advice (hope she doesn't mind!!) so we can all contintue to support one another through our pregnancies.

Welcome................

water good luck for the midwife. I didn't get to hear the heartbeat until around 16 weeks I think so don't get your hopes up. Not long until your scan though!

Storm best of luck for Mon!

Keziah not too long to wait although I know it will feel like a lifetime. My next scan is 27th July and it feels like it's taking forever!Think positive hun. x

Kelpie - seems worth an ask

Well having found out private scans 20 miles away were £75 we booked one and had one today (compared to private prescriptions have realised that is cheap - ouch!) and amazingly saw a little heartbeat. - but she said as the embryo was so small (below her chart readings) I could not be 6 weeks but 5 weeks and some days! Measured 2.8mm. Have 2 little photos - not that you can see much!!

Mat. bra shopping was a disaster. House of Fraser don't do any, John Lewis did not do my size and Bravissimo seem to sell more clothes than bras, had the worst fitting ever and found out that they had nothing to sell me unless I wanted pink lace (er, no!) She said the bra I had on fitted well, so try mat. bra that size. I showed her where yesterday's one cut into me, and learnt that Bravissimo only sell 3 makes of mat. bras. She tried to get me to try a nursing bra on - mm, not yet!! I eventually got her to bring me a range of sizes, she said my original size fitted well. Sigh, eventually she admitted the size up (normal = 32FF and mat. one tried was 34G) fitted better and might last longer. Then said they had none in stock in that size - ah, that was why she wanted me to buy one too small!! Decided to wear old stretched 32FF's for a few more weeks and not my new ones that don't fit well !!! Then if get to 8 week scan ok (NHS one) try somewhere else.

keziah what a relief for you. You are lucky too, we had a scan at 5 1/2 weks and couldn't see a thing! Hope it's put your mind at rest for a few weeks anyway? Congratulations [hgrin]x

Thanks Boba - by my dates am 6wks, but know it is early for heartbeat and embryo only 2.8mm so very tiny.

kezia....i started this preg as a 32ff as well; i have had to buy several lots of new bras already. i bought some 34gs around 8 or 9 weeks, then hung onto those far too long and got some 36gg nursing bras around 20 weeks (by which time i was bursting out of the others!); around 28 weeks i bought some 38gg nursing bras. at 32 weeks still fitting and desperately hoping they will do for nursing. im quite short (5'4") so my rib cage has been challenged.

i got all of mine from bravissimo, cant find anywhere locally that stocks maternity bras in my sizes (house of fraser told me 'bravissimo dont do anything above an f cup either' - rubbish). the most comfortable ones i have found are the royce ones. obviously my tits look awful, but are comfortable....

Kitty - thanks for that. The Royce ones were the ones she would not let me try - grr... just the panache one they sell! The horrible pink lacey one!! Think I will do some internet ordering. My 32ff's are digging in now, know I need a 34g sooner rather than later.

Hi Ladies,

I haven't read through so I apologise - this be a selfish post just to update you all...

Went for my Sweep which went well but I was already 1cm dilated (we were all surprised). Have had terrible back ache since, which could be down to walking round town for 3 hours after the Sweep but I'm holding on to the hope that we might be getting somewhere!

My poor birthing ball has been squashed and rolled on so much I don't ever think it will return to its original shape LOL.

Anyway, I'm off for a bath to see if I can ease the back pain.

Good Luck to anyone who has appointments or Scan etc. I will post again soon.

Big Love
STORM x

Storm - 1cm dilated and you walked for 3hrs - wow!!! Looking forward to hearing some good news soon

Ooooooh good luck Storm

i just read this....backache is often early labour i believe.....excellent! i wonder whether theres a mini storm yet? does anyone know what shes having?

No news ladies I'm afraid!!!! Very Fed Up Storm here!!!!!

Kitty - I'm having a Boy - or at this rate he'll probably be a teenager!

Storm, how exciting! I hope things are well underway for you now!

Keziah, congratulations on seeing your little one's heartbeat. It's great that you've got a couple of pictures. That's the thing about the NHS - they were absolutely lovely when checking that the embryo was in the right place and alive, but they don't offer a momento!

I saw the midwife on Monday and explained my anxieties and she offered to try and hear the heartbeat without me even asking (although she explained that there was little chance of success as it's so early). But, we did hear one, and very clearly too! She was pleased and I was absolutely overjoyed, as we have never got this far with a heartbeat before!

I have dug out a few bras that I accidentally bought in a larger size last year, so they are doing me for now, until I have the time to go out and do some proper bra shopping, seen as I don't even know my size anymore.

Great news Kelpie - heartbeat and a helpful midwife. That is so encouraging.

Storm - hope not too long now! Am away at weekend, so will try and borrow dh's iphone to pop on and find out -[grin[

Are you in hospital Storm or at home? How frustrating for you! Come on ministorm!!!

water glad you heard the heartbeat, how many weeks are you now?

Keziah is your NHS scan this week or next week?

I'm 10.5 weeks now, so not long until my 12 week scan! I'm just hoping that little bean stays cosy and healthy inside.

Storm, I keep checking in hoping to hear good news from you! (No pressure!)

Everything will be fine water but it'll be the longest week and a half of your life!

boba - NHS scan is 3/8, so two long more weeks! I should be 8/9 weeks then. Agree that these weeks feel longest weeks of life. I have to go to fetal medicine afterwards to meet part of the team to discuss my care apparently, which will be interesting as they don't know all my immune issues and medications yet!!

A week on wednesday keziah so not too long. I'm afraid to say the waiting hasn't got any easier for me. 7 weeks tomorrow until d-day and it feels like a lifetime away still! You'll feel more re-assured after speaking to them I'm sure. Due to my medical history and conditions I've received closer care so far and it has helped ease my anxieties just seeing obstetrician and extra scans etc. Hopefully it'll be the same for you. x

Thanks Ladies - am rather self obsessed at the moment and feel like I'm ignoring you all so I am sorry for all the selfish posting!!

I'm at home Boba - been back to the hospital today as haven't felt bubba move very much since the weekend so just popped in to get checked out. Baby is fine and is well engaged which is progress from Mondays sweep so that is good news and also explains the lack of movement. Have had some mild tightenings which the MW reassured me were contractions although not strong ones - but they have helped baby turn and he is no longer back to back!! Yey! MW said things are progressing if a little slowly, however they wouldn't examine me to see if I had dilated anymore cos I've got another Sweep booked for Saturday which is a little frustrating but I suppose they want to interfere as little as possible as its my first.

So am now back at home playing the waiting game AGAIN!!

DP is currently talking to my tummy and asking the little one to vacate the premises as his mummy is rather fed up now LOL

Keziah - lovely to see you got to see the HB at last xx

Water - glad you heard HB too hun xx

Boba - the waiting at the end as awful so try and organise as much to do as possible and don't make the same mistake I did and completely bank on baby being here by midday on your due date LOL xx

Storm - great that you know things are progressing, however slowly!! Great he has turned the right way and is engaged. Hope you don't need that 2nd sweep and he obeys his daddy

Boba - yes, I think I am realising that I will be anxious every few weeks etc. I naivelly thought if I ever got a bfp I would just relax and all would be well. I don't think I get to see an obstetrician until week 20 from what they said to me -an 8 wk scan, 12 wk scan and see a midwife at hospital at 8wks to talk about my care. That will be interesting - at this stage all I am wanting is to see that there is still a hb and growth right for my weeks!!

Storm - looking forward to hearing all about babyStorm very soon xx

storm at least things are heading in the right direction - must be frustrating though. I'm banking on bobabean coming a week early please [wishful thinking emotion]! Hope ministorm is here before tomorrows sweep!

keziah I think when you've been ttc for a long time it makes the anxiety worse. It's just soooo hard to believe isn't it? x

boba - why do you hope for bobabean a week early? Yes, you are right, I think anxiety is related to the length of time ttc. Counting down to week on Wed already!!

Just to get it out of me keziah I've had enough already and got 7 weks to go!!

UPDATE: Lots of irregular contractions over night, very little sleep but no real sign of a baby making an appearance today!

Come on ministorm ! Hope you're bearing up ok Storm? x