The October 2011 Baby Bus... part 2

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A place for everyone due in October 2011 to hang out and support each other....

Hi all
not posted on here for a while-just mega busy & tired all the time! Love catching up on the bus and hearing all about your scans, just skipping the labour parts. still in denial about that.
So I'm 11 weeks today and the time is starting to pass quickly now. I've got my scan first thing Monday morning and I'm so anxious about it but looking forward to knowing whats going on, please let there be an actual baby there!
so far so good with it all though apart from extreme tiredness. Except today I woke up feeling unwell so off sick from work and relaxing instead. I think my body is trying to tell me to slow down as I've been rushing around this week.

hope you are all having a beautiful sunny day too :)

Hi all. Had my scan this morning... I'm definitely pregnant :o (All the sickness, growing bump, BFP, and missed periods weren't enough to convince me 100%)
It all looks good, although the sonographer had problems because I had a big bubble of gas in the way. EDD is still 24th October.
Had a nice chat with the MW while she took more blood tests, I'm convinced she was the MW I saw when I first started in labour with DD. We both recognised each other anyway.

Came home and told DD who was very quiet but all smiles, she then spent a couple of minutes hugging my belly and having a listen. :o then squeezing some of the flabbiness.

BabCNesbitt - great name. You'd be better off trying a proper HypnoBirthing practitioner. You can find a list of them here:

www.hypnobirthing.co.uk/hypnobirthing_classes.shtml

Well done bilblio great news. I was the same as you, all the symptoms still didn't convince me!

Edward that is correct, but the article I read said it was only an increased strain, so a few mins of exercise isn't that big of a deal. Also some people lie on their backs to sleep, and if that's the only way you can sleep then it's fine (not ideal and being really bad are two different things).

The advice with exercise is changing all the time and people will judge you. I climbed until 37/38 weeks pg and got some comments from people. You will know your body.

Hi all,

Good news about all the scans :-) I am 12+5 now and told my work colleagues yesterday. I'm really popping out now so it's hard to hide it for much longer. I don't have my scan until Wednesday, but I'm trying to think positively.

I got a letter through today for an appointment with my consultant on 27th April, so 15 weeks. I can't remember from last pregnancy why we need to meet so early- can anyone shed any light on the purpose of this visit?

What lovely weather! Just perfect for sitting in a beer garden with a cool wine spritzer... or maybe not!!

Had scan today I'm 12+4 EDD 17th October
was good but couldn't see much of baby as not good position. But assured all is well

I have my second scan date through it is on the 13th May.

EdwardorEricCantDecide we have the same due date

Hi apples
[waves]

[peeps round door]

Sorry to interrupt, Ladies. Do delete me if I'm typing out of turn...

The sun is shining - and I've just listed rather a lot of summer maternity clothes on the Adult clothes and shoes for sale board. Some of you may be interested!

Wishing you all happy and healthy pregnancies, Lemonsole.

Hello ladies! Have been on holiday for a week, it's been busy on here

I'm 15 weeks now and still really thirsty, does anyone else have this? I feel like it's the only consistent symptom I have now apart from a growing bump.

Hi Penelope, I'm thirsty all the time too have to drink in the middle of the night. Also massively craving fresh fruit esp raspberries which are lovely and cool at 4 am. I'm working away from home so can indulge in mad behaviour. Did you have a lovely holiday?
Hi Biblio loved reading your post how sweet! I feel exactly the same as you did. I'm now 11+1, scan on saturday. I've had 3 positive tests, now have a bump, sickness, constipation, thirst, achey hips and fatiigue but part of me worries that I'll get to the scan and there will be no baby and I'll be like mary tudor walking round with an imaginary bump. Will do an extra test today before DH tells his parents!

chocolatehobnobs snap on the fresh fruit as well! Although it's oranges for me at present, so juicy and tasty ... glad to hear it's not just me on the thirst, especially having to drink in the middle of the night as well.

Yep thirsty constantly and craving fruit particularly oranges. The "giant oranges" from tesco are delicious.

I'm always thirsty too. Just wish drinking didn't make me feel sick. The only things I can cope with are tea, water or squash.

I have my scan Tuesday. So scared as I had a funny tummy yesterday and I can't stop thinking that it has damaged the baby. It feels like an age since the booking in appointment so I feel really in need of reassurance that everything is okay.

I quite often drink a whole pint of water between going to bed and getting up in the morning - madness I know - but I wake up parched several times in the night (and have to wee a few times too

Also loving oranges at the moment, that and crisp salad with cherry tomatoes.

Despite having a load of symptoms at 11+4 - badly achy hips (leading to waddling), nausea, mega thirst, sore growing boobs, bulging bloated belly, baby brain, waking up through the night, really vivid dreams, 3 BFPs, breathlessness when I exercise, hormonal weepiness - I am still letting the doubt pushed on me by HCPs that it might not be 'a viable pregnancy' steal my positivity and make me doubt it all or dwell on horrible, negative possibilities.

It all makes me really cross. I'm fully aware of the statistics and possibilities of MC but despite that the odds are in favour of a healthy pregnancy and I think it's important that if at all possible we stay positive, especially as I've suffered with severe depression in the past. DP and I almost want HCPs to butt out completely from this early pregnancy experience.

Sorry turned into a bit of a rant but been finding it tough to have my instinctive positivity trampled all over periodically.

Hi all,
I have not been on here in ages! been busy working and then just been so worried that i have been trying to keep my mind off things.
I am 11+4 today and have my dating scan at 09.10am tomorrow!!!!!!
Aaarrrgghhhh!!! I am so nervous, scared, excited, I just cant wait!!! cant believe its finally tomorrow.
I am just worried as, some of you might remember i said before, i had a mmc last august, found out at dating scan that baby died at 8 weeks, but just really not looking forward to going back in to the same room! I so desperately want this baby to be ok.

Please could anyone whos reading this, say a little prayer/send positive vibes/ just think about me tomorrow morning.
I will let you all know how i get on. wish me luck.

I really enjoyed reading about everyones good scans.

Oh, lots of luck lovemybabyboy - I'm worried enough about my scan without having been through what you went through in August. Lots and lots of positive vibes winging their way to you!!

Haven't been on here for a while, have had horrendous morning sickness including a wee spell in hospital to rehydrate. Still feeling grim at some point most days but the anti-sickness drugs have at least brought back my appetite so I'm eating and drinking again, little and often.

I lost a stone from week 7-week 10. I'm 12 weeks tomorrow and I've not regained any of that weight but at least haven't lost any more. I was no stick insect so the loss of a stone, although scary when it was happening, is not too big a worry.

Lovely to read all the good scan stories, hopefully I'll be back on with mine on Wednesday!

i'm 13+3 and have my scan tomorrow, yay! still excited and nervous even though we had the 2 early scans. i feel like we've waited so long to make it official, and now the day is finally about to arrive :) it's my birthday on tuesday, so it will be nice to (hopefully) have a stress free day knowing that the little bean is ok.

good luck to everyone else having scans this week, i'll be thinking good thoughts for you lovemybabyboy please think them for me too :)

monkeybubbles hope you have a lovely day tomorrow

elgen I can't believe your HCP have told you that feel free to rant. You don't need to see anyone until the scan now do you?

Thank you PenguinArmy, scan is a week tomorrow and shouldn't have to speak to any more docs or midwives until then. Have been working hard at the positivity and think it's coming back now so fingers crossed for the scan.

Hope you have lovely scans tomorrow monkeybubbles and lovemybabyboy

lovemybabyboy I'm just a day behind you & my scan is also 9am tomorrow! You describe exactly how I am feeling too, just really really hoping its positive. It's so weird that despite all the symptoms you can convince yourself its not real.
Good luck for all of us with scans coming up.....x

Oh, fingers crossed for everyone's scans this week! My first scan's on Friday morning and I hear you on the anxiety. Nosey, ta for the link - think I'll need to start contacting people in earnest, but wary of doing that until Friday's out of the way...

BTW, has anyone else been walking around today watching people having a drink in the sunshine and been really ?

OMG yes! Went for a picnic in the sun with friends who were drinking cider. So jealous!!