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I only did it a test this morning and have not even told my husband yet!

Glad it went well Heidi and you've reassured me no end

So sad to hear your news Northy and mydaydream

Thanks everyone. Out from surgery now ( they had to operate, yorky, apparently it was "massive"), minus one proto-baby and one Fallopian tube.

Mydaydream, I'm incredibly sorry to hear about your miscarriage. Is someone taking good care of you ( not that anything much helps). You poor thing. Maybe we'll see each other on the miscarriage/ectopic board :(

Oh, and good luck to musicalmrs, as the remaining spotter waiting for a scan. Statistically you MUST be going to be fine now we've had the bad luck! That's what I'll keep my fingers crossed for anyway.

Bye everyone.

Northey and Mayday, my thoughts go to you x

Gosh northey that's terrible, my sympathies to you, and to you as well mydaydream. My thoughts are with you both and good luck with everything in the future.

I have been so tired the last few days, feel like I've been drugged. I wish DS still napped as I could really do with a nap. Just having to make do with early nights instead. Counting down the days until the second trimester...

Northy hope you recover quickly from the surgery, good luck for the future, my thoughts are with you.

Heidi congrats on the scan, that's fab news. I also had my early scan today, was so nervous before hand! As soon as she turned the screen to me i literaly shouted oh my God there's a heartbeat.... that is a heartbeat isn't it?! So relieved. My blob measured 6weeks +2days. We thought it was just over 7weeks - stupid pants digital tests lied when it said i was over 5weeks, 2 weeks ago!

So sorry to hear bad news Northey and mydaydream it really is a horrible thing to go through. Please do pop back on here in a few months to tell us (or those of us left :() when you're pregnant again. Take care of yourselves. Eat lots of chocolate. And steak! (Loads of people brought round flowers when I mc'd... my mum brought round a bag full of red meat to restore my iron )

Have just booked my dating scan for 26th Oct...they said to allow 3 hours as midwife etc straight after it ...er, and what am I supposed to do with a busy 16 month-old for 3 hours in a hospital

You see a midwife straight after your dating scan cupcakefairy? I've not heard of that before. And three hours is still a long time to allow, even if they're running a bit late.

We'll have to take 2.4 DS with us to my scan too. I assumed it was still a 10 minute job like last time. Although they will do the nuchal test as well this time so perhaps it'll take a bit longer.

Yes, they've changed things in my area, hmph. Am in South Wales. Last time a mw came to the house at 7 weeks, then normal short scan/bloods at 12 weeks. Now the first time we see a mw is after the dating scan. Sure yours will be quick & easy if you've previously had a booking-in appointment :)

I am so sorry for those of you with bad news; I've just had a private little sniffle in an empty office for you. My very best wishes to you xxx

No sign of booking in appointment yet... I keep calling the number provided but whatever time I ring it's always out of hours [tedious]

So so so so tired

Got my scan date through- 20th October when I'll be 12 weeks by lmp but I think I'll show as 11 weeks (last time they got sniffy when I was only 10.5 at my scan like I was too stupid to know when my last period was- I have long cycles ffs and isn't that the point of a dating scan?!).

Had a leaflet in the letter saying I can only bring one adult with me and children can't be accommodated, hopefully I can leave DS with a friend as I am a sahm with no local family. Also, scan pics are now £4 each!!!!!!! They were a quid each last time and they gave me loads free since they had to call me in again since DS was moving too much to measure. They made me hide them in my bag so reception wouldnt see and try to charge me .

No booking in appointment for me yet either - was at the Doctors today anyway, and he asked if I'd had it yet, he said they are central from the hospital so that's why it's probably delayed. Might phone tomorrow and enquire

I'm feeling massive! I've not put any weight on, but my stomach is so bloated. I'm not the skinniest of minnies anyway (size 16 and big tum ), so add bloating and I look about 6 months gone!

Had a wander around town today for a peep at maternity clothes - I know I'm very early, but a) I've never looked before being my first pregnancy and b) I begrudge buying clothes in the next size up just for two months. I was sorely disappointed with the selection available; mothercare had one small and sparsely stocked rack, peacocks had two big racks but mostly of jeans. And that was IT - apart from a very expensive designer maternity shop that only has horrid 'mumsy' stuff I wouldn't be seen dead in anyway.

Next, New Look, Dorothy Perkins, and M&S don't stock maternity clothes at all here. Guess I'll have to buy lots online and return wrong stuff.

I'm also totally exhausted - as I say I'm very lucky that I've been signed off until at least 12 weeks - but I'm not sleeping well at night. Partly because DP has a terrible cough and keeps waking me up, I can't get comfy properly, and keep needing to wee. Oh and the burping (and fluffing )! So glamourous - but still, it's lovely to be pregnant and I shouldn't moan really.

wriggle I have a scan that day too, but will only be 8+2 but having an early one due to previous MC. Got booking date as well today which is on 18th Oct...so have just had to tell my boss (he gave me a hug!) as I now need an afternoon off and possibly the day off in the same week - I know a day sounds a bit as the scan is at lunchtime but after the hideous experience of finding the MMC at our 12w scan last time I think DH and I are going to need a lot of hand holding that day and I don't think I'd be very productive at work if I came in during the morning! Not that I'm very productive anyway at the moment as my brain can only seem to cope with MN and not actual work sleep would be good though...afternoon nap...mmm...zzzz...that would be fab! But alas no, must stay at my desk and try at least to look as though I'm doing something productive

Floydie, that sounds like my town! I even had a lady ask me the same thing at work and i had to point her towards the "designer" one but warned it's expensive and not very nice.

I did it again! Fell asleep at 12 and woke up at nearly 4!!! My booking appointment is in a week. I had an appointment todsy and my gp also referred me to my heart doctor and obs. consultant because i suffer from svt and my symptoms increased.
My early scan is tomorrow so hopefully everything will be fine.
I think that will shake off the feeling that nothing is happening, i've been having that a lot!!

Hope everyone is okay x

Had my booking appointment today. I was a bit disappointed as the midwife was standing in for my community midwives (who are really nice - I had the same ones last time), she didn't seem all that bothered (or organised). She's put me at 8+ weeks, because she couldn't work the calculator wheel (it clearly said 7+ which is what I told her). Then she added 5kg to my weight because she couldn't see the scales properly (don't worry I pointed that out to her ).

I explained to her that DH is going away (for 4.5 months ) at the beginning of November and asked to have the scan before then so he can come, she was really dismissive. So different to last time when the midwife rang the consultants secretary whilst I was sat there and organised the appointment. Oh well, will wait to see what comes through the post, hopefully her putting me a week ahead will help.

She asked me about the flu vaccine too, I'm not sure I want to have it, so
she told me a scare story about a woman in this area who caught it last year and ended up ventilated etc. because of it. Apparently we get very aggressive strains of it here, which is utter rot (I work on the childrens ward, and worked all through the 2009 pandemic, whilst pregnant with DD with no jab - none of the cases we saw would indicate a particularly aggressive strain). I have no problem with them promoting a vaccine they advise women to take, but to try and scare women into making an uninformed choice is wrong imo.

Hello again, absolutely knackered! I constantly feel like I have the hangover from hell - the nausea is just nasty! I've managed to get DD 13 mths into a nap routine (with Mummy) which is great.

PopEsMummy My booking-in (student) midwife stressed how I should absolutely consider having the flu-vac? I'm inclined not to bother unless everyone knows something I don't.

I hope everyone is feeling as well as possible & I'm really sorry to have lost the ladies from this thread through ectopic & miscarriage :(

Yes, I was told about the flu jab and have booked in for it. I think on balance I am happier having it even though I know it may not stop me getting it as they are just guessing what strains will be prevalent in a year. However, I just go with the risks from flu being greater than the risks of the jab. Had flu last year and it was shocking.

I would resent being pressured into it, as we seem to be for lots of other things in pregnancy. My friend had her midwife try to bully her into an amniocentesis as the blood test showed a 1:250 chance of Downs. She refused as the risk of miscarriage is 1-2 in 100 but really had to stand her ground.

People seem to struggle to see pregnant women as intelligent brings capable of rational decisions.

'People seem to struggle to see pregnant women as intelligent brings capable of rational decisions.'

Exactly that. Really makes me .

I'm not sure if I'll have it or not, but I know I dont want to have it in the first trimester so I've got a few weeks to think about it.

Really struggling with the tiredness this time round, i just feel totally useless. Every night i think right tomorrow im going to just push through it and get what needs doing done and then tomorrow comes lol! I feel for the working ladies as ive been there and its hard especially with the nausea as well.

I'm not sure if ill be opting for the flu jab or not, ive always refused it in the past (when offered for work) i'll need to make that decision before 13/10 for my booking in

I had my booking in appointment with midwife today, she was really nice and gave me the choice of two different clinics, where I can have my first scan.

I answered her many questions, from which she has said that my preganancy would appear to be very low risk and therefore I will have midwife led care. I have another appointment for 2 weeks time, in order to get blood tests. They arent allowed to do bloods at first appointment< apparently, because I need to read all the information leaflets and have a minimum of 48 hours to digest all the information.

I have to say, I liked their scales very much, as they said I am 4lbs lighter than the wii fit said this morning.

I hope my scan date is soon, very soon, as I dont really feel pregnant at the minute.

CODwidow, I'm with you on the tiredness. Feel like a fog's descended in my head and lead weights have been attached to my eyelids. I remember the same feeling last time round though and it didn't last much beyond 12 weeks as far as I recall. Feels wrong to wish your life away, but I'd really like to time-travel to the end of the first trimester.

I am getting a bit worried now. I haven't had any sickness in a while and am not as tired as in the beginning.... Twitching down there today but that's about it... Going for private scan Saturday 8th. Fingers crossed!
Anyone else not having a great deal of symptoms?