April 2013- part 3 scan scan scan

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Started a new thread for all us April ladies.

jessieessex I have no idea about the hormone papp-a, might be worth starting another thread. I had extra scans from 28 weeks as DD was small for dates. She was 40+6 and was 5lb 13oz so not tiny, they predicted a 6lb baby. I had scans every 4 weeks. I had just been diagnosed with hyperthyroidism when I fell pg with DD and was taking something to lower my levels and it may have caused DD to be small. Saying that both me and DH were 6lb dead on. The extra scans were great, we had one at 28 weeks and 36 weeks. She is still on the same centile 0.04th as she was at all the scans. She is fine other than just moving into 9-12 month clothes. Hope you get some re-assurance soon.

I went to a lovely wedding yesterday evening and me and DD had a fab time and left DH as home [he hates big social gatherings where he doesn't know anyone]. The food was divine and they had dandelion and burdock as a soft drink, it was lovely. Found out the bride's sister is due end of march, her DD is a little bit younger than mine.

mama glad to hear you are recovering, hope you go home soon.

Happy Sunday all. Thread's been busy. I'm wiped out on the couch with unrelenting nausea and v tired as usual, so apols for not name checking on everyone's news. Sounds like it's been a busy few days for us lot. Jessie re your letter, of course you're going to fret but try not to overly - as the letter indicates there's probably nothing to worry about and it's good you'll get a bit more attention for the LO, no? Thinking of you over the next few days...

On my own countdown to scan this coming Friday. Constant nausea feels like reassurance that all is well but we still won't believe it til we see it. Next few days are going to feel SO long!!! As have the last 7 weeks or so. And if everything is ok, the next immediate focus will be praying the nausea and general state of feeling utterly rubbish with no energy ends soon. Pg is hard!!

Lots of Sunday good wishes to everyone for the week ahead.

11+2 (oh, ref earlier comments everyone's age....I'm 33).

Hi All, I have not been around for a while - I had my booking in just over a fortnight ago and, whilst the MW was lovely, all the stuff she had to say about the additional risks due to my age got me all worried so I have spent the past fortnight with my head buried in the sand

However, whilst I am still much more worried about this PG than my previous two, I have pretty much reached the stage where I am resigned to recognising that there is nothing I can do if anything goes wrong and we will simply have to deal with it if it does.

I KNOW there is no other reason for anything going wrong apart from my age (I am 40 next month and I know there are ladies on this thread older) but I now have an appointment to see the consultant on the 23rd - although that is mainly die to 2 previous pre-term arrivals. My scan is on the 16th (which I am hoping is a good omen as it is my dad's bday) and I am just trying to get on with things.

I seem to have had almost ongoing flare ups too - I have psoriatic arthristis which usually gets better during PG so the fact that I have been suffering the pain and (possibly additional exhaustion - that bit is hard to tell!) makes me worry more about DC3.

Still - here is a question...
What are people calling their bumps, if anything yet? DC1 was known as Stanley (after someone joked about using it as a name - and I quite liked it!) and DC2 was known as Bit-B (for Baby In The Belly).

Hope all is well with everyone else and I am now planning to keep up to date here.

I am 28 years old & will be 29 when the baby arrives, this is DC2, I was 27 when DD arrived.

At times I feel do young then I remember that there are Ladies ten years younger than me having babies! I think part of it is that my profession has one of the highest rates of IVF & people tend to have babies later

Dandelion we opted out of Screening for DD as we wouldn't have done anything with an abnormal result. It is difficult thought as they also test for Edwards & Patel's syndromes which are usually fatal around the time of birth or in early infant hood. They are rarer though than Down's Syndrome.

We opted in this time & my result came back at 1 in 100,000. Which I was certain was wrong after reading others results here. I thought they might have misplaced a zero so I rang them (neurotic!) but it is correct. We only opted in as we have DD to think about, no other reason.

Will check in again later with more name checking!

Hi jessie i dont have any advice but i would try not to worry if there was a serious problem they would want to see you straight away.try not to worry i know easier said than done x

Hi all see this thread has been really busy again!!
Mama glad to see your nearly there now :)
Jessie again I have no advice for you but I'm sure a chat with the midwife will make you feel tons better!
Alwayshopeful I'm counting down with you mine is on fri too!!!
toobreathless I'm in exactly the same age boat as you will be not long 29 when this one comes

I'm going for the screening, dp and I don't know what we'd do if results came back not good we both have said we would discuss it if we had to cross that bridge

My cousin told me in confidence tonight that she is having a girl and she's calling her Ruby so guess I better cross ruby off my short list hehe! She has until January to change her mind so won't discard it completely, I won't be mentioning it was on my short list I think that'd be unfair somehow.
My nausea seems to have gone from all day to just evenings at the mo which is a pain I'd rather eat it over in the morning but it usually hits when I'm cooking my troop tea then I don't want to eat making it worst :(

Well take care all will check in again soon :)

Get it over not eat it over!!
Doh got eating on the brain!!

Morning all hope everyone is well?
Waiting to see the dr this morning to discuss going home so please keep all fingers and toes crossed everyone!

Morning all

Thanks for all the replies on nuchal testing. There is a thread running on the tests forum on the same topic if anyone is still undecided.

Anyone got their scan today? I'm hoping to read lots of great scan stories to keep me going until we finally get ours tomorrow! It's felt like waiting a lifetime.

I've done something I never, ever do today and called work to say I'm going to take a day reading mumnsnet and online shopping working at home. Just woke up feeling really uncomfortable - like all my insides are just all pressing on each other. Anyone else had that at 13 weeks? Im working on the assumption that i have just slept a bit funny...... The other issue is that I literally have nothing whatsoever I can wear for work without a) cutting myself in half or b) looking obviously pregnant. Tried to get dressed for work, and just gave up

Have agreed with DP that if scan all goes ok tomorrow will go out and buy some maternity trousers for work after the scan - and then I can actually go to work on Weds!

Good luck today mama - hope you finally get home x

dysgu - embarrassed to admit that so far we are calling our LO 'Lesley'. Bit of a family joke. Best not to ask.....

Can't remember who asked about ages, but I'm turning 37 this week and DP is the same age.

13 weeks today

jessieessex my papp-a is a bit low too so i googled it. it can be associated with smaller babies but often isn't. that's all i know.

we're calling our bump 'Buzz'. There's a good reason for this but i don't want to give it away.

xxx

Hi dandellon my scan is tomorro aswell the waiting is the worst i have a morning app so im glad!hope everything goes well mama got everything crossed!hope everyone is feeling well x

Morning ladies, mama hope the end is in site and you get home soon, fingers x
Was working yesterday, and I'm a bit doubled over in pain today, I don't think I'll be working much longer at this rate back again tomorrow just hope it's not as mad!
aufaniae what does a notch mean? I have one on my uterine arteries which means I'm at high risk of developing pre-eclampsia but I don't know what it actually means need to talk to the consultant I had googled that a high calcium and vitamin C diet can reduce the risk of pre eclampsia by 50% anyone else heard that?

We are calling bump 'sprout' because of the bad wind I've been getting
14+1

Hey Dandelion, I have my scan today and am 12+5. It was supposed to be last week but I was on hold so this is the first day they could do it.
Quite nervous for the nuchal results as I am 35 but fingers crossed everything would be OK.
I am also struggling with clothes for work....especially after a week of holiday eating and currently have about 2 outfits that fit comfortably. Also couldn't get into skinny jeans yesterday.

Good luck for your scan tomorrow and everyone else with scans today/tomorrow.

...that was meant to say I was on holiday, not on hold!

I just spoke to the midwife at the hospital about my low Papp-A levels, and she said that it's nothing to worry about and not to panic. She said that they will do an extra growth scan at 28 weeks because the baby could be small, but that more often than not, there will be no cause for concern or further monitoring. She said that I should just think of it as an extra chance to see the baby!
Feel soooo much better. Good luck to all the scan ladies today.

leluella good luck at your scan today! Enjoy seeing your little one.

Mama I have everything crossed for you, hope they let you out soon good luck!

I'm still feeling sick. All my jeans are having to be worn undone now although I refuse to buy anything maternity until at least 4 months. Ha!

I wouldn't mind if it were a baby bump but it's all bloating. Baby is still hidden behind pubic bone!
I've been calling this one gummy bear since the scan I had at 8wks as that is exactly what she looks like. And I've also decided its a girl I'm always wrong though so its bound to be a boy. But can't keep saying it!

Hope you all have a good day.

Jessie that's fab news. It's horrible when they tell you there's something different from "normal" and you can't help but worry. I had something similar once with antibodies. Never did get to the bottom of it!

Glad you're feeling more relaxed now.

Jessie - what a relief for you.

Giddy - never heard that but it sounds interesting. I had Pre-eclampsia in both previous pregnancies so am assuming I'll get it this time. I will make a point of asking the consultant about diet etc.

Giddypants I had a notch on the bloodflow from one of the arteries into the womb. I think they picked up there was a problem from my bloods, and then confirmed the notch via dopler scan.

DS and I were treated for it simply by me taking low-dose aspirin for the rest of the pregnancy. I had a few extra scans.

DS was 9lb 4oz at birth so not certainly not small! (Unless he was meant to be an 11lber, perhaps?!)

I have asked if I should be taking aspiring again this pregnancy and so far have had conflicting answers. My Dr seemed the most convincing, she said that a notch isn't considered a problem anyway until after a certain time (was it 16 weeks?) and that currently the placenta is massive compared to the baby so not to worry right now. Once the scan's out of the way I'll pursue it again I think.

Morning all, can't remember enough to name check but glad scans are going well.
Mine is not til the 16th when I'll be 12+6, the week after I think I might go and live at the hospital because I have my maternity consultant on 22nd, my oncology bloods on 23rd, then my oncology follow up on 24th. Poor dd will be spending a lot of time playing on my iPad while I talk to all the medical pro's. luckily she is really good having spent a lot of time at the hospital with me last year when I was having bloods and lines changed for chemo.
Re ages, I was 28 when I had ds, turned 30 while I was pg with dd and will be 33 on Wednesday so consider myself average age, & dh is the same, but the majority of our uni and school friends only have 1 or none so we seem to have started early.
I must be mad because I am looking after not only my 2 year old today, but also a friends, and with this crappy weather all my plans for feeding ducks have been scuppered. Was going to do some baking, but distinct lack of eggs, so they are content in the playroom trashing it from the sounds of it!!
We are off to Disneyland Paris tomorrow as a celebrtion not only of my birthdays but also as it is a year since chemo started.

Just wondered - those of you who work and have not yet 'revealed' your pregnancy to work colleagues, are you planning to do so right after your 12 week scans?

My scan is tomorrow, and I'm already seriously struggling to hide my massive girth . Is it too soon to reveal all at 13 weeks.....?

Hello! I've come very late (11 weeks today!) but please may I join you? I have a lot of catching up to do...

Wearing my maternity jeans for the first time today. With dd, now 19 months, i don't think i even bought any maternity wear until about 15 weeks. Haven't told anyone yet, but will be amazed if anyone is surprised! Planning to tell people soon after the scan though, dandelion, yes.

jessie - glad the midwife was reassuring. I had a low Papp-a with dd, and it was all fine apart from scaring myself silly with googling! I had the extra scan, which was nice, and then she was a perfectly average weight when she was born.

Scan later today. Fingers tightly crossed all ok.
Told my cousin at the weekend as she had the same obstetrician as I will have. This is the first person outside the immediate family I have told and she was so excited and pleased for us. It was lovely!
Not intending to tell anyone else till after at least 12 weeks. Plus have my appraisal at work coming up. Want that out the way before I announce as want the focus on what I have achieved this year not what they are going to do when I go off next year!
10 + 3 (31)

That's interesting aufaniae I wonder if that's what happened with DS (placenta gave up) he was 4lb 7oz at 37 weeks
I hope it can be sorted by some aspirin, one this is for sure I'm not going to be fobbed of with 'it'll be ok' this time!

Oh and we're they bothered about increased risk of bleeding, or did they stop the aspirin a few days before you we're due?