July 2013 part 2

[ArkadyRose]

And on we go!

PS. More good news scans! Hurrah all round

I finally managed to get through to the maternity appointments number. The woman was as perplexed as I was over why I had two different appointment letters; my notes same I'm under consultant A, which was the Feb appointment, but according to their department I'm under consultant B, the appointment at the end of Jan. It turns out that I actually have two appointments - I'm seeing Mr B because I've had 3 miscarriages, and I'm supposed to be seeing a midwife on Ms A's team who is a mental health specialist despite having stated I don't need to see her. What is it with antenatal departments and midwives going off the rails the moment bipolar disorder is mentioned? It's been completely controlled and fully treated for over 10 years; if I've not needed a mental health SW in all this time, I'm not about to suddenly require one just because I'm pregnant - I've never had a mental health crisis when pregnant, ever. I'm now very pissed off with the booking-in midwife who just automatically stuck me under Ms A.

Anyway, when we cleared up just what that was all about, the woman in the appointments department said the important appointment is the one with Mr B, and I can discuss the referral to Ms A at that appointment and cancel it if I want.

Thankfully one of the midwives on the homebirth team is the senior midwife I got transferred to when pregnant with DD3 (when I had another midwife panic over the whole bipolar thing and try to argue I couldn't have a homebirth because of it which was utter bollocks) so if I get any more crap I'll just insist on seeing her again.

PS - 9 weeks today, and the ms is even worse than ever - bleah! Suppose that's a good sign though.

Ama I have my first scan on the 8th too!
MS not great today. Visited an office and was talking to a chap and had to excuse myself very quickly.
DH is cooking lamb and I don't have the heart to say it's making me heave as I specifically bought it! Oops!
10 wks today.

Had nuchal scan and bloods today and all good - hurrah! Glad you had a good scan Specialknickers and MrsMillions. Slouching - lol at your doppler in the loo story. Arkady - the whole midwifes overreacting thing sounds v annoying! Good you know a supportive senior midwife in your area though.

Hi everyone, great to hear more good news coming through on the scan front. slouching well done for managing to successfully use a doppler in the loo at work! Can't imagine doing that at my place, mainly because the loos are always freezing and the floor is of rather dubious cleanliness!

I'm pleased to say I've had a MUCH better day today. Scan people did phone me back and it's now rearranged for the following day, 9th Jan. My immediate boss was not in today so have yet to find out her reaction to my email, but I ended up in the lift with the senior manager first thing so we had a brief conversation and he was actually really nice about it. DH is feeling better too, so a happier household tonight

Arkady it is sad that people make so many assumptions about mental health. I've suffered from depression in the past so got a bit of a pep talk from the midwife about making sure I seek help promptly if I start to feel down etc. I didn't really mind that, as I know she was just looking out for me, which is her job, but I'd have been livid if she'd automatically referred me to a specialist. That just seems wrong whichever way you look at it.

Sickness is still there and as yucky as ever. The list of foods I can stomach is dwindling by the day, so I know how you feel shiv. DH wanted to do a curry but I've had to veto that in favour of egg, chips and beans (and the only part of that I really feel like eating is the chips!). Work Christmas meal is tomorrow night and I'm seriously thinking I may have to make an excuse and cry off, although I really don't want to miss it

Onwards and upwards...

9+3

Well, what a panic - but all's well that ends well. I had a big bleed yesterday morning and my friends took me in to A&E. I was convinced I had lost the wee zygote and went in to the emergency scan expecting the worst. But apparently it was a subchorionic bleed, and there was my little 27mm zygote still kicking and ticking along happily, heartbeat going strong and right size for dates.

The bleeding was quite alarming! It's reassuring to know what it is, though, and that it wasn't anything to worry about after all. I'm still feeling "morning sick" pretty much all the time! And it's all seeming very real now since seeing the little arms and legs moving around on the ultrasound :) - and I go back for my 12 week scan on the 3rd of January.

9+6

Arkady &Ama - I had the same at my booking in for my last pg - the mw put me down to see a consultant specialising in depression when I'm absolutely fine and have been so for over 10 years! I couldn't quite believe it as I'm soooo not depressed any more .
Great news re all the successful scans. Mine's not for yonks -10 Jan!
Just come back from my work Xmas lunch. I did the fake-drinking thing - a g&t without the g followed by a glass of red wine that I pretended to drink. One colleague kept going on about how slowly I was drinking and sulked when I wouldn't participate in the cocktails but I think I pulled it off.
Starting to feel a bit icky sicky at 8w4d - I thought I had got away scot free with no ms but no such luck. Just constantly queasy and can't face proper food, just junk. I don't think the baby will be very healthy at this rate!!

Evening all,

I've just got a letter from the docs asking me to come in for a repeat blood test for a full blood count. I had my bloods done at booking in appointment two weeks ago. It's sent me into a bit of a spin as a got the same letter just after my miscarriage and had a high white blood cell count which apparently suggested an infection.

Any ideas what it might be for. I still feel sick and I haven't had any bleeds...really freaking out. Would I still feel sick etc if its a missed miscarriage?

They may have contaminated the bloods in the lab Thinking. Can you call your dr to ask? Surely if really serious they would have called you.

Evening ladies. Can anyone give me a bit of peace of mind on ms? I'm 10 weeks tomorrow but for 5 straight weeks I've been constantly nausea, not sick but endlessly nauseous with the last two weeks of being woken up at night feeling awful. This is really tough :(

photographylady, I've been exactly the same! I think it's quite normal - but definitely not nice.

I've been finding that ginger ale is good for settling the stomach.

Evening!

Although I am largely still in denial (I don't 'feel' pregnant and have not had much sickness), I'm just popping on to say I had a great maternity clothes find today.

Was merrily in Primark, looking for something temporary that would conceal my inexcusable bulge (I know I shouldn't have put on weight yet, but, meh, I have)....when I stumbled across some beautiful maternity jeans! I know, Primark? Seriously, skinny jeans which were bizarrely flattering and only cost £11. I bought two pairs.

Recommend.

p.s. scan tomorrow, so that should solve the denial.

Thinkingpositive, that happened with me last pregnancy. They had simply labelled the blood incorrectly, but I had a sleepless night!

Photographerlady, I sympathise massively. That's it, really. I suffered loads with my first pregnancy...but it did end.

Arkady, Ama and yikes that's awful. I had PND after one miscarriage and all 3 DS's and AND with DS2. I've never had any referrals to see a consultant for that though, I just see the GP at 36 weeks and we decide if I should have anti-ds to take straight away after birth or wait and see.

thinking I got a call like that with DS2, someone had done the labels wrong. I was crying down the phone as it had taken 3 attempts to take the first lot of bloods so the midwife went down to the hospital with new labels so they didn't need to be done again.

photographer Me too. Eat what you fancy, it's the only way.

Still got cystitis, grr. Trying really hard to drink more water but mostly I just puke it back up.

Thank you for being rational has helped me calm down a bit. Trying to be positive its just so hard when you've had a past bad experience isn't it.

Will call tomorrow and check it out- will keep you posted

Evening!

Exhausted here and really nauseas so excuse lack of posting!

So lovely to see lots of good scan news and good luck to those with scans in next few days.

9+4

photographer you are definitely not alone with the nausea. After spending the first couple of weeks after my BFP thinking I might be one of those lucky ladies who doesn't get MS, I started to feel a little queasy at around 6 weeks, then from 7 weeks onwards it kicked in big style! I now get a few hours in the mid-morning where I feel kind of human but the rest of the day is one long bleurgh. Like you I haven't actually been sick, just lots of retching. I know the best cure is lots of little snacks, but it's really hard when you just don't feel like eating. I just take heart in the fact that every one of my friends whose been pregnant has found it stopped in the 2nd trimester, so hopefully only a few more weeks to go.

I keep thinking, if I have another, I will definitely try and time it so I'm not in my first trimester at Christmas time (as much as these things are possible to plan). There's so much more to do, and so much expectation on being "festive", and I think that makes the nausea and exhaustion even harder to deal with!

Hope everyone has a good a day as symptoms will allow!

9+4

thinking it might be that your hb is/was borderline and that want to check again before they start iron or anything like that.
12 week scan for me later, starting to feel a apprehensive, no real reason just nerves I guess. Will update later.
Hope everyone has a good day.

11+6

Good luck to today's scanees!

Good luck to today's scanees!

Good luck for scan notprincess!

Comiserations to those feeling sick, my nausea is on & off but exhaustion constant. Scan a week today!

11+2 today.

photographer I am 12 weeks on Friday and only 3 days of nausea in last 7, so I think corner is coming. It's horrible horrible. Just do what you have to to get through it.

Scan today...

Good luck for scan NPK and OhGood and anyone else scanning. I am one of those lucky ones in that I havent had the nausea in the first trimester (didnt in any of my other pregnancies) but have had bone crushing tiredness (to the extent that walking up stairs knackers me out - and I'm pretty fit). Got weighed yesterday at FMC and have put on 2 kg already! And havent even been eating for two. Ho hum. At least everyone else is going to look like they've put on weight too over the festive period... DH was v pleased as saw Teddy Sherringham at the clinic where we had our scan yesterday.

Thinking - hope you get through to the Dr soon and they put your mind to rest.

Good luck to all having scans today

I have had bad news from the scan. They can see something's gone wrong. She tried to show me but I could just see this huge dark patch. She refused to give me any details or speculate but the look on her face was terrible. I have to go to the specialist fetal medicine dept at another hospital for another scan on Monday morning. I am just devastated. The poor little thing. I feel like its mum already and there is just nothing I can do to help.