August 2013 Part 2: Looking forward to scans and the beginning of bumps!

[chocolatesolveseverything]

Here's a new thread for us summer mums-to-be.

A link to the first thread is here.

This first trimester will end eventually... it will, it will!!!

Hi :)
I've been reading your thread but was nervous to join.
I'm due 9/8/13 :) 2nd baby. My dd will be 20 months when this one is born. I've had one scan at 10 weeks 6 days and got my 12 week 6 days scan next wed :) cant wait.
Xx

Hi abilee welcome and congratulations :) my scans on Tuesday were I should be 12+6 but think Il get put back abit, really excited too :) xx

And congratulations to everyone with good scan news :) lots of scans been done today x

Hi beckie
Ooo we are due 2 days apart, how exciting :)
How are you feeling?
Have you any more kiddies?
Xx

Congratulations everyone on happy scans :)
Great news or you dexidoo and welcome to the thread abilee.

I haven't been posting of much as sometimes it still doesn't feel real....

Anyone pregnant with DC2 or more, have you noticed your belly growing earlier this time? I wasn't showing till 16-17 weeks first time round, now I'm 13 weeks with a bump...

Could someone be so kind and add me to the stats thread too, please?
DC2, due date 31 July

Thank you!

abilee yes this is my 3rd, I have 2 boys now oldest will be nearly 5 when this one arrives and youngest 2 and half :) I'm not too bad really now, was quite sick earlier on but its settled now, how about you? Xx

duende my second I didn't show till 35wks, my first was showing quite early. This time its popped out already and I keep having to try suck in abit when my mum comes up she still dusnt know. My partner keeps laughing at my tummy lol xx

Hello ladies,

Hooray for the good scans and welcome to the newbies.

My scan and NT were good.

I have finally been booked in a hospital I want. I was first referred to 2 hospitals and I was not happy with either of them. The first was too dirty it put me off and the second has been in the news a number of times and Is under special measures for poor maternity care. A work colleague had her baby there and it was delivered in the corridor purely due to staff negligence.

I'm already showing so had to tell work. It's 14 weeks today but still struggling with ms.
Can someone please add me on the stats as I'm on the phone. Dc3. 27.07.13. Thanks

Updated the stats thread with silver, duende and Mrsd77's dates as requested.

Would that be Stafford Silver? I read something about their mortality rate being super high.

You ladies that found out sex for second DC are really tempting me to find out this time! DP is happy to find out, even if it does mean I possibly spend the summer shopping!
I will admit when I had DD the student mw with us (seriously busy understaffed hospital) said 'well there's no doubting what you've got there!' In my drug induced haze/sans contact lenses I couldn't actually see and had to ask! Not my finest moment.

Thanks chocolate.

No rugbugs, its queens in Romford, London.

Thank god im not at home any more, I would be saying no to giving birth at Stafford thats for sure. Im lucky that I get to go to the hospital I went to with DS2 new clean and a lovely experience.

Thank you, chocolatesolves :)

I went to a very clean shiny new hospital with DS and had a terrible experience! It was a bank holiday weekend which didn't help but also the fact that they are so completely midwife-led (tho there are doctors on the labour ward itself) j meant that the fact that my hyperemesis had returned, I wasn't keeping down fluids, I was in a huge amount of pain and the 'spurious labour' went on from 7am Saturday morning until about 1am Monday morning without anyone thinking the fact I wasn't getting any sleep or keeping fluids down might be an issue, though in a lot of hospitals they probably would have stuck me on a drip to speed things up. The fetal heart rate was dodgy and they still sent me home, I couldn't get an epidural since they only had two anethetists on to cover the whole hospital, lost a pint of blood, ended up catheterised, episiotomy, bad post-delivery uterine infection, just a flipping nightmare really!

So I'm going to a slightly less shiny and new hospital this time round which is a bit handier to work/childminder for me, has an excellent neo natal unit (just in case) and although i'm still midwife-led i'm with a service that means you only see the same two midwives throughout your whole pg and delivery too and there's also a lot more dr involvement with trickier cases which is kind of reassuring.

So while shiny and new is obviously an attraction, unfortunately it's not a total guarantee of a good delivery experience - best thing you can do is talk to other mums who have delivered in the hospital you're going to and get their opinions and ask for tips if they have any, that kind of thing...

Ah 28 weeks to go!!

Hi everyone, haven't been around for a bit. It's so good to hear about everyone's scans! Fabulous news. Still waiting for my scan letter... but community midwife seems excellent.

After having a week of complete tiredness, felt awake and well yesterday. Too well. Which of course then led me to think that there was something wrong and terrified me. Made me realise that I'm attached to this little bean already- didn't realise how much.

I hope that everything is fine. Couldn't sleep last night with worry (at least i feel more tired now)

Has anyone else had days of 'wellness' or is it just me?

Hi MayanBob, I've had the same. My symptoms (some of them) just come and go and can be different very day. I've had days when I'm just exhausted and can barely move and the next day I'll be buzzing with energy. I'm just trying to roll with it. The only consistent symptom for me so far is the hunger!

Scan on Friday. CANNOT WAIT!!!!! Hope you get yours soon.

Hello, can I join the party? I haven't had a chance to read though all the posts yet sorry but just posting my details here I gather there is some sort of stats list?
Sussexsongbird DC2 EDD 26th August, first scan 8th February

If the smallest pickle is anything like his brother though perhaps I should be joining September so not sure if I'm in the right place!

Wrote on the wrong thread

Haven't been on for ages so just checking in, haven't looked through previous posts yet as have my one year old destructing my living room currently!
Will try and read through later! Finally got my scan for Wednesday will be 13+2! Yayyy
Hope everyone's well!

12+6

Welcome sussex have updated the stats thread with your details.

Louise Thank you! The hunger is new to me as had been 'off food' except crisps however, will embrace the being able to do stuff (am actually cooking a proper meal tonight! DH will be pleased)

good news on your scan date Locket let us know how it goes

hello all, just a quick post as on tablet and hate typing on it! we got down safely for the wedding, was a fantastic day :-) we have a private scan at 3 this afternoon, fingers crossed all is still cooking nicely.
mayanbob, the placenta will be taking over fully, hence feeling better

Hi everyone, hope it's ok to join in at this stage. I wanted to wait until I'd had my 12w scan due to a few mcs.

My nausea seems to be getting worse, can just about manage to force down most of a sandwich every day but that's it.

I have 3 children already and my husbands just left us, so now I'm going it alone and while that seems a bit scary and I may have a few wobbles, I know I can do it. If anyone wants to read my full and pathetic story I have a thread about it all on here.

Just a quick post to see if anyone else is really worried about their scan. I have no reason to suggest that this is anything other than a normal healthy pregnancy but with scan date looming on Tuesday I am waking in the night racked with fear that I will have a MMC.
Am I just going insane?

Just read back Mayanbob I am feeling loads better, thus worrying loads more...

Welcome Sussex and Beckett.

Beckett sorry to hear that you are going through a tough time. We will be here to support you as we do this journey together.

beckett sorry to hear your news. I'm sure you'll find lots of support on here. Would you like to link to your other thread?

parttimer, I think most of us had this worry! I certainly did, and all was fine.. You will be fine :)