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October 2013: scans and starting to show!

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Umlauf · 18/03/2013 09:08

Will this one take us through to the end of the first trimester? Will the sickness ever end? Will we be able to judge genders from those first scan pictures? These and many other mysteries to be solved in... THREAD 4

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Flyer747 · 18/03/2013 18:39

Marking my place....great news tacky :-)

Had my booking in appointment today. Midwife lovely, my scan is the 10th April....I will be 12+6 then, wanted it the week earlier as off to the Grand National and friends will twig with the lack of alcohol passing my lips! Oh well anti biotics lie it'll have to be...

I have no idea how I will cope in labour I nearly passed out with the blood tests today!! Haha total wuss

MotherOfNations · 18/03/2013 18:44

Sal that's a good idea. I don't know if he'll be able to see through his tears to make a video though. He's soppy at the best of times, seeing his baby for the first time might jusy break him.

Wispa123 · 18/03/2013 18:53

11 weeks yesterday and private scan on Friday. NHS app not until over 14 weeks so not at all happy to wait that long. I just want to know that our little bean or beans (twins run in the family and I am one!) are doing well! Good luck to everyone who has scans this week. Exciting times!!!!! 2 parents evenings to get through this week...ARRRGGGGGHHHHH!!! Ah well 8 more teaching days until the hols, not that I'm counting!

Haylebop12 · 18/03/2013 19:07

Will name check later when I got time but I'm just nipping in to say

WOOOOOOP perfect little jumping bean wiggling, waves and kicking away! Heartbeat going and put me forward 1 day so I'm 10+1 with dd of 14/10

Could not be more chuffed!!!!!

Haylebop12 · 18/03/2013 19:08

Oh and heard the hb too, best £100 I've ever spent!

pinkbuttons · 18/03/2013 19:20

Congrats on positive scans hayle and tiger

Just popping in to.say had my nuchal scan today too. Have had due sate put forward a few days so now due on the 5th and am 11+2 bean just big enough to be able to do nuchal test and have been reassured all looks well. Photos here were meant to be £10 for 3! and you have to buy 3 so I didnt have enough change. Thankfully sonographer had clearly had enough by 5pm and gave me pictures without asking for ticket Smile

Havent managed to catch up with another busy day yet! but just to send sympathy and hugs to everyone feeling rubbish and emotional.

and Thank you for the new thread umlauf!

roxvox · 18/03/2013 19:50

Congratulations hayle, tiger and pinkbuttons! I am very jealous of your positive scans! Roll on the 28th...

OrangeBlossom2 · 18/03/2013 20:03

Thanks for the new thread umlauf.

Hayle, big congratulations on the scan. At least you know you haven't vomited him/her out now! Congratulations also to the others with lovely scans today. Sorry I can't keep up with names. Tiger? Mine seems so far away I need some excitement through yours for now.

Pseudo I agree by the time I get to check the thread each day I have usually missed about 5 pages, but it is nice to read through it all while I slump on the bed or sofa (today with chunks of watermelon and a bitter lemon, mmm).

Jelly, I hope you and DH have made up. I would be so cross to have my news spread without me knowing, and for people to know on Facebook before I told them in real life, but you are still making a baby together and that makes mistakes like this seem trivial in comparison in the end I hope.

Sanji, I am still struggling with sleep, however I have discovered that if I need a wee it never goes away and I should get up straight away rather than waiting an hour trying to ignore it, we now sleep with the window open and I wear a thin nighty as I was getting too hot in PJs, and I make sure I have a stash of tissues, water and sick bucket by my bedside in case needed to avoid getting up and being more awake. I have also tried to get naps where I can at the weekends and go to bed early so at least I get a few hours in before the night waking starts.

I weighed myself last night for the first time in about 3 weeks and was pleasantly surprised to find I have actually lost half a lb since last time. I am growing outwards rapidly and was a bit worried I would have put on a stone. It may be just all my muscle turning into fat I suppose!

Flyer747 · 18/03/2013 20:04

Fab news Hayle.

Just wanted to ask has anyone had a Blood Pressure reading that was very low? Mine was 90/45 and the midwife said "oh that is very low" but said nothing else other than to take care about fainting and dizziness.

pinkbuttons · 18/03/2013 20:26

I had Bp of 90/40 at booking in flyer mine is normally low so she just checked my notes. Do you know if thats normal for you? When I was pregnant with DS was told it wasnt a problem unless it was affecting me, feeling faint etc. Mine also drops if Im dehydrated so trying to keep fluid levels up might help.

juniper9 · 18/03/2013 20:26

Had my scan today too. Very cute. Baby was asleep with its hands over its face, then when it woke up it was a proper mardy arse and starting kicking and punching me! It then leant over and rubbed its knee with its little hand. Very weird to watch!

She had to wait to do its measurements as it was busy drinking amniotic fluid and needed a full stomach.

My down's risk is 1:9000 so I'm really pleased with that Smile Now just waiting for blood test results on Wednesday to check my slapped cheek immunity.

Pannacotta2013 · 18/03/2013 20:32

Hello everyone. I only seem to pop in every new thread to say hi, but I read everyday and enjoy hearing everyone's news. I also appreciate hearing how your concerns (rage, exhaustion, tears, fear of losing the pg) reflect mine, helps me feel not so alone! pseudobadger I know what you mean about not feeling like one of the 'regulars'... I like to think there's still a place for us part-timers. I haven't got the energy or time to reply to people properly, but I do in my head when I read! and often mean to to a few, but then it gets lost, so many posts.

Anyway, my news: I'm thinking if getting a foetal Doppler, my scan is not til 3 April and I'm getting nervous. Also I've had pretty dreadful mood swings, been a bit worried that I was getting depressed - my partner was not being so supportive. I think he found it hard to take on board that it was hormones making me so anxious and irritable, not me just being horrible. Feeling a bit better about it now, I can see it might be an issue tho. Also trying to complete on a flat, so quite a lot going on.

Anyway, best wishes to you all ladies, it's a bit of a rollercoaster - lots to enjoy and look forward to as well though Smile.

Natalieand · 18/03/2013 21:20

Will catch up with messages in a min but just wanted to say

Bbc3 I'm having your baby
Right now xxxp

ananikifo · 18/03/2013 21:30

Congrats to everyone who had good scan results today!

ananikifo · 18/03/2013 21:34

Ugh posted too early, sorry.

We had our private scan today, and I can not express how it felt to see that little heartbeat! The pictures aren't very clear but we are so happy! It's really nice to have some reassurance that there's actually a baby there! After the scan the sonographer and receptionist commented on how nervous we looked before we went in, and how happy we were afterwards.

MrsZzz · 18/03/2013 21:56

Congrats on all the positive scans today- they'll be coming thick and fast now we're heading to the 12 week mark :)

Jelly- I'm feeling your pain today. Got a congratulations text from a family member today... We have only told parents and one sibling. Needless to say I was fuming and straight on the phone. Turns out my (usually totally reliable) mother was under the impression we had gone public! I just kept asking why she would think that when I'm not twelve weeks, haven't had a scan and haven't even told my best friends! I just can't get over the fact that she thought it was ok to tell my family my news without checking.

I'm still furious at her- do you think I'm overreacting?

Sorry for the mememe rant, DH is just telling me to calm down and I can't really talk to anyone in RL about it as I'm (trying) to keep it secret!!!

Wispa123 · 18/03/2013 22:06

I sympathise with those struggling to sleep. I keep waking at 4am and me WR get back to sleep properly. Not nice for DH who has to tolerate Tossing and turning all night/morning. I did overhear a conversation at work today about waking up etc and apparently its blood sugar levels going down so we wake up needing food but don't realise it. I decided that supper would be a good plan but feeling pretty yuck tonight so haven't managed it. Oat cakes are the best apparently!

Wispa123 · 18/03/2013 22:08

Predictor text gone weird in my first sentence!! Meant to say I can't get back to sleep!

34PinkLadyApple · 18/03/2013 22:43

Night all. Hopefuly i will sleep!

terrifiednewbie · 18/03/2013 22:59

wow you all move fast. Congrats to all the happy scan results. Im slowly trying to catch up but just wanted to say how desperately sorry i am to hear all the bad news too. Im also a 28th March scan date-desperately resisting the urge to take up a colleague's offer of a quick scan as i think its a bit unfair to dh to do it when he wouldnt be able to be there.

hope everyone's starting to feel a little better

Rockchick1984 · 18/03/2013 23:05

mrsZzz did you ask her not to tell anyone? Just that I know my mum is desperate to tell people as although obviously its mine and DH's news, she is excited about it for us and about being a grandparent again. I trust her not to tell anyone, but have drilled it into her that I'll let her know as soon as she's ok to tell people, and have arranged a list of people for her to tell (my aunties and uncles mainly) so she can break the news to a few people and I can tell the important ones everyone else :)

Rockchick1984 · 18/03/2013 23:08

Panacotta a Doppler is likely to make you worry more, particularly at this stage. Even an experienced midwife would struggle to find the heartbeat with a Doppler at this stage, and there's so many other sounds you hear through them that you can't guarantee what you can hear through it!

My morning sickness is hopefully easing, felt a bit better the last few days. Have found that jam on toast really helps me first thing though so that's a good thing too!

SeriousStuff · 18/03/2013 23:48

I'm sat here sucking on my 4th Fruit Pastille lollipop in 4 days, reading all the lovely scan stories from today and thinking about my own scan tomorrow. DH and I discussed who we would tell and how earlier and now it seems more real than ever.

tuckingfits · 19/03/2013 00:31

Ah,thanks jelly! I remember now that it was you. I was trying to figure out whereabouts you are,think you must be a lot further south than me (N Ayrshire,right?!). I'm as far north in North Ayrshire as it's possible to be. So will you give birth at Crosshouse? I'm determined to demand better care all round than DS & I received last time. Now that I know what I should expect,i will settle for nothing less. militant

JellyCurls · 19/03/2013 06:29

tucking think I am going to award you the Sherlock Holmes award for solving clues. I am at the south of N Ayrshire and will be delivering at AMU also. Delivery care there was super, special care staff are lovely it's just on the ward that it all falls down. Thank goodness for the auxiliaries