October 2013: where we all make it to the 2nd trimester and begin to glow!

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Welcome October passengers--all aboard our new thread (is it number four or five?!). Hope everyone is having a lovely Easter and enjoying an egg or three.

Stats thread HERE

MoN I don't have anything useful to say do offering you a hand to hold and an ear to listen.

feminist glad to hear your scan went well.

Back to square 1 with sickness today. Docs later and I'm
99.9% sure I'm going to be admitted. I feel awful. My wee is literally brown, sorry TMI! 12+3 and scan next tues. maybe they'll squeeze me in during my admission? Wishful thinking!

MoN our consultant kept talking about Downs with DC1 also, we reckon its because most people know of Downs but nobody heard of Turnes, Patau, Edwards....

We had the amnio as we needed to know, the risk factor didn't really come into our decision. At 24 weeks though we didn't have much option other than waiting it out

Congrats on the scans ladies.

MoN It's such a hard decision for you and I agree, 4 weeks is a long time and 16 weeks is quite late on to be making such decisions. It's heartbreaking for you. I think reading as much as you can with your dh (which you seem to be doing) will help you make the best choice for you and your family. I've been with friends in this boat, both with Patau diagnoses....one at 20 weeks and she terminated at 24 and the other wasn't picked up and she went full term. I know there aren't any silver linings as such but at least yours has been picked up at an early stage, enabling you to get your head around it and giving you time to make informed choices. My heart really does go out to you and we're here if you need to let off steam xx

Hellohellohello :-)

One baby all present and correct measuring 2 days ahead so now dated at 12+2 and due 14/10 exciting stuff baby was stood completely upright so I had go to away walk drink eat sweets and come back the sonographer was absolutely lovely and I am one happy mumma :-)

Congrats feminist and natalie

Natalieand - we have the same due date 😃 so exciting isn't it?

MotherofNations - thinking of you at the moment - you seem to be incredibly strong. I really hope everything works out for you x

littleducks you wouldn't believe how much time I spent in the shower this morning, making sure everything was in its place...just in case I need to pull my tights down a bit low! I don't want her thinking her son has married an unkempt woman!

And agree that if you have other hospitals in your area, you are well within your rights to have a look at others.

Congratulations feminist & natalie. Great news. My appt is this afternoon,I'll be back to update :). Really a bit nervous...

Natalie that's fab news!

Congratulations on the scans ladies. I am so pleased that everything is as it should be.

I'm sure you've no need to be nervous tucking, though I understand why. I'm sending loads of good luck your way and you can have some too.

Serious- you have me in fits of giggles now! Bet she is only interested in grand-baby on screen!

Yippee I have one lovely little baby inside me! It was asleep for most of the time but had a strong heart beat and it did wriggle about when the sonographer prodded it. Lovely to see brain chambers, arms and legs all present and correct and mostly just have proof that there is something there.

It put me forwards 4 days to 11+4 so my nhs scan will be at 13+4, hopefully just in time for accurate measurements. That meant I was far enough along to get the free 4d scan too which was a nice surprise. I have lots of photos, I will figure out how to put one up later.

Thanks guys, so pleased edd is 14/10 now as dd is born on 1/11 so even if I go two weeks over it takes me to 28/10 so they deffo Won't have the same birthday! It seems so real now. Next scan booked for may 24th when I wil be 19+4 I tried getting it earlier as I'm desperate to no the sex but appt lady was having none of it lol she originally said may 28th so I fibbed and said I was on holiday then haha. Naughty naughty

Corkle have u had your scan yet. ? Xxx

So sorry for your loss Oli

congrats orange

Just a quickie from me as out for a celebratory lunch. 1 baby, good heartbeat :-) put back a couple of days so I'm another 14 Oct EDD. Trying to tell our parents but nobody answers the phone!

congrats soupqueen what a happy day today :)

Just a quick one from me too as on the bus, fab everyone else so far is fine!

All good here, phew. baby was sleeping but in good position. NF results good. Just on our way to collect DS, then go for a celebratory juice/smoothie.

Wow, so delighted for the good scan news. Hope everyone is doing well Xx

What a busy scan day - congrats Tarlia, Soupqueen, Orange, Natalie and Feminist - don't think I missed anyone . Lets get some more pics going on please ladies! Is it about another 2 weeks before we have everyone scanned?

I'm going to be telling my team over the next few days so will soon be common knowledge round the office. It's weird, because when I was very early it was killing me keeping a secret, but now I'm 14+2 and can tell people, I kind of like having it as my secret. Anyone not told work yet, and if so, how long as you planning on keeping it quiet for?

Oh and ladies - there is a December bus with over 150 posts already - we are officially old news now!

I am trying to put up pictures but whenever au put up the second it deletes the first and makes two copies of the second one. Anyone know what I am doing wrong?

So happy everyone has had good scans today, treated myself to some maternity jeans from H&M they're sooo comfy!

Natalie that's so weird we both had the same EDD and now been moved forward so we still have the same EDD! Wonder if we will give birth close together?! Nice to have some others due on the 14th, will be interesting seeing what happens!

MoN I have no advice, I don't even think I could say what I would do in your situation, there's definitely no right or wrong answer here and I just hope you make whatever decision feels right for you with the information you have. I just wanted you to know I'm thinking of you and still virtual hand holding.

Sorry Orange I haven't even tried yet. You're not trying to add more than one as a profile pic are you? I'm asking questions like I know what I'm talking about, I should probably stop lol