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Nervous nutjobs pregnant with no.2

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winterpansy · 17/05/2013 11:02

Hello,
Just set up this wee thread for the nutjob graduates. I am hoping all our lovely thread dwellers will be on here very soon.

We should do some stats. I'll kick off:

winterpansy 1 DS edd January 5th
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mrscookie78 · 07/06/2013 16:34

Good news re your date 2b even if you had to change it! Anyone had a c section for their first child? Just wondering how this second pregnancy affects the scar?

mrscookie78 · 07/06/2013 16:34

Good news re your date 2b even if you had to change it! Anyone had a c section for their first child? Just wondering how this second pregnancy affects the scar?

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winterpansy · 07/06/2013 21:56

Evening all. Hope you're all well.
I'm starting to come out of the sickness/nausea and will be 10 weeks on sunday. Feeling still as tired but a bit better in general. I'm definitely getting a bump already too! I didn't show until around 17/18 weeks last time (I also have rather a lot of padding!) but there is certainly a bump shape developing that I can't hold in! Scan on Tuesday so I'm looking forward to that.

I just found a private place that does quick gender scanning at 18 weeks for £39. I'm so tempted to book in for it nearer the time. We'll find out at the 20 week scan anyway but I'm so nosy I'm not sure I can wait - not for that price anyway!!

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2beornot · 07/06/2013 23:46

Is anyone else planning to find out the gender? I can't decide. We did with dd, and DH wants to again but I'm leaning towards waiting. Glad you're starting to feel better winter.

A friend of mine had her CS scar reopened for her second birth. It was fine afterwards, you wouldn't have known it had gone through two births! I take it you had a CS last time? Are you going to have one again?

nomoreminibreaks · 08/06/2013 10:22

We're planning on finding out the gender this time. We didn't last time but we strongly suspected it was a boy as he was so big on the scans (we had quite a few as there were some risk factors) - I know there's hardly any logic to that but it turned out to be right.

This time I think I'd need some time to adjust if we were having a girl. Probably sounds silly but I'm just used to a boy and would be very happy to have two. I've already had the 'well you just need a girl now and you'll have the full set' comments. A girl would be scary to me!

gemmeg · 08/06/2013 13:03

nomore I'm exactly the same as you about the whole girl/boy issue! Of course I'm happy whatever the gender but I'm just so used to having a boy I can't imagine how it'd be to have a girl.

mrscookie78 · 08/06/2013 17:06

Yes 2b ds was breech and stuck unfortunately. Tbh im not sure what i will do, think I'll wait till ive seen the consultant which will be months away. Wink

2beornot · 08/06/2013 21:21

mrscookie I guess it a case of waiting to see which way round this one ends up?

DH and I chatted again today. He is going to find out, I won't. Everyone else will think neither of us know. Gonna be an interesting time!!

mrscookie78 · 09/06/2013 22:26

Yes, will have to wait and see.

I would like to find out again, I'm sure my dh will too. Smile

nomoreminibreaks · 10/06/2013 18:53

Glad it's not just me gemmeg! I don't want anyone to think I'd be disappointed to have a girl but its just different to what I'm familiar with.

Got my scan on Thursday and I'm really tempted to start telling people if all goes well - but I'll only be nearly 11 weeks. I'm sure I read on here that once you've had a healthy scan the pregnancy's far more likely to be ok?

ASmidgeofMidge · 10/06/2013 19:15

Hi all. Hope everyone is well? Am 7weeks now and booking in appt is next week... Reading people's thoughts about finding out the flavour is interesting. We had a surprise the first time with dd, but an tempted to find out this time as have this idea it'll make it more 'real' for dd if she knows it's a brother/sister. Hmm. Will have another think-haven't even got date for 1st scan yet!!!

gemmeg · 11/06/2013 10:49

nomore according to my, ahem, online research after a heartbeat has been detected miscarriage is far less likely. I checked the stats (nut job!!) for 9 wks and the chance of mc is about 2%. I would say that you'd be fine to tell people.

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winterpansy · 11/06/2013 21:27

Hey all! Hope everyone is good.
I had my booking in scan and appointment today and I've been moved on 3 days so edd is now January 2nd which makes me 10+5 today. Hurrah!
I was 5 hours waiting in total though as I had to see the metabolic team as well as the usual people as I had gestational diabetes last time so am fully wrecked this evening. I've also got an important meeting in the morning about some consultancy work and I've lost my voice as I seem to have a throat/chest infection - so it's all glamour in this household, I tell ya!

I think we'll start making it all a little bit more public too now we've seen a healthy wee baby waving and dancing away. It's all becoming real - even DH is very excited now!

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2beornot · 11/06/2013 21:59

Brilliant news winter. Must be so exciting to finally see a little baby and did you hear/see a heartbeat too? I've got one week til my scan (and blood test for downs). I can't wait!! I've already told family and some friends. Keeping schtum until a big longer at work as there's a bit of restructuring going on.

nomoreminibreaks · 11/06/2013 22:49

That's great winter!

I'm still waiting to get excited to be honest. Hoping the scan will help on Thursday. I'm having all my blood tests etc done then too as it happens all in one place with the one to one service.

I think all I'm thinking of is how hard it will be with two and DS was a 'challenging' baby so I'm fearing the worst. Wish I could concentrate on the positives!

2beornot · 13/06/2013 23:12

Hi ladies - bit nervous. Just had blood when I wiped and a little clot when I weed. I'm 11+6. I don't want to phone anyone (will make my fears more serious) so will see how I am in the morning. Not a great feeling.

Scan in tues - not soon enough for my liking!

nomoreminibreaks · 13/06/2013 23:15

2be you poor thing. Maybe your midwife can offer some reassurance if you call in the morning? I had spotting and awful cramps with DS and everything turned out ok. Thinking of you xx

2beornot · 13/06/2013 23:21

Thanks nomore (I'm so glad you're online!). I know that's its perfectly normal and common. I found another thread in pregnancy where a lot people had this. I'm sure it'll be fine!

mrscookie78 · 14/06/2013 07:20

Great news Winter Smile , how you feeling this am 2b? Give your midwife a call for some reassurance rather than worrying.

2beornot · 14/06/2013 07:45

Morning!! Had a pad on last night and there was nothing in it this morning, and no other signs either. So I feel better - was scary for a bit that's all.

mrscookie78 · 14/06/2013 18:34

Glad you haven't had any more Grin

nomoreminibreaks · 14/06/2013 21:08

That's good 2be! Glad to hear it.

We had our scan yesterday. All looks good and measuring at 10+6 so need to go back for nuchal translucency scan in 2 weeks. It's quite a little wriggler!

2beornot · 14/06/2013 23:10

Excellent news no more. When does 10+6 make your due date? I think that's my dd birthday (11th Jan?).

nomoreminibreaks · 14/06/2013 23:22

Thanks! Think by LMP it would be 3 Jan but because of my long cycles while TTC we've agreed on 5 Jan with midwife. She originally suggested 10th! I don't quite understand how it works but we thought making it a bit later than the 3rd gives things more chance of happening naturally but hopefully not let it grow to monster proportions as DS was nicknamed enormobaby

2beornot · 18/06/2013 20:47

Hi ladies. Another one leaving you I'm afraid. Had 12 week scan today. Sonographer said "I'm sorry, I can't see a 12 week baby in there. I can see an 8 week baby but there's no heartbeat".

A lot to take in at the moment.

Best of luck to you all in your pregnancies x x