we've smacked that rat now brooking for healthy pregnancys and sneeze births!

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hope everyone finds me.

maybe you must feel brilliant! :)

I had a bit of a crying fit as we moved in the other day, a bit overwhelmed by stuff, and exhausted after a dreadful moving day involving a burst tire on our van in cambs. My mum dropped everything and came to the rescue. Still loads to do, but I feel less panicky.

I have my 'booking' appt on Thursday. Mw coming to the house. I have to go to the hospital for a Dr appt, then will be under mw care. Do you guys all have to go to the hosp at the start too? They might scan me there, appt will be in a couple of weeks at around 28 weeks, so they will do my anti d injection too (I am rhesus negative). Feel happy to be in the system.

Finally. A chance to catch up!

In order.....

solars congratulations on your scan and subsequent NT news I hope you enjoy telling everybody!

sweetie many congratulations on baby boy and baby girl news! Thrilled for you.

maybe thrilled for you too! Wonderful news

Sorry for not being here to brook before these important events. I won't bore you but life ain't easy chez munx at the moment.

keep and trix brooking for your scans, tomorrow for trix I think! And hopefully another NHS one for you keep

penguin hoping you feel better very soon.

Oh Keep it's a lot to deal with!! You're not just moving house, you were moving country too!! Thank goodness for your mum!

I'm so pleased you're in the system now. I don't go to the hospital here until my 12 week scan. Do they do your blood type at your first midwife appointment?

I do feel brilliant Keep. I was so nervous, and there was a pause before he found him! I have a retroverted uterus apparently, so he was hiding!

So lovely to see you Munx xxx

Maybe it's just so lovely to see that first heartbeat. What's next for you? Is it the booking in appointment?

Moving can be very stressful so I don't blame you for feeling overwhelmed especially with all those racing hormones at the moment Keep. Good old mum though I only went into the hospital for my booking in and scan so you may well get scanned. I am consultant led which I'm a little miffed at as the only reason is I'm over 40!!

Ooo a big wave to you Munx

It's like magic Solars!

Ah, makes sense, you'll all have been in at 12 weeks.

I think I underestimated it all, maybe, and bump was in the way of cleaning etc. Dh is trying to do everything as well as go to work, which is not good either. My mum is brilliant.

pen are you ok?

munx good to see you, sorry to hear of the stressy times at home.

Maybe they took about 4-5 vials of blood at my booking in and they find out your blood type as well as testing for all sorts like HIV, hep B, full blood count etc.

It's a massive upheaval Keep. When does the new job start?

Thanks for that Solars! Will they repeat all the STD checks even though we had them done for IVF?

Yes Maybe mine said to me I know you've probably already had these as you've just icsi but we have to do them again.

Well, I've got plenty of blood to go round I suppose

Brilliant news Maybe so pleased for you and Mr M!!

Good luck tomorrow Trix :)

Those are amazeballs Sweetie and I order you to purchase them immediately

Sorry not been around, X MIL only here for 1 more night so I should have more brooking time

hi munx hope things calm down at home for you.
so how would you describe it when you first feel the baby move? a bubble pop? is it really low down?

Yes, lots of people say a bubble. I felt it like a big heartbeat in the wrong place. Exciting! :) yes, can be low down.

the midwife said to me if it was really low down its quite likely it baby rather than wind. I keep thinking I can feel something lately but I'm not sure. I felt something earlier, I wasn't feeling gassy/bloated and didn't burp fart if that makes any difference. baby or wind?

Exciting times Trix! Good luck for tomorrow

Thanks Boo! Enjoy your last night!

Good luck today Trix

Good luck Trix hope all goes well

Brooking for trix...

My appointment at the hospital has come through for Monday (that's quick!) And they say it'll take 2 hours/all afternoon, so I'm hopeful of a scan. :)

Hurrah Keep!

Looking forward to hearing Trix's news!

Keep that is good news, I'm hopeful too for a scan! By the there was mention of you recommending a pregnancy book up thread somewhere, can you ET me know which one it is? Thanks.

Trix enjoy your scan and last drip, looking forward to your update.

Can I ask about headaches? Are they normal at this stage? I seem to be suffering at least a couple of times a week over the past few weeks, I haven't succumbed to paracetamol yet but have been using 4head which sometimes works.

ET = let ....!!

Scan went well, measured exactly to dates. Was mooning us though. We decided to not find out the sex.

Great trix!

solars we have lesley Regan's your pregnancy week by week. We like it as its fairly medical. Some preg books make me want to scream, being chatty/cool or whatever. This has lots of info, but she also had twins herself, so I feel she understands our point of view.