March 2014 - thread 5 - Dating scans in full swing

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Yay Rock

Long day for me today, so probs won't check in. But here's to a day of no MS, no rude colleagues commenting on weight gain, politeness on public transport and no probs from bastard men! Have a good one ladies x

Hey all,

I updated on the Facebook page as had our scan yesterday. Baby is alive and kicking but we have a very high nuchal and referral for diagnostic tests. Went through this with DD and she turned out to be clear but my main thoughts now are that there may be a chromosome issue that wasn't identified for her and we will have to wait and see what that means for this little one. DD had lots and lots of cuddles from us both yesterday.

So glad everyone else's scans are going well even if some of your DP's aren't! What makes them plan a child and then behave like idiots?

I think it's time I went over to the Datk Side too. Can you PM me too greymoose? Thanks!

5am what a worry for you! If it was something you went through with your DD do you think maybe its normal for you, even if it's higher than average? What happens next, will it be CVS?

Mummy and Faith I've had no symptoms really for the last week or so well, forgetfulness maybe no morning sickness any more, dizziness has eased off, appetite has stabilised. Also had some light period-type pains. Yet everything was perfect, think its just the start of the second trimester. Missed miscarriage is actually pretty rare, its just that a lot of women (myself included) who experience it want to be able to talk about it with others who have been through it, and want to know they aren't the only one. So its a false sense of how often it occurs when you read online about it.

Who is it scan day for today? DOUBLE CHECK YOUR APPOINTMENT TIMES PEOPLE!!!!

I've got another 3 weeks until my scan

Very glad we had an early scan, I'd be going crazy if I hadn't seen the baby yet. 3 weeks is going to drag!!

greymoose, I live in Bristol, so would be well up for a south west meet up! I don't drive though, so not sure if I'd want to go all the way to Reading on the train. Maybe split it into two meetings, say one in Reading/London and one in Bath/Bristol? People can go to either or both.

Best of luck to all scannees today; hope to see lots of wriggly scans this evening

Thanks f&t and rock. I have symptoms, I still feel sick and have sore nipples, poss a small bump forming but I have a fat tummy anyway! I don't know, I'm just worried. I have 8 days left till my scan and I can't wait. I just want to tell people and get it over with so they understand why I've not been around much lately and have been quiet.

Raspberry I'm with you - had a bit of a panic and called my ultrasound department and they moved me forward 8 days. But I still have to wait 3 weeks :-(

Mummy I'm having the same panic, my boobs and bump have deflated a little and add the fact the my morning sickness is starting to drop off, I'm really panicking that something has happened

Oh and would happily do a south/south west meet up.

I live outside Reading, but work in London so either work for me

Mummy, the days immediately prior to a scan are horrendous; it's when all logic goes out the window and irrationalities come flooding in. Take courage that MMC is rare.

I had the worst nausea ever last night and it actually precluded any sleep. Horrid.

What a worrying time for you 5am.

Mummy, I am scared of that too but it's far, far, far more likely that everything is completely fine. I only heard about mmc on MN since getting pg, never in RL. Before U/S scans were available, we wouldn't have given it much, if any, thought. for you too!

Edam, do you love edamame beans or summat? Are you, by default, thin?

The days before my scan I got myself in a tizz googling things about MMC.

It's so difficult not to think about the worst case scenario, but the odds of anything like that happening now are so tiny compared to the odds of everything being absolutely fine.

I'm now one week and two hours away from my scan - hopefully with the bank hol weekend visiting friends (who thankfully already know i'm preg) it should go quicker. I've been having to convince myself that I am expecting because of symptoms after having only taken one (albeit pretty conclusive) test in early July!

5am thinking of you, hopefully u will get answers soon hon. Also have scan anxiety but trying to stay away from Google mn (hmm how long will this last..)till scan Monday arvo. Not sure about practicalities of real life meet ups but out of curiosity.. who is in Scotland?

Anxious about scan here too! Its on Tues but still feels like forever away.

My dsis had her dating scan yesterday and everything was fine. But that makes me feel like I'm more likely to find somethings wrong. Silly silly silly!

Either that or its gonna be twins seeing as she def has just the one in there!

Who else is near Cambridge?

Although I'm now well over 12 weeks, and the scan was all fine, we are waiting for another scan at 14 weeks to check for a specific hereditary condition before telling people. It seems a long way away! Husband understandably doesn't want to discuss anything baby-related until after the scan, so am feeling very impatient! I am a bit concerned about work next week though, especially on Tuesday where I'm at an event where I have to stand up for hours on end with no break/food/drink. Even before this I tended to feel wobbly if I didn't eat regularly and now I think I will really struggle. Hmmm.

on scan anxiety, i was 99% sure something was going to be wrong no heartbeat etc, it's just so natural to panic when it's such an important thing, positive thinking!

just messaged everyone who asked about fb so we should have a few more martians there!

southwest / londonish martian meet ups - yes that might be better to do two like just said - a reading/london one and a bristol/bath one - does this work for those around these areas - preferences? is everyone who'd be interested in either of these places on the Facebook page as it may be easier to organise on there rather than on the thread if so? let me know if you're interested but not on the fb! ooh how exciting, we might even get to see the growing bumps in real life!

Oh god I haven't done any googling! I feel like my sickness is getting worse. Not better. I used to feel sick from around 1pm, now it's more like 10am. I'm also not sleeping very well and my patience with the kids is wearing thin. I will miss them so much when they go back to school but god I would just love one day on my own.

Readin/London works for me, I can get to both easily.

I'm completely with those who are suffering from scan anxiety, I had a MC in May when I was 5 weeks, so the 7 week scan was a great reassurance, but I also lost 2 before I had DD and one was at 10 weeks and the other at 14 weeks, I keep telling myself I can't be that unlucky for it to happen again.

I keep trying to focus on the positive and tell myself it will all be ok

Reading London works for me too

London good for me too.
Ill join FB after scan next week. Pre scan jitters are awful. I was worried because nothing was happening until MS came back with a vengeance yesterday a long with bouts of tears.

So scans - is apprenticemamma next then? And then Floatyflo on Tues, and me, April13 and Lamb on Wednes - who else is next week?

I am struggling to hide bump now. Normally size 8-10; my tummy feels like its twice the size already. But I think because it's 3rd time for me and also all the retching must make it swell up! Grim. Husband is now off until the scan which is AMAZING as I really need some rest. Although he doesn't often put his blackberry down! He has done lots of cleaning this morning whilst I've been eating pop tarts (obviously).