June 2014 thread 5: 12-wk scans and leaving the 1st tri behind!

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Thought I'd get us started

Great news Stacks - we have same due date

Phew MrsCharlieD. Had visions of you snacking on some liquitabs

Welcome coldof hands

riblet I have saved a load of maternity stuff on asos and will probably do an order before getting back to UK in January. Trying to wait it out til then in my regular jeans. Only 3 and a bit weeks so we'll see if I manage.

panic that does sound rotten. I hope that if you have the CVS all goes well. Will you have the results before Christmas?

Will catch up on all your news when in back home!

Glad to say my blood pressure is back to normal and baby's heart is beating away strongly!

Oh panic that's rubbish How far away will they be? Can you Skype them? I know it's not the same but at least it's something. And at least you know it's ultimately for a lovely reason

I am SO unbelievably tired... Have a feeling I may fall asleep at my desk this afternoon. I also keep feeling weepy which isn't helping me concentrate!

Just back from scan, there's definitely a little baby in there, he/she was waving at us!

Congratulations Lmf & Vicky on your scans!

Good luck everyone else having scans today!

Still 6 sleeps until mine.........

Lmf, congratulations on your scan!

Panic, I'm really sorry to hear that, could you spend Christmas with friends or with family that will also be in the country? Fingers crossed for your Harmony results!

Super, I know, I snoozed for almost two hours at the GP practice before my midwife appointment, I couldn't face going to the shops...

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Congrats on all the great scans!

They are going go Switzerland and yes I can Skype and will go to my parents which will be lovely. My DH has family literally everywhere and it's such a good opportunity for him to spend time with them as they are hardly ever together in one place.

Hopefully it will all work out and they can meet another member next time.

hi coldof!

bumble - good luck to your dh. I'm a history teacher and know how hard it is trying to be an expert in thousands of years of every country!

Hey Jaykay, thinking of you how was the scan?

ahh panic - it's good the consultant is looking after you seriously. The timing could have been better though - as someone else said, next year your Christmas will be amazing! So appreciate the non-child bits this year whilst your dd is away. Your last chance for 18 years!

So my scan was good. Bean was waving and spinning. Causing the sonographer lots of problems!
She really struggled to record the heartbeat and there was lots of whispering with the other woman in the room (training I think) then she declared "don't worry - nothing of concern baby is just playing with me" after which I immediately started to panic!
She kept asking me to hold my breath, so she could try and isolate the heartbeat easier, but my heart was racing more and more and I was finding it harder to keep my stomach still! But always good in the end. Baby started to cooperate.

Jay that's wonderful news!

I always have to giggle as soon as I hear the heartbeat, which of course means the poor midwives immediately lose it again. Ooops!

Oh, quick help, please, now that I have proper internet back who do I message my email/name so I can join the Facebook group????

Brilliant news JayKay!

Hi Beewitched you can mail me and i will sort it. Send your email address.

Lovely news on your scans, Vix and Jaykay. Only 2.5 more days until mine. Bricking it. Had a scan at 7 weeks but that's so long ago now!!!

Really excited as my friend just mailed to say she's pregnant - 18 weeks so 6 weeks in front of me. It's her first and she's been waiting a very long time to get her OH to agree to it (he has kids from past relationship) so she's over the moon.

Well done on all the scans today everyone! So exciting.
When is our last scan so we can officially heave a group sigh of relief?
I am sick of trains today. Delayed coming in, delayed going home. Dh is out tonight and if I can get DD in bed I have an appointment with the sofa and masterchef!

Good idea MarlenaGru
Coldofhands is on 20th - is that maybe the last one in the group?

Did you all get to listen to heartbeats? We didn't.. But we could see the heart beating away.

DH told me off for not having stake pie and opting for ice lolly instead... :( Baby needs protein, he says.. Come on, there's no way I can swallow anything as hearty as that!!

sleepyness ours didn't have sound but we could see it. It didn't move loads but kept waving it's arms up. She kept poking my stomach to get the baby to move it's head so she could do the nuchal fold. I moved to the side and the baby did a little jump! It was surreal seeing it all. Am very excited now!

They didn't listen for the heartbeat at my standard scan, only the midwives at the GP clinic got their doppler out - though I think in some NHS Trust areas they don't listen for the heartbeat before 18-20 weeks as policy doesn't allow it.

Mine did it two weeks ago and she did say in hospital they wouldn't really try before 18 weeks but she wanted to give it a go.

Hi guys, didn't realise there were due date clubs here and only just found out! I'm due nice and late on the 30th June... Can I join? I'm 11 and 2. Is anyone at a similar point? Just waiting for a date for my scan... Very excited!!

Iv brought my own pocket doppler machine and its very good. Iv found a clear heartbeat everytime. Very much recommended! X

Welcome AnnaBanana25 My due date is 27th June and my scan is on Monday - can't come quickly enough! I'm a mixture of terrified and excited!

Welcome annabanana25! I'm 12+4 so only just ahead, I had my scan today and they moved me forward two days so am now due 20th June