November 2014 Thread 3- Counting towards the second trimester!

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Hi everyone,

A new thread for us chatty bunch due in November. Could someone repost the stats? I'm on my phone so can't do it. Thank you!

This might be a bit controversial but I've found it reassuring

spacefem.com/pregnant/mc.php?m=02&d=03&y=14

it gives chances of miscarriage by date

I've never experienced one myself, just a chemical in December, but I'm still totally paranoid. Starting to feel a little better now I'm 9+3 and still feeling sick everyday.

noooooooo morning sickness!!! not mmc!! xx

My booking in appointment with the midwife is next week at 11+1 weeks, and my scan and consultant appointment at the hospital the week after at 12+3. I should have had earlyish scan and appointment last week but didn't receive the letter telling me about it until the day after. I had my 12 week scan at 9 weeks with DC1 as well. I think they do it to check on the baby because of the medication I have to take. I wish I had had it already and could tell people. Everyone at work knows, because I work in an environment that could expose the baby to risks, and I have to keep reminding myself not to say anything when not at work after talking about it all day at work.

Fingers crossed for good news today maths - and hope your little boy is feeling better too!

Amy sounds like you're having a right time of it! Hope all's well with your mum now.

Trying to think positive - easier said than done though! Still no real sickness, just low level nausea which a bowl of shreddies seems to sort out, but oh my word the tiredness! Have nodded off at my desk every day this week - I just want to sleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep!

9 weeks today by lmp

ladydolly - thanks for that useful link xx

amy thank god for that :p

well that tool made me feel a bit better as im now in the 2 % lot.

Thinking of you maths.

had booking in today - 8 weeks bang on - and had to take ds who was very good, so went to see the trains asa treat after and driver waved back at him, which made me so emotional in my idiot pregnant state that I almost started crying!

Still sick as a dog but paranoid about losing The Situation (this one's working title, ds was Crumb,) so really glad we have an early scan on sat. At 8+3 can they do it externally?

9+5 and have felt mostly fine yesterday and today so far, so I'm worrying again. Am I the only one on the thread who hasn't vomited at all? It's not a bad complaint to have, of course, but it's a tad unsettling...

I think I've mentioned this before, but my booking in isn't until I'm SIXTEEN WEEKS and my anomaly scan my only free scan unless I have issues won't be til 19/20weeks. Ah, the joys of Ireland. I know it's not perfect, but your NHS looks pretty good from where I'm standing. Anyway, I've booked a private 12-week scan though, which can't come quick enough.

Having a bit of a dilemma here. I've been given some funding to go on an artist's retreat which I applied for ages ago and mostly forgot about. I'm delighted, but the retreat in question is really popular and pretty much booked out until early October. It's not all that far away so I think I'm just going to take those dates, even though I'll be 8 months pregnant. I'm sure I wouldn't get the chance again for years with 2 little ones.

Just had a look at the link ladydolly - feel quite a bit happier now!

Hi everyone,

I've been lurking for a while, just in case, but thought I'd de-lurk and join in.

Greenstone - I'm the same. I was a bit worried, but my mum said she wasn't sick at all with me or my sister, so that's reassured me a bit. I get quite hungry (but not as much as Random) and have sore boobs and in bed at 9.30, but other than that I don't really have any symptoms.

I've got my booking in appointment tomorrow, which I'm looking forward to in a strange way, even though I hate having blood taken. I went to the GP when I found out, and she just congratulated us and didn't even test. I'm wondering if they're going to tomorrow either...

8 weeks today

Good luck, maths

amyrose and greenstone, I have not had much sickness at all either. Some nausea a couple of mornings, but that's all. I thought most women got sickness and they say it's a good thing. Is it or are they just saying that to make puking women feel better? Anyway, I read 25% of women don't get it. I am incredibly tired though... just dragging myself along.

amylou hopefully you'll feel less stressed soon. Don't worry about your baby though, I'm sure it won't be affected.

I haven't been sick involuntarily greenstone, except when I've made myself sick when the nausea got too much, I'm 9+3.
Defo go to artist's retreat, sounds excellent!

I've not actually been sick, I feel like a bit of a fraud for complaining about how sick I've felt!

greenstone definitely go on the retreat! It'll be the last time for a while you'll do something just for yourself, sounds great.

Glad the linked helped guys, I've been checking and quoting to DP for weeks.

Riverrocks and utopian99 I'm also 8 weeks exactly today too.

So I have my booking in and scan on Monday so I will only be 8+5. I queried this with my dr and he said if necessary they will just ask me to come back in a couple of weeks.

I'm away this weekend for a hen party, it will onl be 4 of us and 2 are very close friends so I will tell then why I'm not guzzling champagne. I'll tell my parents after the scan on Monday.

I'm another lucky one with no sickness. Sore boobs that keep expanding - will buy new bras next week and I'm tired and find it hard to sleep. Thats pretty much it for me.

I have been suffering from sciatica due to back issues which has been going on for a couple of months which is a real bore. So I saw a consultant yesterday and when I mentioned I was pg he said 'oh that's a problem'! Basically they can't do anything unless I am in loads of pain (which I'm not) and that I should just continue with physio and that he recommends I work from home twice a week as my commute must be difficult!

The consultant also mentioned that now I am pg I am basically an empty husk in which the baby grows (this bloke had a real way with words) so my body is concentrating on making a baby rather than mending my back so at least I know why it is taking a while. I just want to get this sorted before the normal pg aches and pains arrive.

utopian I had my early scan at 7 + 2 and I expected to have to have an internal but didn't. They put the ultrasound probe on and found it instantly! Just drink a pint (of water not beer obviously).

Greeenstone Is the retreat far from home? I think I'd be keen to do it, as long as you've a contingency plan for getting back if required....

Thanks all for the encouragement, I might just go for it and try to make it work. I'm thinking of all that amazing peace and quiet...it feels a little weird to do something so self-indulgent, but also exciting seeing as I'd be heading into a year or so of being tied to the baby afterwards . It's probably about a 3-hour drive but maybe under 2 hours from my parents' house. I guess the thing is that I'll know closer to the time if there are any issues with the pregnancy and if it seems there are, I can always cancel. And at least I won't be personally out of pocket. A contingency plan would be a must, Tigsy!

Welcome RiverRocks and still thinking of you, maths.

Wow, thread 3 already?! I've only been posting randomly on MN for the last few weeks so I've totally lost track with these threads! I will go back and read from the beginning over lunch

nessalina I have an update for my entry on the list - early scan confirmed that I'm actually due on 11th November, and despite my suspicions (and MW's prodding!) it is just DC3

Hoping everyone's ok and not feeling too rough, I'll get up to date and come back later!

Greenstone a retreat sounds amazing! I'd love to do something like that and may book something over the summer for a bit of a self indulgent treat before gummy bear arrives.

Also re sickness I gagged twice through DD and that was it the entire time. This time I've felt nauseous a lot more and dry heaved a lot more but still not too bad and not been sick. I feel generally crap so my parents are assuming it's morning sickness but I keep telling them no, not sick, just generally feel rubbish, bleurgh, non specific whole being crapness.

Love the names we're all calling them! DD was Bean, this one has become Gummy Bear since the scan.

Im seven weeks first scan all booked in for may 16th. Bit awkward at work as just started new big job internal transfer and yet to tell my new boss. For some reason I think they've asked for me as more senior as I suspect SHE might be pregnant! Eek! Well, there is never a good time is there! Also in middle of trying to buy a flat lots going on! Plus I'm going to glastonbury! Whoop

Hi everyone. maths, keeping fingers crossed for you - hope we'll hear from you soon.

So, I saw my little prune (or is it nearly a lime?) this morning, as went to have my viability scan and Harmony test done. (S)he waved regally and somersaulted like a pro, and measured 10+3 today, which means DH must have the speediest sperm on the planet [grim]

(Important aside - at the Fetal Medicine Centre they WARM THE GEL . Honestly, I felt like royalty!)

We're going to tell DD this evening. Absolutely no idea how she'll react. It will probably all seem quite hypothetical to her - likely she'll go 'That's nice, can I watch TV now' or something equally prosaic. Anyway, the doc who did the scan said that obviously at this point she can't see enough to know if there are any complex problems, but she that everything looked great and she would feel fairly confident to tell DD if we really wanted to do so before the Nuchal and blood results. I just don't want to wait any longer - hate having such an important secret from her.

Random I am IN AWE of your eating capacity. I do know exactly what you mean about how painful the hunger pangs are, though. I get hungry at the best of times, but there's something extra special about pregnancy hunger pangs.

Greenstone - Yes, do it - sounds amazing! What a lovely opportunity to have just before all hell breaks loose

Mine is ninja- I wanted skittle but dp said no :( my scan is 2 weeks away tomorrow- seems so longgggg!

2 weeks today and I'll have had my scan scary stuff. This pregnancy is flying! !

We say call it monkey. Although DP had a few days calling it Alistair because he liked the name (???) - I felt like I had a middle aged salesman growing in my belly so glad that didn't catch on.

Private scan on Sunday, fingers well and truly crossed. Can't wait to tell my family.

Guys, I saw it today!!!! And heard the heartbeat!! It was so strong, going like a racehorse!

Had my antenatal appt. today. Bloods, urine, history, blah blah blah. I was told I'd have to come back for a check up at 16 wks, and have my scan at 20 weeks (as I suspected). So far so unexciting. DH whispered "F* that, we'll book a private one next week!"

But THEN....

Its in the Maternity Dept in the hospital, so you're seen by a Doctor afterwards. She suddenly said "Lets just see if we can hear the heartbeat" and she got out the jelly and whipped out the ultrasound and THERE IT WAS!!!!

And it looked like a baby! You could see the head, and a blurry face (kinda) and blurry limbs and even the umbilical cord! And she found the heartbeat immediately and turned it up and it filled the whole room!

I swear I almost collapsed with relief. Feel completely renewed, PIL are coming today for a visit and have no anxiety about telling them now. DH looks 10 years younger - turns out he was quite anxious too but hiding it from me so he wasn't adding to my worry.

I can't believe a heart is beating inside me, its like magic or something!!!

Anna I have informed my DP that from now until November I am officially a timelord cos I have two heartbeats