December 2014, Thread #3

[SassehMonsta]

Just starting a new thread so we have somewhere to go once thread 2 is full (I give it less than a day!!)

Welcome to the never-ending first trimester, and maybe some of us into the second trimester this thread?

Feel like poop as have a cold and looks like you can't take anything other than paracetamol and lockets etc :( why do I have to get a cold now!!!! Grrrr not helping with my grumpiness!
I can ditto what everyone was saying about keeping saying that yes I am actually happy I'm pregnant but I feel like sh*t so can't be too happy right this second lol must be the hormones and everything!
My oh put the beans on top of the cheese on my jacket potato last night I had a melt down! Lol he's never done it like that before but acted like he had and it just didn't taste the same!! Lol

Hope the scan goes well treacle :)

Well I've just had what supposed to be my 7 week scan but I'm measuring 5w5d with no clear fetal pole. I was so hoping today would be clear one way or another but I'm stuck in limbo until I go back next week. It may be the end or there may be a heartbeat next week. Gah.
Good luck to all those with scans coming up

Best wishes Thankyoudebbie

Thanks everyone. I'm the same thankyoudebbie. Had to do an internal scan. It showed a yolk sac and the sac has grown. Not what they'd expect to see at this stage but it is right for 2 weeks after. They said we can't really tell what's going to happen yet. Got another scan in two weeks.
Measured 4 weeks last week when I shouldve been 6 and 6 weeks today when I shouldve been 8. Still no embryo though.

Debbie and treacle sorry to hear your scans didn't go as hoped is there any way your dates could be wrong and perhaps they can't see anything because you are pre 6 or 6 weeks? Keeping my fingers crossed for you both x

Not really for me Emily, I have regular cycles and was temping.
Maybe baby is a slow grower and will surprise us.

Got my scan date through today, 10th June, just under 4 weeks from now, which will put me at 13+1 for the scan. Eeeek.

Sorry to hear your news ladies, but fingers crossed for the next few scans :)

Hi everyone

Trecacle and Thankyou, sorry to hear your news, hope the next scans are better news.

I've had my dating scan through for 4 June , which will make me 12+2 by my calculations and 12+5 by the early scan that I had. Am due to be going out the weekend after with all of my aunts and uncles for my mum's birthday so she will be able to tell them all in one hit that I am finally pregnant.

Its all getting rather exciting now. The sore boobs and ms seem to have eased off and I'm now enjoying being pregnant. The only thing is that I seem to be sooooo tired all the time. Early nights are just not doing it for me at the moment - if I keep this up, I'll be in bed before DH gets home from work!

Jesus Christ. The doctor rang and told me my bloods were all fine and almost hung up on me, before I enquired about when I'd need my thyroid checked again. She was very surprised and asked why I would need it checked? BECAUSE I HAVE AN UNDERACTIVE THYROID YOU INCOMPETENT FUCK. She was suddenly very apologetic and flustered, checking what dose I'm on etc etc. I asked what my TSH levels are at the moment and they're good, so I'm happy. But so cross that she had no idea. She also said I should hear from the midwife by the end of the week, which is exciting!
She said my thyroid isn't an issue until the second trimester, which is completely contrary to what I've been told, so I'm a bit but surely the midwife will be a bit more clued up.

In other news, Coco Pops aren't very nice on the way back up.

Anyone worried they are starting to resent their baby? I'm really excited, and really want this child, but I am really not enjoying this at all. I don't really resent it, but I am just not happy with it either!! Come on baby, sort it out and talk nicely with my body please? I want to meet you eventually and I don't want to be too grumpy when that happens!!

So my Drs are closed today for "protected learning" or something (basically a training day!) so I can't get an appointment. I'm off to the walk-in clinic with a friend as I need some help with this.

I spoke to another friend and she says Im totally not alone with the feelings I posted about, but that I really do need to see a Dr to get something sorted. I'm worried about my mental health so feel this is something I really should do.

I'll keep you posted as and when. I just wish the husband would get off the phone at work so I can tell him what I'm doing/where I'm going. Sod him having a job where he has to actually talk to people all the time...

Sasseh completely know how you feel. And having a stinking cold is making it 10x worse. On the plus side, my sickness seems to have died down. Probably because in spending more time thinking about how shite I'm feeling because if this bloody cold!

Dp made a fleeting comment earlier that "we're pregnant". He was very very quickly corrected. As he is feeling none of this shitness and I have felt so crap non stop for the past 6 weeks at least poor man

It's never a phrase that's bothered me before, but I feel like he's not allowed the glory while I'm feeling like crawling into a hole and dying

Sasseh, I don't think how you're feeling is unusual! I am loathing everything at the moment, and I'm not even suffering with ms or nausea. Bloody hormones. I'm basically furious about not having enough energy to cycle to work, furious about not ever being able to get a decent mortgage because childcare costs will be taken into account, furious about not being able to be selfish ever again, furious with my partner for not having to change his life.

I hit a real low point last week, and was considering going to the gp to ask about ante-natal depression. But, then I went out at the weekend and confided in several female friends who reassured me that I was not going mad, and that they had loathed the 1st tri too. The good news is that you get a baby at the end of it all. I have a history of depression, so am keeping an eye on it, but it was a huge relief to know that I wasn't a complete freak for feeling like this (especially after wanting to be a mother for so many years).

Good luck at the clinic I hope they can suggest something helpful.

So it turns out that every time I use the toilet I need to be sick. I've always had a thing about public toilets, but this is even at home. I'm now at the mercy of trains and platform toilets until 5pm; this won't end well :(

Peace I feel your pain! Survived 12 hour flight and all the waiting in the airport, but by the last 30 minutes coming in to land was feeling a bit pukey. So got off plane, ran off to the first toilets I saw and spent the next 10-15 minutes being VERY sick. Mostly I am just sick in morning but due to overnight flight amd eating a cooked breakfast at my body clock's 2am there was a lot to come out. Yuck. What a start to a holiday! I then had to endure 50 mins on the transfer to the hotel in a bumpy bus. All I can say is I'm looking forward to bed tonight!!

Espa glad you survived the flight though

Can't think of anything worse in those horrible plane toilets!

Hi all. Scan went well. Measuring slightly smaller at 6 weeks 3 days (rather than the 7+2 I thought), but all looked good and the heart was beating. Feeling so relieved now :)

Ots that's brilliant you must be so relieved!

Thats good OTS!

I too am resenting my pregnancy even though it was very much wanted (though not expected) as I feel so shit all the time and preventing me from enjoying life. I'm studying and working and at the moment just sort of enduring both of them. I also have a history of mh issues and was frankly worried about the amount I was bawling and raging. If I still am in two weeks I will address it but for now I will ride it out as just another horrible pregnancy side effect. Just like vomiting into your own lap when trapped on the loo battling constipation. Oh the Glamour.

Thanks for the dog-related posts. Somersetgirl I would be getting a rescue as I just don't agree with buying a puppy. Apart from the fact that all my previous dogs were rescues, I have volunteered at a few dog sanctuaries and that has only cemented that feeling. However, I would still be specific about the breed/cross-breed of dog and spend some time seeing it before making any major decisions. Obviously it would have to be something with experience of children and nothing too big due to the size of our house

Somerset that phrase annoys me too. "we" are NOT pregnant. I am. It is not like a man can even BE pregnant. Is a ridiculous phrase!

oh how great ots! and rejj, we would only ever have a rescue :)

I'm glad I said the resenting thing, as I mentioned it to a friend who also told me that most people feel the same to a degree. Now its out in the open, I'm much happier (weird?! probably) but glad that it also helps you ladies here too.

Walk-in clinic has been relocated to A&E, so had to register with A&E, to be told by the triage nurse that it was not an A&E problem (no shit - really?!) but that she could refer me down to the out of hours doc (hurrah!) Waited about 45 mins to be seen there which wasn't too bad, and the Dr was lovely. Prescribed meds to line my stomach, dyralite to sip on (teaspoon every 5 mins or so) and checked for ketones. Hes told me to do another sample tomorrow and take it to my nurse to be checked again, but if its high still then hes sugested that I am admitted into hospital (do not want but if its the only thing that helps, well.....)

Just need to find the energy to go to the pharmacy/to Tesco and get my meds. Booo.

Turn up (or down?) For the books...instead of my usual retching I was actually sick last night :/