January 2015 #6: scans galore, bumps starting to show

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New thread for Team January! Here are the stats.

Congrats cherry!

Sure you will be ok Linda.

I would think if you were high risk you'd have heard by now Linda.xx

Keep fantastic news, am so glad that you must be feeling positive and able to enjoy your pregnancy now a bit more, and to find out the gender will be great!!

I have my nifty scan on Sunday, and am looking forward to it, but nervous also. My Fil & smil have put the fear if god into dh as well, who is now not sleeping well etc. they are such sods, they had a baby years ago now, that had an undetectable heart condition who very sadly died when she was 8 days old, so when dh told them about this pregnancy they kept going on about his old I am, all of 36, and that he better be prepared!! Let's just say I am glad I wasn't there at the time!
Anyway, I am trying to ignore them! I am still feeling rotten, but much the same as with ds, so I suppose that's good in a way. Thank goodness I work from home, so pj's and slippers can be my uniform if needed!
Good luck to everyone who still have there scans to go, like me!!

11+4 (we think!)

So I am SUPER behind (possibly 2 threads now!) but so happy for everyone that have had happy scans!! I've been a bit nervous of late to be honest and keeping my head down until my scan (nextMonday). 12 weeks today tho yay, hopefully I will be sharing happy news with you all.

Am I being a bit too nervy to be worried about going to a barn dance at 15 weeks? It can't hurt...can it?! I plan to take it easy but something is niggling me about it!

Vivi, can't believe you have Samson on your list!

Keep, glad it was more positive today.

My parents have asked if they can buy the pushchair, which is so lovely. My mom is so excited, and we went to have a look at them tonight. I think I have decided on the Graco Sky. I loved having a look at all the baby stuff, but now slightly worried about everything I have to buy! I might start getting a few items a month so it doesn't seem so overwhelming.

I told my boss. I work in a small business, and I'm the first employee who has ever been pregnant. He was very happy for me, but don't think he really knew what to say, I think he was pretty shocked! I'm really enjoying telling people, everyone is so happy.

phoebs what a milestone, great to reach 12 weeks. Don't worry about the barn dance, exercise in 2nd tri is very good for baby. Just drink lots of fluids if it gets warm in there and sit out a few dances if you feel you need to.

Thank you all for the kind words re today and so lovely to hear all with positive news today. Waring I may yap on a little here as feeling awful so feel free to skip this post.
The consultant decided that I do need to have a cervical suture and I have to have the operation on the 21st of this month. One appointment at 10am ended up being 3 appointments + a hour in pharmacy while they explained all the different medication I now have to take until baby is born and not leaving until 5pm. Resulting my missing DS in his school play. (that's now the school play and sports day I have had to miss due to being at the hospital / having scans).
I am truly terrified. This is just my personal experience I don't wish to scare anyone but the emergency cervical suture I had with DS was one of the most painful and frighting times of my life. Aware this isn't an emergency one but a planed one but the risks and concerns are all the same. One of the highest risks being miscarriage. I'm switching between feeling numb and wanting to cry forever. On top of all of that so far I have no one who can come with me because of other commitments such as work and school run's and I'm feeling stupidly sorry for myself about that. I already feel so much love for this baby I'm simply heartbroken I need this op.
On a final positive note I did hear baby's heartbeat and all was healthy.

I'm sorry to hear that mummy - is that because you have a short cervix? Sorry if you've explained before, there's so many of us on here. Hugs xxx

oh mummy I'm sorry to hear you have to go through this try and stay strong huni x

RPopz Not sure I have explained before. When 20wks with DS I could feel my cervix opening, Was told by midwife thats not a feeling and need to - i quote "go home and fart!" I knew it wasn't that and then at my 22 week scan they were running a trial at the hospital and offering internal scans after the other scan to any one who wanted one. They found I was 3 to 4 cm dilated and they had to do an emergency the next morning stitching my cervix together. They wan't to stitch me this time to prevent that happening again and it much safer to stitch as a precaution than once your already dilated. Of course there is no guarantee I will have the same problem again but this is after looking into the safest option despite how scary it is.

Note to self don't type while your crying and comfort eating at the same time as it will be riddled with typos.

Oh k8 how awful. And what a bloody good job they were offering those scans that day!!! There's a possibility i'll have to have my cervix stitched due to a large biopsy I had a few years ago. Won't find out til next week though. x

Wow, there are now so many of us that keeping up with everyone's news is tough. Congrats to all that have had good news recently, good luck to all that are still waiting for first scans, and best wishes for all that are facing difficult waits.
We're in the first category today - had our repeat dating/nt scan today and although baby was still somersaulting like crazy we managed to get our measurements so can now officially add dates - 13+1
Was sooo lovely to see everything so active - made it feel like it's actually going to happen!

Ooh 14+3 (I always forget!)

My god mummyk8 what a worrying time for you . Always feel free to offload on the thread, if sharing in this way helps even the tiniest bit in making you feel less burdened then that's the least we can do.

Katniss I know! I was so gobsmacked when I read it in your post. I arrived at it as I love 'Sam' but felt maybe it needed to be a diminutive of a longer name. I'm not mad keen on Samuel and have an affection for the Isles of Scilly, so Samson made sense!

Oh mads I really feel for you. So sorry your going through this. At least you have the assurance the procedure will protect your baby as best it can. I had to laugh at your comment about crying and comfort eating whilst typing - this is exactly what I do! If your really that worries though I would perhaps ask dh to speak to his work? x

Well after a pretty positive day yesterday I get a phone all in evening that my dad's had a mini stroke :( he's at other end of country for my dsis graduation, he's 72 and I feel so worries for him. I know he's in good hands though. He's been retired from teaching for years but has been doing some work with his friend who is a lawyer and the stress has gotten too much. This has been such a trying time lately- seems to be one thing After the other. Hopefully Friday will bring good news for us and my dad will be back on form soon. No more working for him! Sorry for self I tying post, bit this pregnancy hasn't been the easiest of times !

Altered- congrats by the way :) sorry!

mummyk8 I'm so sorry to hear the appointment left you feeling so frightened, and that your emergency experience last time was so terrifying. That sounds awful. But I suppose they're recommending the medication and procedure this time because they think the potential risks far outweigh the benefits to the baby? i.e. risk of miscarriage from the procedure is presumably, in the doctor's view, a lot smaller than the risk of you losing the baby prematurely if your cervix opens again? It sounds like it might be helpful to read up about the condition and all the treatment options available, and maybe even ask for a 2nd opinion, if you're feeling so uncertain about having this done. Huge hugs to you.

altered whoohoo for your scan and happy somersaulting babies!

keepon I'm so sorry to hear about your dad. I hope things let up and cut you a break quite soon - it must feel a bit relentless! And I hope your dad recovers well & takes the cue to rest. My dad had one a few years ago & I know it was an awful time for me, but thankfully he seems to have learnt his lesson and taken the cue to look after himself a bit better!

13 weeks today! Rock on 2nd trimester!

Keep I hope your dad is ok xxx

Rumisyum I woke up this morning and thought the same! Hiya second trimester! So weird as I still haven't really told many people as I'm waiting to tell work, struggling to keep it hidden as I feel huge but I just need to get through the next 3 days then I'm off on holiday and can relax.

mummyk8 so sorry you're going through this. Hopefully it will be less awful because it's planned. Also don't forget they have to tell you the risks - and even if it's a 20% miscarriage risk that's an 80% chance of keeping the pregnancy. ((hugs)). My consultant appt is re my cervix too after I had a loop excision a few years ago.

keepon how worrying about your DF hope he will be able to take it easy for a while

15+5

Thanks all. It is definitely not a good time to be honest but things always pick up :) sure Friday will bring good news.

Rum- glad to hear your dad is ok now. I'll ensure he takes it easy!

Good to see so many rocking into the second trimester - in 13+6 today :)

keep so sorry to hear about your dad - especially with everything else you've got going on!! Hope he's ok and that friday brings you really positive news :) My mum had a heart attack at work a year ago and retired early after that, luckily she worked in a hospital (so nipped down to a&e!). It was the wake up call she needed to take better care of herself, luckily she's had no lasting effects so it actually turned out to be a good thing. I hope you're dad realises he needs to reduce his stress levels!

I think I could feel where the baby was this morning, I was lying on my side in bed, rolled over onto my back and felt the little flutters I've been feeling towards the side I'd been lying on. I felt my tummy and there was a little hard lump where I could feel the movement! I got DH to feel it too, although he couldn't feel the movement he could feel the lump/baby. His face was a picture! He's so excited to be able to feel it kick, hopefully he will be able to in a few weeks.

15+5 today :)

i meant your not you're dad, argh I hate myself for using such bad grammar!