OVER HERE!!! Due April 2015

[cinnamongreyhound]

Whoops we ran out of thread! Tried to post and couldn't, hope someone else hasn't already started one :)

Morning everyone

misty hope the scan gives you good news

Banana hopefully nothing but how worrying. Is it a walk in EPU or do you need an appointment/referral? I can't see why they wouldn't see you.

squidge welcome! congratulations and hope tonight's scan goes well.

Brixton sorry you're feeling awful. I've had a few nights of bad sleep yes, it's infuriating as I get woken in the night by DD half the time anyway so it's so frustrating if I can't sleep even when she's quiet!

Caffeine - I work on the basis that in a day I'm allowed either one coffee or up to 3 cups of tea (I have fairly weak tea), plus a bit of chocolate. So far I've only had about one coffee a week.

It's a walk-in but they told me last week I don't need to worry unless bleeding is as heavy as a period with massive clots. But this is the first time it's been red blood which is scary. There's also another walk-in EPU right by work so I might go there this afternoon instead if it gets any worse.

Oh, I was in that position when pregnant with DD. I had repeated small bleeds and early scans, and after the second time the EPU sonographer basically said not to come again unless it was a major bleed. however I went a third time anyway, even though it was still only light, as it happened the day of booking in, and the midwife said I should go to EPU. And when I went the third time, I mentioned what had been said the second time, and the (different) sonographer was cross that I'd been discouraged from coming.

Anyway this is a long winded way of saying I don't think you should feel at all embarrassed about going back.

Wow my tummy is really stretching again today. Its like really quite bad period pains! Quite tiresome. Still, I've dodged morning sickness and only had a week of real tiredness so I count myself lucky, sounds like some of you ladies have really been suffering. Its so odd how we all react differently!

So I have got my appt date from UCLH to go see the pre-term clinic. I might drop them a line as feel a bit of a fraud, I've ot had a cone biopsy or anything I don't think, I literally just had a tiny biop taken years ago when I had a colposcopy. Am hoping once they give the once over (apparently my cervix length will get measured) I'll be able to be discharged and go back to low risk. Don't fancy have yet more appts to go to where my cervix is constantly measured!

Thanks, that's nice to hear. I don't want to be seen as wasting their time but it's horrible not knowing what's going on.

Ah that reminds me Linda I need to chase up my referral to the pre term clinic (it will be the one at St Thomas's though). In my case given DD was prem I want as many checks as I can get!

Banana as I say I was made to feel a bit timewasty by one sonographer but the other one (and the midwife) strongly disagreed! As they said, that's what the EPU is there for.

Banana I would go, that's what they're there for. It's worth it for your own peace of mind.

Hope you scan goes well today misty.

Welcome more newbies.

With the caffeine thing, I've gone off coffee and chocolate (!!) completely so I'm having the odd cup of tea. I must have had way tooth caffeine with DD (because I was so late on when I found out) but she's ok. I wouldn't worry too much.

Ugh got a killer headache and my neck n shoulders are killing me.

I'm also a bit hesitant to go to the loo and see how my spotting is. Was on my own at work all morning and didn't get chance to nip for a drink but I swear my bladder is broken as I'm not getting the same sensation as normal when i need a wee. I just seem to get a little tickle sensation every now and again but I'm that busy that I just keep thinking I'm obviously not that desperate. It's not burning or anything when I wee but it is very strange that I'm not going as much as I think I should be.
Anybody else had this or am I just a weirdo?

7+2

Thank you for the welcomes I seem to have recovered from my morning meltdown that everything was terribly wrong and I was stupid for thinking I could get pregnant and stay pregnant

Hope all that are worried can have their minds put at ease, who knew it would be so stressful this early on!

A tip for drinking tea is to brew the teabag for about a minute then tip out the water and rebrew (or make a cup for someone else and a second cup with the same teabag for yourself). The amount of caffeine in the second brewing is much lower. It's handy if you haven't got any decaf tea or if you want a little bit of caffeine first thing in the morning.

My second tip is that Stilton is allowed in pregnancy as it is a hard cheese. It's only soft blue cheeses like Roquefort that aren't allowed unless cooked.

Does anyone know whether soft boiled eggs are okay if they are from hens vaccinated against salmonella? I'm fed up of hardboiled eggs for breakfast!

Im off the bus ladies.....was 10 weeks today but started to bleed. Scan showed failed prob about 6 weeks. So scared about the pain and heavy bleeding to come and obviously gutted as its 2nd time this year. All the best to the rest of you amd hopefully ill have better luck nxt time...3rd time lucky

Hi all,

I've been reading everyone's posts, but not really had the time to post myself!

Banana, sorry to hear your news. Definitely get yourself checked out. I've been told to call if I'm worried, even if nothing's actually physically wrong and they'll reassure me or whatever needs to be done.

I had my booking in appointment today (8+1), with a really lovely midwife, which was great. Except the bit where she asked whether my Mum had had any problems with my birth, and I didn't know - I've not told my parents yet, and didn't really think I could ask "hey, did you have high BP when I was born" and not have to explain why I wanted to know. Other than that, I now have a big yellow folder with lots of info to read through.

I also had a reassurance scan last Saturday, which was very cool. Got to see a heartbeat! It was weird, the sonographer even said that she was just going to have a quiet look and that no speaking wasn't a bad thing, and then she said, oh look there it is! My husband says this took about 5 seconds, but in my head, it was minutes!!! Argh, so stressful.

And obviously now, everywhere I look I see prams, babies and pregnant people!!

My other fixation at the minute is working out how I'm going to tell my parents. I can't decide whether to just say, or do something weird, like a "Grandad" t-shirt for my Dad to open... does anyone have any good ideas?! I'm sure just saying would be enough, but I'm only going to do this once (1st child for me, 1st grandchild for them)!

LadesC very sorry to hear that. Yes wishing you third time lucky, and take it easy over the next few weeks.

Brixtonbunny I'm struggling to sleep despite being so tired by the time I go to bed. I tend to wake about 3am too and then toss and turn for the next couple of hours before falling asleep again. I feel shattered by the time my alarm goes off at 7am. And I'm getting increasingly annoyed at DH for being able to sleep fine throughout it all, haha!

Sazzle I'm allowing myself 2 cups of tea a day when I would normally have about 3 or 4. I read a book (written by an economist so there's lots of data involved!) who said most evidence supports having up to two cups of coffee a day is fine, some even saying up to 3 or 4 cups a day.

9w+3

LadesC so sorry to hear your news. Re: worrying about pain/bleeding, have they offered you surgery? I had this and although I was worried (never had GA before), I was so glad I did it like that. More predictable, iyswim.

Take care of yourself, and let us know how you get on

ladesC I'm so sorry to hear that. FX that 3rd time is luckier.

banana pop into the EPU near your work whether it gets worse or not, I'm sure they'll see to you and it's better having the peace of mind.

Minstrelle that's so cool! I hope I get to see something like that at my scan in a few weeks.

I ended up with some very light pink spotting yesterday and a couple times of very light brown spotting today. From what I've been reading I'm not too worried but I'll definitely mention it at my booking appointment next week just to get some reassurance. I had also read somewhere else on MN that spotting can happen after a BM which did happen before the pink spotting (sorry, TMI!).

So sorry to hear your news LadesC hope it is indeed 3rd time lucky for you

Thanks folks. Riverrocks....they are rescanning me in a week as fetal pole 3mm so they have to ensure its deffo not progressing (altho I work there and we basically know its a mo goer) then I can decide on med or surg or natural mamagement if it hasnt already passed. Had d and c few months ago and just not sure I fancy another ga as im a wuss

LadesC so terribly sorry to hear your news, thinking of you in this difficult time and wishing you so much luck for the future

Thanks for all your wishes, went to the EPU and had the most lovely sonographer scan me. Everything looks fine and baby's measuring 7+5 which puts me 3 days ahead of what I thought from the last scan. She was really detailed and made me feel loads better, and said to go back if I'm worried at all in future and she will be happy to see me again. Definitely the right thing to do, it's really put my mind at ease (for the moment).

LadesC - so sorry to hear that. I hope the next few weeks go as smoothly as they can, and that you have plenty of people looking after you.