Tiptoeing into the Second Trimester... Due April 2015

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Ooh just seen there is a June 2015 thread now. Makes us seem like old hands

Hello all.

Who else has their 12 week scan tomorrow?

Mines at 1.20pm. I'm getting nervous and excited now.

I do hope I'm right about my due date because I've worked out that I have loads of annual leave left to take before the start of April (I've been saving it), meaning I can leave work mid-March when I'll be only about 33-34 weeks. Not that i'm counting down the shifts or anything.

Just want to see that little wiggly bean wiggling and know that everything alright.

I am doing a course for work and have a very difficult assignment and study days to do between now and new year. So I really need to be focusing on that, not getting distracted! At least i'm a little bit less obsessed now because this is baby no2. I used to spend whole days online looking at travel systems and stuff.

Hello all :)
dalhoster i felt the exact same way with DS I was sooo worried at first when we didn't have that instant bond I always hear about. It def. took a few weeks/couple months before he really felt like he was mine as weird as that may seem lol.
I am def. more confident going in this time so I really hope that helps us connect a bit faster but at least this time I also know if it doesnt happen right away..it will come :)
Had lots of stretching pains this week! But the acne and throwing up have both seem to gone away!! Finally :D lol
13+4

Mamabear I'm sat here with more stretching pains. Just want to sit down and DD wants to play it's also my bed tonight and it's also bath night.

Sometimes I love my DD so much I could squeeze her till her head pops off and sometimes I feel like the most unmaternal person in the world and completely meh.

Sometimes I even forget I'm pregnant , so it's still not very real for me. I just think that with losing those 2 before this one I got a bit apathetic about being pregnant and not very excited. Doesn't help that I still haven't had my scan letter. Saw the mw at 10+4. (I'm somewhere about 12+2 now) At least I've had those sneak peeks and know there's a baby in there. Do you think I should try and chase my appointment? I could try leaving the mw a message on their answer service. No idea when they would get back to me though

Hello!

Wow you can tell I've been off work today, I've posted loads!

The obstetrician is so lovely. I told her ibwas having some bad feelings about this pregnancy, like it might go wrong, and I wasn't sure why and whether it was just because it feels like there is so much going on health wise or if it's just because I am not thinking about it in the same way as my first. She said she thought once I'd had the appointment with the clinic in London this week to confirm/negate worries that I might have a genetic blood vessel condition that I would feel better. But she did a quick scan to check the baby was still ok and it's heart was beating healthily, and there it was wriggling away. It was so nice of her to do that.

I don't have to have the heparin unless the London clinic says its sensible. So that is good. I have to have extra scans at 28, 32, 36 and 38 weeks to check growth (because of my ileostomy). If it is starting to struggle I might have it delivered early one way or another but hopefully it will all be fine. Same if I get lots of problems with the ileostomy blocking, it might have to be delivered early. But in all probability it will all run naturally

I have to have a CT scan in the third trimester of my chest to check that my lung circulation is still ok (I had something called an AVM which is a bundle of veins that shoukdn't be there and stops your lung circulation working efficiently). The AVMs are well known to get bigger when you are pregnant. This has risks. My AVM was "fixed" - blocked up with little coils - but there's a risk I might get new ones hence the CT scan. I don't really want to expose my little baby to the contrast and radiation though... A discussion to be had nearer the time I think.

My iron is a bit low and she wants to top that up now rather than wait and have to do more to fix any problems later so I'm going on a low dose of iron. She thinks it night help my mouth ulcers too and generally help me feel better, but she suggests I wait until I've finished my antibiotics.

So I'm quite happy and feel quite well cared for. This little bouncy baby feels so precious, I just hope it works out ok.

Wow daholster, you really do have a proper collection of conditions! Glad you can still have a healthy pregnancy and you seem so positive about it all!!!!

I would Lauren82000, if you want the nuchal screening it has to be done by 13+6 so definitely worth chasing and making them aware. Even if you don't want it, might be worth mentioning to push it along!

14+3

X-posts there not just copying SquattingNeville

Think I'll leave a message tomorrow and I wasn't having the screening we decided there was no point as it doesn't mean anything really low or high risk you can still have a downs baby. Nothing you can do to change it just get on with it.

Meee *cowbiscuits! My scan is at 1.50pm. Soooo excited!
And im exactly the same with the dates and AL. I'll have about 20 days to use up (my leave runs from Oct to Sept) so am planning to finish at the end of March.

Good luck cowbiscuits and mswibble - I'm actually counting the hours (18.5 to go if anyone's interested) - just can't wait to get in there and find out if everything's ok.

Fingers crossed for all of you who have been so patiently waiting for your scans, I hope they all go well.

I only have 2 things wrong really... One is the colitis which has led to the emergency surgery that gave me my ileostomy last Christmas. The bit of my rectum left behind (sorry if tmi) is what the surgeons need to possibly be able to join me back up one day minus my large bowel - but that bit still flares and bleeds and is sore. So that is one problem - the ulcerative colitis - with ileostomy.

The second problem is the AVM which may/may not be part of a wider blood vessel structure problem. 90% of people with an AVM have something called HHT (hereditary haemangiotelangiectasia, for anybody who is interested!)... Which increases risk of stroke etc. And is genetic. So I am waiting to see a specialist in London about that on the 20th. Fingers crossed I don't have it!!! Good to know if I do though because my children would need to be screened to make sure they get the right medical care. Most people with HHT go their whole lives without ever knowing so hopefully a diagnosis of this woukdnt mean much except during risky tines like pregnancy where your stroke risk etc is higher anyway.

So, 2 problems. It's just that they are not small!!!

Im so jealous of people having their scans, I've got to wait to the 21st because they're 'busy'! I think I'll be the last one of us to have a scan. :-(

MrsS010814 I thought mine would be the last one, but I'm a day before yours on the 20th. Still waiting to get out of the first trimester too, I'm so impatient!

11 + 2

catsofa and MrsS0 I haven't had mine yet either. Scan is also on the 20th and suspect due date might be bumped into May. I love hearing about the scans and seeing the pics, but it's also making me super impatient!
11+3

Good luck everyone being scanned today

Although mine was before lots it was quite late so I was impatient too! I was 13+2 by the time I had mine. Good luck to everyone today and to those having to wait until 20th/21st!

Morning everyone, haven't posted in a couple of weeks due to nausea reaching what I hope was its peak. Have been checking in every few days to catch up though, and now that my nausea is (touch wood!) easing I should become a regular again. Sorry to hear others are feeling rough, whether through pregnancy or other bugs and infections. Hopefully we'll all be blooming soon!

Been lovely to hear about everyone's scans, but as I tend to use the app I haven't been able to see the pics so will log on to mobile site or laptop later to get a major fix of little bean pics!

Got my scan on Monday! Fingers crossed the midwife and nurse walkout planned for that day won't affect it. Haven't heard from the hospital and am pretty sure the sonographers won't be striking, but the blood test straight after my scan might be affected? I expect it might just be a longer than usual wait.

Interesting to read that some of you have been feeling a bit down. Can definitely relate as I still don't think I've come to terms with becoming a mum after having DD. I've never been particularly maternal and often resent the fact that my old life had been left behind. Been a bit teary and sorry for myself the last few days, but expect these hormones aren't helping.

Hope everyone has a good Friday and that those having scans today enjoy seeing their little wrigglers!

11+4

Umm what are you talking about Fizzy?? I have my nuchal scan on Monday..something I should be worried about?!

Also..is the second trimester when you hit 13 weeks or complete 13 weeks? #confused

12+5

Midwife strike on Monday LadyNovember www.theguardian.com/society/2014/sep/29/midwives-strike-over-1-percent-pay-rise-first-in-history

I've seen two ladies announce their due April on facebook this week.
Friends of friends but I keep thinking, is it someone here?

See things I've read say you hit the second trimester at 14+0 and the third at 28+0. It's all conflicting!

Thanks for the link.

And yeah I meant is it completing 13 or 14 weeks..I wish there was a standard so I can celebrate ha