May 2015: Thread 3 - Let's do this :)

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Thread 1: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/antenatal_clubs/2166619-May-2015-Hello-Anyone-out-there?

Thread 2: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/antenatal_clubs/2188580-May-2015-Thread-2-Let-the-sickness-begin

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I have my booking in appointment in an hour. Thought I saw a tiny bit of blood when wiping earlier so am freaking out a bit. Hoping the midwife can send me for an early scan. Im just over 8 weeks, I wish I could be happy and excited. I feel like im waiting for something bad to happen.
I should have been 36 weeks pregnant by now, not booking in.

Hi everyone, hope those with appointments today got on OK. Still thinking of those who have had bad news.

How did the appointment go WildOnes?

What an odd thing for them to say Tori! I hope they wouldn't just do "nothing"... Definitely see why you're having a private scan at 16 weeks

Keep checking my boobs to see if they are getting any bigger-I'm an A cup so shouldn't be hard

Had my 12wk scan today!! I thought it was going to be much too early since I have really irregular/long cycles but I was wrong I'm 12wks2days and have a new EDD of 29th of April.. But I think I'll stay in the May thread, if that's ok, everyone's so lovely here!

Hope it went well for everyone who was having appointments today!

Congratulations Ameilius, what a lovely scan picture!

My due date based on my LMP is 26th April but due to long cycles I'm expecting it to be moved to May when I have my scan on Friday.

TMI, but I have had diarrhoea on Monday and Tuesday and been sick loads and sweating last night and today. My stomach is aching, and cramping, but no blood. I didn't bleed in my last pregnancy as it was molar. The baby was only about 8 weeks big and they didn't find out until my 12 weeks scan. I feel so poorly and I am freaking out, do you think I could be seen for a scan to make sure things are OK? I was seen at six weeks and we saw a heartbeat.

Lovely picture Amelius, I think you are the first one in the group to get a 12 week scan. You must feel great to reach that milestone.

Wild ones, I hope your appointment went well though I understand you must be sad too not to be as far as you should have been.

I'm 10 weeks tomorrow so I've eaten a load of M&S Belgian choc and pecan popcorn to celebrate. That stuff is like crack!

I'm new on mumsnet. was wondering, how do you see pictures people have posted.

Are you on the app Feeling? You can't see pictures on the app only the desktop site, it's a pain in the neck because I'm on the app 99% of the time so every time someone posts a picture I have to swap to the desktop.

Great news about the 12 weeks scan, I cannot wait to have mine, I've been feeling like crud all day again today which I'm taking as a good thing for now.
I tried explaining to DP that to have a pregnancy with very mild symptoms is scary for me, with all three previous pregnancies I've been so, so unwell from start to finish with more time as an inpatient than out and although I'm incredibly grateful to be feeling nearly normal, it's scary as hell!

I'm already getting fed up of people's assumptions on my gender preference (of which I have none) I have 3 lovely boys and everyone automatically assumes I'm doing this to "get my girl" there have been talks of pink and frilly and how they'll be able to spoil a girl rotten and go "girly" shopping. It's doing my head in and most people don't even know I'm pregnant yet! I really need a killer sarcastic comment ready on hand for when I get it several times a day by everyone if anyone has any to hand. I'm getting so cross that if I have another boy, he'll be born into the world already not good enough in some people's opinion because of his sex.

One thing I am suffering with which I never got at all with my others is the dreaded baby brain, I had to get DS3 out the car today while he was napping, so I tucked my car key inside my bra as I had no spare hands and went indoors, 10 minutes later I was Turning the house upside down thinking I'd lost the car key, then I ran (I'm not fit in the slightest) to the school, leaving my poor sister with all the kids, still searching the house because I was late for collecting DS1 only to find my keys still tucked safely in my bra and I had forgotten all about them.

I'm off to bed now, long days are still beyond me at this point in time, although I recall going to the cinema several times during my last pregnancy and falling asleep 10 minutes into the film, DP would tuck me up under one of our coats and just give me a gentle nudge if I snored too much, then wake me at the end.

What a fabulous scan pic Amelius Lovely clear details of your baby, how gorgeous! Do please stay, yes!

Sorry you are so scared Tits Anything different than from before must be worrying. Maybe you could say as a quick retort, "What makes you think I want a girl so much?" I'm in bed too after having just passed out on the sofa since my last post. Prob going to be wide awake now

Thanks tits. Yes I am on the app. Will try the laptop tomorrow. Sorry you are so worried. x

Heres a candle I lit for my lost baby 20/01/14 and for all of the babies lost from this thread and for all of the ladies who have suffered pregnancy or baby loss x x x

Dabs can pic amelius! The furst12wk scan of the thread eek!
Tits - if I tuck anything into my bra its visible to the world as I'm not very boob blessed haha.
Jazzy that's lovely x
It's Thursday so we need to be dressed, fed and in dps car by 8.15 so Sod's law DD is still sleeping.

Lovely scan pic Ameilius - hope there are lots more like that to come on this thread over the next few weeks

Exactly what I get here tits, as I have 3 boys...people dont know im pregnant yet other then my mum, partner and aunt and partners mum, but whenever im out with my 3 boys, I get 'you going to try for a girl' bet you would love a girl wouldnt you. And when I had ds3 last year someone looked in pram and went aww hes lovely, shame you didnt have a girl though isnt it? Erm no its not a shame..i love my boys because they are mine and gender doesnt make it any differnt its stupid. I feel blessed I have got 3 healthy children as unfortunately some people cant have them! So why would their gender bother me....its so silly.

I spent nearly 8hr in hospital yesterday, and have a scan at some point today

Jenni that sounds horrid, surely you can ring the EPU and ask if you can go in for a check if you've been having diarrhoea, being sick and sweating you might be getting dehydrated which they'd need to check too.. I say ring. You have never be too careful and if it is just a tummy bug (which hopefully it is) then it'll huge relief and you can concentrate on getting better and hydrated.

I hope your scan goes well mumx3, 8hrs in hospital sounds awful.. Fingers crossed for you!

Thanks to everyone who commented on my scan, it's so exciting (in an argh this is getting real way)! Can't wait to see more scan pics here over the next few weeks!

I spend the rest of yesterday with dh looking at baby stuff and despairing over the cost of prams and travel systems! I knew babies were expensive but some of the prams are like £800!! I wonder if the baby would rather have a brand new fancy pram or solid second-hand pram and parents who still had rainy-day savings..

Thankyou amelius. They sure are expensive...and stupid me got rid of all ds3's baby stuff as I was sure I wasnt having no more lol, could kick myself that I have to start all again. It. Wasnt the best they wouldnt let me eat or drink I got home starving lol xx hope you get well soon jenni xx

My appointment went ok. I've gone into a big panic now though, everytime someone says congratulations I feel more and more convinced something will go wrong. I know it's stupid but I don't even dare consider the chance that in May I might actually give birth to a baby. I daren't even talk about the possibility of actually getting a baby. I wish I could be excited!

On the other hand, I am 9 weeks today and apart from a tiny pink streak yesterday I have got to this point without any bleeding, so fir that I am grateful.

Congratulations to all those who have had healthy scans already.

Jenni how are you feeling today? Hope the cramping has eased and you feel a bit better. Have you called anyone for advice? GP or EPU?

Thanks for the candle Jazzy Beautiful thing to do for everyone

Hi all
Sorry to hear sad news from some you ladies, will be thinking of you.

I had a sneaky scan yesterday! Hurrah, baby seen with heartbeat! I am 10 weeks and hadn't had many symptoms so just wanted to check something is happening. Very happy today. Also slightly freaking out that the other 2 DCs might not be happy though..Not sure when to tell them - any ideas?

Thanks for your messages guys . I had a scan today and burst into tears as I really thought with the cramps I was losing the baby. I feel so relieved to have seen 'her' today. It finally feels real.
So sorry for all of the losses on this thread, I really hope you all get your healthy beans soon xx

Great news Jenni, could you see much?