July thread - we are nearing the end of the first trimester, announcements will be made soon!

[fattycow]

New thread, as the other one was nearly full! Can someone please post the stats page, as I'm useless with things like that!

Hi Ladies,

Had my scan at the EPU this morning. All seems really well. Got an extremely wriggly munchkin in there! Was quite surreal if I'm being honest. Though at least we got good news which is all we wanted. She also re-dated me at 12wks which puts me a whole week ahead of her last measurement at 8wks. But she said they'll confirm at the official dating scan next week. In the meantime, she gave me another picture to take home for Christmas.

Thanks for all the support, means so much.

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Eskimo

Wow!! what an amazing picture!! I love it when they look like that, makes me all scan-broody

So happy for you !

misseskimo What a lovely scan picture! Much clearer contrast than mine. Glad to hear all is well

Great news miss

miss great news and pix

Thankyou

number I think it's because the majority of the big hospitals in Essex are teaching ones, so their really thorough with everything so that the students can learn everything. Basildon, Colchester and Chelmsford are all teaching hospitals and house students in almost all of the key departments. I had a student mw at my booking in (also at home) and I've had a student sonographer at 2/3 of my scans.

Just found this thread! I'm due July 12th although not had dating scan yet! Just found out its not until 6th jan so getting anxious already! Anyone else stressing about their first scan? Will be almost 14 weeks by then aargh just want to know it's all ok in there although I have no reason to think it's not.

Good news Miss, lovely picture.

misseskimo
OK! that explains it then. I also had a student in with my GP when I went to get my BP checked the other day. I thought it was excellent, they were so thorough. Especially with my history in my previous pregnancies, they noted everything down and talked through every aspect.
They also seemed to have done their research on me before they turned up which I was most impressed with. I cannot tell you how many times I have had to explain that I had full eclampsia to a Doctor / Midwife only for them to say "You mean Pre-pre-eclampsia?" No I mean full on having a seizure on the floor eclampsia. It is like no one believes you!!

She also really reassured me as I was concerned that the risk of developing pre-eclampsia with a new partner was higher, although apparently this is not the case.

She just seemed very prepared for me, which made me feel so much more at ease!!

Welcome jen

Had my booking in and met the midwife.
I will be consultant led due to IVF and being old.

Ahh miss I'm so pleased for you Fantastic news! And just before Christmas too - super timing.

fleur, step away from dr google - he is an absolute arse I googled once and I either had a migraine or a brain tumour. No good can come of a consultation with him, I promise you!

number, sounds as though you've got an awesome service near you. Great that they're being so thorough with everything.

My local trust is a teaching one and so there was often one or more students at my appointments, plus birth (and sadly at my mva after my mc). Some of my friends were really arsey about having students there - I think one even refused their attendance! - but my personal opinion is that stuff will be done thoroughly as they're trying to teach beat practice. And tbh, all dignity goes out the window when you're having a baby so if I've got my bits out for one mw, they may as well be on show for others who have a professional interest in that kinda thing

number that sounds really good. You tend to find the teaching hospitals are better because of that very reason, though I know a lot of people are put off by the idea of a student treating them, my argument is that how will they learn otherwise, and also their overseen by a senior of the department at all times anyway, so if anything your getting two for one. Plus I think student residency is from 3rd year, which as most medical degrees are 4yrs, their almost qualified... I know that the entire maternity ward in Colchester has students, that includes EPU, triage, midwifery, delivery and gynae areas as there are signs all over the wards stating it, which give info on the types of students you may come across, what their training/experience is, and how it all works. Some wards also ask for feedback on the service etc. to ensure that their standards don't fall

I like having a student there, the senior member is usually then more careful about making sure they do the right thing!

Jen Welcome! 'Waves'

9+2

Good afternoon ladies :)

What wonderful news Miss and a lovely scan pic of your little one, I'm so happy for yous. :)

Youreallygot I'm the same either scan putting me ahead of my dates making me due 30/6, I choose to stay here too. I likely won't go on my date and I'm used to our group. I dare say we will have some June & Aug babies.

Fleur I never had much symptoms in my first pg either. I'm glad you have your scam on weds to put your mind at rest, I'm so sure it will. X

Any news Badldea?

Number I'm glad you are having such a positive experience with your antenatal care so far. There are so many horrible stories, its nice to hear good ones. I'm in Scotland and have a named midwife with direct number etc. I can't complain about the service.

Welcome Jen and congratulations :)

Christmas is not the best time to be pg in terms of energy + sickness etc this is the first time I will be glad to see it over :( it makes me feel sad even writing that as it is usually 'the most wonderful time of the year' for me and my family. I think I have managed to keep up the pretence for the DCs. DH has been fantastic with organising and shopping and stuff. I have not made it to the usual fayres and panto yet, DC have been and I will do a few things over holidays but I'm not pretending when I say it has been a huge effort to do things so far. I also have to get to the shops again for a couple of things and sone food stuffs, the joys.....

I always let students do anything, as my DH was a medical student once upon a time! Most medical degrees are actually 5 years, only graduate medicine is 4 years.

pipbin I have no symptoms. I had a bit of nausea a few weeks ago, but for the past few weeks I've felt totally normal. I didn't have any symptoms with my other pregnancies too.

Told my SIL and BIL at the weekend - well my SIL noticed instantly I wasn't drinking! - hope it will get them started on DC3 too!

Ooh just woke up from a two hour nap and found post has arrived and I have my scan date through - jan 14th. I'll be 12+6 so can't complain too much

Does anybody else get annoyed when people talk about the gender of a baby? It is doing my head in, as it is not possible to know the gender just yet! You can find out the sex of the baby on a scan, but the scan will tell you nothing at all about the gender!
Please tell me I'm not the only one who thinks people should know the difference...

Hi

Thanks for checking in Arete!

My scan went well too - a good day. Great news miss!

So here's my pic. I've been moved from 10+4 to 11+2, which is nice (and frankly now makes conception make sense too!!!).

Baby waved at us and monographer did all the checks and everything is in the right place and measuring low risk for everything they can tell now. A relief, but definitely surreal, I agree.

The blood taking was really easy - either she was amazing, or the needles were better, or something, but she got 20ml without me even feeling faint! I should have blood results back for trisomy tests by 6 Jan at latest but structural stuff has made me feel calmer too - NT measuring 1.8.

It doesn't bother me in the slightest fatty as no one means anything by it

Welcome Jen I too am having a sudden panic about my scan which is on 29th despite also having had no reason to suspect anything is wrong. I'm just so scared of turning up and getting bad news. It's making me really anxious! I feel like I've used all my luck up having already had 3 easy pregnancies with straightforward labours and healthy kids.... I know that is crazy talk but I know and hear of so many women who've struggled or lost babies

Speaking of student midwives, my midwife collective is a teaching one so I have a student midwife along with my main one too and did in my last pregnancy in England too. I've always been happy to have them as they are extra conscientious and they've got to get practice somehow

To be absolutely honest fatty it hasn't crossed my mind to be bothered by it. But maybe that's just me? I'm not going to find out the sex, Im just concerned that my baby is healthy. However it comes will be wonderful and whoever it grows into will be loved very much by us and accepted for who they become. I think many people genuinely don't understand the difference and if you let it wind you up it's another thing to get upset about in life. Attitudes and habits take a long time to change and I think this is a topic people are just starting to explore.

I get very niggled by various topics but I'm trying to learn to understand that not everyone thinks like me and that perhaps some folk just haven't been exposed to as much diversity? I hate folk being dismissive and intolerant of other races or religions eg calling travellers 'pikies'. I come from a cosmopolitan city but now live in a small town and the attitudes to others are often not as tolerant.

I understand why it upsets you but it wouldn't occur to me to be upset by it as I just think it's an example of folk not understanding something properly.

I'm sore today - had big lunch and I've swollen right up!

Fantastic to hear about positive scan news! Nearly 2nd trimester ladies

Yes, the gender/ sex thing really annoys me too, fattycow. Can't believe it's on all the forms and everything. One of my colleagues is an academic working on gender (amongst other things!) and she'd be literally spitting feathers if she had to read some of the stuff around.

I really think people don't know the difference. I assume they think 'gender' is a polite way of saying 'sex'...

The forms and such really aren't helping, are they?

I have also made complaints about forms that ask for a 'maiden' name. One: you don't have to be a maiden until marriage. . Two: it assumes the wife takes the husband's last name. Three: what about same sex couples?
I think that one should be changed to 'birth name'.

leela, I'm of the same mind as you re gender (and currently from the most multicultural city in the uk so same issues with intolerance re faiths). The use of terminology re sex/gender just doesn't bother me at all - we know what they mean.

Beautiful scan pics bad and miss - great to see them so clear and bright

I must admit that it doesn't help that the hormones are giving me the rage at the moment...

Other things that really piss me off (sorry ladies, I need to vent it somewhere):
"Do you know what it will be?" < That is the Dutch was of asking if you know what you are having. It already is a boy or a girl, that won't change...
"You won't be able to do anything!" Yes I can! I'm having a baby, I'm not being imprisoned.
"Breastfeeding is only for babies" No, it isn't. Mother's milk is good for a growing child for ages, not just for the first few weeks.