October baby bus take 3- booking in appointments and scans, here we come!

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So here we are with the third thread, hope you all find it!

Can I join in? Have been quite cautious but had early scan last week which changed my dates to 8+3 today - saw a good, strong heartbeat which was a big relief.

This is #2 - DS is 3.5. Much worse sickness this time around - pretty much constant since 3-4 weeks. Can't drink tap/still water without being sick annoyingly enough because it's my go to drink! Instead drinking lots of juice, sparkling water, smoothies.

Toast - everything crossed for Monday. I had similar at 8 weeks with DS, and it was fine, but scary at the time.

Oh choccy 8 losses, sorry to hear that.
Welcome jassy, thanks.
I'll update tomorrow. Currently exhausted after a v busy weekend- it's probably what I needed though as it's now nearly Monday and hopefully not long until I know what's going on.

Happy mothers' day/mothers'-to-be day, hope everyone had a good one.

I had my booking in appointment and dating scan on Friday. The scan was amazingly clear, I so wish I'd thought to ask for a picture. Amazing to see a wriggly baby with a really strong heart beat, it suddenly seems very real! It was great to get my dates, EDD is 11 October and I'm 9+7 today.

I can't wait for the 12 week scan now so we can hopefully start sharing the news. The timing is pretty tough, I'm away for weeks 12 and 13 so really hope they can scan me in week 11 but without having to take time off work. That seems a tall order.

Good luck tomorrow toast, I have everything crossed for you x

Good luck for tomorrow toast

good luck today toast x

Good luck today toast, hope it's nothing and all's looking good in there.

On another note, DH said it wasn't ok to want a pulled pork burger for breakfast. What on earth is unreasonable about that???!!!

Totally reasonable. I had muesli and lemon drizzle cake. Also had bread with butter and honey as a mid-morning snack. Eating my body weight in carbs to pass the time. Anyway, couldn't get a GP appointment til now, appointments are running 25mins late already and the waiting room stinks. Will update you later.
Anyone else had any interesting meal choices lately?

Right, EPU Wednesday 11am. More waiting. Feeling reassured by GP though and expect I am probably being over-anxious. Will head off to work this afternoon and work all day tomorrow and it'll be Wednesday morning before I know it, I hope.

I didn't get my pulled pork burger, had to make do with cornflakes :( Had a tin of soup and about half a packet of crackers with cheese for dinner, not sure if I'm still hungry or sick cos I ate too much...

scatterbrainedlass I can't believe you had to make do with cornflakes, outrageous! Pulled pork is perfectly acceptable breakfast fodder.

Can I ask a weird question? How do you all feel about your baby? Do you feel connected to it? I worry that I should and I don't. I mean don't get me wrong, I am super excited and can't imagine what I would do if anything happened to it - but I don't have any 'love' feelings for it.....is it just too early yet or am I already a terrible mother?!

Batfish you know I've been up and down with if I'm doing the right thing and I've kept very down to earth about the whole thing. I think after the 12 weeks scan it will feel more real and we'll probably let ourselves think of it in that way !!

batfish I'm the same as you. Super excited but still not feeling the 'love' yet. It may just be a subconscious 'it's early days don't get too attached' thing.

Yeah hopefully it will kick in later adventuregame - I've had a couple of scans but it almost doesn't seem real that it's in there because I feel so not pregnant! I think it will take a big fat belly and a few kicks to the ribs for me to believe it and start feeling maternal!

How are you doing stinkers, is everything back to normal now? Hope so!

I think so! Still feeling nauseous all effing day. Boobs have calmed down a bit. Buttons keep popping off my trousers.... 10+1 now, next scan this Saturday. Fx all is still ok. I know I won't relax until the 20 week scan but hopefully I'll ease up a bit on the worry. We're off on holiday for two weeks at the beginning of April so looking forward to that :)

Batfish, I'm the same as you and also was with DS. He's 3 now and I flipping adore him.

I think it kicked in during the third tri when he was pinging his foot off my ribs in the middle of the night.

It's strange what you feel batfish, it's a whirlwind of emotions. I always loved my ds when I was pregnant with him, as I do this one. Everyone is completely different. However when ds was born I didn't feel that whole rush of love for about an hour. I think I was so overwhelmed a about it all, and was totally exhausted I just thought oh god theres a baby!! It wasn't until it sunk in he was actually mine that I felt that love for him if that makes sense?

On another note, just watched 50 shades, dh found it online, was surprisingly a good copy but a complete pile of shite!! So much was missed out!!

Got my first appointment with midwife tomorrow. I had an early scan at 5 weeks where they said everything looked normal and a heartbeat was present but I'm so worried that it might have just stopped growing or something by now ? I've had no visible signs of anything being wrong but still worried ! Midwife won't really be able to do anything to reassure me will she ?

How far along are you adventure? Mw might offer to listen for heartbeat with a doppler (mine did) but I don't know at what stage it becomes normal to be able to hear it- I was 9+3 and she said it was possible at that stage but very unlikely!

Toast I'll be 10 weeks tomorrow

Oh probably wouldn't hear it anyway then!

I still don't really believe I'm pregnant so certainly not feeling any bond with the baby at all. Possibly we're being over cautious not to get attached before we're sure everything is ok in there. I'm not worried, I'm sure it'll change over time. I love my niece and nephew to bits and they're not even mine!

batfish, I'm only 7+5 and even though I know I'm pregnant, I don't feel like I have a baby inside me. I certainly don't feel any love for it, as it doesn't feel like anything yet. I'm guessing that scans will help, getting to actually see that there's a tiny human in there, or when it starts to kick. I have a feeling though that I won't really feel any proper connection until it's born and I get to actually see and hold it. I don't think it helps that it's an 'it'! We kinda decided we don't want to know the sex, but it's hard not being able to give it an identity.

OK glad I'm not the only cold hearted bitch excited mummy to be who doesn't feel the bond yet!

adventure don't worry I'm sure you'll be absolutely fine - you know how much I was panicking in between 5+5 and 9+1 scans and it was all OK and it will be for you too.

Batfish, I don't feel any love yet. I want to protect it and I desperately want everything to be ok but I don't love it. I think the love came with my first once the movement started, which is amazing and so reassuring.

Choccy, I'm glad you say that about the rush of love. I was called odd by saying that to a member of DH's family. I was exhausted and overwhelmed when I saw DS, also I felt like I should've recognised him but I didn't. He was an angry looking little stranger. My heart is bursting with love for him now!