Hi everyone, haven't posted properly in a while. I've come down with a nasty chest infection so I'm taking this week off work.
StAlph I hope you are relaxing now. What a stressful few weeks for you.
toots there is a fb group which many of us are on, but still mostly posting here!
Poo I'm surprised at that! I have friends who had csec with their first and they were very positively encouraged to go for a vbac! I yes it will depends on the circumstances bearer the time, but it's your body! I'm not sure what options I'll be offered with twins but I would imagine it's not even up for discussion until much later.
Poppy I too have a friend with negative blood. Her recent second pregnancy was complicated because she had a small bleed which meant that they could have crossed blood. They had a difficult few weeks until the 20 week scan because it can have serious implications for the health of the second baby but all way fine! I think you just have to be very carefully monitored.
Chic I've got my consultant appointment on Wednesday for my twins. Do you think they will scan? I as expecting a really boring conversation about my previous labour and birth and then a list of all the many hideous risks with a twin pregnancy. A surprise scan would be lovely! We bought a twin push chair second hand at the weekend and now I'm scared that there won't be two babies after all.
With my first pregnancy, quite a few people asked immediately if it was planned (it was). Even people i hardly knew would ask that! This time when people hear it's twins, they ask if it was IVF! What a strange thing to ask. It wasn't, but if it was, why is it presumed that I would want to talk about that to someone I hardly know?
Sleepless I hope you're feeling a bit more reassured. I assume you've had a scan and seen a baby and a heartbeat? You won't have done any damage at all. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is caused by prolonged drinking throughout pregnancy, and still plenty of babies are born to drinking mothers who are absolutely fine. An increased risk of miscarriage is also down to excessive prolonged drinking and you are well past the risky stage! A weekend of heavy drinking before you are even nourishing baby with your blood will have made no difference whatsoever. And to add to the anecdotal evidence, I know loss if people who have drink a lot before they knew they were pregnant and they all had perfect healthy pregnancies and babies. Pregnancy is such an anxious time. Of you were about to start IVF, I would imagine this has been a fairly long journey and perhaps you feel it is somewhat of a miracle that it happened? That's bound to make you feel more paranoid. All will be well.