Hi everyone.
Nine long weeks of lurking can finally come to an end for me! And a special hello to Baking and Book for making me feel less like a mad woman for lurking for so long!
I'm the grand (old) age of 34, DC1 with ICSI (IVF) and we live in north Surrey. Had our 12 week scan yesterday (4 June) and saw a lovely, if sleepy, baby with a strong heartbeat. Such a joy and a relief! Not much movement so the sonographer asked me to shake around a bit to wake him/her up which prompted a stretch and a wave! Then more sleep!
Our booking in was May 20th, our due date is 16th December and our 20 week scan is August 7th - actually 21 weeks so I hope I develop some patience!!
We've also booked labour ward and birth centre tours for early August. Not keen on a home birth - probably nerves as it's taken us a long time to get here, but like the sound of a birth centre.
As I say, I've been following you all for what seems like forever and am pleased finally to be out in the open! Spending the next few weekends visiting family and friends to share our news face to face! We told both parents at 9 weeks when they came for a planned visit and it's safe to say they are pretty excited for grandchild number 1!
Congratulations to everyone on their babies and scans and thoughts definitely with those having difficult results/morning sickness.
My only real issues have been two days of v heavy nosebleeds a few weeks back (v odd and a bit scary!) and the fact I've become a carbs Hoover to stop the nausea so already half a stone heavier! Argh!
Still, that's easing off now so hopefully I can even things up on tri 2. Hopefully!
Also had quite a bit of insomnia - after the 2/3am nightly pee stop and waking up v v early. I've been telling myself it's good practice - and it's been a good excuse for early nights!
This morning I'm just still a bit shocked we've had the scan and all is ok - just adjusting my head to that really! And hopefully I'll now settle in and start enjoying the best countdown to Christmas all of us ever had!