February 2016 babies - let the chundering commence

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You're all so kind. Crying at your lovely messages. DH knows and I'll see him at home shortly.

I told 2 friends about my last mc - one is pg and broadcasting it on Facebook, the other is at her grandma's funeral. So I don't feel I can talk to either of them right now.

MN is bloody brilliant. Thank you Again xx

morecake, glad to hear you're going home, but so sorry you're having to go through this again. Thinking of you x

morecake The same happened to me back in December.

rufus I had bleeding to various degrees all through my second pregnancy (she was eventually prem for various reasons) and she is now almost 7.

I am 19DPO and 1 week late on my period and I am still POAS because I don't quite believe it. We have a scan booked for the 27th June. Should be around 7 weeks. Had a 7 week scan with youngest DD and it was basically 3 blobs connected with a heartbeat!

Pregnancy pack arrived today. Its just a letter from the MW saying she will be my MW all the way through and after, a list of things not to eat and a booklet about the tests etc.

My last pregnancy, I could never get a MW appointment and was sent to 5 different surgeries during that time. A bus ride and then a long walk away. I last saw one at 30 weeks and when I left I went straight to reception to make my 32 & 34 week ones to be told there were no available appointments until 38 weeks. By that point I burst into tears, spent half an hour insisting they find me a time and they were vile to me. At 37 weeks I was admitted to hospital with pre eclampsia and the Consultant called the surgery and lost his shit spectacularly with them.

So to know it will be the same MW all the way through is hugely reassuring.

stocking that's horrendous treatment! Glad they got their comeuppance - were you around to hear it?

morecake. Sorry my post missed your update. Glad you're on your way home but so so sorry for what you're going through. Glad you have cuddles waiting for you at home. Take care of yourself.

Oh Morecake! I don't know what to say. You haven't let anyone down. Go home and snuggle up. Please be kind to yourself.

morecake I'm so very sorry, big hugs

I had a spectacular fainting episode at lunch today and ended up with my head on the table and DH with the water bottle on my neck, fanning me. So nice of the people at the next table to just stare at me for the next 10 mins while I tried to stay conscious. Then it all went away and I ate lunch and felt fine. Got back to the villa and the headachy nausea fainting feeling has restarted so lying on the sofa. Supposed to be going to a wedding rehearsal and dinner tonight but not sure I'm up to it. Not sure I'm up to being a bridesmaid tomorrow and having to stand out in the heat during the ceremony. Don't have a chance in hell of getting my fat toes into my high heels, luckily I did buy a very floaty loose dress!

Oh f*k, now it's my turn. Light red bleeding after a poo. I had this with my ds early on (although not sure how good a comparison that is seeing as he died at 19 weeks), so will just wait and see. Argh!!!

all round.

more, glad you're going home.

rufus that sound horrible. Take care of yourself.

Lahottie that is one gorgeous bum! My DS is a skinny little thing, gorgeous, but I'm hoping the next one is squidgier. Hope the new treatment continues to work and you feel more like yourself for tomorrow.

Hope you are both ok cake and haquoi

Hi,
I got my BFP 2 weeks ago, but still peeing on sticks and had another this morning. LOL
Think I'm about 6wks 3 and due at the beginning of Feb.

When have you all, or will you go and see the midwife/nurse?
I have only just registered with my local Dr and they said I can't make an appointment with the midwife till I have seen the Dr and that isn't for another 3 weeks. Hoping I won't have to wait as long for the midwife appointment. LOL

Congrats JNF! I haven't made an appointment yet- going to wait til I get past the 6 weeks yet (being monitored by my EPU anyway) as that's where it's gone wrong in the past. Around here we self refer to the midwife, and appointments are given relatively quickly...

Hi everyone, can I join you? Got my BFP on Monday but still very early days - 3 weeks and 6 days - due date of 19th Feb. Went to docs yesterday though as had bad morning sickness/hyperemesis with DD and wanted to get some meds again in case/for when it kicks in - which it did at 5 weeks last time. So just waiting and waiting - feels like a juggernaught coming towards me! Bit dramatic...... Was really interested in what you said Lahottie about steriods and super doc on hyperemesis - can you share the name? Scared, but excited, although doesn't feel real yet and I actually ate smoked salmon today by mistake! Hope you're all ok

Congratulations Mirabal! And of course!

He is Dr David Williams:
www.uclh.nhs.uk/OurServices/Consultants/Pages/DrDavidWilliams.aspx

He is treating me at the Princess Grace hospital in London. Couldn't recommend him highly enough. Even in my stupor I can also say he is very attractive. Lying here in my 3 day old tracksuit, white as a sheet, crumbling lips and unbrushed teeth I think he finds me equally special...

Oh man that made me laugh lahottie......thank you!

morecake I'm so sorry. I feel for you. but I'm trying to explain it to myself(in case same happens to me) that as the other girls say, if the egg is not right, it's better if it goes away.
hugs from me morecake

rufus FX for you. take care of yourself. glad that bleeding stopped. most of the times it ends up with healthy pregnancy they say.

easy to say all that to others but myself don't feel very up beat today. spotting continues.. but all the symptoms gone. On top of that I lost 2kg!
I'm 7weeks today (hopefully). I got very anxious and I called the MW since my appt is in 2 weeks. They will NOT see me earlier and they will NOT do an early scan as the EPU is very busy and only for emergencies. They did recommended to do HCG test though. Luckily my GP saw me today and I got another blood sample taken on Monday. So presumably Tuesday I will know.. I don't feel like there is anything there still.. or at least anything alive.. I just don't feel pregnant anymore. :(

Oh Newbieblue sorry to hear you are having a bad day. Is your spotting still brown?

What symptoms do you believe have disappeared, because as I understand it in most 'normal pregnancies' (not like my HG disaster) the symptoms absolutely can fluctuate at this early stage. 2kg weight lose is also a total red herring here...have you been struggling to drink fluids as usual? Apparently you can easily lose 1.5kg just from being dehydrated, and pregnancy definitely dehydrates us all, sick or not!!

Congrats Mirabal and JNF

JNF I went to GP twice and second time she sent a letter to the hospital presumably to arrange my scans. I won't see the midwife for another 2 weeks. I got my bouncy pack from GP and midwife apparently will only ask some questions and explain the screening.

It surprises me how little support and info is given to us PG ladies in first 12 weeks. It's supposedly the most important time for development of our babies and we simply have to gather all the knowledge and support on internet! I was not even informed what I CAN'T do or eat. GP said"so you eat well" no question. Only when I said "I avoid animal products so can have some deficiencies, maybe this can be checked?" when she sent me to do the blood test. The only thing she asked was if I'm taking folic acid. That's it. No info, no support, ignoring spotting. Left alone until I'm 9 weeks. Scan will be done hopefully on my 12-13 week.. That's a bit late for anything right? I can do everything wrong to my PG until this time.
not to mention the ladies that would like to have time for decision about keeping or not their PG.. 13 week! I feel like a cow! I wouldn’t mind if I was one, but I'm a human. Thankfully I'm articulate as well , so I can shout to get attention and help sometimes..

newbieblu, I'm kinda in the same position as you, I have had no symptoms at all for about a week and really starting to worry that nothing is in there any more (sad)

I've not had any spotting but recently heard about missed MC where you don't have any bleeding at all (I really need to take a step back from Google)

I'm trying to stay positive and keep saying to myself that for today I am pregnant, but its hard, I cant believe I'm actually wishing morning sickness on myself!

thank you for support Lahottie xx your DC is great! so huggable :)

it's still brown, it makes me think it's just cleaning up after all the fuss..
I felt pregnant even before my BFP. had a belly, swollen breast, sleepiness, cry spells. now I don't feel anything. belly's gone. breast not that tender. sickness never came.
I lost 2kg in 1 week. I've never seen fluctuation like this before. 1kg maximum. I believe I eat a lot (hungry feeling in my stomach every 2h), definitely not less than before, and I drink as usual, at least 5 cups of herbal tea/chicory coffee daily plus water. I'm 50kg now. I believe it's getting to underweight now. I was only that light when I was preparing for Race for Life and run every day for a month.

lahottie I am very interested in the treatment you're being given. Can I ask what the steroids are? My HG is kicking in & I feel so so ill. Am struggling to look after my 2 dc's, and am desperate not to end up in hospital this time as for the next week I'm on my own with them (DH works late).
I have an appt on Monday for a scan which DH will drive me to as am too weak, so can ask then re different meds. I feel so awful I just want to cry.

Newbieblue, this early scan seems to be a major source of your anxiety, compounded by fact you have spotting. Could you stretch to take yourself for a private early viability scan? I have no idea if this is a financial option...in London they are about £130 at the well known Fetal Medicine Centre (which is certainly a lot given they look for a heartbeat and a few other things, print you a ridiculous picture of a seed and send you off); so it must be possible to get for nearer £100 outside London. I just have a sense this might be worthwhile investment for you? Tell me to bugger off if this is none of my business....I do not assume it is a good investment for everyone but you referred to anxiety yesterday, like me.

Rose definitely stay away from this evil! (Google)
I didn't even know about no-symptoms MC!! and I actually asked my GP that if something went wrong I would notice and she confirmed! don't believe it Rose.also if it wasn't there it would have to clean right? so no way that could go without any symptoms. Let's think positively!
well, I will know on Tuesday.. I will try just not to think either way. It's difficult since my DP is so happy and talks to my (flat now) belly and we actually wanted to announce to his and my family on already booked holidays.

Lahottie it is kind of financial issue. It's not very little money and I just wanted to know if I'm still pregnant. I hope HCG levels will tell me that. so GP agreeing to do this helped a lot. That was after I called EPU to ask if they can do scan for me since I'm spotting. the scan won't do anything else but telling me if I'm still pregnant right? So I think it would be cheaper to pay for HCG if GP didn't agree than paying £100 for an early scan. I might be wrong?
But you're right that without any tests, left alone with our worries, we do get anxious, this is such important moment in our lives!

Newbieblue, I totally understand and it is expensive. A scan at 7 weeks would show a heartbeat, that's all, and I wished I could give you that reassurance. Let's see how you feel after HCG results, and then revisit if need be!