Jan 2016 #4 - heading for the end of the 1st trimester with dating scans and wacky dreams

[OTheHugeManatee]

New thread! Previous one here.

Hope all is ok manatee. There is a lot of virtual hand-holding going on for you!

Glad to hear other ladies have been making progress with antenatal and drs communication. It's a scary time and they certainly haven't been helping very much up til now!

FX manatee. Push for a scan and anything else you feel you need. Glad your DM there to hand hold.

Fingers crossed manatee go to get a scan. I am sure it will all be fine but best to check!

Manatee, thinking of you. Keeping fingers crossed that you gets scan soon and it's all ok for you.

Fingers crossed for you manatee

Thinking of you Manatee. Def push for a scan to check everything's ok. FX for you!!

Big hug manatee, fx for you.

Big hugs to all who need it today. These first 3 months are torture.

Manatee go for the scan lovely. FX were all here to hand hold x

Manatee Just read your posts from today. Big hugs, I am crossing everything for you. Insist on a scan, you won't sleep easy until you do. Big unmumsnetty hugs to you - I really hope all's well

Wishing you all the best Manatee, will be thinking of you.

Thinking of you manatee hope you get a scan and some answers.

oyster thanks - I can't wait till the end of this period, if it's not the sickness it's the constant anxiety :( hoping I will chill out a bit post 12w but not sure...

Thinking of you manatee. Hope it eases and you get some sleep. Best of luck for tomorrow. Sending you a hug.

Just catching up, billi and manatee I'm sending you both tons of luck and hugs, hope everything works out and this is just a bit of a scare.

I had my booking in appointment this evening, all went well and got to hear heart beat(s) - no way of knowing if we just heard one several times or both. Very cute.

Apparently scan is done between 12-14 weeks here and I should hear in a few days, but I have a conundrum. Given its twins I'm already getting a bump and wanted to wait for the scan before telling work. But if it's 14 weeks, that's 4 weeks away, and 4 weeks more bump growing. Starting to wonder about getting the scan done privately at 11 weeks so I don't get 'outed' by my bump. Already wearing my fat trousers to work. Any suggestions or thoughts?

Oh manatee how terrifying, did you decide on a&e in the end or are you holding out for EPU in the morning? So tough, thinking of you and wishing for the best.

Ready How exciting! I'm amazed you got to hear heartbeat(s) at 10 weeks!!! I've never heard of that, most of my currently pregnant friends didn't even get to hear them at the 16 week appointment!

My bump isn't showing particularly but I'm in a similar-ish position to you in that my scan isn't till 13 weeks and we are seeing MIL/BIL/SIL and the rest of the family for the weekend at 12.5 weeks and want to tell them (we live several hours away so its our best chance to tell them in person). I've been offered a reassurance scan at 11 weeks due to past bleeding so all being well we will tell them. However the fact that you've heard a heartbeat is a massive indication that all is well, a heartbeat at 10 weeks reduced the odds of something going wrong to something like 3% - for a singleton. Bit different for twins and you don't know if you've heard two heartbeats or not but you could always say you are pregnant and not mention the twins till week 14?

I popped into a shop today and looked at twin pushchairs - OMG HUGE!!!

I went to A&E in the end cos the bleeding got worse. It's still not mega heavy but there is cramping which is v worrying. They have referred me to EPU for scan tomorrow and mum is staying over tonight for hand-holding and so I have someone with me in case anything bad happens. Meanwhile I have a hot water bottle and just have to try to calm down and get some rest. Thank you everyone here for the virtual hand-holds

manatee glad your DM is there x

Still hand holding manatee

manatee thinking of you

babybaby I got a heartbeat at 6 weeks.

Sounds like I need to get me some watermelon!

Just got back from a concert, I was worried about going out cos I thought I'd be sick and tired, but actually it was marvellous, wonderful to see friends and took my mind off everything. Made me realise how my life is all about work + pregnancy at the moment. Glad I had the energy to go out.

manatee I'm hoping the best for you this morning, and for billi if she is still reading this as I saw in the pregnancy forum that she is having a second scan today.

manatee I hope you are having a restful night. I know how worried you must be.

Who did you see b&w? I love live music.

Having another up and down day today. Had an unusual experience in the supermarket earlier though. An old woman stopped me and asked about whether the yoghurt she was holding was low fat. I helped her and she told me her doctor had told her at 93 that she now had to eat low fat, low sugar food. She said she spent 3 years in a concentration camp and never had fat or sugar and she wants to have too much of it now. And then told me she was three months pregnant at the time she was taken to Auschwitz. I got a bit teary being almost 3 months pregnant myself thinking how fucking awful it would be! Anyway. Must remind self to be grateful more often!

I'm sure at 93 (if I am fortunate to reach such an age) and having experienced such difficult things in life I would've thanked the doctor for their advice and then completely ignored it At that age life surely must be for enjoying?

Hoping for some positive news from manatee and billi today.

Bloody hell coffee that's an odd one! Amazing that the lady is still going out and doing her own shopping! Major reality check for me this morning. I thought it wasn't pleasant when I could taste hairspray just now!

Thinking of you today manatee. Hope everything is ok.