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

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New thread! Previous one here.

I've never even had a smear yet ..im only 22 and they do it at 25 in my area

pug I had a dog related accident earlier too one of them (very large, heavy dogs) jumped up next to me on the bed and basically headbutted me right above the pelvic bone with his full weight. I can tell it bounced off my uterus as the whole blooming thing was agony for a few minutes. Baby is still well cushioned in there by fluid though and very small compared to the size of the uterus.

dp brought some cream cakes home with him.. i ate one and then was sick it back up so i don't feel guilty now.. i got to enjoy the taste with non of the calories

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This was at 8+4. No obvious movement seen by me. My mum said it looks like a crocodile eating an egg. Charmer, she is.

DD lands on my stomach at least 20 times a day. Also have constant elbows and knees in boobs, as well as using them to push herself up. Ah, toddlers. Such fun.

Thanks brickie and juniper she's only a pug but oooo I was so cross!

Loving the scan pic juniper!

Here is mine at 7+2 seeing as we're sharing...

aww loving all the scan pics so exciting!
any whoo bedtime for me now with my warm mug of milky horlicks

Wow busy night ladies. Laughed a lot at all the poo tales! And of course the internal sausage!

Lovely to see folks scan pics! Struggling to sleep right now, getting anxious about my 12wk scan tomorrow. Haven't had an early scan and first pregnancy so really up in the air about what to expect. At the moment I feel more nervous than excited and then feel annoyed at myself for that!

crumble fab news about the scan . Lil I'm hoping you're okay. Some GPs should be given a kick up the arse.

fisherman good luck for tomorrow - it's natural to feel nervous (wait until you're in the waiting room!). I'm sure everything will be fine.

I have two children constantly landing on my stomach, headbutting, elbowing, running at me at full speed, plus DD2 likes to kick me while I'm changing her nappy. Hooray.

A midwife told me that almost every (if not every) woman poos during birth. I don't know if I did or not but presume I did; no-one said anything and DH said he didn't see any. It really won't matter.

Water births creep me out - for exactly the reasons oyster gave. I also wonder how a midwife can guide a baby out that she can't see? So important they can help how baby comes out to prevent tearing, isn't it?

I definietly didn't poo during birth, in fact my first sign of labour was diahria. It's quite normal for your body to have a clear out. Then I spent all day vomiting. There was nothing left inside me to come out! Although my bsby had pooed inside of me, so when my waters were broken there was quite a mess! Xxx

Both of mine were induced so no natural clear out. In fact I'd just eaten a McDonald's 2 hours before delivery with dd (very fast labour). Wasn't even sick lol. I know the pooping thing seems cringeworthy when you think about it now but your priorities are VERY different when labouring.

Morning everyone!!! Feeling awful again today hope my toast sorts me out
Had a meltdown last night...trying on my holiday clothes/bikinis...I have an enviable collection of bikinis...nothing fits. I'm usually a slim 8-10. I couldn't even get my denim shorts over my thighs DH had to pull them back down with all his force while I sobbed uncontrollably. Don't get me started on bikinis...I may as well have a plaster over my boobies. I didn't look pregnant either. DH kindly reassures me I looked great but oh well once sickness and fatigue passes ill try and do some running

Sounds like it's very common to poop! Eek. My mother said the same re diarrhoea before though, so she didn't either. Hope I have that haha!

valancy I know I was actually amazed by the difference in 2 weeks! The first scan the baby was just a bean shaped blob with a yolk sac, I was so proud of it at the time as that was when I thought I was miscarrying, but at the 10 week scan on screen the sonographer could show us the baby's profile, hand, foot etc. missmarti it was a private scan maybe why it looks clearer? The equipment they have is so much better but in fairness they're not on a budget like the nhs! Good luck for your EPAU appointment today let us know how you get on

Ugh, feeling rubbish today, haven't actually been sick for 2 days but this morning all hell broke loose! Accompanied by a storming headache, so I have called in sick claiming stomach bug (first time sick for 2 years and that was for an operation) - so why do I feel guilty?

Don't feel guilty, Ready, you're sick!

I feel ok this morning again, just a wee twinge of nausea in the background. Really hopeful this is the beginning of th end for MS fx.

Good luck to everyone with scans today, particularly lilduck thinking if you, and to all those battling sickness and tiredness, there is hope at the end of the tunnel!

chatty so with you - I feel gross. Part bloat and part just fat. Have felt so shit these past few weeks that I've done no exercise at all. Plus I feel slightly paranoid about it. But I can't continue like this! Easier once you 'look' pregnant!

ready it happens! And if you feel guilty or just shows that you don't take the piss!

I'm feeling semi nauseous again today but not as good or as bad as last week (bad the beginning and good at the end). Hoping its starting to pass.

Good luck to all of those with scans today! Keep the positive news rolling in! I am literally counting down the days!

Hoping lil is ok. Xx

Good luck with all the scans today, I have my 2nd booking appointment at 9:15am so just getting ready for that and drinking water ready for those damn pesky blood stealers.....

For those ladies struggling with their body changes....try not to fight it, hate it and think of ways to fix. Embrace it. Soon you will have a proper bump to be proud of. Your body has to go through this wide/fat stage first as organs shift around to make way for your baby. I'm almost at the end of the first trimester and on average should've put on 5lbs. I've actually lost 5 but still can't do the buttons or zips up on any of my summer wardrobe clothes. No wonder....My entire lower digestive system is now sitting around my waist and my pelvis is full of uterus

Is that why I'm finding it hard to suck my gut in brickiemum!

I have a more cuddly figure shall we say but I've worn a dress to work today that needs some degree of sucking my stomach in! I've put a scarf on and I'm letting the bloat out, I can't keep it in for 7 more hours! Luckily, because I am larger, it doesn't register that it could be a baby bump, I could have just had a heavy weekend on the beer and curry!

For those of you that have scan letters, what prep do you need to do? Is it just drinking lots of water before hand? Mine was booked over the phone and they never said anything, unless I get a letter between now and Thursday I'm worried I'll go not knowing something I should have done!

I don't think you need to do any prepping loveyou but it's always advisable to have a full bladder for scans pre-20 weeks.

Just remember to ask any questions that you wanted to ask! Sonographers sometimes go a bit quiet when they concentrate and zoom in on things so don't hesitate to ask them what they're doing. I sometimes thought they'd found something unnerving but they were just struggling with the scan printer!!

Like your comment about embracing the changes to your body brickie! It will all slot into place and look blooming marvellous!

STATS UPDATE

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Phew, that took a while... There are now 84 of us!!! Defo gonna be a baby boom next January!

This is all getting a bit déjà vu - I'm 11+2 and still no date for my 12 week scan. Getting my booking in appointment took a lot of nagging on my part (as veterans of this thread will know!), I was hoping the scan would be simpler. I've supposedly been booked a scan and nuchal screening, but no-one's thought to tell me when it is. And the DH is coming, so we really do need to know!

I foretell some nagging phone calls to the hospital to find out a date. My local NHS is fabulous when you're face to face with them, but seem wholly unable to plan or communicate anything in advance. It winds me right up.

Oh and whilst we're sharing scan pics here's mine from yesterday. Definitely moved on from 8 week blob!

Wow, good work Teenie, thanks!

I now also have my 20 week scan booked, 7th August...wishing the summer away!

Two slices of Marmite on toast, a packet of crisps and a satsuma to get rid of the sicky taste in my mouth so far today. I'm going to be huge.

and a handful of banana chips.