February 2016 Babies - The time for scans is fast approaching!

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Hi everyone- I was on here at the very beginning and then disappeared for a while (but kept reading all the posts!). There was quite a few things going on involving 'd'p and I didn't even know if we were keeping he baby-but I'm hoping I'm through the worst of it and had my 12wk scan yesterday. Hope I can come back To this board if you will have me!

Of course Teaandcake. Welcome back!

So am now further on in this pregnancy (at 11+2)
than in my last, so am hoping I can now start to relax and enjoy it, especially as my nausea and tiredness have settled down. I'm back to work on Mon having been signed off for the past 6 weeks (GP wanted me to rest and avoid stress) but only for a week as I have 2 weeks annual leave after that. I'm going to be popular- not! Looking forward to seeing my colleagues again though, have felt very lonely and isolated.

Hope you all have a good weekend, I won't be on here much as we're "Shaun the Sheep" hunting with DSD.

Good luck today Lillian x

Hi teanandcake , welcome back. Sorry to hear you've been having a tough time.

I hope things are settling down for you. I'm glad to see someone coming back, so many people have dropped off the thread

Lillian, you should be entitled to some kind of maternity pay if you've worked in the last couple of years, even if not for the same employer. Gov.uk has a maternity calculator which will tell you: www.gov.uk/pay-leave-for-parents

I can't do a link but if got copy and paste that it'll take you to the right place.

Ahh it's a shame purdie felt she wanted to leave... I hope she's ok.

I am so jealous of all of you getting great maternity pay. After 8 YEARS with the NHS my current contract comes to an end 4 months before I'm due! And I'm changing companies meaning I just get maternity allowance. Been trying to think up all ways to make finances easier as its a main worry of mine currently.

banana I'm glad you're feeling more positive of course you'll be grand and sounds like your partner is very supportive too.

teaandcake I'm glad things have resolved somewhat at least with you dp - I can relate a little I think too.

Gosh - I think so many of us will be full of worries. It's a pretty life changing thing and would be too weird if everything was perfect right?!

On a good note, after 2 weeks of horrendous nausea and exhaustion making me want to groan and cry all day, the last 2-3 days haven't been as bad. I'm 9+4 so I'm hoping and praying this is the beginning of symptoms getting better - although it's still early I guess so they could be back! But to those suffering - rest assured that better days will come!

Welcome back teaandcake - the more the merrier here surely?!

Good luck today lilian

Hope you all have a lovely weekend. I am hoping to spend today eating cake at a family birthday and chatting baby stuff with my (very) pregnant SIL....well that and the usual vomiting

I'm going to collect DD from the bus that's bringing her home from the west of Ireland, she's been gone three weeks and I cannot wait to see her!

Picking her up at lunchtime

Is anyone else really nervous about telling people? For some reason I get really embarrassed!

i am tea but mainly because they keep asking me if im excited to start my new job in september and im lying through my teeth - in reality were moving 2 hours away and im getting a dead end job to see me through to due date! selling it well

me and dp are engaged and have lived together for 4 years but i feel like were basically saying "we had sex!"

primarynoodle I know what you mean! dd was conceived through i've but this baby came along without any assistance. I just know that family and close friends will ask when we had ivf again and the answer will be "errrrrr..."

I'm having a quiet, antisocial weekend. most of my friends are on holiday and I'm giving people a wide berth so that they don't spot my bump

I'm nervous to tell people too. DD will be first to know, I don't want to bombard her with it when she's just off the bus so tomorrow will do.

After that I'll tell my parents and siblings and close friends, but I'm not going to announce on FB or anything. I'll just mention it to people as and when I talk to them.

Ugh mayo I had the same last Saturday night, I was out for dinner with family who were visiting from abroad. Everyone kept pressing me to have a drink- "ah, have a drink!" "Leave the car and get a taxi!" Blah blah...

NO! I don't want a bloody drink now get off my case!!

Not good news today for me I'm afraid so I'll be leaving the thread.

Missed miscarriage and only an empty sac at the scan at the clinic. The doctor there prescribed some pills to speed up the process or he said as the sac looked quite early we could opt to just let nature take it's course. I haven't decided what to do yet. Don't quite know how to feel as I was gearing up to tell people the good news but I guess it was not to be. I guess an empty sac is not as sad as seeing a baby without a heartbeat.

Thanks all for all the support and I'm sorry to leave you lovely bunch. Good luck and hope all goes well with the pregnancy and I'll be thinking of you all in Feb next year.

I might be around in the TTC boards once I get over the shock of it all.

So sorry Lillian - take care of yourself x

Oh Lillian I'm so sorry. Be kind to yourself.

Oh lilian that's sad news. I hope you have lots of love, support and kindness surrounding you

Take care lillian xx

Oh Lillian I'm so sorry. When I was in that position I opted for surgical management to get everything over with, but it's not for everyone. The mc support boards here are amazing. Be kind to yourself x

lillian so sorry for you, be kind to yourself and hope your dp is supportive xxxx

I'm so sorry Lillian

So sorry Lillian

Oh lillian I'm so sorry