February '16 approaching and conquering the 12 week mark!

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Over if you're past 12 weeks and are fairly slim you should be fine.

Good luck clumsy and over.

I wasn't instructed to have a full/half full bladder at all - but I drank a cup of tea and about 3/4 of a small bottle of water beforehand. That seemed to be fine.

tea - guess away!

Calypso yay for Valentine's babies!

Fab pic Spanoo

For people having scans, ultrasound probes can only penetrate a certain thickness of the body (more expensive probes can go through more). The fuller your bladder is the more it lifts away from uterus so makes it further for the ultrasound waves to get through. I got told off for having a too full bladder (I barely need a pee) and that the ultrasonographer was really struggling to get to baby! The next time I had a pee 30 mins before the ultrasound and that was fine. You shouldn't be at the point that you are uncomfortable before your scan. There needs to be just enough urine that your bladder walls are defined and not squashed together like they are when empty.

Oh the questions! DS is 4 and so far I have had to field "how did the baby get there" "where did daddy get the seed from" (I went with the special cuddle/daddy plants a seed in mummy story...figured it's accurate-ish. Also "how does baby come out" and "will it hurt when it comes out". DS is very inquisitive!

It's lovely how thrilled he is about baby though, he's started feeding me snacks during the day that he thinks baby will like. Bless.

Span and May - in my non expert opinion I would say girls for both!

over this is why I need to get up early and get the sickness out of the way so I can hold some liquid. Scan is at 9.00. I think my dd may ask some questions when I tell her after she is home from her dads but as she is 9 I think it is a good time to give her a bit more information about things anyway.

Nervous excited nervous excited nervous excited

It's scan day.

I had a 1200 ml bladder for my scan and amazingly clear pictures. It took me less than 2 hours to accumulate this - I am very concious my cardiac output is up including frightening efficient kidney function.

It made for very clear images and I had to go for a 10 second micropore in the middle to persuade bean to move. Generally pregnant women are good at making wee so the bladder stuff should be ok.

If you go in too full the micro pee may not be - the ultrasonographer was gobsmacked that I did what she asked!

Finally got my scan appointment! Silly hospital had sent the letter to some random person along with their correspondence! That person kindly forwarded it to me.

Now counting down until next Thursday.

Good luck for scans today!

I've woken up with the weirdest belly- one side is hard and sticking out (the side the baby was on for the scan) and the other side is usual tummy squishyness. I am scared to look in the mirror in case I have woken up with a one sided bump! I am 15weeks, so thinking this hardness must be baby related - so strange to think it's just on one side ! Has/did anyone else have this?

Good morning and good luck with the scans today!

Calypso I found this recent thread helpful regarding the use of cloth nappies: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/pregnancy/2429390-Disposable-or-Reusable-nappies

Tired that is so cute that your DS is feeding you! I'd start to drop hints about how chocolate is really good for babies

Lovely pics, good luck for scans today! Still waiting for my scan appointment letter at 11+3

Morning all.
I haven't posted in a about a week or so, but have been reading daily.

There are some lovely scan pictures - I'm looking forward to mine next Tuesday. It's late in the afternoon so I know that in going to struggle with nerves/excitement throughout the day.

I had my first sick-free day on Monday. I was so pleased, I thought I'd reached a turning point. Yesterday however, it returned with a vengeance. I threw up several times on the way home from town. I've never ever been unable to breathe through and find an appropriate place to throw up, but yesterday was like something out of the excorsist. I was walking along and it simply came out - I couldn't hold back. It was very embarrassing as the road I was walking along was unusually busy and bustling. Oh the shame!
I will be very glad when this does pass - I can't cope with it much longer. There have been days where the sickness has been so awful, for a few seconds, I've considered the alternatives to being pregnant. It's awful but it's so draining feeling constantly unwell.
I do live my the mantra that "this is only temporary and will pass" - it just needs to hurry up!

tea my belly was exactly the same. I tend to be quite flat in the morning but recently I've had a large hard bulge on the left side, which is where baby is. As I bloat up during the day it evens out and I have a normal bump

Oh dear jellybelly. I hope it passes soon

Thanks tea!

Ohjelly that's awful. I hope you're over the worst now. it really does grind you down.

Good luck for scans today.

Does anyone else find that after having a big pee, they get uterine cramps? I was wondering if this is either the uterus having been pushed up by the bladder and then moving back down suddenly? or I may have a silent UTI.

I've ordered some dipsticks off ebay. Incase anyone wanted to order cheap dipsticks see below, they test for protein and blood, which would show a UTI, glucose and ketones, which would show GD. None of these things should ever test positive in healthy urine. £6.99 for 100 strips

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/281760134904?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

jelly that does sound horrible, hope it passes soon. Where is this magical glow they talk about?

jelly that's hardcore. You poor thing out on the street

I'm not posting much right now as I am a miserable cow. But I am keeping up with everyone's updates.

Best of luck today scan people

I have a glow at the end of my nose from crying and blowing my nose- does that count?

Btw there's nothing wrong with me at all, I'm just fed up for no reason. Will go away now.

Jelly that's horrible! We are scan buddies I think? 11th?

Lovely scan pics everyone, can't believe I still have six days to go!

Scan done! All looked good and moved forward three days so due 11th Feb now.

Saw consultant who granted me the elcs I asked for!