May 2016 - May the sickness end soon!

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Hello!!
Thought I better start a new thread before the other one is full up.
If anyone wants added to the FB group PM me, can you say what your profile pic is too so I can find you, thanks!
Hope everyone has a good day today, any scans happening?

29, we will get some prelim results next wed or Thursday which will tell us whether downs, Edwards, patau or turners but full karyotype takes 2 weeks! Seems ridiculous that it takes so long but they have to culture the cells they took before they can look for abnorms. I thought time was dragging before this week but this is something else!!!

evs sending you hugs, I am praying everything will be ok. I can't imagine how hard this week has been for you, and to wait two weeks must be the toughest thing, we will all support you through these next two weeks x

evs I really feel for you. I really hope you are in the 25%. It will be a long 2 weeks but you will have lots of support here and in RL I'm sure.

Welcome to the newcomers.

I'm feeling so lightheaded and dizzy today. Haven't felt like that for a couple of weeks now. I don't think the fact that DS slept so badly last night has helped. Any tips, trying to eat little and often and drink plenty and stand up slowly etc.

Sorry to hear that eve here's hoping all turns out fine hugs!

I have a booking in with the midwife on Thursday letter arrived this morning.

Bishbosh is private messaged you for the Facebook group :)

So sorry to hear that evs fingers crossed you're in the 25%. Must be so difficult to have to wait 2 weeks. Take care.

ODog I always feel dizzy/lightheaded after a bad nights sleep. Try and eat little and often and get plenty of rest if you can!

evs am thinking of you too - there is no rhyme or reason to these things, but it must be hard not to wonder why me. Along with everyone else I'm hoping you are in the 25%.

Evs so sorry to hear this how stressful! And such a wait!! I will be praying hard that everything will work out ok and that you are in the 25% we are here for you to offload and be supported.

Lindsay If your relationship works for you then don't worry about what anyone else thinks! You and your children are all that matters!

13 weeks today please let the next 3 weeks go fast so we can get our private scan! I'm struggling not knowing what is going on in there and if everything is ok! Feeling a lot better recently but I think that's normal for the fog to be lifting at this stage but feeling ill provided reassurance iykwim!!!! Can't win!! Moan moan!!!!!!!

Oh evs I'm so sorry you are going through this how awful for you. Keeping everything crossed that it all works out ok.

With my dd, I had an abnormal hormone level from a blood test which showed quite increased risk of spinal and neural tube abnormalities ..... Had to wait 10 days for a detailed scan with a consultant and was the worst 10 days of my life. So, although I can't say anything to reassure you, I can semi relate to how you are feeling ...nothing is clear yet and you still have a good chance of all being well so try to focus on that ... And keep away from Dr Google ... Hard I know!

Hi ladies. Still lurking occasionally. Pooped on to give evs a big hug. I hope all is ok. Keep telling yourself that the 25% chance of normal is good. I'd buy lottery tickets on those odds.

Glad everyone else is doing well and the sickness seems to be subsiding all round.

Hi all, can I join in please? I am just over 14 weeks, due 5th May - along with a couple of others I think....

I've finally come out of the nausea/vomiting fog and am starting to feel more 'normal' - it seems this is quite common at this stage so I'm trying not to worry too much! Boobs have gone up 2 cup sizes but I can't see a bump yet

evs hugs to you

Welcome elephant! I'm 14 weeks tomorrow and also just starting to feel better, it's such a relief.

brenna it's great to hear from you, how are you? I still think of you and the other ladies on this thread who've had losses, and hope you're doing ok.

mama 16 weeks seems a good time to have a private scan! I'm quite tempted to do the same.

odog I've had a lot more dizziness over the past week or so, it can actually be a bit scary. It seems I rarely remember not to stand up too quickly, always jump up then have to hold on to the nearest table or whatever as feel like I'm about to faint!

I'm seriously struggling with clothes at the moment. I've got some maternity leggings which are WAY too big so am assuming other maternity clothes will be the same, but I bought some stretchy (non maternity) jeans a size up from normal which are already too small on the waist - seems I'm at that awkward "in between" stage. Most of my work clothes were fitted dresses and pencil skirts which all look silly now, I've got about three dresses which still fit and am wearing them on rotation! Anyone got any tips for dressing with a definitely there but not very big bump??

Welcome elephant.

29 - I'm basically living in leggings and jeggings and baggy jumpers/tops. I only work 2 days a week and mostly from home so work isn't much of an issue clothes wise. I think I wore tight but stretchy dresses with big scarves at this stage last time. I bought some maternity jeans from h&m yesterday and the stretchy waist is quite a tight stretch iyswim so can get away with them for now as well, not sure how comfy they will be later on though.

Hope everyone has had a nice weekend.

I'm so sorry you've got this worry and fear, evs. Hope those weeks of waiting don't feel too long for you. This group is very good for support so please do post whenever you need to. I'll also be praying you're in the 25%.

I've got a few maternity clothes out of storage. I can still fit the smaller jeans I bought the same week we found out we were pregnant (oops) but I don't think I'm far off want something more comfortable.

Hi there can I join in? I'm 14 weeks pregnant and my due date is 4th Msy 2016.

Sorry I meant my due date is 4th May 2016

Sorry for all the posts I'm just getting used to the site and can't seem to edit! In feel okay, slightly nervous as this is my first baby and I'm 40 in January...but feeling okay just very emotional some days, boobs two sizes bigger and I've put on a stone in weight already which is a big shock and I'm not sure if this is normal?

Hi salle and welcome! I'm 14 weeks too and it's my first at 37 - I have taken to weighing myself in kilograms as I have no attachment to the number that way...! And I have gained 6k from the heavier end of my normal weight if that makes you feel any better (I think that that's quite a lot!) - although am convinced it is equally shared out between my boobs, hips and belly!

And we are just on the long journey back from the airport after a long weekend in Copenhagen and Malmo which was lovely, but have got a mega headache again and can't believe how exhausting travel is with a bump on board! Hope everyone has had a lovely weekend :)

hi 29. I'm doing ok. I managed not to cry for 3 days in a row this week. Which is a first. Things are getting back to normal and I am getting my cycle back thank goodness. It is still hard and 1 day at a time but I am starting to feel optimistic again. We did it once, we can do it again. It won't be Rowan but it will be another loved baby. My niece messaged me last sunday to say she had just found out she was pregnant. She knows about our miscarriage and actually still wanted me to know, which was lovely. She messaged me tonight to say that she had had a bleed and a scan which came back inconclusive - there is a sac but they can't see anything in it. So she has to wait a few days for another scan. It is hell on earth doing the waiting with her but I am so glad that I have the experience to be there with her and that she felt she could come to me for help. So that is my big silver lining right now (although it did make me break the 3 days of no crying run). Please everybody keep her in your thoughts and hope that the baby is just still quite early and all is well.

Oh Brenna, yes sending lots of positive thoughts to your niece and hoping baby is hanging in there. It's amazing that you can be a real support to her and I hope it doesn't hurt too much giving her that support. Glad to know your cycle is returning and one day, we'll all be celebrating with you as you announce the arrival of the latest addition to your family!

Hello to the new joiners! Lovely to have you on board - lots of early May babies around here! I'm due 20th May so a few weeks behind most of you but happily chugging along nicely. We've started sharing our news with our immediate family which has been lovely - although, it's also weird, isn't it? Always takes me a LONG time to get around to saying it. Just a few more people to tell in person before we announce to the world on dreaded Facebook.

brenna thanks for coming back to update, I'm glad your cycle is returning and hope this means you will have good news again soon. Sorry to hear about your niece, it never ceases to amaze me how difficult this whole process can be, before TTC I simply had no idea. There's every chance everything will still be ok for her, am thinking of you both.

toffee I have to admit I don't really enjoy telling people at all, which is weird because I thought I would! People respond in funny ways sometimes. Still haven't told everyone at work, I've tried to tell a few of the gossipy ones in the hope they'll spread the news for me!! We told DH's friend the other night and he said "so when are you going to announce?" We we were like...ummm...this IS the announcement!

evs I'm so sorry you got bad news at your scan, I really hope you're in the 25% and everything is ok. Brenna I'm glad you're feeling a bit better and I hope your niece is ok too.

We told our parents and siblings at the weekend and everyone is SO EXCITED. Also told our close friends and work this morning, I still feel weird being open about it now and not hiding it! I almost feel like I'm jinxing myself but I'm trying to be positive about it all.

Still haven't heard about my referral to the mental health midwifery team, annoyed about it now. I've left messages with my midwife, maybe once a week, just tried phoning now she's updated her voicemail to say she's on annual leave for the next two weeks, why can't she call me back!?

Hello to all the new joiners too! can'tbelieve good idea about weighing in kg haha, I want to see how much weight I've put on but I'm scared it's going to be an hideous amount with all the crap I've been eating!

Welcome to the newcomers!

Brenna glad to hear your cycle is returning and hope you and your niece get good news soon.

Can't hope you had a lovely weekend away. I like the idea of measuring in Kg too, it doesn't feel so bad that way!

29 I don't enjoy telling people either. I've told me immediate team at work but don't feel comfortable telling everyone just yet. I'm hoping the office gossips spread the news for me too!

Vicky I know what you mean about feeling like you're jinxing it. We looked at cots and prams this weekend to start getting some ideas but that really felt like jinxing it. I hope you get your referral through soon, that's awful that no-one has phoned you back.

Brenna I have been thinking of you so glad to see you are getting on ok. I remember after my mc feeling as though I would never stop crying and that it was such a milestone when I didn't cry for a day! And then that gradually built up as I got stronger and the time passed. It took a while for my hormones to settle though and the week before af I was always emotional- but I wa able to get by and felt proud of coming through the worst experience ever. I really wish you well and hope to hear that you are pregnant again soon as you feel ready. I will also send prayer to your niece I hope it all works out but she is very lucky to have you as a support x