July 2016 (3)

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Trying to start a new thread before we run out of space, haven't done it before so hopefully it works

Just came across this thread I'm 8+1 because of a previous blighted ovum I've had 2 scans already! Haven't had my booking one yet it's in q couple of weeks. I'm due the 19th is anyone due that date too? Would be amazing if someone was lol. X

Kajamite - thank you! It put a smile on my face too. Just seen your comment about your midwife. I think she's being too hard on you. You've lost 4st already in a good period of time. What does she want you to do starve?! Some clinicians have no empathy. Don't give yourself a hard time and keep doing what you're doing because it's clearly working!

Welcome to all the newbies! bluemoongirly sorry to hear you've been unwell I hope you feel better.

Coraltee123 and others on the Antenatal board there is a thread titled "July 2016 stats" copy and paste the last comment into a new post adding your due date and info. :-)

Thank you for all your lovely comments on my scan pic too xx

Kaja that's a brilliant amount of weight to lose, she should have just said carry on as you have been and left it at that!
I'm actually taking a sick day today girls and I feel really bad about it especially as I left my laptop in work but I feel so sick and exhausted that I don't think I would be any use in work anyway :( x

Welcome to the newbies glad you found us. bluemoon sorry to hear you have been so poorly.
mascara I saw the docs and got weighed and gave LMP then she referred me to midwife and they phoned me to arrange an appointment. It was the paperwork from the midwife that triggered the scan date, she said 2 weeks and it was about that.

Banging headache, feeling exhausted and useless and that I need to go back to bed immediately. I have a mum and baby class to run today

kajamite I think it's really rubbish of her to not acknowledge what a fantastic job you have done to lose that weight, and sensibly as well. Pregnancy is such a sensitive time and it makes me so angry when people make us feel like that. You shouldn't let her bring you down, and continue with the great work. The fact you are still focused despite this period of feeing like crap is an amazing effort.

kaytee I'm so jealous of your sick day. Well done for having the guts to take a day out to rest. Don't feel guilty in the slightest.

Cookies hope you feel better soon. I've just managed some toast with peanut butter and almost black tea, feel a lot better. Still shattered though but don't think I will get back to sleep, day on the sofa watching sky I think. I'd better not make a habit of it x

Hello everyone and welcome and congratulations to all Newbies.

Love the scan pic Jem. :)

Kaja, That's such an achievement to lose the weight in such a short period of time. Don't let the midwife make you feel down about it.

Cookies, I am feeling exactly the same today. Could just go home. Doesn't help that I am waiting on work coming in so I am quite bored (and I hate work when its quiet) - feel my time could be better spent......sleeping!

Went round to MILs last night (who still doesn't know) to help put her decorations up. SIL (who does know) came round to help lift boxes etc - theres so many boxes. Mil proceeded to make herself a cup of tea and biscuit (there were 5 more of us there) and sit down and bark orders at us.- Telling me that the tree wasn't straight and to fix it. Maybe its hormones but I nearly lost the plot - had to bite my tongue so many times (a lot more than normal) Came away feeling drained. Grrrrrrrrrrrrr. Anyway...moan over. Just had to get that off my chest.

2 days till our private scan. Nervous and excited. Hope our little button is OK.

Jem, what a gorgeous scan picture. That's one for the fridge door, for sure!

Welcome to all the newbies!

Kaja, you sound like you have done an amazing job at losing weight. Don't let the midwife get you down - you know what you need to do and you're doing it!

My DH just suggested that I should freeze small ice cubes with bits of flavour in them so that when I feel sick I can suck on one. I think that is a really good idea and I'm going to try it!

I had the most awful nightmare about miscarrying last night, girls. It was really graphic and distressing, and when I woke up, for the first few seconds I was absolutely and utterly convinced that I wasn't pregnant any more. Thankfully everything seems to be okay, though... Just my mind playing nasty little tricks on me. Yuck.

Morning ladies! Welcome to new ladies

Still pretty snotty but starting to feel a bit better thank goodness. I'm starting to get really anxious again as I mc at 10 weeks in April so every little twinge is making me panic. Feeling bit blue as well as been a bit housebound with stupid cold. Pity party, oh dear!

Kaytee - I've had to cancel two meetings over last couple of days as felt so rotten. Think if you're body is telling you to stop you have to listen. Also enjoy the peace and quiet - hopefully in about 7 months we'll all be nostalgic about a day in front of Sky!

Cookies - sorry you feel bleugh! Hope you can rest up later. x

Kajamite - It sounds like you've done amazingly with your weight loss! Also I'm not a big believer in BMI. I've always down a lot of sport so I weigh much heavier than you'd think to look at me (surprisingly dense as an ex once called me, partly why he's an ex). In fact, at one point I was marathon training so hard and had such low body fat that I didn't have periods and yet I was still at the top end of 'healthy' BMI for my height. I was a UK size 6 at the time. Feel proud of yourself and go by how you feel. Eat well, mostly plants, not too much and try to do some exercise everyday, even if it's just a little walk.

Woodsy - feel the MIL pain - well mine was my Godmother who basically told me I looked like crap all weekend and that my clothes looked too tight. Cheers! Felt rubbish already, now I know I look it too! Really hope your scan goes well, hoping to see some lovely pictures in a couple of days. It's all so nervewracking. I know I won't sleep before mine on 19th!

Bluebell - So sorry to hear about your dream - how awful. I had a couple of those earlier on. I think the hormones give us crazy dreams and it's also a way of all our worst fears to work themselves out. It is such an anxious time during these early months, we can't tell anyone and have to carry on as normal and yet so much is going on! No wonder our brains go a bit nutty when we're asleep! Weirdly I felt a bit less anxious after my awful dream (it was about still birth, just horrible, woke up in tears), it was a bit cathartic I think. Anyway, hope you feel ok and not too shaky. xx

Hope everyone is ok today xx

I've always done a lot of sport - stupid autocorrect!

XL - hello!! Congrats on your BFP! And welcome

Kajamite - bmi isn't everything, you have lost 4 stone that's great. Don't lose hope and keep going with the exercise if you can manage. I think they say measurements are more important (hip to waist ratio etc)

Coraltee welcome and I'm due on 19th too along hope all goes well this preg !

Bluebell what a horrible dream! Try to thing positive as sometimes our subconscious thoughts are what we dream about.

I hope everyone is generally well, I don't feel like eating today so will try nibble on a health bar. I've been feeling so tired. I bought a book yesterday called 'what to expect when your expecting' and so far it's been good! Just read a little bit. I'm so annoyed at myself because I completely forgot to tell the midwife that I have had multi resistant infections in the past (which is important because I don't have a spleen and the consultant will decide if I should take antibiotics) and also my scar from the surgery is cheloid, which means it's an inch thick. It's across my stomach above my belly button in an upside down frown shape. It's really ugly but my concern is when the skin stretches it will be painful and look even worse. I get shooting pain in it daily as it is. Just hope I manage ok. I phoned the midwife service and left a message but not heard back.

Jackchi and Jem Fab scan pictures. So pleased that all is well.

Kaj well done on the four stone weight loss. I'm trying to keep my weight down and I'll be joining slimming world as soon as this baby is born.

Hello to the new joiners. Please add yourself to the July stats thread.

I'm feeling ok just waves of nausea. I'm so busy with Christmas bits I don't know whether I'm coming or going. 3 weeks today and then I get my scan.

10+0

Thanks Cheery and Mel - in a funny way I think my dream was kind of confronting my worries, so I know what you mean about it being cathartic, Cheery. I think the worst thing is that it's made me feel really worried about the combined test at the 12-week scan. I really do not want to have a child with Down's syndrome, and I think my partner would find it almost impossible, but I now am terrified about having to make a choice to terminate because I don't know if I could deal with it. I know I probably shouldn't worry about it until I know I need to, but on the other hand I do like to prepare myself... Think I am just going to have to try and put it out of my mind for the next week and a half.

Melvali, definitely a good plan to phone the midwife because she will need to know... but I wouldn't worry that you've not heard back yet, because it is probably insanely busy in the run-up to Christmas, and I guess you won't be seeing the consultant for a good while yet? Your scar sounds tough to deal with. I really hope it doesn't give you too much discomfort. Just think - it has to be there for you to be here . So don't worry about how it looks! We are all going to look pretty scary in the stomach area in a few months' time!!!! xx

Melvali- I'm hoping I go on the 15th my partners birthday and his dad's birthday lol.

I've been so sick too! The doctors monitoring it and has put me on anti sickness tablets 3 times a day. It's awful. Hoping it will go away in a few weeks but going by the way I was with my lg it will be the whole 9 months 🙈.

Has anyone had a baby born early and there secounds been born full term? Just curious as my lg was 4 weeks early and hoping this one won't be xxx

Coral a family friends first was born very early and 2nd & 3rd full term xx

Bluebell that's such a lovely way to put it lol. I wouldn't be here if I never had the scar. Haha about funny looking tummies!

Kaytee- Awk brilliant they have me on high risk because of it and a few other things. My local maternity ward is midwife led so until I reach 37 weeks I won't be able to deliver there and I'm really hoping this time I can.
Xx

Thanks for the encouragement everyone

I am proud of the weight I've lost and I do feel fairly healthy (apart from feeling sick!) the midwife just made me doubt myself and whether I should by trying to do more.

I hope everyone's feeling okay today!

Kaja obviously I can't give a medical opinion but I didn't think it was a good idea to go on a strict diet / exercise regime in pregnancy. Surely healthy eating and swimming / walking is enough? You obviously know what you're doing anyway after already loosing 4 stone.

Thanks to all that replied to the 12 week scan query! Had a really busy day, had nausea this morning had to drink and it past it. Did some xmas shopping after work, think I lasted 45 mins before I want to cry and go home! Gone off food, eating for the sake of it (little and often my mum has told me is key) but I could only hack toast tonight!

mascaraisamust-I'm the same at the minute if you can get ice pops at least they will keep you well hydrated. I find if you eat what's in your thinking about it's always easier. And little and often is better than nothing. Xxx

Don't worry I'm not on a strict diet/exercise regime!

It was always just a decision to eat healthier and I had been going to the gym. I stopped the gym when I found out I was pregnant which is probably another reason what the midwife said affected me so much.

I'm still going out for walks etc. I don't want to really lose more just now but wouldn't like to put on any more!

Although DH came home with wagon wheels and one does not simply turn down a wagon wheel

I haven't been sick the last two days and it's starting to worry me. I've got a heavy cold and still feel sick at points through the day but the heaving on waking has stopped. I'm 9 weeks today. Still have slightly tender boobs. I never had sickness with dd so struggling to compare. Anyone else?

Loki, I didn't feel sick at all last week, and then it came back this week. I think as hormone levels fluctuate the nausea can come and go. Your cold might be affecting it too - I find that smells are setting off my nausea, so if you can't smell perhaps that is one benefit of the cold :) xx

Thanks Bluebell that really helps. I'm struggling at the moment. I'm just so terrified. I keep getting really weepy just like I do when I'm premenstrual which makes me worry more. I think it's the end of term combined with pregnancy hormones.

Aww Loki , what a shame for u , think ur pregnancy emotions r heightened X all will be ok I'm sure !
I was very sick last week but feel pretty good this week , only slight nausea at different points thru the day ( I'm so thankful to be feeling better )
I have my booking appointment today at 9:30 , can't wait ! Hoping my scan date will be through soon too !
Hope everyone is doing ok and enjoying they're journey ! X