August 2016 (3) - scans fast approaching, teeny tiny bumps appearing, and sickness easing....we hope!

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Well we filled the last thread up fast! Seems we talk a lot round these parts

Great pictures four! I'm also due on the 29th July

I had my scan today which was....strange. Slightly anti-climactic as the sonographer seemed uninterested (fair enough, they do it all day everyday) and also nobody explained the NT results chart that we were given so that made me worry. Did some googling though and I understand it now.

Mrs1986 I was made to go for a wee as my bladder was too full, it was squashing the baby! I think I took the instruction too literally!

I'm really struggling to catch my thirst, I'm drinking loads but just can't seem to satisfy it-my lips are so dry all the time, I don't see how it's possible to drink any more than I am already!

bear I've been working away the last couple of days so haven't had chance to try the Doppler again yet. Will be late when I get back tonight so tomorrow will probably be my next chance.

Absolutely loving the scan pics ladies. I've finally given in and booked a private scan for Sunday morning. 8.45am is a bit early for a Sunday but I just could wait any longer and my nhs scan isn't for another two weeks! I'm 11 weeks tomorrow so hoping the private scan will show up nice and clear and will dispel all my fears.

Welcome new ladies I'm a first timer as well and don't have any friends who are either married or have children yet so feeling quite isolated in my normal social circle. Hoping to make some new mummy friends through the NCT classes we have signed up for though.

That's so weird about the hydration issues. I have noticed that I have stopped needing the loo in the night, despite drinking loads as per usual. Also having a persistent dry mouth and lips, but had put those down to the cold weather. Hard to determine what are pregnancy symptoms and what is just a bit of paranoia due to watching my body like a hawk!

oh basket what a shame it was strange! I suppose they do see the same thing every day a million times, but you would think they might be able to show a little bit of excitement given it's such a special thing. Did you get some pics? I am also due on the 29th!

Santa I am on litre 3.5 now today...don't know what's wrong with me either, I am like a water guzzling machine

Trying to post again as mine got cut off halfway through posting on the bus! Thanks for the welcomes :-) Have got my first scan on Tuesday - I have an anxiety disorder and have previously been a hypochondriac with a massive need for reassurance from medical tests, so am really proud of myself for not going for a scan already. No judgement on those who have, but I know if I had one, I would need one every week!

My friends from school and uni who live far away are all either mums of under-1s or pregnant, but I don't have any mum friends locally (or many friends at all tbh!) so am really looking forward to hopefully making some through NCT etc.

pea good luck next time you try, I am sure your little bean is just playing hard to find and is tucked away! Great you have booked a private scan, we had one at 8+3 and it was the best £100 I have ever spent, saw it nice and clearly and heard the heart beating away. It puts your mind at ease and means you can focus on other things not just the 'am I pregnant, is it ok??!!' paranoia.

We are still deciding which antenatal to sign up to, there seem to be so many options! The London NCT's are really full and at annoying times so thinking of going to a lady who I have been recommended who holds courses for max 8 couples, she also combines with antenatal yoga for the mums and then she does a few post natal classes to help with breast feeding and routines etc. Anyone else made decisions on this yet??!

Also, anyone have experience with hypnobirthing?

All good with my twinnies! I am so pleased!!

Just checking in to mark my place.

Great news on all the scans everyone!

Hello to the newbies :)
The scan pictures are amazing! It's lovely to see!
Our scan isn't until the 2nd so I am having to be very patient. I reckon I'll be nearly 13wks by then. However it's getting increasingly difficult to hide my mini bump. I weighed myself this morning and I've only put on 1lb so there must surely be some baby action going on in there too!!
We talked and disagreed about baby names in advance last time. There was a list of boys and girls names. Which we left at home in all the hooha of getting to hospital. It took us 1.5 days to name ds. And only then because DH decided he loved, and DS suited, my favourite boy's name. Heaven knows how long it would have taken if that hadn't happened!

Welcome everyone and lovely scan pics four! I've got my scan tomorrow so feeling a bit nervous...
Naming is really hard I think! Have lots of girls names, but at the moment I'm liking either Isabella or Clara but boys names not a clue!!!

Found you! Thought everyone had disappeared! Amazing pictures fourforyou. Having a really funny few days here. Woke up this morning in a terrible mood. Been doing SO much today and on the go. Other than the morning sickness and belly (which I've started to convince myself is just weight gain) I don't feel pregnant at all. My scan is next Sunday and it just feels so far away. I've been worrying myself for a few days, there's nothing that makes me think otherwise, no pain or bleeding which I suppose is good. Has anyone else felt like that? I suppose when you don't have a huge belly and little kicking that you can feel it's hard to believe.

Yes Christine precisely that. I'm predominantly spending the next 10 days in denial. Like you I have no reason to doubt this pregnancy but until that real reassurance comes at the scan then I will always have an element of doubt. It's crap isn't it? Thankfully life is busy at the mo so there isn't much choice but to get on with it!

I'm 10+2 today and I just feel blurgh. Really down, I've had a cold for a week or so that only just starting to let up, headaches for days, I feel so fat and unattractive and it's not even hormones, I'm not sad or upset I just feel like I want to be left alone with my bed and the telly and nothing else. Part of me wishes I had a Doppler to listen and reassure me but the other half would be so worried if I struggled to find anything that it wouldn't be healthy

In the nicest possible way, that does sound a teeny bit hormonal :) In an entirely appropriate way! My method for coping is to do what I have to do, and if I'm too done in to do anything else then so be it. It DOES get a bit easier again. I was in bed before 8 last night. I saw DH for approx 10 mins but I know he doesn't mind and he knows I'd rather be up and about and feeling okay.

Calling me hormonal is MORE than welcome. Anything to confirm its real is what I need! I suppose this morning I was hormonal, I woke up and didn't want OH touching me, his little movements in bed almost had me screaming. You know when you're on the edge and telling yourself to chill, I almost fell off the edge. Then threw up the second I got up as I do every morning which I suppose is also a good sign

Loving all the new scan pictures. Making me all emotional which is definitely hormones.

Trying to keep myself awake tonight as back on night shifts tomorrow. Don't think my body will make it as I'm already dozy! Whoops.

Anyone else having mad dreams? I had a horrible nightmare last night that woke me at 2am and spent ages trying to get back to sleep 😞
Had to go and talk to school about why my kids homework isn't getting done. Fortunately we have a fabulous family liason officer in our school who was so lovely and understanding. I pointed out my aim is to keep the kids clean, fed and alive at the moment. Anything else is taking a back seat!

My dreams have been crazy! Sexual, stressful, night mares, weird..you name it

Basket sorry your sonographer was a bit off! They might see it every day, but to every single person they see, that's the most amazing thing ever because it's THEIR baby. It's sad when they forget that. On the other hand, maybe she was just having an off day - glad all went well anyway.
pea how exciting about the scan! That is unfairly early for a weekend morning but how lovely to see baby
Mrs fab news, what a cute pair! Double trouble ahead for you. Did the nuchal measurements all work out ok in the end?
Sophia welcome, lovely to have you here!
Christine i think it's natural to be worried. Morning sickness is a pretty good indicator that you're still pregnant! And the OH problems definitely sound a bit hormone-driven. When I was having DD I actively hated DH (then DP) for most of the first 5 months everything he did annoyed me, I only saw him at weekends and I spent most of them waiting for him to go away again! The poor bloke must have wondered if he was making a big mistake. It did pass and I did go on to marry him, so he can't be that bad!
Good luck for tomorrow Showgirl, can't wait to see pictures! Am loving all these scans.
bear I've come across hypnobirthing before. Personally I think it's a bit optimistic to expect labour not to hurt, but IMO hypnobirthing helps people feel in control and stay calm, both of which are really important in labour, so it definitely can't do any harm.

Everyone doing it for the first time - really don't worry about not knowing anyone else! When I had DD I knew literally no one that had a baby; it's amazing how quickly you develop a friendship group! It's a shame the govt have destroyed all the SureStarts as they were brilliant for baby groups and things but there's plenty around.

Oooh Elle We're due date buddies!

Welcome to the newbies and all the scan pics are lovely.

Had a big bleed today felt huge anyway-bright red blood. Looked like it filled the toilet bowl. Got such a fright. Was in work and work in a hospital so went straight to the maternity emergency room and my consultant scanned me. Baby fine but have a haematoma. On bed/couch rest for the next month!! Was feeling very overwhelmed this afternoon thinking about the baby and what I'd do with myself for hours on end and how this affects work etc. Feeling a bit better after lots of support from my DH, DF and DSisters. Taking it one day at a time.

Som is this your first stint back on night shifts? How are you feeling? Was supposed to go back on overnights once first trimester was over but now this has happened is say I won't be doing any for the pregnancy. Think I'll be made redo this 6 months training. Oh well-priorities have changed.

Hi guys, nice to see all the lovely scan pics. I've not got any news, still poorly but getting better, hope to be back at work on Monday.

christine i'm the same as you, 10+2, and I feel fat and grotty, covered in spots and want to cry all the time. Watched call the midwife yesterday, was just weeping. So you are not alone.

owlina yes to the spots! Well..no to the spots if I had a choice but unfortunately they're all over my face. Where on earth is this glow I've always heard of. Please don't tell me it's a myth, I need there to be a glow at the end of the tunnel

Hey all,

I had my Harmony test today which includes a dating scan.

The scan was amazing. I still can't believe it. At one point it did a flip and put a hand in its mouth. I cried. DH was pretty choked up too.

Now have to wait until the end of next week for the results. I'll have to grow some patience!

We did this at Babybond, the sonographer was super lovely - but for the money they charge I wouldn't expect anything else.

Oh, and she changed my dates by nearly a week. Thought I was 10w2d, she dated me at 11w.

Off to make sure I have a full tummy before bed :-)

Hi stranded I had harmony last week and just got the results today. Low risk for all the trisomys, phew. Did you ask to find out the sex?

Your scan pic is lovely! It's so great to actually see something that looks like a baby.

I found out I'm having a BOY!! Completely shocked when they told me over the phone and did a little cry in the middle of the shopping centre, reckon everyone around thought I was a bit bonkers.