November 16 thread 3!!

[Spottyladybird]

Wow! Thread number three.

I know! I feel bad because there's a high chance I'll be sick before then and I'm too scared to properly clean my teeth

Hello everyone - newbie here, due date of 25 Nov and have my 12 week scan on Friday. This is my 2nd and I'm really struggling - horrid and constant nausea, and almost feel like the pregnancy isn't real and I'm just tired and feeling like shit. Added to the fact that I'm scared about my scan on Friday (13th!) where I was just excited with my first, and am just feeling a constant sense of dread that something will be wrong or they won't be able to scan the baby through my layers of fat (have a considerable mum-tum after DD)

Ok major offload. Sorry about that!

Welcome oddsockfairy. Friday 13th is lucky for some people! I hope your scan goes well. You're in good company here with the nausea and exhaustion while you wait for Friday!

Thurlow, your tooth! Oh no! That's my big fear at the moment as I also have a dentist phobia which is heightened at the moment. I take it mouth wash is out of the question if you do vomit?

I had my scan today. All okay so far, thank god. Baby wriggling away like it has all the room in the world in there! Relief isn't a strong enough world. So surreal! DP can't believe it could be moving that much and me not feel anything.

Lovely to hear your happy scan news, Aye!

I'm 11w now and feeling far less sick, although still very tired. My scan is on Monday and the anxiety dreams have started already. Just want to know all is ok!

Also, I got bitten by a mosquito in San Francisco and now I'm panicking about Zika on top of everything else. Gah!!

Hope everything is ok at the dentist Thurlow.

Hi oddsock and welcome. Fingers crossed for your scan (they will definitely be able to scan) and I hope your unpleasant symptoms ease off soon.

Great news Aye.

Thinking of you for Monday copper. Is Zita an issue in California and likely to still be a problem once the baby is fully formed? I really don't know much about it. Can you speak to your midwife for reassurance?

Thanks Fuzzy, it's not circulating in California at all so there's probably zero chance of it being anything bad. I just wanted to avoid being bitten more for my peace of mind! I might mention it at my scan though, good idea :)

Thanks everyone

Yes definitely mention it at your scan copper Although I'm sure you have nothing to worry about. At my scan they took blood again too (not sure why, they took loads a few weeks ago, I didn't ask why!) but if they are doing that anyway for you as well then they could maybe be able to include a test for that too, just to make sure there is nothing unusual flagging up in your blood?

Sounds like no need to worry then copper but if you are anything like me, that probably won't stop you!

Could your last longer t of bloods have been too early for the combined test Aye? I had to have like redone last time for that reason.

Welcome oddsock

Hope everyone starts feeling normal again soon (including myself) at one point I was starting to feel ok but i jinxed it by saying it out loud silly girl!

Well I have just had a full blown crying meltdown because my husband had to take over bedtime with my toddler (who refused point blank to go to sleep - 'cuddles mummy pleeeeeeeease' - ouch) and went into panic mode about how I am going to manage two of the little darlings?!? Got to love pregnancy hormones...

Don't worry oddsock, there are a few of us who will have children close in age so we can try to figure it out together!

Thanks Fuzzy - I promise I'm sane. Have cheered up considerably after an almond magnum

That's good news Aye

Hello Oddsock You don't have to be sane. I'm not entirely sure that any of us are wholly sane just at the moment (though I may be speaking out of turn - we'll see if anyone clouts me one for saying that!).

I'm convinced that I won't be having a good scan next week. TMI warning...
I've had a small amount of bloody mucus every day since last Wednesday and I'm wondering if it's an indication that I'll miscarry. I just wish it was my scan sooner so that I know where things stand.

Sane? What is that?!

How far along are you INeed? The awful thing with pregnancy is that you can all the signs going that you are miscarrying, yet go on to have a perfectly healthy pregnancy and baby; likewise, there can be no indication of anything being wrong and you find out you have miscarried. Are you able to call your midwife for a referral to the EPU so you can get some reassurance? Sending lots of positive thoughts your way.

Thanks FuzzyOwl

I'm 11+2 or thereabouts.

I had an early scan at 6 weeks due to bleeding (different bleeding to what I'm experiencing now) and then another at 7+4 because at the earlier scan they hadn't found a heartbeat. I'm reluctant to go for another scan because I gather that the jury is still out on whether 'too many' scans isn't good for the baby. I've tried to tell myself that it'll make no difference to the outcome whether I have a scan or not, and it's probably better for the baby for me not to have another one, so I'm sitting tight until my dating scan next Wednesday.

I'm just going to be worry wart until then!

At around ten weeks in my last pregnancy I had some brown bleeding and was told it was quite typical as the placenta takes over and the egg burrows deeper. Other women seem to get lots of bleeding and the cause is never known. I can understand wanting to sit tight for your scan date but based on my experienced, you really will worry until then because it is a horrible wait to go through. On the plus side, seeing the heartbeat really drops any risk of a miscarriage.

Our scan is in the morning, fingers crossed all is OK. We had an early scan that indicated all was well at 8 weeks but I'm not a particularly optimistic person so I've been trying not to get too excited. My husband is very excited about the scan however.

I will be 13+4 for scan as my booking appointment was delayed as the receptionist had my details down wrong... We decided against the nuchal scan which is probably a good idea considering we were almost too late for it anyway!

Feel for you INeed, our scan is next Tuesday and although I'm really excited for it, I'm also feeling this sense of dread too. This is one of the downsides to the Internet and MN isn't it? In RL, I only know 1 person who went for a scan and it didn't go well but through the power of global MN, there seems to be so many women who have sad scan news. Try to focus on the positive if you can. There's nothing we can do and therefore we're doing everything we can do to create a healthy baby. You've had a scan and seen the heartbeat (like me at 7 weeks) and hopefully in another week, you'll be seeing an even stronger one with a baby waving at you. Believe me, I know it's terrifying but we're all here for each other and to keep each other sane!

I'm hesitant to say it but I might be emerging out the other side of MS now.... Had a whole day without being sick yesterday and Sunday. Even ate a dinner with a starter and a side salad! Fingers crossed I'm over it. Please!!!! I'm 11+6 so I've done my time!

Good luck for your scan Jade, let us know how it goes! Your baby will be huge in comparison to the little 11 week scans we've seen a few of!

That's fab news Aye and welcome Oddsock

Good luck for your scan today Jade and those with them this week.

I'm now 13+4 and the sickness and nausea have been gone since Sunday when I last threw up. I'm still struggling a little with my appetite which although its pretty much returned still meant I didn't want any dinner last night.

Now I know this is the bit we have all been looking forward to but I'm now worried because I feel so normal! I'm starting to get a little hint of a bump and still bloated by the end of the day so I'm sure it's fine but the worry really doesn't stop! Argh!

I'm 15+7, literally overnight my tummy has popped out. It was swollen at the bottom, but this morning I look pregnant

What on earth do I wear to work?

Have you told work yet Albus? I've told them this week but I've been getting a few looks from all the bloating for a couple of weeks! I've had to wear loose dresses with rights but by 4pm I'm ready to rip them off as they're so uncomfortable!

I'm worrying as I have zero hint of a bump yet, just bloating and my jeans are actually feeling more comfortable today than they were last week! Boobs are still sore and they tend to be bigger in the evenings. 20 days until my 16 week midwife appointment and I can hear the heartbeat.

This is TMI but I think we're all past that point now; DH and I had sex last night for the first time since before my BFP and I had no spotting afterwards! That felt like a really big deal, considering the last time we had sex in my pervious pregnancy it was like the floodgates had opened afterwards

Told my line manager, but dont want to tell anyone else until after 20 week scan.

Smells - thats good news!

hi oddsocks and good luck today jade

albus I'm 15 weeks today and struggling to hide the pregnancy at work. There is no way I'll be able to keep it under wraps until the anomaly scan, but I have a private scan on 23rd so I'm hoping I can hold out until after that before telling work.

smells great news that there was no spotting.

Following on from your TMI, I seem to have thrush-great. Dr said it is probably due to the hot weather. I had thrush once in my last pregnancy after a course of antibiotics, but other than that I've never had it before. I hope it's not going to be a recurring theme over the summer months