More scan waiting and symptom analysis from the December 2016 babies!

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Latest list:

Duxb - EDD 28th Nov onwards. Team yellow.
ScottishGirlx - EDD 28th Nov. Team yellow.
Essybird - EDD 29th Nov. Team yellow.
Orchidnap - EDD 30th Nov - 1st Dec. Team yellow.
Lucymoomoo - EDD 30th Nov. Team yellow.
MrsJoJo - EDD 28th Nov - 2nd Dec. Team yellow.
Honeymoon84 - EDD late Nov / Early Dec. Team yellow.
Thisisbonkers - EDD early Dec. Team yellow.
Fiddlesticks123 - EDD 2nd Dec. Team yellow.
KitKat1985 - EDD 2nd Dec. Team yellow.
Theaks - EDD 2nd Dec. Team yellow.
Devgal - EDD 3rd Dec. Team yellow.
Kippersandcurtains - EDD 3rd Dec. Team yellow.
SouthDownsSunshine - EDD 3rd Dec. Team yellow.
Peanutbutter2409 - EDD 3rd Dec. Team yellow.
SecretSquirrelsSecretFriend - EDD 3rd Dec. Team yellow.
SolomonDaisy - EDD 4th Dec. Team yellow.
Nuttypops - EDD 4th Dec. Team yellow.
Pops1985 - EDD 4th Dec. Team yellow.
Birchygoo - EDD 4th Dec. Team yellow.
NurseRosie - EDD 5th Dec. Team yellow.
TipBoov - EDD 6th Dec. Team yellow.
K2fatcat - EDD 6th Dec. Team yellow.
NotAClue82 - EDD 7th Dec. Team yellow. HAVING TWINS!!
LittleBear01 - EDD 7th Dec. Team yellow.
User1459543334 - EDD 7th Dec. Team yellow.
Excitedmummytob - EDD 7th Dec. Team yellow.
BowSurprise - EDD 7th Dec. Team yellow.
Sunnydays321 - EDD 8th Dec. Team yellow.
Shopaholic85 - EDD 8th Dec. Team yellow.
Rosa89 - EDD 8th Dec. Team yellow.
Helbelle75 - EDD 8th Dec. Team yellow.
Babymaybe562 - EDD 8th Dec. Team yellow.
Hanste123 - EDD 8th Dec. Team yellow.
HidinginPlainS1ght - EDD 9th Dec. Team yellow.
Pocketsized - EDD 9th Dec. Team yellow.
Babyinthacorner - EDD 9th Dec. Team yellow.
Barkingtreefrog - EDD 9th Dec. Team yellow.
BabyBumpHopeful - EDD 10th Dec. Team yellow.
Kittyscot81 - EDD 10th Dec. Team yellow.
Azure83 - EDD 11th Dec. Team yellow.
Lilydaisyrose - EDD 11th Dec. Team yellow.
DartmoorDoughnut - EDD 11th Dec. Team yellow.
BelleinLondon - EDD 12th Dec. Team yellow.
Popskipiekin - EDD 12th Dec. Team yellow.
Cupcakesam84 - EDD 12th Dec. Team yellow.
Babydreaming - EDD 12th Dec. Team yellow.
Romoca - EDD 12th Dec. Team yellow.
Brisgirl - EDD 13th Dec. Team yellow.
Ermmm - EDD 13th Dec. Team yellow.
Vb87 - EDD 14th Dec. Team yellow.
Chookchick - EDD 13th Dec. Team yellow.
OrianaBanana - EDD 14th Dec. Team yellow.
MangeToooot - EDD 15th Dec. Team yellow.
Youngoldmum - EDD 15th Dec. Team yellow.
Kajlo - EDD 15th Dec. Team yellow.
Growingbeanno2 - EDD 15th Dec. Team yellow.
Underrugswept - EDD 16th Dec. Team yellow.
Firawla - EDD 16th Dec. Team yellow.
Hannahcarpe27 - EDD 16th Dec. Team yellow.
Becciandbump - EDD 17th Dec. Team yellow.
Bigfam - EDD 17th Dec. Team yellow.
FlyingSpaghettiMOnster - EDD 18th Dec. Team yellow.
FluffyPickleMonster - EDD 18th Dec. Team yellow.
Jbailey149 - EDD 18th Dec. Team yellow.
TinySalmon - EDD 19th Dec. Team yellow.
Hanch99 - EDD 19th Dec. Team yellow.
PpaaWWss - EDD 19th Dec. Team yellow.
Nightcap - EDD 19th Dec. Team yellow.
Mistletoe1 - EDD 19th Dec. Team yellow.
Stargirl84 - EDD 20th Dec. Team yellow.
JillyCooper2015 - EDD 20th Dec. Team yellow.
Hiccup223 - EDD 20th Dec. Team yellow.
Lamington85 - EDD 20th Dec. Team yellow.
ButtonAndBows - EDD 20th Dec. Team yellow.
Flapjacklover - EDD 20th Dec. Team yellow.
Led2012 - EDD 21st Dec. Team yellow.
StubbleTurnips - EDD 21st Dec. Team yellow.
Mejse - EDD 22nd Dec. Team yellow.
Roxy2307 - EDD 22nd Dec. Team yellow.
Jfw82 - EDD 22nd Dec. Team yellow.
Leotwist - EDD 22nd Dec. Team blue.
Helgathehairy - EDD 22nd Dec. Team yellow.
Bumbleclat - EDD 22nd Dec. Team yellow.
PlumpAndPlain - EDD 23rd Dec. Team yellow.
Weechops - EDD 25th Dec. Team yellow.
Anewleaf - EDD 25th Dec. Team yellow.
AppleMagic - EDD 25th Dec. Team yellow.
Lucya87 - EDD 25th Dec. Team yellow.
Bella1985 - EDD 25th Dec. Team yellow.
Cnchapmanxx - EDD 26th Dec. Team yellow.
ChocolateRaisin EDD 27th Dec. Team yellow.
MrsG32 - EDD 28th Dec. Team yellow.
SylvanusWindrunner - EDD 29th Dec. Team yellow.
Shemozzle - EDD 29th Dec. Team yellow.
Newhairdontcare - EDD 29th Dec. Team yellow.
SpaceDinosaur - EDD 30th Dec. Team yellow.
Swancourt - EDD 31st Dec. Team yellow.
PenguinePenguins - EDD 31st Dec. Team yellow.
Whatafrickennightmare - EDD 31st Dec. Team yellow.
Admarks - EDD 31st Dec. Team yellow.
ZylaB - EDD 3rd Jan (but Dec delivery planned). Team yellow.
Feefeefs - EDD tbc. Team yellow.
SaraAndThePea - EDD tbc. Team yellow.
Lemonade30 - EDD tbc. Team yellow.
Insetwitticismhere - EDD tbc. Team yellow.
Billabye - EDD tbc. Team yellow.
Pockets123 - EDD tbc. Team yellow.
SquelchyFelch - EDD tbc. Team yellow.
PiccolaPixxie - EDD tbc. Team yellow.
OurGrowingFamily - EDD tbc. Team yellow.
Flyawayblue - EDD tbc. Team yellow.
Londonmamabychance EDD tbc. Team yellow.
Readinrainbow EDD tbc. Team yellow.
Eskerina81 - EDD tbc. Team yellow.
Englishgirl - EDD tbc. Yeam yellow.
Firsttimer16 - EDD tbc. Yeam yellow.

I told DS (4) a few days ago because he kept climbing on/elbowing my tummy and wanting to be picked up. First he didn't believe me and said it was just food. Then he reluctantly accepted it might be true but didn't seem too interested. Then he got slightly more excited, and said 'I hope it's my friend Thomas!'

Hi girls, I need so sort of support encouragement I just can't stop thinking something is going to be wrong tomorrow. Last night I got in a right state and thought my heart was going to beat through my chest and just kept welling up. I'm just absolutely petrified! I had a scan a couple of weeks ago due to a tiny bleed and everything was normal. Somehow I've almost convinced myself something has happened since then. I had 2 MC's and one MMC last year but only ever really got to 8ish weeks. What is wrong with me? I was ok before but now I'm just a wreck, I keep squeezing my boobs to see if they still hurt and other symptoms have faded (I know this is normal lol but with mmc I 'knew' something was up when symptoms died down) DP is very sweet but I still feel like shit! I probably will until 9:30 tomorrow! Scan at 9:20.

oriana I hope it's my friend Thomas really made me laugh out loud thanks!

Hi Electra. So sorry I don't have much experience of MC, but didn't want to read and run. It does sound like you've got in a bit of state about it without anything concrete to base it on, but that's totally understandable given what you've been through before. My best advice would be to try and do something nice today to keep your mind off it until your scan tomorrow, but do take care of yourself and try to give yourself and break.

Oriana that's hilarious, I can completely imagine DTs saying something like that!

It's so tough isn't it electra. All you can do is hope and wait, chances are if you've seen a heartbeat already that it'll be ok. It does sound like you're very anxious though, is it worth seeing your gp and asking for some counselling? It's totally understandable given your history.

electra I am preg after an MC and I can't stop worrying either. Somebody suggested to me that I ask my midwife for an 'additional support midwife' to talk through my fears with because I just can't relax and enjoy this pregnancy. I had a MC before my two daughters, too - only at 5 weeks, but I lost all my symptoms, 'knew' something was up, and drove to a nearby Tesco to buy a test, did it there and then and it said 'not pregnant'. I miscarried later that day. In my last pregnancy I had very few symptoms and I felt I 'knew' something was up then, too. And now I don't have as many symptoms as I did with my daughters (I think it just goes to show you never actually 'know' - the amount of times I probably 'knew' something was up with my healthy pregnancies but it wasn't and now I have forgotten all about it is probably a million).

So firstly, taking advice from friends who know me and know how worried I am, I think we both need to find things to do that make us feel positive and channel our energies elsewhere. Once you've had your scan will you feel better? I'm trying to book an early scan for this week as I'm still only 9+2 (I think) and don't feel I can wait until 12 weeks. And if we still can't relax, ask for some counselling - you've been through a major set of traumas and you don't want to carry them through what should be a really exciting 9 months.

Hope that helps - I am crap at taking my own advice on this and can't stop worrying either, so hugs xxx

Hope your scan went well, Electra. The worrying is understandable, I've been similar despite having had lots of scans already due to IVF/bleeds.

I was very happy to see our healthy baby on our official 12 week scan this morning and have been put forward one day, so now 13 weeks exactly and my EDD is 6th Dec. We also got to hear the baby's heartbeat for the first time - so special! My scan pic is a bit blurry, but we were able to see lots of detail on the screen: fingers, spine, brain etc...

I'm very worried too - I had a mc in Feb and two good friends recently had mcs too.

I am clinging onto how awful I feel and desperately waiting for my scan on Saturday, desperately hoping it's good news. The wait is really tough

I'm so sorry that some of us are feeling so anxious. I wish there was like a little home ultrasound you could buy

I'm really looking forward to my scan to be honest. My dh is home the day before it, and then afterwards we'll tell the children. We'd have told them by now, but we want to tell them together, and also they are gobby and would tell dh's family before we could 😂

Hi guys,

Glad to hear people have had some lovely scans! Sorry to hear some of you are feeling so anxious. I do sympathise, having a monochorionic twin pregnancy sometimes makes it feel like I'm carrying a bellyful of potential medical problems rather than babies! I know that nothing really takes the worry away, but I do find it helps to keep busy & distracted. When I have too much time on my hands to think I just go a bit mental!

I met my consultant this morning again and it seems my babies are doing okay so far. It was nice to see them bouncing around on the scan! I'm going back in two weeks time for another check up. The time between appointments feels very long and drawn out, but I'll be doing my best to take my own advice - keep busy & distracted!

Good luck to all

x

I'll tell my DDs after the 12 week scan. I told them earlier last time and a) they told everybody in the whole world and then b) I had to explain when things went wrong. 2.5-year-old forgot all about it in about two seconds. 4.5-year-old had some choice wisdom I'd have probably preferred not to hear! She was fine - I think we explained it well - but I think repeated conversations like that would confuse her.

Just checking in. Can barely work today, low blood pressure is making me feel very ill and its vom > central. FYI puking banana up will put you off it for life.

Looking forward to our 12w scan on Monday.

Electra I'm exactly the same, and I only had a scan last Monday. The anxiety is awful. Last time I was waiting in the epu I was physically shaking and close to tears. When I walked into the scan room my friend had to support me as I felt really dizzy, and I couldn't remember anything the sonographer said in there other than confirming there was a heartbeat. I hadn't even heard the nurse tell me to go back to the waiting room.
You'd thinking would get better after 6 positive scans and clear results from the harmony tests, but I'm absolutely shitting myself about the 12w scan tomorrow. It will be the first 'normal' scan (ie not to do with bleeding ivf, or reassurance due to rmc) so totally untrodden territory for me, and in a different place. Seems like a really big deal so the pressure is higher, even though there's no logical reason to believe anything should be wrong.
Listening to mindfulness tracks sometimes helps me, but generally it's just as much distraction as possible. I've never been so busy!!!!

I'm still getting really bad headaches, but now they seem to be lasting all day and no amount of water is helping .

Hey barking that sounds really tough. Bring on tomorrow, hopefully you will feel more confident once that milestone has been hit!

stubbleturnips I have a little banana issue at present. Decided after 4 attempts of eating it in the last couple of weeks that I can't seem to keep it down! So off banana now!
The worry is horrible! I had my 13w scan last week but still thinking the worse.

People who are feeling very anxious, I felt like this in my last pregnancy and I got a natal hypnotherapy pregnancy CD. It really helped me relax. I'm planning to use it again when I manage to go through my box of pregnancy related stuff in the loft. I have a very clear memory of waiting for my 20 week scan in the hospital Costa and using the hypnotherapy techniques!

We told DS after the nuchal results last week, it was so fun. He's been telling everyone about the baby and how big it is.

Had a repeat scan today and it went much better. We could see baby really clearly, waving away! My heart stopped when the nuchal fold measurement came up as 3.6mm, but she redid it and it was 2.6. Still pretty high, so we'll see where the bloods bring our overall results. New due date of 2 December.

I'm feeling awful today, back at 8 weeks level of sickness. Gone straight back to bed, when I should really be working.

Evening girls
Back from my holiday, 2 hours sleep in about 24 hours very jet lagged, itchy, probably smelly cause I haven't had a shower yet! Also was sick on the plane 3 times. 10 hour flight was horrific. Can't even look at food right now. Feeling sorry for myself hope everyone else is ok xxx

south we didn't manage to get our nuchal as baby wouldn't stay still for the measurements. Not that we are bothered but it's always good to be prepared. I have to go in for just the blood tests in 2 weeks. I'm not sure if just the bloods would give clear results. Does anyone know x

for everyone anxious about scans. I can now feel movement (early but I felt DS early too) so not anxious in same way. Got blood results back and we're low risk which is a real relief.

Telling all the kids together on 10 or 11 June as that's when we next have the whole tribe together (DSS's are on holiday with their mum this week so we missed a weekend) - I'm really obviously showing now so hoping DS (8) remains oblivious. I'll be nearly 16 weeks by then - DP thinks I look about 6 months already but I was huge with DS!

Felt rough yesterday - spicy tomato juice (usually helps me with constipation) just made me feel ill. Now tired after being awake and spending a lot of time in the bathroom during the night but I guess my 'cure' worked lol.

Had an inexplicable rage moment earlier with an auto-checkout. Too many 'unexpected items in the bagging area' - DS couldn't work out why I was so unusually upset & frustrated!

chapman, that was me

I could have sworn I felt the baby kick yesterday but think it's too early at 11+ 2 but then again at lunch today sitting quietly and felt like an elastic band pop inside me. It really didn't feel like what I normally get with wind so I'm very confused x

Becci - I have been feeling this for about 2/3 weeks now so from about 11 weeks on. I feel pings, scrapes and almost something akin to a pulsing/flutters. I'm far more sensitive than before and a tad uncomfortable so planning on mentioning it to my mw because I wonder if it's my section scar!

Feeling movement far earlier than with DS who I felt about 14/15 weeks and described it as bubbles.

Hi all,
Just to say I'm out. Had a private scan this morning and have a missed miscarriage. Little bean stopped growing a couple of weeks ago at week 9 and no heartbeat. Got my appointment at the EPU on Thursday and will take things from there.
Wishing you all happy and healthy pregnancies. Thank you for being there x