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hi, im due on the 1st of october with 2nd after 3mcs in the past 18m. anyone else?

j20,really pleased your scan went well!!xx

buffy I have so many questions for you - is your gp doing anything for your low blood pressure? I have been really dizzy too and just wondering what they do about it.

And very interested in your csection scar pain. I was considering giving a VBAC a go but it does not sound pleasant.

and finally......8 tests....8!!!!

Good news on the scan J20BABY, you must feel very happy this evening.

Hi I have just had a chance to ahve a look and will put myself on the stats as it looks like I'm ok at mo.

this stage such a scary time so sympathies to those who are worried and obviously to ST and lissie for your losses.

Kezza I had a vbac last time but didn't have scar pain thoguh would refuse full monitoring next time as the mw was an ars and put me in stirrups and made me push lots so suffered a lot of damage. The worst thing was being treated like I'd done it before when it was my first labour. Am being pushed towards cs this time but haven't yet decided - theought that would be case for you buffy? if you've had one i think they prefer you to go for antoher.

Love the M&S theory re food, thehairybabysmum!

Buffythenappyslayer, re the c-section I am going to be asking for an elective c-section as last time I had a third degree tear, internal lacerations, haemorrhage and post-natal incontinence . I was under a consultant for a while and after they did all the bottom ultrasounds (NOT nice) they said I have a 40% chance of permanent faecal incontinence if I have another vaginal birth - but it's up to me (!!!).

Those odds are way too scary for me, so if they refuse me a c-section I will be very upset. Good luck with asking - let us know how you get on.

Sorry - only just come on this thread and already blabbing about my last birth! Thing is, it was grim, and I can't quite believe I've got to the point where I'm ready to do it all again!!!!

Love the shrine idea, greedyforbabies. I can't stop testing so maybe I should make one too? My tests are still very faint - anyone else the same?

P.S. J20 isn't it just amaaaazing to have seen a heartbeat already when your baby is so tiny? Fantastic result. I'm really pleased for you.

thanks everyone. yeah it was amazing, i started crying, and was on my own, but they where all really nice to me.

i've got to go see my gp about the anemia, he said he didn't think i was yesterday, but i knew i was, so i can say told you so!

anyway i got a few leaflets so he's a few points that may reasure some of you;

hormonal changes can be responsible for cramps or stitch like pains that some women experience in the lower part of the tummy, and can sometimes be quite severe, and these hormones can also cause constipation which can cause pain.

backache is also thought to be due to an hormonal effect, as the supporting muscles are softer.

i'm sorry but i didn't get anything on bleeding, but dizziness and lightheadedness can be caused through anemia or something to do with the increased oxygen in your blood apparantly.

it also says to seek advice if overly worried (obviously!)

no more than people already knew probably, but just thought i'd do it just in case.

j20 I am counting down the days till I can hear the baby and get some reassurance for it all...it is far too early for me to really have any tests at the moment and time seems to have dragged to a stand still. Hope all are well today, the day is almost at an end for me and has been far too busy.

MJM hope your head is a little better and can deffo take paracetamol. Otherwise try lying in a dark room with some nice smelly oils burning and relax your headache into submission

Morning

J2O - that's fab news you've seen the heartbeat!

Yawning monster - I'm the same I can't wait til I get a scan probably won't be for another 5 weeks yet though

Those wanting a section I am the opposite! I have had 2 already and would really like to try for a natural but I think I will have a fight on my hands!!

I felt really crap yesterday til about lunch time when I fancied a curry luckily I work right next to an indian restaurant so popped there for lunch I felt ten times better for it though!! I was then in bed by 8 and didn't wake up til 6.30 and that was only because my alarm went off!! I do remember getting up for a wee in the night too though but must have managed to get straight back to sleep!

As for bleeding I forgot to say that with ds I had a very heavy bleed and still had ds to show

Hope everyone has a good day

MJM saw Emmas Diary referred to somewhere on a thread and have just read that headaches can be very common due to hormonal changes and NOT to take paracetamol in first trimester (was told ok with ds1) best to get this checked with your gp.

hi all

hope everyone is ok

i was told by gp, nurse and in the leaflets that paracetomol is safe, and the only thing that can be taken!

hi everyone!!!

kezza,my gp didnt say anything about my low blood pressure,just taht it was low,and taht was why id been feeling dizzy!

please dont be put off having a vbac just because i had a bad time!!evryone is different,but i had the worst pain ever whilst dd was coming out.i was told by a mw friend taht i have the right to ask for another cs because of having one beofre,but when i asked last time,the consultant point blankly said no.theink this time i will probably burst into tears and force her to give me one!!!

make my test number 9!!i woke up this morning,didnt feel sick,and said to dh that i had to test again to make sure!!how paranoid am i?!it was pos again,as i knew it would be,but im terrified taht im not actually pg even though i know i am!!!

will prob feel better when i have a scan.i cant believe taht yesterday i was soooooooooooo sick,and today i feel fine!ive had bad morning sickness all teh way through with all of tehm,so im worrying myself abit because i dont feel too bad!should be glad i know,but im worried!!

Morning ladies, feeling a bit better about things this morning as the spotting has stopped. Just have CM with a slighty orange tinge. Paranoid now about every ache and pain though, especially on one side, it?s so annoying.

Hi Buffy, glad it went well at the GP. Charming about the baggy uterus! If I had to have a section (praying I won?t) I think I?d beg for a tummy tuck at the same time, whilst they?re there know they wouldn?t though! I?m feeling a bit dizzy too. I normally have quite low blood pressure though. I know what you mean about being hungry all the time, except, I?m keeping it all down .

Manitz ? that?s great news that things are looking/feeling good for you It is such a scary time, I think I was ok until the spotting started yesterday and then I flipped into thinking it would all end again. The spotting stopped yesterday around lunchtime so hopefully, it?s nothing serious. I do feel very left alone by the med professionals though, you would think there could be more support and information available for those going through this for the first time at least. It seems like an age between weeks 4 and 7!

Hello Verso ? uggh, your story scared me very much! I hope you get what you want.

J20baby ? thanks for the info Hope you had a very sound and happy sleep last night.

Yawningmonster ? I?m the same, can?t wait for a scan, time is really, really dragging! It?s not only the excitement of seeing the baby but the reassurance that things are ok isn?t it? Thanks for the headache tips, it was a delight to wake up without it this morning as I?d had it for 3 days. I?m not really good with paracetamol anyway so I didn?t take any. What is Emma?s Diary? Is it worth reading?

Whoopse - glad you got a good nights sleep. I was shattered slept from 9 to 6.30 and didn?t even dream (or get up, I don?t think) Thanks for the reassurance re the bleed. The fear was exhausting yesterday.

mrsmc sooo glad your feeling a bit better

my sleep wasn't too bad thanks

still getting aches, but i feel a bit better about myself today too

hope everyone has a great day!

MMJ glad your feeling better,couldnt stop eating last night,and kept it down!!dh said hes happy i am hungry so much,yesterday i had,get ready for this!....toast for breakfast (which came back!) toast for luch (couldnt face proper food!,did the kids tea,and had a weight watchers chicken curry (been sat in teh freezer since i was dieting!),then dh got home at 7.30pm,and i ate a full 9 inch pizza!!kept it all down,and felt a complete pig,but i felt so hungry!!!

today im just going to eat when i feel hungry,but its usually when i feel hungry that i feel sick!havent felt sick today though,so got worried taht im not pg (even though i know i am!!done 9 tests now!!)had morning sickness all way through with all my otehrs,so am worried that someothings wrong this time.

MrsMcJnr - Emma's Diary is in the Early Pregnancy pack they hand out at the doctor's. They might not have it in Scotland. If you want, I will send you mine - it's good for a laugh... So NOT typical of a pg!!

I know you don't get much support from the medical profession in early pregnancy, but I think the harsh reality is that because m/c are unfortunately more common than you realise, they aren't very interested before week 8 because they have limited resources and want to make sure that the people they see have viable pgs. Of course, all of us who've had m/c then end up demanding extra attention when we are pg again!!

p.s Emma's Diary is a booklet about pg, and goes through one womans experience, you should get a copy from your gp or mw x x

Morning all, feeling loads better today and worryingly positive. Why does it feel bad to be positive??? Its madness I tell you.

when we are all the size of houses and in abolustely no doubt that there is a live baby inside us, and we are being kicked inside out, we can read back to these days and laugh (or cry)

buffy thats what I wanted to hear about the dizziness, just that it was normal really.

glad your bleeding has stopped Mrs, Im sure you will find something else to worry about now

Had the worst pains in my side last night, under my ribcage, so glad to hear others have too.

How the hell do women in less developed countries get pregnant, do manual labour in fields, cope with poor nutrition, not a lot of medical intervention, and then just pop out their babies and get back on with it!!! It makes me quite ashamed at just how much sleep I seem to be requiring these days....but not so ashamed that I dont do it

ooh and you get some free stuff with your emma's diary pack

i love free stuff

KezzaG - they don't - it's a myth...

I only got the Ready, Steady Baby book ? nothing else . If it?s not worth reading, maybe I?m not missing out! Totally understand what you say about the med prof, I think knowing that is making me more stressed if that makes any sense! Roll on week 8!

ive just regeistered ion the emmas diary website and tehy send you free book and claim card to get your freebies from lloyd pharmacy.emmasdiary.co.uk

I've just fallen down the stairs at home. Am typing this in tears. Don't know what to do. Am scared this will end my pregnancy.

Anyone there?

Curly - my friend fell down the stairs when she was pg and it didn't have any effect on her pg at all. Her dh made her rest for a couple of days and her baby boy was born last December. Remember that your baby is tucked away behind your pubic bone, protected by your tummy muscles and surrounded in a cushioning balloon of amniotic fluid. I would have thought there is very little risk of it affecting your pg.

But how are YOU??

Same friend also dropped her first baby on its head! He was also absolutely fine. They are a lot more robust than you think...

Can't stop crying. Have hurt my back a bit and really shaky.