March 2017 - Thread #2

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March 2017 continued!

Hi everyone,

Having a sneaky lie down. Have been feeling better today, so was trying to get a few things done that require me to be out of bed and active. Thought "gosh, I'm feeling better today" and BAM I had to lie down quickly before I fainted/threw up. Pregnancy is weird. It's on days like these that I'll suddenly think "hmm, I feel a bit sick" and then remember that I'm pregnant I hope it's tailing off for good, I feel like I did when I was 3/4/5 weeks and that was manageable (9 weeks tomorrow).

Trying to remember when I started feeling better last time. I know that we moved house when I was 9 weeks with a long drive, which was difficult but not appalling, and that I enjoyed Bucks Fizz and Xmas dinner at 11 weeks, so I'm quietly hopeful.

The smell thing - I've always had a strong sense of smell and I now can't stand any BO (including my own), anyone breathing near me (poor OH and DS), the dog, bins, fridge, cigarette smoke... yuck!

My sense of smell has gone crazy as well, someone came into our works canteen today with a bowel of mackrel and to make things worse they had also microwaved it, I had to run out for some fresh air!, Shame cos I was feeling okay up until that point

Super sense of smell here, too. Had the same last time all the way through. Made me vom a few times on opening the fridge. I had to give up emptying the bin, too!

7+5 today and absolutely shattered. Slept through tea time. Ready for bed again soon!

I've never had such amazing personal hygiene. I'm showering twice a day and washing my armpits more often, and flossing every day as well so the smell of myself doesn't make me feel sick lol.

First dat at new job today, planned on telling my new boss about my situation but didn't get the opportunity hopefully will this week sometime. Hope they will be ok with me it wasn't planned this way but it's happens and we are happy. I am also suffering with a head cold, coughing and aching. Sat on the sofa with a blanket and cup of tea. I'm shattered so will be asleep soon at a guess.

On the subject of smells my partner had a can of cider over the weekend and I could smell it a mile off it seemed to strong and made me feel so sick.

Had my booking in appointment today with my midwife. She scanned me and baby is now 2 days ahead of schedule so I'm 10 weeks today. Totally delighted! Also haven't been sick today which is the first time in 3 weeks AND ate a full pizza to myself. The light at the end of the tunnel?! I never thought I would feel normal again. Spending the evening reading through all the booklets she gave me.
Hope everyone else's nausea eases soon xx

Hi Bridget, when you say she scanned you did she actually do an ultrasound there and then? That sounds really reassuring, though I suspect it's not standard practice. Mines next week and although I had a scan a couple of weeks ago I'm really anxious again.

Yep missclarke when I walked in she said to me 'first things first would you like a scan?' Of course I wasn't going to decline! I didn't expect it but very pleased to have seen baby. She was also determined to make the baby move, she was digging and shaking that probe into my uterus until we got a response!
Hopefully you'll get a scan next week to reassure you, maybe ask if they don't offer?

I've never heard of a scan at a MW appointment! I suppose if they have a scan machine and the training then why not, but it's definitely not standard practice as most scans are by sonographers rather than MW. My booking in is next Monday, going to have to take my daughter but I am hoping they will have most of my notes from last time. It was only a year ago and should be the same MW

I can't wait for a scan. Despite the sickness it all feels a bit surreal at the moment. I had really convinced myself I wasn't ever going to have any more so this (despite being planned) is taking me a while to get my head round. I'm going to be a mum of 5! People say I'm mad already. :/

I also had my booking appointment today and dating scan is booked for 25th August. I'm feeling really nervous about it now.

Went back to GP as well for different nausea meds and these ones seem to be working - for the first time in a month I had a few hours of feeling normal. Bliss. Then it wore off and i wanted to cry. So I'll be popping these pills as, frankly, it was lovely to feel human again and not have to lie down/run off to be sick/feel like I'm dying. Last time I was pregnant I could just come home from work and cry on the sofa about how bad I felt, but this time I have a toddler to look after and I really can't cope!

queen i know what you mean, it doesn't feel 'real' before a scan, atm i feel like i'm just making it up or something!

DS's 3rd birthday tomorrow, having 12 family members over for a birthday tea, no idea how i'm going to make and be around all that food without throwing up

Iv just found out my friend is due in February. So happy for her but hard to not say ME TOO!!!

Not that I'm due in February but that I'm just generally pregnant too!!!

Is anyone else getting headaches? I'd say I have them 3/7 days a week at the moment and paracetamol doesn't always do anything. My GP says it's normal. I just wish I could take something a little stronger. I have Naproxen from when I was in the US, they sell it over the counter there in the way we get ibuprofen here, and it says it's safe until the 3rd trimester, but I just don't want to be messing with things like that.

I can honestly say I feel like everything has changed since the scan. I really wasn't enjoying being pregnant, sick, tired, headachey etc, but now I've seen a baby and it's actually real, wriggling away in there, I feel a lot more positive and less resentful.

That's good super.

I felt like i was making it all up as well until i saw them on the scan now i have gone back to that surreal feeling. Ive got another scan on monday can't wait to see them both again 😃

Oh super the headaches! It's awful. On Sunday I just lay on the sofa with my eyes closed letting the toddler mainline Paw Patrol because my head hurt too much to do anything else. Yesterday at work I spent half an hour hiding my eyes at my desk - the headache was literally blinding, I couldn't see my computer. Argh!

I'm 9+2 and hoping they'll pass soon. Apparently the placenta takes over at 10 weeks and a lot of people find their symptoms ease then. Poor us.

green My cousin announced her pregnancy on Facebook and I couldn't help myself, I sent her a PM saying me too! I have already told quite a few people though.

Garden I'm 10+5 and still feeling tired. My boobs haven't been too sore for a while - they're still tender but not as bad as they were a few weeks ago. I've been lucky not to feel sick so can't comment on that.

Oh dear, I'm 10+3 and still got a banging head! I took some paracetamol in the night and I couldn't work out when it was, to take some more. Luckily my fitbit tracks my sleep and told me I was up for 5 min at 2.28am so away I go to take some more. Have 3 kids to take to swimming lessons and then blackberry picking so I need to be on top form!

Currently sat on the sofa before work and don't seem to be able to move! When will this tiredness stop!!

Morning ladies, I too have an incredible sense of smell. Can't go near the bin or feed the cat!

I have my scan later and I'm fretting so much, don't know how I'm going to get through it.

I know some of you have been through the same thing, how on earth can I stay calm?

The likelihood is its bad news, I'm so anxious. Keep getting little booms in my chest.

I had my early scan yesterday, and all looks well! I was pretty worried as I had a week of pretty bad cramps. Sizing confirmed 7 w +1 and could see the little heartbeat flickering.

Feeling a lot better now the cramping is easing off, nausea on its own seems easier to deal with (although it's still pretty grim).

Oh Elsa, I really feel for you. Deep breathing and telling myslef that 'whatever will be, will be' are what I do, but, really, nothing can fully take away the apprehension, I know. It's very hard. We're all here to hold your hand.

ElsaMars - I know how you feel, I struggled to feel calm yesterday morning, and mainly tried to distract myself as much as possible. Not easy though.

Hope everything goes Ok for you