December 2017 babies #5 - dating scans and food chat, and dwindling symptoms???

[glastogal]

Time for a new thread methinks.. will pop a link to this in the old one. Make yourselves comfy ladies - this one might see a few of us into the 2nd trimester 😱😱😱

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I'm 10+6 today, mostly feeling fine again, quite sickly yesterday morning but fine today. I'm exactly the same @Mrsbluebell17, an awful worrier, I didn't really find the early scans reassuring for more than the moment they were being done. I'm hoping I get more relief from the 12 week but then I imagine I'll start worrying about the screening. I wonder what it must be like to just be excited and assume all will be ok, I envy those people so much! I'm so grateful I have you girls to talk to, I really am, it's so nice to know other people worry as well, I'm sure it's not the case but everyone I know just 'seems' to sail through pregnancy without a worry in the world. I'm such an anxious Annie! It's my least favourite thing about myself, first it was worry worry worry about never getting pregnant and now I have it's just as bad! Xx

Peachi I totally agree, I can't imagine having a big bump (or, actually, a baby)!

Anyone else feel like they're in a weird mental limbo between 'I should be mentally preparing myself for a baby' and 'I don't want to think about that just in case it doesn't work out' and 'OMG A BABY'??? It's exhausting!

Carlotta and Bluebell I hope you're both able to relax a bit today, I'm sure that everything will go well at your scans (although I'm pretty sure I'll be feeling the same when it's time for mine, everything feels so fragile at this point, doesn't it?)

Carlotta you're only a few days behind my dates then so no wonder we are feeling the same thing and we are both worriers.

I feel totally as you described and also feeling hit the nail on the head where I've done things like order maternity clothes but scared to wear them incase things go wrong.

I'm seeing some family today and one of them is overseas a lot, so would be nice to tell them whilst they are all around, but I'm too scared to tell them until we have the scan on Thursday. Am I mad? Haha.

Thanks, everyone. Trying to concentrate to keep the morning tablets in for at least 30 minutes... 10 minutes to go! I'll manage.
Sometimes I don't quite know if I'm sick or just hungry, it's so weird.

Feelingcalledlove, yes, it is weird... I'm really trying not to get attached too much, because I can't believe that it's me who is pregnant, who is having a baby. And extremely worried that something is not OK, that there is no baby, that it doesn't have a heart beat.
Weird twinges today this doesn't help either - haha.
11th week is another crucial step in pregnancy with the placenta taking over, so another point on my worry list.

Hello ladies! 11+2 today, I only reached 10 weeks with previous 2 pregnancies so it's feeling a little surreal still. I'm so nervous for my scan, it's a week tomorrow! Even though I've had 2 positive early scans I keep thinking anything could have happened since then!
I'm still puking my guts up and still on the anti-sickness tablets, I'm trying to take this as a good sign but I would very much appreciate the placenta if it takes over already because I'm so fed up of feeling rubbish 😂
Can you believe there is a February 2018 board already? How are February babies being made already?! I still think December seems so far away!

I feel the same as many of you. I'm 10+4 today and want to give myself permission to just be really really happy and excited but I just don't feel confident doing that and probably won't until delivery tbh. With DD being pre-term I'm just terrified that this one will be even earlier. I can't imagine getting to term, having the baby then just taking it home! 🤞🤞🤞

So I'm on the worrier bench today. I have tray bake and orange squash.
I have pain on my shoulder. Normally I would put it down to the stress of organising a trip for 200 kids (currently on coach of 60 of them heading south) but read about shoulder pain linked to ectopic. I have NO other symptoms linked to ectopic. I'm rosy cheeked, no pain in tummy, no sickness, just tiredness (maybe down to the less than 5 hours sleep!).
Am I worrying over nothing? I'm away for 5 days but can get seen where I'm going if it's an emergency.

How early was your DD oyster?

My 1st was born at 36 weeks, I fully expected the same for my 2nd but he left me hanging on until 39+6!😂

I definitely have the feeling that I don't see a happy ending in sight quite yet, hoping it will feel more real after 12w scan but previous mc's seem to have taken all joy of pregnancy from me!

I can't envisage myself getting to term either. I had a breeze pregnancy until 28 weeks when things started to go wrong. I seem to be dealing with my anxiety by putting the fact I am pregnant to the back of my mind haha.

Woke at 4-4.30 this morning and then DD woke at 5.30 grrrr. I'm drinking proper coffee this morning as I simply need the caffeine hit.

@ScotsLamb how far along are you? You've got a Dec due date, right? If you were ectopic, surely you'd be in excruciating pain by now given the baby's size. If you're worried, can you go to a walk-in?

@glastogal I felt it too yesterday!!!!!!! Hard lump about 2" right of centre, that disappeared later and reappeared left of centre, and then later last night back on the right of centre! So convinced it's the little biker 😄 by dates I'm now 13+2 but by scans I'm now 13+6.

She wasn't terribly early, only 35+5, but she was only 4lbs 13 and had a stay in NICU for various issues. It was a very difficult time. I had envisioned spending those early days cuddling at home not sat next to an incubator but know that I'm lucky that it all worked out ok in the end, most of the babies in her room were half her size.

It's reassuring to hear your second wasn't early Tootsy Do you know why your first was? They don't know why mine was, my waters just broke randomly then I went into labour 12 hours later.

Shove up on the bench please ladies!! I am 9+6 today, had a bleed again last night, seems to have settled again this morning. I definitely don't feel like there will be a baby at the end of this yet. Thinking of booking a private scan for Saturday, but may ring them first to explain our situation.
Last scan at epu there was a hematoma on left side (not baby side) and they did warn me to expect more bleeding. It's just so hard though, every time it feels like it's all over.
I have fizzy water, oat &a fruit biscuits from nairns and some cheese.
Every time the bleeding starts all other symptoms disappear too, so that is very unhelpful.
Have come to work, we have workmen in the house today installing a wardrobe, so I couldn't even wallow in my anxiety at home.
I did have a fabulous dream once I got back to sleep at around 6 this morning, where I went for a scan and I was really upset and then there was a wee baby smiling and waving at me. I have decided that it is maybe my body trying to tell me that all is still ok ( I will choose to believe that for a while anyway).
Sorry you are all so worried as well.
Let's just concentrate on making it through today. Good luck anyone with scans.

Hehe @dirtygrubbybikerchick mine is left of centre today! I will check tomorrow to see if it moves 😆 didn't occur to me that it might!

Lots of positive energy to everyone on the worry bench ♥️ I sat there permanently until dating scan and now I'm on and off it every few days. Had some really sharp pains all across my belly yesterday and panicked but they have subsided now. Honestly, I didn't realise there would be new aches and pains every day this early (and pretty much from the start). I was so unprepared for this!!

Oyster they don't know why it was just spontaneous labour. I went in to get checked for pains I was having and they found me to be dilated already, I was kept in overnight for hope to be sent home the next day but it just geared up to full on contractions. It turns out she was back to back which they didn't pick up on until pushing so ended in forceps, a 3rd degree tear and a week stay in the hospital. Very different circumstances but such a horrendous experience!

I was very glad to get my term baby and home less than 12 hours later the 2nd time around! I want to order one of those this time too lol x

dirtygrubbybikerchick I'm 10+ 4. I don't know 🤷‍♀️ might phone midwife when we get to our destination.

@ScotsLamb Best to check if worried. Stoicism is just not worth the stress of worrying. Good luck!

Seraphine should give us all a group discount 😂 Just to note, I found that the sizes come up on the loose side of pre-pregnancy size. So whilst I would normally wear size 10 jeans, Seraphine's size 8 (all under bump) fit me really well.

@glastogal Definitely keep us posted on the bump watch! Had a (nice) shock day yesterday when I realised that all the scan measurements meant that Little Biker's crown-to-heel size is now nearly as long as my hand from tip of index finger to heel of palm! ❤️ Getting more and more excited everyday 😄

Traffic jam, windy lakes roads, feeling sick as a chip help me x

I'm at work today and wearing my own clothes instead of the uniform that we are supposed to wear. Because there's no such thing as maternity uniform. So I'm feeling like I'm flaunting my pregnancy, even though I clearly have a bit of a bump and can't fit in to my normal clothes. It just makes me feel uneasy like this is some sort of weird dream. Hopefully all will be ok. I'm still firmly on the worry bench. I've brought blueberry yogurt. Can't believe I'm actually going to have a baby. A real baby!!!

Monty, I feel the same way.. it's so surreal, isn't it?!

Carlotta I'm the same today with windy country roads. I have soft mints and sips of water.

We've stopped @ScotsLamb bought sherbet lemons and fizzy water!

Sherbet lemons is a good shout!!!! I have kids flipping tubs of chewing g on the bus. If I have to answer the question "When will we get there?" One more time I will scream!!!!

Love the look of the Seraphine gym bundle, but it's not available until July. Tempted to get some GapFit maternity sports leggings today while Gap have 35% off and free delivery.

Oh and big thank you to whoever mentioned peanut butter on crackers a week or 2 ago. Can't get enough peanut butter at the moment!