February 2018 Babies!

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Hello! Just got my bfp, would love to join up with others expecting next Feb.

My DD is 16 months, so we're expecting (almost exactly!) a 2yr age gap all being well. EDD 2nd Feb.

Good luck today Pumbleton.

Thankyou coffee

Unfortunately DS1 was up all night with a temperature so I'm not in the calm frame of mind I had hoped to be! Oh well...

What time is your scan? Hope you don't have to hang around too long

Best of luck today Pumbleton xx

It really was difficult to see anything at the scan, but the sonographer showed us the little flickering that is (apparently) the heartbeat and that is honestly all I wanted to see...but when the whole bean apparently only measures 13.7 mm, then everything is going to be tiny.

Ours was a private scan, for £79 you got the scan and two "photos". The clinic also does 4D scans and you can buy all manner of tat (bears with heartbeat sounds, keyrings, etc) but all I wanted was to see that my bean was (a) there (b) in the right place and (c) roughly the right size!

NHS scans (we had two last pregnancy, one when I started bleeding showing a smaller-than-it-should-have-been bean, one a week later that showed an empty sac) don't give you a picture as a matter of course - ours charge £2 per print out (and don't give change so you need to remember to take cash) - there's a sign on the doors telling you this. The neighbouring authority (where my best mate gives birth) is apparently £5 for two photos, so a very similar price.

Congrats on the scan em

Good luck today pumbleton I'm thinking of you

Good luck today pumbleton

Em congratulations on your scan. I'm on my phone and can't see your picture very well, but it looks like your name etc is at the bottom of the pic. You might want to report your post if it worries you.

Em lovely scan you must be so pleased.

Thanks for all the good wishes. Unfortunately it doesn't look good. They couldn't find a heartbeat but as they can't be 100% so I have to wait another bloody week and get scanned again. So no clarity and still in limbo but they are pretty sure it's not viable. Kind of sat here not knowing what to feel now! I can't move on as I don't know for definite it's m/c, and can't feel hopeful as it's most likely it will be m/c. FFS.

Wishing you all well with your little beans, look after them x

Oh Pumberton - how awful for you! I am so sorry you have to go through this. Just do whatever you need to do to get through this week and look after yourself x

I can confirm that I've had a miscarriage. It's the most awful thing in the world right now.

I want to thank you all for your support and pray that none of you have to go through this.

@PumbletonWakeshaft I really hope this doesn't happen to you. But if it does I honestly found preparing for the worst to help. Be kind to yourself and have lots of hot baths.

I wish you all happy and healthy pregnancies.

Blissful and Pumbleton I'm so sorry. Blissful look after yourself, rest and let people take care of you. I've been there and it's just awful, I'm so sorry and I'm sending you love.

Pumbleton I'm hoping that you can find out soon either way. It's horrible to be left in limbo. Sending

So sorry Blissful and Pumbleton

So sorry to hear that blissful, and hope you get to find out soon pumbleton as limbo isn't a fun place to be.

for both of you

So, so sorry Blissful - and Pumberton, biggest sympathies, totally understand your limbo feeling

Blissful - I am so sorry to hear that. It is such a horrendous loss to go through. Please take care if yourself xx

I am so so sorry Blissful. There are no words . I'm thinking of you x

I'm also really sorry Pumbleton, it must be awful being in limbo like this. I hope you get some answers soon x x x

Oh Bliss I'm so sorry to hear that. Let it all out, give yourself this time to grieve. Make sure someone is there to look after you. Much love xxx

Pumbleton limbo is the worst place to be in, I'm so sorry that it looks like bad news. Much love to you too xxx

blissful and Pumbleton, you are in my thoughts and prayers.

Pumbleton - I think you should take whichever train of thought is easier to cope with. For me at this stage it would definitely be m/c, rather than holding on. But people are different... and scans do miss things sometimes.

Sorry blissful for your loss and pumbleton for being in limbo still, thinking of you both ladies!

Blissful I'm really sorry to hear that, I hope you are looking after yourself. DH took the day off and has been an amazing support. We went out for a family lunch after the hospital, it was lovely to have a bit of family time together, just the 3 of us.

Thank you everyone for the support, it really does help. Now someone needs to post happy things about lovely growing bumps to cheer this thread up! xxx

So incredibly sorry @Blissfulignorance and I hope you get answers soon @PumbletonWakeshaft xxx

Self indulgent whinge time: I've just crawled into bed as I feel so blooming rotten. DP is being amazing, basically doing all the household stuff and childcare while I lie around feeling really rubbish. On a happier note, I had a conversation with my head teacher today where she said my HoD had told her as they were discussing staffing and was incredibly nice about it all. I know she has to be, but she was far nicer than she needed to, so that was kind and made me feel less guilty. Also, will make life easier if I have time off with morning sickness; I'm trying to keep going but I feel like the last few weeks of term will be a right slog!

We're running out of room, will start a new thread if noones beaten me to it

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February 2018 Babies #2
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