February 2018 Babies #2

[RainyDayBear]

New thread time ladies!

Not good news sadly. Scan showed a 7 week foetus with no heartbeat. Should have been 13.

Best of luck to the rest of you and hope you all have smooth running pregnancies and easy labours. I will pop back from time to time to see how you all are.

I am so very sorry for your loss Troika. That is incredibly sad. I wish the outcome had been different for you. I hope you can take the time you need to grieve and I hope you have good support around you.

I'm so sorry to hear that news Troika. It's incredibly sad. Take time to recover and be kind to yourself

Oh Troika I'm so sorry

Oh Troika I am so very sorry. That's horrible and so unfair. I really hope you have plenty of support in real life x x x

Pretzel - cute bump. I love the dress too x x x

@troika I'm so sorry to hear that, hope you and your husband are doing ok xxx

Oh troika I'm so sorry :( and sorry for my insensitively timed photo.

coffee thank you, it's a nursing/maternity one from jojo maman if you're looking for similar.

I am so sorry Troika, take all the time you need to heal & recover. Thinking of you lots 🌺 xx

Thanks Pretzel - I may well get it! I just want to wait a few more weeks to make sure things keep progressing (sorry for always being the voice of doom on here!). It is a gorgeous colour though and your bump is lovely! I just look fat .

Troika - I'm still thinking of you today. I really hope you and DP managed to get a little rest last night and you're doing ok given the circumstances x

So sorry to hear your sad news @Troika. Sending lots of love, take care of yourself xx

@Troika, I am so sorry for your loss. Keeping you in my thoughts xxx

@pretzelpieces, thank you for the good wishes, they took my bloods on Thursday, plan to give them a call on Tues to check if everything is okay - can't face waiting three weeks for a letter!

In other news, I've been up with sickness and a gripey tummy all night - have been assessed by 111 and they want the duty GP to see me at midday because they don't think it's pregnancy sickness either. The joy(!). Hoping it will pass quickly and I'll be feeling much better soon...

Oh Troika - I am so very sorry for your loss. I wish you all the best with healing and recovering. Take care and sending hugs xx

Sorry to hear that troika I hope your recovery runs smoothly and you look after yourself and your dp much love X

Hope all you ladies are doing well and loving the bump pics. I'm still suffering with the nausea and sickness here at 13+2 weeks, hoping it lets up soon!

Oh Troika, I'm so, so sorry to hear this - massive hugs

Hope you feel better soon, f1sher!

In news from our end, I bought a maternity bra today and honestly, I wish I'd done it sooner - it's SO comfortable!! First time I've gone non-wired since I was about 16 and it's odd, but way less painful!

Thank you all for the support.

Pretzel the picture wasn't insensitivelynda timed at all, don't worry

F1sher hope you got on ok at gp.

So sorry @Troika xxx

troika so sorry xxx

Just catching up, so sorry to hear your news, troika xxx

Thanks for the good wishes everyone - just had a 24hr bug, feeling all better now!

So sorry @Troika

So sorry to hear that Troika, it's really hard. Hope you have plenty of support around you. x

I haven't quite ventured into maternity clothes yet but DTs really wrecked any muscle tone I had before so I don't think it will be long. For now I'm just very grateful for baggy summery dresses. I've still got stuff from my first pregnancy but they're really big and stretched out. Has anyone got any good tips for where to shop now? I lived in H&M maternity last time but it wasn't great quality.

I'm so tired today; had a lovely but full on weekend with a trip to the seaside yesterday, birthday party and loads of jobs on Saturday and I'm really struggling with insomnia at the moment. Might see whether I can slope off home early today and sneak a nap in before I pick DTs up.

Omg guys I totally forgot that you can stop taking folic acid after 12 weeks! Been taking it religiously. I'm going to take a break from it and see if my lingering morning sickness goes away.

Awww Erica I hope you manage to get some rest. Insomnia is a killer. I've struggled with insomnia for the last decade and it's bloody awful. With my first pregnancy I loved the first trimester because I could suddenly fall asleep at 9pm and sleep through. Sadly this pregnancy I seem to be suffering a bit with pregnancy insomnia. It's weird how our bodies react to things and how different we all are in pregnancy. I hope yours settles down soon!

As for maternity clothes, I got most of mine from ASOS. I really struggle as I need decent quality clothes (let's just say I don't have the sort of figure that can pull off cheaper, fashionable clothes!) but most of the 'good' places are just too pricey for me to justify .

Is everyone stopping taking folic acid after 12 weeks? I thought I might carry on taking pregnacare for a little longer, probably until I'm passed 20 weeks, as it has other 'good' stuff in (although obviously I'm focusing on having a healthy, balanced diet too!) x

I am still taking folic acid and vitamin d Just incase, I could not stomach the pregnancy multivitamins they made me throw up within half hour of taking them. I am still taking the feroglobin as well to keep my Iron levels up as was told they were low but not low enough to treat.

Has anyone had any problems with breathing, this is going to sound odd but my boobs grew hugely into first trimester, but suddenly they have ballooned again and I am struggling to catch my breath and breathe. Especially in the mornings it feels like I have a lead weight on them and I get a sharp pain when I breathe in. Should I just assume it is the extra weight on my breaks or should I see docs?