September 2018 #2: testing and symptom-analysing

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Bambi I'm so sorry to hear this, but it sounds like your lovely positive nature and beautiful daughter will keep you going till your next bus arrives.

NameChanged sorry you're not getting a break from all all this, you deserve a nice, calm uneventful pregnancy so much.

I had a tiny bit of brown discharge yesterday and have been cramping on and off since. My symptoms have completly lessened. Even my niples have become lighter again. I'm not feeling hugely hopeful. But since I can't effect the outcome I'll keep trucking along. If this pregnancy doesn't work out I'll make peace with it and be thankful I've got two beautiful dc as it is. But for now I don't really want to know what's going on, I'm happier in limbo, as the thought of loosing the pregnancy is terrifying, but the thought of having a third child is also terrifying. Limbo is the easiest right now! Sorry if that seems insensitive.

It is so nice to have a group of women in the same boat! I'm a bit older - 39 - and most of my friends are past this stage by now. Or desperately trying - so it's a sensitive topic. Thank you!!

@CuppaSarah how many weeks are you? I'm 7w today and am having crampy AF type pains and backache. It's so similar to AF pains it's unnerving.

Hi everyone I hope the nausea isn't too horrid today especially with all the commutes.
Hardly any symptoms here now at 7week 2 days. Normally would feel awful. Have booked private scan this Sat but not hopeful.
When I have had twinges etc my pregnancies have always been normal.
Also have had spotting before and all been good.
I'm 39 also and like MrsC most of my friends have gone past baby stage so it's nice to talk on here.

twiggy sounds like we're in the same boat. Normally I can't keep anything down in the mornings by this point. But I'm fine, I feel so normal. I really hope your scan goes well.

Kirin I'm 7 weeks today too, it's horrible isn't it? I'm not handling early pregnancy well at all. I feel so daft, but it's driving me mad. I'm trying to avoid an early scan too, as it'll just make me worse in the long run no matter how well it goes.

Cuppa we do sound in same boat and I do feel like you. Panic that something isn't right to panic that if it is right then am I really ready for a 3rd child. Total mix of emotions x

@CuppaSarah @kirinm I’ve had period like pains most days for weeks. I’ve started to ignore them as they seem to be normal for me.

@twiggy123 good luck with scan. I’m very proud that I’ve held off so long (although I’d definitely be having one this week if I didn’t have one booked with preterm clinic!). Will be 8+5 so should be fairly clearly normal or not.

Still very nauseous. Just went for long walk and shower, settling down to work now.

Morning all. @bambimad So sorry for your loss, but how lovely of you to come back with positive words.

@twiggy123 Good luck with the scan. I did find I worried a lot less after mine.

Any more scans coming? I’ve got another one at 8 weeks and I feel very fortunate to have been referred for them given the trouble some of you have been having getting referred. I guess my age makes a difference - the doctor said I might be offered extra scans as I go along.

Anyone else with blood pressure issues? Mine needs tight control. Weirdly every pregnancy has been different in terms of the medication that has worked for me.

I’ve got a private scan on Sunday. I should be 8w2d by then. Just really hoping everything is where it should be and we see a heartbeat!

I have mine tomorrow morning! Should be around 6+5 going by lmp so I'm hoping I'll see a heartbeat!

I just phoned for my booking in appointment. 13th feb, I'll be 9+2. Seems forever away.

I’ve got a dating scan this afternoon. 7+5 according to LMP, so we’ll see what they say. Just really hoping they can pick up a heartbeat.

The last 48 hours have been awful nausea wise, nothing seems very appealing and starting to make me v grumpy so fingers crossed for good news later. I’ll let you ladies know!

Just finished today’s GP appointment, blood pressure is good, urine all good (no protein or sugar or infection).

I’m excited to hear the outcomes of everyones scans!

I’m still counting down the days to mine on Monday. Symptoms seem to be ramping up on the nausea front (a constant low level nausea that amps up through the afternoon and night) and my boobs are still sore. Had cramping again last night but it’s not there this morning. Utterly exhausted. Working from bed today with the dogs and laptop.

7 weeks today and left a message for the midwife. Hoping to get an appointment within the next few weeks as the GP has had no booking in forms for the last two weeks.

Any news on bringing it forward @NameChanged? thinking of you.

4w today, no more symptoms - boobs might be a little heavier but no pain :/ still early days and trying not to go through a test a day just to establish ongoing stickiness, hard work!

DM told me on FaceTime yesterday that I look like shit - delightful. I do, but esp hard to swallow since we haven't told anyone yet (and I didn't swallow it, don't usually rise but told her she was unkind - so now we're not speaking). Three cheers for early pregnancy

Oh dear @PassTheAfterEights that’s difficult re your mum. There really is never a good time or reason to tell someone that they look shit! I especially feel it these days because when someone says I look ill or tired it’s usually just that I haven’t put on makeup.

My nausea today is unbearable. I want to go back to bed :(

what I thought was spotting today was red fluff. All that doom and gloom over fluff.

Had a scan today at 6+1 and very relieved to see a little bean with a heartbeat. The pains must be normal stretching etc as it's growing in the right place. Now panicking as 4 kids seems an awful lot!

I had urine and blood tests at GP last week. Bloods were fine but urine had white blood cells but no infection bacteria grew from it. They also found traces of blood in my urine. I have to go back again today for another urine test.
I also keep getting a feeling on either side of my back near the bottom of my ribs. It’s like my organs feel squished and I can’t get comfy. Anyone else had anything like this? Random I know but I’m a bit worried.

Well bam. Just like that nausea has hit hard today. I'd.forgotten how utterly crap it is.

I'm so jealous of all the early scans. I refuse to have one until I'm 8 weeks as I can't risk the uncertainty of one any earlier after what happened to me on a prev pregnancy. Feels a long time until 8 weeks though! Good luck to you All!

Good news at my scan today. Confirmed it was growing in the right place and had a little heartbeat. Actually measuring a bit bigger than expected, giving me an EDD of 31/08. Planning to stick around on the Sept thread though as I already feel a shared sense of journey! Plus first babies are usually late right?

To those who already have other dcs, how are you coping? It's swimming lessons tonight and I just don't think I can do it. 2 separate ones. 1 lesson I could probably manage but we have a 45 min wait between each lesson too....I just feel so sick and tired that I think we will have to give it a miss tonight. My ds will be loving it that we aren't going, dd probably won't speak to me for the rest of today - she loves swimming :-( no one else I can ask to take them either x

Yay congrats @Bearsonstairs and @Mermaidcafe (and anyone else who had a scan - I can't keep up) - great news!

@CuppaSarah - so relieved for you. Don't wear anything red for the next 7 months!

I'm really jealous of all these early scans. I finally saw my GP today - she was really chuffed for me because I'd been in to see her a couple of times over the past year because my periods ended up 2.5 years to return after my last baby! She also gave me the flu jab. Now I just have to wait for a letter for my booking appointment...

Is anyone else super-emotional? My boss's boss asked me to re-do some work really urgently that someone else had messed up and I accidentally burst into tears. I ended up telling her when I haven't even told my own boss yet.

Congratulations on all your amazing scans!

God the sickness and faint dizzy feeling has really set in today. Dr Pepper is the only thing that’s making it tolerable.