Due April 2005

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Hello!

Have tested very early so not surprised to have to start this one off! Due 8 April I think.

Anyone joining me?

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Azure, so sorry to hear that. Hope you are doing OK

Oh Azure I am so sorry, take it easy.
love mitzi xx

Azure, I'm so sorry to hear this. Take care of yourself xxx

Really sorry to hear your sad news - hope you are OKxx

HI everyone. Azure, really sorry to hear your news.
I'm just back from holiday too - I've been feeling irrationally worried about it all - probably because my sister had a 'missed abortion' in her last pregnancy. Scan not for another fortnight. Anyway, sudenly realised I could go to the midwife and ask if she could get a heartbeat to reassure me, so I've made an appointment for that later this afternoon. Fingers crossed!
I told my boss several weeks ago, but haven't announced it generally yet. I'm waiting til after the scan - but now my boss is under consideration for promotion, so I think i may delay announcing it a little longer, as I wouldn't want him not to get promoted because they know I won't be around to take over for a few months! Already having to be VERY careful about what i wear though - went through about five outfits this morning which all showed bump, before settling on a maternity skirt with a long shirt and a cardigan to break up the line of it!! I'm only 10+5 - but there is a definite bump! DH keeps joking that it must be twins...

Azure so sorry to hear your news.
Love Aprilmeadow x

Havent been around much lately, but have been keeping up to date with everyones news.

Had my scan yesterday - it was amazing - dh grinned the whole time! I am 12weeks and baby is still due around the 18th April.

Breathed a sigh of relief when they told me there was just the one baby! Several members of dh's family said they thought i could be having twins as it runs in the family and given the size of bump!

Next scan at the end of November - i cant wait to find out the sex!!

Hope everyone is progressing nicely and that the m/s is starting to wear off.

Oh Azure, I'm so sorry - hope you're doing OK xxxx

I haven't been online much recently either but just catching up with everybody's news. Snap Munchk2n I'm due on 11 April too!

Had my nuchal scan last week and all is well which is a big relief - I hadn't realised quite how anxious I'd been until the moment he put the scanner on my tummy. It was lovely to see the baby and DH and I had a "oooh it's a baby" moment as it did mad acrobatics on the screen.

Definitely sidling towards maternity clothes now. I'm down to about 1 pair of trousers and a skirt that I can still fit into but my maternity jeans still feel massive. Think I can feel a trip to the shops coming on . Still getting some m/s but seems to have died of a bit this week although if I don't eat every hour or so in the morning it comes back.

Anyone else getting really bad sort of pulled ligament pain across the pelvis yet? Sometimes if I sneeze or jump out of bed(!) too quickly I'm doubled up for a minute or so. This happened last time and developed into SPD so fingers crossed it doesn't happen again...

(sorry, I'm crying)
Nothing serious, she hastens to add. Went to see midwife in the hope that she'd be able to allay my (probably irrational) fears that something is wrong, but due to her ancient equipment she couldn't find a heartbeat -she said she wouldn't expect to til 12 wks (I'm 10+5). Very disappointed, i was hoping to be reassured and have heard it. The dopplers you buy on the internet for £150 reckon they work at 10 weeks, surely the NHS could have these??!!!
Anyway, then started telling her how worried I was I'd get PND again...and ended up crying my eyes out for about 20 minutes. She is now taking that very seriously and looking into what support and monitoring there is, so thats good. BUt I still feel very emotional and tearful ...
I wanted and planned this pregnancy, and will be gutted if I miscarry, so why am I so upset about it all??? I'm terrified of having PND again, and my first year with ds was awful - I don't think i've ever admitted before quite how bad i found it. I know i might just have to go through that again and it will be worth it, but I'm still not looking forward to it! Plus last time ds was just a baby and obviously hasn't suffered any ill effects from my delayed bonding with him and depression, but this time though the new baby would probably be fine, ds would be 4-5 and could be quite traumatised. Oh, feel crap now. Keep start crying again! I want to be all pleased and excited about the new baby, but I just feel worried it might not be Ok, guilty that I'm not looking forward to it as much as I should be, and panic as to how I'm going to cope. I'm not going to do any work this afternoon.

Miranda, honey, just spotted this and popped in. Please don't worry about the heartbeat - my rather brusque midwife refused even to try to hear mine till 12 weeks or more.

I so sympathise about the first year with your son. I found the first few months of both my babies very tough indeed, I'll be the first to admit. But you won't be alone. It sounds trite, but being able to log onto MN and explain, in all its shaming detail, just how much I dreaded my baby waking up and crying again - and then finding other mothers who felt EXACTLY the same - really, really helped.

If you don't feel like working this afternoon, CAT me - I'm here till 5!
MI
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Azure - I'm so sorry to hear what's happened, esp having greaduated from your ttc thread. Hope you're doing ok.

Miranda - I hope you're doing okay too. It's hard to stay positive all the time, but I hope it's just all those hormones messing with your head that are making you feel so low at the moment.

Munchk2n - I can highly recommend lots of seeds as a remedy for constipation/bloatedness. I had been suffering really badly until I got some mixed pumpkin, sunflower and pine seeds from Holland & Barrett, It's sorted me out a treat. sorry TMI

I've got my scan on Friday morning, so hopefully all will be well. I think until you see the picture and hear the heartbeat, there's always that nagging doubt in your miond that all may not be well. Although I've got no reason to be concerned, it will still be a nervous few days ahead for me.

Oh Miranda2 you poor thing. When the hormones get a hold of you there's no stopping them. I had a tough time at the beginning with my DS too - the love was definitely more of a grower rather than immediate so I know a little where you're coming from. My midwife told me that they wouldn't be able to hear the heartbeat until 14 weeks so you're not alone. Just come on here anytime and offload - that's what we're here for.

It's good that she's looking into getting you extra support at this stage too. My mum had really bad PND after having me and actually ended up having a nervous breakdown (I have an older sister) and she said it probably affected her so badly because she didn't talk about it to anyone and just pretended everything was OK and in the end it caught up with her. Hence when I was having a bad time I told all and sundry (much to their surprise I think in some cases) but it really helped. Just keep all your support networks open - that's the joy of Mumsnet - we're all here for you .

Hi All

HAven't been around for a while , real life intervened

Azure, so so sorry to hear your news. I just don't know what else to say. You are probably not reading this thread now but if you do pop in just want you to know I'm thinking of you.

Miranda, hope you feel better soon. Probably good you got your worries out in the open at this stage, and your midwife sounds nice and supportive. Look after yourself.

Nothing much else to say. Tiredness and M/S seem to be gone (whispers) so feeling a bit more alive now.

Having really really bad backache (have had a problem with my back ever since the labour with DD1) and am feeling fairly decrepit, but apart from that ok. I had an appointment with an ortheopaedic consultant booked for 21st Oct, in the hope that we could get to the bottom of what's causing it with an MRI scan but just received a letter from the NHS saying the appointmant has been put back 3 weeks. Oh joy.

Bronnie, hope your ligament pains don't turn into SPD this time round. I have a friend who is still suffering from that and it seems really awful. Fingers crossed for you.

On that cheery note I'll bid you all good day and go and do some work.

MP

Miranda, I hope you're feeling better today. My next appt with my midwife is in 2 weeks when I'll be 13 + 6. She said she may be able to hear the heartbeat then but not definitely. I'm sure i've read somewhere that you wouldn;t normally be able to until 12-14 weeks so please try not to worry.

Merlin - I hope the scan went well today, was thinking of you. Let us know x

I was supposed to have my Nuchal this Friday but I cancelled it and am having an ordinary one next Tuesday. I'm more than a little anxious tbh after my 1st missed m/c but I've been feeling so awful (yawn yawn), it should be ok, shouldn't it?

NO other news to report other than I settled for buying a couple of blouses for work which were ordinary, just a size bigger. Not much out there for the larger pregnant ladies amongst us i'm afraid. Still haven't got any trousers and i'm beginning to resemble one of those green dwarfs in the wizard of oz house

Azure, so sorry to hear your news

Hi all. Had nuchal scan today. Was OK, but my Downs risk was quite high (not a surprise as I am 42!). Still when you see it in black and white it's a bit shocking. My normal risk was 1 in 38 but went down to 1 in 109 after the scan. DH and I have decided not to go for more testing as the risk of miscarriage is about the same (and had mc in June anyway). We will let nature take its course and I'm just picturing 109 women in a room and I'm NOT the unlucky 1!(midwifes idea). Felt a bit better yesterday but the tiredness has beaten me again today, although I've done nothing! DG, sorry to hear the heartburn has kicked in - my SIL has suffered really badly with it through all 3 of her pregnancies - hope this doesn't happen with you!

Azure - just say really sorry and thinking about you.

Speak to you all again soon

Its been ages since I've had a chance to catch up and I just want to say I hope you have all the support you deserve Miranda2!

Azure - so sorry about your news - best wishes x

I can now officially be on this thread. I went for my 12 week scan on Sept 13th only to be told it was too early and that I was only about 10.5 weeks. So we went back on the 23rd for the nuchal test scan and had 12 weeks confirmed with EDD as 10th April!
This is also my DH birthday which makes this rather special.

I have had a fairly good 13 weeks so far, feeling of nausea but only actually sick twice and that was due to a dodgey BBQ sausage and a duck wrap which babe obviously didn't like! I have lost 4 kgs which is bizarre but mainly due to not fancying many foods. Mainly into bland stuff - mash, baked potato, bread, cheese etc.

We have a cruise booked in Nov and I am a bit worried about sea sickness as I would normally have the jab. Does anyone know if I can still have this or will I have to try sea bands instead?

Told my boss last week who was very supportive even though I have just taken a promotion (hoping it would help ttc) and I feel a huge weight lifted now he knows!

Bye for now xx

Feeling better today, thanks everyone. The midwife contacted the health visitor who got in touch later the same day, and is coming to visit me next week, so I'm much more confident I'm being looked after now!
Scan is a week today...and today is my birthday!!!

I'm getting HUGE though - and I'm only 11 weeks today. My immediate boss knows, but not work in general, and I'm having to be VERY careful about what I wear - really looking forward to the scan date, as provided its OK there's a big meeting that evening I shall announce it at. Then I can stop worrying about trying to hide the bump! Has anyone else got a big bump this early? Weighed myself this morning and I've put on over half a stone already....

miranda2 - glad I'm not the only one feeling huge already - I only have 1 pair of jeans that fit comfortably - must go shopping! Any excuse eh?!! Glad to hear that you are being looked after - I had a couple of bouts of PND after DS was born (although I don't think as bad as you) but I know how you feel about whether you will get it again.

Hi all. I hope everyone's got a nice weekend ahead. I had my scan this morning and everything is fine. Due date of 15 April was confirmed as baby measurements matched within a couple of days. It was interesting too, because we had a trainee sonographer, and the teacher was there pointing out all kinds of interesting stuff which they must normally think in their heads, like "see that black spot there, that's the right ventricle"!
Quite a relief to see that everything is there and in the right place. (and that there's only 1!!! )
Merlin and miranda! I can sympathise I've lost some weight but am still feeling really uncomfortable in everything except track pants or elastic waisted skirts. I've got a cupboard full of clothes and nothing to wear, and I don't want to shop for anything because we're moving back to Australia soon and so will be going from winter to summer... can't afford 2 lots of maternity clothes!!!!!

Scan is on thursday - getting really keyed up about it now! If all is well, I'm going to announce it on thursday evening at a meeting....gosh I'm nervous! Can't remember being this bad last time. Woke up this morning thinking 'its only two days to the scan' - like a child waiting for Christmas (or exam results!).

wow wow wow, had my scan today and saw a bonny baby in there, can't believe it's in there or mine I now think she maybe a he but I didn't see anything, just a feeling. Sadly didn't get a picture even though the 1st image was great but she said I can have one at 20 weeks. A little miffed about that and maybe I should have insisted but I was so awestruck I didn't want to spoil the moment. I'm 13 weeks on Thursday but from the measurements today she said I was more like 13 + 2 so little one is growing nicely and nothing abnormal showed up at this time (and won't). Over the moon and in love