June 2019 Thread 4 - sliding towards 2nd trimester

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Morning June bfp-ers, here is thread 4!

I only want to eat moist foods at the moment. I mentioned to hubby that I was craving cheesecake. He's keen to help me regain the weight I lost with the hyperemesis so he bought me AN ENTIRE CHEESECAKE tonight. Now that is going to be an exercise in self- control.

Weird question but I’m hoping someone can make me feel better about my gross self...does anyone else have a massive excess of saliva? I keep having to go to the toilets at work to spit and I feel pretty manky about it. I’ve even had to discretely spit on the street numerous times. I don’t remember this from last time...

Evening everyone!

@hexagon01 I have excess mucus and blowing my nose every hour pretty much 😩

Quick question. I have our first ultrasound tomorrow. Do I need to give a wee sample and should I have a full bladder. Nothing on my letter about either.

Thanks xxx

Are you suffering with nausea or sickness hexagon? Until I got the good drugs last week I was producing a lot of saliva, usually right before I vomited.

@bimbabo full bladder is preferable, they may get you to empty and eat something if they can’t get a pic. We don’t give urine sample at scans here but may be different with you. Normally just urine at your midwife. Good luck!

@curleypasta thanks!! I’ve to go to the consultant after the scan cause I’m old and outside the bmi range. Appointment is at 0900 so can’t phone before and ask. So not organised to think of doing that today🤦🏻‍♀️ Might just take one in case.

@bimbabo if it’s anything like my scan, they want you to come in with a full bladder. Then they are running late and make you wait a half an hour until you think you’re going to burst, do the scan. Then you are sent back to the waiting room and run to find the bathroom before meeting with the consultant.

In all seriousness, I’d suggest going with a full bladder. With such an early appointment you’re not likely to wait long anyway.

Thanks @Kescilly. I'm hopeful that I will be in and out quick especially as I'll be desperate for a pee!!

Just looking forward to see whats in there and making me so tired!

I'm struggling and feeling sorry for myself again.. I had a run of good days and thought the nausea was fading as I inch towards 2nd tri. But no, its back, and worse. I might go longer in the day before feeling bad but it hits me like a truck when it comes. Also hungry a lot but struggle with knowing what to eat.

Also anxiety goes thru the roof when I feel nauseous- and the only place I feel safe amd can calm down is in bed - cant eat downstairs like a normal person.

Think I need a good cry (altho crying makes me feel sick! lol) fed up now. Considering asking GP for low dose anti-emetics :(

Iv had THE most stressful day.. like in tears.. very long story..
I hope it doesn't affect my baby.. now I'm reading into this lower back ache.. 😭

@bigonesmallone3 I've been having really bad lower back ache, if I'm lying down I'm struggling to sit up so have to roll over as it hurts so much! If it helps, I've just come back from my scan... healthy baby bouncing around with a heartbeat of 228bpm and it had hiccups! Also I don't think being upset, even really upset or stressed can harm the baby. I hope you're OK xx

It would be good if I could upload videos on here as she gave me a DVD and the hiccups melted my heart!

@bimbabo I was told to have a full bladder

I’m so sorry you’re struggling, @Istef and @Bigonesmallone3. Crying is okay, let yourself feel upset and vent here if that’s what you need. It won’t harm your baby.

@Curlywurly3 congrats on the scan!

I've just done some Googling on the heart rate and it seems high!! She was rubbing my tummy lots and getting me to do hip thrusts 🙈 to get the baby to move as it was on its front at first.. Hopefully it was from the workout! I've never worried so much in my life 🙄 x

Thankyou ladies, i seem to be very very stressed this pregnancy, I think I'm struggling to cope with it all and it builds up til I have a mental breakdown.. I don't vent enough..
Don't get me wrong I have far from a bad life.. I don't know what it is really..
My scan next week makes me nervous too.. so many lovely ones so far x

Aw @lstef and @Bigonesmallone3 totally get it! The first trimester is a lonely and anxious time. I've felt a bit better since getting signed off work as it's taken one pressure off, but it's just shit sometimes. Hopefully we'll all feel better in the second trimester!

Thanks ladies. Ive just thought, today and yesterday ive had decorators in and been up way earlier than I have been while feeling ill, and no naps during the day - yest they were here 8.30- 3pm - working in every room of the house and their crap everywhere - maybe reducing my sleep has increased the nausea. Will sleep as much as I need tomorrow morning and see if it helps for the evening.

Yep, Ive been signed off since 6w - there is just no way I would have been able to work, be on my feet and responsible for 5 peoples lives incl personal care (im a support worker) and survive! I have stopped feeling guilty cos im dispensable (i
e. they have other staff available to do the job) - and im not pushing myself to the limit in exchange for min wage. Ive been wondering about going back next week given my recent run of good days but starting to change my mind now..

Part of me wishes I got signed off as I don't want to function. I will be having serious words with dh as I haven't slept well and been awake since 3.40am. Zzzz

I saw every hour on the clock last night, slept maybe twenty minutes here or there from 3-7. Not my best night.

I've ended up staying over at my mum's last night as toddler fell asleep on her carpet at 6.00! He's slept right through till 6.30 this morning but he's not right poor wee thing. We've been up in the double bed and for such a wee thing he's a bloody space hog. I've been teetering on the edge of the bed with feet, knees and elbows digging into me at every opportunity!
Planning on a 7pm bedtime tonight!

Istef the paint smell from decorators could be contributing too. I think the mental upheaval of having workmen in the house can make things worse as things aren’t so relaxed. Also I remember last time my nausea became more intermittent from now but when it hit it was worse than ever. Be careful not to do too much as that can make a real difference (and my pg definition of doing too much differs from pre preg. Earlier this week I overdid it by, wait for it, wrapping up Christmas presents!).

Bigonesmallone I didn’t realise last pg that prenatal anxiety and depression is a thing, I only knew about postnatal. I definitely suffered in silence last time and this time I’ve asked mw to refer me to mental health team, if it continues might be worth speaking to yours? It sucks.

Re saliva, I had forgotten but I had that with dd and it was horrible. I also had a disgusting taste in my mouth I couldn’t get rid of. Both don’t sound too bad but really are horrible.

Has anyone chosen not to do the screening at the 12 week scan and just gone for the dating scan? Dh and I are wondering about it for various reasons.

@Reastie we had the testing but to be honest I hadn’t even thought about what we would necessarily do if the results came back as high risk. I didn’t even look into what the different things it was testing for as I thought we will just cross that bridge if we came to it.

Hi ladies, glad to see a few more lovely scans.
I’ve been feeling really low and irritable lately, feel sorry for my husband. I just sleep, wake up and get irritated! I have a lot on though as I run a business on the side of my shift work and we have two Christmas fairs coming up and Christmas stresses me out every year tbh without hormones!
Anyone else feeling the stress?

I think there is a few of us in your shoes atm, me being one of them..helps me a bit to vent on here x

Excited I’m definitely finding it harder to cope with stress and little things stress me out more than they usually would. I suppose it’s part of the emotion of pg. I hope you get through the festive season ok, must be miserable having a busy time of year work wise in first trimester.

Stellar we have decided to decline the test and have just gone for the scan.

Hi all, I'm feeling a bit worried - had a call first thing this morning from the receptionist at the doctor to say that the doctor would be calling me at 8:40 because he wanted to talk about results from the urine sample I gave at my first midwife appointment on Tuesday (I'm 9 weeks).

It's now over an hour and no call...I'm racking my brain as to what it could be?? I don't think I have a UTI, I don't think I have any STDs and I don't meet the criteria for pre-eclampsia (unless I've got twins - I haven't done an early scan so I don't know)

Any other ideas??? I'm trying to watch telly and keep calm but my heart is racing with worry.