September 2019 Babies #2

[TwittleBee]

Welcome to part 2! Good luck to us all through the rest if our 1st trimester and beyond

Google Doc sheet:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VUDuTLeibUnnaCWCjb-pqUe4Wnq-fTau4HJgmE1XE3c/edit?usp=sharing

Congrats on all positive scans today😊

Been invited to a wedding on the 7th of sept (10 days before my due date) Which is OK however, the wedding is also approx 6 hours from home! Does anyone have any advice? Just worried as it's so close to due date..

@porge123 I’ve also been invited to hen in sept. I can’t go as due 4th sept but can’t tell the real reason until 2weeks so I’m jut stalling at mo. In terms of wedding I’d like to go but obviously plan to be breast feeeding etc. I’d like to go for an hour in evening if I could. It’s so hard isn’t it! Not being able to tell the truth.

Thank you Daisy and Karigan, reassuring to know I'm not the only one/they're normal and thank you for the link.

@porge123 I probably wouldn't want to be that far from home, we spent Christmas without seeing most of my family (3hrs away) when I was 37 weeks with DD. My parents came down but I didn't want to be that far away. Although saying that we have a holiday booked for when I'll be 36 weeks this time and we'll be 3 hours away then :/ Can't cancel though and my parents have paid for it (they're coming too)

The only weird thing from my scan today is that the report said ‘no ovaries visible’. Since I’m pregnant I’m pretty sure I have at least one, is not being able to see them normal?! Sonographer mentioned that she could see the blood vessel, not that she couldn’t see the actual thing and didn’t seem at all concerned.

@Fortheloveofscience I wouldn’t worry about that, I think sometimes they end up tucked behind your womb so they aren’t visible. They couldn’t see my left one today but could see the right

Sorry for tmi but I had to go to the loo four times overnight for a wee! up and down like a bloody yoyo. Also I really need to start on pelvic floor exercises!

Has anyone with an early scan (6-8 weeks) tried the ramzi theory to work out if they have a boy or girl?
I have no idea how accurate it’s supoosed to be but the egg sac was on the righ of my abdominal scan, and it looks like the placenta is forming there, so I think by that logic we have a girl on the way

Wow so many scans yesterday! Lovely to hear they are all so positive! Mine also went well, it's our first and I was so taken aback actually seeing the baby! I tried to hold DH's hand but he was sat frozen in shock, he said after that he didn't even realise I was trying to grab him 😂

Has anyone had the flu jab or planning to get it? It was a month wait at my GP and all local pharmacies are out of stock. I could get it done at the hospital, but I'm wondering if it's worth it at this point of the year? Also, midwife at booking in advised me to get it, but in the NHS leaflet it says to get it from 16 weeks..

@mirardosa my midwife told me to book it too. I booked for when I was just over 12 but maybe I should wait?

@Mirardosa I had my booking in appointment weirdly early, and my midwife was very emphatic about getting the flu jab as soon as possible, so I had it at 5+3! My GP had plenty, but the midwife said to ring the hospital ASAP if they hadn't. One of the many things which sounds like different advice in different places...

I have a pounding headache. Is it just one paracetamol I can take or 2?

My midwife also said I should get it ASAP. The leaflet said anytime that I got.

@Mirardosa I had my flu jab at 6+4, DH works with flu patients so I booked it in with the GP straight away.

I had zero side effects other than 24 hours of the injection site being sore when I poked it, so can’t see a down side to getting it done, Feb is still peak flu season.

Are you sure the NHS leaflet says 16w+ for flu? I know that’s the guideline for whooping cough but it would be a weird thing for them to print for flu when it’s safe at any time during pregnancy. If it does then I’d consider flagging with someone because it sounds like a typo!

@LaBelleSausage thank you! That is reassuring, I’m sure they’re in there somewhere.

@Mirardosa I had my flu jab last week as my mw also said to book appointment straight away.

@Whisky2014 therapeutic dose is 1g so two tablets, 4 hourly but no more than 8 tablets in 24 hours.

I had my flu jab in October, so guess I’d still be covered now as it was only a few months ago. Probably no harm in having it again though so I’ll ask the midwife on Friday

Thanks all, I'll get it ASAP. @Fortheloveofscience yes you're right, I just read the leaflet again and it says any time from conception, I was thinking of whooping cough.

Thanks easter. I only took 1 and it did nothing. I'll take another

Hi guys!
I'm about 9+2 (based on last period)! Super anxious as sickness seems to be going off and on. My booking appointment is this Thursday, so hopefully I'll get a date for my first scan soon. Fingers crossed!

I had my flu jab at 7+1, midwife told me asap, I saw her at 6+1. There was plenty lically then but that was a couple of weeks ago.
Whooping cough at 20 wks and aspirin from 12wks is what I was told too.

@LaBelleSausage flu jab is an annual thing so you won't need to have it again.

I haven't even heard from a midwife yet, never mind had a flu jab. Got to go to the docs tomorrow to get booked in about the cyst so I might just refer again and hope she gets the form this time!

@whisky2014 Paracetamol can be taken as normal. Hope you're feeling better soon!

Thanks @Easterbuns1

Went for a slow walk up a very small mountain today. Going up felt a bit light headed, over heated and wanted to throw up. Can’t wait for this first trimester to be done.

I’m seriously impressed @Karigan195
I’m on the sofa with a bucket and a blanket while DS naps upstairs. Feel seriously rough today! Are we supposed to feel better once the placenta takes over?
I’ve booked the next week of work off as holiday as I’m struggling to function

I was impressed with my slow walk from my bed to the sofa to be honest. Well done @karigan195

@labellesausage I’m not sure but if one more person says “oh, you’ll feel better after 12 weeks” I will scream. It’s up there with “have you tried ginger?” and “you should get some seasickness bands”.

At least the consultant didn’t get my hopes up, he estimated another 6-8 weeks of this.