Due April 2008

[Rainbowdays]

I am a little nervous about starting this thread as I was previously on the March 2008 thread but m/c'd. But I got my bfp this morning and although still faint it is clearly there.

Anyone else coming to nervously join me?

Hood luck tomorrow TLSM, I hope everything goes OK and will be thinking of you.

I hope everything is OK rainbowdays and that you had a good day today

Gangle - I have had 2 pimms & lemonades since finding out (very weak mind you) and I found both times they made me feel very ill so I am steering clear for a while now, however, 2 days before I found out I was pregnant I got very drunk (oops).

Welcome aprilfoolsbaby. And don't worry it is completely normal worrying about every little twing and there are a surprisingly large amount of them (in my case anyway). After week 12 we can all start to enjoy ourselves

Have developed a taste for alcohol free Becks beer now LOL- very yum

Thinking of you for tomorrow littlesoldiersmummy x

Welcome mrsthreads - your friend was right it IS fab here (as long as you avoid some of the fierce ladies on the shouty threads where it gets a bit heated - just don't ever admit to giving children frootshoots). MN has helped me enormously over the last few months, don't know what I would've done without the lovely people here (and even the fierce ladies are very kind when needed to be). How's the PG going so far?

V1KK1M - know how you feel! So glad it's not just me. Had a hissy-fit today because felt so lardy and can only get my fat jeans on. Went on internet and looked up how much weight is acceptable to gain in first trimester and am sure am nearly there and only half way through it. Like you I didn't think it would happen this quickly - don't mind looking PG but hate just looking chubby. Maybe we could get T-shirts made saying 'I'm not fat I'm PG' or similar?

Oh and hello to aprilfoolsbaby too x sorry didn't mean to ignore you!

I had half a glass of champagne since found out gangle, but otherwise nothing, and am not going to til 12 week. V1KK1M - did same as you and got trollyed 2 days before found out, but asked GP about that and she said was OK as bean didn't share my blood then not feeding off me via placenta at that stage (or something like that) so would not have been affected by that booze. She is French and also made point that French gov advise that 2 glasses wine a week is fine, and that French children are not born being particularly stupid.

Hello girls, can I join in please?

Wow - this place is pretty busy! And congratulations to all of you.

This is my first baby, and I am due around the 27th April.

I got a positive last week, and went to the Docs and as we didnt understand a word each other was saying (I am in Bulgaria, so just had to show her the positive test) and cause I couldnt tell her what my last LMP was, she straight a way did an ultrasound - all I could see was a circle and a dot, but she was say dobre! and got someone who spoke English on the phone who said I was 4-5 weeks pregnant, and then I was prescribed Folic Acid. Since then, I have managed to find a pharmacist that spoke good English, who has managed to find me a doctor that speaks English (I didnt really want to have to take a translater with me for all the doctor trips!) So tomorrow I have got to call this new doctor. I am wondering if it might be worth sneaking back to the UK when the time comes, cause I have no family/friend support out here, although my other half has said that he will definitely be here for the birth (he is based in the Middle East for work) but what happens if it just decides to pop out when it feels like it rather than doing what it should (got a feeling that it will take after me and be a bit naughty!)

Anyway, I have no symptoms apart from my boobs are feeling heavy on my ribcage when I am lying on my side, they are a bit tender where I had a biopsy earlier this year, and sometimes I get a little dizzyness and queasy feelings, mainly late at night. Can anyone advise on how to predict what maternity bra size you are going to need? I am not going to be able to explain in Bulgarian at all, so could do with just going in with the size written on paper!

I am getting a bit of back ache, up to my shoulders and ribs, but guess thats due to a couple of accidents a year ago! I am a bit clumsy!

Long post I know, but I am in waffling mode tonight! The only other person to know is my other half, and as my folks are coming out to visit next week, I am telling them face-to-face, I am so excited, but worried of telling my papa, and god help me when I tell the grandparents, think I might just leave that to papa to do, I just dont have the nerves of steel right now.

Anyway girlies, have a nice evening, chat to you all soon!

Hi everyone. Welcome to all our new folks.

My scan yesterday has really helped me relax and allow a little bubble of excitement for this baby. I was 8w0d and measuring at 8w1d, the heartbeat was there and all looks great. I am happy.

Also I have started puking.... great!

Right, I think I've caught up the list from its last update -- jump in and repost with corrections if you have any.

ejbax - edd April 1
modsaluk - edd April 1
studentmum1 - edd April 1
Lorisparkle - edd April 2
Peachy- edd April 2
Sara74- edd April 2
V1KK1M - edd April 2
eeyoreuk - edd April 3
NoMoreHighHeels - edd April 3
shanks313 - edd April 3?
CeylonSapphire - edd April 4
lemonaid - edd April 4
Springflower - edd April 4
TheMaskedPoster - edd April 4
Fleecy - edd April 5?
micegg - edd April 6
vacaloca - edd April 6
Doingitallagain - edd April 7
Mollyfloss - edd April 7
Elfsmummy - edd April 8
KnitterInTheNW - edd April 8
Rainbowdays - edd April 9
Gangle - edd April 10
Lorayn - edd April 10
MathairNua - edd April 10
Daftmoo - edd April 11
MrsThreads - edd April 11
muddyboots - edd April 11
Piccalilli2 - edd April 11
Pippilangstrump - edd April 12
pixieboo - edd April 12
scorpio1 - edd April 12
splishsplosh - edd April 13
smcg - edd April 14
ClairePO - edd April 15
Lunachick - edd April 15
pad - edd April 15?
amyjo - edd April 16
Mum07 - edd April 16
soph28 - edd April 17
dolly1 - edd April 19?
EllieG - edd April 19
Milco - edd April 19
bumpkin32 - edd April 20
loisstella - edd April 21
BabyBratt - edd April 22?
navymummy - edd April 24
ShellySara - edd April 27?
Thelittlesoldiersmummy - edd April 27

kirbo - edd ???

Welcome to everyone new!

Gangle This has come up a few times already. Basically I'm not drinking at all for the first trimester, then will have a small glass of wine on special occasions (which should work out at a total of around four all pregnancy). I don't personally see it as a risk, and there's no evidence at all that it is the recent studies have basically said "there's evidence that having two units twice a week throughout pregnancy might be harmful, so therefore you mustn't drink at all, not even one sip once".

I go off coffee when pregnant anyway, so that's not an issue -- and I reckon I'm fine with the amount of caffeine in tea and chocolate (By the way, did you all know that there is proper scientific research showing that women who eat chocolaate in prgnancy have happier babies? It's my favourite academic paper of all time...)

ShellySara -- I don't think there's any way of predicting what size bra you are going to need. Some women don't grow at all; I grew one cup size and half a back size when pregnant with DS (didn't grow any more even when my milk came in); some women just explode and look like Jordan, chest-wise. Just keep checking your bras for fit and buy new ones as you grow out of them. Someone told me when pregnant with DS to buy fairly cheap bras as your size will change so often that you don't want to have to be buying new expensive bras every few weeks, so I did that and then of course didn't grow any more than I did in the first couple of weeks of pregnancy so could have happily bought better quality bras given I was going to be living in them forever...

Wow! Am off to buy some dairy milk

Well a bit annyed today as Dh ahs to work late tomorrow, meaning I have the choice of either cancelling my MW appointment or taking all 3 (bearing in mind ds1 and ds3 asd). Arrgghhhhh.

Oh Dh told his Dad yesterday (we asked him not to tell MIL / BIL). FIL's aprtner made some comments about keeping my legs together (, slightly inappropriate to say the elast) but they seemed OK, at least I know when i see them next wekend in Devon, if I need to run and be sick there'll be someone besides Dh (who will be wandering about as he always does at carnivals) to leave the kids with in a hurry.

Never realised that I didn't add my edd - i'm 16th April (it seems like years away!!!).
They found out that I have a UTI which is causing the pain and poss cramping that I have been experiencing - cramping has stopped but was getting shooting pains in lower abdomen so hopefully prescription from Doc will sort that out. Don't have MW appointment for another 2 weeks and then will have another 3 weeks after that until I can expect a scan.
I thought I was getting away without feeling tired and then it hit me like a brick wall yesterday - not fun!!!!

My bud is in the right place and all looks ok wahoo!

Wish they had warned me it would be an internal scan although if I had known would have worried about that!

Have been booked in for another scan in two weeks so make sure all is ok as its still to early to see a heart beat am only 5+2

Rainbowdays - you made me giggle and worry at the same time. I have been feeling really nauseous but no puking, so I tohught... I'll be allright with that then...now you tell us you have started puking...o dear lord, I hope I won't join you!

Hello all

Thank you for the welcomes

Back in work this morning after being off for a long weekend (had Friday off as well) and it was lovely.

I had my first scan on 17th August at bang on 6 weeks to make sure the pregnancy was in the right place this time - 1st attempt was ectopic and 2nd attempt was a m/c - and all was well and in the right place this time. I have my 8 week scan this Friday morning and I am both scared and excited. Since I have passed the 7 week mark, I have started getting more symptoms, aches and pains including in my thighs Very strange - anyone else had this?)
and much more knackered.

How are you all getting on?

Natx

Hello all, haven't posted for a while as my mum has been staying - I have told her now though, it's her first grandchild so she's over the moon.

Have felt really sick for the last few days, and have lost my appetite which is VERY unlike me! Got first GP appointment tomorrow morning, and am slightly worried as I've been suffering from bad tummy ache (hopefully just wind) but I have a nagging, tender feeling low down on the left of my abdomen....trying not to worry, but keep thinking it might be an EP. The GP I'm seeing is also not my usual, and he's really unsympathetic and incorrectly diagnosed me with IBS a few months ago without examining me - he just sat there throughout with his arms folded!!

Maybe he'll be more sympathetic this time...

Hurray hurray tlsm! Excellent news x

Welcome all newbies and good news tlsm!

I have got the habit of eating often down pat at this stage ... now if only I can remember that it is 'little and often' - i'll be sorted...

(just ate body weight in toast and peanut butter / marmalade for lunch )

Hi ladies
not been here for a while cause I've been so busy with work but really need help with this one.

Had a scan today 6+3 and he could see the heart beat - which is fab considering I oved late and so not really that far along if that makes sense.

But then he told me that the yolk sac looked too big?! Eh what?!
I've never heard of this or seen a thing on mumnset about it so am very worried that I am just a freak of nature!
He says I have to go back in 2 weeks time to check but that he gave be a 80% chance of all being ok. I thought it went up to 95% once you saw the heart beat.

Anyway, feeling like sh*t and very worried and upset. Know I'm going to spend the next to weeks obsessing and worrying.

Has anyone ever heard of this? Any advice would be so appreciated.
Thanks
x

Dolly i havent heard of it but i know how you feel when they said to me it could be a EP that was it in my head it was and the last week has been horrid! all is ok thank goodness with me!

Hi Girls

I am just checking in too. Am 9 weeks today and had first appointment with GP yesterday. Midwife will hopefully call this week, then schedule scan at 14 weeks and blood tests at 16 weeks apparently. I am going to get a private scan at 11/12 weeks though as prefer to see something before we tell everyone and my mum is visiting from Australia until then so would rather have a scan while she is here. She has been a great help with dd.

Have been feeling very tired and cranky, and ill - but thankfully have only been sick once.

Dolly, sorry I don't know anything about appropriate yolk sac size - but hope everything is ok.

Good luck everyone and hope you are doing ok.

Dolly sorry I don't know about that - maybe you could ring your MW to ask?

I am sooooo tired and grumpy today (wails)

'A very large yolk sac may exist in normal pregnancy. When embryonic heartbeats exist, the poor quality and early regression of a yolk sac are more specific than the large size of a yolk sac in predicting pregnancy loss. When an embryo is undetectable, a relatively large yolk sac, even of normal shape, may be an indicator of miscarriage. '

From what that seems to say (and I only looked, never heard of it before), a large size with a present heartbeat isn't one of the concerns: a small sac with heartbeat is a risk, or a large sac with no heartbeat. So your PG wouldn't fit those categories, iyswim? So obviously you're going to worry, but its not a mahoosive risk factor.

HTH

ejbax - edd April 1
modsaluk - edd April 1
studentmum1 - edd April 1
Lorisparkle - edd April 2
Peachy- edd April 2
Sara74- edd April 2
V1KK1M - edd April 2
eeyoreuk - edd April 3
NoMoreHighHeels - edd April 3
shanks313 - edd April 3?
CeylonSapphire - edd April 4
lemonaid - edd April 4
Springflower - edd April 4
TheMaskedPoster - edd April 4
Fleecy - edd April 5?
micegg - edd April 6
vacaloca - edd April 6
Doingitallagain - edd April 7
Mollyfloss - edd April 7
Elfsmummy - edd April 8
KnitterInTheNW - edd April 8
Rainbowdays - edd April 9
Gangle - edd April 10
Lorayn - edd April 10
MathairNua - edd April 10
Daftmoo - edd April 11
MrsThreads - edd April 11
muddyboots - edd April 11
Piccalilli2 - edd April 11
Pippilangstrump - edd April 12
pixieboo - edd April 12
scorpio1 - edd April 12
splishsplosh - edd April 13
smcg - edd April 14
ClairePO - edd April 15
Lunachick - edd April 15
pad - edd April 15?
amyjo - edd April 16
kirbo - edd April 16
Mum07 - edd April 16
soph28 - edd April 17
dolly1 - edd April 19?
EllieG - edd April 19
Milco - edd April 19
bumpkin32 - edd April 20
loisstella - edd April 21
BabyBratt - edd April 22?
navymummy - edd April 24
ShellySara - edd April 27?
Thelittlesoldiersmummy - edd April 27

Peachy thanks so much for that - where did you find that info?
Have been scanning the net!

Really cross with doc actually cause I think he has worried me unecessarily. Some things you just don't need to know.
Spoken to midwife and she says not to worry and that this is one of the reasons why we shouldn't have early scans. She has a point - I really wish I hadn't gone now.

Clinging on to the fact that there is a heartbeat.

Thanks again to those who replied - just nice to talk about our worries isn't it?
x

Just typed pregnancy yolk sac size into yahoo LOL, but if you try it be warned a lot of links refer to PG loss and small yolks / absent heartbeats- dont go scaring yourself! Shall see if I can find a ref for the individual article, hang on...