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Connect with mums-to-be with similar due dates to share experiences and support.

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Due March 2008 - meeting up for pies and cakes

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derah · 23/08/2007 14:42

A nice new little thread for Skidoodle and anyone else who needs it.....

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Are your children’s vaccines up to date?

Set a reminder

imjin100 · 05/09/2007 15:56

really preggersagain, that makes me rethink my purchase, I read something about it picking up everything but!

preggersagain · 05/09/2007 15:58

mine was 39.99 from ebay- rechargable and easy to use, i use aloe vera gel instead of ultrasound gel as it then moisturises my belly at the same time!

i check every two days, first time it took a few seconds wiggling to pick it up!

iliketosleep · 05/09/2007 16:03

i rented one from ebay and it gives a lovely clear sound with no crackling but im confused wether it is babies heartbeat or wether its my own heartbeat echoing i didnt hear anything with my aunties doppler as it was very crackly but she has borrowed it to me as she is due in 8 days and doesnt need it!!!!! eeek i cant wait for my little cousin rachel to put in an appearence

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derah · 05/09/2007 16:11

The easy way to tell who's heartbeat it is is how fast it's going. Yours should be 70-80bpm, while baby's will be 150-160bpm... quite a difference!!

Wish I could justify the expense but DH would KILL me!

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preggersagain · 05/09/2007 16:13

ilike- if its a swishing sound its your hb, if it sounds like a galloping horse its baby's!
good luck and have fun!

iliketosleep · 05/09/2007 17:00

yer its a swishing sound

iliketosleep · 05/09/2007 17:01

would i be able to hear it at 10+3 though?

skidoodle · 05/09/2007 17:11

Hi everyone

I just had my booking-in appointment/first scan and it all went really well. I was so nervous and so sure there wouldn't be a heartbeat but there was and a little tiny baby-like thing all swimming about. It was so cute and now I feel so much more excited about this whole pregnancy thing.

Thanks for all the best wishes. Can't wait to hear from my scan buddy tori, who's also a today scanner.

What else? Oh well I knew NOTHING about this hospital but it turns out they have this brand new maternity unit that is separate from the rest of the hospital so is just full of pregnant women and midwives and very un-hospitally. I saw a doctor today but she said I could have midwife-led care if I wanted so that's what I'm having [well shared care with my GP/local midwife clinic].

I decided midwife-led care might be nicer as everyone here seems to prefer it and the doctor said the midwives were really experienced and I would get more continuity of care. Also apparently at my hospital they have a place called something like Home from Home where if you have a healthy pregnancy you can go for a non-intervention labour and the doctor said the rooms were amazing and you stay in the same room all the time.

So yay!

iliketosleep, I hope everything is still OK for you. It does seem very likely that it's just more of the same from the weekend.

Lauren, you poor thing. I would be inclined to just let your ex be if he's being such a dick at the moment. You don't need the stress of trying to change his mind. You'll be just fine without him. Is there someone else you can lean on at the moment?

I would watch his behaviour towards you at the moment very closely if I were you. For me it would determine how much involvement he would have in the child's life once it's born. You're under no obligations at all to him. Just look after yourself and your baby.

MerlinsBeard · 05/09/2007 19:20

just a quick post to ilike...you might not be able to hear a HB at 10 weeks. thats why they don't routinely check for it at booking anymore. You have seen you LOs heart beating so you know its in there

iliketosleep · 05/09/2007 19:52

i did see the heartbeat, twice! but have just started bleeding fresh red blood and quite heavy I really think its it this time very surprised if it isnt!!!

skidoodle · 05/09/2007 20:16

Oh no, iliketosleep, thoughts and good wishes are with you. Hopefully everything will be OK and it's just more of the same, but you must be very worried.

glammama · 05/09/2007 20:30

Oh, iliketosleep, what a dreadful time for you. Can you get to A&E? My fingers are crossed for you, fresh red blood doesn't always mean the worst. Sending you [[[hugs]]].

turtle23 · 05/09/2007 20:55

ilike...thinking positive thoughts for you. Big hug!

iliketosleep · 05/09/2007 21:35

thanks yet again!! its ironic, ive just gone for a bath and i dont know if the boilers playing up or something but the water wouldnt get hot only warm! never mind i will try and find out tomorrow

tori32 · 05/09/2007 21:53

Hi everyone
turtle yes you really can have my birth pool as I can't go for a home birth because of complications last time. Its a blow up one with pump and has a hose thing to fill. I just don't know how to get it to you.

i like to sleep really sorry to hear your news, I hope it all goes ok and am thinking of you with everything crossed. hand held heart beat difficult to find before 12 wks so try not to worry on that front.

skidoodle congratulations on your good news with your scan today, youmust be thrilled.

And lastly I had my scan today, wasn't keen on sonographer who didn't introduce himself and made me feel as uncomfortable as I would in GU medicine!! However, baby is fine, heart beat ok, not very wriggly but ok. I am officially 11+5 so now due on 21st March.

skidoodle · 05/09/2007 22:16

hi tori, glad you checked in, was wondering how you got on.

that's a shame the man wasn't nice. how could you stay stern when doing something so special? sort of weird. Oh well, at least the important things were all as hoped

guess what else? I found out my hospital won't tell us the sex at the 20 week scan (or ever). Well the dr I saw today said if we asked the scanning person they might tell us, but it's not their policy!

Apparently this is because people who were told the wrong sex (which happens sometimes) were making complaints to the hospital about it. What an odd thing to do. "you said a boy and it was a girl, you owe us one male baby"

I wasn't that bothered about knowing anyway, so I don't mind but I thought everyone found out these days. It solves the issue of freaking my Granny out. She can't deal with people referring to an unborn baby as "he" or "she". I guess in her day infant mortality was such that you didn't assume anything until you have a baby in your arms.

tori32 · 05/09/2007 22:31

Hi skidoodle funny how the older generation think isn't it. We just assume we can find out!
I can see why lots of sonographers won't let on tho' as my friend is one. She says that if the angle isn't right it is easy to confuse the placenta with a willy. Also, certain ethnicities value boy babies over girls and may wish to terminate on those grounds, which the medical profession would view as unethical, unless the was a medical condition carried specifically in the male or female genes from parents.

skidoodle · 05/09/2007 22:37

hey tori, good to know about the placenta/willy confusion. the doctor said that we might be able to tell just from looking at the picture, but I'm convinced I'd just interpret what I was seeing incorrectly.

the female/male preference thing is just too depressing to think about.

tori32 · 05/09/2007 22:45

I know that people would think like that.
I have decided I don't want to know. Only because I think it will give me the incentive to push harder next time instead of taking the easy 33 hours at home then c-section!!
No ,seriously, I still have all dd's clothes and thought maybe I would find out so if its a boy I can clear them out. But I know I won't incase there was a mistake with the scan.

monthlymayhem · 05/09/2007 22:50

Hello

Iliketosleep - I really hope everything's ok and you get some reassurance tomorrow. Apparently once you've seen a heartbeat particularly once you get to 10 weeks the chance of things going badly is pretty slim - fingers crossed it's perhaps just a little blood vessel x

Congratulations skidoodle and tori

Since my scan yesterday it's been great gradually telling people. I'm going to try and not tell work for a few weeks yet though as have a bit of a 'delicate' issue there. Am due to get a promotion which is being finalised in October and effective December, and although I know legally they can't withhold promotion due to pregnancy, I don't want to give them the opportunity to re-think!

Hope everyone else is keeping well.

iliketosleep · 05/09/2007 22:55

hi monthlymayhem, thanks for that bit of advice i didnt know that! Im also slightly holding out hope as i still havent had any pain or clots which is a good sign. The lady when i went for my scan on monday mentioned something about bleeding but i wasnt listening as i was waiting to see my baby!!!

If im honest though i wish i had never gone on monday now as when i went for scan at 8 weeks all i saw was a blob with a beating heart but when i went on monday it looked like a baby moving its arms about and opening and closing its mouth. It will be harder emotionally now if it is m/c than it would have been before!

turtle23 · 06/09/2007 06:44

iliketosleep...lots of good thoughts and luck!

I have been up since 145 this morning. Am wondering how on earth I'm going to get through the day with hyperactive toddler...groan. Does anybody know whether you get some time of normal sleep before you get huge and uncomfortable?

tori..I can send you some money if you think it's not a huge hasssle to post. I have to admit that I'm not planning any trips to Devon in the near future. Still makes me tearful that you're so kind.

imjin100 · 06/09/2007 08:00

Iliketosleep, thinkikng of you this morning and keeping fingers and toes crossed. And the same to anyone else who has a scan coming along today.

merryberry · 06/09/2007 08:23

good luck today iliketosleep!

gingercat12 · 06/09/2007 08:39

Good morning ladies, and tons of good luck to all of you with scans today and especially Iliketosleep [hugs]

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