August 2008 - the 2nd thread (what an interesting thread title!)

[CaptainCaveman]

so, scan went well and we are only having the one (phew!). Saw the heart beat and tiny bean is just 2cm crown to rump!!
8w 4d, gives me a revised due date of aug 16th. Yay, am so happy!!

Hi ChaCha, I am still here. Not saying much as just waiting for first appointment (wednesday) and scan (thursday). I am 13+2 today. Sickness is getting better, but now starting to get indigestion. Still tired, but it must be better (even if it doesn't feel like it) as I have been able to do more with the kids and life feels a little more normal.

I know this is a long way off, but i have been stressing over needing to move out of my flat for four months a month before the baby is born. There are major works going on in our building and our particular flat is being done at the worst possible time. We are moving into my mothers. NOT what I had pictured for the birth of my last child!

Ilana, that could be ideal! Free children's entertainment (do you have kids already? Can't remember), cups of tea, lie-ins, not worrying too much about housework LOL.

ugh. am at work (do one evening a week) and just thrown up. yuk.
not often sick somewhere that isn't home (mainly cos i don;t stray too far while i'm feeling like this)... and i just want to brush my teeth

ALBS - poor you being sick at work. Got any mints?

I just went to the loo (sorry tmi) and saw some blood on the tissue. Not much. But trying to ignore rising panic...

Libby - Sounds okay, don't panic please! Let us know how you are...hopefully someone else will be along soon who knows about it...are you at home?

Ilana - Thanks for post, was wondering how you are with HE and pregnancy in general. How helpful is mum? I don't know if i'd mind if like Buckets said it means entertainment for other DC, cups of tea etc.. Is there another option? Could you rent somewhere maybe? Probably not an option, just thinking...

Stickybean - Good to see you post, funny even though i'd told a few close people before today's scan i felt an overwhelming relief at being able to tell everyone else and not having to hide iyswim - i understand what you mean and i really do think the first trimester is such a rollercoaster of emotions (well all three at times) it's hard but gets easier especially after that 12weeks milestone. How are you coping with work? Are you getting much rest at home? Hoping tomorrow is a better day for you - we all have them

xx

libby - try to relax.
I'd say keep an eye on it tonight and call midwife (or similar) tomorrow and if necess go to a and e (they told me to do that if have bleeding again... think get sent straight to epau)

hi all

libbyssister how many weeks are you? bleeding is perfectly normal at about 12weeks, I had a huge gush and am still bleeding nearly 2wks later. The reason they gave me at EPU is that around the 12wk mark the placenta starts to take over from the sac and there can be some bleeding - something to do with the afterbirth as well. I had another scan on Thurs and they checked again but its all fine and should settle. Am hoping that this is all it is with you too.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do not panic as stress will not help, I was told to relax, put my feet up and no flying/heavy lifting/pushing heavy trolleys/heavy lifting etc Just monitor the amount of blood on a pad, if there is anymore, and phone them in the morning - you can just phone straight through to your early pregnancy unit at local hospital and hopefully they can give you advice - ours will see you right up until you're 14wks so even if they won't see you then they can give you the best advice.

Am sorry if I seem to be laying it on thick but I want you to know that contrary to popular opinion not all bleeding during pregnancy means the worst.

will be thinking positive thoughts for you tonight

good to catch up with everyone else's news but am off because this is first chance I've had to plonk onto lardy arse tonight and frankly am starving so fingers crossed thats the last we hear from the kids and its tea time for us!!

xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Oh Libbysister, I hope all is well. As the others have said it shouldn't be a problem. Let us know how you are.

11+1 today. I'm not sure the 12 weeks will be the big milestone for me as until I've had the scan I'm not sure I'll believe all is well (although my extremely uncomfortable boobs are providing some reassurance!). Certainly won't be telling all and sundry until then - all being well. 9 days to go...

Re: food. Luckily I haven't really been off anything (in fact one of my colleagues rumbled me based on the fact that I've been having snacks mid-morning - I hadn't even noticed!). I am craving sweet things more than salty though. Last time it was salty. So - do I go with the old wives' tale and say this is a girl, or on the basis that last time salty=girl, assume that this is a boy?!

Hi guys, feeling rough and tired zzzzzzzzzz.
Back to work today and now I'm exhausted - didn't even do a great deal in terms of expending energy either!

Great news on the scans and the celebratory 12 week marks!!

Cha Cha (i think it was you!) I am having the nuchal scan on 6th Feb. I went last week but it was too early to do it, so booked in for next week when I will be 12+4.
Scan was great though, we saw little bean rubbing its face!! (prob picking its nose like its big brother does!!)

Gotta go to bed, I'm blimmin knackered!! Sleep well girlies xxx

Thanks everyone, it's good to have some reassurance.

I think it's ok, it's not very much blood, and it's stopping now. Just a shock to see it there at all after 10 weeks... and then I started to get cramps but maybe that was psychosomatic... I have my booking appt with the midwife tomorrow morning anyway so will tell her.

I don't think I realised how much energy and emotion I'd invested in this pregnancy until I saw that blood.

Time to get some sleep. Night x

Good Morning!!

Libby ((hugs)) what a scare. Mentally blood just isn't right under any circumstance. It would be nice is someone would publish something that shed some light on the bleeding in pregnancy subject because as we've all seen here on MN it's so very common. Glad your booking in is today....best wishes.

11+3 today and I KNOW I will feel like a train wreck all day. 3AM right now and I've been up since 1PM with DD. She wet her bed which got her extremely upset, came to sleep with me which caused DH to go to guest room, and has tossed and turned ever since. The whole mess threw me into a gag session. ARRGGHH!! Have finally just made toast for the both of us hoping a little snack will help us doze back off.

About maternity clothes, is anyone running into a problem finding things to fit right now that are in season. We still have three more solid months of cold weather here and I can't find any winter clothes in the local stores. Seems week before last every shop in town got it's SPRING lines in so they shipped out all their winter stuff. WHAT?! Thank goodness you all have provided some amazing online stores....at least they still have winter clearance items.

Libby I know what you mean - it wasn't until I slipped down the stairs at around 14wks with my fist that I realised how much I loved her and how much I would miss her already.

TS - the answer is cropped trousers and legwarmers to cover the gap - think Fame! (Quick swoon over Leroy, saw the movie recently and as a grown up realised just how fine he was)

Hi all

Haven't been around much the last few days, have been working myself into a bit of franzy over our scan this thursday, all the awful thoughts and worries are coming back so am started to get pretty nervous !

Libbysister, hope you are feeling better today. Anymore bleeding?

Hi all

According to my dates i am 12 weeks today (12.5 according to last scan). I will celebrate and tell people if all ok with scan on Thursday.

FoghornLeghorn - i am in a frenzy with you. What time is your scan? Mine is 10.10am. Will be thinking of you x

Libbysister - hope your ok - bleeding is so scary. I am glad you are booked in to see your midwife.

Twighlightsurfer - i am sending you lots of sympathy

I am still feeling dreadful - when will i start blooming?

Morning all,
Good luck to those of you having scans today. Libbysister, let us know what the midwife says about the bleeding, not surprised you are worried and fingers crossed it's nothing.

I'm gonna phone the antenatal unit in a mo as I want my scan date (have lovely but apparently rather dippy midwife so also want to check I'm actually in the system...) and DH needs to know so he can get time off work. Do you think they will mind me calling?

I'm on a three-day personal development course this week 9Landmark Forum - anyone done it?) and am a little anxious about the long day - 9am to 10pm for three days - and needing extra snacks and loo breaks. Think I will call them as well just to let them know the situ.

The good news is that I haven't actually been sick since Saturday night and was even quite cheerful yesterday evening for the first time for weeks, so fingers crossed the worst is over. But then I'm only 11 weeks on Thurs and shouldn't I be feeling sick for a while longer?! Off to play with worry beads...

Have a good day ladies,
Pinchy x

Hello everyone!

No more bleeding today and the midwife said not to worry. And she did that thing with the Doppler and even though she told me that we probably wouldn't hear anything at 10 weeks she rummaged around a bit and there it was! Little boosh boosh boosh heartbeat noise! SOOOO nice to hear it. So now I'm high as a kite

Thanks for all the kind words, it really made me feel better last night.

About clothes, maybe try the Next Clearance shops or have you got a discount 'shopping village' place near you? They seem to get all the winter stock when the main shops start selling the spring stuff...?

Poor TS, up at 3am making toast Hope you're still sleeping (can't figure the time difference!) and catch up a bit...

Oh libbyssister I am so relieved for you!!
How exciting that you heard heartbeat on doppler!

Twilight - hope you did get some more sleep

pinchy gosh they sound like long days even when not pg. Good luck!

Lcy and Foghorn hope the scans went well. Look fwd to hearing!

It's crazy. I'm 13+2 now and the sickness seems to be getting worse again. Not impressed at all. was just sick just now, so feel temporarily a bit better, but have the nasty taste i've permanently got, in my mouth. been in tears a lot the last few days, just hating feeling this rubbish. Also know of a few friends who were sick all the way through With dd I was sick til about 20 weeks, but I'm terrified it will go on longer...
Needing to get my eyebrows "dealt with" but can't even get the energy to walk down the high street and get them done. Maybe tomorrow. All the well dressed, smart mummies at school can gaze at my fuzzy brows

Well Morning AGAIN.

DD is out cold laying next to me here. DH is off to work and I'm balancing the checkbook. I do feel a bit worn out but hopefully my four hour nap was enough.

I've been reading about how worried some of you are going into your scans. INWARDLY I think I get it wholeheartedly because yet again I had another nightmare about miscarrying this baby. It was way too detailed and included my mother who's been dead for eleven years. My next scan is next Monday...this is my nuchal thingy with the perinatalogist. I'm very worried (it seems) about what this doctor may tell me. I've invested here and even commented in my dream that I couldn't do this again...it's too much. Oh WORRY seems he lives at my house these days.

On the sicky front, WTF why hasn't anyone figure out a way to end this crappiness. I write that last line while eating cookies for breakfast; my new morning sickness remedy.

Wishing all a blessed day.

My scan is 12.30 on Thursday

Hi all,
Scan on Thursday with nuchal fold measurement. Seems Tursday is a popular day! Feel more tired and rubbish this week than before - had loads of energy at the weekend though - a real dynamo! Bad timing, I know someone who was told yesterday that their baby has Down syndrome. Somewhat delayed diagnosis which makes it worse. My DH won't talk about what would happen if we got a screen positive result on Thurs - I'm 36, so higher risk anyway. Are all partners like this? Good luck for scans everyone.

i everyone.

Have not posted on the thread for a while, am having a mini freak out about scan on Friday. I just havnt felt pregnant for for a few weeks. My morning sickness disappeared pretty much overnight and have had no symptoms. I am sure i am being overly paranoid. Is anyone else feeling like this?

Sorry to hear there are more bleeds out there am crossing my fingers and toes that everyhting is ok for oyu all.

Mega chuffed for all your 12weekers out there congrats and how lovely that you have seen your beans.

MS sufferers am sure there is an end in sight. And those with cravings just go for it I eat and eat and eat when pregnant none of this you dont need to eat for 2 nonsense in my house eat what you want when you want.

Wishing you all lots of non pukey feelings and bring on the glowing and blooming although I suspect this just means we sweat alot and get fat.

Join the paranoia club Juliewoolie

i wonder when the paranoia will stop.

Right now i just feel sick as a dog. dd been playing up a bit the last few days too.

I've done her reading and flash cards with her but now have parked her in front of cbeebies. Cop out?? Probably, but i have no energy. I wish I was a better mummy at the moment but I feel so blinking sick all the time.

Rant over. for now

I will join all of you with paranoia feelings. I am 13+3 and have my scan this Thursday. I had too early scans (5 and a half weeks and 6 and a half weeks) due to a relatively small and one off bleed. All was fine then so I have nothing to base this worry on. I have all the full on symptoms still. But I just can't stop myself from thinking they will find a dead baby in there when they do the scan. Totally irrational I know. I too will be glad when it is over and I can relax.

i had a scan at 10+5 and one at 12+1, both following bleeding, and all was well. But I still fear there being a dead baby in there at my next scan (15+5 - my so called dating scan).

Waaaah.

And was sick again just before diner. so that's twice so far today. yuk.