Anyone else due in August 2005 yet?

[wilbur]

Well, I can't believe I'm starting this thread, but very happy to be. I'm due August 1st (according to one of those online due date calculators) and ds and dd were both over a week late, so I reckon it will be an August babe. Here's hoping. Still very early days for me, and I have an early scan to get done as I had an ectopic pregnancy in March this year.

Looking forward to someone joining me.

Bloatella, so sorry to hear your news. Yes, it is very common to m/c - it seems like most of us on this thread have - but that does not make it any more fair. Take care of yourself.

By the way, with my last m/c I went to A&E and got a referral to the EPU from there. I did have to endure a 12 year-old male doctor in A&E asking patronising questions along the lines of "are you sure you're pregnant" (answer I wanted to give - "I'm 37 and this is my third pregnancy, so yes I am bl**dy well sure"). A visit to A&E may speed up a scan for you, though, if that's what you want.

I'm sorry Bloatella {{{{{{hug}}}}}}.

I'm feeling dizzy when i get up very quickly - something i don't normally get.

Hope everyone is okay.

just calling in to say, its bad news for me, looks like another missed m/c for me. scan reveled ting sac, too small for my dates with no heartbeat. have to wait a week for a rescan, but then, most likely, a d&c, i've done this before and i know it now.. absolutely shocked and scared. i wish everyone else a fabulous pg, may the rest of you make it.

hugs dramaqueen72 thinking of you.

Oh I am so sorry to hear your news - I DO know how you feel and its not good..... I hope they can rush the other scan through quickly and the D&C, so you can start to look forward. Can you try and plan a r & r weekend somewhere to give yourself a treat? and have a big glass of wine or two on me..

Cyber hugs to you and your dh/dp......

i'm so sorry dramaqueen.
{{{{{hugs}}}}}}

I am so sorry bloatella and dramaqueen ((((((((hugs)))))))) to both of you. Take care of yourselves.

Dramaqueen, so very sorry to hear your news. Why is it so damned difficult to have a baby? I hope everything goes as well as can be expected - take extra care of yourself .

SO SORRY DQ and Bloatella. My thoughts are with you at this awful time. I myself have been through it so know what you are going through. Take care and sending big hugs to oyu both.

thankyou for all being so nice. i'm abit...numb right now. weird day on the whole. i am shocked and surprised its happened again. no bleeding, no pain, no nothing. hate my body for buggering it up again.
will have that glass of wine now.

So sorry to hear that dramaqueen. I am thinking of you and bloatella.

Thinking of you Dramaqueen & Bloatella xx

dramaqueen so sorry - thinking of you, what an awful shock
blotella - fingers crossed that yours hangs in there
look after yourselves
good luck to all

dramaqn72 have just moved to a miscarriage thread would love to talk to you there if you like? I might change my name from Bloatella though but will let you know.
Huge hugs to all the lovely women on this thread and to your mystery guests too thanks for your good wishes it has helped loads.
All the best to all of you.

TeaTime - how are you getting on? I think your midwife visit was today?

Sorry to hear your news Drama Queen and Bloatella.
I am in one of those areas where there is no 12 week scan offered (oxfordshire) and my anxiety levels are tipping the scales too. Midwife was one of those glass half empty people - when I had my booking appointment she firstly took a deep breadth when I told her my age (38 BTW) and basically told me I shouldn't get my hopes up but should consider booking myself in for a Nuchal Scan, which of course is only available privately in this area. Secondly she said she wouldn't be listening for a heartbeat just in case she didn't find it and I would be worried until my next appointment!
Has anyone else had similar experiences with their midwife? I might ask around to see if there's any one friends would recommend but, don't want to do this until I've had the all clear.

Someone asked what we do apart from being pregnant mums and looking after our other kids of course I work as a coordinator for a charity which gives housing and welfare(benefits) advice to people with learning disabilities and their families previously I worked in the public Housing sector for various local authorities and Housing Associations. I'm looking at alternatives which will allow me to stay at home with new baby for longer and have just signed up to do book and toy parties. I have my first one on 28th Jan and will let you know how it goes.

TTFN JB

bloatella so sorry to hear that your fears have been confirmned. Take care.

dramaqueen - sorry too...

Teatime - how are things with you.

I have my scan tomorrow and am quite nervous. Much more so than previous times. Will check in tomorrow afternoon.

Jellybrain, what miserable treatment from your midwife. "Shouldn't get your hopes up" - that's disgraceful. I'm 38 too. How many weeks are you now? I think it's shocking that some areas don't provide 12 week scans, let alone nuchal testing. How can you possibly wait until 20 weeks? Is a private scan a possibility for you? I hope you get a more sympathetic midwife next visit - when pregnant with DS I rarely got the same one twice, and it was pot luck who was there when I gave birth. I'm 8 weeks today - time is moving very slowly.

Best of luck for your scan tomorrow Eulalia.

Meant to say jellybrain that you midwife was out of order. I am 39 and my age doesn't seem to be an issue at all. Hope you can get something sorted out with a scan.

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Thanks, I've just read your replies and feel more positive already. I'm about 12 weeks and due 5th August (provided I've got my dates right). I'm booked in for the Nuchal scan on 22nd Jan which should show everything the usual 12 week scan does. I'm still pretty incensed that I have to pay for it privately though.Is this the postcode lottery we hear so much about?!
Incidently I feel far fitter,healthier etc than I did for either of my previous pregnancies (30 &33), fingers crossed that its a good sign.

{{{hugs}}} Bloatella and Dramaqueen, so sorry to read you sad news, all the best to you both for the future, lol x

Not going to be able to check in for a while as away on holiday in next hour - take care, catch up soon x

Twiga have a great holiday. I'm off as well, but only for the weekend. It's our 5th wedding anniversary on Saturday and DH's 40th birthday on Sunday and we're off to Rome, (whisper it) without DS. I wasn't pregnant when I booked the trip so my plans of a champagne breakfast and drinking lots of lovely red wine over delicious meals won't quite happen. Musn't grumble, though. It's all rather reminiscent of our 1st wedding anniversary when we went to Venice and I was 9 weeks pregnant. I'll be torn between seeing the sights and being able to have a lovely lie-in.