DUE OCTOBER 08 ANYONE ELSE ONLY FOUND OUT??????

[sambrads]

HELLO ALL JUST FOUND OUT IM PREGNANT AND I AM SO SO EXCITED!!!!!

THIS WILL BE MY SECOND BABY AND I HAVE BEEN TRYING FOR MONTHS AND NOW ITS REALLY HAPPENING!!![GRIN]

Hello and congratulations to you all. I'm expecting too! think my due date is 8 Oct. Already have one DS who is nearly 9 months old.

I'm of the school of thought where you don't tell anyone until you're sure it's all ok (just personal choice). The thing is, they don't do 12 week scans in Bristol; you only get the 20 week one. So I'll be pestering the midwife to listen for the heartbeat at every appointment (all the maternal fat might prove a problem, though!)

Hope all goes well for us all.

hoonette congrats! Cat believe you dont get a 12 week scan!! Im up the road at cardiff and they seem to give them out willy nilly in my hospital !!

Can you pay for a private one ? Around £50 I think for a dating scan.

Im still spotting today but also threw up this morning so a good sign!

How is everyone today ?

Good to hear you're throwing up, Julez (in a nice way as this is a very positive sign )

Hello Hoonette Congratulations I live in Bristol too and found out that Bupa here do a scan for £99 if you want to put your mind at rest before 20 wks

I did another test today and the lines were very strong I'm still on CD24 so feels a little strange but I did OV day 10 so things seem to have happened early for me. It's reassuring that others further down the line than me aren't experiencing any sypmtoms.

Julezboo I never thought I'd be so glad to hear someone has been sick It is a very good sign.

thanks mumstheword I think

Only thing is now I cant stop, but i cant stop eating either!

Bethoo and minerv ? I?m so with you on all counts. Phoned up a new mum friend yesterday crying as felt overwhelmed with it all. And I felt stressed, which made me more stressed because stress is bad for the baby!

And all day I had the mad idea that at any minute I might step out of my office and just yell IIIII?MMM PREEEEGNAAAANT, you know, like when you?re standing on the edge of a cliff or a tall building and have a strange compulsion to jump. I?ve told a couple of friends, and will tell parents in a week or so, as I don?t think I can keep it to myself for much longer. I figure if it doesn?t work out these are people I would tell anyway? Obviously not telling work till first scan, though. And I?m nervous about the whole hospital thing, too, as I live in Lewisham and the standards of care and cleanliness are not exactly renowned. Well, not renowned for being high, anyway.

But must stop fretting ? seems really self-indulgent when everything seems fine, and I feel physically great, and some people actually have real problems.

Sorry for the ramble? Feeling a bit lost.

Hurrah for sickness Julez .

Congratulations Hoonette.

Bless you daisyj. It's quite normal to feel all excited and nervous when it's your first time (or second, or third.....).

mumstheword and hoonette - I also live in Bristol (how nice is it out there today!) and I believe Southmead now does a 12 week dating scan. My friend is 12 weeks and just had a dating scan up there. I had my ds a year ago and they didn't at that time offer this scan but now it seems they have finally got their act together.

They do not test for nuchal translucency though so depending on how you feel about this, the Shire Hospital (old Bupa) in Clifton does nt scan and bloods for £196.

Also happy to hear about people experiencing the symptoms - my sickness has gone now which is a wee bit worrying but I didn't get any with ds either so perhaps I am just a tough old mare.

JUlezboo - i htink i had what you had on my last pregnancy- they called it a heamorraghe but i am sure it is one and hte same, i bled from 6 weeks to 15 weeks everyday, everytime i wiped after the loo it was there and at elast once a week i had a huge gush so had a scan every week as bleedign was so heavy, at one time the pool of blood accumulating in my womb was more that the baby mass! and the blood was always red, brown is a good sign that it is old and your body is just cleaning your insides out i guess.

Welcome Hoonette - my date twin!

Pip and I are good today - as far as I can tell! The tiredness is setting in now - but still no sickness so far......

Pleased to hear your good news Julezboo

Looking forward to hearing how your scan goes tomorrow Sambrands

Due 9th October! Such a shock (a lovely one though) am waiting for appointment with Dr. to get the ball rolling.

Amazed at how much things have changed in the 9 years since I had my daughter.

hello matey, you found it alright then. Lovely bunch of girls, you'll fit right in . Come and find me in conception, I'll hopefully join you here soon!

ooh sam come back to the waiting room after your scan and tell us how it went!!!!! I'm very excited for you

see this is what im not ready for, the sickness, ive threw up a total of 6 times today, hae to started carrying a bowl round with me it was like this with my last two and it physcially exhausted me. Pulling over on the hard shoulder to throw up in my trusty sick bowl

all my energy has been drained today I couldnt even stomach cleaning my kitchen !!

Fruity! My best buddy and individual support group. xxxx

Cleaning, whats that??
This pregnancy thing is a great excuse for being idle.
I am using the pregnancy card frequently. I worked full time through both DD's pregnancies. Now I am sahm I am going to make the most of it!!!

hi ya doingitagain i take it your fruitloop best friend you are a very lucky womon as she is an amazing person and full of advice haha

so how are you feeling ?? 9 years is a long time but they say its like riding a bike

hi ya julezboo so sorry to hear about your sickness not nice try and get rest when you can

has anyone ever had a scan at 6 weeks????
i am a bitnervous incase they cant see anything

Oh MrsBish - you'll confuse me calling the baby Pip - my dd is Pippa!

Congrats DIA - that's quite a gap!

for feeling rather too sick Julez.

I've had one at 8 weeks, but not 6. Presume it will be transvaginal. They should be able to see the sac iirc, but prob not a heartbeat yet.

Hi Sam. Yep, I'm very lucky to have Fruity in my life, she's simply wonderful.

I had a scan at 6 weeks and a few days with my 9 yr old (dating scan) Sonographer pointed at the screen to this little flashing thing on the screen which I though was her heartbeat as it was so small but she said "see that? That's your baby" so small and yet makes you immensily proud!!!

xxx

I know, what am I letting myself in for Cantsleep! On a positive, I'll have a good little helper!!!

xxx

sam i had a scan at exactly 6 weeks with my DS cos of a bleed and they saw a heartbeat but it may to be early so try not to worry !

thats great girls thanks so much

its hard not to worry 2 of my friends had scans at 8 weeks and there was a sac wit nothing in it .

i think cause i have had so many problems to solve before i got to being pregnant that i am a bundle of nerves
does anyone feel like its true goodto be true

sam you'll be fine! Good Luck