Due May 2009 - The 2nd thread... our pregnancy-addled brains can't think of anything wittier!!

[SpangleMaker]

Here you go

Frazzledoldbag34, I felt fine until I found out, suddenly tired bigtime. Maybe another excuse for getting fur blanket!

divedaisy - CVS is chorionic villus sampling. It's like an amnio procedure but is done much earlier at around 11 weeks and they take a small sample of the placental cells and analyse them for the major chromosome abnormalities like Downs, Edwards, Patau syndrome etc. I have a brother with Downs Syndrome and will be 35 just after this baby is born so am terrified (my mother was only 25 when she had my brother) and the hosp have advised me to have this done. Bit scary but I need the peace of mind. There is a small risk of miscarriage with it unfortunately but it's a risk I think I'm willing to take. However will no doubt be back on here in a couple of weeks having a major wobble when it actually comes down to the reality of getting it done. Have had amnio in the past - which I thought was horrid. CVS is supposed to be worse.
TapasQueen - go get yourself that blanket tomorrow. You know you want to!

Frazzled - thanks for information on CVS/amnio. I have been dreading amnio, no comfort that CVS may be worse. But I agree that it will be worth it to know. I am sorry you are worrying about this. At least we can all worry together. I am going off to eat now - which will take awhile!

frazzled - I can understand why you scared but if I was you I'd be having the CVS too.

spangle - it was me who mentioned flapjacks. Haven't actually had one yet, but now have a craving!

Tapas - I'm 35 too.

I can't remember who asked about finding out the sex of the baby (it was a page or two back) but might have been frazzled ...
I didn't find out with DD and felt very strongly about not knowing. But funnily enough, have decided that this time I'd like to know. Lots of reasons. Main one probably being that we are a tight little family of 3, and adding a fourth member when DD is 4 will be an adjustment (although a wonderful one). I think it will help us all prepare if the new baby has an identity - 'him' or 'her' - before the birth, might make it feel as if they're more included IYKWIM. DD will be excited either way, but I think she'll probably have a slight preference for a girl, as do DH and I, so it might be good to know.

But I LOVED having a surprise for my first. Didn't have a preference sex-wise for my first born and didn't want to give it an identity before it was born because I didn't want to project my desires/expectations onto it.

I'm having the triple test to test for downs symdrome, neural tube defects, edwards syndrome and other chromosomal abnormality. I like it because it's risk free to the foetus.

frazzled - just reread my comment to you about the CVS and it feels a bit 'bold'. I hope you know I was trying to convey my sympathies to you without saying 'ah, poor you' - didn't want to come across as patronsising and so was trying to get the balance right!

I'm knackered! Away to get DS to bed - late night...
then i'm getting under my fleecy blanket too!

Nite nite mums'n'bumps xx

Triple test just messed with my mind with all those probabilities during last pregnancy. I only started to enjoy my pregnancy after I got the all-clear from the amnio. This time I'm going straight to amnio, without the blood tests.

Hi all, CVS here too, have it booked provisionally for the 18 Nov dependant on dating scan on 31 Oct (don't know whether I mentioned it before, could have been another thread but dd2 has cystic fibrosis) Not looking forward to it but know it has to be done!

Really cold here too have put the heating on and sitting here in fleecy jacket, have a cold isn't helping ( as do dd1, dd2 and dh!) so fun this weekend in the house of Doris!

Not going to find out the sex as I will tell and I like the excitiment of what is it? on the day, ( although i failed to identify both dd1 and dd2 correctly without my glasses on , note to self- birth plans to state, midwife to identify sex of child.

Night to you all

Just thought I'd check in. I haven't posted for ages.

I'm exhausted, and jolly glad that I'm working part-time this pregnancy. I'm not sure I could have coped with this tiredness, full-time working and my toddler. At the moment, on my days off, I'm sleeping two hours a day, and I'm wondering if I need to get my iron levels checked out.

Apart from the tiredness, the nausea I had seems to have eased, although I did have some today. I'm still very emotional. I read an article about Jamie Oliver and his work in Rotherham and the article made me cry. Very odd indeed!

Regarding the tests, I've decided not to have any of them. No particular reason or conviction, just a gut response. We aren't going to find out the sex either. We did last time as I wanted to imagine life with a baby and needed to know the sex as part of that. I don't need to this time!

Glad to see everyone is still actively participating in the thread, I'm looking forward to getting to know you all over the next 7 months or so.

tapas - sorry, didn't mean to scare you about the amnio being 'horrid'.....I don't mean it was painful really at all, it wasn't - more just an uncomfy feeling for a few seconds. It's really just the weirdness of what they were doing that I hated. It just felt 'wrong' to let someone near your baby with a needle, and watching it on the screen at the same time was meant to be reassuring but to be honest just made it worse. Please don't worry about it unduly - it's a very quick procedure and most hospitals do lots of them so their miscarriage stats are often far less than those quoted. It's over very quickly, you just need to go home and lie on the sofa with cups of tea, biscuits and lots of magazines and daytime telly afterwards as you'll feel so EXHAUSTED once it's over. I believe CVS is said to be 'worse' or so my midwife told me because it's slightly more uncomfortable than the amnio. I'm thinking of asking for gas and air this time when I have it done (I'm a wimp) - bet they won't let me though.
dandelioness - I didn't think you were being 'bold' at all!! Glad you think I'm making the right decision to go with the CVS.
Night all. Off to bed now x

My experience is that amnio is quite painful. Amnio needle is about 15 cm long, and it would be magic if it didn't hurt It is over fairly quickly, though.

Morning all (is afternoon here)! Well I, spent about 3 hours at the hospital this morning. It isn't bad news at least, although we are still playing the waiting game. My hcg had gone up (33,000-47,000), but not doubled. The Dr said that given the time scale, the numbers could still be fine for a viable pregnancy. We did another (external) scan, and the sac looked fine, but we still couldn't see anything inside. He dated the sac as 6.5weeks, which is about right for my dates. My uterus is retroverted so apparently it can be quite common to not see anything until later, as it slopes backwards and not forwards like normal.

Have another appointment next Friday. Am feeling fairly positive about it all, but we just have to wait and see. At least I haven't had any more bleeding. Anyway fingers crossed that we see something positive next Friday. Until then, best wishes to all of you and hope you all have healthy happy prengnancies.

x

That is great news, MrsMonkey

MrsMonkey that sounds very positive. For some reason I have a bit of a soft spot for you because of your name (ds is year of the monkey and has a very well abused loved monkey toy and often gets called monkeyboy and I monkeymum) anyway needless to say was very sad when I read your last post and am feeling very positive for you now though.

Is panadol ok for the headaches (especially directed at women who have been on a lot of anti emetics.

Doris...can't have cyclizine either as the same happened plus it didn't actually work with the nausea so I am just on maxalon and ondansetron but soooo exhausted in the afternoons I thought it might be them doing it.

Is anyone not having the nuchal testing etc. I have had one early scan at 8 weeks as they thought my sickness could be due to a molar pregnancy, all was fine but otherwise I was planning to wait until the 20 week scan as we feel strongly that nature will as nature will and if faced with bad results from early scan it would just be a few more months of worry that we can do without. By the way I am 36 and will turn 37 before baby is born and have had 2 previous miscarriages which may be why I don't want early scans as there is a chance things may be wrong and I just want to hold on to my hopes and dreams a little longer

Nuchal scans are part of the 12 week scans here. Our version of NHS pays for it and expects you to go.

Measuring nuchal thickness is actually a very small part of the 12 week scan, which looks at femur length, regularity of heartbeat, cross section of head (brain size/shape), inner organs, ribs, etc.

By the way, has anyone noticed how amazing orgasms are during pregnancy?

yes

mrsmonkey well at least it's not bad news the doc sounds positive, which is a good sign too. Also surprised they didn't do an internal scan perhaps they'd have got a better view

Hello

Hope I am not too late to join.

It seems I got here just in time for the orgasms

I am due 20 May and have a 16 mth DD

Had my booking in meeting with a lovely midwife on Thurs, she kindly agreed to see me in her lunch hour because there were no appointments for the next 4 weeks.

Just wish the sickness would pass, I'm sure it wasn't this bad last time

Welcome Umamimama

I discovered the orgasm thing last night aswell

Have added you to the list:

JustgotBFP due 1 May (DS age 3.11)
Sahbear due 1 May (DS age 14 mo)
Brightsideoflife due 1 May
SlippersAndPipe due 1 May (DD age 19 months)
Aquababe due 1 May (DD age 2.9)
Evergrounded due 1 May
Momino due 1 May (DD age 2.5 and DD age 1)
Llareggub due 1 May (DS age 22 months)
Loulabela due 1 May
AAL due 1 May (DS age 4)
Olderbutnotwiser due 1 May (DD age 21, DS age 19, DS age 16 DS age 4, DD age 2)
MissyK due 1 May (DS age 3)
Heverhoney due 2 May
SpangleMaker due 3 May (first child)
Inni due 4 May (DS age 2.9 and DD age 1)
Ceeceeanne due 4 May (DD age 9)
Bantam73 due 5 May (2 DCs ages 2.5, 16.5)
Chicadee due 5 May (DD age 6.5)
Overtiredmum due 5 May (DS age 3)
Hopefullypregnant due 5 May (DD age 10.5m)
Gibsongirl due 6 May (DS1 age 5 and DS2 nearly 2)
BrownieBells due 6 May (DS age 2.9)
Frogthistle due 6 May (DD1 age?, DD2 age 1.4yr)
Minimenace due 7 May (DS age 11 mo)
Detsy due 8 May (DD 9 months)
Carol7 due 9 May (DS age 16 DD age 12)
Febes due 10 May (DD age 9 months)
Jennster due 10 May (DD age 2y7m, DS age 13m)
Missblythe due 10 May (DD age?)
Pinkcandyfloss due 11 May (DS1 age 5 and DS2 age 1.7)
Mootie due 11 May (DD age 2.4)
Flippineck due 12 May (DD age 17 months)
Ses due 12 May (first child)
Millionsaway due 13 May (DD 20 months)
Mammajamma due 13 May (DS1 age 4, DS2 age 22m)
Gateau due 14 May (DS 16 months)
Wobblypig due 14 May (DS 1.11)
Looneywoman due 14 May
Chubbymummy due 15 May (DS age 3)
Frazzledoldbag due 15 May (DD1 age 7, DD2 23mths)
Nauseous due 16 May
Daisydoo due 16 May (DS age 19m)
Bluebell82 due 16 May (dd age 7 months)
umamimama due 16 May (dd age 16 months)
Bigtree due 17 May (first child)
Divediasy due 17 May (DS age 5 1/2 3rd preg)
Bekkaboo due 19 May (DS age 2)
Tigergem due 19 May (DD 18m)
GreenFingeredMummy due 20 May (DD age 15m)
Mags98 due 21 May (first child)
2beautifulgals due 22 May (2 dds?!)
halfmumhalfbiscuit due 23 May (DS age 2)
pulapula due 24 May (DD 3.9yr, DS 15 mths)
Swottybetty: Due 24/05/09. DD 6mths
Moonlit due 24 May (DD age 2.6)
Agooboo due 24 May (DS1 age 6 DS2 age 2)
Dandelioness due 25 May (DD age 3 1/2)
citybranch due 27 May (DS age 21m)
Imnotok due 27 May
Runningmonkey due 27 May (first child)
CoteDAzur due 28 May (DD age 3)
Jools1 due 29 May (first child)
Bluebutterfly due 31 May (DS age 3.5)

Marvellous news mrsmonkey - with a retroverted uterus it is definitely more difficult to see anything until a bit later on. (Mine is the same, and the doc said the same to me when I had my early scan a few wks ago. Have another scan on Thurs when I'll be about 8.5 wks I think so should be able to see a bean this time). My fingers are well and truly crossed for you x

Am feeling slightly inadequate here - am I the only one not having orgasms all over the place this weekend? Haven't had sex for about 3 wks! (roughly since the onset of the morning (all-day, all-night) sickness and quite frankly couldn't imagine anything worse at the moment. Apart from being too exhausted to string a sentence together after 7pm the thought of all the necessary jiggling about just makes my stomach go bllleeuuuuurrghhhh! Please tell me I'm not the only one.....?
Also seem to have a dodgy tummy today which on top of the usual nausea isn't fun. Boo. (whinge, whinge).

doris - have you had a cvs before?

I'm another not having any tests. Same reasons as you Aquababe, there is nothing that can be done about it and nothing I would do either.

MrsMonkey great news

Oh no, have just been browsing the Isabella Oliver site, I love virtually everything on there - in fact I wish I had a bump already! Baby will be ok sleeping in cardboard box, right?