October 2005 - time for nr. 2 !!!

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i always wanted to do that

Best of look mawbroon I hope you get to see your little one doing some gymnastic moves!

Thanks FastAsleep. If this baby is anything like me then it will be able to sleep anytime, anyplace and will probably be snoring away as they scan!! I called the hospital this afternoon just to check to see if I need a full bladder and was told that it has to be "really full" and she also said "oh and by the way the appointments don't always run on time". Great NOT!
PS my Grandmother was a twin, so the moment of truth will come tomorrow - no-one else in the family has had twins, so it could be my turn.......gulp

My Granny's a twin too! My DS was by himself but it's still a bit worrying! You do need a really full bladder, they usually have a loo in/near the waiting room though and a drinks machine too

It is the non identical twins that are supposed to be genetic. My mum was a twin, but so far it has skipped me. Thank god.

I have never been told that I had to have a full bladder for the scan. I certainly didnt have one last week. Made no difference.

Saw my GP today about the spotting and she is sending me for a scan tomorrow - fingers crossed please...

Good luck Tommy. I've been spotting too but everything seems ok so far with scan etc. xxx

Good luck for your scan today Tommy.

Went to my mums & dads yesterday and my mum & sister commented on how pregnant I look already. Slightly worried that the people at work who don't know are commenting that I've got fat(ter!).
Honestly, stomach does look quite a lot bigger, and it's harder too. People keep joking that there's two in there... will have to see if I get a at the scan Thursday!

Elf I'm the same, and my Gran was a non-identical twin! Argh! Lol... bet it's just a little guzzler though... Good luck for your scan Tommy!

good luck today, Tommy. Cori, some hospitals have up to date scanning machines that don't require you to have a full bladder but the older style ones definately do. When I went for my scan on Friday I drank the pint of water an hour beforehand but I'd also had a couple of drinks before that so by the time I got to the hospital I was really desperate for a wee. I also had a bit of a wait. I managed to do the impossible and go to the toilet and do about a cupful just to take the pressure off. It was hard to stop but worth it!!

I even needed a full bladder for my later scans, which was almost impossible! And I had to have loads of later scans...was forever lying there on the verge of wetting myself!

~My god I want some custard creams so much~

When I went for my 12 week scan I drank loads of water, but when they did the scan my bladder was too full and was pushing the baby into an awkward position. I had to go the loo and get rid of some! I had a scan 2 weeks before this one and didn't drink a whole pint of water, but the results were roughly the same on both, so I think it's just best to drink the required amount and you should be fine.

Not good news at the scan I'm afraid
I had to have an internal examination and the Doctor wasn't very optimistic. She sent me along for a scan and had to have an internal scan as they couldn't find the baby on the normal one. The internal scan showed that our baby probably stopped developing at 6 weeks or so and the amniotic sac wasn't properly developed either.
I now have to just wait until Friday when they can give me a D&C or a medical procedure to clear my uterus.
Thanks for all your good wishes this morning - I really appreciated them.

Tommy I'm SO sorry to hear your news. I don't know what to say but I am thinking of you. xxx

Tommy I'm really sorry to hear your news. Hugs to you.

Tommy, very very sorry about your news. The same happened to me at the same stage a few years ago and for probably similar reason, although it took several scans and blood tests until it was obvious the baby wasn't going to develop properly. I didn't have D&C, just let my body expel naturally. Less clinical. Grieved a lot, but I concieved my DS on my 3rd cycle following the miscarriage. And now I'm pregnant again will be my 3rd D?. I'm 13 wks +4. All the best, just give yourself lots of space to just think and adjust. XX

Is it normal to feel nervous about the upcoming scan? Mine is tomorrow and I honestly don't know how I will sleep tonight. I'm very nervous / frightened that somebody will be wrong. Anybody else feel nervous before their scan, or were you all excited?

I am nervous every day I think Elf! The scans scared me because of the spotting and I just was terrified of bad news. I still don't feel confident at all. The spotting has really shaken my confidence in this pg.

So sorry to hear your news Tommy.

oh Tommy, I'm so sorry to hear your news. will be thinking of you xxxx

Thank you very much all of you. It's all a bit weird and difficult to take in at the moment.
Good luck - I will be watching out for your announcements

Tommy - huge hugs to you. x

Tommy, very sorry to hear that you have lost your baby.

I think the reason I am so nervous is that I was never referred for a scan. Not sure if that is typical procedure around here / I was unlucky / people didn't care becasue it was over Easter.

If I'd had a scan when I was spotting, I would maybe feel a little more confident now. But as I had no scan, I've been left wondering since Good Friday.

I'm so nervous about tomorrow. Just had petty argument with DH which doesn't help, and he wont be home for ages for me to talk to. Why is it that men seem to think that we know where they've left their crap? Eurgh. Such a silly tiff, but it's just another thing to make me feel bad.

Wish I could fastforward the clock to this time tomorrow...

Poor Elf, I am thinking of you! Just brace yourself because when you hear the sonographer say "Mrs Elf, your baby is kicking away just fine" you will want to bawl like a baby.

Oh, I'm totally prepared for bawling like a baby! I'm very emotional!!

I cried for about 10 minutes the other day at an advert for a TV program following somebody who had Parkinson disease.