~*~ AUGUST 2010 ~*~ Moving into 2nd trimester, where things start getting better

[KayloHalo]

God, are we really on our 3rd thread???? Already???

Who was it that was asking about decongestants?
I found the breathe easy car air freshner is fab and non medicated. Helped me alot when i had a cold a couple weeks ago. Got it in halfords and it really is fab

Hi everyone, just a quick update from me. My scan didn't go so well today. The baby is actually fine - although younger than we thought. Only about 10+2, not 12. However, the baby seems to have a lump in its tummy that the staff at the hospital are worried about.

It's either that the baby is still small and its bowels are still forming and moving around (they grow around the umbilical cord to start, apparently?) and it's nothing than another week or so of growing won't sort out.

OR there's a hole in the baby's abdomen, which means there's a number of issues going on, and possibly congenital problems as well.

The staff at King's were amazing, and they tried to get a consultant to see us right away, but the baby is just too small for them to tell what's going on. We have to wait until next Friday for another scan and we'll take it from there.

It's just incredibly nerve racking and I can't imagine how I'm going to get through the week at work (a couple of scary presentations to deliver, etc), plus my emotions are just all over the shop. I want to remain positive, but it's really hard. My DH is absolutely devastated too - a real shock for him. So, sorry to deliver some sobering news to the thread, but there's not many people who know about our pregnancy and I wondered if any of you had heard of this issue before (I cannot for the life of me remember the official name of the problem - which is probably a good thing as I wouldn't be able to resist Googling to my peril).

Anyway, best wishes to everyone for now.

Another week at work done - ahhh roll on half-term. I keep waiting for someone to ask me if I am pregnant - i can't stop eating and I am so fat now it is untrue (mostly fat but definite bump...I think I am in that is she is;t she phase).

Mind you I can't sleep at night - I keep waking up to go to the loo and then can't get back off to sleep and then it feels like I finally do when the alarm clock goes off - yawn yawn.

My friend at work who is pregnant had a fall today on her bump and whilst I am sure everything is fine (it is so well padded) she went off to the hospital to get checked out and I still haven't heard anything...

oh goodness soontobefatnat - sorry I should have read first and posted later rather thab what I did..

keep thinking positively and don't whatever you do google...it won't change anything and in any case all you'll get is worst cases

fingers crossed it is nothing or that it some minor issue

many hugs..am thinking of you and your dh

Soontobe. If its the same thing as my mate had (dont know the name) then even if the babys organs are growing outside the body it is treatable when baby is born. My mates dd needed a couple of ops at birth but is now a very healthy 7 year old.

soontobe thinking of you. I suppose until you really know what you're dealing with you can't do any research. I know one of my sisters friends had surgery on her unborn child then more operations once she was born to do with incorrect formation of the gut so it is possible.

Well.. after being fantastically well behaved all day my niece turned into a terror at bedtime wailing directly outside the dds bedrooms and wanting to go home. After twice getting ready to be driven home she finally gave up around 815 and fell asleep.

Dd2 woke at 445 am and then my niece came down at 530 so I sent her back to bed. Now dd1 up since 620 claiming my niece opened her door (it was open and dd was in her cot last night) anyway so here goes another loooong day.

Yesterday up at 515 and only ended up having an hour of child free time once I settled my niece down then went to bed myself.

Though the dds are staying at my sisters/my mums tonight so I have a night off yippeeee.

Just upgraded tv package to include Discovery Home & Health so I can scare myself watch all the birth programmes..

Thinking of you soontobe I do hope everything becomes a little clearer soon, must be a constant worry! x

Hope the rest of you are doing well, and have some nice plans for the weekend.

I'm home alone DP working in Monaco this weekend, back tomorrow night. Best friend on her way round with lots of lovely dvd's and goodies for an evening in on sofa so not all bad!

I starting to feel a little fat! Not too long to our scan date but I have funny flutterings going on today feel like something is moving around in there.

Question for you all, MATB1.. should I have got this at my booking in appointment on Wednesday? I'm 10+1 and need to tell my company by 15 weeks but don't see the MW again until 20 weeks. She did mention it but I wasn't given it, to be honest she seemed a little pushed for time.

Started reading the TC for maternity leave at work, what a minefield that is. If I'm right I get 26wks at 100% followed by 12wks at 90% avg earnings then the remainder at standard smp. Does that sound pretty standard, it's all new to me!

That's an amazing maternity package littlemiss - you're very lucky!

Why do you have to tell your company by 15 weeks? Legally you don't have to say anything until 15 weeks before your due date.

Is it.? Goodie! Someone did once mention that was a very good package but I never gave it much thought! They even have an official parenting club. You get paid if you wish to come to work for the parenting sessions whilst on maternity leave, obviously with your little one. I've heard from others they are very good. I was thinking of signing up for the Hypno Birthing sessions they run to every quarter.

I have to say it's a great company to work for and will be returning after 52 weeks, the logistics of which I will deal with once I get my head round actually being a mum .

Your right about the 15 weeks, read that the wrong way round. I'm waiting until I have got passed the first big hurdle on 15th Feb. God that scan seems like an endless wait! I have even booked the whole week off work, just incase I have to have any further tests. I could do with the rest to be honest and my boss is off on holiday anyway so it suits to be away at the same time.

Soontobefatnat--I have no knowledge or experience with the kind of potential problem you might be dealing with, but I just wanted to say I hope all goes well, better than expected, and that the week seems to fly by for you! Take care. Sorry for your worries.

Thanks for the messages guys. We're just trying to stay busy and hopefully the week will be done before we know it. Got my fingers and toes crossed we get good news on Fri.

Everything crossed for you soontobe xx

Need advice girls, I'll apologise now for TMI.. woke up early as usual. Been having constipation over the last week, been to the loo for a no.2 and see a little spot of pink blood! No pain, from the front and not the back iyswim.

Should I be calling the MW, typical of course DP is not flying back until this evening.

Have my best friend staying over, don't want to wake her just yet but I'm very worried. This is the first sign I've had of any blood and 10+2 today.

Any advice greatly appreciated.

littlemiss If you've been constipated it's probably broken blood vessels from that. If you don't have any pain it's most unlikely that it's anything worse. Keep an eye on it (so to speak) and if you do get any pain/cramping or you get more bleeding then deffo call the MW. Hope someone comes along with more ideas. If you're at all worried though, phone anyway, that's what MW's are for!

Many thanks, I've been checking every couple of minutes since. Nothing since, no pain at all, just completely worried.

I going to wait for my friend to wake, see what she thinks to. Think I'll phone, no harm and as you say that's what they are there for.

Just to update you all, called MW Team been told to go to A&E for scan. Friend is now awake so leaving shortly.

Will update you later, fingers crossed!!

Good luck littlemiss will check back later to see if there is any news from you.
Have everything crossed for you soontobefatnat.

Having a very lazy weekend watching tv sleeping and eating not all at the same time though

Good luck littlemiss!

Back at last, see a Dr at A&E. done a little prodding asked a couple of questions and that was it. Been told to return tomorrow first thing to the early pregnancy unit for a scan as they are only open mon-fri.

No sign anymore blood thankfully, feel a little blotted and tired so off for a little lay down. Nothing more I can do until the morning.

Have a nice lazy sunday all x

Evening ladies - busy weekend here. Am getting very tired very quickly now, so think it'll be an early night for me. Am planning to tell my boss about the bean tomorrow, I'm a little bit nervous but think she'll be ok.

Soontobe thinking of you and hoping that your doctors will be able to give you more advice and info soon.

LittleMiss hope the EPU can reassure you tomorrow and that you'll be ok.

Take care everyone

OMg - your nervous of telling your boss...I am nervous at telling my Mum. I am not going home to see them at half-term so they can't "notice". I think I managed to fool my MIL last weekend ny having one glass of wine(I'm driving) and then pouring most of it in to dh's glass.

I am 14 weeks, still knackered, still feeling sick (although haven't been sick for a while) and very fat...one more week until I see the midwife.

Oh and this is the pregnancy week where I lost my last one...so can't wait till this time next week.

cazzy, I hope you have a lovely week and that it flies by for you!

Hi ladies, hope all goes well, justr marking my spot in anticipation of scan on weds!

Good luck littlemiss sounds to me like nothing to worry about if you only had a tiny bit of bleeding and none since. When I had my early scan it was also at A&E sunday morning then had to wait till Monday arvo for the scan. Such a long wait isn't it!

cakey is your previous m/c the reason that you're waiting so long to tell everyone? Poor you it's hard keeping it a secret. If we hadn't had the scare then early scan I would be going for my first scan on Feb 9th acording to my original dates and since I'm showing already it would've been so hard to keep it quiet.