December 2010 - good-bye flat tummies (as if I had one... ha ha ha)

[Persnickety]

Right, I've done the honours. This is our new thread.

And don't forget the stats thread

I'm so nervous and excited at the same time about my scan tomorrow. I had the drs this morning and am being referred about my back. I'm having another blood test too to check my ferritin levels (iron stores) and B12 as I'm a vegetarian but he said that as I feel the same as when I had low iron it could be the stores that are low. He's also sent me for an ecg to be on the safe side as I've had palpitations. Goodie.

Sitting on my birth ball has helped loads with my back and hips. Really helps to take the weight off. I'm going to invest in a pregnancy/breastfeeding pillow too as I think that'll also help.

OWO typical, sorry to hear you're having probs with ex too. I've felt a few flutters but no real kicks yet, how lovely for you

Persnickety sorry that you're worrying, that sounds like a good result to me though

emma Glad the scan went well. I'm due on Christmas day by my LMP but will see what scan says tomorrow.

crazy sorry you're still feeling sick, not good. Good news about your scan results, I'm glad you're pleased with them.

japhrimel I've been getting sharp pains too, I also think it's the ligament pains. I've just been referred today as I'm getting worse, it's really painful and achey all the time now. My hips feel awful, but then I did too much over the weekend so I'll have to try and slow down a bit.

emma2617 Lol thanks, I actually open a notepad and as I read through I reply and write out what I want straight away then copy and paste it in at the end, really helps! Glad your scan went well, can't wait for mine!

notso 11 hours, you must have really needed it. Dinner sounded yummy.

NickiSue that's really interesting, I've had a really strong feeling that I'm having a boy but should find out tomorrow!

SeoMum It does move pretty fast on here, it's hard to catch up if you miss a day or two hehe.

SlightlyTired I'm due at 16 weeks too, must make an appt soon. Hope you get hold of your midwife soon to arrange yours. That's awful what your fil said, what difference does it make? I hate things like that with a passion. I wouldn't worry too much about weight, literally days after having dd (first baby) I was back in the same pre pregnancy clothes. Not everyone will take a long time, depends on the person, body etc.

Deuling Good luck with the amnio if you decide to have it, must be so confusing for you right now.

Whatwill hope your scan went well!

Hopeful Pleased that your scan went well, everyone must be nearly done now I'm amazed you've managed to keep it to yourself for so long! I was on the phone to my mum about 10 mins after I got a positive pregnancy test hehe.

Lavita so sorry about your sil, hope the chemo goes well, or as well as it can do, you know.

Miffster Hope you're better soon and that you can then visit your brother, must be hard on him

CLB1 I hope so too but I'm not holding my breath, I don't mind too much though, nothing much I can do about it now anyway hehe. Good luck for your scan, is it in the morning? Mine is in the afternoon, can't wait!

chloesbaby that's good news, bet you can't wait now! Lol, quite a strange dream you had there hehe.

Afternoon all. Good to hear all the reports of good scans.

Chloesbaby - yay for that scan date, enjoy seeing your baby on Thursday.

And looking forward to hearing about all the other scans tomorrow and Thursday.

Lavitabella - Sending good luck wishes to your SIL.

Miffster, hope that your cold goes soon so that you can get to visit your brother.

Slightlytired, on your behalf, I'd be fuming too at comments like that.

I haven't really had any pregnant dreams yet, dp seems to be taking on that side of things for some reason. I think I had them later on with the other 2, I just hope I don't get them like I did with ds1, I couldn't go into the bedroom on my own for ages after one particularly bad one, and it still freaks me out from time to time even now.

WWSTB, even 3rd time round I read things about pregnancy and labour and it scares the hell out of me!

DF, good luck for the amnio, that's good news that the dr has much lower risk than average.

notso - good to hear you're feeling better today, hopefully that's the start of the yuckiness passing foryou.

Persnickety, I myself would go along with the 1:1200 risk (I think), but can understand your concerns with the NT measurements. I know I couldn't go through with an amnio though, don't really know anything about the cvs. Good luck with whichever route you choose though.

I've been feeling quite sick today, real sudden need to cram loads of sugar into me. Stood at the checkout in Tesco waitig to pay for the shopping, leaning down, head on my arms, holding it back before ramming a milky way down my throat . I remember the hunger coming on that quickly with ds1, but much later on.

Does anyone else have very wonky boobs? I've gone up from a 36B to a 38C/D on the left & a 38B on the right.

Anyway time for ds2 to get to bed, speak later

Hi Jodie - good luck for tomorrows scan.

Hello all. This thread is great; it's lovely to read of everyone's good scan news and good luck for those who have scans tomorrow.

Sorry can't remember who said they had a dream about the sex of the baby, but when I was pg with DD I had the most vivid dream in which a toddler with blonde curly hair was sitting on my lap. I had a huge pg tummy and she was looking at me and saying 'are you going to have a baby Mummy?' From then on, I was convinced it was going to be a girl and it really felt like a premonition (and I should add I am in no way superstitious).

I am still not decided this time, JodieO but DH and I both turned to each other after this scan and said we thought it might be a boy. I'm not fussed either way, and I am already starting to waver about finding out. DH has said he doesn't mind one way or the other. Sorry to hear you're feeling so rough and hope you get a speedy referral for your back.

Racey could you have low blood sugar or not eaten in a while? I get a sicky feeling that happens all of a sudden and feel shaky and sweaty sometimes when I haven't eaten properly or enough, can be quite scary.

Wholelotta That's a lovely dream that you had Thanks, I'm hoping it doesn't take long either. Maybe you'll be right this time as well!

Jodie - I find when I'm pg I don' get any warning of hunger, just a sudden need to eat that instant. Fine if I'm at home as I can get a sandwich or something, but when I'm out I find the only thing that helps is sweets/chocolate/fizzy drinks. AQlthough this time it's very extreme and am getting real cravings for sugar so I have been wondering about my sugar levels.

I'm finding this like a 1st pregnancy, seem so completely clueless about everything.

Racey I get that too, I used to get it before I was pregnant too, feels really awful so you have my sympathies. Might be worth getting it checked out? Lol, I have 3 dc's but there's always more to learn I think hehe.

I completely forgot to say earlier that when I was at the doctors he said I looked big for 12 weeks and suggested it might be twins! I said I'd had a couple of early scans and didn't think they could miss one but he ummed and ahhed, said you never know but that he doesn't think I'll be in for a surprise tomorrow in that case. Made me think though lol. Maybe my body has given up early this time and just flopped out hehe.

Just uploaded some bump pics to my profile, I'm 12+3.

Good luck with all the scans coming up.

japhrimel - i get pains if i suddenly bend down (i know, i know - 'dont bend over!)

Racey - was talking to my boss today adn she said she found that the hunger would come on really quickly with her too. i am either not hungry and dont want to think about food or ravenous!

miff- hope your cold goes soon and you can go and see your bro x

trying to book our (overdue) honeymoon, had thought egypt, but now thinking it might be too hot. maybe tunisia or croatia? too many places to look at spesh when on a budget and brain doesnt work!

JodieO Wow you do have a definate bump, mine is more like I had too many pies than a baby but it is my first! Looking forward to finding out how your scan goes

Lavitabella so sorry to hear about your SIL hope everything goes well and stay positive!

Miffster I hope you are feeling better and are able to visit your Brother soon

Racey I have had the opposite but feeling very ill today got car sickness for the first time in my life going 7 miles (blamed DH's driving) but really cannot face food without being sick having to force toast down and lots of fruit. Probably healthier that you are eating but not a nice feeling! It could be as JodieO says that you have low blood sugar so the sudden cravings are to cope with that, make sure you look after yourself

persnickety hope everything goes well and try not to worry to much (I know easier said than done and I can't talk!) it does sound positive.

chloesbaby Congrats on the scan date good thing you called and checked! Think you do need to complain about your postie

I have my scan tomorrow and starting to get nervous their will be no heartbeat or something they don't do Nuchal at my hospital so won't find about about DS till I do the bloods. I'm probably worrying over nothing -as have been over every little thing since I found out I was pg lol but will be good to see the baby and get a confirmed date.
Today has been really bad for me in terms of sickness it hasn't been this bad for weeks hoping it will ease off soon don't want to lose any more weight!

Just a quick update - a good scan today though the little blighter wouldn't get in the right position for the sonographer. But all seems well and 1.6 for the NT which is good.

Exhausted now as have spent all evening on the phone telling family. I can't believe its actually real! Like you seomum I was convinced they wouldn't find a heartbeat. I think its only natural so don't worry about the worrying, if that makes sense, and the scan will be here before you know it.

Night all,

x

didn't post last night as was feeling quite low after finding out that the sellers have just pulled out on the point of exchange so our house move is off!

Did want to say though that Persnickety your stats are almost the same as the ones I got last week. I felt quite upset about it at the time but thinking it through, the overall risk is very low, much lower than the figure you would be using if you hadn't had the scan (ie the background risk). I think if I'd gone in thinking my risk was 1 in 300 and come out thinking it was 1 in 3000 I'd have been pretty happy so it does depend how you look at it. I found looking at some of the stories of people who've had similar worries on here very reassuring and quite heartening too. I think the FMC have a presentation on their website about the scan and risks etc that might be worth a look. A week later I feel pretty relaxed about the whole thing. The other thing is that we are having the 20 week scan done by a fetal echocardiographer to make sure there aren't any problems - is that something you could ask about if you think it might be reassuring? For us the decision about the amnio/cvs was just one of weighing up the odds - our chances of miscarrying a healthy baby are a lot higher than our chances of having a baby with a problem so that made up our minds but it is a very personal decision and you have to do what it right for you.

It's hard though as you think you'll be "coming out" to people and then that's the last thing you feel like doing. Anyway, I'm thinking of you and DF and everyone else who's got similar worries.

Congrats to everyone who had a peep at their baby yesterday and good luck to today's batch, that definitely is a beautiful bump jodieo

Morning,

Good luck for today's scans!

Can anyone tell me what will happen at my 16 week appointment? I need to book mine with my GP as I won't see the midwife again until 20 weeks. Seems like a long time to me.

93pjb Sorry about your house, that's terrible right at the last minute although I do believe these things always happen for a reason. When buying our house we lost out on "the one" or so I thought until we found our current house. I'm now so glad we lost it, as ours is much better. So I hope the same happens for you

Jodie - just looked at your pics - that is a great bump - i want one!! very beautiful! xxx

good luck with the scans today ladies, thinking happy jumping thoughts

93pjb sorry to hear about your sellers. That's horrible, having to start from the beginning again. Have you sold your own house?

Whatwillsantabring - good news about the scan!

Jodie - wow, you have a lovely little bump! Mine is just bloating, though someone told me the uterus can move up out of the pelvis earlier with subsequent pregnancies, so maybe there is some baby bump amid my wind and fat! My bloating extends up to my ribcage on a bad day, so I really do look pregnant and I can see I'm now going to be embarrassed if people ask me how many weeks! Mind you, I popped out early last time too and by the time I was 6 months, I looked full-term - I am short-arsed and short-waisted, so it can only go out!

Feeling so much better emotionally, but oof! the tiredness has caught up with me. We're frantically trying to tidy and clean the house after our mammoth declutter at the weekend, and hoping that the house will be ready for house viewings with the estate agent by the time we go on holiday on saturday.

Morning,

Sorry I havent posted in absolutely ages but have been keeping up regularly.

Congratulations to everyone who has had scans recently and good luck to everyone with theirs coming up

This thread is great in a lot of ways but mainly because I find out that I'm not the only one in a lot of ways - such as the worry that there would be no baby at my first scan lol...seems like ages ago now.

Lavitabella Had my 16 week appointment yesterday and it was more like a check up really, took in a urine sample which she checked there and then (for protein i think), she did my blood pressure, went through all the results of the bloods she did at my booking in appt, measured the fundal height and basically asked if I had any problems...was in and out in 15 mins

OnlyWantsOne My 20 week scan is also on the 15th July...still umming and ahhing over whether to find the sex of the baby or not, will probably keep changing my mind until the last minute lol.

Hope everyone is feeling a lot better, and not got ridiculous hayfever like I do...off to the doctors this afternoon though so should be sorted in no time Yippee

slightlytired got the same from my MIL - "you have to have a boy, I have too many granddaughters". Oh, ok then, I'll go back in time and ask DH's swimmers to sort themselves into a nice orderly queue with Y chromosomes only at the front. At least with comments from MILs you can safely turn round and place the blame fairly and squarely on their DSs.

Just told the boss who was lovely about it. Phew. Nearly cried as I was so nervous - I knew it would be OK but feel really bad about leaving the team with a big gap in it. Boss said he was just relieved that I wasn't announcing that I was leaving permanently, which was nice

Good luck to all the scan peeps for today. I'm off shopping now (well, on the interweb) at least).

Quick message, will catch up later, called the clinic in London this morning that we were due to have the nuchal scan and sexing at and he's in bloody Egypt! Apparently they tried to contact us but didn't get any calls or messages left. Been frantically calling round this morning trying to find somewhere else that can do the nuchal and we managed to get one in Watford.

Apparently it isn't their policy to sex until 16 weeks but she said we can ask the sonographer. I hope she'll give it a guess at least, it's all I was expecting anyway! So glad we managed to rearrange it for somewhere else as I want to know that the baby is OK. Scan is later though, 4.15 so won't be back until lateish to check in. Still can't believe it. So glad we called before just heading off to London. Gutted.

Loving the pregnancy dreams. I haven't had any particularly vivid dreams yet - am sleeping like an absolute log at the moment (well, between pee breaks, at least). I used to have a horrid recurring dream when DD was first born though - would wake up in a panic thinking she was somewhere under the covers slowly suffocating, and would sit bolt up right in bed and start throwing the covers around to find her - when she was in the moses basket by the side of the bed all the time. The brain can play horrible tricks.

WWSB, great news that your boss was so good about it. You must be glad to have got that out of the way. SO wish I could say something like that to my MIL. Problem is, if I do have a boy, I'm really in for it. She's only got boys and therefore she thinks they are a particularly special breed (she has actually told me before that I and my sisters must be less precious to my mother than my brother is because it would be so much easier for my mum to see us married than it will be to see him married. Such rubbish - firstly, how would she know, and secondly, my mum would be thrilled if my bro would get his act together and get married!). So if this one is a boy I can only imagine the pearls of wisdom that will be offered.

Good luck to today's scanees!!

Morning all - 15wk today We got our Downs Syndrome results back 1 in 50000 so we are pleased with that. And today just happens to be the first time in ages I haven't had (yet) a pregnancy headache. So a good start to the day lol.

DS has his first proper visit at "big" school this afternoon (when I leave him!)so a good start is just what is needed I think lol!

quick visit to say good luck for all the scans today

Hi all good luck with todays scans.

Jodie - wow! that's a proper pregnant bump, it's so high up, very cool! My belly hasn't grown in about a month now, measuring & weighing day today for me.

NikkiSue - good luck to ds for big school today, so you have one starting in September too then.

aimee - hayfever sufferer here too, nothing's blimming working. Normal piriton (chlorphenamine) seems to be the best though, and can take a few of those a day too so am sticking with that, have a drs appt on Fri to get some on prescription along with eye drops and nasal spray. I've been recommended vaseline up the nose by loads of people, ooh, that is sooo irritating, made my nose tickle so much I hated it. Ah well!

I'm getting loads of headaches, I've had one since last Thursday, and even before that was having a couple of days on and then a couple of days off. I don't want to take too much for it as I don't want the painkillers to give me a headache, plus I don't know what effect taking a 'normal' amount of paracetamol will have, so yet another thing to discuss with the dr on Fri. This ones really driving me mad now.

Washings just finished, so I'd better go and get that out on the line.

JodieO - maybe's it's our big bumps that are causing all this pain. I haven't got a pic of mine (need to do some!) but it's not much different in size to yours. My tummy muscles are shot anyway, thanks to my back.

RaceyLacey - I couldn't get a straight answer out of my GP on exactly how much paracetamol was okay so did some extra research. I can't find anything that says it's an issue at normal levels, and all the "be extra careful" bits are more for the 1st trimester anyway. Btw, paracetamol on its own shouldn't give you a rebound headache - it's usually the meds with caffeine or opiates like codeine that do that. Try Gatorade - I'm finding it really helps me even if I don't feel dehydrated.