Freak out room for those newly updiffed after MC to hold hands and support each other...

[YourFriendBrian]

Hello!

Newly updiffed and freaking out about spotting, cramping, the wait until your first scan and each little twinge? Settle in for lots of hand holding and supprt until you're ready to move to grads.

Lots of love
Brian x

Fetal not feral doh damn phone!

Nix 110 to 190 depending on the time of day. Big variations!
Waves to all.

That's at 10-15 weeks

Wow this thread is a little too fast for me to keep up! I am honing in on the people who seem to be at a similar stage to me knitter and digital. I'm 5+3 today and pretty sure of dates as I temp

Had a very up and down few days with the return of the dreaded brown goo . Though its more like (TMI alert)snot have had some cramps too but they seem to have settled.

I know a few of us have scan coming up so good luck. Mine is a week today and if I make it til then without red bleeding I will be doing well.

Hello to everyone on here - it's nice to hear so many positive stories (goo or otherwise!)

PV that's awesome news about your scan, and nice to be able to compare. I remember thinking I couldn't believe the blob I saw a few weeks ago now had fingers and toes :)
AandR sorry to hear you're feeling so unsettled. It's only natural to feel like that but I'm sure last time was a coincidence and this time you'll be fine x I had awful bug a few weeks ago when not been ill for over a year, Nix is right your immune system just shuts down
Pink I'm the same everyone is getting excited and I don't feel ready for it yet. Must be pg hormones as Krisy Kreme are yummy
:)
Wakari midwives really don't seem bothered by brown goo, which doesn't help us but should be a little reassuring. I hope next week goes quickly for you

We're off to ILs, had to stop off for another quick hurl on the way which I'm taking as reassurance :)
Nix I remember being [shocked] at your iced bun consumption, but now I fully see it having eaten a whole bag of mini brioche in a day

PV forgot to ask, does that mean you're 12 weeks? Don't seem to remember seeing what your dates are x

Hope everyone is enjoying their rainy Saturday... might go and make a lovely warm fire to snuggle by for the rest of the day.

MamaP - still eating???

Orange - hope you are less paranoid today. Glad to hear you're hurling!

Robin - whether NHS or private depends on your area and EPU criteria. I am lucky, as round here a previous miscarriage seems to be sufficient to tick the box to get an early scan next time. I think in some other areas you have to be bleeding or in pain to get an EPU referral. You need to see your GP anyway at some point to get into the midwifery system, so why not ask? Alternatively wait for the inevitable brown goo, then get a referral on the grounds of bleeding. If you want control over timing though, I guess it would have to be private.

Hope A&R and Velvet are getting nice and comfy on those new beanbags.

Ladybee - hope your headache is better now. Does sound like a migraine to me, but what did the optician say?

Love - know what you mean about crossing fingers for the next 4 weeks. That's my "danger area" too.

Irene - I agree with Ladybee - even if things don't go according to plan, you would want it to be recorded in the GP system, so see them sooner rather than later.

Pretty - fantastic news on your scan too. Glad the bean is growing beautifully. Good philosophy from you too - nothing can happen that I haven't already dealt with before

Pink - did you have runny egg and chips?? I'm trying to work out if runny eggs are a risk I can sensibly take. I've never heard of anyone actually getting salmonella from eggs for decades - aren't they vaccinated now?

Nix - playdoh? unusual craving...! Is that with salad?

Hello all

This is the first opportunity I've had to post and I'm just popping in to say I'll just be hovering by the doorfor a few more days. AF was due anytime between now and Tuesday so I think if I can get to Thursday without any issues apart from brown goo in the mornings I might come in and make myself comfy on the beanbags :)

Hope everyone is doing ok

emoo i didnt give up runny eggs in any pg. DS is fine! All chickens in the uk are vaccinated against salmonella and provided the eggs are stamped with the lion stamp then theyre fine. I have had to stop buying eggs from my butchers (which are fab and hooge free range ones) cos they aint stamped, and i cant eat them hard! :(

Yes we made play doh spag and vegs....t'was v nice

range what was shocking about my iced bun consumption was that i didnt even wait to get outside of tesco before unwrapping them!! Now i can see everyone else is eating similar amounts.. not so shocking huh?! My appetite is coming and going atm..

robin just for knowledge. Manchester st marys hospital has a walk in all day EPU... just in case you ever needed one. x

emoo yes I am much to my mothers disgust! She just looked at me whilst I was crashing through a large bag of monster munch and said "well, ur certainly going to gain a few extra pounds, aren't you?'' YES!

Hope ur all having a good wkend. Can't type more as on phone, will catch up tom eve

I'm 13 weeks tomorrow Orange.

Velvet honey, big squeezes for you.

I just ate 2 plums, a satsuma and 4 chunks of Galaxy.

PV thanks, 1 week ahead of me then :) better diet than me

Emoo and Nix I asked the MW about runny eggs and she said a big no, which disappointed me as it's the main craving I've been having. Ooh I hope I can eat them

Mamap I've put on 5lbs in 12 weeks, but quite frankly I don't care how much as long as everything's ok

Velvet I'm really hoping to see you on a permanent bean bag by Thursday then

I forgot to thank everyone for making me realise how ridiculous I was being yesterday [sheepish emoticon] am all snuggly with new slipper-socks feeling a nap coming on :)

Has anyone not done an early scan? I have an unreasonable fear of going back to the scan department and I am trying to decide whether that will be stronger than my need to make sure everything is progressing!! Need a strategy in place for when I go to the doctors sometime in the next week or so if this one remains sticky ...

Spoke with my mother and best friend yesterday and didn't tell them - absolutely unheard of in my land - normally can't keep a single thought to myself!

Just popping in quickly to declare myself officially 6 weeks today. Felt v un-pg this morning so much so I cracked open another cbd which of course can't say more than 3+, but it did so with reassuring promptness. Anyway, since then have had to have a two hour afternoon nap from backache and feeling a bit 'off'. So feel better.

Am off to friends for dinner - they already know about current state and previous so will not have to make up silly excuses for not drinking.

Will have a good ole catch up tomorrow.

(but quick hug for velvet I got my bfp at 10dpo so know exactly how that time between bfp and af due date drags).

Onions The Appletizer was just about okay, not the ice cold glass of sauvignon that I was after but hey ho. The Eisberg alcohol free wine was wheeled out quite a lot at my Mum's when I was having my DD. It's not bad actually.

Emoo, thanks for the info on the scans. I saw my GP on Thursday and asked if I could have my 12 week scan nearer 10 weeks and he said he thought they may offer me an early scan anyway. Not holding my breath though so will prob end up paying for a private one nearer 9 weeks.

Nix, thanks for the info on St Mary's, I will keep that in mind.

A&R, I know what you mean about going back into the scan room. Just the thought of going for a scan at the moment makes me start to fret.

Hope you have all had good Saturdays. I am feeling very un-pregnant today, just tired. Trying not to read into this. More Appletizer and more chocolate on the cards for me tonight. My life is so rock and roll!

I did quite a bit of egg research, in fact there is a whole thread about foods over in conception. But, each to their own. I eat the odd runny egg but don't touch any alcohol at all,some people are the complete opposite :) desperate for a piece of brie :) or pate and baguette :)

AandR I was the same about the scan room, but the decision was made for me. I may have had a pre-12 week scan somewhere private that wouldn't be so busy and a bit less 'public' if it was bad news

Digi good news about the half-way trimester mark, hope tonight goes well

Nix I think I'll have a look for that thread as runny egg is the one thing I really really want :)

[http://m.guardian.co.uk/society/2007/may/29/health.medicineandhealth?cat=society&type=article Posted on motherthread] Found this an interesting read for a different point of view on foods in pregnancy Orange From the FSA website, the egg thing will affect you not the baby - I tend to be willing to take the minimal risk of it making me sick much quicker than anything which may effect the bean!

Hello diffed ladies,

group congratulations to everyone hope you are doing well. I do lurk from time to time but am not up to date at the min, so I hope I am not coming in at a dodgey time.

Just wanted to ask Pink and Pretty, have you both been tested for NK cells and were the results high? There is a lady called matsmama on the Recurrent Buns thread who was asking for info about this, and I wondered if you could share anything you might know with her? Thanks lovelies.

Take that maids outfit off mummy!! Passes her glass of wine to guzzle! Can't wait to see you properly over here :)

Orange, I tend to cook my eggs poached so the White is firm and the yolk a bit runny. In three first trimesters it has been eggs that I have craved and eggs that have stopped me hurling :)

Ar - same scan issues here my love as that was when mc was discovered :( terrifying, shaking but it's the only way to get reassurance! Moo told me to fix to a spot on the wall til they say baby and heartbeat are fine! You will sob that's a given.... It's like mental scarring! I actually enjoyed my 14 week scan, largely cod they heard the heartbeat the day beforehand.

Terrible dinner party last night. Friend cooked lamb covered in almonds forgetting dh is allergic lol... Poor dh... She was mortified! It wasn't nice really, been up all night farting :(

Ok time for some questions! Firstly, I'm still have brown goo in the mornings but it's more golden than brown - is this ok? Second I feel like shit! Everyone is commenting on how pale I am, I feel sick and achey and generally not with it - these are all good symptoms right? Thirdly, I have had nightmares the past 2 nights about being soaked in blood (even tho mine was an mmc). How do I get through another day without cracking up?

Sorry for the mememe, I can't talk to dh atm as we are on holiday with friends.

Velvet if it's not red, I'd have thought your goo was alright. Sounds like your other symptoms are all part of pg too - and as for the nightmares/dreams, they can be very biarre too - dreamt my husband left me for a holiday with a male work colleague, as he thought he might be gay.....not as gory as yours, but mightily strange, all the same. Have you had a scan yet? Or are you able to get one sorted soon?

All the egg ladies - I am so obsessed with runny eggs, it's the one thing I really miss when pg. Had a fried breakfast after scan on Friday, and asked the cafe to make it firm, but it was still runny - I ate it anyhow, and have just decided to ask for something else next time.Think the plebs also gave me full strength coffee too, despite asking for decaff (don't start me on the poor service rant that I can go on about for ever, grumpy old woman that I am!). I often wonder what all the fuss is about - I have never been ill from eggs, and I thought they were ok now. Still, I get the fear about them....

As for food, God almighty, ladies - I am one big eating machine - everything tastes so damn good! Maybe the steroids are contributing to this, but judging by everyone else, I think it's just being pg! Went out for lunch yesterday to Ask, and had Pasta and spicy meatballs, with hot chocolate pudding after - it was delicious! Can't stop munching on Sherbet lemons, and just had the best bacon sarnie ever for breakfast this morning. Am scared to get on the scales!

Nick shame about the dinner party - your poor friend, I'd have been so mortified!

Mummy have chatted with mattsmama, hope she has some success with her treatment.

Digi officially 6 weeks - yay to you! I didn't feel pg at all yesterday, which made me flap a bit too. Just keep ticking off those days, and let's hope we make it to 12 weeks with our sanity intact..

Keep popping onto the miscarriage thread, as I feel like I should keep an eye on it, in case I can give any helpful advice to anyone - but I have to admit, it freaks me out reading it, and raise my anxiety levels drastically. Starts all sorts of paranoia. But, at the same time, I want to know that I can maybe help point some upset people in the right direction.

Trying to do my best to stay sane at the moment, but this is the danger time...mind you when I thought about it rationally last night (rationally - pah! what is this rational thinking??????), I realised that 2 of my mc's were before 6 weeks, and I've made it past that, so that's really positive.

Anyway - hello to everyone, hope you have a lovely Sunday - sorry for the long post! x

velvet We've all had lots of brown goo, nothing to worry about! :)

Feeling like crap is good symptoms. I know it's very hard to relax and enjoy it - I still haven't started even though I've now seen a heartbeat. The way I get through from day to day is just to focus on the next target, the next scan, the next appointment... When is your first appointment? Are they going to give you an early scan?

I'm hoping one day I will wake up and it will all just feel magically exciting, but at the moment it still feels unreal.

I'm also now panicking as I have found the twin buggy I want to have a look at but I can't find one anywhere apart from online and I'd really like to see it in person. (I know it's too early to start looking for baby stuff but we're worried about how much extra twins will cost so I'm trying to pull together a budget)

I'm only 4+2 so scans and appointments are a long way off! Bean died at 7 weeks last time so I'm gonna go for a private scan at 8 weeks but it seems so far away! My next milestone is Friday when I'll pee on another cb Digi to make sure it's gone up from 1-2 weeks.

This is sooo scary! Sorry I promise I'll catch up with everyone properly in a couple of days