Anyone TTC from Jan 2024?

[skyerojo]

Any other lurkers out there patiently (or impatiently!) waiting to TTC in the new year?

Anything in particular you're doing to prepare?

ahh how lovely @StampOnTheGround congrats!
I’m 11 and a bit weeks now but something just feels off. Paid for a private NIPT as baby never moves on scans and I’m a bit paranoid they’re not well. Last scan was Sunday and they were measuring ahead and otherwise look to be developing fine.

What a relief @StampOnTheGround! That's an amazing milestone, congratulations. Do you know what you're having yet?

@CosmoMango sorry to hear you're still anxious, when are you due your NIPT results? I've just booked that too along with another reassurance scan for when I'm 10 weeks. How are your symptoms?

I know I'm going to sound unhinged but I quite literally can't believe we all have to live every day of these (hopefully 🤞) 9 months without knowing what's going on inside?! I must think the worst at least hourly, even though I have no real reason to think anything is wrong. Already can't wait for my next scan but dreading it at same time - what a weird and nerve wracking time. Anyone relate or am I just a bit nuts?

I should be coming up to 9 weeks now after a reassuring scan at 7 weeks 💫🙏

@skyerojo NIPT results within a week. Symptoms at 8-9 weeks went away. Came back with a vengeance vomiting 30+ times a day now. Just small amounts so managing to keep my meals down. How are you feeling?

NHS scan in 1 week when I’ll be close to 13 weeks

My NHS scan will be my 5th scan

@CosmoMango 30 times a day! 😮

I've not had loads of symptoms, which I guess adds to the anxiety a bit, but sickness has definitely been gradually kicking in recently. Including random gagging!

Unfortunately so! It’s all caused by gagging though, very little nausea

NIPT extra with lots of chromosomal disorders that are compatible with life but make things trickier completely clear. Just waiting for my NHS dating scan at the end of next week now

Congratulations @CosmoMango that must be such a relief. I've got my next scan and NIPT next Saturday 🤞

Hey - hope you've all had a great Christmas!

@skyerojo @CosmoMango - hope your NHS dating scans went well? 🤞🏻

I hope you're doing okay @Timeforacutie ❤️

I'm now 27 weeks with a very active little boy!

Hey happy new year everyone! Big year ahead ❤️

Aw that's lovely @StampOnTheGround when did you start to feel kicks? I can't wait for that. Definitely starting to get a little bump over here for now though I think! All being well, I'm now 15 weeks and next scan is in Feb.

We actually found out if boy or girl weeks ago, but I've still not opened the envelope! Everyone thinks I'm mad! I just haven't felt ready to find out yet for some reason xx

Happy new year @StampOnTheGround I’m 17 and a bit weeks with a wee boy. Although movements are still sporadic. Anomaly scan is in less than 3 weeks

still vomiting daily! Wonder if this is me until the end now

Happy New Year!

@skyerojo I think I was around 19 weeks - but for my first I was more like 22/23 weeks as I had an anterior placenta!

That's so exciting you have it written down, when we did that with my first, we waited a couple of hours before opening and that seemed like a lifetime 😂 wonder if you'll join the boy club with me and Cosmo!

@CosmoMango Ahh how exciting, welcome to the boy club! Fingers crossed the sickness subsides, that sounds terrible 😩 but, it's all worth it in the end!

Thank you @StampOnTheGround!

I originally thought boy but my husband is certain it's a girl so now I'm trying to imagine it that way round. Excited to find out either way 🥰 think I'll feel ready soon!

Got my 16 weeks midwife appointment tomorrow and would love for them to listen for heartbeat, but pretty sure they won't ☹️ weird how different hospitals have different rules. Did they at yours?

@skyerojo - it's so exciting, it made me start imagining an actual little person rather than just a random baby, if that even makes sense 😂

It's so confusing with things like listening to the heartbeat, each area does things differently! My trust didn't listen to the heartbeat at 16 weeks, and I get why because it's difficult for them to find and they don't want to cause unnecessary anxiety. But I'd have still loved them to try. But others I know did get to hear the heartbeat, so fingers crossed you're one of them!

I can't believe I'm in my 3rd trimester - time flies!

Hey everyone, just checking in - how are you all doing?

I've got my 20 week scan next week, which I'm nervous about, but otherwise all ok here. Bumping along! It's really popped now.

Hope you're all ok x

Hope the scan goes well @skyerojo I had mine a few weeks ago and it was all good. Still vomiting here and the bump isn’t very big yet

So glad to hear your scan went well @CosmoMango! Oh no still vomiting, that's rough, do you have HG? I still have all day nausea some days but it's manageable.

I’m not sure @skyerojo I was under the impression that HG was completely debilitating. I am still managing to work and I have very little nausea it’s just awful gagging that results in vomiting. At times 30+ times a day but reduced to 4-5 times now

@CosmoMango it definitely can be, but from the sounds of that I still think your doctor would be able to give you something to take to help it ease off a bit. I think when they do the assessment they also ask about heaving/gagging not just vomiting. Don't struggle on without help if you need it! Sounds rough 💐

Hope your scan goes well @skyerojo - I feel like it's such a big milestone because then you're half way through as well! 😍

Ahh @CosmoMango, sorry you're still being sick but glad all was well with your scan!

Im just about 32 weeks now, definitely feel like I'm on the final countdown - I finish work in 4 weeks 😬

Thank you @StampOnTheGround! Definitely, just really hope everything is ok and then I can relax into it all a bit more.

Wowee you're so close now! How are you feeling? Are you all sorted on names and nesting stuff yet? How exciting.

How did you scan go @skyerojo - hope everything went well!

I'm not really sorted at all, which is completely different to with my 1st, poor second child 😂 we are getting closer with names, which is a relief as I didn't think we'd get here. I'm just counting down the days till I finish work!

@StampOnTheGround aw thank you for checking in. It went well, feeling very lucky. Baby seemed all healthy. We're having a little boy too ☺️

You're so close now with work, and great if you're sorted on name(s). I find boys names easier so was quietly relieved!

I also have absolutely nothing and not really sure what stage I should start buying things?! I guess soon probably, crikey

So happy it went well @skyerojo
How lovely you’re also having a boy!