Pregnancy post mc: Totally Grads Part 11!

[digitalgirl]

Welcoming all those pregnant after miscarriage who need hand-holding, a place to moan, share happy news or just lurk.

It will happen for us this time.

link to part 10

Pie they don't offer NT scans here , so just bloods.

Good luck lili!

moomin I may lamp the next person who tells me that my pregnancy has 'flown by' and they 'can't believe!' I'm that many weeks already! I feel as though I should be about to pop by now!

Right, I think it's time for the weekly stats update, welcome PieMistress. How are you feeling about the prospect of the ELCS? Is it a relief after the birth of your first child or do you have worries about it?
Lollopybear, think I managed to get your dates right. Is it your first? Lovely to have you both on the list!

I have been having a very hormonal day. Lots of random weeping caused by ads etc. Feel generally low and generally pissed off. Aye well, it'll be a better day tomorrow I expect.

Tuesday 3rd April

LILI80 - 40+13 wks EDD 21 March
KatAndKit - baby #1 39+1 wks EDD 11 April
Digitalgirl - baby#2 38+1 wks EDD 16 April
Dachs - baby #1 36+1 weeks, EDD 30th April
LadyMaybe - baby #2 35+5 weeks, EDD 3rd May
Googietheegg - 33+5 weeks,
KnitterNotTwitter - baby #2 girl, 32+6 weeks, EDD 23rd May
LimeFlower - 32+5, EDD 24th May
Twittwoo - 31+6, EDD 30th May
mousebacon - baby #2 30+2, EDD 9th June
PieMistress - baby #2, 27+5, EDD 28th June
Confu3ed - baby #2, 25+6, EDD 12th July
Lollopybear - baby boy, 21+2, EDD 12 August
AmandinePoulain - baby girl - 19+1 weeks
Loup23 - baby #1 - 18+3 EDD 1 September
Moominsummermadness 15+5, EDD 20th September.
funchum8am - 15+5 weeks, EDD 20th Sept

All these gorgeous babies have arrived in the last year! Huge congratulations to:
Hopefully - with son, born 29th March 7lb 12oz
Lia - with daughter, born 1st April 8lb 11oz
PenguinsMummy - with daughter Clodagh
VivClicquot - with daughter, Phoebe, born Thursday 28 April, 7lb 5oz
Ivysedai - with son, born Tuesday May 2nd 3.83KG
Loopymumsy - with daughter, born Thursday 12th May, 7lb 15oz
Caribou - with son, Caleb, born Saturday 28 May, 9lb 1oz
LittleMiss - with son- born Wednesday 1st June 7lb 1oz
appleblossoms - with son Malachi, born Wednesday 15th June, 9lb 4oz
crochetcircle - with daughter born Sunday 26th June, 8lb 4oz.
urbanlolly - with daughter born Tuesday 19th July, 8lb 3oz.
Nickster - with son Corey born Tuesday 2nd August
Tiggersreturn - with sons born Saturday 13th August, 5lb 2oz and 3lb 13oz
Owlbooty - With son Robin born 18th August 8lb 13oz
PrettyVacant - baby girl born Tuesday 23rd August
OrangeGloss ? with son, Huw born Thursday 1st September
Wombat - baby born Sunday 11th September
Emoo - baby girl born 13 September
PinkFondantFancy - with daughter Persephone Amelia, born 16 September
ALovelyBunchofCoconuts - with son Thomas James, born 22nd September 8lb 12 oz
MamaPower - with daughter, born 24th September
Daisybell - with daughter Philippa Alice, born 26th September
Velvetcu ? with daughter Eva Lily, born 18th October
Tunnocksteacake ? with daughter Esther Joy, born 19th October
Hotnspicyonions - with son Max Lewis, born 28th October
Hils74 with son Archie Dylan, born born 28th October
MummyAbroad - with son Max, born 1st November
IreneHeron - with son Joe, born 3rd November.
Katherine2008 - with son Teddy, born 5th November
CEP - with son Alexander George, born 10th November
Collie with son Isaac Thomas, born 21 November 8lb 7oz
LaraMi - details TBC
Wombatinwaiting - with son Jack Albert born 29th November 8lb 8oz
Izzy - with daughter Catherine Hope, born 4th December
Bigmacandhappymeal - with daughter, born 5th December 7lb 11ozs
Dooscooby - with daughter, born 16th December
Freezingmyarseoff - with son Charlie Thomas, born 18th December 4lb 12oz
Minnie74 -with son Max Gabriel George, born 19th December 7lb 14oz
Blackkat - with daughter, born 20th December, 8lb 10 oz
Sunchild77 - with daughter, born 30th Dec, 8lb 12 oz
Harassedandherbug - baby #4 details TBC
Milkyways - with son born on 9th January, 6lbs 5 oz
Youremindmeofthebabe - son born on 19th January 8lb 2oz
Laylasmummy -Son, Jacob, born on 21st Jan, 7 lb 3.5 oz
Hairy - daughter, Matilda Erin (Tilly) born 4.32am 22 January 2012
Purpletoes - son, Eoin Laurence, born 15th Feb, 7lbs 5oz
Stitchinline - daughter, Alice, born Friday 2 March 2012 weighing 7lb 10oz
Biscuitsandtea - son, Ethan Thomas, born 8th March 2012, weighing 8 lbs 4 oz.
Shellshock7 - son, Harrison Matthew born 16th March, weighing 8lb 8.5oz
LAF - son, Maxwell Andrew born 22nd March, weighing 9lbs 8 oz

In our thoughts and prayers:
Louise whose daughter Georgie was born asleep on 10th October
Dachs whose babies Alexander and Felicia who left the world asleep on 21st May
Magic8ballhastheanswers who leaves behind her beautiful little girl, the spiderbabies and DH. Blessed are those of us that had the privilege of knowing you.

We share the pain and and mourn the loss with:
Jollster, Cheepz, MsJL and Boodleboot

Amandine, I had exactly the same thing said to me today- by a friend who is 35 weeks! How she can say that my pregnancy is flying by, when I'm not even 16 weeks yet is beyond me! I would much rather bw in her shoes and have the birth just around the corner!!

Hope lili is doing ok!

I agree it doesn't SEEM to be flying by! I cannot wait til at least be very obviously showing and feeling the baby move as then it will feel like something is HAPPENING. Sorting things out with work about leave has made it feel more real as colleagues are now referring to baby etc, which is very sweet, and since I'm the boss I can actually take people to one side and let them know if they are treating me in a weird way without getting myself in trouble. Eg one colleague told me off for carrying a set of exercise books. I am a teacher, so unless the books are meant to mark themselves I've got to take them at least to my office (don't have my own classroom!) I pointed out I was in the early stages of pregnancy, I am not ill, and until I start feeling I can't carry things I need to just get on with it!

Having said that, having less than 6 months to go makes it feel quite a short journey from here on in! We are meant to be getting some work done on our flat and I feel a bit pressured to sort out the finances, get quotes, get the work booked in and get it done before baby arrives, so at least that is something that makes it feel like it's going relatively swiftly.

16 week appt with GP tomorrow so another milestone there....here's to the next 24 weeks! We're not far off half way....

Funchum, it's good that you are able to tell people not to treat you any differently- I suppose that people mean well, but personally I can't stand it when they tell me what I should or shouldn't do now that I am pregnant (especially when it's those people who have never been pregnant before!).

I've just had my 16 week appointment (a day early,lol) with my lovely midwife. She found the heartbeat straightaway, and said that my uterus feels a good size for dates. She said that I would see her again at 24 weeks, unless I wanted to see her any sooner, just for reassurance (she know how anxious I am after MC). I said that I think 24 weeks will be ok, as at least I'll be having my scan inbetween. She asked if I had been feeling any movement, I told her that I have been feeling slight flutters, but not every day. I think she woke the baby up, as it then wouldn't keep still for an hour afterwards!

moomin I'm really glad my buddy's appt went well!

I haven't felt anything for definite yet but I'm just off to the 16 week appt with the GP now, so hopefully will get to hear the heartbeat. If not I am going to ask to be booked in with the midwife to do so, just to ease my mind (also had MCs). Though presumably that won't be for ages since they couldn't get me in with the midwife for today which was a scheduled appt, so may have to wait til the scan on 3rd May!

I had another colleague today telling me not to get up from lying on the floor (first aid course!) by doing a sit up type movement as it would cause my stomach muscles to go wrong if I did it while pregnant....am really not that impressed with stories like that! I'm sure if things were that risky the NHS would tell me! On the other hand she was only trying to help so I just said thank you this time. I am going to end up with a few people thinking i'm in denial that I'm pregnant or something if I get too obviously annoyed with all the well-meant totally non-scientific advice!

Thanks Funchum! Hope you're appointment with GP goes welll tomorrow, and that you do get to hear the heartbeat, it's such a lovely, reassuring sound. I think that I've only been able to feel tiny movements this early due to it being DC4, even the midwife said it is very early, even for a subsequent pregnancy. It's so hard to distinguish though first little flutters from anything else to start with, but hopefully you'll be able to tell soon enough!

Apologies for the lack of posts of late, by the time I have got in from work, cooked, cleaned up etc I am ready for bed! But on holiday this week so feeling so much better!!

Laf huge belated congratulations :)

Welcome to all the newbies, feels mad to be moving up the list!

Pie - I am feeling loads of movements now too, although this is my second baby I cannot remember it from the last time as DD is 12 so no idea when I felt movements the last time.

Lili - I hope that things are moving forwards now.

Moomin it is so reassuring to hear the heartbeat eh? Lovely sound :)

Funcham - Good luck with the appointment.

Things are all good this end with bump, still have moments of panic but thanks to doppler and baby kicking I put my mind at ease. I have got sciatica though which is causing me alot of pain especially at night. Has anyone else suffered from this? I could use any tips on how to help with the pain.

Hi Ladies

Just a quick hello to say my beautiful DS Aiden James arrived safe and well on 2nd April at 10.22pm. He was a healthy 8lb 8oz.

He's got lots of blonde fuzzy hair . Will update on the birth when I get the chance but I'm bit of a feeding machine at the minute!

Hope you're all well and it won't be long for you all. Can't believe my little one is finally here! xxx

yay Lili! Huge congratulations! :)

Huge congratulations lili! What lovely news to wake up to! A new baby for easter, fabulous

Congratulations lili on the birth of your son! So happy for you!

Congratulations lili on the birth of your son Aiden! What brilliant news! :) xx

Congratulations lil! How wonderful to read news of another lovely baby arriving safely. xx

Congratulations lili that's lovely news and boys are brill!

xxxx

lili congratulations on the birth of Aiden James, so pleased for you! x x

lili congratulations! It is wonderful to hear of a safe arrival.
My appt wad great, the GP was fully equipped so we heard the heartbeat and all is well. Looking forward to feeling movements in the next few weeks!

Congratulations LILI! lovely news and an equally lovely sounding little boy! Looking forward to hearing more details on his birth once you feel up to it and get a few minutes to type the story!

I'm just wondering how KatAndKit and DigitalGirl are doing? You two are at the top now...good lord, that is just amazing to me.

Kat you're being induced, right? How are you feeling about that? I will be too and am feeling ok about it (most days), just trying to work out whether we can afford for me to start having some acupuncture in an attempt to get body ready to go.

I've been having some emotional days recently - I think the Fear keeps coming back at the end, having got so far I'm terrified that something will go wrong. I'm grateful for having got to the stage of having weekly now as even with good movements it just feels like I'm on a knife edge. It doesn't help that last night I completely forgot to do my clexane and insulin injections - was up late and tired. But of course was just waiting for the movements and trying to judge whether they were 'like normal' or not. Everything does seem fine, though. Just got to get through the days...

Hi everyone

How are things at the top kat and digi?

I've just had a lovely 20w scan, she's still a girl and everything looks good . I'm now in minor injuries on the way out of the hospital though - dd has kindly shared her conjunctivitis!

digi has had her baby, a boy, Franco, weighing 9lb! I saw the news on the pred thread over on the conception board.

That's fab amandine ! Glad scan went well! Have you started thinking about names yet?

Congrats to digi on the arrival of Franco! Fab news :) :)

Oh my God! Digi! If you're out there I'm so, so thrilled for you. Will be back with a further emotional outburst once you've been on here xx

Been lurking for news, hurray for digi so many congratulations on the birth if baby Franco. Can't wait to hear from you. So, so thrilled for you all x x x

Will continue to lurk for news from kat

Congratulations to Digi!

Funchum, so glad your GP appointment went well and you got to hear the heartbeat- it's so reassuring, isn't it! I've been umming and ahhing as to whether to buy a doppler for between appointments- MIL has one, and I can always go to her house, but she's a bit matter-of-fact about things and think she would question my sanity if I was asking for it more than once a fortnight. I know it's normal to go a couple of days without feeling early flutters once you've started feeling them, but my anxiety is through the roof at the moment!

Amandine, great news about your 20w scan! I've got mine on 30th April, and have started counting down the days. Hope your conjunctivitis clears up quickly!

Hi to everyone else.

Congratulations DIGI - love the name too! wow! You made it!!!!
Hope to hear news of Kat soon.

Amandine fab news re 20-week scan, glad all was well - sorry to hear about eyes though.

I had another A/N appt yesterday, am down to weekly appts now. Mentioned some odd shooting pains I'd been getting in my butt and MW referred me to see physio, called her there and then and I saw her that morning. Apparently have something called sacroiliac joint dysfunction and have to try to 'brace' pelvic floor and lower abdomen when I start walking, and do some exercises. Hoping it helps...although I have to say I'm finding it quite difficult to even work out where my pelvic floor and lower ab muscles even are now...everything feels a bit weird. Baby is only at station 1 engaged, so not that far down yet. Am thinking lots of descending thoughts