Anyone due July 2004

[Jemma7]

Well never thought i would be the person starting one of these threads!

Thought i was due 29th June but have now realised it's 6th July.
5 weeks and 2 days at present, am so unbelievably excited - I am so looking forward to being pregnant and having a beautiful baby at the end of it.

Loving it already and only found out yesterday - hasn't really sunk in yet but sure it iwll in time - Cannot wait to tell everyone now

Someone hurry up and join me!

Lol M2T - you sound just on my wave length

Morning!! Hi all, hope you;re ok. Jems, try the ginger buscuits in the am, they do the trick!
It's incredible how certain smells suddenly appear!! I was drinking some OJ this am and the glass smelt awful, made me want to heave. It's been in the dishwasher, but just ponged! I only fancied cheese on a dry roll for lunch so that's all I've got! I had beans last night - they smelt chemically.
Shame about Midwife Jems, you've still got 83% to see her!!!!!

Hi everyone hope your OK, sorry about your dissapointment with the Midwife Jems.

I've got my dating scan and appointment with consultant on the 4th December, I will be almost 10 weeks so really looking forward to seeing something.

Take care girlies

Thats really good news Niknik

I'm hoping i get my scan before Xmas - just so i can try and enjoy Xmas without the worry of if everything is OK.

I would rather just know before Xmas and we can either deal with whatever problems may occur or get on and have a lovely xmas - couldn't bear to wait until the new year!

Might ask my midwife tomorrow what the wait is like at the minute at my hospital - see if she can give me a rough idea!

Have now re-arranged my midwife appointment to tomorrow @ 1.
DP annoyed as he wanted to me to do it as late a possible so he could be there and meet the midwife - what a sap!
Feeling a bit down at the mo - not due to the pregnancy but my best friend was pregnant and gave birth in May - all throughout her pregnancy we done loads of stuff together like cinema, swimming, evenings in watching films etc as he DP was being a bit of an arse going to the pub every Friday and Saturday all night!

However, since we have announced the pregnancy (2 weeks) she hasn't offered to do anything with me once!

I know 2 weeks isnt a long time but literally with her i was with her every Friday and Saturday keeping her company, thinking of things to do etc and it just seems as if she's not interested anymore.

Pathetic i know but have foudn out today she is having a girls night in on Saturday with 2 friends whom i am not overly close to but do know and do get on OK with - btu she hasn't mentioned it to me!
I don't expect to be invited to everything and am not one of these people who who cant stand friends having other friends etc but it just seems a bit unfair that i am getting pushed out a bit now!

Maybe i made a rod for my own back being nice and kind when she was pregnant - must admit i was the only "friend" who made such a big effort!

Anyway, feel better for getting it out now! Thanks for listening!

Oh Jems, I think that's a shame, although I can see that sometimes when pg you do get a little 'caught up' in the finer details of things. Now that she has a baby it would be more difficult anyway to be together so much, wouldn't it. I know for me I have to 'schedule in' people to fit them all in with a DD. I hope it isn't as bad as you perceive. Maybe suggest you meet on Sat and see what she says?? In any case I hope she appreciates what a good friend you are!!

Well I saw the Doc today and I have to say came away a little disaapointed. Was promised blood tests and a referral for hormones straight away. I don't want the hormones but would have like to be offered! Ah well at least I will have my early scan. petrified as I will be, I will have to wait about 3 weeks to know if there's a heartbeat this time! Feel ok though, tired, sore boobs, heartburn, bit queasy etc.. so syptoms there!

NikNik, can't beleive you're 10 weeks nearly!!! Glad it;s going well!

Thanks Quacks - i might've read too much into it but she already has a DS and always managed to make time when it was for her benefit it seems.

When are you due to be referred for your early scan quacks?
I'm really hoping i get mine before Xmas - i'm 12 weeks on 23rd December so should do - s'pose it depends how busy the hospital is!

Hi every one

Hope you get on OK with the MW tomorrow Jems

Quacks I'm only 8 weeks tomorrow, my scan in two weeks will be when I'm nearly 10 weeks.

Booked my nuchal for 22 Dec with Proscan and if every thing OK will announce being pg, as at the mo only a very select few know.

I'm feeling really tired and queasy but not been sick yet so that is a releif, but have had lower backache all day so a bit concerned about that. Does anybody else get backache?

Roll on 12 weeks and I might start to relax a bit

proscan is great!

Ehypt - where is proscan??

Nik, I have nackache already too. I always get it all the way thru pgcy. Have to lie down wherever poss.
Jems, don't worry, it's a shame she's not there when you need her. You will make lots of new friends though now! Esp at parentcraft!

Hi everyone, i'm 7 weeks today but have been fearful of posting and really belonging to this thread as have been very lightly spotting off and on since last saturday night and am terrified this means either i am about to miscarry or that there is no heartbeat, going back to epu on tuesday for another transvaginal so will know then, if nothing happens before then.
jems, i can understand why you feel upset about your friends. remember as well that you are prob feeling ultra sensitive and emotional at the moment (hormones dancing around!) so this may make you over-react - not that i think you are! hug your tummy and come and chat to us!

Well i have been bought back down to earth with a huge bump!

Have had my midwife appointment - we went through all family history etc - DP has heart problems on his side of the family which are quite severe (He hasn't gto any of them but uncle's have).
Midwife has booked me for a scan 4th December - has also booked me an appointment with the consultant afterwards to discuss things further.

She has given me all the details regarding the Triple test - i had of course taken all thing into consideration but when she sat there telling me i just felt numb - DP has decided he wants the blood test done to establish if we are high or low risk, but we need to decide on what we will do if we are high risk.
We have agreed that we will make a decision before the test results come back as i think it will be so much harder to decide if the test results come back saying there is definitely something wrong - think it would be better to have already decided what to do.

I am of course still really happy and excited about my scan but everything has just hit home about the amount of things that can go wrong.
Have told Dp he will have to hold off on his spending spree until we've had the all clear at the 20 weeks scan.

Anyway, enough rambling about me - sorry to here your having a rough time madgirl - good that you have an early appointment booked, best to be on the safe side.

good luck x

quackers - proscan is in nottingham, they have a website: www.proscan-uk.com

they also do 3D and 4D (whats the diff?) images! we may go back at 26 weeks and treat ourselves. spent an hour looking at the baby on the scan, simply cos it wouldnt get into the right position for a nuchal test, but after 4 attempts of up/down off bed, finally did.. it was magical. good nuchal result too. she really concentrated on making sure you realy got a good look at babs, the nuchal fold part seemed to just be an aside, she made it seem so relaxed. but if course that was why we went, and was so worried about it until got there, and worries went.

Jemma, dont worry yourself, really. i know it is so easy to say, but i worried loads, and there was no need. how old are you? i seem to remember only in late 20s, is that right? what is it that you are concerned about? triple bloods or the heart probs in dh's family. my dh's family have probs too, but although mentioned it to midwife she didnt seem interested! only in mine! please dont fret, its not worth it until there is a reason to. i know if you have the tests you have to decide what you want to do, but there is v v little chance of there being a prob. and if there is a slightly higher risk of downs, like 1 in under 250, my thoughts were, if i had an amnio, there would be a higher risk of losing a perfectly healthy baby (1 in 100) than having a downs one. that thinking helped me, i may have just made you worse. but please dont worry
lots of love xxxxxxxxxxx

Jemma - please please please don't let this ruin your joy!! All part of having children I'm afraid is that you will worry from now on!! Parenthood neurosis!

There are serious Heart problems on both sides of my family and on one side of dh's, and breast cancer had struck almost all of MIL's sisters.

I chose not to have the test as it only gives an indication of risk rather than any information that is accurate. And I also knew that it wouldn't affect my decision. Am I right in assuming that if you are high risk they recommend an amnio?? I would not have an amnioscentisis so there really wasn't any point. But it is a very personal choice.

I just didn't see the point in worrying myself anymore. You are young and, I assume healthy! Please relax and trust your body.

Thanks M2T & Egypt - think i was just getting myself a bit worked up on Friday!

I am 19 Egypt - therefore should be low risk, as there is no down syndrome/spina bifida/anak??????? (Don't know how to spell the other thing they test for) in either family!
I think what worried me more was that straight away DP said he wanted the the doing but i hadn't made my decision - in all fairness though if he wants it done, i can't really say no!

I am perfectly healthy apart from having cold urticaria (Health thread) - from what i have learnt this will have no effect on the baby but means i am unable to go under Anaesthetic (sp?) or have an epidural!
I had already decided that i would try to not have an epidural as the thought of that scares me more than labour itself but it's just a bit un-nerving knowing i wont be able to have one!

The heart problems are a worry but having spoken to MIL yesterday it appears that there has been no-one recently that has had it & none of her sons or grandchildren have any heart problems.

Anyway, made a deal over the weekend with Dp that we would stop thinking about the horrible stuff until we have too

Have seen on the TTC thread that we have a new recruit

Thought I would pop my head in to say congratulations to you all on your fantastc news. Good luck for July 2004

Also a special congrats to quakers - good on you girl - and thank you for being a rock to many of the ttc , m/cers out there.

Pollingfold, that is very sweet. How are you?? How do you feel this week? Thankyou for posting, hope to catch up soonxxxxx

Hi all, just caught up here. I am reluctant to become a 'full' member here until I know I'm ok or not, as the case may be. Gosh, can't beleive you're 19 Jems!! Good luck, hope you;re ok!!! Don't worry, you;re nearly at your scan at that will help u!!!xx

how many weeks are u quackers?

Why o why o why do i feel sooooooooo sick?

I need suggestions quickly - i have tried everything ginger biscuits, digestive biscuits, plenty of water, boiled sweets but i just can't stop feeling sick.

I haven't been sick yet but it kicks in as soon as i wake up - any idea's?

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Jemma - I was like that, I didn't actually throw up, but I constantly felt like it!!! I lost weight coz even the smell of food cooking made me queazy.... just ride it out, it doesn't last too long. And my GP kept telling me it was the sign of a healthy pregnancy.

Jemma sorry to hear you are feeling sick. I had this from about 6 weeks to 13 weeks, was never acutally sick but felt horrible. I seem to remember that prawn cocktail crisps made me feel better!!!!! I can only agree with what everyone else says, eat little and often. None of that ginger stuff worked for me

As for your amino dilemma, I was always convinced (and so was dh) that I would have one as was 35 when was pg with dd. When it came to it I just couldn't do it and dh didn't want me to either. I think my downs risk was good from the nuchal (1:1250 if I remember right) and it was 1:100 to miscarry with the amnio. I was in such a state as I take immunosupressants and was concerned that these would cause abnormalities but all was fine. I just figured that after 3 years of trying that it would be so silly to go for an unnecessary test as I don't think we would have terminated even if there was a problem.

Like most things with children, you just have to weigh up the odds and make your joint decision. There is no black and white, only grey

Jems - I am like that too, feel constantly nauseous. Not been sick just feel like s**t. I did not have any sickness with ds1 (except for about 5 times which I didn't count!)I am exhausted too. Try and rest whenever you can, eat little and often and don't be tempted by high sugar foods as they make it worse. Take care!

I feel gradually worse as the day goes on. (Lurking here - really in June thread). I'm about 9 weeks. The only thing which is helping a little and I'm sure its not healthy is some sort of fizzy drink - like diet Coke or Lucozade - little sips and it lifts a little.

I never thought I would see the day I drank diet coke at 7 in the morning - I usually hate the stuff......