Bricking it before scan tomorrow

[Fishandjam]

I have my 13 week scan tomorrow. I am mentalling like anything about it, despite doing my best not to. I had a m/c back in August and although with this one I had a scan at 9 weeks which showed a heartbeat and everything progressing normally (as far as they could tell) I just can't convince myself that everything is still OK. It doesn't help that I've been having a bit of periody-type pain in the middle of my lower abdomen over the last few days. No bleeding or spotting though.

I'm not usually one to do a lot of what-iffing or imagining the worst but this time it's getting the better of me. (For example, the fluey-type bug I caught at 7 weeks has morphed into toxoplasmosis or listeria, take your pick. Sooo stupid!)

Please, please smack me round the head and tell me to stop being such a drama queen.

Sorry to hear about your m/c maybe it is nerves (understandable!) about the scan that has been behind the stomach ache? I hope the scan puts some of your fears to rest, and lets you get on with enjoying a hopefully very healthy and bloomy pregnancy

All of your signs sound good. The pain could easily be stretching/growing. It's so easy to feel like you do when something means so much. I won't smack you around the head as we need all the brain cells we can get during pregnancy .

Any better?

2nd pg here,1st ended in mc.
6 weeks lasting cold or another shit here,still ocassional rattle.17 weeks on Thursday,heard the heartbeat last week.

Periody pains-stretching down below to accomodate growing bean?
Please come back with good scan results,you'll be fine:)

Thanks everyone. Scented, I could do with some blooming - so far I've just been barfing!

I hope the pains are just ligaments and things stretching, although I have a DS already and judging by the stretch marks and saggy bits he left me with, I'm already pretty roomy down there.

Hope all goes well today.

Hope you're ok and all has gone well OP, hope to see an update later.

Everything is OK - one head, two arms, two legs, nice strong h/b, all as per the recipe. Sooooo relieved. (I asked the sonographer to switch off the main screen, so convinced was I that it had all gone pete tong.) The little varmint was asleep and could just about be bothered to turn over when prodded, so that the nuchal fold could be measured (which was also normal).

Great to hear!

Chuffed to bits for you Fish I found a hot chocolate with lots of sugar helped make the scans a bit more lively! Fingers crossed a smooth sailing rest of pregnancy for you!