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janie I bought the same Parmesan I have been eating all PG and last PG today and it says on the packet not suitable for PG women ooops So I asked MW and she hasn't heard of it either but said just avoid from now on and don't worry

santa hope you're ok, you sound like you are worrying a lot...hope you can relax a bit soon x

jmf hope the days go quick now till Friday, hope you're not stressing too much x

So....the hospital was chocka so we were late in, was a nightmare felt so stressed! But all was good, baby was facing straight out at first so looked like a little alien wouldn't move to get the nuchal so she bashed me in the tummy loads which didn't make me freak out all all but got it in the end 1.7 so I'm hopeful to be low risk...got a lovely piccy in the end too Had a really good booking in as well, talked to a MW who came to see me after DS was born and she remembered us (DS had a problem which is all fine now) so she talked me thru how my labour should be better this time etc. which was good in a way, but I hadn't even thought abt that yet so am now a bit scared Think me and DH have also decided not to find out whether its a boy or a girl this time (we were desperate to know with DS) so that's exciting...all in all a great day

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Aw shell that sounds so amazing! Did your due date move forward again then?? And what counts as a good/bad nuchal measurement, I don't know much about it to be honest and should really start getting prepared for next week! ( 6 days, 11 hours and 51 minutes )

ah shell that's lovely - I'm also impressed how I managed to summon you to the thread with my mind
I'm doing it the other way round to you, I loved having a surprise last time but I'm pretty sure we'll find out the sex this time.
Also, since the scan DH keeps talking about us having a third one! He was always completely set on two so this is a bit of a turn up. I think I'll just concentrate on getting number 2 here first though!

Congrats shell!! So glad the scan went well

ibip DO NOT RESEARCH NT MEASUREMENTS. Seriously. There's no good that will come from it. You could get a tiny measurement and terrible bloods and vice versa. I spent a weekend in tears cross referencing my scan photos with photos on the Internet of 'abnormal' NT measurements. Friends who had no clue about any of it breezed past their 12 week scan and didn't spend every day waiting for the post for the results whereas I was permanently anxious and checking my phone every 2 minutes. Didn't help that my results were lost in the post either!!

Just a few words of caution about researching them!!

Haha! Got it diet. Will not google. Promise.
How long does it take to get results? I just want to work out when we can safely tell family. My dad is dying to tell my gran (bless him) but am making him wait until I have results. Just wondering when that is likely to be....

I told people before the results - that was what made me sure that it was doomed! I was so excited to get the scan done and everything to be okay that it didn't dawn on me to wait for the NT results.

At my hospital they call you within a week if there's a problem. If you're not high risk (ie lower than 1 in 150) then you get a letter in the post after two weeks. Saying that though, mine wasn't sent out until 3 weeks and when I still hadn't got it after 4 weeks I rang up.

Think it varies between hospital though.

pink they said if I was high risk I would get a phone call in abt a week but otherwise would get a letter in a week or two

On the risk thing, I know someone who got a 1 in 4 which is pretty much as high risk as you can get but there was absolutely nothing wrong with the baby! I'll be having the tests but rightly or wrongly taking the results with a pinch of salt. Congrats again Shell

Hmmm now I'm wondering whether I should fork out £250 for the nt scan or just opt for a regular scan instead. Cripes this malarkey is difficult

Yay Shell and yay for a surprise DC, I think we will keep it a surprise too! :)

I have no idea about all the tests, does everyone normally have them? Would I be the odd one out for opting out?

Hello everyone, hope you're having a good day!

vocalista I think most people have the nuchal test on the NHS but the harmony test is a new one only available privately and the cost can be pretty steep so depends on how rich/worried you are.

I cannot stop eating or I feel sick! So far today I've had a croissant, a bowl of muesli and a massive cheese sandwich! is this normal? Am approaching the 8 week mark...

Hi Zeux - I think that's pretty normal. I keep getting really dizzy especially when hungry. Sometime feels like I'm on a boat.
So I'm trying to keep fluids up (not normally good at drinking water) and eat little/often. It's not helping me with trying to keep weight under control though!

I'm full of cold today - DS has it too and we had first incident of Croup last night which was pretty scary (until we came on MN at least) He was still barking like a seal first thing so managed to get an emergency doctors appt - only for him to be right as rain by 9.30am!
Have been warned that we may get a repeat experience tonight though... because I'm not tired enough already

Vocalista - NT test is on NHS in my area at same time as 12 week scan. You can opt out if you want to - best thing is to talk to MW at your Booking in appt.

Thanks Zeux - I have been plowing my way through low fat cheese crackers without the cheese this morning. I am so fat right now!! I keep reading how people should only eat for 2 in the third trimester but that is not working out for me....!

Choc your poor DS and you with a cold, that would be bad enough at any time let alone when pregnant :( Hope you all have a restful night tonight.

I am freaking out a bit at the mo, and am in limbo since my 7wk scan, still just under 3 weeks to go until my next one (e.g. AGES) when it will have been 5 weeks to wait, I really want another one but DH would never agree.

Hi vocal about half the patients I scan opt for an nt scan. It depends on whether you would consider an amnio if it came back high risk for downs syndrome. And also what you would do if it was confirmed downs or other chromosome abnormality from amnio. Amnio has small ( about 1% chance) of mc. But remember 1 in 150 is classed as high risk. So if you wouldn't have that amnio, they normally say no point doing the nt as it will ruin your pregnancy if you get a high risk result x

Hope that helps x

Having a really really crappy day today. OH is giving me the silent treatment for reasons unknown - I fucking HATE sulking, makes both parties feel like shit and solves nothing. Having to have really tough conversations left right and centre in work. Best mate who recently moved to Mexico has just kindly facebooked me to tell me she thinks my OH is weird and is wanting to isolate me from my friends (all because I am daring to think about moving south of the river). I wish I could blame the hormones but I am just feeling really unsupported right now. Now - how to hide a very puffy face behind a very small computer scren in a very large open plan office.

Hi everyone! I'm going to be brave and just plunge straight in. Normally everything goes wrong for me as soon as I start to acknowledge that I'm pregnant, so might as well get it over with and not have a month of no caffeine/wine/fun unnecessarily!
I got a BFP on Monday 2nd cycle after MC3. I'm in the middle of recurrent miscarriage investigations but so far they haven't found anything, so the plan is I'm going on aspirin, high dose folic acid and progesterone in the hope something will help. I'm being passed around in a very frustrating manner and waiting for people to call me back about getting hold of the progesterone. We've been caught on the hop a bit because it's previously taken at least 5 cycles to get pregnant again.
Will try to read the thread and catch up a bit with where you all are later.

Oh tins that's bloody awesome news!!!!! Welcome back!!!!!! So so delighted for you!!!! Got everything crossed for a sticky wee one

Hi baking. Congratulations on the quicker bfp this time. I am also on progestorone but because of crappy mix ups etc didn't start it until about wk 7! It's a messy business! Aoifbelle- sorry to hear your not having the best time. Men are such a pain at times! I'm feeling quite rotten , sicky and tired. Work had been really hard this week and have struggled going back. Had my booking in yesterday at home which was ok but midwife not that friendly. Didn't even ask of I was ok! 10 days until next scan! :)

Oh baking I can't imagine what you're going through, but I'm so happy to see you back here again - and look what you started! This little gang of neurotics and crazies (said with love) have been helping each other get through some terrifying times, and it's all down to you.

Try high dose vitamin d too - won't do any harm, and they recommend you take it in pg anyway.

So, so pleased to have you back. Have everything crossed for you xxx

Sorry you're having such a shitty day Aoife, that sounds really tough, and all at once too :( sending you a big hug x

Bod thanks for the nt scan advice. You've made me think a lot about whether or not to keep my appointment. Will have to discuss with DH tonight and maybe opt for a regular scan at 12 wks rather than the nt one.

Hey baking. Wonderful to see you here. Hope they get you sorted quick. If it helps, my friend had recurrent mc (5!!!)- had all the progesterone stuff on the latest one and it has worked a treat. She is 34 weeks now. I hope the same happens for you :)

Yay tins So made up to see you back, hope everything goes smoothly for you

zeux me too, still feeling really sick now and food only helps for abt 10 mins!

Sorry you're all ill choc sounds rubbish, hope you all get better soon

aoife sounds like a totally crap day, can you be kind to yourself tonight and have a nice bath/early night or something?

Anyone got a real Nast taste in there mouth? It won't go away!