A thread for elderberries who are hovering in the bfp helicopter

[barkingtreefrog]

All elderberry grads welcome and anyone who fills berry criteria: ttc #1 a long time now finally bagged that elusive bfp, over 30...

Come join the next stage of the journey and compare sickness reports!!

barking the epu is there for you before you book in. Last time I was pg I went to the gp first who said if I had any spotting at all or persistent cramping I could go straight there. That's why it's called early pregnancy unit. Obviously you don't have to if you don't want, but don't not go because you feel you shouldn't- that's exactly what it's there for.

Hi crazy. Yeah quite niche if 'old, mad and petrified with no other kids' is niche!

Thanks for explaining. I am 39 and this is my 2nd child. I am 7weeks but I fell straight away so certainly haven't been through the heartache and frustration that you lovely ladies have been though!
Might just pop back now and again to see what's new x

Good luck with your pregnancy crazy, feel free to drop in whenever you fancy
Berries I do not recommend getting a only £20 bargain from amazon Doppler. Have worked from home today and in between every bloody meeting I have been whipping it out to give it another listen

Have you heard it every time merk?
tempted to dust mine off now

I received photos of the bean today from the scan. Bit disappointing they didn't catch it looking a bit more baby shaped as we saw at the time.

Congratulations on your bfp crazy, exciting times ahead for you and your family. And we like hellos here!

Yes every time, but its taken at least 10 mins to find it (am getting the hang of it now) and its quiet without a seriously full bladder. My technique has been to find the placenta (about an inch above the hairline) which sounds like a slow heartbeat, then move gradually around from that point. If I can't hear placenta or baby I go back to the placenta and move in a different direction, really really slowly. The bit I didn't get at first is that the sound isn't instant, so you can't have it in constant motion. You have to move a mm, pause and listen, then move again iykwim

Grr. today it seems to have turned into medium hg. retching multiple times today and unable to eat

Oh tally you poor thing can you get more help?

merk do you know any alternatives for the gel they provide that one might have around the house?

not really. I either stay like this or go into hospital which I'd excruciatingly boring.

Can they make you more comfortable in hospital?

Poor you tally.
Thunder seems for just sound that the gel is less important, so baby lotion, cream, olive oil, Vaseline, lube etc all will work according to the Internet!

Oh tally - poor you, I hope it goes back down the scale to mild soon.
merk thanks for the belt advice - def going to look into one as it's getting tricky getting dressed these days! The Doppler sounds like so much fun.
Hello to everyone else - am I allowed to join the list or strictly long term berries only? I was one for a while.... X

Thanks prof!

Get yourself on the list wim! You are in the copter now aren't you?
2 days til scan eh? How are you feeling?

Wim get on the list, you're a berry now!
Not sure if you know but this is a temporary thread while we all get more comfortable and start to believe we are actually pregnant! Then we will graduate for real and join the other berries on the grad thread

yeah or maybe just hide in the corner here on my own

Ok - dunce that I am now can't add to list as not iPhone compatible! Ooops. The other grads have real life babies though don 't they? I can't imagine that yet!

You can do it on an iPhone wim. Well I think you can because I did it and I only ever do mn on my iPhone!

Merkin, 10w, sickness has thankfully gone leaving me to be permanently emotional and tired!
tallyra, 6w+6, suffering mild hg on the sofa. dog breath is my current trigger....
boom, 6+1, hoping to wangle early NHS scan. Slightly sensitive nips, otherwise drawing a blank on the symptoms.
thunder 10+5, feel rough in every way but eating my way through it
barking 6w+3, struggling to believe it is real. Random nausea, headaches and tiredness.
brodicea 4w+4, very tired and occasional nausea.
PoppySeedBun 6+1, MS and sore boobs plus TIREDNESS, MMC last time, TTC 3 yrs.
Wimwom - 7&2 on off a bit of all symptoms. IVF baby. Scan at 7+4

Am so proud of myself - it's me that's not iPhone compatible clearly!

Well done wim

Next challenge: do it again and make the names bold...

Merkin 10w, sickness has thankfully gone leaving me to be permanently emotional and tired!
tallyra 6w+6, suffering mild hg on the sofa. dog breath is my current trigger....
boom 6+1, hoping to wangle early NHS scan. Slightly sensitive nips, otherwise drawing a blank on the symptoms.
thunder 10+5, feel rough in every way but eating my way through it
barking 6w+3, struggling to believe it is real. Random nausea, headaches and tiredness.
brodicea 4w+4, very tired and occasional nausea.
PoppySeedBun 6+1, MS and sore boobs plus TIREDNESS, MMC last time, TTC 3 yrs.
Wimwom- 7&2 on off a bit of all symptoms. IVF baby. Scan at 7+4

Love a challenge!

Bosh! Technowhizz!

Lets not overestimate my abilities
Off for my two nightly injections.... Bummer.