I am 7 weeks 2 days and have my early scan tomorrow (got pregnant through first time ICSI) I am so worried!

[anroga]

I am 7 weeks 2 days pregnant and have my first early scan tomorrow for a heartbeat (or beats they put two back!).

I have generally been feeling pregnant, cramps, very tired, boobs have got bigger and hurt plus a little bit of nausea when I wake and constant trips to the toilet but even with all these symptoms I am still worried about the scan tomorrow that there won't be anything there or no heartbeat.

Can anyone give me some guidance on what to expect at the scan tomorrow please (plus some sucess stories!) thanks x

[anroga]

Lovely to hear from you Rumple!

Yes it was a nice feeling moving from the infertility thread to the pregnancy one.

Yes the nurse explained that it was quite common and that my body should just absorb the twin that did not make it, it is sad but I am just thrilled one made it.

Just like me really except I have got a few symptoms now but I was convinced yesterday morning that there would be nothing there! Sorry to hear you had such a awful night before your 12 week scan, the relief you must of felt to see your baby all ok.

Good luck with your 20 week scan I am sure you have absolutely nothing to worry about now, let us know how you get on.

Yes I am sure I will feel the same as you about my body, already love the things I am noticing change and love actually being pregnant. I like to read up on what the baby is like at 6 weeks, 7 weeks etc and picture my little bean, bring on the inner hippy in us!

Thank you for your kind words, I am so happy for all of us that it worked after such a long, hard journey that no one else understands x

[Rumplestrumpet]

Ah, lovely words from you both whittle and Anroga. It is something very special our bodies are going through. I'm so pleased I finally have a bit of a bump rather than just general plumpness, and like you Anroga I love reading up on what the baby's latest developments are, how big it is now, etc. I am a bit sad to be saying farewell to most of my wardrobe though!

[anroga]

Lovely to hear from you rumple!

It has been nice to move from the infertility thread to the pregnancy one I must say and I started this thread which luckily whittle and didyeaye responded to and it's nice as we can now all keep another thread going through our pregnancies as I did miss the contact through the infertility thread.

Yes the nurse explained this is quite common when two embroyo shave been put back, I feel sad about it but positive for my little bean that has kept going strong.

I was just the same before my scan yesterday I was convinced there would be nothing there or no heartbeat, you drive yourself mad thinking about it don't you.

Sorry to hear about your awful night before your 12 weeks the relief you just of big felt when you saw that little baby.

I am already starting to notice the changes with my body and loving it, now I have been reassured my symptoms are all related to my growing baby I now love them!

I want wish anymore away as you say just look forward to seeing my baby again.

There's a bit of hippy in both of us lol!

Wishing you lots of luck for your 20 weeks scan even though you won't need it, keep us posted and thanks again for getting in touch

[anroga]

Sorry rumple I didn't think my last message posted so have just posted another one more or less the same ha ha! Ignore me, baby brain already!?!

[gcerron]

Ohhh I'm pleased to find this thread!! great news from all of you and congratulations because you are now at this new stage.
I did mild Ivf and today I am in my 6 weeks one day pregnant, and I had my first scan, I felt like you anroga and like all of us here, mainly because I didn't feel that much, rare morning sickness , not everyday but mostly fine so it was the first thing I told the doctor. Thanks God at least we saw the little bean and it's 113 heartbeat!! The doctor said everything looks normal and he recommended one more scan before the week 12. But I was reading some websites and some say that 113 is low, others that the range is between 103-123 so I don't know. Can anybody give me an idea please??

Rumple yes the worry continues. Sorry for asking but what the doctor said about your bleeding the night before the 12 week scan? Did it stop soon? I think it's good to know if we experience something like that and at least we can have some answer to it until we go to the doctor and analyse it properly.
All the best for your pregnancy girls and for everybody!!!

[NoCupcakesOrCocktails]

Hi everyone, congratulations on the long awaited BFPs and good scan news! I recognise some of you from other threads. I'm 23 weeks (eek!) with my first after my 3rd cycle of ICSI.
I must admit I have been very anxious all the way through. I've had scans at 6,8,10,12,17 and 20 weeks, luckily everything has been fine. I've been so scared before each scan, although this has got slightly better with each scan. I wish I had some better tips to give you on how to worry less but I haven't managed it. I've been using the mantra "today I'm pregnant" which I read on another thread and I'm on constant countdown. My next milestone in my head to get to is 24 weeks. I think it's completely normal to feel like this after everything we have been through to get here, at least that's what my lovely midwife says when I'm bothering her with every little worry I have!

Rumple good luck for your scan next week, I was terrified before my scan but my midwife kept telling me that the vast majority of anomaly scans are normal and there's no reason to think that it won't be ok for you. Are you going to find out the sex? I wish I could have waited but I'm too impatient! We are having a little boy, I'm so excited

[NoCupcakesOrCocktails]

gcerron I don't know what my baby's heart rate was at 6 weeks, my consultant would only say it was normal. He told me normal heartbeat is between 90 to 120 but some babies might be slightly slower or faster. So it sounds like your baby is bang in the normal range. Hope that helps x

[PenguinTuxedo]

So sorry to hear about the twin that has stopped growing. That must be sad news, but I think it's really great you are focusing on the one that's there now :) I'm glad you heard the heartbeat and were given some stats about the miscarriage risk being reduced - do you feel a little reassured now?

[whittlefish]

Sorry to ask a personal question but has anyone has sex or anything sexual since being pregnant, I'm feeling more like I want to know but really scared it might cause bleeding or something am I worrying unnecessarily?

[anroga]

Hi penguin yes I do feel a lot more reassured now I have heard the heartbeat, got to take it one day at a time now and head towards the 10 week scan, how are things with you?

whittle I gave been worrying about the sex aswell but we finally did have sex on Friday night and I was fine! no terrible cramps afterwards and no bleeding, still was worrying afterwards though!

I am sure it is fine to do it now if you feel like it

[whittlefish]

Yeah I think we just need to give things a go. It's funny how much you worry about silly things. I saw the cutest baby grow in the sale but wouldn't let myself buy it in case it jinxed anything

[anroga]

I am just the same whittle I wandered down the baby aisle in sainsburys the other day and then literally ran out of it as I was worried I would jinx things!

Give it a go like we did, I still wouldn't do it as much as we did before but think you slowly have to get back on the bike so to speak! X

[Verkey81]

anroga I found you! Thanks for the link to your thread, just having a quick read and I'm sure I recognise whittlefish as well? Were you over on the infertility threads? Past 12 weeks already?! Wow :) Just spotted rumples as well - it was your thread before that gave me so much support and now I can't really be over there, I'm feeling very lost - exactly the same as what you are saying anroga. Hello to everyone else, looking forward to chatting and supporting each other! Huge congratulations to you all!!! :)

anroga how did your scan go, was it a similar process to the others? I bet that is amazing to have that picture in your hands. I think I would just look at it all day long! I wrote it in a reply to your comment on the other thread, but I am sorry to hear only one of your embies made it but also very pleased that you have a BFP for the other one and you have a growing baby in your tummy!

rumples I cannot believe you are 20 weeks already, time does fly from the other side, though for you, I imagine it hasn't felt that quick? For me, every day is dragging, I like your advice on enjoying it, but at my early stage, there's not a lot to enjoy yet!

I'll give you a quick update on our situation! We were also ICSI like many of you, 7 eggs, 5 mature: 2 arrested, 1 "clear winner" blast and 2 which were not good enough so we lost them as well! We had our one remaining embie put back on day 5 (clinic policy) and kept everything crossed. Our 1 was only grade 3bb but it turns out we only needed one and against all odds, that was good enough, we got our BFP on Friday 13th, confirmed again on 20th and first scan booked for 6th March. I have a history of miscarriages from years ago, then many years of infertility and am petrified with this pregnancy. I am super emotional and need to get a hold on myself!!

Anyway, how is everyone feeling? Symptoms? Emotions?! Definitely looking forward to chatting! :)

[Verkey81]

Lol I posted before seeing a second page of the thread! Good to see you over here as well gc :)

nocupcakes how did you manage to get so many scans, I would be in there every week if I could! And congrats on the boy :) I am still not sure whether to find out if and when we get to that point!

As for the sex thing, I was told not for 2 weeks after transfer and not for 6-8 weeks if risk of miscarriage, but we did once the other day but I felt very nervous and actually had a bit of pain on one side, maybe swollen ovary from the drugs still? I read it can take a while for them to go back down :(

[whittlefish]

Hi verkey yes was on the infertility thread I'm nearly 16 weeks now and still feels very weird and really dragging, especially as my sickness and exhaustion seems to have subsided, don't feel very pregnant anymore. Can't wait to have more of a bump so that I know it's still there and growing, feels like a long time till that next scan but have midwife next week and aparently they listen to the heartbeat so that should help. I'm so pleased it worked for you it's great to see so many of us graduating to pregnancy threads.

[anroga]

Verkey! Great to hear from you! So, so pleased for you that you got your BFP! I remember you were just behind me with your ICSI.

The scan went well last Thursday, saw our little bean and heard its nice strong heartbeat which was amazing! I still can't believe it has actually happened!

I am so scared like you though as it is still early days, I am 7 weeks 4 days. I am constantly knicker checking!

Symptom wise, I have got stomach cramps which the nurse confirmed was normal, my boobs are about a cup size bigger and hurt, need to spend a penny continously and am now starting to feel a bit nauseus but other than that feel fine just very tired!

I am very emotional like you but thats the dreaded hormones!

Not sure if I spoke to you but after my transfer I developed the dreaded OHSS and was really poorly with it, so any of these symptoms even at their worse are better than that!

So happy for you and that you have joined this thread will be great to keep in touch xxx

[Verkey81]

Thank you whittle :) wow 16 weeks, that's 4 months so do you have anything of a bump yet? That's good the midwife listens as well, I can't wait for any chance i can to hear our little ones heart beat :)

haha anroga "knicker checking" makes me giggle as we're all so paranoid, it must be quite amusing to those who just get pregnant by looking at their partner, we must sound crazy but I'm pretty sure everyone in our situation does that!! Symptom wise, I've had a few cramps as well, they scare the hell out of me but am reassured by comments that this seems normal! I remember you developing OHSS and then I was wondering how you were getting on with it, but then you sort of disappeared! Have you got over it now? What symptoms did you get?

[whittlefish]

Starting to get a bump I think but nothing to write home about yet, I wonder if I will suddenly wake up one day and have this huge bump I still do some knicker checking think it's natural(at least I hope so)
angora I know what you mean about being emotional I think the progesterone doesn't help but I still can't watch anything remotely sad for fear of becoming a blubbering mess

[anroga]

I am sure every girl that has gone through what we have is doing a fair bit of knicker checking verkey! Yeah don't get too worried about the cramps before I went for my scan I was convinced they meant something was wrong so it was the first thing I asked the nurse about and she said it was completely normal, mine are quite low down some days and sharp, then just an ache/period like pain other days.

Oh I was so ill, my stomach looked like I was 6 months pregnant already and was so painful which then moved up under my rib cage which caused me to be out of breath all the time, so glad it's all over now!

Yeah sorry I just disappeared off the thread but as you said I felt awkward still commenting on there.

Oh don't whittle so far I have cried at two things on the tv tonight! Yeah I am still on those pesky progesterone pessaries so am sure that does not help.

[gcerron]

Welcome verkey!! Good luck on March 6th you will see your little bean for first time!!! it's a mix of emotions

Well girls as almost all of you I am also checking my knickers from time to time more because I am still on cyclogest until week 12 and sometimes I feel wet!!
By the way have you been referred to NHS after the first scan?? My clinic end the treatment after the first scan, so I had to contact my gp, my clinic also advised me to get one more scan at week 9 but not sure if NHS will do it, does anyone know what is the procedure will NHS for pregnancy?

[whittlefish]

After I got my BFP my clinic told me to call my gp and tell them I was pregnant I actually had my booking appointment before my 7 week scan! After the first scan tho I didn't need to contact my clinic again so just fed into nhs. I had to carry on with my progesterone gels till 12 weeks but last contact I had with my clinic was at the 7 week scan. I must say I miss their support a bit but have my next midwife next week then they get a bit more regular so hopefully that will help

[gcerron]

Thank you nocup for your answer regarding the heartbeat, it was a relief for me.
Thank you whittle as well!! I hope I will have my midwife soon too, I also miss my clinic support, to be fair they were really helpful answering all my concerns. It seems that it is normal to carry on with the progesterone!. I hope I can get a scan for week 9, did your clinic advise you another scan before week 12 as well??
By the way I'm in week 7 and I feel so tired? All I want is sleep, is this normal or I need vitamins?!

[anroga]

Hi gcerron

I am still on cyclogest until 12 weeks hence the knicker checking as I often feel wet!

I had my first scan with my clinic at 7 weeks and I am having another scan with my clinic at 10 weeks and then after that I have my first appointment with my gp and then I with the nhs from then on. The clinic explained they will then organise another scan between 12 and 16 weeks.

I have to pay for every scan with my clinic.

[whittlefish]

gcerron we lucky enough to be nhs funded so only got a scan at 7 weeks but the hospital messed up our dates a little for our 12 week so had two then which was really nice.
Angora sorry to say even after you have stopped the progesterone your still get lots of discharge.(sorry if tmi) do I'm still having to constantly wear liners but is completely normal I've been told. Joy! Hope you are both doing ok in general not feeling too sick?

I remember feeling beyond exhausted then starting getting nausea around 8 weeks but was never actually sick, not sure it hats better or worse haha

[anroga]

Hi Whittle

Oh well the discharge continues! I am ok, the exhaustion has really kicked in this weekend, I am sat now at my desk at work and could literally close my eyes and go to sleep! Also have started getting headaches, all the hormones racing around I read!

Hope you get on ok with the midwife this week.