OK I'm going to take a while now to really go through the last few days on the thread to catch up with where everybody's at.
Sadly there seem to have been quite a few miscarriages recently after a reasonably long time without any. I get the impression that it affects us all that bit more because we understand as we have been there & it shakes us up more. So, Taichi I wish you well on your long dark journey back to recovery and equilibrium....I hope that come summer you are back on here and we'll all be celebrating your successful 12 week scan. You'll get there, you will.
Glimmer, I'm so glad to see you here. I remember you from the ttc thread (don't know if you remember me because I took a break from MN around then) and I remember your terrible story and the whole inter-continental relationship you had going on making things even tougher. How are you doing? I think I read on another thread that you had spotting - how's that? Oh, another thing which I'm unsure to write about, but in light of what you said about knowledge being empowering I think I will mention. I think you mentioned somewhere about the implications for your cervix after what happened to you. I was reading about the effect of cone biopsies on pregnancy here link and wondered if the implications might be similar to those for your situation. They may not...so I am cautious of saying this as I don't want to worry you any more than I'm sure you are already, but I think that mentioning this to as many different health care providers that you can to get their opinions might be worthwhile, as hopefully forewarned might be forearmed? I hope that was the right thing to do as the risks may be non-existent for your particular situation.
MrsFish, glad you're feeling positive. 11+3 woo-hoo!! Nearly there!
HillBilly - your booking appointment is tomorrow isn't it? Mine too...I'm quite excited. How are you feeling today after your downer the other day? I think that the milestone week is the toughest - that was the case for me anyway in the build up to week 9 and I have felt much more positive since then. As everyone says, the symptoms wax and wane and you might expect them to be easing off now anyway.
Purpleprincess - fantastic news on the scan. You sounded so over the moon! When are you due, is it September? Have you been holding back on doing/buying certain things until now? I have a list of things that I can't do or look at or think about until after the 12 week scan like telling people/buying things/planning things etc. I can't wait to do them.
ejt1764 - what happened, did you have a traumatic emergency c/s in the past? Sorry if you have already said on this thread.
Fettle - hang in there love, you're getting there. It's great that the m/w could feel your uterus (I read that on another thread) at the booking and it's not long until Friday at which point you can say 'only a week until my scan' and then the count down can begin. You'll get there, I know it - I just SO know it. Can you feel your own uterus in the mornings when your bladder is full? I definitely can now and I find it really reassuring.
Firststar, are you going to find out the sex or are you leaving that as a surprise for the big day? On the subject of movements, with dd I SAW her move at only about 16 weeks - it was like a really pointy thing poking out of my stomach
UKI - glad the Ob appointment went well. How old is ds? Is this the first time it has really dawned on him that there's a real baby in there do you think? I think it's great to give them a listen and get them involved in the antenatals.
Mumpbump - I had stomach twinges yesterday, they really crushed my new found confidence. It was amazing how quickly it all dissolved and it suddenly felt like the end of the world had come. I know what you mean about getting people's due dates - I'll add myself to that thread in a second. In the meantime I might just put my due date as my signature so that other people know where I am. There seem to be a fair few of us around the same time, and then there's Firststar and UKI who are out there in front.
I keep crying when I see babies....how wet is that??! People must think I am mad - we bumped into a couple that we know in our area at the weekend who had a week old boy and I had tears streaming down my face. I don't even know them that well. What a twot.
Wish me luck girls, I have my dating scan in 5 hours.