First Time Pregnancy (3)

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Oops time for a new thread. Hope you all find it okay

@lydiangel83 I'm nearly 26 weeks, it was probably 20ish weeks when it improved because I remember I first felt baby move at 18 weeks and I was sleeping in the spare room because I was so fidgety and frustrated that night so it was after 18 weeks!

@Bubbasmama2017 ^^

Had the scan today! It's a lovely little girl! I am now sooooo nervous for the 20 week anomaly scan. How does anyone ever wait that long 😩

@mrsjkerry awww congrats!! Did you want a girl?

Yay congrats MrsJ! The 20 week scan is amazing, when is yours?

I SOOO wanted a girl. I'm thrilled. It's in three weeks the 20 week scan. I'm so worried they'll find a big problem with little baby 😢

Ooh just found the new thread. Whoops!

19+1 today and my 20 week scan is a week on Monday. Other half has been told by work he might not be able to come! Should I change the appointment and make it even later or man up and go alone?!

Won't you struggle to change an NHS scan 88claire? That's awful they might not let him go

Is there anyone else you can take? It's a long one the 20 week scan and as it's the anomaly scan (I really don't mean to sound negative/awful) might it be better to have someone there just in case?

You can rearrange your scans of course. What if you yourself couldn't make it? I've rearranged a few of mine and I would definitely reschedule so my husband could come. It is a longer one and I'd want support.

I know you can change them but with a week left often it is difficult to change them as they will change it to later date and sound like Claire is already having it at 21 weeks that's all I was suggesting sorry not that you couldn't change them.

Thanks for the replies, I know I can change it (I work at the same hospital) it's just they're very busy and it won't be for another couple of weeks.

My partner also works for the NHS and is under a tonne of pressure. It's just how it is unfortunately 😢

I'm trying to weigh up whether having a 20 week scan at 23 weeks with partner or just having it alone at 21 weeks is better.

Just feeling very indecisive. Must be the hormones 😂

Aw congratulations @mrsjkerry how lovely!

I know what you mean @TheLionQueen1 someone asked me if I was sure there's 1 in there the worst though was someone at work insisting I was showing at 7 weeks

@88claire you could pay privately...it's a lot of money (think in the region of £200...). That's what I might do if my husband couldn't make it... I must've gotten lucky when I rearranged my 12 week - they brought it forwards!!!

Might be a tmi question this!

Does anyone have occasionally yellow discharge? Mines normally milky white etc and like everybody I'm always checking for blood when I wipe. Occasionally it's a little yellow because I'm a bit constipated I seem to (this might be waaaaay too much info) trump in the night and have some stay in my bum. Then when wiping it gets mixed in first thing in the morning.

Are any of you ladies planning to breastfeed? This may seem a stupid question but if you are are you still buying bottles and steriliser?

@ew1990 hiya definitely hoping to breastfeed, but also have some bottles and was gifted a steriliser because I hope to express as my other half would love to get to do some of the feeds

You can breastfeed and use formula. It breastfeed and express milk into a bottle. That's what I'm hoping to do!

Thanks ladies, it's all dead confusing, I'm definitely expressing other half wants to (hasn't got a choice) do night feeds 😂 I've bought an electric breast pump so god knows why I had to ask about bottles and steriliser duhh, baby brains deffo setting in xx

Help with the night feeds I should have said xx

@ew1990 haha tell me about it (baby brain that is) I was about to ask if anyone had experience of electric and manual breast pumps and what their preferences were buuuuut just remembered we're on a first pregnancy thread

@Victoriaaaaaaaa I get that too. It's normal. Discharge like that is part of being pregnant and funnily the part no one mentions when they were pregnant.

Pregnancy really can be grim at times x

Girls I've got terrible constipation, I'm sat on the toilet at work in agony. Someone's gunna come looking for me soon I've been gone that long 😂

Anyone got any ideas to help me stop washing my hands? Ever since I've found out I was pregnant I've been really careful about washing my hands but now it's gotten ridiculous and I can't stop washing them! They are all red and chapped now :(

@ew1990 I feel for you so much!!

@Victoriaaaaaaaa, can you try maybe getting some aloe Vera antibac gel or something else that might be cleansing yet soothing and try just using that when you feel the urge to wash? Make sure you have some hand cream in your bag and next to the soap at home and try to remember to put a little cream on each time you wash to keep them moisturised

Victoriaaaaaaaa I wash my hands a ridiculous amount aswell because of work, aveeno moisturiser really helps! We have a communal one in work and I have one at home too!

I'm such an idiot lol - just antibacced the kitchen and degreased the hob and forgot to wear gloves!! :(