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Talk about every stage of pregnancy, from early symptoms to preparing for birth.

Anyone just found out they're preggers and want some buddies?

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CL1982 · 29/06/2017 10:17

I'm 4w5d and wondered if anyone else fancied joining me on the amazing journey to come?
First, second, third or fourth (or more!!) timers welcome!

This will be #1 after a long 18 months of miscarriages, infertility and heartache but i'm feeling super positive about this one and ready to enjoy the next few months!

Anyone just found out they're preggers and want some buddies?
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Lauralou031986 · 31/07/2017 08:50

@Tweetypie19 ooooh they sound nice might have to give those a try, iv not been interested in coffee at all since I found out, but last couple of days iv really wanted one lol

mummyGof2boys · 31/07/2017 10:58

Just had my booking in appointment at the doctors with the midwife that looked after me last time. I asked her when she listens to the baby and she said the earliest she could pick up a heartbeat was 10 weeks. So I asked her to listen and promised I wouldn't worry if she couldn't find it and guess what... I just heard my little beans heartbeat. In the car on the way home and ant believe it

Lauralou031986 · 31/07/2017 11:17

Awww that's great @mummyGof2boys I can't wait till my 16 week appointment to finally hear the heart beat Smile

mummyGof2boys · 31/07/2017 11:30

It was the best feeling ever and even got a smile out of hubby hehe. Got my scan next Monday so get to see bubs too. How far along are you @Lauralou031986

KerryLeanne84 · 31/07/2017 11:48

Morning ladies! I just heard that a friend of a friend had a miscarriage yesterday at nearly 9 weeks. It's so horrible :(

That's great you heard the heartbeat mummy!

I was literally in bed the whole weekend - so tired that doing anything was a challenge! Little thing must be growing fast!

mummyGof2boys · 31/07/2017 11:51

@KerryLeanne84 must be having a wee growth spurt. It's tough isn't it. I just want to sleep all the time but alas other children and work are calling lol.

KerryLeanne84 · 31/07/2017 11:52

I'm okay at work thankfully, probably because I don't have a physical job. I often think I don't know how ladies with other kids do it though :)

mummyGof2boys · 31/07/2017 11:56

It gets harder with each pregnancy, especially when you could chill with your first pregnancy. Enjoy every minute as it goes by so fast. Just wait until you feel the first movement. It's amazing

blueobsessive · 31/07/2017 12:45

Congratulations @mummyGof2boys on hearing the heartbeat. It is the best sound in the world isn't it!

I had checking in appointment on sat pm. Midwife was super lovely and rang me this morning to say the consultant would see me tomorrow to advise on whether to go to Switzerland. I now have appointments coming out of my elbows. (8 before end of Aug!)

Also told my own parents and DH's. My mother is paranoid about us flying and even sent me an intemperate letter (yup: proper correspondence on headed notepaper) advising against it. Dad, who didn't know about the letter before it was sent, was much more normal about it (actually got all feminist about it being my body and it must be my decision alone - was proud). I think it was well meaning interference, but will make me more cautious about saying any more about how this pregnancy is going to that side of the family. DH's mother greeted the news with equal measures of delight and terror.

We just thought they would like to experience the delight bit in real time, especially if we go on to lose the little one - and with my now being revolted by tea (one of my greatest loves) it's getting hard to hide.

Still sometimes getting really nauseus, painful norkage and feeling really really cold. How is everyone else getting on?

LinzLinz · 31/07/2017 12:59

Does anyone else have a really achey neck?! I'm only 4 weeks, wondering if it's just coincidence!

KerryLeanne84 · 31/07/2017 13:13

I had an achey neck and headaches at 7 weeks Linz - I think it is pretty common though, along with the headaches. :)

Wow Blue, a letter! Formal :) If your dr/midwife says its fine to fly then your mum can't argue surely?

mummyGof2boys · 31/07/2017 13:34

@blueobsessive I flew when I was pregnant with my first at 14 weeks. I had pressure stockings, a letter from doctor and I had to inject myself with blood thinners before and after the flights. You will be fine. There is no reason you can't fly. The letter made me giggle. Very formal 😂😂

Thank you. It really was amazing. Made my day because I wasnt expecting to hear it at all. I feel very sick today, tired and sore boobs.

CL1982 · 31/07/2017 14:22

@linzlinz i know what you mean. I have a sort of curve but it's obviously bloat!!!

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CL1982 · 31/07/2017 14:25

Ok, so the list we have is:

Lauralou031986 - (Laura) DD 28/01/18
MummyGoftwoboys (Amy) DD 23/2/18
CL1982 (Claire) - DD 02/03/2018
kerryleanne84 -( Kerry) - DD 4/03/2018
MummyGoftwoboys (Amy) DD 23/2/18
Blueobsessive - (Blue) dd 7 /03/18
1sttime - EDD 11/03/18
Linz - estimated DD 11/4/18

Ah lovely!! We have such a nice range of stages here :D

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CL1982 · 31/07/2017 14:33

@ss81c i have also gone right off hot drinks. Had two decaff coffee yesterday but really didn't enjoy them and they messed my stomach up a lot.

@blueobsessive I know how you feel on all counts. We have a trip to Vienna planned in October which i'm excited about (it's a one hour flight so not so worried) but have decided to go by Eurostar for our trip to Amsterdam just in case... I'm also feeling utterly shattered,. The nausea is much much better but the tiredness has got worse. All i want to do is sleep.

I've just texted the midwife to see if she can pull our 12 week scan to the week that we have our booking in app. We have a weekend with my mum and dad and my brother and sister-in-law. They will basically rumble i'm pregnant as i won't be drinking and they've been rooting for us for a while now. I'm hoping she'll be able to help out :S We should also have a reassurance scan.

I just don't know what to do about telling people. We'll be just 12 weeks by then but i also don't want to tell them if we haven't had the scan to confirm all is well. Bit catch 22....

How is everyone else?

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CL1982 · 31/07/2017 14:34

oops 0 Mummy G was on twice!!!!!

Lauralou031986 - (Laura) DD 28/01/18
MummyGoftwoboys (Amy) DD 23/2/18
CL1982 (Claire) - DD 02/03/2018
kerryleanne84 -( Kerry) - DD 4/03/2018
Blueobsessive - (Blue) dd 7 /03/18
1sttime - EDD 11/03/18
Linz - estimated DD 11/4/18

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Lauralou031986 · 31/07/2017 15:38

@mummyGof2boys I'm 14 weeks :) can't wait to start feeling something aswell

blueobsessive · 31/07/2017 15:43

Thanks for the updated list @CL1982 and for the sympathy re my rather odd family traits @mummygof2boys and @kerryleanne84 . At least the letter was addressed to my actual name, usually DM will address post to DH and I as Dr and Mrs DHinitial DHsurname (I didn't change my name on marriage), so its a start. All families have some oddness about them, don't they (hopes...).

I think everything should be fine if we travel. The consultant is the one we saw with Olivia, so if there are any scientific papers published on this I have no doubt that she will have read them.

Thinking of scientific papers etc, Dr Google is generally not a good idea and papers out of context can cause all sorts of mind worry whirring, however @CL1982 you might find the following link reassuring. It is from the miscarriage association.

www.miscarriageassociation.org.uk/information/worried-about-pregnancy-loss/ultrasound-scans/

On 1999 data it states

"Research amongst women with a history of recurrent miscarriage has shown that those who saw a heartbeat at 6 weeks of pregnancy had a 78% chance of the pregnancy continuing. It also showed that seeing a heartbeat at 8 weeks increased the chance of a continuing pregnancy to 98% and at 10 weeks that went up to 99.4%"

If I've read the dates correctly your recent scan puts you in the 98% bracket. Obviously stats aren't everything, and we had a complication with Olivia which was something like 0.0001% likely (and a perfectly normal 12 week scan), but I am finding these stats reassuring with this pregnancy.

After all despite the nausea, boob pain, exhaustion, terrible constipation etc, each pregnancy day is valuable and something we can celebrate.

mummyGof2boys · 31/07/2017 15:51

@CL1982 I think it's entirely up to you. We are telling family tonight because we heard the heartbeat today. Telling the boys soon as they are both in nursery. I'm super excited to tell them. We will tell everyone else after the scan.

@Lauralou031986 It won't be long. I felt my first at 15 weeks.

@blueobsessive totally forgot your hubby was a doctor. Am I right in thinking we were on the trying toco curve thread together? My brain is mush so correct me if I'm wrong 😂😂

I have an awful headache today which is setting the nausea through the roof and I stupidly invited hobbies parents over for dinner so we could tell them. Balls

mummyGof2boys · 31/07/2017 15:52

Toco curve? That's a new one 😂😂😂 trying to conceive

SS81C · 31/07/2017 16:08

@blueobsessive the letter thing did make me giggle....
I feel like I've massively overdone it today.....took the toddler to a play centre thinking 'It's ok they've got a toddler bit I can leave her run around and sit and have a drink'. Nope. It's the school holidays so the toddler area was full of big kids kamakarzie jumping off the top of the playground which meant the toddler wanted to do the same so I had to run around after her the whole time.....think I'll wait until schools are back to go again....its usually fab there.

I've got really niggly back ache today and I'm not normally that anxious but I feel like something isn't right.....might be because I've been ill over the weekend....ive got a scan Wednesday so we will see.....

CL1982 · 31/07/2017 16:15

That last post made me laugh MummyG!!! BALLS!

@blueobsessive that is so sad about Olivia. I'm so sorry that happened to your family. I will confess to having a small cry there.

Yes i agree, the statistics monster has the odds in our favour and occasionally someone has to be the odd negative stat. That is incredibly encouraging to have those stats so thank you very much! I'm feeling very confident about things. When i hear the scare stories of people miscarrying at 10 weeks etc i always hold onto the fact that they often haven't had an ultrasound to check all has been well prior to things. I'm incredibly grateful to the JR for being so supportive about my worries and giving me these scans.

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CL1982 · 31/07/2017 16:15

@ss81c When i feel like that now i just rest.... I try to be kind to myself as much as possible at the moment.

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AmandaP86x · 31/07/2017 16:16

@blueobsessive how far r u on & how long is the flight?

I flew to barcalona at 12 weeks and I was absolutely fine didn't do anything diff.

mummyGof2boys · 31/07/2017 16:24

Hubby is an actual lifesaver he decided feck getting me to cook from scratch and that we would cheat tonight. Yes!!!

@SS81C Try and take it easy. Back ache is very common especially now relaxation hormone is kicking in and making everything flexible that isn't supposed to be flexible

Anyone just found out they're preggers and want some buddies?