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@Lola871 -ooh exciting!! What day is your scan! I've got a 26w one in Tuesday!

@whatsthecraic91 - it's not too far away it's July tomorrow hopefully it will go quickly for you!! Xx

Appointment with my MW went well this morning - heard her heartbeat again on the doppler which is always nice. Been referred for some virtual physio to help keep on top of my SPD. She's wants to see me again at 28w - honestly I'm having such a better standard of care this time around despite the whole global pandemic! Roll on Friday for my official anomaly scan.

@talcott2007 thats good news, how many weeks are you now? Im literally just counting down to appointments. One week friday til my next one!

I think i finally felt the little one move yesterday... just that weird fluttery feeling that was in a place id never normally feel wind or tummy gurgles 😂 nothing since, which is normal, right?

@hatepickinganame I'm 22w exactly today. Your description of early movement is spot on from my experiences of it! How exciting 😀

@talcott2007 youd think 4th time around id be used to all this by now 😂 but i think im more anxious than i was the first time!!

Hey all you beautiful mums.

I have a few little questions to anyone who can help me.

Bit of a background story. I tried conceiving for 7 years on all fertility meds and unfortunately suffered various MMC.
After loosing all hope we caught naturally and I now have a healthy gorgeous 17 month old boy.
I am not unexpectedly PG AGAIN 🙈 literally only just found out and I’m around 4-5 weeks so very early days. I’m on baby Asprin and progesterone pessary to try and help like my other pregnancies.

My questions are please:

1. I have worse cramping than before, but it comes and goes but it’s mostly in the back. Is this not a because I didn’t have cramping before with my son only when I’ve miscarried.

1. I have a mad little Duracell bunny of a child lol am I okay still picking him up etc?

Thanks guys

Hi @jesshask you'd probably be better off making a new post for your questions as im sure youd get more responses that way. To answer as best i can, i believe some cramping is normal early on and i still pick up my 5 year old when i need to. Hope that helps.

Hows everyone else doing? Is anyone really struggling to not do things they know they shouldnt? Im finding it soooooo hard to not drink coffee!!!

@Hatepickinganame

Hi *@jesshask* you'd probably be better off making a new post for your questions as im sure youd get more responses that way. To answer as best i can, i believe some cramping is normal early on and i still pick up my 5 year old when i need to. Hope that helps.

Hows everyone else doing? Is anyone really struggling to not do things they know they shouldnt? Im finding it soooooo hard to not drink coffee!!!

Thank you. I'm new to this so it's a learning curve. Appreciate the response back

@Hatepickinganame I’ve never drunk coffee before but have failed to give up my one lunchtime Diet Coke. But I checked the Tommy’s caffeine calculator thing and don’t feel quite as bad as I did previously!

Glad your mw appointment went well and good luck for your scan today @Talcott2007

I really love king prawn curry from the Chinese but can only have Prawns we cook ourselves!! Though DH has been making me Chinese king prawn curry and egg fried rice a few times!!

I miss going to the gym though coz it's closed and DD is at home it's not totally pregnancy related! Xx

Hope scan is good today @Talcott2007 😊

Hi everyone. So the scan yesterday didn't go as expected (particularly after essentially getting the all clear after the original referral scan) I ended up being there for about 4hrs and was scanned by 2 consultants and then a Professor and it looks like there are 2 seperate problems with her heart. The initial diagnosis is Pulmonary Stenosis with Perimembranous Ventricular Septal Defect which basically means a small/narrow pulmonary artery and a hole between the 2 bottom two chambers of the heart. She will need surgery probably before 6months old.

I've have had my care switched to Evelina Children's Hospital (part of St. Thomas & Guys) and will be having appointments early next week including an amniocentesis to find out if there is an underlying condition that has caused this. If there is...Well I can't even consider that possibility

DH wasn't with me for the scan - He was waiting with DD1 becuase she doesnt go to nursery Fridays and the whole general rule about no partners at scans because we'd kind of been lead to believe it was all fine last time and this was just a bit of formality so I had to tell him everything afterwards. He just broke down. I had to leave him to it for a bit and take DD1 so she didn't have to witness it. I'm kind of holding it together. I'm numb right now. I can't start crying because I don't think I would ever stop again and I still have to keep going for DD1. I didn't sleep last night. Maybe an hour before waking up and having a panic attack while hiding downstairs.

I don't know how I can get through this

So sorry to hear that @Talcott2007 I know there's nothing to say that will bring you comfort. I hope that nothing comes from the amniocentesis. Major surgery is scary for anyone but lots of babies have heart surgery early and do well. Thinking of you and your family xx

So sorry @Talcott2007 this sounds so stressful for you. And it's a shock too for you all, particularly as you were told things looked fine. I hope you get lots of support from the hospital as you go through the needed procedures. I'm sure they'll tell you of all the support there is and I hope that all is fine after the amniocentesis. Be kind to yourself and keep talking on here if it helps just to put your thoughts down at the moment XX

So sorry @Talcott2007 hope the Amnio results are ok like there'll have said there jut a lot I can say to make you feel better tho if it helps give hope - my sister was told at her 20 weeks scan that her son had sb artery that was too small and the other vein was too big (they were the wrong way around effectively) and that he would need open heart surgery straight after birth as he wouldn't be able to get enough oxygen in his blood - she was then referred to a consultant at Leeds General Infirmary who also confirmed the same-when he was born they had cardiologists on hand but his heart had sorted itself out in Utero he didn't need anything done not even a follow up now he's a happy healthy 4 year old!!

Really nervous about my scan on Tuesday they're got check the blood supply to her is still ok due to the artery embolisation I had in 2918!! It was ok at 20,weeks so I hope it still is!! Xxx

So sorry @Talcott2007 I can’t imagine how hard that must have been, especially by yourself. Thinking of you and have everything crossed for the amniocentesis. Xx

@talcott2007 so sorry to read this, i really hope youre all doing ok. Wish i could think of something comforting or useful to say. Thinking of you and your family, and fingers firmly crossed nothing shows up on the amnio test. Remember we are all here to listen if you need to vent.

Thanks all for the words of support. Its the waiting that is the hardest aspect - I will keep everyone updated but I don't want to thread to be derailed either - please keep posting about 'normal' things! I sent an email earlier today to the two FMU/Specialist Screening Midwives across the 2 hospitals I've been between so far who I had contact with when when arranging the initial referral - not because I was expecting a reply but because I have to feel like I'm doing something productive. But both have already replied - on a Sunday! To say that while they haven't yet had sight of the latest report and scan results they will call me 1st thing tomorrow and will have all the appointments sorted. It helps my overall anxiety to know that everything is going to be sorted out without any avoidable delays. Once again I can't fault the care I've had at every stage of this pregnancy. Just hoping that this somehow translates into a good outcome for baby too!

🤞 for you @Talcott2007!!

26 weeks today and scan on Tuesday!! Xx

@talcott2007 must be a slight relief to know youre in good hands with all this. Heres hoping your appointments come through quickly and you dont have to wait too long!

@MummyBearBoo ah good luck for tomorrow! Im 17+3 today, have consultant/midwife appointment on friday morning and my anomaly scan the friday after. Hoping to hear heart beat friday morning just to ease my anxiety a little!!

It definitely eases your nerves hearing the heart beat so hope you do hear it!

We used a doppler early on to ease my. nerves a bit (I know you're not supposed to but my dad who's a GP showed my DH how to use it properly and which sounds are the placenta the baby and me!!

She started kicking at 17+1 too which helped but occasionally she'd have quiet days but now she kicks all day and a lot of the night most days (she kicks lots everyday but not always all day just most days) she's off now already!! It feel a bit uncomfortable when I'm trying to sleep but it's reassuring! Xx

Hello all! I’ve got my anomaly scan this afternoon (sadly DH can’t come, it does feel a bit mad that people can go to the pub but he can’t come with me, but I do understand)

Do I need to go with a full bladder? I’ve had no info about this scan at all so no idea what to expect.

@Wise0wl no you don't need a full bladder for this one as the baby is so much bigger!
I've got mine this week too, we were hoping OH might be able to come but it's not looking likely at our hospital unfortunately. Oh well, nothing we can do about it, as long as baby is ok we won't mind in the long run!

Ah i was hoping by next week it would be relaxed to allow partners, doesnt sound like it though. Good luck to both of you for your scans! Is everyone finding out the sex?

Phew @Lola871 that’s a relief 😅

The RCOG guidelines say that they’ve recommended all trusts save a video clip at the end of either the dating or anomaly scan if hospitals aren’t allowing DHs/DPs in, so I’m going to ask if that’s possible. I’ll let you know!