Anyone here around 20 weeks and want to stay in contact

[mellymoo86]

Hi there, this is a bit of a random post, not sure if anyone will even reply. I am 20 weeks pregnant and this is my first baby. I don't have any pregnant friends and so it sometimes feels a little lonely especially with not being about to socialise as much due to COVID. If anyone is in a similar boat and would like to stay in contact (via WhatsApp maybe) let me know.

Mel x

Hi Mel
I'm also 20 weeks.
It realky hard at the moment isn't it xx

Hi Mel. I’m 21 weeks with my second. Making I'm friends can be really hard and it’s much more difficult at the moment!

How is everything going?

Hi Ladies, thank you for your messages. I know tell me about it. I feel happy and blessed but also feel a bit lonely. I'm telling myself it's not just me but working from home and not having human contact for long periods of time isn't helping. Keep telling hubby he needs to work from home more lol.

How are you both doing? Did you have your 20 week scan yet? Mines on Thursday. Xxx

Hi I'm 19 weeks, 20 weeks thursday, also have my 20 week scan on thursday. Getting nervous about it now, just want to know every things ok.

@persiaclementine me to. Have you felt baby kick? Has anyone?

Hi all 20+4 today ftm too. I had my scan Friday bean is cooking well but have to go back for a re scan as they couldn't get all the measurements because of its position.

Hello! I’ll join in on this! First time mum and 23 weeks :) I have struggled with being on lockdown and all family living in Wales and I’m in England, luckily DH is amazing! But he’s the only face to face contact i had since lockdown! So I’m definitely here for a chat with anyone haha x

Hi @nee83 that's great news baba is well. I guess on the plus side you'll get to see baba again 😊 crazy to think this is the last scan we will get.

Hey! I'll join too! I'm 20+1 and this is my first 😊

Hi @Alychloe sorry to hear your family isn't close, that can be tough. Mines not to far away but I don't see them often just to make sure they stay safe as they're 70. I did see them last weekend which was really nice ❤️ How has the pregnancy been for you? X

I have an anterior placenta, I was prepared not to feel the baby move until 24 weeks, but shes kicking right now, since about friday I've been feeling kicks and prods in all over, I had been feeling some light movement on the left side only untill now.

Hi @mellymoo86 I would like some mum-to-be friends :) I am 21 weeks tomorrow with our first baby.
I'm assuming your partner hasn't been allowed into scans either? I have booked us a private scan for this friday so my husband can see the baby for the first time!!

@mellymoo86 yes so pleased I get one more peak! I'm hoping with the restrictions easing from the 4th of next month my boyfriend can come as well keeping my fingers crossed my hospital relax the rules for the 7th. Been hard as we both live with out parents so not seen each other for 12 weeks of lock down!.

@fabmaz welcome 😊 how's the pregnancy been so far for you?

@persiaclementine it's been similar to me...feeling kicks from around week 19. Felt little flutters before that. I felt the right hand side was harder than the left and after my private scan today they said the head was there, that's probably why.

@biscuit13 yup same, hubby can't come to scans which sucks. We are booking private scans too so that he gets to see baby at least once a month. Didn't think my journey would be like this.

@nee83 oh no that's horrible. I can imagine that's getting you down. I do really hope you can all get together very soon. I don't understand how lots of things are open but we can't bring our partners to our scans. Not fair.

Yep @mellymoo86 it's crazy. Just trying to stay positive we talk every day and each day is a day closer to seeing each other.

@mellymoo86 yeah me either, it's such a shame. That's lovely though that you are booking a few private ones.
@Persiaclementine I was told at my 20 weeks scan I had an anterior placenta but she said it's very low and close to the birth canal so I have to go back at 34 weeks for another scan to check if its moved. I have felt proper kicks from about 19 weeks though, and especially in the last week I feel baby every day

@mellymoo86 it’s so hard not seeing family isn’t it!? Fingers crossed it’ll all be over when babies are here! Week 9-20 I had severe hypermesis so was awful but now I’m human again and can feel and see baby kick so now I’m loving the pregnant feeling! How about you?! Have you had any flutters yet?

@biscuit13 my husband and I have booked two private scans so he could see the baby! It’s so worth it just to see their faces too haha!

@fabmaz how are you finding pregnancy so far :)?

@Alychloe Oh gosh, that sounds terrible. One of my friends had that until the 20th week. I threw up a few times but had really bad nausea. Could barely function. After around 14 weeks I started to feel better. I also had/have bleeding red blood every 2-3 days from week 8 to present day. Saw several people about it and they said everything looks fine and it's probably that my cervix is extra sensitive so who knows. Baby is well so that's good.

@nee83 that's the best way really, keep positive

Hi! 21 weeks today, FTM, no pregnant friends either and obviously no classes to go to. Had my scan last week and movements seem to be getting a lot more frequent and obvious

Also is anyone monitoring their weight? I've so far put on about 3-4 kgs. Not really over eating or having any cravings.

Hi I'm 19 weeks with number 2.

I agree that pregnancy in lockdown sucks, we are thinking about a 4d scan later on so that at least my husband will see one scan this pregnancy! The only slight bonus is that as I seem to suffer from quite bad morning (all day) sickness at least I felt less guilty about not wanting to go anywhere with my 3 yr old for weeks on end as we couldn't really go anywhere anyway! Thankfully I'm not throwing up so much now and smells aren't quite so strong! I went well over a month being unable to go into the kitchen without throwing up... which was fun... it's the only room in the house that has no windows opening to outside and I NEEDED fresh air.

I've been feeling movement for a couple of weeks but this is my second so I expected to feel it quite early. I'd forgotten how cute the early kicks are though, mostly just remember how much a kick in the ribs can hurt!

Anyone a bit unsure of their midwife care? I have a feeling I've been a bit lax in chasing it up as last time there was no chasing involved. Still not actually seen a midwife! I've been to the local maternity unit for bloods and obviously been to the hospital for my first scan and have spoken with my midwife on the phone but it seems like there should have been more? But I'm quite happy with how I've been so I guess I'm just not as worried as maybe I should be. I'll phone her tomorrow and check everything's ok I think!

@Emmagen Hi and welcome 👋🏽 I was actually thinking the other day how the midwife care has been poor. I've so far spoken to about 6 of them no joke. My actual midwife allocated to me never texts me back so not sure if she is even there sometimes. I've spoken to one at 12 weeks and then 16 weeks. Then another after my consultant apt to check my cervix, and then another to check on my bloods and urine. Apparently I'll see my allocated midwife during my 25th week. None of them seems to know what's happening either. They all seem to blame each other. Doesn't really help this journey, just making me feel more alone. One of them recently asked 'so how's your mental health'...I could actually hear her ticking it off her list whilst asking me...felt so scripted.

I have my 20 week can on Friday im so nervous.

I think with it being first everything is unknown fingers cross now lockdown is easing things might get better
Pm me if u wanna swop number x