FEB 2021 DUE DATE 2

[OkyDoke]

Hello,

Couldn't see another thread so thought I'd start one! Will tag a few people from last thread!

@Harper04 @Rainbow5SF @Muriel84 @MorgenMuffel @ellensim89 @Peach1204 @Farmer20 @TTCgee @thegirlhasnoname @lydiangel83 @honeysugarbee @BrickingIt37

[misssoaps]

Hi ladies.. I'm almost 8 weeks... 5th baby. I've always had morning sickness, and this time is no different 😩. I feel sick all day every day, just feel so rubbish. I'm exhausted. Only actually been sick a few times but the feeling is constant it's miserable. Anyone else feeling similar and got any tips? I struggled with all my pregnancies but this one seems worse!

[Cuwins]

Received a letter with my scan date today- I will be 11 weeks and 6 days. No booking appointment yet though

[princesstiabeanie]

I've still not had a letter with any sort of appointment, booking or otherwise. If I haven't heard next week I will chase it up.

The morning sickness is horrendous though. Thought I'd got away with it today as I'd been awake 2 hours and been fine, I ate some crackers and lo and behold not 5 minutes later they were coming back up. Nothing has worked so far for the nausea/vomiting. If I don't eat then it's horrific heaving instead of actual vomiting. I just feel dreadful all the time!

[Rainbow5SF]

@Muriel84 @princesstiabeanie congrats with the scans.

I felt moloch more reassured after mine on Monday. I have my next one next Friday. And already convinced of the worst. X

[Rainbow5SF]

@Muriel84 @princesstiabeanie congrats with the scans.

I felt moloch more reassured after mine on Monday. I have my next one next Friday. And already convinced of the worst. X

[JessicaPeach]

@princesstiabeanie you can do it by logging into mumsnet via a browser instead of the app

[Runnergirl1]

So ladies having a hard time atm. Not sure if I’m still on this journey or not. Yesterday I went for a private scan - I should of been 8+1 but doing the scan I’m only measuring 6 weeks and they couldn’t detect a heartbeat so I’m now in limbo and have to wait another 2weeks to have another scan to see if it’s just wrong dates or a missed miscarriage. I’ve had no symptoms of miscarriage I.e. no severe pains, no bleeding nothing. But my pregnancy symptoms haven’t been massive either tender boobs, bloating and frequent need for the toilet. I don’t know what I’m suppose to do now other than wait. This is going to be the hardest two weeks of my life x

[Girls3maybe4]

@Runnergirl1 oh that sounds tough sorry to hear that! Do you think it could be your dates, does it work out with when you got a positive test? Sending hugs 🤗

[Muriel84]

@Runnergirl1 really sorry to hear that, it sounds awful making you wait not knowing. Are you going back to have a private scan in two weeks? Have you spoken to epau to see if they’d scan sooner? Two weeks is so long x x x

My symptoms are manageable and come and go. Everyone’s different. Try not to read too much into feeling ok. It’s the first time I’ve gotten this far in a pregnancy so I have nothing to compare it to.

[misssoaps]

@sorry runnergirl.
I had similar happen years ago and it wasn't good news for me, I hope it's better news for you, 2 weeks is a long time to wait not knowing 😔, stay strong, there is every chance that your dates are out, as scanning that early isn't accurate for dating pregnancy x

[Runnergirl1]

I rang midwife and she said just to wait until that next scan as they would offer the same. Apparently that’s the guidelines. I don’t think my dates are wrong so I do think it’s a missed miscarriage but I guess I just have to wait and see which is awful. Like I say I would rather know sooner and then I can start again. It’s not nice to think I’m carrying something and my body still believes it’s a go. Guess we will wait and see but I’m expecting the worst.

Thank you everyone for you advice and well wishes it really means a lot at this tough time

[TTCgee]

@Runnergirl1 so sorry to hear you're having to go through this and the awful wait of not knowing. I'll be keeping absolutely everything crossed for you that it turns out okay. Sending love xxx

[SpunBodgeSquarepants]

Hi ladies, hope you're all doing OK and not suffering from the nausea and sickness too much!
I'm 7+6 today and have had some one-sided pain and brown spotting overnight so rang EPAU this morning who said I couldn't self-refer, so spoke to my GP on the phone who has now referred me to them - just waiting on a call from EPAU now. Also dropped into my GP for a blood test to check my hormone levels and will probably hav eto go back on Wednesday for a follow-up blood test.

I feel like there doesn't seem to be any sense of urgency about seeing me - what if its ectopic?? Has anyone else been through this? How long did you have to wait for a scan at your EPAU?

[OkyDoke]

I rang to see when my booking in would be - around 9 to 10 weeks apparently. Feel completely alone!

[Muriel84]

I finally managed to get my booking appointment and first scan brought forward to 12 weeks today. Only took a week of phone calls! I’m going to book a private scan in two weeks.

@SpunBodgeSquarepants I was seen in epau three weeks ago with similar symptoms - brown discharge and cramps. I was 5+1. I phoned epau on a Monday and they said they wouldn’t see me. My GP phoned back and got me an appointment for the next day. They were pretty kind once I got into epau. I had two scans two weeks apart. I have one sided pain, though varies which side! Though my pregnancy is on the left of my heart shaped uterus, so it is quite one sided.

Don’t know how I’m going to get through the next two weeks until my next scan. I’m so superstitious I haven’t even booked it in case something goes wrong in between 🙈

[ilikepalmtrees]

Hi @SpunBodgeSquarepants I am due February 24th. Last week I also had brown spotting and pain on one side of my womb. I went to A&E with ectopic symptoms and whilst I was there I gushed some bright red blood. As quickly as my bleeding started it stopped. I had an external exam and my bloods done. The bloods showed I was still very much pregnant and the external exam ruled out an ectopic. Just to make sure I was referred to the EPU and had my scan 48 hours later. Everything was fine and now I am almost 7 weeks pregnant. Keeping my fingers crossed that all will be ok

[SpunBodgeSquarepants]

Got my scan at 10:15 this morning... Trying to prepare myself for the worst 😔

[Muriel84]

@SpunBodgeSquarepants fingers crossed for you 🤞🤞🤞

[DaisyBank82]

Hello
Sorry not to have updated lately, I've been following. I had another scan about 10 days ago and all looked OK then. The baby has grown but still measuring smaller than my dates, but it had grown between scans. I've been booked in and had bloods done (which two midwives and a consultant to get the blood as I have very small veins). I just heard via voicemail from the midwife that I have tested positive for group b strep in my urine so need to have a course of antibiotics. I could do without this news as the past couple of days I feel like my most of my symptoms have lessened the last few days and there is a link between group b strep and miscarriage so now I'm imagining the worst to be honest. I have had a missed miscarriage before and although it wasn't as traumatic as my daughter's stillbirth it's an awful experience nevertheless and I really don't want to go through this all again.

My next scan with the consultant is on the 16th July and then we go away on the 19th (in the UK but a couple of hours drive) so if that scan did reveal a MMC I will have to work out what to do and my mind is racing with the horror of that possibility. I have to go to the hospital today to collect the prescription and I have a really busy day at work plus the hospital is a one hour round trip which is minor in the grand scheme of things but I am really stressed now.

My 12 week scan is end of July but I feel so doubtful that I will get to that point. Feeling really anxious and panicky. Sorry to the rest who are also having a hard time or waiting for news. It can be so difficult.

[DaisyBank82]

Oh and I’m not sure if this is allowed (sharing a link) but this is a petition to request that partners be able to attend scans again which I thought others might wish to sign too: www.change.org/p/uk-government-to-allow-pregnant-women-a-companion-for-medical-appointments?recruiter=false&utm_source=share_petition&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&utm_medium=whatsapp&utm_content=washarecopy_23235557_en-GB%3A0&recruited_by_id=66f2d510-bec0-11ea-a476-0575832e9407

[SpunBodgeSquarepants]

Everything is OK! I feel like I'm on shock, I had convinced myself it would be a third missed miscarriage but I saw two tiny arms, two tiny legs and a heartbeat!! Bang on 8 weeks today!

[DaisyBank82]

@SpunBodgeSquarepants I'm so pleased for you! I hope you can relax a bit now. It's such a rollercoaster, isn't it?

[SMT137]

Not posted for a while ...but still following.

@DaisyBank82 thank you so much for sharing that link, I’ve been looking for something like this. I think that not allowing partners into the scan is unbelievably cruel. I understand that hospitals need to mitigate against the risk of COVID being brought in by stopping people coming onsite unnecessarily. But for me, having experienced the trauma and devastation of a MMC at our 1st scan, my partner coming along is entirely necessary!
I’ve recently heard that NI are now letting partners in so hopefully we’ll follow suit soon.

@SpunBodgeSquarepants congratulations on your scan that’s fantastic news!

[Thegirlhasnoname]

Thank you for sharing that link @DaisyBank82 I’m always a bit pessimistic about what change.org petitions do as the government only listen/respond to the gov.uk ones but I’ve signed it anyway. DH isn’t too bothered if he misses the scans as he is optimistic to a fault (slightly jealous!) but I’d quite like him there!

I’ve got a bit of twinges this afternoon. Luckily have toddler DD at home today to stop me completely fixating on it but I’m hoping it is just things stretching. Here’s hoping it goes by tomorrow when I’m working and DD Is at nursery

[DaisyBank82]

Even though i shared the link to that petition not being able to have my husband in my scans is a mixed thing for me. He has PTSD (not diagnosed but I'm fairly sure) from when they couldn't find our stillborn daughter's heartbeat and the scan they did then and at all the many scans we had for our son (who did arrive safely) he had palpitations and shaking and a really strong physical and emotional response (which boils down to fear) so I find managing his fear and empotions plus coping with my own a huge amount to cope with. So having that choice taken away (for now) has been less awful than I expected, personally. The last two scans he has waited outside in the car. I still make him come along so I don't have to drive myself home if it's bad news but I'm just about coping OK in the room without him.... but then so far I haven't had a bad news scan in this pregnancy - I don't know how I'd react if I do and he isn't in the room and how I would have to face him and tell him afterwards. These are the things I fret about...

If this had been my first pregnancy and he hadn't been able to come to any scans I'd feel sad. I think it's a lovely milestone to see your baby for the first time. And if you get bad news alone that's also awful. So I signed it for other people as much as for me if you see what I mean.