March 2021 #3

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Pregnancy group for anyone due in March 2021 💜

Anyone with pain - keep an eye on it and get an early referral for pelvic girdle pain if you think that's what you have.

@chloxhunt it's really variable from woman to woman and even from pregnancy to pregnancy. I've had a linea nigra since about 7 weeks. Probably just means you've a decent level of hormones in your body.

@Rosehips89 I've had regular scans, but I also have a home doppler which is really reassuring.

@ValidUser yeah that's true but I've been try to work out when we conceived at it comes down to the 26th as that's only day around my ovulation where my boyfriend left early for work and my mum was at work but we're going on my lmp so that mean I'd of conceived on the 1st July but I know it was that day because I was busy fiddling with a piercing all morning 😂

@ValidUser wasn't sorry

I appreciate your situation is different as you are a doctor so I presume you know what you're doing but I believe home dopplers are not recommended for most people @ValidUser

www.tommys.org/pregnancy-information/about-us/tommys-midwives-blog/word-us-home-dopplers

"When using a hand held doppler it is possible for there to be some confusion with the mother’s own heartbeat and pulsing of the placenta which can be doubled to sound like the baby’s heartbeat. This means that when you listen in, you may not be hearing the baby’s heartbeat at all and can be falsely reassured.

It is also very difficult to listen to the baby’s heartbeat before about 14-16 weeks, so if you are unable to hear it, this may cause lots of unnecessary panic and anxiety."

Just thought I'd share this as a lot of first time mothers aren't necessarily aware of this.

@aureliacecilia I think it really depends. The right thing to do will vary from person to person. I've non medical friends with a history of miscarriage who decided to learn to use one and found it massively reassuring. I know others who chose not to because they knew it'd make them panic. I'm leaning towards each to their own on this one.

You're probably right @ValidUser but you make a good point about making the effort to learn how to use one properly so you're not falsely reassured. I suspect it's more of an issue later in pregnancy when women use them without much skill instead of calling their midwife when they've noticed a change in their baby's movements. That's the kind of thing to be avoided. If it helps you then that's great.

I'm stressed today as my DS is due to start reception on Wednesday & have just had a message through from the school saying an entire year group is self-isolating due to a positive Covid case. It's all a bit too close to home and I know we as pregnant women aren't particularly vulnerable but I gather it's harder to ventilate a pregnant woman. And I know outcomes are great for children and younger people but I'm thinking if this is the situation from school being open for a handful of days, what does the future have in store?! And what about when we're in our third trimesters? At least a couple of children self-isolating have siblings in my son's year and the advice is that they don't need to self-isolate (only from the point at which their sibling gets symptoms).

Any guesses as to what this little nugget might be, we have an early gender scan booked for a couple weeks but we just wondered what other people think from the scan picture? ☺

I'm no good at guessing baby's sex from these scans but checking you know that the picture has all of your personal information on it @KatieG200394. It's a lovely scan picture - beautifully clear. Congratulations! When's your due date? Has it changed at all?

@aureliacecilia yes I know, I'm not too worried about that, thank you for checking though, due date is 10th March so it hasn't changed at all from what our 1st private scan said which is pretty cool ☺ xx when is yours? :)

@KatieG200394 aw my first scan would
Mean I'm due on the 23rd of March but my last scan was only measuring a week bigger so I'm going by my 12th scan

@aureliacecilia oh no thats worrying! Personally I don't think it's safe for kids or teachers to be going back, but I also think a childs education must also come first. In regards to covid and pregnancy, although there is no evidence to show babies are affected by an infected mother, pregnant women have lower immune systems and therefore have been put in the vulnerable group as we would suffer more symptoms and have a longer recovery time

Looking for some opinions if you can please ladies...

My parents are going away for a month 8days after my first scan. Its my dad's 60th while they are away.

I want to give him a birthday card, to open before the go of course, to break the news of their first DG.
Should I get one that says

1. 'happy birthday grandad' with the scan pic inside
2. 'happy 60th birthday' outside and 'from the four of us' written inside (we have a dog) and pics inside
3. Photo card with text along these lines with the scan pic on the outside
4. other?

For reference, he hates birthdays so we're not stealing the limelight and I think he will be thrilled with the news so is a nice treat.

@Thack I have given cards with a picture of the scan in. I think its a lovely idea as it will be a happy surprise/shock

@KatieG200394 your scan picture warms my heart, i would say boy but i'm probably wrong!!!

@chloxhunt how exciting! I'm already counting down the days, its our first child so we're over excited ☺
@Aurora124 thank you 🥰 I'm so lucky my scan picture was so clear, I have a really strong feeling its a boy but we'll see, I thought it would be fun to see other people's guesses too though ☺

Did the ring test today and it was circles 🧐

Thats me home from my appointments today! We have a wee wriggler in there! 😂 I'm measuring a couple of days bigger so I've moved from 19th March to 16th March, no complaints here! So chuffed ♥️

Lovely scan pics!

@KatieG200394 I think boy!

Hi everyone, hope the scans have gone well today! Our appointment was not fun because they tried for an hour to get blood from me and didn't manage and I spewed 🤮😢

@MrsAndMrs lovely scan pic, this baby was wriggling so much too!

Would love any guesses of the sex! We won't be finding out but would love to hear guesses.

Also forgot to say, measuring 13+2 so DDate is 13th March 💞🤩

@ChubbyMumFromSkye due date snap! Congrats.

And blood test sorta snap too... they didn't get enough from me for all the tests and I was left with a massive bruise! Will have to have more at the 16 week midwife appointment

@ChilternsHan - fab! I was 10 days overdue last time...! 😳

Any guesses on the sex? X

Gosh I have battled to find this thread again. I have had such a bad headache today but thankfully working from home I could have a lay down and it eventually went away. Early pregnancy really isn't fun! Only one more full day to get through until my scan.

Thank you for all water tips too!

@ChubbyMumFromSkyehubb i would say girl for you! @MrsAndMrs i can't decide with yours!