September 2021 thread 3 🥳

[Mamabearwhere]

New thread because we did too much chatting on thread 2 😅

My youngest didn’t settle in a Moses basket at all he wanted to sleep on or next to me so I got a next 2 me crib for the side of the bed! Best money I ever spent. I spent a few nights before hand tho sleeping with his bottom sheet in my bed so when I moved him it had my smell on 🙈

Hello lovely ladies! Hope you are okay with me joining the thread. I am 17w+2 and have been following your chat for a little while (in fact, I am still catching up with Thread 1 and 2!)

Have a quick question for you. I had my "16 week" appt this morning. My colleague who is also pregnant but due in July told me they would listen to baby's heartbeat with a doppler. My midwife didn't even mention it. In fact, the appt was very rushed and I got a feeling she was trying to get it over with as soon as possible. So I didn't say anything which I now regret!

Have any of you had it done at the 16w appt? Or does it happen later?

@Maybebaby29 yes I forgot I did that! I used to put my T-shirt under her to tempt her into the cot! 😂 didn’t work unfortunately, the best thing I found for daytime sleeping was the sleepyhead, I wish I’d purchased it earlier as she loved it!

@deedeebythesea welcome and congrats! I didn’t have the Doppler at my 16 week appointment either, the midwife said they don’t do it anymore due to covid! 🤷‍♀️ I think some people have had it though so it probably depends on your area x

@Maybebaby29, I've got my 16 week appointment this Friday and a gender scan next Friday!

@deedeebythesea I am in Northern Ireland and I had my 16 week appointment by phone last week.... I thought that was a bit pointless as I’d had a thorough chat at booking but the midwife explained that they used to do the booking appointment much earlier at about 8/9 weeks and then see you at 16 but now booking is about 12-13 weeks so she said for the last few years the 16 week appointment has been a little redundant so that’s why over here it was the obvious one to be scaled back to basically just a chat due to Covid. I know everywhere is different but i felt like at least I understood the reasoning.... my next appointment is 20 week scan but they won’t do BP or anything so will see the midwife at 25weeks then for a proper check up! This is my second baby and it definitely feels very different to last time!

I had my 16 week (17+5) appointment and they did listen to heartbeat and all good.

I've got protein in my wee, anyone else had this? Trying not to panic

@Noodles4Me aw lovely you got to hear the heartbeat! 💖

I’ve not had that, did they explain what that means if you have protein in your wee? I thought when they do the pee stick, it was checking for utis?

When I spoke to my midwife she said they’d listen to the heartbeat at my appointment which is next week! Unless they’ve changed their mind, I saw a stand in midwife too so maybe depends what midwife you get?
How long did it take peoples screening letter to come back? I had my scan on the 10th and I still haven’t had my letter

@AdventuresAwait exciting! Seems to going quite fast all of a sudden! Looking forward to seeing what everyone is having. A lot of boys at the minute. I think mines a boy x

@Noodles4Me try not to panic too much, it is one of the markers for pre eclampsia risk so they might put you on some aspirin to lower your chances. Xx

@maybebaby29 my 16 week check is next week too. I got my letter about 10 days after my scan xx

16 week (16+6) Midwife appointment this Thursday and private scan on Saturday... I’m starting to feel those nerves all over again from my previous scans!! I think it will forever be nerve wracking until I have that small one in my arms and then there will be loads more to worry about 🤦🏻‍♀️🙈

@Maybebaby29, yes it does seem to be going faster now! I think I'm having a girl but only going by nubtech and just my own feeling/ guess (but we'll find out on the 2nd hopefully!) Xx

Hello @deedeebythesea, welcome ❤️👋

Congrats @deedeebythesea my new 16 week appt was by phone so no listening to heart beat unfortunately ☹️ I hope that will come later though.

@Maybebaby29 my screening letter took exactly two weeks to arrive, it was a long wait!

Good morning ladies!

Got my 16 week appointment and scan this afternoon. Nerves starting to kick in again!

Hope everyone's doing OK x

ooo good luck @Scotti84 how exciting! hope all goes well! Got 16wk on thursday and think might book a private scan if dont get to hear HB on thurs!

@Scotti84 thinking of you! Fingers crossed they listen to the heartbeat in your area!! X

Exciting @Scotti84! x

Oooooo good luck @Scotti84 ❤

@scotti84 good luck lovely 😘

Exciting, good luck @Scotti84

Hey ladies, those of you taking aspirin, ive just picked mine up and I'm on 75mg twice a day. I just had a random thought if it would be OK to keep taking pregnacare alongside them, my midwife didn't mention anything but wondered if you were all still taking pregnacare? Xx