12 week scan - so scared!

[gemsam7015]

Just looking for a bit of solidarity!
Found out I was pregnant at the beginning of May and it has been an agonising wait but my first scan is on Saturday and I am bricking it.
This is my second baby but I think I feel more nervous this time around! With my first, I had a few light bleeds and so had several early scans but this time I have had nothing in the way of bleeding so have had no reason to be seen other than my booking appointment. I feel like a fraud, like I'll go to this scan and there will be nothing there!
That being said, I have had a bump and been wearing stretchy pants since about 8 weeks and feel sick everyday.
I think I'm also worrying because I've had my covid vaccines and had antibiotics for a skin issue, so feel like they've somehow poisoned the baby.
Mental, I KNOW!
Anyway, any kinds words would be much appreciated as I sat at work quite literally counting down the hours

I feel your pain! I have mine on Monday and I am counting down the hours… I am sure time has never ever moved this slowly. I keep telling myself I have no reason to assume anything is wrong and statistically far more likely to be ok but it’s so hard isn’t it?! NOT having my most productive week at work I’ll be honest! I’ve had first COVID vaccine during first trimester too as wanted to make sure I had them both before 3rd trimester. What time is your appointment on Saturday?

I am 11.5 weeks along and have mine next Wednesday! Haven’t had any scans yet and feel as though I’m not even pregnant as I’ve been lucky with symptoms. Just telling myself that statistically all should be fine. Found a strong heartbeat on a doppler about a week ago and I have definitely got a little bit thicker around the waist so just going to wait and see. Good luck to you both!

@BinkyRidesForth
My scan is at 10:30 and we are dropping our daughter off with my mum under the guise of going settee shopping 

@Almondcroissant25
I definitely think getting a bit of a belly has helped me relax slightly - there must be something in there other than food, right??

Good luck to you both and I'll come back on Saturday and let you know how I'm getting on!

@gemsam7015 Haha love the settee shopping excuse… at least it’s nice and early on Saturday, mines not until 2:30pm so I think I’m going to be pretty unbearable all morning, poor DH!

I am definitely getting bigger too and am paranoid everyone must be able to tell, plus I am exhausted and starving so hoping all good signs…

@Almondcroissant25 it must have been amazing to hear heartbeat… I was hoping for that when I get to 16 week appointment with midwife but apparently it’s now a phone appointment

@BinkyRidesForth
Yeah I'm glad it's early too - time just stands still when you're waiting for something, doesn't it?! I'm sure those are all good signs, I alternate between being starving and then feeling so sick I can't bear to eat
I'm not sure if they do things differently in different areas but when I had my booking appointment, she booked my scan but also my 16 week appointment and told me we would listen to the heartbeat then!
However my sister didn't get to listen to the heartbeat until after her 20 week scan because in her area, they think 16 weeks is too early so who knows!

@gemsam7015 nearly Saturday! Less than 12 hours to go for you!

@BinkyRidesForth I had my scan this morning and everything went really well! I'm 11+4 today and the baby was doing somersaults in there! Everything looks good. Thank you for your support, please come back and let me know how you get on next week! xx

@gemsam7015 Yay, congratulations! Will let you know how Monday goes, don’t think I’ve ever been so excited and yet so nervous!

Glad it went well 😊 have you told your parents where you really were now? 😂

@BinkyRidesForth thank you! The relief you'll feel will be amazing, can't wait to hear from you 

@sarah13xx haha yes they were thrilled and called us "lying sods"

Yay congrats, glad all went well :D sorry I am new on mumsnet and bad at responding but am going to try keep up with this thread!

@BinkyRidesForth how did you get on?

@gemsam7015 all fine, never been so relieved! They were very wriggly and apparently trying to hide behind my bellybutton I was genuinely scared by the time that I went in that they’d say there was nothing there

Only a couple of days to yours now @Almondcroissant25

@BinkyRidesForth excellent news! I'm so pleased for you