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Due June 2022 (thread five)

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PeeAche · 03/12/2021 17:20

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caz198917 · 08/12/2021 21:17

@MrsNT

Lower back one sided* . Im getting it only if i stand too long or if in walking around.not very bad atm but more like pressure
Yep! Exactly the same as me. On my right side xx
RoseValleyRambles · 08/12/2021 21:49

Right side here too, but only when lying down. Get side pain if I try and lie on that side for long. Assume it's weird hormones doing weird things to weird ligaments or something equally weird...

RoseValleyRambles · 08/12/2021 21:51

@unknownscot sorry you're having a tough time. A funeral is never easy, so don't be too hard on yourself for being upset. But do ask for support where needed, as there's enough change going on with pregnancy alone, let along other tough family circumstances.

I'm sorry about your mum. That must be really hard.

MrsNT · 08/12/2021 22:26

Could be pgp..tbh i never knew about it until today. Ill speak to midwife and see if i can get a physio appt for exercises before it gets worse .

needarainbow · 08/12/2021 22:41

Hi everyone,

I hope it's ok to join. I've been reading for a little while but haven't felt confident enough to post until today! Had my booking scan today so I'm officially 12 + 3 with a due date of 19th June. Anyone else got the same due date? It was so good to see our little bean moving around today. He/she wasn't very cooperative for the obstetrician but got enough to see that everything is ok. It's been an anxious 1st trimester following 3 miscarriages this year and had some spotting around 8 and 9 weeks so have been in total panic mode. I haven't really let myself get excited up until today because I couldn't face the heartbreak again but after seeing so much movement today I can't help myself. I came home and bought a few books for our future DC. It's so good to hear everyone else's stories and see all your lovely scan photos. Has anyone else had weird back twinges? I've taken a weird pain in my upper right back over the past few nights. Might just be muscular though. Overthinking everything haha.

Annabell1 · 08/12/2021 22:53

@needarainbow Welcome to the group. It's lovely to have you. My due date is the 18th June, so very close. I feel your stress as I'm also pregnant after three miscarriages. But we have gotten really far and should start to relax and enjoy the journey. It's so magical to see them bouncing around isn't it. Xx

needarainbow · 08/12/2021 23:29

@Annabell1 Oh amazing we've definitely had similar experiences then! How have you been feeling? Have you had your dating scan yet? Absolutely, I feel like maybe now we should try our best to enjoy it and stress a bit less. It was absolutely amazing. Loved seeing the little nose and mouth, and hands up in front of their face!xx

BunBun221 · 08/12/2021 23:32

@needarainbow welcome!! I've had a lot of twinges! I think some may have been related to a UTI but I got the all clear yesterday and I'm still twinging away front and back, left and right! My new development is the occasional shooting sensation from my ladybits! Midwife has said its completely normal- but not a symptom I saw coming!!!

PleaseSendNoodles · 09/12/2021 04:52

Welcome @needarainbow! I also had spotting/bleeding in weeks 8 and 9! So scary at the time. And just like @Annabell1 I’m due June 18th (officially) but I suspect it’s closer to 19th or 20th due to ovulation tracking. Nice to have due date buddies anyway!

Annabell1 · 09/12/2021 08:15

@needarainbow Yes sounds like it. I had my dating scan on Monday and all looks good. I also got the results from my combined test now and the risk is low which is such a relief.
The first few weeks were a bit of a struggle, but I'm much better now. 😊 Although I'm not quite ready to tell my family or work yet. Only some close friends know. What about you?
@PleaseSendNoodles Yes, definitely good to have date buddies. How are you feeling?

PeeAche · 09/12/2021 08:40

Welcome @needarainbow I too am pregnant after multiple early MCs. I keep waiting for the other shoe to drop.

I'm 12+1 with a due date of 22nd - so not far behind you. Hoping to push my date out as far as possible when it's crunch time. We're having our "wedding" on June 4th, after our first one was in the height of lockdown in 2020!

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HWka · 09/12/2021 09:48

Hope everyone ok today! I’ve just been scanned after my bleed yesterday all find just waiting for my anti d. Relieved! Xxx

HWka · 09/12/2021 09:52

@Prema112 sorry I missed your question. Yes the anti d is because I’m bleeding so I have to have it. I think it can be different though if this is your first pregnancy. It was explained to me but it was all a bit complicated about the antibodies you might have in your blood!

ALHCTPS · 09/12/2021 10:53

@mrkb I’m at St Thomas’s too. I have an assigned midwife but she’s part of a team (Acacia Team - I gather there are four or five teams), so I’ll sometimes see someone else if she’s off or otherwise occupied. Doesn’t really bother me, as the team all seems to work seamlessly together. For example, I have my midwife’s mobile number, but it transfers to whoever from the team is on duty out of hours or when she’s not available. Endlessly surprises me that I’m perfectly happy to be told what to do by these often quite young women, but they all come across as remarkably confident and capable, so I happily put myself in their hands. I’m not like that about anything else! I’m usually the one giving instructions!

ALHCTPS · 09/12/2021 11:14

@Roxystar23 What’s your physical starting point? You see, I’m naturally scrawny with a low BMI, which is a family trait. Pretty much all the weight I gained was baby and placenta, so once my post birth belly deflated, I was pretty much back to normal and wearing my old clothes, just with leaky boobs. It’s worth asking your mother how it was for her, as I gather my mother was similar. No credit to me, just the luck of genetics.

However, I have friends who not only gained weight but had ‘structural’ changes too. One, her rib cage was several centimetres wider for ever more after her first, no matter where her weight was at. Another went up a shoe size permanently. (The shoe size one freaked me out, but, as it happens, I wear few of my pre-mummy shoes anyway. Heels? Are you kidding me?) So, as others have said, your body may change significantly, whatever your weight, so there are no guarantees.

However, I would personally delay your wedding because even the most low key day is a lot of work and stress (sometimes felt like a second job) and I’m confident I wouldn’t remotely have been able to handle it as a sleep deprived mother of a newborn, who could barely remember my own name and wept uncontrollably at ads on the telly. Give yourself space for at least the first six months and don’t seek out an6 extra pressure!!!

ALHCTPS · 09/12/2021 11:18

Advice needed: I’m really, really struggling with the mask and nausea combo. Earlier, I dropped my little boy off at nursery and, understandably, they insist on masks. But I had to spend ten minutes in the toddler loos retching away (I just gag rather than vomit). Anyone discovered any tricks that help? I don’t want to not wear a mask but it really exacerbates the gagging and it’s misery.

GrowBabyGrow · 09/12/2021 12:03

@rathernotshare @unknownscot thank you for your answers re finding out if rheus negative. I don't hav the badger app but my scan is in less than 2 weeks (will be 12+6 for it) so hopefully will find out then

@ALHCTPS I've been struggling with masks too! What I did find helpful was wearing a mask that was more face shaped (if that makes sense) and didn't squish my nose because I've found that makes it worse. Also sucking on a ginger sweet while wearing the mask helped the nausea too.

AlbatrossSociety · 09/12/2021 12:08

All looked okay at the scan!! EDD is 20th June! @3yearstrying when is yours??

3yearstrying · 09/12/2021 12:12

@AlbatrossSociety oh amazing!! Baby is fine for me too!! So relieved, they are sending urine samples off to see if theres any infection but otherwise no real reason for bleeding. 6th June due date. Going to have a devil child with a birthday of 6/6 haha

pregnancydiaries · 09/12/2021 12:14

Hi girls, looking for someone to calm me down…

Had my 12 week scan yesterday (12+5) but sonographer wasn’t able to do any of my screening or give me an accurate EDD because baby was in the wrong position and wouldn’t stop doing handstands.

It’s got me panicked that something was wrong and she just wasn't telling me, and by the time I go back in 2 weeks (14+5) roughly that I’ll be too far along for accurate screening ☹️☹️

Please calm down a very anxious mummy to be xx

unknownscot · 09/12/2021 12:22

@pregnancydiaries
Quite often babies are up for staying in the correct position for the scans - my only suggestion is to ask the ultrasound department if they can keep you updated of any cancellations in order to get scanned in time for the screening

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pregnancydiaries · 09/12/2021 12:24

@unknownscot thank you! Unfortunately the midwife said she will need to wait at least 2 weeks as she will use the circumference of baby’s head to determine EDD and this can’t be done until 14 weeks +

Just unsure what this means for screening…

rathernotshare · 09/12/2021 12:25

@pregnancydiaries mine was the same but I managed to get back in a week later and everything was fine! Not sure how it will work with the dates though, they may have to offer you the blood test instead?

pregnancydiaries · 09/12/2021 12:29

Thanks @rathernotshare I’m SO confused by it all, she said I won’t get bloods until the next scan when I’m 14+5 as well as scan. When I asked the impact this has on screening she kind of just ignored me and ushered me out the room…leading to my panic!

I’ve had a look on NHS website and it says there is a different blood test they can do called a quadruple test if you are 14 weeks + but that it’s not as accurate and tests for downs only ☹️ Xxx

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