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Pregnancy

Talk about every stage of pregnancy, from early symptoms to preparing for birth.

Due September 2022 (Thread 4)

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IzzyLeigh · 17/02/2022 14:35

Starting a new one since thread 3 was just about to the limit Smile

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stimpyyouidiot · 02/03/2022 08:21

I fell asleep with my daughter with a stress headache yesterday. Not having a great week. Will probably just keep going to bed early to get to the next day quicker !!

stimpyyouidiot · 02/03/2022 08:22

@Nannylp I'm hoping that the NIPT will show even less of a risk which will reassure me and my husband. It's just such a worry.

Nannylp · 02/03/2022 08:35

It's so worrying isn't it, my logical brain knows that the chances are so small but I can't help but worry. I feel very disconnected from the whole thing at the moment. Fingers crossed the results will come back quickly and we can start enjoying being pregnant

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CLC22 · 02/03/2022 17:06

Went for my dating scan today 😍 measuring 13+1 - due 6th September. Hope everyone is doing well x

Due September 2022 (Thread 4)
Peauela · 02/03/2022 17:25

@CLC22 is he ducking his little thumb 😩😩😩😩 sooooo cute!!!!!

Peauela · 02/03/2022 17:25

Sucking *

CLC22 · 02/03/2022 17:28

@Peauela yesss 🥺🥰 how adorable 😍

PrettyTulip · 02/03/2022 17:29

Oh wow @CLC22 what a lovely photo!

madeleine85 · 02/03/2022 17:51

@CLC22 that is too cute!!! :)

mol2mum · 02/03/2022 17:54

@CLC22 omg that's the cutest pic everrrr, congratulations!!

mol2mum · 02/03/2022 17:55

I've also been for my dating scan today! Measuring 12+1 weeks. Baby was moving about sooo much. The sonographer let me go for a wee half way through as I was busting and when I came back the baby had flipped completely upside down lol

Due September 2022 (Thread 4)
annlee3817 · 02/03/2022 18:31

@CLC22 love that!

@mol2mum lovely pictures, they're such fidgets aren't they

madeleine85 · 02/03/2022 18:53

@mol2mum great scan news!! It is so lovely when they can be seen moving around isn't it? So reassuring!

CLC22 · 02/03/2022 19:00

Thank you 🙂 and congratulations @mol2mum, beautiful scan photo x

Goodgoodthings · 02/03/2022 19:02

So lovely to see scan photos! Thanks for sharing @mol2mum and @CLC22 so adorable ♥️ can't wait for next Thursday for mine now

Dreamer30 · 02/03/2022 19:05

Aww I love seeing all the scab pics! Makes me so impatient for mine lol not until next Friday when I should be 12+5 by lmp, or 13+1 according to last private scan

Dreamer30 · 02/03/2022 19:06

SCAN! Sorry lol. Also, has anyone's boobs stopped hurting yet? I thought mine had and the past 2 days they're heavy and uncomfortable again

madeleine85 · 02/03/2022 19:15

@Dreamer30 mine did that around 12 weeks for a day or so. I feel like a had a massive hormone burst around then. Also just a massive hormone change. I am noticing less hair falling out when washing/drying, my first trimester bad skin is clearing too. Is anyone else noticing this after the 12 week mark? I keep thinking something has gone wrong, I was nowhere near this paranoid last pregnancy. I think it is as I keep hoping that I never have to go through pregnancy again if this one is all good :)

stimpyyouidiot · 02/03/2022 19:19

My skin is still awful. I never got spots before but now I'm covered in them! They're even in my hair 😩

Dreamer30 · 02/03/2022 19:33

Ah I hope my skin clears soon then, it's settled down a lot this past week. I've also had them in my hair around my hair line which is annoying. Eagerly awaiting that 🎇glow🎇 haha!

IzzyLeigh · 02/03/2022 19:40

Goodness I have missed a lot!

@mummysept22sep maybe round ligament pain?

@stimpyyouidiot thinking of you. Hang in there and keep us posted

@ShiningStarz so happy that your NIPT came back low risk! I’m waiting for my results now, so hopefully they hurry up and I have good news too. Fingers crossed!

@CLC22 what an amazing scan! Sucking the tiny thumb and everything!

@mol2mum congrats on your scan! I’m behind a lot of you (10+4 today) and I’m adoring seeing just how detailed the scans get in just a few short weeks!

@Dreamer30 I think we’re on the same scan date for the second scan in a row! Mine is next Friday as well! And my boobs hurt a tiny bit less lately (I think) but it seems that the pain is now more in my nipples, which is weird as I usually have next-to-no nipple sensation at all. My boobs might just hurt less because I’ve stopped sleeping on my stomach though. I was starting to wake up with weird pain in my belly that would go away when I would switch to my side. I’m thinking maybe the uterus expanding and all the extra bloating/gas is now too much to belly sleep anymore? Which is fine as I knew I’d have to eventually stop belly sleeping at some point soon anyway. This happen to anyone else?

Also, is anyone else getting such dry skin?! It's awful! I moisturize a ton, use a humidifier, and drink SO MUCH water but nothing seems to be making any difference!

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ShiningStarz · 02/03/2022 20:04

Awwww congrats to everyone who had scans today!!
I had mine too and all was well!! So glad to be at this stage and it will be a weekend of telling people !! The exciting but.

Belle2210 · 02/03/2022 20:29

Congratulations on the new scans!

@IzzyLeigh Yes my skin has been super dry too! I had a bit of a glow earlier on but now it's drier than my normal dry skin. Also have some blotchy raised patches and a new cold sore to top it off. Hoping the glow comes back 😂.

I'm 12w+5 (early scan) or 11w+6 LMP and I'm noticing that I'm heavy/achy and just in general feel like more is going on in there which I'm sure will be normal. Any previous mums found a link with feeling this and a bump 'popping'? Just wondered really as I'm sure I look bigger today.... Unless I'm just getting fatter 😬.

TotoAnnihiliation · 02/03/2022 20:50

I went to the hairdressers today and my hairdresser said less of my hair was coming out than usual and guessed that I was pregnant. Apparently this is a very common thing!

I accompanied a friend to the hospital today and there was a scanning machine in the room. We were left alone and I can't even begin to explain how tempted I was to conduct a self scan 🤣

After a good day yesterday, I feel hideous today. But hurrah for some good days. Next time I talk to the midwife I am going to ask for a referral to the perinatal mental health team. Everything that has happened with work is playing on my mind. I don't feel as well in my mind as I should do.