Due September 2022 (Thread 5!)

[IzzyLeigh]

Continuing on from thread 4!

Thanks for your replies ladies. Ooh @annlee3817 that's good then, people had led me to believe they would give it away !! I totally get why lots of people find out, I guess it's whatever feels right!

Thank you for all your replies -it's such a lovely supportive community here, I feel like you are all already my friends.

I already feel better than I did earlier today but I'm going to rest, rest and rest! I've arranged for my parents to do a doorstop drop off for us.

Hey all! Scan went well 💕 baby was active and she even yawned in there, we have a lovely video but I can't upload that so I'm going to add a photo 😂 also little feet 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺 my love 💕

The only thing that worried me, even though she said not to worry about it, is that I have three small fibroids in the uterine wall 🥺 she said they are small and they are not close to the cervix and should not affect anything but I am nonetheless worried sick 🥺 anyone had those?

Ah so glad it went well @Peauela love that feet picture 😍

Lovely pictures @Peauela

Congratulations @Peauela what lovely scan pictures! So amazing that they captured the yawn ♥️

Wondering if anyone has any experience with this... I'm worrying a little bit about movements. I think I felt some very small movements at 16 weeks, and I thought I kept feeling the baby move every so often, but then at around 18 weeks I felt what seemed like a big somersault, and since then the movements seem to either be fainter or less frequent. Im now 19+2.

I'm wondering if that somersault was the baby moving into a different position and now he's kicking into the placenta or something? We have our 20 week scan next Thursday so just hoping all will be okay.

We've had such a scary time with waiting for the genetic test results (I'm a carrier of a rare condition and it was a 50/50 chance for a boy, we didn't get the all clear until 17 weeks) and I'm too worried to ring up in case it's bad news 😔

I have felt the odd movement I think but just wish it was getting stronger. Has anyone had any experience with this kind of thing?

At this stage they're still quite small. I've had a few days where they've flipped and I can't feel much, If anything

Oops @HaresHoping

@annlee3817 plain Cheerios or one of the variations? I haven’t had Cheerios in so long! I can’t wait until this baby is old enough to have some so I can steal some

@stimpyyouidiot oh man, I haven’t thought about Pizza Hut pizza in ages! Such a distinct pizza

@TotoAnnihiliation nooooo! I’m so sorry to hear that it’s covid! Fingers crossed that it’ll be a mild case that’s over quickly. Rest up and take it easy mama

@madeleine85 oh, interesting! So you really did have the craving cravings! Is it actually like how they make it out to be in movies?

@amorningperson mmmm now you’ve got me thinking about olives! Especially those ones with the entire garlic clove in the middle. That sounds incredible right now
And so lucky on the food aversions! Mine were horrendous. I didn’t get sick at all, thankfully, but all of a sudden I couldn’t stand to even think about most vegetables (which was massively inconvenient what with me being vegan and all haha). Thankfully I’m over the aversions now. Well, mostly. There’s some lingering aversions. Kind of like when you get really drunk and sick on one specific drink and then just thinking about that drink makes you queasy again? That’s how I feel with certain leafy greens still. It’s such a bummer.

@Peauela what lovely scan pics! Congrats!! During my first scan they said that I had a small fibroid but that they weren’t concerned about it. I’ve had three scans since then and no one has brought it up since. Try not to worry too much unless they are worried. According to the internet, something like up to 10% of pregnant women have fibroids and about 3 in 4 women get them at some point in their lives. Small, symptomless ones (like what yours sound like) often go away on their own too.

@HaresHoping hmmm I have no experience since I only just yesterday thought I possibly felt movement for the first time (maybe). But, like stimpy said, I’ve read it’s really normal at this stage for there to be a lot of flux from week to week in what you can feel. I’ve read a lot of stories of women around our section of the second trimester who feel strongly for a week and then not at all for another week or longer. I think that if you’re stressed out about it though, that it wouldn’t hurt to call. I know you said you’re too worried in case it’s bad news, but think about how much better you’ll feel if it’s good news (which it very likely will be!)

@IzzyLeigh just the standard wholegrain ones, love them lol

My DD doesn't like them, she's all about Weetabix, so odd :)

@annlee3817 I've never had Weetabix! Now I'm going to have to see if I can find them here. On a mission!

@IzzyLeigh yeah don't think they're all that popular in other countries, I eat them every day, love them.

I always just think of Lucky Charms when I think of American cereal

Oh my god Lucky Charms! The BEST 😍

Thank you @stimpyyouidiot and @IzzyLeigh you've both really helped me feel a bit better. I think I might ring up today like you say Izzy, I'm just being silly really. And I would feel tons better having some reassurance from a midwife / nurse ☺️

Also I didn't know that there were difference types of Cheerios?! 😍

@HaresHoping firstly sending you a huge hug, there are so many things that can be a worry at the best of times but it sounds like you've had to go through more than most.

Do you know if your placenta is at the front (anterior)? I had this with my first DD and it means that movements are pretty much cushioned and hard to notice. Movement came for me a bit later and it was completely noticeable by that time! That was probably about 22ish weeks I think. I found out on Monday that I've got anterior placenta again this time which is annoying but at least I have more of an idea what to expect.

I totally get the feeling of not wanting to ring and get bad news, but I think if you're feeling so anxious it's 100% worth it to call your midwife and get some reassurance 🌟 that's what they're there for!

@HaresHoping this is almost identical to me right up to the 20 week scan next Thurs! Had the small flutters 13-16weeks, felt a big turn about 17 weeks and since then felt some days with movement and some days with not much/faint. I had asked where my placenta was and its at the front so I'm assuming depending on position its blocking the movement more. Does make me worry a bit but I just try to think how many other women have the same thing and have completely healthy pregnancies rather than something being wrong 💕

I wanted cheerios before reading this chat and now I'm definitely going to have to go to the shops later for some 😂😂

Oh thank you so much @Goodgoodthings for your kind words ♥️ and I think you're right, it is what they're there for! My midwife only works a couple of days a week but all my experiences with people at the hospital so far have been great so I think I will give them a call just for peace of mind. I felt a couple of little prods I think this morning though which has helped put my mind at ease a little bit.

@Belle2210 how spooky! I'm sorry you've had the same worry too, but it is quite reassuring to know there is someone in the same boat at the same time. Aren't we due date twins too (6th Sept)? Hope you manage to get some reassurance either beforehand, or at the scan next week. I will be thinking of you. We can do this! ☺️🙌🏻 let me know how you get on. I'm in in the morning, are you morning or afternoon?

PS I want a Cheerios tasting menu I think to try all these different flavours 😂

@HaresHoping I started feeling flutters around 14 weeks and on Monday I put my hand on my tummy and I think I felt maybe something like a bigger kick but it's very off and on. Some days I feel a lot of fluttering and popping and maybe some movement across my tummy, but other days not so much, so I know how you feel but I think even feeling minimal movement is good. As people have said, the baby is still fairly small so you won't feel the baby all the time. When I had my midwife appointment she had a listen and from what I can gather I think my placenta may be at the front. Try not to worry 😊 x

@Peauela aww lovely photos.

So, I have managed to get a last minute private scan for this coming Monday. I'll be 18 weeks 4 days and I will have been off Cyclogest progesterone for a week, so I just want the reassurance that all is ok. Hopefully I'll find out the gender too. DH still can't quite understand why I want a private scan. He said every scan and check I've had so far have been fine, but I explained to him that I haven't had one since coming off the Cyclogest and I just want some reassurance, especially if it is due to the Cyclogest that's enabled me to carry this pregnancy so far... does that make sense?

Also, morning sickness is back as of yesterday morning! Thankfully it's only been once in the morning but I did pee myself this morning as I was being sick (tmi!) 😂 I've been wearing sanitary towels throughout the pregnancy anyway due to using the pessaries and when I was pregnant with my DD I once got caught out with a stray sneeze, so I'm going to wear a towel every day with this pregnancy 🥴

I'll be 17 weeks 4 days on Monday not 18 weeks. I'm just wishing the time away 😂🤦‍♀️

@SoOverThisCrap thank you that is reassuring to know! ♥️

That's brilliant that you've got a scan sorted. I completely understand why you would want to. I think as much as we explain what's going on to our other halves, they will never really get the full picture so I understand that your DH doesn't really get it, but hopefully he will be supportive anyway. Maybe he needs to start just smiling and nodding and let you take the lead with this stuff ☺️

And I feel you with the pee + vom scenario... happened to me lots of times at the start when retching 😂😳 not great! I blame the relaxin. I really need to take the pelvic floor exercises more seriously though haha! Sorry to hear you're feeling sick again - randomly that happened to me around 17 weeks or so after having felt fine for weeks and week. Only lasted a day then was back to normal.

@HaresHoping yeah we are! 😂 Mine is afternoon. Really looking forward to it 😊. Was thinking how quick things are going now compared to the single figure weeks! Wild to be almost half way!

Honey nut cheerios 😍

@SoOverThisCrap My morning sickness has been back the past week and a half too.... Along with the weeing a little at the same time 😅🙄. Thought I was free of it for the rest of the pregnancy. I did download the NHS Sqeeze app I think it's called for PF exercises but I haven't opened it yet 🙈.

I'm so relieved other people have the weeing thing 😂

I have had my Squeezy app for ages and mainly ignore the notifications 😂

Honey nut cheerios?! I need a new cupboard for cereal...

@HaresHoping yes, the pee+vom situation isn't ideal! I think DH is learning to just humour me. The thing is, he's always asking me if I can feel movement, if I think everything is ok, etc so it's not just me who's anxious! 🤦‍♀️

@Belle2210 I think I need to look into doing my pelvic floor exercises. I'm terrible at remembering to do them.

@Belle2210 sorry to hear about the morning sickness coming back. With DD I was sick once every morning until she was born. Maybe this baby is also a girl...