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Skylark1990 · 25/08/2022 10:41

Starting a new thread..... Hopefully everyone is along soon! X

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Longbin · 07/09/2022 21:39

@Wouldloveanother I've convinced I'm going to end up giving birth in the kitchen or something with my dog sniffing me. Also I really enjoyed the this is going to hurt thread! 😂😂😂 I thought the programme was good too 😅

Wouldloveanother · 07/09/2022 21:44

Lovely news @Wisher88 ♥️

@Longbin haha the kitchen, at least you could mop the floor afterwards I guess! Glad you liked the book - the thread went down like a sack of spuds on here! Haha!

mummatara · 07/09/2022 21:55

Hey ladies I had to leave for a little bit as the thread was making me very very anxious but I feel in a better place mentally now so hopefully I can join again without it sending me a bit lala 🤞🏼well my DH would appreciate it anyway 😂

I just want to say @Tropicana1 I had OC with my first pregnancy and in my second pregnancy at the booking appointment the midwife said to me they wouldn't put me as high risk until the time I showed any symptoms again as it might not happen in that pregnancy. I didn't have a CS with mine though so not sure if that makes any difference or not.

Longbin · 07/09/2022 21:57

@Wouldloveanother the thread is Mumsnet at its finest, so over the top.

MummyOfBoys2022 · 07/09/2022 21:58

@Wisher88 great news! x

OttilieKnackered · 08/09/2022 00:32

Hello all. I’ve found something else to panic about now. I’ve just realised my cervix is extremely high/short (much more so than it was a week ago) and I’m panicking about an incompetent cervix. Is this something you can only get in the 2nd/3rd trimester? My symptoms are fading as well.

Am I worrying over nothing? My partner thinks so but I’m just a bag of nerves this pregnancy.

MamaMenna · 08/09/2022 06:47

Hi ladies, I've been getting a tiny bit of light pink spotting for a few days - Google isn't very reassuring, but I think lots of you here have been having this and scans have shown everything looks good? Can't help worrying

SavedByGraceAlone · 08/09/2022 06:56

Wonderful news, @Wisher88!! Congratulations on your scan xx

@MamaMenna, yes I've been spotting very lightly with faint pink around weeks 4 & 6 and the scans were fine. I'm now spotting again with red streaks but very little amount, so am hoping it's nothing serious... It's a nerve-wracking time!

Lapin387 · 08/09/2022 07:37

Anyone feel it’s so unfair how unwell we can feel at this stage yet just no sympathy/accommodation/understanding? Also I feel like there’s the suggestion we’ve chosen to be pregnant so should just deal with it (especially as have chosen to have a 3rd): Most at work don’t know I’m pregnant, but I’m feeling absolutely horrendous. Sorry, needed a rant!

Tropicana1 · 08/09/2022 08:10

@mummatara ah that's good to know thanks!
Did you get it again with your second? I was told by the consult I had a chance of developing it in subsequent pregnancies but not sure if this is always true or more so because I fell into the "severe" category of bile acids over 100 and mine were around 150, hence the somewhat rushed same day induction!

mummatara · 08/09/2022 08:23

@Tropicana1 I unfortunately had a MMC but I have heard that you are more likely to develop again if you've had it before but that's only from Google. When I went for the booking appointment for the second she didn't ask me any details about it just made a note that I had it before and said not to worry unless I get symptoms again. Gosh I can't even remember my levels 🙈though mine actually started dropping by the time I was induced so that was good I had to go for blood tests every few days I got it at 36 weeks and they didn't induce me until 39. I actually thought it had something to do with covid as I had just got over a awful 2.5 week stint of covid a couple of days before the itching started but the doctor said it had nothing to do with it and was poor timing I'm still not convinced though think my poor immune system just couldn't fight anything else off and tbf it was early 2021 they can't have done much research into covid and pregnancy

1stimer16 · 08/09/2022 08:29

Morning!
is anyone having issues with pregnacare, I was taking folic acid and vit d and felt ok, I switch to pregnacare on the weekend and since I’ve been having cramps and bit of a dodgy stomach?

Skylark1990 · 08/09/2022 09:15

@OttilieKnackered don't worry lovely, the cervix moves around a lot in pregnancy, it's normal for it to go very high! And I don't think you are feeling it being short as the length is basically internal, so you'd have to be sticking your finger inside your cervix to feel the length if that makes sense?? Do you mean it feels firm/ closed? Because that's a good sign. But honestly I wouldn't check it too much as it will just add to your anxiety, they move loads. Sometimes low, sometimes high, sometimes firm, sometimes soft. If you had an incompetent cervix you'd likely have bleeding or spotting. They can also check it at your next scan or you could request they check it if you're worried.

@mummatara welcome back, sorry to hear you were feeling anxious. How are you feeling, have you had an early scan?

@Tropicana1 I think likely you will have extra monitoring to check for it again this time round but like someone else said maybe not until later in the pregnancy. Fingers crossed it doesn't crop up again!

I had part of booking appointment on phone yesterday and next part tomorrow when she will take the bloods etc. I am low risk except for the fact my mum had a blood clot so it's putting me as high risk, but she said to explain to the consultant the reasons around this plus I've had all the clotting tests due to previous miscarriages and they've all come back normal, and then basically the consultant should just put me back to low risk. Don't fancy the idea of going those injections unless actually needed! Mums blood clot as as she was sick and bed bound so don't think it's a hereditary reason. I didn't mention my third degree tear tho, I know usually they'd offer me/tell me to have a c section after having this but I know I don't want a c section so I'm happy if I don't have to argue about this - although not sure if they'd advise it or just offer it? Have some ideas on how to hopefully avoid a bad tear this time which I'm keen to try 😂 will definitely be aiming for a home birth again.

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Wisher88 · 08/09/2022 09:22

Managed to work out how to download the photos we've been sent. Obviously can't see huge amount here haha.
7 weeks since period but measuring 6wks 2ds (late ovulation) ❤️

Babies Due April 2023 Thread 4
Margo34 · 08/09/2022 09:23

1stimer16 · 08/09/2022 08:29

Morning!
is anyone having issues with pregnacare, I was taking folic acid and vit d and felt ok, I switch to pregnacare on the weekend and since I’ve been having cramps and bit of a dodgy stomach?

Yep I did with DC1! Multivitamins can have that effect. I tried different brands with DC1 and they were all the same, churning my guts up! I stopped then and switched to just Folic Acid and Vitamin D and everything was fine after that

Skylark1990 · 08/09/2022 09:31

1stimer16 · 08/09/2022 08:29

Morning!
is anyone having issues with pregnacare, I was taking folic acid and vit d and felt ok, I switch to pregnacare on the weekend and since I’ve been having cramps and bit of a dodgy stomach?

@1stimer16 My stomach didn't agree with pregnacare either. I am taking the terra nova prenatals now, they're good for me. www.amazon.co.uk/TERRANOVA-Prenatal-Multivitamin-Complex-Vegicaps/dp/B00D2R6BOM

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1stimer16 · 08/09/2022 09:38

@Margo34 @Skylark1990

thank you ladies! I was getting worried as getting cramps but I think they were from my stomach and not uterus…I hope!

OttilieKnackered · 08/09/2022 09:41

@Skylark1990 thank you, that is very reassuring. I’m feeling almost normal this morning but trying to remind myself fluctuations are normal.

Skylark1990 · 08/09/2022 10:33

@OttilieKnackered I'm also feeling more normal this morning, but I think the sickness will hit again this afternoon like usual. Spewed three times last night including some blood 😥horrible horrible times. Just hoping it eases off soon. 10 weeks on Monday.... how are along are you now? x

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Longbin · 08/09/2022 10:55

I've been using wild nutrition and they make me feel much better than pregnacare. They are expensive though! I have a referral code if anyone wants it, but I'm not just recommending because of the code 😂😂

DBS94 · 08/09/2022 11:22

Those of you who were concerned that their morning sickness had stopped, enjoy it whilst you can!! Mine stopped for over a week and was very suspicious but I'm 9 weeks today and I've spent the morning with my head in the loo. Has hit me again like a tonne of bricks 😂

Wouldloveanother · 08/09/2022 11:24

Currently lying in bed drinking yet another can of cola Blush the range of foods I can keep down is so limited. I just want the sickness to go so I can do some gentle exercise and eat well again. Feel so grim ☹️ got my diagnosis of hyperemesis yesterday so at least work are off my back.

hopeful2023 · 08/09/2022 11:24

@MamaMenna I had spotting for 2.5 weeks, mostly brown but on two occasions it was light pink. Went for scans both times it turned pink and everything was measuring ok and heartbeat was strong. The scans settled my nerves a bit but I haven’t posted in this thread for a couple of weeks because the spotting was causing me a lot of anxiety.

Have you had an early scan? If you have the number of your midwife or EPU then you could give them a call and they might be able to get you in.

Wouldloveanother · 08/09/2022 11:24

Skylark1990 · 08/09/2022 10:33

@OttilieKnackered I'm also feeling more normal this morning, but I think the sickness will hit again this afternoon like usual. Spewed three times last night including some blood 😥horrible horrible times. Just hoping it eases off soon. 10 weeks on Monday.... how are along are you now? x

its miserable isn’t it. I’m sick about 4-5 times a day, plus once or twice at night. I’m so pleased I didn’t have it this badly in my first pregnancy or there’s no way I would’ve done it a second time.

PuddingBear · 08/09/2022 11:38

I’ve been lucky again with the morning sickness - no vomiting, just nausea. It was previously constant but is now coming and going.

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