Second trimester and beyond! - Sept 23

[Daisy155]

@PCOSunfortunately
@Daisy0909
@ThirtyEight38
@colourPink
@Lhdale
@Maraudingmarauders
@Tinkerbell098
@winningeasy
@northernmam
@Maraudingmarauders
@FarmBaby3
@Laul89
@Purplegiraffes
@NessiSD
@ShellNor
@PBandJs

Hi all thought I couldn’t see our thread so created the second thread from the 5 weeks thread we were all, I hope I didn’t miss anyone and if I did please add them 💕

@NessiSD so sorry to hear, take good care of yourself ❤

I've had to pop a urine sample in at the GP this morning as I think I'm getting the telltale signs of a UTI. Normally I'd try to counter with cranberry juice etc at this stage but not worth the risk now I'm pregnant. We shall see if they come back with anything (nurse dips during the day and will phone).

I just wanted to say thanks to everyone who offered me words of comfort when I had my high screening result for one of the twins, I had my NIPT result back and it’s low risk. Feel so relieved I can move on now with positive news.

I’ll probably go back to lurking, but good luck everyone, hopefully we all start to feel that second trimester glow soon.

@ThirtyEight38 so pleased you've had a good result from the NIPT!

That’s good news @ThirtyEight38 you must have been really worried what a relief @Maraudingmarauders I hope it gets better for you soon and it clears up soon with the cranberry juice!

I am having a bad week ladies since Saturday I have had a constant headache and then today I have been to the toilet 4 times since morning and it’s normal not runny at all!

The reason why I am concerned almost 7 months ago I had a still birth at literally days before the baby was born so he was full term! I never wanted to talk about it due to not cause fear into others but I am so scared now! A week before this happened I went to the toilet constantly the same as today.

I really was / am so happy to be pregnant again as I was scheduled for IVF by May as I have a few things that doesn’t help my fertility. Infact the whole family is over the moon that we are pregnant again especially my little boy! he figured it out unfortunately because my belly is already showing because I was pregnant quiet recently!

I now have a mountain of consultants looking after me and also midwives especially in the hospital. I am also being checked for gestational diabetes from 3 weeks ago as this was the main factor for last time they didn’t wait the normal 16 / 28 weeks. I have just been given the machine to monitor the sugar. Which makes this pregnancy very tough as I am constantly checking what I am eating etc.

I called now and have been asked to come in tomorrow for monitoring because of the headache and but I had my 12 week scan on Friday as well

I want this pregnancy to go extremely well and see our baby, I hope everything works out but I am so scared about tomorrow! I don’t want to ever hear those words again about no heart beat so I now have 2 scans one tomorrow a reassurance and a detailed one on Friday

@Daisy155 so sorry to hear of your previous loss. It's 1000% warranted and understandable to be panicking and feeling the way that you do. Are you being less sick than before? Maybe the toilet thing is your body's way of catching up if before you weren't keeping enough down to digest??

Please don't ever feel like you have to hide past experience to not scare others, it's only if you feel comfortable speaking about it that matters!

I hope tomorrow they can put your mind at rest. I think it's going to be difficult to be able to ever get to a point of being able to relax but at least you've got an army of consultants looking after you and having extra tests to keep baby safe xxx

@Daisy0909 thank you so much for your kind words, you are right I should not hide it as it was going to come up one way or another as we all progress together.

I am having other symptoms, such as feeling dizzy when I stand up and go up stairs, I am taking naps in the afternoon but literally before the naps since Saturday the headache and dizziness intensifies, and I am struggling to breath sometimes. But in general I feel awful, tired and in pain.

The scary thing about this is, I also didn’t bleed last time but I was bleeding internally. And the headache I had last time came when it was too late. I hope so too I will let you all know it’s at 12pm tomorrow and I hope I hear good news.

it definitely is hard not to panic especially when the symptoms are so similar to last time!

@Daisy155 I am so sorry for your loss. It is completely understandable for you to be feeling as you are. It sounds like you have done everything you can now by calling your doctors and they are going to look after you well.

You are doing great. Have an unmumsnetty hug.

@Daisy155 I'm so sorry for your loss, how unbearably hard for you and your family. No wonder you are scared. I'm glad they've got a booking for you tomorrow, as hopefully they can put your mind at rest and give you something for your symptoms. Sometimes anxiety can make everything worse so I'm crossing my fingers for you that it is just that.
Sending you lots of best wishes and positive thoughts xx

@Daisy155 thinking of you and keeping everything crossed for your bean X

Hi all sorry I took long thank you all so much for the kind words!!

I had the reassurance scan yes but I was not feeling well to even focus on anything else and feeling much better today and I had a dating scan today also.

I am so happy they said the baby is completely fine, the placenta looks great it’s anterior again but she said I shouldn’t worry they will have so many scans for the baby and the baby was moving loads yesterday and today as well she was happy with what she saw and nothing alarming.

I am just relieved and I will continue eating healthy and not worry because that is probably what was also causing me headache I was scared about the scan and stressed my body.

Here is a picture of the baby and I am a week ahead I am 13 weeks exactly today and baby due in September but consultants want the baby out before 37 weeks so the baby will be here end of August instead.

Yayyy so happy everything is well @Daisy155 ❤ - I've been thinking about you (which almost sounds a bit weird considering we don't know each other!)

You can try rest and chill a little bit now you've had that reassurance xx

Aww thank you so much @Daisy0909 I know I do the same as well I think of you all, yes definitely feeling much more relaxed and staying positive, I hope you are doing well as well 💕💕

@Daisy155 so pleased everything is okay! Xx

Hi all! Could I join please? due 17th Sep, 12 weeks 6 days today! Scan earlier in the week all looking good - finally feeling good to relax and look forward to things! X

@RMS0209 Welcome! We share due dates but I don't have my scan until Monday

Hello everyone, hope you're all feeling slightly better as we head out of the first trimester?!

I'm 12+1 today & despite having a really good day yesterday with hardly any nausea/tiredness - I feel like I've been hit by a bus today in comparison! Back to feeling sick 24/7 and I'm exhausted and want to nap so badly..

Can't wait to finish work and head straight to bed 😅

@Daisy155 that is great news, you must be very releived now?

Welcome @RMS0209!

@Daisy0909 I felt my absolute worst from 12+6-14 weeks. Mornings ickness got worse not better. I really hope that doesnt happen for you. It was awful! I could only eat bread and potato, needed to sleep all the time. It got better at 14 weeks. I'm 15+4 now, still need a nap at about 2pm, but able to eat a normal range of food, and the exhaustion has reduced.

I have an Obstetrics appointment, I've hit a few risk factors so will see what they want to do around that. I'm not too concerned, unless they are. Fingers crossed they dont think anything is a concern and I wont get restrictions. I need an un-complicated pregnancy so that I can finish my uni degree before flying back to Australia in July. If anything is a concern I may have to go home early 🙁

@Daisy0909 I hope you will feel much better once you get some rest it’s like waves sometimes one day you are feeling great and the next not so much. I have been feeling more like my normal self the past few days and I hope it lasts a little longer

@RMS0209 Welcome lovely to have you here! How did the scan go?

@ShellNor I hope the appointment goes smoothly for you and sorry to hear that you have hit some risk factors please keep us updated and I have my fingers crossed for you as well

Hi all!
@bonkersconkers101 how did the scan go?

Thanks for the welcome @ShellNor & @Daisy155

How are you all? Just reading and catching up, not much to report from me... apart from no matter what I eat I can't get full! X

@ShellNor oh god that sounds like a rough time for you! i've had a little bit of a pattern of 2 really good days, then an off day... so compared to weeks 8-11 I can't complain... I was the same as you then, could only stomach carbs etc and even then I'd bring dry toast back up! Hope the obstetrics appt goes well, I also have one booked in for a week after my recalled 12 week scan (I was too early when they scanned me last!)

@Daisy155 thanks lovely, hope you're feeling better compared to last week! x

@RMS0209 The scan went really well thanks! Baby is measuring exactly right and is upside down, which is a level of silliness that will fit in perfectly in our family. Super happy!

How is everyone else doing?

@ShellNor oh dear, morning sickness is awful, mine has been settling down, but every now and then rears it’s ugly head. Really hope yours calms down soon too.

@Daisy155 Great news about the scan, hope you are feeling better now.

I am bone weary tired, hoping this passes too, but not holding my breath to be honest.

Everyone now knows about my pregnancy and my number one most asked question, is the fact it’s twins a surprise. Am I missing something? How could it be anything other than a surprise? I don’t know how to answer this, and I’m being asked it once a day at the moment. Please let me know if I am in a deep brain fog and there is a way to predict twins.

@ThirtyEight38 That does seem like a really silly question if I'm honest! Twins can only really be "expected" if you have fraternal twins that run in the family but even then.... it's not like you can predict it so it's still a surprise! 😅

@ThirtyEight38 i think people just ask questions that don’t make sense sometimes, you wouldn’t have known if the babies were going to be twins or not! Anyone would be surprised to find out how can we predict this!

I have just been asked to come to the hospital I am there now the screening test came back and said the baby might have Down syndrome, I came back at a high level risk.

But I am with my midwife and I don’t know why I feel like there is nothing wrong with this baby maybe I am being too optimistic but I literally think it’s going to be ok! At first I panicked and got really scared but my intuition is always right.

I also told them that for me I would like to continue with my pregnancy for me this baby is a blessing regardless of what or whatever that maybe. I already have so much love for them and I just want a healthy happy baby!

so I am going to do more tests and we will see the results only doing it just in case the baby needs extra attention.