Due June 24 💚 - Part 2

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Thought I'd make a new thread before the old one filled up completely.

Into the second trimester and beyond 😊

@oop I had my covid and flu jabs on Saturday and the covid arm was so sore until today! Hope they're feeling better for you soon.

@happytobemrsg whhhaattt no contraction pain !!!! 🤯🤯🤯 what is this magic !?! Haha (although maybe not as magic as it sounds if it means you have to have a c section ...)

Congrats to everyone getting their scans !

Yep it’s crazy @Goldie1234 ! With DS1 I was 10cm but had no idea - I was sitting in McDonald’s eating a muffin 😂

@oop a kick! 🤩 How many weeks are you now, and how many weeks were you when you began to feel movement in your first pregnancy? I understand it's expected to feel kicks earlier in pregnancy no. 2...

On the topic of sleeping positions, at what stage is it advised not to sleep on your back? I quite often wake up on my back, even though I go to sleep on my side. It feels like I want to sleep on my back even more than usual because I know I shouldn't 🙈 I'll be 15 weeks tomorrow.

@CheeseWisely I ended up feeling so poorly last night although I'm feeling better this morning (just the very painful arm). I remember feeling rough after the original jabs 2 years ago too though. Glad yours has settled down now!

@Faithincats I'm 17 weeks tomorrow (although I was moved ahead a week at my scan so I keep thinking I'm 16 weeks). I felt first bubbles with my first at around 16 weeks which was quite early! So it's similar this time although I have thought I've felt little bits earlier.
Regarding sleeping positions, you have to stop going to sleep on your back in the third trimester I believe although it's fine if you wake up on your back. I always woke up on my back 😅

@Faithincats I'm pretty sure that a small amount of back sleeping isn't a problem, and your body would get uncomfortable and naturally shift you to a different position long before it does cause any issues. I sleep with a pillow wedged under my side which slightly tilts me to one side, though, just to be safe. I've already got terrible hip pain so I'm thinking about getting the pregnancy pillow out nice and early (which my partner will be thrilled about because it takes up as much space as an additional person would!)

Is anyone’s sickness getting worse not better? I’m 13 weeks and I’ve gone from being basically ok to having days where all I do is throw up. It happened in previous pregnancies too but I wonder if it’s just me?!

Also 13 weeks and feeling like I'm going to be nauseous/vomiting forever 😕

Congrats! I too have just had Covid at 14 weeks and don't have a GP appointment until Jan. Trying to rest as much as possible and not panic, easier said than done!

Hi everyone, so exciting to see how everyone is getting on!

jumping back in after our 12 week scan and NIPT test went well. Baby was wriggling around a lot, it was quite surreal seeing but not feeling it. I had a weird sense of disconnection or something, anyone else? 😬im trying not to feel guilty about not crying (which my husband did!) I think it’ll feel more real when I have a bump or feel movement.

main symptom now is exhaustion. I’ve bailed on a few Xmas outings which made me feel a bit lame but hey ho, such is life now and probably will be for another few years to come 😂

@Faithincats - the NHS says to try and fall asleep on your side from 28 weeks but not to worry if you wake up on your back.

Although, I had my 16 week midwife appointment this week and my midwife told me to start trying to fall asleep on my side now.

13 weeks and officially in second trimester!! Bizarre!! Can’t believe how quickly it’s going. Hoping now I have some energy back we’ll be able to tick some things off the to-do list around the house.

has anyone experienced what i can only explain as short sharp pains in pelvic/womb area? i am currently 14+5 days and its driving me mad on and off!

@babyp2024 yep! I have endometriosis though so have assumed/been assured it’s tugging and growth of the womb etc tugging on scar tissue. From what I’ve read it’s quite common with or without endo but if you’re worried defo speak to someone

@babyp2024 it sounds like round ligament pain to me...super common when everything is growing and stretching. But check in with your midwife if you're unsure

@DanisEndo ah i have lots of scarring covering my uterus and tubes so that will be why then! thank you xx

I've had a sort of tugging and stretching sensation on both sides which my midwife said was round ligament pain. It can be a surprisingly sharp sensation at times!

@babyp2024 I’ve had some similar pains this week (13 weeks) and put it down to round ligament pains. I’ve noticed a “pulling” sensation when laughing/coughing and apparently this commonly starts in the second trimester. Midwife always says if pain is severe then to get in touch…

Hi all, popping back on here, looking for a little reassurance I guess…

We had the first trimester screening yesterday and they did the nipt and are testing for a tendency towards pre-eclampsia etc. (I live in Germany, so I think the testing is a little different probably?)

We won’t have the results from the nipt until January, but the dr doing the ultrasound said everything looked great and she’d be surprised if anything came back odd on the nipt etc. and it looks like we are probably having a little boy, although she wouldn’t say for sure!

I was super happy and relieved then because everything looked normal etc etc, but then we went to dinner with friends and the wife said to us “oh don’t take any pain killers from now on cos if you’re having a boy it can mess with his future fertility”

I guess, I’m looking for a bit of reassurance, because the nhs website says paracetamol is fine to take in pregnancy and safe, and I had a really bad headache twice and I had my flu vaccine that was starting to give me a fever, so I took paracetamol on these occasions, because I thought it was perfectly safe, but now I’m really worried I’ve messed things up for my little baby boy before he was born and I feel so guilty and worried 😔

I ended up down an internet rabbit hole of paranoia and yeah, I probably won’t take paracetamol again or anything else, but I’m just so worried I’ve done damage already 😔

@El1988 i would absolutely disregard what your friend has said at the dinner table. It reeks of old wives tale. Make your own decision of course based on the medical advice at your disposal, speak to your midwife but don’t beat yourself up at all

is anyone still sleeping on their stomach? I’ve tried side sleeping with a pillow in between my legs but I just don’t find it as comfortable! I’m 12 weeks so the bump isn’t an issue yet but I’m worried that I’m squashing the baby haha

@El1988 if that was true then every man in the last 40 years or so would have issues with fertility. Don’t listen to your friend, listen to your doctors and the NHS. Alternatively ask your friend for the research/medical paper that supports their statement.

I honestly believe some people just like scaring pregnant women. I was given some of the wildest and most inaccurate ‘advice’ with my first pregnancy that made me worry without needing to.

@glasshalffull0 baby is still pretty much in your pelvis and you won't be causing any damage. As bump grows it'll eventually be really uncomfy to sleep on your front ( will feel like you're laying on an orange) and you naturally won't want to sleep like that. I'd say it's too early for needing a pillow between your legs, I defs wouldn't find that comfy now, to be fair I didn't find it comfy when I was pregnant with my first either so never did it

@El1988 dont listen to that. Paracetamol is perfectly safe. Here is a good website for accurate information about meds in pregnancy: https://www.medicinesinpregnancy.org/

@DanisEndo @cosylife and @MorningsideMaisie thank you so much for the reassurance - I’m sure it’s fine or the nhs wouldn’t have it online as something that’s fine for pregnant women to take, but I just fell down an awful internet rabbit hole last night and now I’ve been worried all day….

I spoke with a few friends today as well and they also said they were sure it was fine… I’ll get over it in a few days, I’m sure…

hope everyone is doing well and looking forward to a few days off for Christmas ❤️