Due September 2024 PART 3 ❤️🩷💛💚💙💜

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New thread as old one was almost at 1000 😊

@HRP1990 what a nice little bean!❤️ I’m happy you had a good scan☺️
@Martibum welcome you and your both little trailers, I hope the pregnancy is easy on you. I heard with twins it can be difficult

@Bakerbean ahh pleased you've told your mum. As you've said the excitement will build now. Love little way to do it too!

@californiacooper sounds like you had a similar night to me. Hoping for a sneaky half hour later too 💤 it sounds terrible but it's more a solidarity feeling really but I'm just glad it's not just me.

@Martibum Hi and congratulations - think you're our first set of twins on here 🥳❤️

@HRP1990 what a fab pic! So lovely and hope you can relax a little now! Ahhh the celebratory macs, yesss to this!!! 👌🏼🥰

@Xur yes it's been very rough. I tested early and it's was a very strong line. I was sweating non stop and felt dizzy. That was the first 3 weeks. I ended up cancelling some Christmas plans because I felt awful, I had to tell my mum very early on. I told her i thought it was twins because my symptoms were so strong so early on! Turns out I was right! At this stage, I'm hoping for a positive 13 week scan and then I'll worry about everything else after. My 3 yo cries if I try to nap on the couch while I put on a movie for her which has been a nightmare.

@MudandMoet thank you! I went searching through the threads and I didn't see any twin pregnancies! I'm sure more will creep up as the scan appointments role in!

Hi ladies, congratulations to you all!

I've poked my head in here a few times but been a bit overwhelmed with the amount of people posting!

I am 6+2 today. I have a scan with EPAU on Tuesday as have had some pains, but they have been much better today to be honest. Keeping the scan though!

I have a 3 year old son, will be 4 and starting pre-school in Sept when baby is due.

I was anxious with my last pregnancy but this one has been on another level. Feel so worried all the time that something isn't right! Keep trying to remind myself that what will be will be and I have no control over what happens anyway.

Last time I felt sick but this time have had nothing so far, which is adding to the anxiety.

Sorry if I don't reply to everything everyone says, I always feel like I need to and that's stopped me from posting so far because I didn't want to feel overwhelmed, but then I thought well it's better to post a bit than not at all!

what lovely scan pictures :)

@Martibum I genuinely thought I was carry twins for the first few weeks. My lines were super strong and I just had a feeling with the symptoms I had very early on. Ha! What do I know? singular baby in there already confirmed 😂🤦🏼‍♀️
I would have loved twins as, due to my age there definitely won't be any more so twins would have been perfect for us so I'm super envious. Side note: I am super incredibly grateful for this one little sticky (🤞🏼so far) baby.

Congratulations @UrsulaSings123 welcome to the club 👶🏼 🩵🩷

Congrats @Martibum how are you feeling about going from 1-3 children?

I hope your scan goes well on Tuesday @UrsulaSings123!

I don’t know about anyone else, but since the scan my other half hasn’t stopped talking about the baby lol. It’s like he needed a visual scan for confirmation! We need to get a bigger car for boot space, book a holiday for June so I’m not too far gone to travel, must finish the house in the next 7 months etc lol. He even had the cheek to tell me he thinks my belly is looking abit rounder after the scan 😂🥹

For those who have been referred to an early pregnancy unit, how long did it take to hear from them?

I was referred over a week ago because of light bleeding, but they’ve not been in touch at all. I don’t want to look like a hypochondriac this early on by chasing! But I’d hate to get to my 12 week scan and find it was ectopic.

I’m 6w3d and my booking appointment isn’t until 10 weeks. It’s in a local hall as I live rurally, so no chance of a scan there!

Lovely scan photos 😍 and welcome to those who are new!

Please could I ask whether anyone else is/has struggled with hip pain? Mine came on yesterday but I don’t know if it’s pregnancy related

You should be able to go the day you are referred? My GP called them at lunchtime last week and I was told to go anytime before 5 that day.

Thank you - it must work a bit differently where I am in the UK. The community midwife team emailed me to say the early pregnancy team would contact me but I should go to A&E if the bleeding got heavier.

Haven’t heard anything yet though. And it’s been 9 days (including the weekends). I’ll email them back now though.

Ladies!!! Please someone else tell me they've eaten crap alllllll weekend!! I am definitely going to try and have a healthier week with more veg. Convenience and cravings are taking over with me right now (Macs and KFC mainly) I feel bad but at the time it felt so good.

@HRP1990 that's lovely that he's engaging with the pregnancy now he's seen it's real 😁. It sounds like there's lots of practicalities going on in his head which is great! Crack that whip while he's on board 😆

@RosiePH if you don't hear back could you ring your local early pregnancy unit at the nearest hospital and explain to them? Sometimes they're really good and will suggest you pop down if you're worried.

Got an email back super quick! They said I should have heard from someone but it doesn’t actually sound like a problem so just to ring them if I get any pain or further bleeding and they’ll refer me to the EPAU.

So hopefully all is well. I’m having a private NIPT test in early March anyway, which comes with a scan, so i’ll wait and see.

Just a bit of a worry as brown discharge is a symptom of ectopic pregnancy, but perhaps it normally comes with other symptoms so they’re not worried by that on its own.

The midwife told me to call them myself so I did and they booked me in then and there for 3 days time.

@MudandMoet I was really proud of myself for eating a handful of grapes earlier today! With the nausea I’m just eating whatever I can keep down, and unfortunately veg isn’t ranking high on my most desired list!

@Martibum congrats on the twins! I'm in Ireland too, how long was it from your GP appointment to your scan in hospital? It has been so long since previous maternity care. I only have GP appointment next week! I am considering a private scan for peace of mind that all is well and only singular (😂)

@MudandMoet I'm craving the plastic type cheese - I'm not sure why because I'm not sure what nutrients are in them!! My diet has been pretty shocking, like you I'm going to make an effort next week.

Lovely scans everyone!

Thanks for the warm welcome, all!

@RosiePH when did you have the brown spotting and how long did it last for? I experienced some for about 3 days a couple of weeks ago, it was triggered by DTD. I had a few days of completely freaking out and googling like a maniac but all settled down and then was fine. When I spoke to someone on the phone, they asked for other signs of ectopic eg shoulder pain/cramps and when that was negative they didn’t seem too concerned. Fingers crossed yours is similar to mine. I read that it’s pretty common

@MudandMoet i am exactly the same! If it’s unhealthy, I’m craving it. Really hope I don’t carry on like this tbh!

@Lillers yes see that's the thing at the minute we just have to feed what the body will accept (I have no excuse my nausea went over a week ago 😬🫣)
Are you actually being sick or feeling really sick? It's really horrible and there's nothing worse than having that hungry yet sickly feeling going on at the same time. Hopefully it'll get better real soon xx

@MudandMoet we've been so bad this weekend, as we have deliveroo and access to everything.. we had Costa this morning for breakfast 🙈 my nausea is subsiding now so I’ve done a very hopeful, full of veg food shop.

Hoping my skin is going to love me again, because it’s currently showing everything I’ve eaten so far, all over my face 🙃

@MudandMoet Mainly nausea but I have been sick a couple of times (always at about 3am). I’ve found I can usually eat early to mid morning, then after that I feel horrendous for the rest of the day until about 8 when I can stomach something dinner-y. It’s horrible and I just hope it passes soon!

On a similar note, has anyone else’s family finally confessed that big family secret that we have terrible pregnancies in this family??? This is my first pregnancy, and when mum & sister checked in I told them how ill I feel and they then told me: Mum was so sick in her pregnancy that she needed cover for her class for the first hour every morning from 4 weeks onwards because that’s when she would throw up (she was a teacher like me); sister was so sick in her first pregnancy that if she hadn’t been on furlough because of Covid she would have been signed off from about 8 weeks onwards; Aunt spent most of her first pregnancy in hospital on a drip ; Grandma had such a horrendous first pregnancy that she waited 5 years before having a second baby.

It’s nice to know I’m not alone but feel like I’m suddenly part of some secret Mum club 😂

Welcome to all the newcomers and congratulations. Loving seeing all these scan pictures.
@MudandMoet i too have been eating so much rubbish and i don't get much nausea any more so no excuse. I keep saying i am going to try and eat healthier next week but we shall see 😂

Omg @Lillers 😂 that explains a lot to your sickness then!

Nothing similar here.. although my mum has had 4 of us and not a single stretch mark.. so I’m hoping I can follow suit this pregnancy too lol

I’m having a slight freak out now I’ve had a scan and seen the heartbeat/little one moving around 🫣 anyone else?

@HRP1990 I remember my sister complaining a lot but I just thought she was being a wimp 😂. I had no idea about any of the others!

Anyone from north of Ireland? My first appointment isn't until I'm 13 weeks? Is this normal?