Due January 2026 - thread 2

[Moosey898]

Ran out of room in the last one! Tagging everyone I can see posting recently, please add other people that you remember or find x

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@WanderWalker
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@Jadeypie
@Sunshinemoom
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@lifebeginz

Couldn’t have been more different this time round!! But shows it means nothing. Will have 3 boys now including my step son. Are you waiting until 20 week scan? Xx

Fully out numbered then hahah! And im itching to go private but going to try and wait for the 20 week scan. Im convinced its another boy. Ive started feeling movements subtle but there xx

Yeah just me and the cat as the girls in the house now. Got to stick together 😅 hats off to you as I’m so impatient and would need to know now. Nothing better feeling the little movements! Xx

We went for a reassurance scan today. I got stuck in traffic and was late so I was sure they wouldn’t see me but they did! Baby is measuring about right at 15+3 and was wriggling around so much the poor sonography couldn’t get a good picture - he was trying so hard but I wasn’t bothered. I just wanted to see that little heartbeat going ❤️ It’s incredible what you can see, isn’t it?! We saw the brain, spine, toe bones, all sorts!

I’m 14 and a half weeks and already shocked by how pregnant I look/feel 😅 I’m guessing the bump is still mostly bloat, especially because I’m still taking progesterone but I’m already using a pillow to support it in the night otherwise it’s uncomfortable.

Does anyone have any pregnancy pillow recommendations? I’ve seen a few threads on here that recommend one which is £135-150 which just feels so expensive. I’m a side sleeper anyway and probably wouldn’t use the pillow under my head because I’m fussy about my pillows 😂.

After a 7h flight and an 18hr work day basically stood in one position, last night I got horrible legs cramps that kept waking me up and then this pain in the top of my foot. Eventually went away but now I'm panicking about blood clots. Got the return flight today, would I be being silly to phone the midwife helpline when I'm back? My mum had a DVT at my age and I really don't want anything to harm this pregnancy after all we've been through to get here 😭

Not sure if anyone has even thought about yet how they gonna feed baby. But the last couple days I’ve been thinking about combi feeding, I ebf last time but the mental strain I felt don’t want to fully ebf this time round. But I have no idea where to even start combi feeding. Does anyone have any advice?

Not going to hurt to call the hotline when your home they be able to advise what best and what to look out for etc

I brought this one from Amazon but not sure if you like it as it goes under the pillow. I’m funny with pillows but this has been fine!

@Moosey898 standing for thay amount of hours probably is the reason for the aches and pains but ringing them will give u peace of mind when you are home so no harm in doing so xx

@Sunshinemoom i didnt get milk last time but I had already decided not to breast feed anyway and im planning on not this time either. I havnt got a clue about combi sure somone on here will xx

@Confusedmermaid1 i havnt bought one yet ive been using my sons giant elephant teddy so far haha but I will be investing in one soon, its a must in the third trimester! I will not be spending that much on one tho. Ive decided this pregnancy not to go mad on the spending Ive learnt my lesson from my first ha xxx

Could you recommend a formula? It’s a complete mind field as never did this first time round 😅 x

Tbh i used cow and gate with my first he was such a colicy baby tho so im thinking of trying aptimil this time. Also im struggling to decide on what bottles to get hahs I had dr browns last time so might just get them again but I keep seeing different videos online about bottles and the flow of them ect. Im sure the internet just likes to make ypu think all kinds haha xx

Hi everyone, hope you're all having a lovely weekend!

I have my 12 week scan tomorrow (I'll be 13+2) but strangely I've had no appointment letter or anything about it - I only know it's tomorrow because I rang up to ask after not hearing anything following the booking appointment, and I've also had a text reminder for it. From googling I think I'm supposed to have a full bladder for it, but then other sites have said empty! Does anyone know please? Im thinking I could go with full and just go for a wee when I get there if they want empty😅

Is there any other info you're usually given before a 12 week scan that I should know about/would have been on the letter? Thank you X

Full bladder for your scan. You need an empty one if they’re doing an internal scan with the wand but I can’t see why you’d need that at 13 weeks if you go with a full bladder. My letter said to drink a pint of water an hour before the appointment.

@RealTealQueen ah thank you that's so helpful to know the amount to drink! 😊 Hope I can manage to hold it🤣🤣

Yes definitely a full bladder. Also take your white folder too because they will fill stuff in it. And if you've agreed to the screening they will take your bloods too. Unless its different where ypu live. I also got my 20 week ap there and then at the 12 week scan xx

@Jadeypie oh thats so helpful thank you!! Yep I've agreed to the screening so think theyre doing my bloods after the scan 😊 so good you get your 20w scan date then too, I hope mine is the same!

Do you find out the NT result verbally in the room, or do they not say anything and it comes in a letter with the blood results? Sorry lots of questions, so anxious today 😅x

Oh i totally get it with the nerves!! No they don't give any results. They will put a letter in your file with the scan info like the measurements of the neck thing ( crnt think what its called) then a letter in the post about two weeks later with the blood results xx

I was looking at cow and gate and HIPP organic they seem to be the ones I can get easy near me. Bottles I’ve been looking at the Nuk glass bottles again that another minefield xx

Mine told me during the scan that the neck fluid looked “perfect” so that reassured us. The blood test results just appeared on my app a week or so later. I didn’t get any other communication

When i was doing my midwifery course I was taught all formulas are the same. I'm going to get the mamia aldi one due to this.
I'm getting mam bottles mainly based on the fact I got a free one at a scan

Hi everyone just a update from me.

I had my preterm labour ap today and got to see baby jumping round and hear its lovely heartbeat which was a nice suprise 🥰

Another scan in two weeks due to my cervix not being as perfect as the Dr wanted it to be, also been put on progesterone till 36 weeks. anyone have any advise in this? Ive never had it before xxx

Yeh tbh that makes sence, suppose all formula would have to have the same ingredients. My friend recommended mam bottles xx

Awh how lovely to hear the heartbeat!

I don’t have experience in taking progesterone for the reason you mention but I have been on it since 6 weeks due to a history of loss.

Personally at around 10ish weeks I switched from vaginal to rectal use. This was after over a week of spotting (scan confirmed baby was good and couldn’t see a cause for the bleeding).

I’ve also found it a lot cleaner using it this way compared to vaginally. You’re supposed to lie down for 20-30mins following insertion vaginally and it still feels like soo much ‘falls’ out. Panty liners were too thin to manage it so I was wearing pads daily which wasn’t the most comfortable (I’m not generally a pad person though). I’ve found rectally so much easier to manage for time and cleanliness.

Other than that I’ve got basically no experience of pregnancy without taking it as I have taken it in 3 pregnancies (2 ended at approx 9 weeks so only taking it around 3 weeks in those ones) so I’m not sure how it impacts symptoms but I’ve experienced a lot of bloating and really painful boobs but obviously these can be common pregnancy symptoms anyway! I hope that it causes you minimal discomfort and that it helps with your cervix 🤞🏼

Thank you so much for the info ☺️ she said about spotting, that's what i don't want! I will find it triggering because I've lost two myself. I will try vaginally this week because thats what she said to do but if that way causes anything I will speak to my midwife I have her next Monday. But thank you again xx