The "4 weeks and bricking it" lounge.

[Thandeka]

Hello,
Me and Wasabipeanut thought a specific thread for people in our boat may be nice- as lovely as the knicker checkers thread is and great support but a lot of the lovely knicker checkers are past the evil first trimester and for those of us that have just found out we are pregnant again post MC we thought it might be nice for us to have a sub lounge to huddle in and support each other in these very early stages where in a way we are still in denial about this pregnancy!

We don't have to post due dates or anything scary like that, just more a place to wobble with people going through it at same time.

So I will be only 4 weeks tommorrow and 40 days ago tommorrow I had an MMC at 10 weeks but emby died at 6/7 weeks. So am going to be petrified basically for at least the next 8 weeks and would love some handholding- especially as this time I am not telling anybody except DH and best mate. Parents need not know.

I have been for my scan today and saw a 14mm bean with a strong heartbeat! Im so thrilled. Burst into tears straight away and still feel choked up writing this! Cant believe it, feel sooooooooooooooooooooo happy!

Aw lovelymonster congratulations!

Now, how long are you going to stay happy and relaxed for?

ha yeah i know! not bricking it right this minute but tomorrow morning will be a different story and back to normal!!!

Lovelymonster - Great news! So so pleased for you

Hi Rainbow - that's really sweet of you. I'm fine just looking forward (and a bit frightened too) to the 12 week scan next week!
How you doing?

Hi folks, lost this thread for a while but glad to see it is still alive and well. Congrats to lovelymonster that's great news.

I'm now 6.3 weeks and time is ticking by so very slowly. No MS but feel constantly exhausted which I guess is a good sign?! Told GP about pregnancy this week but doesnt look as if theres any chance of an early scan so am considering paying to have one done privately at 8 weeks just for peace of mind. Has anyone else done this?

Hi itsalwaysthequietones - I am paying for a scan this weekend at 6 weeks as I can't do an NHS one in the week (have had a lot of cramping). I am going to the London Ultrasound Centre so will report back as to what it's like. I think its £160 for a weekend appt. Good luck with your scan.

Hi Ladies, I recognise some of you from the TTC thread, do you mind if I join you?

I am coming up to 6 weeks PG and am suffering horrible MS (which I guess is a good sign but it is horrible) I have two children already DS 5 and DD 3 and suffered MS for 20 weeks with both of them.

Am really nervous about PG as had MC last year 11 weeks, trying to stay positive.

Welcome pinkyblue - if it's any consolation, we all seem to be pretty jittery on here, I certainly am. sorry to hear about MS although perversely I'm actually hoping for it just as a sign that everything's ok (I'm 6.3 weeks) - 20 weeks is really tough though!

westlondongirl - thanks for the feedback, wish you all the best for your scan. Do keep us posted.

Welcome pinky, sorry your ms is so bad, hope it doesn't last 20 weeks this time...

Like itsalways I am also hoping for MS just so I 'feel' pg, no symptoms at all right now

Evening ladies

Well I'm 5+3 weeks today, but have had very bad sickness and nausea since finding out at 4 weeks, lasting all day long at the moment. Have read all the remedies about ginger being good for it....yesterday, had no sickness at all, in fact felt great for the first time - then remembered, I'd had 2 gingerbread men at lunch (it was a 2-pack, rude not to eat both)...wonder if it helped? If so, I am stockpiling as of tomorrow!

Pinkyblue - up to 20 weeks? Gulp!
Itsalways - time seems to be going by incredibly slowly for me too!

Oh, and Take That were fabulous, and the toilets were moderately clean and only 5-minute queues, luckily, as I needed several visits!

onlyanauntie that is it I am going to get some gingerbread men!! I need something as am feeling terrible, I am finding the school run in the morning particularly tough.

Where did you see take that? I am going on saturday to wembely and have been a bit worried that there would not be enough loos for my frequent visits!

Haven't posted much but always check in to see how you are all doing.

I'm 6+3 today and don't feel sick! really worried as had awful MS wit my previous DC's by this stage.

Aarrgghh roll on scan next week.

Tick tock its going sooo slow

Pinky/ onlyanauntie - I found sparkling water helped my sickness loads last time, maybe wash the gingerbread men down with it?

mynameis - They say no two pregnancies are the same so i'm sure the lack of sickness is nothing to worry about. I am 4+6 and no sickness as yet, in fact to symptoms at all!

I am melting in this heat and i'm up north where it's supposed to be cooler. Must be unbearable down south!

I can;t stop worrying about my lack of symptoms argh!

Hello Pinkyblue

Glad you have found your way over here! This thread is much slower moving than it used to be so we need more members I think! Sorry to hear ms has hit you so hard but I hope you managed to have a nice time away without the kids the other weekend!

mynameis please try not to worry too much about absent ms. It might kick in suddenly or you might be lucky! Hopefully the scan next week will set your mind at rest. I know what you mean about time draaaaaaaging. It is like some sort of personal hell.

westlondongirl best of luck for your scan too.

How is everyone else? Jardins and Thandeka coooooeeeeeeeee. I miss you - let us all know you are still ok!

No news from me really. Had a bit of a panic yesterday due to feeling really quite ok but feeling reassuringly shite today so thats good. Sort of. Had an attack of dry retches when returning from droppping ds at nursery and have felt exhausted ever since.

Scan next Weds but plenty of house hunting to keep me occupied before then!

Hello all!

Am dying! Well not literally but I feel so grim- after complaining about my week of minimal sickness I am now back to really really struggling again. I am 9 weeks today and have a scan next Tuesday. Worst bit is all my previous cures- salt and vinegar crisps, sparkling water, calipos have ALL stopped working. So am trying to find new ones. Vegetables make me throw up, as does having "one extra mouthful" trouble is I don't know when the "one extra mouthful" is. I have accupuncture tonight am tempted to ask her to take it all away.

Hello and welcome to new people on thread and waves at the oldies. Sorry I am going to lie down so not going to attempt personal replies (very selfish of me I know) but please know I do read this thread all the time and am up to date and sending best wishes to all. xxx

Hello all

Well, we have lots of new members! Welcome to you

Thandeka, I am 9 weeks today too (our babies are going to marry each other, remember?). With every week that passes I feel less anxious. Sorry you are feeling so vile. I am feeling pretty crappy too, though had a couple of days respite which of course I found worrying rather than thrilling! Have only been actually sick once- this morning in fact- but am retching a lot (you're welcome).

I'm the same, in that all the things that were helping, I now find repulsive: marmite, ginger beer, cottage cheese, fab lollies... ugh. Now I'm loving Roses lime cordial with ice, Nutella on toast (strangely) and yesterday a cheese and onion pastie really hit the spot.

Am starving, STARVING. All the time. But quite often cannot think of one single thing I would like to eat that doesn't make me feel sicker.

I echo the apols- sorry I can't address everyone personally right now (have lost track slightly!) but I hope all are well!

Oh but I have to say lovelymonster, many congrats on scan!

Congratulations to lovelymonster on your scan!

Thandeka and Joy I am the same with previous food: have also gone off marmite, peppermint tea, lemonade lollies even apple and ginger juice doesn't stay down. Basically, as soon as you find something that works it changes - ahh. I guess you just have to find out what your body wants at this moment in time. Cheese and onion pasty sounds good, mmm.

Well I felt sick today but I think it was actually cause of the sun . Walked round town for an hour and a half this aft with ds and when I got back I had a terrible headache and felt really sick . Tried to eat my tea but had to go for a lie down in the end, feeling better now though so I must have just overheated.

Can I join?

I am 5+3 today - but I have had 3 mc since sept 08 all lost at 5+5 so I am going to be terrified at least until Saturday.

The others didn't show as +ve until day af due though and then only faint, whereas this as a strong bfp 3 days before af due.

Am bit confused with dates though because I am 5+3 by LMP but on 34 day cycle ov day 20 so only 17 dpo so in terms of scan i need to wait a week longer than my lmp would suggest I think....so how early can I go????

Ilovebeingamummy welcome and congratulations! That sounds really really positive about your strong positive- hurrah! By the way if you are dating your pregnancy by your LMP but you didn't ovulate on day 14 then that isn't quite correct. If you ovulated on day 20 that puts your pregnancy 6 days behind where you think it is. (You add 2weeks to ovulation date to work it out) so making you 4weeks+4 I think (crap at maths!). I'm really sorry I don't want to stress you out with that info(but if you dated your other pregnancies in same way then you may have lost them earlier too if that makes sense?).
Did you know when you ovulated for previous pregnancies? How did you tell you ovulated this pregnancy? (sorry I am a reproductive physiology geek!)

I would suggest trying to hold out until 7weeks (by ovulation date) if you can. As you should be able to see a heartbeat by then. But i know I probably wouldn't be able to (no patience!)- but defo not before 6 weeks as seeing a heartbeat is unlikely and may cause additional stress and anxiety which isnt what you need. (My history last pregnancy- had viable scan heartbeat and everything at 6weeks 3days- emby died a few days later but I didnt miscarry til 10weeks 1day- no period in between- got pregnant again - arranged scan for 7 weeks but then had to go to a&e wit suspected ectopic at 5weeks 3days- scan unsure about fetal pole, no HB (too early) 10 days for another scan at 7 weeks- HB seen but bit small for dates- now waiting for 3rd scan next tues 9.5weeks for my official reassurance scan before my 12 week scan- so I am overscanned a bit and its a mixed blessing- brings stress and relieves stress in equal measure!

Anyhow fingers crossed for you.

Thanks Thandeka - thats kind of what I was trying to get at - i know they will date from LMP but I don't want to get into being sent for a scan too early and getting stressed.

You have confirmed what I thought. I saw ovulation by temps and CB monitor. Exactly 14 days before end of cycle.

So really I need to wait another 3 weeks. Ok..I can handle that....

LOL - if bean stays there past 5+5/4+6 I will be much happier anyway

I did 'date' the others from LMP but I had LPD so I was only 14dpo (+ve hpt from 9dpo) when I lost them. CPs I guess but awful nonetheless.

Well done for getting so far and good luck for your next scan - your baby will be so used to the u/s it will be waving at you!!

All this dating confusion is really why induction at 40+12 should be adjusted to 42 weeks imho (preventing all these unnecessary traumatic instrumental and caesarean births)

+ILBM steps off pedestal....*

that should be ILBAM steps off pedestal!