Due January 2017

cupcake queen

rawn wrote: »

Sorry to hear that when I'm nauseous (pre-pregnancy) i find the ginger nature
valley bars help a lot, i know they have a lot of sugar in them but they can really help. Also cold grapes and blueberries straight from the fridge can help cos they feel refreshing like the orange slices.

Oh and ice pops!

Ah its not too bad! At least I know there's a good reason for it and that it will pass in time Thank you so much for those tips, I read that ginger is good alright so ill go out tomorrow and stock up! Nice weather for ice pops too...

Cailleachdubh

Anyone else struggling to control their ever growing bloaty bumps? I know you're not meant to show til 12 weeks but I feel like as my uterus is growing, everything else has moved up and my stomach looks like the worst case of pms ever. How to dress a bloaty faux bump?

In other news, the few symptoms I've had (sore boobs, constipation, thirst, headaches, HUNGER) have definitely settled down in the last few days, but I've been lucky I've only had the mildest nausea (is it a boy is it a boy??).

rawn

Cailleachdubh wrote: »

Anyone else struggling to control their ever growing bloaty bumps? I know you're not meant to show til 12 weeks but I feel like as my uterus is growing, everything else has moved up and my stomach looks like the worst case of pms ever. How to dress a bloaty faux bump?
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YES! Same as yourself I'm 6 weeks but look 6 months. Living in leggings and baggy tops for the foreseeable future. When my bump consists of more baby I will wear my bump with pride but until then...!

ziggy23

Hi guys thought I'd just pop in and say hi i am in the Dec 2016 thread but turns out im not as far as i thought(6+4) so should be in this thread instead I'm a high risk pregnancy as i have antiphospholipid syndrome and am taking heparin injections and aspirin. I'm also spotting the past 15 days but am hoping everything goes well this time x

catrionanic

Welcome, ziggy! I've been following your story in the December thread, hope you have a smoother ride from now on!

ziggy23

catrionanic wrote: »

Welcome, ziggy! I've been following your story in the December thread, hope you have a smoother ride from now on!

Thanks catrionanic me too:D Feel like I'm pregnant months now already :eek::pac:

Beanybabog

ziggy23 wrote: »

Thanks catrionanic me too:D Feel like I'm pregnant months now already :eek::pac:

I found that at the start. I was put back from 8 to 6.5 weeks and it dragged. Like when I was finally at 9 weeks I felt I'd been pregnant for at least a year Anyway I started to feel better and now I'm 14.5 and life is moving again!

catrionanic

Yeah I feel the same and I'm only 7 weeks gone!! The thought of another 33 weeks feels like a lifetime. I know we should be enjoying it, but I don't think I'll be able to relax until 2nd trimester.

Do you have any other kids? Was this one a long time in the making?

First pregnancy for me. I was convinced that it was going to be a long road as it took my parents 8 years to have me, and I'd stocked up on the OPKs, thermometer, had researched CM and everything, but BAM, month one, it happened straight away. We still can't believe our luck.

ziggy23

catrionanic wrote: »

Yeah I feel the same and I'm only 7 weeks gone!! The thought of another 33 weeks feels like a lifetime. I know we should be enjoying it, but I don't think I'll be able to relax until 2nd trimester.

Do you have any other kids? Was this one a long time in the making?

First pregnancy for me. I was convinced that it was going to be a long road as it took my parents 8 years to have me, and I'd stocked up on the OPKs, thermometer, had researched CM and everything, but BAM, month one, it happened straight away. We still can't believe our luck.

I have a little boy who's 6 i was 13.5 weeks when i found out I was pregnant with him so if this pregnancy please god goes ok it's going to feel so long! I had a miscarriage this time 2 years ago on the bank holiday weekend and everything so I'm definitely feeling more anxious it was after this that i discovered i had aps. Ah that's great that it happened so quickly for you enjoy every minute of it though i know how difficult that is in the 1st trimester :pac:

Feeling like ive been hit by a bus myself lately

catrionanic

My morning sickness has well and truly arrived this morning The nausea is horrible! Every time I get close enough to a patient to smell their breath (I work as an optometrist), I nearly wretch

cupcake queen

catrionanic wrote: »

My morning sickness has well and truly arrived this morning The nausea is horrible! Every time I get close enough to a patient to smell their breath (I work as an optometrist), I nearly wretch

Ugh it's awful isn't it? I've had it since this day last week, but some days its been worse than others. I can only stomach really bland carbohydrates and fruit, not a whole lot else. I had a work do yesterday which included a sit down meal and the only thing I could manage was the mashed potato. I told everyone I had been unwell earlier in the week and that was the reason for my lack of appetite. Even the smell of the roast beef on the plate turned my stomach. There seems to be no rhyme or reason to it either! When it's really bad I eat ginger biscuits and drink 7up. Sometimes its worse if I have nothing at all.

Kantava

I learned quickly that you need to keep eating. Heading into week 6 of it here. Vomiting some days but not all.

I have also lost quite a few pounds. Even though I am eating so much crap.

rawn

Ditto! Agree about needing to keep eating, the nausea is definitely worse when my stomach is nearly empty. I keep Nature Valley bars beside my bed and nibble them as soon as i wake up. It helps but yesterday i opened my fridge and the smell of the leftover chicken from the day before sent me retching out the back garden! Also seem to vomit everyday in work at around 5pm, very weird!

Kantava

Leftover chicken got me the other day too! Totally grossed out by it.

catrionanic

I'm also eating so much crap at the moment, have totally lost my healthy-eating mojo. Feel really bloated and nauseous and fat and gross

rawn

Please tell me I'm not the only one feeling irritable beyond measure about absolutely everything

catrionanic

rawn wrote: »

Please tell me I'm not the only one feeling irritable beyond measure about absolutely everything

I ate a young fella alive today in subway for being so slow. Said he is the slowest worker I've ever seen and should be sacked. That I didn't know how they could call this fast food when I've been standing here 15 minutes for him to put a bit of ham and cheese on some bread. At this point I had to sit down on the floor as I'd been stood in the heat for 15 mins with morning sickness and was about to faint. I'd say they thought I was a total bitch and lunatic

rawn

catrionanic wrote: »

I ate a young fella alive today in subway for being so slow. Said he is the slowest worker I've ever seen and should be sacked. That I didn't know how they could call this fast food when I've been standing here 15 minutes for him to put a bit of ham and cheese on some bread. At this point I had to sit down on the floor as I'd been stood in the heat for 15 mins with morning sickness and was about to faint. I'd say they thought I was a total bitch and lunatic

Haha so it's not just me, phew!! I seem to spend one half of the day shouting at inanimate objects and/or people and the other half apologising

I even downloaded a mindfulness ap to try and calm myself down and ended up screaming at my phone cos the voice was speaking infuriatingly slow

polydactyl

Looks like I will be jumping threads to the this from the Feb one. Went along to doc at what my LMP suggested was 6 weeks and had a scan and saw heartbeat and all and measurements said 7 weeks so cycle must have been all over the place after the pill. Now due late Jan. Having waves of nausea morning and night and exhausted!! Have a little 2 yr girl so no naps after work this time. Wrecked!!!

catrionanic

Welcome on board polydactyl! I would love to discover that I'm a week ahead of myself, that's great.

I am so ridiculously irritable at the moment, and I'm so ANGRY. Everything is pissing me off. I'm in this constant red mist of anger and it's really not healthy - I hate feeling this way but I can't seem to shake it off? I can't be around people at all - their voices annoy me, their accents, their habits. I'm cursing at people on the radio and tv for being so annoying. There's a man busking on the street where I'm working who is playing these stupid singsongy songs in the Welsh language every day, and walking past him makes my blood BOIL. How can I shake this off?? It's horrible!!

rawn

If you ever find out please let me know! I hate myself right now when people did I'd be hormonal i thought ahhh a little cranky and weepy... LOL!

rdhelp

Just had an early scan today at 8 weeks, very reassuring to see a heartbeat makes it all very real, and the nausea, dizziness and exhaustion worthwhile!

rawn

rdhelp wrote:

Just had an early scan today at 8 weeks, very reassuring to see a heartbeat makes it all very real, and the nausea, dizziness and exhaustion worthwhile!

Aw wow that's amazing!

catrionanic

rdhelp wrote: »

Just had an early scan today at 8 weeks, very reassuring to see a heartbeat makes it all very real, and the nausea, dizziness and exhaustion worthwhile!

Same! By my LMP I was 8+4, but baby measured 8 weeks exactly. Heartbeat of 176. It was a brief lift from the misery of the first trimester

rawn

Anyone gotten an appointment for a scan yet? Still haven't heard anything, I always assumed a scan was done at the 12/13 week mark but apparently it's not til about week 16? Is that correct? I'm so impatient!!

cupcake queen

rawn wrote: »

Anyone gotten an appointment for a scan yet? Still haven't heard anything, I always assumed a scan was done at the 12/13 week mark but apparently it's not til about week 16? Is that correct? I'm so impatient!!

I got a letter from my hospital about a week after my GP sent on the referral. It turned out GP had left some parts of the form blank and so I just filled them I'm and sent it back immediately. I had my appointment letter a couple of days later. I'm going to the Coombe. I have a booking apt with them week 12 and my scan the following week. Perhaps it might be worth checking with the hospital to ensure your forms have gone through?

catrionanic

I'm going to Holles St and I got a letter with an appt to see midwife at 12 weeks for blood work etc, but it specifically states that there won't be the facility to do a scan there. I have an appt for a scan at 21 weeks and apparently that's the only scan I'll be getting.

rawn

21 weeks :eek:

My doctor told me to call the Rotunda myself to make an appointment, I left a message. Got a voicemail from them the next day asking to call back and I did, left another message, heard nothing back. Left another message a week later and still nothing. I spoke to a doctor (not my usual doctor as she's on maternity leave!) and asked should I have heard something and she said it's normal not to hear back for a while. Beginning to wish I'd chosen a different hospital, I hadn't thought about it until my doctor asked me, I chose it cos my family were all born there and cos I know where it is!

I'll try call them again but it just lets me leave messages, I've never gotten through to an actual person.

polydactyl

God I think I am going to balloon on this pregnancy. Had just started diet as my size 12 pants were getting tight when I discovered I was pregnant. Then the nausea hit and like the rest of you found I had to keep eating carbs to minimise it. Bought some next size up trousers and today they are tight!!! Agh will look for my trouser extender thing but at this rate I'll be in maternity trousers before the first trimester is even out! I got to over 24 weeks last one!

Cailleachdubh

cupcake queen wrote: »

I got a letter from my hospital about a week after my GP sent on the referral. It turned out GP had left some parts of the form blank and so I just filled them I'm and sent it back immediately. I had my appointment letter a couple of days later. I'm going to the Coombe. I have a booking apt with them week 12 and my scan the following week. Perhaps it might be worth checking with the hospital to ensure your forms have gone through?

hey, yeah I got my appointments back by post about three weeks after the GP sent off my form. Having my first scan and outpatient appointment on Monday in CUMH. I'll be 12+3 by then. Excited!! Although my husband was having trouble getting time off work and I was afraid I'd be going on my own for a while. Think it's sorted now though. I think if my scan appointment was scheduled for later than 13-14 weeks I'd be getting a private scan...

Fri.Day

More additions, welcome to ye!
Ive had another scan Monday so I`ve 1 healthy baby but apparently I`d started off with 2 gestational sacs. Ive been on progesterone since my 1st scan 4 weeks ago so the empty sac has grown alongside the healthy baby.
I`m 12 weeks tomorrow so that explains a lot of extra weight and hormental stuff goin on, narkyness is terrible but the nausea has eased a little.
Don`t know what happens to the 2nd sac, ordinarily it would have been reabsorbed but with the hormones it`s growing.
Another scan in 2 weeks so i`ll ask then.

rawn

Called the Rotunda today, finally spoke to a person, they had no record of me! I should hear back in around 2 weeks now. I'm confused, see my GP gave me a letter that she said I had to BRING to the hospital when I made an appointment with the psychiatrist. But I'm thinking now, was that letter supposed to be posted in straight away rather than held on to? I'm confused and annoyed but at the end of the day, I'm on the system now and that's what matters!

cupcake queen

Hello ladies! Hope everyone is doing well I am thrilled to have the second trimester in sight! I'm 10 weeks but have had nausea and morning/ all day sickness since week 5. It really wears you down, doesn't it? I feel it might be starting to lift a little bit as I'm not actually being sick as often, just feeling like I might (that horrible retching/gagging feeling). Other than that things are fine although I'm not being as active (or eating as well) as I would like. Hopefully that will change in the coming weeks! First hospital appointment next week, after that I'm going to start telling people in earnest. We have told just a few close family members and it's actually nice telling people and having them be excited for you. I can't wait to tell my friends! Last week I was at the hairdressers (having a blow dry as a pick me up - I didn't even have the energy that morning to wash it myself) and I told the hairdresser just to have someone to talk about it with ‚ She was very understanding!!

catrionanic

Glad you're picking up slightly cupcake queen. I had a hen do in Edinburgh at the weekend (which I had organised as the sole bridesmaid), and I was DREADING IT. Didn't know how I was going to survive it at all, being so nauseous 24/7. The wee Angels were shining down on me though as I had a reprieve from my symptoms for 3 days and was able to eat and galavant around the city, even managed a 2am finish in a nightclub. Was very relieved.

Sickness returned as soon as I got home, but it's not as awful as in previous weeks. I'm 11 weeks tomorrow and can't wait to start feeling human again. Even telling people our news hasn't been enjoyable, as I'm feeling so rubbish that I can't feel positive about anything.

cupcake queen

That's great that it lifted for the weekend for you!! I can only imagine how much you were dreading it, I would be the very same if I had something like that coming up. I've noticed the past couple of weeks that I'm sick one day and then I get a couple of ok days that follow it. I'm hoping to God its a sign that it's petering out, maybe you are the same. Fingers crossed we're all nearly there!

polydactyl

I had my booking visit today and scan. Dates changed again. My LMP said 30/1, 6 week scan said 25/1 and today's said 21/1

All good on scan, back in 3 weeks or before it for test for T21

catrionanic

You've got one hell of a grower, polydactyl!!! I'd love it if my dates were moved forward!

catrionanic

How is everyone feeling? Lots of us must be announcing our pregnancies around now?

Cailleachdubh

polydactyl wrote: »

I had my booking visit today and scan. Dates changed again. My LMP said 30/1, 6 week scan said 25/1 and today's said 21/1

All good on scan, back in 3 weeks or before it for test for T21

I had my 12 week scan on Monday the 27th. All good, so we were delighted. They said the baby was measuring 3 days bigger than the LMP date, but the sonographer said she'd go with the LMP date as I was 100% certain of it.

Was at a family wedding at the weekend and the word about the pregnancy was certainly getting around! But to be honest we have been telling people gradually since week 5 as there have been too many 'drinking occasions' this summer to avoid it...

rawn

I'm 11.5 weeks and my doctor told me I won't get a scan til around 14 weeks I'll hold off telling people outside my family until then, feels like tempting faith!

Although, I did tell my boss already, he's being great about it but he already hired and is currently training in my maternity replacement, so everyone in work knows now >.<

rawn

I'm actually píssed off waiting to hear from the Rotunda now. Would it be an issue if I called a different hospital and tried to get an appointment there? Or do I need to do it through my GP? I spoke to her this morning and she basically just told me to keep ringing them and making appointments >.<

rawn

Not at all, she just told me to keep calling them as "sometimes things get lost in translation". I'm going to call the Coombe tomorrow and ask will they take me on instead.

Did anyone else have to call their hospital themselves to get an appointment? I assumed the GP sent a letter?

catrionanic

Gp sent letter to Holles st and they contacted me

rawn

I was given a letter to bring with me on my first appointment, which i was to make myself. I was on anxiety meds and was weaned off when i got pregnant so the letter included a referral to the psychiatrist, so I'm extra annoyed at the wait! I contacted Holles St so I'm hoping to hear back from them this week.

catrionanic

I just had my first appt with Holles st (I'm 12 weeks 5 days). It was with the midwife so there was no scan. She took bloods and a urine sample, and listened to the heart with a Doppler. My next hospital appt will be at 21 weeks for my scan then.

rawn

I booked a private scan for Wednesday (got tired of waiting!) Do i need to do anything to "prepare"?! Someone mentioned i should have a full bladder to get a clearer picture, are they winding me up?!

spottybananas

Rawn no it's not a wind up, fuller bladder makes it easier to see the baby. Not so full that you're bursting to go but pretty full, can always reduce the amount if needed.

rawn

Got my private scan done today. Worth very single cent!! I can't believe how perfectly clear the image was, we could see individual fingers and all! Baby is healthy and extremely active, a workmate was commenting saying the Rotunda scans are nowhere near as clear so I would definitely recommend the clinic I was at! Not sure if I can name it here but if anyone is interested let me know!

cupcake queen

rawn wrote: »

Got my private scan done today. Worth very single cent!! I can't believe how perfectly clear the image was, we could see individual fingers and all! Baby is healthy and extremely active, a workmate was commenting saying the Rotunda scans are nowhere near as clear so I would definitely recommend the clinic I was at! Not sure if I can name it here but if anyone is interested let me know!

That sounds brilliant Rawn! We had our 12 week scan a couple of weeks ago and until I actually saw the baby on the screen I was a little bit afraid that I was imagining the whole pregnancy! We have the 20 week scan at the start of Sept and I can't wait 😊Did you get your hospital appointment all sorted in the end?

rawn

cupcake queen wrote:

That sounds brilliant Rawn! We had our 12 week scan a couple of weeks ago and until I actually saw the baby on the screen I was a little bit afraid that I was imagining the whole pregnancy! We have the 20 week scan at the start of Sept and I can't wait 😊Did you get your hospital appointment all sorted in the end?

Aw good I'm delighted for you, i know what you mean about the imagining thing, for the whole scan i couldn't stop laughing, kept saying "it's a baby in there!". Not a dickie-bird from the Rotunda yet, i went in myself last Monday week and they were extremely rude about the whole thing, and said (like they say every time!) that i will hear from them in 2 weeks., its been a week and a half now! I also sent an online app to Holles St and left them a voice mail about 3 weeks ago and haven't heard anything from them either, gotta say i feel pretty invisible in the whole thing... private scan eased my worries so much though