February 2017 Babies Club

catrionanic

Greenttc, I'm in the January group but I had my first appt with he midwife in Holles street this week. I didn't get a scan, unfortunately. But she did listen to the heartbeat with a Doppler which was bice.

dreamstar

Hey ladies,
Glad to hear you are all doing so well and nearly at the 12 week mark. I feel WAY behind! :rolleyes:

So.....I had my scan yesterday - I'm 6 weeks 5 days. All seems fine though it is still quite early. Saw the little embryo with a little heartbeat. She said it was strong at 160bpm. But then she said there was ANOTHER HEARTBEAT!!! :eek:
But this embryo is a lot smaller and the heart rate a lot slower at 79bpm. So I don't really know what to think. I imagine it's not looking good for the smaller embryo but I don't know what effect that would have on the stronger one. So I'm still a bit in limbo. Have another scan next week to check.

I also saw the doc yesterday. Bit of advice for those public in Holles St. If you get an appointment for 1 be there at 12:30. They give everyone the same appointment and it is BUSY. I was given the 1 o'clock yesterday and only got out after 4!

Padme

I have my first appointment in holles street on Monday week, they said there would be a scan at it. I didn't have a scan on my first appointment last time, so I assumed it was a new thing...

dreamstar

greenttc wrote: »

Lots of scans coming up for people.i am public in holles Street and have been told there is no scan until 20 weeks. I have a small hope though that because i am in a high risk clinic there might be a scan, fingers crossed.

Anyone have any experience of that?

When you see the doctor in outpatients they have scanning machines there. I've been twice and they scanned me each time. Or if you wanted to pay you could get a scan in merrion fetal clinic - it's €95.

greenttc

Wow dreamstar, what a scan for you! Brilliant news that there is a good healthy baby number one, what a shock to find a second one too, your head must be all over the place as well as being delighted! Now you will have to wait in anticipation for the next scan, for a time when you are supposed to be relaxed and stress free these babies certainly don't make it easy!

I have had one scan in the merrion and will go there again if I dont get one at my appointment but I don't want to go and book it incase I do get one. I think I will be seeing a consultant so hoping they use the one in their room like you said. Did they give you print outs of images when they did it in holles Street or no? I know it's not their priority to do that but it would be nice!

Excellent tip other getting there early thing, I have 1 o'clock appointment on Wednesday so will definitely get there early. I have to see another consultant too aswell as a nurse so will really be doing the rounds! Should probably bring a book too!

greenttc

catrionanic wrote: »

Greenttc, I'm in the January group but I had my first appt with he midwife in Holles street this week. I didn't get a scan, unfortunately. But she did listen to the heartbeat with a Doppler which was bice.

Yes I think I read that you said that in the January thread, I am hoping that cause I see a consultant in high risk that I might get a little scan, how can we go so long without a scan??? Although the doppler would give the same peace of mind too so there is that at least.

Padme, that's interesting that they said you would have a scan, are you public in holles too?

dreamstar

greenttc wrote: »

Wow dreamstar, what a scan for you! Brilliant news that there is a good healthy baby number one, what a shock to find a second one too, your head must be all over the place as well as being delighted! Now you will have to wait in anticipation for the next scan, for a time when you are supposed to be relaxed and stress free these babies certainly don't make it easy!

I have had one scan in the merrion and will go there again if I dont get one at my appointment but I don't want to go and book it incase I do get one. I think I will be seeing a consultant so hoping they use the one in their room like you said. Did they give you print outs of images when they did it in holles Street or no? I know it's not their priority to do that but it would be nice!

Excellent tip other getting there early thing, I have 1 o'clock appointment on Wednesday so will definitely get there early. I have to see another consultant too aswell as a nurse so will really be doing the rounds! Should probably bring a book too!

Yep! Not very stress free. Still trying to focus on the good news we got though. Yes they did give me printouts - not that you can really make anything out. My hubby couldn't make the appointment so I showed him the pics - his face when he saw it! Think he was expecting a full on baby shape!

Yes definitely get there early. I found the place really confusing and would have loved someone to explain the system to me so I'll give you the heads up! What happens is you check in, get your chart and then you Q for the midwife. She will take details and get you to wee in a cup. Then they take your file and you go back out to wait for the doctor to call you. So if you are in the wrong Q you will be delayed (I did this first time!) So when you get your file find the line of people waiting for the midwife and not the doctor. And DEFINITELY bring a book. There is no wi-fi there.

fits

Ohmy dreamstar what a surprise! Delighted to hear one is looking healthy. Glad they are bringing you back next week. Maybe no. 2 is just a bit behind.

Padme

greenttc wrote: »

Yes I think I read that you said that in the January thread, I am hoping that cause I see a consultant in high risk that I might get a little scan, how can we go so long without a scan??? Although the doppler would give the same peace of mind too so there is that at least.

Padme, that's interesting that they said you would have a scan, are you public in holles too?

I'm booked in for semi private, but might be moved to high risk depending on what the midwife thinks. I previously attended the recurrent miscarriage clinic there before this pregnancy, plus I'm now over 40 and this is an ivf pregnancy.

Is the high risk clinic really busy?

Dreamstar, wow, that must have been some shock! When is your next scan?

dreamstar

Padme wrote: »

Dreamstar, wow, that must have been some shock! When is your next scan?

Yeah it is a bit of a shock but honestly the nurse didn't seem too optimistic about the smaller embryo surviving so I don't know what to think. And it was a tad frustrating because any question I asked she just kept saying 'It's too early to tell...' or 'we can't be sure...'. Of course I understand that they can't say anything for certain but I left not really knowing much. She actually said - 'I'm not sure what I'm telling you but I can see two little embryos and one yolk sac'. I've been looking up some info online and apparently this kind of thing is very common and that one twin can pass and gets reabsorbed into the body. They call in the vanishing twin. Kinda sad. It's just noticed a lot more now with people getting more and more early scans.

Anyway my next scan is next Thursday - so will update you all then. Hopefully all will be ok.

fits

Do keep us updated. My second embryo wasn't seen on the first scan at 7 weeks. I was in for a scan at 8 weeks and they saw it then. I do think vanishing twin is quite common. I guess all you can do is wait and see.

strawberrie

Too nervous to start a March thread but am 5weeks 5days and very hopeful! Had early mc last year. Have app coming up this week. Praying things keep going well

dreamstar

strawberrie wrote:

Too nervous to start a March thread but am 5weeks 5days and very hopeful! Had early mc last year. Have app coming up this week. Praying things keep going well

Aw I'm technicaly March too! Am 7 weeks today.
But biggest congratulations! Hope you are feeling well! X

strawberrie

Congrats too x you must be due right at the start of March! How are you getting on? I'm feeling good with some symptoms that am actually glad to have. So tired and crazy hungry. First bit of nausea today.
Downloaded ovia and spending way too much time on it. Have a 17yr old so huge gap and we've been trying for nearly three yrs. Excited but afraid to be too.

dreamstar wrote: »

Aw I'm technicaly March too! Am 7 weeks today.
But biggest congratulations! Hope you are feeling well! X

catrionanic

There are a few marchers in here now... Somebody start a march thread! I've been excitedly anticipating one! (I'm in the January thread myself)

Padme

I've just had to buy maternity jeans, I'm huge! 11 weeks today. I don't like buying anything before 12 weeks but I had no choice.

strawberrie

My sister had a vanishing twin Dreamstar, apparently it is common. Must be very mixed emotions for you. Hope all goes well Thurs.

dreamstar

strawberrie wrote:

My sister had a vanishing twin Dreamstar, apparently it is common. Must be very mixed emotions for you. Hope all goes well Thurs.

Thanks so much. Kinda don't know how I feel. Twins would be obviously higher risk but would be amazing. Anyway it's out of my hands will just have to see what happens.

Surprisingly though I don't have many pregnancy symptoms. My mam suffered awful with morning sickness but I seem to be ok so far - I know it's only early days. The tiredness is tough though. I have to go for a little stroll after lunch in work to keep me awake for the afternoon!

greenttc

Dreamstar don't worry about no symptoms, I had nothing really, a few cramps and only now in the past few weeks some heartburn but nothing else. My mom and sister both had really bad nausea and getting sick so you can't always compare with family. We are the lucky ones! Hopefully you stay like that although I totally understand the fear, symptoms seem to validate it all!

I feel so uncomfortable in jeans now, I have just gotten in from being out and am straight into pyjamas and a sports bra! My jeans are all too tight and I have maternity stuff but it's too big yet... I dunno what to do!!! Thankfully it will he hot early next week so I will be wearing those loose wide leg trousers with a stretchy waistband to work then!

Welcome to all the March ladies! I am delighted to have you here, crazy how time has passed so much now that there is a new month starting but I don't want it to be the end of new comers to our Feb thread! The more the merrier so stick around! So very exciting!!!

Padme

My mother had bad morning sickness on both me and my brother, never really went away until she had us. I didn't have any at all with my son, and only vague nausea this time when tired or hungry.
Actually I didn't have any of the typical symptoms - no food cravings, no food aversion, no mood swings, no sickness. The only thing I ever had was the exhaustion and then later heartburn.

ally_pally

Hey everyone, so I'm currently 9 weeks and feeling so tired this week. I'm thinking it must be a combination of the heat and pregnancy tiredness as I'm just so drained. I'm also feeling really bloated this week and really conscious of my stomach. Nor sure if the pronounced bump I'm seeing is a proper bump or just all the bloating. Trousers are starting to get uncomfortable but it's even more noticeable in skirts or dresses so I'm finding it hard to figure out what to be wearing to work. At this rate, when I tell work, it'll be no surprise to anyone! Hope everyone else is keeping well.

spottybananas

It's just bloating which is very common, baby is still tucked inside your pelvis for another few weeks so it's not making a bump obvious yet. My bloating died off at about week 14, it's mad how it can give you such a pronounced bump s early, I wasn't as big again as I was at 9 weeks until about 28 weeks!

ally_pally

Thank you! That's good to know, I was starting to freak out about how huge I was going to be as, you're right, it really is pronounced!

smaoifs

ally_pally wrote:

Hey everyone, so I'm currently 9 weeks and feeling so tired this week. I'm thinking it must be a combination of the heat and pregnancy tiredness as I'm just so drained. I'm also feeling really bloated this week and really conscious of my stomach. Nor sure if the pronounced bump I'm seeing is a proper bump or just all the bloating. Trousers are starting to get uncomfortable but it's even more noticeable in skirts or dresses so I'm finding it hard to figure out what to be wearing to work. At this rate, when I tell work, it'll be no surprise to anyone! Hope everyone else is keeping well.

I'm the same!! 10 weeks and feel I'm showing already. Change clothes a few times each morning and always settle on same top, different colour each day under a light caridgan I can wrap around me!

smaoifs

Rang my GP today to see when should I expect my 12 week letter for the hospital. Turns out they never sent my referral cos the reception never passed on my message that I was going public.
They're sending my file to the hospital this evening so hopefully I'll find out my appoitment soon. WUH is currently at 13-16weeks anyway.

dreamstar

So I had my second scan yesterday at 7 + 5. At my scan last week the sonographer saw two heartbeats. One was a lot bigger and faster than the other. One was 160bpm and the other 78bpm.
So yesterday there was definitely just one. I was so confused. The sonographer yesterday was like 'maybe the lady doing it last week saw the same one from different angles and thought there were two'. But it doesn't make sense because there were definitely two different heart rates - I saw them. Would the second one really disappear that quickly?

Of course we are just so happy that the one we saw is looking perfect - perfect size and hearing that sound of the heartbeat is just AMAZING! So while I'm confused I'm so over the moon.
Have another scan now next week.

Padme

dreamstar wrote: »

So I had my second scan yesterday at 7 + 5. At my scan last week the sonographer saw two heartbeats. One was a lot bigger and faster than the other. One was 160bpm and the other 78bpm.
So yesterday there was definitely just one. I was so confused. The sonographer yesterday was like 'maybe the lady doing it last week saw the same one from different angles and thought there were two'. But it doesn't make sense because there were definitely two different heart rates - I saw them. Would the second one really disappear that quickly?

Of course we are just so happy that the one we saw is looking perfect - perfect size and hearing that sound of the heartbeat is just AMAZING! So while I'm confused I'm so over the moon.
Have another scan now next week.

That's so odd, maybe you'll know more at the next scan?

I'm totally over the moon here. The clinic rang this evening with the results of my harmony test - I wasn't expecting them until next week. I'm low risk for all the chromosomal abnormalities thank God. It's been on my mind a lot, given my age. I'm so so so relieved now! We are going to tell our son this evening, and we're driving down to tell my parents tomorrow. Yay! I'm in maternity jeans now, so there's no hiding it. 12 weeks tomorrow

greenttc

Dreamstar, what an odd situation, do you feel a little happier to think there was never a second one so that there is no actual loss or does it feel like a loss anyway. Suppose you just have to keep happy at the fully healthy and perfect baby that is in there right now. Less risk with one too!

Padme that is great news and a massive relief i am sure, amazing what they can test for now, my mom is constantly amazed that we evne can have scans at normal appointments, there was none of that in her day as she keeps saying!

Smaoifs, that is a little frustrating that you were never reffered, will it delay appointments for you then? Annoying!!

So i had my appointment this week and it all went well and yes i got a scan which i was worried about not getting, the obstetrician said they give one to everyone at all appointments, just incase anyone else is wondering. Saw the wee babu moving around, it was so mad to think that it is inside me!!! Fierce exciting.

Holles street is totally nuts, it is all over the place with no real direction about where to go or who to see! Suppose i will get used to it though! Didnt care once i saw the little wiggly baby though!

dreamstar

greenttc wrote:

Holles street is totally nuts, it is all over the place with no real direction about where to go or who to see! Suppose i will get used to it though! Didnt care once i saw the little wiggly baby though!

Yeah it's totally mad isn't it? Like you're supposed to sit in a particular place but nobody tells you that. I found it bizarre. What consultant do they have you under? So exciting to see the movement. I can't wait for that.

greenttc wrote:

Dreamstar, what an odd situation, do you feel a little happier to think there was never a second one so that there is no actual loss or does it feel like a loss anyway. Suppose you just have to keep happy at the fully healthy and perfect baby that is in there right now. Less risk with one too!

I don't know it's weird. There were definitely two coz I saw them both on one screen. I'm back on Wednesday so have loads of questions. To be honest I think twins would be a lot higher risk. I'm just so happy our little bean looks strong. Hubbys face when he heard the heartbeat was just magical! Finding it so hard not to tell EVERYONE!!!!

fits

Glad to hear you have one strong one dreamstar.

smaoifs

greenttc wrote:

Smaoifs, that is a little frustrating that you were never reffered, will it delay appointments for you then? Annoying!!

Hopefully it won't. GP said they'll base it off my due date rather than referral date.

greenttc

I am sitting down drinking a can of coke ( i read somewhere that it can help with heartburn, it is working a bit!) but now i can feel what feels like popcorn popping or bubbles bursting on the inside of my tummy low down. Its not the coke, i have never felt anything like it before. I think the sugar from the coke might have gotten the wee baby a little bit excited and they are wriggling around in there, has been going like that for about half an hour already!! So weird! Am i imagining this? I am twelve and a half weeks, almost thirteen...

Is that you baby? Are you having a little dance in there?

How is everyone else doing? We are are all reaching the end of the,first trimester! Wuhoo!

smaoifs

greenttc wrote:

Is that you baby? Are you having a little dance in there?

My sister was fully convinced she felt her baby move at around this stage. Said it felt like the baby just turned itself around. I now have an 18week old niece who constantly turns herself around which makes nappy changes hard work!

I'll be 12 weeks next Wednesday. Exhaustion has really hit the past few days. All is going well though, little bump makes itself very visible in the evenings. I think it's on my left side. That side of my abdomen feels a lot firmer than the right side.

Padme

I was 13 weeks yesterday. Occasionally I think I can feel something, not sure and not regularly though. I had my booking appointment last week, and had a lovely scan, the midwife was great, she gave me loads of photos.
I have a proper bump now, only maternity stuff fits me. I might stick up a photo tomorrow if I can crop it.
I'm feeling really nervous. I should be off my progesterone by now but I'm too scared to stop.

greenttc

Okay... Got my dates wrong yesterday, i am almost FOURteen weeks, was taking a whole week away from myself!

Not feeling anything today, god you just turn everything into a worry, i kinda thought i would feel it every day now. Ah well i am sure it will be back.

Good to hear of other people feel something too, exciting!!!

What hospital are you guys in smaoifs and padme? I am with holles street.

Padme i stopped my progesterone, i was terrified too, i thought the day after i stopped that everything would go wrong and i would start spotting and all sorts but there was nothing and all was okay. It was such a relief to stop it too, i hated it so much! I checked with holles street first and they told me to stop at 12 weeks.

greenttc

Oh, i also had a good look at the mothercare sale and got a few tops, they are so comfy and i don't feel as fat in them! Trousers are much harder to come by though. I got some jeans in marks (online) and they are too big yet. All the trousers in mothercare were a bit...not nice i thought. Wanted some black trousers that i could put with different tops for work but they are al that,shiny cheap material, awful! My normal clothes just don't fit comfortably anymore. I think i am just fat though, it can all be pregnancy!

Padme

greenttc wrote: »

Oh, i also had a good look at the mothercare sale and got a few tops, they are so comfy and i don't feel as fat in them! Trousers are much harder to come by though. I got some jeans in marks (online) and they are too big yet. All the trousers in mothercare were a bit...not nice i thought. Wanted some black trousers that i could put with different tops for work but they are al that,shiny cheap material, awful! My normal clothes just don't fit comfortably anymore. I think i am just fat though, it can all be pregnancy!

H&m have the most comfortable super skinny over bump jeans. Love them. I've ordered a fair bit of stuff online and had to return most of it. My bump starts very low down so most trousers and jeans cut me off so I can't wear them. I have given up on finding work trousers. I ordered some dresses from the debenhams sale, hope they suit. Do marks do maternity wear? Never occurred to me to check there.

I'm thinking of staying on progesterone to 14 weeks, then cutting back to one a day for a week, then stopping. I'm so scared though. I wasn't on it at all for my son, so hopefully everything will be ok when I stop. I'm feeling under so much pressure now we have told people, like my son. He's so excited.

greenttc

The h and m stuff was a weird fit on me which is annoying cause it is cheap and looks good.

Yep marks has maternity stuff online. Not loads and lots of it can be quote plain but I still like it!

Yeah I got some dresses on asos but I love me a pair of trousers for work!

Tapering off the progesterone is probably a good idea, less scary too and probably less.of.a shock to the body.

My family knew from very early on but telling other people definitely makes me nervous. I don't get the pleasure out of it that you would expect. It totally puts pressure on with the hoping everything is okay. Nobody tells you all of this. So it isn't easier.om the second one then?

Padme

greenttc wrote: »

The h and m stuff was a weird fit on me which is annoying cause it is cheap and looks good.

Yep marks has maternity stuff online. Not loads and lots of it can be quote plain but I still like it!

Yeah I got some dresses on asos but I love me a pair of trousers for work!

Tapering off the progesterone is probably a good idea, less scary too and probably less.of.a shock to the body.

My family knew from very early on but telling other people definitely makes me nervous. I don't get the pleasure out of it that you would expect. It totally puts pressure on with the hoping everything is okay. Nobody tells you all of this. So it isn't easier.om the second one then?

I always wear trousers for work, so I think it'll have to be the black skinny jeans until I find something suitable.

I think for most people, the second pregnancy is much easier. For me though, i had recurrent miscarriages since starting ttc three years ago, and with it being ivf at my age, the fear is worse. Plus, my son would be so upset, he can't wait to be a big brother. I just can't wait to be able to feel the baby move regularly, it's so reassuring.

dreamstar

Guys - can I ask.... I am a bit behind yous at only 9 weeks but have yous started to notice a difference energy wise? I'm just wondering when the tiredness should lessen a bit.

Stinam87

dreamstar wrote: »

Guys - can I ask.... I am a bit behind yous at only 9 weeks but have yous started to notice a difference energy wise? I'm just wondering when the tiredness should lessen a bit.[/quote


I'm just coming into 11 weeks and I think for me it's starting to lessen a bit... Not much but a little

Padme

dreamstar wrote: »

Guys - can I ask.... I am a bit behind yous at only 9 weeks but have yous started to notice a difference energy wise? I'm just wondering when the tiredness should lessen a bit.

Nope. I'm still shattered. I think it lasted pretty much the whole pregnancy last time, but it was my only symptom so I can't complain.

smaoifs

Greenttc, I'm in Waterford so will be under University Hospital Waterford.
I've gotten bigger but was lucky that I was doing Slimming World when I conceived so had dropped a jeans size. Back into my bigger jeans now for work (so glad we're a casual office!) And when I'm home I'm into trackends.
My sister got lovely stuff in Next and Dorothy Perkins when she was pregnant so I'll be borrowing those from her. She was due March so season and size wise it worked out well!
Dreamstar, my tiredness went away around week 7 but it is back with a bang the past week (12 weeks on Wed). I'm in bed early every night and was napping over the weekend.

ally_pally

Hi all, great to hear everyone's getting on well - tiredness and sickness and bloating aside! All going well with me I think. I'm 11 weeks now and have my booking appointment and scan in a couple of weeks. I'll be 13 weeks then and I'm equal parts nervous and excited for the appointment. I feel like I've been deliberately ignoring so many aspects of pregnancy until I have this appointment out of the way and I know everything is ok. Once that's done I'll be full on researching car seats, baby clothes, maternity clothes, baby monitors, everything!

smaoifs

Been feeling the blues a bit this week. I haven't been very emotional up to now bar the fright in week 5 but this week I just feel weepy.
I feel almost lonely. I have 2 colleagues who are also pregnant and they're chatting away but I'm not gone public yet so feeling left out.
I've only told my parents, brother and sister so far, don't want to go public in work til I have the first scan.
Keep thinking I'll be scanned and nothing will be there, that I'm just imagining the tender boobs and tiredness :-!

Padme

smaoifs wrote: »

Been feeling the blues a bit this week. I haven't been very emotional up to now bar the fright in week 5 but this week I just feel weepy.
I feel almost lonely. I have 2 colleagues who are also pregnant and they're chatting away but I'm not gone public yet so feeling left out.
I've only told my parents, brother and sister so far, don't want to go public in work til I have the first scan.
Keep thinking I'll be scanned and nothing will be there, that I'm just imagining the tender boobs and tiredness :-!

I know the feeling!!! The relief at each scan that everything is ok, then after a few days I start worrying again.
I've started cutting back on my progesterone now, so worrying that'll cause a problem.

ally_pally

Sorry you're feeling blue smaoifs. It's hard not to join in on pregnancy talk when you're still keeping it quiet, but your first scan is hopefully soon enough so you'll be able to join in on all the chatter very soon. Like you, I was so worried I had imagined this entire pregnancy before I had my early scan at 7 weeks but I'm still absolutely scared of my next one in a week and a half. I'm equal parts nervous and excited.

A friend who's just had her second recently said to me that you don't stop worrying until the baby is put in your arms. And I'd imagine you then start a whole other cycle of worry until they're at least 18! I'm doing my best to remind myself that my body knows what to do and anxiety (which comes very naturally to me) isn't doing me or the baby any good.

Hope you feel better soon and have a nice relaxing weekend.

smaoifs

Thank you all ladies, feeling a lot better today. Had a good chat with my sister last night and she felt the same before she made her announcement.
Had a lovely lie in today and not getting up at 6.30 seems to have done me a world of good!
Hope everyone's enjoying their weekend.

ally_pally

Hi all, hope everyone's doing well. I had my booking appointment yesterday and was really happy with how it all went. I'm going public in the Rotunda and I was expecting my appointment to over-run as it was a middle of the day appointment. Lots that I had read online said that with mid-day appointments you'll be waiting for hours, however I was so pleasantly surprised. Although it was really busy, the whole system worked so efficiently and I was never waiting for anything more than 10 minutes. Everyone I dealt with was so lovely and knowledgeable and helpful.

And of course, best of all, I had my scan which was fantastic. Super active baby in there moving around loads. It's incredible how in the 5-6 between my early 7 week scan to yesterday's one how s/he's gone from being a little dot on a screen to what looks like a proper person with head, legs, arms, everything. Stating the bleedin' obvious here, I know, but I was a bit blown away by that.

I'd imagine we're all around the 11-15 week stage at the moment here so probably lots of scans coming up. Wishing you all the best with them!

greenttc

ally_pally wrote: »

Hi all, hope everyone's doing well. I had my booking appointment yesterday and was really happy with how it all went. I'm going public in the Rotunda and I was expecting my appointment to over-run as it was a middle of the day appointment. Lots that I had read online said that with mid-day appointments you'll be waiting for hours, however I was so pleasantly surprised. Although it was really busy, the whole system worked so efficiently and I was never waiting for anything more than 10 minutes. Everyone I dealt with was so lovely and knowledgeable and helpful.

And of course, best of all, I had my scan which was fantastic. Super active baby in there moving around loads. It's incredible how in the 5-6 between my early 7 week scan to yesterday's one how s/he's gone from being a little dot on a screen to what looks like a proper person with head, legs, arms, everything. Stating the bleedin' obvious here, I know, but I was a bit blown away by that.

I'd imagine we're all around the 11-15 week stage at the moment here so probably lots of scans coming up. Wishing you all the best with them!

Great to hear that it all went so smoothly and quickly! Makes it all so much easier!

Isn't it mad seeing them wiggling away in there? It makes it hard to believe that they are there at all, how can we not feel them!? So amazing to see it all, really makes you leave that appointment in a great mood altogether!

I have an appointment this week, I am 16 weeks this week, hard to believe it is so far along yet time seems to be going so slowly!

Can't wait to hear how all the upcoming appointments and scans go!

How is everyone feeling? Weirdly I am starting to get nausea and headaches in the morning which ease as the day goes on, thought that was supposed to be a first trimester thing!!! And the heartburn.... Oh God the heartburn!

It will all be worth it in February!