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Yeah pretty normal to lose weight in 1st tri. I dont weigh myself but have not gained anywhere except that bump. First pregnancy I was lighter when ready to give birth than before bfp :shock: I was sick a lot. Xx
 
Hi Ladies - Can I join you? I'm due with #2 on October 29th. :) Congrats to all!
 
I've gained 9 lbs... no sickness here. That's actually right on track though since twin moms are supposed to put on 24lbs by 24 weeks.
 
Babee_bugs, 14 weeks is not too late as you take the test from 10 weeks and throughout pregnancy but would still check with midwife. Our local hospital is offering it free if you get a high result on the NT scan (which can give false positives in 5% of cases) or for a fee if you want it and don´t get a high result. It avoids the need for invasive tests such as amniocentesis and CVS which have a risk of miscarriage, so I think it´s a good idea.

The false positive rate on Harmony is <0.1% so significantly better than traditional screening tests. Plus NT and combined screening only detects chromosomal abnormalities in <85% of cases and that level of detection accuracy wasn´t really good enough for us to put our minds at rest. The quadruple test that I was offered in my last pregnancy was even worse, something like <65% detection rate, with even more false positives. In contrast, Harmony has a detection rate of >99%.


Lovely pictures ladies.
 
ClaireJ23 said:
Babee_bugs, 14 weeks is not too late as you take the test from 10 weeks and throughout pregnancy but would still check with midwife. Our local hospital is offering it free if you get a high result on the NT scan (which can give false positives in 5% of cases). It avoids the need for invasive tests such as amniocentesis and CVS which have a risk of miscarriage, so I think it´s a good idea.

The false positive rate on Harmony is <0.1% so significantly better than traditional screening tests. Plus NT and combined screening only detects chromosomal abnormalities in <85% of cases and that level of detection accuracy wasn´t really good enough for us to put our minds at rest. The quadruple test that I was offered in my last pregnancy was even worse, something like <65% detection rate, with even more false positives.


Lovely pictures ladies.
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Oh thats good to know Claire... I've never had a HIGH NT result before, but i always get the test done, because i would prefer to know if something was going to be seriously wrong with my child, then i would want to prepare myself and arm myself with all info i would need.

But having said that i know the NT is not a perfect test by any means... So for me a Harmony test sounds way more closely accurate, ill be deffo bringing that up at the next midwife/consultant appointment :) Im in the North East of England, we never EVER get funding for anything so ill be very surprised if its up here x
 
I would definitely ask and find out though. I know there are regional variations in NHS funding but worth looking into. I've never had a high NT result either, but you never know what will happen with this new baby. I would certainly want to be informed, especially as >50% of those pregnancies identified as Down's at 10 weeks will end in a natural miscarriage so it would affect to whom and when I announced the pregnancy. Plus, many of the babies have various problems associated with the syndromes like holes in the heart and need to have life-saving operations so would important for me to know in advance.

We decided to take the test last time as at our 14 week scan the sonographer could not get a good position to take NT measurements and we were offered the quadruple test instead. We weren't happy with the accuracy as I mentioned earlier and therefore had the NT and Harmony done privately the next day. The result was good and I thought the cost was worth the peace of mind it gave us.
 
Why do strangers think it's okay to ask if I was on fertility drugs when they find out I am carrying twins? It's about as polite as asking a lady with a large chest if she's had breast implants.:dohh:
 
It's about as polite as asking a lady with a large chest if she's had breast implants. hahahahahahahahahahaha funny as!!!!

But yeah I suppose people think a lot of twins are fertility, until they join this site and come across women like you (lots of them) that are shocked at natural twins :D
 
It's a bit different on this site. I don't mind it so much here, considering we openly discuss enlightened topics such as discharge and pooping :lol:
 
People feel entitled to everything when it comes to pregnancy and babies: touching your belly without even considering asking if it's ok, openly commenting about your weight and passing judgement if you're too fat/too skinny, etc. And it goes on when baby's born: why aren't you breastfeeding? why are you still breasfeeding? Isn't he over/under dressed? You should feed him this and that... urgh
 
OMG! Mini DONUT muffins!!!!!!

I just died and went to heaven!


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I had lost 10 pounds at my 9 week appointment. I'm 12 weeks on Thursday and I think I'm down 2 more.my boobs and belly are noticeably bigger while everything else had gotten a bit smaller. I've gone down a pant size. I'm nauseous a lot less than I was so I should be able to gain a little. I'm only supposed to gain 8-15 pounds total anyway according to my high risk ob.
 
I once asked a woman I barely knew if she had ivf when she told me she was pregnant (because she had been open about using ivf the first time) and as the words were leaving my mouth an alarm started going off in my brain but I couldn't stop talking in time. I was mortified about overstepping and apologized with the explanation that I spend so much time on pregnancy forums where people are open about that kind of thing with strangers.

GP I missed the discussion about your husbands OCD. I think you're amazing for being a SAHW to keep the house in order for him. I would not make a good wife to someone with OCD (though wouldn't complain about a spouse who wanted the house tidy if he helped too).
In the first few weeks he will have to pick up a lot of slack - especially if you end up having a caesarean, but I assume you already have a good routine going so it won't be hard to fit a baby into your routine. I am so not a routine person myself though I do feel like I need a bit of a routine now...
Keeping a house to OCD standards will be trickier in toddler years though. With two of them I've all but given up trying to keep the house from looking like a bomb went off and do my cleaning after they go to bed. It doesn't even last til breakfast though sadly :haha: I'm sure you'll do fine though. I'm just lazy and simply don't care. As you have a reason to keep the house in order you'll find a way. But do go easy on yourself for a few weeks following the birth and let him know he will need to lower his expectations of what you can/should do a lot while you get your bearings. Sleep deprivation, hormone surges, and the sudden realization that a tiny human being is comp!etely depending on you for everything takes its toll :haha:



AFM food aversions are kicking in, but I'm otherwise feeling really well (I don't generally have many pregnancy symptoms). I had breakthrough bleeding a week ago which was alarming, but not surprising since I seemed to have a normal period at the beginning too when I thought I had a chemical. So I'm prepared to likely experience it again.
I've also been feeling flutters and pops for a few days that I unmistakably know is baby, which I know sounds crazy early. But I also feel ovulation (and know which side I ovulate from) and felt implantation and am very aware of my uterus growing too so its really not a stretch for me to be aware of tiny movements in there too. I really needed the reassurance with this pregnancy so I'm glad of it. I will be having a scan in 3-4 weeks just for curiosity as I dont feel I need outside reassurance at this point.
 
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