3rd Time Lucky Club

[beachlover1]

Hi Faylou.....just replied to a post of yours!! Great news, really pleased to hear it went well. I dont think the worry ever goes, im about to have my NT scan on Thurs and am really scared!!!! Welcome back!!

Missymojo....thanks for your kindness, you really deserve to get your BFP sometime soon!!! xxxx

 

[faylou]

Hi BL,
Thanks!
Good luck with your NT test, am sure it will be fine. The % are quite low. I also saw a really touching thing on TV yesterday, apparently a little boy with Downs has just won a modelling contract with Next. He was on the TV showing off the clothes and looked lush. His parents said that people shouldn't be so afraid of Downs. It certainly made me think twice about it all.

Just wondering BL, when did you tell all your family and friends? Not sure whether I should tell now my scan went so well or whether to wait until 12 weeks?

xx

 

[beachlover1]

im waiting until my NT results on Thurs. Its my dads birthday on thurs so im hoping i can give them an awesome pressie!!! I have told 2 friends and my sister, thats all. The friends because i needed them to be on the no drinking alibi over xmas!!!!

I didnt want anyone knowing til 12 weeks after the last two sadnesses!! especially mum...she would have not enjoyed the news, just been so nervous for me. this way she can be relieved and excited...no anti climax!!!

I would wait....its only 3 weeks! you have done 8 and then you can tell them with real positivity....and they wont worry for you!! I say ONLY 3 weeks...by god the last 12 have DRAGGED!!!!! xx

 

[faylou]

Thanks BL, you are right, I've come this far! I told my mam this time round, she is a nurse so it helps pull strings with scans etc if I need her too. She has been mega nervous for me and the baby, she cried when I told her everything was ok yesterday! She thought maybe wait until 12 weeks too to tell everyone else. Its hard because you want to scream it to the world, but at least we have this forum and each other xx

 

[Poshie]

Hey girls. Welcome back faylou and many congratulations on your scan. I had my first scan at 8w6d and I cried when we saw pip and heartbeat, it's such a relief isn't it. The past few days though I'm worrying again whether all will be well at my 12 scan. Like BL, I'm having the combined test but my measurement and blood test take place at the same appt. I'm petrified tbh. Yesterday I didn't feel as sick as normal which makes me worry. I know symptoms can come or go but that doesn't relieve the stress.

We had the first scan on 23 dec and decided we'd tell our immediate family over Xmas. We won't officially 'go public' until our 12w scan on 19 jan, so a week this Tuesday.

It's great we all have each other and fx we will all be 3rd time lucky

 

[beachlover1]

Hey Poshie, I had a few days in Barbados where I didnt feel sick AT ALL!!! I got nervous, then one night, i threw up and have felt rubbish ever since. To be honest we are almost at 12 weeks now....my book says we may start to feel a bit less sick now!! I wouldnt worry, im sure its all fine!!

Poshie if you can, get your blood test done a few days BEFORE your NT scan, that way they will have the blood results in when you are scanned and will give you the results there and then.....no waiting!! thats what the private ones round here all advise anyway. I cant bare to wait even an hour longer than i need too ;-)

 

[OmiOmen]

faylou: The worrying does not stop! I was told I would get an early scan and didn't so I wanted to run out of the 12 week scan by my appointment when I was in the waiting room. We felt so much better after that but even at the 20 week scan we was still worried. Now I am worried because I have no more scans. I have to admit I told my family and close friends because for me they would have known if something had happened so I though I may as well.

You all seem to have cleaners! I had thought about getting one for just once a week but the idea of someone in my house creeps me out a bit. Is that odd!?!

I am glad everything is going well for you all. I am just so sick of the snow now and want it to stop so I hope the forecast for tomorrow is wrong. At least I have two days with no work/over-time and I feel tiered and achy for some reason so am going to do very little.

 

[Poshie]

Happy Monday Morning all I managed to drive in to work today, it was slow but I made it. I'm more worried about DH as he has to drive our other car which has a brake binding in today as it's going to get fixed. I'm waiting to hear that he made it in okay. That car is rear wheel drive, so not what you want in these conditions.

Anyway, I'm feeling okay at the mo, as per most mornings. Not alot else to report so far today. Hope you all had a good weekend

 

[Poshie]

Hey girls, it was very quiet here yesterday, hope you're all doing okay? A week today is my next scan and I have the morning off work especially. When's everyone else's next milestones?

 

[OmiOmen]

You should get a nice clear scan photo next week then!

I have being so tiered recently, I don't know whats wrong with me but I feel like I could sleep all the time! I guess my next milestone is going into the third trimester in a week or two. I guess there is not a lot left to happen now since I have no more scans, have felt and seen movement and just have the really uncomfortable stage to look forward to.

 

[Poshie]

Ah hello Omi, I'm not alone then!

Thinking about it, I have posted my 8w6d scan in my pg journal, but I didn't post them here. If you (or anyone else) is interested, they are on page 14 of my journal (link in my sig).

Yes, you would expect to see some significant growth between that scan and my next one. In fact I will be 12w 5d next Tuesday, so should be good. I am excited, but I'm also very nervous. Just hope pip has done all the required growing in that time and is continuing to flourish in there.

Yes, 3rd Tri for you soon, wow! It's going to get tough on you physically and emotionally I would imagine. Have you thought much about the birth itself? What are your plans?

 

[samzi]

hey ladies.

had a crap nights sleep, but made up for it today

Ive got my last ever scan on monday to check the placenta has moved. hope to god it has! Its another excuse to see baby again too, i cant wait

 

[OmiOmen]

Love the scan photos Poshie, one looks like your LO has a bow on their head. I bet the 12 week one will be really clear, just make sure you drink plenty of water before hand. I got really clear photos but felt like I needed to pee myself and because I was there so long and he was not co-operating and by the third scan I had to pee and the photo I got was not as clear. I did not feel too tired in the first trimester and yet am feeling it now.

I have not got a birth plan written yet but have a good idea of what I want. I want to attempt a drug free birth and am still hoping I might be allowed my home-birth. Although am a bit worried about panicking one of my dogs who is very compassionate. I also now think I want a natural third stage and to wait until the cord has stopped pulsating before it is clamped. It is funny because I am only now starting to get scared about the labor and birth part.

Samzi, I hope the scan goes well and shows the placenta has moved.

Unless the midwife picks up any problems my last scan was the last one so I am probably going to get a 4D scan on my birthday in March. I don't want to have to wait so long without a scan to look forward to, but I will be in my 30th week around my birthday so it is as late as they recommend before they get too squashed up to get a good 4D scan.

 

[Poshie]

Oo last ever scan eh Samzi, well lots of luck! Hope that placenta has obliged and moved out the way

A scan for your birthday sounds like a perfect present Omi

 

[minime2009]

Heres me....1 MMC followed by a D&C in August and a chemical in October. BFP 5 days ago!!! Scared to death this time, but I just POAS, a digi one after a hour of holding my wee in....in the afternoon too (WTF am i thinking) but oh joy of joys it has moved to 2-3!!! I certainly didnt get that with my chemical last month. So, heres hoping its a sticker this time!! Im not out the woods by a long shot, but I only made it this far last time so things are looking brighter. I do have tummy cramps though...but we shall see.

Heres to 3rd time lucky!! x

Hi hun, congrats on your BFP I didn't realise!! I just got one too so joining this thread

 

[minime2009]

Hi guys

Would love to join you!

Am 33 (just lol). Started TTC in February last year. Had a chemical in May and fell pregnant again straight away but had a MMC in August and had D&C. Don't think I Ov'd until December and just got another BFP!

Here's hoping!

 

[Poshie]

Ahh you made it, welcome minime we are a friendly bunch of girls who have all had similar experiences. Feel free to rant and rave and much as you like, we understand.

I'm also 33 (but in my case, not for much longer!) you may have read my first post which tells you more about me

 

[minime2009]

Ahh you made it, welcome minime we are a friendly bunch of girls who have all had similar experiences. Feel free to rant and rave and much as you like, we understand.

I'm also 33 (but in my case, not for much longer!) you may have read my first post which tells you more about me

Thanks for the invite I did read your post and loads of the others so feel I knowa bit about you all!! Know Beechlover from loss forum and we were mailing each other for a bit of support after our MMC so nice to see a friendly face!!

Have my docs appointment in the morning

 

[MissyMojo]

& to you all and some super sticky too

much love ur stalker xxxxxxxxxx

 

[Poshie]

Ah that's cool that you know BL

Good luck with your doc appt, let us know how you get on won't you