Any summer 2016 babies?

[alihill1109]

Hi everyone!
Sorry to be MIA - I've had guests in town all week, so it's been a busy time. Thank you for the warm welcomes and congrats - and congrats to all of you too! So nice to be communicating with a lot of other lovely women going through pregnancy at this time!

Megan - I hope you are doing ok - I'm definitely nervous as well at this point. Fingers crossed for your that you if you got your betas done.

Dimmu - what a great scan pic! Sorry to hear you've really been struggling with the MS though

Eva1978 - I've always wanted to visit Australia too! One of my best friends is Australian, she lives on the Gold Coast right now. Where do you live? I am not originally from the Cayman Islands…I'm American but my DH is British and when we met he was living here so I moved (I was living in Miami at the time, which is only about an hour by flight.) It's small island but very nice and a great place to have kids.


And thank you everyone who gave nausea management advice. I have no idea what to expect as it's my first, so it's greatly appreciated.

I have my first scan next Wednesday, excited and anxious to see that everything is going ok.

Have a great weekend everyone!

 

[Mrs W 11]

Jjay you must def be feeling better if you're missing wine, I still feel constantly hung over and the thought of wine makes me want to throw up haha. I bet once I get to your stage I'll be missing it haha.

Miss B - hope your booking appointment went well. As you say I always enjoy that bit as it feels like something is actually happening and meet your midwife which is nice.

Dimmu you poor thing, your first day back sounds awful. Sorry you are still being and feeling sick. Hopefully it will start to ease very soon.

Hi ali- hope some of the nausea tips will help you.

I took you guys advice and went and saw my GP yesterday and said about the constant brown spotting and that I needed a reassurance scan. They referred me to the epu who were amazing. Scan this morning showed blob was fine with heartbeat!! Measuring a day behind while last week it was measuring a day ahead but they were not concerned at all they said its so small that a day measurement either way is fine. So I do feel better now. They said if spotting continues I can have another scan in 2 weeks.

And I think I might need to read back over those sickness tips as am feeling pretty grim!!!

 

[MeganS0326]

Hey, ali! Glad to see you back. I've been MIA for a bit too. I have time to read but no time to respond. I'm doing good. Dr. did not want me to come in for betas so I've just been testing and testing to make sure we are headed in the right direction. I'm kinda relaxing about it now. My first appointment isn't until 1/19, uggghhhh!! It feels like forever away. Glad you will get a scan next Wednesday. How far along will you be?

dimmu - so sorry you have been feeling so sick.

Mrs. W - so glad you were able to get a reassurance scan and all is well! I hope the spotting stops soon!

Hope everyone else is doing well!!

 

[eva1978]

Hi everyone,

welcome feltsy22! So sorry to hear about your recent mc. Hope the next weeks and months go along OK without too much stress (haha, right!) or sickness! I had a mmc almost half a year ago and I was really scared that the pregnancy after that one would fail too, but so far, so good! I'm 13.5 weeks now! I guess I'm officially in second Tri!?

Miss B that's great your line manager was so positive! Sorry you are still feeling pretty crap though :-/
I'm feeling overall much better these days, the nausea comes more after I eat, and is no longer constant. Reminds me more of my first pregnancy which was a lot more pleasant than my last ones in terms of feeling ill!

Miss W congrats on the scan!! Spotting is certainly nerve-wracking. There are so many mixed stories (good and bad) about it. Some women apparently spot their entire pregnancy and everything is fine. With this pregnancy I haven't "spotted" but did have brownish CM a few times. I never had that with my other pregnancies. Seems like everything is fine though.

In terms of morning sickness I find that sometimes peppermint tea helps. Drinking water helped with my first pregnancy but never helped *at all* with my other ones. If you can manage to take a nap, that's often helpful
Hope you feel better soon!!

Sorry to hear about your first day at work Dimmu Did you manage to tell anyone from your office, and did it go OK? Fingers crossed for you, if you haven't done it yet! Did you end up getting any maternity clothes? How are you feeling today? I'm happy with most of the clothes I ordered Only got a few items.

Hi JJay - how was your scan?
Sorry to hear about the flooding. Sounds like a mess. Parts of Australia are flooded while other parts are on fire, though where I am it's business as usual... luckily.
I've had a few sips of red here and there though I didn't try a glass at the wine tasting (Stellenbosch area is great! Reminds me of a trip I did years ago)!
On New Year's Eve I did have a bit of champagne mixed with orange juice! Basically tasted like juice, was still nice to raise a glass for the evening!

Hi Ali - I live farther from the coast, in Australian Capital Territory. Gold Coast seems really nice, but pretty expensive to visit (and more crowded) this time of year. So we'll be going further south to the beach. Cool to hear Cayman Islands is a good place to have kids! I would have had no idea about that.

Megan, nice that you have an appt date, though yes it seems like the 19th is so far away! I hope the week goes by with relatively little stress for you!

 

[Miss Bellum]

Hi everyone hope you are all doing well. Still feeling a bit queasy hoping it wont last much longer. Only a few days till the scan now!

Jjay - Hope you are doing ok and haven't been too badly affected by the floods. Glad you are feeling less sick now. Not long to our scans now, getting very excited.

Alihill - sounds like a very busy time. Good luck for your scan next week, hope everything is well.

MrsW - Fab news on the scan , so reassuring! Sorry the sickness has hit hope it wont stay for long.

Megan - Waiting for scans is so hard isn't it?

Eva - Glad you are feeling less sick now as well. Hurray for 2nd trimester, hope things get a bit easier.

 

[dimmu]

Good morning everyone, how lovely to see so many updates at once, especially when everyone seems to be getting on so well with their pregnancies!

Jjay so sorry to hear that you have been affected by the floods, it looked absolutely horrendous in the news. Glad to hear you are feeling better and your nausea is subsiding. Hopefully we all have a nice and easy second trimester ahead of us!

Alihill where you live sounds amazing, although admittedly I had to look it up on google maps.. I'm so jealous, that must be an amazing place to grow your child. It's just getting colder here in London, wish I was somewhere warm like that instead!!! Good luck with your scan next week!

Mrs W so glad to hear you were able to have a scan and everything seems fine. Did they give any reason for the bleed? If it was me I'd probably go for another scan in two weeks' time anyway, just nice to get that reassurance. Although I hope the spotting will stop.

Megan glad to hear you are feeling more relaxed. Are you getting nausea or any other symptoms yet? Think my MS started at around 6 weeks. I find the first trimester went surprisingly quickly, although it probably helped to have the Christmas break in between. Just ten days until your appointment now, I hope it will fly by!

Miss B glad you finally had your first appointment, makes it all feel more real! Good luck with the scan next week, let us know how it goes!

Eva - yay for the second trimester!! I guess I am almost there as well now! When I was pregnant with DD I had a couple of small glasses of wine during the pregnancy but this time I have really gone off wine and most other drinks! I usually love sparkling water but haven't had any for weeks, just still water.
Are you getting any second trimester symptoms yet? I've noticed now that my nausea has subsided I am really hungry!!! Especially in the mornings, I am like a hobbit and have two breakfasts with snacks in between! I also seem to have a stuffy nose a lot, didn't even think it could be a symptom until one of my apps told me so.

I am feeling much better now, I think my MS just decided to go out with a bang! But ever since my first day back at work I've felt a lot better, the nausea is no longer constant, I only get it in the evenings a little bit or if I go a long time without eating. I'm ravenous now though, I could just keep eating all the time. And of course healthy food isn't doing much, if I have an apple it takes ten minutes for me to be hungry again! I also seem to be craving red meat which is unusual for me as I don't usually have much, I very much prefer fish or chicken. I am not anaemic or anything so not sure why this baby is after burgers!! I even went for McD the other day, just really wanted one of their burgers. DD was pleased as we hardly ever take her there otherwise.
Is anyone else having any unusual cravings? I also keep wanting eggs so maybe it's the protein this baby wants.

I also told work and it went ok. My LM just said he already knew anyway. So glad that's out of the way and they are very flexible with time as well, I can work from home whenever I have an antenatal appointment so that's nice, especially as the hospital is just 15 walk from home but over an hour's commute from work.

I got the results from my NT scan and it was all good. Risk of Down's is 1:750, trisomy 18 is less than 1:50,000 and trisomy is 13 1:12,000. The risk of Down's even if low is a lot higher than last time, I think I got something like 1:6,500, wonder if my age was a big factor there.

Anyway, I hope you are all doing well and I look forward to reading more updates! Have a lovely weekend!x

 

[Miss Bellum]

Dimmu - Great to hear you are feeling better. Must be a relief your lm knows and good he's being flexible.

Fab news on your NT results.

 

[Miss Bellum]

Yey! Very happy today, had the scan and we have a healthy bean who is doing well

So very relieved! Bean didn't want to co-operate with the sonographer though and kept flipping around to be exactly in the wrong place. So happy to see bean flipping and the little heart beating away. Also quite relived not to have twins.

I was so glad our appointment had been moved, by the time we were seen, they were running 45 minutes late and if we stuck to the afternoon, we would have been so late to get LG from nursery. Not to mention the discomfort of a 45 minute wait when you really need a wee!

 

[MeganS0326]

Great scan pic, Miss B! Glad all is well!!!

 

[dimmu]

Fab scan picture Miss B! It's so lovely to see them bouncing around, I'd love to have a scan jist for that every day!
Have you got a date for your 20 week scan yet?

 

[JJay]

Yay lovely scan pic Miss B and fab news that all is well. Only 2 days to go until mine - I can't wait, I want to see that bouncy baby. I am still listening in on the Doppler every couple of days and feeling the odd prod and twitch but I want to see baby bouncing around

Dimmu, happy to hear your great NT results - that must be a relief. Glad to hear you're feeling better too.

Eva, congrats on 2nd trimester! I feel like I am pretty much there too and am dipping into the second tri forum more than the first now.

Mrs W so pleased to hear you got a nice reassuring scan!

Megan, Ali how are you both feeling now? Have you got scan dates or midwife appointments yet?

We are back online at home again which is great. It's very isolating with no phone or Internet - I didn't realise quite how much I rely on it. I am feeling better and better - I actually stayed up until 10.45 last night and also had a 0% beer with my dinner. No nausea left and don't feel too bloated and not as tired either. I'm still growing my the day and look very obviously pregnant. - not sorted out my maternity clothes yet and must get on to it before I wake up one morning and find I can't squeeze myself into anything.

I'm super excited for the scan on Thursday, it's been a long time to wait but I guess I've not got too long until the 20 week scan now - has anyone got a date yet?

 

[dimmu]

JJay glad to hear thing have improved for you as well and you're back online as well!
It's so nice to feel more normal again isn't it! I still get evening nausea and occasional heaving but it's nothing compared to what it was. Has your tummy popped now? I look pregnant when standing up but my tummy still looks quite flat when I lie on my back. I really need to get some maternity clothing as well, but I just don't like the leggings or jeans that cover your whole belly and most maternity stuff I've seen are like that. Just thinking they'll be too hot by July!

I had an ob gyn appointment today because of my medical history (abdominal surgery a decade ago) and I got to see the baby again! It was only a brief glimpse but a nice surprise as I wasn't expecting them to scan me. Gonna need to do the glucose test at 28 weeks, not looking forward to that especially if they make you drink lucozade or similar, I detest the stuff!
I have my 20 week scan scheduled for February 22, really can't wait, it feels like ages away.

Hope you are all doing well. Good luck with your scan JJay!

 

[eva1978]

Hi!

Miss B that's great news about your bean

I don't have my 20 week scan booked yet. Once I'm back in town I'll have to try and make an appt with my doctor to discuss my blood results (taken around the time of the 12 week scan). I'm expecting he would have called me if something was shown to be high-risk, so I assume everything there looked alright.

The hospital finally called me back and had booked me in for an appt this week, but of course I'm out of town! So not sure when I'll finally get to see a real OB! I hope next week.

Dimmu that is wonderful your ms seems to be gone, and great news about your NT scan results!
I craved more red meat (mmm burgers) with my first pregnancy, and more acidic stuff with my second. And sweet stuff like chocolate/cookies for all pregnancies including this one, lol. No weird cravings though but sometimes I also eat breakfast twice! Been eating a lot of toast with various things on it. Funny you mention stuffy nose. I've literally had that ever since this pregnancy started! It's crazy. Worst in the mornings... I've been assuming it's due to allergies, but I didn't have this before (and certainly not for 3 months straight) :-S ! So maybe it's actually pregnancy related?!

JJay good luck for your upcoming scan! Do you get a reliable heartrate with your doppler? What rates are you finding? I normally can't get a good read with the doppler but I time it by ear using my phone timer, and I've been getting around 160 bpm. In the last 1-2 weeks it's gone down from low 170s.
I can still get away with wearing my "larger fitting" jeans but some clothes I had to put away weeks ago. I've gotta bust out the full on maternity jeans soon, I think!

How is everyone else feeling and doing? I hope not too sick!

 

[Mrs W 11]

Hi everyone!!

Eva - I've got the stuffy nose symptom as well! It's really annoying as I can't sleep as easily with it, mine is worse in the mornings as well. I thought it was just around 7-9 weeks though when the body produces extra mucous to develop the mucous plug. Maybe it can carry on throughout then, I was hoping it would be gone soon!! Congrats on 2nd tri!!

Dimmu- yes I think under the bump jeans more comfy for a summer pregnancy, that's what I had last time. Isabella Oliver do nice ones and you can find some good deals on eBay x

Miss b - congrats on your scan, glad all was well and lovely pic!!

Jjay- good luck for Thursday! Glad you're starting to feel better, I'm jealous!!!

I'm still in the midst of constant nausea. So so happy to be pregnant but really fed up of feeling so ill and sick. With my dd I started feeling better around 11 weeks so I'm hoping 2-3 more weeks until it eases. So excited for second tri, to grow a bump and get the mat clothes out!! Fingers crossed x

 

[MeganS0326]

JJay - Yay internet!!! So crazy how dependent we are on technology these days. Glad you are starting to get that second tri relief from symptoms. Hope your scan on Thursday is great.

dimmu- great news about the quick scan today and getting to see bubs! I hate, hate, hate the glucose test. I failed my one hour one with DS and had to do the three hour one. It was terrible!!! Your 20 weeks scan will be here before you know it.

eva1978 - Sorry about the appointment mix up, hopefully they can get you in sometime next week!

AFM, still waiting for my first appointment. It will be on 1/19. One more week to go!! I can't wait! I'm curious what is going to happen. This is not at all how things worked when I was pregnant with DS. I'm pretty sure I will get a scan at this first appointment so that I can get an accurate due date. I have super long crazy cycles so going by LMP is not going to be correct. I'm also curious if she is going to send me to the high risk Dr. straight away. With DS I had to go to the high risk Dr at about 25 weeks because of my high blood pressure which I'm sure I still have. I loved the high risk appointments though because I got a scan each time!

 

[dimmu]

Eva I'm sure they would have called by now if there was any reason for concern. I hope you get your appointment sorted soon. My stuffy nose is also worse in the mornings, as soon as I wake up I have to find a tissue! I thought it was allergies/weather turning colder but perhaps it is in fact a pregnancy symptom. Never thought of that until my app suggested it!

Mrs W I so know how you are feeling, my nausea was constant for something like 6 weeks and I was so miserable. The good thing is it is probably likely to dissipate in a few weeks if that happened with your previous pregnancy. Mine is only just gone away now within the last week, although I still get occasional nausea. Have you had any more bleeding since your scan?
I went and ordered a few maternity clothes online! I got a couple of dresses, a top, leggings and jeans. Managed to find some below bump stuff online, thanks for the suggestions Mrs W!

Megan that's great if you get to have a scan so early on, I understand it's a common practice in the US whereas here in the UK you have to usually wait until 12 weeks unless you go private. Really not looking forward to the glucose test. I am not classified high risk in spite of my medical history, but I guess they want to be sure, hence the glucose test. Guess the good thing is I get to see the consultant again after the test, hopefully he'll do another extra scan then!

I've been feeling very well the last few days now, not much nausea at all. I'm still tired in the evenings and keep waking up for the toilet at night, and also very hungry, but it's all good. I noticed my linea nigra has made a slight appearance already, I can't remember getting it so early on with DD. It's still very faint but guess it will get stronger with time. Gonna have to remember to use strong sun block as soon as it starts getting sunnier, I got some pigment changes on my face last time so guess that is likely to happen again if the linea nigra is there already as well.

 

[alihill1109]

Hi beautiful mamas!

Sounds like so many of you are getting over you MS - that must be a nice relief!

Megan - Wishing you the very best on your dr visit next week, I hope your blood pressure issues are not there this time (but simultaneously wish you still have scans at every appt!)

Dimmu - My husband is a Brit (from the Plymouth area) so we actually do get to visit your part of the world a fair amount. We'll be there in March for a wedding! Cayman is a long way, and there are a lot of British expats here who don't seem to want to return due to the weather, my DH included (although I love to visit and wouldn't mind living there…) I'm so glad for you that you NT results were so good, what a relief that must be.

MrsW - sorry to hear about the constant nausea, I can relate. Fx for you that it eases up a bit soon.

Eva1978 - ah you mentioned red wine from Stellenbosch and I got very nostalgic (and thirsty) as we had our honeymoon in South Africa. Sounds like you had a memorable trip there as well

MissBellum - Scan looks amazing! Hooray for your healthy bean! Hope you are feeling better too

JJay - good luck with your scan tomorrow!

Afm - we had our first scan and Dr appt this morning, only one little bean in there but the heartbeat is strong and it looks very healthy! Measuring in a little over 6 weeks, so due Sept 5th. Boobs are up a full cup size too, didn't expect that to happen so fast. Other than that, just very tired and not getting much sleep as our English bulldog snores louder than a hibernating bear. He doesn't sleep in our room but I swear I can hear it even when he's downstairs now. (Supersonic hearing, a side effect of pregnancy? Hmm.) I need to invest in some good earplugs stat. Nausea is present but manageable so far.

 

[MeganS0326]

dimmi - so glad you are feeling better! I never got a linea nigra with DS so not sure when that is supposed to make an appearance, but lotion-ing up sounds like a good plan!

ali - so glad you had a great scan today! One healthy bean is fantastic! Thanks for the good wishes for my BP. I hope it stays close to normal for at least the first half of the pregnancy like it did last time. I don't look forward to paying a specialist co-pay for each visit but the frequent scans are a plus. I love, love, love english bulldogs!!! Our dog was supposed to be an english bulldog, but about 4 or 5 days after he was born you could tell that his mama had done some sneaky business and he was in fact no where near an english bulldog. He was too cute to turn down so we took him anyways and he was free so we save quite a bit of cash.

AFM - having a light symptom day today and it has me paranoid. Praying the 19th gets here soon and all is well!

 

[Miss Bellum]

Hi ladies hope you are having a good week.

Dimmu - no date yet, probably wont come through until the end of January. My tummy has definitely popped! There seems to be so little choice about maternity clothes in the stores here and I prefer to try things on first. Looks like it will be online for me. How fab to get an unexpected glimpse of bubba and congrats on getting a date for your 20 week scan. Good to hear the sickness is finally easing.

Jjay - Not long till your scan! Good luck for tomorrow. It is great to see lo moving around, so reassuring. Hurray for being back on line. So pleased you are feeling better.

Eva - great news on your doppler. I think stuffy nose is a pregnancy symptom. Hope it doesnt last until
the end for you.

MrsW - Constant sickness does get very tiresome, hope yours starts to ease soon.

Megan - Its amazing how quickly things seem to change in antenatal care. Good luck for your first appointment, not long to go.

Alihill - Plymouth's not far from me either! About 2 hours in the car. Can't say I'd blame anyone for not wanting to live hear, the weather's not great! Apart from the weather I do love living in the West Country, it’s a pretty fab place to live.

Its amazing how fast boobs can grow! I've gone up a cup size and hoping I don’t have to go up again too soon.

Great news on your scan

 

[JJay]

Hi Everyone,

Scan was fine, baby was very bouncy! It was really quick and I just got a very brief look at baby at the end of the scan but everything looked fine which is the main thing. I guess as we didn't want the NT there was not a lot to measure. They have changed my due date to 16th July and 20 week scan is 29th February, which actually doesn't seem that far away - can't believe I will be half way by then, crazy! I have shared the news on Facebook now so everyone knows which is a nice feeling

Miss B, I'm glad someone else has popped too! I look huge my bras are also getting tight so I think I'll have to have a trip to the shops soon.

Megan, good luck for the 19th - not long to go now.

Ali congrats on your scan - lovely to see a little bean with a heart beat very reassuring

Dimmu, I have the stuffy nose thing too! I had it with both previous pregnancies but not this early. It's very annoying when I'm trying to get to sleep at night.

Mrs W hope you feel better soon. I'm really appreciation feeling semi normal again - a bit like I've come out of a fog. First tri was so exhausting.

Eva, my Doppler seems pretty good - I usually hear the heartbeat before it registers a rate but after a couple of secs it then usually counts 155-165 bpm. This has come down from the 170s a couple of weeks ago. The old wives tale says over 150 means a girl but I don't think there is any truth to that. No gender clues at our scan either