April Munchkins 2013- enjoying our wonderful babies!

[TeAmo]

Aww Nimbec thats fantastic news! yay! Change your ticker hun! You can always move it if it changes again.

Littlespy that is wonderfully early to feel bubs! I felt my LO at 15 weeks last time but not consistantly until 18 weeks. At least this time I know what I am looking for. Its my favourite part of being pregnant! Last time I would sit the tv remote on my tummy when he had hiccups so everyone could see! It really is magical.

So was wondering... am I the last one to have a scan? I mean I have had nothing what so ever yet... I need to know this bubs is alright.

I dont have to wait long, its tomorrow 12pm UK time! YAY. excited and nervous! xxx

 

[LittleSpy]

doggy -- the headbutting the cervix thing was extremely unpleasant for me. But everyone else I talk to about it doesn't seem to think it's as bad as I remember (I would squeal in pain from like 37 weeks on). Maybe I just had a more active/strong baby (she was and has always been strong and very active; way ahead of the curve for physical milestones) and maybe I have a sensitive cervix or something.

I just felt the wiggles again! I've now convinced myself it may actually be baby. If it is, s/he's still hanging out right at my pubic bone (though s/he's probably wiggling all over the place at this point). Maybe I'll have a go with the doppler tonight. It's been a few days since I tried and 11 weeks 6 days is when I found dd.

Feeling baby move depends on a whole lot of things, including where your placenta is. I didn't get good proper kicks with dd until 22 weeks or so, I think. But I could feel little flips and flutters way before then (like I said above, I was feeling her daily at 16 weeks).

I really thought it was way too early to feel it, but the more I google (I know, so dumb), the more women I find saying they've felt baby this early with their 2nd or 3rd babies. I'm going to be so hyper aware of it now I should notice anything else. If it picks up, I'll know it's baby. If I don't feel it anymore, I'll know I'm nuts.

 

[ukgirl23]

teAmo, if it wasnt for my tiny bleed I wouldn't have had my scan yet either, I would be waiting at least another week or two. When is your midwifes appointment? They arrange your scan there x

 

[ukgirl23]

littlespy, the cervix things sounds painful! ouchies! I dont think that happened to me with either of mine. You must be very intune with your body or sensitive xxxx

 

[nimbec]

Thanks Teamo and GOOD LUCK for tomorrow!!!!!!!!!

 

[LittleSpy]

teAmo -- I didn't have any u/s or appointment at all until 12+2 with dd (I was really 12+3, but of course they went by my lmp and not ov date). It hardly bothered me at all then but I would've gone completely bonkers by now with this one. I've had 2 scans so far. First was at 7+4 and 2nd was at 9+4 due to my bleeding/spotting. I have another on Friday because they want to monitor my ovarian cyst. So, I'll have had 3 this time by the time I had my first one last time. But normally, my OB does one at the first visit to confirm the pregnancy is viable and then doesn't do another until 20-21 weeks unless you pay for a gender scan. I guess I just got "lucky" that I spotted for 12 days and have a humongous ovarian cyst.

 

[ukgirl23]

oh teAmo I just saw you have your scan tomorrow! Good Luck! dont forget to take some pound coins for pictures x

 

[LittleSpy]

ukgirl - seriously, the cervix headbutts were much more painful than the first 5-6 hours of labor for me (and I was jacked up on pitocin)! So I don't think it's that I'm like intolerant to pain or something, I think it had to have been some kind of sensitive cervix/crazy strong and active baby combo.

I'm crossing my fingers for a calm easygoing baby this time. That's how it works, right? One crazy headstrong nut and one easygoing peaceful angel? I LOVE my daughter more than anything but the thought of having two like her is a small bit terrifying.

 

[TeAmo]

UKGirl, ive seen the midwife @ 10 weeks. Normally you would hear from the hospital shortly after with a scan date but I got nothing so had to call them. Turns out they didnt receive my paperwork and dont have me as pregnant. She squeezed me in for a scan tomorrow. i am wondering where my bloodwork results will go to!

We dont get scans here until 12 weeks littlespy unless you pay or have had previous miscarriages. I am hoping my dates arent too far off tomorrow and cant wait to see little one! I am also hoping it is just ONE!

xx

 

[ukgirl23]

Littlespy - I had to laugh at that lol!! I do feel sorry for you though, I remember when my babies head engaged a few weeks before labour and they were pressing down, that was bad enough, if one head butted my cervix I may die lol.. Hopefully this baby will be a nice one and not headbutt you!! xx

teAmo - I see now! I remember you saying actually a few weeks back that they had stuffed your notes up, the NHS is brilliant for everything except paperwork and communicating with eachother! I had a uti and went to out of hours, they done tests there and confirmed an infection, gave me penicillin and sent me home, the pills didnt work so they checked me again when I had my emergency scan and confirmed again the infection was still there, so I called my doctors and they were telling me that the hospital had not put down in the system that I had an infection and by that time I was passing blood and crying every time I had a wee and sitting in the bath at 5am! lol Its good that you chased them up about it! Are you having the NT test too? xx

 

[TeAmo]

I think we will have the NT test. I am going to take everything offered to me. We had it last time round too. However I am a b1tch to get blood from.. so might be there a while!

Ouchy about your infection!! The NHS are wonderful, I cant complain really... theres always human error. My son is under specialists for his kidney impairment and they are fantastic

xx

 

[ooSweetPea]

Littlespy that's great that you are feeling baba! The past two days I have sworn I was feeling LO just sooo very slightly (and right were baby is usually hanging out when I go searching with doppler) but was afraid to mention on here lest I get told off about feeling it so early...

I started def feeling DS at spot on 15 weeks last time (and that was my first preg - goes to show it doesn't always take '20 weeks' with your first) and DH could feel a few weeks later - and it was visible on outside (and I'm not tiny!) so I feel it is entirely possible to feel subsequent babies earlier and earlier. Plus the first time around, you aren't entirely sure at first if what you are feeling is baby but after your first preg I think it's a lot easier to pick out from gas bubbles etc

I think the important thing to remember is each woman is different, each baby/placenta is different, and some woman may be more in tune to these things than others. It's kind of sad that another poster from a week or so ago was afraid to say she was feeling movement for fear of being judged or whatever - but I'll admit when I started feeling baby I felt the same way. It's not bizarre, strange, or impossible to feel early movement and and honestly noone here should have to defend themselves over the subject.

Sorry for the rant - this has just been bugging me since I saw the post a little bit ago and it just hit a little closer to home the past few days. This thread has been wonderfully supportive and I just hope that no matter how meek some girls are about how they are feeling/what they are feeling/ etc are not scared to post. Love to all!

 

[TeAmo]

^^ I havent seen anyone doubt another person on here? Maybe I missed it! xx

 

[ukgirl23]

I think I missed it too, I would hope that no one would feel like here really. I have seen on other posts when people have mentioned feeling flutters, they have been accused of mistaking it for gas bubbles, but I think when you feel your baby move you know it's not gas, it feels unlike anything else. I agree with sweetpea that everyone is different

teAmo I hope they get blood easily this time for you, it's not good when they can't find it. xx

 

[TeAmo]

They did my hands and my arms last time! I am asking for the nurse that finally got it right this time! x

 

[ukgirl23]

I had a nurse once who was amazing, I didn't feel anything, I bruise after them too and I didn't even get a bruise. I wish I knew her name!!

 

[doggylover]

Number yay for getting moved forwards!!!!!

Now every single little feeling I have in my lower abdomen I am thinking "I wonder is that the baby??" I'm going to be keeping such a close watch out for anything I think may be movement!!!!

 

[TeAmo]

I remember when I first felt baby my midwife confirmed it was probably bubs.. however my friend who was same gestation got told by her midwife it couldnt possibly be... load of old todd.

People sais 'maybe its wind?' Im sorry... wind does not feel anything like a little worm wriggling in your uterus! xx

 

[ukgirl23]

I agree teAmo, like I said you can tell the difference between gas and baby moving.

Doggylover, I am also paying attention to my tummy now too! I can not wait to feel it too! x

 

[dan-o]

Nimbec, congrats on the great scan and getting bumped up!!!

Teamo, good luck for tomorrow hun!! Good job you checked with the hospital!