Due In May :)

[Powell130]

Yay for bigger fruits

I know, never thought fruit could be so exciting!

 

[Hann12]

I remember going round the supermarket looking at the fruit sizes in amazement - especially when you get to watermelon lol!! Turned out my DD never got as big as a watermelon even! By then you can feel the baby, I used to lie there holding Annabelles bottom in one hand and head in another, amazing!!

 

[Powell130]

That is so cool!

I was at a sweet pea when I saw the heartbeat, crazy to think that something that small has a beating heart

 

[Powell130]

Anyone have or thinking about getting a doppler for home? I'm looking online and the prices range from $30-$200 so I'm looking at reviews. But any advice from a live person is always better lol

 

[Stevensmummyx]

That's funny coz I've literally just sat talking about dopplers with OH! I think I'm defo gonna get one but have no idea which ones are better and from how early hb can be detected xx

 

[Powell130]

That's funny coz I've literally just sat talking about dopplers with OH! I think I'm defo gonna get one but have no idea which ones are better and from how early hb can be detected xx

My US at 6w2d showed a heartbeat, so I know there is one so I want to get one ASAP! I'm looking online at reviews and stuff now.

You should be able to detect a heartbeat also

 

[Stevensmummyx]

A few people of said that they couldn't detect one until 10+ weeks I might buy one and give it a go anyway and if I can't find it I can store it away until I'm further on x

 

[Powell130]

A few people of said that they couldn't detect one until 10+ weeks I might buy one and give it a go anyway and if I can't find it I can store it away until I'm further on x

Okay yeah I just read that some can't detect it til 10-12 weeks. I guess I was assuming that since it was seen on US that we could hear it too lol but so far I have read good things about the Sonoline B, which I have found on eBay for about $60 so I think I'll be getting one of those in the next few weeks

 

[Stevensmummyx]

I'm off to price some online ! Xx

 

[Powell130]

eBay seems really reasonable

 

[Sass827]

My mom the nurse said 10 weeks, my dr said Doppler could do it at 9.5. We go for ours next Friday. Beyond excited! Let me know how your home Doppler goes! Maybe I'll get one too.

 

[BDownmommie]

Hiya - so back to the fruit conversation for a minute...(please and thank you)

I was really enjoying the fruit concept of how big my baby was - and then when I found there are two I was hoping to update to see what the sizes where for multiples at different week stages. But i can't seem to find it.

I know it exists bc a friend had that through her entire pregnancy, and I'd really like to know if i got blueberries right now or another berry (being that twins are usually smaller, etc)

Any help?

 

[eggo preggo]

Everyone - thanks for the congrats - very heartwarming, especially since it's killing me not to tell people.

Eggo - as for as its concerned for your due date - the scans use the size of the embryos to determine the date right now. When i asked, it's because even though you ovualted on day x, the egg can be fertilized for 24-26 hours after (therefore, day x+1 or 2), and then implantation can be anywhere from day 5-12 after that- so, really we need to look at it as ovulation date + or - 6-14 days. Does that make sense?

Its funny you question this - when we did my scan, the babies were at different days - one was at 6w4days, the other 6w5days = needless to say i was confused when I saw that.

LUCKY!! I'd so much rather have that than one picture. We can get DVD videos of our US (at my doc atleast) for $5, but since there wasn't any movement really I didn't think about it..til just now actually.. It would have been cool for hubs to be able to see the heartbeat :/

Thanks ladies for the explanations, I think my pregnant brain understands, will have to wait till next scan to see if my due date has changed.

Powell they did not tell me the heart rate as apparently hb is not a good or bad sign at this stage so long as the heartbeat is heard

 

[Powell130]

My mom the nurse said 10 weeks, my dr said Doppler could do it at 9.5. We go for ours next Friday. Beyond excited! Let me know how your home Doppler goes! Maybe I'll get one too.

I definitely will! I'll probably order one next payday and try it until I can hear something lol a friend of mine is about 10 weeks along so I'll get her to try it first lol

 

[Hann12]

I'm getting one! I had the angelcare one last time which was surprisingly good but I'm getting one that tells you how many heartbeats per min this time. I lent my friend my other one which is why I'm getting another.

 

[Stevensmummyx]

I think I'm gonna go with the 'hi bebe' one read a good few reviews on them ! X

 

[laura_2010]

Hi Ladies... can I join? Im due 1st may this was from a early scan dates

 

[laura_2010]

Iv used the Hi-bebe BT200 with my last preg and was brill used it from 9 weeks

 

[Starry Night]

Just a quick selfish update from me:

Had my scan this morning. Have no idea how it went because it's a small town and the hospital doesn't have its own radiologist. They're sending the scans to the city and I won't get the results until I see my doctor on Monday! Grrrr.....

However, when the technician left the room I could see a line of thumbnail-sized pictures of the scans so I snuck a peek. I couldn't make sense of most of them but the last one was definitely of the gestational sac. I saw the yolk sac and a little smudge beside the sac that I THINK was the fetal pole. The picture was tiny so I couldn't get a good luck.

I'm going to lay low for the next little bit because I need to distract myself over the coming 5 days as I wait for official word.

 

[Stevensmummyx]

That's rubbish starry!hope the next 5 days fly in for you

Hi laura ! Welcome and congrats ! Think I'm gonna order my doppler this weekend and hopefully come soon ! Xx