FEBRUARY HEARTS Due in February 2015 , open group all welcome!

[MrsTM1]

I find it really strange that girls not in the uk don't get regular scans etc at certain points of the pregnancy, they are very much on the ball here. Maybe I've just picked it up wrong reading through some pages. or they just scan you at different stages than us..

We do get regular scans, just not as many (usually) as people in the US do. Normal pregnancies get 2 scans, first between 11 and 13+6, and second at 20 weeks. I'll be getting extras at 28, 30, 32, and 34 because I'm on aspirin, under consultant care, and because we lost our last baby at 20 weeks.

We also get all prescriptions free and free dental care while we are pregnant. I think the dental care for us goes until little one is a year old too. In Scotland I believe that they get free eye checks as well. That's on top of free medical services. Well, I say free, but we pay for them via our taxes and such. Still not nearly as expensive as healthcare in the States!

I'm from North Carolina, so I'm not badmouthing anyone who lives in the States, I just prefer it here (well, at least when it isn't so blasted hot!).

 

[JACKDOLL]

I find it really strange that girls not in the uk don't get regular scans etc at certain points of the pregnancy, they are very much on the ball here. Maybe I've just picked it up wrong reading through some pages. or they just scan you at different stages than us..

We do get regular scans, just not as many (usually) as people in the US do. Normal pregnancies get 2 scans, first between 11 and 13+6, and second at 20 weeks. I'll be getting extras at 28, 30, 32, and 34 because I'm on aspirin, under consultant care, and because we lost our last baby at 20 weeks.

We also get all prescriptions free and free dental care while we are pregnant. I think the dental care for us goes until little one is a year old too. In Scotland I believe that they get free eye checks as well. That's on top of free medical services. Well, I say free, but we pay for them via our taxes and such. Still not nearly as expensive as healthcare in the States!

I'm from North Carolina, so I'm not badmouthing anyone who lives in the States, I just prefer it here (well, at least when it isn't so blasted hot!).

Hey, I am from uk, I had said I find it strange girls not living in the uk. I know we really do have the perks of the NHS, but then again as you say we do pay our taxes and national insurance..

 

[Megamegan]

Being in the US military I get "free" healthcare too. I don't know how many scans I will ultimately get, but I got one at 7 weeks just because I happened to ask for it... getting another at 10 weeks and then I'm skipping the NT scan so the next will be planned for close to 20 weeks. Then not sure what their plan is. I'm just going with the flow. But I have to say the military has its benefits in that way. It will be a harsh reality if I ever have to leave. Retiring would result in good healthcare too for really super cheap, and I have 16 1/2 years to go! lol!

 

[JACKDOLL]

Hey Megan what's the NT scan..

 

[bridgetboo62]

im super emotional and overanalyze things and blow things out of proportion and bawl my eyes out and cant stop and he just doesnt know how to deal with it he yells at me and tells me to stop crying
so i can add him to the list of unsympathetic men

also i have been having diarrhea lately
better than constipation in my opinion though
so i cant really complain

 

[JACKDOLL]

Bridget hope you feel better soon. I cried all day Saturday to the point I cudnt speak or tell hubby why I was crying, but I actually didnt know why I was crying... Xx

 

[Feronia]

So sorry some of you are having unsympathetic partners... knock some sense into them! You're all pregnant and deserve some understanding! It might be hard for them to see how pregnancy affects us early on, but they should still have some understanding.

My husband has actually been really great. Despite this being an unplanned pregnancy (and unwanted on his part), he's really stepped up to support me, and I feel really lucky. He's been cooking all of our meals (even though I'm being really picky about things due to morning sickness), and really helping out around the house with taking care of our daughter and cleaning since I still can't due much physical activity due to the subchorionic hematoma. He's also been taking our daughter and letting me sleep in whenever I don't have work, which is awesome!

 

[MellyH]

Jack, NT = nuchal translucency, where they check the baby's spine for defects/markers of things like Down Syndrome.

Well I threw up all my breakfast, so I was hungry/nauseated by 11am, so I made myself some noodles, and now I'm just nauseated. I feel groooooooss!!

 

[bridgetboo62]

oh wow is the NT scan the one at 18-20 weeks?
if not then i dont think they do the NT scan here
only blood tests

 

[JACKDOLL]

Don't think we get NT unless we specifically ask for it to be done,

Has anyone any nice holidays planned..I have my holidays coming up in aug. all inclusive 5* in tenerife, it can't come quick enough, even though ill not be getting my monies worth on the alcohol, but hubby has said he will make up for both of us lol

 

[Katy78]

NT is done from 11 to 14 weeks. It doesn't give actual results, just statistical probability of DS and two other trisomies.

 

[JACKDOLL]

Don't think we get NT unless we specifically ask for it to be done,

Has anyone any nice holidays planned..I have my holidays coming up in aug. all inclusive 5* in tenerife, it can't come quick enough, even though ill not be getting my monies worth on the alcohol, but hubby has said he will make up for both of us lol

 

[MellyH]

The NT is around 12 weeks. In California there is an optional screening program that you can opt into if you want to have it done (at some extra cost - $162 I think?).

No holidays planned here until Christmas time! Oh except if Thanksgiving counts in November.

 

[Feronia]

We don't get the NT scan done either unless we ask for it in Canada. (At least with the midwives I am using.)

 

[Megamegan]

Bridget- No, it has to be done between 11-14 weeks I think, at my place they say 12-14 weeks. I was saying I'm skipping that (I'm probably also skipping the blood screenings) so I won't have one til the 18-20 week scan which should be the one to tell us the gender.

Feronia- Don't worry, I'm trying to knock sense into my hubby, and most of the time he is good to me. I'm no pushover. But he still gets needy and asks me to do things that I don't feel like doing. I think if I were throwing up and doing a lot worse, he would be really sympathetic, but right now the only thing he is hearing every day from me is "I'm nauseous. I'm tired. I'm nauseous." I'm sure it gets old and it's not something he can actually see with his eyes. I don't even know if he believes me all the time. But he is really trying.

 

[Megamegan]

We all responded around the same time lol.

 

[Katy78]

In Slovenia most people pay for medical insurance every month. Then most things are "for free". For example, you get dental, all surgery procedures that you need (except plastic surgery maybe), fertility treatment, even 6 IVFs for the first child and 4 for the second. In pregnancy you get two u/s, 10 check-ups (more if needed), blood and urine checks, etc. But NT is considered extra so it's only free if you're between 35 and 37. Above that you get amnio for free.
Our healthcare has its faults but it's rather good imo.

 

[Captain]

Yay for all the milestones ladies!

Well, after a perfectly timed month off I just took my hubby to the airport for him to go back to work. Humph. He's waiting for a date to have knee surgery (which he should find out about tomorrow, we're thinking in about 2-3 weeks), then we get to drive to Calgary and stay with his sister and family for a couple of weeks while he recovers, I can't freakin' wait!

As I'm from the UK and only moved to Canada to be with OH I don't have any family here, or even many friends, so I love going to visit his sister and family. We'll get to finally tell them the news!

 

[MellyH]

Yay, that'll be awesome Captain!! I'm so excited to tell my husband's parents in person, they are going to be ECSTATIC. Seriously, they have been dropping hints since we got engaged (2+ years ago) that they are ready for grandkids, please.

 

[ttc126]

Had my 12 week appointment this morning!

She found baby's heartbeat right away... 164!!!! The only not great thing is that I've lost more weight and she is concerned. I was supposed to go back in 2 weeks for a growth scan and weight check but they didn't have an appointment until 3 weeks from today. I figured an extra week to gain some weight won't hurt!

I was very happy to hear that wonderful heartbeat!!!!

Hope everyone is having a good day! I'm going to go read back and catch up!