February Lovebugs of 2016!! 16 pink, 15 blue, 7 yellow

[mrswichman]

Brandi could we updater my due date to Feb. 18th

 

[dustergrl]

Hi ladies,

Question for those of you with experience/anecdotes: what are the pros and cons of the nuchal translucency screening? Is it really accurate enough to put the time and energy into?

 

[hannahjex]

So so nice to see all these lovely scans! I'm telling work tomorrow morning and my poor manager will have just come back off sick leave on reduced hours and I'll hit her with that! So nervous. I'm telling earlier than I'd have liked to but my job is quite physical and I need a risk assessment etc and I noticed I'm doing stupid things at work (lifting etc) that I really shouldn't be but until they know I can't just stop doing them. xx

 

[BrandiCanucks]

To be honest, duster, I only do it for the opportunity to see my baby. Whether my baby has disabilities or not doesn't matter to me. All of mine have come back clear, but my oldest still has chromosomal abnormalities and microcephaly. Since it only tests for 3 common abnormalities, if you're considering it, I'd almost consider the Panorama or MaterniT21, as these screen for way more than IPS.

 

[rollachick]

Had a midwife appointment yesterday. She found babys heartbeat on a doppler but bubs keept moving as soon as she wud find it so only got small listens of it. But thats alryt, now i can stop feeling like im faking it seen ive actually heard it now 😊

 

[sausages]

Hi ladies,

Question for those of you with experience/anecdotes: what are the pros and cons of the nuchal translucency screening? Is it really accurate enough to put the time and energy into?

Yeah I agree with Brandi, the panorama or other NIPT are far more accurate. NT scfreening still has a high false positive rate, whereas NIPT is greater than 99% accuracy and checks for more things.

 

[Disneymom1129]

Hi ladies, wanted to share my scan of my little bean from yesterday at 8w1d. Was measuring a day ahead but keeping my dd of 02/18! Heart rate was 169bpm

Ramzi anyone?

 

[ladyV84]

Can I join please? Due around the start of feb, can we say 3rd for now bit will update after 12week scan as they put me a week back at 7.5 week scan xx x

 

[AmaryllisRed]

Loving all the scans, ladies!!
I'm a bit jealous, too. My first appointment isn't until July 21st. I'll be nine weeks. I'll probably be showing by then!!

 

[AmaryllisRed]

Oh, and I'm totally with you on the Taco Bell. I could eat it every day!

 

[Kirstiedenman]

Can I join you ladies??? I am due feb 8th but depending on what happens at my 12 week scan bubs might have to be delivered early fx not though. We are staying team yellow
This is a big surprise baby number 3 and we are super super excited!!!

 

[thexfadingpat]

Loving all the scans, ladies!!
I'm a bit jealous, too. My first appointment isn't until July 21st. I'll be nine weeks. I'll probably be showing by then!!

My first appointment isn't until the 21st also. Though it's just my booking in appointment, no u/s yet.

 

[dustergrl]

Thanks ladies for your input on screenings.

Welcome to the new ladies!

 

[whittnie117]

Welcome Kirstie and Lady.

I am so hungry all the time. Then I eat and feel sick, but if I don't eat...I feel sick haha. Getting some cramping on my left ovary side, but I don't think it's anything abnormal, probably just a little cyst. l can't wait until my scan next Friday.

I hope everyone is having a great weekend.

 

[AmaryllisRed]

Ugh. Same. I eat, I'm sick. I don't eat, I'm sick. Blahhhhhhh.

 

[sausages]

Welcome to the new ladies ladyV84 and Kirstiedenman

Disneymom, I was measuring a few days ahead too, but i also kept my original EDD. That's a lovely picture! I'm no good at ramzi though so i won't even try. lol!

 

[BrandiCanucks]

Ramzi can't be done after 8w0d. It's inaccurate after then, sorry.

Nausea is REALLY kicking my butt and it doesn't help that I'm in food services. Drinking water makes it much worse, to the point that I'm gagging, and because my restaurant is so fast paced, you sweat and dehydrate pretty fast, so I need to drink water. It's a vicious cycle.

 

[Harleyy]

Got my first midwife app tomorrow!! Exctieddd!

 

[jessthemess]

Hi ladies! Loving all of the scans!! I haven't had one since 7 weeks and I'm 11 weeks on Monday so I'm so ready to see little baby again!

I see my Doctor Monday, yay just for a check in and we will hear the baby's heartbeat with a Doppler also but I think I have to tell her I have to change Doctors because we moved, we bought a house about 40 minutes away. It works for now to see her still because I work by her by I think for delivery I might want to be closer I like her so much though!

I also have a scan on July 24th and then another on July 27th but that one is for Down syndrome screening. Husband thinks the screening is a good idea so we could prepare if Baby were to have Down syndrome.

Can I just vent for a second? I don't know about all of you but I'm a worrier and I'm just getting so down with worries for baby. I don't know how to put it behind me. All of the time I'm worried. Someone said I'll be worried for the rest of my life and to find a way to deal. But I don't know how. It's so stressful. How do you guys do it? ;(

 

[writingislove]

I'm a constant worrier too jess. I don't have any advice because I have yet to get a handle on it myself, but just know it's not just you.