Its June!!!!! 20 week scan next month!!! Whos with me?

[Sarahcake]

So my anomaly rescan was horrible

The lady who did it spent half an hour trying to get images of his heart, lips and legs. She was really polite but kept saying its because I have such a high BMI that they cant get the pictures.

She then stops with this panicked look on her face and says "I need to get an expert, there's something wrong with his heart" so Ive thoroughly shat myself and am shaking through fear. I ask for my partner to be allowed in but they tell me he's not allowed.

5 minutes pass and the sonographer brings in the expert and guess what....within 5 minutes we have clear pictures of his heart - everything is fine. She then goes on to berate the first sonographer that they need to use colour sometimes to see each part of the heart and not to worry people unnesccesarily until you've tried that. She spent a further couple of minutes checking his lips, palette and legs before telling me that he is absolutely fine.

The other sonographer apologies's and says its her first scan since last September...then proceeds to take 4 awful photos and sends for my OH who got a quick peak and then we were out. Horrible horrible experience

Edit: Where the hell has my signature gone?

 

[time]

oh no sarah i had a similar thing with my anomaly scan, the young sonographer at the very end of the scan said 'oh i've seen something i'm going to have to get a second opinion' the other sonographer came in after 5 minutes of us being terrified and said it's because the new machines show so much detail and none of the staff are used to it as they were all trained on older machines! she apologised about 12 times and said baby was perfect, and gave us 5 scan pictures for free because of the worry but we were not happy.

glad everything was ok in the end, it's so awful having that worry unnecessarily! obviously happens more than you think!

 

[Sarahcake]

Glad yours was ok too!
She was really nice dont get me wrong, but obviously not as experienced as the other lady that came in - as it was litterally bang, heres the images you are after. She seemed really cross that the other lady had pulled her in.

Even after the newer lady left, the sonographer still got a crappy quality image. I dont think she was pressing hard enough as the other lady had to dig into the flub a bit.

Just glad he is ok!

 

[Scally]

Gosh Sarah it sounds like she needs to be re-trained again! How awful! The worry you must have felt! And why wasnt your OH allowed in the room?

Hey Lauryn- how did your appointment go today? Did she measure your bump? I am hoping mine will be measured next week, I'd say i must be ahead too with my big bump!

Lou- yay to your scan! And to both still being girls! Phew!

Hows everyone coping with the heat?

x

 

[Sarahcake]

Apparently its because they get a lot of issues with people bringing their kids in and letting them run riot playing with the equipment and what not. Now because of that theres a blanket ban on anomaly scans that says OH, friends, reletives, whoever have to wait until they diagnostic part of the scan is done and then they get called in.

I can understand it, cant show exception to one person then not to another but when its something like today...its mean of them to say no.

 

[time]

i have heard of a lot of hospitals doing this now! luckily my husband was allowed in as i would have broken down if i was on my own and she said she had found something wrong!!! the screen was turned away from me, so hubby got to see everything as she did the scan which he loved!

not long until V day for some of us now!!! very exciting! x

 

[rhloveselmo]

I have the most stubborn baby....at my 13 week scan I spent over 3 1/2 hours getting a scan. It just didnt want to move from its curled up position. Yesterday at my 19 week scan it did the same thing... 3 hours later of trying, I need to now come back in next week for measurements they couldn't get.

 

[Scally]

rhloveselmo- yours is a stubborn baby!

ITS MY V DAY TODAY!!!!!! WOOHOO!!!!!!!!
Amazing to think that my little madam is now 21cm long!!!!!! Next countdown is 3rd trimester!!!!!

x

 

[kellie_w]

congratulations on your v day ally!!!

Nearly double figures too!!! Some days it feels like this is going too fast!

Love your scan pictures Lou, so pleased to hear you are still double pink!

Sarah, that sounds awful about your scan, so glad to hear everything is ok though

I have 3 hours in the hairdresser today so Hurray for the cooler weather today! I went for a waddle round the zoo yesterday, and then to town, being the first time we went out all week it was hard going! Is anyone else suffering from a night time blocked nose? Hope everyone is well x

 

[Scally]

Oooooh yes i forgot about the double figures! Your V day is tomorrow!

Some days I want it to go faster and then other times I am happy with the speed its going!

This morning I woke up so nervous again about having two! I think its the dynamics of everything like how on earth am I going to be able to get out of the house??!!!

I have a constant block nose at the moment, i did with Izzy's pregnancy too, another lovely pregnancy symptom!

x

 

[Scally]

The zoo etc must have been hard yesterday, i am so pleased its cooled considerably today! x

 

[Sarahcake]

Yay Ally!! Congrats on your Vday!! As Time said, Vday is fast approaching for all of us now, its crazy to think that I was wishing away the time until I was 12 weeks...it went so slowly...but since then, another 12 weeks has nearly gone by! Just blows my mind that its going so fast now.

Yeah Kellie my nose is completely blocked at night now. I wake up with a gunky throat an all. I thought it was to do with not drinking overnight but I have a drink of something every time I pop to the loo over night so it cant be that :S Bit strange!

Have fun at the hairdressers I desperately need to get mine chopped. Its entirely too long for my liking but ive no idea what to do with it :S lol

 

[kellie_w]

I read yesterday whilst looking for how to ease it that it could be rhinitis, apparently 30% of pregnant ladies get it, causes blocked nose especially at night and sneezing. I thought I had hay fever but now i think it may be this. And you can't use sprays cos of steroids or decongestants! Oh well only another 113 days to go!

Luke has been quite easy this week, as long as he is outside in the garden he is happy But I just keep thinking winter=stuck in with a newborn and a bored active toddler..... Eeekkkk! I don't even want to think of about when it snows. My husband is also only getting a week paternity leave so I have that long to adjust and work a routine. I'm really cross, but apparently his work can't do without him as he is the only one that can do the office work out of 4 of them. I'm so hoping for a easier baby this time. Luke cried for 3 months nearly all day every day and I really don't know what I'll do with another like that! Ohhhhh I'm really scaring myself now!

 

[Scally]

I read yesterday whilst looking for how to ease it that it could be rhinitis, apparently 30% of pregnant ladies get it, causes blocked nose especially at night and sneezing. I thought I had hay fever but now i think it may be this. And you can't use sprays cos of steroids or decongestants! Oh well only another 113 days to go!

Luke has been quite easy this week, as long as he is outside in the garden he is happy But I just keep thinking winter=stuck in with a newborn and a bored active toddler..... Eeekkkk! I don't even want to think of about when it snows. My husband is also only getting a week paternity leave so I have that long to adjust and work a routine. I'm really cross, but apparently his work can't do without him as he is the only one that can do the office work out of 4 of them. I'm so hoping for a easier baby this time. Luke cried for 3 months nearly all day every day and I really don't know what I'll do with another like that! Ohhhhh I'm really scaring myself now!

Izzy has been whingey all this week- she takes after her daddy and is so grumpy when its hot!
Izzy was a very high needs baby- she didnt sleep at all until 6 weeks (when i discovered she liked sleeping on her front) she had bad colic, head injuries from birth etc etc- she was a nightmare for the first 3 months too! I am like you hoping for an easier baby this time, otherwise you'll find me rocking in the corner! I have decided that this time i am going to just baby wear around the house if i have another high needs one though! x

 

[kellie_w]

Luke and izzy sound very similar babies! The head injury, high needs, no sleep, colic.... My health visitor was adamant that Luke was lactose intolerant as he would screw his body up and scream while feeding. The doctors wouldnt agree though, said it was reflux. I think they are taking turns, Luke whining last week, izzy this week! I feel sorry for you especially with it being hot.

I hadn't considered baby wearing, it was a disaster last time round. May have to give it a try this time.... Gotta go, Luke just came in with 7 breadsticks and a huge smile! More mess! X

 

[Scally]

hahaha to Luke!

I was adamant that Izzy had lactose intolerance too! I have had it on and off in my life and was really bad when i was a baby, but would the docs listen? NO! Even now she cant really tolerate cheese. Izzy and Luke are VERY similar!
x

 

[Inoue]

Also suffering with a stuffy blocked nose ~ dont want to keep blowing it as I keep feeling pressure bare down on cervix when I do. Surely we cant all be going down with something?! .

Congratulations to those on there V day, I sometimes think of how quick and slow the pregnancy is going. I just want to meet my LO now, yet we still have near 4 months left x

 

[pops23]

Hi ladies, sorry I've been MIA this week, I've had a bad one

On Tuesday evening I came home to find my cat baby (and namesake) Poppy dead in the garden, I absolutely loved her as did my husband, she was only 2 and totally beautiful and we got her the week after we moved into our house so I don't know this home without her. I'm devastated, no idea what happened, she was perfectly fine that morning and we live at the end of a very very quiet cul de sac. There wasn't a mark on her, finding her was so awful, I thought she was sleeping but I stroked her and she was all hard lots of hysterical crying ensued which can't be good for the baby but it seems to be ok.

Anyway, seeing as everyone is introducing themselves.. I'm Tori, 29 and my husband is 31. We've been together for 9 years (we met at uni). We only got married in december and I fell pregnant the first month of trying, very lucky I know! I run a cheerleading company which I love, we have 8 competitive teams, 5 of which are national champions. It's getting v hard to coach pregnant though!

xxx

 

[Scally]

Aw Tori I am so sorry about your cat, must have been horrible, huge hugs to you xx

Wow all these interesting jobs- i bet its a little hard doing it pregnant x

 

[Sarahcake]

Oh tori I'm sorry to hear about your kitty that must have been awful for you I have 4 fur babies myself and I can imagine how devastated I would be if that happened to me do I really sympathise. Massive hugs to you x