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[Keyval]

Anyone suffer with hyperemesis before . Back in hospital again with it and on i.v fluids. Iv never felt so bad in my life suffering with a uti as well to top it all off hah . I really hope it gets better after first tri

 

[Keyval]

Also gonna be getting a second scan before I go home . What should I expect to see at 9 weeks which I will be tomorrow . Not expecting to be discharged any time soon. Last scan was 7w4d and was just a blob really . Hope a bit more detail this time

 

[BeautifulRose]

I forget the technical term but with my dd I pumped my milk and bottle fed her I didn't really have a choice because she was preemie and was I'm the nicu and I had to go back to work at 6 weeks. She sometimes got the actual breast if she woke up in the middle of the night. I've read some articles that this is the "lazy" approach to bfing but idc because pumped breast milk is still better than formula in my opinion. Hopefully this baby cook until at least 37 weeks but either way I plan on doing it the same way this time it's just what I'm comfortable with ig. Plus I still have my hospital issued pump (they gave it to me since she was in the nicu they said it was medically needed for her health) so I'm just gonna buy new attachments and I'm good to go.

I'm trying to figure out how to post pics of my bump but I'm so lost . I'm on an iPhone do I have to be on a computer?

 

[BeautifulRose]

Keyval I hope you feel better ! But yay to another scan. I'm a YouTube ultrasound stalker lol and at 9 weeks a lot of people's baby's moved and kicked! But you should definitely see a babyish looking blob

 

[csto]

Anyone suffer with hyperemesis before . Back in hospital again with it and on i.v fluids. Iv never felt so bad in my life suffering with a uti as well to top it all off hah . I really hope it gets better after first tri

I haven't had much MS thus far, but I've had a few friends who've had HG and I am so sorry you're going through it. It is awful. I hope as the first tri ends you'll start feeling better!

 

[sammynashley]

Keyval sorry to hear your in hospital again, hopefully you see bean in more detail!

Beautifulrose- I thought about expressing and bottle feeding. Seems like it could be an option for me. I worry about using formula as my DD had severe milk allergies after the switch from breast to formula resulted in her have specialised prescription milk and her whole body broke out in sores she was in scratch mitts till she was 9/10 months to lessen the sores.

 

[Tasha]

keyval. As for what you will see, with my 8+4 scan with Riley Rae it was still pretty blob like but 10+1 totally different. I will upload both so you can see the difference. I imagine 9 weeks be some where between the two.

Beautiful rose, those people are crazy IMO. Expressing can be hard work plus you have the bottles to sterilise etc. I would say it's the hardest way to feed not that it matters you do what's right for you and baby.

To add photos when you click post reply (not using the quick reply bit) there is a line of fonts etc and next to all of that is a paper clip, click on that and you upload from there. I do it on my iPhone.

Any way this was 8+4 with my daughter who was born sleeping at 24+3

 

[Tasha]

This was 10+1 with her. If you look closely you can even see little toes

 

[lucy1]

I got my letter yesterday for a consultant scan on 19th Dec - should be 9 weeks then.

I'm so happy that I feel awful. I tried to explain to my boyfriend how feeling so sick makes me much less anxious but he thought I was crazy!

Cravings.....well....I want nachos and pizza right! Everything else is blehhhhh.

 

[csto]

TBH, I see exclusively breastfeeding as the "lazy" way. (Not that it's bad to be lazy! lol) Any other way of feeding, while perfectly acceptable, makes more work for mom and/or dad! Nothing lazy about having to sterilize bottles and prep formula! And moms who exclusively pump are like my heroes. Tied to a pump all the time and still making time to be available to your child... that's dedication right there.

 

[dan-o]

Beautiful scan pics of Riley-Rae, Tasha. The 10w one is just like my final scan with baby january

 

[cdex67]

I have every intention of exclusively breast feeding if possible. I obviously will still be pumping and have bottles for when I'm not with baby. I don't see it as lazy, I see it as saving a load of money and bonding with baby.

Eta: I totally understand what you're saying about it being "lazy" though.

 

[cdex67]

Also, the alternate due date calculator put me at July 4 instead of 7th.

 

[LuvallmyH]

TBH, I see exclusively breastfeeding as the "lazy" way. (Not that it's bad to be lazy! lol) Any other way of feeding, while perfectly acceptable, makes more work for mom and/or dad! Nothing lazy about having to sterilize bottles and prep formula! And moms who exclusively pump are like my heroes. Tied to a pump all the time and still making time to be available to your child... that's dedication right there.

I get what you are trying to say here, but many women have a very difficult time feeding the "lazy" way. There is nothing "lazy" about feeding a baby in any way. Just my opinion...

 

[LuvallmyH]

Keyval, I have suffered in many of my pregnancies with what you are going through. I'm sorry you are so sick. I can tell you that it will get better with time. I promise, even if right now you feel like you will never feel normal again, you will. I can also tell you that you will eventually forget how bad it feels. And most likely you will decide somewhere down the road it might even be worth it to go through it again for the great prize at the end.

 

[dan-o]

Ah the good old feeding debate. I would plan to breastfeed on demand same as my other two. I wouldnt dwell on it if I couldn't tho (ie. Premie, complicated tongue tie, cleft palate etc)
I tandem fed ds2 and pumped for ds1 for a while. I don't like the pump though, it's so inefficient!

Ds1 actually had a tongue tie, and had a lot of problems latching initially, but after it was cut at 10 days he was able to feed fine until he gave up.

I have to agree that feeding on demand, sometimes as much as 45 minutes out of each hour, 24 hours a day isn't what I would call lazy
That phase doesn't last long tho, just a few months, and its a peice of cake then... until the teeth arrive

 

[Feb4th2011]

CSTO- I understood what you meant by "lazy" ;-)

Bottles were hell with DS!! Cleaning and sterilizing and measuring blah blah blah. I wanted nothing more than to whip my breast out and feed!!

I too have PCOS, but had no idea that it could effect my BF plan. I was gutted. I tried fenugreek, Domperidon, blessed thistle. It threw me (along with my messed up hormones) into a downward spiral of depression. I Cried for 6 months everytime I had to feed my son formula, I was still producing some... And fed as much as I could. This time around, I'm still going to give it 150% but will have the facts and know what may or may not happen. Id love to EBF, back up plan will be donor milk.

DS has slept the night without getting sick! He sleeps with us, so I was pretty grateful! It's 8:30am and DH and DS are still sleeping!

 

[heaveneats]

keyval so sorry you are in the hospital but at least your getting good care! with my last scan i just had i was also 7w 4d or 5d and all i saw was a tiny blob and a flickering heartbeat, i know with my daughter her 12 weeks scan was totally different than my first 2 scans, she actually looked like a baby, as for 9 weks i'm sure you'll see some difference in size but that may be it xx

 

[countryblonde]

I feel 100percent completely normal today and that makes me so nervous....
Boo to the first trimester

 

[k4th]

I have had very few pregnancy symptoms at all & have worried loads about it.

One symptom I have had is bloat/trapped wind. Had a fizzy drink with lunch today & I'm still suffering!! Such bad tummy ache!. So glad hubby is out tonight

I've had as many wind-eze as I'm happy to take. Anyone got any natural, pregnancy safe remedies???