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[starzz]

Good morning and hope everyone is doing well today!
Had my 2nd OB appt yesterday. It was very quick but good. All of my bloodwork was normal. Dont have my NT results yet (2nd bloodwork this week) but doc said my risk is around 1/2700 so far
Baby's heartbeat was 155
Can't wait for call from hospital to book my next u/s for 19-20 weeks

 

[kimbobaloo]

anyone else on the second child and not seeing their midwife again until 28 weeks???? seems ages!!! on the plus side heard LO'S heartbeat yesterday at the midwifes

I'm not sure where you are, but I'm on my 5th pregnancy and I get appointments with the midwife at 16 weeks, 20 weeks (scan plus antenatal), 24 weeks, 28 weeks, 32 weeks, 36 weeks, 38 weeks, 40 weeks and if I'm unlucky enough to still be pg by then 41 weeks!

i had mine at 14+2 the other day and she said we wont see you now until your 28 weeks i feel neglected lol (sounds stupid) im in stoke on trent uk , so shouldn't be any different from where you are really, plus its a high risk pregnancy (so the other midwife wrote down anyway) i am under consultant though, could that be why?

 

[baby_maybe]

anyone else on the second child and not seeing their midwife again until 28 weeks???? seems ages!!! on the plus side heard LO'S heartbeat yesterday at the midwifes

I'm not sure where you are, but I'm on my 5th pregnancy and I get appointments with the midwife at 16 weeks, 20 weeks (scan plus antenatal), 24 weeks, 28 weeks, 32 weeks, 36 weeks, 38 weeks, 40 weeks and if I'm unlucky enough to still be pg by then 41 weeks!

i had mine at 14+2 the other day and she said we wont see you now until your 28 weeks i feel neglected lol (sounds stupid) im in stoke on trent uk , so shouldn't be any different from where you are really, plus its a high risk pregnancy (so the other midwife wrote down anyway) i am under consultant though, could that be why?

I'm under consultant care too for high risk, but those midwife appointments just get put with the consultant instead if they want to see me. Can't understand why they would make you wait so long. You could always check with her again and ask if you should be seen by either her or the consultant in between. Given that you're high risk, it doesn't make sense to have such a long wait. Even low risk ladies here get all the appointments I've listed above, it's just that theirs will all be with a midwife and not consultant.

SLC - good luck for your appointment today

 

[baby_maybe]

Oh also, forgot to add, is it just me or is anyone else still feeling quite wet down below? Sorry a bit tmi, but I thought it might not be so bad come 2nd tri, but actually seems to be getting worse! I almost thought I was leaking fluid the other day, but I had a speculum check at the hospital on Tuesday and she said there was no fluid present I mean I'm sure it's not fluid, but my mucus must be quite watery cos I feel like I'm trickling constantly!!

 

[katyblot]

Hi everyone,

Good luck to those who hav appts soon!
My next one is with the mw, in 3 weeks, I'll b 17wks by then.

Haven't been on i while, so busy and tired. Ms seems to b going - hooray, even lost my appetite the other day, which felt so wrong, as I've been feeding my face to keep the nausea at bay. Which is prob why I look as big as I do, I wouldn't say its all baby!
Really hope those of u still suffering ms, or those that its come back for, feel better soon.

But am really suffering from bad head aches now. So get rid of one symptom, only for it to b replaced with another!

 

[anna1986]

hi ladies

just back from my consultants appointment and thought id update while my little monster is busy watching tv.
So all went well they think im at high risk of pre term labour again. i have a cervix scan scheduled for 20 and 24 weeks. they was going to do one at 28 but then decided if i went into labour at this point they wouldnt stop it. also have a growth scan booked in for 34 weeks and steriod injections at 30 weeks. and have to have the dreaded GTT at 28 weeks.
The consultant is trying to convince me to go for a vaginal birth this time around which i am in two minds over although i do think i would prefer a section as apparently if i have a vaginal birth i have to be hooked up to monitors the whole time to keep an eye on baby and incase my scar ruptures.
was abit put out they didnt try and listen to baby but it is still a bit early for them to do it here in the uk so guess ill just have to wait.
xx

 

[trying2becalm]

hi ladies

just back from my consultants appointment and thought id update while my little monster is busy watching tv.
So all went well they think im at high risk of pre term labour again. i have a cervix scan scheduled for 20 and 24 weeks. they was going to do one at 28 but then decided if i went into labour at this point they wouldnt stop it. also have a growth scan booked in for 34 weeks and steriod injections at 30 weeks. and have to have the dreaded GTT at 28 weeks.
The consultant is trying to convince me to go for a vaginal birth this time around which i am in two minds over although i do think i would prefer a section as apparently if i have a vaginal birth i have to be hooked up to monitors the whole time to keep an eye on baby and incase my scar ruptures.
was abit put out they didnt try and listen to baby but it is still a bit early for them to do it here in the uk so guess ill just have to wait.
xx

Sounds good that they are making a plan - better to be prepared!
Cant wait to hear the baby either - the time will soon be here!!

 

[iprettii]

hi ladies.

I don't know I'm starting to feel "weird" now that I'm 90% feeling better from morning sickness I feel like something isn't right. 3 evenings ago I SWORE I felt the baby move from one side to the other, I am probably wrong but that feeling made me smile, now I'm not feeling a thing. I know it's early but with my daughter I felt the flutters from 14 weeks and when I had an ultra sound at 16 weeks she was moving about like crazy so I knew that those flutters was her.

Now i'm not feeling anything. I hope i'm overreacting

 

[iprettii]

im feelin okay so far today allthough i cannot go into my kitchen as i gag everytime :s pregnancy does strange things to you. im convinced the kitchen has a really bad smell yet my mum and husband have both reasurred me that their is no smell i there!

Oh my goodness, when I was pregnant with my daughter, I hated my ENTIRE apartment, I bought all sorts of carpet freshner, air freshner, the plug ins and candles. Hubby swore I was going mad but I seriously hated the smell of that place.

 

[SLCMommy]

My OB appointment went great Heart beat was 170

 

[AmyB1978]

SLC, so glad your OB appointment went well! YAY for a good strong heartbeat!!!

 

[Lou1234]

Hi. Glad everyone is well

We went to see the specialist midwife yesterday for my husband to have his blood test. From the blood tests we had done before we started fertility treatment she is 99% sure he isn't a carrier. The previous tests don't show the detail needed though and she based that on the size of his red blood cells (mine are a lot smaller with the thalassemia).

She discussed what options were available to us if he is a carrier and also what treatment our baby would need through its life if it ends up with thalassemia major. I'm not stressing myself out about it though as if he isn't a carrier then everything is ok.

She wants me to have my iron tested just in case although she doesn't think there is a problem. She also took the blood for my Down Syndrome test. Apparently that can be done anytime after 14+1 and saves me from having one blood test yesterday then one in 1.5 weeks with my regular midwife.

I didn't ask if we could listen to baby. I decided it is still a bit early and if she couldn't find the heartbeat and made me wait until my next appointment it would just worry me.

 

[anna1986]

Hey guys
Well ive finally bit the bullet and am renting a doppler. My hubby was dead against it but i want one so have gone and got one! Am hoping it will come monday and not tomorow that way i can practise with it then show him wen he gets home from work. Once he hears it works he wont mind!
Hope all you ladies are ok xxx

 

[baby_maybe]

I'm seriously considering a doppler too, hubby isn't sure at all and keeps trying to discourage me from doing so, but I think it would reassure me quite a lot given how much worrying I've been doing lately.

 

[anna1986]

I'm seriously considering a doppler too, hubby isn't sure at all and keeps trying to discourage me from doing so, but I think it would reassure me quite a lot given how much worrying I've been doing lately.

I told hubby n he was like well its up to u! Lol
Ive rented one for 9.99 a month n can send it back anytime. It comes monday so excited x

 

[paula181]

I have a doppler and I love it, if I am feeling a little worried, hearing his/her little heartbeat is the best sound ever

xx

 

[iprettii]

Hello ladies,

is anyone feeling a bit heavy down below, not by your lady bits but more like the "bottom" of you belly??

 

[baby_maybe]

Hello ladies,

is anyone feeling a bit heavy down below, not by your lady bits but more like the "bottom" of you belly??

I have been hun and its always a bit worrying for me since I have incompetent cervix. I've been trying to spend time off my feet until I get my suture put in next week. Not sure why I've been feeling heavy, it could just be normal stretching etc but I'm also slightly overweight and I wonder if that's playing a part in my aches and pains too.

 

[baby_maybe]

I'm seriously considering a doppler too, hubby isn't sure at all and keeps trying to discourage me from doing so, but I think it would reassure me quite a lot given how much worrying I've been doing lately.

I told hubby n he was like well its up to u! Lol
Ive rented one for 9.99 a month n can send it back anytime. It comes monday so excited x

Can I ask where you rented it from please?

 

[anna1986]

I'm seriously considering a doppler too, hubby isn't sure at all and keeps trying to discourage me from doing so, but I think it would reassure me quite a lot given how much worrying I've been doing lately.

I told hubby n he was like well its up to u! Lol
Ive rented one for 9.99 a month n can send it back anytime. It comes monday so excited x

Can I ask where you rented it from please?

Ana wiz limited. Xx