*March & April 2021*

[SCgirl]

We had our dating scan today- measured to the day where we thought we were. Said things look good.
Mentioned a cyst in the umbilical cord that she isn’t worried about right now- said should resolve on its own around the end of the first tri, if it doesn’t it could point to a chromosomal abnormality, but seemed to think that’s unlikely. Anyone had anything like that?

we told our kids today- which means it’s no longer a secret haha. Wanted them to understand why mommy has been so sick.

I did find this and it made me feel a bit better...

 

[doggylover]

@WannaBMamma7 do not think you’re putting a downer in it at all! Yes gender chat, names etc is all part of the fun, but in reality pregnancy is a serious, and often scary, and almost always worrying time for mums. That’s exactly what we’re all here for, reassurance, someone to talk to about the good and bad parts

@tdog and @MrsKatie so glad to know my DS isn’t the only one! He’s so much more chilled out now, coming up to 5. He actually plays AMAZINGLY by himself, and gets involved in these immensely long and detailed pretend play scenarios, and we’ve seen a huge difference in him through that this last year. But still prone too ad crying and sobbing session when things don’t go his way

@SCgirl yay for telling the kids!! I’m sure they were all delighted! Have you told other people now as well? I’ve never heard of an umbilical cyst. The data you provided, plus what your scanner said, sound like good things. When will your next scan be to find out if it has resolved?

 

[SCgirl]

@SCgirl When will your next scan be to find out if it has resolved?

not sure- next is the routine appt is in 4 weeks, but I don’t think they plan to scan until the 20wk anatomy scan ‍
I guess it’s good that they don’t feel the need to closely monitor it? (They did take pics/measurements)

I also mentioned pain in my right side, and I have a massive cyst on my ovary- she said it might eventually resolve or painfully burst but no big deal besides discomfort ‍

 

[doggylover]

Might painfully burst but no big deal?! Sounds like a big deal! Fingers crossed that doesn’t happen.

 

[MrsKatie]

Paranoid post could you please reassure me? Last night and this morning test line was darker than control and just now I took another and it’s just the same as control... is that ok?? Top is either last night or this morning, bottom just now

 

[MrsKatie]

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[doggylover]

Could be the test itself or the amount you’ve had to drink. The line still looks great and dark

 

[tdog]

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They look fine to me lovely xx

 

[MrsKatie]

Thanks guys. I took the last one cause I need to just not have them anymore and it’s back to being darker than control

 

[tdog]

Thanks guys. I took the last one cause I need to just not have them anymore and it’s back to being darker than control

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It depends on the dye in them also lovely it does panic you I no that, I had a digi saying pregnant so took the other just for the crack on same urine and came back not pregnant but my lines were dark I was so worried xx

 

[KylasBaby]

@MrsKatie heres my experiment from many weeks ago. Both dipped in the same urine. Different results. One is a slight dye stealer, the other the control is darker. FRERs aren’t what they used to be. Different tests have differing amounts of dye. Even within the same batches.

2 ultrasounds show baby is doing well

 

[MrsKatie]

@KylasBaby omg I remember that from earlier on in the thread! That is a crazy difference! So glad your sweet little babe is doing well

@tdog ugh exactly, it's like you just want to be able to know somehow that baby is ok. After first appointments and ultrasounds and finally watching and feeling baby move, it's easier to be reassured. But these early early days, all we have are HPTs and symptoms, and both are so desperately unreliable!

@doggylover thanks honey

 

[Nixnax]

Morning ladies. I made it past the day that AF was due, it feels real now. I've been quite crampy overnight, kept thinking AF was on the way.

Does everyone else wake up absolutely starving in the mornings?

 

[tdog]

Morning ladies. I made it past the day that AF was due, it feels real now. I've been quite crampy overnight, kept thinking AF was on the way.

Does everyone else wake up absolutely starving in the mornings?

Yea always but atm I can't stomach anything xx

 

[Nixnax]

@tdog I had to wait an hour. Im not really a breakfast eater, but i mat have to become one.

We have our first scan booked for 8th September . I will be 6+6. Hopefully we'll see something.

 

[tdog]

@tdog I had to wait an hour. Im not really a breakfast eater, but i mat have to become one.

We have our first scan booked for 8th September . I will be 6+6. Hopefully we'll see something.

Yey I saw baby at 6+1 with heartbeat so should do xx

 

[Nixnax]

@tdog ah really? I'm all excited now

 

[MrsKatie]

@Nixnax, you'll definitely see something!
We won't have a scan until a day before 11weeks, everything is later around here cause of all this covid nonsense. But I can call and book an earlier scan if I'm worried. But I'd just as soon wait since it'll be more reassuring for me to see a bigger baby a little later.

My nausea is not bad at all, but everything smells awful and the food aversions are unreal. I'm so hungry in the morning but all I can manage is vanilla yogurt with blackberries. That specifically. And only a couple bites then I'm over it!

 

[WannaBMamma7]

Hey everyone. I’ve not had any more pink discharge just a bit of brown so hopefully that’s the end of whatever it was!

On my first call with the midwife yesterday I mentioned that I might get a private scan first because I want my boyfriend to be there for the first time and she seemed quite against it as she said I should the getting any more scans than is required? What do you think? I was going to book one in at 10/11 weeks.

and @Nixnax thats so exciting! I bet you can’t wait. I’m looking forward to just knowing it will be so I’ve got it to look forward to!

 

[MrsKatie]

@WannaBMamma7, there are mixed messages out there when it comes to early scans. It really depends on who you ask. Some midwives and doctors have warned that multiple early scans and/or super early scans (before 8/9 or even 12 weeks) are risky because THEORETICALLY the ultrasound exposure can damage development and/or very early DNA/cells. There was one "study" (though really it's just anecdotal evidence) that showed a 0% autism rate in a group of babies who were not exposed to ultrasound whatsoever in utero. That same group also had a 99% drug-free/vaginal birth rate (this was done on Ina May Gaskin's location, "the Farm", in Tennessee), so it's hard to isolate the variable.

That is part of the reason I avoid any scans before 10+ weeks... JUST in case. HOWEVER, this is truly just anecdata and theoretical evidence. There is no hard data that early scans cause any harm. I just err on the side of extreme caution with them, but I also believe that peace of mind and lowering anxiety benefits your growing baby, so it's all about weighing potential risk and comfort levels. And weighing "potential" risk is so damn hard!!!

Like I said, I have had some midwives and doctors insist that there is zero risk to early ultrasounds, and other midwives and doctors strongly urge me to minimize ultrasound. With my first baby I just had one scan at 20 weeks (I believe the anomaly scan is VERY important) and with the others just one around 10-13 weeks and then the anomaly scan.