March rainbows 2018

[loves_cookies]

Can I please join you ladies? By dates I'm due April 8th, but I tend of ovulate on the early side and assuming I make it that far I'll be pushing for an elective section so realistically it'll be a late March baby.

I'm 5+1 currently and really nervous. I know the odds of having another molar is about 1%, but I can't shake the bad feeling. Perhaps it's worse today as I got the results from Charing Cross (my hospital referred me so late that i'm still going through their follow up procedure) earlier from my last urine sample (taken from FMU last Wednesday at 4+3) which shows my HCG was 2019. I'm worried that it's too high for that gestation. I have to do another sample for them now on the 16th, although they did say I could complete it and send it back as soon as I get the kit. I've never had numbers taken before so I don't know if this can be considered normal for me or not. The one thing I'm trying to remind myself of is that so far I have zero pregnancy symptoms and last time I had loads. I'm possibly the only person on this forum that thinks no symptoms is a good thing?

Charing Cross also told me to refer myself back to EPU for an early scan which I've done, so first scan is next Thursday when I'll be 6+4. I know though that won't provide me any reassurance as I had a scan last time at 9+2 which seemed to show a viable pregnancy.

 

[xkirstyx]

Congratulations and welcome. I didn't have any symptoms this pregnancy till I was 6 weeks x

 

[maryanne1987]

Welcome love_cookies. Good luck for the scan. I understand your worry. My first loss was a molar pregnancy. I've had a lot of pregnancies since though, yes mostly losses but never had another molar. Will they do repeat bloods to watch your levels? They should be able to tell from levels alone if it's a suspected molar. It's no so much the number but how quickly it doubles. Mine was tripling almost every day.

 

[karoolia]

Congrats on your pregnancy cookies! So glad to see you over here!

As you probably know, I have been full of fear as well. I think it is par for the course unfortunately.

My husband hates ordering HCG tests. He'll only do it if something seems off to him and even then he isn't a fan because it can range quite a bit and still be normal. I wouldn't worry about your number. It looks like it is in normal range to me. There is a good chart here https://americanpregnancy.org/while-pregnant/hcg-levels/ Although you will see that by this almost everything is "normal".

 

[Myshelsong]

Hi loves cookies
Will you be getting an early dating scan? Sorry I don't know much about levels for molar pregnancies.

AFM my nausea is horrible today! Trying to eat bits to keep my stomach from getting empty but it is not helping really.
Any suggestions on how to control this? My last pregnancy wasn't this bad in the least.

 

[xkirstyx]

A week today for us karoolia!!! I hope time doesn't drag!

I think I'm feeling baby move now. Middle of night last night and this morning I'm feeling bubbles pop in the same spot about 5 times in a row then a break then again. I felt movement same time last pregnancy. I hope it is baby and not something else! It's not wind bubbles I get them all the time and it's never always in the same spot repeatedly

 

[karoolia]

Yes, one week today! I am busy today and tomorrow with the funeral for our friend's baby so that will keep me busy. After that we'll see might drag. I just hope I get good news. I'm 10+2 today. Last time I was having a D&C on 10+2.

Exciting that you can feel baby move! This is my first time so I doubt I'll feel anything for quite a while. I wouldn't even know how to discern baby from other feelings.

 

[xkirstyx]

How's everyone doing today?
I've had the worst migraine all day. Not good when I can't even go to try sleep it off because I have the others to look after, only another couple of hours then it's kiddies bed time and I'm going to have a early night!

 

[maryanne1987]

I'm good thanks. Very crampy today which hasn't been nice but know it can be normal.

I feel you with having other children to look after. I adore my children but today has been hard. I've been sick a lot and my younger two obviously don't understand so don't give me a break at all to recover. My eldest is very good though. He does help me out a lot. Even though he's autistic and has mobility issues he will still sit and play with the two younger ones so I can at least be sick without my toddler banging the door down. He's turning into a lovely young man. Very proud of him.

 

[Myshelsong]

Karoolia - congrats on getting past your last date, i know these dates are very emotional.
Kristy- hope you are feeling baby, that is really exciting.

Went out and finally got some healthy food. Haven't felt good enough to go shopping until today which is great. Still not 100% but at least getting a bit better.

 

[karoolia]

maryanne that is so sweet that your oldest is helping you out. I would be very proud of him as well.

 

[karoolia]

Thanks Myshelsong! I wish I had already had a scan though. Last time I didn't know anything was wrong until the ultrasound so I'm worried it could be the same thing and I just don't know. I did strongly suspect miscarriage last time, I feel much more optimistic this time so I'm hoping there is something to that.

 

[xkirstyx]

Maryanne my older two are really good and help me out a lot. They are just exhausted lol. I'll be glad when I can finally tell them about the baby and they will hopefully be a bit more understanding!

 

[maryanne1987]

Glad they help you out. We have told zack already because he already guessed with me throwing up non stop. I've had so many pregnancies close together that he guesses early on. He's old enough to know to keep it quiet though. He's so excited to have another sibling. He loves babies. Although I know he's secretly hoping for another brother.

 

[darlingqueen]

maryanne- That's sweet he's a good helper! I've got one too, and he already knows too, I know it's early but he heard conversations between me and hubby and he got excited. Yesterday he drew a picture of me pregnant, and today he's asking what we're going to name it. He suggested if it's a boy, Goofy. bahahaha it's too cute.

 

[Sweetkat]

It's great your older ones are helping. DD doesn't know and I am going to ask the dr not to say anything at the scan (I hope she doesn't guess they aren't just looking at my belly .

If she found out all our relatives, neighbours, friends, her friends and her whole class at school and every single parent would know, and as I am still worried sth might go wrong I don't want a world wide announcement ������

Also, we have finally booked our summer holiday ��������

 

[maryanne1987]

Haha darlingqueen that's so sweet. Zack wants the baby to be called zack jr. or Optimus prime. Neither are gonna happen lol.

Off anywhere nice sweetkat?

 

[Sweetkat]

We are getting the train to South of France as I didn't want to fly. Was really tempted by Barcelona, but wasn't too sure about flying and the train there would take forever

 

[maryanne1987]

Sounds lovely! I'm hoping we can finally have a holiday next year. I looked into Disneyland after the ladies mentioned they have measures in place for autistic guests and it looks great. The travel agent also gave us lots of brochures for other places that do the same so I'm very excited.

 

[xkirstyx]

Yay for Disneyland! 4 weeks time we will be there!