SMEP success buddies

[steph1505]

Aw certain, glad u managed to squeeze in some sight seeing! At least u can put ur feet up in devon & get in some well earned relaxation! Do uz have much planned? I hope u get to hear the heartbeat very soon! Dont worry if u cant tho, 10 weeks is still early! Just be patient with the doppler and im sure ul hear it!

Ive still got my maternity jeans from last nite but im luckily still managing to button everythin up! I lost weight right before falling pregnant so most of my trousers were a bit big for me! But i think il prob be in maternity jeans in a month or 2! I was 6 months before i needed them last time!

And smiley, i meant to say earlier...i totally know wot u mean about it being twins! I think, especially with a toddler, it must be near impossible to do! People keep sayin to me 'aw maybe its twins' because i have been so much more sick this time round but i just keep reminding myself that every pregnancy is different! Lol!

Xxxxxx

 

[kbkb]

Hello and welcome back certain!

10 weeks is a pretty significant milestone- congrats on getting there safe!
You need some proper r&r now...I cant do walking all day as we used to earlier when we went on vaca , just tend to tire easily too! put your feet up i say.......I got my maternity pants in week 6 i think...I was super bloated then and suddenly went skinny after the MS hit i think it was alcohol withdrawal weight loss!!!

How's everyone else?

 

[CertainTurton]

Thanks kbkb - I have had a fairly busy day today but have a nice relaxing day planned tomorrow I have now bought some mat jeans...sooo comfy!
And....I have heard the babys heartbeat!!! it was so strong and was just so lovely to hear. It was great for my mum too (she was using the doppler) hearing her grandchild..she said she was amazed how quickly she found it and how strong it was she listens to them all the time for work so thats good to know!

How are we all?

 

[avidwriter15]

Hey everyone! sounds like everyone on holiday is having fun! - weeks been stressful for me but hanging in there~! Got my bloodwork results today - HCG HIGH!! woohoo! but I have a B deficiency so they have me on liquid B vitamins.. looking for an OB and hope I can find one soon and I can hear/see my little one! By the time I find one and get an appt I should be around 7-8 weeks so I hope I can hear one heck of a heartbeat! then time to rent the doppler!

 

[steph1505]

Hey ladies!!

I wrote a reply to u all yesterday but obviously never hit 'post'!! Clever of me!

Certain - thats fab u got to hear the heartbeat!! Im so happy for u...and a tad jealous!! Wouldve been really nice for ur mum too! Yaaaay! Do u feel a bit less anxious now? Im desperate to hear the heartbeat! My SIL bought a doppler wen she was preg so im gonna see if she wants go lend me it!

Avidwriter- thats great that ur hcg is high! Yaaaay! How r u feelin these days? Anymore pregnancy symptoms cropping up?

My sickness is definitely having a few days off which is good...but im now at the stage where il be in the middle of eating my dinner and it all of a sudden makes me feel sick! I did this last time i was pregnant and ive never touched half the foods since! I really hope that doesnt happen again! Il end up with nothing to eat ever haha!

How r we all today? Anyone got anythin exciting planned for the weekend? Its my wee nephews 2ns birthday tomorrow so im gonna spend today wrappin all his presents & then tomorrow weve got his wee party!

Hope u are all good!!

Xxxxxxxxx

 

[avidwriter15]

Actually ended up in the ER yesterday - dr was worried with HCG numbers - and had spotting yesterday... waiting for Monday so I can get another beta to see what we are looking at... right now 50/50..

 

[steph1505]

Aw gosh avid! Really sorry to hear that! I hope everythin turns out ok! I kno a lot of girls who spotted in the 1st trimester and everything was ok! Apparently implantation bleeding that takes a while to come out!

Please let us kno how u get on! Really hope everythin is ok! Im sure it will all be fine! Positive thinking!!

Xxxxxx

 

[kbkb]

Avidwriter- Got my fx for you...hope the bleeding is only benign -will pray for you...Keep safe and keep us posted

Hope everyone had a restful weekend! I did so much and I think I'm totally feeling the nesting phase!

certain- great that you could hear a heartbeat...another old wives tale for you! A boy's heartbeat sounds like a whistling train and a girl's like a galloping horse.... what's it?

Surprise surprise- Mine sounds like a train!

I had my scan Friday...I could actually see my face.. So bony and skeletal , not got much fat yet , but really cute.. we saw all the bones, body parts and she measured everything. Everything looks in order, and I have been advised I need no more scans until the 9th month...unless I want one for fun. I'll get a proper CD next month which i can (finallllyyyy) post!! So OH and I are mostly going to do that optional scan at 6 months!

:wave: smiley and steph- whats the good word?

 

[steph1505]

Morning kbkb!!

Lol nesting already? Haha! I think i was about 36 weeks before i started nesting! Haha!
Im soooo glad ur scan went well! Ur wee bubs will jst spend the rest of the time growing some cute chubby cheeks now! Eek how exciting! So, do u think ur having a boy based on the heartbeat?

Ive got 8days til my nxt appointment! I still dont have a scan date tho my next appointment is to meet my consultant and discuss birth plans! Lol i feel its rather early to discuss that but oh well!

Me, OH and LO are jst on the road driving up to Inverness to visit my family! Im soooo gonna go for a sleep! 4 hours car journey...no way im stayin awake!

Hope everyone is ok! Avid...hope ur appt goes ok today! Xxxxx

 

[smiley330]

Good Morning everyone!!!

Avid - I'm really sorry to hear you ended up in A&E, I hope all is ok and will keep everything crossed for good news shortly! As Steph said, I've seen lots of ladies have bleeding in the 1st trimester and all be ok. What a worrying time though

kbkb - YAY to nesting!! Haha, my OH is looking forward to my nesting phase again. I was a clean freak for a couple months - which was great for the house!! And yes to the scan!! I bet it was amazing

Certain - How lovely to be able to hear the HB!! I'm definitely going to get a doppler again this time, I thought I wouldn't but just being able to stop and listen to the heartbeat whenever you want is so nice.

Steph - Hope you enjoy your trip away! Can you ring your doctor or someone to check that a scan has been sent off for??

AFM - Well I was supposed to have my midwife appointment on thursday, that was a total balls up. But the midwife managed to come out to me on Saturday, which I thought was a nice touch. So got all my papers and my blue file (yay) - and told her I wanted to give birth in the midwife unit again. I also said that I was concerned about this baby being huge (DS was 8lbs 14!!) and she said they'll give me extra growth scans towards the end - hooray!!

Just got a couple weeks to wait now until my first scan - I can't wait!!!! x x x x x

 

[kbkb]

Hey Steph!! Is the MS any better ? I hope so....I think I am going to have a meat aversion for life after being pregnant...I can eat it now, but I just have a repulsion moment exactly how you said- midway through the meal sometimes.....
I hope it isnt happening too often for you

I dunno about boy. So far, OH and I have been SO mentally prepared for a bundle, we have not even considered we could have a ! Now we're sort of on the fence...

 

[kbkb]

Wow, smiley-8 lbs 14!!! that is BIG. What is your normal weight? Must be hard to carry at full term no???

 

[smiley330]

My usual weight is around 9 stone! No-one suspected he would be big though cuz my bump was so neat and not at all big.... but sure enough he was just good and hidden inside! That's why i'm so worried this time, I think that if none of them can see that my babies are massive I could easily pop out a 10 pounder!!! He was a couple of days early, but pretty much full term. . . So yeh, they would have let me go 2 weeks overdue if DS wanted to stay put and he would have been even bigger!

x x x x

 

[kbkb]

wow.... Just thinking of the brighter side- Since you're predicted a girl, your odds of a 10 pound would arguably be lower.
But omg, 10 pounds for a 9 stone base weight is really big...wow, you were right to point your concerns out to the midwife

 

[smiley330]

Haha kbkb, that is right. I think this is giving a girl the upper hand in what I would prefer this time - I would hope that a girl might weigh slightly less. But who knows!

I am glad the midwife took me seriously though, I was half thinking she might just tell me that "it will be fine" and that's all!! x x x

 

[kbkb]

my LO is 237 grams right now.......awwwwwww
Gotta eat up now, bony!!!

 

[MustangGTgirl]

Finally got an appointment and an actual doctor's office for 10AM tomorrow and it includes a vaginal sonogram! I am excited, hope everything is ok with my baby. After this sonogram, if everything is ok, I am going to relax and quit thinking about all of the "what ifs" and just enjoy it.

Although I did finally get morning sickness but it is more of a night sickness and I have had it every night since my first sonogram at 6+3. It's been pretty bad indeed, today it started this morning and I still have it right now.

 

[kbkb]

:wave: -so good to hear from you MustangGirl! I hope the sonogram helps you put your mind at ease !! I am sure things will be just fine!

for being a raspberry! Bring on the MS if that helps you feel better that the LO is here to stay....

 

[kbkb]

I just figured that Baby is measuring large for 18 weeks 2 days when it was measured. 237 gms is the normal measure for 19 weeks...
Go figure

Smiley, I am a 53 kg pipsqueak ( 8.3 stone i think) Now seriously worrying that I am going to have a HUGE baby!

How's everyone??

 

[MustangGTgirl]

Went for my ultrasound and it was weird at first since I had a miscarriage in February I guess they didn't want to spend too much time on me until they found out there was a live baby in there. Didn't do any exam or anything, just straight to the ultrasound room. She did one through the stomach first and immediately saw a baby and heartbeat so then did a vaginal sonogram and totally saw a cute little baby They didn't listen to the heartbeat like they did with my last son but all of us saw it and it seemed strong and fast!! I am so happy. Oh and the baby is much bigger than 8+0. She did 3 different measurements and the first was 8+3, second was 8+4, and third was 8+5 and she said that they take an average of the 3 so I guess I am 8+4 but she said she was not changing my due date since it was within 5 days of what it should be, which is April 24th.

So I don't know if I should change my ticker or not... technically I can't be 8+4 because of my last period but if the baby is that big then maybe I should change it?

I don't know, what do you ladies think?

Oh and I will post a picture in a while, laying my baby down for a nap right now.