Pregnancy #57

[AL10]

Finally got a date for my dating scan woooooo

 

[raspberryjuice]

I’ve been on the CTG and he’s ok, still not moving much and im still in pain. The MW was like you can go home because you have a csection booked and I said ok I’ll see you again in an hour when he’s still not moving normally and I’m still in pain then and she huffed off like “fine I’ll get a registrar to review you ” yes I should think so too! My section is in 11 days, anything could be going on in that time?!

 

[raspberryjuice]

My GTT has come back positive, ffs definitely need to get the baby out asap now as full sugar coke is all that keeps me going

 

[aggytha]

30 weeks today 🥲 feeling so grateful and hormonal/emotional this morning!

 

[littlepup]

How do you all cope with the worries of pregnancy please? Especially in the first trimester!

I’ve had a nightmare with pregnancies; I’ve no living children and I’ve had two miscarriages but I’ve just discovered I’m pregnant again. I’ve also had some illnesses and ‘things’ that are rare in pregnancy before, and it’s making me super nervous. I thought I was doing quite well and I bought a single baby grow last night because I wanted to prove to my brain that positive thoughts and things aren’t harmful. I then had a dream I miscarried again last night and I am a MESS mentally!

Ive followed your journey on TTC and can’t imagine how you’re feeling.
I’ve been having therapy in this pregnancy and the therapist says any “anxiety is an overestimation of risk.”
With that in mind, and actually it’s always helped me, I find looking at stats helpful. They stop me fixating on the worst case but also don’t say “don’t worry, it’ll all be fine”, they give a true picture so you can’t over estimate. So if you look at the stat for women who’ve had recurrent MCs having a successful pregnancy later, what the chances are of a MC at x week, after seeing a heart beat, after having a good combined test result etc.
At the moment you might think ‘100% of my TTC has ended badly’ but each pregnancy is new, different, try not to overestimate your risk. You get past each day to the next milestone, each day is closer to a baby. I would personally speak to EPU and ask for early scans, if not, book them. I’d probably book the NIPT so that you are getting these reassurances sooner rather than later.
You can also fast track on MH services, I got my first appointment within the week and it’s not a quick fix or cure all, not everything is valuable, but for an hour a week, it’s given me a few tools that are helpful.

 

[raspberryjuice]

I’ve had to stop one of my HG meds now because it can affect the baby’s breathing when he’s born and my god it’s kicked my HG off again massively. I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve been sick since I stopped it 2 days ago. I don’t want to end my pregnancy feeling so poorly again feeling thoroughly fed up now

 

[odetotheseaweed]

Morning everyone, big announcement, I have entered the leggings and loose top phase of pregnancy at 8+4, the bloat is crazy

 

[sushimama]

Spoiler: :(

Heavy cramps started now. The problem is I’m currently visiting London but I’m not from UK. I called the nearest clinic for a checkup which will cost me 400£. It just sucks to go through this when I’m not at home and I’ll have to fly on Monday. Currently preparing for the worst tho. The cramps are much stronger than the ones I had so far that were just a symptom of pregnancy but the bleeding has completely stopped for now.
I just want to know what’s going on either way.

 

[watermelon sugar]

Stop that's so cute, really does make you feel so lucky and loved! Mine tells us the 3 of us are his world. These men have no right being this cute and making us emosh

I just hope all the men in our lives have the same energy when the babies crying through the night and due a feed

 

[AL10]

Had my dating scan today and all is looking okay so that’s made my day much better

Bloody hell they don’t half pile on the information and appointments, so I went from happy to happy but very overwhelmed very quickly

 

[watermelon sugar]

Ahh what a day I’ve had, I went to MAU for reduced movements and I kept getting strong menstrual like cramps. Baby moved a little bit whilst on the monitor but still not like normal. They checked my cervix and did this swab where they can see if you’re gonna go into labour within the next week, 2 weeks or 3 weeks. The midwife said my result was ‘high’ I asked her to go into more detail.. she didn’t say much but I’m booked in for a scan tomorrow afternoon and she said ‘we’ll go from there’ Just told me to bed rest

 

[Lioness1]

Oh I’ve officially moved up a tier

Had my 20 weeks scan today, but baby was a little rascal and was curled up the whole time so need to go back next week for some more checks. All fine otherwise, didn’t find out the gender, tried to sneak a look but honestly not got a clue what to look for!

 

[Elle Woods]

I'm an emotional wreck this morning. My bump is finally looking like a bump, went to give my partner a kiss and hug before I left for work and he put one arm round me and cradled bump with the other while saying "group hug, I love you both".
I honesty feel like one of the luckiest people in the world. 🥹

Cute My partner has gone from saying ‘love you both’ to me and my 4 year old to ‘love you all’ and it gets me everytime 🥲

Aw I love this! My partner always says "I love you both" to me too and I think it's so lovely. Last night he said night to me then put his hand on my bump and said "night buddy can't wait to meet you" and I wanted to cry it was so cute It makes me more excited when I see how excited he is!

 

[raspberryjuice]

Just out of our growth scan. Baby is fully engaged but measuring 7lb 8oz at 36 weeks so any tips on encouraging his exit are very welcome!!

 

[odetotheseaweed]

Well Mr R hasn’t been shy about telling people that part 🫣 I think it’s his favourite story to tell

I agree though, I find the pushiness weird! We’ve been fairly open about the name but then they always want to know more. Like, save something for when he’s here?


we’ve told most people we don’t know but because of all the placenta complications and bleeding I had, most people know I was going to have a planned section anyway so they know I’ve got a date by now and seem to push to know it.

Anyway I’m glad it’s not weird to keep it secret

Give them the original section date and then they’ll leave you alone (hopefully)

Also, with the “is the baby here yet” texts, I started a league table and allocated people points based on how annoying their message was. It passed some time and the overall winner was my dad

 

[Hinchhater1442]

I had a July baby last year so might be able to help..!
Hats- baby will need one when literally first born. The hospital provided our first one. He then wore one home that I’d bought in my bag. Then didn’t wear a hat again until the cold months, so I wouldn’t go mad on tiny hats! They also shouldn’t wear hats inside after their initial first hospital wear.
Clothing wise I’d say the first few weeks he was in short sleeve vests and long sleeve sleepsuits. They’re so tiny and fragile and he never felt too warm as we didn’t have him in direct sun?
We used cellular blankets until he was about 6 weeks old. Most sleep bags have a minimum weight limit so bear in mind your baby might be too small to use them at first anyway. I found using a blanket handy so if I did feel he was warm I could take it off easily.
It’s one of those annoying mum things that you’ll just know what to put them in once they’re here, so try not to stress just yet you also know your house best, our lounge is quite cool and we spend most of our time in there so that made life a bit easier!

 

[Brewtime87]

Bit of Sunday afternoon advice from me to you all; doing an escape room pregnant, having to constantly crawl around and squat to get things, all while being locked in a room without a loo for an hour is one hell of a challenge

 

[raspberryjuice]

I’ve got yet another GTT this morning. Ugh. I hate them, the drink makes me feel so sick and my nausea has really ramped up over the past week again anyway so it’s going to be awful. I think the worst bit is they won’t let me take my antisickness meds until after the second blood test so I’m going to have to sit in the waiting room for 2 hours feeling like I’m going to throw up.

But then we have what will hopefully be our last scan after that we’ve got another booked in for 3 weeks time but i’m really hoping he’s out having cuddles before then.

 

[Laughalong]

there’s a few of us with our 20 week scans today. so hope all goes well xx

 

[Hamburglar]

I feel your anxiety but it might help to think at 14 weeks the probability of MC is less than 1% or over 99% probability all will be well. If you’ve seen a heartbeat and no anomalies in the scan with a good combined test result and no other background conditions the odds are lower.
The thing with scans before you can feel baby move is that it’s hard to ever be happy because in the split moment you see you’re fine but the next day you can start worrying again and it’s not feasible to scan every other day obvs. Of course if you feel a scan is the only way to ease the anxiety, absolutely go for it. Reducing stress or worry is key x

Just wanted to show my appreciation for your posts, they’re always very informative and well balanced x