September 2014 Babies Club

d4b wrote: »

I'm 10 +3 now. I'm praying it will lift soon. :-)

I hope it lifts for you soon d4b. I'm at 12+2 and still feel crappy. I was half expecting a 'whoosh!' at the stroke of midnight at exactly 12 weeks and to feel normal and less pukey-tired, but it is still here. Perhaps next week!

I met an ex-colleague for coffee today and told her the news - she said that on her last baby she was so tired she used to lie on the floor in her office and sleep! She had a spot where noone could see her through the glass door panel. I wish I had an office...!

Hi, can I join? First baby, due sept 23rd. Had an early scan at 9 wks as I had a minor bleed at 7 weeks. Longest fortnight ever waiting on that scan but apparently it would have been pointless doing it earlier as the heartbeat probably wouldn't be detected.

Have told both our families now and a couple of people at work. Am happy to tell the world next week once I'm 12 weeks.

Was constantly nauseous from weeks 6 to this week but thankfully it seems to be easing now,

Oh god girls no sign of the nauseous stopping, the last week or two I've lost appetite completely food normally makes me so happy and I can't even force feed myself, it's usually the worst in the evening. I'm scared baby is not getting all the nutrients but I've been drinking loads of milk and taking my pregnancy vitamins hoping it's getting most of its goodness there. I'm 11+3 today. Have to say this week going through this has put a dampener on the 12 week milestone!

EllieB wrote: »

Hi, can I join? First baby, due sept 23rd. Had an early scan at 9 wks as I had a minor bleed at 7 weeks. Longest fortnight ever waiting on that scan but apparently it would have been pointless doing it earlier as the heartbeat probably wouldn't be detected.

Have told both our families now and a couple of people at work. Am happy to tell the world next week once I'm 12 weeks.

Hi there congrats n welcome.


I had first hospital appointment yesterday it went grand.
Im due 3 sept but it will be a late aug baby as they wont let me go past 39 weeks.
Im happy with that.
Its my third and the doc raised suject of tubal ligation.
It will b my 3 rd section this one will be planned
I was horrified stuck for words and now i cant stop thinking about it.
However i wont be led into anything like that yet.

Still in shock thou.!!

I have only told my mother and she told my father ! And thats it for some reasonthis time round i just dont want to tell

I made decision il tell the in laws at 16 weeks and il leave it as long as i can to tell work.

Its weird i find time is goin so slowly this time !

Karmella wrote: »

Gosh monflat, you'd think your doc would just let you get on with having this baby before discussing your 'options' post birth. I think that would be quite upsetting....

I think I'm really starting to show in the last week, depending on what I wear. I'm really bloated so it looks like I'm about 20 weeks some days ha ha! I've had to open my top buttons on all my jeans. I reckon I'll hold tough another week or so but I'm going to have to make the move to my mat jeans fairly soon!!

I suppose her reasoning was that " while they are in there " rather than opening me up a 4 th time she could do it there n then :-0
Still not sure thou if i want a 4 th i can only tell that when i see how things are goin with a 3rd !


Im tryin to hold off with the maternity clothes as long as i can . But it might not be too much longer i am a 14 but am tight in 16 trousers 4 work so soon now il have to succumb !!!...

Seriously, where is this lovely second semester I've heard of? I can't face many more weeks of this nausea and dry retching. Anyone pass into that nicer phase yet?

TMI, but, is it just me or are any of you paranoid if you feel discharge and fear it might be blood? So far no blood but I can't help but worry.

Thanks Isolt. I'm sorry to hear that others are also worried, it is a pain, but glad to hear I'm normal!

I've also had 2 scans, one at 7 wks and one at 11 (a week ago) and all was fine but I just can't relax. I'm not usually a worry wort but that's what I'm turning into these days. And I'd say I'm only going to get worse! :rolleyes:

73trix wrote: »

Plus One.

I've never known and never even realised from others who've been there, done that.

There is SO much that goes unsaid! I'm only realising it now. I'd no real clue about it. Of course the fact that the first trimester is kept quiet contributes to it. For me I guess part of it is I wasn't round any pregnant women growing up, and my friends have started to have babies in the last couple of years but I've been abroad so I haven't been around for the day-to-day bits and didn't know to ask. In the last few days I've told a few good friends at home the news. Those new mums are the first ones back asking how I'm feeling and full of sympathy and support while those without kids are full of congratulations but have no clue, same as I was! I've been apologising to the new mums for not asking them more how they were!

As I'm away at I won't have my first scan til bang on 13 weeks. And because I haven't had morning sickness part of me is very paranoid. I have told very few people as until I have the scan I don't want to get my hopes up. I'm constantly being told off for being so negative but I just need the confirmation.

12 week scan today! Was great to see little bubs finally :-)

And the weather is lovely, two things that have really lifted my mood this week!

Aww congratulations Karmella, that must have been such a magic moment for you. Happy days :-)

Had a genetic screening appointment yesterday, I get it for free because of where I work. They go a bit mad here for the genetic screening, routinely offer tests for lots of things that are rare. Im sure the thoughts of such possible issues must scare the crap out of a lot of parents when their doc mentions it and they get tests done out of fear despite the really low risks and for some of the diseases you can't do anything. I reckon it is a money-making exercise preying on the vulnerability of pregnant people (I have issues with this!).

Anyway, as it is free for me I just got the basic blood test for downs syndrome and trisomy 18 and a scan for nucal translucency. The scan was great, little thing was lepping around goodo! The nurse was getting me to cough to make it move to a better spot so she could measure it. I've seen the heart beat on the scan before, but seeing it move around, kicking its legs and bucking its back was kind of a moment for me. There really is something alive in there!! The dad is away at the moment so he missed it.

All fine on the scan, waiting for blood results. Next genetic appt is at 20 Weeks for same things plus Spina bifida (which my cousin died from).

Karmella wrote: »

I downloaded the What to Expect app, and there is a big forum on that, but every second post is on results of genetic tests, scans, and then trying to guess the gender based on heart rates &12 week ultrasound pics, it just seems to be poles apart to Irish / U.K. based forums!!! It almost seems that there is something 'wrong with you' if you don't find out gender!! But sure I suppose if all these tests are available to you for free you may as well take advantage!!

Lol Karmella, that's why I was so delighted to find these pregnancy threads on boards! Normal people talking about normal things!! With a bit of craic thrown in too! Honestly, a friend of mine's brother got a massive list of genes tested for by amniocentisis and they don't have any family history for any of it. I thought it was mad, amnio itself has a risk of miscarraige, why bother if there is no reason to suspect? Although, a conversation with one of the nurses kind of gave me a bit of insight. My OB had put a question mark on cystic fibrosis as she wasn't sure it was covered in the package but as I'm european they recommend it (because europeans are riddled with it, obviously). The nurse gave me a number to ring about it, and I asked her if I had to do it at the next appointment in 2 months. She replied basically that people like to get the CF test (among others) done early so that they have 'time to do something about it if they want'. At the time, I understood that to mean some kind of treatment but thinking about it afterwards, I don't think you can treat CF in utero. I think she meant people do it early enough so they can have the option of an abortion. I guess I was a bit naive before but I'm looking at the whole US genetic testing thing in a new way now and its a bit scary. I would be pro-choice, but, I dunno, I grew up with a girl with CF!

Karmella wrote: »

I am hoping to try and find out this time round, we had the whole surprise thing last time. And I have no major preference either way. I'd love a girl, but at the same time having another boy would be very practical use the same clothes, toys, and they could share a room. But I'm surrounded by men so a girl would be nice

I always thought I wouldn't want to know, that I'd want a surprise, but the dad really wants to know! So I don't know how we're going to work that. He reckons he will feel more connected with it earlier if he knows it is a boy or a girl, makes it feel more real. I can understand that; the bloody nausea alone makes it real enough for me but he doesn't have such a connection yet (apart from me moaning about the nausea!).

The Sept 2013 Mums from Rollercoaster got a great write up in the Irish Times this week! I must say thanks to all the posters here, it does make a massive difference to hear from others in the same boat as me and be able to chat with ye about silly/scary/TMI/exciting pregnancy stuff

http://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/health-family/parenting/rollercoaster-ride-from-virtual-reality-to-real-friends-1.1719224?page=1

That's great d4b! It is wonderful to see the little fellas waving around