Due May 2015

Family told, 9 weeks maybe to early but I wanted them to know. Not telling others for a few weeks. Feels like I've lost a part of how nice it is just me and my bf knowing. And now feeling more paranoid in case something goes wrong, lord my hormones are on overdrive!

If I knew the world's media would be waiting outside the hospital for me I sure as f!ck would have my hair and make up done and a cute outfit too in fairness.

Hello everyone!!

I found out I was pregnant in August. My expected due date is May 2nd, 2015. I am 11 weeks now. I had an early scan at 8 weeks. I have my first hospital scan at 13 weeks later this month.

First time mom, and a Canadian living in Ireland, so I'm still getting use to the health care system. Best wishes, and safe journeys to us all!

angeldelight wrote: »

Had my second scan today - what a difference two weeks makes!! Looked very much like a baby, could see him/her moving around, grabbed onto his feet and could see fingers and toes!!

That sounds great. How many weeks are you now?

angeldelight wrote: »

Had my second scan today - what a difference two weeks makes!! Looked very much like a baby, could see him/her moving around, grabbed onto his feet and could see fingers and toes!!

Had my scan today, about 11.5 weeks, matches what the 7 week private scan said. The scan quality was awful, nothing like yours angel! Could just see a blob, just about make out a head. It was so fuzzy, the photo is crap, the private one a month ago was ridiculously more detailed. Back again for another in 4 weeks.

Denise2007 wrote: »

Hi, we're going for an early scan on Thursday and should be about 7 weeks I think. Did you see/hear a heartbeat ? We're going privately to a early scan place in Blackrock. Feeling excited and nervous :-)

If theres one there you should see it, is it abdominal or internal youre having? We saw and heard the heartbeat perfectly then. Today we didnt hear it at all, the miserable yoke doing the scan just said he could see it (so could I) and that everything seemed fine even though it was "so early". I was offered an internal one today after the awful fuzzy abdominal one but a. Hell no and b. This way I get another free scan

spottybananas wrote: »

If theres one there you should see it, is it abdominal or internal youre having? We saw and heard the heartbeat perfectly then. Today we didnt hear it at all, the miserable yoke doing the scan just said he could see it (so could I) and that everything seemed fine even though it was "so early". I was offered an internal one today after the awful fuzzy abdominal one but a. Hell no and b. This way I get another free scan

Just rang the clinic there after reading your question, didn't know you could get internal scans ! Apparently I have the option so will see on the day. I don't think it would bother me.

Buttercup78 wrote: »

Last time my 12 week scan was awful, it was really just to make sure there was a heartbeat. It was on the smallest oldest machine in the world and just looked like an untuned tv. I think at 7 weeks you might see the heartbeat, but might not hear it on an external scan.
I hate the bladder full scans, on my son I was sent out twice to half empty my bladder, was so hard to do it, this time on my early scan it was first thing in the morning and even though I drank a lot, I wasn't awake long enough for it to fill up.

Thats exactly what I said the machine was like, an 80's tv! My husband said he did see arms, legs and eyes on it but all I could see from my bad angle and in the photo is a blob. I might post a photo of it later just so you can all see (esp angeldelight to compare to your detailed scan!) how poor it is, it really looks like nothing at all.

I brought a sample but also drank water before I went, after over an hour of waiting to see the first doctor I went to the bathroom, safe in the knowledge I had my sample. Then I was asked to give a sample for strep b, they wanted the two samples. Then after 2 more hours of this and that I got the scan, and he commented on my empty bladder (which isn't true as I needed the loo again 15 minutes after the scan!). After 3.5 hours in total everything was finally done, my husband asked what I did in a former life to anger the Gods of Queues, because I will always be the last one seen, the formerly packed place was empty by the time I was done. Everyone was lovely except for the scan guy though.

We heard the heartbeat perfectly on the 7+4 scan, it was much easier to see it on the 12 week scan, which is good as we didn't hear it.

Today is the first day I've woken up without a ball of nerves in my stomach, because I can finally kind of accept this is happening, even after the 7 week scan I felt no relief because I was convinced it would be a missed miscarriage at the 12 week. I'm not entirely adjusted to it yet, not happy, not sad, but have started to accept that it's not all just talk and jokes and hypothetical.

Yeah the 20 week scan in the rotunda has the flat screens, but the 12ish week ones are done in the tiny consulting rooms in the public area. It's a world of difference in the fancy room! I was lucky last time got a scan at 12,20,25 (both 20 and 25 were in the fancy room) 36,37(fancy room) and 39 weeks. In fairness the 25 week one was due to too much movement in the 20 week scan and the 36,37 and 39 week ones were due to complications.

I mean really!!