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The Pregnancy Chat Thread!

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    #2192
    MzFit
    Closed Accounts Posts: 37 ✭MzFit


    May79 wrote: »
    That's so lovely. Congratulations. I wouldn't blame you for being wibbly-lipped! What is your date now?

    I hope everyone else is keeping well. We're heaing to week 14 now. Am delighted. So far so good.

    Just a smidge short of 8 weeks now. Nausea has finally kicked in, joy of joys :rolleyes: and ginger makes it worse!

    Congrats on your own little lip-wibbler! :D


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    #2193
    CathyMoran
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 7,458 Mod ✭✭✭✭CathyMoran


    I am back - only just over 6 weeks so very early days - first scan showed that I am pregnant but no heartbeat yet, doc thinks that I got my dates wrong (I did not)...another scan in 2 weeks will see if it is viable or not - scary. Have nausea, back pain, heart burn, weight gain, tender tummy and am like myself with bad pms but do not feel pregnant. My last pregnancy knocked me out totally but I feel relatively fine at the moment - just hoping that this baby will be OK. This baby was planned and wanted, just did not expect to get pregnant straight away. It is a huge worry.


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    #2194
    January
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,865 ✭✭✭✭January


    Legs, fingers, toes, hands and eyes (although that's a medical condition) crossed for you and Shane.


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    #2195
    Squiggler
    Closed Accounts Posts: 945 ✭✭✭Squiggler


    CathyMoran wrote: »
    It is a huge worry.

    Stop your worrying ;)

    Really hope that you and baby will be fine.


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    #2196
    CathyMoran
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 7,458 Mod ✭✭✭✭CathyMoran


    A mix of good and bad. I did another digital test and it has gone up by a week, it is still a week behind what we expected but then again I did not get a fully positive test until 5 weeks. The bad - platelets are higher than normal like in the last pregnancy with my son - just worried as I looked up the net.


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    #2197
    xzanti
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 10,437 Mod ✭✭✭✭xzanti


    CathyMoran wrote: »
    A mix of good and bad. I did another digital test and it has gone up by a week.

    Sounds like cause for celebration to me :D that is very promising, delighted for you X


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    #2198
    CathyMoran
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 7,458 Mod ✭✭✭✭CathyMoran


    xzanti wrote: »
    Sounds like cause for celebration to me :D that is very promising, delighted for you X
    Yes, I was thrilled by that, was certain that it was going to give me bad news. How is the beautiful xzanti and bump?


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    #2199
    cbyrd
    Registered Users Posts: 3,214 ✭✭✭cbyrd


    CathyMoran... a huge congratulations to you and Shane. i have everything crossed for you too and i hope you have the very best health through this one. ;) You are one brave lady :)


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    #2200
    Das Kitty
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 17,231 Mod ✭✭✭✭Das Kitty


    Congrats CathyMoran!


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    #2201
    xzanti
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 10,437 Mod ✭✭✭✭xzanti


    CathyMoran wrote: »
    Yes, I was thrilled by that, was certain that it was going to give me bad news. How is the beautiful xzanti and bump?
    :D not feeling so beautiful these days but the bump sure is looking very prosperous lol.. I think I'm having a baby elephant :eek: :D


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    #2202
    barbiegirl
    Registered Users Posts: 1,846 ✭✭✭barbiegirl


    Hi guys
    I'm back again, only gone about 4 weeks but doctor happy enough and we'll get a scan in three weeks to check on everything.Fingers crossed there will be a new Barbie or Ken this summer :-)


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    #2203
    tbh
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    big scan on Thursday - keep yizzer fingers crossed for us!


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    #2204
    CathyMoran
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 7,458 Mod ✭✭✭✭CathyMoran


    barbiegirl wrote: »
    Hi guys
    I'm back again, only gone about 4 weeks but doctor happy enough and we'll get a scan in three weeks to check on everything.Fingers crossed there will be a new Barbie or Ken this summer :-)
    Nice seeing you over here - we can hopefully watch our babies grow up together.


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    #2205
    CathyMoran
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 7,458 Mod ✭✭✭✭CathyMoran


    tbh wrote: »
    big scan on Thursday - keep yizzer fingers crossed for us!
    Good luck with the scan on Thursday.


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    #2206
    January
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,865 ✭✭✭✭January


    tbh wrote: »
    big scan on Thursday - keep yizzer fingers crossed for us!

    Good luck!


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    #2207
    barbiegirl
    Registered Users Posts: 1,846 ✭✭✭barbiegirl


    CathyMoran wrote: »
    Nice seeing you over here - we can hopefully watch our babies grow up together.

    Yep, they'll both be happy and healthy :-)


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    #2208
    May79
    Registered Users Posts: 190 ✭✭May79


    MzFit wrote: »
    Just a smidge short of 8 weeks now. Nausea has finally kicked in, joy of joys :rolleyes: and ginger makes it worse!

    Congrats on your own little lip-wibbler! :D

    Thanks a million. We're 15 weeks now. I'm getting the wibbly lip thing myself now - i cried watching eastenders last week - bit mental but all good ;)
    CathyMoran wrote: »
    Yes, I was thrilled by that, was certain that it was going to give me bad news.

    Delighted to read about your good news Cathy - It's always great to hear nice things.
    tbh wrote: »
    big scan on Thursday - keep yizzer fingers crossed for us!

    Best of tbh (and everyone else of course) We to have an important scan on Thursday. 15/16 weeks but threstening a miss and they are monitoring us every 3 - 4 weeks. So far so good though. Big baby at last scan and hoping it stays big and strong. More baby to cuddle in April :)


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    #2209
    CathyMoran
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    May79 wrote: »
    Best of tbh (and everyone else of course) We to have an important scan on Thursday. 15/16 weeks but threstening a miss and they are monitoring us every 3 - 4 weeks. So far so good though. Big baby at last scan and hoping it stays big and strong. More baby to cuddle in April :)
    I hope that it all goes well for you - hugs.


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    #2210
    carolinespring
    Registered Users Posts: 2,166 ✭✭✭carolinespring


    barbiegirl wrote: »
    Hi guys
    I'm back again, only gone about 4 weeks but doctor happy enough and we'll get a scan in three weeks to check on everything.Fingers crossed there will be a new Barbie or Ken this summer :-)


    WOO HOO, Well done Barbirgirl. Dreaming of joining you


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    #2211
    CathyMoran
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 7,458 Mod ✭✭✭✭CathyMoran


    carolinespring wrote: »
    WOO HOO, Well done Barbirgirl. Dreaming of joining you
    I really hope that you get your dream.


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    #2212
    barbiegirl
    Registered Users Posts: 1,846 ✭✭✭barbiegirl


    CathyMoran wrote: »
    I really hope that you get your dream.

    Me too fingers crossed


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    #2213
    Winnie
    Registered Users Posts: 457 ✭✭Winnie


    Only 5 wks pregnant now and going to Doc's tomorrow for the first time to have it all confirmed, I dont think it will really sink in until someone else tell's me I am pregnant.....as you can probably guess, it's our first! Although, I had a very painful cramp last night followed by the stangest feeling, felt very cold and weak and wasnt sure if I was going to be sick but it passed after few minutes......no morning sickness or nausea yet....Is that normal?


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    #2214
    How Strange
    Registered Users Posts: 6,339 ✭✭✭How Strange


    Congrats, lots of new pregnancies here now!

    I remember the cramping was quite sore at times; like a bad period pain. I
    think it's your uterus stretching. There's lots going on internally at the early stages so feeling generally out of sorts and crampy is not unusual.


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    #2215
    Squiggler
    Closed Accounts Posts: 945 ✭✭✭Squiggler


    Hi Winnie, the cramping and pains are normal. I didn't know I was pregnant until I was 5.5 weeks when I went to the doctor thinking there was something seriously wrong with me as my period was late and I had almost constant, sometimes very severe, cramps and no energy, symptoms of all sorts of reproductive issues, including the one I hadn't considered - pregnancy. :rolleyes:

    Congratulations, and I hope all goes well for you.


    Oh, and I had no 'morning sickness'. Aside from the tiredness, which passed after 11 weeks, I found the worst thing was what my sister called "Dog nose" - super heightened sense of smell is not a blessing.


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    #2216
    Winnie
    Registered Users Posts: 457 ✭✭Winnie


    Well i know it's probably still early for the morning sickness if I do get it, maybe antoher week or two for it to set in.


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    #2217
    xzanti
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 10,437 Mod ✭✭✭✭xzanti


    Winnie wrote: »
    Only 5 wks pregnant now and going to Doc's tomorrow for the first time to have it all confirmed

    Best of luck :)

    Just a bit of a side note.. When I went to have my pregnancy confirmed at week 5 my Doctor wasn't there, it was a female locum and she basically made me feel like I was crazy for even being there so early.. Her attitude was, if I did a home pregnancy test then and it was '+' then I was pregnant and there was no need for her waste her time doing another one on me :rolleyes: she also said not to get my hopes up until around week 12.. I had a good oul rant about her on this forum but anyway.. She also told me I would be "wasting my money" having an early dating scan, even though I had miscarried a few months earlier..

    Anyway, my point is, I hope you get a nicer Doctor than her, but if you do have a similar experience, don't let it dampen your spirits :) cause I let it get me down something terrible, I really expected to be made to feel special when I went along but I ended up coming out feeling like I may aswel give up :(


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    #2218
    Winnie
    Registered Users Posts: 457 ✭✭Winnie


    Wow, what a terrible way to be made feel by the doctor!! Well I am going to see my normal doctor that I have been going to a few years now and I know him, so hopefully he will be a bit nicer plus my OH will be with me so I bet Doc wont say anything to upset me!


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    #2219
    lynski
    Registered Users Posts: 1,585 ✭✭✭lynski


    Xzanti, what a cow! but nothing new. my old gp when i pg the first time, said congratulations, but just so you dont get upset there is nothing special in this for any of the docs, nurses etc you will meet so while it is a big deal for you it is just normal for us. So dont take the off-handedness to heart basically.
    Having said that a locum should not have questioned you coming in so early, especially given that the hospitals are so overcrowded that you need to get in as early as possible. If you turned up at the hospital for the first time at 12 wks they would tear a strip off you. AND you need a letter from doc BEFORE you can book into the hospital (although i didn't bother this time, just called and booked in for booking app and told them i forgot the letter from doc)
    I was in getting a scan at 5.5 wks on my last pg and at 7.5 wks this time - could not remember last period, so not used to having them after pg and bf.
    I hope you complained to regular gp afterwards.


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    #2220
    Moonbeam
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 18,953 Mod ✭✭✭✭Moonbeam


    What a cow,I booked the hospital @ 6 weeks last time and got a lecture about how I was leaving it so late,booked at 4 weeks this time thinking I was well ahead of the game and most of the consultants were booked out for months.


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    #2221
    abouttobebanned
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,943 ✭✭✭abouttobebanned


    I'm in the hospital right now with my girlfriend waiting on our first scan. Lots of waiting so the iPhone is helping me I'll the boredom!


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