August 2017 babies!

[Mummytobe0817]

I got to hear the heartbeat too, couldn't stop smiling! Rach, the midwife felt my tummy, dipped my urine, did my bp and went through all the tests so far, she said the measuring etc starts at week 25 when baby is big enough to be felt properly x

 

[Rachlaidler94]

No mine did nothing didn't take my blood pressure, didn't check urine I basically sat in a chair she read my notes and repeated what was there telling me when I had booked my scan for and that was it. I just feel like it was an utter waste of time fair enough even if she felt my tummy but she didn't. I just came out of there feeling like she didn't have time and was more bothered about the fact she had been back from a broken arm since January. Sorry for winging I'm just in an absolute rubbish mood with the way it went and was really pleased I didn't get my partner to come with me because it would have been a complete waste of 1 of the 2 appointments he gets to go to from work. I even asked about the tests that were done at my 12 week scan as I hadn't had my results and she turned around and said well you have to phone them and chase it. But when I phoned the hospital after they said they had sent a full breakdown report of my results to the doctors and the midwife would have been able to see it if she had bothered to look.

 

[PeanutButter]

Sorry you had a bad experience with the midwife, could you ask to change?

I'm officially in the second trimester woo!!! Xx

 

[tashap]

Rach- that's sounds so frustrating, what a disappointment. I would ask to see a different one if you can. You have you feel looked after and be able to trust what they are saying.

Peanutbutter - yay xx

 

[tashap]

Is anyone consultant lead? I am due to ivf and have my first appointment this week and wonders what happens x

 

[PeanutButter]

I'm consultant lead cos of all my miscarriages and my weight. They just take your blood pressure and check your wee. Mine just spoke to me and told me to carry on taking the stuff I'm on & told me when to stop. I think appointments later on will be more useful. Was just like a midwife appointment tbh.

 

[Rose83]

I was going to be consultant led then the first time the consultant saw me she said there was no need and sent me back to midwife led and said they'd refer me back later if I needed it. But I'm quite sure that's what will happen so feel like they are wasting time a bit. I had a 10lb 1oz baby last time so am supposed to be watched for growth as this one is expected to be big again so when I inevitably get huge they will refer me back x

 

[MissCharli]

I'm consultant led too for my weight, my BMI was just over which was really annoying (and she couldn't use the old fashioned scales!). Got my first appt on Thursday and really dreading it tbh. First one that my OH isn't coming to either.

 

[Hoping4Rainbow]

Got a phonecall from the clinic a couple of hours ago! Low risk for the main 3 trisomies (<1:10,000) such a relief and improvement to my down's syndrome odds from the combined test! Although the result is inconclusive when it comes to some other syndromes (aneuploidy/gender related anomalies) so the lab will now process my second sample to try and get a result hopefully (thankfully the clinic took two blood samples from me). Hopefully we'll know within a further 3-5 days.

Also we know the gender! Boy! Haha I knew it! My little boy will have a brother

Lots of love to all of you lovely mamas xx

 

[Rose83]

Awww congratulations H4R! I'm going to have to look back and see if I predicted right from your 12 week scan now!! X

 

[Hoping4Rainbow]

Aww thank you Rose! xx Both scan pics of mine I only uploaded here for the first time!

Come to think of it, with all those delays and cock ups of my wonderful midwives over here, I ended up having my dating scan when I was 14weeks (and was actually dated as 15w)! So it wasn't really too long ago I had that first scan and these two scans aren't really that far apart! xx

 

[Svetlana]

No mine did nothing didn't take my blood pressure, didn't check urine I basically sat in a chair she read my notes and repeated what was there telling me when I had booked my scan for and that was it. I just feel like it was an utter waste of time fair enough even if she felt my tummy but she didn't. I just came out of there feeling like she didn't have time and was more bothered about the fact she had been back from a broken arm since January. Sorry for winging I'm just in an absolute rubbish mood with the way it went and was really pleased I didn't get my partner to come with me because it would have been a complete waste of 1 of the 2 appointments he gets to go to from work. I even asked about the tests that were done at my 12 week scan as I hadn't had my results and she turned around and said well you have to phone them and chase it. But when I phoned the hospital after they said they had sent a full breakdown report of my results to the doctors and the midwife would have been able to see it if she had bothered to look.

My 16 weeks appointment was pretty much the same. I think I spent less then 10 minutes in the room. They took BP & urine sample. Wrote blood results into my notes, put down a date for next MW appointment and asked whether I have any questions.
My hospital is shared care, so my 25 weeks is with GP. I guess it will be even a greater waste of time.

 

[Elspeth]

Great news H4R.
Congratulations on having a little boy.
Have you told your son? I bet he'll be so happy.
Do you mind me asking what your original combined test risk was?

My 16 week appointment was similar. It feels like a box ticking exercise, my midwife is really nice but I feel sorry for her, she's always running late and seems so busy. I get the feeling there is just not the time to give the personal attention and care that you would want.

Also welcome to tri 2 Peanut butter.

Xxx

 

[Hoping4Rainbow]

Hey Elspeth sweetheart, thank you xx

Yes we have, he is so cute he keeps pointing at my belly, saying "mama's tummy baby!" He has stroked and kissed it too Sometimes he even points at his own tummy though saying tummy baby haha I don't think he understands the difference between brother or sister yet. Once I asked him: "Would you like a baby-boy or a baby-girl?" And he answered (whilst jumping up and down on the couch) "baby-bel!!!!" (loves those babybels lol) ....Aww their innocence And not a care in the world! I want them to stay like this forever!

Have you told your little girl? Are you finding out the gender?

Sure, I was assessed as low risk for Down's through the NHS combined test with odds 1:371. I was originally very relieved and cried from joy reading the letter as I had been scared I'd get high risk again, like I did with my boy (went for a CVS back then and after an emotional rollercoaster, got the clear by the time I was around 13 weeks, so much earlier than this time around, time has just flown too fast with those frustrating delays/cancellations I had at the beginning with the midwives)

But then, as the days went, I kept seeing posts from other mummies with low risk results, all of which were in the order of 1 out of tens or hundreds of thousands. Suddenly my 1:371 didn't seem that low. Researched a bit on the cut-off points and found out that, although the NHS cut-off point is 1:150, for private clinics and some other countries it is 1:300 (makes sense for the cut off to be lower when you have to pay privately for any kind of further diagnostics I guess!) So I kept having an annoying niggle and started stressing about it, so I decided to take the Harmony. My new odds are now less than 1:10,000, so I am so so incredibly grateful xx

 

[Stargirl23]

Congratulations H4R joining team blue!! &#55357;&#56842;

 

[tashap]

Hoping4rainbow- yay for blue and for your results xx

Hope everyone is doing well x

Thank you for all your answers re the consultant. I'm here and waiting to see him now. Had my pee and blood test done - all fine x

 

[tashap]

Saw the consultant got told off a bit about my weight and told to avoid carbs! But it was in a nice way. I'm back in 8 weeks to discuss extra scans but he said they would most likely look at induction around my due date x

 

[Elspeth]

Thanks H4R.
Yes I like the sound of your new odds much better.

I was given a 1:7000 risk with combined test, which is much better than the 1:500 risk based purely on my age. However I have seen ladies in the forum with much lower risks and I'm aware that the screening only picks up about 80% of affected pregnancies, so I have continued to worry about it but I don't feel I can justify spending 500+ pounds to know for sure.

I hope you are starting to feel a bit better generally.
I'm feeling like I have slightly more energy this week.

My daughter seems happy about it, she keeps proudly announcing to people that her mummy has a baby in her tummy She is very much fixed on having a baby sister. Time will tell....

Xxx

 

[Prrrfect]

Congratulations H4R and star girl is it ok if I join team blue too?????

I found out yesterday I'm having a little boy!
Knew from day one but when a few people guessed girl I was thinking i could be wrong!!

So happy &#55357;&#56842;
Hubby feels like crying every time he really thinks about him..
We had bought a couple of boys clothes prior to being pregnant!!
And then when we found out bought more things some white but mostly blue!
It was as if we where quietly confident!!

Welcome to tri 2 peanut butter and yes it's a relief to be here isn't it!!
Can't believe I'm almost 17weeks!!
The weeks just keep rolling by...
I've had no message from midwife for 16weeks appointment I did send a text message but no reply
Think il phone tomorrow check alls ok

Not going to chase hospital over 20 week scan now as my gender scan was so good don't mind if I go over a little
she showed my babies both sides of brain/kidneys umbilical cord, I have frontal placenta..
His legs kicking and his two feet, 2arms hands and his heart
Oh and he was sucking his thumb!!

Hope everyone's happy &#55357;&#56842;
And feeling well xx

 

[Hoping4Rainbow]

Thanks Elspeth, I'd be over the moon with your results my lovely! Plus don't forget that even though Harmony has better detection rates than the combined test, it is still a screening test that would only give you odds again (in the form of greater than or less than certain thresholds!) Only an invasive diagnostic test like CVS or amnio would give us a definite result, but we'd be crazy to have either as they carry a risk of miscarriage -sure, depending on the actual clinic stats- but still much higher than our odds for abnormality! I had the CVS with my boy last time as my odds for trisomy were 1:100 xx

Glad your app'nt went well Tasha! xx

And yayyyy for team blue's first THREE recruits Stargirl and Prrrfect!!! xx

Come on August mamas, it's time for our first girly to be announced! xx