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[CARNAT22]

How are we all today ladies?

I am feeling quite relieved to hit the six week mark.

Only ever got this far with James without any spotting or anything untoward so for me it's a good omen.

I know it is so early but has anyone given any thought to maternity leave?

I only came back 2nd January 2014 after a whooping 14.5 months off. Bet they aren't going to be happy with me

Am hoping If all goes to plan to do what I did last time and go on leave from 37w and start actual maternity leave from 39w. I am going to take the full year again as well. God knows how we'll cope financially but we'll find a way.

X

 

[snowbee]

I had a bit of brown spotting over the weekend, seems to have stopped now so fingers crossed all is ok. Less than a week until our scan so that is pretty exciting although worrying at the same time. I also think I may have been rumbled at the hen party, one of my friends was convinced another of our friends is pregnant so I was trying to keep her focused on her instead but I think she may have been suspicious.

Maternity leave I've not even thought about it. It isn't an overly suitable job for a pregnant person so I don't know what I'm going to do, will see what scan says and then think about telling family (family business)/what we are going to do etc after that.

 

[proudmummy]

Morning ladies..woo hoo for getting to the 6 week mark without complications hopefully work won't be that off with you it's still a while before you go off tho..will be amazing having a full year off with your babies..have you had an appt for your booking in appointment yet? Xx

 

[CARNAT22]

Booking in appointment is Friday 13th @ 9am, but I am off on leave that day anyway.

Also have dating scan.. 9th July @ 9am! Excellent time as I wont have to miss too much work.

Exciting.

Work will be fine, I have been here for coming up to 13 years and I didn't take a single day off sick when I was pregnant with James.

X

 

[TS1982]

Happy 6 Weeks Carnat xxx

 

[Katy79]

Morning all,
I think I am starting to get a bit of nausea but feel very much like I can't be bothered to do anything (not like me) I will hit 6 weeks tomorrow, did another stick test this morning! We move house on Thursday so hopefully that will keep me busy as when I'm not at work I feel like I am ticking off the days, day by day!

 

[Hev_x]

Seen my jumping bean this morning! So cute and small! How can't anything so teeny cause me so much sickness!
I'm starting my 3rd year at uni January so I'll have the baby in the Christmas holidays, miss the first module and go back in time to start placement in April so I'll have 3/4 months off. I had 12 months off with DD but felt it was way too long for me.
X

 

[tinselcat]

Having a high-anxiety day thanks to OCD. Started off with a nightmare about losing the pregnancy (maybe I have been reading too many bad threads on here), went to doctors where people were coughing up all sorts of germs, doctor told me the UTI results had come back negative so he thinks the infection may be "higher up" - has prescribed thrush medicine but it is clear he is guessing. Then managed to cut my thumb on some metal sticking out of umbrella so then started worrying about tetanus. Ugh!

On up side I have booking appt 10 June and my early scan is just a week & half away. Hope to finally get some good news then!

 

[CARNAT22]

Yay to seeing little bean today Hev!

Glad all was OK!!

James will be starting nursery by the time I come back from maternity leave this time so I just want to spend as much time as possible with him and other baby whilst I can.

X

 

[CARNAT22]

Having a high-anxiety day thanks to OCD. Started off with a nightmare about losing the pregnancy (maybe I have been reading too many bad threads on here), went to doctors where people were coughing up all sorts of germs, doctor told me the UTI results had come back negative so he thinks the infection may be "higher up" - has prescribed thrush medicine but it is clear he is guessing. Then managed to cut my thumb on some metal sticking out of umbrella so then started worrying about tetanus. Ugh!

On up side I have booking appt 10 June and my early scan is just a week & half away. Hope to finally get some good news then!

Sorry you are having a stressful day.

Time for a nice cuppa (decaff) tea??

What date is your early scan hun? I have mine on 5th June and I am going alone

X

 

[tinselcat]

Hey hev - that's great, must be a relief to see a healthy bouncing bean!

Nat - thanks! My early scan is June 6 and I will also be going alone. I kind of feel like me life is on hold til then... How are you faring in the wait? It is a good sign you have made it to 6 weeks fine.

 

[CARNAT22]

I am trying not to get my hopes up too much but I do feel quite positive, I did with James too. It's like I just "knew" - as clichéd as that sounds.

Work and toddler keeping me quite busy but my mind is racing every night before I go to bed.. it's the only time I have to think. I am excited, nervous, scared, thrilled.. I am also bloody tired as I can't stop overthinking it all.

I think we'll tell family after the early scan. Eeeekkk, I feel so nervous about telling people. You wouldn't think I am almost 34 and already have a child.

For me certain milestones are so important. 6 weeks and seeing the HB are the current two I just want to tick off so to speak ..

X

 

[Jolly81]

Self referred to the midwives today and they've changed my edd to 9th jan based on lmp! I know for a fact it's nearer to 18/19th based on ov and when we dtd but they're going with their dates which means apparently I'm 7+4 today

So it means an earlier scan which already I know will be too early so they'll have to rescan- similar situation with my son and I ended up being 11+3 when they scanned.

Anyone in the same situation? Will they just rescan me if I'm too early to do the ds screening?

X

 

[CARNAT22]

Self referred to the midwives today and they've changed my edd to 9th jan based on lmp! I know for a fact it's nearer to 18/19th based on ov and when we dtd but they're going with their dates which means apparently I'm 7+4 today

So it means an earlier scan which already I know will be too early so they'll have to rescan- similar situation with my son and I ended up being 11+3 when they scanned.

Anyone in the same situation? Will they just rescan me if I'm too early to do the ds screening?

X

When have they booked your scan for? How far do you think you are today?

Anything above 6 weeks and you may get lucky and see a HB? They'll probably do an internal scan though?

X

 

[ceecee22]

Does it matter if you see midwife too early for booking in? They say usually between 8-11 weeks, but my surgery could only get me in on 3rd June and I will be 7+1 then. Personally I can't see what difference 6 days makes, but wondered if there was a specific reason?

My sense of smell has gone through the roof and I am feeling so sick all the time, boo.

Hoping to take 10 months off with this pregnancy. Still on mat leave from last time but due back in August when little man will be 10 months old.

 

[Clare80]

They usually prefer over 8 weeks as by then the risk of mc has significantly decreased. That's what said here. We have appointments at 10 weeks, my sister in another area, 8 weeks.

 

[proudmummy]

I went to see the midwife today and my booking in appt is 17th of june..looking forward to it but they've changed it since I had my youngest xx

 

[BunnyN]

Self referred to the midwives today and they've changed my edd to 9th jan based on lmp! I know for a fact it's nearer to 18/19th based on ov and when we dtd but they're going with their dates which means apparently I'm 7+4 today

So it means an earlier scan which already I know will be too early so they'll have to rescan- similar situation with my son and I ended up being 11+3 when they scanned.

Anyone in the same situation? Will they just rescan me if I'm too early to do the ds screening?

X

Haven't seen the doctor yet but I'm going to be in a similar position this time round because I was having irregular cycles and I know they will try and put me 10 days ahead of where I am. I am going to try and insist they go by my dates because I'm quite sure of them but we'll see how that goes . I've seen too many stories of ladies ending up under pressure to be induced at the end of pregnancy because of being overdue when they are not really as overdue as the doctors say. The dating scan should put things right but they can be as much as 5 days out which is a lot when you are in the last days of pregnancy.

Sorry that doesn't really answer your questions though. I think the nuchal scan can be done between 11 and 13+6 weeks. I would think they would rescan if you are earlier than that.

 

[nightmarewings]

My edd is 15th jan. Getting some bad cramping at the moment. 6 weeks 3 days. Can't sleep all that well and always feeling sick

 

[tinselcat]

Scary day continues.. thought I saw (TMI) some orangey coloured stuff on the toilet tissue but fortunately since then there's not been anything.

And the one thing that had been constant so far this pregnancy - sore breasts - has mysteriously disappeared today.

Hope everything is alright inside :-/