Hi ladies. Can I join your group? I'm 41 and have been trying for a bundle of joy since I was 28. I'm almost 12 weeks pregnant now. It's been a long journey of TTC for me and having been over so many years it's been with two different partners. I've been through testing years ago which found nothing and was in the middle of more testing for m/c's when this latest pregnancy came along. I was in a waiting list for a lap and was then heading for IVF but it looks like nature took over. I'm hoping for a sticky one this time.

I'm very nervous today as I have my NT scan. I barely slept last night. I had an early scan and all was OK back then but I haven't had a lot of the traditional symptoms I worry that something's gone wrong. I guess that goes with the territory of trying for so long. I've had no m/s at all. I had sore bbs but that went away at around 6 weeks.... they are starting to get heavier again now though and my nipples have enlarged. I've had bleeding gums and a stuffy nose since week 3. I either have sciatica or pelvic girdle pain (have had this for about 3 weeks now) so I guess that's a good sign. I read somewhere that PGP is likely in women with increased age for their first child and as all my other pregnancies didn't last past 6 weeks I guess I fall into that category. Will get it checked out when I next see the doc. I can feel my expanding uterus easily now yet still I worry.

I'm hoping for a nice strong heartbeat today and a nice small measurement. I'm also hoping that if I see all is OK I will relax a little.