Wishes - congrats!! wow 2ltrs of blood loss, I can't even imagine how you felt, what an ordeal. But so glad little Casey is doing well
WantBaby2 - Wow!! It's so close!!
Leabie & Brunette - my belly popped in my 16th week, so Leabie you might be just around the corner! Also Leabie, how good are pregnancy dreams!!?? They are the wildest things!
Brunette - I've been having some horrific tearing pains in my lower abdomen, and I've put it down to growing pains (thought the stabbing and cramping pains around week 15 or so were bad, but they've got nothing on these doozies!)
To everyone else dealing with fluid retention (poor Paula!), emotions running high (um, that covers all of us I think), demanding bosses who only provide 1/2 the information, leg cramps, bad backs, braxton hicks (oh god, I am not looking forward to those!) - BIG BELLY RUBS TO YOU ALL
Woo hoo!! Congrats WantBaby! I hope you're recovering well!
Afm, we had our first appointment with the OB this afternoon. Everything is great. We still haven't heard the heartbeat (they didn't use the doppler today), but bub is now measuring 2 days ahead (OB thinks bub will be tall) and the heartbeat was 159.
Hi Jaki, congratulations & welcome!!
I had mild cramping and stretching feeling up until my scan last week and all was good at the scan. I actually took it as a reassuring sign that things were going on inside my uterus and bub was growing......
BUT..i have a question for you all please....since my scan the stretching feeling has GONE? no twinges or cramps for signs or anything! its like i'm not pregnant. I still have sore boobs and bit tired but other than that...nothing in the last week. Am worried now that something has gone wrong.
Can i ask if the other ladies who have been through or going through end of 1st trimester....did you always feel like there was a "feeling" (stretching/presence/cramps etc) in your uterus?
I am having another bt on tues then another scan on friday, am just so scared that something will go wrong. embarassing to be such the worrywart on this thread...sorry
Thanks again ladies, you really are a lifesaver and i'm so grateful for your ongoing support
Jaki, and then we'll keep worrying for the rest of our lives...
Yogi, I recall there were a couple of weeks there when the cramps were gone. I think they lasted until about 6 or 7 weeks and then stopped. They started again recently. Honestly, you don't sound like any more of a worrywart than I am. I get positively neurotic at times. I suspect every single lady here will tell you they've worried exactly the same way. Have you joined a Belly Buddies (due date) thread? I find it quite reassuring at times when we were all getting similar changes (symptoms starting or stopping) at similar times.
LondonMiss, I hope the lack of posting means your wait is over!
Firstly big congrats to makebaby2, hope you are enjoying your little girl!
Juniper, Lairdoz and Brunette, glad the appointments went well.
Welcome Jaki80 and congratulations!
Yogi Bear - I think it is normal to worry, especially when you have invested so much emotion already getting to this point.
AFM - can't wait until we can do that first scan, it seems so far away. I have to admit if this pregnancy drags on like the last week I will feel like I am 80 by the time I have this baby! Went to DH's work function last night. Usually I will have a drink with the other wives, so had a few questions about why not. Luckily still on antibiotics for sinus infection so used that as excuse, and several people weren't there as sick with the same thing so I think all but one believed me. But she didn't have to scream it out in front of the whole room 'oh your pregnant aren't you!! I just know you are'. I was so annoyed I just said 'no we have been trying but I have issues down there' and left it at that.
Why do people put you in this position??? We have decided we won't even tell family until 13 weeks and here is some random announcing it for us at a party - ahh! Don't know how I will get through the next few weeks as have several functions to go to.....
Oh, Maggie, I'm so sorry to hear you've got a nosy parker putting you in that situation. I've had a problem at work where I keep getting people randomly asking me how our IVF endeavours are going the day before a big scan. My boss asked the day before our first one and one of the other managers asked on Thursday (the day before our first OB appointment). I flat out lied to my boss the first time (and felt terrible about it and told them the next week after we'd told our families). I didn't feel the need to lie last week though, so I just said I wasn't answering his question and he wished us luck. Thankfully there's no-one else that knows about the IVF, so hopefully that's the last one.
I don't know how your functions are run, but is there any way you could sneak a bottle of non-alcoholic wine in with you and fill your glass where no-one sees? Otherwise, (if you're comfortable with it) I think you're probably stuck with the lying option. If you really want to put someone in their place you could tell them all you've been through with TTC and then say you don't appreciate them adding to your stress, but I've never gotten angry enough to try that option myself and it'd probably cause quite a scene.
Hi there Yogi Bear, don't worry! I felt lots of cramping and stuff generally "going on" in the uterine area from the TWW onward through, oh, I don't know, about week 8 or so. Then I felt nothing for a few weeks and, like you, was wondering why not. But we had our ultrasounds and everything was fine, and now, wouldn't you know, I'm getting lots of twinges and stabbing pains on the sides of my uterus which my OB says is just round ligament pain as the uterus expands and moves up into the abdomen. So don't worry, you'll likely be getting lots more feeling in a couple of weeks!
MaggiePie, sorry to hear about the loudmouth at your husband's party. I had a few similar situations at work functions where people were asking questions since I'm usually right in there having a couple of glasses of wine. Luckily, a few friends of mine (who are NOT pregnant) had just finished month-long alcohol free months, so I told people I was doing that. I got a few people asking why, but I just said a bunch of my friends had done it for health and weight-control reasons and I thought I'd give it a try. That worked until my DH and I went out to dinner with my boss a few weeks ago and I still wasn't drinking. I told him that I had decided to extend the alcohol free month for another month just to see if I could do it because I liked the idea of doing an extended detox. (I think it helps that my DH and I really do try to do alcohol free weeks from time to time, so it wasn't total bull***** when I was trying to explain it.) He didn't really understand but I think chalked it up as one of those weird girl things. I think it would be harder, though, if it was women who were paying attention to you at all these events. But I do think that the AFM story is good, b/c quite a lot of people do do that, apparently. (In fact, apparently a magazine wrote an article about "Dry February" or something, with regards to detoxing after the holidays. You can say you had just heard about it and wanted to try it.)
Also, glad to hear of those of you whose appointments and scans went well. I met my OB for the first time this past Monday and was so pleased, because I loved him! Now I can understand why he's so hard to get into!
Finally, LondonMiss, I hope that we're not hearing from you b/c you're off having that baby. GOOD LUCK!!!!!
Jaki80 - A big and welcome to the thread! Congrats on your BFP, so exciting! Try not to stress about the cramps, I had AF-type cramps quite frequently up til about 7 weeks, from memory? Very unnerving, I know.
CK77 - thats so wonderful that DH felt the bub for the first time. What a special moment!
Lairdoz - Yay for the nice OB! Glad that you like him, it makes such a difference when you like your carer, doesn't it? And HELL YEAH you deserve to be getting excited! Hope the (just over) 2 weeks flies by for you.
LM - oooohhhh, sooooo exciting... got FX that that baby is out!
Brunette - I can't believe you're 18 weeks already It seems like yesterday that we were celebrating you reach 12 weeks! Didn't even think about how much extra stuff you'll need for twins Do you have many friends with stuff to offload?
Juniper76 - you made me laugh with your comment about keeping your pants on for ultrasounds! I thought exactly the same thing...
YogiBear - welcome to the first trimester! After the scary cramps disappear, and you're not feeling weird stretching pains, and (hopefully) there's no MS - you feel... nothing! Your belly's not big enough to look obvious, the bub is too small to feel it kick, so you just feel normal. Very frustrating. Hang in there, hopefully time will pass quickly til your next scan, and you can have a look at the bub!
MaggiePie - isn't that so annoying when people scream out stuff like that?! I had no issues lying point blank to them, if they're gonna be rude, then I could too! Had it happen so many times. As for the not drinking, could you try the "designated driver" line? I would use that one, or the old "I'm trying to lose weight" (to which noone ever said "but you don't need to!" ).
Congratulations Londonmiss on the safe arrival of your beautiful little girl. Love the name!!! Hope you are both doing well. I agree with the others we need more details about this hot doc !!!!
embarassing to be such the worrywart on this thread...sorry 
and welcome to the thread! Congrats on your BFP, so exciting! Try not to stress about the cramps, I had AF-type cramps quite frequently up til about 7 weeks, from memory? Very unnerving, I know.
It seems like yesterday that we were celebrating you reach 12 weeks! Didn't even think about how much extra stuff you'll need for twins 
Do you have many friends with stuff to offload?
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