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12 week scan

Got my 12 week dating scan booked and I’m honestly feeling so upset and lost about what to do 😔❤️

We literally have no one around us who can have our 17-month-old while we go. He doesn’t go to nursery as I’m a SAHM, and unfortunately children aren’t allowed in the scan room.

It feels like our only option is for my partner and our little boy to wait in the waiting room while I have the scan alone. But that means my partner misses out on seeing our baby for the first time, and equally, I really don’t want to be on my own if there were to be any bad news. I just feel like I need him there with me, whatever the outcome. 😢

I know lots of people probably have to deal with this kind of situation, but I genuinely don’t know what the answer is. We don’t have family nearby that we can ask, and I’m really struggling with the thought of having to choose between my partner being there for me and him getting to see baby.

Has anyone else been in this situation? What did you do? ❤️

Blood test results from 12 week scan

Do you hear back from the blood test results? I’m now 18 weeks and I’ve heard nothing and there’s no results on my badger app, I don’t remember with my previous 2 how it works.
Thanks in advance x

9 week scan

Does anyone have a 9 week scan 😅 I just wanna know roughly what I'm gonna see
It's Tuesday and I'm nervous

Private Ultrasound ❤️ 8weeks 5days

Baby is exactly on track!!

8 weeks & 5 days measuring 20.9mm!

When was your last Ultrasound

Yall why in the world haven’t I had an ultrasound since 18 WEEKS ! I’m 33-34 weeks and I had to ask for one and they still was debating about it I think that’s ridiculous as hell in my opinion older doctors are so annoying they too deep into their job to actually care about moms it just seem like they do it for so long they don’t even care anymore

🩵 or 🩷

My 12 week scan. Any guesses

6-8 week check up

Sooo my daughter is now 4 months old so I know this is kinda a while back but it’s playing on my mind . When we went for the 6-8 week check up only my daughter was checked over - was told my blood pressure, weight etc was going to be done but we was rushed out so I was never checked over . She’s also put down on the nhs app inaccurate readings as nothing was done for me at that appointment:/ was just pushed aside and not properly checked from the moment I gave birth to my daughter
And my placenta had ragged membranes and I am now having bad pains and issues in that area 😞just don’t know what to do anymore
Sorry for the long rant

21 year old ftm
my daughter was in the nicu for the first month of her life so I can understand why main focus was on her but I still needed checking too 🙁

Growth scans

Hi ladies - just want to ask if there's anyone here who Hasn't been offered a growth scan? Literally everyone I've chatted with on this app has had one or multiple growth scans. My last scan was the 20 weeks one and I haven't seen baby since 🤷🏽‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️ want to ask my midwife about this at the next appt but still, is it normal to not be offered one? For context, I'm 34 weeks. Thanks x

Scan progression but still bad anxiety

I found out I was pregnant extremely early at 4 weeks and due to falling pregnant on the pill and other medical history I was seen at the epu at 4 weeks and a few days where they did my urine detected pregnancy so did a scan which they couldn’t see anything and then did my bloods. They ruled it as a pregnancy of unknown location due to my hcg being 25 and my progesterone was high too so they got me back for a scan a week later where they managed to see a small gestational sac. Then at 5 weeks 6 days on Monday I had a private scan due to pain and being able to keep any food or drink in other the weekend and the scan showed that I had a yolk sac, a foetal pole and a potential flicker of the heartbeat. The CRL was only 1.5mm, but this managed to reassure me despite having period type cramps as I was worried I had a miscarriage over the weekend and I knew I was being seen at the epu on Wednesday. I went on Wednesday and there was progression again and the CRL was now 4.4mm so in 2 days had grown and also the heartbeat was visible and able to be detected at 109bpm, and I was 6 weeks 1 day at that scan based off my last period and was measuring that. Since this the epu have discharged me as they didn’t find any concerns. However due to having a previous loss I am so worried and constantly consumed with the thoughts of loosing this baby and something going wrong. I’ve got 6 weeks until it would be my 12 week scan but I know in my head I won’t make it that far without reassurance so I will probably go for a private scan again in 2/3 weeks just for reassurance and to keep my mental health in check. I’ve attached a photo of my most recent scan but I am just so anxious that I will go next time and they’re be something wrong and the babies heart has stopped beating as I know that anything can happen at anytime. However I know the statistics can reduce each week and after seeing a heartbeat the statistics drop slightly but I’m just wondering if anyone else is in the same boat as being so early and just anxious to know that everything is okay. Im also worried that babies heartbeat was too slow for what it should be. I know each persons scans can be so different and the rate of growth can be so different too but I’m just wondering if anyone has any words of encouragement and advice!
The scan posted is from my 6 weeks 1 day scan on Wednesday this week
Thank you for reading all of this if you’ve made it to the end!!🤍❤️‍🩹

Baby girl in scan

Hi today i have 22w scan and they told me its little girl. My imagination was all about boy… now my heart is not accepting i believe if god chose baby girl for me its best then ……but i do not know my heart feels like hurt and discomfort.. please guide me what should i do … should i inform my family now or not .. please guide me may be someone words console my soul😢

Edited: Thank you so much, everyone. Your kind words really helped me look at my baby girl in a completely new and beautiful way. 🤍
When I found out she was a girl, I suddenly felt so many emotions that I wasn’t expecting. I had imagined having a boy for so long that, for a little while, my heart struggled to accept the news. I think I had built so many dreams around a baby boy that I needed some time to adjust.

But something else happened in my heart too. I suddenly started thinking about myself as a little girl again. I remembered how vulnerable and helpless I sometimes felt growing up, and one thought came into my mind: Am I strong enough to protect my little girl from this cruel world?

I don’t even know if I can properly explain the feeling. It wasn’t that I didn’t want my daughter. It was almost the opposite—I suddenly loved her so much that I became scared for her.

Maybe God chose a daughter for me because He knows something I don’t. Maybe He is giving me the chance to become the mother, protector and safe place that every little girl deserves.

I’m still learning to accept this new dream, but I want to welcome my baby girl with an open heart. Maybe one day I’ll look back at this moment and wonder how I ever imagined my life without her. 🤍

Anxiety!

So I’m currently 7 weeks and 1 day, I had a scan about a week ago so I would’ve been 6 weeks and 3 days, the crl was 7.0mm and there was possible cardiac activity detected. I’ve seen scans around the same time as me with bigger babies and clear heartbeats. I’m so so paranoid that the next scan isn’t gonna be good news as I expected to see a heartbeat at my last one.

Can anyone share their experiences if they’ve had similar? It’s my first pregnancy and until I see a heartbeat my mind just won’t settle. Here’s my recent scan picture

Still no baby present at 8week scan

I’ve been for 2 scans now both showed gestational sac no baby- today’s rescan showed the sac had grown from 13mm-22mm but still no visible baby or fetal pole.
The dr won’t give me a d&c or induce a miscarriage because they can’t diagnose for sure until the gestation sac is 25mm. I’ve been booked in for another scan in 10 days time- I’ve decided in the meantime to stop my progesterone as it’s been making me feel awful.
This will be our fourth pregnancy loss this year and we are just totally heartbroken.

Increased amniotic fluid

Hi guys, I had my 32 week growth scan today and they mentioned I’ve had an increase in fluid. The largest pool of fluid is 9.9cm has anyone else had this? I’m an overly anxious person anyway but this is make me spiral🙈 they mentioned they wasn’t worried and will see me again in 2 weeks time

Fetal weight

What is everyone’s estimated fetal weight at their 20 week scan?

Dating Scan / Anterior Placenta

Had my dating scan yesterday. Very happy at the wiggling sprinkle (after losses and being high risk this is the furthest I have been in a pregnancy).

During the scan I found out I have an anterior placenta placement. I know this is completely normal and shouldn’t affect anything but has anyone else been told their placenta is in this position?

12 week scan nerves

12 week scan tomorrow and I am so so anxious! Keep thinking about all the worst case scenarios. I really want to get in there and see baby but also really don’t want to do it in case somethings wrong!
Also how full does your bladder have to be as I am so bad at holding my pee now if she pushes on my stomach at all I won’t be able to cope 🙈

How to cope?

I received some crummy news today at my ultrasound. It’s been a day so far of tears and anxiety and I just feel so numb. I don’t want to make this post sound super depressing as baby still has a heartbeat and her weight and growth look pretty good so far but being high risk just moved to urgent and severe high risk and baby needs some intense monitoring because if something happens, baby can bleed to death and be a stillborn so of course all this information has had me an emotional wreck.

2nd Scan query

Hey girlies! I've just recently had my second scan (was supposed to be my first as it was a private one, but we had a scare at 6w and had an early NHS scan) At my last scan I was measuring 6w6d, which meant that yesterday I should have been exactly 10 weeks. I was measuring 4 days ahead 🥹 My sonographer said baby's heartbeat was nice and strong and had a good rhythm, but baby wasn't moving. I went into the scan expecting baby to be moving or wiggling around. I know this sounds silly but I am a very anxious first time mumma, with 2 previous losses. Id really appreciate if some of you lovely lot could offer some advice or experiences 🫶✨🩷🩵🌈

Out of interest 🤷‍♀️🤣

The top 2 scans are my boys, the bottom scan is baby number 3! Do we think they look girl or boy? Honestly after a loss I am just so grateful for another baby! 🤍 thank you in advance x

Symptoms

Does anyone have 0 symptoms? Really concerned. I’m 6+2, I’m reluctant to get a scan as I’m worried I won’t see a heart beat and that will make me panic more