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Thanks ejmeskan :-) I try to be positive I just have my "moments" here and there where I feel scared but I push the thoughts away and say a prayer for baby which helps me feel better :-) I see our due dates are quite close how exciting your scan is on Friday just 3 more sleeps! Thanks for the welcome all the girls here sound so friendly it's lovely to "meet" you all! BTW I live in Scotland and just turned 30 last week! xxxx
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Oh Scotland- how fun!!!! 3 more sleeps- i never thought of that! I have my cla__ses at the gym tonight, tomorrow night and go and view my son's 1 year photos on Thursday so I am hoping that will pa__s the time!
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Hey Everyone! I'm afraid I'm not an October mum - I'm due in June, however I just wanted to post a message for Alison. Me too I'm from Scotland and I started the first three months of my pregnancy in France before moving back. We went through quite a tough time, (this is my first baby) as we came back in the 99th percentile for the nuchal scan with our baby's fold measuring > 3.5mm. I am 30 this year, but even so that put our risk quite high for Trisomy 21 and far more worryingly for other Trisomy's with particularly bad outcomes. As the hospital we were at had a really good record for CVS procedures we went ahead after much debate - definitely wasn't an easy decision, but eventually we came back with everything clear. I wanted to tell you this, because I know that one of the things that helped us most was hearing positive outcomes from people in similar situations especially considering our risk factor was particularly bad, yet still our results came back "normal" - (I hate using that word) for chromosones. All scans since have been good with no signs of problems in other areas such as the heart or liver and we look forward to meeting our baby boy in 3 weeks, (if due dates are anything to go by). I really hope this message helps you in your "moments". I know what you are going through and I totally admire your positivity! I'm sure everything will be fine :) Good luck to you and all October Mommies!
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Hi Lou_and_Bump nice to meet you :-) Thank you so much for sharing your story you're right it really helps to hear people say they had the same thing and baby is healthy I am so happy for you but feel bad for you that you had all the worry too! Thank you for the positive story :-) Our measurement was 4mm on the first scan (12wks) then had another scan later the same day to confirm and it was 4.2mm. The lady who scanned me said she's seen up to 8mm which would really be concerning and very high risk which helped to hear but it's still scary - just got to keep positive - thanks again and all the best for the birth of your lovely baby boy! I'm so glad he is well and so pleased for you - not long to wait now :-) xxxx
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Wow that's an awesome story Louand bump! You ladies are very inspirational. Good luck with the birth and meeting your baby boy! How wonderful! It gets me excited for Oct!!! :)
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Hello all! Just thought I'd join in the fun! My husband and I are anxiously awaiting our "little man" who is supposed to be here around October 7. The scans say anywhere from Sept 29 till October 4, so who knows!? I wanted to respond to Allison. Our little guy also has a "soft marker" for downs, an echogenic focus on his heart (a bright spot), but after an hour and a half ultrasound yesterday, (talk about uncomfortable!!!) ; ) and checking over every square centimeter of him, we were told that with only one marker, the odds are very very low for any chromosomal problems. I hope this helps. We decided against amnio, also, but feel very confident that everything is okay, Godwilling! Good luck to all of you! By the way, what do you all think about Ely James? My husbands stuck on it, and it's growing on me. : )
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Hi Amy! Welcome aboard- I am apart of the welcoming committee since I am always on! ha! :) Congrats on your little guy! I am so happy to hear everything is looking so good! Is the name pronounces E-lie or Eel-ee? The reason I ask is I am from MN and there is a place called ELY, MN which is Eel-ee. I would a__sume it is Eli(y) now I can't remember how you spelt it! ha! I think Eli(y) E-lie James is a great name!
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Catsmommy- 1 more day! Or as Alison says....1 more sleep!!!
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Hi Ladies!! Got my u/s this morning - it's a boy! We are thrilled!! Now we'll have one of each! According to the measurements of the u/s, I'm now measuring at 22w 2d, instead of 20w 5d - now due Oct 3rd. Hmmm... I think I'll just stick to my original due date of the 13th. My main concern of course was the health of the baby! The heart rate is 145 and beating strong! Everything else is mearsuring out ok - whew!! EJ - your next!! Can't wait to hear how your appt went!! Good Luck
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Welcome Aboard Amymay! And congrats Catsmommy! My measurements always show further ahead too, but I'm sticking to the original as well, since they like to scream 'induction' at ya around here if you're overdue, which is not something I am interested in at all. I figure when the baby is ready to come, it will.
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Hi ladies! Just stopping in to see how everyone is doing. I will be 22 weeks on wednesday & my baby girl is so active, especially in the evening. I love being able to feel her move around daily now. Even though I already have a 9yr. old son it still amazes me how we have life growing inside of us & the miracle that surrounds it all, we are all truely blessed. Enjoy the rest of the weekend, I'll chat with you all later!
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P.S. Please stop by Joeys thread- going out of my mind & starting to worry- & send her some love & encouragement- she really needs it from us.
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Hi ladies!!! The ultrasound went great! From what we can tell (and we aren't docs or radiologists) all is just fine. Even though our appt was right after the radiologist wasn't at the hospital to read the scan...I am in a town of 6000 so that is how they down it here! We opted to not find out the s_x again! So we will know in Oct! Funny thing is that my estimated DD was Oct 18th and the US DD was Oct 18th which is rare! That was my mom's due date with my sister and my Grandpa's b-day so it does have some significance!! FUN! Baby was not very cooperative for the poor lady though...SUPER low and face down so we barely have any good shots!!!! Oh well- he/she is an ACTIVE little bean!!! It's weird because I still can't feel a ton of movement like I did with my son but I think that is because this one is so low! Gosh I love being PG...I really really love it! Have a great day! Oh and I got FRIED yesterday!! My hubby and I were freaks putting SPF 50 on our son every 3 min (not really) but forgot to put any on ourselves!
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Hi everyone! JNFR614 you're having a little girl? How lovely! You're right it is a miracle it amazes me too that we have a new life growing inside us :- I will have to look at Joey's thread, is she a friend from this post too? I will look for it :-) ........... ejmeskan that's wonderful to hear about your great U/S! Sorry baby wasn't co-operating though! WOW you got the due date right and it sounds like a special day indeed! ;-) I wonder if my baby is very low down also as I'm sure my movements are more "gentle" than with Grace but it's probably me just being impatient for them to get stronger they probably weren't any different last time! LOL about the SPF 50 I usually am stringent (sp?) about putting suncream on Grace but forget about me (I have pale skin!) Though being in Scotland it's not usually in issue lol! ............... BTW has anyone here ever used a "nipplete"? I had real problems trying to b___stfeed Grace partly as my milk took ages to come in but also having inverted nipples didn't help. Tried & tried but had to give up in the end (expressed milk until my supply dried up) The nipplete is meant to help "pull out" your nipples. I used it a bit before conceiving again and have been using it since as it says it's fine to use while pregnant just not recommmended in the last 2 months incase your body gets confused and starts producing milk to early so I will stop well in time. Just wondered if anyone else had used it maybe I'll post a question to see what other ladies experience of it is? My 20 wk scan is only 4 sleeps away I am so nervous but pushing the nerves away! Got to believe all will be perfect :-) Again nice to meet everyone thank you for making me feel welcome! xxxx
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Alison, I am not sure if it is the same as what I used but I had trouble nursing right away too...I used some little cup things to help my nipples and I eventually just resorted to pumping before each feeding to get my nipples to pop out...only took about 2 weeks of that and then we were feeding with no problems!
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Oh and 4 more sleeps Alison- FUN! Catsmommy- did I even say CONGRATS? YEAH for the little man! How exciting!
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