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12 week scan today anxiety
Have my 12 week scan today and I am so nervous about something going wrong. Had butterflies all day. I was really nauseous from week 5-10 now I feel fine so now worried I may have had a MMC. Guess I’ll find out in an hour 🙃
GD Growth Scan.
Hi Ladies, I got a call yesterday saying that I needed to come in today for a growth scan as it was supposed to be 28 weeks, and they hadn’t given me one yet and i’m 30 weeks. I’ve just got back from my scan and checked my notes and baby is in the 90th percentile! She’s almost 4lb at only 30 weeks! They did tell...
12 week rainbow scan
Here’s our little rainbow at the nhs 12 week scan measuring ahead at 13+5 today. So pleased he or she is okay. It was doing summersaults and flips!!! I do have a haemotoma to keep an eye on and have been on off bleeding and brown spotting this week. I can’t wait to hold our baby!!!! Especially after early 3 losses 🌈
Growth scan
First time mom! Does NHS offer growth and presentation scan at 34/36 weeks to check for fetal weight in low risk pregnancy?
Medical management
I am due tomorrow at the hospital for treatment as I found out last week our baby had no heartbeat. I should be nine weeks. I am absolutely petrified of what is to come . Can anyone offer any advice with the medical management?
Booking appointment
I’ve had my first appointment with the midwife.😊 Private scan is booked for tomorrow, pray for me!🙏
Early scan
I want to book an early scan , for two reasons. To hear the heart beat and check if everything is looking normal and also to know exactly how far gone I am. On the Window to Womb website , it’s showing two options viability and dating scan. If i book the viability one, will they be able to tell me , how many week...
Just had my 12 week scan!
Does anyone have any gender guesses? So exciting!!
Anatomy Scan Contraction
I had my anatomy scan today. I’m 21w 2 days. Baby is perfect and everything looks great. Doctor told me I was having a contraction during the transvaginal part of the scan. She said it’s perfectly normal but i was just wondering if this happened to anyone else?
SPECIALIST APPOINTMENT & OBGYN APPT TODAY
So I went to see the high risk specialist today …. Of course they said my sugar levels approved and my baby boy is healthy. I been having contractions like crazy … I’m 34 weeks today … they gave me a 3D photo too 🥰…. My OBGYN hooked me to the monitor to see my contractions and she recommended me going to the…
16 week midwife appointment
Hey mummas , did you get offered a 16 weeks midwife appointment or gp appointment? I’ve seen so many people have them, and the nhs website says your supposed to but I was never offered one? I’m 19.5 weeks now… I last seen a midwife at 8 weeks and was told I didn’t need to see the midwife again until 24 weeks… is t...
12 weeks scan
My little bean ❤️ I am looking forward to find out the gender!
First pregnancy
So this is my first pregnancy I have a high bmi of 47 and I’m petrified my weight is going to affect my pregnancy I’m only 5 weeks but scared that they won’t be able to see baby on scans as I carry most of my weight on my lower belly
Do you know your baby’s gender?
I’m waiting until my 20 week anatomy scan (Feb 4th)🥲 I’m so jealous of everyone that knows already🥹 2 of my family members are also due in June. One of them with a boy and one with a girl!
3d / 4d scan
(Don’t know the difference but the one where you quite clearly see what baby looks like) Is anyone else nervous about getting one? I want one and we are thinking about it but also it makes me nervous to see what baby looks like. And I don’t know why!!! Anyone else?
Growth scan
Hi everyone, Just been for my 31 week appointment and I've been referred for a growth scan as I've crossed a line on the percentile chart, is this fairly common? Should I be worried?
6 week scan
6 weeks and 0 days was able to hear heartbeat and baby 🥹
Bruised after scan
Had my 12 week scan yesterday and got to see our little one. The man doing the scan has a few issues with baby being very wiggly and in the wrong position and at the time I felt very uncomfortable and a bit painful. I saw from my scan notes it’s was a ‘technically difficult’ scan although our pictures are brilliant...
Ectopic heartbeat
Has anyone else been told that baby has ectopic heartbeat at a midwife appointment? Midwife only counted 125 beats today and heard ectopic beats so have to go back again next week and now I’m worried!
Growth scan
I went to my midwife appointment on Monday and she measured my bump and I’m measuring 3 weeks behind, should I be worried sides referred me for a growth scan but I’m worried something isn’t right now x
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