Less than 12 weeks pregnant club! 2

savageHK

ikkle87 wrote: »

The early scans are strange because you can see the baby moving but you can't feel it

Exactly! Mine was hopping about all over the place (kind of a whole body jerk, like if you're half asleep and dream that you've tripped) and I was sitting there thinking 'how can I not feel that???'

zcrat41

I have a lot to learn!

Never even had a blood test before - or been to a hospital after the age of 3.

Think that will be about to change!

dizsiebubba

savageHK wrote: »

sickle cell anemia and something else also genetic (this they may or may not offer, not sure why I got offered as it's rare unless you are certain ethnic origin)

I had to have this tested too - apparently they can test my blood to see if baby has it because although im White British & OH classes himself as White British too, Baby Bee's Paternal Grandfather (OH's Dad) was Sicilian and came from a long line of Sicilians!

Forgive my ignorance but when I was taught about Sickle Cell in science at school they led me to believe only those with a black origin could get it, however midwife said it is very high risk in the med...hence Sicilains have a higher risk than some African countries.

Learn something new everyday!

Sa-ra-ra-ra

I think it's fairly standard, I certainly got tested for both Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia despite the fact that DH and I are both from generations of white British families. We live in an area which has a large African population though and I think that it's a greater risk there (certainly with Sickle Cell), so maybe it's just my hospital? I don't know.

We had the Downs testing, because we probably would have had an Amnio/CVS if it had come back high risk. We were seen for that in a teaching hospital though, and they did it with four markers - the blood test, the back of the head fluid measurement, the nose bone and something to do with the heart - it was watching the vessels from the liver to the heart and measuring the flow through them or something. That was the measurement they had so much trouble with which was why it took so long!

Rups32

am feeling sick again.. and its lunch time. i just dont know what to eat that makes me feel better? maybe a jacket potato with cheese and beans and coleslaw on the side?

Sa-ra-ra-ra

I've been enjoying jacket potatoes with prawn mayo. I'm in a pasta mood today, I think.

I felt better for a whole week and I've been feeling rough again for the last couple of days

Kitten_Pie

Sa-ra-ra-ra wrote: »

I think it's fairly standard, I certainly got tested for both Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia despite the fact that DH and I are both from generations of white British families. We live in an area which has a large African population though and I think that it's a greater risk there (certainly with Sickle Cell), so maybe it's just my hospital? I don't know.

We had it too. Both myself and OH are also from generations of White British families.

I think it is one of those things that is now best to check everyone for because you never know.

Rups32

its horrible isnt it? i mean i know the ms means it still is going on but iam sure when it stops i will worry whether its normal. lol. its just what to eat everyday when feeling so nauseous? its annoying. i just managed a banana. yuck yuck. oh can i ask you ladies, whether you are just having folic acid tablets? when i went to see the midwife they said to also have the ones with vitamin d and the GP didnt tell me that! so what should i do please as ihave a prescription for just those folic acid ones?

Kitten_Pie

Rups as long as you are going outside in the sun of a day I think you should be fine with the vitamin D. I haven't been told about it in either of my pregnancies.

LittleMoog

The vitamin D thing is a new recommendation, and not all areas seem to be implementing it. I heard a bit about it on Woman's hour a few weeks ago, but my midwife didn't mention it, although she and GP both asked about folic acid. I think the recommended dosage is the same as what's in most pregnancy multivitamins though, so I didn't worry about it.