Lost 3 weeks on an early dating scan?

So I had spotting last week and I went for a scan to make sure everything was fine it was a transvaginal ultra sound but the said i was measuring at 6 weeks not the 9 that I should be if I go by my last period. Anyone else has this? Baby is fine and im greatful but so disappointed that im not as far on as I thought.

Maybe im being silly but knowing now I have 5 more weeks to wait before I can tell anyone or start sorting things out just disappointed me slightly.
Also I havent dared to have sex since the bleed, am I being over paranoid or just normally cautious? Would love to hear anyone else's experiences on either one.

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June baby turns out to be May baby

Scarlett-Rose came 29/05/2026 12:29 at midnight. One most crazy and unforgettable labours to say least😂😂

Robyn-Luella 25.5.26🧚🏼‍♀️🌷💕

Arrived to the hospital 5cm with no pain, 2 hours of active labour, 5 minutes of pushing later she was in my arms. This sweet little angel is genuinely the most behaved little girl. i look forward to night time knowing with each wake our bond grows stronger. the love i feel for her is unmatched. i’m so happy im only experiencing the positive parts of the newborn stage and postpartum - no tiredness, no stress and no tears, just new added love. truly truly blessed with my angel. 🩷

Does anyone else have kids that sleep through the night but they’re still exhausted all the time?

It’s honestly awful. I was taking Adderall again, and it helped so much. I had taken it for years before being pregnant, quit cold turkey twice, and never had any issues or withdrawals. I’ve realized at this point I’ve become dependent on it to get through the day, and when it doesn’t work I’m miserable, so I decided to stop taking it, and man. I feel it this time. I also feel like there may be an underlying issue I’ve been ignoring and masking with the meds that needs to be dealt with, so I made an appointment with my primary for next week to do bloodwork. I’m 14 months postpartum. I have a luteal phase defect I never had before in my life that the OB said would resolve with time, but it hasn’t. They haven’t been very helpful otherwise. I have a chin hair that suddenly appeared I’ve never had in my life postpartum this time. I have panic attacks sometimes. I feel like it’s my hormones, thyroid, or some vitamin deficiency. During my second pregnancy I had crazy fatigue that didn’t feel normal, and it turned out I had low vitamin D. Maybe that’s the issue again which will take weeks to improve after supplementation. I also used to get naps every day, but my 2 year old doesn’t não anymore unless she’s in a car or stroller, so I lost out on that. I’m just so tired all the time, but I’m getting 8.5-9.5 hours of sleep every night. What the hell? Is it being a mom? Is it just that that’s making me so exhausted? I do have 2 toddlers.

Induce

I’m 34 weeks pregnant having 2nd baby after 10 years when is the best time to start inducing the baby ?

Induction method

Second time being induced. Just got the news today that I'll be induced on Sunday due to calcium on my placenta, baby measuring on the 5th centile, and reduced movements.

First time I got the pessary put in, was extremely sore and unpleasant and took 36h to finally being 2cm dilated. I am not sure I want this again.

Any recommendations on induction method that worked well for you and didn't take forever?

Thank you girls!

Witching hours

Anyone else dreading the evenings? I know it’s part of their development and it’s completely normal but my god I find it hard. I love it in the day and am so happy to be mum I’m so in love, but it breaks my heart I can’t stop the tears and screams in the evenings. My partner and mum and great at taking her for 10 mins so I can have some time but I just want to fix it instantly and know I can’t and it actually pains me. I also feel it’s when she has trapped wind as her tummy gets rather hard when she cries.