Scan today at EPAU 14 weeks 1 day.

Had a massive gush of blood on Sunday ended up in a&e. EPAU follow up today for a scan and anti d injection. Wish me luck 🙏

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Collecting Colostrum

Only putting this here as I don’t have anyone to say this to 😂. Started collecting colostrum today at 36 weeks. I’m getting induced at 37 weeks due to little one being on the smaller side so I was advised by my midwife to start collecting this week. I managed to get 0.5ml this morning after 10 minute(might have been more if I didn’t miss the syringe as no one told me how fiddly it was 😂). For my first time collecting I would say that wasn’t bad at all.

Waters broke — no contractions

Waters broke at 2am

It’s now 11am and hardly any (if at all) contractions.

Currently on the ward but how can I get labor going?!

I really really really don’t want to be put on a drip!!!

Heart beat

I went for my 16 week appointment with my husband and my midwife managed to find the heart beat with the Doppler today. It's the first time I've been able to hear it because in my scans they didn't let me hear it. It felt so surreal and I can't stop listening to it. Baby also kicked when she was listening. I just can't wait for my 20 week appointment now to see baby again and hopefully find out the gender. The heart rate was 140 today

Advice Please

Yesterday my waters broke at 40w and 4d at 6pm.
I was kept in hospital and started on the gel straightaway. I had that at 2am this morning and apart from twinges of pain in my groin it doesn’t seem to have worked. I’m on the list for labour ward to start on the drip but have been told by a student midwife it could be a couple of days as they are busy.
Surely when your waters have broken you can not be left that long? Very worried about myself and baby.

Testing at 12 week scan

I am currently 10w +3, I had my first midwife appointment last week. She mentioned about the screening for Down's syndrome, Edwards' syndrome and Patau's syndrome and that this would be done at my 12 week scan if we wanted it. I know it’s only to advise if the chance is higher or lower of the baby having this but I’m sooo torn whether to have it! Just looking for a bit of advice really, do most people have this testing done? Is there anyone that didn’t?

Thankyou

Tracking movements

Hi! I’m just over 25 weeks pregnant with our first and I think I’m overthinking movements. Sometimes he’ll move at similar times each day, then other times I’ll think “oh I haven’t felt him much in the past hour or so” when he has moved at that time previously. And sometimes he has a bit of a quiet day, other days he’s booting me in the side. I have been to triage and they said he’s not neurologically developed enough to get a pattern of movements just yet, but I did the right thing to get checked. Has anyone else struggled with the overthinking and do you have any tips to help?? Thanks!!