August 2015

Good morning Ladies, I only came accross this forum now. I am also expecting my first child. Today I'm entering my 10th week. The due date is 21 Aug 2015. So far I had an easy pregnancy in comparison to what I've read. I'm craving potato chips and can't stand chocolate or coffee. My Gyn appointment is only in Feb (11th). She only sees her patients from 12 weeks onwards. I read that abroad it is now possible to determine the gender from 7 weeks through a blood test. In SA it seems as if this can be done from 12 weeks. Did anyone of you know this or have comments on this? Looking forward in chatting with you all. I'm currently taking folic acid and magnesium, my GP said that the iron pills normally causes severe nausea. Hope you all have a lovely weekend.

Congrats, Daerhel!

It's so exciting to see all the ultrasound pics!

I'm very excited for my appointment, but sooo nervous! Just hope that everything goes well and baby is healthy!

Will send you all an update asap

if thats the case daerhal then im having a girl cz my ones heartbeat was 180 lol my hubby still hoping its a boy, he wants a mini him around lol

my doc told me thou 1st pregnancy rarely carry till the EDD its usualy 2 to 3 weeks before the time so i dinno what to do. i think it finally sunk in thou that we gonna be parents, last nyt the hubby sat with the scan and said nothing for about half an hour, he just stared at it

dont be nervous belly, its actually very simple, they do the abdominal scan so u need a full bladder, my doc says he avoids the vaginal scan if he can. most of all enjoy it, it is the most amazing experience ever. i cant wait for my next appointment

Happy face, it is amazing isnt it, my pics are in my wallet and i refuse to take it out its like the 1st pic of our baby ever. i feel like i am walking on air its so amazing,

belly, hope you give us an update soon and dont make us wait till monday ne!!

Morning Ladies!!

I too went for my monthly checkup yesterday.
I'm roughly the same as you Ayesha EDD is between 18 Aug and 20 Aug.

Little one is 2.35cm and has a heart rate of 169bpm.

Dr says sometimes you can guess the baby's sex from the heart beat, slower being a boy and faster a girl, but it's not always accurate. We're hoping for a boy, so fingers crossed.

Luckily still no morning sickness, but I still have an iron deficiency, so back on the iron supplements. Could be the fact that I cannot stomach red meat at the moment. I'm fine with fish and chicken, but anything else makes me feel sick to my stomach!

My fiance was so amazed at the pics. He's so excited! Kept asking the dr if everything was normal. Bless him.

My daughters (now 13 and 11) told me in no uncertain terms that I must make sure it's a boy, they're sisters and they don't want another sister! Haha!

Ok so, that was my checkup. I've attached my sonar photos.

Have an awesome day ladies!

How exciting happyface!!

Congratulations, so happy that baby is doing well!

Any advice for first time scan, what to expect, etc?