OK spent the last week in pain perhaps the fibroids cannot be ignored. A little scared of just how painful they could get in the future but at least I know baby is fine.

OMG .. got the boobs measured yesterday as needed new bras .. 38F!!!! What's all that about? Somehow the fibroids are fading into the background in terms of ridiculously sized parts of my body!! :0

10lb ... now that is rather on the large side! Well done it nice to hear I might still be able to have a natural birth ... though I may change my mind nearer the date (hmm) Was it a boy/girl? Were they not squashed a little from the fibroids?

Yes - ribs were really sore and I had a lot of issues with breathing because my lungs were really squished up. Again, looking on the bright side, by the time you've endured all the hideous aches and pains that come with it, labour should be an absolute breeze (10lb baby, TENS machine only and I am the world's biggest wuss, I promise you )

Cheers it was ace to see the baby bouncing around.
Did you find that your ribcage was really uncomfortable? Sometimes I just have to lie down as sitting seems to compound the pain! I am going to be such a wuss with the pain... sometimes I feel like the 45 degrees woman as I am always leaning to my left to try to ease the pressure on my right rib. I also seem to adopt a weird Forrest Gump mouthing the letter O face, which, when I catch myself frozen in this position in public, is really not cool at all. My Year 9 students are going to have a field day!

Glad it's not blocking my exit route - you are right this really is a good thing. XC

Yay Glad everything went well with your scan. My biggest one was on the top of my uterus as well - makes for some interesting pains and hideous heartburn - but on the plus side, its well out of the way of the exit route and placenta etc. so shouldn't affect things too much

Enjoy your shopping

Yipppeeee.... scan showed all was well and fine with baby so now I feel like I am officially pregnant and don't have to (try to) hide it anymore. I am through the first trimester so can tell people "yes" when they eye up my belly bulge!

Apparently Dick and Tom have remained the same size but Harry the sneaky back burner bugger, resting on top of my uterus, has grown 2.5 cm and now measures 10.5 x 9cm, hence why my right rib is so sore.

Franck put it a really good way to me when I was trying to get my head round it . He said to imagine three larger than large tennis balls all squashed into one coat pocket, now add another. Suddenly it made sense and I have a nice way to explain to others what was going on with my massive "no its still not twins" bump.

But today is all about the baby not T,D & H.

Yippeeeee I am going to be a mum

Ohhh and I really like the sound of those big bump benifits! I am off out in my new clothes for a spicy Thai.

Go you on the shopping! Continuing to feel like I look good has really helped me deal with all the 'arent you huge' comments. I am not huge, I have a huge bump...! I am not usually all that touchy about weight but am astonished on how people seem to feel they have the right to comment on me now.

Having a big bump has its benefits. People generally feel confident that you are pregnant not just overweight, so they are kind to you. Taxi drivers carry my bags, people offer me seats on public transport. Thats actually really nice - makes me feel cared for by society at large, not ofte that you feel that way.

Hello all, Thank you so much for your lovely comments, I feel so much better now, knowing that I am not the only one and what I am going through is not that unusual. It all initially felt rather daunting and slightly overwhelming as this is my first pregnancy and I am already an older mum-to-be with loads of other stuff to worry about if I let myself!

Off for a scan this afternoon so will know more them.

I did do an amazing therapy shop yesterday as I was fed up with Blouses stretching, ruching and rising, train track ripples between my boobs and buttons popping in inappropriate public places, and lets face it 24 hr sweatpants at 12 weeks is not really a direction one should follow just yet!

The above was also compounded by mates who repeatedly stated "ooh I didn't show until around 5 months" "Aren't you big!" ... like I didn't know! and my favourite was a weekly advice slot in another website for week 12 "Your baby is growing at a tremendous rate and you may start to 'show' now as your womb becomes too large to fit within your pelvic cavity." had me laughing my head off as I outgrew my pelvic cavity the moment franck's sperm eyed up my egg!

I am sure I will have a thousand questions to ask after the scan results.

Thanks again for putting my mind at ease.

hey tillyscoutsmum,
You made me feel so much better when I posted on here about fibroids in early pregnancy a few months ago. I was so freaked out that I was going t squash my little baby. Thank you - it really helped.