Post Pill Party - Cocktail Club

@ChinChilly literally!! They have no shame 😂 fucking disgusting.. not having that it's more stressful for the baby for them to stop smoking, nothing says will power quite like the human growing inside your belly! That would be more than enough to stop me doing something I shouldn't be! Haha

@MissM94 I know i saw a heavily pregnant woman chuffing away on a fag outside when i went for my scan and I just thought to myself really?!?!?! Yeah we want to move somewhere more leafy in the next few years

@ChinChilly horrendous isn't it 😂 yeah we want to move out of Manchester more into the countryside so fingers crossed we can get away from these shithole hospitals hahaha

@Kat668 he was ok, but visiting him there was horrible, everything about the place.

@MissM94 Sounds about the same as Birmingham 🤣🤣 we live in a nicer part but our next move will be out of Birmingham for sure.

@ChinChilly there's a hospital near me and it's the main maternity one and all the pregnant mums stand at the main entrance smoking 🤢 the joys of Manchester

@ChinChilly that's really terrible, I'm sorry your grandad had to go there 😔 you've definitely made the right decision.

@Kat668 I'm not sure but it's a horrible hospital, my grandad was in there a few years ago and it's just a horrible place. I don't think I'd be comfortable there.

@Kay00 I'm so sorry to hear about your cousin. hugs glad your procedure went well and they're pushing on with the blood tests!

@ChinChilly that's all very exciting! I'd definitely have chosen the further away one, damn how can they get away with that dirt in the closer one!?

@pineapple2021 that's so horrible of them to give you that experience as your first appointment :( I hope they buck up better for the rest of your pregnancy!

@Lovebug06 oh your poor dog 😔 I hope it clears up soon and he gets better!

@Kay00 the one I've chosen has a good reputation, i went there for my scan a couple of weeks ago and it was absolutely spotless. We have a hospital about a 5-10 min drive up the road but the maternity unit was closed a few years ago

@Sunshinedaisybuttermellow Yeah i went there about 2 weeks ago and it took about 30 mins in rush hour-ish traffic

@pineapple2021 wow, that is pretty grim, glad you complained that behaviour is just not on.

@Lovebug06 aww poor boy, hopefully he's on the road to recovery now

@pineapple2021 well that sounds magical... what the heck?! I'd complain as well, that's terrible!

@Lovebug06 oh no poor bubba! Must be rare for male dogs to get cystitis - I hope that's his last time!

@pineapple2021 that sounds horrible. I'd complain too
. Hope your okay xx

He has cystitis and they said a lot of blood in his urine so will be in quite a lot of pain 😢 I didn't see any blood but apparently you can't always see it. She said it may go really pink before it goes. I've got some medicine. He's all droopy poor boy. I think the medicine has made him sleepy for a bit. Horrible to think they're in pain but can't tell anyone. Thanks for the dog love 🥰

@pineapple2021 sorry, I cross posted!
That sounds awful, I'm so sorry. So unprofessional and rude of the sonographer. I think they do usually keep quite quiet while they scan so they can concentrate, but it's hardly difficult to say everything looks OK! And they should let you listen to the heartbeat definitely.
Hopefully you get a good response from your complaint

@Kay00 hope you get the answer you want with the bloods, whether that's a problem so it can be fixed or all clear 🤞

@Juno231 🤞🤞🤞 that this is your month

@AllyCat31 I think @Tillybabs is right, it's exercise your body isn't used to that could be a problem. In general it shouldn't be, but no harm in cutting down if you think it might help.

@lovebug06 poor doggy! Hope he's OK soon.

@chinchilly definitely sounds like the further away hospital is a better choice! Is it still near enough to get to in labour and everything?

@pineapple2021 oh no, what happened? Hope you are OK

@ChinChilly That sounds super exciting! I'd for sure get an early private scan and aaaaabsolutely would have chosen the better hospital! I'm quite lucky, here in Exeter, we have a really great hospital

@pinapple2021 oh no! I hope you are OK? xx

@Juno231 that puppy sounds cute my doggo's are pretty silent (they are greyhounds). I have only heard my boy bark x3 in the past 4 years! My girl growls a lot at other dogs at the moment... but I think that's because she's in season!

Thanks all. Okay now....

So I opted for a NIPT blood test to check deformities as more accurate than nhs so turned up yesterday snd got asked why I was there.... so I said nhs scan to date pregnancy as private don't count on notes or record. Got tutted, rolled eyes. Partner sat down and she goes "better sit here if you wanna see" then said "get on the bed, trousers down". She scanned me and obviously I am anxious about scans and she was mute..... partner luckily saw the heartbeat but still 24 hours later no medical professional has confirmed the heartbeat. She did her measuring in silence, chucked blue roll at me and said "try your belly I'll send your notes out"..... and that was my first ever nhs pregnancy appointment.

@Juno231 @pineapple2021 they didn't ask me that, that's hilarious. They did give me the option, not sure if that is standard.

@pineapple2021 oh no, what happened?

What happened @pineapple2021? Hope you are okay

@Juno231 @ChinChilly haha I got asked the "is he your cousin" question.....so funny.

Well I had my 12 week scan yest and today made an official complaint to the nhs. Awful awful treatment.

@ChinChilly gosh I'd take the one miles away as well! Did they ask you if you and OH are related? That one always makes me laugh. My local hospital has def been in the news for excess deaths (in relation to heart surgery mind you) and has a bad rep in general so I'm tempted to see if I can deliver in one half an hour away instead. All hypothetical atm anyway!

@Tillybabs my friend gave birth at the one I referred to as a shithole and she said it was filthy, cigarette ends on the on floor in the waiting room and all sorts. I know the end of June doesn't seem too far away but I think I will go for a private early scan in a few weeks

@ChinChilly don’t blame you for choosing the one miles away 😂 How exciting! Countdown now to your first scan 😃

@Tillybabs they just took all my details the date of the LMP, occupation, next of kin, my health history, OHs health and family, they check you're taking the correct vitamins. I had to choose a hospital aswell as there are two options around here, one is a shithole and the other is miles away, I opted for the one miles away 🤣

@Juno231 she said they will do the blood tests at the same time they do my first scan, seems late to me. I have to go in, in a couple of weeks time to have my height and weight measured and do a urine sample. She said the scan will be towards the end of June but the hospital will write to me. It was more about mine and my family's health history

My dog is abit of a pain on the lead although he's not a barky dog, thank goodness!

@AllyCat31 I think it’s fine as your body is used to being active. I think it would only possibly matter if you weren’t normally active and then were putting added stress on the body that it’s not used to.

I’m just going to give it a try and see if it helps. But of course I won’t know for sure lol unless something happens. And even then, it could just be a viable egg, timing right etc.

Just do what you think feels right for your body.

@ChinChilly what happens in the booking appointment?