TTC May 2023 💝 Previous MC March 2023 (thread 4)

Haha tbh I think she was being over cautious as she even said "I don't know what I'm about to see so I'm going to turn it away" 🤣 but who knows @Supertrooper101 oh god I'm a bit like you thinking I've jinxed things but it's definitely just a coincidence lol hope you get to the bottom of what the rashes are xx

Glad everything went well @Sez281 🙏 is the diabetes test something we all have or are there certain triggers? Fingers crossed it goes OK x whats your baby weighing atm? Mine is 330g which is slightly above but not huge...wondering whether I'm making a chunk like my sister does with her 11lbers 🤣

@Westy22 awwww, thats good, bit i would say ic she was turning the screen away, the most obvious parts on show at those times would be a boys lol
@Sez281 i think they do do more screenings at 28 now you mention it. So could be for that... everything tits up at thr min anyway, whenever i buy baby stuff 🤦‍♀️ last week bought some, the next day, my boy comes out in a body rash, they still dont know what it is from. Chemist n nurse said measles so that scared me. Hospitals doing further tests. Then i buy something else sunday and that night my palms of my hands come out in a rash. Like wtf... not done anything else different or used anything else so just put a whole new level of anxiety on everything 🙁... so not buying anything else now lol
@SnookyPook is the induction like a 'sweep' or is that a mild way of doing it?

@SnookyPook nope OH told them straight away so she kept turning the screen away 🤣 it's giving me slight girly vibes now but I guess I'll just have to wait and see 🤣 pic isn't super clear as it was like bouncing all over the show....it was bum down feet on my bladder too 😫 which weirdly I already knew as the kicks have been sooo low down and I need to wee alot 🤣

@Westy22 Yay! That's perfect 🥰 So happy to hear this 💗 Guessing no sneaky peaks at giveaway areas...?! 👀🤭

All went well thankfully 🥰 baby is well and wouldn't stop moving around...almost too much 🙈 measuring on the 49th percentile atm so assuming that's average? Xx

@Sez281 yeah everyone always seems to promote their way (although induction may be the exception to that... Have seen many saying they wish they'd had a section, or have elected for one with their second after their first experience).. hmm.. you're right though, ultimately consultants hopefully know what they're saying most of the time!! I feel like I'll know when it comes to it. Fact is, once baby is here, the birth is history and as long as everyone is ok, you make your peace with it I guess!

@Westy22 aw exciting!! Enjoy 🥰

@xxcxdonxx its weird you know because I think mentally I tried to relax and accept that it will happen when it happens so theres an element of that i agree with..i tried to focus more on us i think it was the first time i felt more like me if that makes sense, I remember buying all nice underwear thinking I would make some effort as ttc totally ruins your s*xlife in my opinion 🤣 then I still threw the kitchen sink at it with a schedule and the OH never saw the underwear 🤣🤣 so maybe it was a bit of balance between the two 🤣🤣

@Sez281 @Supertrooper101 thank you, I feel rotten sods law...started with a sore throat Saturday and it's not shifting so I'm not sleeping very well...bizarrely its the only symptom. Keep telling myself that a relaxing break will be good for me so hoping I feel better soon. Scans at 1.30 so gonna start my mission to make this baby lively very soon, starting with the sugary cereal...although I've felt a few movements already so i know its waiting lol I have sweets ready for when I'm on route 🤣 we won't be asking the gender lol OH still doesn't want to know even though he knows I'm adamant it's a boy...he's going girl 🤣

@xxcxdonxx well look at westys attitude, hers was lets do this and threw it all at it lol and shes at her 20wk scan today haha if your taking all.that its good to know dates etc so you know when you can stop with them... or continue lol
@Westy22 you got your haribos ready to go lol are you still not going to ask the sex even though u kinda already know lol

That’s great news @SnookyPook , he could be another few lbs heavier by 37 weeks too, all must be feeling very real now!

@Supertrooper101 lol, my body’s now telling me it’s go time. My oh seems to think we should just ‘relax’ this time and let things happen to take off some pressure. I totally get his point but if I’m on the pessaries, aspirin etc then I need to know my dates.

Hope baby is playing ball tomorrow @Westy22 and you get all
the measurements you need.

Thanks all! Yeah @Supertrooper101 @Westy22 my first was completely natural and in fact I didn't have any interventions/pain relief even gas or air.. so the idea of a very medicalised birth is quite daunting. What I've heard/know of inductions is that, as you said @Supertrooper101, you're basically forcing a process to start early that neither your body nor the baby are quite ready for (particularly if baby isn't even Term)... Obviously in some cases it works fine, but it's often a quite prolonged process, can ramp up pain etc and to my understanding increases likelihood of interventions needed and possible ending in emergency C-section anyway.... Add to that a small baby is more likely to get into difficulties/distress and the thought of putting him through that for a prolonged time just isn't sitting quite right... My OH is like, just trust the consultants... But I feel like it's one of those times where perhaps Mummy instincts sometimes count for more... So, I do need to look into it a bit more but just wary of it.

@HopeAndStrength thanks for sharing your experience! It's certainly not uncommon from what I've heard... Hmm... How are you getting on btw?! 😊

@Westy22 haha think I ate some Haribo in the waiting room with Sebby and when we had the scan he was literally doing back flips. 😂 Our 20wk scan pics are him upside down with his feet by his nose 😂😂 He was almost too active for them to get some measurements but thankfully they managed.

So lovely to read all of the updates on this thread, I hope you're all doing okay ladies.
I'm just creeping out of the woodwork to say that I had an induction (balloon) and then emergency c section @SnookyPook. I was one week overdue.
The c section and recovery was very smooth. I did not like the balloon induction, but I know the experience is different for everyone.

Ahh that's good news @SnookyPook in terms of delivery I can't comment but I understand your point of wanting minimal stress on baby with C-Section, it's just the recovery after for you I guess? My sister was induced with her last baby, all the others were natural labour. She's adamant I should avoid it at all costs as she didn't feel her body was ready 🙈 freaks me out but I guess we have to do what we have to do to deliver safely.

@Supertrooper101 luckily the nausea ain't that bad ha only in the morning and no sickness yet 🙏 was loving all the obvious movements but now I swear baby has changed position and its definitely more subtle 😑 think it got fed up of me prodding 🤣 hoping it can be looked at properly on Monday as ive read if its in a funny position they struggle..any tips of what to eat before hand to make baby wake up 🤣 thinking lots of sugar. Hope your well? Xx

@SnookyPook awwwww, you knew he had grown too even before the scan... the birthing options is that because his on the smaller side or did you struggle with the first? Defo see your point of taking the hit instead of him. I would have fort induction there was a sense of control, but thinking about it, your kind of forceing them out aent you when they may not be ready. New fort to add to my list that one 🤦‍♀️🤣.... whats your oh forts, his the man to ask lol
@Westy22 the sickness will be a shock to u lol but least ur at a stage where the nausea and everything else will be accompanyied by kicks so kinda evens the negatives out lol
@xxcxdonxx some ppl r selling there prams for 4 500 on fb second hand, nar mate, not happening, they get messed up to quick to be paying all that lol seems ur body is strong and wants to be back on it i would say 😜. Hope your in a better place now.

Hi all. Been a manic day here! Finally getting round to updating. So, little man has grown nicely since his last scan and is currently 3lbs3oz at 31+4 meaning he's put on approx 1lb in 2 weeks. Still dinky. Consultant says current plan if he stays below 3rd centile would be delivery by 37wks .. so by 22nd July! Got a bit to think about re birth choices etc which they are going to talk through more with me next week. As I had a vaginal delivery with my first they seem to think this is a good option and likely they'd start the process around 36+6. However... I'm not quite sure about induction and the lack of control etc. There is also a chance that labour could be very stressful for him and after my losses etc I just feel like maybe the calm, controlled environment of an elective C-section would be preferable. That said, I find the thought of major abdominal surgery quite daunting too!! But I'd rather take the hit myself than risk him struggling through a tough and lengthy birth process...

Anyway, definitely on the better side of the possible outcomes and looks like we will hopefully avoid being super-prem 🙏🏼 Very surreal though to think that he will most likely be on his way mid-July! Next month!! Eek!! Glad I brought my Mat Leave forward 😂

Hope you're all doing ok. Xx

Yes we've booked a holiday @xxcxdonxx heading to Spain for the week next week, cannot wait to chill out and get away from the crap weather. Its good that AF arrived on time atleast it shows your body is recovering ❤️

@Supertrooper101 haha ones moved out now, the rest are all under one roof 🙈 she has 3 boys and 5 ĝirls at home it's absolute chaos 🤣🤣 but my sis is definitely made for it x I feel like I've started to get tired again and noticing more mood swings....oh and I'm slowly starting to feel sick more often which I'm not pleased about lol

@Sez281 ahh 23 weeks 💓 I know what you mean about the movements helping reassure, I had a little wobble yesterday then last night I swore I got some very obvious movements non stop for a good 10 mins so was made up 🤣 I'm so proud of myself for lasting 7 weeks without a scan but I'm so nervous for Monday 🙈 praying all is well 🙏

Good luck tomorrow @SnookyPook can't believe your mat leave is coming up so soon 🙈 glad everything is still looking positive xx

That’s exciting @Westy22 , shopping for all the baby bits is a lovely job to do. It’s crazy how expensive the prams are so you are quite right to take one that is being offered!
Did you get a holiday booked up?

Ooh fingers crossed for this one @Paws4thought 🤞🏻

@Sez281 turns out I was gearing up for AF instead! Arrived on Tues exactly 4 weeks after my mva so quite decent timing at least.

Ooh @SnookyPook your mat leave will be here before you know it!

@Supertrooper101 haha yeah no doubt 😂 Gosh kudos to you - that Butlins trip sounds a bit of a nightmare! Haha

@Sez281 do u not have standard midwife appointments because your private or is it just where u live? Am ok. Moods all over the place and really tired lol so probably cos am always tired lol i took the kids to butlins end of may. Normally in bed by 9pm so i did well staying up till midnight each nite lol forgot how loud the shows were so that had me on edge 🙁.. music fake smoke bass etc, spent alot of the time in the toilet avoiding it, well trying 🤦‍♀️. Good that you will be looked after every 2 wks, i think that will make a huge difference and make it goes quicker.
@SnookyPook defo signs there that his grown, you watch, after all this he will stay put till 40wks and you will have to be induced haha
@Westy22 9 kids 🤯 how is that even possible to cope with lol are some of them older and moved out? But thats alot of hand me downs for a very long time 😀 lol

Good luck to.you guys waiting 🙂

@Sez281 nice to hear from you! Glad you're ok - sorry work has been so manic though! Mine is thankfully winding down now and I've actually brought my Mat Leave forward a bit. With using up AL too my last day is actually going to be 2nd July!! 😯 Can't believe I've got to this point!! Last scan was fine thank you - the fact that blood flow and fluid are looking good still apparently means they are confident he will have grown so that's looking hopeful. I've also been getting bad reflux at night in the last week which, although unpleasant, I'm taking as a good sign that he's bigger and encroaching more on my digestive system!! So, we'll see what Friday shows. However I'm feeling more hopeful that we'll get to a slightly bigger gestation at least. 🙏🏼

Hope everyone else is ok 💗

@Westy22 fingers crossed all was looking fine still. In again tomorrow and then the growth scan on Friday so we'll see how that goes!! I feel like he's bigger... 🤞🏼

Deffo take all the freebies offered! As Paws said, you can always buy things once baby is here if you don't get on with any particular items. Glad you dodged the gastro 😩 Also, wow! 20wk scan next week? Exciting! 🥰

@Paws4thought ooh keeping everything crossed for you lovely. Good that you're keeping on top of thyroid stuff and that it shouldn't have an impact on TTC.

Hope everyone else is ok! X

@Westy22 ooo that's good, expensive hand me downs are ideal haha if the pram is what you were looking at anyway might as well go for it, you could always buy a different one if you dont get on with it. Wow 9 kids, she must be busy 🙈 hopefully this week will go quickly for you :)

I'm back in tww as of today, so keeping everything crossed, the fertility nurse said the thyroid antibodies wouldn't affect anything only makes a difference if you have hypothyroidism already but they'll test thyroid at 7 weeks amd she didn't send the figures so I'll try gp again in a week or 2.