That?s OK Fab, a lot of people don?t understand how a pregnancy is dated. They won?t give you an LMP from the scan or even a conception date, they work out how old the baby is and when it will be 40 weeks. You can work backwards but there?s no guarantee you?ll hit the conception date or even your period. It?s best not to think too much about it! It?s not an extra two weeks either, when you look at what happens inside the body, pregnancy begins from your last period.
Twit, I have to go through a lot to stay pregnant and I hate being pregnant. I have almost symptom free pregnancies (no MS, I?ve had a taste for Fruitiser ? although Shloer has worked ? this week but not quite a craving) but I hate it. I?d rather just have the baby at the end. Don?t worry I don?t think bad of anyone who doesn?t like being pregnant. Come 33 weeks if you tell me you want the baby to come now because you don?t like being pregnant, I will get angry. I hate hearing people wishing their baby would come early, every day inside is a blessing and a gift. Every day early puts the baby at higher risk. You can get premature babies born postmature.
Totally agree with you about homebirth, hospitals are for sick people. I attended a home water birth in June and it was the most amazing experience. I still feel so privileged that I was there.
Cara, get yourself a copy of Ina May?s Guide to Childbirth. It?s amazing and will help you refocus on a nice birth.
Nicola, I?m getting it too. I have two girls so people go on about boys. I lost a little girl, I?m a high risk (to me and baby) pregnancy and I?m not likely to get anywhere near term. Guess what I?m hoping for? Also he has two sons, so we?re already balanced. When I went to Elstree last week TheFirst was saying that people she?d never met but knew online cried for her when she found out the sex of her last baby. She didn?t care either way, she?d just lost her daughter!
I asked my eldest what she wants. After telling us for a few days she wants to wait and see she declared it is to be a girl called Peppa. We?ve tried to break it to her that there?s a chance it could be another brother. Eventually she accepted it so I asked her what we?ll call a brother, her answer ?Smelly?
We?re finding out because there is a condition in his family (that I?ve not found anywhere else!) that affects boys. If it?s as severe as his it will affect the pregnancy (he poisoned his mother and she was in a coma for three days after the birth, she doesn?t even remember giving birth to him!) but they can?t tell until birth if the baby has the condition, so if it?s a boy they will check for symptoms and if they feel he is at risk they will book a theatre in another hospital (it?s a women?s hospital so they have to send neonatal surgery out) to coincide with the birth.
In other news, I?m now past the half way mark for my eldest and two weeks will be the half way mark for the furthest I?ve ever been. As I was already past 8 weeks when I found out (I can?t work it out) and I?m likely to go for 31-35 weeks, my pregnancy will only last 5-6 months!
Just wondering if anyone has booked/ is booking/ has thought about a Doula? I?m a Doula and I?m having one. I didn?t last time because I knew I?d be early and didn?t know how it would work but they?re pretty sure I will only make 31-35 weeks so that?s what I?ve suggested for the on call period. If I go over I?m going to be stuffed lol