January 2012-Close encounters of the third trimester kind.... Too much nesting not enough resting!

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Here we go ladies. A shiney new thread.

addicted No, they don't offer it in this area. But will def. look at testing. It's jut something that's nagging at me a lot so might as well.

If its stressing you out its worth paying to get it done, but if you do a quick search there are ways to get the nhs to do it. I just can't remember what the symptoms are! (I found out by accident after getting multiple urine infections and thinking my waters were leaking. they took a swab 'just incase, but its most likely nothing'. I got a call 2 days later asking me to go back in!)

WTF - strep B testing? Something else for me to worry about???

For anyone needing a laugh this morning -

Spagbol -
Ingredients
Cake

6 oz butter, diced
5 oz dk muscovado sugar
3 level tbsp black treacle
150ml semi skimmed milk
2 balls of stem ginger (out of syrup) grated
8 oz plain flour
1 level tsp ground ginger
1 1/2 level tsp ground cinnamon
1 1/2 level tsp bicarb
2 medium eggs

Icing

5 oz golden icing sugar (I just use white, though)
2 tbsp ginger syrup from the jar
1 ball of stem ginger, roughly chopped

Method

• preheat oven to 200 degrees or gas mark 6. Line a 8x8" tin

• put butter, sugar, treacle, milk & grated ginger in large pan and heat gently til melted, stirring to mix well

• Add flour, spices and bicarb, then add the beaten eggs. Quickly mix together then spoon into prepared tin. Bake for 30 min. Leave to cool on a wire rack

• For the icing, sift the icing sugar into a bowl, add the syrup and 1 tbsp cold water then mix. When cake has cooled pour icing over cake the scatter the chopped ginger over.

• If freezing leave icing off until defrosted.

moooorning all
hope everyone had a good weekend.
I'm feeling quite stressy at the moment. Baby has been moving, but probably about 80% less than it was...... still feel the odd movement every day, so trying not to worry or think about it too much. not seeing MW until 9th Nov...........

I have been really busy so hoping it's just cuz of that - Decorating house, Car problems, stonking migraine back again this morning...
Been really stroppy with DH and DD, feel awful.

Makescakes its not anything to worry yourself over too much. Strep b or GBS is an infection that can live in the human body. It can't be killed and is harmless. However if you pass the infection to the baby during delivery (the only time it can be passed is while there are no waters around the baby) it can be very dangerous. If you have it during labour you are given 4 hourly doses of antibiotics and the baby is then monitored for 8-12 hours after birth.
As most are having hospital births here, and your usually in hospital for atleast 8-12 hours anyway, and you will instantly see there was a problem (floppy baby, not breathing etc) its nst something to stress over. Your mw will send you for a test if you appear to have symptoms such iirc are mainly multiple urine infections.

I hope that helps and doesn't stress you out too much.

Morning everyone,

Hope the bleeding gets better for you girls. ghost and giraffe

Cakes oh my that ginger cake looks divine, I may well have to indulge.

mia my bumps movement have been somewhat reduced since I had the flu jab. I am still feeling kicks though just not those manic bursts of activity that I was getting. I know from having dd that as she got bigger the movements became stronger but less often. I'm hoping it's the same but i'm seeing MW tmrw and having growth scan on fri so I'll have plenty of opportunities to discuss it.

As planned I am pulling a bit of a sicky today-I simply need some breathing space to catch up. I am struggling to both the sides of this job-the paperwork is just too much. I have been an emotional wreck this last few days, really paranoid and wibbly. Very intrusive thoughts mainly about anxiety of losing this one (suddenly terrified of stillbirth) and an incident in the swimming pool the other day DD jumped in and almost smacked her head on the side bar as she jumped I virtually shat myself to see it it was about a cm away from the bar with her travelling at full speed. My friend I was with gasped and went "bloody hell, i thought we would be taking her to A&E then"

Now I know nothing actually happened, but it gave me such a fright and I can't stop replaying it in my head. I know I have to watch these kind of things, intrusive thoughts are a very good indicator of mental health with me-it's usually the first thing that happens when i'm about to have a wobble. So I think a day at home will do me some good. It doesn't help that the adults I normally work with today are really difficult and have severe mental health issues themselves.

..and I have put the heating on BRRRRRRR!

addicted theres 2 nearly new sales coming up in Nov-one in Kempsey (12th) and one at the Perdiswell Centre (27th)-are you planning to come to either? Be nice to meet you.

Thanks for all the support, trying to keep busy as much as possible. Tomorrow's task is to find something to wear to funeral on Friday that:

a - doesn't resemble a tent
b - will allow me to get through my reading without melting
c - doesn't cost a fortune (as I definitely won't wear it again)

Oh and if anyone has any tips for getting up and down for holy communion at almost 30 weeks pregnant without getting stuck, I'm all ears.

Bleeding hasn't reappeared thank god, but it really did spook me so will be taking it as easy as I can get away with. Had to cancel my midwife appointment last week so must rearrange that ASAP.

Fish that's really spooky, I had to go back and check. I didn't ask about nearly new sales...I don't think! I've been wondering as I missed one on Saturday but I'm sure I didn't ask. Are you reading my mind?

Giraffe do you have a pre preg black skirt? Sometimes they will still fit if placed under the bump? Also primark, although they dont have a maternity dep. I'm getting away with their size 16 tops and did throughout previous pg too. The strechy tops are less than £5 so no guilt at getting rid? If you needed mat trousers h&m had some in black for £14? I'm assuming your looking for black sorry, at all the funerals I've been to black has been banned!

Up and down, have someone next to you who can help you up? Or try and kneel as close to the bar as possible so you can use that? (my knowledge of holy communion is poor, so sorry if this doesn't help)

giraffe - I second the Primark idea - their long stretchy tops are great so you'll be able to find something cheap that you can then ditch. As for bottoms - maybe some grey or black trousers from H&M that you could wear again, but wouldn't feel funerally if you had a different top? Alternatively buy some cheap, low cut trousers from primark you could wear under the bump?

I hope you find something. I can totally understand not wanting the clothes hanging around afterwards.

Just had my MW appt for 28 weeks (a bit early) and she went and took bloods. I didn't realise she would be doing that or I would have made Dh come with me as I go wobbly when blood is taken. I had to sit in the car for half an hour before I was able to drive home

Giraffe, glad to hear that your bleeding has stopped - doc told me there are dozens of minor causes and the two serious ones they are looking for are accompanied by extreme abdominal pain and bright red bleeding, so you can tend to relax if it's not either of those. For me it's (TMI sorry) more red mucus which is coming from outside the cervix; baby is unaffected and oblivious. I of course would really like to know what the heck it is (prob just a hormone related growth of cells).

Not sure about shopping I'm afraid - I have a few second hand black dresses that I wear, size 12 - if they would fit I could mail you one to try on but would be leaving things a bit late I guess. I know dressing for funerals is very tough, but I promise that no one who matters will care what you end up in, so try not to worry too much.

Strep b - not tested as standard by NHS but the Spanish doc I saw at the hospital the other day said it's tested for everywhere else in Europe as standard! So I've been swabbed and will get the results from my GP.

Just had an 11 hour sleep so feel much more human now...

addicted hahhaha-no not reading your mind, at least not conciously, it was just an idea-I thought ooh nearly new sale, a good opportunity to meet with any local MN'ers and I thought you might like to know they were on if you didn't already.

As it stands I think I am going to 12th one in Kempsey. I am hoping for cot bedding and a baby gym type thing. (something I can dump bubbha in when getting dd ready for school and such like)

Hi everyone,

Just managed to plough my way through the 8 new pages since last Monday - good work!

Absolutely shattered after the book fair Fortunately our return journey was far more civilised. Glad you've had time to recover!
Absolutely cream crackered now though - our bed is so uncomfortable after the super comfy hotel bed that sleep on Saturday was impossible, followed by our nephew's first birthday party yesterday. I could quite happily curl up under my desk and have a catnap now.

giraffe - so sorry to hear about your dad. Sending you a ((big hug)). As for communion, maybe you could get away with not kneeling. Presuming the vicar's one of the understanding kind you, rather than hell and damnation kind, they should understand.

cakes - if I'm 10 stone heavier after this pregnancy, I'm blaming you entirely! That ginger cake looks divine.

Parsley - congratulations! And what a gorgeous dress. If I were you I'd just wear it while swishing round the house feeling beautiful.

Big wave to everyone else.

Hello all!!

Can I join please - I've only just found the antenatal club section!! (I'd just been lurking around on the pregnancy page previously).

I'm 27+1 and due on the 15th January with first baby. We're having a boy - bump is currently called Duckie as in the first scan photo it looked like he had a beak!

Thought it might be nice to be able to chat to those around the same stage as me as it's my first time and I feel a bit clueless about certain things - for example, I didn't know you were meant to count movements!? I'll start now!! :)

Anyway, hope it's ok if I join you lovely ladies.

xx

Hello and welcome, Karmanna! It's a lovely thread with lovely ladies, and no question is too silly for us, so ask away. We're also quite good at ranting, so feel free to vent too!

Hi karmanna you don't need to count movement exactly but you do need to have a vague idea of your baby's regular movements. so if he suddenly stops you can get help.

Ah I see fish. I might venture to the nns but I don't actually need anything apart from a changing bag that dh is buying me as a 'sorry for getting you pregnant so soon gift' and a double pushchair that he's buying as a 'I'm going to pay for this for the rest of my life arent i?' Gift. And neither of thoes things I want him to save money on!

Hi Everyone,

giraffe sorry to hear your sad news, hugs

karmanna Welcome, I am 28 weeks with first baby, so also feeling alternately clueless and overwhelmed by advice/information.

Not feeling very good today, completely shattered, plus feel a bit sick and my bump aches, sorry to moan, thought it might make me feel better.

Giraffe - very sorry to hear of your loss ((hugs))

Karmanna welcome to our thread! Add yourself to our stats thread as well if you like Statslist

Brownwolf Sorry to hear you're not feeling that great today - moan away! A good moan always makes me feel better . I seem to be having 'up' days and 'down' days at the moment, probably depending on how I've slept and what my hormones and the bump are up to! Here's hoping things are a bit better tomorrow. Btw....did you say you're in Leeds?

Hi all. Eventful day here.

MW's was good - got a referral to the physio for the PGP, but everything else was normal and within limits.

Anyway, then work, the supermarket, picked up a cot I got for £25 on a local FB for mums group then came home and cooked loads and tried to telephone counsel DH who had had a very nasty phonecall from his dad.

I fucking hate my FiL. He's fucked up my DH so much and he keeps on being nasty. He's totally toxic and I wish DH would cut him out of his life, but he has too strong a sense of duty and just will not. All I can say is that anyone speaks to my baby the way his dad spoke to him today and I will fucking kill them and cut them out of our life. No argument.

Ugh. I'm exhausted. Poor DH - he's all limp and miserable.

Oh - and welcome to Karmanna - I hope I have adequately demonstrated the ranting element of our list

Thanks for the advice shall look in town tomorrow, as a back up I have a close relative who works in a big label clothing store and may have a stretchy jersey dress from last season I can borrow (she's about 1.5 sizes bigger than me, so should accommodate bump).

As far as communion is concerned I may have to pass (vicar is nice enough and understanding, same one that married me and dh last year) my PGP is variable from 'tolerable' to 'Um yes I can't actually move my legs' so will see on the day.

Managed to get a MW appointment for next Thursday which will make me 30+4, that'll be ok for my 28 week appointment I hope as I did have the bloods taken earlier in the week.

Thank you so much for the dress offer ghost that was really thoughtful. I hope your bleeding sorts itself out, it must be awful to have it happen repeatedly. Mine was bright red fresh blood but only a very small amount.

Welcome to the thread Karmanna.

Compiling my play list for the birth this one will be in there some where- janelle- amazing . already in tears thinking about the words. What will be in yours.

GiraffeAHolic - Also have a black dress I have no clue what size you are but is a preety black dress with a rose on it probably size 22 if it helps.

So relieved my midwife called and is fitting me in tomorrow for my 28 week appointment as there where none at the gp. Not to self I must book earlier.

Hello everyone, feel like I've been away from this thread for ages but looking back it's only been a day!!! Probably because yesterday was the longest day in history = I've been organising a mini day festival, and it happened yesterday. So today as you can guess I have been mostly in my pyjamas sitting on the sofa watching Strictly and EastEnders on catch-up!

Hope everyone's ok and bleedings have stopped by now

Welcome Karmanna!

Giraffe I bought a cheap black maxi dress ages ago for concerts but wore it recently to a funeral with a cardigan and flat shoes - very comfy for bumps and not too hot and sweaty. I just had a look on the ASOS site where I got it and they don't do it any more, but I'll have a look at some other sites.

Makes Sorry to hear about you Fil. Sounds like a proper twat. Hope your husband is ok. And thanks for the recipe, am going to get cracking on that cake this weekend as my husband is a massive ginger fiend (i wonder if that's why he married me...

Wow what a great idea Nanny a playlist would be amazing - especially if the home birth pans out.

I shall get my thinking hat on.