Third trimester here we come! Better start shopping 'cos in February we're popping! Feb 2012 Baby Bus

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5th thread? I'm lost off with all the chat! Lovely to have a nosy at everyone on facebook, if you haven't been added yet, get yourself on there!

Old thread is here, as you were ladies

Thanks esme. Can't get back to sleep vividly dreaming about having daily gtt and my consultant!

Me too, QueenFee, me too! Though if DH were ever to murmur 'let's have a fourth', I'd agree in a second! But luckily he'd sooner have his bollocks chopped off!

Zhen - thanks for your brilliant piles advice. Piles are miserable, nasty and painful - I found them worse than labour pains after dc2. I remember sitting on the loo holding her fast asleep and having to almost throw her on the floor because of the agony. I was crying, she was crying...

I'm face-painting at an advent fair in Bath today.

29+6

This is DEFINITELY my last as well. 2 pregnancies of pukiness the whole time are quite enough for me.

My asthma has now gone off again and I'm now on steroid tablets. The obstetrician was quite happy with that, but apparently if I have to have them within a couple of weeks of birth then I'll need IV steroids in labour, and if I need more steroids I'll need growth scans.

I agree, I am never ever ever doing this again! My body could not cope with number 5! Definitely in the 3rd trimester - back to being stupidly thirsty, no appetite and ravenous in turns only to be able to fit in two mouthfuls in a sitting and pooing amounts even a mouse couldn't be proud of. Yep, never doing this again!!

I had to have a talk with my mum today.

My dad, myself and DH all support organ donation.
My mum does not - she struggles with the idea of not being buried whole. We have tried to convince her but each to their own.

I have a donor card and have told DH if anything happens to donate what he can etc.

I just know my mum would be funny with him and really struggle with her feelings and treat him differently. So I have had to
Sit her down and go through 'it's my choice and not DH so be nice to him etc'.

I mean hopefully it would never
Come to that but I want all bases covered. DH would have enough to worry about without my mother giving him grief. Have also spoke to my dad.

I have also had to talk to my dad that if this child votes Labour to not be mean lol. He is Tory, I am labour, we are constantly bickering!
Oh the things you think about when expecting...

Lol i'm an organ doner. I just think if you would be prepared to accept one then you should give one.
Our latest discussion has been guardianship. My parents are down as guardians in our will but seriously think they would struggle now. However the only other person I would be happy raising them is my sister and she already has 4 under 8. Yes pregnancy makes you think about a lot of things!

Had a growth scan today & squiglett has a big belly 95th percentile & legs about 75th but everything else in the middle including weight which they said 3lb 6oz & I'm 29wks 4days. The umbilical flow was right @ the bottom percentile which has worried me a bit but sure all is fine. I've been stressing myself out worrying if ex was doing drugs when I conceived what effect this could have. Most stuff says it would damage the sperm & I wouldn't get pregnant or miscarry but somethings say baby could be affected. I didn't remind him about the scan today & told him after that all was ok. He was upset that I didn't tell him & says all he wants is me. I told him all I want is him to have a clean drug test before baby is born so I could have a proper family but I can't get what I want now as it goes back 3 months & he fucked up last week so tough shit if is hurting coz that is nothing compared to how I am feeling

Just dropping by for an update. I felt really ill last night, my ankles were really swollen and my legs were killing me because i was on my feet all day shopping in town then to asda. I had a hot bath which helped my legs but by the time i got into bed i was really feverish and my head was pounding :( I had some paracetamol and slept ok and feel much better today apart from tummy pain above my bump again :/

I have my growth scan on the 19th and i cant wait. Im starting to worry that baby isnt growing and the same thing is going to happen that happened with DD, my bump just seems so small and doesnt seem to have grown at all the last few weeks :( I know that doesnt mean anything but im so paranoid that my stupid placenta will stop working again. Also annoyed that i have to go to my scan alone because DP will probably be working and so will my mum and id really like someone there for support. And just to stress me out even more, DD has her nursery christmas party that day 1-3pm and my scan is at 2.10 so i dont know how thats going to work with picking her up on time if my appointment is late/takes ages and i dont drive so it will take me a good 15 mins to waddle over to nursery. I could rearrange my scan but i want it sooner rather then later!

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Why do you get growth scans? Do they send you for them if you seem overly big/ small?

Just marking my place really. I was going to have a moan, but I typed it all out and it sounded really pathetic and whiney so I've got over myself now! I would really like some more sleep though :(

Morning all,

Sugar - I am having a growth scan to check the position of my placenta as sonographer could not see if lower edge was clear of my cervix during the anomaly scan. My niece was small for her dates and kept bleeding so had regular scans for growth. I think everyone is different, I am sure some will have to check that baby is not too big too.

I wish I could have another scan
I miss her lol

Hi all, not been on in awhile so just been catching up on the last few pages... I've also got the piles complaint a couple of them appeared in the last week - not happy as I've been doing everything right to avoid them but I suppose it's just one of those pregnancy things that I'll have to get over! Thankfully they're not causing me any pain at the moment but with 12 weeks still to go I'll be mentioning it to GP next week.

We had a very exciting afternoon on Friday - had our 4d scan done :) It ended up taking over 1 and 3/4 hrs as the dvd wouldn't record for the sonographer, so when she had to leave at 5 o'clock the consultant obstetrician offered to do it on his machine instead. He spent an hour with us off and on.... have to say the reassurance of having the dr say everything looked perfect was great, and we didn't have to pay extra for the privilege!! We are 100% confirmed as team pink too :) We have fanstastic footage right at the end where she started sucking her toes when she couldn't get her thumb in her mouth - it was SO cute!
Off to hospital tomorrow for 28wk bloods, then MW on Friday. Must book hospital tour. Also have to book NHS ante-natal classes - not bothering with NCT as it was going to cost almost £300 where I live (East London)
Squiglett hope you're ok, sounds like you're not having an easy time of it..

GG xx
27+6

Been asked to do this Lucozade drinking test - not sure why as I didn't last time. Need to talk to them as it's at a time I can't make and also lucozade will make me spew all over the place. Hopefully I can just swallow some glucose tablets instead.

MW at 28 week appt claimed she'd never done measurements or heartbeat for anyone sitting in a chair before (previous MWs say it's part of their course) but gave it a try anyway and had no problem - heartbeat and size spot on average. Have renamed her Thumpy as she's got a huge kick on her compared to brother Squirmy...

So at least she's doing well as I'm not - referred to perinatal psychiatrist. MrNC is being a star though.

Sugar I have to get a growth scan because with DD1 i was 'measuring small' by the mw, went for growth scans and she stopped growing because my placenta stopped working and i ended up getting induced at 37 weeks, so i have to get the same this time as they have no idea if the same thing will happen again. Im hoping not, i dont want to be induced again, even though my labour was quick and easy i really want to experience going into labour naturally!

Ive been getting BH since 7pm, theyve been quite regular and ive never had this many in one night before. Was starting to worry but they seem to be slowing down now and theyre not sore so im not worried.

30+6

Thanks goosey, I am feeling much more upbeat after a fab weekend celebrating my dds 9th birthday. It's her actual bday today but school gets in the way so we did lovely stuff all weekend & I emptied my bank account into the build a bear work shop going to collect her from school with some hello kitty balloons & off to Tgi Fridays tonight. Hopefully I will be as wide awake then as I am now! This middle of the night waking is driving me mad.
Glad everyones scans are going well

Ok... i know pregnant ladies get "more vivid dreams"... but my brain appears to have compensated for the fact i have vivid dreams anyway by making me dream about my ex... a lot!! Been with DP since 2005 for gods sake!!! I am dreaming a LOT of ex... and waking up upset that I'm hurting DP !! I don't think I'm saying anything in my sleep DP(names or anything at all) but I'm pissing myself off immensely! harumph

Sorry for self indulgent moan... 27 today

Back at work today after a week off - boo! But it's the home straight - only 20 days to work plus whatever I have to do at Christmas/Boxing Day and then should finish on 30th December. Woo! Can't wait. My sickness was a little better while I was off, so hoping I'll notice a big difference on mat leave. Fingers crossed!

29+1

Monkey - I do that, wake up feeling guilty or feeling really angry with DH or one of my DCs. I have recently dreamt that he cheated on me with my best friend, and I was angry with her too when I woke up! Also have dreams where my DCs are really naughty and I can't control them! Maybe I'm a control freak???

gooseygirl your scan sounds amazing! I can't believe I have to wait ten more weeks to see my little person - and I don't even know who's in there!

Having already got a boy and girl, we haven't had much to buy this baby. But we've now made our one purchase... a new car! We got a VW Touran so we can easily fit 3 along the back seat and we have extra seats in the boot for grandparents/friends. Very grown up! It's only 3 years old and has done 30,000 miles - so it's the newest car I've ever owned, and I'm terrified I'll prang it!

Oooh swish new car...

Going to make do with my KA for now....

i am panicking again about growth! have MW tomorrow lunch time again and I am sure I havent really grown in the last 2 weeks as my work trousers are slightly slacker if anything!

have GTT on thursday so day off. can see a massive headache coming on with that one.

had a crap nights sleep again. worrying about growth etc but he is moving fine. am half hoping they send me for an urgent scan just to reassure me. I have a growth scan in january anyway as i measured small with DD2. think i am actually smaller this time round which is slightly scary. saw a friend in town yesterday and she wasnt sure if i was pregnant or not.

had problems breathing yesterday evening as well. not entirely sure if it was short of breath but just felt as though i couldnt get enough air in if that makes sense? went and lay down and it got better after about an hour.

really cant wait to finish work - have loads to sort out before i finish and boss is being a bit picky to say the least!

28 week MW appointment at 4pm... happy joy. Going to ask if I should have had the flu jab, and if I should be fatter. Put on around 11lbs so far, and other people's bumps look bigger!

Just ordered a support pillow as I was awake from 4am today with another nosebleed, achey legs and hips. Getting quite fed up of it, especially as I need to get up at 6am for work anyway.

Its quite possible that your pip has grown but you have lost a pound... therefore looking like you've got smaller. I lost weight off my face for a while so I knew I was losing some weight, but bump was increasing a lot at that stage so my overall weight was creeping up.

The breathing thing was probably pip pushing your lung space... feels horrid, and I'm used to that from asthma!!

Chin up deardear... just make sure you have a word with the MW

My 28 week appontment is on Weds... at 27.5 weeks Excited... and don't really know why... theyre only gonna swish my wee about and poke my tummy!! ha!

Don't judge growth by what you look like. My friend got married at 28 weeks and she looked like she wasn't pregnant. I went to a wedding at 28 weeks and a midwife thought I was full term! My friend is very petite and physically fit; I'm 5'11", big boned (and not so fit!) and I think my frame can take a big bump. Also, I put on weight easily, so I'm definitely carrying a bit of extra timber too!

I love midwife appointments, monkey!

30+1
(thirty! Squeeeeeeeeeeal)

Oh. My italic didn't work!