PART 3!! Sept-2012 Baby Bus!! Christmas-and-New-Year-Shaggers-all-aboard!

[TinkerMaloo]

Cant see another one anywhere on the board and part 2 is full up (finally) so here is part 3! (unless I'm just being a moron and missed it?)

Chat more please ladies, we are too fat and useless to do anything else! ;)

First birth I bled like something not supposed to stay alive.

Second birth very little at all (but for a looong time)

But if I were you pgreen I would invest in some proper maternity pads... They are much thicker and more absorbent and you will be glad of them if you need them., if not then you have only spent an extra £ or two to be on the safe side :)

Glad you asked pgreen I was told Always Ultra Night pads would do so bought those for my hospital bag...maybe will get some maternity pads as well after reading the above!

Cant remember who asked but I get weird stitch like pain on the left side of bump under my bust but I think it's baby's bottom. No kicks just a really odd & uncomfortable sensation.

Btw, anyone else melting today? After being warned about it incessantly, being 34+ weeks pregnant in 26+ degree heat is hideous after all! I thought it was all exaggeration!

I got my maternity pads from tesco £1 for 10 so buy a pack and see how you go.. That way your not out loads of money.. I'll be going back for more as I've heard they are really good ones. And not that dear...

Yes pgreen to the pain on right hand side, I got this when I walked any real distance, Mw says its common cant remember reason why it happens but just ask them, a support belt might help, she recommended I hold my bump up when walking which helps.

Yes twizzle even though it's been tipping down all day it's very warm, do I've been roasting all day, all windows opened.

loopy my list wasn't too far off yours though I've added a few more baby things onto mine. And separated them into different bags.. I'm hoping to have a one night stay so fingers crossed everything goes fine...

Thanks everyone re my car.. I got it fixed today by autoglass and my excess was only £60.. So wasn't too bad, could of done without it but at least it's not £200 or £300. Fingers crossed it won't happen again!

rachel i used those tesco ones last time, and got the same ones for this time. i think i got 3 packs of the big ones, and then a couple of packs of the thinner ones for later on when lochia is less, i really can't remember how many i got through last time though, but tescos is between the hospital and my house, so DP can always nip in there if we need more than 30 big ones! and like you say, at £1 a pack, they aren't breaking the bank.

Good news re your window.

And yes, being pregnant in summer isn't fun, DS was a November baby, and so this is my second time, but it was on purpose as we were aiming for a Sept onwards baby re school years, but still sucks! I have a fan on in our bedroom more often than not, and it really helps to cool me a bit at night. Just wish i could sit in front of it more in the day, but DS would get very bored if i did! I have lots of ice lollies in the freezer, rapidly dwindling in numbers though!! Current favourites are from tescos, £1 for 10, cola, lemonade and raspberry mixed box and quite low in calories, although don't like raspberry so DP will have a few of those to eat! And co op do a £1 box, but only get 6 in it, pineapple, orange and blackcurrant, the pineapple ones are very moreish!

today is going to be the hottest day so far this year :(

why do I have september babies???

leelteloo I'm 31+3 and yep, appetite not as good as usual and feeling sick at times. Think it's indigestion related/baby taking up space where stomach and internal organs should be. Really not like me to be off my food, find it unsettling! Have also been v tired and feeling light headed/faint more often over the past week. Just had midwife appt and she talked me through how these symptoms are completely normal at this stage while writing 'all well' in my notes!! I guess things are just getting harder as the weeks go on?! Hope you feel better soon.

Hi ladies- hope you have all been coping ok in this heat. Despite spritzing myself all day with water and having the fan on full pelt, I still felt incredibly icky and sticky. Lovely. Went for my weekly BP check (my BP went up at 40+3 last time, so now a matter of course beyond 32 weeks) and it was measuring 146/86 (i am prone to panic when I know that my BP is being taken in a medical environment) and so when the midwife said "oooh, it is measuring higher- I shall take it again in a bit", i couldn't help but panic a bit more. It then read 136/92. Urine fine and health fine- just this BP issue. The midwife has said that I have to go back again tomorrow for another reading, and if it is high again, I'll be sent off to the hospital for one of those "every 15 minute" checks for 2 hours. She then started saying that I need to relax more, as I don't want to have my baby delivered at this stage, when I'm only 32+6. That got me into even more of a spin and I now just feel as though I am pre destined to have issues from now on in. For the rest of the afternoon, I have been obsessing over ending up being hospitalised tomorrow, and not coming home until baby is delivered. We're supposed to be moving house next month and I am now worrying about that! I know the midwife has a duty of care towards me and the baby, but I am worrying myself sick. I normally have readings around 126/70 at home (when I use my monitor), but obviously it is the medical readings that they go off. Please hold my hand. I don't want to be induced so soon. Sorry for the ramble- I am hormonal and upset. S x

shoeprincess sure all will be fine, I always panic in medical situations too and go bright red and look ridiculous so surprised my readings aren't sky high!
Try to relax tonight( as much as possible) and give yourself plenty of time tomorrow before appointment so not rushing. It's better that they r keeping a close eye on you. Hope all goes well!

This weather is lovely , finally enjoyed a day in garden without terrible hayfever thanks to my lovely new prescribed nose spray ! Far too hot though and my feet r swelling, along with everything else!

Got a growth scan Fri so lookin forward to seeing where little one is lying.

Hope u r all well and not melting!

My appetite is fine. In fact I should really stop eating so much portion wise as it's crippling me with heartburn and reflux after. On the omeprazole in the morning and guzzling gaviscon all night.

Kind of envious of all your lovely weather and kind of glad it has been overcast and cooler here. Didn't help with the sleeping last night anyway - flaming insomnia.

Deep breaths shoe princess I'm exactly the same and have a serious case of white coat syndrome after suffering from pre-eclampsia with ds from about 29 weeks. My blood pressure goes through the roof if I even spot a cuff coming anywhere near me and I'm getting more stressed about it the further on I get. Normally the midwives/doctors have to take a few good readings from me but I warn them beforehand they will have to and they just keep taking it until it starts to come below what hypertension is classed as. Hopefully you will get a more understanding midwife tomorrow.
If you end up with a 2 hour check can you bring some relaxing music with you?? I've been listening to pregnancy meditation music and plan to bring it in to listen to if I need a more in-depth bp check so they are getting an accurate reading. Good luck for tomorrow.

Best of luck today shoeprincess2. I agree with ballroomblitz, it's good to have a strategy to help you to stay calm, like listening to music. If anyone tells me to relax it generally just makes me think more about what's happening that I'm already stressing about! I need my head to be busy with something else, so I once recited song lyrics in my head to distract me while having a brain scan, and I've either chatted or silently tried to figure out the construction of the surgery ceiling whenever I've had a blood test during this pregnancy. Is there something you can concentrate your mind on so there's no space for those panicky thoughts? Imagining sights along a favourite walk? Trying to remember the titles of every book on your shelves?!
Hope all goes well.

not been on for a while as we went for a little holiday to wales and had no phone or internet reception. It was lovely!! Glad we didn't go abroad though as in the middle of the week i think i hit 'critical mass' of bump size and started to feel really heavy when walking about etc. think i would have struggled with aeroplanes etc. We basically ate lots and chilled out.

shoeprincess - I hope all is well today. Maybe try some breathing exercises for a few minutes before your BP is taken? Will give you something to really focus on and is also thought to lower BP whilst they are being done...

thanks to loopy and wherearemyshoes for the maternity bag lists - REALLY useful as i have had no idea what to take but feel i should start buying the necessary bits and pieces.

had an adorable day with my husbands neices last week - they are 3 and 7 and were transfixed by the bump. Started singing to it and then decided they might need to be louder to be heard so went and got a microphone and amp and did a little concert for bump to teach him some nursery rhymes! so so cute!

Thanks Ladies going to pop to tesco and get some maternity pads then. Then really need to get this bag together x

shelly I'm glad you had a good time :) I'm very jealous would love a trip away. And your nieces sound so cute...

shoeprincess hope everything went okay today and that you found a way to help reduce your anxiety.

pgreen I picked myself some up yesterday they 99p for 10 and then you can get the thinner type for £1.50, I don't think they too badly priced.

I've been meaning to get my bag sorted for ages.. Am constantly buying different things for it and yet it still is unpacked. Also because we're due to move house we have things everywhere and part of my hospital bag things are at my Oh's grannies house.

Think I am going to go shopping tomorrow and force myself to buy everything else.. I only have one bag so need to pack it really well so I no where everything is.

The weather today is just lovely here, nice and sunny.. (I'm appreciating this from inside)

Hi ladies! Well, as I could have predicted, I ended up being sent to the Day Care Unit at the hospital, for BP monitoring. My BP was borderline when the midwife checked it, so she rang up and off i trotted (complete with a nervous rash on my neck and teary eyes!) So, I got myself comfy in day care, and started doing some visualisation exercises in my mind. They seemed to work, as I got 4 fine readings and got sent on my way. That was a relief. Now i have to try and get a normal reading each week with the midwife, otherwise I'll keep being sent off to the hospital. The hospital acknowledge it is probably anxiety, but they obviously can't take any risks. They said that I'll probably end up on a low dose of labetalol by the end (which happened last time round at 40+3), but i am hoping to get to 39 weeks and have my c section without any further issues. Maybe I need to keep an MP3 player to hand with some relaxation exercises on it? Thank you all for your support- i just need to keep on chilling out! x

dh is away tonight and I was looking forward to it so much; putting the children to bed early, having the tv remote, ordering a takeaway.....but now I'm home from work (I'm working till 38 wks by the way) I'm not hungry(mouth ulcers don't help) and just want them asleep so i can't go to sleep, I'll

probably sleep thru taking dd for a wee but I'm going to risk it...slept so badly last night with a cold and cough and dry mouth from sleeping with mouth open coz dry mouth, and before I left a patient with head lice came in so iv got to nit comb as well [completely exhausted emoticon]

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sorry im losing my mind I meant children asleep so I can sleep and mouth open coz blocked nose.

Glad you got a bit relaxed even if it did mean having to go to the day care unit shoeprincess. I sympathise, it's so hard to stop the anxiety from creeping in. I now take my ds in with me to my mw appointments as the distraction stops me from getting too wound up.

I got the thin maternity pads myself. Would be a good idea to get another pack I think. I'm half packed but want to go out tomorrow and get a dark towel as I only have a light one packed. Got a stopwatch, stress balls and glucose tablets added into my labour bag yesterday.

Sounds like you had a lovely relaxing time away shelly . I'm heading away for a couple of days next week but not sure it will be so chilled out with ds on board and visiting the in-laws. Soon-to-be mil spoils me rotten with being pregnant though . You would have thought since she did it 8 times herself she would just tell me to get on with it but I'm not allowed to do anything except rest and eat.

Aww hope you feel better soon cjbk . That sounds tough. You deserve a night of just looking after yourself.

Glad the hospital understood re nervous reaction causing BP issues shoe fingerscrossed your relaxation exercises help in future!

shelley your nieces sound lovely! Glad you had a lovely break. I too feel as if I've hit critical mass with bump.

Anyone else had previously or experiencing now a pulling sensation in 'fanjo' area when walking? It's very uncomfortable and makes me feel like holding it as I walk which is clearly not appropriate :)

twizzlestix- YY to the pulling in my lady area. Very weird- I thought it was just me. I think now that I have been through the inconvenience of the hospital, it is going make me more focused on relaxing. Every evening, I am going to set aside some time to chill out. It needs to be done. Any other techniques people would like to share? xx

Ladies - how are you sleeping in this heat?!! Presuming its hot where you are! I am SO tired at the moment, last night i was up 4 times between 10 and 2 and then woke up at 5.30 and then just before my alarm at 7.
I've got the fan on and the windows open but its so stifling. Plus i cant get anywhere near comfortable, and im trying to stay on my left side when im much more comfy on my right!

cakelady I'm finding it hard to sleep in this weather too, didn't help the fan is out of order. Hubby is getting a new one!

shoeprincess glad the BP check was ok in the end! Relax relax relax!

Am finally starting to think about hospital bag and bought two packs for maternity pads. Am doing some shopping online, are you going to bring normal panties, or do you need special ones? Saw some carriwell hospital pants that do not look attractive at all, but wonder whats so special about the design.

Yes i am finding the heat exhausting too although its a bit cooler today and I'm sitting in the garden quite happily.
This may be a silly question but do any of you ladies that have had a baby before think I'll be ready to go to a wedding 2 weeks after I give birth?! It's a really good friend of mine and I so want to be there but not sure it's really possible. Any advice?

macaroon I just got the comfiest cheapest big knicks I could find in Primark and I'll chuck them afterwards. Remember they'll have to hold in massive maternity pads! I've got 12 packs of mat pads from Boots when they were in the 3 for 2 promotion as I had to double up last time and went through an awful lot. The bleeding got lighter after a few days but didn't fully stop for about 5 weeks.

I just can't win - working from home today which saves me the hideous commute to London but my house isn't air-conditioned like the office so am sweltering. Off to the dentist after lunch for a check up, been having a bit of toothache....