Due Dec 2012.........the one where we all have at least 1 picture of our little fruits!!

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Hi everyone, as we were close to the 1000 message limit i thought i should start a new thread so we could link this one (and we don't all end up wandering in cyberspace for a few days again )

hiya everyone hope all is well and scans are going great! sorry not been on much i had my 16 week consultant appointment and he has put me down for a VBAC but I do have the option for section so I need to think hard about what I want. It was also my DD's 3rd birthday on Saturday and her party yesterday and she had a ball :) my wee cousin of 18mths was there and she had a really bad rash, turns out it was chickenpox which my DD has never had so im expecting her to get it now just in time her us going away on holiday :( DD was also playing with my cousin on Friday so already shes prob had the virus for a couple of days :( I was also wondering I had chickenpox as a child but is there any risk to bubs if I have been in contact with someone who has them? TBH I havent been feeling great since saturday not sure if it has anything to do with the chickenpox

So sorry to hear that Brooke, I totally know how you feel. It's a different feeling to preggo tiredness and hard to explain. I am finally feeling brighter after a big dose increase, hope you do soon too - it seemed to go in fits and starts, only noticed real difference after 3 weeks but may be quicker for you. (My gut responded very quickly though!) What was your tsh? I still get tired etc but it feels like normal pregnancy tiredness now.

Lauraloo, I'd call the gp to check, don't know if mw might know

I've been thinking about reusable nappies too - my sister did it though she did occasionally give into Eco nappies when away etc.

In some sensible country (sweden?) They have a recycling compost system for nappies, the nappies are made in a particular way etc.

Clarella, it is a completely different feeling to pregnancy tiredness, I keep trying to explain this to dp, so glad you have said that as have been beginning to doubt myself! Really hard when no one understands so glad there's other people on here suffering! My manager said pregnancies not an illness fully aware of that! I'm not sure what my tsh is? To be honest I don't know enough about thyroid so I'm going to spend today learning about it, off to the docs so will make sure I ask! Been increased from 125 to 150 but not felt any difference yet apart from bowel movements

That wasnt meant to mean glad you are suffering lol just glad others understand on here!

brooke i meant to say i know how exactly how you are feeling with regards to your thyroid i was exactly the same a couple of years ago until they removed half of my thyroid, i havent been on any meds but now in thie pregnancy whats left of my thyroid isnt working right and i just dont feel myself hope you feel better soon xx

I hope everyone suffering starts feeling better soon.
Brooke- my work class pregnancy as an underlying illness that can cause a lot of problems. It's not an illness but it can make you feel really bloody crap.

Is anyone else suffering with crazy parents? My mum is so chilled out and will always ask/wait to be asked before doing things. Mil is mental. She made me feel really bad for not displaying scan photo in a frame and keeps going on about tacky sounding pointless crap she's going to buy. Me and DP earn more than her and she's got a habit of overspending then expecting us to bail her out financially. She's also taken over in thinking if they sell it baby must need it, whereas I want the obvious essentials but everything else leave and buy after so the bare minimum has been wasted. DP has talked to her and I point out most of what she's planning to buy isn't needed but she won't stop!
(and my scan photo is in a frame, it's in the hospital cardboard frame!)

Hope everything goes well at the Drs Nutella

I've got the midwife in an hour, first time seeing her not sure what she'll do as I've already been booked in and I'm only 13+4

lauraloo
The only danger to you from being in contact with someone with chickenpox (if u have already had it) is that you could get shingles. That's what's happened to me!
It varies in how 'strongly' you get it but generally for younger people - its more common in old people as their immune system is weaker - it tends to be quite mild. Mine hasn't been too bad.

It is not dangerous to unborn baby at all but my Dr & I decided to avoid the medicine.

Look out for an itchy & sore rash commonly on one side of your back / under your arm. Important to be diagnosed in case it's very bad or its something else. Also need to avoid vulnerable people like babies because shingles can pass on as chickenpox to those who never had it.

Phew, lecture over!
Xxx

about xxx's

Thought I was emailing a friend :)

I understand brooke, sorry to hear that too lauraloo - please be very careful of Dr Google, there is a lot of very dodgy beliefs/advice on thyroid on the internet.

This thread is great.
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/pregnancy/864666-Underactive-thyroid-and-pregnancy

But even on there a couple of people scaremonger about not trusting endocrinologists. You can also see how much I panicked at on point on there!

Tsh is a good indication of overall thyroid function - I've started getting print outs of all my previous and current results, might be good to do that. Some gps aren't so aware of what to do or the preg ranges - now I'm under the consultant obstetrician I'm cross checking things.

The best UK charity/ site for info is the British Thyroid Foundation, which is affiliated to the British Thyroid Association (the uks group of consultants in in this area). I need to join actually. Avoid the others esp if they bang on about meds made from pig thyroid (armour).

People at work don't get how thyroid can affect you, I had that line about pregnancy not an illness. The doctor did add 'unstable thyroid in pregnancy' to my slapped cheek sick note which helped them get it. Maybe chat to doc? It very much affects cognition, concentration, mood and your ability to handle stress - it really can be a chemically induced depression. I get terrible anxiety as I struggle to deal with normal life if under. I always think I'm going bonkers. Before diagnoses with bipolar these days thyroid tests are done to rule out, it can also be a cause of significant dementia in the elderly, reversed with medication.
(puts soap box away)

Sorry to hijack our lovely baby thread!

Lauraloo - DS (2.6) has just had chicken pox. Even though my mum is absolutely certain I had it at 18 months I got really paronoid - what if she was wrong and it was something else? What about people who get it twice? etc. I rang the mw who was v reassuring and said if I've had it I'll be fine, (DM has also said that in the old days when I was little the Dr would do a home visit to confirm diagnosis - how times have changed!). Asked for a blood test just to be sure, but they aparently don't do that. Might be worth checking with your mw/gp though just in case the policy is different in your area.

Think I would have had it by now if I was going to get it given timings. It is worrying though isn't it? Rotten timing to with your holiday. Will keep my fingers crossed for you that your DD is ok - this was the second bout of chicken pox doing the rounds as nursery since DS started and he was fine first time so you never know.

queen thanks for the info greatly appreciated, i thought i could catch shingles wasnt sure tho :)
ispy thanks for your info hopefully it has passed you....i am very sure i had it as a child think i will call the GP

thanks again xx

Brooke, id post any questions you have on that mn thread :) x

Yeay, everyone doing kisses!

Thanks Clarella really helped

:) xx xox!

I seem to have some how got nhs preggo emails, one just popped up - there was link to chicken pox on it ....

www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/2591.aspx?CategoryID=54&SubCategoryID=137

sorry I realise my last link was not linked but its in mn pregnancy topic

nutella- i know what you mean about not knowing where to start with buying baby stuff. ive got some money put aside from this paycheck to start getting some stuff.. but i dont know what!?
hopefully nothing bad at the docs :)

brooke- im opposite to you, im feeling 1000x better today, but felt rubbish yesterday (i need to give my work 24 hours sick notice if possible) so now im sitting at home feeling like im skiving!

mydaydream- ignore the mil, i would! my photo isnt even in a hospital frame.. its on a coffee table.. somewhere?!

spotty- good luck with the MW, i expect her tactics wont include hitting you with a big stick.. so how bad can it be ;)

my work have also pulled out the 'pregnancy isnt an illness' line, and it doesnt help that there is someone else at work who is pregnant.. and having a lovley time of it. i, on the other hand, have had hyperemesis and this is the first day in a long time i feel human.. silly people.

sorry for long replies, such a fast moving thread!
im going to go and see if i can actually buy something for baby!!
maybe some bottles.... :S
where did everyone else START?!

Pack of white long sleeved vests

Here you all are! I go away for a week and there is a new thread over 500 posts long.... wow!

Hope everyone's scan has gone well and everyone is feeling a lot better.

I still haven't bought anything baby related... except some fabric samples for a curtain for the baby's room, don't think that really counts? I've started researching buggies though, boy are there a lot of them!

laura, Ispy my midwife got me tested for chickenpox as I didn't know whether I'd had it or not... so guess it does vary from place to place.

Anyone else find their bump kind of comes and goes? Mine was heeeouge last week (possibly the effect of eating too much on hols ) but has deflated a lot this week.

Bubbles- I struggle to ignore her because I worry so much about her overspending. Everything else I just save up and have a bit of a giggle with my mum about.
The first things I bought were a baby gro and a tshirt/leggings set. I just wanted to be the first person to buy something but will hold out for a few months now. Me and DP are just putting money aside but we'll probably move before baby comes so don't want to buy a load of things we just need to pack later.

And mini mine comes and goes too, usually based on what I had for lunch. A couple of big meals makes me bigger than several small ones.

Im thinking I'm gonna hav to write postit notes to help reply to all these posts!

That's brilliant bubbless do NOT feel guilty, totally enjoy it :)

My photos were all over the place, none in a frame! Stuck in bedroom wall now with blue tack :) shame mil not more chilled, both sets of our gps appear to be very much so luckily.

Hope drs and mw ok nutella and spotty.

Hurrah! Drunk x2 friend has soberly confirmed gift of beside cot!

cod- you see i was thinking of clothing, but im hoping to get a lot of it second hand (we dont really have much money) so only want to buy stuff at the mo that we want / need new like bottles! but what do i do with them when they get here... 6 months before my child!?

minipie- my bump is big sometimes and sometimes i have a flat stomach.. im pretty sure my babys growing out the back.. my bum is huge!

daydream- sounds horrible, maybe next time she needs bailing out, dont? it sounds harsh but you need to think about yourselves / DC!

i wanted to be the first person to buy something but mil has bought a babygrow, and then my nan + mum bought us a moses basket (im pretty sure the two families are now im competition

clarella- i reply in notepad so i can move it from page to page with me with my replies.. this thread is massive + moves too fast.. its going to be awful in dec when we are all ready to pop and fed up!

very true, i suppose it gives me time to recoop before going back next week (for two weeks! the joys of working in a school!) then im volunteering for a week after that at a youth camp i dont know what possessed me..
glad on the bedside cot front!!

weathers lovley here today.. i should probably get out of bed..