BROOKING NO ARGUMENT for pain-free sneeze births and an abundance of empty birthing pools - pt 12!

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I think this is the first time I've ever started a brooking thread!

Stacks great news on the good scan and congratulations on your little boy!

Little I can sympathise. I booked in late as I waited until after the early scan to 'go official', which meant my booking in was at about 11.5 weeks, but they surprised me at the appointment by giving me a scan appointment less than one week after that. I was worried I would be holding my stomach in for weeks! How many weeks are you now? Hope the appt comes through soon.

Stacks Great news on wriggly boy, how exciting!

Little Hope the appt comes thru soon. Im glad to hear Im not the only one with a rapidly expanding tum! By the end of the day I look about 4 months gone (although a lot of that is wind!)

Gen Flutters sound lovely, cant wait for that stage. Was it you who was looking forward to hearing HB at 16 weeks MW appt? Just to warn you my MW said she wont even try to listen at 16 weeks as it is sometimes difficult to find!? I think others have had the same issue but equally lots have heard the HB at that appt so fingers crossed youve got a nice MW who will Next scan for me is Monday - Im hoping to see little arms and legs this time!

Is there any way you can chase it little?

Hope you feel better soon loopy. I'm really struggling with the heat too - I currently have an ice pack shoved down my far too skimpy top :(

I had a single, small red spot of bright red blood in the middle of the night when I wiped. Not sure quite where it came from I might even have just scratched something in my sleep?? and my CM was clear again straight after, not muddy or anything. Baby's moving fine. I shouldn't worry, right?? In fact, I feel slightly ridiculous writing this down

I'm on day 6 of a 7 day antibiotic course for the UTI, not entirely convinced they've worked but I have a MW appt on Tuesday so I'll get her to check it then.

Could it have been in your wee fluff? Still alarming, but less so baby wise? Also, sometimes I alarm myself by blowing my nose and then wiping with the same tissue. I don't pay attention to the snot, but then look at cm, and always jump until I remember blood is from my nose. (reminds self to improve hygiene). If the baby's moving ok I'd say it's nothing to worry about. Not that that would stop me.

Also, the hospital gave me a leaflet saying not to worry about blood up to menstrual flow. Nutters. That sounds v worrying!. Hope you're ok.

Oh,and congrats to stacks. All the best people have boys. (well, and girls, but I'm biased)

:o :o whims
It could have been in my wee but it wasn't dilute iyswim, I did wonder if it might have been caused by my UTI but it's not come back since. I suppose I will just keep an eye out :)

Fluff I had blood in urine with a UTI and it wasn't dilute.. seemed a bit more like tiny clots. Was it like that?

Loopy I hope you feel better soon. Try and get some rest, and lets hope it's just a 24 hour thing and you're fit as a fiddle tomorrow.

Gen I hope you get to hear the HB. 16 weeks is nice, I was just starting to get flutters around then, but I was unsure that's what they were at the time. It's nice as they get stronger and more consistent.

Little I hope your referral goes through soon. When is your holiday? Are you going anywhere nice? My midwife still hasn't put in for my consultant referral, I wonder if it'll ever come through..

You know, my whole life I've been certain I wanted little boys, but the last couple of weeks I started to think how nice it could be to have a girl I was a little disappointed it was a boy. I think I'd just been thinking girl thoughts since DH said he'd slightly prefer a girl, and my mum, DSIL and DMIL all hinted they'd like it to be a girl.

Anyway, boys are fab mostly I know they are from having so many little brothers, and a gorgeous DN. I also now get loads of clothes from my sister for this little one. Just need a name now! I've got a few in a list, some put there that I'm not that keen on but I want there to be some names DH crosses off that I don't mind about.

What do you think? Elliot, Evan, Finlay, Harry, Isaac, Jacob, James, Joshua, Lewis, Liam, Leo, Lucas, Mark, Oliver, Oscar, Owen, Philip, Thomas, Toby, William.

I think I'm going to call him popcorn for now, he was kicking so much last night I thought I had popping popcorn in my tummy! It's strange, he must kick/punch so hard he sends himself bouncing off the walls. There's so much movement I can't see how they could all be punches/kicks.

stacks huge congrats on a good scan and a little boy, yay!
I love William and Oscar!

fluff had you recently DTD?
I had a spot of blood the first time we DTD I think I had, ahem. tightened up a bit as we had not done it for a while. You can always call the midwife but i would say if you have no cramps and no more blood you should be ok!

gen my midwife did not listen for heartbeat at 16 weeks either, she said it causes too much worry as its so hard to find (and I had got myself really wound up about it all!)

little I hope you get your scan and booking in appointment sorted soon!

All is well here so far other than the fact I am a heffer! Have put on 9kgs already at 2 weeks, my legs feel huge and puffy so I think it might be a bit of water retention but still! Must stop the constant troughing!

We had a scan on Monday to assess blood flow to the uterine artery (to see if I can stop the heparin/clexane). Its all looking good so I can stop. Am having a 2nd opinion at the FMC next week as I am shit scared about stopping, eeek.

Waves to everyone else.

Oooooh I missed tock's engagement news, wonderful!!
Can we all have some champagne?

Absolutely far. Champagne doesn't count as alcohol because you're allowed it at breakfast (well, on special occasions). But I'll pass because I might have had a glass or two on Tuesday.

Any more spotting fluff? Hope you're not stressing too much.

I just had a complete meltdown when (middle class catastrophe alert) the cleaner hadn't been when I thought he would. My husband subsequently promised to come home early. No sign yet. Packers arriving in 17 hours. Actually, that seems like quite a long time yet. No one's actually expecting me to sleep are they?

Oh no, nightmare whims, I know you're on a tight schedule!

I think I'd be petrified too far, I hope the second consultant puts your mind0at rest either way you decide.

No more spotting, and sadly we'd not dtd either. Hopefully it's just one of those bizarro things!?

Hope everyone is ok and not melting too much in the heat.

Bit of an odd one, yesterday I was a little concerned cause LO hadn't been as active as I was used to but I was on my feet and moving around lots so put it down to that. Does baby get over warm too in this heat, so feel like being lazy? Had ice cream for pud last night and that seemed to get a reaction so I took that as a good sign.
Today have had more movement including the fidgeting that means I can see my bump actually moving, and sitting feels odd as bump currently seems low but I think I may also have had a couple of braxton hicks or at least what I imagine they might feel like anyway (course I could have some in a few weeks and decide that these weren't braxton hicks) I know you can have BH ages before labour but 10wks before EDD?? Or instead of BH is it just LO moving making everything feel strange?

Cakes if you feel your bump with your hands and it feels really hard then it is BH. Your LO should only be able to make one area hard as they can't press themselves against all of you at once. :) They can happen weeks before labour so don't worry. It needs to be painful and regular to be a contraction.

cakes I first felt BH at 30 weeks with dd. The sensation wasn't 'in' my bump at that time though, so I only knew I was having one if I was touching the bump, then it would be rock hard. Does that make any sense?

fluffy if you're not worrying, then I'm sure it'll be ok to wait til your mw appointment to check it out. But any panicking, then get yourself to the gp

far remember, they wouldn't let you stop if they weren't confident it's ok. Says the person whos scared to wean herself off the B6 tablets!

stacks I like all those names, Oliver would be my favourite on the list.

Thanks little I know you are right, I had the same concerns about stopping progesterone as well, I suppose its just hard to stop something that is 'working'!

I have had BH since 17 weeks! Midwife said was ok as long as not painful and not more than 4 in an hour. It goes away if I move position and I also noticed I get them when dehydrated so am trying to drink a lot of water.

its cloudy and cool in Lonodn today, must admit I opened the curtains and thought phew! Spoil sport I know but I had proper cankles yesterday!

whim best of luck with the move!

feeling more human today.

Congrats stacks on the scan, and on all being well.

And good luck with the packers whim. As a mother of 3 and with another on the way, i would say you are entitled to as many melt downs as you want! especially in this heat!!

cakes re movement, my midwives always say that you are less likely to notice movement when busy, but if you sit down, or have something to eat or a cold drink, you should soon feel movement. Something about you moving lulling the baby to sleep, and when you sit down, the lack of movement from you wakes them up, as does the sensations/noises of you eating/drinking. Hence why babies like to be rocked to sleep etc, as they are used to the movement from the womb.

I'm soooooo hot :( and my antibiotics make me want to barf and turn my wee luminous yellow and my tummy feels so stretched that I think it may just explode, and my belly button is precariously close to disappearing or becoming an outie, the horror as baby is currently widthways and bracing her head on one side of my tummy, her bum against the middle under my poor belly button and her feet at the other side and it hurts when she (I assume) stretches out

*disclaimer: I'm over the moon to be pregnant and love my baby and in no way would trade this for not being pregnant!

Glad you're feeling better loopy.

I've not had the pleasure of BH yet cakes! Can you feel them, are they like a muscle tightening, or do you only notice when you touch your belly iyswim?

Loved the names list stacks, a lot of great classics on there including DH's name :) We're down to a shortlist of 2 names, and we'll chose which one once she's born I think. DH wont discuss boys names as he reckons 80% means it's definitely a girl, but it does mean I've got him to agree to go with my choice if she pops out and has a winky :o

Oh my goodness. Stress o la. Packers 2 hours late. Can't get down our street because of a badly parked van. So they're blocking it. It's a cul de sac. They hate me because they can't park. My neighbours hate me because they can't get past. It's too stressful in the house with 4 men packing, and too stressful outside because of the lorry. I'm hiding in a coffee shop. Naughty!

You're totally doing the sensible thing whims! Leave it to the packers and enjoy that nice coffee cake I know you're having

Afternoon

Sorry have read back, but brain not engaged. Hope everyone is doing fine?

I had BH from about 14 weeks too. Never had one with DD funnily enough.

It's too hot

fluffy are you sure she is lay acrossways? i would have thought she was too big by now? my bean is head down, with the bum on the right side of me, and the feet on the left side of me, sometimes the bum swings into the middle, then back across to the right ( i wouldn't know what was what but the midwife told me, and it's stayed in the same place for about 4 weeks now)...she seems to think that other than rotating to back to back, there probably isn't enough room for my bean to alter position dramatically now - and you are only a few weeks behind me aren't you?

And whim i would stay in the coffee shop until tea time :) work your way through the menu, after all it may be a long time before you are in a uk coffee shop again, might as well enjoy it!!

Loopy DD was head down with bum on right and feet on left for almost all the pregnancy. She moved to the left around my due date but moved back again before she was born :)

fluffy DD flipped around sideways to upside down and back until about 34 weeks and this one is definately doing the same....ouch!

Hi munx! Hope it cools down for us all soon (sorry, everyone that's loving the sun!)

I'm not 100% loopy but all week I've had a lump at the right and middle at the same time. Middle feels big so probably a bum/back, can only assume the one on the right is her head? It could be feet though, if she is head down (and the pain caused from arms?? ). MW appointment on Tuesday so she can have a massive prod and tell me then :) I'm 30 weeks tomorrow - 3/4 way there, eek!

Either way, for some reason my pelvic pain has been amazingly better this week. I'm still hearing my hips crunch at night every now and again, but I've no pain walking at all, it's been really fab. I'm still going to push for a physio referral Tues though as it may well come back - I've had it from 20 weeks after all