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

[FluffyJawsOfDoom]

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

Um, Gen that's one of the symptoms of my UTI. I hope it's not the case for you! Do you have any other minor issues at the moment, like a dull ache in your stomach or feeling like you need to wee more frequently? Turns out that UTI's often don't 'present' in the normal way during pregnancy.

Hope it's not that, but do get your GP to check it out.

Gen I'd not have thought baby weighs enough to squish your urethra yet? I agree with smegs - my UTI was an odd one too, I had none of the usual symptoms - I'd see your MW or a nurse and get tested?

Glad they tested you eventually smegs!

Hope the BFing imroves ninja, that sounds really painful

:o whims they'll miss your little terrors treasures when you go, really! It must be very confusing for your 6yo, but hopefully it'll turn into a big adventure when you fly to the US :)

Aw Ninja sounds like you are having a tough time but coping brilliantly. It can't be easy to BF a baby that doesn't latch well, especially when you have another DC to look after and can't spend hours BF'ing. Sounds like expressing and topping up is a good compromise.

Smegs and Fluff I wondered if it could be that as I agree the baby is so tiny at this stage, but I wondered if the weight of the uterus and amniotic fluid etc could be squashing it. OK, will go to dr if it continues. Bugger!

Big hugs Ninja but sounds like you have a plan. When I had to stop feeding DD it broke my heart but looking back at her red book today it did make a huge difference. It was a few months before she cracked 8lb.

Hope you are doing ok smegs and starting to feel a bit better.

I have had the strange weeing thing too, it wasn't a UTI and went away of its own Accord. But is back now with a vengeance .

Any scan news little?

Some more brooking for your friend Green, hope you are doing ok too.

whims sorry, pressed post too soon. Big aww for your DS, it's horrible when they cry....hope you are all settled very very soon. Lots of brooking power!

Forgot to snaffle all the croissants.......

Done.

Sorry ninja I misread what you wrote possibly out of fear of things to come and I didn't mean to be insensitive by "hoping bfing improves" It sounds like expressing and topping it up is the best course of action - she's still getting the yummy breast milk but a few extra calories as well :)

Mmmmmm croissants......

Sorry to hear you've got a uti smegs, and about your strange weeing too gen. I'm wondering if I need to get myself checked again too, I've got the dull low down ache that I associate with them. I'll give it a bit longer though, as it might just be stretching and I can't bear to ring the surgery get again

Great the minifluff is in position fluff

I've finally got my booking appointment (even though the mw still hadn't been sent my referral ), it's on Monday, when i'll be 11wks exactly. She's sent the scan request off, but it's looking unlikely that it'll be before my holiday, the following Monday.

Ooh glad you've got your booking Little and I'm brooking that they can fit in the scan before your hols.

Wee update: been normal all day so am being cowardly and not going to the doctors unless it returns.

Glad you got your appointment through little. Will you miss the nuchal window if it doesn't come through before your hollibobs?

Yay for normal wee generic :o

My belly button is very, very shallow now I can see the bottom of it and it's sore :(

fluff you weren't insensitive at all! I think I just had a hard time of it. You will be wonderful at it and it will come naturally for you and your dc

So pleased you have got that sorted little, hoping they manage to squeeze a scan in too, have a great holiday.

All good here, had my scan yesterday, looks like I can stop the heparin as blood flow to the placenta is looking great and she is growing nicely (her femur is on the 95th percentile so likely to be tall like DH!)
Am a bit scared to stop but I trust them so am going to do what they recommend when DH is back in the country in a week. I have 2 growth scans booked in for reassurance which was nice of them as not stictly necessary in their view.
She was being extremely uncooperative as usual with hands and feet by her face so we could not get a good look at her but from what I can see it looks as though she will haev DH's nose (poor thing!)

gen here is hoping that UTI goes away!
Waves to ninja

exellent news far how many weeks are you now?

27 weeks on Saturday, can't believe it!

Hope you are doing ok my dear and the feeding gets better! I have ordered the claire byam cook CD in preparation! Breastfeeding sounds very tough indeed.

i have turned to the pump and we are both much happier! ooh 27 weeks already! whats your due date? fluff said earlier there are about 4 of you due between begining of sept and first week oct so you can't be far behind?

It's lovely that you get extra scans far! I'm glad you're feeling more confident about stopping your medication, too.

Our eldest 6 1/2yo hen has fly strike, probably partly because of her age and partly the crappy weather :( DH has washed the maggots away made her comfortable, but we don't expect her to last long (and tbh if she does, we'll take her to the vet and put her out of her misery, as she's so old we don't expect her to heal or recover). Very sad as it's the end of an era and an awful way to go, though she doesn't seem that distressed thankfully.

Hey everyone, I've been AWOL for a while, sorry. Just real life ans tiredness getting in the way. Am on my phone just now, and have a bad headache, so just a quick post and I'll try and catch up properly soon!

far at your dd having dh's nose! Hope those growth scans reassure you after stopping your meds.

ninja glad you've sorted the feeding issues. Feeding a tiny baby is sooo stressful.

fluff I should be able to still have nuchal measurements done if scan is after holiday (though I might have told them my holiday is a bit longer than it really is, so they don't know that!) I just want to be able to get on with telling people and not wait til 14th week.

I decided to ring gps about poss uti, as I'm a worrier and would have just stressed about it all wknd. Luckily they let me drop in a sample to dip without having an appointment. As they've not called, I can presume the surgery test was ok, but they said they'd send it to the lab either way, so I'm glad I did it in the end.

Hi everyone,

Sorry, just checking in! But hope everyone is doing well and those with or suspecting UTIs I hope you feel better soon!! I've been attacked this week with a mega dose of thrush :( ouch! But got a prescription from the Dr's which is getting there (two days later)

And, just sat watching the Olympics cycling and was leant forward... Felt someone definitely giving me a good poke in the tummy, twice :o!!!! Bean probably wanted more room for their own olympic efforts :) have only felt movement now and then but this was very definite kick. I'm 19+1 today so I'm guessing it was a good kick.

Hiya

Just checking in too! Very hot here again.....phew!

Great news about scans Far hope you are feeling reassured.

Hope your date comes soon Little

Big hugs ninja I had a few troubles with DD in that department too, brooking very hard for you.

Enjoy those wiggles nutella!

Great to,see you,stacks

Hope utis are better? And your pelvis is ok fluffy?

I am currently being kicked to kingdom come. I think DC2 thinks they are in the boxing.......

Lordy, I'm barely 17 weeks, and I look like a proper preggo. Not quite sure when / how this happened but it seems to have been a sudden development in the last week.

Good to have lots of reassuring kicking munx

Hi stacks!

Hope your sample comes back clear little and that your symptoms disappear soon!

Yay for proper kicking nutella :)

My pelvis pain is back with a vengeance. I have no idea why it disappeared for a week, I really wish I did so I could do whatever I was doing (if I was even doing anything) again.

5 weeks left at work ? but only 24 working days, owing to the bank hol, yay!

Where's tock?

Hi everyone

Great to hear about the kicks nutella. Not so great that your pelvis pain is back though fluff.

I'm now a MWEPP, had my booking appt this morning. And after much more faffing around with people not getting the right paperwork, I have finally got my scan appointment. For tomorrow at 2.20!! So now I've got 24 hours to stress about it

Great news little much less time for mentalling!!

I am feeling reassured although still a bit unsure about stopping. She is moving so much that hopefully that can act as my reassurance (but what is the bet that she has a quiet day the day I stop!)

fluffy so sorry to hear about pelvic pain, are you swimming? I was told breast stroke can aggravate the pelvis.