May 2013 - roll on 12 weeks!

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Thread n2 for those due in May 2013

Hooya - so sorry to hear that. FX for next time.

PickleP - brace yourself, my MW took 3 vials of blood at my booking in appointment. She did look at me wriggling uncomfortably at the idea and make me lie down for it, which helped, but I feel your pain :( Am useless, I've taken blood out of other people no problem but don't put a needle anywhere near me!

LittleB - don't you get nuchal on the NHS there? I've been told that I'm getting it at my 12 week scan (and I thought we were quite backward down here) but I didn't know that there was that much regional variation.

weather i've gone very pale and weak.

Hooya I'm so sorry to hear your sad news.

weatherwitch seems like my area is the backwards captital. Not only do you not get a Nuchal scan ( it's only a dating scan done at 13-15 weeks!) we don't get a 20 week scan either.
Nor do we get a proper choice in hospitals So my favored hospital is out but apparently there is a way around it.
DH has a friend who's a nurse and knows the 'system' we are going to get to together for a chat soon.

I also have it on good authority that home births here are rare and I'll probably face a fight. I won't be fighting with them that would require me to engage with them and I won't, I'll be stating my choice and leaving.

Oh bloods, I don't mind needles but I do often faint I'm gonna need some

Sorry to hear that hooya.

littlebairn just state that you're having a homebirth, they can't force you into having a hospital birth if you don't want one!

We won't be bothering with the nuchal scan either as it wouldn't change anything for us.

Hi ladies - gosh after a weekend away I've just sat with a cup of tea and read through all the weekend posts. For all those either spotting or find out they have mc'd I am so so sorry! As for needles and bloods all I can say is I hated needles (and having blood pressure taken) however the only good side of having pre-eclampsia last time was after having bloods done 3-4 times per week (and at the end daily) and being hooked up for 24 hours to a pressure monitor that checked that every hour - I now have no fear ... It is astounding what your body and mind can get used to!

PickleP - hugs and and . Breathe!

My hospital choice is limited to the one hospital in the county (45 mins away) which only has a 30% non-intervention rate and is under investigation for its high neonatal death rate. Fortunately there's a very nice MW-led unit 10 mins up the road which is my first choice but if anything goes wrong it's back to the one (awful) hospital. Wish I could find just one person who had a decent birth experience there but so far it's all horror stories. FX for not having to be transferred! But at least we get a full complement of scans so not all bad I suppose.

seven that's exactly what I intend to do and if I have any ranting or disrespect I will walk out.

weather that sounds like one scary hospital.
The closest hospital ( not my preferred but most likely 'my' hospital) after a bit of research actually doesn't sound to bad seems like the labour and delivery are good it's just the post natal and BF help that seems dismal. Hopefully I won't need to find out.

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So sorry hooya hope you're ok

Where do you stay LittleBairn services sound awful around you!

I haven't got my booking appointment til the 24th Oct when I'll be 10 weeks so not holding out much hope of getting 12week scan etc on time, having a private early scan next Saturday at 7+4 just because things don't seem quite real yet.
I was quite worried how my DH would take this pregnancy as he's never been that keen on kids and only agreed to it because I wanted it so much, but so far he's been very sweet and quite pleased with himself - hope it lasts when the reality kicks in!

so sorry to hear your news hooya. i hope you are ok x

Sorry posted quickly as DP got back and DD went bonkers wanting to see him before he'd even entered the living room, the crazy child :o

9 weeks today, can't really believe that, keep using NHS pregnancy due date calculator just to see it come up in front of me on the screen.

Scan in 22 days and counting. Gosh I'm a nervous wreck half the time (and a nauseous, tired and emotional one the rest!)

little if you want a homebirth you can have one wherever you are! i am having one too! anyone else? I had one with DS and was great, especially as I had a 3hr 45min labour!

I can't believe you don't have a 20 week scan? that is a v important scan i thought. tho some ladies choose not to have any scans... am really surprised about that.

weather your hosp choice sounds scary. but a MW led unit would be lovely! we don't have any here.

am not having the nuchal malarky either, just a dating scan.

good luck today pickle chuck. can you take some biscuits/sweets to keep your blood sugar up? (probably stupid thing to say, sorry) do you have someone to go with you?

btw have you all been told to bring a sample of urine with you to your booking in appt? How is one to transport said specimin?!

sooooooo sorry can't remember now who said on the previous page they were really tired but I am living in a treacle fudge today! soooooooo sleepy! Poor DS.

'Treacle fudge' is a great description of how I feel today too, have loads to do but can't seem to get my ass off the sofa :( I've also given in and worn my 'fat' jeans - not a good sign at 6+5!

Thanks wilde, it's tomorrow and honestly I'm more worried about the blood tests than childbirth! Have such a phobia about it, I've already got upset bowels now just thinking about tomorrow. Ridiculous I know! DH is coming with me and he's brilliant at distraction and carrying me! Just hope I don't start crying or have a panic attack, which has happened before - so so embarrassing!
Thanks all x

Urine samples - I've been told to bring one to every appointment. My MW gave me a sample pot at the booking in appointment but that was at my house - she said if I lose it then either buy one of those little pots from Boots or use an empty jam jar or similar but make sure you wash it out really well first - if there's still any jam in it then the sugar content will apparently make it look as if you have problems.

cuppa I started wearing maternity jeans at 8 weeks last time, they're just so much more comfortable!

wilde if you pop into your GP surgery beforehand you can just ask for a urine specimen container.

weather I agree that hospital sounds awful, do you mind me asking where it is? MW led units are meant to be fantastic, we don't have any here.

Hospital birth here, they don't do home births before 37 weeks, DS was 35+5, and DD was 35+6 so probably not even worth considering! Our hospital is pretty good, I've had no complaints with my other 2, but its a bad drive through a busy town, at the wrong time of day it takes over an hour. DH managed to do it in 20 minutes during my very fast labour with DD, thankfully I was already in hospital not in the car with him!

I'm also surprised about not getting a 20 week scan as its the anomaly scan, surely more important than the dating scan.

weather my hospital has a basket on the desk in the maternity department full of specimen containers!

Just adding myself in. I'll come back with a proper hello in a minute :)

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Hello and congratulations to everybody!!

I've been lurking on this and the last thread but for some reason got really superstitious about posting before I was 12 weeks. Decided not to be so silly this morning .

Well this number 4 for me, due on 8th May. I've got 9yo, 7yo and 9mo old so far. We wanted a small gap between this and DC3 and hopefully I'll still be wanting that when it happens!

Had my booking appt last week and got scan date in just over 3 weeks. All pretty routine so far. Only thing different for me this time is that right now until I go in to see them (and they hopefully tell me no need to come again) I'm under consultant led care. All because I had a >4.5kg baby last time (he was 5kg). If this baby isn't a biggun too then I want a homebirth again like DC2.

Seven - our hospital is Treliske. I'm completely open to someone telling me that they had a fantastic experience there, in fact would love to have that reassurance, but so far it's all been negative. Really hoping that it's just coincidence and actually it's a really nice place with helpful staff who don't inject you with pethidine without your consent or screw up your CS so that 5 years later you still can't bend over properly, but those are 2 of the stories I've been told so far. Gulp.

Welcome TerracottaPie Sending you average sized baby vibes- 5kgs sounds like a lot -what's that in old money?

Thank you! Average would be lovely

5kg is 11lb

Which was generally fine and easy to push out (2 min second stage). It's just the hospital part I'd rather avoid again! (oh and the back to back part until he flipped over and then shot out )

cuppa I stay in Lanarkshire fairly close to Glasgow.

wild I'm shocked about the 20 week scan too, I'd like to know how many babies in this area are born with illnesses that would have been picked up at that scan meaning the family and medics weren't prepared at birth.
Our friend confirmed it ( did a bit of online research but wanted real conformation) had to pay for her own even though she was considered high risk!

terracotta glad I'm not the only one who will have a small age gap, my DD is 10 months. Like you we wanted a small gap, we've been ttc since she was born, and I had a mc in June at 6.5 weeks.

Mornin' all, and love to Hooya and welcome to terracotta.

Just been reading about blood test fears at the booking appt - mine is a week today (annoyingly, on my day off....!) and DH can't come so I'm facing going it alone.

Like you, pickle, I HATE needles and am really not looking forward to it. Is anyone else taking someone with them? Not sure whether to try to recruit a sister/friend...

Tweety good luck today. Let us know how you get on xx