May 2013 - roll on 12 weeks!

[DizziDoll]

Thread n2 for those due in May 2013

Adding in Tweety and Hopeful (have I got you right?)

LittlePickleHead - DC2 - edd 1 May
10storeylovesong - DC1 - edd 1 May
WeatherWitch - DC1 - EDD 1 May
Berri - DC2 - edd 2 May
ThePhantomPlopper - DC4 (eek) - EDD 2 May
Pinkand stripy DC1 EDD 2nd May
Thingiebob - DC2 - edd May 3
twirliedobbit - DC4 (argh!) - edd 4 May
Whyismymindblank - DC4 (argh! & eek!) edd 4 may
Toffeesam - DC1- EDD 5th May
BadBuddha - DC2 edd 5 May
dowhat - DC3 - edd 6 May
DanyTargaryen- DC2- EDD 6 May
DizziDoll -DC3 - EDD 8 May
Mwncigirl - DC2 - EDD 9 May
Rhienne DC2 EDD 9th May
rachywhite83 DC1 - EDD 9th May
BeauticianNotMagician-DC3-EDD 10 May
Beaver33 - DC1 - edd 10 May
PickleP DC1 EDD 11th May.
Bionic77 - DC1 EDD 15th May
FiveandtheBonusBall - DC6 (triple arghh!!!) EDD 16 May
Booboomonster - DC3 EDD 16 May
Wilderumpus -DC2-EDD 17 May
MissMedusa - DC1 - EDD 18 May
Frankienoodles- DC1- EDD 18 May
maybeAMaybaby DC2 EDD 19 May
Vickles-DC4-EDD 20 May
OneDayBaby-DC1-EDD 20 May
Jenpenod - DC1 - EDD 20 May
Hopeful92 - DC1 - EDD 20 May
MelCGox - DC1EDD 21 May
LittleBairn DC1 EDD 21 May
RTChoke DC3 EDD 21 May
Ktfrd DC2 EDD 22nd May
Peardrop DC1 - 22nd May
Cuppateaandagingersnap DC1 EDD 22ndMay
PedanticPanda DC2 EDD 22 May
EllieBuffalo - EDD 23rd May
CheerfulYank DC2- EDD 23rd May
MooLL DC2 EDD 23rd May
Lollypopscical EDD 24th May
Shelly81 EDD 24th May
Bunnychan DC1 EDD 24th May
Tweety89 DC2 EDD 25 May
Thundercatsarego-DC1 - EDD 28 May
Ibelieveinpink EDD DC1 29th May
Kittykatskumkwat EDD DC1 29th May
Frustratedsycamorepants DC2 EDD 3rd June

Morning all, by the way... Backache has returned after a 2 day absence so I'm a grumpy Witch this morning :(

lolly I didn't realise we would get offered whooping cough too. I wasn't vaccinated against it as a child, there was concerns over it in the 80's but it changed now and considered 'safe'.
Personally I'm not convinced giving all these vaccines to pregnant women is safe but I have fairly radical views on vaccinations.
In regards to whooping cough you may already be immune if vaccinated ( you can be tested for this but probably not on the NHS) as a child, but it's also known that many are vaccinated against it and still did not get any immunity from it.
I can understand why those who work with children may have it, it is on the rise again, funnily enough infecting those who are vaccinated too. There is also some suspicion that it's a new strain that is now going around that the vaccine doesn't cover.

According to R4 this morning, it's about giving it to the mother later in pregnancy so that the antibodies are passed across the placenta and the baby is born with immunity, rather than anything to do with the mother's immunity. Theory is that it's given to babies anyway so if administered to mothers once most of the baby's development has completed there is very little risk. There's a lot of it around at the moment - we had an outbreak at work recently.

Oh god! Another thing to worry about! #vaccines

Hmmm. Interesting re vaccines and wc. littleb I have my reservations about vaccines too. Will have do a bit of reading before I commit to either the flu or the wc jab, I think.

I've got my mum-in-law coming to see me today, she doesn't know, we're not telling her until week 12. My tummy is so swollen though, I've no idea how i'm going to hide it. I never knew this 12 week secrecy thing would be so difficult! Thankfully my boobs not got bigger yet, but my mum said hers didnt until 2nd trimester. Happy Friday all!!

Morning, another crap nights sleep here :-(

The swine flu/flu combined vaccine came out for pregnant women when I was pregnant last time and now whooping cough this time. I didn't have the vaccine last time and won't this time or whopping cough. It doesnt seem right to me to inject myself with a disease unnecessarily and neither has been tested well enough for my liking on pregnant people to satisfy my concerns- just my personal thoughts x

Morning all, just checking in to new thread :)

Had my booking in appointment yesterday 9+1, so much form filling! Midwife seems nice and calm (friend had a mw that made her anxious :() DP came too to hold my hand a d then took me out for lunch :)

Hope everyone has a nice wkend x

wilderumpus Things have improved since I last posted! Managed to keep down lunch yesterday (pasta) and also some miso soup last night. Been sucking on hard-boiled sweets during the day to keep my sugar levels up. Feeling a lot more positive about things and although I'm still being sick, I feel like there's some routine to it (the minute I walk in the door at work, before lunch, late evening) so at least I can eat around it and keep some food down! I'm beyond impressed that you had the energy to climb and hike on holidays :)

Can someone tell me what a booking-in appt is? (sorry - first pregnancy - know nothing). I went to the doctor last week and she said the hospital I'd chosen would be in touch. Do they assign a midwife to you?

Feel embarrassed - know literally nothing about the process or about babies for that matter. I hope I can figure it all out in 9 months....

weatherwitch I think the issue about giving it before babie is born is that the life span of protection is very short in many people.
That said it is fairly rampant at the moment and annoyingly many GPs aren't good at diagnosing it so it's spreading as its not being contained.
But it should be a serious consideration for those working with kids.

So its my first Drs appointment later to join the surgery hopefully they will let me make a midwives appointment. I must admit I'm not looking forward too it, I didn't get a great impression from the rude receptionist.
I've had to give a urine sample and it's completely clear not like urine at all due to all the water I'm drinking to keep the nausea at bay.
Just had a nice big bowl of porridge too that helped settle my stomach.

Jen booking in is when you see the mw for the first time. What they do then, where it happens and when in terms of weeks pg can vary widely depending on where you live so don't worry about knowing nothing. This is my second pg but I've moved area since my last so have little idea of what to expect around here.

Re whooping cough vaccine, apparently it's given as routine to pregnant women in the USA so it's not utterly untested. I'm pretty enthusiastic about vaccinations having lived in countries with no vaccination programmes and seen the suffering avoidable illnesses can cause. I'll probably go for it but will do some more research.

Jen - glad the sickness is a bit better. You can get medication to help if you are really suffering. Some doctors are very reluctant to prescribe any MS meds due to history and thalidomide but they are quite widely prescribed now. Its something to bare in mind if you start to feel weak or dehydrated or if sickness continues beyond 12 weeks.

Had my first midwife appointment this morning! She's lovely but so pushy about my needles! I cried when I had my blood test! My blood pressure has gone down so all is going well :)

6+6 :)

HR at my work seems to think that it is possible to request weekend anta-nata appointments (perhaps for private?). Has anyone been able to do this?

Can I join in please ?

I'm due with DC1 on the 7th May. So what that makes me 8+3.
It's all still a bit - wooh at the the moment. Me and the man aren't together really (4 dates and a train journey is are entire relationship) but guess I'll have to start getting a tad excited soon.

Hello all! I just can't keep up here with all the chat!

I had to get out of bed in the middle of the night last night to eat! I am only feeling sick when I forget to eat, and am craving bread and croissants

Dizzi I don't live in the UK so don't know, private I seem to remember you can get anything if you're willing to pay for it...

Can't wait til my next scan on Monday! Should hear a heartbeat!

Oops x-post hello milk

Anyone heard/ seen heartbeat at 6w 0 days?

I was due to go for ultrasound to see if fertility issues on Tuesday- I'm still gonna go and wonder wot I could hope to see!

Oh dear I think I might have a big problem. I went to my nurses appointment and are now registered with the Drs all went well it was just about general health. But it seems like this region still has serious problems in that their isn't enough Drs/nurses/midwives to meet the population demands.

The earliest midwife appointment they could give me isn't for another 4 weeks, by which point I'll be 10+3 that's just to book in, even the receptionist seem to think this might be an issue for booking in scans on time.
They only have the midwife in on a Thursday too which will cause me problems with work, but that's fair enough I can deal with that if I need too.

It's looking like it might be best to go for a private anomaly scan.
I'm seriously considering a independent midwife but 2-3k is a lot when the service is there for free.

Am I overreacting?

Oh dear LittleB that's not good - surely they HAVE to get your scan in before 14 weeks? Seems unfair you should have to pay.

Dizzi - I'm not sure if it varies by region, but there would be no chance at all of getting weekend mw appts here (private I would assume its possible). Are your hr trying to say you shouldn't take time off work to attend the appointments? They are legally obliged to let you do so. I must admit I'm a bit stressed about this myself as I only work three days and ally appointments seem to be falling on those days, but they at so inflexible with moving -appointments so hopefully work will be ok...

scooby yes I had an internal scan at 6 wks with last pregnancy, it was too smal for the normal ultrasound on my stomach. We seen the heartbeat flickering away and got a picture.

Littlebairn most booking in apps arnt till 8-11 wks now, they are obliged to provide you with a scan before the deadline which is I think 13wks something so I wouldn't worry

scooby I had a scan this morning 6+3 and we saw and heard a loud heartbeat

littlep Yes they are supposed too for the Nuchal fold check. But the two hospitals I can choose from are very busy and deal with a very large region.
I don't mind paying for the scan but I would mind paying for a midwife due to local resources being over stretched.

I have the same problem my appointments will always fall on a Thu and I only work 3 days and as a nanny their is no one to cover for me.
It might work out if I always get the earliest appointment I could still get to work in time otherwise I need to take the whole day off.

How many midwife appointments do you have in each trimester?

kitty Thanks good to know they are obliged to give scan. I wouldn't be concerned if it wasn't for the issues in this region.