March 2013 VIII: feeling kicks, comparing knits and halfway there

[theTramp]

Old thread www.mumsnet.com/Talk/antenatal_clubs/1588951-March-2013-VII-Our-little-pumpkins-are-getting-fatter?msgid=35174657#thread

Heh yes, I'd never had a migraine before taking Dianette. I was a student and ended up going to the 24 hour nurse on campus wondering what on earth had happened to me as I couldn't see! Was very frightening.

Tramp am also getting bored of wardrobe due to baby growth spurt. Cannot wait to be able to look at normal clothes again!

Thanks for all the loft extension advice, you are all lovely. Am feeling a bit calmer today. We have the architect coming round later but DH said he sounded optimistic on the phone and has done lots of similar work in the area. It will be worth paying a bit extra on the construction if we can go ahead with our plans! Our house is nothing special but we've poured a lot of heart into making it our own, neither of us want to move.

Manda the work problem is exactly why we can't move. Plus we have DH's Nan (his only family) in Essex and my folks in Somerset so nowhere is perfect! Hopefully all us nomads will meet fab local mums at the NCT or similar :) So glad for this group as well!

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I was on dianette for a couple of years, loved the good skin effect but doc took me off for reasons tramp mentioned and put me on yasmin. Think could also be that yasmin is cheaper though. Never had problems with dianette but have never got on with any other pill. Had an implant for a couple of months which I loved, but which dh made me have taken out because he claimed it was making me awful to live with! I still suspect that that was him just looking for an excuse for issues in our first year of marriage though Still if I hadn't had it removed we wouldn't have dd already!

Dreading having to go on mini pill as can never seem to stick to the hour window that keeps it effective. Think my contraception may well be the kids I have already for a little while after ds is born!

There's almost noone in the office today, think my boss seems to be off having his baby, exiting, though three weeks early so sooner than expected.

Zoey, further to FB thoughts, do you think your pain of late is the infection, rather than cervix thinning? That might make sense? Hope it clears v. soon, once you start meds, and that you start feeling much better.

Stealth your life-to-be in Reigate sounds so lovely!

Lexi got my fingers tightly crossed that new architect, with his local experience, will be able to give you what you need. Sounds positive! And glad you're feeling a bit better today

My cervix scan went okay today. Has got a bit shorter (4cm something to 37mm) but she wasn't at all concerned about that. I learnt that the babies are currently both head down, so all the (quite big!) kicks I can feel way above my belly button are feet! They were very active, both extending their arms out to each other in a funny way. Saw an amazing, fleeting face shot of one. Just astonishing. Really looking like babies! (I don't know why I'm surprised!) Pics on FB. Had to wait 30 mins for my thyroxin prescription to be processed, but in the meantime we discovered the good cafe on the hospital grounds; DH very happy he can get a good bacon sarnie there for £2.50 and made a mental note for later!

Sorry should have said - Reigate life sounds grand, just massive lifestyle change and I think you're v brave.

Manda - awwww.

((((zoey))))

Yeah Manada I put on here a few days ago I had some bubbling and shooting pains but thought it was prob normal and I just dont know what normal feel likes - I thought his feet were down there but nope its his head firmly down in my pelvis which consultant said wasnt really helpful, lol! I didnt sleep at all last night to be honest and woke with the headache I went to bed with so that prob didnt help this morning so I just sat there and burst into tears - still teary but mostly exhausted which dont help at all and I am sure I will feel better after a nice snooze!

Glad your scan went well and both your little beans are doing well - its amazing how 'real' they look now - my scan picture of him yawning was weird as had his eyes open and could see his tongue, he then was swallowing alot so consultant said just waking up and could see his botom jaw opening - little monkey totally unaware of all the stress going on! Glad your DH has a plan for eating - our hospital has a costa so my DH goes there ALOT!!

Lexi and Tramp if you are bored of your wardrobe now, you are going to have a very long few months til feb/march! by the end last time I was in leggings, jobbers and strtchy tops as even my mat trousers wouldn't fit me. Deep joy.

There is a nice dress on marks and spencers maternity page. I don't need to describe it cos they only have about three things!

Hope all ok, will catch up properly later. Just off on my lunch and hoping I don't feel as crap after it, as I did yesterday!

Your pics are lush manda :)

zoey I hope you feel better soon, I'm sure being able to sleep would help, poor you.

Awww manda

Y YY to boring mat wardrobe!

Hugs to Sheldon, Ethel and Zoey - hope you both feel less poorly/pained soon.
stealth Reigate sounds lovely!
manda fab to hear great scan news, too.

Stealth your move sounds lovely. We have lots of friends who have moved out from here (we live in zone 2) and the amount of space they now have makes me so jealous. London gardens are rubbish. We have two massive commons close by but it's not the same as having a large garden of your own to throw the children out into! We got our first au-pair in August and she is amazing, totally changed my life and allowed me more one on one time with each boy which is fab.

Hope you feel better soon Zoey, Sheldonella & Ethel

Manda great news about your scan. My cervix was 38mm at 22 weeks so yours sounds good how lovely to be able to compare cervix length!

Tramp I feel your pain about maternity clothes. I hate them. This time I have been wearing leggings which are seriously comfy. H&M have good over the bump ones which stay up. I wear them with jumper dresses from Whistles which I had pre-pregnancy or long line tops & cardigans. Fed up with jeans I am always hoisting up.

Lexi good luck with the architect

Just had my 24 week midwife appointment. I am loving home appointments! With my last pregnancies I had to drive to the middle of some horrid estate in Lambeth where the apts always ran late and were at a really inconvenient time like nap time. Home appointments at the time I choose are so much easier. Anyway all was well. hb was 144bpm. She said she has never delivered a baby where the sonographer got the sex wrong so hopefully i'm not the first!

I was chatting to a Mum at ds2's nursery this morning and I asked whether she had boys or girls and she said 4 boys & 3 girls - 7 Children!!! She looked incredible too, thin, make up, immaculate clothes etc.. The oldest is 10 and she has no help at all. My midwife delivered some of her babies and said that she gives birth and has a shower then gets dressed and does the school run. Wowsers!!!

Back from midwife. My blood pressure is lower still at 118/56 which explains why I have been feeling lightheaded! Got to hear the heartbeat unexpectedly too which was lovely :)
pink Home appointment sounds lovely, I would love that. Lady with 7 children? Wow!
Thanks for the nice wishes. I do feel better today. I told the midwife about my hip pain and she asked me know much I am on my feet. I told her that I walk 2-3 miles every lunch time and she was shocked and suggested I cut down

7 children.. Does she live in a shoe?! :)

Hi Sheld sorry to be a pain but I REALLY dont understand blood pressure and whats normal and not so hoping you can help mine was 104/60 last week and 101/60 today and hae been feeling crap/ill for a couple of weeks now - is that low or normal range?

sheldon don't stand up too quick with that BP

zoey sounds low to me. Was explained to me once as approx 100+ age over approx 80. I have problems with my BP and the bottom number goes up ( at about 100 dr starts twitching!). BP is lower in pg though.

Who is a nurse on here? Sure there was one. Id like to know of I've been told right!

zoey that is on the low side but fairly normal for pregnancy I think. If the numbers go below 90/60 that is classed as abnormally low according to what I've read. You only need to worry if you go over waht ood said. Mine is usually on the high side when not pg so this is all very unusual for me. I'm having these extra checks due to the previous high blood pressure.
Is it lanny that is the nurse?

When not ppregnant mine is about 130 /something which is about right I suppose as am 28 and reading notes thats what it was at booking in appointment - google said if you have an infection it tends to be higher as your body is working hard to fight it - step AWAY from Dr google

Pink can understand that you'd be used to the proceedure by baby 7, but I think that more than 5 puts you in a new risk catagory and you have to stay longer in hosp and have a special drip, don't think they let you go on school run really. Cramming in 7 under 10 though, that's impressive!

So boss has had little baby boy! :) saw a picture, he's an absolute cities, bless.

Haha that's meant to be cutie, not cities!

pink sorry that message sounds mean! was laughing at idea when I wrote it tho, sorry! :)

I like idea of his being an absolute cities. :)

My BP was 100/70 which was fine apparently. If you're worried call MW and ask for check up.

Zoey - am wondering if general rubbishness feeling is just general stress and a bit of infection that your bodies trying to fight. Again, can you go for quick check up? BP, iron levels etc all part of it. But you do seem to be under a lot of pressure, physical and work wise, which def saps energy. Please look after yourself as well as bump, babies & hubby..

Appointment went well. consultant said there is nothing they can do about accreta except plan closer to the time when/if it is diagnosed. And if it is confirmed in January then yes it is serious and will involve hospital stay, early delivery and potential hysterectomey. But these are all still ifs so going to put it out of my mind. Nothing I can do/take to stop it. He has put me in his high risk clinic so will see him every 3 weeks. Warned me to come early though as the drug addicts clinic is afterwards and it is better to be gone before they arrive.... Oh and he knows my uncle. Ireland is a small world!

Reigate sounds like a lovely lifestyle. So lucky with the choice in London and surrounding area. We just dont have anything like that here.

Having a very trying day and just fed up specifically with DH. He is just not pulling his weight at all and I am getting pretty miffed with it all. He is also off to a stag on Sat morning so no break this weekend. And he had the cheek to suggest I call into his dad so he can see DS. Are you f**ing kidding me. And to top it all off I dropped my mobile into the toilet so out of action and am uncontactanble to the outside world.

Sorry for all the moaning. Deep breaths. Tomorrow is another day! I am off to make a chicken pie. Hopefully will taste nice.

Hope everyone else's day is going better.

Oc x

I read that as children pie... I thought it was an extreme solution.

Moan away Oc, it is what we are here for! FX you don't have accreta.

We have beef stew for dinner, made it 2 minutes this morning, I put in half a bag of frozen casserole veg, a pack of frozen stewing steak, half a pint of stock and a half bottle of red.

Came home an hour ago and it smells awesome!