August 2013 - Part 4 - Half way there already!

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Old thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/antenatal_clubs/1678178-August-2013-Part-3-Adventures-in-the-second-trimester

Stats thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/antenatal_clubs/1655004-Due-August-2013-Stats-Thread

RuckAndRoll I would love to join the FB so please do send me the link.

Had my 28 week Anti-D injection today and wow was it more painful than I expected! Glad I had it though and it's done now.

Has anyone had hypnobirthing treatment? I am considering it - the midwife today knew someone who has just qualified so might give it a go as I get really anxious even having a blood test so who knows what I am going to be like at the birth especially as there is a strong history in my family of 9 pound plus babies!

Would love to hear from anyone who has any experience or knows about Hypnobirthing.

x

also forgive me for being stupid but what does DC/DD stand for? This is my first baby and first time using mumsnet and I am not sure of much of the terminology :s

There's an acronyms list somewhere if you root around. But basically
DH - Dear/Darling Husband
DC - Dear/Darling Child
DS - Dear/Darling Son
DD - Dear/Darling Daughter
MIL - Mother in Law

You get the picture!

Have you worked out Private messgaes yet? (PMs) I'll send you one now, if you can't find it, let us know.

Make sure you get suspected utis checked, I went into labour with baby no.1 at 23 weeks due to a untreated water infection and had a long stay in hospital! Def not worth the risk! Xx

Welcome Susie!!
acronym list to get your head around...hth!
Sorry work is so stressful for you atm.

trenchcoat, the first time DS had reduced movements I received a massive lecture about not drinking enough, lo & behold he started doing the conga when I was attached to the IV drip.
So now I'm a wee colour checker.

Baby, hope you're feeling better soon, it does sound UTI-y to me.

Hope everyone has a good weekend, any lovely plans?
Aside from having a mate over tonight I'm planning on doing as little as possible, was in bed at 8pm last night (on the laptop, but you know what I mean)!

27+6

No plans here really, working and sleeping mostly I should imagine!

Thanks!

Go to triage Babyh, if it is nothing they will send you home, nothing is more important than your And your babies health. I had a low lying uti in my last pregnancy with no real classic symptoms and had my son at 26 weeks as a result. He spent 8 weeks in intensive care an hours drive away and a further 5 weeks in special care, it was the worst 3 months of my life. I don't want to scare you but if there is a small chance there could be an infection going on you need to get it treated as soon as possible.
Anyway rant over, sorry. I am just hyper anxious at the moment as I am 2 days away from the gestation I delivered my son at. Getting really bad braxton hicks and last week my scan showed my cervix was beginning to shorten. Trying not to stress too much and have had steroids to mature babies lungs so just trying to relax though its hard and driving my husband mad.
Hope everyone has a good weekend, anyone got anything nice planned? Xx

Ladies I whole heartedly promise to go if I get any more cramps. Have been fine all day so Mw wasn't worried when I rang earlier.

Can't do anything tonight as the kids are in bed and dp is p!ssed as a Fart having been to a local real ale and cider festival. I picked him up an hour ago and he hasn't paused to take breath yet.

Are any of you guys step parents?

Hi ladies, have been absent for a while, lovely to see how you're all getting on and nice to see someone new too Susie

A few updates from me...

• OMG we have nits, well i think my DS does (thus far avoided, not bad going after 4.5 years of nursery and school). DS and DH treated this evening, but I can't bloody do anything. Grrrr! Itch.

• Susie and Woofer I am rhesus negative. I've got a slightly 'you might not want to hear this' story to relay, but who knows, it could help you. When I had DS (now 5) i had anti-D, but when he was born it it turned out it hadn't worked, and he was in special care for a few days (nothing serious but horrid nevertheless). In this pregnancy i'm under consultant care because of it, and they've said it happened because I'd had a miscarriage at 11 weeks, when the blood must have passed between me and the lost baby. Anyhow, am just telling you this in case you've had MCs before this pregnancy...in which case it's really worth alerting your midwife to it! I'm going to find out this week if my baby is negative or positive, and if she's positive i will have to have her at 38 weeks.

• All that work stress i was moaning about ages ago has totally calmed down. I threw my toys out of the pram at the HR director and she was amazing. Even the crazy boss lady who has the same work/sleep ethic as Margaret Thatcher's has turned into a really lovely person, who's saying stuff about how much she's going to miss me (and highly illegal but nevertheless nice stuff like 'you CAN'T stay off for a year, we NEED you!)

• Now replaced with finance stress. DH resigned from an awful job late last year to go freelance (with my blessing) and a week later we found out i was pregnant. So, here we are now approaching my mat leave without being able to budget for how long i can afford to take off. Am having to come to terms with going back after about 7 months, instead of the full year

Gosh, sorry for boring you all! Nice to be back (have been nosing if not posting).

Hi all,

Back home from late shift, had my scan this afternoon and all was well. I had more movement by 10 this morning than all of yesterday so wasn't feeling too nervous. The baby tried to boot the doppler in the middle of the scan.

Baby is breech just at the moment, and the sonographer has noted a possible placental anterior accessory lobe. She seemed more bothered about that than the Consultant who reviewed my scan though.

It seems I have an ever so slightly chubby baby! abdo circumference is a little above average while other measurements are bang on. Estimated foetal weight 1.15kg.

Is now around the time for Braxton Hicks? I don't think I have had any yet. Occasionally (like for the last 2 days) my belly is all hard, swollen and a bit sore. But it doesn't go away.

27+4

Welcome back Oxford sounds like a lot has been happening
BabyH and Trench thinking of you both, hope all is well today x
slw that sounds like it must have been hard, no wonder you're nervous now - hope all is well and they stay comfy for another 10+ weeks yet

I'm heading to the baby show today with DH. Hope I can control the urge to splurge
29+4

Oh Oxford, feel you nitty pain! I found using tea tree conditioner, after washing my hair, and using the nit comb worked a treat.
It took a week of doing it to shift the little nastys, but works.

Oxford We are in de-headlice mode here too. Nitty Gritty comb is our weapon of choice. It works just with normal conditioner, so no need for treatments.

BabyH I was a step mum right up until the moment my stbxh left (nearly 2 months ago now ) Now, I'm just a single parent again, and not really enjoying it very much to be honest!

We had a quiet today - it has been really hot and sunny here, so the DCs have been splashing around in the frame pool on the patio whilst I have been lying down in the sun. They are not long to bed, and then I am off too. Still being sick, lost weight again, and I really, really miss my husband. I wouldn't have him back, but I have started to feel very sad about the whole pregnancy to be honest.

Ah well, tomorrow is a new day. And it is only around 10 weeks, then I should not be sick anymore

Aww waves sending hugs. Can't imagine what you are going thru.

Did you find the balance hard being a step mum? I love the kids dearly but I could quite happily throttle them too. They are brilliant with me when its just me and them but dss is a little sh!t as soon as his dad is about. Am at end of my tether

Thanks for the hugs BabyH. Being a step mum was the hardest thing - all made harder as I have my own 2 as well. I miss the boys, but not the drama of blended families, kids fighting, and behavioural issues stemming from jealousy. I don't really think I'd ever choose to be a step mum again to be honest. Basically, the grown ups all need to be a united front, and be consistent in terms of what is expected etc, or I don't think things will ever be smooth. But then, I have not heard of anyone finding step parenting, or blended families easy. Hope you can speak to your DH about it

waves good to see you. glad you're getting a bit of sunshine play time with dc. you are going through so much and seem so strong. you have lucky children.

well I'm looking forward to a night in my own bed. had some bleeding yesterday so ended up being admitted to hospital for observation last night. hardly got any sleep. don't leave bleeding unchecked ladies, even if you think it's nothing

Hi gang, just stopping by to wave and say hello.

I saw the mw on Wednesday, she said baby is currently breech, so although I know there is plenty of time for it to turn, I am a little worried in case it doesn't. (Hate saying "it" but it's better than "him / her" every time.)

She also asks me every time if I think the heartbeat sounds like a train or a galloping horse (I don't think it sounds like either) - apparently girls sound like one and boys sound like the other, but I can't remember which is which. She persists in making me choose as well, which just gets on my tits, frankly.

I have to say I'm not fond of this mw, the one I saw when I had DD has left now. It's a shame, she was lovely.

Waves, dp is brill and we do well on united front, its their mum that is the issue and having to pussyfoot round her. The kids are quite fussy about food cos she just feeds them sausages and chicken nuggets and as far as we can establish she refuses to est with them or discipline their bad behaviour. Now we have them more often it is getting better but it is sooo hard. Esp when pregnancy makes me tired and grumpy!!!

Hi all, have been doing lots of lurking, but not posted for a while - all fine with baby, but I've had a D&v bug, followed by a viral infection, then a really stinky cold which is at last starting to go, so have just felt really bleugh in myself for the past 3 weeks!

I had my gtt test this week which came back fine, but have been given iron tabs to take as I'm a bit anaemic.

Babyh I'm a step mum - Dss is nearly 10, and his dad and I have been together since he was 1.5 yrs old, so he doesn't remember anything else, which I think probably makes things easier. There's no formal custody agreements in place, and over the years he's just gradually ended up spending more time with us, so he's now with us 5 nights most weeks, which seems to suit everyone.

It's a bit of an odd situation as I do most of the communication with his mum - it seems to be easiest this way as I stay very neutral. There are many ways in which I disagree with his mum, but I don't feel it's my place to tell her (whereas DH would!), which means although I wouldn't say we were friends, we do have a very amicable relationship.

I consider myself very lucky - Dss is great and I love him immensely, and until I ventured onto the step parent boards a few years ago I didn't realise how unusual our situation was!

Sorry, mammoth post!

Hi all, just stopping by, have been trying to keep with all your news but posting on my tablet drives me utterly fecking crazy so I avoid until necessary!

Suzie welcome on board, I'm rhesus -ve too, jab in a few weeks time. I've given it little thought until this week when some eejit woman basket barged bump in supermarket then a day later I misjudged bump stickioutness and got mildly wedged on my wing mirror.

babyh I have a DSS thankfully he is now an adult with his own DS doing his own thing and coping admirably. It his mother was a real PITA when he was a teen though.

waves god I wish I had your strength & resilience, you are a star.

ruck hope you got some rest and are feeling better.

remembering how was the baby show? Loads of fab purchases I hope! I wanted to go but DH working.

We are team blue, I was convinced otherwise so it was a surprise! All seems fine, movements have been massive kicks to lady bits & bladder now seem to have altered to the sides and are now wriggles which I guess are due to decreasing room in there. MW not really interested in changes, apparently everyone is different, but it doesn't stop me waiting to feel them, then relaxing. Anyone else hitting the tiredness wall again? I was fine til 4 days ago but have been nodding off in the eves & very early to bed, most unlike me!

Had enough of tablet typing, miss my laptop so much

Welcome back zippy and cakebaby
Baby Show was fab - loads of freebies, bargain on cloth nappies (bum genius elemental) and a load of bits and bobs. Made the £50 (!!) it cost us for tix & to park back and more - thank goodness as DH did not stop banging on about the cost!

Is anyone else lactating yet? I've not got much in the day, but overnight is pretty bad. I don't want to sleep in a bra and nursing pads so having to wash Pjs every day :-(

Remembering, I've been wearing breast pads for 3 weeks as I leak so much. Didn't happen with DS.
Glad you enjoyed the babyshow!

cake, I have to MN from the desktop, hate the phone app!
Congrats on joining team blue! We have cake

Ruck, hope you're alright and taking it easy now.

Oxford, sounds like a lot on your plate atm (glad crazy boss lady is nice though), is it likely that DH could get another job soon or is freelancing the best option for you still?

More for waves, you're awesome. Hope you've had another nice quiet day today.

for those who need it.

Bought an ergo baby carrier off eBay yesterday, so far we've bought two things for this one....both are slings

28+1

Thanks cake and zippy. Dp's ex and I got on fine til we told her I was pg although a corner may have been turned today cos she has given me a load of baby books that she had from when the dss and.dsd were born. She is just totally unreasonable about things and bullies dp. It was same when they were together but appears she now hated the fact he doesn't ask how high when she says jump. Imo she lost that right when she slept with someone else and kicked him out.

They have a VERY nice big house which has to be sold and she hates that fact. But if she had kept her knickers up they'd still be together. (sorry for rant)

On plus side...no.more tummy pains so not been to.triage but will ask Mw on wednesday to.send my sample off to get checked.

27 weeks today, am I right in thinking I am official in third trimester and on the homeward stretch?

Busy week this week as we are off on hols on sat with dss and dsd. Really looking forward to it. Although insanely I have agreed to a day trip to London on b/h Monday lol.

Hi guys, just stopped in to introduce myself :-) I'm currently 26 weeks today :-) This is our first baby - I'm 34 and DH is 37.

The baby is kicking like crazy and has routines now. She is even recognising music! Anyway, been on MN reading for a while now, but someone mentioned these threads recently (I had no idea they were here - clearly have no explored enough) and I thought it would be nice to say hello :-D

We are completely unprepared at the mo - not buying anything till 32 wks (well, I've brought a dress, sis has passed niece's baby clothes to my mum and I've brought a sling, but apart from that!!). Anyway, looking forward to chatting!