June 2013 - thread 6 - will this thread see any early arrivals?

[AlohaMama]

Welcome back all June-ers, just realised we were about to run out of space on the old thread.

Thanks Mrsbri for that! I'm pretty sure I had it but think I heard somewhere that immunity falls off in your thirties- can't for the life of me remember where I heard that though.

Sunny that's such a lovely present for your parents!

Ooh, really? That's interesting.

You'd think they'd worry about that, wouldn't you?

I had the jabs and also a very mild case of measles in between the two. The only thing I haven't had is mumps really.

I need to start doing a list for the midwife tomorrow!

Apparently single dose vaccines like us older ones had are assumed to be lifelong, as we would have had one jab as an infant and a repeat pre-school.

The MMR jab didn't always have a second, top up, jab, so if you're in the age bracket that only had one MMR jab, you may find that immunity has worn off.

Have been very worried about my weight recently as am getting the beached whale feeling rather than a glowing pregnant person and I've put on just over 2st, I'm happy with this, thought it was going to be at least double that, I'm not the smallest person to start with so it's been at the back if my mind that I'm going to balloon, how are the rest of you doing with weight gain? (Also this was after a full day off food and really needing to 'go' to the toilet)

Also its to do with herd immunity from what my (medical) cousin told me, that if the disease breaks out you need a certain% to not ccarry it on. But with several age groups not having that % coverage then the herd immunity breaks down and people who are susceptible will fall ill.

We had to delay MMR because paediatric team said DD wasn't strong enough, had to be given in a hospital and after we'd gone home she was closely monitored for three weeks. My heart was in my mouth though until she'd had it, what persuaded the paed was several cases of measles being admitted to our hosp and he rang and said the risk of not having it was too great.

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stef I'm in the definitely put on weight bracket. I kept the pregnancy hidden from all but DH and obviously medical staff until 21 weeks and nobody noticed. But baby is so low I can barely wear ky maternity jeans! And another 6 weeks to go! So far though I think weight is on bump but not moving anywhere else. Yet.

The majority of mine has appeared over the last few weeks, saw my mum after not seeing her for a week and got wow you finally look pregnant! And dp last night stated you definitely look very pregnant, I took that to meaning I look fat as we'd just been out with his parents for a curry, I'm around 5"11 so the weight for my size I'm counting asa win too, hopefully will be able to bf with him which will help shift it and am planning to walk the mile to meet DP after work every day with the baby so should really be able to shift it straight back off again

Yup. My 'look very pregnant' has been since Easter weekend, I'm measuring two weeks ahead though, next growth scan at 34 weeks so will see baby again in 8 days! Extremely excited.

Before that I was pregnant but not PREGNANT lol. I'll have a toddler to keep up with this time and I found out the hard way last time about how long it can take to lose weight afterwards. I have had three people since Thursday tell memI'm huge and be disbelieving about how much longer I've got

I'm in the 'you look really pregnant now' camp and i have to say i'm loving it. Up until almost 6 months i'd put weight on my torso but i just looked like i'd had too many pies. I had serious bump envy eyeing up all the other ladies in mothercare and kept asking DH when i would get a bump. Now i've got a bump i'm totally parading it! Ive put on about 16lbs - most of that was when i had to live in hotels for a few weeks with work though. I'm planning on going back on weight watchers when babs comes along.

P.s. Has anyone started getting extra pigmentation on their face? Ive got new freckles which i quite like as i've never had freckles. Wonder if they will keep appearing though and smerge across my face?

I've always just looked pregnant...and have been told I'm massive for dates all the way along by everybody but the medical staff! It's because I'm all bump and barely look pregnant from behind.

No idea on weight gain and don't really care too much as I don't think it is that bad, and I lost 2 stone in 3 months the other year, so can do it again if I have to.

No pigmentation things going on. My leg hair growth has slowed down though. Interesting!

I'm another who is being told I look massive and ready to pop. I'm all bump and have put on between 1.5-2 stone. Think it does depend what I wear also some tops make bump look bigger.

I've put on about 7kg but I was a bit overweight to start with, not dangerously but wouldn't have wanted to put on loads. It's all baby bump though, haven't even had bigger boobs! Bump measuring spot on for dates but I think it looks bigger because I haven't put on much anywhere else!

SunnyL, I have it on my boobs, not my face! Look like I've been topless sunbathing! :)

My boobs are epic! I've really outgrown the 38E bras I was fitted with, but going to struggle on until I get fitted with nursing bras in a few weeks' time.

My thighs and arms seem more chunky. We shall see what I'm left with 6 weeks after birth / breastfeeding and go from there, I think!

MrsBri, my leg hair growth totally slowed after first trimester! And I'm having boy! Just to let you know...

Interesting, Sunbeam :-)

Morning! Christ these Mondays roll around fast. I always notice them extra cause Monday is the day I click over into a new week of up-duffness. 34 weeks today.

So after a full day at the hospital on Friday with raised blood pressure, dodgy liver function results on blood tests and protein-in-wee, I was dragged back in today for a repeat. More bloods taken (my poor arm), monitoring, wee, BP measurements. BP today is remarkable and unusually low. Unhelpful. But they're concerned so I have to 'slow down and chill out' -HA - and come back to see the consultant on Wednesday to 'make a plan', after calling in for the blood results in about 3 hours.

Chill out and slow down? How?!?! I've SO much to do. At least managed to pack a bag of stuff for the baby for hospital so that's something. We've got landscape dudes in ripping up and replacing our feral decking for the next two weeks so home is not exactly quiet or peaceful. I've got 4 weeks till end of contract on one job and a whole lot of their work to do on the second contract. Too much...

ANYWAY we shall see. Bit worried by what they might mean by 'make a plan'!!

Sarah - re: CSections - I was told no liquids or food from midnight the night before, they give you 2 Ranitidine tablets to take - one night and one morning - with a sip of water only. We have to arrive at hospital for 730am and at C&W they try to get all planned CS done by midday, which is aces, barring emergencies. Takes bout 10 mins for baby to come, at most, once your in and on the table, then another 30 mins to stitch up. Mic you get up and recover well sometimes they'll let you home after only one night, although the average is two. Basically drink lots of water so your renal function can get back to normal ASAP after the spinal.

I've only put on 6kg which is a relief, as I had feared getting massive, and I think it's mostly boobs and bump. Lord knows how big the boobs will get once milk comes in. Utterly offensively enormous, I expect.

Sorry bout mammoth post...it's all go here. I've come to Westfield to do sme work on the laptop as home is full of men carting bits of shitty decking through the house.

Me too sunbeam!! I'm team yellow... Hmmmm!

Oli I'm the same re Mondays, its my rollover day so I always feel extra pregnant! You're a week ahead of me, I'm 33 weeks, high risk care kicks in next week at 34 weeks and thats when I'll need a season ticket for the ruddy hospital car park. £2 a trip an in April so far I've been eight times between me and dd.

Searching for proper blackout curtains now for baby's room, first coat of paint went on yesterday and thanks to the panic after reading how organised others were there are now ten little baby vests and six little babygro's swinging on the line. Both sets of retired neighbours have come out for a session of cooing over them.

I've also been told to slow down, which is difficult with the deadlines I have but impossible with an active almost three year old!

Here in London £2 parking sounds cheap! Costs me a over a fiver to go to the hospital on public transport!

D'you know we've not even considered blackout blinds. We've plantation shutters on all our windows and so was just going to leave them as-is....are we making a terrible mistake, albeit one that looks lovely?!

dreamt about baby coming early last night.... probably need to pack my hospital bag rather than just consider doing it.

exhausted already today - and bump objects every time I bend over, so of course today would be the day I manage to put my knickers on back to front and have to double the bending

slightly envious of you with less leg hair growth! mine still sprouts within minutes of shaving.

Although I'm team yellow we both think it'll be a girl - Dp hoping desperately it's a boy, no matter what he says.

Pink, I'm an expert at knickers on inside out...and not spotting it for ages!

My leg hair normally grows really fast, so I'm making the most of it slowing down :-)

Can't wait to see the midwife later and find out which way baby is facing.

Oli, glad to see your BP is down today...must have been a blip! Will be interesting to see what the plan will be.

Bit weird winding down at work as I'm almost twiddling my thumbs. Ho hum!

I am definitely too scared to get on the scales! Will deal with that after delivery! Everyone thinks I'm huge and surprised how long left. I was absolutely enormous last time!!

As for hair growth, after delivering my last son I lost all underarm air for quite some time - bonus!

Oli I would happily go on the bus to our hospital but then its nearly a fiver! Although I always forget to factor in cost of petrol.

So who is next to finish and go on leave? My date is 24th May. Still a month to go! Want to get one of those cuddle dry robes and a bath seat, whats everyone got? I'm not getting a baby bath but do still quitw like the look of those 'dam' things whoch stop you having to run a whole bath for small people.