October 2013, anomaly scans, boy, girls and little surprises :-)

[Natalieand]

Welcome to thread number 7 (of many) of the October bus xxx

Lovely to hear about your scan falcon

I went to get my results from the doctor and she said I am slightly anemic I also still have low blood pressure and at that point slightly low blood sugar (it was a lil while since breakfast and was due lunch). She said that she wasn't worried as I'm slim and its quite common during pregnancy anyway. I've always had good bp. Is anyone else in the same boat? I feel a bit useless because I'm taking it easy and eating well still taking pregnacare drinking loads of water and I still have low blood pressure :(

Also falcon I saw on my notes I have an anterior placenta mw didn't tell me during my 12 week scan, thought it might have been spoken about

rain and cold..?? I'm not coming back!!

ana sorry you are feeling so sick and I know you feel guilty but you shouldn't. I felt the same when I had to be signed off for a week last week, right before my week long holidays. But you can't plan these things and yes, so easy to pick up stuff when you are pregnant and it also takes ages to get over it. Your baby and your health are most important.

warlin I don't know how other people really do it... probably the same as us... being pregnant when having another active little one to look after and working full or almost full time is absolutely and utterly exhausting... can't think of anyone who would find it to be otherwise.

On the comedy note, I had my usual morning coughing attack today and - as I coughed - I vomited all over DP's smart evening jacket hanging on the chair. I just didn't see it coming... what was it - "coughomit"? he wasn't impressed but had to laugh. Sort of like a scene from The Alien! someone else mentioned being sick as they were blowing their nose?

I wonder how "badger"s interview went...

pseudo sounds like a busy day, hope it all went well.

I'm still in the Epu at the Whittington. The baby seems fine but it turns out I have a cervical polyp - sexy! Doesn't seem to be super serious but because I had a colposcopy after a few irregular smears they are being a bit more cautious. Just waiting to see the consultant at the moment for a final decision I think about whether to remove it now or just wait.

Mine's not till 4:25 - I'll be so impatient by then!

Are you finding out what you're having?

Just had to share this it cracks me up some of the thinks kids come out with my 2.7 year old was just looking at our wedding pics and there was a pic of myself dh and her her response

'Its you mum, a princess and its me mum and princess too, and its you dad, you got ears'

What a delight lol

I had a laugh catching up on marking books this afternoon. Children had to predict how Florence Nightingale travelled to the Crimea, one thought rockets would have been the most likely way to cross the sea and drew Florence packed to three rockets. Then describing hospitals before and after Florence came, another illustrated his with a picture of Florence with a speech bubble saying "OMG!" at all the blood and filth. Made me chuckle to see coming from a 5 year old.

Was meant to be doing pizza for dinner but the bases, unopened and bbe June, are mouldy grrr. Cupboard raiding time.

Looking forward to hearing another round of scan news. Mine isn't until 21 1/2 weeks even though the sonographer recommended 19 weeks at the 12 week scan because there were no appointments at all before then :(

Hope you feel better soon ana and hope they decide about the polyp ASAP bronze

Have work conference this evening and all day fri and sat don't know how I'm going to sit around inside for that long! At least dh is being really good and says he ll look after ds for the next couple of days :)

Thanks everyone for your good thoughts but unfortunately I didn't get the job :(
But my consultant appointment was good, heard the heartbeat which was lovely and was booked in for a Doppler scan at 24 weeks and told to take aspirin (due to my PIH with DS).

Bronze, sorry to hear they found a polyp, hope you're sorted out soon x

Slippy. I've had slightly low blood pressure constantly. And in last pregnancy. Also I'm anaemic. Ur doing well taking ur vitamins. I've been shit I was given iron. But it blocked me up. N with my SPD pain meds blocking me up more I had to drop them for a bit

Carry on eating well n taking vitamins. They will do another set of bloods later on so you have time to up ur iron levels through food! Iron pills are evil.

slippysnow yes me I have very low blood pressure and did have all through my last pregnancy too. Mine is always low anyway and being pregnant makes it lower. Just make sure you eat regularly and don't stand up in a hurry as you'll get dizzy. On the whole low blood pressure is good, much better than high

Badger, what's PIH? I've been prescribed aspirin too and I think it's to do with preventing per eclampsia but I'm not really sure...

Sorry, pregnancy induced hypertension

I too have been prescribed aspirin for high blood pressure as I was with my last pregnancy I think it's 75mg a day? Is that the same as u badger

Yep 75 a day

Have either of you been given an extra Doppler scan for blood flow at 24 weeks?

No I haven't badger I had one of those scans in my last pregnancy though its meant to predict how likely u are to go into premature labour based on the blood flow through the cord if I remember correctly. I have growths scans already booked for 28 and 34 weeks though. And I have to see the midwife fortnightly from 28 weeks for blood pressure checks but Last pregnancy it was weekly I think it's cos this time my bp doesn't seem as high xxx

MoN and soup have u ladies had your final/full amnio screenings back yet? And MoN I remember u saying your anatomy scan is at 18 weeks but just wondering what date it is xxx

Thanks Natalie, I was surprised to be given an extra scan!

Hi all been a while I have posted and was determined to read every single post so being catching up for days now.

GT I woke up yesterday barely able to walk, think cause I did loads of standing, cooking, cleaning day b4, but today I feel a lot better. Saw a private and another NHS physio in early preg for SPD but both just gave me exercises and tips. I def agree with pillow btwn legs, can't sleep without it now.

Also saw house yesterday that we will finally ( after convincing DH, its worth going a bit over budget) be making an offer on today....

20 week scan today and sooooo happy it's here, we'll be finding out sex etc its at 10.10 am and wondering what to eat to get baby in right mood position!

Pleased you've got some ways of making the SPD better funky, hope it lasts.

Jealous of you guys with the extra scan for the Doppler (I think!). I've got a note in my maternity notes that they need to do it at my 20 week one. Always nice to see baby! Thanks for spelling out PIH, I'm a bit slow but that makes semse! Mine's the same except it's always high - just seemed a bit higher earlier on.

Hope any scans today go well x

Sorry funkky hadn't realised yours was today - how exciting!!

No advice on the eating front, but really hope s/he cooperates for you. Do you have any feeling which it might be?

They are doing cervical length at my 20 week scan; the doctor yesterday said the Doppler should be around 24 weeks

Maybe I'll get a bonus one too then!

Great scan news ladies, feels like 12wk scans just finished and 20wk scans already started. Think a few scans today also so good luck everybody scanning today.

I have cramps this morning it will just be stretchy pains but been so long since I had cramps its not a welcome feeling. Hope everyone else is fighting fit today x