January 2014 - Thread 3 (Danger: Due to the influence of pregnancy hormones I could either burst into tears or kill you in the next 5 minutes.... You have been warned!

[LittlePeaPod]

Thread three... Rock and Roll......

Thanks everyone! I'm just plodding on, it was all very weird, but still, the baby is hanging in there.

toby I used to have a different name, but DH told his sister what it was. When I was complaining to mumsnet, I was told I should hit dh with a frying pan to his face. Hence the name.

I read it now as frying panto face to be honest

:o

Nice one pod! Sweet dreams!

When I say I am 5+4 today that means 5 weeks 4 days right? From the date of the start of my last period? NHS birth date calculator has told me that I'm due January 18th. Want to make sure I'm on the same page as everyone else!

ladyspencer I think that's right, that's how im counting...

now im confused! my due dates 19th jan but im 5+4???

I'm not really bothering about my dates until the scan. That's the date they usually go by. I'll be between 8&9 weeks at my scan on Sunday, all being well. I'll take more notice after that.

Welcome Coco and congrats!

Fryingpan sorry to hear that, hope they look after you and it all heals in no time!

Welcome coco! panto , I always read it like that and was trying to make sense of it...pan to makes so much more sense now you point it it. That sounds like one scary cyst... Hope you are ok!
pea high five on eating woop woop!
I am on an interview panel 8-2 tomorrow. Fuck knows how I'm going to get through that without vomming, burping or farting.
Sweet dreams (of sexy footballers and the like) ladies xxx

Sarahleanne my cycle length is 30 days rather than the average 28 so I think that's made the difference with me...not sure how mind!

Wait a minute...now it's saying my due date is 20th January. I've used the NHS website to calculate it...how has everybody else?

I wouldn't worry too much about the odd day different as only 5% of babies arrive on due date anyway! And my friend who's pg & French says that in France they calculate pregnancy as being a week longer so that v few women in France are ever 'late' whereas here it's v common! I'm due on 13th if you go by when I ovulated (which I know as I was tracking temps) or the 14th by LMP & a 28 day cycle which i didn't always have. I'm going with LMP for now as that what midwife will use. The cycle affects it as they assume that conception takes place on ovulation which is usually 14 days before AF arrives. That can vary as well though.

Or that's my layman's approximate understanding anyway as I'm not a dr or anything!

Thanks Frogcatcher. You are right...a couple of days don't matter...It's all so exciting!

fryingpan I've had one of those cysts. It's called a dermoid and they're fairly common. As far as I know, those types, while harmless, don't shrink on their own. Mine was on my right ovary and I had to have it removed, it's the type of thing that develops over years (possibly since birth) so as long as its not interfering with anything they will likely leave it for now.
Fx it's just a regular old cysts and will be gone by your next scan.

Morning ladies,

Was wondering if any of you have experience of pet/dust mite allergies in pregnancy? I am cat sitting for my Mum and Dad for a week soon and I sneeze a lot when I go over there and it sets off my asthma. I can control my asthma, but obviously can't take antihistamines as I normally would in the first trimester.

I am taking as many precautions as I can to minimise the effects, but I am concerned that my body having an allergic reaction could affect the bubba in some way. My GP was as useless as a chocolate teapot (can feel the RAGE coming back along with tears of frustration), so I will be speaking to my midwife next week at the booking in appointment, but just wanted to know if any of you have had any experience of this?

x

Crazy pregnadreams have started here too! Mostly scary ones, unfortunately. Last night I was in a plane crash with DS. Couldn't get back to sleep for ages...

Thank you missm that's made me feel a lot better.

I wasn't aware you can take anything for allergies, sorry! Try calling the pharmacy, they are usually really helpful.

Oh extra what an awful dream!

I have awful allergies to all sorts of things. I spoke to my GP about antihistamines and he said they're not advised in pregnancy. The trouble is, it's not necessarily your GP being useless (although I totally understand the RAGE). It's just that they genuinely don't know what's safe when it comes to a lot of drugs because nobody tests on pregnant women for obvious reasons.

I just suck it up, really. I had 3 full years pregnant/bf-ing/pregnant/bf-ing when I couldn't take anything. Then I realised that I could manage without them. It's not comfortable, but it is do-able.

Keep the windows open as much as possible when you're cat-sitting, keep the cats off you, hoover a lot and take your inhalers whenever you need to.

Morning all. Well my dream wasn't scary... Well I spose it was a bit. I had twins! Was pushing them down the town! A boy & a girl. Fun fun fun haha x

Thanks Toby. It's not me I am worried about - I am used to feeling rough with my allergies, as uncomfortable as they are - dealt with them all my life and I just suck it up. What I am worried about is whether my body reacting could harm the fetus (particularly in the first trimester - am being overcautious and paranoid probably I know, but I just wanted some reassurance that it's unlikely to cause the fetus any harm - just so desperate to hold on to this little bean!).

So I asked my GP on two seperate occasions "is there any risk to the fetus when my body is having an allergic reaction?", two weeks apart, and rather than saying he didn't know (which he clearly didn't), he looked blankly at me and then started looking up antihistamines on his computer (after spending 5 mins figuring out how to use his computer). The first advice he gave was "well I wouldn't use antihistamines unless the benefits outweighed the risks, as we don't know if they are safe as no studies have been carried out for obvious reasons". This was no great surprise to me, but it wasn't the question I asked. So I asked again and he just repeated his advice about antihistamines, so I gave up!

I thought I would try the second time I saw him (after in the meantime just asking my pharmacist whether antihistamines were safe to take in the first trimester, which he straight away confirmed he wouldn't recommend). This time he said "we use antihistamines for morning sickness, so it shouldn't be a problem to take antihistamines - we don't have any evidence either way as to whether they cause harm, but I am sure we would have heard by now if they did!" So he completely contradicted his previous advice and STILL didn't answer the question I actually asked. FFS! Hence why I feel he is as useful as a chocolate teapot.

I have been given an antihistamine for sickness, but I usually find that only cetirizine works for me and the tablets I have don't seem to be having any effect on my allergies.

I haven't been able to find any evidence that allergies will effect the baby. I have certainly never been told that they might, and mine are often very severe (along with the asthma).

Haha choco depends how you look at it! Wouldn't one of each be lovely though..
How are you feeling today?

Thanks very much Toby. It's reassuring to hear your experiences. I am sure someone would have said something by now if allergies were really detrimental, but I came across something while googling (I KNOW - STEP AWAY FROM GOOGLE) which started me thinking and I then just wanted to know for sure. I wouldn't be this concerned I am sure if I was in the second trimester.

This is the only thing I've found so far which focuses on the allergic reaction, rather than the risk of passing allergies on to the baby, or the potential risks of taking medication.

You've got me googling now!