December 2013 - blue, pink, what do you think?

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New thread! Pile in!

hetsto I can see why they'd want to do the epidural but its a shame if you want to try for an active labour- cant they just give you an anaesthetic if you have to go into theatre? I have a friend who delivered her twins vaginally and one who had a c-section so It can definitely go either way but like you say most important is that the babies are born safely and you're ok.

Hello all, Crying here. I see that my DP posted on here last night. Bless him. Thought I would update you all.

My BP is being a little bit better behaved today, so if it continues this way I should be able to go home this evening. Hurrah! I just need to have weekly check ups to make sure it's not playing up again. They have no idea what is causing it to change all the time, other than the fact pregnancy affects different women differently. Had a scan today and baby is happy and healthy in there kicking away. Thankyou for all your messages. It was nice to know people were thinking of me.

hetso that is pretty rubbish about the epidural.

lady Congrats on the sofa, hope you're sitting on it with a cuppa and a biscuit reveling in your glory.

itsliz I have had some horrific nightmares recently. I hate them so can sympathise.

Hi Crying! Good to hear from you and glad to hear your BP is starting to improve, fingers crossed for going home today! :) Good that they?re going to keep an eye on you too.

mumoftwoboysS, thank you, it?s good to hear that some people do manage it vaginally ? I just don?t like the idea of being laid up after the birth to be honest, although I know that can happen with a vaginal delivery too. I think they could just use an anaesthetic if I have to go to theatre but apparently they prefer to do an epidural just to speed it up, if needs be. I?ve heard that they like twin?s to be delivered in theatre regardless too, just to be ready; I?m not sure if that also limits options for movement (certainly water birth I guess!), but I haven?t been told anything about that yet, so I?m crossing my fingers for now.

I nipped into Next at lunch time and tried on some non-maternity very stretchy clothes, and I guess I haven?t spent much time looking in the mirror recently, but I realised I am massive! Is anyone else feeling huge all of a sudden? ?I realise I?m probably bigger than most anyway.

Glad things are hopefully looking up for you crying and that you might be out this evening.

lady congrats on getting the sofa in, had such a giggle at your DPs comment!

Ladies I have a question and it is probably TMI so I do apologise now. Every now and again I suddenly feel 'wet' and at first I thought maybe it's a sudden rush of discharge since I've been getting quite a bit of it but now I'm wondering whether it could be slow leaking waters? It happens every now and again. My question is, is anyone else getting this feeling and it's just down to the increase of discharge or has anyone experienced leaking waters in a previous pregnancy and can say whether this is what it feels like?

Hi MrsShrubs this is my first pregnancy but I've had lot of discharge so much so I've been sore.. But ive also had leaky water... I also get this Sharpe burning pain in my urethra.. I don't have an infection as Dr checked... I've been doing my pelvic floors but it doesn't seem to be helping...

I also get this sudden Urgh to go to the loo but I think that's lil miss bouncing on my bladder lol

Sorry I'm not. Much help.
Just thought I'd write and say your not alone x

Glad you are on the mend crying. :)

I'm a bit leaky too I think - started wearing panty liners, which I hate, but there we go. I have loads of discharge too. Rubbish!

I feel like poo today. I woke up feeling a bit nauseous but just put it down to not sleeping well. Then I was sick. I've felt ill all day, but feel slightly better when I'm eating. I have a horrible feeling that this may be the return of morning sickness. I really hope I'm wrong. Anyone have any previous experience of ms returning?

Thanks girlies, just hard to tell when something's normal or not normal these days . I'm the same stom had my sample sent off to see if I had a UTI because I had a high white cell count but found out today it's all clear. Just one of those delightful things I guess!

gannet sorry you're feeling under the weather, hope you start to get better soon

Hi mrs

I'm always wet but if you're ever unsure phone your labour ward or midwife, there are no silly questions when pregnant.
Mine has always been just extra discharge after that rush of water feeling but its always best to err on the side of caution.

lady I was lol so much at your dp comment

Hope you feel better soon gannet its awful feeling ill when pregnant too, get some rest

crying glad you're feeling a bit better, hope you get home soon, very lovely dp you have there

Sorry if I missed anyone
Xx

Going to go to the CAB tomorrow and show my boss that I am still entitled to annual leave... That'll show him!

Currently wishing that the next few months fly by.. Seems to be dragging for me :(

crying so glad to hear that you're feeling a bit better and hope you're home very soon

stom I really hope work gets better for you. I'm not enjoying my job at all at the moment, it got a bit much today and I started uncontrollable crying. Luckily, I felt it coming so ran off to the loos, there's a new lady in my office and I think she would have thought I'm some sort of crazy loon if she'd have seen me. I'd hardly slept last night with awful back pain so think the lack of sleep didn't help.

mrsshrubs I wear panty liners all the time during this pregnancy. Think I posted earlier in this thread about when I was pregnant with my 1st and spoke to my midwife as I thought my waters were slowly leaking, but it was just my bladder. As this is my 3rd, I've pretty much been wearing panty liners since day 1, really hope my bladder goes back to normal again.

Hi labradors
Yeah works rubbish and they treating me like. Crap!! .. I'm in a lot. Of. Pain and didn't sleep well last night.. Dreamt dd was still born.. The relived my grandad dying.. Then there were dark dementors (from harry pott) I don't even like happy potter lol.. And was in a lot of pain with my back and joint problems which are made worse by bein pregnant.. Work is literally killing me..
Then dp txt me saying.. I know your in a lot of pain. But I promise you she will be worth it.... Was at work literally had to bite my lip to stop the tears haha x

Morning ladies. I am home! Got home last night and fell asleep at about 7pm. I was shattered. It's dp's birthday today so my aim is to bake a cake and decorate the flat while he is at work. That's when I eventually roll out of bed

Hope you're all alright.

Good morning all!

Woohoo! Great news Crying! Take it easy now you?re out though ? decorating and baking sounds like quite a big day to me.

MrsShrubs, you?re not alone with the wetness ? I?ve been wearing a liner for a few weeks, and it is quite a lot of discharge, but also I?m afraid, a sign of my weakening bladder control as well. ?Lovely! And Gannetgob, the same with morning sickness returning too ? I?m hoping it?s just a blip and isn?t back for the duration but I?ve been nauseous for the last few days and have been bringing my lunch back up, then promptly feeling starving again! :( Hope you feel better soon. Did you have a lot of sickness in the first trimester? I was pretty sick until 13 weeks, but have been fine since then? until now!

?We?ve affectionately named the twins peewee and pukey for now as that seems to be what they are inducing in me so far!

Hope work improves Stom, sounds rough! You?re right about the sleep though ? everything always feels worse when you?re exhausted too.

I've been feeling a bit sick too but think its just my IBS flare up ate anything I wanted at the wedding this weekend and now paying for it...back to wheat free bread and no junk for me. So annoying, my IBS disappeared for months but something triggers it every now and then (probably junk/greasy food) oh well it could be worse I guess...

Glad you're back home crying and take it easy now!

I need to keep clearing out the house...a long process!...

And hetsto like your nicknames for your twins! Lol! And re active birth well all you can do is express your wish for an active birth and I'm sure they'll try and follow your wishes as much as possible depending on how the labour/birth goes

I'm sorry people are having a rubbish time at work. Must be horrible. Not long till we are all out of there now though!

I'm feeling loads better today, so hopefully yesterday was a one off rather than morning sickness making a return!

I'm a bit worried. I got my matb1 form just before I went on holiday. I totally forgot to send it before I went away and have only remembered this morning. It should be in by the time I'm 25 weeks (Saturday!) I have sent my forms and matb1 1st class recorded delivery this morning so they should get it tomorrow. I'm just really stressing about it. What if they don't get it in time? Could I not get my maternity pay? Will my receipt be enough to prove I sent it? Are they mega strict with the 25 week hand in date?

Stressing!

Thanks so much for the reassurance ladies, glad it's not just me. I've got my midwife appointment today so I'll mention it then too just to double check. Plus I need to remember to ask for my matb1 form today as I turn 25 weeks Saturday so need to give it to them tomorrow. I've no idea how strict they are, I work at a small employment law firm (not as a lawyer otherwise I'd be able to tell you all where you stand) and I have to say the HR partner hasn't been chasing me for it at all. Nor have they chased me about when I want to go on maternity leave. They are pretty laid back here though even for a law firm.

crying so glad you're home safe and sound

hetsto your nicknames are so funny!

hope the sickness eases off for those who are feeling it, I had my morning sickness every day right up until week 19 so I do feel for you!

stom hope the work situation gets better soon

Ah I feel for you ladies with returning MS. I really hope you feel better soon.

crying so glad you are home. I read what your DP wrote to my DP and cried because it was so sweet how much he cared about you. but anything makes me cry really ;)

Sorry if TMI but in my case I have had just some really really weird digestive problems for the past 4-5 days? the opposite of constipation if you know what I mean. I?ve gone 3 times today already and when I have the urge to go I have to drop everything and run to the toilet. Feels like baby girl has just started to squish everything inside and it makes me need to go 20 times a day? I?m a bit worried about it, because I hear it?s not common in pregnancy. But I don?t feel any fever or anything else, and I?m able to keep food and water down, so I?m hoping it?s nothing to worried about. At least I have my 25 weeks appointment on Monday with my GP so I can talk to him about it. I?m really wondering what could be causing this.

In other news, this morning I weighed myself, and I?ve gained 10lbs! since I only really started gaining in the past 6 weeks, that?s some rapid weight gain and I?m really feeling heavy.

Re: MatB1, for me the rule at work is that I have to tell them that I?m pregnant by week 25. Not submit the form. By submitting the form, I get in return my maternity pay schedule. I got the form a couple of weeks ago but the idiots put the wrong due date on it. I don?t really get it.
Anyways I will get my GP to redo it on Monday when I see him. Hopefully it won?t be a problem.

Roselau I've found I'm like you - I was constipated before and now constantly running to the loo.

Glad you are on the mend crying

I really don't want to get on the scales. A couple of years ago I was a size 20 and then managed to lose 2 and 3/4 stone to get healthy and in shape for both myself and being able to conceive. I know I should be happy that I am at least gaining the weight for a legimate reason but I can't help feeling depressed/anxious about it.

Has anyone tried contacting their midwife/wives, leaving a message and then getting no response? I had a couple of health queries, rang and have had absolutely no response back.

Morning all

Hope you are feeling OK now Crying and your BP settles down for you.

I'm a bit soggy too lol. Making do for the min with frequent knicker changing but think I'm going to have to go for some liners. Oooo the glamour lol. Thought it was time when I wanted to trump and a bit of wee came out instead lol.

Mum, I should be doing housework today too. Sigh. Had a load of paperwork to do first thing so done that and can't be arsed now lol.

I got up at 5am with DP for some jam on toast pmsl. Think baby is going through a growth spurt and making me hungry! I got weighed too and I think I've put about 12lbs on so far which I am actually pleased with. Any less and I'd be worrying its another small baby and anymore and I'd feel a bit concerned about how I will end up. Had a BMI of 29 when I saw midwife at 8 weeks but had put about 4lbs on already i think so not too bad really.

Has anyone been watching The Midwives? On BBC 2 at 9pm on tuesdays. Is fab, like a OBEM but no annoying adverts every 10 mins lol.

I managed to watch about a minute of Midwives last week before screaming "No, no, no, no, turn it off, turn it off!", cue DP fumbling for the remote in hysterics!
I'm sure there are some lovely bits but the fact that the first few seconds of the programme showed so much crying and screaming scared the crap out of me, haha!

Feeling so sorry for those of you who are suffering at the moment, I thought we'd all be feeling better once that heatwave settled down!
I feel a little bit guilty because I haven't really had any major problems during pregnancy so far - no morning sickness early on, no difficultly sleeping, no constipation, no leaking...
I've had severe headaches, tiredness and I've been feeling a little bit queasy the last few days, but that's about it.
Should I be worried or just count myself lucky?!

MsCatShoes I'm in the same boat, lost weight before getting pg (only a little bit though, not half as impressive as your achievement!) and feeling absolutely huge at the moment. Looking in the mirror is making me upset enough as it is, so I daren't step on the scales... As you rightly said though, the only thing stopping me from getting too depressed is the thought that its all for a good reason and will be so, so, so worth it in the end

Oh and frouby and mum I know the feeling - lots of housework to do as I finished work yesterday, so need to do start doing sensible things now that I'm officially unemployed, like cleaning and tidying and making appointments at the job centre and CAB.
I'd rather stay here on the sofa with a cuppa and the iPad though...

Completely off subjects... Sorry. What would u do if you thought your mum is cheating your your dad?!?

Stom91 I would back off unless I was 100% sure and if that was the case I would tell my Mum and make her tell my Dad herself.

Hi Im new here- my son is due 12th Dec! I am bricking it about labor! Also I feel like a bog fat lump! I have put on one and a half stone! Hows everyone else feeling?!