The PESH are getting busy and looking out for a cluster diff!!

[pinkr]

blonderthanred, boy, born 26th October 2012.
FriendofDorothy, boy, born 14th December 2012.
QueenRollo, boy, born 21st January 2013.

Need dates:

Rollerbaby, No pink here, expecting boy due March 20th 2012
IveBeenExpectingYou (CockDodger), A very active baby girl, due March 28th 2012
Silver, hoping for an easier sneeze, due mid-July 2012
Starryeyedmole, regretting recently investing in scales
cakeandcava approaching walrus proportions, DC1 EDD 21/10/12

LazyMachine (38) DC1 EDD 9/2/13
CamelKnees (34) fat and fatigued DC2 EDD 22/04/2013
HaveALittleFaith (31), Faithlet arrived 14.04.13
fertilityFTW (34) date needed.
pinkr, (33), any day now!!, DC1 due 22/08/2013
Jethro (36) head in the sand Edd 071013
Frankel (32) nauseous and knackered Edd 4/3/14
Noks - info needed
Sinky - info needed

Done my best - apologies for any misinformation or omissions!

Twinks I am so so sorry. It is unfair & horrid that you have to go through this. I don't have the words to make you feel any better apart from feel free to rant / vent in here.

sinks I am.sincerely hoping and praying that everything goes smoothly for you tomorrow x

Thanks Twinks. I'm fucking terrified.

How are you coping?

slinks good luck tomorrow. Xx

twonks how are you doing ?

Hope everything goes ok today Sinky.

Twinks - did you manage to get some sleep? Hope you're being looked after today.

I didn't sleep brilliantly. Honestly I'm not doing wildly well. But the PESH isn't the place for this, I'm just hanging about to make sure sinks is ok - and she will be, the universe isn't that bloody unfair - then I'm going to let you lovely lot get on with it.

Oh twink. You're so lovely. I'll let you know how I get on.

Good luck today Sinky

Twinks again I don't have the words to say how sorry I am, but you are in my thoughts.

twinks it's such a shame you won't be around here. For now. We will have to catch-up with you on the other board. I found that there were no quick answers to any of it, so don't put yourself under any pressure to get some. Take your time and seek whatever help you feel you need. Do whatever you need to do (cry, get pissed, laugh, go on holiday, stay in bed, whatever) and just be kind to yourself. None of this is your fault and none of it is fair - it's all steaming pile of dog shit. That said, we are all here for you if you did want to chat, rant or get some advice. We LUFFS you Twinkles.

Nxx

6+3 and a flickering heartbeat. I cried. And got a photo.

Oh sinky I am so bloody happy for you love x

That is great news Sinky. So amazing to see that flicker.

I know you will have been thinking of Twinks as we all have. Hope you are being looked after.

Congrats Sinky

Much love to you Twinks

That's great news Sinky - really pleased for you.

Echoing what Norks said. Lots of love Twinks.

Lovely news slinks. Really chuffed for you. When is your next scan ?

No more extra scans now Nokkie. These 2 were a bit of a "favour" from the epu at the hospital I work in. Next will be 12 weeks I guess. But maybe a bit later because ghj is now out of the country till I'm 13 weeks. When should I hear fom th midwives about booking in? I spoke to them last week and they took my name, address etc. I thought if no word by 8 weeks, or is that leaving it too late to make a scan appointment?

The worry doesn't get better, does it? I still go to the loo every time, looking for bleeding.

I was told the midwives here like to do the booking in appt when you are about 8 weeks. I'm just waiting for my scan date now.

Oh, and I got a text from my GP surgery telling me that I need to bring in another urine sample as my first one was "insufficiently labelled".

A) How is that my fault? The midwife wrote the label out.
B) if it's not properly labelled how do they know it's mine?

I had my booking in on new years eve...midwife took bloods etc. got called a few Weeks later to have them repeated...turns out the lab was obviously shut for quite a few days and the tests couldn't be done on old samples. Had to redo the whole thing...I kept thinking surely she must have known it was a waste of tine taking them.I
Oh congratulations sinks! Fab news!

Despite (because?) having an inside view of the nhs, I despair of it at times.

Frank, it'll be because your pot and sample bag don't match. So in theory, it might not be your wee. It is bloody hard writing on the side of small pots though. Specially if they're already filled. I've always been a bit worried about leakage. Your surgery should have patient detail stickers though. It's the future.

My booked scan yesterday (attended 15 min early, with full bladder) was 75 min late. I was fuming. Esp as someone who arrived after me, said she wasn't waiting in the waiting room but was going for a coffee, came back having missed being called through and then was rushed straight in because "she was going to wet herself". There was me, stressing and cross eyed needing to pee. The woman next to me was already in tears (5 healthy kids, but 2 miscarriages trying to have a 6th and bleeding again) and we were both left for over an hour.

And... People were being spoken to in the waiting room, including one lady who (I now know) has epilepsy and polyhydramnia. And a baby that's not growing well. So inappropriate.

But. This will not be where is get my antenatal care. Thank god.

Grrrr it's all those little things that added together can make dealing with the NHS a nightmare. Sorry your appointment wasn't great Sinks.

Got my 30 week midwife appointment tomorrow. I see her at the GP's though not the hospital. MiniJeff has been a bit quieter for the past couple of days. Still feeling movement but just not as much or not as 'defined'. I think / hope it's because I'm getting bigger so baby has less room. Should I be worried?

No idea Jeff, but surely any movement is good? And good timing for getting checked over tomorrow. (And the less room idea sounds totally plausible)

Don't get me wrong - my appointment was amazing! I got to see the bean! I'm just really glad I don't go back there

That's what I thought Sinks - at least I don't have to wait.
I had such a miserable experience at our nhs hospital fertility clinic, it's put me off the place for life!

Glad you saw the bean - it's bloody brilliant isn't it

I think at 30 Weeks they can still get into positions that mean its harder to feel etc...I ended up at the unit after not feeling anything for hours and the ultrasound showed her jumping about and I could see it but not feel it! That said they say if you are in any doubt get it checked!
I've got a scan in the morning and an appointment with the consultant...fingers crossed we actually find out something! I've not grown in size for the last five Weeks so I'm hoping the baby is bigger and the fluid decreasing.

Hope it's all ok Pink. What time is scannage?

Thanks! ten and then the clinic and quarter past...of course no one told me about the scan and it wasn't on the letter, I only found out as I called up about something else and the midwife mentioned it!
Hope we get some answers today, taking Mr df as hr is less likely to be fobbed off than I am.