THREAD 13 Jan 2014 - Grab those bags, we're nearing the top of that rollercoaster!

[Toothfairy78]

OK I caved. Here's thread 13!

Sorry to all feeling rough, hope you can get lots of rest and stay warm now its got freezing cold.
My baby sheepskin arrived today - its amazing! Very impressed with that discount as its a good size and seems a lovely quality. Smells a bit chemically though so going to hand wash with non bio.
I cleaned the walls in the kitchen yesterday. For some this might be a common activity but I am far from a neat freak. Nesting is seriously kicking in. Now I smile at that patch of wall every time I walk past!
Sending lots of energy to those still getting through last week/s at work!

So have come home from work after some def dampness on my liner. Called the hospital day unit and they said I need to determine if it's a leak myself before coming in. They told me I had to go home and lie reclined for an hour and if when I get up I feel a trickle or my fresh pad is damp I need to call delivery suite and they will have me in to test as it could quite poss be CM, urine or AF.
They also said that if it's urine it will have a def smell but everything just smells sweaty and it's not like I have sniffed pee before.
Work sent me straight home but feel bad as what if it is just pee. Am gonna feel like such an idiot! Really hope it is just watery CM as don't want to have to be in hospital. I want the MLU!

frizz sounds gross but I'm definitely leaking pee the last few days shouldn't have forgotten pelvic floors I don't feel like I'm weeing or anything and don't even notice it but there is a definite smell (nice!)

Ah Frizz, I know what you mean! It all just smells of sweaty crotch to me... not too pleasant!

I had a midwife appointment today, i'm 2-3cm dilated, but the baby isn't fully engaged, he was, but now isn't. She isn't too concerned and another appointment is booked for 2 weeks today and it's a double length one.

Oooh a double length appointment! Do you get more checks or is everything just a bit slower? I have grown to hate my midwife (nothing to do with her measuring my bmi last visit...)
Frizz sending you lots of luck and sounds very confusing.like others I've had puzzling dampness moments but they have always smelt...bodily. Not like hay, as amniotic fluid apparently does. You are doing the right thing and hopefully they will clear you and put your mind at rest.

Well I've done the test and although i felt like i was dribbling at the start of my hour lie down, when i stood up at the end there was no trickle and no damp patch. Am guessing the trickle and dampness would be immediate after standing up so the dribbles i am feeling during the day must be urine or CM. I must not do a good job emptying my bladder as i feel dribbles fairly soon after going to the loo either that or my body has gone CM crazy!
Such a relief although i still think i will be concerned about stupid stuff until d-day to be honest. Did not realise how worrying this last stretch would be.

NO idea quack she wants to go over my birth plan (we don't have one. Birthing centre, will take drugs but I will ask, don't want them to be offered, and if there's something wrong with the baby DH is to go with it and not leave it alone at all) and I think i'll get another internal. I'm hoping she'll do a sweep, but i'll only be 36 weeks so I can't see it happening.

My amniotic fluid with DS didn't smell like hay. It smelt like sweaty crotch. That doesn't help, sorry!

when you pee, lean as far forward as you can. This will totally empty your bladder.

frying did you ask for the internal? I've never been offered one in either pregnancy until in labour.

Ah! There's nothing like talk of sweaty crotches to distract one from wallowing in self pity

I've thought that area smelled different to normal right from the first few weeks of pregnancy, and it doesn't really resemble either sweat or hay! Just...different. Of course, it's hard to say whether it's really changed, or if this is just another case of weird pregnancy sense of smell. Like the one that makes me think that everyone on the train has raging halitosis!

Good point gummi,our noses are just super tuned. I just went swimming (wallowing) and the changing rooms completely REEKED of piss. I really nearly gagged. Actually I have gone back to the gagging of the first trimester,this morning very nearly threw up while brushing my teeth. Really hoping the nausea doesn't revisit in these last few weeks...

Frizz It's really would be so much better if AF was a different colour, like blue or something. Then there would be no seconding guessing! That's good to know about lying down and the pooling, will have to keep that in mind next time I have a wee freak out! Hope ur feeling reassured.

Quack what is it with swimming pool changing rooms smelling of piss, what are people doing in there?! Fingers crossed the gagging doesn't last! There's a symptom I don't want back!

tarka I asked. I was in hospital last Saturday because of painful BHs and they discovered I was 1-2cm, they also said fully engaged, but the midwife today said I wasn't.

So I asked her today to check, especially cos i'm losing more of the plug. She was really nice about it

band blue af would be really useful wouldn't it!

I too have the gag reflex on brushing my teeth (and when forcing down Gaviscon...).

frizz that sounds positive....its all just so worrying isn't it!

extra hope baby extra is starting to squiggle down further....

hello all :)

excellent news mythree, what a relief.

how exciting extra, I hope baby makes an appearance soon.

frying sounds like you haven't got long to go either.

can't remember who said they are in hospital with high bp, but I hope they manage to get it under control. It is no fun being admitted long term.

I have managed by some strange stroke of luck to convince the consultant to let me out for a bit. If I bleed again I will have to go back in and will likely be in for Christmas, but it is nice to be home with my family for as long as it lasts. CS delivery booked for 7th Jan, but may be earlier if I bleed a lot before then.

hooray for going home another, you must be so pleased :)

I've got super sensitive sense of smell too, but thankfully not leaking pee (yet) unless I sneeze or cough or laugh

Another so glad you've been allowed back home! I bet it's lovely to just be back in a comfortable and familiar place

Yay, another! Look after yourself.

Woo another how many weeks will you be on 7th? Must be so exciting having a date (and being home of course) :)

Thats great news another Nice to be able to be at home again and hopefully the bleeding will stay away so that you can stay home for xmas.

I have just woken after a 2 hour nap! Text my boss before as well to let her know all seemed ok and that i felt like an idiot going home. She said not to worry which I guess is right as only 8 days until they have to cope without me and its my first freak out/day off since finding out i am pg (at work anyway)

frying wow 2-3cm. Thats getting close.....

band i think AF should glow in the dark or something. I really thought i was getting good with my pelvic floors so to seem to start leaking pee was weird, but still no trickle after 2 hours led reclined in the chair so def not AF, thank god.
And now only 8 days at work, yay!

I'm so sorry but I've got the most awful pictures in my head of terribly pregnant ladies wandering around try to sniff each other like dogs now - perhaps it could be our 'secret handshake'

We went to see the consultant today for Idris's post mortem results. Been dreading it (one of the reasons for not being in here much) but it went as well as it possibly could have done. No infections, no abnormalities, basically a perfect little boy but born too soon. Unfortunately the PM can't tell us why that happened but I'm going to see the team who were looking after while I was pregnant sometime soon to see if they can shed any light on it. The cause of death was NEC, which is unfortunately just something that can happen . We also know from the PM that he had no chance of survival which makes the decision we made to withdraw support systems slightly easier to live with. We also got the go ahead to try again when we're ready.

Sorry, just really wanted to share that with you all. You've all been so supportive

I'm so excited for you all, I do hope everyone starts to feel better soon. It's unbearable waiting for you all. I keep checking in to see if we've got our first thread 13 baby yet!

Hi Space
Glad the consultant appointment was better than you expected. Bet it was comforting to know you made the right decisions for the best possible reasons and that nothing different would have happened. Hope you have peace over this now. I hope that next time things work out differently for you and Mr Space. X

frizz phew for no leakage after your nap! You made absolutely the right decision to go home. Don't beat yourself up. I would have done the same thing!

another hurray for being home! Fingers firmly crossed you can stay home and for a date!

space bless you. Thanks so much for sharing with us. You have been so strong throughout - I think you are amazing!

What a fab image of pregnant ladies sniffing each other like dogs! Brilliant!

another that should have read "and yay for a date!"

Wow extra. Wishing you all the best. And another too.

spacefrog and its so brave and kind of you to check in with us.

I hope everyone's keeping well and is nice and warm.
Btw if any of you have wee boys or are expecting one there's some lovely stuff in asda right now. Have just spent a ridiculous amount of money on jumpers and winter clothes for DS and newborn stuff for DS2.

I'll check in again after dinner. The toddlers pestering me to make pizza and has been asking for pizza for about 3 days. Poor deprived child.