September 2014 2nd thread for a chatty bunch

[TheOnlySeven]

Hubbythecatandme i just realised i totally ignored your post, im so sorry!

yes sort of - its like ligament pain, if i lie down in bed and cough or sneeze its a sharp pulling pain that lasts for a split second but hurts! is that what youve been having?

Thinking of you twink xx

I also had a bout of PND too, pink and annakin but not until DD was about six months old. Really tough going. Lawd only knows what I'd have been like if DH wasn't so fabulous. Just hope that things will be a bit calmer this time around and DD finally manages to start sleeping through before the next bundle of gorgeousness arrives

Hi girls. I need help.

I've been in work all day so haven't had chance to pop in so will catch up on thread I promise. But I'm a bit worried. I haven't felt pregnant at all, like you all know as I've shared my worries with you. Took a pg test last night, dilute pee, got the strongest line yet, darker than control line. So went to bed feeling reassured. Was woken up in the night with pains in my lower ab and got myself in to a tizz - didn't want to go to the bathroom as I was convinced I'd see blood. Eventually I did, and no blood. Felt fine all day, no bleeding at all, not even a trace. Just got home and I've now got a weird pulling type sensation pain in my lower ab - think about the triangle that's covered with underwear- right in the middle there. Hurts more so when I walk - as I put weight on each foot. Again, no bleeding. I'm terrified, anyone else had this?

maybe you should go see the midwife BexBoo12 just to check it out to reassure yourself. if shes worried she will refer you to have an ultrasound but either way it will stop you from thinking the worst so cant halm can it?

Could it be ligament pain like someone mentioned further down the thread?

Bex this sounds like your uterus stretching, please try not to worry, if there was something wrong you would have lot stronger symptoms in terms of pains and bleeding xxx

Thank you girls, took your advice and phoned maternity services as I haven't been allocated a midwife yet. Glad I did, she reassured me, and allocated me a midwife there and then - I spoke to her, she's called Natalie, she's lovely, she will book me in for a scan while I'm there she said - and she tells me it sounds normal. If it gets worse take paracetamol- that made me feel better straight away as it's nowhere near bad enough off painkillers yet. Phew. I always knew I wanted this baby, of course I did, more than anything. But when you've worked yourself up in a tizz, you realise just how much you want it, and how precious this little bean is. Thank you so much girls xxxxxxxxx

Awww bex hope all ok. Such worrying times!!

How old is your dd broody?

choccy she's a very wonderful 21 months. In to everything and anything, running about and chit chatting, even started singing recently too. She's a crazy fool and I love her to bits (even with the whole not sleeping through thing!)

Aww bless you Bex, glad you feel reassured now. I am feeling slightly worried myself. Low down on my left side feels weird, not pain but almost a bit like having a stitch. Maybe a tiny bit sore too. No blood, touch wood. Just feels like something is there (hopefully my little bean!). It's just so unnerving!! Argh.
I know what you mean Bex, these little worries make me realise how much I want this baby. :)

Bex I have the same pains (and did in my first pregnancy too). It is normal.

I too have no symptoms but didn't first time either.

Don't stress - not good for you or baby. Have the scan for peace of mind but everyone is different!

Enjoy it while it lasts

This moves so fast i cant keep up!
Hubby I'm sooo sick, nausea and throwing up all day and night! Gave in and rang docs today and I've got some anti sickness tablets anyone else taking anything for the sickness? Would rather not take them but I'm so fed up.

Not sure if you've tried it broody and it's not for everyone I know but have you let her cry?

Ds had been reaaaaaaally bad settling at night, up in the night, up early for 11 months, and when we moved at the end if November I decided that was it, I'd had ENOUGH!! I gave him about a week to settle in the new house but then I started letting him cry.
Sure enough the first night he cried for 2 hours at 7pm til 9 (I kept going in every so often), woke a 4am for 2 hours (again kept going in), back off til 8!. Second night about an hour each at 7 and 4, third night about an hour at bedtime then went through til 6!! Then after that he goes straight through!! It's been a wonderful few weeks!! Although he still wakes up around 6.30, I can put him to bed now at 7 with no screaming just a story and 'bye mummy' and that's it!! . Might be worth a go.

Thanks poonli. I love this thread for that reason - something that doesn't seem normal to me, might well in fact be completely normal. Thank you - how are you feeling xx

I feel fine. No symptoms at all but I didn't first time either. I just pray I get no sickness as that's sounds horid!

If I could not get the heartburn like I did later on as well that would be shamazing!

How lucky are you poonli! No symptoms at all! I'd love that I had bad sickness with my first two but so far this is def the worst sickness ! I'm getting heartburn and indigestion already too !

Poonli me too - oh you've made me feel better!! Other my the lines I keep getting on even more tests you wouldn't know I was pregnant at all!!

Wow this is a chatty bus!

Ok stats

Age: 26
DH: 26
Pregnancy: No.2 - DS 27 months
Location: Derbyshire Dales
Due Date: 11th Sept
Conceived: First time lucky (same with DS, I think we're very fertile, and as we don't want any more DCs after this, have joked about going into business )

Symptom wise I think I have less than I did with DS. I'm tired, but then I'm always tired . Had slight nausea, only on car journeys and towards DHs pasta bake [vom]. Get a pulling sensation when I reach up.

Got the all clear to ride as normal from the Doctor, so that's good. I work in a cheese shop so not sure I can resist the blue cheese, that one may just have to be my downfall! But have stopped all alcohol completely. Picked up pregnancy vitamins yesterday and have been taking folic acid for a few months in the run up to wanting to conceive.

I had extremely bad mental health after DSs birth- was hospitalised in a mother & baby ward for a long time. This pregnancy I'm being monitored v.v.closely - have a good CPN and consultant watching over me. I'm taking chlorpromazine, a type of antipsychotic through the pregnancy, although I may try coming off it in the third trimester as it can cause withdrawal symptoms, hypertonia and difficulty breathing in newborns (which is less worrying than it sounds, no long term developmental problems, just short term post-birth stuff that can be dealt with in special care). If I do it's possible I will be taken into hospital, if I start going doo lally again. So it's a balancing game, I'm currently stable. I can't practically go into hospital again this time really though as I have an older child to care for, and we can't afford full time nursery care.

But this pregnancy was very much planned for, I had to switch medication as the meds I was on are v.bad for developing baby, so it's been a while planning the pregnancy, and caught first time - not too surprised as that's what happened with DS.

Next consultant apmt is on Tuesday, so will be interesting to see what she has to say. Got a text from my CPN this morning to say they have started liaising with the perinatal mental health team, which is good, but I don't want to transfer from the CMHT to the perinatal team, as that feels like a backwards step, full of bad memories. But luckily I can stay with my current team right up to the birth.

wow, that was quite an essay!

I'm also in the East Midlands twosacrowd!

Aah choccy CIO/cc is an absolute no for us. We are quite hippy parents and it's just something we are not comfortable with. We don't enjoy the getting up at night but rather that than CIO I'm afraid! Xx

Twosa and broody, I'm east mids too! Good, was feeling like everyone was from down south!

Night weaned dd a couple of month ago but she's still having a few feeds during the day so I'm considering tandem feeding () never thought I'd say that! Obviously it very early days and she may self wean but I need to consider all options I guess. Anyone else bf? There's a book that's meant to be good so think I'll look it up in the library.

Hope everyone's ok? I was fine this morning but this afternoon I was so poorly, felt dreadful. Still getting occasional cramps too. No major symptoms but not even 5 weeks yet so plenty of time !

Yay thisisme!! I'm still bfing dd (21m). She feeds in the morning and just before bedtime, sometimes during the day if she's feeling poorly or needy. I am very concerned about what she will be like with a boob sharing sibling and so ideally I'd like her to wean herself off before he/she arrives to avoid all that and my poor boobs being pulled about by two little beasts. However, as we are very baby led in our approach, I don't want to force anything on her and so if she doesn't and I end up tandem feeding, so be it. I've read that it helps siblings bond so wouldn't be awful from their point of view at all. I think new baby would still get colostrum too so it wouldn't miss out on the vital first few days of milk either.

Annakin mummyinpink I am prone to dep. and on long term meds for it so although I am fine right now the possibility of PND is freaking me out. Cross that bridge when we come to it I guess...

That's fair enough broody, I wasn't keen, but after almost a year of awful (after 13 months of wonderful sleep!) it was a killer and I was desperate!!

I'm midlands too btw, Warwickshire