May 2014 - the Maybies get even closer to Definitely!!

[ClearlyMoo]

I've been brave and started a new thread. Hope the name is ok....

Morning!

I can't stop scratching!

I phoned the midwife on Fri to mention the mucus, especially as it was (TMI) a greeny colour. She said that it was ok as I wasn't getting regular pain or any signs of blood, but if that changed just to get in touch. She said with some women the plug comes away a wee bit at a time weeks before they go into labour. I'm back at the hosp for blood/monitoring tomorrow & seeing my own midwife later on so I think I'll mention it to both just in case.

Omg has anyone else turned into a completely over-emotional hormonal wreck? I just totally overreacted to something dh said, went mental shouting at him, then the next minute I was crying like a baby. My emotions are all over the place & it really feels like I can't control them!

I have a pain in my right side. I've had this a fair bit this pregnancy. I've also not felt any major kicks for days apart from against my (poor infected) bladder. I have read (google is dangerous) that UTIs can cause bladder spasms, worry this is what I am feeling not kicking. Though I have felt little movements at top and do have anterior placenta! DH says not to worry and is sure baby is fine, but combined with pain/ UTI not really improving in spite of 3.5days of antibios and the runs I'm getting panicky!

clearly if your worried ask to be checked out. They won't refuse you. Back in the day when my mum was carrying me she claims to have only felt me kick once, and had several checks becuase I was as the professionals said 'a very lazy baby' I was also awkward and breech with one leg up and one down so born by cesarean. Not much has changed I have to admit! Lol

Clearly if you're very worried, get checked out. Worrying isn't good for the baby so it's worth it even to find out everything is fine and dandy and baby is being mischievous! Little buggers.
Keep us updated! X

Hi ladies, I've not been around for a while (infact I think I've been removed off the stats list :() anyway just popping in to say clearly ring the hospital NOW. if you are not feeling 'normal' movements go in and be monitored. They won't think you are wasting time, they will just want to make sure everything is ok. Please please please ring now.

Cbeebies how are you? Haven't seen you in ages!

Please go get seen!!

Beebies- where u bin?

I don't think we would've removed you from the list!!!! Are we even clever enough to do that? I have no idea how it works

How is ur pg going? And did you cope in the floods ok??

I wouldn't worry about the stats list cbeebies - my entry is just showing as A lol. Hope you're well x

Ok. Thank you. Noted.

I ended up breaking down in tears and made DH do hospital bags x2 with me (one for me, one for baby(new changing bag), we are pretty much there so that's encouraging!

DH says I said baby was kicking when I got home from church before lunch, I don't remember this but don't think he'd make it up.

So I'm going to lie down for 45mins with some cold drink and some chocolate and see if I feel anything, and if I don't then we will have to act!

Sounds good moo. I'm sorry I'm sound so bossy, I have a friend who hadn't felt her baby move in 6 days, when she was finally seen (a mixture of mw negligence and her not wanting to cause a fuss) baby had died. The saddest thing was the autopsy showed he died (from an infection that could have been treated) on the day she was seen rather than when she first noticed a problem. I will always advocate making a fuss and being a nuisance rather than staying quiet and thinking it's probably all fine.

I'm doing well thank you, I'm 30 weeks today and so excited to be able to see the light at the end of the tunnel! I've had a few problems with AND but it's all under control and I'm feeling very positive at the moment! The 3rd trimester always brings paranoia for me and last week I was in hospital querying a slow leak (to e fair even the mw wasn't sure! It took 2 midwives, a junior dr, a senior consultant and a new dangled test to decide it definitely wasn't my waters and just watery discharge!

How is everyone here doing? Moomin how's uni going? Sorry to hear about unsupportive dp, glad he's onside now!

I've actually really missed being here and have wondered how you are all getting on often.

Nanny, there's a chance I never actually added myself to the stats I'm just remembering I didn't want to do it on account of it being pregnancy number 9 then never got around to it!
So it's a boy, due 10/05 and baby number 3!

Well we've had tears. Trying to work out what phone number to call at hospital. Worries. DH and I both with our hands on my tummy. Me crawling round on hands and knees. Pepsi drunk. Chocolate eaten. A big long lie down and finally baby ClearlyMoo decided to communicate back a little.

Interestingly most responsive to me shining a torch at where I thought it's head was. A little responsive to Phil Collins (it was all that was easily available) being blasted straight into womb (via my belly button), and finally "normal" movements when I lay on my side on bed chatting to DH!

Phew. We are still no clearer about which number we should've called but MW appt on Tues so I will ask then.

Decided to WFH tomorrow since having the runs (prob antibios) and a UTI are NOT conducive to working in an office with no loos on my floor!! Or driving 40 mins on motorway!

I don't care what work say. They will HAVE to accept it!

Just phone any of the numbers and explain they will tell u if right or wrong number xx

Around here for reduced movement we call antenatal day unit weekdays 9-5, labour ward any time outside of that. Definitely get midwife to give you the numbers if she hasn't already - mine are in the front of my yellow notes (we get a yellow folder for our green notes )

I can't move I feel like a barrel. The baby has moved into a transverse position and has head shoved in my ribs and legs wedged against opposite hip! Hoping it moves somewhere else tonight

Beebies, that's so sad about your friend. That's what I was so scared of.

Baby is kicking like crazy now, no doubt about movement.

Thanks for all your support ladies x

Clearly that must have been scary. Glad all is well.

Lots of movement here. Massive great kicks as soon as I sit down and try to relax! Thanks a lot ;)

Anyone else have a really painful /sore bump? Like one massive stinging BH contraction that lasts all day? V troublesome.

Oh clearly I missed all the panic!! Glad it's ok now, while catching up I did worry for you but YAY WELL DONE BABY CLEARLY thank you for putting your mummy's mind at rest

In other news, on a FaceTime call to my MiL and StepFiL, we revealed our name choices (Grace for a girl, Leo for a boy) and StepFiL said "that's a bloody horrible name, Leo, what an awful name".
I'M SORRY - WHAT THE FUCK - IS IT ANY BLOODY BUSINESS OF HIS?????????
I was sitting on the sofa away from the camera but I'm afraid I bellowed " well it's not your sodding baby - I push it out, I get to choose the bloody name " and DH told him to piss off. Thing is, poor MiL was on camera but StepFiL was a disembodied voice, so essentially we were yelling at her rather than him, it must have sounded like it anyway.
We carried on rather awkwardly until she had to end the call, and she emailed DH asking him to apologise to StepFiL for telling him to piss off, which thankfully DH outright refused to do. He apologised to her and did so on my behalf as well, but FFS would you apologise to the rude git?! He's apparently in a stinker of a mood and thinks DH was out of order to tell him to piss off. I personally think he didn't go far enough! I only just managed to rein myself back from telling him to mind his own fucking business, frankly...

Ugh. Families. Who'd have them??? Trouble is, MiL is an absurdly nice woman, she just married a bigoted racist rude ignorant twat. So I feel bad for her having to deal with his foul mood.

Not even tagged this as an AIBU as I know I'm not hahahaa

Clearly glad everything is ok now. What a nasty scare!

Mrsfoo isn't it unbelievable how people think they can be as rude to you as they like when you are going through something as life changing as pregnancy! Good for you & your dh not standing for any crap from your stepFIL. How rude of him! We're not revealing our name choices til the baby is born so not giving anyone a chance to tell us if they like it or not!

Well I'm feeling a bit better now apart from the ongoing insomnia. Can't believe how over-emotional I've been getting though. I really freaked myself out earlier- totally lost control & was yelling over something really trivial.

morning all! gosh what a weekend, sorry for the scares clearly and so glad all is ok, moomin glad your OH manned up, Isean hope you get your mind put at rest about the plug when you go in tomorrow and hope they get your bile acids under control..

mrsfoo how rude! and exactly the reason why no-one in RL is getting to know our names till he's born (even though MIL randomly guessed...v.odd, but we didn't confirm or deny)

mcbaby hope LO moves into a more accomodating position soon!

hugs to everyone I haven't mentioned. Hope the week starts well for everyone - seems like the aches and pains and hormones are creeping up for everyone as the weeks tick by... at least the end is in sight!!!

30 weeks today!

Clearly, I'm glad your baby stopped being such a mischievous little thing! Wish mine would. The past few days he's been transverse and I don't feel a lot of movements when he's like that as he still seems to have plenty of space to wave about without connecting with my ribs/guts/whatever. It makes me anxious.

I think I'm just getting anxious anyway. We have 9 weeks to go and I'm almost afraid to look forward to him arriving in case something goes horribly wrong. Does anyone else feel like this or am I just being silly?

Mrsfoo, how bloody rude! I have had a couple of comments from our mums about the name we picked and it winds me up no end. Our dad's have been cool, but mum's just say "don't like it" or make juvenile jokes about it. Wankers.

Hi dobedobedo yeah I get little worries about that as well. My concern is downs syndrome because of my age, but there have been no flags so I'm trying to chill.

29 weeks today, and I feel like I can see the finish line. 8 weeks left of work, 6 until I drop down to 3 days a week.

I'm just preying I don't go too far over 40 weeks.

Morning all, hormones playing tricks on me here too, I was a bit anxious and fed up all day yesterday with no good reason that I could put my finger on. Also feeling a bit sorry for myself as first stretch marks have now appeared under my bump. I know it was to be expected, particularly as my mum has really bad ones and I got a lot during puberty, but for some reason was hoping it wouldn't happen. I know it's a really trivial thing and I should be focussing on the baby but it really knocked me back - plus my bump has been pretty sore where the stretch marks are appearing, probably not a surprise but annoying. Trying to be a bit more positive today and remind myself of priorities but funny how these things affect you more than they would normally!

Cbeebies Yay for feeling positive! I was wondering the other day how you were getting on :)

MrsFoo I am for you!!! Insensitive git! We haven't told anyone except my mum the names we've picked (I told OH he could tell his mum if he wanted, he just hasn't) in RL, and now I'm starting to get a little bit nervous in case people are very blunt with what they think - especially my extended family when they realise the names are Welsh )

My head has kind of blocked out the fact that this baby has to arrive... I'm focused on getting through the pregnancy, then there's this kind of blurry bit, and then they let me take a human being home and look after it and that's the bit I'm dreading more than anything! I'm not completely ignorant of the fact I have to give birth, it's more a case of I've got it in my head as "yep, going to hurt worse than anything I've felt in my life, I'll wonder how much pain a human being can take before they die... and then it's born, and then the real scary bit starts".

I suppose it doesn't help that I'm 32 weeks today and still have nowhere to live still waiting for the agents to get back to us so we know where we stand.