Hey everyone, Been a bit AWOL the last few days, things have been so busy at home.
Huge congratulations on all these lovely scan pics Im seeing, theyre so cute! And to ImBrian for your first baby boy. DH is hoping for a boy and secretly Id favour is ever so slightly, but overall his and my families produce girls. So were expecting it to be a girl. We didnt find out with DD but we will with this one.
I had my 16 week appointment at the weekend. Turns out as well as the Strep B I also have higher than normal platelet count. The MW said they dont want my blood to be too sticky so at about 27 weeks Ill have new bloods taken and retested. If the result is still high then Ill need to go on daily blood thinning injections for much of the rest of the pregnancy. DH will have to give them to me. He did my jabs after DD was born so knows what to expect. But regardless, its still a bit nasty Im also in debates about what kind of birth to have. I didnt know this, but because of the 3rd degree tear last time and episiotomy I may be eligible for ELCS. Its not something Id considered and Im not sure I even want it. But it will be discussed when I see the consultant in August. Im just so scared and I know I need to agree on a birth plan which is the least scary. Just right now, Im terrified. Baby was doing a merry jig when they listened in to the heartbeat. One minute it was low down and the next it had scampered up to my belly button! I could feel it going round and the midwife was trying to trap it with the Doppler. Love to think of it giving her the run around! My bump is seriously gigantic, even the MW made the joke about twins
Erm, dignityhow about thisIve not told anyone but at the weekend I was in town and absolutely desperate for the toilet. I had to get back to collect my DD and was already running late. Walking back to the car I realised there was no way Id be able to hold it in and actually I needed to go RIGHT NOW. I was almost trapped because I didnt even think I could make it back down the highstreet to the supermarket loos. So, yeh, I snuck down a little alley, shielded by trees and dropped my knickers and did a wee. Seriously embarrassed about it but the relief far outweighed the shame! 
16+1