It's all balls, bicycles, and babies for the PESH!

[maamalady]

Antenatal fred for BESH graduates

CRESH

Faith - pinky faithlet arrived 14th April 2013
Pinkr - suitably pinky one arrived 25th August 2013
Jethro - blue one arrived 23rd September 2013
Noks - pink one arrived 12th January 2014
Frankel - large pink one arrived 10th March 2014
Merks - pink one landed safe and sound 21st March 2014
Sinky - Stubborn blue one arrived 26th March 2014
Driz - blue one arrived 12th June 2014
Kat - pink one arrived 21st June 2014

PESH

Draf - Expecting a late pink one EDD 19th June
Winks - EDD 26th June
Ginger - Miniginger due 13th August
Dor - A very special pink one expected 18th August
Euro - eager Centime expected to arrive a lot sooner than 28th August
Buggerlugs - Buglet due 20th October
Fankle - ESHlet expected 4th January
Cunty - Minichops expected 7th February

So the June cluster is halfway through laying, and then we're on to the July/August batch! Are we even going to have time for Wimbledon and Le Tour and the World Cup in all this excitement?!

Bugs, I had heartburn a lot both times especially in the third tri. Gaviscon didn't cut it after a while so I moved on to ranitidine. Its very cheap and you don't need a prescription, it is near the gaviscon in the supermarket.

Oh Bugs. I'm sorry you are having such a rough day.

Evening hags. I'm so excited that we have a new Eshlette in our midst.

I'm digesting my second dinner of the day (steak lunchtime, fish and chips tonight ) and recovering from a tour of the labour ward at the local hospital. They took us to the lovely MLU (which I can no longer use) first. I got weepy and one other woman was visibly upset when asked something by the midwife as she is having twins and won't be eligible either. Then they took us up to the main delivery area. The bit I most wanted to see was post-natal (the only relevant bit if I have a section, really), but they said it was too late to go there. Meh. It wasn't awful but it wasn't very nice either. I think it has made me think it is worth the money for the private option.

I've generally had a very down day. My emotions are all over the place at the moment.

bugs your iron levels probably will be dropping. My mw said they should go down by the 28 week blood test - it means the blood volume is increasing as it should. But if you are too low, you can supplement. I've been using spatone rather than the tablets as they are less disruptive to digestion. If you do, let your mw know as it might affect the 28 week bloods.

I'm glad you are feeling more chipper today. I am feeling a bit better too. After a few sleepless nights, I was out like a loggy thing last night. Apparently KFZK didn't even attempt sleeping in here last night. He said the noise was such that he wondered if a couple of the fighter jets deployed to Iraq had got a bit lost and were over out bedroom instead... Next scan in a bit. Cross stuff for a few more days' reprieve please hags.

All appropriate stuff crossed for you euro, good luck. Glad you managed some sleep.

Sweep in an hour. Bleurgh.

You can uncross for that winks.

How are you feeling?

Actually feeling groggy, spaced out and a bit sick. Might have lost my plug in the night, just had a bit of red spotting too so now is an excellent time to see the midwives.

3/5 engaged, 2cm dilated, sweep went very well apparently (natal hypnotherapy came into its own, I was barely aware of it) but my blood pressure ahs shot up since last week so am being sent off to hospital with talk of an early induction.

Oh winks, hope all is ok. Either way it sounds like your baby is on the way!

I didn't even know they did an apple flavour bugs. I've always taken the normal one.

Well done on the good sweep, winks. It sounds like you are on the way.

I'm just back from the hospital. My blood pressure was up a little too... Delivery next week according to bitch consultant we saw today (usual lovely consultant is on holiday). And I formed that decision even before she said she wanted the baby out, so it's not just that influencing my opinion! Just waiting to hear back from the private one we are switching to, to see what he has to say. They gave us a tour of NICU. I can't believe that is my future for the next few weeks. The babies are so, so tiny and vulnerable. :(

Euro I know it's not easy but every extra day centime spends inside you is good for now. You'll be almost 33 weeks by then which is a huge leap, developmentally, from the original 28 weeks. Fingers crossed the private consultant can reassure you.

Hoping Winks is well on her way by now

Euro that all sounds a bit scary and worrisome

Congratulations to Draf!! Goodness me, I am a bit behind with the fred...blaming horrendously busy work schedule, which has thankfully now eased off a bit, hence on MN. A 1st July pink one...how lovely

Winks everything crossed for a sneezy birth. Think v high pollen levels.

I'm now technically 13+4 (I think..based on my last scan) and feeling annoyingly fine and normal. My tummy seems to expand in the evenings, giving me a definite cute little bump, but in the morning it shrinks back down again. The upside is I can still fit into my work clothes with only minor discomfort...but I'm wondering if this is normal. My boobs don't hurt as much, I'm not hungry every couple of hours and definitely no nausea. Even the ligament pain seems to have eased. The post-scan high really does wear off quite quickly doesn't it?

Bugs glad a good sleep, bath and lazy time improved your mood. I got v cross and upset with MG last night too. I wanted him to pick me up from the train station last night after me being away from home for a week and a v long day of meetings and travelling across London on the tube then 2 trains to get home...with a suitcase and two bags. I phoned to tell him when I was getting in and when he didn't offer to come and fetch me, I asked and he was like 'oh I'm in the middle of something'. I immediately cried and told him how tired I was and how I didn't want to get a taxi so I successfully guilt-tripped him into coming for me. But I was so mad with him all night!!

bugs nice consultant one Monday did a detailed growth scan and came up with 1.5kg. Bitchface did a couple of quick measurements (which she said were for her own purposes as she hadn't seen us before and wouldn't write own) and came up with 1.3k. And put that in my notes. Now everyone is basing decisions on that, which puts centime at 1st centile rather than 15th (which is small but within normal limits).

Oh how infuriating as well as worrisome, euro :( Here's hoping that you'll get to see the usual consultant again before decisions are made.

Sounds normal to me, fankle, I had very few symptoms too. It's frustrating but still a really common situation. Try not to worry!

The giraffe calf is home :) I can't even say how nice it is to be in my own bed with HOTB again! Also, I was shocked by how effective an epidural can be - I did about half of first stage before being moved on to a syntocinon drip, so asked for epidural to be done first, and after that everything was gloriously civilised.

Just wanted to let you all know have been in hospital since midday yesterday, not even close to laying though Things are Happening and I am very much looking forward to having an epidural at some point.

Ooh winks, sounds like it won't be too long!

Good luck Winks, sending you sneeze-like thoughts.

Oh and glad you're back home Draf, make sure you take it easy and let everyone else do stuff for you. Enjoy the newborn snuggles, they're over very quickly