Had 16 week appt today which was a bit of a let down. Waited 90 mins for five min apt and about 5 secs of hearing HB. 20 week scan not until 21 weeks, sadly (availability) so no excitement now for a while. Sadly though my consultant is dashing and LOVELY, it is a PITA having to go to the hospital for appointments as there’s always such long delays and the parking is a nightmare. So I’m glad to have been referred back to the MW as low risk. BTW I can’t remember who else had this (cervix issues) but basically AFAIK, unless you had LOADS of your cervix chopped out, you’ll probably be fine and won’t need a stitch. And it’s unlikely that you had loads chopped out if you had a day operation under local anaesthetic (in the UK). This is why I got referred as my operation was in Belgium and I was given a general and the UK therefore assumed it was a bigger operation than it was (but it’s just standard practice over there). Having a stitch is not quite as simple as it sounds (quite a few restrictions) so best if you can avoid. I hope you can.
On the downside, I had the shakes and the wobbles on sight of the hospital again. I had such a horrible time last time I have the fear. Oof. No idea how I’m supposed to get my head round this before this one arrives.
On a lighter note, we are going to redo DD’s bedroom before the baby comes, any ideas of nice retailers for curtains and lights etc? Tried john lewis and laura Ashley and next and wasn’t keen on any of them. I don’t want to go peppa or whatever – I want it to last a good few years, so going subtle rather than in your face.
LadyNovember I was wearing maternity trousers last time round by then – and yes, they are so comfy!
Glad your scan went ok Lauren and very impressed you agreed to DTD at 4.30am.
Sairie I never had any strangers touch my bump – perhaps I give off a scary vibe? Though I did have a client do it which was very odd “oooh I loved it when my wife was pregnant” he said. ALSO I did get wolf whistled a fair bit last time which was disconcerting.
Misty I hope they’ve sorted out your credit card now. Most annoying.
Minipie I shall bang on again about how awesome my Phil and Ted’s is, and also about how very cheap they are on ebay. Full sets regularly for 50 quid.
Right – sorry for epic post. Must pack. Off to parents.
16+1