April 2015 thread 6: our Christmas puddings are half cooked, now bring on the glow!

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We were getting perilously close to being full up, hope no one minds!

Congrats on your boys smogs and banana!

Cinnamon, I'm really sorry you've had worrying news. It's great that your little boy will be looked after though, and that you will be able to plan during pregnancy so it's not a shock. Thank goodness for our amazing scanning and medical software. Thinking of you.

23 + 2. The golden 24 week point feels like it's looming into sight!

Just had my meeting with HR and I shall start Mat Leave on the 16th March

Congrats Bananna on team blue, sorry it's not better news cinnamom but it still seems managesble for now?

I've got my scan Wednesday, we fly back Tuesday. All I'm hoping for is a healthy baby (and if they could double check she's still a girl that would be nice).

I think we have to remember that every pregnancy is a new blue print, never been built before and we just have to wait and hope.

Congratulations smogsville and bananatoast!

The treatment if it is the condition they think is quite straight forward although it will mean a stay in hospital and a general anaesthetic at 4-5 days which is scary in itself. It's the uncertainty of the damage to his kidneys that is the worry as well of course as not having him with me at all times. The foetal surgeon seems confident he will cope well with labour, be well and be able to feed but having had my other two delivered onto me and staying with me that in itself is scary. He could have lasting kidney damage that is the worst part, and they really have no idea how much. Poor little man having to be catheterised straight away and antibiotics in his system. The kidneys can go into overdrive once the catheter releases the pressure so may also need a drip. He's doing well otherwise and has gained 150g since my last scan!!

Well done on the weight gain cinnamon - that bodes well. Keep arming yourself with information that should help ease the worry.

On a v frivolous note, the Topshop jeans swap was a piece of cake she barely batted an eyelid.

On a greedy food note (I see there are a few of us on this thread) I can now heartily recommend Ember Yard on Berwick Street. Everything scrummy and it's not full of dishes that aren't suitable for pregos. Feeling rather full up now.

So so sorry, cinnamon, how stressful for you all. (hugs)
We will all hope for the best for your little boy. Doctors do wonders these days, and things are only getting better. Easy for me to say, I know.

Congratulations smog and banana on your boys. I knew there'd be a rush of boys at the end, after all those girls at the start.

Who else is left for anomaly scans?

Cinnamon I'm sorry the news was not better but the Doctors and nurses will take wonderful care of your little boy x

Congratulations banana and smog

My grandma + granddad are in a care home and they have had there Christmas fair this afternoon and bought the baby knitted cardigans, mittens and bootees. They are beautiful but baby is going to very warm in April/May

Oh Misty, what a worry. Hope you get some good rest and no more bleeding. (Hugs)

Tiny it's a good feeling to have it sorted isn't it! X

Tiny it's a good feeling to have it sorted isn't it! X

misty how worrying, hope you can take it easy this weekend x

misty hope that's all the bleeding you have. Every few weeks I get a slightly darker discharge and think to myself here we go again. But so far nothing has developed further. Get your feet up this weekend and hopefully it will of just been one of those things.

Cinnamon sorry to hear your news, like others have said at least one kidney is working now so that's a positive. Given time the other one might not end up as bad as it is now. At least you have a plan and know what's going to happen. That has to be a bit of a relief that your informed what's going on even if it's not how you envisioned your labour, birth and first few days.

Yep!

I'm being rescanned next Wednesday as they need to see heart and face because she wasn't cooperating..

Freedom might just be me left for 20 week scan? Then any repeat scans I expect.

20+4

Not long for you, Siarie, your patience is impressive!
Good luck to you and those going back due to uncooperative babies!

I've just tidied up the Stats a little - any thoughts? I can put it back to how it was if people don't like it. Also, there are actually quite a lot of names of posters that don't post any more. We could start a new Stats list once we've all had our anomaly scans and all those finding out genders are complete, so only people who are actually still posting are on the list? Thoughts?

Quite excited just made my first baby purchase. The Clair De Lune Moses basket I had my eye on was on a bounty offer. Should of been £109 and got it for £41! Comes with a rocking stand too.
Last time my sister offered hers but felt a bit awkward asking her if she still had it as she has finished having her babies now, plus her sil is expecting too (Due the month before me)so no idea if she had promised it to her. I really feel cheeky asking people for things so I'd rather just get my own. When this offer came up thought sod it I can flog it when I'm done. Still not sure if this is our last baby or not either. So I can keep it for a while.

We just got the results of DP's Dad's tests. It's terminal cancer of the lung, spine and stomach :'(

My scan is on Monday 10am, Siarie when's yours?

If anyone lives near a branch of Mamas and Papas they are discontinuing some lovely stretchy over the bump jeans, I got some for £16 today having very sudenly reached the over-the-bump stage so that I can't wear anything at all that I own on my legs! They were reduced from £29 so proper bargain, and are great quality with loads of stretch.

One of the two parties I was going to tonight is cancelled which is just as well as it was the one I couldn't wear jeans for, I was wondering what on earth I was going to do.

Did my xmas shopping today, first time since my mum died that I have anyone to buy for so it was really nice. Spent £25 on loads of pound shop crap so DSD (9) will have loads to open on her "second xmas" day with her dad. So sad that I can't be there though cos I have to sign on on 29th .

20 + 2

Oh god LadyNovember I'm sorry, what horrible news. Take really really good care of yourself and DP as well as his dad, it's so hard knowing that time is short.

I lost my mum to cancer three years ago, and the local hospice was an absolute godsend for us, do get in touch with one if you can at least just to see what they offer in case you want/need any of it later.

Big hugs x

Oh lady I'm so sorry What a horrible, horrible thing. Be kind to yourselves. I have no words really xxxx

Thanks guys..I went with him to his parents on my "lunch hour" and that's when we found out. Now I'm back at work, DP is at home alone and I feel terrible, I cant concertrate on anything. I feel so bad that I'm not at home with him.

His parents have had some support from MacMillan already, they are great people. I just hope he can be here to meet his first Grandchild.

And thanks for sharing about your mum catsofa, means a lot