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Due March 2007 - No. 3

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LunarSea · 11/10/2006 08:06

New thread because the last one was giving me "Sorry, this thread is too big to accept new messages".
Onilly - sorry, yes I am sure it's due date - see here - "the Regulations apply to women expecting their babies on or after 1 April 2007.... If an employee's 'expected week of child-birth' falls before 1 April 2007 the old rules will apply."

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kiwibella · 25/10/2006 21:21

diva... I have had the sciatica too but it hasn't been so bad lately.

Dd has just had a magical moment in feeling her bubba moving!! Her face was a picture Last night, dh woke me when he came to bed because he could feel the baby moving so tonight, when it was going for it, I called dd over. I don't know whether it could sense her there because it started moving furiously. We have a midwife appt in the morning and have everything crossed that we will be able to hear the hearbeat.

Shanks... where did you get a fetal monitor from? My dd would be tuning in all the time.

Rosy... imagine discovering two now!! The scan pictures seem so clear though. I'm scared that if I find out the sex, I might still get a surprise on delivery

shanks313 · 25/10/2006 22:01

kiwibella-We got an Angelsounds monitor of Ebay and its been great.Been listening most days since my 14th week.Very reassuring as I only heard the heartbeat at the hospital for the first time last week.

I want to feel her move more definitely but Im not exactly thin so it may take longer.

Eva1977 · 26/10/2006 09:24

diva: wow, you've been busy
As you can imagine, it's all very new to us. have been feeling the baby move for a couple of weeks now, but dh cant feel it yet - mind you, compared to others, I am not really showing that much yet.
Got the next scan on 3rd and we still have to decide if we want to know the sex - origanlly said we want a surprise, but I am so curious and impatient now. So it's up to dh now to decide.

RabidZombieAmie · 26/10/2006 09:56

I'm with you Eva! I have my scan tomorrow and still can't decide! DH doesn't want to know.. I think that may help me in my deicsion.

Piffle · 26/10/2006 10:04

Eva glad you made it on here - hopefully someone here lives near you.
Also try the meetups board, you can search and post there for others near you.

Headaches - well that nasty one did go overnight, I am suffering really badly with back and neck problems so am easing off pc use as think it is making it worse.
Sciatica -yes I also got it really bad every cycle with ovulation and period. I injured my back quite badly 6 yrs ago, I think it is a legacy from that. I suffered really badly after dd was born with neck and shoulder probs - prob caused by misaligning first two ribs when carrying car seat. Now my neck is stiff as rock.
I'm off for a warm bath, dp is home tonight so I think I might manage to get a massage.
What oils are safe I wonder? Is lavender.. hmm might post a new thread.
For sciatica if it gets really bad so you cannot walk, try to see an osteopath, what they have done for my back/sciatic and neck probs is tantamount to a miracle, I also advise simming or even just walking in water.
My scan is 7/11, dp is not keen on finding out, I am +++++ it is a boy, so ahve to know for sure, to see if I am right. Not sure how I would keep it from dp though.
Any ideas?
Anyone else with SPd here find days when you do not drive are much easier? Even whipping out for milk and a paper wreaks havoc on my pelvis, I'm a hermit..

kittythescarygoblin · 26/10/2006 10:13

Piffle, my spd pain hasn't started yet, but my hips are very lose and they click and clunk everytime I move. I don't want to have to use my belt as it's so uncomfortable and the velcro sctratches my skin. Any other ideas?

Piffle · 26/10/2006 10:22

I know Kitty it is grim isn't it
Wearing a bump band under the support? Or big knickers, being as being unsexy is part of SPD anyway..
Osteo said there was not much he could do or recommend to stop the SPD, although he said certain exercises, swimming and pain relief at certain times were able to control it to keep you reasonably mobile.

kiwibella · 26/10/2006 10:53

I have been let down by my doctor's surgery again and phoned dh (in Edinburgh!) in tears!! He was worried that something was really wrong, but it was only that the midwife hadn't turned up. I am so sick of it there... something has been up with every appointment I have had. In fairness, the midwife was meant to be a cover and the girls at the desk were phoning to see where they were... but still. After an hour I have come home. It means we will definately be having a quiet day in, waiting and hoping for a call to come back.

rant over...

Eva, I should have said hello last night! I hope that you manage the last wee while on your own before your move. I'm in East London so, unfortunately, no where near you

agree with the pc / bad back thought Piffle. I think ours is the kitchen chair we use but I always suffer after being here. It doesn't stop me using it though . I've been having lots of long soaks too... baths are great .

My next scan is the 2nd. We've always been... if they can tell, we would like to know. It wasn't obvious with dd so we got a surprise. I'm still scared that they will get it wrong and we will have a surprise anyways! I hope you come to your decisions Amie and Piffle. Can't wait to hear how it goes today Amie

divastrop · 26/10/2006 10:56

when ive mentioned sciatica to the gp or mw in the past i have always been told its just one of those things and i have to live with it till i have the baby.
why does what should be the most natural thing in the world cause so much pain and so many problems?

kiwibella · 26/10/2006 11:07

diva!!

LaidbackinaTransylvaniancoffin · 26/10/2006 11:26

Hi all

Piffle - hope your neck feels better after your bath. Make sure you get that massage !

I found out the sex of the baby (boy) by DH didn't want to know, so he left the room when the sonographer told me.

It is quite funny , me knowing and him not. I have to keep on saying "the" baby or he/she and when we have discussed names etc, I have had to have an equal list of girls names to even things up. I will have to sort the old baby clothes out secretly ! It's quite hard work but hopefully can keep it a secret until March !

Rosyspookily · 26/10/2006 11:27

I'm waddling today Piffle. But so far its just my hips. Its quite sore today though.

My scan is next wed and I think dh will not be able to make it so I have to ask around and see who I can get to come with me and help with kids etc. Really looking forward to it but hoping all will be well.

My dd age 3 has felt the baby move and she is so excited. She keeps coming up with names. Mad made up ones like ema-anadoo

RabidZombieAmie · 26/10/2006 13:57

the sound of my hip clicking in the middle of the night, when I turned over woke my DH! it was such a Pop!

Bit OT here... Has any one put any thoughts into names yet, or am I being a bit early?

divastrop · 26/10/2006 14:36

when i was expecting ds2 dd1 was adamant she wanted him to be called 'sweet star' or 'stiff'.she was 4 at the time and very upset when i refused to consider her choice of names.
i did let her choose dd2's 2nd name though,'rose'(after dr.who's assistant,naturally).
we havent thought of any names for this one yet.think we'll wait till tuesday to find out what make it is first.

kiwibella · 26/10/2006 15:46

I've got names... all from my grandies. I was sorted for a boy but I keep thinking about my belly as 'my son, James'. James wasn't my boy's name but it is a family name too so who knows. I have three girls names... eeek!

I finally saw the midwife this afternoon... what a drama. I was phoned to come back in for 12:40 and was finally seen at almost 2pm. By then, I wasn't moving. Baby had a very strong, active heartbeat. A real pleasure to listen to.

Is anyone else Rhesus negative? She has said that I need to go back for injections because of this. I don't remember doing it with my first - they checked baby's blood type after she was born before deciding that it wasn't needed. Can I refuse these injections???

muppetisacat · 26/10/2006 16:14

Right, found this thread... due early march and having my 21 wk scan tomorrow... do I find out the sex? Have dd and ds so hopefully prepared for either clothes wise!! Part of me wants to keep it a surprise but don't think I'd be able to keep it a secret from DH like laidbackinatransylvaniancoffin is attempting!!!

What if you accidently refer to the baby as a 'him'? (congrats by the way...lovely news that it's healthy and another male of the species)

divastrop · 26/10/2006 16:28

kiwi-im not rh- but i think you only have to have the injections in 2nd pregnancy or subsequent pregnancies.i dont know why,but i know my 2 older childrens father had to have a blood tranfusion when he was born because his mother was rh- and they didnt have the injections in those days.

TheBlonde · 26/10/2006 16:31

welcome muppet

diva - I have a scan on Tues as well. Bit worried as it's halloween!

We are going to find out the sex but are torn about telling everyone else

kittythescarygoblin · 26/10/2006 16:48

Names , names......
I've got two and I think I'm sticking to them even if no one else likes them. Eliza and Ronnie. There said it

kittythescarygoblin · 26/10/2006 16:49

Oh and welcome muppet !!

TheBlonde · 26/10/2006 17:38

We have 3 boy names but 2 are already in use within the extended family so they might get ruled out

Eva1977 · 26/10/2006 17:42

kiwi - I am also rhes neg. It's me first pg but I have already been told that I will need to get two injections. One I think at 26 weeks, one after the birth. I know my mum (also rhes neg) got the injections after each of us were born. It is basically for your own and for subsequent babies protection - if the baby you are carrying now is rhes pos, some of his/her blood might mix with yours. As you have different rhesus types, your body will produce antibodies - for subsequent pgs this would mean that your body might reject that baby, if it is Rhes positive again. That's how I understood it anyway...

Hope this makes sense.
So, I don't think you should refuse the injection...

Piffle · 26/10/2006 18:21

Names
If it's boy as I suspect no problem
if it is a girl, then world war 3 might break out.

muppetisacat · 26/10/2006 19:13

Kiwi - Eva is right with her advice and explanation. My sister had a paper published in the New Scientist about blood works she had been doing on rhesus negative/positive births (she got the brains in the family) - the way i remember her explaining her work was pretty much what Eva said.

If you have any specific questions I can always ask her if you like?

divastrop · 26/10/2006 19:36

welcome muppet!

kitty-the names are cool.i refused to tell anybody Gloria's name till after she was born because i thought they would say it was crap and persuade me to change my mind.
every time i try and think of a name for this one i just keep thinking about that episode of the young ones where vivien is in labour and tells rik he's going to call the baby 'shut up'or 'p**s off'.

does anybody know anything about family law??