Due March 2007 - No. 3

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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."

Foxy, I get nasty Braxton Hicks towards the end, the sort that keep me awake all night. My labours get shorter and shorter.
I'm kind of dreading this one as it's likely to be even shorter and so more 'violent' than the last.
I would much rather have a nice slow build up labour to give me time to get used to things. The last one took my breath away it was so fast and furious. I went from 2 cm to fully dilated in less than half an hour and she was out in 2 mins of pushing .
I think it also has something to do with going way overdue, they are so cooked that when they are ready they are really ready.
I've decided I don't want to actually give birth again after I've done with this one.

Annie, check out my link of a couple of days ago, maybe you already have, but it's a really fab and comfy pillow.

here it is annie

Cheers Kitty, I should have scrolled through and seen before asking! LOL

aah says page won't respond

this should work

Aha! thanks Kitty!

I have no idea why I called you annie, sorry

Hey Kitty, don't worry! I've had that all my life! you weren't the first and I doubt you'll be the last!

that looks so comfy.... I'm just thinking of the blissfull nightsleep now!

Hello Kitkat & Cath !
Welcome back Fox!

Kitkat - if you found your dd1 hard work and are worried how you are going to cope MN is great for realising that loads of people are in similar or more difficult situations, you'll get lots of good ideas and support. DS is 20 months and I also found him really hard work and until recently TBH not that much fun at all , so I was really shocked when I found that I am having twins! The best idea the other twin mums have given me is to make sure you have plenty of support and help lined up for after the birth. I also live abroad and haven't had help from anyone. This time I know dh's family better and am enlisting their help now! His DSIL is coming ot babysit so we can go out adn his DSis is goign to look after ds on Friday's so I have time to rest. I'm shy to ask for help but doing my best to get over it and get whatever help I can.

I also had a scan today and first appointment at the hospital. I had really very, very good news ! We thought the twins were monoamniotic which is very high risk, but today the new doctor with better scanner found a membrane separating the twins which lowers the risk considerably! Today I feel as if life is perfect !

We still haven't found out the sex! Sorry for the disappointment! I want to wait a bit longer!

Kitty - some hand holding here - it sounds as if your little one is doing really well ! Keep focused on the positive stuff, when you feel the baby moving and see your belly growing. And believe that everything will be alright!
It will be !

Kitty - my mother (also mother of 6) told me that giving birth to the first one was quite hard but after that they just popped out ! Another mother to add to the list of nightmare mothers! I keep thinking that we are all (almost) mothers, i hope we do better than some of ours did/are doing!

Just a quick hi, I've scanned to try and catch up with everyone

Welcome Cath

Diva - glad your scan went well

We had our scan this morning. All is fine. We were going to find out the sex but didn't in the end

I walked ito a big metal post at school today, my belly got a right thump. It hurt, but feel ok now ,I think. Do you think everything will be ok? babies in utero are pretty tough aren't they? Has anyone else had any belly bumping experiences they can share with me? maybe I'll post something too , silly me, I'm in SUCH a dream world.

Hello everyone! At last, I am back on line at home . Feels as though I have been away for ever though. I have missed SO much. Had a quick flick through the messages. Welcome to all the new people . Sorry can;t stop but got to pick DD up from nursery. Looking forward to being a bit more of a regular now I can do it in the evenings again.

Take care XXXX

Kitty, sorry to hear about your bump on the bump. I fell really heavily with DD when I was pg last time (about 34 weeks). The MW said that as long as you can still feel the baby moving and providing you don't have any blood, fluid loss etc from your fanny you should be OK. The amniotic fluid should protect the baby. So don't worry. Hope you feel better soon XXXXXX

Hi! havent got much time as I have to go back to school to supervise a Year7/8 Halloween Disco...oh the joys of a teacher!!!
Just wanted to quickly share my "hooray" experience of the day...for the first time pupils noticed my bump!! Well, in my Yr10 class, to students were actually whispering behind my back: the girl saying"do you think Miss is pregnat" and the boy "No, she's just fat!"

But the girls from my Year 11 class, who have known me for longer, stayed behind and asked if I was pregnant. Finally! I have been getting really impatient and didnt wantto look fat rather than pregnant anymore.

Anyway, good luck with all the scans. Got mine on Friday an cant wait. I think I have made dh curious enough as well, so now he wants to know the sex too! Bet the baby will have its legs crossed just for us

All you lucky folks knowing the sex
Saw the osteo today for SPD.
Have set up pity thread in pregnancy board explaining my pain.
Am feeling very sorry for myself tonight.
Chldren being angelic, my ds aged 12 is amazing, I am very very lucky indeed.

Piffle - are the children looking forward to their new baby? Mine are getting very exited and DD 3 is convinced she's got a baby in her tummy too.

Hello Dolly - good to have you back

Leo - that's fantastic news about your twins - what a weight off your mind!!

Kitty - you poor thing. Keep an eye on it for spotting etc but I'm sure it will be OK. It was probably you that hurt more than the baby being hurt.

Has anyone heard from Nova - she hasn't been on for ages?

Hello everyone. I haven't had any spotting or pain and I have felt the baby move so fingers crossed it will all be ok. I've got my scan on Thursday so they should be able to tell.

That's great news about the twins leo, horray

Piffle I hope the physio can be of some help. it must be a nightmare that it has started so early. poor you
I cannot stand the wait until Thursady's scan, somehow it will make it seem more real.

kitty i had a similar experience last friday, i fell over a suitcase (don't laugh) while rushing to catch a train and landed on my front.. the baby got quite a jolt.

i called the midwife and she told me to go to a&e but mainly because i'm rhesus negative. all they did was a) listen to the baby's heartbeat, and b) give me a shot of anti-D. i'd say if you are rhesus positive, and you have felt the baby move, you can relax. i did have a tiny bit of what i couldn't really describe as spotting, more like the very end of your period iykwim, kind of light discharge, about 48 hrs later on sun evening.. apparently that was nothing to worry about either because i checked (i'm like that ), they said it was probably just where i bumped the womb and a tiny bit of the placenta might have come away but apparently it happens frequently and is no prob to mother or baby. the main thing is whether the baby is moving as normal they said and obviously whether you've had cramping/proper bleeding. sleep on it and if you are worried in the morning, the midwife or doctor can always listen to the heartbeat.. but if your scan is on thurs that's pretty soon huh?

hope that is some help, i wanted to post this first in case you're around

oh and if you are rhesus negative, don't panic apparently you can have the injection up to 72 hours after the jolt and it is equally effective..

so i want to post properly now! hello to everybody there are certainly quite a lot of us huh?

thanks for your post especially, diva - good that someone else knows how that feels, i HATE those pregnancy books now and oh how i lapped up all that 'get your loving husband to wait on you hand and foot' malarkey in my first pregnancy.. i mean great if a) you have a dh and b)he's willing to do that (which most aren't imo ) .. but it now all seems designed to make me feel lonelier than i thought possible ..

so i'm going to ignore the books and look for advice and support on MN now!

i took dd to a halloween party this evening it went really well, she absolutely loved it. lots of friends of us both there, so i could sit and chat while the other older children looked after her, it was a nice break for me which i wasn't expecting dressed her as a pumpkin in the sweetest costume and a little hat, she got a little bit scared of the older kids specially the one with a kind of green-ghost-mask-type-thing but she went trick or treating with them all like a trooper and bless her she's only 3 3/4! apparently she was saying 'treacle tart' instead of 'trick or treat' .. so had a good day today..

baby moving a lot tonight, probably all the excitement!

my birthday tomorrow and as well as lunch with my mum (will try not to fall out with her!) i'm going to see a friend or two and just take some time out for myself. had such a hectic day today that i'm just going to try to relax. i keep thinking 'this time last year' etc and wondering if dp will remember my birthday and email me from wherever the f* he is, but keep trying to banish those thoughts!

hope everyone is doing ok and good luck for those scans

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Cath, hope you have a great day
Thanksfor the post yesterday, it was reassuring to know. I think babies are quite robust and protected. I think it hurt and shocked me more than doing anything to baby. I've got to take ds1 to school for 7.45 today as they are going to London for the day. Then I have to come home and fetch the other in

Happy Birthday Cath!! Enjoy your day

Congrats too, Eva - it must have been a gorgeous moment when the children asked you. I'm a teacher also and waiting for 'the question'.

Welcome back Dolly... and sorry to hear about your 'bump' Kitty! Hope you and bubs are doing ok.

Hope everything was ok at your scan Blonde... you can look forward to your surprise now . Glad to hear that yours went well Diva... and delighted that the twins are ok, Leo.

I'm sure I have missed somebody or someone's news!! Things are much brighter here this morning... I have had a long night waiting to feel baby move (tho, ironically a comfortable one being able to curl up on my side). From being a really active bundle, I felt nothing from dinner time last night. I was really scared but totally relieved when the first kicks jolted in this morning.

Have a great day everyone!!!

Morning all!

Kitty - try and put your feet up today after the school run. Good news about the baby moving and no blood etc. Take it easy

Cath - Happy Birthday!!! I hope you have a lovely day, you deserve it - milk it for all you can!!

I have a serious question : is it safe to have the flu jab if you are PG???

Ah the flu jab question - they have always said before nope if pg don't have it

but last week some govt committee suggested all pg women should be offered the jab

confusing!
personally I wouldn't have it but then flu when pg is awful as you can't take anything