Due June 2007... the new thread!

[NattyandThomasandBump]

got sick of how long it took my poor computer to load that mammouth page so i have started a new one!

oh and can i stay?

hi all,

well had a little bleed the other day, not been able to get in touch wi mw, as not feeling as sick woke up this morning with no sore boobs, dont know weather to sit it out or keep trying to phone her, but dont want to sound daft

hi Trace2

How far are you? I'd say keep trying to contact her. It'll do you no good worrying about it. Does your hospital have an EPU?

10 weeks, no EPU here i would after go to a&e, and noway goint to do that unless i realy need to, i have stopped bleeding so maybe a good sign?

It it was only fleeting i wouldn't worry too much. But still speak to your midwife. You'll only get told off if you don't say anything! They say that bleeding in itself isn't to much of a worry beyond a certain stage, unless it's heavy or coupled with pain. i'm sure you'll be fine.

Also at ten weeks your symptoms going away could just be your body getting used to being pregnant. Loads of the women on here have been saying that their morning sickness and stuff is easing up... Lucky things!

Hi Trace2, did you get hold of your mw yet? I wouldn't worry about sounding daft, I'm sure they're used to these questions.

Re baby stuff, I really bought very little during my 1st pg, I suppose out of superstitious fear something would go wrong or maybe disbelief that there really would be a baby at the end of it all! Clothes were literally 2 vests and a romper as I expected to be given stuff and she was a july baby. Got a couple of cot blankets which never got used as by the time it was cold enough we had discovered baby sleeping bags (fantastic invention). We did get a travel system though and DD ended up sleeping 1st few months in the carrycot part of that mounted on the pram. Later she went into an open sided cot attatched to our bed which we found to be a great arrangement as everyone gets their own space and you can access easily for night feeds if you are bf, without even getting up, v. important if you're lazy like me. Also, each to their own of course, but I personally banned frills, pastel pink and peter-pan collars, it IS possible if you're determined enough!
There's a good thread here on baby stuff

Hi all,
Just hit 11 weeks and it's finally starting to hit me that I'm really going to have to drink flipping herbal teas for the next 8 months. Gag. I mean, a cup or two here or there, great, but endless rounds of peppermint, camomile, then the raspberry leaf just when you can't stand it anymore..... gaahhhh i miss my coffee!!!!! OK, rant over.

Got booking appt at last and so now will have to prepare my case for elective c-section. Luckily my (female) GP has enough sympathy to promise me one, even if my consultant initially is reluctant she'll find me another one. Is it just me, or does anyone else find female doctors sooo much more helpful when you're pg? I remember going to see a male doctor when my GP was away, cause I had mastitis and was about to chop my breasts off myself if the pain didn't stop. He looked at me like I'd said "I bumped my elbow" and asked me "so what exactly is the problem?" No surprise I ended up in emergency care 24 hours later... (second rant over, sorry )

Bottom line is, find a GP you like now, definitely. Yes the birth is a long way off, but you're going to see this person about a 100 times in the next year, no exaggeration!!

Shopping - helped me enormously last time to spend a good few weeks trawling through catalogues and making lists. Then I could see how much to budget for, and prioritise. Whatever you do, DON'T buy a nappy disposer. They just don't work and you end up wasting loads of money and having to bin the nappies all anyway...

Trace - sending a bucket of glue your way -

Come to think of it, i did spend an inordinate amount of time browsing baby-stuff websites, but still didn't actually buy hardly anything!

Hi Cocobear, thank you very much for the advice, this is all completely new to me. The trouble is he is the head honcho of the only maternity hospital near me so i am kinda stuck with him. I shall do some research to find an alternative as you make a good point re the four hour struggle, as I really don't want to be reminded then that the good Lord is not in favour of a C section.

I think I may end up having one anyhow as I have had lots of gynae surgery, therefore the scarring will be under strain (or is that an urban myth). I also have multiple fibroids.

Hi all,
Not posted for a few weeks so taken awhile to catch up.
Hello to all the newbies and really sorry to those who have signed off.

Been having a bad time of it lately, feeling very sorry for myself. Had an early scan at 7 weeks because of slight bleeding and everything was ok but bleeding has continued and got sligtly heavier so had another scan today. Been told everything is normal and they can't trace where the bleeding is coming from so will be something i will have to put up with.

Also i'm covered in an itchy rash from lathering myself in coco butter to reduce stretch marks but i seem to have developed an allergic reaction to it.

Anyone else experienced this???

Been told i can't put anything on it to reduce the itching as i may have a reaction to that too.

AAARGH the itching is unbarable.

Sorry for ranting on just needed to get it all off my chest

Sputnik - that open sided cot thingy sounds great, where did you get that - for far into the future reference of course!

Hi babymonster, I am sorry about the rash. I haven't had it, but there must be something you could try to take the itch away, the idea that you will be allergic to that too is a bit lame from the GP. At least calamine, or oats in the bath? I can't use cocoa butter any more either, but from a smell POV, it reminds me of ms!

My friend bled all the through her pg, and has a fine 2 year old, if that is any comfort.

Just got back from doc this evening and had a scan. Good news is that despite the rapid weight loss, the little bean was big as s/he should be and waving its little arms and legs around at us and nice strong heartbeat. But then the doc said my urine showed ketones, which he said meant I was starving. A quick look on the interweb confirms that it's not a great thing to have in one's urine. He suggested I eat more. Well, no .

Cocobear - congrats on the scan, shows that the bean is being nourished from somewhere!

Morning ladies,

feeling very sorry for myself this morning. Kept waking up all last night feeling like i was going to be sick, you know when you get that feeling and you (well i do anyway) get really hot, managed not to be sick and get back to sleep but it kept happeneing. I hope it's a bug. During other pregnancies i didn't actually be sick or get the hot feeling like i was going to be, it was just nausea. I really sympathise with everyone who has it really bad.

So now sat in the living room with my 2 dds, startng the day an hour earlier than usual, hopefully that means an early bed tonight, but i very much doubt it. It's times like this i wish dp didn't work away every week, he could at least get dds ready for me .

Babymonster - glad everything is ok for you, sounds like the bleeding is just something you have to put up with, but i know how horrible it is when you see that you're bleeding.

Cocobear - good news for you then re scan! I'm sure the ms will let up soon and you can make up for all the things you haven't eaten

I went to look at a house yesterday and it will be ready for me on 1st Dec, tennancy to start 4th December. Needs every room decorating and carpeting so i don't think i'll be moving in till after christmas. Still no luck on the job front. I think people are put off by the fact i haven't worked for 3 years, but surely people go from being a SAHM to working one all the time?

Well.... i think i better grab the sick bucket, feeling really awful

Woohooo i've found my ms remedy!

Lucozade or as dd1 calls it zucolade, lol!

Feeling much better now. Think i need to stock up on zucolade though.

Mw just called me back, i have my booking appointment for next wednesday and she also said i'll get a scan too , i wasn't expecting that! But apparantly she won't be allowed to visit me after the birth because i'm not in the catchment area for the hospital i'll be going to. So i too have to start planning my case, but for me to NOT have an elective section.

I had an emergency section with dd2 for suspected scar rupture (had section with dd1 also). They thought i was rupturing because i had pain between contractions but i'm convinced it was just me being a wuss, so i'm going to get them to find out if i ruptured and if i didn't hopefully i won't have a section. Am i mad? Should i just accept the section? As you can see my brain is running in overdrive and i can't stop fretting that i'll have another section. Sections aren't bad i just prefer the recovery time for a vaginal birth seeing as though i will have 3 under 5 when this baby is born.

For the rash Babymonster, surely there is a homeopathic remedy that will help? I had some horrible itching when recovering from my last birth (more on this in a sec) and could not take any proper meds as I was breastfeeding, but the pharmacy near me specialises in homeopathics and they got me some calendula cream that brough real relief. Worth a go...

Re recovery times after normal birth - I know it varies from person to person but in my case it took a good month till I could walk and not fear weeing through a maxi pad. Still recovering, actually (one of many reasons why I won't be convincing myself it's better to push your brains out this time round). Good luck if you go for it!!

On a lighter note - been obsessing about cheese all day. It was that silly advert for cheesy bites pizza that did it to me. Won't DH be thrilled when I inform him of my latest fixation!!

Coco, happened to think, maybe you could get someone to send you things you especially crave, if you can't get them in W.Africa? I had my mum in the US ship me some pop-tart pastries and ok, they're not healthy but it was food!

Aargh

Just typed in a long post and it failed to go through. Can't be bothered typing it all again, just a quick hello to Trace2 and hope things are all right. I've had a drop in symptoms too, and some mild cramping over the last couple of days but no bleeding, so am worried about a missed m/c. Thinking of booking in for a private scan as I don't think I can wait till my dating scan on 6th December. But, at least at the moment I can say I'm still pregnant, even if I'm not...if that makes any sort of sense. Feel like I'm going loopy and all I can think of all day is am I? aren't I? When will it get better *

Lilkel - good suggestion, but they won't ship any food items through official mail, the bastards, and there's no other direct mail service here. Fortunately I'm off to South Africa on Sunday, a land brimming with gorgeous food and enormous shopping malls. So hopefully SOMETHING will appeal. And I found a specialist in Pretoria who can do a nuchal fold scan, so even better.

I'd like to add that West African food is quite nice, actually, it just doesn't appeal right now. I don't want to denigrate their cuisine!

I've eaten one slice of bread and three of those little fig bar biscuits today. That's an amazing amount of food for me. But the biscuit package said I'd need to eat half the pack to get 345 calories. That would take me days! I'm starting to sound anorexic.

Poor Daisybump! Go get a scan if you can afford it, or see if NHS will get you in quick or mw can offer any reassurance. Yes, you're probably fine, but I'd go nuts waiting until Dec 6.

Tallulahbelle, we took the cheapo Ikea cot we already had and, ahem, modified it, removing most of one side and tying to the bed. I think "normal" cots often have a removable or drop down side but I'm no expert.

Daisybump! hope your ok, i to still dont know whats happing, weather its because like you i am still pg, but if they find any thing wrong i wont be, if you know what i mean

hi to every one else to hope your all ok?

Also feeling very sorry for myself today. Was meant to be going out with some girlfriends tonight but had to call off as feeling too awful. SS I sympathise as I did the same thing last night (feeling sick and hot) - I ended up with about 3 hours sleep!

The good news is that I have found an independent MW who is lovely and have a nuchal scan booked for 2 wks time. I'm also seeing a homeopath next week who I hope will help with the MS.

Does anyone know anything about Zita West? A friend recommended her vitamins.

Started post below this afternoon hence a bit behind the times. Daisybump - can you go to the hospital for a scan? At my hospital you can get a referral from your dr and they will take you straight away for a scan. Good luck - I hope it is all okay.