April 2015 Thread 11: The finish line is in sight as we get closer to maternity leave and our babies!

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Old thread getting full xx

Need to head to work (already sooo late!) so just marking place for now!

DTD has been off the agenda here for months... combination of not feeling like it and worries about triggering another prem birth (probably totally illogical, I'm sure there is no link).

Great, starting insuling this evening...

Will need to call the diabetic nurse later on to confirm quantities and stuff, but on well, only for 6 weeks and if it helps me now worry too much about fast levels, then I am happy...

I am having the csection at 38w anyway, so it's not as if it will ruin my dreams of a "natural" birth (tried it once, thanks...)

Smogs if we really need to we could stay with friends, or with PiL (though they are in North London which is a pain for DP as he works in Wandsworth). Hoping we'll have at least the kitchen and bathroom in working order, and a bedroom!

Aww Tiny. Sorry to hear that but it's only for a wee while and then you get your lovely wee baby. Keep your chin up.

well, i spend the first 13w injecting clexane, so the last 6 injecting insulin will round up the pregnancy just nicely...

I did the insulin with DD for 4 weeks as well and she is the loveliest of lovely 3 year olds in the world - being soppy as she has indeed been lovely lately, today she wouldn't let me go to work - i leave earlier - until she had kissed sister goodbye (kissing my tummy)

Thanks for new thread brix
minipie DTD has been off the cards for months with us too. I was so sick and DH was weirded out by kicking, so we didn't attempt. Now I feel more up for it and he has got over his issues... But have tried and it wasn't just awkward and uncomfortable it was incredibly painful.
I have developed vulval variscosities ( vom ) and it was like being stabbed up the fooff. Doc said acute pain might be caused by infection but tests found nothing.

Very frustrating! Praying I return to normal after baby.

Aww Tiny that's so lovely. Mum tells me I used to do something similar when she was expecting the sister. Does anyone else's children do that?

We haven't dtd since found out was pregnant as found it all a bit weird. I was advised not to at 20 weeks due to low placenta. Have 'looked after' husband in other ways but I feel about as sexy as the Titanic wreck. 2nd trimester wasn't so bad but now I feel more like a hot air balloon. I certainly have enough gas to fly one.

I have had a very lazy weekend and am still sat at my desk knackered. Doesn't help that i've still got poor vision so staring at the computer isn't working and bump is kicking me in the ribs since yesterday.
Just looked at my computer calender and its 7 more working weeks for me (including this one) not sure i'm going to be able to make it that long, may have to move annual leave around which would be a shame (wanted the money at the end).

The advocate for our patients just came to see me and said " im glad your not leaving any time soon,you irreplaceable to these patients" a very lovely statement which lead to a very awkward conversation when i pointed out my bump!

Parents were up at the weekend and brought up the car seat and part of the pram, they are so tiny with the new born inserts its adorable. But mum has scared me, said shes been researching pregnancy's with high blood pressure before and they never go past 37 weeks and shes decided as my vision had already started with problems she thinks march for sure. I'm meant to be working till 38 weeks!!

forgot to add i find pillows under my hips really help with DTD. Told husband he a lucky man as ive made the effort the whole way through. I hit his stomach when hes squidging the bump, ooo the romance ha ha

Brixton it will all be worth it. And I speak as someone who still has to get the final tiny pieces of our build finished (certificates mainly) and can't get hold of builder even though we still owe him his last 10%! I mean if you can't motivate with money how can you?!

I've got about 4 weeks left in work, and have some holiday to use, so, with all that, it works out to just under 4 weeks - hurrah, can't ruddy wait.

Ended up in hospital last week with the worst rib pain ever at work, literally couldn't breathe properly, googled it, got warnings for pre-eclampsia and wasn't going to be taking any chances. Baby all fine on the monitor, but am now being referred to consultants at the mo for "static growth", which is a bit shit really.

The way they measured me was totally different (sitting up rather than lying down), and it seems to be so subjective i.e. where the tape measure should actually go. Just feeling like a bit of a failure already. I've definitely got bigger though - and the baby is kicking me all day, every day, And now, obviously, all the comments at work about having a cute small bump are making me feel even worse. And I'm not very organised about buying things wither - have a list, just haven't actually bought anything yet - really need to get sorted...And breathe....

Ahh peace at last. DD has gone out with MiL so I can watch what I want and relax till I have to go out.

The great debate at the moment is pan fried chicken and mushroom risotto or spag Bol for tea. I'm thinking chicken I can do spag Bol tomorrow, as I wasn't planning on leaving the house and can have it cooking all afternoon so it's extra flavoursome.

min I'm entirely unconvinced by the fundal height measurements anyway, mine haven't changed since 27 weeks, had a scan at 28 weeks where everything was fine, and three subsequent measuring have said that i'm still measuring 27 weeks, like that helps at all with the general stress and worry! Got a scan on Thursday, so I guess we'll see! They'll probably just give you extra scans like they are with me, so they can keep a closer eye.

DTD is a constant stress here, DH acts like his jewels are falling off if he goes more than a few days, think he's resigned himself to not getting any till I hit 37 weeks now though as by then I'll be desperate to get things moving given that he's definitely being less desperate than normal...

I'm finding babies movements more and more uncomfortable, they were definitely all out painful at times last night, so hopefully the consultant can give me some answers on that on Thursday... knowing my luck it'll turn out that baby is huge and running out of space or something, In which case I'm demanding a vaginal bypass! DD was only tiny and my poor foof still took months to recover!

Just wading in with my own probs again...
OK I feel like such a tool, I literally have ALL the pre-e symptoms except abdominal pain (and I don't know about my urine)
Google hasn't been my friend in the past so had avoided it... Just had a look this morning trying to get to the bottom of why I suddenly can't see/ focus properly with these giant floaters in my eyes and guess what that's another symptom.
Arrrgh! Rang my local clinic, nobody there ( never is) recorded msg says ring the neighbouring towns cottage Hosp where the midwives are based, nobody there either. I left a message 30 mins ago.
Starting to panic. Swellings actually gone down and I've not been sick yet but its that list!!!
^in addition to swelling, protein in the urine, and high blood pressure, preeclampsia symptoms can include:

Rapid weight gain caused by a significant increase in bodily fluid
Abdominal pain
Severe headaches
Change in reflexes
Reduced urine or no urine output
Dizziness
Excessive vomiting and nausea
Vision changes
You should seek care right away if you have:

Sudden and new swelling in your face, hands, and eyes (some feet and ankle swelling is normal during pregnancy.)
Blood pressure greater than 140/90.
Sudden weight gain over 1 or 2 days
Abdominal pain, especially in the upper right side
Severe headaches
A decrease in urine
Blurry vision, flashing lights, and floaters^

moo Not sure how the system works there, but it's probably worth giving delivery a call, they do triage as wells dealing with deliveries here, and there should be a midwife on hand who you can speak to who can advise.

Finally got through to someone. Going down to the clinic at 1 for a quick urine/BP check with a lovely sounding MW.
(Swollen) Fingers crossed that everything's fine

Fingers crossed Moomin. Hope it all goes well for you!

Glad they specified weight gain by excess fluid not excess Krispy Kreme doughnuts.

Yep, I'm not convinced either, but obviously I won't be able to stop stressing until they scan me on Friday - argh. Poor DH is getting it in the neck at the mo about everything - I do keep apologising but he must be thinking I've gone nuts (not normally that much of a shouty type)!

moo, glad you managed to get through to someone - hopefully you'll be seen quickly and they can put your mind at ease.

Moomin glad you got through to someone and are getting checked out.

min one thing I would say is on Friday, if baby is looking small make sure you get the full picture on what happens from there! With Dd we were scanned at 32 weeks and they said 'baby is a bit small, but nothing to worry about, come back at 36 weeks so we can catch another look' so I merrily went on my way. 36 week scan came along and we'd planned to go baby stuff shopping in the afternoon, only for us to be called through to the consultants room over an hour after the scan and told they were going to take baby out, they just weren't sure what hospital to send me to as our NICU ward was full, I was caught completely unawares! This time I've checked at each consultant appointment the best and worst case scenario for the next appointment.

Sounds horrible Moominmama22! I'm assume the varicose veins are caused by pressure and as that will ease once baby is out you should be fine. Hope you get some answers about pre eclampsia this afternoon too!

That's rubbish minstrelle and I totally agree with you but I guess it's better to be safe than sorry!

Moomin you are doing the right thing.
Pregnancy is such an anxious time. We are too scared to DTD as when i had my huge (unexplained) bleed at 14w it was a few days after DTD. So we think DTD upset the cervical fibroid.
I'm really scared of being at home alone and something going wrong, namely bleeding. I assume you'd call an ambulance?