August 2016 number 4 - bumps popping and scans happening, we actually have babies!

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Looks like we've nearly filled the last thread, so here is a nice new one for you all!

www.tommys.org/pregnancy/problems/call-midwife/reduced-movements

Between 24 and 28 weeks pregnant

You should contact your midwife or local maternity unit immediately. Do not wait until the next day or next appointment.

You will have a full antenatal check-up. If anything is unusual you may have an ultrasound scan to check on your baby.

Over 28 weeks

You should contact your midwife or local maternity unit immediately. Do not wait until the next day or next appointment.

You will have a full antenatal check-up, your baby's heart rate will be monitored to reassure you about your baby's wellbeing.

An ultrasound scan may be arranged if:

your womb is smaller than expected
you have a high risk pregnancy
the heart rate is normal but you still feel that your baby's movements are slower or less.

That's really useful info Cheese thank you

lily no problem :)

plimsolls I'm only 5ft 3 so I tend to end up with a huge looking bump. Do you have a 12 week scan photo as you can sometimes see the nub in those.

Just thought I'd let you all know, the perfect prep tomee tippe machine is half baby atm on Asdas baby and toddler event!! £120 down to £60

Thank you for all the comments and support cheese and I'm so sorry for your loss last time that is unimaginable what you must've gone through
I phoned the triage unit who said to come in and they even said was fine to take DD so I didn't have to worry anyone else. Strong heartbeat found straight away and midwife said all it would take for the baby to face the other way inwards and kick and I wouldn't feel that. When she said babies at the moment sleep around 45 minutes at a time then would move I was concerned as I definitely wasn't feeling it that frequent! But not sure of her information there! The Monkey has now been moving away this evening and midwife was so nice saying don't hesitate to come in if concerned again so that was really nice.

Glad all is well dileas.

Happy Viability Day to my little one
Quite emotional as earlier this week would have been my little bean who didn't grow's due date. Can't believe we've got this far.

So glad all was well dileas ! Better to be safe than sorry and good to know how easy it is to pop back should you need to at any time.

sophia yey to viability and beyond, your little one is doing just great and isn't going anywhere :)

So my back and ribs continued to give me pain all day yesterday and when I got home from work last night I went straight to my foam roller, as soon as I lay on it I heard 5 massive pops around my middle back and side where my ribs have been hurting and this offered some immediate relief of the discomfort...dr google subsequently tells me that relaxin is causing the ribs to expand to offer more space for the babe and sometimes the ribs can move out of place and ligaments can tear...ouchhh! I have an appointment tonight with a specialist so fingers crossed I can get some more help with the pain

hope everyone else is well today and enjoying the sunshine

dileas glad everything was fine!

bear sorry to hear you are suffering! I've found a pillow between the knees is helping my hip pain at night. Might help to keep your posture good when you are sleeping? Or book a massage?

Is anybody else feeling s not overwhelmed with how much stuff people want to give you? I feel like all my friends who have babies are offloading everything - incredibly kind but I want to by some stuff myself and I'm not sure what to say to all the offers!

alfie you need to just be honest. If there are things you're offered that you'd like of course accept but other things that you want to get yourself just say "thank you but I've already got my eye on one of those" or "no we don't need that thank you" people are going to think they're being helpful until they're told otherwise. No ones going to be offended by you buying stuff for your baby yourself!

Thanks alfie, will try the pillow trick tonight. Annoyingly the pain seems to get worse during the day when sitting at my desk...going to take a walk now and try to stretch things out.

I too have had a few offers of things I don't want and like christine mentions, have just politely declined. I think it's a totally natural thing for people to really want to help and give advice etc, but don't feel as though you have to say yes to everything...otherwise you house may become as full as mothercare!!

Especially if you accept everything offered to you, people will assume you're really open to any offers and need everything you can get. For example if you say "oh yeah thanks!" To everyone they'll think 'alfie really needed that baby grow I gave her so I'm sure she'll love this used potty!!' You'll end up with everyone's hand me downs!

christine and bear yeah I've been really polite and said no to a few people but I don't want them to be offended that I don't want it! I've said to know to clothes and bedding as I want to choose those. Plus it's my first and first in the family so I think I'll get quite a few baby grows when she arrives! Have a acquired a baby bath and nappy bin though so that's good.

Everybody means well I'm sure but as you say I don't want to house a warehouse of thing I don't really need!

I'm sure we'll be the same when a friend or family member gets pregnant a few years down the line, we'll have a load of things we don't need any more and that we know worked really well for us and will want to help as much as possible. It's very easy to think you're being helpful when really like you said, and I said from the beginning, I want to choose everything for my baby and have everything new and perfect. Especially with your first!

Just had a massive panic that I hadn't felt little man move since last night so went to hospital. They saw me in 5 minutes with Doppler and heartbeat is fine!

Of course he's kicking away now!

Always the way! Make you look crazy! I've felt her non stop today. Like watching my belly move and go crazy is unreal. Such an amazing feeling.

Is it 24 weeks to start monitoring movement? My baby moves sporadically during the day but is mostly quite lazy. Then seems to me active when I'm watching telly in the evening and lying down ready to sleep. Such an amazing feeling 😬 I'm so intrigued now as to whether it's a he or a she now. There's no way of telling from either of my scans though!

christine it's not even that I want everything new, I'm not opposed to second hand I just want to choose I think.

Mslg I'm not sure when we are supposed to monitor - I think that my midwife said they won't have a pattern until 27/28 weeks. I think mine already has a wee pattern though - most movement is in the evenings and on my right hand side. I get a bit in the mornings too but not as much.

oh sophia what a relief ! glad all is well, think there will be lots of us having similar moments of panic over the next few weeks as babies still have room to hide!

christine its mad isn't it, actually seeing it move from the outside, there isn't another feeling quite like it.

mslg just found this....

Typically you start monitoring fetal movements during the third trimester, or at 28 weeks. Your doctor may recommend that you begin at 24-26 weeks if you have a high-risk pregnancy. Most healthy babies should take less than 2 hours for 10 kicks. Every baby is different.

Although upon reading further, this 10 kicks business seems a little outdated...

There is a common misconception that you should be feeling 10 kicks over a set period, this is no longer recommended as all babies are different. Baby’s movements can vary from 4 to over 100 every hour so counting to 10 kicks would be irrelevant for most of the population. It is important to know what is normal for your baby and report any change in that.

Ok bear and Alfie that makes sense, cheers for that. I did get a little concerned yesterday as baby didn't seem to move a hell of a lot but did move a bit in the evening. I think I'm starting to feel Braxton Hicks now as well, is anyone else? Feels a little like mild period cramps but when I touch my tummy my uterus is rock hard!

I booked a baby and child first aid course that my NCT group are doing. Has anyone done one/heard of anything good or bad about the first aid courses they run? Doesn't really matter I suppose, it's only 2.5 hours and £25 so just curious I guess what to expect and whether or not I've just thrown cash down the swanny!

mslg I think I've been getting Braxton hicks too! At first I thought it was the baby moving position - my tummy would go hard so I thought it must be its back or head or something but I've now realised they are most likely BH.

24 week appointment this morning. I still haven't seen my assigned midwife since the booking in appt, she's been on sick leave or training courses so I've seen random other midwives which is a bit annoying. Also I asked her for a number I could call if I needed to talk about anything, I realised I didn't have my midwife's number and lots of you ladies talk about calling when you're worried about something. She wouldn't give it to me! Just said I should ring the hospital if I'm worried. Thats annoyed me. Surely its not unreasonable to ask for a contact number for my midwife???

mslg I really want to do a first aid course, been trying to find one in my local area with not much joy so far. Def think it will be worth it and £25 is nothing when you think about what you will learn.

basket don't worry, I haven't seen the same person more than once to date!! I do have midwifes number but haven't needed to use it, do you have the general line number for your midwife dept??

Longing for 6pm home time, today is draggingggg.

I've never seen the same midwife twice either, no direct numbers either. I have a non-urgent number to leave a message for a call back next day or I have to phone the hospital in an emergency. I hate it I just want to see the same person all the way through!

basket I haven't got number for my midwife either, any calls I need to make have to go to MAU. I can leave a message at my surgery for her but only days she works there. It's was the same for my last pregnancy, I think it depends on the area..

The red cross have an app for babies and children first aid, and they run courses specific for those age groups too. I've not been but, I've heard its really worthwhile and not too overwhelming.