Due in March 07 - Gettin' ready to Pop.

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This must be our 100th thread.

Possibly.

bethoo that is really hard, do you have supportive family nearby? Hopefully when the baby comes your partner will get his act together for you, I think that often happens.

bethoo rainbow girl is in a very similar boat to you atm. She's not posting much at the mo, but I think she looks in, so if she sees your post she might have some words of wisdom/comfort for you.

Muppet I've had an elective section with ds2

I went to see the midwife and initially she said they would be reluctant to scan me unless I was measuring 3 weeks or under. She measure me and now I measure 29 at 32 weeks, so she made an appointment with the hospital for monday. I'm now in a tizz and scared for the baby. The midwife said his heartbeat was good and strongly and I have loads of strong movements. I would like to know why he appears not to be growing and I'm starting to feel like I'm doing something to cause this.
I'll find out on Monday hopefully. I know that being anxious is so not good for me or baby so I'm trying to stay chilled. Dp is quite stressed about it though.

Rosy - thanks for the kind words, i hope he comes through and maybe he is just trying to have space before the baby comes as i hope he will want to interact with his son and spend time and help me etc. sometimes i want to give up but part of me is so in love with him i find it hard to move on. having a baby wiht someone is a big thing for me esp as i never wanted any until i met him!
Sexykitty - i would not worry too much as sometimes it is the way the baby is lying and different mw measure differently. one mw measured me 3 weeks behind but the following week with my usual mw i only measured a week behind and i am supposed ot have diabetes which makes big babies! i am havign a scan to see if he is big but i doubt it as i am still small myself apart from this small football under my jumper!
i just cant wait to hold him in my arms!!

Bethoo, I don't look small really, not enormous like I did with the last one, but not small, so I can't understand why the measurements are so out.

Oh bethoo, for you, I hope he gets his act together.

Kitty if the heartbeat is strong everything should be okay, shouldn't it? Might it be any use posting a thread in pregnancy to see if any one else has had a similar experience?

I have just had some good news from a friend of mine, I think I may have mentioned her. She had IVF at the back end of the year on the NHS, but didn't think it had worked because she thought she had had a period just before Christmas.

But she was feeling a bit off colour the last few weeks, and her period was late, so she did a test today and it was positive!!!

She is absolutely over the moon, as is her dh, I'm so happy for them both. They already have one ds and when the IVF didn't work this time around (as they thought) they were gutted. So they're over the moon!

sexykitty - i would not get in a panic, he may have slowed down a little bit. like people tell me we have got this far so all is ok. fundal height is not a cert thing and some midwifes/practices do not even measure fundal height. as long as baby is moving and heartbeat is strong like you already know then relax and just think you will see him sooner than you think with a scan! i was paranoid about fundal height and was measuring it every day! but now i jsut worry about the bloody labour! how many weeks are you? 32? 30cm is ok, if you measure 29 it may have been like 29.6cm or something like that. when is your scan?

Moss - that is good news. how far along does she think she is? if she had a period (possibly implantation bleeding) then she may be several months! i hope it continues well.
i am addicted to this forum and keep looking for threads to put my say in! though my work may be suffering!

Bethoo it's on Monday

sexykitty - just seen your bump to remind me and you are not big either. similar shape to me really. i know that when i lie down it feels almost flat, i think he flops to one side!

sexykitty - so is mine at 1045 so if i am at work in the afternoon i will let you know and i look forward to hearing from you what yours was like. by monday you will probably have correct size fundal height. you may have just turned 32 weeks when measured so of course it may have been behind. is it a boy or girl or surprise?

Bethoo she's not sure, I have said she should go the Doctor's ASAP and find out. I thought that, that she could be a few months along, but I didn't say anything because I know what she is like, she will start totting up in her head how many units of alcohol she has had over Xmas and start stressing.

Bethoo, so sorry to hear you are having bad time with your dp. Sounds as if you are doing really well though.

Kitty, great that you are having another scan, it will put your mind at rest! I don't get this measuring thing, if you are small and haven't put much weight on yourself surely your bump is going to be smaller, everyone's bumps are so different.

We have loads and loads of snow here. I took ds to dh's sisters today (that's how I cope with toddler and being pregnant, get help, I would crack up otherwise!), dh is picking him up and its still snowing like mad, I hope they make it home.

Dh's sister got the babies some little tiny, tiny baby clothes, it really made me cry, they were so adorable! This is starting to feel a little bit more real now!!!!!

Huge congratulations to your friends mossy! Dontcha just love it when a plan comes together?

Always love to hear about IVF working, particularly as there's a distinct possiblity I'll be going through it myself in a couple of years!

Bethoo: for you. Usually my advice in a situation like yours would be 'walk away', but everything changes when babies and pregnancy are involved, doesn't it?

I hope rainbowgirl comes on to talk to you soon.

I'm off to ponce about on the ponce thread.

Mossy - [big hugs] to your feind - what brilliant news!

Kitty - try not to worry, they've probably just not been too accurate on the measurements. If he's moving a lot he must be healthy. I've got my placenta previa scan Monday too so we can compare notes after the scans.

Muppet - My labour stories are almost identical to yours: Labour 1 full hard labour with not much pain relief; Labour 2 induced with epi and easy peasy baby squeezy!

Bethoo - you poor thing. How selfish to put you in this position at the time you need his support. Is he depressed because he's out of work?

Booboo / Foxy, their ds was conceived through IVF as well (also worked first time round), they are truely overjoyed and apart from everything else, it will also mean they have more money, they were starting to save for the £4,000 it would have cost them to go private.

I am going to have to arrange to go and see them, they live in the middle of nowhere in Haydock so someone's gonna have to drive me there!

i started reading earlier but had to go out so i gave up.

moss-i found that when i was pregnant with ds2 i was treated wonderfully at my workplace and worked up to 38 weeks.it was vouluntary work though

sazzybee-ive been induced 4 times ,and epidurals arent available where i live.my first 2 experiences werent very nice but the last two were fine,even though i had the drip and only gas and air.the first time was scary because i didnt have a clue what was going on,they got so many things wrong and i was scared.really,knowing what to expect and being as prepared as possible is the best way when it comes to induction.

bethoo-i have been through pregnancy on my own(long story but involved an immature,irresponsible man).in my experience,men who are unsupportive during pregnancy arent exactly responsible fathers once the baby's born.i will look for rainbows thread for you in a min,there is some excellent advice on there.

kitty-im sure everything will be fine.i think when youve had a few kids the size of your uterus doesnt necessarily correspond to the size of the baby.

muppet-in the dream i got very angry and told dp to pack his things and go!i think im finding it hard to accept that its possible for me to have a relationship with a genuinely nice man

i cant wait till the kids go to bed cos my new phone came today and i want to play with it

33weeks today

bethoo-rainbowgirl's thread

Bethoo, I am sorry things with DP are hard at the moment. Hope you're holding up OK.

Sazzy - not all inductions are horrible. I know several women who have found it all to be fine. Don't worry. I would find out as much as you can before hand, ensure you have a birth plan and preferably a birth partner too to help you on the day and keep an open mind. If you need drugs, then they will be available for you. As you will need to be monitored, your movement will be restricted but you know that they are keeping a very close eye to ensure everything is OK. My induction wasn't the best way to spend 36 hours, but it was fine and I was happy to do it again less than 2 years later. I am a big wuss too, so if I can do it, so can you!!!

Kitty - am sorry that you are having all these worries. I am not convinced by the fungal height thing and wonder if it is just another thing to worry us. WIth DD1, I measured 3 cm differnt on the same day as the consultant and the MW seemed to have different starting points!! As you feel strong movements and have heard the heart beat, everything is likely to be fine. I'll be thinking of you on monday XXXX

Booboo - can you text me in the morning to let me know if you are still OK for coffee? DD and I are looking forward to seeing you if you are still free .

Mossy, I am so pleased for your friend. She must be thrilled. I love hearing about people getting pregnant. Not sure about the October thread, though, as it makes our moments of glory that much nearer !

Hope everyone else is OK today. Sorry for not a more detailed reply to you allXXXX

Just remembered abou the baby bjorn. I have HUGE morks, preg or not - 34H and my baby Bjorn was fantastic! You just have to make sure that you sort the straps out so you are comfortable. Incidentally, if you have whopping bosoms without being pg, you might not get much / any bigger when your milk comes in. I didn't increase at all when my milk came in although my boobs did go hard when full. Just as well really as the bras in 34H were pretty scary as was....

oh that was the other thing-whoever said about a baby carrier being suitable only up to 22lbs-dd2 only weighs that now and she's 13 months.my 2 boys were 28lbs by the age of 1 but they were always destined to be exceptionally large

rosy-i think you've given me that bug.i'm going to lay on the sofa a nd feel sorry for myself now.

muppet i had an elective c-section with dd2 and have just been booked for my second with this babe.

elective c-section was fab - even my first c-section which was an emergency was great. None of the horror stories you read or hear about. Feel no less a mother or woman for having had the c-sections.

Theatre was very calm and relaxed, felt very safe in surgeons hands, bizarre though as it feels like someone is doing the washing up in your tummy - but no pain - just odd.

send some snow this way - 8am and already 30 degrees and very humid - hopefully the afternoon storms they are predicting are on their way.

Thanks dolly and diva - that's very reassuring. They may not induce me, I'll see what they say when I go back at 35 weeks. But I need to stop scaring myself - and wait and see what they say rather than getting into such a state

Thanks also for the reassurance about the norks - my boobs have gone from 36-38D to 40DD but they haven't got any bigger in months so hopefully that'll be it.

Bethoo - I'm really sorry you're having a horrid time with your DP. I hope he comes round when you have the baby.

Kitty - I hope your scan goes well. I had the opposite problem - they thought I had an enormous baby because my fundus is so big but when they scanned me it turned out that it's all amniotic fluid and the baby is fine. So wait and see

3rdTriMoss - what great news about your friend. So good to hear about people who've had IVF success - makes me really happy

Eidsvold - I send you much snow

woo hoo - got the date through for my surgery - 23rd Mar no3 will be here provided I don't go into labour early!!!

must be first on the list - have to be at the hospital at 6.30am!!! we live about 40 minutes away and have to make a detour to leave the girls with my mum BUT at least I know it will all be over in 8 weeks time

Morning all!

I have an appointment with the mw today so am leaving work at dinner time. Hurrah! Only a morning to do!

However that does mean no playing on MN 'cos I'll actually have to do some work.

Eids glad you have your date - now you can do a proper countdown!

Sazzybee, send me some snow, too!

Diva, nice to hear of a pg woman being treated well in the work place. So, it can happen!

Dolly that's great news about the ol' norks. I'm a 32F normally and have gone up to a 34G; the bras I've seen look absolutely horrible so I am panicking about getting any bigger in case I need to get an engineer in. I hope you're right and they don't get bigger, it would be nice to retain some tiny, teeny modicum of femininity!!