July 2017 #3

[Notyetthere]

I can't believe we re already onto the 3rd thread!

Link to the last one
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/antenatal_clubs/2792757-July-2017-2?watched=1&msgid=65976383#65976383

List below hopefully updated but if there are errors with your usernames or EDD changed after scans please let me know.

LuciBee231015 - DC1 - EDD 23/06/17

Thumbsupforthesixbillion - DC1 - EDD 30/06/17

Kitsandkids – DC3 - EDD 01/07/17
BrioLover - DC2 - EDD 01/07/17

FlatWhiteAddict- DC1 - EDD 01/07/17

Ciderandskatesdontmix – DC3 - EDD 01/07/17

Sunshineeyes- DC? - EDD 01/07/17

Notyetthere - DC1 - EDD 01/01/17
DiddlyDokey - DC2 - EDD 02/07/17

Spirit1301- DC3 - EDD 02/07/17

Bloopbleep - DC? - EDD 02/07/17

foxtrot1301 - DC? - EDD 02/07/17

jellylegs7 – DC1 - EDD 02/07/17

kimmy878 – DC4 – EDD 02/07/17

becca1611 – DC1 - EDD 02/07/17
DaisyQueen – DC3- EDD 02/07/17
Goldfish99 – DC1 - EDD 03/07/17

Moonbeam2216 - DC? - EDD 03/07/17

Jaronior – DC3- EDD 04/07/17
pennyj29 – DC2 – EDD 05/07/17

rhodes2015 – DC1 – EDD 05/07/17

PathologyGeek – DC2 – EDD 05/07/17

Knittinggurl – DC1- EDD 06/07/17

Seahawk80 - DC1 - EDD 07/07/17

Littlemisssugarplum88 – DC1 - EDD 07/07/17
DamsonGinIsMyThing – DC1 – EDD 07/07/17
Racketpot - DC1 – EDD 07/07/17
Fluffandsnuff – DC2 – EDD 08/07/17

Krissy81 – DC2 – EDD 08/07/17


Bawbles - DC2 – EDD 08/07/17


Missdiva155 - DC1 - EDD 09/07/17

GreenRedBlue – DC2 - EDD 09/07/17

Whycanineverthinkofausername – DC1 – EDD 09/07/17

gingernut0106 – DC3 - EDD 10/07/17

Glasshalfsomething – DC? – EDD 10/07/17
wildone81– DC1 – EDD 09/07/17
Sasspop– DC? – EDD 11/07/17

BeckyNW – DC1 – EDD 11/07/17

Johno85 – DC1 – EDD 11/07/17

Smileygrapefruit – DC3 – EDD 11/07/17

MrsBobDylan – DC4 – EDD 12/07/17

UKrider- DC1 - EDD 12/07/17

Glitterbandit – DC2 – EDD 12/07/17

Penny85 - DC1 – EDD 12/07/17

BakerJ - DC1 – EDD 12/07/17

Harvestwidow - DC1 – EDD 12/07/17

crombanna – DC1 – EDD 13/07/17

alex171 – DC2 – EDD 13/07/17

bluebird1235 – DC1 and 2 - EDD 13/07/17
- TWINS
hellsbellsmrsbell– DC3 - EDD 14/07/17

katonic – DC1 - EDD 14/07/17

Thenailgirl – DC4 - EDD 14/07/17

Ihavenousername – DC4 – EDD 15/07/17

Tatatetelle – DC1 – EDD 15/07/17

Lallypopstick – DC1 – EDD 15/07/17

Mouse14 – DC1 – EDD 15/07/17


Twixes – DC2 - EDD 17/07/17

Subshine120530 - DC2 - EDD 17/07/17

justamummy27 - DC2 - EDD 17/07/17

Xalonera - DC2 - EDD 17/07/17

Ctupp – DC1 - EDD 18/07/17
Newbie10 – DC1 - EDD 18/07/17

Boggleyboodle - DC2 - EDD 18/07/17

mummycaitlin - DC2 – EDD 19/07/17
purplebella – DC3 - EDD 19/07/17

10Betty10 – DC1 - EDD 19/07/17

DeliciouslyHella – DC2 - EDD 19/07/17

Ml1091 - DC1 - EDD 19/07/17

Hewhew – DC3 – EDD 20/07/17

Mummy10121417– DC4 – EDD 20/07/17

Gooseygoosey12345 – DC2 – EDD 20/07/17

herewegoonceagain – DC5 – EDD 21/07/17

TiltedNewt – DC2 – EDD 21/07/17

Spindelina – DC2 - EDD 21/07/17

Hollyhop17 – DC? - EDD 21/07/17

em165 - DC2 - EDD 23/07/17

0EatSleepTeachRepeat – DC1 - EDD 23/07/17

parsnips82 – DC1 – EDD 23/07/17


CatRash – DC1 – EDD 24/07/17

Sewingbeatshousework - DC3 - EDD 25/07/17

Danigrace – DC1 – EDD 25/07/17
Amzz – DC2 - EDD 26/07/17
Katie0907 - DC2- EDD 26/07/17
TinklingTheIvories – DC? - EDD 27/07/17

PurplePikmin – DC? - EDD 27/07/17

Sweets27 – DC2 - EDD 27/07/17

Holz657 – DC? - EDD 27/07/17

AMillionMilesFromThere – DC3 - EDD 28/07/17
BeapBeap - DC2 - EDD 29/07/17

sandsandwiches – DC2 – EDD 30/07/17

LetMeHaveABloodyName – DC1 – EDD 30/07/17
Chunder - DC2 – EDD 30/07/17

KatelovesJames - DC2 – EDD 30/07/17
Kickiedee – DC1 – EDD 30/07/17
Zogthebiggestdragon – DC2 – EDD 31/07/17
Saltycaramelshortbread – DC1 and DC2 – EDD – 4/08/17 - TWINS
sparkle789 – DC3 – EDD ??/07/17

Portolady85 – DC5 – EDD ??/07/17

Dottyb21– DC? – EDD ??/07/17

MsJuliaHen – DC1 – EDD ??/07/17

user1479143035 - DC? – EDD ??/07/17

monal - DC2 – EDD ??/07/17


JellytotsRule - DC2 – EDD ??/07/17

mamarach26 - DC2 – EDD ??/07/17
Mawita - DC? – EDD ??/07/17

TinklingTheIvories - DC? – EDD ??/07/17

Racketpot - DC? – EDD ??/07/17
DrewOB0 - DC? – EDD ??/07/17

Name change - Popularcontrarian– DC2 - EDD 23/07/17. sorry I can't locate your new username!

Good luck spin I was pretty terrified too. Couldn't quite believe it was ok. Hope that all is fine x

All fine - took a while to get the right view through the great vessels, but got some good pictures.

And it's a boy! DH is going to tell DD after school. She's not going to be happy, but better to let her down now than later .

💙💙congrats!!!

Good news Spindelina - hopefully DD will get over her disappontment of having a stinky brother

Has anyone else started thinking about pain relief? I might be a bit early, but I'm considering a TENS machine for contractions. Have only heard mostly good things about them and it's worth a try... I want to try the TENS, then add gas and air if I need to. Then if I really can't cope diamorphine (but I'm scared of feeling out of control and sick), and then would go to epidural after that. But from my reading a lot of women have managed with the TENS and gas and air. Suppose you never know until you are in the situation. But my brain has started ticking away on this subject...

My baby's movements are pretty hit and miss too. Sometimes I feel hardly anything all day.

Fantastic news spin! 💙

Hey Luci. A friend of mine went with TENS and she really rated it. With my first I just had gas and air. There was a bit where I got a little bit "omg omg omg" but managed to calm back down. I think, for at least, keeping calm was a big part of pain relief. I went to a midwife led unit to resist the temptation of drugs/painkillers etc but I'd just say don't rule anything out at this point. A lot of people don't get on with gas and air etc.

Nope I have not thought about pain relief. I might start thinking about it and the available options after the 24wk midwife appointment. At the moment I bought the ikea kallax shelf unit and plan to create a window bench out of it. 1st upholstery project. I think it is a simple one to do.

I have period cramps that are fainting - level of painful. I'm struggling to imagine giving birth being more painful than that. Am I optimistic though

I had two lots of pethidine in early labour with DD. It let me sleep, and then had waters broken and did active labour on gas and air.

DD came out really dozy and didn't feed properly, which was then poorly managed. I'd like to think I'd refuse the pethidine this time round - part of why I had it was the feeling of omg it's already this bad and it's going to get worse! It didn't get worse. This time round I know I can do the 'hard' bit.

So, aiming for TENS / paracetamol / gas and air. But I'll be in a consultant led unit, so we'll see what happens.

Yes that's what I'm afraid of too with the drugs, I don't want baby to be drowsy and it effect feeding.

In an ideal world I would go drug free TENS and gas & air, but guess you don't know until you get there!

I want to discuss it at my midwife appointment, it's next Friday (3rd March)

I think I will be in a midwife led unit as default anyway, it's attached to the hospital and usually any low risk pregnancies/births go there.

I'm still in denial about the whole getting the baby out part!

My movements are pretty erratic too although it does tend to get a bit bored mid afternoon at work after lots of sitting and have a kick / roll around!

Ha ha, me too Seahawk! Especially as I was 9lbs 8 when I was born and my husband is 6ft 4, so I'm guessing we're going to have a big baby - therefore I don't like to think about the delivery of said baby!

Glad I'm not the only one kits 😂

Congratulations Spind! Hope your DD doesn't take the news too badly hehe!

Someone we know in the village gave birth today and called their baby the name we'd decided on for a girl so we're back to the drawing board. Still undecided with a boys name too - we're not finding out the sex so need both.

I wouldn't bother thinking if a new name but it's a small village with a small primary school with only about 20-30 per class. Both me and husband have normal but uncommon names so we don't want a too common name for our child.

My movements are pretty regular and pretty hefty! Usually just after breakfast, then just after lunch, a little during the evening and then a big session when I'm lying down in bed or on the sofa when it feels like there's a humpback whale having a swish around in there!!

Bit of a gross one, but has anyone else started having some milk leakage? My right boob has been leaking a bit for the last couple of days. Has anyone started using nipple pads or anything? I'm just shoving some loo roll down there at the moment and hoping for the best!!

I have a dribble, but not anything that needs pads yet. I'll still get some at weekend in case it gets worse

I haven't had any leaking yet, not that I've noticed anyway.

20 weeks today and finally we have movement! strangest feeling......but rather lovely!

No leaks here yet too. I do have a very small amount of cream coloured discharge coming out though. It has a texture of oil/moisturising quality. Maybe that's milk

Wil yes freaky feeling. I still jump at the feeling sometimes. I cant get used to it. No yet anyway.

Mine is the same consistency, but it just dribbled out throughout the day and leaves a nice patch on the inside of my bra... it's lovely 🙈 haha!

It's probably colostrum. It's like a yellow super rich, nutrient packed, super thick precursor to milk that baby has when they are first born.

I think we have sorted our names 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼 Yay!

I'm going for a midwife led again and hopefully back in the birthing pool. But as long as I don't get poked and prodded too much I'll be happy lol x

I seem to be packing on the pounds now...it's horrible especially when there is nothing you can do about it! I've got fat arms, back fat, the lot! 😱