due march 2005

[misdee]

is anyone gonna join me?

due 3rd march.

well we went to guys hospital today. London bridge station was closed this morning as there was a a fier alert this morning, so instead of getting on the northern line straight there nice and simply, we had to go on the picadilly line to green park, then change at green park to get the jubilee line to bermondsey. Then we had to get the bus service to London bridge.

Finally got to Guys with 20mins to spare (2hrs on trains buses etc from home). The didnt get seen till 12.45pm even tho appointment was at 11.30. Should've done what another couple did, and insist we jump the q as we had to pick dd1 up from nursery, cheeky people, we had to wait why couldnt they.

Anyway, the scan took about 30mins. lots of pics and measurements done of the babys heart, they checked the blood flow and everything. And all appears to be fine. Which is great. However i have to go back on the 6th jan for another scan to make sure there is no increase in heart size.

The journey back took just as long, as there was still problems on the northern line, even tho london bridge was open by then. Apprently there was loads on delays today, heard announcement s about people under trains, customer probs and signal problems. great day to be using the london underground.

Hope everyone else is ok.

What a palaver on the travel front! But great news from the scan, that all appears well. We had to wait over an hour at King's for our 12 week appointment too. We had dd with us and kept stuffing her with sandwiches and fruit and raisins to keep her entertained! I don't really understand why they end up running so late. The rest of the service there is marvellous.

popsycal, hope you're not getting too bored at home - 2 weeks rest sounds like it could get a bit tedious (although i'd love to have 2 days at the moment - i'm knackered today!)

my bump is still getting bigger - although i just look like i'm fat rather than pregnant. my friend had a definite round bump at this stage, just at abdomen level whereas i seem to be going out completely between boobs and legs so looks like i've put on about a stone - i keep thinking of getting a t-shirt that says 'i'm not fat - i'm pregnant' just to make sure people realise.

anyway, my mum is down this weekend so i think we're off to buy a pram. luckily i don't have to worry too much about the size of it, since we just bought a new car to accommodate baby, but it is bewildering the range that is on offer. we've been looking at a 2in1 pram in mothercare but i just looked and it's disapeared from the website - i wonder if that means they're discontinuing it? i'd better buy it soon in that case.

anyway, keep well everyone. almost half way!

munchkinsusie, I really empathise with the bump shape. I go form boobs to knicker line, and just look fat. Mind you I did last time, and stayed that long shape all the way through. I think it is why maternity clothes never seemed to fit properly!

misdee, great news about the scan, I love the way they can check these things out so early on now, it does help to put you mind at rest
popsycal, sorry you're stuck at home resting. Is it possible to rest with your ds? I don't know how old he is. Can you get anyone to take him off to play for a morning or two so you can seriously put your feet up? Hope the blood pressure calms down soon.

I am unbelievably sleepy today and hungry. I feel asleep on the sofa this morning, and ds very sweetly woke me up to ask for his milk and snack (bless) I think sproglet is having another growth spurt!

had my 20 week scan today. was good to see more of the baby this time rather than just the chambers of the heart. unfortunatly the baby decided to go head down and the scanner couldnt get all the measurements she needed, so need to go back in about 2 weeks for another scan. but i did get a freebie picture this time.

My glucose tolerence test came back fine too, but need to have another on done in december. they are also gonna jab me with anti-d and do regular blood tests at the same time. they were nice and fitt3ed me for the anti-d on a non injection day just so i didnt have to make 2 trips in one week.

dh isnt feeling too great, i think he is going to a+e this evening to make sure everything is ok. i cant take him as dont drive and his mum isnt about. if he calls an ambulance they will take him to the closest hospital, but he really needs to go to one further away as thats where his cardiologist is based and they have more detailed notes on him.

Misdee - hope your dh is ok. What a worry.

Glad the scan was good, I can hardly wait till mine, but it's not till 23 weeks (now at 20)!

Why are they giving you anti-D at this stage? I guess you're rhesus -ve? Me too. But I didn't know you might have to get anti-D during pregnancy too. Do they suspect bleeding or something, sorry if I'm being dense.

i thougt when the midwife mentioned it, i was having the usual blood tests for anti-bodies, as is what happened with dd1+2. apparently tho the guidlines have changed and they now get to jab us at 28 and 34 weeks. i think they like using me as a pincushion.

dh has now gone to hospital, i honestly dont know if they will let him home 2nite.

hope you not feeling too lonely misdee, and your dh will be home soon.

Hi misdee - hope your dh is ok and back home.

Interesting about the anti-D - sounds like I will get jabbed too in that case. Lovely! I have another midwife's appointment this Friday - my last at my local surgery before I get transferred to the homebirth team, which ironically will involve going to the hospital for appointments.

dh not back. hopefully by the weekend they will let him out.

Just saw your other thread and have posted there - I really hope it's not long for you. Thank goodness he went to the hospital where they know about his condition and can give him proper treatment.

Take care.

Hi Girls,
Misdee hope DH is ok and comes home soon.
I'm feeling fine, I've got my 20 week scan next week and can't wait dh is coming with me to meet my midwife too so it will be a good bonding session.
I've had a good couple of days dh went away n business for a couple of days so I went to stay at my parents and got fed lots of yummy food and got lots if rest- I think I've turned into a baby again, I guess I'm making the most of it before I have to be a grown up
Hope you're all well

Hope dh is ok misdee - sorry, haven't been able to pick up what's exactly wrong with him but I know how much of a worry heart problems are - my dh was in and out of hospital last year with irregular rhythms. Hope he's home soon. Glad your scan was ok. Newyorktolondon - good luck for your scan next week - mine isn't until the end of the month (will be 19 weeks) and I can't wait. We're hoping to find out the sex then as well - anyone else done this, or planning to? Still feeling v. tired and still doing half days at work so I can come home to sleep bliss... Hope I get my energy back soon as I've got all this stuff I want to do and just too sleepy to do any of it..yawn . Hope everyone else is feeling ok.

Sorry, I meant Londonmummy5, not newyorktolondon - I am losing my mind...(it's the tiredness )

hi
our next scan is nov 4th i'll be 201/2 weeks then. we aren't going to find out the sex but it's seriously hard to keep not knowing when it would be so easy to find out!
do you want a boy or a girl boneym? taboo question but i think that i want to have worked through my ideas so i don't feel disappointed if i wanted one and get another. this sounds a bit weird and i know that i want a healthy baby etc but i'm sure we all have ideas about what sex we'd feel more comfortable with.....or am i on my own in this????? any responses gratefully received.

Thanks bonym, Sweeney, I want to find out the sex but DH doesn't, I think there's another thread on this somewhere which is an interesting read. I really don'y care what I have, I just wanted to know so I could decorate the nursery accordingly and buy clothes I don't want lots of cream, green and yellow things.

I'll see how we feel at the scan and just play it by ear, the doctor at the 12 week scan already knew what the sex was and was dying to tell us but we thought it was too early.

Dh wants it to be a surprise, freainds have told us that it's one of the only true surprises left and when you've gone through the ordeal of labour hearing 'it's a boy' or 'it's a girl' makes you forget it all, although seeing your baby for the first time probably has the same effect. i suppose each person has a different view, but I'll probably wait unless the doctor persuades me ;) I'm not good with surprises I made dh tell me where we were going on honeymoon- the poor thing was desperate for it to be a surprise so I might gove him this one.

I'm having my scan next week wednesday and I will definately be finding out the sex of sproglet. I already have a ds and dd so this time I'd like to be prepared. I've finally found a buggy that will fit in my car. I'm not very keen on the travel systems where the car seat sits on the buggy but I wanted a small folding stroller type pushcair where the baby could face me for a few months and face the other way when mummys mug gets boring and then bingo....

I found the bebeconfort Loola stroller, thanks for everyones suggestions.

Hi,

I've just found this thread - I'm due March 18th 2005, so 18 weeks today

I've read some of the posts but the thread is miles long so it's gonna take me a little while to catch up so I'll do my best.

By way of introduction, I already have a dd who was 2 last week - she was slow labour, posterior presentation and face-first so they used forceps (which gave me a third degree tear). This time I've asked for a home birth, and the midwife is keen so fingers crossed.

I've started feeling movements, although I don't think I feel it every day (guess it's when I'm busy I don't notice, not sure) and I've got my anomaly scan on Nov 9th (21 weeks as hospital can't count to 20 ;) )

Oh, and I think I saw this mentioned earlied - I'm rhesus negative (and so was dd as it turned out), so I have the tests but they're not giving me anti-d routinely - something about being worried it could lose its effectiveness if used routinely. Don't know exactly but I even asked for it and they dissuaded me.

Rambling, I'm sorry.

Zoe

Welcome Zoe - good to have you on the thread. Sweeny - dh is the one who is most keen to find out the sex (although I am almost as keen now!) - he has 3 brothers and I think this has put him off boys a bit - he reckons all boys are born brandishing sticks and he says he wants time to prepare himself if it's a boy! I think he must be in the minority in preferring a girl - all the books say that most men want boys! On a more practical note, as we already have a dd and there will be a 7 yr age gap between them, we think there is more chance they will get on better if they are the same sex. Plus, I always wanted a sister myself, and only got an annoying little brother . Of course, the bottom line is that as long as we have a healthy baby we don't really care what the sex is, just if we had to choose then we would choose a girl. What's your preference Sweeny, if you don't mind me asking?

dh always wanted a boy, then we had dd who is a complete daddy's girl (doesn't even bother saying mummy most days, just daddy over and over!) and now he says he wants another girl.

I think a boy might be less likely to put dd's nose out of joint as she may find another 'daddy's girl' a bit much!

Don't think we're going to find out though

hi all,
our 20 wk scan is on 4 nov. requsted a detailed one in a different hospital cos of our sons medical history (long-ish story) we would want to know what sex it will be. we want to be able to prepare things, sort out clothes, bedroom etc.....
felt first little bit of movements last week (16wks) but more obvious movements this evening. AAAHH bless it too!! 17.5 wks now. due 22 mrch.
anyone else feeling movments? have you noticed if they are earlier than last prgncy if already had one ?

Yes - I'm feeling movements (17weeks - due March 28th) - thought I could feel something at about 14 weeks, but suppose it could have just been wind!! Seems a bit early? All the books say you don't feel anything until about 16weeks although I guess it varies. They are definite movements now - sort of shifting sensations. I don't really remember how soon I felt them last time as it's 7 years ago now, but am quite certain it wasn't as early as this.

welcome zoe, good to have you with us. Has anyone worked out how many of us there are yet? I get a bit lost trying to keep up, and don't want to miss anyone.

sorry to hear about your dh misdee, I hope he is home soon.

I'll be 19 weeks on monday, and this is my second, but hardly any movement so far, just some very faint flutterings. I thought you were supposed to feel them sooner with a second pregnancy, but I first felt ds at 16 weeks, really clearly (and then not again until about 19) I can't wait until the movements get more definite, it really helped me to feel in touch with the baby last time. Now I just feel big and tired!

There's a great thread about finding out the sex, such different opinions. I really didn't want to know last time, and it didn't matter really as it was our first and we were planning more, but this time I do have a bit of a yearning after a girl, mainly because in the end when we have decided we have enough kids I'd like to have a mixture of boys and girls, so if I had a girl now, then that would be sorted! The think is I'm torn between wanting to know (so I can go ahead and buy girly stuff, and or get used to the idea of another boy) and the fact that when he/she arrives, the sex is so irrelevant, it is just awesome to meet this little person. So... still a week or so to decide! Dh doesn't want to know, he is very into birth being a natural thing, and we should avoid unnatural interventions (like asking for the sex) I might persuade him though.

I ahev my 20 week scan tomorrow and we are still debating whether or no to find out the sex!

Has anyone on here had their 20 week scan yet?

Good luck with the scan popsycal - let us know how it goes.