July 2017 #5 - Third Trimester is Here!

[Notyetthere]

5th thread!

Going by the pace of ‘Thread #4’, this could the last one as we might all have our babies by the time it runs out. Unless we all give detailed commentary during labour .

Link to the last one
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/antenatal_clubs/2866245-Due-July-2017-4-Well-into-2nd-Trimester-20-Week-Scans-and-Bumps-Galore?pg=1

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It was really busy as well

My neighbour shouted up the road at me to "have a shag" when I was overdue with my first. I was with my father in law. Nearly died

@tinklingtheivories I must have missed your initial post about growth scan, what were you having them for?
I've had to have one and will have a second on 26th over concerns she isn't growing. My heads completely gone and I'm struggling to come to terms I might be induced/be in hospital/worst fear Labour ward/won't cope in labour. It all feels so out of control and I'm really struggling with the possibilities of a new "plan"

Hahah glitters that's brilliant lady in our accounts department to a said I should "get at it" with dh so that I wouldn't need induction at hospital lol

Evening all iv not posted for a long while on this thread just been watching how everyone is getting on. isntlinda im in the same boat my tape measurements have always been small meaning iv been sent for multiple growth scans which have all been fine apart from latest one which shows baby slowed down growing so I'm back on the 28th for another scan and if there's not much change it's an induction for me too

I had over 30cm chopped off my hair today in preparation for motherhood and responsibilities (😅) - feeling ever so fresh and light-headed!

Meeting my consultant Gubby Ayida for the first time tomorrow and have been reading some rave reviews about her and how fantastic she is at empowering women and encouraging natural births, so I'm really excited to sit with her and talk everything through.

Still getting fanny daggers throughout the day, and leg cramps at night... Also feeling horribly guilty about the fact that I've been trying to avoid all the harrowing details about the Grenfell Tower tragedy (it's 3 miles up the road from us) - I donated what I could to the official fund and then completely buried my head in the sand because the news is simply too devastating, and I feel like I need to just stay in a little bubble and keep growing this precious baby for a few more weeks to bring him into a warm, happy and loving environment... My mum is glued 24/7 to the news and reads all the papers and keeps weeping about it, but every time she starts recounting another heartbreaking story I just shut her down because I don't think it's helpful for me to get emotionally involved in something which sadly I can't do anything about... Am I being horribly selfish and inconsiderate? She seems upset with me every time I tell her I can't bear to hear any more. But I think it's my 'mama bear' instinct coming out already - all I want to do is protect my little one and live in an oblivious 'sunshine and flowers' state at the moment 😩 Sorry for blurting this all out. Hope everyone else is doing well ❤️

Butterfly people will react to such events differently. You are head in the sand type person well as I am like your mum, I want to know the true extent of the devastation. I like to have all the details to actually start to feel calm. I need to know, grieve and then hopefully move on. Sad what's happened and what's emerging is that it could have been avoidable.

A lot of health and safety measures in many industries have come from tragic accidents. I work on the railway and if I look back at accidents from the last 150yrs, a lot of our H&S processes have been a direct result of those accidents. Albeit some of it came from not fully understanding the technology at the time and the some could have been pure negligence where people didn't do what they were supposed to do. Grenfell tower could be born of the latter!

Another example is my hospital maternity unit. They were in the news this year following an investigation into why a mother died there after giving birth back in 2014/15. Turned out to be they had good robust processes in place but didn't follow most of them at the time.

I know this is probably not the forum to discuss such matters but I am awake now and you got me thinking but I will stop there.

I also find that the only update with regards to my 37+6 pregnancy has been very mourny. Let me continue in the sane spirit. My feet were so swollen yesterday evening I thought they could explode. I know I need to drink more water but then I have been up almost every hour dying to empty my bladder.

I will see the midwife later on today for 38wks appointment. It will be interesting to see where the fundal measurements go as they have been all over the place and I haven't had any growth scans so it's any body's guess whether I'm carrying a giant baby or normal size. The 2 midwives I have seen are on opposing sides.

Oh @ButterflyFree don't feel bad. I'm exactly the same. I actually wanted to be a war correspondent when I was younger, the thought of being in the middle of conflict and telling people's stories and reporting it to the rest of the world was literally what I wanted to do from childhood.

However I can't watch the news now. All the things that have been going on I've kept myself informed but as soon as it gets too human I shut down and can't deal with it. I get this horrid bubble in my throats and I just want to be sick. It's self preservation and you will find that, as a parent, you'll have a completely new and different perspective on things. You care less about things that once really mattered and vice versa.

At the moment your body is gearing up for one of the biggest acts it can possibly do. You need all your strength physically, but also emotionally and mentally, to undertake the challenge and your body and mind is literally trying to conserve your reserves for the task in hand. Everything you are feeling is natural and, in some respects, is actually showing a very high emotionally iq. Avoidance because you do care is different to ignoring kt because you don't.

There is plenty of time to save the world, right all the wrongs and generally do your bit but for now concentrate on that little baby boy who needs you more than absolutely anything or anybody in the entire universe right now.

butterfly We never watch the news anymore. It's far too depressingmost of the time so I tend to just hear stuff from people and facebook. Pregnant or not I think we should surround ourselves with positivity but even more so when were growing a human.

morehands she's been measuring near 90th with tape but was under the 10th with scan if she'd have been consistently small I'd be happy to refuse induction but I'm going to have some serious thinking to do depending in next scan

Hi all,

I'm in the same boat growth wise! Two midwifes are thinking differently so I keep getting referred and worried. For then everything to be apparently fine . Having to re scan next week as they think the cord is showing abit of tension, hopefully a blip!

With the tape I'm measuring below 10th on chart which is why I end up at hospital having scans they have always shown baby to be around 60th and following the curve but this time time growth seems to have slowed. I'm trying not to worrytoo much as my ds always measured small inside and was born a chubby 8'9lbs so hoping it's the same with this little one.

@butterflyfree the news are too much at the moment. And it isn't even the begging for of it suspect... so whilst I am normally of the keep informed kind I will not watch the news haven't for years as they are scandalous, I don't own a TV and just read what I need online.

On other news I started feeling what I think are fanny daggers all this time I counted myself lucky but last night the uncomfortable feeling started to hit!

Feet feel swollen but have controlled it by ice bucket bath and stretching excersices.

Also managed to get the furniture and bits and bobs in the nursery ready. NOw just need a rug and my friend is coming over to draw an astronaut in one of the walls. :)

Here are some pics of what it looks like and what I am aiming for...

My theme is space, constellations and astronauts.

Oh @Notyetthere @glitterglitters @mynameisntLinda @Mawita Thank you so much for your responses and understanding. You're all wonderful

Totally agree with surrounding ourselves with positivity, especially gearing up to what we're about to go through physically and mentally as we bring our little bundles of joy into the world!

Wishing you all a lovely Friday ❤️

I know exactly what you mean. All I want to do is be in this bubble and think purely about the task ahead. I had some cramps last night which just turned out to be needing the loo but it made me realise I'm actually feeling quite scared about labour!

Still really angry at my LL for making me feel so stressed, I now can't feel secure in our own flat because I'm worried they're going to kick us out. Not a nice feeling...

wow butterfly that's quite a big chop, bet it feels in amazing condition!! I went from light to dark(ish) which is my natural colour a few weeks back as not sure I can keep up with maintinence when baby arrives. But I've been light for ages and I've really had to adjust how I do my makeup cus I think I look washed out all the time.

Absolutely Love your nursery theme mawita
Ours is finally done. we take ages to finish projects. Our theme was clouds at the start.... not very original I know but seemed neutral when We didn't know the sex. Since then we found out she's a girl and I went a bit on a pink spree! Il take some pictures in a min & post as not sure I've posted a pic yet.

algebraic felt a bit scared about the labour myself the last few days , had quite bad period pain on and off and keep thinking it's a sign. Feel like I'm just waiting around now overthinking stuff.

This is it, I would really like a chair in there but obviously she won't actually be sleeping in there for quite a while so I'm gonna have a look round for a bargain as I don't really want to spend much more on that room now.
Like I said we are crap and take ages to complete anything so there's lots of things In my house that are unfinished and need money spending on them

Bless you @Algebraic - it's reassuring to know I'm not alone with wanting to seal myself off in a bubble. We are all preparing ourselves to become overprotective mama bears 🐻. It's awful what your LL has done by dropping this on you - must be so unsettling. Have they not responded to the observation about the equality act?

@rhodes2015 Yes I feel very light-headed and my hair is looking super healthy now. Definitely with you on the low maintenance option - we'll have our hands full soon enough! I'm thinking of getting an anti-frizz treatment (my DH mocks my flyaway 'Einstein' hairline when I let it dry naturally 😂😩) in the next couple of days too. Found one that is similar to keratin/Brazilian blow dry but without the formaldehyde and other nasty chemicals, so it's safe to do during pregnancy & bf.

@Mawita I forgot to say what a gorgeous nursery you've created. I'm still unable to properly nest as I'll only be staying in London for 3-4 weeks after giving birth and then heading back to Dubai, to a new villa but goodness knows where... Getting bits together for the first month here with baby, but there's no point of getting down to a nursery theme or anything yet.

X-post - @rhodes2015 it's absolutely gorgeous 😍 love the colour scheme; the pop of pink you've added to the greys/whites looks fantastic. A little nursery haven 💕

Current state of our bedroom. For balance.

looking at the nursery pics I've just realised out next2me cot is still at my nans house from when I moved house last July. best go and get that when she's back off holiday!!

Those with growth issues like me, DH's aunt (who's head me at local hospital) said not to worry as it can be fairly common for tape and scans to differ and it's just precautionary. she put my mind at ease a bit.
been to dr's today about heart palpitations and breathlessness and he says that my Iron levels were low in April when MW did them so he's had them redone today. It's already been mentioned that anaemia can cause growth issues so i'm going to get supplements tomorrow while I await the results. ECG cant be done for 3 weeks but who knows, I might have had baby by then. He told me that if I have any more heart palpitations or feeling faint to call 999. I thought it was a bit dramatic and i'm not one to make a fuss but another friend who's a dr also said the same. it calms it's self down usually so i'd still only call if I was really concerned.

I too had my hair chopped butterfly when from below shoulders to a short crop. Think of Frankie from the Saturdays a few years back. I did it last time I was pregnant too and I was sooo glad because when all these lovely pregnancy hormones disappear and all your hair falls out it's nice that it's shorter haha. I'm fed up of having to chop hair out of my vacuum's wheel every couple of weeks. lol

@Spindelina

I had my hair chopped too, though not as dramatic. Went from half way down my back (though thick and prone to matting from living in a mum bun) to just go my shoulders. Having a trim tomorrow.

Getting my nails and toes done on Monday. I'm thinking full on gel glitter rainbow because why the hell not! Any ideas for my cloven hooves toes to match?

Get your toes to match. Go all out. You'll be able to see your toes again soon they might as well be awesome lol
I painted mine electric blue.did my nails to match but they lasted about a day so now my nails are pink instead (because I let my 2 year old choose for me)

Just cleaned the oven. In this heat at 38wks is no mean feat! I need to catch my breath before dinner. I will post more later...

@mynameisntLinda liking your style.

I'm thinking this bling bling. Obviously not acrylics because I will scratch my fanjo so badly trying to wipe they're not practical.

My sister will be ill. She hates ott nails. If I paint them anything but pink she tells me I Look like I have a disease

@Notyetthere you are mental. That sounds like pre Labour nesting to me.

The oven is the one job I pay a person to do. I just can't deal with it

@glitterglitters I'm so extra when it comes to nails 😂💅🏻 I always do weird colours and textures and nail art... Most recently I had some iridescent mermaid foil, and I even did baby-themed emoji nail art for our babymoon. I've basically become a part time hand model for the nail salon (can you tell I quit my real job 7 months ago? 🤷🏼‍♀️ lol)

Omg nail goals!!! I swear I spend half my time sending my editor pictures of nails on Instagram at the moment

Nails are s big business where I live but I've been struggling to find a particularly arty but also reasonable salon. It's all just basic shellac colours or you've got to have the full acrylics. Fingers crossed this place is good though. It's right by my house and a shellac art/chrome/holo/glitter mani pedi is less than £40. I paid £35 for a standard shellac manicure at the cowshed in London last time