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October 2017 #5!

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GimbleInTheWabe · 19/07/2017 16:28

Hope no one minds me setting up a new thread- we were getting full up on the other one!

Here is the link to the deets sheet, feel free to add or edit your details as you please:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pa8LZMKMLvREYH4kFiNqn1dD7aTb053cT_KHvghwvSM/edit?usp=sharing

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Thissameearth · 07/08/2017 19:49

Oh and got in tonight and started sobbing - just felt like something was going to go wrong. I've had a miscarriage and I'm v grateful to be pregnant I just wish I could feel more positive and less sobby and stabby Smile

TheLionQueen1 · 07/08/2017 20:04

And me!! I'm 31 weeks tomorrow and my energy is completely zapped and the main part of my job is driving so I'm struggling now Sad 5 weeks left of work! This is going to sound very daft but I get quite emotional when he wriggles and kicks now as well, think it's because I'm just desperate to meet him and a bit fed up of being pregnant!!

TheLegendOfBeans · 07/08/2017 20:10

@Thissameearth

Are you me? I've been in a terrific mood today; I wanted to punch out the guy that wouldn't make room on the tram and I wanted to burn the whole of Markies down because they had no crumpets left.

I have twigged that it's basically a year to the day since I had my horrid miscarriage but strangely I don't think that's the cause. I had a terrible night's sleep last night and fear the same happening again.

Even at 30 weeks the fear that a previous miscarriage gives you is just fucking horrible. I am borderline desperate to meet this baby just to see it with my own eyes that all is tickety boo.

Ought to find out this week what my CS date is and hopefully that means I'm now into a single figure countdown weeks-wise.

Bleak post, eh? Even after a tub of Rocky Roads and a quarter gallon of tea Confused

doomkittycleo · 07/08/2017 20:51

Thanks guys 🙂, I'm glad to know I'm not alone in my bad mood. It really does make it a bit easier.

I do wish the baby would sleep when I sleep tho, it really feels like a hamster trying to nuzzle under me when I lie on my side atm.

Thissameearth · 07/08/2017 20:55

Yup it's shit beans I thought I'd be reassured by now but I'm now like oh god it'd be awful to get this far and...grim thoughts go away.

I have had a twirl (choc not a spin) and that helped a bit. Im making a maternal request for CS so I should be in single figures too.

greentreeseverywhere · 07/08/2017 21:22

another moaner here!!! it's also coming up to the year anniversary of my miscarriage and it keeps creeping into my thoughts for some reason! (I hold my breath every time I go to the toilet Sadstill even though I'm nearly 32 weeks)
I was off last week and had such a lovely time with my partner and sleeping and rubbing my tummy. then last night and today I ache all over iv had indigestion all day. work was fine but everyone pissed me off. I finish in 4 weeks thou!!!

mummabubs · 07/08/2017 21:26

I'm very much on the other thread about being 30+ and fed up @doomkittycleo, you are most definitely not alone. My back aches most of the day (by ache I mean kills), I've got acid reflux to the max so keep randomly vomming in my mouth and then an average night currently consists of me writhing in pain, heartburn and unable to drop off. When I eventually do I tend to wake several times in the night and after about 4 hours of broken sleep I wake up to throw up bile as I have been since 8 weeks pregnant. My poor husband is supporting me very well, and obviously I don't want Bubbabean to come too early but it's fair to say pregnancy hasn't been what I was expecting physically and I'm so ready for it to be done!!

KitKatSplat · 08/08/2017 09:09

@doomkittycleo no need to feel bad about feeling bad! :) I was in a foul mood on Friday, crying in the office etc. I make no quibbles that I think pregnancy is overrated! Prior to pregnancy I was a pretty active person so it's been hard for me to find myself slowly unable to do things I totally took for granted (like turning over in bloody bed!!!) Pregnancy IS cool, but that doesn't mean it can't also suck balls (pardon my French.)

In a good bit of news, I spoke to my boss yesterday and I'm now going to be taking Wednesdays off - yay! My job is always GO GO GO so by the middle/end of the week I am a physical and emotional wreck, so really hoping this will help see me through the next six weeks or so before I go on parental leave.

wapsmahoney · 08/08/2017 09:40

Morning all!

Yep im another one who feels like ive suddenly been hit in the face with the mood swings and complete tiredness.
I have ZERO patience with people at work and im literally counting down to finishing 5 weeks tomorrow!!

On another note .... when is everyone thinking about getting their hospital bags ready?!
Granted I haven't even bought anything for it ... or enough in general but it has become the new thing for me to stress about!

amypanth · 08/08/2017 09:47

I'm so overwhelmed about what should go in the hospital bag. Plus everything you need to buy. There's so many lists out there, I end up getting confused!!!

wapsmahoney · 08/08/2017 09:53

Ah I know amypanth I have watched SO many youtube videos on 'whats in my hospital bag' I think im just confusing myself!
Although there are some really good ones out there - check out channel mum for some inspiration.
Either way ... I need to do some shopping for both me and baby before I can pack them!!

boxesoffrogs · 08/08/2017 10:19

Just checking in to say that I am waiting in the hospital for my '28' week appointment that THEY messed up. Appointment was at 9.45... it is now 10.18...
there is some woman next to me droning on and on and on about being pregnant and labour and so on and so forth. Presumably she is the only woman in the world to have ever been pregnant...
I am irrationally angry and fed up right now and I want to punch things.
ARGGGGHHHHHHHHHH. Is incandescent rage normal???

boxesoffrogs · 08/08/2017 11:37

So waited an hour and half for a five min appointment. Literally checked my blood pressure (which by rights should have been through the roof!), and measured my bump. Apparently I am measuring v small, so they have referred me for a growth scan... so worried now!!!
They said it could be because I have a long torso, or because my tummy muscles are strong (ahahahaha ha) from riding for so long. Just to be on the safe side. Panic stations have set in.
Oh and I accidentally made friends with a racist. But that's another story...

TippetyTapWriter · 08/08/2017 11:54

Argh just wrote a really long post and lost it all. Mainly wanted to say good luck for your growth scan boxes. Bump measurements can be really inaccurate. A friend knew someone who didn't get any sort of bump at all until gone six months. And sorry to everyone feeling rough. My first pregnancy was horrible in last trimester. Nearly 31 weeks now and seem to be doing much better but bizarrely I think the main reason is that I have to chase after hyperactive 2 year old ds all day which is keeping me mobile and mentally occupied! Plus I've avoided the horrific heartburn this time round which I am very very grateful for. It was awful, sympathies to everyone suffering! I used to eat boxes of rennies and sleep half sitting up, though that wasn't comfy for bump. At least the countdown is sort of beginning...

boxesoffrogs · 08/08/2017 12:10

Aww thanks tippety... I have all the heartburn on your behalf... you are most welcome! Can't imagine having to run around after a toddler at this stage, if I am measuring small, then I can't even compute how 'normal' people feel! I just have to run around after an extremely small dog and that is exhausting enough. Knew I should have got a proper sized one! Dog, that is...
I've attached a photo of my growth chart with the x as to where I am measuring. They did say I shouldn't be worried just yet...
any words of advice or comfort? Or am I making a mountain out of a (small) molehill?
To be honest, I just want her out and I want her here, although that is going to open up whole new avenues of panic and anxiety...

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Cath1212 · 08/08/2017 12:16

fingers crossed everything is ok boxes. It does seem that its quite common for bumps to come up larger or smaller, I was on the verge of being referred but as I had already had a scan for something else a week earlier she said she would remeasure at next app. but it really does seem to happen quite alot.

when is the scan?

Solidarity with those feeling rubbish. I dont feel too bad in the day but it's the hip pain at night which is getting me down, meaning I sleep so badly which then makes everything worse! It is so painful, sometimes I need to get up to try and walk it off a little. I have physio on Thursday morning but dont hold out much hope tbh

so kind of on a countdown but also trying to enjoy the next few weeks when it is just me and the hubby, plus I dont feel very prepared so its all a mash of conflicting emotions! I think once we do the nursery I will feel a better

hope fully I am not the only one not to have done their nursery yet?!

TippetyTapWriter · 08/08/2017 12:44

Is that 27cm at just over 29 weeks boxes? I'm no expert at all but I think most areas only refer for scans if it's 2cm above or below so it doesn't seem hugely off the 'normal' range, if that makes sense? I know bump size and fundal height aren't exactly the same thing, but when I'm getting paranoid about being too big or small (normally following the helpful comments of random people!) I google images of bump sizes at x weeks and just look at the huge range of other people's bump sizes!

cath my 2 year old still doesn't exactly have a nursery. He has a room, with a cot in. That's about as far as we've got! And he slept in our room for the first year anyway, so I wouldn't worry too much! It's only a month ago that I stopped keeping his clothes in a laundry basket on the bathroom floor (easy to grab during nappy changes) and put them in a drawer!

boxesoffrogs · 08/08/2017 12:50

Nope, no nursery here either! Not even got our new house yet... everything is in boxes and stuff, and waiting for the cot and changing table. Seems I have a lot to do!

Yeah I think bump is just on 27cm. Can't remember who pointed out that they measure top to bottom rather than side to side of bumps, but it still took me by surprise.

Midwife just laughed when i voiced my concerns and said 'that's being a parent, get used to it, you will be worrying about her until the day you die'. Comforting...

mummabubs · 08/08/2017 13:01

@boxesoffrogs at my 28 week app (which I had at 30 weeks as there was no space beforehand) I was measured as three weeks behind, below the 5th percentile (under the grey line on the graph) and immediately referred for a growth scan. I was fine, my husband felt v anxious- turns out our child's head measurement is actually 1.5 weeks AHEAD and overall they fall bang on the 50th gentile (completely average). Until they've scanned you I'd try not to worry, the midwife I saw at the scan said the tape measure method is 30% accurate at best! Xx

Bobbiepin · 08/08/2017 13:29

I'm the opposite, marked right on the top line. MW said there's plenty of time for growth to even out. They are being cautious to make sure everything is ok, try not to worry so much (pointless statement I know but don't stress out bubba!)

mrsbumblebees · 08/08/2017 13:36

I echo what mummabubs has said, at my previous two appointments (24 and 28 weeks) I've been measuring very small (4.5 weeks behind each time, my chart looks very scary Sad) but at the 24 week growth scan everything was fine. Still measuring behind so I have another check up this week at 30 weeks to decide if they want to send me for a second growth scan. Please don't worry, the scan will put your mind at rest and measuring 2 or 3 weeks behind is very common, they just scan to be on safe side.

mummabubs · 08/08/2017 18:57

Just so you can see the difference between the tape measure and scan method boxes 😊

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boxesoffrogs · 08/08/2017 19:21

Thanks guys for all your replies! They have reassured me somewhat...
Will just have to wait and see what the scan says... in the mean time, I have horrendous heartburn and a horrible cough. And meant to be going on holiday tomorrow. But family drama means that I may not go, I really need a week or so completely stress free and with dp before she arrives and turns our lives upside down.

boxesoffrogs · 08/08/2017 19:21

So mumma I am guess the x was the tape measure and the other symbol was the scan??

Bobbiepin · 08/08/2017 20:10

Is anyone else getting peculiar feelings arouns their ribs? I get what feels like a foot or something under my ribs but only ever on the right side. It makes my bump look funny too, like its being sucked in under my ribs.

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