June 2018 Babies

[ladydolly]

Looks like I'm the first one here! A thread for those with babies due in June 2018.

@MynameisJune thank you for your advice I just Googled self refferal to my chosen hospital (midwife unit) So I gather I will just receive appointments through the post. Now someone who needs the gp can have that appointment .

@Si1ver I found a private clinic online and booked direct.

@Sulky I’m going with Window to the Womb. Although as long as they tell me the baby is in there, in the right place and growing happily I almost don’t care who scans me! 😬

@sulky I’m sorry I didn’t respond to your comment about your Mum. I’m sure your mum will be over the moon. After all you’re 27 not 17, and you can tell her that being a mum will introduce you to lots of new Mum friends via NCT and baby groups so really it’s a good thing 😊

Hi ladies, I have my first GP appointment tomorrow. (The receptionist said I needed to see a GP before I could be referred to the midwife).

For anyone that's seen a GP, will they want to confirm the pregnancy with a test, or will they just take my word for it?

@lampert they just took my word for it! Good luck with the appointment. To warn you I was asked where I was giving birth which I did not expect to have to decide then so maybe have a think before just in case!

@lampert Mine just took my word for it (after cautiously asking if it was planned) and said she’d do my referral. I got my appointments and scan dates just over a week later.

Wow, really @Caspiana ?!?! I'm totally unprepared for that!

I have pretty (still raw) horrible memories of our local hospital so it's hard to get my head around that, but the hospital is also not at all good.

I guess I'd better do some reading..... thank you for the tip!

Thanks @Zoo33

Eeeeeek i am too busy worrying about whether this little bean is going to stick, I haven't thought that far ahead yet!!

With mine you have to do a referral online with your chosen hospital - my gp doesn't see me. My MW Is tomorrow I'm excited. I have to take in a pee sample so guessing they do a test just incase I'm insane xxx

Did you all get the list of medical history that they check before the booking in appointment? I think I'm up to date on all DH's family history, but I'd prefer to double check with him beforehand.

My back is killing today, really sore lower back. I'm not sure if it's partly because I did so little all weekend!

What shall I do? Had a bit of spotting yesterday and then horrendous lower back pain today with slightly milder spotting (pale pinky brown when I wipe - not every time).

I have spent all evening in bed and taken paracetamol.

The thing is, I haven't even booked a Dr's appointment yet. I don't know, but after a MMC last October and a year of disappointment, I felt I wanted to wait a couple of weeks to make sure it was real. Also, I live in Spain and am not very fluent so I am dreading trying to communicate my fears to a doctor who I can't understand properly.

Feel like I just want to wait a few days in case this is a MC, but should I go anyway, even though there won't be anything they can do? I don't know why I'm asking really, I know what I'd tell me. Just not looking forward to it.

Sorry to hear you have that stress @ImogenTubbs try not to panic, it might be absolutely fine. Sounds like you're doing the right thing taking it very easy. Really hope it turns out to be ok for you

@imogen could you find an English speaking doctor? I know we have French/Spanish Doctors here so maybe there is something similar in Spain? So sorry you’re going through such a worrying time, I’ve had bad backache this time that I didn’t have with DD before. Keeping everything crossed that all is fine x

ImogenTubbs hope everything's ok. But keep taking it easy, "apparently" elevating your feet helps??

Thank you. The kind words help. Not sure about English-speaking Doctor - it's a very Spanish small town, but we do have insurance that we didn't have a year ago, so there might be another option. Guess I'll just have to pull my big girl pants on tomorrow and get down there!

That’s crap @imogentubbs, I hope you’re holding up ok. It is hopefully nothing to worry about. Spotting or light bleeding is common in early
pregnancy and plenty of people who have it go on to have healthy pregnancies. Good luck at the doctors tomorrow

Stupid question, but I just continue to go to my normal doctor for non-pregnancy things, right? Think I have a water infection. Bloody great!

@ImogenTubbs - I've had a sore lower back since before BFP, hopefully it's just the ligaments etc stretching out a bit. Thinking of you, definitely ask the doc tomorrow, if just for reassurance!

@Zoo - I'm going there too! You're not in the NE are you?

@MynameisJune Aww cheers - I hope so, I know she'll come round eventually and adore her grandkid (I feel the need to say 'touch wood' every time I articulate this being a potential baby!) but the initial conversation won't be particularly fun, that's all. She does need to understand I am now an adult myself - ironically something I don't think will happen until perhaps I do have children of my own. Hope you've had a good day :)

The poor new pupper goes back tomorrow. He's a little sweetheart but won't let me leave him for a second even to use the loo so I ended up going without lunch today without realising it. He is on the verge of hurting himself in his playpen when left in there due to the sheer distress and I don't feel well enough to get through this phase with him and make baby stick, especially missing meals and having to hold it in when I need the loo.

Am I bad ladies? Or too over protective of 'bump'?! DH is upset as am I, just in bits over it fighting so many conflicting feelings.

Hope everyone is ok. Seems like so many of us are going through stress one way or another when we least need it! x

irnbrucraver I think you're doing the right thing, alot of people end up getting rid of dogs after a couple of years when kids come along, this way you're saving the stress for both you and the dog in the long run.

2.30am. I've already been awake for an hour and then gave up and came downstairs to do some work. Pregsomnia is the worst!! Just hyping myself up worrying about how I'll juggle 2 different types of childcare for dd and the new baby... you know, stuff I won't have to deal with for another 18 months...

@ImogenTubbs I hope all is Ok now? Sometimes spotting is only for a short period.
Been up since 3:50am this is starting to become a (bad) habit.
@IrnBruCraver if you can manage it's only fair on yourself that the puppy goes. Your body going through these change and developing a baby is hard enough.

@SulkyPuddleDuck No, I’m in Surrey!

@IrnBruCraver If you’ve made the right decision for you then you’re not a bad person and have done the right thing. It sounds like it was just bad timing. At least this way the puppy can be rehomed quickly - it’s far worse for everyone involved when a dog is rehomed after several years. There’s nothing to stop you getting a dog later on, so hopefully that’ll help soothe those horrible conflicting feelings.

@ladydolly - LOL! You made me giggle. Why worry about something that may or may not happen in 18 months when you can worry now! In the middle of the night!

I started bleeding this morning so it looks like I’m out. Wishing you all a happy, healthy 9 months.

@irnbru - I'm sorry to hear about the puppy. How sad. Hope you're okay x