Due in Sept '07 - Part 4 - The biggest antenatal club EVER !!

[canadianmum]

Welcome to the new thread, how long until we get up to 1000 posts ????
Please note that I have put scan and due date stats in a different thread in case you are looking for them.

canadianmum, ds1 was due to be induced on a full moon but had to be booked in a day earlier as the hospital was fully booked for that day. I asked the mw's on the ward and they said it's definately busier on a full moon and they always make sure their diaries show when one is due. maybe our cycles are linked like the tides As I'm due for cs on 31st Aug (I'll be 38+4) it will be interesting to see if I go into labour earlier. If I don't post on 29th...

My MS is back, am absolutely exhausted and i cried non-stop for about 4 hours today. Thankfully was working from home, so just sat in front of my laptop, bashing away, tears pouring down my face.
So i guess that's the blooming stage over?
On a lighter note has anyone see the controversy and internecine warfare over on the June thread about thread titles. Do you think we'll end up with warring factions too?

Am really happy the scans are all going so well by the way. It's lovely to check in and see happy news every day.
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Sorry to hear about your tearful day Sophus. Hope today is a better one . My dc and dh are driving me crazy lately, often resulting in tears.

Hello, there are so many new posts and news that's it's pretty hard to catch up if you're away from the site for a few days, glad to hear the scans are going well though. I don't have my next ones for another 2 weeks, and since this baby is really lazy and doesn't kick much, I'm dying to know how it's doing.
Can I ask - I am HUUUGGEE in teh tummy region, far bigger than with DS1, I know this is normal to stretch more for No 2, but I can't cut my toe nails any more (hurrah, pedicures from now on!!) But if I feel this heavy at what, 19 weeks, how the heck will I manage to reach 40 weeks?! God give me strength, 'cause I've no idea where else I'll get it from

ditto lux's comments. God give me strength, and also a hoist for when I'm stuck on the floor and can't get up.

Same here, I feel absolutely huge already and am only 18+4. I hate being pregnant.

Sophus, sorry you're having a tearful one, let it all out girl... here's a nice shoulder for you . PMSL about the June thread titles, I did notice something was going on there!!

lou031205 - good luck with your scan today, hope LO is more cooperative today

Luxmum - your post made me giggle. When I was shopping yesterday I went into Clarks and 'tried' to try on some shoes with a nice pretty dainty buckle on the ankle..... do you think I could reach the buggers to do them up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yep, def think pedicures are the way forward from here on in!

Mrs Fish/ lux - I sympathise. Although this is my first pg and I still just look like I've been eating too many pies I wouldn't say I'm having the best time. I have friends who've said "ooh, I loved being pregnant" and I was just speechless... Are they lying or what?
Sophus - you poor thing, really sorry to hear MS is back, that's a nasty one! Maybe it will go as quickly as it returned? Fingers crossed for you.
Re tanning - thanks for advice girls, I think you are probably all right about being careful - it's just that normally I love putting my face in the sun and it always clears up my skin nicely. And as one of the many delights being PG has brought with it is lots of spots on my face, I thought this could be a useful cure, but guess I'll just have to stick with the clearasil.

HIWBB - I did the same trying on shoes in Next - I couldn't get up having bent down to do up the ankle straps and sort of collasped into the chairs - so embarassing.

Sophus - sorry about your MS ! I am really weepy at the moment too - its those pregnancy hormones I think !

Good luck to all those having scans !

Oh my goodness, just had a 'quick' read through the 'Erk. that ante-natal thread title...', can't believe how heated it got. Have to say, I did feel somewhat defensive when someone mentioned that our thread title was boring.... leave us out of it!!!!!!

Well done ThomCat and Eddie for posting on it, you're braver than me!!

thanks one and all. feeling much better today.
I am the size of a pregnant house (having been a size 10) and waddle like a v. pregnant person. The only real diffculty i've had so far is providing a sample for my last antenatal appt - couldn't see where i was aiming for. All so very undignified!

Hopeitwontbebig I can't seem to find that thread everyone is talking about how do I get there? [just being nosy]

Sophus I am glad you are feelng more chipper. Hormones can be such a b*gger can't they?

Am having nightmare today. Got into work and found I had been spotting again. Called my midwife who didn't want to know and told me to call the GP. Got to GP who said "why are you here?" when I explained the issue and the fact that this was happening more and more regularly and that I I am rhesus neg. The baby is fine thank God (heard heartbeat) but I still have a problem. A section of my notes that my local hospital is holding that detail what happenned when i got taken to hospital in London a week and a half ago don't seem to available. I am waiting to be called to see if I need another AntiD shot. Also, the fact that the London hospital said I had a low lying placenta doesn't seem to have been picked up by my local hospital/midwife so no extra scans or anything to keep an eye on it. WTF?

Sorry to vent girls but I'm angry and just want to cry. Its my 1st pregnancy and I just feel I have no support. These people just aren't communicating with me or eachother. I'm not due to see my midwife until end of May when I will be about 26 weeks so thats a 10 week gap since 16 week appt but then I have 2 appts in a week - one with her and one wth the GP. Apparently its called "contnuity of care". Right. Just makes no sense at all.

I don't know if its my local maternity care being useless or me being oversensitive but right now I could just scream.

Pennypops, that's just awful. Have you heard anything more about your anti D? I really feel for you, you poor thing, you need MUCH more support than you're getting ((((hugs)))).

Hmm, is the care you're receiving indicative of what Panarama are going to expose tonight???

Keep in touch love. x

I'm too scared to watch that programme HIWBB!!!

sorry to hear you're having a rough time of things pennypops, hope it all improves soon. xx

Yeah I know what you mean MrsMar... think I'll end up watching it out of pure curiousity.

Why does this all have to kick off now when we're pregnant

I know, I do keep getting horror stories from my grandmother along the lines of "oh we didn't have scans in our day.... I gave birth during the blitz you know... we didn't have any milk and all my teeth fell out!" so maybe things were worse, and perhaps we're just so overloaded with information that we worry too much. But still..... ITS NOT FAIR!

I think you're right MrsMar!!

[mrsmar puts fingers in ears and goes "lalalalalalalala" to block out horror stories]

Burying my head in the sand? Moi?

I didn't watch the prog last night just because I knew I would worry about it and wondered if any of it would be directly relevent to the experience I have. Im so glad everyone is getting on well with scans and also glad that so many are finding out what they are having. Cannot believe how many girls there are on here and in RL too-none of my close friends have had boys! It's strange.

Pennypops-Im so sorry about your awful worry. I know what you mean when you say that you don't feel supported. I remember when I had problems early on in this pregnancy and I just didn't know who to turn to. I haven't ever felt that I have been encouraged to ring my midwife and TBH I don't think I would feel comfortable in doing so. Hope you get some help soon.

HIWBB-I don't think I posted anything constructive on that other thread-just something someone said struck a chord with me. I actually sat on the fence with it, guess I could understand some people being a bit offended but personally couldn't care less about what people call their thread!

Luxmum-Im sure it is normal to be a bit bigger for subsequent pregnancies but don't worry as this is my first and I am also quite big. I can do my toes if I bend my legs up to me (IYSWIM) but not if I just try and bend over my bump!

So peed off to hear about the skin pigmentation thing. As you know, off to Barbados (did I mention that??!!) on Sunday and really wanted to get just a little tan in.

DP felt baby kick for the first time the other night, it was fab!!

She kicks all day long now!

Hope everyone is well, speak soon xxxxxxxxx

Morning all,

Thank you all for your kind words. The hospital decided I didn't need an anti D but said they would call me back to make an appt for their antenatal clinic. They haven't yet but fingers crossed. Bleeding has stopped now anyway and I feel a bit more in control.

I did watch Panorama last night. Whether that was a good thing or not I don't know! I decided I needed to know what I was potentially up against but I think MrsMar might have the most sensible attitude!

Morning, on way out in a minute, so just posting a quick one to say good luck to.....

PurpleLostPrincess Poppy34 bendybus

for your scans today...

Will catch up properly later

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Hi all,
Pennypops sorry to hear you're having a rough time. Thankfully my bleeding stopped at 12 wks. Just a few things that may help you - anti-D will last for approx 6 weeks, lots of people have problems with bleeding in pregnancy, your midwife is there to answer your questions so never be afraid to hassle her! and sorry if TMI but sex can be a big cause of small bleeds with low lying placenta. I had this with my last pregnancy and as a result sex is banned this pregnancy until the placenta moves.

Canadianmum - i had a 3 1/2 hr 1st labour with my son! Just to prove your website wrong!!!

I did watch Panorama last night and wish i hadn't but it does make me want to stick up for myself this time.

Hello all,

Well, we've just come home from the scan and all is well! Of course, they're not keen on saying 100% (and the lady wasn't very forthcoming!) but she said it looks more like...

ITS A GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think she was asleep at the time but she was moving around nicely and we heard the heartbeat! Had to have a wee half way through so she could see things better. My due date stays the same (22nd Sept) and we're still thinking about names for now...

So, I can have a little bit of purple although DH says he will be "limiting the purpleness!!" LOL (he obviously has no idea bless him!!!!)

Only disappointment was the fact that the lady seemed to be awful with actually taking the pictures when she had soooo many opportunities to take some lovely ones but we're so happy its not a big issue. I just wish she could have been a bit more positive/friendly and welcoming as DH was really nervous bless him!

Hope yours go well too poppy34 and bendybus - thinking of you!

I have to say it took me all of yesterday afternoon to catch up on reading this (and the last) thread!!! I was soo determined to make sure I read all of it rather than just drop in but now I'd have to go back to the beginning to remember all the things that I was prompted to say... So, I'll just say hello everybody and hope you're well. I'm off to have lunch with my friend - have a good bank holiday weekend!!!!

PLP xoxo

Hiya

Best of luck to everyone with a scan! Mine is on Tuesday AT LAST.

Just wondering whether anyone could fill be in on the salient points from Panorama last night?

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