Due in Sept '07 - part 5 - '.... Half Way to Heaven......?'

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Hope you all don't mind about the new thread. We've been AGONISING over the name

Congratulations on all the scan results yesterday

Good luck with your scan today drcaroline. x

I had a Baby Bjorn sling with my DS2, it was brilliant. I think I bought a Tomy one first, but I couldn't put him in by myself, I needed two pairs of hands. The Baby Bjorn one was great for doing it yourself. Fortunately I still have it sitting on the top shelf of my cupboard.

I'm glad to here that most people preferred manual Avent breast pumps to the electric ones, because I bought one on Saturday!!

Chatty, I agree about giving your DH space. Men are from Mars!! Hope he is able to open up this evening.

Well it was fun and games at my end yesterday, I was just having 'one of those days' it seems. I laid into poor DH a bit about lack of 'ahum', so he insisted on showing his willingness, but it hurt me so we stopped. Next thing I know, I'm wiping streaks of blood. It stopped completely, but then started again at 4pm. I phoned the hospital and they asked me to come straight down. It's times like that I really miss having any family nearby, it was a bit of a nightmare getting kids sorted. Anyway, hospital listened to baby - fine, blood pressure - fine etc. They said it's very very very common and nothing to worry about. But I completely forgot to mention I'm Rhesus negative. I'm so glad the midwife was on the ball, because she asked me what my blood group was, needless to say I had to have an anti D, ouch. Went to bed lastnight feeling v sorry for myself. Stress overload me thinks.

hannahsaunt - just read your post, snap with the slings!!

hi
this is a bit of an odd question - but not sure who else to ask. Has anyone else been feeling kind of sore inside down below - tmi I know but as if you've been bd'ing a lot - when I haven't Hoping someone is on here

Hi y'all!

cc - not sure if it's the same thing, but I do get the odd stabbing pain, kinda feels like someone's jabbing me with a knitting needle. I have read other posts elsewhere saying they've had this too, so I kind of assumed it was normal. It's not agonising or anything, just occasional and mildly irritating.

Filbrit - I don't start my maternity leave until 1st Sept either, though I do have tons of annual leave left which I may use before, so could actually be finishing work early August.

HIWBB - ouch! that sounds painful. I hope everything's ok now. I haven't had anything similar, but tbh, we're not exactly at it like teenagers. Once a week if we're lucky, more like to be once a fortnight!

Chatty - I hope your chat with dh goes well, I'm sure he'll be much happier once he's managed to get it all out of him.

I still haven't bought a thing yet, I did go as far as make a list of basics I need, and crossed off everything my sister can give me. Still got tons to get though, I'm going cot shopping next week with my mum, maybe she'll take pity on me and help me choose a pushchair as I'm totally useless at making decisions! I've always thought I couldn't really manage a sling as I have such a terrible back, but I have told dh he has to get himself a sling so he can walk down our road with baby strapped to his chest (wearing silly yellow trousers and padded hacking jackets) like all the other posh daddies in our road

Take care xxx

cc, just re read your post and what I've felt doesn't sound the same as what you have. Could you have a touch of thrush?

Thanks mrs m
definitely not had thrush - had before unfortunately. It is worse when cross legs. Think I'll have to call mw! Thanks anyway
cc

Hey all yummy mummy's :-) another place for me to ask millions of questions :D x

Has anyone noticed a dramatic change in their sex life now their pregnant and that there bumps are showing. has sex become more when he feels like it.. and they dont seem to get the hints when your up for some loving?! or is it another just me thing!?

Hi looby!! hmmm the sex thing has been a bit odd of late. I think DH is a bit scared of suggesting when he's up for it, thinking I'll be too tired. It gets a bit wearing always being the initiator iyswim. ho hum only another four months to go... (oh God, then we've got the whole "ow it hurts" scenario to deal with!!)

BTW are you on the stats list???

stats are here

I couldn't see you, but I am stooopid!

Im a lill stupid cos i dont even know what to do with that stats thing.!! lol. men are so weird iv just got of the phone to mine i asked if we could go out for a meal he's like ergh no we gotta save blah blah blah!!! YET HE CAN GO PUB FOR A FEW WITH HIS FRIENDS!!! AGHHHHHHH! damn my hormones!

No worries rhubarb90! I like causing confusion!

with the stats, just put in your mn name, age, location, due date and sex (if you know it) and whether you have any other children. The other stat on that thread is the date of everyone's 20 week scan, so we can wish good luck to anyone who's up next.

Don't get me started on useless spending... DH says we can't afford a holiday this year (our last on our own before we join the hoardes of whey faced parents queueing at Gatwick for two over priced weeks in somewhere hot with a kids club) but this year he's bought (himself) a Wii and lots of games, tickets to lots of sporting events around our due date, spent £300 on a stag night (losing our camera in the process!) oh I could go on...

But it won't for the sake of my own sanity.

ps, we're actually getting a week in the south of france now at my mum and dads so can't complain too much!

with DS1 DP went completely off sex from about this point. For the first 3 months he was really up for it and i was really tired then i was up for it and he didn't want to! i had to practically beg him and go on about how my body was changing and i needed reassurance from him that he still fancied me. When i finally persuaded him DS started kicking right in the middle and that was that - tried once more whilst on holiday at 26wks and ended up in hospital bleeding! V. much like HIWBB. Because of low placenta we were banned and didn't resumme until 12 wks postnatal! funny seeing as we've just been given the ok to resumme since ban in feb and he's not talking to me!!!!

Thanks Mrs Mar - going to try and attempt the stats thing you did explain it very well but im having a dumb moment and reading what you put over and over again as brain has stopped working. haha!

well in a way im soooo glad im not the only one who's bloke is a pain in the bum I also had the holiday conversation with mine and all he said was darling your getting a conservatory so a holiday is out of the question!!! i was not a happy bunny as the conservatory was for more space and his rents are giving us some money toward it as a gift for us and baby!!! how will i cope when im on maternity and have to ask him for a £5 to get myself a mascara or something!! .. i love this place i get to vent it all out Lol!

O and another thing i dont understand all the Ds and the terms u are all using - bit confused! lol

It is the other way round for me, DH wants sex all the time, I really can not be bothered

Wish it was the same in my case! i want it more saying that he in dog house now so iv gone of it for the second! ha!

Mrs Mar did stats and messed it up. lol ill leave it though im the longest one on the stats bit dont know what i'v done!

Hello all. Is it ok for me to off load a bit? I need to get stuff of my chest and feel a little sorry for myself.

I've been at the hospital today about my asthma. Since becoming pregnant this time it's been quite bad (normally I have no problems with it at all). Back in March I was admitted as it was out of control and they put me on steroids amongst other things. I stopped taking them 2 weeks ago and since then my chest has been bad again. So off to the hospital I go today. My lung function appartently is not good. And I have to go back on the steroids again, probably till the end of the pregnancy. It's such a worry. They keep telling me that the baby is more at risk if I don't take them because I don't have enough oxygen in my blood. But I am still unhappy about the side effects. Both for the baby and for me.

I've got my scan next week and I'm really worried. I can't help but think that the baby has been harmed in some way already. Especially when the doctor told me today that back in March he was really worried about my health and the baby's outcome. I didn't even know it was that serious till today. I hate this condition. I just wish I could be pregnant without getting ill. This is my 3rd baby and the 3rd time I've been ill when pregnant. I just want to be normal like everyone else. (Told you I feel sorry for myself).

I'll probably snap out of this mood soon. The good news is that they reckon that once the baby's delivered I should improve. And also that within a couple of days of starting the steroids I should start feeling a bit better (ie not gasping for breath all the time). My dh is being as supportive as he can, but he doesn't quite get how hard it is when I'm so short of breath and tired all the time. My ds's are 7 and 2 and for the first time ever I'm exhausted just looking after them.

I feel better for writing my moans down, so thank you for reading. Sorry to put a downer on the day. All the best everyone.

kinki - so sorry to hear you're feeling so poorly. Asthma sucks. I do remember you posting at the time when you were in hospital. It's such a worry for you. You're perfectly within your rights to feel sorry for yourself, always come on here to have a vent. I don't suffer from asthma myself but I do know that it is an awful illness. Do you have to sleep sitting up to ease breathing? Sending you LOTS of sympathy. x x x x x x x x x

Welcome on board Loobybump!! I've slotted you in on our due dates list.

ccpink, do you think it could be a touch of SPD? Sounds slightly suspect that it is worse when you cross your legs. Hope you get some answers from midwife.

Well, I have truly had a sofa day today. Thankfully all the spotting seems to have stopped.. phew. It's bloody knackering doing nothing!!! I'm ready for bed now!

Thank you Hopey. Sounds like you've had a rough couple of days too. Glad that spotting has stopped. Hope it stays stopped.

x x x

Pressed the button too soon.... Yes I do have to sleep sitting up. Dh is missing his sleeptime cuddles I think.

poor kinki, I had bad childhood asthma and it's horrible, the panic and gasping for breath. I hope the steroids ease it a bit and I'm sure your baby will be fine.

Looby, so many things change when your pg, it's wierd isn't it? I've gone from not really wanting sex to being paranoid we're not having it enough. I've heard enough horror stories about blokes having affairs when their wives are pg... a friend of mine started an affair with a married man 6 days before his wife gave birth to their first child. Needless to say, she's not really my friend any more, I totally disapproved. Poor woman. I've been worried about one of my dh's work colleagues, she's 10 years younger than him, and I'm sure she's got a crush on him. she's always out with him and his mates after work, she's never said more than four words to me whenever I've been out with them. I have of course absolutely no reason to worry about dh, it's just my bloomin' hormones going crazy. It makes all the issues with sex seem all the more important.. bah! hormones!!

BTW a list of abbreviations can be found at the top of the page.... sorry for the confusion we caused with all the DHs and DPs!!

Kinki - you poor thing, you must be exhausted, I really feel for you, I shattered looking after a toddler, having 2 kids plus asthma must be really tough. I'm sure your baby is fine, I think our bodies do everything they can to provide for the baby before looking after us, but sending you lots of [[[[[[[[[[hugs]]]]]]]]]]]] I hope the steroids are ok

If it's any help I also had a crap day, my boss spent 30 mins shouting at me this morning - why? because he's not happy that members of my department keep water bottles on their desks , Apparently this makes me a hopeless manager who is not in control of her team for allowing this! In the year I've worked with him I've learnt that he's not a man to be argued with so I sat and took it, I think he was trying to make me cry but even though he got nasty I'm made of far tougher stuff than he thinks and wouldn't give him the satisfaction although actually i'm so hormonal that when he finished i had to go and hide in the loos and have a nice secret cry! I then emergenced 20 mins later (fresh make up on!) only to find he had just been and shouted at my team leaders for the same thing, he reduced them to tears and I found 3 sobbing women waiting at my desk all angry and stressed, wanting to unload so I then ended up spening an hour calming them all down and smoothing over the situation. It all so silly, but my poor hormonoes couldn't cope so I created a fictious MW appointment this aftenroon just to escape from it all! Actually writing this down now, it's sounds so ridicious I'm actually giggling. Please don't all laugh at me - trust me The Office has absoluley nothing on the place I work! and as soon as I've done my time to "pay back" my maternity leave i'm so out of there!

Hope everyone else is ok
FilBrit x