Muppet ? you sound like you have been really struggling, although admittedly better today that yesterday. Floria?s advice was fantastic. I think doing those things would really help you. But if not it may be worth a trip to your GP? I think it would be really worth you talking some of your feelings through particularly as you had PND last time. I have heard of people getting pre-natal depression too ? not saying this is you but perhaps since you have had no luck with your midwife this would be a good next step? I agree asking to see your records would be a good idea and I think the amount of stress you had last time would make life tough for anyone even without a new baby!
Mump ? sorry to hear you having a stressful time too. Certainly sounds like your Mum isn?t helping and although there may be underlying reasons does she appreciate everything else you have going on at the mo? Try not to worry about Brie ? I know lots of people who have eaten it when pregnant. The risk is really tiny.
Top tip from Apricott about the elastic band to remind you which side to feed from! I had forgotton I did this too ? babybrain certainly won?t let you remember otherwise! If you think its bad now?..
Hi theressomethingaboutmarie! Glad to see you have made it over! Hope you haven?t had any more agro from you sis / sil (sorry can?t remember!) about what you?re getting for your baby.
Buffy ? sorry to hear you and dd have not been well. Hope all better soon and great news about the house!
J20 ? hope you?re feeling better soon! Sickness and diarrhoea shouldn?t bring on early labour so try not to worry ? just make sure you drink little and often to make sure you don?t get dehydrated. LOOK AFTER YOURSELF!!!!
Ejb ? I am having a 4D scan on 1st August ? getting very excited! I had one when I was pregnant with ds1 and it was amazing ? the pics really look like him too!
Pheebe ? haven?t read that thread yet (going to after this!) but I think buying presents that expensive for teachers is absurd. Sure they do a fantastic job but I think that?s another example of mums being over competitive. I think if I was a teacher I?d be embarrassed to be given something as expensive as a spa day! Agree with ejb that this is more than I spend on my family (apart from ds who gets spoilt rotten!)
Floria ? that must have been really frightening. Really pleased it turned out to be something so simple and everything with lo is OK.
Well now I?ve caught up?. I wasn?t around last night as had a mini scare myself. Gut reaction was always that everything was fine but needed to reassure myself. Lo hadn?t moved much for 24 hours and usually he?s an acrobat. Normally at least 3 times in 24 hours he?ll go mad wriggling about (usually when I?m going to bed and at some point during the night) ? you can see my tummy jumping around and everything. Well I had none of that on Monday night or during the day on Tues. he was moving a little but not anywhere near as much as normal. I also had some pain on the top of my bump to the left. So called the maternity assessment unit and went in about 7.30. They put me on a monitor for about 40 mins and needless to say as soon as they had rigged me up he had the biggest wriggling session he has ever had just to make me look like a lier!!! The midwife we saw was lovely though and said that she would rather see someone 10 times in their pregnancy with something that turned out to be nothing than have even one person come in too late to help. They got one of the docs to see me too because of the pain and she was very reassuring apparently lo was lying all over to that side so might have been stretching my womb in a funny way ? to be honest I wasn?t so worried about the pain and if he had moved like he did on the monitor at home I?d not have bothered getting checked. Was lovely to hear his heartbeat though and great to know all is well?.
Hello to everyone else and sorry for the mammoth post!!! Off to read Pheebe?s rant now!