September 2019 #10.

[Karigan195]

New thread so we can leave #9 as a type of condolence book for little Roy and Twittlebee. Sleep in peace little man

KLane I think that's really sensible- starting well ahead of time is really good, and having part of his life which stays the same when his home life is being turned upside down is also really good for helping him with the transition! Very sound parenting decisions!!

@klane mum guilt is the worst, but if it wasn't nursery it would be something else. You are giving him the gift of independence and socialisation.

It WILL be great for him and he will get a welcome break from the newborn days.

@DustyDoorframes I hope you're right. Surely this can't continue another 5 weeks or so? The midwife did say I need to rest more so I've promptly booked DD into nursery for an extra day a week which means I'll work 4-6 hours a day for 5 days, rather than 4 full days. I'm hoping that will help.

@TheCraicDealer that sounds an utterly awful day for you and I would've been in tears too! Even if I wasn't pregnant I'd have been crying after that. You poor thing. I'm very difficult to get blood from and with DD they sent an anaesthetist to put my cannula in as the midwife said they're amazing and can find a 5 year olds vein no problem.

@happydays00 hope some rest helps calm things down a little, you must be absolutely exhausted with it going on non-stop like that. Extra nursery sounds like a great idea.

@happydays that’s my job; and the irony is I’m s* scared of a grey cannula going in and passed out when they took 8 vials of blood from me last week 😂

Oh @happydays00 think I must have missed something - constant contractions? What's going on?

Sorry some aren't feeling great, I appear to be running off stress at the moment which is absolutely not great. I'm also losing weight fairly swiftly, but gd friendly diet is not really conducive to maintaining... it's not like I don't have it to lose and baby is active so will mention it on Monday but presume ok til then. I do feel much better for cutting the shit out of my diet though.

@DustyDoorframes feel the mat cover pain!

@kyles101 also losing weight, the consultant didn't bat an eyelid! I have plenty to lose and figure it will make recovery easier.

I have the perinatal mental health nurse coming out later. She asked me to think about writing down all my thoughts and anxieties. There's 7 pages. I'm not sure she wanted 7 pages!

Stroan hopefully it'll help even just getting it all out and speaking to someone. The fact they have specialist nurses tells you how common it is, and no-one should suffer on their own. It's an incredibly stressful and challenging time for even the most robust women. You've been so kind and supportive to so many posters here, I really hope you get the support you need now.

The Strep B test kit I ordered arrived yesterday. Seemed like a good idea until we read the instructions and realised you need to swab your bum hole as well as your doot. Ah well, a little job for DH

@thecraicdealer keeping the romance alive there!

And thank you X

thecraicdealer 🤣🤣

@TheCraicDealer what??? 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I've just laughed out loud. Where did you order it from? Not that I want in on the bum hole swabbing but I would like to get the screening.

@kyles101 Sunday and yesterday I had constant contractions for almost all of the day. I was in for monitoring yesterday and they were picking them up but have said it's just the extra fluid irritating my uterus and hopefully it won't turn into full blown labour. Joy. Luckily so far, so good today so hoping it was just a one off 🤞

@Stroan ha ha, aw well, was hoping someone was gonna day god no that's awful, get yourself some cake this minute!! How are you finding it? I'm a bit concerned about people saying coming weeks will be more difficult to control. She definitely meant 7 pages. Whatever you need to write down is the right answer there.

Will keep everything 🤞 for you too @happydays00

@thecraicdealer Sorry but that made me lol. Nothing like a little treat for your DH.

I think romance with my DH fully died when I had my leg on his shoulder as DS crowned and he watched the whole thing. Asking him to check my post-birth stiches was nothing after that

I realised there is no dignity in this entire process when I had a c section last time and a male nurse shaved the top of my univ area 🤦‍♀️.

Pubic area that should be 🤦‍♀️

@Karigan195 was a male junior doctor who catheterised me pre section last time. I watched him in the mirrors of the theatre lights and his aseptic technique was shite.

I feel utterly awful today. Took kids out yesterday so was in agony last night and had to crack out the decent painkillers which don't really agree with me. Been throwing up all morning. Seems like if I want to do anything more than sit on the sofa it leaves me bloody sore and takes days to recover. Feel totally useless!

I think that’s just the nature of third trimester. I can do stuff but then need a good long sit down and a rest day afterwards. It’s driving me nuts because I’m usually very active.

Also just got yelled at by a ‘client’ over the phone for sighing because I took a deep breath. He called me rude! No love I’m just heavily pregnant with no lung space and a cold. Told him I’d terminate the call if he spoke to me like that again!

I tore quite awkwardly last time and was stitched by a male consultant who saw the disaster zone and immediately asked if I minded some students coming in to observe / practice . At that stage I couldn't have given a shiny shit if it had been broadcast to the entire hospital.

Ha ha, you're all making me laugh his morning!! Oh the glamour. Thankfully dh and I are past that stage - I had an ingrown hair in a delicate area and I can't remember what he had but he definitely got me back for dealing with that!! Good job we love each other!!

I'm in agony. My physio appointment has come through for this Friday, from ages ago because I had PGP starting so I got a referral. I've actually been fine for the last few weeks, as I've been super careful, and lucky enough to be able to delegate most of my going up hills and pushchair pushing. I foolishly thought I should push it a wee bit this week, since I've got the appointment. So I walked up to school this morning with the pushchair but made DC2 walk, and then got the bus to the park, and pushed her home (on the flat). And did my back in taking her out of a swing in the playground and now both my back and my pelvis are in total agony and everything I do to help one makes the other worse. Argh!! So yeah, just as well I've got the appointment...

I didn't encounter any male nurses or doctors last time but I did have to get DH to check my episiotomy stitches a few days after. We're onto babies 2+3 so it can't have looked that horrendous!

@kyles101 some of the cakes on the GD website are quite nice, almost as good as the real thing.

I'm finding it ok, but this is my second time and I've been doing it since about week 18. I just don't really care much about food and find it all a bit of a chore, so I've resigned myself to just eating the same stuff.

The 32-36 week thing worries me too, I'm 32 weeks tomorrow and my numbers have been erratic this week. Not bad, just al over the place. But, it's absolutely NOTHING that I've done. It's taken a lot for me to realise that I can't control this, being on meds/insulin is no reflection on me or anything that I am doing. It is what it is.

@karigan195 but did he do a good job?! Or should I book a wax?

I had a male trainee doctor at my birth. His first one. He did not cope well.

@dustydoorframes how soon is the appointment? Can you rest this afternoon? I always try to do stuff with DD in the morning so that I don't feel guilty if the afternoon involves a LOT of Disney and me lying on the sofa!

Booking a wax might be a better option 😂😂

Dusty if you are anything like me you will hurt even more tomorrow! Do you have to do PM school run?

@Stroan I'm planning a LOT of Disney once I finish for mat leave!!

I often have the same meals on the trot too - breakfast especially has been exactly the same for the last 10 days and I've barely had 2 readings the same 🤷‍♀️