Due May05-part2

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I live in Ireland, due May 12th. V happy SAHM (36)to ds 2.5yrs. Heard baby's heartbeat today, scan end november.

Good luck Fisil, I hope it all goes ok this afternoon.

Fisil was the hospital any help?

hospital was shite. Am back feeling about a million times worse than I went. Baby still fine, Mummy not! Will post more when baby in bed.

What a complete nightmare. Notice that I posted on here at 11:48 - my GP had just rung & told me to go to hosp this p.m.. I asked what time and she just said to go along this afternoon. DP said he'd go to his meeting and then meet me en route, but was a bit longer than he'd planned so I said I'd go on ahead as there was bound to be hours of waiting once we'd arrived. He made me promise not to go in without him.

So I turned up at 3:30, and got stared at. I introduced myself. "You should have been here at 11 o'clock. You are too late and we are shut now." I hadn't a clue what to do! I checked it out, and she even read out loud what she had written against my name for 11am - yes, the whole "15 weeks, bleeding for 1 week" etc. etc. - and then said "do you want to make another appointment?" I said I'd consult dp, but of course couldn't get through to him. So I rang my GP. While I was speaking to reception they came and said "you must come now, doctor will see you." So I apologised to the GP receptionist, hung up and went in to explain that I wouldn't see them without dp (he missed the scan when we discovered the mc, and he can't bear not to be there now - plus I never remember what is said/ask the right questions). But the doctor went ahead (1st question: "so, you were 15 weeks pg?" answer, "no, I AM 15 weeks pg."). She was totally pointless and fairly clueless (e.g. "this your 1st pg?" "no, it's my 3rd." "Ah, you have 2 children?" "No."). So I let her remove blood from the womb and my arm - at least someone with a level head will analyse that & ring me if necessary, but I didn't really get anything she said (apart from, "I don't really know why they sent you here," and "well, just so long as you aren't anxious or stressed, that's not good for the baby") and I did not want to ask any questions because I couldn't be doing with her answers. DP didn't turn up, as I'd hoped he might, so I walked out once everything was done - and burst into tears. What a complete waste of time. GP was fab this morning - I'd have prefered to have left it at that. Grrr. Feel like going back to work tomorrow just so that I can be somewhere doing something that at least I'm good at and have some control over! Grrr.

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oh fisil, that's really bad but at least the tests will get done and the baby seems ok.
Why is hospital care so appalling when local healthcare is so good? It's the same where I live.

Fisil . No reassurance at all? No clue as to why you might be bleeding? What did they take the bloods for? Phone the gp tomorrow and see what she's got to say to it all. Sounds well out of order to me!

Had my official booking-in appointment today and after various midwives measurements and a lot of time they've put the edd back to 0505?? Scans at the early preg unit and FMC put me earlier but this is the 2nd scan at our local place and they're sure it's 0505. Oh well. Very nice folk, well impressed - even if it looks like their scanning equipment might be just a bit inaccurate? (As soon as I walked in the door a midwife asked for my name and immediately asked how I had got on at the epu - nice or what to not just be a number!) Sorry Fisil - wish I could transport them down to you just now!

cool birth date cab, I hope your little one obliges!

Fisil 0505 would be brill altho' I'm sure by May 1 I would prefer earlier!
How are you tonight? You're handling this scare brilliantly!

05/05/05 is an excellent date
I am expecting no2 to be late like ds.
Saying that, it will be a lovely birthday present for me and dh. My due date is 4 days after my birthday and 8 days before dh's!

Logic remind me of your due date..

cab, it's the 11th.

No birthday outing for me then - unless it's to labour ward - and we normally have a BBQ for dh's birthday so that will have to be postponed.
Hang on, I'm not sure this was good timing after all!

We should really do one of these lists with everyone's due date on it - anyone been keeping track?

If everyone posts their due date, we could make a list. Lots of people have been very quiet on here lately... Perhaps not everyone has web access at home or broadband. I have to admit, I wouldn't be on here much without it!

Logic must admit I've found the site a bit horrible recently (NOT this thread) so have been avoiding it. Maybe others are similar.

p.s. That IS very bad timing on your part - maybe you should have an early birthday now

Cab - I have found the same same thing I haven't been posting on other threads much lately, especially ones with a hint of controversy. Emotions seem to be running very high atm.

I was hoping for an early spring baby but it took us three months to conceive which I know is nothing compared to some people but I have no patience

My due date (until the nuchal/dating scan) is 29 May. I expect the nuchal will bump me over to the June thread. But, til then I'll go with 29 May.

Hope everyone is well today.

But May should be lovely Logic - the weather's often quite good and we can get away with baggy winter clothes until then (i hope).
Think I must have been in a bolshy moood last night cos actually posted on a few threads. Boredom probably. I really need a good kick up the backside just now.
Anyone else got to the stage where they would tell friends now, but the 'right' moment never seems to come?
How are you this morning Fisil?

Sorry you had such a poo time in hospital fisil. Hope things sort themselves out soon.

Have decided to come out now, too much faff remembering to keep changing name. Was KIQFTM.

Am I the only one who has no contact from my midwife AT ALL? Due date between 10 and 15 May. Am 13 weeks this week. Think it's a bit shoddy really.

Tinker - an official congratulations then!
That does seem pretty poor Tinker - maybe you should give them a phone, perhaps they've lost you in the system somewhere?
Morning Uwila.

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Hi Uwila, you can always stay on this thread too!

Cab, we have told all our friends with children, but not the others - it's a bit more awkward somehow even though I know that some don't want children...

Hello Tinker - phone the surgery and demand a midwife appointment. You need to get booked-in and the initial tests done... I was told that I need to see the GP next at 16 weeks and there seems to be quite a waiting list at the moment.

I have a hideous migraine at the moment, since yesterday. Dh has arranged to work from home to help me with ds which is nice. I haven't had a headache this bad since the end of my last pregnancy when they thought I might have pre-eclampsia! Must be the hormones.

Thanks everyone. It's my 2nd (3rd pregnancy)I and have already had dating scan and had nuchal scan yesterday so am up to date with all that side of things. Did ring nearly 2 weeks ago to be told I would be contacted last week - wasn't obviously. Not panicking but I'm lucky because I know how to find things out. Just annoyed that I have to do all the work. I'm an old lady, I need looking after

Hi Tinker, I bet the scan was lovely . Mine is tomorrow and I am really excited. All my prenancy books say that you are supposed to have a full bladder but I had two scans last time and the hospital didn't ask me to do that at all. Is it out of date information do you think or is it just down to the technology in the scanning equipment?

Oh Logic, I can sympathise on the migraine front. They are terrible. But thankfully (touch wood) I haven't got one just now. And soon the first trimester will be over and then I won't get anymore -- at least not if this pregnancy is like the last one.