Due May 2008 - Second trimester, here we come!

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Hope you found it ok!

hi everyone and all new people - sorry i have such a preg head i cna't remember anything 2 mins after i have read or heard it. also bloody knackered right now too.

Aussie sorry if you have been feeling left out! I felt a bit left out on my ante natal and then post natal thread when i was due in september 2006, and then as DS was born early i switched to july 2006 post natal thread and clicked really quickly! As someone observed on that thread recently they had looked back and seen everyone talking on the thread and no one listening, sometimes. It's perfectly normal as we all get caught up in our own issues etc a little and sometimes questions etc can get missed. It's not intentional

On the other side of the downs thing my DH works with a woman that was given an ultra high risk reading with all pregnancies, and got re scanned privately and got the completely other end of the scale reading. all her dc's were fine as well. You have to just do what you feel comfortable with re the amnio i guess.

i have a friend who is 41 and has 4 dc's, the oldest of which has just turned 4 - the two youngest are twins and absolutely thrive in the busy hectic house.

anyway, enough of me prattling on - hayley def get to the docs, and hope everyone is all feeling ok.

xxx

Hi all! I'm pretty new to this site! I'm due on the 30th May 2008, already have a Son and a Daughter and am pretty nervous this time round as I'm not sure how it's gonna be! Eeek! I'm a low risk pregnancy so I get to have baby in the local hospital and I'm really pleased about that! Here's the updated list with me on it! Yippee!

Bobsmum - EDD 25th April, DS 5years, DD 2years
Macaco - EDD, 26 April first baby
Potpourri - EDD 29 April, DD1 2yrs 8mths & DD2 15 months
Jacobandlysette - EDD 29 April, DS 13.5 months
Mumofk - EDD 29 April, DD 22 months
Greenapple - EDD 1st May, first baby
ShellySara - EDD 1st May, first baby
Seaturtle - EDD 1st May, first baby
Missvicki - EDD 1st May, first baby
Snooks - EDD 1st May, DS1 3.2, DS2 18 months
Goodcatholicgirl - EDD 2nd May, DD 15 months
Jennyjane - EDD 2nd May, DD 3 years
podglet - EDD 2nd May, DS 10 months
Yellowflower- EDD 3rd May, First Baby
LondonIrish - EDD 4th May, first baby
Asicsgirl ? EDD 5 May, DS 2 years 4 months.
Mumtomadison - EDD 5th May, DD 9 months
Mrsstresshead - EDD 5th May, DD 2 years 1 month
Coolmama - EDD 5th May, DS 2yrs 9mths
hotpotmama - EDD 7th May, DS1 4yrs, DS2 3yrs
Walkingwomb - EDD May 7th, first baby
deepblue - EDD 7 May, first baby
Jackblackroady - EDD May 8th, DS 12 years
cece - EDD 9 May, DD 6 years, DS 4 years
Indiechick - EDD 9 May, DD 3 years
IndigoBlue - EDD 9th May, DD 1 year
Wolverina - EDD 10 May, DS 5 years
Mitchell81 - C/S 12th May, DD 7 years and DS 16 months
Blobsmummy - EDD 11th May, DD 18 months
Chuffed - EDD May 11? x 3, DD 3.5 years, DS 21 months
Hayleyandbaby - EDD 11th May first baby
itsazoohere - EDD 12th May, DD1 12yrs, DD2, 7 yrs, DD3, 8 months
Bramblina - EDD 12th May, 1 DS 2yrs
Mollymawk - EDD 13th May, DS 2 and 4 years
Bobsi - EDD 14th May, dd 2
Kanga44 - EDD 14th May, DD 2.4 years
GwenofLeeds - EDD 16th May DD 16months born May 06
Slim22 - EDD 16th May - DS 3.8 years
Magicfairy - EDD 17th May? DS 13 months
PinkGlitterFairy - EDD 18th May, DS1 4.5yrs DS2 2yrs
Coby- EDD 18th May, DD1 18 months and DD2 3.5yrs
toffeecrisp - EDD 19th May? DD 1.6 years
sydmum - EDD 22nd May DS 16 months
Pazza- EDD 22nd May, First babies (Twins)
Sweetbean - EDD 24th May DD 2.9 years
Aussiesim - EDD 25th May DS1 4.5 DS2 2
tootsweet - EDD 26th May
teeheelaydee - EDD 26th May first baby
TheDuchessOfNorksBride - EDD 26th May, DD1 6yrs, DS1 4yrs, DD2 3yrs
sparky77 - EDD 28th May, DS1 2
pregnabrain - EDD 28th May, DD 2.5
Gingerwench- EDD 29 May, First baby
Helen 3472 - EDD 30th May, first baby
binkyanne - EDD 30th May, DD 5.10 DS 4.4
Secreteater - EDD End of May

welcome binkyanne and congrats

And welcome snooks and congratulations

Hi and thanks! It's great to be on the list! Kind of feels official now. I feel much more official since getting past the first trimester and I have my first scan on Monday, looking soooooo forward to that too!

MW had a listen to heartbeat today, which was lovely. All checks were good today so feeling a bit more postive about things. Sje suggested I ask for a extra scan with the fetal medicine centre because of my high risk screening results. Has anyone been?

Hi all,

Sorry I have been AWOL but working full time and having DS have just left me with no time! I sit at a PC all day so am not keen to do it in the evenings as well

Aussieim - don't worry - I get ignored all the time just post away and enjoy the thread. Everyone else has said much wiser things

Hi again cece, DS is just over a year now - there will be an 18 month gap- eeek!

Hi to the new people too - Binkyanne, if it's not too rude a question, where abouts in Essex are you? Im in Colchester...

Have my first consultant appointment tomorrow - think I am going the same way as with DS and have excess fluid probs - I am huge already. This probably means I will either be induced or have an elective section at 38 weeks not what I wanted but as long as we are both safe and healthy...

Had my triple test bloods done today - ouch

Hope everyone is ok

Thanks everyone for your supportive comments. I am going to be going ahead with the Amnio trusting that the odds of a miscarriage are actually quite a bit lower than the standard that is quoted in texts. It is usually 1 in 100 for CVS and 1 in 300 for Amnio, but all that improves with a dr who does them very frequently and has a good track record. I am telling myself that with four of us in the family already that I have to look at the big picture and listen to my head over my heart. I have plenty of friends who have had CVS and Amnio and no one has had anything but healthy babies so far (knock on wood).

Hi aussie.
Glad you made up your mind. fingers crossed, everything will be fine. As you say it's a routine procedure for a good ob-gyn.

Cece, Had all my 1st preg scans at the fetal medicine centre. They are the best you can get. There is currently a thread with info in pregnancy section. Have a look.

welcome bikyane.

Take care

aussie glad you have made your decision and that you arecomfortable with it.

cece at our hospital all scans are done in the fetal medical centre - they are absolutely superb and i have found i feel more relaxed than being down in the hustle and bustle of the ante natal area.

had consultant appt yesterday - bp still high so they are sticking to a 30 week delivery - so feb post natal here i come . would like to make it to march if poss though!

hi podglet hope you're not too shattered!

Hello all!
It's been a rollercoaster of a week. Scan at 12+4 on Monday - my bladder was almost too full but they managed to get a couple of pictures, count fingers and thumbs and we saw a veritable jumping bean - I didn't expect it to move quite so much! Cue lots of happy calls to friends and family and letting the team at work know.

Unfortunately I started bleeding yesterday early evening and I'm waiting for a scan later today to confirm the situations. Trying to keep calm. Bleeding didn;t last long and although I ache I have no pains. The rash is still a bugger though.

I am supposed to make a booking on 13 Dec for more blood tests (spina bifida, Downs etc) but I can't think about that now.

Just a quick message so this comes up on "my threads" thingy.

Had m/w appt on Tuesday, but she'd forgotten to put me in!

Anyway it took almost 10 minutes to find the heartbeat which was a bit concerning. But she got it eventually. then I laughed and baby must've scotted off again. M/w said it was because I'm on no3 and everything is so stretched that baby has more room to hide in ho hum.

Have also been getting braxton hicks , which I'm a bit concerned about becuase I'm only 18 weeks - I don't think they're meant to start until about 6 months, so I might start a thread on that.

Countdown to central heating continues - just under 2 weeks now. Solar panels are coming next week hopefully! Then stove and radiators - no more coal shovelling!! the dishwasher my parents are getting us for Christmas arrived last week too, but it won't get plumbed in til the heating gets done. It's going to change my life!

SPD twinges have started already when I do too much - like put all the playgroup equipment away - I'm so stupid! so i'll have to do nothing from pretty much now on if I want to escape the worst of it. Easier said than done.

Now I understand the women who don't really enjoy pregnancy - I didn't before no3 - I've always loved being pg!

I am feeling a squirmy baby now though so that's something

Best wishes to all, so for not replying name by name - I'm so rubbish at that!

x posted gingerwnch - hope all is well for you

Thanks Boabsmum What is SPD?

hi boabsmum,

Getting braxtons too at 15 weeks and SPD pain started in pubic bone 2 weeks ago. Npw suddenly disapeared BUT major disconfort in sacro illiac joint which did not have first time

Would also appreciate any input/xperience re contractions at this stage. Is it normal? should we tell the Dr?

Just found this thread whilst fiiddling about doing the bookclub page. Can't believe what a gang of us there are - I am due May 6th. Which just happens to be my son's 2nd birthday - I'm guessing its not the present he's got in mind, but hey ho.
Maybe both birthdays on same day might be a blessing. Joint parties = house only trashed once a year, albeit on a grand scale...

Hello all,

good luck for your scan later today ginger, really hope all goes well, keep us posted won't you.

Thanks to anyone who has welcomed me too! There are lots of names on this thread, all with different situations and I am not up to speed yet - however, got several months to get to know you all

Slim & boabsmum- now it's my time to reassure you. I've also being having braxton hicks, but I did from around this time with both ds1&2 and everything was fine there. I never worry about bh because amongst friends only about 50% of us seem to ever have them anyway, and those that do have them at differing times during the pg. I always wonder what the point of them is anyway - those of us who have already got a dc know that they are NOTHING like a proper labour contraction. Mountain versus molehill springs to mind. Or something.

Glad your mw visit went ok in the end boabsmum, I did wonder. The mw listened to the hb at 15 weeks with me and the baby kept moving away and hiding from her. I get the impression it's floating around in a huge void in there (like a spaceman ), occasionally bumping into the sides which is when I can feel it.

Anyway, better go. Talk to you all soon

Hi Podglet!

I'm in Witham, not far from Colchester! We're coming to Colchester on Saturday to do some Xmas shopping (kids staying with grand parents! Yippee!) My friend is having the triple blood tests soon, she's four weeks ahead of me. What's it like haing it done, where do they inject you? Silly question I know but never had it done before with my other 2.

Speak soon. xx

Thanks snooks and slim

Gingerwench - SPD is Symphisis Pubis Dysfunction which is where the relaxing hormones that everyone gets when they're pg go a bit haywire. Basically the muscles in your pelvis get so relaxed that your pelvis starts to separate. For me it feels like your hips are in a vice and you've done several rounds being kicked where it hurts by a donkey.

Not nice

But I was thinking back to my last pg, and by 18 weeks I was unable to manage stairs - particularly going downstairs, but so far so good. It's only painful after I've been lifting heavy things or pushing a shopping trolley or buggy.

It's early days yet, but the fact that I know it's worlds apart from last time its cheering me up and giving me a bit of hope that I might get off lightly this time.

There's a mum at toddler group who's expecting in Feb and she's on crutches already

Hi everyone, in a bit of a rush because I'm doing a presentation for my PGCE tonight. I was just wondering, my back is really sore, and I feel like it's stuck and I can't move it most of the time. I'm walking a bit weird and I can't lie or sit back and relax as it's really painful and can't seem to settle into the right positions. It makes funny crunching noises sometimes. Is this normal? Has anyone else had it? Is there a name for it? And will it get worse?

Sorry for the flying post and million questions

Hi everyone

gingerwench thinking of you and hoping that you will be on soon to tell us all is well !!! xx

im still very depressed(can you get pregnancy related depression) or is it just hormones ? but I'm really looking forward to my scan tomorrow and keeping everything crossed that all is well !!

Had a bit of a blip last night as darling other half made me supper but .. cut the garlic bread up on the same board as he had the bacon and mushrooms without washing it so Que me in a complete flat spin having only realised after i had eaten it!!!!(thinking i might get toxoplasmosis)
Anyway i rang the MW this morning and she said not to worry and that the chance of getting anything was very minimal but I'm still panicking if i think about it to much

Anyway enough of my paranoia hope everyone else is fine XXXXX

Phew! relief all round..Thanks all for your concern. No apparent reason for the bleeding but apparently it's not unusual and it may continue to happen throughout pregnancy. The scan showed the heartbeat, fluid around the baby is fine, ovaries fine, no real reason for bleeding seen at all.

Boabsmum - SPD sounds grim - hope it eases up for you
Sweetbean - all the best for your scan and hope your depression lifts.