Hi all, back from the scan but gosh, not sure I'm going to be able to do a proper catch up before ds's dinner!
It looks like I was absolutely right to push for a growth scan - LO is right up there in the 95th centile for size and is already around 6lbs 9oz...ok, these things are notoriously unreliable for weight, but all the measurements were bigger than the charts ie over 100th centile in most cases [fhsock]. So another big one [Fluffy tries to find 'panic' emoticon]...sigh.....
Of course, its good to have a decent bw baby but glad we've realised now, as ds's birth would probably have been less complicated if he hadn't been more than 2 weeks late. So I'd rather be induced at, say, 40.5 weeks if LO hasn't put in an appearance, than have another awful late induction and huge baby. Especially as they were pretty convinced that if this one went 2 weeks late then it would be a 10lbs something one!!!
The weird thing was going from the growth scan straight into my regular midwife checkup at the same hospital. I'm only seeing them every 6 weeks or so, with GP in between, so they didn't know I'd been referred for a scan. Anyway, first thing she said was "well, you look very normal, I guess that means we don't need to worry about large babies"!!!! . I pointed out I'd just been for a scan that suggested something rather different...to her credit the mw looked at the notes, said 'crikey, good thing you went for the scan!' and then asked to measure me anyway. Interestingly from the outside, I was measuring 33 weeks (am 34.5) so this might explain why it didn't occur to anyone last time that ds might be big. MW was quite amused that baby the size of LO wasn't looking big from the outside. I'm less amused as I feel very very full of baby!! MW also wanted to re-check me for GD, but properly this time (last time at the GPs I only did one blood test after fasting, not a 2nd one after sugar etc)...fine, but I've refused to head into central London in rush hour on the tube in the week before xmas, so I've agreed to ask my GP to do the test again, but with lucozade and an hour's break etc this time
DH says I have to admit to all of you that when the sonographer was explaining that LO fell into the "95th centile and upwards" category I asked 'how frequently does that happen?' at which they all (DH included) looked at me a bit oddly and said 'um, about 5% of the time'!!! ...oh dear...pregnancy brain....
Right really do have to go...but just quickly...
Gingeme - room sounds lovely
Susie - I used FILs non-maternity TENS and it was great!
Sabinar - am so with you on the not being in a hurry thing...altho more cos I need the time!!
Awen - lovely to hear from you, well done on keeping going
Amani - big hugs
Toomanyshoes - lovely to hear from you again
Hugs to Beller, Mrsmcn, Naetha, Lucky, Lolo, Madmouse, Lulu (loved the shoe story ) and everyone else...
Oh dear, can hear a very unhappy ds downstairs, had better run....xxxx