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Due May 05 part 3

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myermay · 21/11/2004 14:13

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Brighteyes · 30/11/2004 19:34

anyone know of a good website/book which ways up the pros and cons of different types of pain relief? I'm totally clueless and would like to find out as much as possible as soon as possible.

northstar · 30/11/2004 19:54

Brighteyes im sure the experts on mumsnet will be happy to discuss pain relief in great detail why dont you start a thread?

Uwila · 01/12/2004 10:44

Brighteyes, another good site is www.babycentre.co.uk. You can find lots of useful information there. If not successful though, the main medicatins to research are:

Gas and Air
Pethedine
Epidural
Block (which is an epidural with stronger medicine, but I think can not be topped up so when it's gone it's gone)

OR, MEARS is mumsnetter who is also a midwife. She should be very knowledgable on the options.

logic · 01/12/2004 12:16

Well, had the results of my AFP test today and everything is normal

northstar · 01/12/2004 14:15

CONGRATULATIONS thats great news about your test results My (only) scan is on the 9th Dec and i just cant wait.

logic · 01/12/2004 14:27

thanks, northstar
9th Dec isn't far away now! Are you going to ask about the gender?

THEnorthstar · 01/12/2004 15:16

mmmm Well I really want to but dp doesnt. BUT thing is he doesnt think he can make it to the scan and thats up to him! I genuinely dont mind if he doesnt come, but I will ask the gender if he doesnt so its up to him. HOPE HE DOESNT ACTUALLY.

logic · 01/12/2004 16:18

sometimes it's obvious anyway. Ds was absolutely brazen waggling his bits at us. The sonographer said 'er...you did want to know didn't you'

THEnorthstar · 01/12/2004 17:56

oh Logic that would be lovely i was just visiting due in june and a couple of the mums were saying the exact things im thinking. I would love another ds because i love ds soooo much and we're totally on the same wavelength, and i have all the boy stuff BUT a girl would be a lovely surprise too! And if i do have a girl at least people wont say to me when i get out of hospital "so when are you going to try for a girl" you know the way people talk!

THEnorthstar · 01/12/2004 17:58

Anyone heard from Cab?

logic · 01/12/2004 19:12

I have already had one person tell me that she hopes that I have a girl now that I've already got a boy! That does annoy me. I honestly don't care. As you say, I know how a little boy's mind works and have a loft full of blue things but a girl would be fine too.

logICICLE · 02/12/2004 14:33

Uwila, meant to mention to you, I have had two sessions of massage and McTimoney technique and my migraines have stopped! Yippee. Maybe it's worth a try for you?

Uwila · 02/12/2004 14:43

I've tried reflexology, and it did nothing. Although I did quite enjoy havingg my tootsies rubbed.

What is this massage tchnique? I suppose there's nothing to lose if it doesn't cost a fortune and isn't too hard to get too?

logICICLE · 02/12/2004 16:15

It's basically gentle skeletal readjustment combined with traditional massage - moving bones about sounds scary but it was really nice and gentle and I was assured that it doesn't affect the baby. It's made my back pain so much better too. The way I see it, I would be in a lot of pain and distress otherwise which isn't good for the baby either...
I found a local practitioner which is probably too far for you but there should be some nearer. The initial consultation cost £40 and follow-ups are £35.

Uwila · 02/12/2004 16:50

That's not too bad on the £. Besides, I'm worth it.

I'm going to look into it.

fisil · 02/12/2004 18:30

That does sound good. I am going to indulge after Xmas - once a month, I reckon. I have a friend with her own massage business who will come to your house in the evening!

Feeling exhausted, but smug. Reckon we might have solved the problem of ds waking up at 5a.m. For the last 2 weeks he's been waking at 5 and moaning/whining cos he wants to come in for a cuddle (like he did when he was ill). Yesterday he did the full hour's whinge - and so got nothing from his advent calendar. Today he started up at 5, we went and reminded him about the advent calendar - and he then went straight back to sleep until we had to wake him up! So hopefully bribery has done its trick, and he'll sleep later (at least until 24th December!)

Baby goes crazy whenever I eat chocolate. I'm eating loads cos it's so funny. Must be a girl!

logICICLE · 02/12/2004 19:53

it's lovely when they get enough understanding to be conned and bribed isn't it? Lately, ds has been refusing to put his trousers on in the morning but he is obsessed with ships so now I say 'but sailors wear trousers...don't you want to be a sailor?' and on go the trousers

THEnorthstar · 03/12/2004 09:41

Fisil I also find that if ds wakes too early and i put him back to bed he ends up sleeping for AGES and its always a playschool morning and we're late!
I have got my ms back againit's been gone for 4weeks but back this week, how's everyone else?

cab · 03/12/2004 09:52

Hi northstar and co - sory I've not been around much. A friend of mine died abroad on hols - funeral was finally yesterday, so been a bit busy and full of the cold.
Hi to maymum and congratulations on the scan logic!

THEnorthstar · 03/12/2004 09:55

Hi cab, sorry to hear your sad news
How are you? Do you have a bump yet?

LittleB · 03/12/2004 11:51

Sorry to hear your news Cab.
I've posted a query about low blood presure on the preganancy board but I haven't had much info yet, I remember that Cab and Logic both had low blood pressure, I don't know if either of you can offer any advice.
I'm 16 weeks pregnant and have had fairly low blood pressure, latest reading was 90/50. I've had the odd dizzy spell so I've been trying to have lots of snacks, drink, stand up slowly etc and it hasn't been too bad until yesterday. I was at a work Christmas lunch and I'd just finished a large christmas dinner, when I started feeling faint, I went into the loo to splash cold water over me, but still felt really bad, collapsed on the toilet floor, and the dizziness stayed for ages, about 10mins, didn't quite pass out as I raised my legs up, but I took a long time to feel better and I then developed a headache which stayed for the rest of the day (unusual as I rarely get headaches). A colleague who used to be a nurse came looking for me, and took me outside when I was feeling a bit better to cool off - I was very warm, She's said that it will probably get worse during my pregnancy and I may need to stop work early. I've read about dizziness due to standing up quickly and not eating enough, but i'd just eaten - after snacking all morning and hadn't moved from sitting for about an hour. I do wonder if I may have overheated as I'd been working outside in the cold all morning and the pub was quite warm. But any advice on how to prevent this, if it is down to low blood pressure and if its likley to get worse would be really useful. Sorry to rant on. I would ring my midwife but she's on holiday.

logICICLE · 03/12/2004 13:32

Hi LittleB, I am still having the odd dizzy spell but not too serious. It sounds like you should go and see a doctor though if your midwife is away...

maymum · 03/12/2004 16:51

It sound like bad news all round. Sorry to hear about your friend cab.

LittleB - it sounds like you're having a hard time - I'd definitely see your GP. Otherwise, doesn't your midwife have a colleague you could at least speak to on the phone while she is away?

fisil - how fun that you can make baby go crazy! Chocolate is magic, I swear!

Northstar - welcome back to ms world - hopefully it will go away and stay away this time for you. I'm still suffering. Admittedly it isn't as bad as in the 1st few weeks, but I still wake up at random times some nights (4.20am on wednesday) for a toilet-hugging session, and have to snack every 2 hours to stop nausea/sickness. At least my cold is starting to get better - it really knocked me out, which was frustrating. I'm feeling more positive about everything though

logICICLE · 03/12/2004 16:58

Sorry to hear about your friend, Cab

fisil · 03/12/2004 19:49

sorry to hear about your friend, Cab.

LittleB, will you see your GP about feeling dizzy? I think you should get anything checked out in pg.

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