MIDLAND MUMS DUE AUG 2008

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hi there

any fellow mums around the midlands due like me in aug 2008,we live in birmingham in the west mids there.

this is our long awaited 2nd child after over 3 yrs ttc we have 1 daughter 6 yr next month

i seen the midwife today for the 1st time at home

i have to have a hosp birth with this 2nd child as my 1st was a emergency c-section would have prefered to try a home birth ,i need to ring the gp monday as they need to refer me to the hosp of my choice b,ham women,s as midwife can only refer me to heartlands&solihull ,so once thats done i will be booked for a scan around 12-14weeks.

what stage are you at now ?

be great to get to know some fellow bump buddies

cheers

lol where are you all?cant tell on all the other threads

lol

hi there anyone from the west mids,any fellow bump buddis out there let me cheers

goes there,s no one in teh west mids sadley thought i,d try at least

i'm in the west midlands!!! I have a dd who is 2.4yrs old and we have been ttc for almost a year before i got pg!! So very excited and very nervous!xxx

hi there sarahnh

thanks for getting in touch

congratulations on your pregnancy hope all goes well

when you due?

not been feeling great, have my scan today so will know more then. Will keep you posted xx

Me too, I'm in South B'ham, due 23rd Sept.
At my surgery you have to see GP first, going in the morning so don't know at this stage when I'll see MW.
Have 2 boys already 4 and 2.
Forgot how chronically tired you are in the beginning, sneaked off to the lady's at work yesterday for a 30 minute snooze.
God I needed it.
Don't usually suffer from MS, soore boobs etc, just a bit of stomach cramp and it seems 3rd time lucky on that score.
Congratulations to you both, where are you based?

Hi I'm in Solihull
Have DD 7yrs old & due 1st Feb with next so not long to go!

hey,

i'm back, was really worried about scan as was having bad cramps, but all ok, bean waving at me.. due 11th August, live in Shirley! What hospital are you all booked into?xxx

afternoon ladies great to hear from you all

i,m over in acocks green near the warick rd olton, know shirely and solihull there ok

hi there thanks for getting in touch

hope everyone is doing and keeping well today

here we have finally started to see some synshine lol after all those weeks of dull grey clouds.

hi there treadmillmom congrulations hope all is goingw ell yes the tiredness has got me too the last few weeks

i,m ok at the mo

been out for lunch today with a dear friend i got to know via mumsnet whom i havent seen in ages

hi there jag all the best next with n.2 my dd now 6 yrs was born feb 2002 bless ,where abouts in solihull are you

no letter from the b,ham women,s yet its been a week now

glad the scan went sarah hope the cramps easy off did they say its growing like pains?

hope everyone is having a good day

tc from chrisseyxx

it seems that we are live quite close together which is great news!!

Chrissy i have been trying to be good and exercising and apparently i have been doing way too much!!! so i have been told!!

I am going to get the nuchal scan done next week at mums.. is anyone else thinking of getting that done? I am 32 so i don't think i am at major risk but just want to be sure!!

Hello and congrats to everyone i have said hi too!! xxx

hi there great

i keep meaning to start some excerise lol i want to the anatal swmming class thats on at tudor grange on a thru lunchtime but i work thru,s only get fri fully off ,cant attend evening dh is at work

hi mumtogo,

I have been looking for some kind of antenatal exercise class but cannot seem to find any so if you know of any let me know!x

Hello all!

Hope you are all doing ok out there.

I am in the South of Birmingham too - Stirchley way with my first and am now at 27 weeks. Finally got booked in with Womens hospital last week, as I havent long moved to the area.

Take care
Shell

Good Morning Ladies,
Looking ahead to the birth I can highly recommend the Lyndsey Clarke Active Birth Classes held at Shirley Baptist Church on the Stratford Road.
I attended her classes in my 2nd pregnancy and its a little like Yoga, with breathing exercises.
Her tuition helps with relaxation, getting baby into the ideal birthing position and pain coping strategies.
I cannot speak for anyone else who was in the class with me but I gave birth to DS2 without any pain relief, not even gas and air and I totally credit the strategies that I'd been taught by her.
Will be signing up again for a refresher.
Wait until later in your pregnancy, say about 30 weeks then it'll be fresh in your head and you can practice at home up until the big day.
I attended evening classes but I'm sure they're also available in the day.
Postnatal she also does a Post Natal Exercise and Baby Massage club but I didn't attend those.

that sounds great treadmillmom, i live just off the stratford road so won't be far to waddle!!!xxx

hi there ladies

hope you all are keeping well

do you have a contact number for the lady treadmill its sounds rather good

hope ev1 is well

Lyndsey Clarke.
Also see Eau Baby, its very informative and the section The Comparative Benefits of an Active Birth gives great insight into labour in an upright position as opposed to labour on your back.

hi there treadmillmom thanks very much for the info,
i do think these classes should be mandatory unless you specify you dont need them,
i missed out last time as working full time i didnt have the time to find and book one .

how are you all progressing with your pregnanices?

i,m still waiting to hear off b,ham women,s for my 1st scan nearly 2 weeks since gp sent referral

anyone want to send me personal msg for my email addy are welcome ,i,ll sign up to it

hope ev1 is ok

cheers

hi there

i have made some enquires but i,m sure others like em could do with a daytime classes if other half or even one,s self works eveings .most classes seem to be eveings when one could be atw ork or even getting kids tea etc

seems to be the same problem witn the swimmings classes too as i could a daytime one

hi sarahnh,treadmillmom ,JAG123 ,shellysara,

how you all keeping this week ladies?

do they still allow you send messages to there profiles on here to exchange emails etc?

hope you all are keeping well

tc chat soon

good day ladies

Hi, as someone was talking about Lyndsey's classes, who I know 'cos we swap leaflets)I thought I'd be a bit cheeky too. There are new antenatal music classes for mums starting up very soon. They've already been running in Strichley for two years and now I'm doing them. I live in Shirley too, but have had four "bundles of joy" and am definitely not having any more! Good luck with all your babies to be!

hi there is there anymore info you could tell me cheers