Babes in Scotland this year - shall we have our own thread?

[whinegums]

Hi, I can't see any up to date antenatal threads for mums to be in Scotland, anyone want to join in this one? I think there are a few Scottish mums on the due in June thread, so I wondered if we should have our very own for all of this year's Scottish crop?

Well done soph28 - let us know the details xx

Congrats soph28

The weather is fantastic by my god its making me suffer I will probably snow next weeks so will try not to moan

oohh thats lovely news for soph28

Fab news about all the arrivals - getting very exciting isn't it?

Hope everyone is well and enjoying the sunshine! Amazing isn't it, long may it continue!

Another nice day here in Fife!![smile}

Any more new arrivals?

Feeling so tired, stiff and huge.....ah the joys....9 and a bit weeks to go...

eek starting to get nervous whinegums..there are a lot of bumps in shawlands lately. I hope there is room for us in the SG! Are you finished with work yet?

I had some other fellow prego ladies over at the house this evening so that we could gorge on snacks away from prying eyes and be baby bores. It was nice.

Hi mcchesers! Yes, am seeing bumps everywhere I turn. I also worked out that my due date coincides with conception around the time of the Glasgow September holiday so I reckon it might be busy then - like 9.5 months after Christmas!

I'm having my tour of the SG next Monday. And I finish work that week too - can't wait! How are you getting on?

How is everyone else? Maybe I shouldn't speak too soon, but I'm doing well - surprised how being up the stick hasn't really affected me that much - killer heartburn and slightly dodgy gums aside. Really feel for those with SPD, carpal tunnel, water retention, diabetes, etc etc etc. DP commented on how well pregnancy suits me - I suppose I'm probably fitter than I've been in years what with not indulging my bad habits after all!

I could have told you that end of June due date coincides with sept weekend

I am boiling, can't face buying more mat clothes, but am struggling to find anything to wear that is not black or too thick for this weather. eek. apart from being too hot though, have had pretty much no symptoms, not even heartburn, keep waiting for something awful to start for the last few weeks! My Auntie told me pregnancy suited me the other day, mind you, quite happy to give it up in a few weeks!

Hi there! Im due my first baby on 2nd august 08. Im originally from northern ireland and we have just moved out from Glasgow to Lanarkshire recently.
Thanks to dizzydixies for telling me about this thread!

Hi monkeytennis, congratulations!

Laura - hmmmmm - didn't cross my mind before! Oh lordy! I managed to get into my non mat white linen trousers last week, with the help of a belly belt, bump band and a long top - was lovely and cool! I know what you mean - I keep waiting for my fingers to turn into sausages!

Paranoid1stTimer - DILLON 8lb6 on 22nd March!!
Monthlymayhem - LEWIS GABRIEL BORN 19th MARCH!!
Bearmama - Edinburgh March 23
Jaq39 - AISHA Born 25th April 7lbs 14ozs DD1 - 15yrs, DS1 - 19mths
northeastmummy - HOPE OLIVIA born 26th April, Aberdeen, 2nd DD, DD1 21 months
Soph28 19 April, Bathgate, 3rd dc, ds 3 nxt wk, dd 20mths
bobsmum - MARTHA VICTORIA 8lb13oz 29?th April
potpourri - 29 April, Lanark, 3rd baby (surprise!), DD1 age 3, DD2 age 21 Months
baiyu - 7th May, Fort William, first baby - surprise!
aberdeenhiker - 5th June, Aberdeen, DS1 22 months
Josey - 5th June, Aberdeenshire,DS1(8)DD1(2)(GIRL)
whinegums - 20 June, Glasgow, 1st DC (BOY)
bitofadramaqueen - EDD 22nd June, first baby
LauraT - EDD 26th June, 1st baby
OatcakeCravings - due 1st July, my 1st DS
sweetkitty - 10th July, Lanarkshire, 3rd DC (GIRL), DD1 3.8, DD2 2.2
mcchesers - 12 July, Glasgow,1st baby (Boy)
minipinkscottish - due 18th July (girl) (ds 15,ds 13, ds 10, dd 5, ds 2)
dizzydixies - 30 July, NE Fife, 3rd DC, dd1 4.5yrs & dd2, 22months
monkeytennis - due 02 August, Lanarkshire,(boy)first baby.
TheApprentice - 10 August, West Lothian, ds 14 months
hazieandbaby - 14 August, Aberdeen, 1st DC
Jennylee - 17th August, Broxburn 2nd DC, Ds1 is 8years old
poppysocks - DC2 (DD is 2) on 17 August and in St Andrews
carolcupcake - DC2 due end of August, waiting on section date, Glasgow. DS1 is 7 months
mumofdjandp - mid sept, central scotland, dc3, ds1 4yrs and ds2 14 months
mybabysinthegarden - 27 Oct, Borders, dc2, dd1 15 months
expatinscotland - 31 October, Argyll, 3rd DC, dd1 4yrs & dd2 2yrs

I keep wondering if I should take my rings off now to prevent disaster later, but am reluctant to do so! I found a summer skirt in my drawer this morning with an elasticated waist and it has been heavenly today!

evening all - get yourself down to matalan and indulge in the much cheapness of bigger clothing and sod buying more matty wear

lauraT my rings are off as its just not worth the effort putting them on and off again - I do miss them though lol

Gosh, not been on for a couple of weeks and it's all going on! Congratulations to all the new arrivals!

Had my 16-week check today with the mw who last saw me desperately struggling to get bf going with dd1. She asked how long I'd kept it up in the end and seemed pleasantly surprised when I said 9 1/2 months, so that was nice. But also a bit emotional remembering what a hard time I had with it. I really hope it turns out to be easier with dc2.

That's all my news; can't wait to hear about the next arrivals!

Hi all!!

mybabysinthegarden - as you know this is going to be baby number 6 for me and if it's any comfort to you I have always had a hard time at the start of bf - sometimes for as long as 10 weeks but like you I persevered and fed them for a long time - the last one till 21 months

Anyway I'm not anticipating it being easy just determined to keep going and with all you mumnetters hoping to stay positive xxx

afternoon all, nothing but good news to report here

couldn't see any areas of seperation on the scan so she thinks that it has all settled, only need to worry if I start bleeding again but seeing as I haven't for 10wks now am going to let myself get all excited and finally admit that there is a baby on the way

am 29+2 apparently and baby is measuring slightly above average, no great surprise there though as I have whoppers

back in again at 35wks when will have another scan and discuss my labour options with the consultant

friend also had her baby this morning by elective C/S - a wee boy 8lb2, no name as yet but knowing her it will be something exotic

Keep forgetting about this thread

dizzy - great news about the scan (and you resisted finding out the flavour your a better woman than me) have you had previous sections with your whoppers then?

monkeytennis - hello and welcome to our thread, whereabouts in Lanarkshire are you?

mybabyisinthegarden - I struggled at the start BFing my first but I think with the second you are more relaxed I was anyway. You will find tremendous support on here for BFing.

did I see baiyu's birth annoucement will have to go check now

dizzy - fab news!!! Now relax and enjoy....you're going to be a mummy again xx

dizzy - great news!

Morning Ladies! I went to the first of the antenatal classes at the Milbrae last night. A bit tense as all the dads wanted desperately to get away for the football. I think the midwife we had was really nice for the class. It was also nice that we were all about the same age.

She did talk about some of the changes in practice in the SG and what was working and what wasn't. Still I think there is a lot to learn and it's a good place to ask questions.

Hi all. Mcchesers, have to say the antenatal classes have got better. My last one is on Monday, when we have the hospital visit. Seems like the mws aren't all singing from the same hymn sheet about the protocol changes though, cos some say one thing and then it's something different from another one! And not til 16 June, when it all miraculously changes .

I have found them useful over all, and glad I persevered! Some of the others in my class have been to the bf workshop already, and said they were good too. I'm going to one at the beginning of June.

WG - What did they say was going to change on June 16th? I liked this lady, she had done some fetal monitoring for me and we discovered we both had an addiction to crunching ice.

I'm taking the weekend intensive course through the NCT which finishes with a breastfeeding class. I'm really just doing the NHS courses to get me out of the house and to meet other pregos. My DH was so funny, he said he'd never been around other dads-to-be before, so overall it was a good experience. I'm really chuffed at having the antenatal centre so close by.

So when do you finish up?

Hospital protocols - like the timings for when doctors would start to intervene - at the moment it seems like there's a timetable of so many hours for first stage, second stage, etc, and if you don't keep to that, then the docs are on your case! From 16 June, I gather the approach is going to be led more by the midwives, and as long as you're progressing, even if slowly, they won't start to interfere. Also, at the moment they don't allow you to eat or drink during labour (my own personal horror!) but they will when things change!

V strange if you ask me, should I end up in labour before my due date I will be questioning/refusing/etc (or getting DP to do it!).

I finish up next Thursday, can't wait!!!!!!

Have to say, the mws doing the antenatal classes so far have been good, despite the dreadful first week. It seems they do have a pretty non-interventionist attitude when it's not needed, and one actually said they would try and keep the doctors away!

Hi all - where are all you Scottish ladies? xx

Hi minipinkscottish, well ive been working the nightshift. Not a good look when you are 30 wks preg. I have realised im going to have to insist on day shifts. I wanted to finish up at about 35 weeks but i dont think im going to make it that far!

Sweetkitty - Im in blantyre, are you around the same area?

have been hanging out in June thread, it's all gone quiet here for a bit hasn't it?

monkeytennis, definately try and get off night shift, you must be exhausted. you never get as good a sleep during the day at the best of times surely!