Due Aug 08 - Round and Proud with the Little One Kick'n About

[TwilightSurfer]

DUE AUGUST 2008 STATS
[TSupdate01MAY08]

GROUP TOTAL: 73 [BOYS (11) vs. GIRLS (9)]

23JUL Voodoococonut is 29 and lives in Manchester but moving to West Midlands asap. She has a DD, 19M. Expecting DC#2, a SURPRISE.
28JUL IlanaK is 35 and lives in Central London. She has 2DSs, 6y & 3y. Expecting DC#3 via CSec, a BOY to be named Saul.
29JUL Miamla is 32 and lives in North London. Expecting DC#1, a BOY to maybe be named Theodore.
29JUL Bigboydiditandranaway is 36 and lives in Midlands. She has a DS, 26m. Expecting DC#2.
30JUL Dizzydixies is 31 and lives in Fife. She has 2DDs, 4y & 1.5y. Expecting DC#3 via VBac or CSec, guesses it's a girl.
31JUL Merrydaisy has a DD 2.6y. Expecting DC#2.
31JUL SassyLou is 33 and lives in Cheshire. She has 2DDs, 7y & 5y. Expecting DC#3.
01AUG Dutchindo has 2DSs, 8y & 14m, and a DD, 7y. Expecting DC#4.
01AUG PhilB is 31 and lives in SE London. Expecting DC#1, a SURPRISE.
01AUG Pertelote is 30 and lives in East London. Expecting DC#1, a SURPRISE.
02AUG Vintagegardenia is 35 and lives in Ireland. She has a DS, 9y. Expecting DC#2, a SURPRISE.
02AUG Mum2b1 is expecting DC#1.
02AUG Shazza2002 is 27 and lives in West London. She has a DD, 5y. Expecting DC#2, a SURPRISE.
03AUG Alittlebitshy is 28 and lives in East London/Essex. She has a DD, 4y (turning 5y before Aug). Expecting DC#2 via CSec, a SURPRISE.
04AUG Littlebeezz
05AUG ChaCha is 32 and lives in Oxford. She has 2DCs, 2y & 10m, Expecting DC#3 via CSEC, guesses it's a boy.
06AUG Kittenpaws is expecting DC#3.
06AUG Sweetiesandcakes has a DD, 2.5y. Expecting DC#2.
07AUG BraveNewWorld is 31 and lives in London. Expecting DC#1, a GIRL.
08AUG LadyOfWaffle is 21 and lives in Berkshire. She has a DS, 2y. Expecting DC#2, a SURPRISE.
08AUG Mummypud is 28 and lives in Wiltshire. She has a DD, 2y. Expecting DC#2, a GIRL.
08AUG SKYTVADDICT is 40 and lives in Lincolnshire. She has a DS, 8m, and 2DDs, 7y & 11y. Expecting DC#4, a SURPRISE.
08AUG Bealcain is 21 and lives in Kent, She has 2DSs 2y & 1y. Expecting DC#3, a GIRL.
09AUG BirthdayBaby is expecting DC#1.
10AUG Lcy is 30 and lives in Wales. Expecting DC#1, guesses it's a boy.
11AUG Sarahnh is 32 and lives in West Midlands. She has a DD, 2y. Expecting DC#2, a GIRL to maybe be named Tess Alexandra.
11AUG Carolbrad lives in North West. Expecting DC#1.
11AUG Foghornleghorn is 23 and lives in Northampton. She has 2DDs, 3y & 1y. Expecting DC#3, guesses it's a girl.
12AUG Thinking has a DD, 15m. Expecting DC#2.
12AUG MagicMonkey has a DS, 17m. Expecting DC#2.
12AUG Buckets is 31 and lives in Southampton. She has a DD, 4y, & a DS, 3. Expecting DC#3 via CSec (01-07AUG?), a BOY to maybe be named Rex.
14AUG TheApprentice has a DS, 1y. Expecting DC#2.
14AUG Hardygirl is 36 and lives in SW London. Expecting DC#1, a SURPRISE.
14AUG HazieDazieandBaby is 26 and lives in Aberdeen. Expecting DC#1, a SURPRISE to be named Cole or Gabriella.
14AUG CaptainCaveman is 35 and lives in Nottingham. She has a DS, 3.11y. Expecting DC#2 via VBac, a BOY.
14AUG Gigglegirl is 32 and lives in Stockport. She has a DD, 4y, and 2DSs, 2y & 1y. Expecting DC#4, a GIRL to be named Imogen.
14AUG Lewisham lives in West London. Expecting DC#1.
16AUG TwilightSurfer is 37 and lives in Tennessee, USA. She has a DD, 4y. Expecting DC#2, a GIRL to maybe be named Maggie Ethelyn.
16AUG Longwayfromhome is 29 and lives in Argentina. Expecting DC#1, a BOY to named Tomas.
16AUG Pregnancy1 is 31 and lives in London. Expecting DC#1, a GIRL.
17AUG Iliketosleep is 24 and lives in Wolverhampton. She has 2DDs, 7y & 6y and a DS, 4y. Expecting DC#4.
17AUG Poppysocks is 30 and lives in St Andrews. She has a DD, 23m. Expecting DC#2 via CSec or maybe VBAC, a GIRL.
17AUG Warthog has a DD, 21m. Expecting DC#2.
18AUG Kezza7779 is expecting DC#1, guesses it's a boy.
18AUG Browncat has a DS, 18m. Expecting DC#2.
18AUG Expectant is 31 and lives in Singapore. Expecting DC#1, a SURPRISE.
18AUG Cheerfulvicky is 24 and lives in Cornwall. Expecting DC#1, a BOY.
19AUG SazzlesA is 35 and lives in Cheltenham. She has a DD, 17m. Expecting DC#2 via VBAC or CSec, a GIRL to maybe be named Emma.
19AUG Karney is 39 and lives in Glasgow.
20AUG HelzBellz is 36 and lives in Nottingham. Expecting DC#1, a SURPRISE.
20AUG MillieMooMoo is 29 and lives in West Yorks. She has a DD, 26m. Expecting DC#2, guesses it's a boy.
20AUG Ejesmum is 38 and lives in Exeter. She has a DS, 4y. Expecting DC#2.
20AUG Stillhere is 36 and lives in Yorkshire. She has a DS, 2.5y. Expecting DC#2, a SURPRISE.
21AUG Jennylee is 30 and lives in West Lothian. She has a DS, 8y. Expecting DC#2.
21AUG HalfFrench is 32. Expecting DC#1.
21AUG Pinchypants is 34 and lives in Guildford. She has a DD, 20m. Expecting DC#2.
22AUG Frances123 is 27 and lives in London. She has a DD, 5m. Expecting DC#2.
22AUG Buddhababe is 32 and lives in South West London. She has a DS, 14m. Expecting DC#2.
23AUG Stickybean is 27 and lives in North London. Expecting DC#1, guesses it's a girl.
23AUG Mum2go is 34 and lives in SOLIHULL B HAM. She has a DD, 6y. Expecting DC#2.
24AUG Libbyssister is 34 and lives in Oxfordshire. She has a DS, 2.11y. Expecting DC#2, a BOY.
24AUG Cyteen is 32 and lives in Leicester. Expecting DC#1, a BOY.
25AUG Petitfilou is 35 and lives in S Oxfordshire. She has a DS, 4y, & a DD, 2.6y. Expecting DC#3, a BOY.
25AUG Oopsacoconut is 32 and lives in Wiltshire. Expecting DC#1, a GIRL.
26AUG Ellasmum1 is 30 and lives in North Staffs-Newcastle under Lyme. She has a DD, 5y. Expecting DC#2, a BOY.
26AUG Dancerandprancer is 31 and lives in Devon. She has a DD, 28m. Expecting DC#2, a BOY.
26AUG Graysongirl is 31 and lives in Yorkshire. Expecting DC#1.
26AUG No1putsbabyinthecorner is 30 and lives in South Yorkshire. She as a DD, 1y. Expecting DC#2.
27AUG PennyBenjamin is 30 and lives in West London. Expecting DC#1.
27AUG Lucamom is 32 and lives in Warwickshire. She as DS, 13m. Expecting DC#2.
02SEP Sunshinemummy is 37 and lives in South West London. She as a DS, 22m. Expecting DC#2.
??AUG RACHG08 is expecting.
??AUG MARX is expecting DC#2.

sarahnh, hope you're doing ok.

pregnancy1 - that's definitely something to celebrate! i can't remember the last time i had a bloodless and painless pooh. a couple of weeks ago there was quite a lot of blood. but thank god it hasn't been that bad again...

Hee hee, so is it open court for talking about poo? I wanted to post exactly what pregnancy1 wrote the other day! I was in so much pain and being on aspirin as well really made me quite scared with the amount of blood. Seems a lot better now though is there room in the embarrassed corner for me too?

Sarah, any news? You must phone the midwife now if you haven't already. If you can't get through to her just go straight to the hospital. Its more than likely to be nothing but must be checked out today
I know exactly what you're going through so thinking of you today

Sarah I'm 26+3 today and reported spotting at 25+1. It wasn't enough to wipe though. Big thing is whether it's red or brown. Brown being better because it's old. There's any number of reasons to spot at 27 weeks. Getting checked, especially if it's red, is a very good idea. Relaxing is another, even though that's hard. You're at a good point in the pregnancy. If the baby happens to be born now, for whatever reason, chances of an excellent outcome are extremely high.

I was just researching fundal height again. I don't know why because I've told myself there's nothing really WRONG with my fundal height. Anyway...I found this wonderful site that is really well put together with loads of information on every imaginable pregnancy topic. HERE By MY measurements I'm 28 weeks. Anybody here know how the top of your uterus is suppose to feel when your doing this measurement??

Poo issues: There's no embarrasement here for poo problems. If you don't have them or haven't had them....YOU WILL. It's a glorious subject that binds (pardon the pun) us all together.

Thanks Sazzle. I was just wondering. As if I have nothing else to worry about.

Trying to get DD ready for swim lessons. What is with kids...they want to go but don't want to get dressed. I'm tempted to take her naked!!!!!

Hey everyone,

I'm back.. thanks for all your kind messages.

Well i was sent to the hospital to get me checked over. I have had a bad cough for the last few days and that has caused me to have some erosion?! But they were happy that the bleeding would tailor off. Had to have a yucky internal too...

The not so good news is that little baby is measuring small.. had to have a detailed scan.. docs asked if i smoked and i explained that i quit as soon as i found out i was expecting.. she said that it could still have an impact ...

I am very tall and very slim, my dd was small and i explained that too them aswell but they just made me feel like i wasn't looking after my baby

Feel really upset and gutted, if i hadn't gone to the hospital i would be none the wiser, i always measured small the last time and figured i would this time... now they want to see me in 2 weeks and if the baby is still small they will refer me to consultant care... how am i suspose to make the baby grow??

So sorry for this big me rant, i just feel so upset by the whole eperience.

Sarah - sorry to hear, they're amking you feel like that. If it makes you feel any better, i'm 28weeks and currently measuring 34weeks so am a total whale Did you measure as small with dc1?

Hope everyone else is good, sory not been on for a while, kids are mental!

sarah, they're doing exactly what they did with me...keeping an eye on things. Mine was measuring small as well (and i'm not saying this is the case with you at all so please don't worry) and they found that it was because of a reduced blood flow in the umbilical cord. There are many many things they can do to help baby's growth. if they were really worried they would have had you back next week instead of 2 weeks.
I'm tall and slim too but they didn't listen to me either! you did the right thing about going to hospital though, its always important to get bleeding investigated despite you finding out some bad news.
I know its easier said than done but try not to worry. are you able to have a lie down and just spend some quality time with your bump? i found talking to my baby about my worries whilst stroking bump really helped. Especially when it seemed i was getting kicks in response. But hey, we're all different, whatever works for you but please try and give yourself some time to relax.

I'm by no way an expert on any of this, i'm a first timer. what i found really useful was starting a separate thread on the pregnancy board. loads of people wrote about their own experiences so it kind of made things a bit more normal for me.
but stay in touch with us all on here as well

thanks again for your kind messages, i feel all i seem to do here is moan.

I did measure small with my 1st dd but never had any scans or anything. my bmi was underweight when i became pregnant so from they start my mw said that they may monitor me..

I am just so frustrated, they made a big deal about me smoke before i became pregnant but since i'm not smoking now, what difference does it make???? also i have put on alot of weight ( i know i carry alot of excess water) but when my dh said to them " so should she eat more chocolate?!" they said no she is fine the way she is!!!

So i guess i have a long two week wait to see if anything has changed... arghhhh

Awww Sarah, you aren't supposed to make the baby grow. They will refer to consultant care not because you've done anything wrong but because the baby needs to be kept an eye on. I guess the baby needs to be got out sooner rather than later if it isn't receiving enough nutrients from the placenta type thing. You stopped smoking as soon as you could which is more than a lot of women do - you've done your best.

I had scan no3 today - cerebral ventricles (spaces in the brain) are still at the upper limits of normal but haven't grown beyond that so they are happy and I don't need to be seen again. Ds2 definitely has his dad's nose this time! He is measuring 25 and a half weeks when I am just 25 by the sonographer's original estimation so hopefully that means he'll be early if he's a fast grower!

TS Most midwives here don't seem to bother with fundal measurements anymore - I don't think it is very reliable so I wouldn't worry about it.

Any news from dizzy? I think she had a scan today?

Sarah
This might reassure you - from netdoctor.co.uk

The stuff on smoking during pregnancy makes pretty horrendous reading but this I thought was helpful:

'Women who stopped smoking at the halfway point in their pregnancy gave birth to babies with the same average weight as women who had not smoked at all during pregnancy.'

It is perfectly possible they don't believe you when you say you stopped smoking immediately. Or that may just be me being cynical. Either way, try not to feel upset, just look after yourself and if they say you don't need to eat more, then you don't need to!

Thanks for that PF you have made me feel a bit better.. i have been scanning the web too looking for answers...

I am just going to try and eat healthily and rest up for the next two weeks and then see what they say xxxx

hi all, lovely day here and all I have managed to do is the weekly food shop

petit scan is tomorrow but thank you! my friend is also booked in for her c/s in same hosp tomorrow morning so am hoping they'll let me peak in great news about you not needing to be seen again

sarahnh don't be panicking, rotten sods being so mean to you and well done you for stopping the minute you found out, many don't even bother

Sarah...my doctor thinks things are on the small side for me as well. Try to embrace the fact you scored another visit in two weeks, you'll probably be scanned as well which means another lovely viewing of baby. Some medical professionals just lack proper bedside manners. As for the smoking.....my mother smoked and I'm perfectly normal. My evilSILs smoked heavily during ALL their pregnancies and ALL their kids seem normal. One of my RLBF's quit smoking as soon as she realized she was pregnant and her DD is perfectly normal. These are all random women from different age groups giving birth in different decades.....I think you'll be fine.

Baby's transverse again ARRRGGGHHHH!!! Taking DD out to ride her bike. Maybe I can get the baby to move back to a comfortable position by walking around.

TS Step away from the tape measure! Go make some cookies or something for us.

Sarahnh - don't see that a bit more choc would hurt anyway . I only stopped smoking when I found I was pg with DS and he was born 9lb at 38wks! As you say, your last one was small and you're obviously naturally slim so why shouldn't your next baby be the same? Anyway, you get another scan so you should come out of all this even more assured your baby's fine.

Had fab sex last night but felt awful afterwards again, pelvis ached all round, baby seemed cross (don't know how I know this) and I had to take paracetamol! Definitely have to work on some different positions - bump's not too big yet but I obviously get carried away and overdo it somehow LOL.

I've had a crap afternoon though, have fallen out with the kids - struggling to psyche my way back to good mood by 6pm for bedtime hour. Hence hiding on MN of course.

Ooh Chinese. Haven't done any dinner tonight as me and the kids had what DD calls a 'clean tea' (ie finger food in the front room with the tv on.) Wonder if DH would be excited at the prospect of Chinese. What do other people normally order? We usually get a beef chow mein with sweet & sour sauce between us and DH is nuts about chicken soup from the Chinese for some reason.

well i was naughty and bought a crispy duck from m&s as a treat. so looking forward to it! oven is warming up...

sarah, sorry they were so damned insensitive. they just don't realise the impact they have. they kept telling me dd was very underweight and were worried etc. but she looked fine! was chubby and happy and eating well. so i just stopped seeing the health visitor. had no problems.

try not to set too much store by the appointment in 2 weeks. you should go, but there's nothing you can do. you've already done the best thing you can - give up smoking! and what a huge achievement. don't let them belittle it for you.

perfect, fire it on there for them to settle up

am a lemon chicken fiend myself and it has to be from a particular chinese, I have tried ordering other things but always end up wishing I'd just ordered the lemon chicken - am pathetic lol