Jingle Bells, Mysterious Smells, Fab Feb 2009 babies will soon be on their way - Oh what fun it is to waddle around like an overstuffed turkey all day.

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Hello lovely ladies, the new thread is open for business

I know LBB, I was being rather melodramatic! mind you, thinking about it, I am rather, well, fat, so I'm sure there must be a fair bit of blubber I can inject into. Its just a horrible thought!

Hahaha. It is a horrible thought, but if that's what's best in the way of treatment for both of you, then you'll do it.
I'd have to have someone else do it for me though

Not the stomach!!!!!!!

I'm on Heparin and I tell everyone not to do it there! Legs and (if you can reach or used to it enough to do it blind) the bottom. It should go into the fattiest areas and when pregnant the fat gets pulled tight, you will end up with massive bruises if you do the stomach - you wouldn't ever reach the baby BTW, it's too far down.

Start by gently pressing the tip on your skin, if it hurts then it'll hurt more when it goes in (usually means you're right over a nerve or vessel). Keep the eye facing up (not sure why it works, but I was told to do it and it does). If you can face ice, put an icecube on the skin first.

Oh and never ever ever let a medical person do your needle for you! They tend to go for the arm and don't care what they hit (can you imagine having to do 30 a day? They don't have time to do it carefully) they're quite used to be people self-injecting in hospital so don't think you will sound odd if you say "I do my own".

There is only a tiny amount of liquid in the syringe, it's over very quickly so just get it done, if you follow my tips it shouldn't hurt too much.

TMB, you are a star! am so relived, wonder why the websites my DH found said it had to be the stomach (and why did I have to have it in the stomach in hospital after dvt?)I thought it was a bit crazy having it in the stomach bearing in mind I had a 7" wound across it (spinal fusion was from front and back!) they kept injecting heparin next to the wound and it wasn't healing and kept popping open. Sorry, TMI!
thanks so much for your advice TBM, you really are fab. You will of course need to promise not to go into labour for at least the next week or so in case I need more advice following tomorrows hospital appointment! x

Hehe, those !! look more melodramatic than your posts MOS

By too far down, I mean the membranes are, you're not even going to inject into the water.

There is no reason at all why it has to go into the stomach over anything else (I have a lot of friends on it and plenty of leaflets about how to inject, this is my second time of injecting through pregnancy too) and certainly in the third trimester it's going to be flippin' painful!

Heparin will feel differently when injected to other medications, so don't use your previous injections as an indicator. The fattier the area the easier it will be and if your stomach is still fatter than your legs in the third trimester then you must be a lot fatter than you look on your profile pictures!

thanks again, really useful information to be armed with when I go to the hospital tomorrow if they say it has to be the stomach. I seem to remember last time I had it in my thigh once and I got a huge bruise with a massive lump. (mind you, I have more blubber now)
sorry about the !'s, force of habbit. (note to self, stop doing !'s)

I'm not surprised it kept popping open! It causes bleeding! They won't cause more bleeding than normal, it would take a little longer for something to stop but it's not going to turn you into a haemaphilliac, but the site will bleed a little more because it's a greater concentration, which is why it's better to go into fat where it isn't going to cause so much bleeding or bruising.

The stomach isn't so bad when you're not pregnant because the fat isn't being pulled tight, but there are still fatter places.

I'll leave you my number if I go into labour so you can text me

I meant mine lol I'm terrible for ending every sentence with a ! and I'm a pendant!

I wouldn't worry about discussing it with them TBH.

It's possible that the needle was close to bone (less fat) and it bruised up like that because it didn't dissipate quick enough. I've had a couple that have done that, but I've got used to where I can do it without a problem. Out side or back of the leg, lower down than the hip; or the bottom (my preferred place)

If anyone/everyone wants to move the London meet earlier then we can. I think the 19th was suggested because some people are on maternity leave then but not before. Let me know what you think.

TBM what the polar bear thing please?

That wasn't mine, not sure who said it. I think they mean that exercise where you go on all fours the lift your head, drop your stomach and then drop your head, lift your stomach. I'm sure someone will explain it if I'm wrong.

Evening all. Had midwife today, bp is up but no other issues. She took bloods and doesn't need to see me for another 4 weeks... baby is head down with bum on my right and feet on my left....

But got some bad news this evening so hope there is someone here who can help me.

I went to a party on sat night and one of the ladies there has just been informed she has shingles (sp?). Now I have had chicken pox when I was young so does this mean I am immune to shingles as well? Really worries for baby now....

Lardy
Just found this on a www.patient.co.uk website.....

"I am pregnant and been in contact with chickenpox or shingles" [that's the question raised] -
If you have had chickenpox in the past, you will be immune. You are not at risk, and you do not need to worry or do anything. About 9 in 10 pregnant women have already had chickenpox as a child and are immune.

If you have not had chickenpox, or you are not sure, see a doctor as soon as possible. A blood test may be advised which can detect antibodies to see if you are immune. About 1 in 10 pregnant women have not previously had chickenpox and are not immune.

Have a search around on the internet but perhaps call NHS direct if you need to have your mind put at rest and if worried apparently maybe the blood test done at your doctors. It seems though that shingles is not harmful in pregnancy which is not the case with chick pox.

Hope that helps....

ps
dinky hope you have a fab time in copenhagen for the weekend - what a lovely thing to do just before christmas....

thats great herb I have had Chicken pox so that is great.... phew...

Evening all.

Thehohohohohohohohouseofmirth (think I got carried away with the xmas spirit there) - Polar bear position is get down on all fours, then put your forearms down on the floor (so your bum is up on the air) and rest your head on your hands. Is much comfier than it sounds - like listening to comedy show on radio while doing it as makes the time whizz by.

Lardybump - you've only got cause to worry if you've actually touched an open sore on the lady who had shingles (having had Cpox increases your immunity but you may still get shingles despite having had Cpox as a child). If worried, speak to your doctor. I kind of think it unlikely that you got into contact with the open sores though so hope all ok.

Thanks Herb. Lardy - cross posts with Herby; my dad told me that about shingles a few weeks ago (when went to birthday party with DS and the mum of the birthday boy had shingles). Would be really rare for you to get shingles if you've already had chickenpox.

Lardy- my DSD has recently had shingles, before we knew what it was I had been rubbing cream into her rash

I rang my GP who said as long as I had had chicken pox then I would be fine, but they did offer me a blood test to check my immunity if I wanted one.

She said you can't catch shingles, but you can catch chicken pox from shingles if you haven't already had it.

Lardy, I've also heard that you'd be immune to shingles and c-px if you've had pox before. Also that the baby would benefit from your immunity.

I knew it was an all fours thing not one I've heard of though

lardy, it sounds like you'll be fine so try not to worry. The biggest concern with chicken pox is in the first trimester anyway when the baby is still forming. My CM's children had it, she called me to say she was still accepting children and she was leaving it up to the parents. I was happy to send her, that was Monday, I think it was Wednesday I found out I was pregnant!

BTW, I'm at 5 minutes at the moment. TBD has been out tonight but is on his way back, I'm going to see what happens before we do anything.

Tink, you having contractions?

I always am, they're just regular and more often tonight.

OMG. You ok? Do you have any feelings that this might be it?

I'm OK, we've gotten to this close a couple of times, I'm ignoring till 2 minutes. I'm not pinning things either way, just going to see what happens. I'm not worried today is when I match my official record (though I think Monday is) so if it happens it happens and I'll go with it. I'm having a big curry in hope of staving off a GA (no one tell me about antisickness medication, I'm lalalaing at it! hoping it creates a dialogue about a section at least as she's the right way) and Heparin this afternoon rules out anything in my back.

No Dinky that does sound comfy. A bit like Child's pose in yoga but a bit more bump-friendly.

Good luck then. Hope it all stops or slows down.