Fab Feb 2009: the bumps are a-jumping, the mums are a-grumping - roll on the new year

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A sparkling new thread in time for christmas

MrsY - hope everything is ok. I remember going for a 4D scan with DS and the scan saw him moving around abit but I didnt feel it (as around 34 weeks then). Good luck - with both scan and car - today.

HohohoHoM - thank goodness for that. I sometimes snore so loud I wake myself up! My poor poor DH having to share a bed with me...

MrsY Goodluck with scan. Pleased they saw bub move.
From what I can gather, SPD can affect whole pelvic area, my lower bump really hurts too but think that's because the muscles aren't strong enough to hold everything in place anymore.

Just wanted to pop in and say a big good luck going into the new year!! I was due Feb 2008 with ds2 and ended up popping at the end of Jan. I just remember the anticipation as we headed into Jan cause quite a few came early, so good luck to you all and where you can get your feet up (easier said than done!!!) x

MrsY the moving thing's been the same for me all the way through. At all my scans he's been wriggling for England but I haven't felt it and even mw picked up movmement I can't. Don't know if that's to do with anterior placenta though. I've got a doppler and what's also strangeis that when I've used it recently because I haven't felt him move for a while, as soon as I start to use it he really kicks up a fuss.

What are the pains like? Dull or sharp, constant or not?

Thanx Count It's just really starting to hit home for most of us now that xmas is over. Only just sinking in now that this is actually real! There's gonna be another one! arrrghhhh

OH MY GOD IM GONNA BE A MUM!!!!

I knew I was having a baby, but just sinking in that she will be dependant on me for everything, i will be a mum for the rest of my life!

mrsy and tbm hope all is well xxx

CHILLED yeah that sounds like a good plan x

I'd like to go for a home birth as it stands now as everything is fine, and midwife is fully supportive. If any issues come up in the mean time and it is advised i will go to hospital. BUT what is worrying me is everything being fine but actually in labour something suddenly going wrong, i dont know what? but hospital in only 15 mins away? mmmmmmm still thinking

Thanks everyone for names opinions. I really love it , we both do so may stick with it so cutr and girly, and love IZZY too as its bound to be shortened, or belle, bella is fine too.

awww my little girl love her already!

Afternoon all

Have been nesting away here ( putting up bedside crib ... rearraging room and changing unit ect ect )
Drooling and snoring are my forte now apparently and DH had to get up and go downstairs for an hour at 2 o clock last night as i was so loud. The really funny thing is that i woke him up at 4 am to tell him to shut up snoring! Heh heh - well to be fair it is usually him but DD1 said that she heard me talking loudly in my sleep too so i must be lovely to be near at night now!
Glad its not just me worrying endlessly about lo movements, MRSY i see my lo on the scan and dont feel him sometimes as well but i was so worried about lack of movements over Christmas that they had me in for a quick trace on both Christmas eve/day (that was when they picked up the protein in my wee) and this Sunday just gone. They are really on the ball with the diabetes anyway as i am at greater risk of late term stillbirth so if anything i am probably over vigilant but it doesnt hurt to stay aware for any of us i guess. Ive got one more growth scan to come now ( 33 weeks this Sat )so im hoping that given that ive got 5 weeks left he isnt getting too big too fast.
TBM hope alls well with little Fifi ... keep us posted.
I am also going to have a bash at packing my bag mahoosivesuitcase-- this afternoon, have almost certainly overpacked but dont really know how long ill be in for and bless DH i have a feeling that he will be beside himself with excitement and wont remember to bring in what i ask for. I have had some great suggestions from you lovely ladies on here and added a few from other threads and some of my own ... hence the 3 month world cruise stylesque suitcase contents ... no tankini though!

o god.... i have a bag in the corner of the beroom with one pair of pj pants and 10 pairs of huge black knickers in it and feck all else

am struggling through heaps of laundry to try and get it packed.... i'm sure i'll get there eventually!

got a gp appointment today, going to ask about fluid levals and see what he thinks as between the entire world telling my bump is minute/smaller than before/i don't look pregnant and the sheer jabbiness of it i'm starting to worry a little.

love all the names, we've decided on Maya Alice for a girl but dp isn't convinced about Aaron Matthew for a boy which i love and i don't like anything else nearly as much.... not that he's actually suggesting anything else!

thanks for the good wishes countto10..... i'm amazed we haven't had any births yet tbh, i was due at the beginning of aug last time and at this point in july we'd had a few already so this group relly are doing well!

mrsy... i had almost constant across the bump pain with dd and towards the end with ds... i think it's the abdomonal walll protesting at being stretched beyond what it's used to but not basing that on anything medical. no harm to get it checked out though.

'this point in june' obviously.... honestly, my brain has ceased to function of late!

I?ve given up on the idea of catching up with the thread, so I?m sorry if I?ve missed anything important.

Littlesez, I agree with LBB, unless you are going to double barrel the name I wouldn?t worry about what happens with the middle initial. It?s a pretty name, go for it obviously I like the name Isabella and I think it always works well with a flower (that?s me trying to look innocent)

KT, I was in hospital with a lady last time who had been told not to get pregnant again as her kidneys wouldn?t cope and she could die. They decided they didn?t want her son to be an only child and would chance one more baby? she got pregnant with triplets! She was on such a strict watch she had the private room next to the nurses? station and wasn?t allowed to leave the ward. My first pregnancy was thought to be triplets and I almost wish I had had a multiple that had survived so I didn?t have to go through all the messing for more than one pregnancy.

I had a call from Mum yesterday with Tink?s suggestions for names. We have her own full name, Me B? and Five B?. She also likes Carla and Sîan. I feel that I have a lot to live up to with Tink having such a pretty name and I?m worried that I may not be able to match it.

I think I was tested for GBS last time, I had a swab weekly that I did myself, no one ever told me what it was for and I think it might be that. I was supposed to be on a GBS study but it was for term healthy pregnancies by vaginal delivery. It?s an infection that is found in a lot of people and normally doesn?t do anything but it can pass to the baby if it?s active at the time of delivery, if they know you have it they can put you on an AB drip to prevent it passing. The reason the result varies LBB is because it depends if it?s active at the time. The study I was part of was giving back an instant result so they knew straight away if they had to treat it. As it stands if it is negative you aren?t treated but you could have it without realizing and then it becomes active just before you go into labour.

MrsY the prodding the pubic bone is a good test, I?ve thought I wasn?t in any pain at all with it at that moment then they?ve prodded to see if I have it and oh boy do I know I do really have pain! It will be around the front of your pubic bone though (or in your hips or dimples) and if it?s going as high as your bump it may not be.

This is my FB post in case anyone missed it:

I've not long got back from another over night stay after getting to 2 minutes again last night. The hospital were so convinced I was going into labour that I was put on nil-by-mouth until the Heparin was out of my system (for about 7 hours) in case I had to have a GA.

Things settled down and I was taken off nil-by-mouth early. I had a planned scan this morning and things aren't looking good. FiFi has only gained 2oz in the last 2 weeks and has fallen further off the chart, they're now saying she is IUGR. I have another growth scan in two weeks and three scans a week for monitoring in the meantime. If the situation doesn't improve she could be coming out early. They have booked me in for three weeks (three weeks??? Can you believe it!) for my elective section but if, as I said, the IUGR doesn't improve or I go into labour for real they will be upgrading me to an emergency section.

We are in bit of a balancing act now, if I go into labour they will have to take her out quickly, but they must wait till I am in labour so it's not too soon and then they have to Crash me so that I don't go into established labour.

I believe the reason I have gotten so far is because FiFi is so small. She's only a few oz bigger than Tink was so I don't think my body has clocked that I've gone as far as I have.

Littlesez, it's lovely to hear someone so excited about all this. You're going to be a great mum!

On the birth front, I'm sure the MW will tell you this too but it's my understanding that when things go "wrong" it usually doesn't happen instantly so the MW will see it coming and act accordingly. And of course you'll have the advantage of having a MW with you 1 to 1 all the way through, which may not happen in hospital. If you are in a familiar place I think you are less likely to have a problem anyway. I had DS in hospital and he got stuck. They used a ventouse but in theatre as they thought they'd have to do a section. Although things moved swiftly once we'd all decided that was what we were going to do, they did have to open a theatre for me and I think it took about 30 mins to do that and get me in. If you're oly 15 mins away they'd be getting everything ready while you were en route so I'm sure it would be fine.

Afternoon all

Have caught up but prompty forgotten everything I was going to say. We have chosen our names now as well....finally!

Seems strange that in 5 weeks time I'll be holding my baby....

Now Xmas is over, I've definately had a reality check. Going to move DD into her newly decorated pink bedroom in the next few days so I can get the nursery (not being re-decorated) ready for the new LO. This one won't last 6 months in with me.....DD lasted 6 weeks as the constant shuffling in her moses basket sent me mad.....she slept SO much better in a big cot and sleeping bag....and so did I and as she only woke once during the night until she slept through at 16 weeks, it was no problem going into her. Mind you, I suspect this one will be completely different going by activity levels (especially during the night), so will wait and see.

DD has ben at nursery today, so DH and I went sale shopping and bought DD some ITNG stuff to give her from the baby for her which she'll love. Pumpkin Patch also done rather well out of me

For those of you with young toddlers....are you getting double buggys? Keep looking at can't make up my mind.

I'm with HOM: still not narrowed down names, still not got a bag or a nursery (although DH is in the middle of decorating and this should be sorted in the next week or so). No cot or bedding. I'm finishing work on 16th January and I don't think it will take so long ro do a shop for the few bits I need for hospital; I really want to pack light and I'll just leave things out in the spare room if I end up having a longer stay and ask DH to bring in as required.

When DS was born Grobags weren't really the thing but now they are everywhere. I think I'm going to ask for one as a pressie from work if they want suggestions. has anyone else used them - are they a faff if you want absolutely have to change nappies in the middle of the night? do you think that babe might be more comfy swaddled and I should wait and get one in 6 months time?

MrsY - have you been in to Maidstone or Pembury for your scan? Are you doing any ante-natal classes?

I've used grobags for DD since she was about 8 weeks old (can't use them until baby weighs over 8lb I think), with great success (she still has them).

can just unzip for necessary nappy changes (I only change dirty ones at night), and poppers stay done up on shoulders. It also helps curtail standing up in the cot - doesn't stop her, but its a bit of an effort!

Are blardy expensive though......all mine have come from e-bay. Got some thin ones for summer and thicker ones for other times, and I just alter what she wears underneath.

This baby, boy or girl, will be sleeping in pink, girly gro-bags as they are too expensive to buy again.

One thing I found was I needed poppers on the shoulders....I found trying to poke their arms through non-poppered ones a PITA.

Grobags are great Pluto - we swaddled DS until around 4 months and then moved into grobags. He loves them (was back in his up to 3 year old one over xmas at MIL's).

TBM - sorry to hear the latest. It is such a worrying time for you. Am sending Fifi keep putting on weight girl vibes...

DH is very excited - I told him he could go for the car he REALLY REALLY wants (is definitely a boys car) and he's found one and put a deposit down on it today. Bless... now we just have to sell our most beloved mini ...

Grobags are great, I wish I could have afforded more. They're designed around nappy changes, don't worry about that. Bump to 3 (the proper Grobags) do a gift list.

Not doing a double pushchair, I'm getting a travel system but I won't really be using it, I'll be babywearing more the travel system is more for others to use or if we're eating out etc. Tink can't walk far now because of her asthma, but then neither can I and I'm signed up for Ring and Ride so I'll be using them mostly to get around.

LMN... lidl and aldi do lovely cheap growbags occasionally. you can also get loads in tkmaxx. have never paid full price for one myself! they're handy but i cannot justify the extorcionist prices baby shops charge for them.

dinky... about the mini but WOO_HOOO! you're getting a new car! our car loan is up in march and i'd love to get a better car then but realistically it would be nice to have a few months of no loans hanging over us before we do so we'll probably wait til after summer.

just back from gp's... been told i'm worrying about nothing kung fu panda is a good weight and bump is neat but definitely measuring ok for dates. nurse reckons running around after the other two is keeping me neat this time as well as the fact that the head is fully engaged and imobile in my pelvis which is making me look smaller. she was very understanding of my paranoia though and said i was right to ask as it's always best to be sure, espceically as i have 2 other pregs to compare to.

feeling reassured although rather tender as the gp felt the need to give me thourough prodding to be sure.... thought his hands were going to come out the other side at one point!

as for double buggy, managed without last time and it was an 18 month gap so definitely don't think i need one this time. have gotten a seat2go though as ds is far lazier than dd was and i'm fed up of dragging him around whinging and whining about walking and tantrumming to be carried!

Is anyone there? DH and I took advantage of some child-free time this afternoon, iykwim, and ever since I've been having contractions. They're about two to four mins apart and lasting about 40 seconds. It is normal, right? Can someone pleeeeeeeeeease tell me I'm not going into labour!

shit THOM

are they painful or just uncomfortable?

have you tried sitting back with your feet up and drinking lots of water? if they're BH's that oughtta ease them but if they're painful like contractions i'd ring the hospital asap.

how many weeks are you now? you're about the same as me right, 34/35 weeks?

if it is labour try not to panic too much, baby should be a good size, able to suckle and will probably be home soon enough.

THOM - do they continue if you're lying down/changing position? Best way to find out if they are BH or the real thing is to go have a warm bath - it generally scares off BH. If you're really worried, please do call your midwife. Try to relax lots as that might help them ease off.

THOM - bonkage can trigger braxton hicks. Take it really easy hon.

Yes im with pink on the growbags, saw one for £30 in mamas and papas! But spotted one in primark for £6 also got a second hand one from my niece for free!

Matalan is good for cheap but cute baby stuff too. Got all my bedding today, washed it all coz it smelt really strongly of the plastic in came in. SO now just keep checking the radiators to see if its all dry coz i wanna make the cot up!

tbm whats IUGR? im assuming that its something about growth. hope everything is well, can't believe it she will probably be a Jan baby, thinking about you being very top of the list as not expecting to get far into December. Yeh i do love the name Isabella Rose and its been a fave ever since we were 5 weeks pregnant!

Hom I know im like a little kid at christmas! so excited. The midwife said they dont wait if there are any issues they would just call an ambulance and get me in asap. Just nervous i think!

just missed all the fuss! tried posting an hour ago and wouldn't work so just pressed refresh. hom hows it going? will you be the first, hope your ok xxx

o dear, is she speeding her way to hospital as we type?!