Due in October 2009-Part II. Waiting impatiently for our scans!

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Over here ladies-can't believe we have a 2nd thread already.

HC
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littlepea-I very nearly did.

HC
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Congratulations Lal and Ballio

Sorry to keep you all in suspense-dp took the day off yesterday and then we had friends round for a bbq-that really messed with my mn-ing!!!

I'm VERY pleased to say that everything was ok I was certain that they would change the dates as I was temping and know that I ov late so should be due at the start of oct but baby is the right size for the midwives dates so am still down for 27th (or was that 28th? was 12+2 yesterday) septemeber. This is good but is also scaring me as dd was big-maybe this one is going to be huge
It was so lovely to see everything-the lady was so nice and very experienced-she has been doing the NT scans for over 15 years as the hostipal was one which trialed it from the begining. It was lovely as they had a second screen up on the wall so you don't have to twist round to see. She was so thorough even told me that the pg was from an egg from my right ovary!!
I was so scared before hand-I think I was so shocked to see there was anything there my mouth actually fell open It made it feel so real at the time seeing baby move and riggle but now that has worn off again!

Anyway my message is-really try not to worry-it really does not help (ok so I'm still not taking my own advice!!)

DD is a bit better-no sickness yesterday but the most awful nappy in history in the evening-yuck.

I felt sick all day yesterday, all night (not usual-I fall asleep and then i'm ok-but I kept waking up feeling really rough) and this morning I feel really rough-can't eat my weetabix...........I'm starting to wander if it's the bug rather than ms-god I hope not

HC that is good news about your MIL-in a way

Happytangerine-I hope you feel better soon-I think i'm going to go for acupuncture to sort it-I was going whilst TTC but since my BFP I haven't been partly because I was too scared to have to talk about it too much but also I haven't been able to sort MIL to babysit as she has been busy. Will sort it out for next week-i'm sure she'll tell me i'm stupid (I am!!) for not being in sooner

Lost track of what else I was going to say-are you seeing a pattern here!!? so I will just say-Have a great day everyone-I hope you feel ok, and try not to worry

God I'm sorry for the long me me me post-will try harder next time

congratulations sammysam and ballio

ballio, lal & sammysam YAY, all terrific, made me very happy to hear all your scans went so well

Good morning!

Great news Balio and Sammysam !

I've got the midwife coming at 11am today! Going to ask her to have a listen hopefully she will.
8 days until my scan. I can remembr when it was 28 days so hopefully this week will go quickly!

11+2

So glad to hear everything went well Sammysam, i was starting to worry as you hadnt been on! lol...

Thank you lovely ladies I am still very shocked
We were held up for so long at the hospital (there was some retirement party going on)-must have been there for 2 hours-everyone was worrying-I had loads of missed calls from my mum and sis!!!

Good luck with the midwife littlemiss and I'm sure the next 8 days will fly by!

I'm just going to start a seperate thread for our dates-saw this with another antinatal group-that way it should be easier for us to look it up will post the link in a bit.....

Here is the link to our dates thread
Please check and update if needed!

Morning All

Good news sammy yeah! Have we got any scans today?

Morning all, so glad to hear all the scans are going well, less than a week til mine, hurrah!

Its just taken me 45 mins to catch up, that'll teach me to not come on for a few days!

Hope everyone is well, not too pukey and no bleeding!

Sammysam - great news about your scan, congratulations

I didn't wake up at 4am to be sick this morning - I woke up at 2.56am, 4.24am and 6.45am instead. Shattered and thoroughly, thoroughly hacked off. I know it will all be worth it in the end but I just want it to stop. We leave at 5am tomorrow morning to drive to wedding in Somerset so last minute rush to get everything ready. I feel the need to buy shoes (retail therapy). Will try and book acupuncture session for next week.

Ballio, Sammysam and lal - I'm so pleased to hear that everything went well in your scans, esp. after all the scares.

HappyTangerine - so sorry to hear that you're having such a crap time. Hope the acupuncture helps a bit. I guess 5am will feel like a bit of a lie-in.........

HC - glad your MIL is finally interested! I haven't spoken to mine since we told them six weeks ago, although DH did say that she tried to call me the other weekend, but I was out.

BTW - update on the travel insurance thing. I arranged mine through a broker called Jestons. They're in West London, but I arranged the whole thing over email - www.jestons.co.uk. Or you could go to the British Insurance Brokers Association website (BIBA) and look for a broker that can arrange pregnancy cover on there. I'm paying £28 for a nine day trip, which includes full cancellation cover if I can't get the doctor's note to allow me to fly. It was only available through a broker, so definitely worth going down that route. Hope that helps someone.

I'm off to Lanzarote for a week tomorrow, so if I don't get a chance to pop back this afternoon, I hope everyone has a great week and good luck with all the scans. Mine will be the day after I get back - am pleased to be on holiday as I won't be sitting here getting worried about it!!

Morning all

Have a scan date now - 31st March so I will go and add myself to the list.

Can't wait to have a c-section at Stafford Hospital Last time I was sent for a shower the day after my c-scetion and told to pull the dressing off my wound if I could while it was damp. The filter/drain was removed and was filthy and the water didn't run away but back into the shower. This resulted in me almost fainting with repulsion, pulling the cord and being wheelchaired out. The day I left the hospital (3 days later) I went into the same showeroom to see the gown I had worn during my c-section and which was covered in my blood still hanging there. No wonder they are facing criminal charges.

DH is going nuts at the prospect - I did point out that they have another 6 months to sort themselves out!

Willmouse the hospital sounds awful i really hope they sort themselves out or you are able to find another hospital. Even if it involves travelling surely it would be better than what you have described.

Sammysam Thank you! Great idea with the thread!

Just had my midwife appointment all very speedy and went well! She offered to have a listen didn't even have to ask! There was a heart beat so all is well yay.

Just making a packed lunch for ds and I and then we are off to Dorchester to visit a friend, she's looking after ds for me whilst i have a long overdue haircut. Then back to Poole for a night out with the girls for a chit chat. The sun is shining too, so i am in a great mood today.

Wishing everyone a really lovely day!

Treats - thanks and have a fab holiday!

Willmouse- Have been following the Stafford hospital stuff on the news and was at what I heard. I hope they sort themselves out by then-do you have a choice of any other hospitals?

Got a letter from the doctors this morning-they want me to repeat the urine test I gave them. Rang surgery-apparently, there is a high level of leukocytes(white blood cells). Guess its either a UTI(reason I went in the first place) or something to do with this infected tooth. Path lab request form says c & s which seems to be protein so not sure what they are looking for. Midwives tested a sample on Monday and said it was clear so hopefully whatever infection was there has cleared up?

Had a little sleep and feeling a bit better-gorgeous weather helps!

Hi everyone, really good news on the scans ladies, very pleased for you

Had my first MS vomit today, yuck, although I do feel much better now. Ironically, I was cuddled up next to DP this morning saying I was a bit worried as I didn't feel as ill as I had been and it was around this point when I had a MC previously - hence extra nerves.

Willmouse - that sounds terrible, I know when it comes to packing lists a lot of mumsnetters recommend taking anti-bac wipes, but it sounds like you might need one of those store cleaning station things for your local hospital! Do you have any other options? Does it have to be a CS?

Anyone else thinking about the possibility of a VBAC?

Oh, and I got the Angelsounds doppler, a few MN friends recommended it. I ordered it through Amazon (but it came from one of their partner store thingys). Got it next day (last night).

I tried it last night and managed to find my heartbeat no problems in my chest LOL and then managed to find a pulse in my belly, but no sign of a hb for lo yet. It didn't worry me at all to be honest as I didn't even know where to aim for! And I'm only 10+2 so plenty of time yet.

I'm thinking of VBAC! I really want to try and do it "properly" this time, but when I hear of all the issues friends have had with vaginal births it does make me want to run for the hills shouting "elective caesarean" I wonder whether the mws give you as much attention as a true first timer while you're in labour too. Although I did labour with dd I just failed to progress past 6cm.

Btw I was told to remove my dressing in the shower too, but just couldn't bring myself to do it. I couldn't see what I was doing and it hurt like hell, had to get DH to do it! My hosp was very nice tho, no complaints there.

Hi sparkly

I guess I'll be going for VBAC but "anxiety" isn't the word at the moment. It's probably one of the few things that's outbidding my nervousness at my upcoming scan! My booking appt is on Friday and I'm hoping to chat to the midwife about all this then.

If they'd let me go in a birthing pool then I'd feel happier about trying but I'm not sure if the level of monitoring will allow it.

Re: various doppler posts - just have to weigh in with a recommendation - fell pregnant with ds 6 weeks after mmc, so was in a right state! This one saved my life - it is the Hi-Bebe doppler (with LCD display) I couldn't afford to buy one, so I rented it (think it was £20 per month) if you rent it for 6 months you get to keep it! So it works out more than one from ebay, but is easier if you can't afford £50 / £60 in one go. It is excellent, I have used it from 9 weeks in last pregnancy and this (in fact I was about 8+4 when I picked up DS) It was from Ana-Wiz.
I don't work for them, honest! But I know from friends how dishheartening it is when you fork out for a crappy one. This one saw me through DS, three people in between, and now me again. Hope this might be useful info for someone!

Treats-have a fantastic holiday and thanks for the link-I'll have to have a look for my may holiday

at the state of the hospital mentioned-my experience in the 2 hospitals I was in whilst in labour was nothing like that-they were very clean! This time though all things going well I won't be setting foot in a hospital-have heard very bad things about my local hospital!

Big hugs to all those feeling rough. I feel so bad today-it really isn't funny-god I can't wait to feel normal again-I have well and truely had enough of being sick. And I can't wait to actually be able to drink water again........

Those worried about a VBAC-there is plenty of time to prepare yourself. It really isn't that bad........

I want to be out enjoying this weather but I feel so so rough and it isn't really warm enough to be sitting still outside. Only 2 months left of sickness if its like last time

Littlemiss-have a great time tonight! I'm getting my hair cut and highlighted on sat-maybe that will help to make me feel better

Well, I have now used my irrational pregnant hormones to complain to the BBC! Just sent a complaint about the new presenters on cbeebies. Am watching sooooo much of it at the mo coz I can't bring myself to do anything else with dd and they are so awful its untrue. I'm sure I'd feel better if they brought back Chris and Pui! Appologies to those without small children/with lives!

Am v of those getting hair cuts, I don't go very often but def in need of cutting but I'm not sure I could cope with sitting in a hot smelly hairdressers at the moment!

Treats have a great holiday!!

Sammy do you have a problem drinking also? I thought i was weird! I am really but thats just normal! lol...I cant drink to much or it makes me want to be sick. Sickness has been really bad for the last couple of days, as has the headaches and being tired! Boobs have gotten so big now too....might need a wheelbarrow soon lol... And ive gone of food, really dont even want to eat anymore, i make myself but it turns me to much.

Thats really bad about the hospitals, good god no wonder most of you are in a panic! I had my DS in the Ulster Hospital in Northern Ireland, it was great, my little sister is a nurse there too so she looked after me & the baby. They have done it all up now & everyone gets a single room...its more like a hotel! Nice. Dont know anything about the one im going to, mostly because i cant speak a word of German! Im just hoping that someone speaks English lol....and that they dont try to stuff a mars bar into me when i come out of labour!!!

Hope everyone else is doing ok.....

Smallone my son is a little bit to old for cbeebies so he hasnt watched it for a couple of years, but my friend came round a couple of days ago and i put it on for her wee man....i soooo agree with you, it isnt the same anymore.