Due December 09 - Fluttering Tums and Excited Mums...

[SarahL2]

New Thread before the old one fills up.

Hi annie, It's still uncomfortable but I'm coping. Thank you for asking

I sprained my sacro-ileac a couple of years before I had DS and had to see a chiropractor for years afterwards. It was really painful when I was pregnant with him although only on the one, sprained side.

We bought a new bed before DS was born though and it's not been a problem since. It's a fab memory foam on springs one and really helped take the pressure off it while I slept.

It's definitely both sides this time though so I think it's more down to the pregnancy than my previous injury (although I would bet that's not helping).

Have bought myself a bump support band and a support pillow for sleeping and am seeing the doc on Thursday for my 24 week check-up so I will ask him about it then. If he can't suggest anything other than what I'm doing then I may book in with an osteopath.

I am enormous - must remember to do the toilet roll challenge - and am also getting pain in the muscles down the front of my legs!! Next person who looks at me open mouthed when I tell them baby isn't due till December is likely to have me cry on them!!

Anybody got little patches of light purple veins on their legs? I've got the obvious dark nasty looking veins but have found two separate purple patches of really thin veins, spider veins I think they're called? I'm assuming these also disappear after pregnancy?

Well Milliemuffin, mine haven't or at least I've definitely still got some from last time...

I've had lots of tummy pains today, high up above my bump. Not heartburn though, almost like weirdly positioned wind. Hope it goes soon.

How's the tummy pains today LaDiDaDi?

Could be anything but might be worth seeing the midwife if they carry on as pain in your upper abdomen can be an early sign of pre-eclampsia.

I had it in my last pregnancy so have a 40-50% chance of getting it again so I'm madly symptom spotting on myself.

Not trying to scare you - it's probably it's just things moving for baby or a spicy meal...

Sorry for those with aches and pains and sickness

I'm just over 24 weeks now baby kicking lots

It's my ds2 first day at school today, bless him. He went in so well [proud]. So just me and Mimi at home now! (she is 16 months). Very happy

DH & I are so-so. Well he is fine, I am still so-so.

ABF - Are you going to try BF? Or did you get the bottles for EBM?

MillieMuffin - Support tights would help this. I have circulation problems in my legs & have to wear medical compression tights but if you veins are just starting to come up some proper maternity support tights would help. Also ask your doc about it going away.

Tummy pains still there GS. I had pre-eclampsia last time too, who gave you the risk of 40-50% as I've been quoted 20-25% recurrence risk? How are your aches and pains? Any better?

Anyway, they are monitoring me more closely and I had 23 week dopplers which looked good, midwife checked my BP on Sat and it was fine, 90/50, and no proteinuria so I keep thinking that it can't be that but it is still a niggly worry. I had pain with the PE last time and it was a bit different tothis, duller and didn't really go way, whereas this reallymakes me wince/gasp but then subsides after a minute and I feel fine.

Well done your DS2 Scorps. Dd started nursery today and we already need to start thinking about which primary school she will go to, need to apply by 23rd of Oct!

I'm off to get changed out of my smart work things, been wearing support tights today and I feel like I'm going to melt!

Bex - I've got to have the GTT test in a couple of weeks and just wondered how you found it? I'm dreading it - is it as bad as it sounds?! Pleased to hear your results came back clear.

scorps Im going to bottlefeed. With DS I only ever produced milk on one side and it was a genuinely uncomfortable experience. I have neuropathy which has given me no feeling down one side and underarm which incidently is the same side I didnt produce milk in, not sure how it could be connected but tis a very horrible non-feeling. Am hoping things will be different this time round but not holding my breath.
I know this is no excuse but I am also having major surgery after giving birth, so shall be easier when im having to stay in hospital.

Ahhh I am AmazingBouncingFerret BTW!!

Sorry to hear that maybe if your milk does come in in both breasts you could try also agree re surgery, Mimi wasa bottle refuser and if i had to have an op, it would have been a nightmare.

I FF my first 2 dc, but BF Mimi until 11 months, when a miscarriage stopped my milk.

I'm BF this one forever

I'm not sure where I got that figure from - I remember reading it somewhere but I don't remember where i read it! 20-25% sounds a lot better

I didn't get the pains last time but had the headaches, flashing lights, fluid retention and nausea. Plus an elevated BP and protiens of +3 over 24 hours. I'm actually a bit concerned that no-one seems to be keeping an eye on me at all. All I've had is routine check-ups and no-one has made any special effort to ask me about swelling fingers or headaches! Seeing the doctor on Thursday so looking forward to getting checked then.

Took it as easy as possible over the weekend so feeling OK today. Took DS to swimming lessons this morning and had to not do the lifting up in the air as it gave me really bad pulling pains across my section scar

Baby is good and wriggly though which is good. She was giving me some really quite sharp kicks last night and you could see huge lumps appearing and disappearing on my tummy! Look very strange.

Ds is getting more excited now. He pats my tummy and tells me his baby sister is in there. I'm glad we found out the sex cause I think it's helped us all bond

GS, I went for a prenatal counselling appointment and I was advised re the risks and to go on aspirin 75mg od from the time of a positive pregnancy test, if my dopplers had been poor on Thursday they woud have increased the dose to 150mg. I had all of the symptoms you describe last time, had a bit of proteinuria from 30 weeks but bp was ine until 32 when I became extremey ill one day and developed HELLP syndrome as part of the PE. Had dd the same day.

I'm pleased we found out the sex too, dd keeps talking about her baby brother and how she's going to help him on the climbing frames .

Baby is giving me some HUGE kicks unfortunately she is feet down so they all seem to be in my bladder im not sure what I prefer feet under my ribs causing pain or feet in my bladder!

Scorps youve got me wondering about my op now if I did manage to establish bf how I would go about it, first op would involve deflating my lungs and removing ribs second op 2 weeks later would need me to recover on my front. Good question to ask my surgeon tomorrow!
Im so sorry to hear about your miscarriage.

If you were to BF, you would need to freeze milk in advance to feed, plus keep supply going in hospital by further expressing (say a few oz every few hours), which you could store in hospital fridge, in bottles.

Mc was in feb, then got pg with this baby quite soon after = very scared!

LaDiDaDi, I didn't get admitted for the PE until I was already 40+4 so maybe that's why they're not so worried. I got almost to term before I showed any symptoms at all.

I've had no asprin and only had the doppler to listen for babys heart at the routine check ups.

Never got HELLP as far as I know although I only found out a lot of things about last time when I asked specific questions at my "birth afterthoughts" meeting.

MK Genral isn't the worst maternity unit in the country for nothing!!

That sounds like a nasty Op Flibble! Hope it all goes well!!

This is going to sound stupid (Ihave no idea about expressing) but how long could you wait between expressing, would be in surgery the second time for about 8 hours then obviously would need to recover/wake up before expressing? Is that doable?

How old will your baby be? It is doable yes but your breasts may be engorged and sore, which is painful (a bit, but i suppose you will be on painkillers lol) until you empty them (which you would with expressing iyswim).

It's not silly to ask about BF, i asked loads of random questions

The baby will probably be under 6 months old, my surgeon likes to work on adults during school time so he can do the same op on children during summer hols so they dont miss school. If not then it means I would have to wait another year.

Hey Beffnal

GTT was fine as long as you don't mind:
a) having blood taken; and
b) drinking lucozade!

It was really fine, just a lot of sitting around, but as I have been having a very stressful time at work of late I was quite happy to have the opportunity to sit and do not very much! What specifically are you worried about? Honestly, don't worry about it.

i think you could manage it

euuwww at the GTT test it tasted worse that lucozade to me

Thanks Bex. Just not looking forward to having multiple blood taking - I felt quite nauseous and faint when they took blood at my booking in appointment. But that might have just been first trimester sickness! Just got myself a bit worked up about it as have heard a few people say it's awful. Shall take your advice though and think of it as a nice morning off work!

only awful thing us the taste of drink lol the rest was fine