Due January 06 - Thread 2

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Thanks girls, for letting me start this thread - bloody MACs (obviously could be user error!)

Went to the docs yesterday and he thinks may be a Feb 1st baby - but 2nd babies are often early - hope they are as dd was 9 days late - hence I am in the Oct rather than Sept post-natal thread!

Hope to hear from the midwife soon as I will want to book a CVS as I am now 38 - had one with dd last year.

Has anyone got a closer age difference that I will hopefully have - there will only be nearly 16 months between dd and dd2/ds - eeeek!

Welcome to all the other newies

Thanks everyone...

Family have been rallying round and pinning me down so I dont do a thing..

I went to the doctors today and they gave me some antibiotics pending the results so if it is an infection we could fight it straight away.
He has also signed me off for another week after Im due back next tuesday so what with the Aldgate blast....day off for scan and now two weeks sick....i will be away from the office for 3 weeks..

Horesshoe, glad to hear things are still okay. Fingers crossed here too that everything goes well.

I have my scan tomorrow and I'm quit excited about it. I'll finally have some confirmation and proof it's not all in my head. Today I thought I felt bub move. So exciting! But then I didn't feel anything afterwards.

For those of you who think it's hard work going to the office - I just started back at work in June and did 3 days a week. I found my time at the office much easier than at home with DS1 (while he's a super easy going baby). So much so that I now work 4 days a week! Obviously it all depends on the type of job you have but in my experience it's much harder caring for a baby all day.

Hi again,

I went for my 13 week scan today and I'm very happy as there was just one baby in there. There are twins in the family so it was a slight worry.

I also saw the consultant since I had an emergency C-section for DS. We decided we'll try for a normal birth, as long as it happens before I'm 41 weeks. If not I've got a section booked in already for 27 Jan. It's quite reassuring to know that that's booked as they don't induce people who've had a section before. Also, I'm seeing the consultant again at 39 weeks to check how big baby is. If it's as big as DS was, we might forget about a normal birth altogether but we won't know that right until the end of course.

Before I had DS I hadn't even read up on C-sections as I never thought it would happen to me. This time around I find it very reassuring that they give me some extra care and that I won't have to go through hours of induced labour. Obviously I'm still hoping that Bub will make an appearance around my EDD and will pop out au natural but it's just nice to know there's a plan in place in case this one's a big lazy Bub as well.

Eshay glad it all went well. That was quick to book in a c-sec already - from reading other posts I thought it would have been booked in earlier.
I had emergency C-sec last time too but have decided to 'fight' if I have to to have another so hoping my appointment goes as well as yours did in the other direction.

They booked it in at 41 weeks to give me a reasonable chance to have it naturally. I would like to have a normal birth but I really don't want a repeat of last time so it's nice to know that there's a plan in case things don't go smoothly. I was a bit upset about having my emergency C-section at first but when I think of the possibility of it happening again I don't mind it so much. I guess it makes a huge difference if you can prepare yourself.

Glad to hear it all went well eshay

14+2 now when I had my 12 week scan they booked my appt at 40 weeks with the consultant as well, hopefully I'll go before that DD was 37+6 that will do nicely.

No news on our situation re the house so I don't even know where we will be sleeping nevermind bubs.

Poor Horseshoe - what an awful shock for you! I hope everything's ok. Take it easy, we're all thinking of you.

I have had a hectic week, Edinburgh was lovely but hotter than Jamacia - my hotel room was so hot and airless I thought I would pass out (not good for baby) so made a right fuss and got dp parents a refund for the room. My ankles are swelling all the time this week! I've never felt so fat or so lethargic and to cap it all off had a cracking migraine yesterday and just had to take migraleve and lie in the dark all day.

Good luck for the move, Chuffed - I don't envy you at all, I am incapable of any housework at the moment. I would baby in with me until at least they sleep through the night. I am much better at sleeping through distractions these days! However, we do have a loft to convert before they can go anywhere else. Mumfun, I'm sure you could sell ds the new room with new decoration and bits!

Hello everyone
I haven't posted for a while because I haven't had much to say and have been feeling too wretched to be bothered!
Had to go to Drs last Thursday because I have had a headache since last Sunday. Paracetamol didn't get rid of it so Dr gave me paracetamol and codene and they seem to be doing the trick. She also said it was a viral infection because my glands were swollen. I just feel really tired and weary and am hoping it gets better soon.
I know I shouldnt complain when there are people in worse situations than me.. Horseshoe I am thinking of you and really hope everything is ok for you.
Rachey... I took yur advice and managed to get a double buggy (side by side) second hand in really good condition ( the pastic wrapper is still on the footrests) for £50. and it even fits in the boot of my nissan micra! I dont think the 3 kids are going to fit in the car though!
I really want to find out the sex of the baby but DH doesnt want to know so if I do find out I will have to make sure I dont let it slip.
I am going for a dating scan tomorrow albeit a bit late.. I am 15 + 2 according to last scan and am thinking about having the blood test for Downs etc.. but scared of the results, I want to just leave things alone but at the same time I cant help but worry.
Hope your all feeling well xx

Hi folks

Hot today isn't it? Can't really complain though, as it's so great to have a proper summer for once. Cool baths and naps are definitely a neccessity however.

Just hosted dd's 10th birthday celebrations this weekend, which all went off very well. Just the rest of the tidying up to finish now....

Spangles, your bug thing sounds ick, hope you're managing to get plenty rest. Do you have any other children to contend with whilst you're ill? I hope someone else is doing that for you if so.

I'm still looking forward to feeling definite movement, I'm 16 wks this week, but still not certain I'm feeling much.

My friend has made me a lovely cool mat dress, bit of a tent, but I'm happy in it, and I find that commando style is MUCH cooler than otherwise (sorry if tmi).

Off to make something for tea.

Hi everyone
Its sooo hot... spent today sat on sun lounger in the shade in my knickers and bra... I dont care if anyone sees me even though I am blobby and white- not a pretty sight
Headache has gone and just feeling really tired at the moment.. it takes me about 2 hours to get going in the mornings!
Lyra .. I have 2 other kids.. DS1 is 4.5 and DS2 is 14 mths and this is my last baby... dont want to feel like this again.
Hope you ladies who are working are coping with the heat... I am sooo glad that I am not working, it takes all my effort to get DS1 to nursery for 9am, I dont think I could get to work earlier than that !
Bye for now

Glad you are feeling better spangles. Minimal movement for me, I felt it at 15wks last time so am expecting a bit of the same although this one is bigger than dd was according to the scan.
I think I must be the only one enjoying the heat, spent 3 hrs in A&E yesterday as I had my stitches out on my mole removal on Saturday lunch time and on Saturday night it split. They wanted to know for sure that I had had a tetanus shot in the last 10yrs and I just couldn't say for sure but knew that I didn't particularly want one as it is full of things like Aluminium which can't be good for bub. I think 12 hrs with a cut with a plaster over it is pretty low risk of tetanus and what it could do to the baby was higher risk although they said 'it's safe'.
Rode in on my new bike this morning to work, took about 35mins from home so not too bad and far better than a 1hr walk. Why didn't we do this ages ago I keep asking myself. dd kept bringing us her helmet on Sunday as she obviously wanted to go for anothr ride after getting the bikes home on Saturday.

Oh Chuffed, i'm so jealous when i read about your bikes. I used to ride my bike into work until I got pg with DS. They way I ride and the route I used to take made it too dangerous to ride in my pg state. Now we have moved out of London so I can't cycle in to work at all. I miss it so much! I used to love riding in the rain, crazy I know!

I'm going to see how long I can do it while pregnant. We tikky toured a bit to stay on all the back roads as I'm not confident enough to just ride all the way along Oxford St to Holborn but it would be much faster but probably a lot more unsafe due to the traffic and buses.

That's exactly why I stopped cycling - I was overconfident and quite aggressive, I'm ashamed to say. Cycling along Millbank, Whitehall, Trafalgar Square, Charing Cross and Tottenham Court Road does that to a person... Unfortunately we sold my bike as it was in the way. I wish I had one now so I could go for leisurely rides with DS - should be much safer here in Farnborough.

I cycled right up until my labour last time, in fact I think it helped move things along in the right direction. I didn't have a regular hour long cycle every day though, as you might going to work and back, just cycle rides as and when in the evening. I do think it's the perfect exercise for pg though, non-weight bearing and giving a sense of freedom and lightness. A bit like swimming in that respect.

I'm craving Dandelion and Burdock at the moment, anyone else?

Anyone else enjoying Harry Potter?

Horseshoe

Where are you up to? Has the bleeding stopped? Are you and bubs still OK?

Thinking of you, and hoping things are continuing to improve.

Where is everyone?
Hope everybody us ok... thinking of you horseshoe
Went for dating scan on Monday and was supposed to see MW/Cons afterwards but some how my appt wasn't made so i didnt get seen ( i could have waited for aprox 2 hours to see someone but had had enough at that point)
Tues took DS2 for pre op assesment... he is having an op on his eye on 2nd Aug due to a blocked tearduct, I was almost in tears when they went through the procedure so god knows what I will be like when they actually do the op
Wednesday I discovered that DS2 has got chicken pox.. DS1 had them 2 wks ago and I am hoping he will be over it in time for his operation.
Nowt else happening here except DS1 is having a wobbler because he wants to play on the Xbox (DHs toy) and I wont let him. cheerio xx

We have been quiet haven't we.
Well I had my booking in appt this morning, even though have had scan, nuchal and first bloods. I feel a bit like a human pin cushion as had those 'mass bloods' today for everything under the sun, having the 2nd part of nuchal bloods taken monday.
Got the midwife to add to my notes that I was 'worried' about going through labour and the same thing happening and they will assess that at a later date.
We are going to have a good look at the E3 on Saturday to try to work out what we are going to do about pushchairs as if we go with the e3 we will have to sell our Mountain Buggy
Hope you are all doing well.

Fingers crossed your DS2 will get a very minor case of Chicken Pox spangles.

Hi there, I have been feeling fairly crappy and tired this week, the fall out from a busy week last week. It's also the last week of term (primary for ds1) and life is one long party/concert/meeting etc.

My sister (midwife in NZ) worried me a bit saying it was a bit early for swollen ankles (although I don't think she appreciates how hot it has been here) + nasty migraine. So I ambushed my midwife (not due to see her again till 21 weeks) and she was great - took bp (fine) didn't bother with wee, and found baby heartbeat on doppler for first time (I was thinking it was very quiet in there and that baby might have overheated). Reassured me although she couldn't find my heartbeat! My pulse was 85 and baby 130pbm.

Poor Spangles - ds1 had an op(inguinal hernia repair/testicle hunt) at 18months (I was 8 wks preg with ds2 and sick as a dog) and the hardest part was stopping him eating/drinking for so long - also taking him home the same day as a general. Beforehand I was so worried about the actual anaesthetic/op but on the day i was fine, a very long couple of hours though. They put him under in my arms which was nice.

Still thinking of you Horseshoe x

Hi all,

Thanks for your kind thoughts...

Well still bleeding...I went back to the hospital yesterday for another scan as midwive is getting concerned about the amount of time I have been bleeding (11 days). The scan shows all is well and the urine, blood and swab tests have all come back clear but I have been getting sharp pains recently.

The doctor told me that at around 14 weeks pregnancy, the placenta moves up to take over nourishing the baby and it's likely that part of the placenta has detached from the uterus wall. Although I have only heard of the placenta detaching in late pregnancy, the doctor said this was a fairy common occurence at this time and in 70% of cases, it fixes itself.

The good news is that my cervix had closed and although still bleeding, doctor says my condition is improving compared to last week so outlook looks good.

So fingers crossed.

Hello one and all

Here I am up early again, and on my day off too! Dh woke me up about 5am worrying about work, and he's gone back to sleep, but I couldn't, so here I am on t'internet, ordering from the Blooming Marvellous sale and writing to you guys.

We have a BM in Town and I was thinking of going in to have a look : I want some pretty and comfortable things to wear on holiday - we go on Aug 4th to Spain to stay with mil for 2 wks. Even though I've ordered a couple of tops anda tankini online, I think I'll go in anyway, as they didn't have my size in a couple of things and I'd like to see what they've got in the shop.

Anyone else bought any good mat clothes? Rachey did your Mcare sale stuff come yet? You pleased with it?

I bumped into an old schoolfriend the other day, and met her 2 sons for the first time. The eldest, aged 9.5 is severely autistic, and it got me thinking about immunisation. I know it's a bit early with my bump not even half way through gestation, but your mind gets to thinking ahead doesn't it? I think I'll go for a single dose vaccination programme for this one, even though the other two were fine with the usual NHS vaccines. I just want to be extra careful, we do have a bit of Aspergers Syndrome in the family, and it's really hard to know if overloading a tiny baby's immune system with all those multiple vaccines may be a trigger. I want to try and get him vaccinated again chicken pox too if I can. I know it's given routinely in the USA, so presumably it's available here privately. Both my kids had it quite badly, and I don't like the scarring if it can be avoided.

My friend's son with the autism was gorgeous, but a major lifetime handful too, and I really feel for her. I'm so grateful for my 2, and can't help worrying that no. 3 is going to be Ok. I think you always have that niggly worry at the back of your mind though don't you?

Well to prevent this becoming one of my major epic novels, I think I'll go and either read Harry Potter or tidy the kitchen. Hmm, tough choice eh?

Well after yesterday's bombs in London I have just resigned from work and we leave London for NZ 6mths early at the end of August. So no maternity leave but a bit of piece of mind.
Lyra we decided to give dd singles and she was due to have her measles one the day of the first bombing but there were no doctors at the clinic. They haven't booked her back in yet and looks like we will have left the country by the time they get around to it now so she is just going to have to be MMR free until about 4 which I think is probably a safer time to try them.
We are going to travel from my 20wk to 27wk through Eastern Europe with a visit to Barcelona and the South of France before going back so works quite nicely with maternity appointments but I now have to find an insurance company that will cover me till 27wks.
Good news for you horseshoe I hope that it all keeps improving for you.

Hi guys. Had a bit of a sh*tty week and could do with some hugs.

Went into hospital on Tuesday to have stitch put in my cervix. Little emotional as I had gone into pre-term labour when I had it done with DD in New York and the nurses had been crap at dealing with it. Had been assured this time that everything would be OK.

Stitch went in fine. Nurses were lovely. Everything good until spinal wore off and I went into pre-term labour again. Nurses didn't have a clue what to do. Gave me paracetamol. Took an hour for doc to get to me from maternity wing (10 mins walk away) in which time I'd gone into full blown back to back contractions. Couldn't move as it was so painful.

Doc was a complete cow. Totally unsympathetic. Made us feel as if we were bothering her. I told her that this had happened before and the drug that they had given me in New York to stop contractions. She told me that if the drug they were giving me didn't work then I would have a miscarriage and then walked off. No empathy, no understanding. If I could have got up off the bed I would have punched her.

Four hours later after tablets, patches, injections, suppositories and a cathater the contractions finally slowed down. I have never been so scared in all my life. Really thought the stitch was going to split and that would be the end of Beany.

Am so angry at the way we were treated by this doc. I know she prob see's this every day. But to us it was the most scary thing we'd been thru and we just needed her to be a little more human about the situation. We are seriously thinking of making a complaint against her.

Am at Ma and Pa's on re-coup and am completely exhausted and emotionally wrung out.

Horseshoe - good news about your cervix. Really hope that the bleeding stops and that everything goes back to normal. Have fingers crossed for you. Take it easy and let everyone run around after you.

Hope everyone else safe and feeling well. These are crazy times we're living in.

Chuffed - I think you're doing a very sensible thing. If I wasn't so close to my family I'd up sticks and bugger of to Oz in a flash with DP and DD.