October 2005 (#6)

[Joseyjo]

carry on ladies....

They may not need to look fastasleep. they may just give you a dose of antibiotics and a dose of canesten to be on the safe side and cover all bases.

I have weurd symptoms though...lots of them

Does anyone else's GP say 'ring at 8:30 on the dot for an appointment' and only do same day appts and then they're engaged forever and when they're not engaged it rings out until you've been sitting there on the phone until you've gone utterly mad and you have phone rage, and then they say 'oh come for 10:30' and you don't have anough time to feed your toddler breakfast anymore? lol!

weird! Even... It doesn't sting when I go at all.. and I don't need to go every 5 mins.. I just don't know what's going ooonnnn down there and now I feel like I have flu and DH thinks the infections spreading through me cos he's a melodramatic idiot and he keeps banging on about hospitals and c-sections! Men!

Oh FFS I'm having my breakfast and changing the stinky child.. screw the stupid F..ing doctor and their stupid F..ing phone! (Has rung at least 15 times now and got engaged/rings out/engaged/rings out and is fed up)

Gets phone rage

I'm going to end up going to the stupid bloody emergency walk in clinic in town and my bits'll get stared at by the nurse practioner man and he'll look at me like an idiot when I say I couldn't get an appt at my doctors and then he'll say go to my GP to get prescribed such and such and I'll want to hit him like last time because the whole point I went is cos I CAN'T GET AN APPT!! YOU IDIOT!!

I think my hormones have gone funny!

sorry to hear your woes, fastasleep. DEFINITELY get yourself down to the emergency place. Your infection could affect the baby if not treated. Hopefully it won't be a serious one but I don't think you can be too sure. I won't go into details but a friend of mine had an infection while pregnant and should have been treated earlier. Don't want to scaremonger but DO get it done today. Can't you ring your ante-natal ward and speak to a midwife? I have a sticker on my notes with the phone numbers for emergency and non-emergency health queries for pg women, all connected to the hospital.

Fastasleep - I'm in agreement with Moomin and am ordering you to see someone. They are not going to think you are stupid. It is unlikely that they will look at your bits, and if they do, then think about it as a practice run for them looking in there when you are in labour! Could it be a kidney infection? I have had these before when there are no cystitis symptoms present and I certainly got the shivers and fever all at the same time.

Make sure you drink plenty and let us know how you get on.

MB

Saw midwife yesterday, blood pressure at 140/85 to 140/90 so still v high. Been warned to go to hospital if get really bad headache, swelling, pains in my sides etc etc.
Been told I can do things as long as I dont get stressed out. Got small headache this morning, going to take table and see if it sorts itself out.
Have half packed my hospital bag, just need to pick up some nighties from Tesco or something and some arnica from Boots.

Hope everybody is well, not getting too fed up being like a beached whale and wanting to pop, like I am!!

Well lol I have the number for an ante natal ward at a different hospital... but that's for emergencies... at the hospital I'm under they don't let you give birth there, not sure what the number is but it must be on my notes... pah this is really stupid and now I feel all tearful and thick for being unable to get an appointment at my GPs, it's not like mission impossible really is it! (Well it shouldn't be anyway!)

Oh poo at everything!

Sorry to hear about your BP elf, I hope it calms down! It's a good excuse to laze around and do nothing though... (good for you with the hospital bag, I haven't even chosen a bag to put the stuff in!)

Aren't we a right bunch! Crying all over the shop and finding the simplest things like The Krypton Factor!! You have to laugh at us.... (or you'd end up blarting again)

ARNICA!! Yes, good thinking! MY dad has offered to take me up to Tescos to get some supplies in case of emergencies. AFter reading the sterilising thread this morning I'm determined not to go down that route and will just buy a few more bottles and do them all in the dishwasher. I just hope we can get into the bloody store, with all the cars queuing up to get petrol for the non-existent petrol shortage. They're all like sheep!
I need more maternity pads as well - hope my dad isn't as eaily embarrassed as he used to be!

Well, here's my tale of woe for today!

Woke in the night and the baby was lying SIDEWAYS. I could feel his head on one side and his bum on the other!! Not comfortable I can assure you! So, I have spent the last hour on all fours and yes he has moved, but now his head is under my ribs. I phoned my work to say that I am not going in today as I am too uncomfortable and am just going to adopt the all fours position in front of the tv.

On the plus side, my leg has not been numb today (yet)

I have arnica cream on my "to buy" list as well as recommended by my boss!

MB

Back to work today after a week off sick. Just counted my days and (not including this week and next weeks holiday) only have 10 working days left!!! YIPEEEEE.

Oh fastasleep, I hope you get your infection thingy sorted out today, I bet you just feel like bursting into tears and stamping your feet. Thinking of you.

I?ve got a really positive head on today?we?re nearly there?and I feel sooooooo much better knowing you lot are there at the end of keyboard!!! Oh God, I was ok, now I?m going to make myself greet!!!

Anybody cry at adverts??

Haven't cried at any adverts yet, but was glancing at the "Ready Steady Baby" book which I got from the midwife at booking in. One of the pictures of the baby being born brought tears to my eyes. It was in a good way though - not tears to my eyes at the thought of having to do it!!

Are you in Scotland Red? If so, where about?

Fastasleep, hope you get everything sorted out ok. Like everyone said you must go and see someone, doubt they'll poke your bits though, you sound like me I hate anything like that! You'll probably need some antibiotics or something to clear it up, that's all.

I'm feeling quite okay today (for a change) but can you lot tell me how some of you are still working?? I can't walk more than a couple of steps without being in pain. Went food shopping with dh last night (much prefer going by myself but can't push the trolley any more) and I was in agony by the time I got home. I have resigned myself to staying in most of the time now and just waiting for it to be over!

Not sure if Ruby is behaving herself and staying head down, it felt like she'd popped back up yesterday but today I'm not sure.

37 weeks now! Can't believe we're nearly there....

Wish I was Maw, be bl cooler!! Was a Fifer now in Glos, what about you?

Going to work is DEFINITELY much easier than looking after a toddler all day. I am cherishing my days at work - aah so relaxing just sitting there and typing away and poddling around to meetings. If I could work more hours right now I would!

ooohh and all those that are staying in today, it's pregnancy week all week on discover H&H with back to back birth programs!! (maybe not always such a good idea to watch them but i'm hooked!)

you're right, morningpaper, looking after a toddler is tough, but I'm lucky in that mine likes to sleep for the majority of the afternoon (she still goes to bed ok, she just likes her sleep ) so I get the afternoons off. THe mornings are hard and I feel bad I'm not doing much with her now but it's not forever. It's just the thought of getting up and getting ready and out of the door to get to work that I think I'd find really hard to cope with now. I'm usually still in dressing gown until just before lunch

Fastasleep I've had thrush a LOT - am just on my THIRD three-day course of pessaries - not good for the laundry I can tell you. Could it be that? The Doc also said that a lot of women get irritated vulvas while pregnant and feel like they have an infection all the time. Perhaps it's that? Well worth going in though - infections can pass to baby during labour and then you'll end up in a right pickle and the baby will have to start life with a heavy course of antibiotics! Thrush especially can make breastfeeding incredibly painful and you both need antibiotics then and that's the last thing you want. Sort it out now - it's much easier in the long run. XXX

Hi Bonnie, sorry to barge in, fancy a coffee this afternoon when dd gets up?

Redtartanlass - yes, I am in West lothian although I am originally from Angus.

Your name and then talking about "greetin" gave you away!!

I will get it sorted honest I will just not today lol.... not...todaaaayy... falls over in a useless heap I've only just got onto bathing the toddler and it's 1:30pm! Lol! I think I'll end up toddling to the assessment place at the hospital, good excuse for that - my friend lives next to it! I still haven't even had my 30 week bloods because I keep looking 'too sick' so that's a good reason to go anyway I guess (I love the chance to get a phlebotomist to do them rather than the mw!)

I'm sure there's something weird going on down there, it literally stung DH the one time in the last month we attempted 'anything' ... and some of my mucus stuff got onto my legs and there are big red burned patches there!!... It could be thrush, I think I've only had cystitis before (lots!) so it's hard to tell!

Just thought - nevermind the potential antibiotics, poor Sophia having to slide through there she'd come out looking pickled it's that acidic!! Lol!

eewwww - sounds like you've got a toxic fanny! Another nice ailment to add to the list...

Seriously though, please make an effort to ring your antenatal ward. I wasn't going to do this cos I didn't want to scare you but my friend lost her baby at 6m pg due to an infection. First thing she noticed was funny discharge. Pleeeeeeeease ring someone at least! She was due a few weeks after all us lot

Is it REALLY horrible to say I'm enjoying being on my own again? I don't wish hospital on anyone but I feel like a huge weight's been lifted with db not being here. And my dad's taking on the visiting duties so I don't even need to do that. My neighbour is my chaperone this afty but has left me to it and just said to shout if I need her. It's great.

I'm going to do something about it I am I am I am! I'm really sorry about your friend, how awful ....

My god I hate when relatives stay at the best of times, you're not being selfish in the slightest in feeling glad that he's gone! The right people for the job are looking after him, and you shouldn't feel obliged to visit in your condition.... I get told to P off when I try to visit people in hospital these days just because I'm pregnant and the infection risk... wouldn't want you coming home with MRSA as well now would we!

Actually I really really want to go visit my little cousin in law in hospital... but I'm not allowed because I'd give him some kind of infection... (probably right as I am the toxic fanny woman!)

I've just realised I've gone insane! I can't wait till my friend gets back from holiday so I can waddle around aimlessly with her again... yesterday I made a stuffed rabbit out of a pair of old flowery curtains and an old pillow, I just caught myself thinking 'I could make a little family and make them little clothes out of those horrible flowery blouses my aunt gave me, and then we could make a house for them out of a cardboard box...' then I stopped myself and thought oh.. my...god!!

I'm now the woman with a toxic fanny who's lost all rational and logical thought and is putting making pointless stuffed rabbit families above packing a hospital bag and cleaning the house!