Hi guys
Thanks for the scan good wishes. I had not one scan but two today. The first was your regular over the belly one. Baby growing fine (still measuring nearly three weeks ahead!) and cyst behaving itself and not growing so that's good. The second was to measure my cervical length (if it shortens too much, it can be an indicator of labour approaching), so for that one I was on the dildo cam 
. They did do a CL from an external scan last time after I asked about it, and while they're not that accurate done that way, that one came out at about 6.5cm iirc. However today's was 3.5cm, so I was a bit concerned. When I saw the doctor after (it wasn't my great consultant but one of her flunkies, which I was a bit disappointed about, although she did go off to consult with the consultant about everything) she said it was only if the length was 3cm or under they got worried, and that was also for 28 weeks rather than 31, which I am tomorrow. So no steroids needed for me. But because the baby is continuing to grow "ahead of time" and is on the top growth line, I've also got to have a glucose tolerance test just to make sure I don't have gestational diabetes. The other thing was my platelet count was a bit lower when I had my blood done last time, and I'm at the low end of normal anyway, so they want me to have a full blood count done again before my next scan and consultant appointment in three weeks. Apparently if it drops again, it could mean I'd be more prone to bleeding during or after labour, and apparently the mother's low platelet count can affect the baby's. That isn't the case with me at the moment. So fingers crossed it doesn't drop any more. She did say it was normal for it to go down in pregnancy. It has made me think though that maybe given everything I should abandon the idea of a home birth if I get to term, and just go with the MLU instead. I'll have to see how it pans out.
This post is coming to you as I balance on my birthing ball by the way - I finally got one in Tesco last week. Stupidly, I didn't check the size assuming they are all the same, and I think I should have got a bigger one as I'm quite low on it.
Shieldbug - if you ended up having to stay in for a few days, you could easily get through 10 babygros! Meconium one end, vomit the other.... hope your washing machine is prepared! On the white goods front, Sam12 and RooBear we had a new, bigger fridgefreezer delivered last week. It's fab. Our old one was a slimline because that's all that fitted in our old kitchen. Also managed to sell the old one really quickly too. And I have done a deal with DP to get him to agree to have a tumble dryer, thank the lord. I compromised on something I didn't want in exchange. Could really do with having it tonight as I've already hung out two loads of washing around the house and have a third in the machine as I type, because, we're going away tomorrow after a last minute booking today. I've got the heating on trying to dry it - it's really got cooler, hasn't it? My mum and my niece are going to come with us too. The forecast is good (they'd better have got it right!) and I'm hoping it will take my mind off next week. We're away until Tuesday morning... yes, it's that morning, the one I am so desperate to get past. I will be taking my notes with me like Dontstopmenow, just in case...
Thanks for the nighties tips.
Who was asking about stretchmarks? I had them on my thighs and bum pre-pregnancy but none on my stomach so I'll have to see what happens from here on in. No more new ones so far as far as I know - the ones on my thighs have quietly multiplied over the years, since I started stretching at about 11.
Depending on what the reception is like on my phone where we are staying, I may not be in touch until next week. Hope you all have a lovely bank holiday weekend, as pain-free and sleep-filled as possible for those in need of it. xxx