First time TTC?!! Let's get through this together - Calling all first time frolickers and fully proficient frolickers!

[summerbird]

A new thread to follow on from Part 3 - AKA the lucky thread!

Lets get some more BFP's this month

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Hey vix was just wondering where you got to lady! Sorry about the cyst but you are sounding very positive so onwards and upwards as they say

BUMP

where are the laydeeees? is it sunny everywhere else then? Is pretty dull here in Manchester

Hey Summer - its dull here in london too. I much prefer it with the sun shining it distracts me!!

Hey Summer and Hever,

Gosh Hever, how are you feeling hun?! Due on Saturday aren't you? Any twinges or does it feel like Baby Hever is wanting to stay put?

It's miserable here today too although it's looking great for the Summer according to the Met Office forecast. Lovely for those of us on Mat Leave!!

Only downside will be being surrounded by loads of families with children in our new street who will be out in their gardens disturbing our peace. Oh well, I expect Jelly will cry and disturb theirs too so I can't really complain... At least I'll get most of June and July while they're still at school to enjoy the sun!!

So, you've both probably heard about the 12 year old in Torbay with Swine Flu. Well it's about 5 miles from here and my SIL, one of our bridesmaids is at 6th Form at Paignton Community College and was giving that girl 1-2-1 teaching assistance last Friday!! So she has had to have the anti-viral drugs. We've told her (politely) to stay away from us for a while. We're certainly not going to risk Jelly's health! The little girl appears to be doing well though and is responding to the drugs and only has mild symptoms. So I'm sure SIL will be fine aswell...

Had another appointment at the GD clinic today. They were still pleased with my bloods and said that assuming everything is well at my 36 week scan, they may let me go beyond 39 weeks (although not beyond 40) before inducing, so that will be good. But another two hour session for just 10 minute meeting, it's so frustrating!!

Anyway, hope you are both well and big waves to any of the other ladies who are lurking!!

xxx

Oh Dawn I dont blame you for "Politely" telling her to stay away. I mean it will only be a week or so then you can be sure she is not incubating anything. You are not being overly cautious as there has been direct contact.

well at 36 weeks the midwife said I was 2/5ths engaged, yesterday at 39+4 guess what 2/5ths engaged!!!! she has not moved down AT all in 3 weeks (She is still moving around in there though so I know she is fine.)

No twinges and it looks like I am in for a long wait. Dawn how long is it for you now? you might beat me to it!! anyone heard from Flirty?

Hey dawn i know how anxious you must be, there was a suspected case up here in Sale which is about 5 miles from where i live too, anyway the woman was being treated in hospital, i am only hoping it isnt the one where i am having the babba, although my mother has told me not to worry about it as it will all be a storm in a teacup (she is usually right about these things so i am choosing to believe her )

DH and I went to the maternity hospital on Tuesday night for a look around and ante natal chat, it seems that if i am still breech next week then they will perform the c-section at 38 weeks - that is only 3 weeks away the hospital is a bit grim (not scruffy just soul-less) but again my mother and MIL said that all maternity hospitals are like that unless i pay megabucks and go private...

hever i am rooting for you hun, have lots of rest and chill before the next stormy 18 years!

Hey Hever,

Don't worry too much about LO not being engaged. Someone on my other regular thread said that their LO was only 2/5 engaged when she went into labour and it was a quick labour aswell - so I don't know that it makes too much difference... Are you having a She then? I thought you hadn't found out or am I losing my mind? (probably)

I'm only 34 weeks so I hope that I don't beat you!!

Noticed that you'd posted on that "epidural" thread (as have I), but do you ever feel that you're constantly defending your decision to have one? I do!!

xxx

Hever, just been back onto that epidural thread and seen the post from Starlight. Bit worried about that - my MW never suggested at all that I might not be able to have the epidural because the hospital might be too busy and that they limit the number of women on the ward that can have them!!

Definitely going to ask that question when I have my pre-birth discussion at home the day after my 36 week scan with my MW!!

A bit worried now...

xxx

Oh I dont think that is too common! and Dawn in your case if they induce early I am sure they wont start you unless the epi is possible!

I do feel that the midwives and other "Drug free" mums are agains the whole epidural thing. Actually the anaesthetist did say that they have a long running issue with the midwives as she thinks they leave it much later than necessary so it is best to be firm! She also said they make it their busness to be there within 30 mins of a request and sometimes it can take up to an hour it doesnt sound like it ever takes longer than that to sort out!!! So if the midwives are messing you around you should know.

I dont know why we have to defend ourselves - apparently nearly half of first time mums end up with an epi so people like us are just taking the decision early and making it easier on both ourselves and the medical staff!

dawn and hever i too am going for the epidural if my LO turns and i get the natural birth. I too am feeling like i have to defend myself, one of my friends looked at me as if i was weird when i said i was having one and actually said 'you know labour isnt that bad' er well hers might not have been that bad but my mum said that she couldnt have got through it without an epi with all three of us.

I am also having to defend myself about the whole breech birth/c-section thing - i am getting the sympathetic 'oh poor you' as i am 'missing out' on the natural birth....

I am 100% with you guys on the pain relief, why should we suffer!

sorry guys - rant over!

My mum said - I cant tell you much about child birth either time- They woke me up when the hairdresser came round!! Best thing ever.(my sister and I were both C sections under GA = emergency with my sister, planned with me)

Respect to hevers mum

To our new PG ladies and TTCers, when you get PG and get to the last trimester i can highly recommend going to activities like Yoga and Aqua Natal if you are up to it, i dont know many people in the area and have already made a few friends through this, it is definitely the best thing i have done in ages.

DH is finishing work early today and is on his way home off to IKEA tonight to get some 'bits' in (not so LOL!).

Happy Friday everyone!

Hi everyone, hope you are all making the most of the lovely weather.

Well im still hanging in there and more importantly little pip seems to be too. Yesterday as the day that last time i first had the spotting. Nothing so far this time. Nausea has been awful lately but i am certainly not complaining. I have my first midwife appointment on the 11th May. Didn't get to see her last time. I also have my first scan date. I'm a bit disappointed though. My GP said i would have an early scan at about 8 weeks. I phoned the midwife about this and she said that if i do that then i won't get a 12 week one. So i'm sticking wit the date i've been given which is the 27th. I am absolutely terrified that i will go all that time and then discover theres a problem. The scan is the day before i acually miscarried last time but i had some bleeding before then. The scan will also be the week before my birthday and we are planning to have a bit of a bash on the Saturday (the scan is on Wed). Trying not to let it all stress me out too much.

Hello all,

Fairy, if you're really worried, any chance you can pay for a private scan? I know that it's pricey but if you can afford it, it may put your mind at rest. Bubba had an early scan so maybe ask her how much it costs... Sounds good for now though - things seem to be going well!! Sorry about the nausea though - Salt and Vinegar crisps always worked for me!!

So, some news from my end. My little sister had her baby this morning at 36+3!! Even though he was early, Ewan Lewis weighed in at 7lbs and 8ozs so a very reasonable weight!! There were some complications and he was eventually delivered with forceps with the cord wrapped around his neck. But he's fine now. My sister lost a lot of blood though as he blood doesn't clot so after a 24 hour labour, she's very tired. So we're going to hold off seeing them until tomorrow.

And for the Epidural club (Hever and Summer), my sister had said that she didn't want any pain relief and ended up having an epidural!! Her husband said he would recommend it because she felt so much happier after having it!!

Anyway, just thought I'd let you all know the news. So I'll be visiting my new nephew tomorrow.

Hope you all have a lovely weekend.

xxx

Hi girls

Hope you're all well. Just popped on to say hello and to check whether we've had our first baby yet!!!!

Flirty, Hever and Saz hope you're all well and will let us know when your little ones arrive!

We've just come back from a week in Pembrokeshire, it was bliss!

Can't believe I'll be 16 weeks tomorrow and am almost into maternity clothes now! Got a busy couple of weeks with my Downs screening this week, first community midwife appointment the following week and then my 20 week scan the first week of June.

Fairy I hope you're doing OK. I would definitely recommend an early private scan if you can find somewhere that does them local to you. We paid £100 and had the scan at 9 weeks. It was such a relief to be told (and to see) that the baby was OK and the sonographer could detect a strong heartbeat. I have to say that the early private scan was a far better experience than my first NHS scan at 13 1/2 weeks, which was just very rushed. Let me know if you want any other info.

Dawn and Summer hope you girlies are well. I'm definitely hoping to take up some yoga/aqua natal classes closer to the time. Would like to do them now, but most of the classes seem to be in the day so it won't fit around full time work!

Crunchy and Vix and Newmember hope you're all well too.

dawn congratulations to your sister! that is great news and i am glad that she is feeling better now after a rocky ride.

fairy i too would recommend an early scan if you can afford it, otherwise the 27th is only a few weeks away and will fly by (says she who will prob be giving birth by that time! ) but seriously it is all sounding good for you - am sending positive vibes your way

bubba isnt it a fab feeling getting into your maternity clothes? it opens a whole new range of clothing styles for you to wear which is the bit that i love! although i am starting to buy post PG clothes again now to treat myself as i am sick of being a weeble

we spent today starting to set up the nursery, all we need now is for the cot to be delivered in a weeks time and then we are all set, the room is looking really lovely, oo and we picked up our pram/travel system today too - i had a major tantrum trying to assemble it and DH had to send me outside as i was being a pain!

anwyay hope you are all well and having a lovely bank holiday weekend

speak soon

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Morning MAF

er hello MAF you been on the vino again?

Just to say thanks for the messages re private scans. We have decided to wait until 27th. Just praying its going to be good news but feeling less and less positive as each day goes by. Had my first nightmare about it all the other night and have never been so relieved to wake up and find that i am still pregnant! Only 3 weeks and 1 day to go....

Hi Fairy,

Totally understand your decision, but if your nightmares and worries DO get worse, you may want to reconsider if you can. But see how you go for now. Having been there, I know exactly how you feel...

But I'm sure that everything will be totally fine. Counting down the days then!! We're here to count with you hun!!

xxx

afternoon ladies.

update :

FIRST TIME FROLICKERS
Vix: Cycle 8 CD51?
Linwin: Cycle 4 CD50
Wildfig: Cycle 12 CD45
Thandeka: Cycle 3 CD45
VeryAnnieMary Cycle 3 CD36
Maf: Cycle 4 CD33
PistachioLemon: Cycle 5 CD23
NewMember Cycle 2 UCL 28-29 (this month 24) CD11
Kay4MattTTC: Cycle 11 CD5
ShirleyC/Iate: Cycle 2
TakingLovingChances Cycle? CD?

FULLY PROFICIENT FROLICKERS
Flirty - EDD 24 April 2009
Hever - EDD 2nd May I think
Saz - EDD 15 May 2009
Summerbird - EDD 3 June 2009
Dawn: - EDD 10th June 2009 (MC Aug 08)
MichaelaS: - EDD 13 Aug 2009
heylottie - EDD 11th Oct 2009
BubbaP: EDD 18 Oct 2009 (MC Oct 08)
Crunchynutter - EDD?
Fairy - EDD?(MC Jan 09)

Hever are you still hanging in there hun? And what news of Flirty ? I dont think she has been on here for a while. Also Saz is on the countdown with Dawn and I too..EEEK!

Welcome back Kay how you doing?

Gosh, it's very quiet on here ladies - have you all abandoned the thread for sunnier climates?!!

So, an update on my gorgeous nephew. They went home on Sunday morning, so just 24 hours after he was born, but unfortunately they had to take him back into hospital on the Tuesday as he became jaundiced. They had him in the SCBU but had him in an incubator in a private room where my DSis could sleep aswell. But unfortunately for her, her milk came in and the baby blues, all on the same day so she was terribly distresed aswell as being so worried about her little man.

She stayed in on Tuesday night but then yesterday the jaundice cleared up and they were allowed home yesterday afternoon. Such relief!! She's having real problems trying to BF him, he's not latching on at all but she's got LOADS of milk so she's expressing. While she was in the hospital, she asked for help and the response was "We're only Student Midwives and don't really know what to advise". How terrible is that for a hospital?!! So she's struggling through it but getting herself more and more upset. He also won't sleep in his Moses Basket and has been up all night every night so far so she's shattered.

All PG girls - we've got all this joy to come!!

But on the upside, she wouldn't be without little Ewan for the world - none of us would!!

Hope everyone is well. Nothing major to report here. I think Jelly has dropped much lower though as I'm getting a lot of stabbing pains in my groin along with period-type pains that sometimes take my breath away. But she always wriggles straight afterwards so I know it's Jelly related as opposed to anything else.

35 Weeks and counting.

Summer, any news on the Summerbean moving? Have you got a scan or appointment with the MW to find out some time this week?

Hever, how are you doing honey? Any movement yet?

xxx