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100years · 16/04/2012 16:17

Well what happens now? Grin

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Leftwingharpie · 30/10/2012 06:58

LAHG sorry to be thick but what's special about 24 weeks, 27 weeks and 30 weeks - or is it a twin thing?

nannyl · 30/10/2012 07:22

I think LAHG means

24 Weeks = tiny chance of survival but a chance.... baby now viable
27 weeks = much more likely to survive than 24 weeks

bebejones · 30/10/2012 13:28

Afternoon WIITs!

DH is being quite perky today which is lifting my mood! Felt a bit miserable this morning coz DD has gone back to school and I really miss her! Sad

FX for sticky beans, and hooray for good scans!

Harpie, did you move house yet...did I miss that?!

DH has apparently bought me 'the thing I want most' for my birthday...I don't even know what I want most so how does ge know?!!! Hmm

Leftwingharpie · 30/10/2012 17:47

Ah yes - it seems it makes the difference as to whether they are micro premies, very premature, or moderately pre term. Hopefully none of the above, obviously, but they will be nice reassuring milestones to reach.

Bebe yes we moved to our lovely house! The cat is spectacularly happy. Little does he know what is coming! We painted the nursery as soon as we got back from the 20 week scan!

Ooh I wonder what DH has bought you for your birthday. Maybe a replacement DH who is substantially the same but more broody! What are you doing with yourself all day now P's at school?

bebejones · 30/10/2012 18:40

I am mostly moping about the house feeling like I have lost a limb! And when I'm not moping I'm doing housework and DHs admin! Need another baby NOW!! Wink

Did you paint the nursery blue? Is the cat allowed to go outside? He will get a shock when there is a tiny human around! Get him used to the sound of crying babies now...they don't like that!

Leftwingharpie · 30/10/2012 19:35

Yes I have let DH choose most of the baby stuff - get him involved and all that - and he wanted baby blue for the nursery. I'm not so hung up on gender stereotyping for a boy as I would be for a girl so I'm fairly relaxed.

No the cat is not allowed to go outside and I am not allowed to play him baby crying sounds .

nannyl · 30/10/2012 20:12

Hello
great to here you DH is in a good mood bebe. Cant wait to here what he gets you for your birthday.

things arnt great here as in my sickness is definitely getting worse Sad been to DR who says it still only normal morning sickness, and she wont "risk my baby by prescribing sick tablets for HG, as i dont have HG yet"........ I have to get HG / de-hydrate before im allowed them Sad Sad

Have been to see nurserys this afternoon, and have found one, about 1/4 of a mile away (right by old house) and they are happy to have her ad hoc as necessary. I wouldnt choose for Anneka to go there full time or anything, but if im poorly like last time, at least i know i have somewhere where she can go, and im happy enough for it to be a short term thing.
Matt can drop her any when after 7.15, they will give her breakfast and home made lunch, then (the plan would be) i can pick her up at 1, she can nap here til 3, then i just have 2 hours to get through until Matt gets home from work.
if i got really poorly / had to go to hospital they can have her all day too, but im really hoping it doesnt come to that.

My Dad moves to his carehome on Friday Sad but otherwise nothing else exciting going on in my life....

bebejones · 30/10/2012 22:51

Nannyl that sucks about the ms! Sad hope you don't get the HG again it's the one thing that worries me about being PG again, it's just so shitty and you end up not even feeling human! Sad FX for you xx

Harpie - poor puss cat isn't gonna know what's hit him!! Is he permanently not allowed out or is it just while he settles in to new house? Has DH bought many baby gadgets?

9 more sleeps til my birthday Grin I'm mostly excited about making my cake, got a great idea in my head!!! Grin

Quodlibet · 31/10/2012 22:08

Nannyl I hope your ms has eased off a bit. I can see how you need a battle plan - sounds like you've got one in place. Fingers crossed for you.

So wise WIITs, can you please tell me when should I go to the doctor? Was kind of thinking maybe I should leave it a week or so but am I being daft? Also, is it worth DP coming? Our doctors is literally 1 min walk from our house and he'll be at home next week, so it wouldn't be a hassle - just not sure if they'll say anything it would be useful for him to hear, or just tick a box and pack me off to a midwife....?

bebejones · 31/10/2012 22:22

Quod - not sure all GPs see people straight away, I have friends who have just had to notify their doctor and wait for an appt with a mw! Ring them up and see what their policy etc is. IIRC GP said nothing important to me at that appt, just 'congratulations, good luck, here's some information, book in with mw on your way out!' only advice is I would wait until you are past the date AF would have been due (difficult with irregular cycles, but they always go by 28 days), and ask DP if he wants to go! Hope that sort of helps?!! Confused Go with your gut and do what u think is best!! Smile

Quodlibet · 31/10/2012 22:53

That's really helpful Bebe, thank you!

nannyl · 01/11/2012 08:08

with our drs you dont see the dr at all

you phone up and book an appt with the midwife.... she does your bloods there and then, and the form for free prescriptions then books a home visit.

it seems to work differently depending on the dr surgary so given them a call and ask

Quodlibet · 02/11/2012 08:04

Thanks Nannyl. I've decided I will ring them next week when I've passed the 5w mark.

DP and I shared the news with some very good friends last night which was nice, they were delighted for us. Still feels a bit like we are talking about someone else though!! I think the tiredness might be kicking in - last night I was yawning at 9.30pm...

LookAtHerGo · 02/11/2012 21:51

Harpie, sorry, yes nannyl has it right, it's to do with survival chances, obviously I want them to stay in me as close to 37 weeks as possible, but hitting certain points makes you feel a little bit happier.

Nanny, how are you doing? Sorry that your sickness has ramped up a bit, good news about the nursery if you need it.

Bebe, sorry there is nothing happening on the baby front for you, and that you are missing dd while she is at school.

Quid, I saw the doc both times, they put the referral in to the hospital and passed me the mw details to ring to sort out the home booking in visit, which my mw did around 8 weeks.

I had a few rough days earlier this week, tiredness is a killer, running around after E and being pg is hard work (sorry nannyl) no chance of rest like I had in my first pg. it'll be worth it though, it's just whoa, I spent 2 days crying this week pretty much, but chatted to another twin mum who has been in the same situation, it really helped. Will get my iron level checked hopefully next week as apparently iron levels can drop much more in twin pregnancy. I'm massive as I've said before, so getting about is a bit harder now, certainly getting up from the floor is interesting and rolling over in bed.

In seriousness though, I don't know what is because of it being a twin pg with a toddler, or what is pg with a toddler. It could be because it's a twin pg that makes it a bit tougher, I'll never know though. I'm getting a lie in tomorrow :) woohoo, no getting up at 6 something!

Leftwingharpie · 03/11/2012 10:11

Wait till you're pregnant with twin toddlers and a preschooler! Grin

LookAtHerGo · 03/11/2012 11:38

No, this is it now. The only way I'd consider another pregnancy would be when they're all at school and I'll be 40 by then so I think I'll leave it.

LookAtHerGo · 03/11/2012 11:42

I'm very happy stopping at 3 Grin when I was pg with Edith I knew I'd want another one and would do it again. I think this is enough and I'd not want to risk HG again and there's always a chance I'd have twins again and we'd need she'd loads of money for 5 children. If we win the lottery and I could pay a nanny then I might change my mind. Wink

Leftwingharpie · 03/11/2012 16:06

I can't imagine wanting to do this again! I guess we may change our minds once LO's here but at the moment I just desperately want to preserve as much normality as possible. I'm terrified of morphing into this unrecognisable mummy character who wrecks my career and ruins my social life like everyone keeps predicting! Grin

bebejones · 03/11/2012 21:50

Harpie it's not so bad, you may find that you don't miss the social life!! Wink

Exciting news here today is that DDs drama academy is one of 4 to be chosen to perform in the West End next July!! So at 4 years old she will be making her West End debut!! Grin Cant wait it's gonna be so much fun!

I know what my birthday present is supposed to be (iPhone 5) but vodafone have cocked up big time so I may not get it after all! Sad

Leftwingharpie · 03/11/2012 21:56

Wow Bebe that is pretty major news! What a fantastic opportunity for your dd! What will they be singing? Can you tell us any more?

nannyl · 03/11/2012 22:00

wow bebe

will be back later but wow!!!!!

bebejones · 03/11/2012 23:06

Don't know details yet. They get given a theme and have to produce a show based on that. Rehearsals will start after Christmas so I'll know more then I guess. Plus after Christmas she'll probably get to have her head shots taken for the academy agency! Little superstar! Smile [proud]

Oh and her teacher told me that she is doing brilliantly well with her reading! Grin

All the excitement in my life these days stems from her! How dull am I?!!

Leftwingharpie · 04/11/2012 06:44

Well at least it's top notch excitement, even if it is vicarious! Bebe I've just realised that my reply to you about the cat didn't post. I contacted a couple of breed experts in the end because everyone was telling us something different and they said the breed is not well adapted for the outdoors and he'd be much more likely to come to harm than a different breed of cat, not to mention he could be stolen - and they thought we might struggle to contain him in the garden unless we got a sort of cat hutch. He seems perfectly happy indoors at the moment, so we decided to keep him in and review once baby's here.

Nannyl how did your Dad's move go? Hope it was ok.

Quodlibet · 04/11/2012 08:21

Wow Bebe that is exciting news! What an experience for minibebe.
Maybe we can have a London catch up (I might even have a baby by then - GULP).

So I think I had a first wave of nausea last night on the way home from my sister's. It was like someone had cranked by sense of smell up a few notches past normal, plus a low level background kind of sea-sickness. I was hoping that I would be lucky enough not to get ms for another coupe of weeks cos my sister only had it weeks 8-12x but I guess it's different for everyone.
I told my sister last night, she was excited.

Feeling a bit blue about DP being away (he gets back tmw night but then is off again next Sunday til the end of Nov). I feel like I'm missing out on going through this with him, iyswim? At least he is VERY EXCITED when I do talk to him or see him...

bebejones · 04/11/2012 18:01

Nannyl - how are you, how did your dad's move go?

Harpie - ahhh, I see re: cat! Hope you aren't emptying litter trays [stern face] Wink

Quod - hopefully it will just be nausea rather than full on puking!

DD is taking it all in her stride, at 4 years old she's a bit young to understand how amazing performing on stage in the West End is! Grin But July seems ever such a long way away!!

Barely sat down today, feeling shattered and my legs are all achey and tingly Sad But on the plus side the house smells of the Christmas cake that is currently baking!!

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