Pregnancy post mc: Totally's grads part 9

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New thread!

Just realised x-posts with velvet Totally understand you rage at mum, and I suppose she will also lecture you on not talking it easy!

What's up coconuts

Hi collie

Quick post - I followed Daisy's lead and bought a wrist band from the Count the Kicks website - it's an easy way to count the kicks, it takes you to twelve and then you start again. I make a tally on my hand each time I get to twelve, and so I've a rough idea of how many I get in a normal day. They cost £3 and are worth every penny. I had a "quiet" day on Thursday but when I counted up I was only 10 out from the last few days so was able to calm down. Paranoid moi??

Hope you all have nice BH Mondays.

Oh blackkat I've been meaning to get one of those. I remember daisy mentioning them. Do you literally count 10kicks? I don't really understand the counting to 10 thing. It tells me to do this in my pg book, but I wondered if I felt 10 kicks all day would this be enough? Seems odd to me as I can feel 10 kicks in 5 mins. I did start filling in the daily kick monitoring forms off the count the kick website but it's hard work keeping it up and it all really stopped while I was away.

Will go and investigate the bands.

Yes the 10 thing threw me too Collie, that's why I make a tally everytime I get to twelve, then start over. I know roughly usually how many I'll have during the full day. And that's before the nightly 3am disco
Hope you had a lovely anniversary - 5 years... congratulations xx

blackkat pup is the same!! As soon as I get in bed he perks up, but at 2am it's like a disco going on in there! Doing my best to stay away from sugary food and drink for a bit too as I ate a sticky Chinese on Friday night and shared a big coke a huge bag of popcorn with DH at the cinema last nigytband pup went mental after both!

Thanks for the congrats! I know I can't believe where th 5 years have gone! And we've been together 11 years!! It's a miracle we are both still living

How's things with you? Minikat behaving? Hows your dad doing by the way?

morning ladies,

collie glad to see you had a good trip away.

velvet sorry about your mum upsetting you.

blackkat have to admit i was thnking about those bracelets as well, but i was thinking is it literally every kick you feel or every session of movements???

baby has been a little quiet over the last few days, only subtle movements none of those painful kicks or massive turns, but again i've ben busy moving ds into his new bedroom, so am planning on trying to concentrate a bit harder today to feel them. I'm off this week as well so hopefully that'll help.

hope everyone has a fab day.

Yeah scan is good as I get to see baby again but I'm just worried about the outcome. He is so big already and the fluid is excessive so I'm just trying to prepare myself for each eventuality. Either the fluid will have gone up, down or stayed the same. Either they'll monitor me more or just have me in (I want the latter) but don't want to build my hopes up for one result and be disappointed if I get the other. Everyone keeps telling me how they won't let me go full term so I'll be so miffed if I end up overdue.

TMI sorry - had stomach ache and the runs for past two days as well and I'm on constant alert in case things happen naturally then it'll be panic stations.

I just feel like I have never relaxed into this at all and I'm a bit annoyed with myself for it.

sorry for me, me me

cep that's how the kicks went for me. They turned into what I described as really subtle pushes instead of thuds and kicks and it was like that for a whole day before I had a day and a half of nothing at all so please do take the time to concentrate on some movements today :)

Coconuts hope the scan goes ok and that you're tummy settles down soon. ((hugs))

Cep i've looked on their website but it's not clear what to record, so I'm just doing each kick, and then keeping track of how many times I get to 12.

Collie we're 5 years this year too, been together 10, it feels like it's flown by!
Thanks for asking about Dad, he's finished the radiotherapy, and is now waiting for an appt to see the oncologist to learn how successful it's been. I think this is the worst bit. I'm more worried now than i've been since I found out in Jan.

to everyone

coconuts fingers crossed for the scan and I hope you feel better soon stomachache wise

Blackkat the kick counting bracelet sounds a good idea to me too. The wriggler seemed a bit quiet yesterday but I didn't really have anything to compare it to. Much more movement today. Going to go look at the bracelets x

Collie congrats on 5 years. Hope we're still on for the Saturday meet up- looking forward to it.

velvet aaargh to your mum!

My back has been killing me today -mainly at the top so I'm off to make the Perfectly Squishy Cookies I found on the mn recipe list to cheer myself up! And also as a sorry to DP who got a bit of a mouthful this morning as he'd washed my cold handwash favourite cardie on a 40 degree wash - not his fault really, he was only trying to help but my flip to irrational side did come out a bit

Evening all, will post properly tomorrow but have just had major scare. Got to 5pm and realised had only felt 5 movements today so ended up at hospital. It took an hour to get a trace they were happy with (although being plied with sandwiches and cake wasn't too bad) and have instructions to go back in tomorrow if the same happens again. Think she's determined to give us all heart attacks before she even arrives!

Oh no daisy sorry you've had a scare. I hope everything's ok today

Oh and Minnie how were the cookies?

Thank you Velvet, just had a call saying we've got to see the consultant this morning, hopefully just routine but am I bad that part of me thinks that if she's going to struggle and panic us for the next few weeks, then i'd rather they just get her out now... Am currently waiting for the health visitor who's coming for a pre-natal visit, plus having to calm down my mother who is also visiting at this time! Life is never simple, is it?

Just nipping in

daisy FX that all is OK. ((hugs)) for you. Let us know how you get on later. Simple? Ha.
xxx

Popping in too. velvet can completely understand why you have rage, I would too!

daisy so sorry you've had a scare. Do they have any idea what might be causing the reduced movements? I don't think it's crazy that you're thinking the way you are, I would be too - she's fully cooked now anyway. I guess they might put you on daily monitoring, that's what happened to one of the girls at my yoga class. Definitely go with your gut instinct though - is someone going with you to the hospital? I find it hard to argue against the doctors but it might be easier if you have some moral support?

Waves to everyone else!

Here's my attempt at today's list!

Monday 30th August 2011

OrangeGloss ? baby#1 39+2 weeks EDD 4th September
Wombat33 - baby#1 38+4 weeks EDD 10 September
Daisybell - baby#1 38+0 weeks EDD 13 September
PinkFondantFancy - baby#1 36+1 weeks EDD 25 September
Mamapower - Baby#1 36+0 weeks EDD 28 September
A lovely bunch of coconuts baby #2 35+3 weeks EDD 1 october
Emoo - baby#2 34+3 weeks EDD 7 October
IreneHeron - DS no 2, 32+2 weeks, EDD 23rd Oct.
Tunnocksteacake - baby#2 32+1 weeks EDD 24th October
Hotnspicyonions - baby#2 32+1 weeks EDD 24th October
Velvetcu - baby#1 32+0 wks EDD 25th October
MummyAbroad baby #2 30+4 wks EDD 4th November
CEP baby #2 30+3 wks EDD 5th Nov
Katherine2008 baby#2 29+5 EDD 10 November
Collieandpup baby #1 28+2 wks EDD 20th Nov
Wombatinwaiting - baby # 1 27+5 wks EDD 24th November
LaraMi baby #1 27+4 weeks EDD 25th November
Izzy - baby #3 27+3 wks EDD 26th November
Bigmacandhappymeal - baby#1 27+0 weeks EDD 29th November
Blackkat - baby #1 26+1 wks EDD 5th December
Minnie74 -baby1 24+5 wks EDD 15th December
Harassedandherbug - baby #4 23+5 wks EDD 22 December
Dooscooby - baby #1 23+5 wks EDD 22 December
Youremindmeofthebabe Baby#2 21+6 wks EDD 5th Jan
Sunchild77 Baby #3 21+4 wks EDD 6th Jan - Elcs at 39 wks
Freezingmyarseoff baby#2 21+3 wks EDD 7th Jan

Waiting to join the list (lurkers):
Please add yourselves in if you wish!

MIA
Tigerbear - baby#1 EDD 14th May
Wobblewatcher - baby#2 EDD 27th June
Inbetweener - baby#3 43+3 wks EDD 17th July
emmywoo
Purplehibiscus
Lucysnowe

The babies are arriving! Huge congratulations to:

Totally with daughter Faith Juliet, 9lb5oz born Tuesday 16th February 2010
Amyboo with son Matthew James, 4.714kg (10lb3oz) born Tuesday 30th March 2010
Hoops with son Benjamin Scott, 7lb4oz born Friday 2nd April 2010
Memorylapse with daughter Olivia, born Friday 16th April 2010
Jacanne with daughter Lotta Eliza, 8lbs 5oz born 20th April 2010
Becky78 with son Thomas Christopher born 22nd May, 9lb 1oz
Meita with son Ianto born 23 August, 7lbs 4
Boodleboot with daughter Alice Elizabeth born 10 Sep - 8lbs 2oz
LeeWT with son Andrew Anthony born 28th Sept 7lbs 14oz
TFLS with son Charlie born on 30th September, 6lbs 8oz
SamB with daughter Ruby Mae born 19th October, 7lbs 10oz
Effilump with son Arlen born 16th October, 8lbs
Sarahlou8 with daughter Emily Isabella born 21st October, 7lb8oz
Unbuffy with son James Anthony born 3rd December, 6lb8oz
HappyGirl with daughter Ciara born 10th December, 8lb2oz
Malteser1981 with son Eli born 18 December, 8lb 6oz
Zayja with daughter Winona born 19 December, 7lbs 11oz
Sparklyrainbow with son Alex born 28th December, 9lb 7oz
GoodLuckBear with son James born 25th December, 8lb
BunnyBaby with son Daniel George born 5th January 2011, 10lb 1oz
AlbaDeTamble - with son born 10th Jan 2011, 8lbs 10oz
Gilda - with son Ren born 10th Jan 2011, 8lb 4oz
WestYorkshireGirl - with daughter Hester Rose born 14th Jan 2011, 6lb 4oz
Redheadgal - with daughter Cecily Anne born 13th Jan 2011, 8lbs 13oz
Toomuchteaching - with daughter Jemima born 17th Jan 2011, 8lb1/4oz
Dorcas111 - with daughter born 4th February 2011 8lbs 5oz
Clareanna - with son Tobias born 10th February 7lbs 10oz
Muser - with daughter born 15th February 6lbs 12oz
Ba8y1 ? with son born Tuesday 15th February, 8lbs 11oz
Lotta123 - with baby born Monday 21st February
Magic8ballhastheanswers - Identical twin girls, born 27th February 6lb8 & 5lb15
Northerngoldilocks - with son born Wednesday 16th March, 9lb 6oz
Stuffedmk - with son Thomas, born Wednesday 23rd March
Hopefully - with son, born 29th March 7lb 12oz
Lia - with daughter, born 1st April 8lb 11oz
PenguinsMummy - with daughter Clodagh
VivClicquot - with daughter, Phoebe, born Thursday 28 April, 7lb 5oz
Ivysedai - with son, born Tuesday May 2nd 3.83KG
Loopymumsy - with daughter, born Thursday 12th May, 7lb 15oz
Caribou - with son, Caleb, born Saturday 28 May, 9lb 1oz
LittleMiss - with son- born Wednesday 1st June 7lb 1oz
appleblossoms - with son Malachi, born Wednesday 15th June, 9lb 4oz
crochetcircle - with daughter born Sunday 26th June, 8lb 4oz.
urbanlolly - with daughter born Tuesday 19th July, 8lb 3oz.
Nickster - with son Corey born Tuesday 2nd August
Tiggersreturn - with sons born Saturday 13th August, 5lb 2oz and 3lb 13oz
Owlbooty - With son Robin born 18th August 8lb 13oz
PrettyVacant - baby girl born Tuesday 23rd August

In our thoughts and prayers:
Louise with daughter Georgie born asleep on 10th October
Dachs with her babies Alexander and Felicia who left the world asleep on 21st May
Magic8ballhastheanswers who leaves behind her beautiful little girl, spiderbabies and DH. Blessed are those of us that had the privilege of knowing you.

We share the pain and and mourn the loss with:
Jollster, Cheepz, BarrenBrook, MsJL, LadyBee, Banana87, BatteryHen, HairyTriangle and Waterplate

Thank you for the messages

We're back, and so far, we're all fine. OH came with me which was a good support (although he is also leaning towards the whip her out now rather than carry on being stressed for weeks).

Anyway, they did a growth scan and all seemed ok - she's on the smaller side but within normal ranges, and the blood flow/liquid levels are good. The only panic is that my blood pressure is all over the place so I'm going to have to see my CMW regularly and go back if that shoots up or if the movements stop again.

Collie re reduced movements, they told me to go straight back in if the movements stop - ie if I get to 6pm and have only have had 5 or so, then they want me back. They told me that each kick was to be counted individually. Am of your batches of 10 - Daisybean is lucky to manage that by 5pm!

How are you Coconuts - when is your next scan?

< stamps feet impatiently lurks for Minnies cookie update>

daisy been thinking of you all day - so pleased all went well, and that you are being regularly monitored. Please don't feel any pressure to be come on Saturday (although of course would be lovely to see you). I'm sure we'd all rather you kept the BP down and the travelling to a minimum! xx

Really glad to hear that the appt went well daisy. Are you able to take it easy (my complete lack of medical knowledge tells me this will help your blood pressure but is probably a nonsense)

blackkat I meant to say earlier that I didn't realise your dad was having and has just come to the end of radiotherapy. That must be very difficult and I just wanted to acknowledge that really. Stating the complete obvious, but I really hope all is OK at his follow-up.

I bought a count the kicks band at lunch. My little tally chart tells me that I've felt 11 kicks or squirms since I got to work.

cep how's the start of the week off going?

coconut and in fact everyone, I think it's time for a Tuesday after the bank holiday group (((HUG))) It's been a bit up and down over the last couple of days so here's to a calm, kicky 4 day week.

owl and pv how is life on the other side? Tell us some things to make us smile.

Oh, and dachs I could never reveal my true identity (except at the London meet up)...

daisy really pleased the growth/doppler scan went well. The weight estimates aren't an exact science though so don't worry yourself with that. Defintiely try to rest yourself as blood pressure is hard to maintain. Although saying that, everyone is telling me to rest but it isn't easy!

My scan is on Thursday at 11.25. I am ok thank you, just gettting impatient with myself, trying to second guess what will be said which is silly of me but normal I think.

mac Tuesday higs all round :)

I seem to scarily close to the top of that list.... please stop updating it so regularly!!

Pahaha... I'm sure higs are nice but hugs are better

Can I get a general consensus on names and the etiquette of using someone elses selection?

We are crappily nameless at the moment and will have a completely nameless child at this rate. A friend has just had a baby and called him a name I quite like but which happens to be the same name as one of my brothers. Would it be weird to use this name, although the longer version (she has called her baby just the nickname, my bro is the full version) and would it be weird to name my baby after my brother when DD isn't named after anyone? Will my other brother be miffed I haven't used his name?

Don't want to post in baby names as they just suggest things I don't like.

afternoon ladies

daisy sorry you had a scare but glad she's ok and the staff have been so helpful.supportive.

coconuts baby got active again last night thank heavens, but being active really quietens him/her down, wish i could get away with not moving all week.
Remind me when your next scan is??

blackkat fx for your dad hon.

bigmac Where did you get your band from? I thought you could only get them online. Start of week has been very busy, we're moving ds over to his new room, so we've been sorting toys and clothes and moving baby stuff into little bedroom.

I also walked with dh to pick ds up from nursery, omg am i aching now.

oh and i may be starting a new addiction along with cola jubbly's, i had a muller dark cherry and choc sprinkles yoghurt earlier and i don't know if it's cause i'm hungry but i think i'm in love.

stir fry for dinner tonight yum.