Pregnancy post mc: Totally's grads part 9

[bigmacandhappymeal]

New thread!

Lurky lurking for news too... Hoping all is good in the wombat camp.

Had a haircut yesterday, got so hot under the gown and hairdryer I threw a wobbly and had to go outside for some fresh air and a glass of water. The hairdresser was really nice about it though, thankfully. I also seem to have developed a habit of erm, being a bit sick in my mouth (sure there is a more adult way of describing this-reflux or something?!). Guess it's just a side effect of my stomach now feeling like it's squashed up in my throat!

Happy Sunday everyone

Here's hoping wombat is doing well and too caught up with newborn snuggles to post - wishing you the very best of everything.

Have a fab break bigmac - most

also to tunnocks not working for 13 whole months! Enjoy the time to yourself. Mind you, I only have 5 weeks left here - how did that happen?!

You have my sympathies doo - I felt exactly like that at my last haircut - theose gowns are made of evil non-breathable fabric... hope the reflux calms down soon.....

NCT classes sound fab collie - what were the two best "top tips" in your opinion?

I have had pains like that milky but they've just disappeared after a bit of a rest. Sounds like yours have too which is good.

How are you feeling daisy? AM most impressed with your freezer filling efforts - I'm hoping I'll get around to that when I leave work.... hope sheepdog still looking after you well (and DP of course!)

Saw Ronald McDonald yesterday (my ob/gyn who has hair just like him) but only for about 5 mins as she was dashing off for a delivery! Got a v quick scan and all seems fine - placenta, fluid, heartbeat etc. Oh and just a mere 100 quid for that 5 min privilege! Our insurance has a limit of around GBP3.5k and we only have about 2k left so dreading what extras we will end up paying.... It's very annoying as if you live in Dubai, that's all companies are required to cover you for, but down the road in Abu Dhabi, the law requires cover up to 20k!

Waves to all and enjoy your roast dinners!

Collie Glad the NCT class was better than the other, lets hope the first was just a blip :)

mac My friend has lent me her emergency pair thank the lord but they aren't as good as what I'm used to but at least it's better than nothing. My hair is alot thicker lately, but when it is naturally frizzy, that isn't necessarily a good thing.

I have also done the whole 'omg I've just squashed the baby!' thing and it is quite worrying but all is fine in there, well cushioned. It's weird though how in moments of speediness you can forget about this ever expanding bump attached to the front of you!

of your holiday. Hope your journey is safe today and you have a lovely time :)

scooby That happens to me too. I get all hot and flustery and feel all dizzy. It's horrible. I have a haricut booked for next week... in one way I hope I'm too busy giving birth to go but on the other hand I am so desperate for a cut!

wiw I keep forgetting you aren't in the UK. I guess over there is costs more than 3.5k to have a baby if other covers go up to 20k? Hope you don't end up spending too much extra. Glad all was good at the scan :)

mmmm roast dinner, I haven't had one in ages come to think of it. I hate cooking them as it always means I have to clean my oven

Thanks coconuts. The frustrating thing that also makes me is that you're only allowed one pg a year, but they count mcs in that so the costs I'd accrued during mc2 are "taken off" the 3.5k for this one. Seems cruel to me.....

He he - it'll be intereting to see if you make it to your haircut!

wiw that is very cruel and would have peed me off no end. How unfair.

Hello! Sorry to keep you waiting for news. Mini wombat is here, absolutely gorgeous and we are absolutely loving being parents!

Induction went really well and everything went very smoothly, relatively pain-free after I had an epidural about 4hrs in to active labour. However, after 3 hours pushing at 10cm dilated, we had to accept the fact she was stuck and had to go into theatre for a quick and successful forceps delivery. We were very fortunate that we has absolutely excellent care throughout the whole process and also that mini wombat remained totally calm and not distressed at all (we were on a continuous fetal monitor as we were being induced for cholestasis). So all in all not the birth experience I'd have chosen, but pretty good nevertheless.

Thank you so much for all your reassurance and good wishes over the last few days and the last year. It has meant such a lot and I can't wait to hear about all your little ones! Xxx

Congratulations wombat33 enjoy all the cuddles.

Woohoo wombat congratulations!!! Its soo great to see people come out the other side, I hope you are enjoying lots of cuddles x

Congratulations wombat fantastic news!! Hope you are having a lovely time with miniwombat

daaaaiiiiiisssssyyyyyy wheeerrreee arrrrreeeee yooouuuuu??

wombat congratulations. so pleased for you. are you sharing wat you've decided to name her??

Woo hoo for Mini-Wombat and her very clever mummy, that is such lovely news my dear, and glad it all turned out well in the end. And very clever of mini-Wombat to stay calm throughout

Am here Pink, wibbling gently at the state of the list (don't have the balls to update it), queue jumpers are welcome! Its normal to have a complete meltdown at this point about not being ready, isn't it?

at Lara's NCT boobage story, there was a live 'demo' at the NHS class I attended, the blokes who braved the session had their eyes on stalks!

Coconuts I am also struggling not to eat everything I've already put in the freezer, problem is I'm running out of energy to cook at the end of the day, so am now eating Boy Food, as created by OH, resulting suspected scurvy and confirmed piles

Yay for Tunnocks maternity leave

for WIW's health cover, that seems monstrously unfair

Doo I have that too . Mine's got to the point where I can barely drink without choking, and feel like I've got a permanent blockage in my throat. I've been prescribed Mucogel which helps at night-time, but I don't think it will get better until she drops.

Bigmac I also regularly squish Daisybean (sometimes its the only way to get any movement out of her) and am also hoping all's ok.

Generally am fine, she still hasn't dropped so nothing's imminent here. Am starting to wibble about what I'll do without you all once I cross over to the dark side step into the light. Not sure how I'd have got through the last few months without you all and the post-natal thread seems very quiet

huge congrats wombat - hope you are enjoying a lovely cuddle right now.

Huuuuge congratulations to wombat - so lovely to hear of miniWombat's safe arrival, hope you're enjoying plenty of snuggles

I've started sorting through the baby things here, and even ordered the pushchair yesterday! However I'm still finding it hard to connect it in my head with a real baby arriving - does that make sense? I don't think any of it will start to feel real until baby's actually here...

Huge congratulations to wombat enjoy those cuddles with mini-wombie. Good to hear that all was well inspite of unexpected delivery route.

Daisy hoping she "drops" soon - pls keep posting here as well as on the post-grads thread?! we'll miss you, the sheep dog and prams

Scooby the sick in the mouth thing is so unglamorous isn't it.

Collie glad 2nd NCT class was better than the first.

I'm just getting to the feeling heavy, pelvis hurting, permanent indigestion, can't wait to finish work, hellish-mothercare-shopping-experience yesterday that means I'm counting the days. I promised myself I'd never moan about being pregnant bcs I've wanted this for so long; but I'm wearing my promise thin - someone fish slap me pls!

to everyone else, hope you all have good weeks

One of my rare visits back to the thread and I'm delighted to see Wombat's news. Congratulations missus, that's fantastic news!! I remember how brave you were after losing your wee one, so nice to hear that your little girl is here safe and well. Hope everyone else is doing well, good luck to those at the top of the list - especially my pals MamaP and Pink xx

Congrats wombat I'm pleased you had a good if unplanned birth experience and am vv jealous of your newborn cuddles.

daisy yippee for top of the list

I'm on my phone so can't scroll back which is sooooo annoying!!

Big hugs for the wibblers - I know what you mean izzy (I think!!) about not being able to equate stuff with an actual baby.

collie (again am going by memory) glad the NCT class was better. We have breast feeding on Tuesday eve.

I need a bit of advice although I think I know what you'll say before I say it. Am I being pathetic if I don't work to 38 weeks as planned? I really struggled last week with my pgp and with the shit classes and timetable they have given me. I'm 34 weeks on tues and I really don't think I can do another day 4 weeks of this. Do you think it's bad of me to be thinking about having a few days off sick over the next 2 weeks since they can't force mat leave til 36 weeks??

Please be honest!! I know I'm putting more work on my colleagues in our already stressed dept but I need to be able to actually open my legs to give birth and if I carry on in this amount of pain that won't be happening!!

daisy I'm on my phone at the mo but is it ok if I update the lost tomorrow so that you can take your turn at being at the top? Let me know if you'd prefer I didn't.

velvet I packed work in at 32 weeks and it wasn't a moment too soon, and I don't have any pgp issues. To be honest, if you're in pain I would be inclined to get signed off until 36 weeks. Like you say, you need to be fit and strong ready for labour and you sound like you're having a tough time of it. Alternatively is there anyway they could rejig your timetable a bit?

bigmac i love Zumba too! Am lookong forward to getting back into it. PMSL at your description of it looking like you're catching bees there are mirrors all the way round the hall where I go which is very disturbing as I'd prefer to stay ignorant about how ridiculous I look, but if I don't wear my glasses it's blurry enough so that I don't freak myself out :)

izzy I feel the same. I freak myself out if I look at the pile of baby stuff in the back bedroom-it's like I'm faking it and there isn't really going to be a baby....

blackkat it'll be much better when you finish work-that's what made a huge difference for me and how much I'm enjoying being pregnant. I'm absolutely loving it now

wombat that's just amazing news!!!! I'm soooooo happy for you!!!! I bet she is just perfect! Glad that you are happy with the are you got. Details please??? Name, weight?? Xx

velvet I wouldn't feel bad AT ALL. You and miniv are the most important things right now and you need to put yourselves first. I had to take a sick day last week because I was just so drained and exhausted, let alone having spd to deal with too. I felt guilty about it, but I know I needed it, and people at work were surprisingly supportive.... And if not, well I'll get over it! At the end if the say they are going to have to cope without you in a few weeks anyway- hence your shitty timetable, so an extra few weeks shouldn't really make any difference to them. Personally I think 38 wks is late. I'm planning on finishing at 37 wks (was 38ws at first) but only because I can work from home and manage my own workload. I plan to have wound down be winding down by then!!!

pink you're really making me want to finish for mat leave even earlier!!!

wiw good question about top tips the main thing that I personally took away was not to go to hospital too early. I already new this, but now realise if I opt for a hospital birth, how important not going too soon is to me. I want to at least be home for as long as possible so took lots of tips on how to try and do this. Generally I just learnt a lot more about the birth process itself, and also more about the drugs. The trainer was an ex-gynie nurse and was really open about her experiences of hospital approaches, but also very open about drugs in a non judgemental way. Which for NCT surprised me.

I'm actually finding the whole decision around drugs really hard. Obv if I'm at home, gas and air would be the only option. But if I'm at hospital and the pains alot, I'm struggling to decide if I'd be happy with drugs and which (I do appreciate that I may just have to wait and see but I'd like to be mentally prepared so I don't end up regretting any decisions made in the heat of the moment). Hate the idea of an epidural, as I don't want to be numb, especially after the birth if it's not timed perfectly....and the fact that epidural often means other additional interventions. I was favouring pethidine before the class, until I realised this was the only one that passed to the baby. So now I don't want that!!!

daisy don't wibble you are going to be fine!! the thread is always here for you once you've 'crossed over' but I have no doubt you'll be too engrossed in daisybean to chat to us -moaning lot of whales

blackkat don't be so hard on yourself. I think it's impossible not to moan about elements of pregnancy when you are knackered all the time and in pain!!. BUT that doesn't mean your are moaning about being pg or that you hate it .
So no fish for you I'm afraid

Hope you all had a nice weekend. I've been quiet just because I've been shattered!!! Still struggling with sleep. blackkat did you say you'd bought a memory foam mattress topper? We had opted for a new mattress altogether, but actually want a bigger bed when we move so am reluctant to pay a fortune for good quality mattress to then not get a lot if use out of it. Anyway, I bought a silent night topper 2.5cm, but it looks so thin and flimsy! Is it any good?

Huuuuuuuge congrats wombat - so pleased that mini-wombat is such a chilled dude - long may it continue!

Almost snorted tea at your dancing hippos daisy ! - wibbles totally normal and allowed - I am having them now so goodness knows how I'll feel at your stage....

Thanks for bringing up that topic izzy - I'm feeling that way as well. Talk about going through the motions - even regular wiwjunior movements still seem surreal.

I'll bet you've given your company many extra hours in your time velvet so it's high time you took your dues and took those couple of days sick leave. I'll bet you'll be far more productive on the days that you are in then. I would also second finishing earlier - enjoy the time at home.

x-post collie - thanks for your top tips -good to know. re: the pethedine - a friend of mine had this but didn't have the warning that it was passed to baby and was terribly pleased that post birth, her LO was sleeping peacefully for the next 10 hours thinking that boded well for the future. Fortunately the m/w intervened and got her to wake LO up for a feed! The moral of the story I think is that yes, it does cross to baby but you can manage it very successfully with the right advice.....

Amazing news wombat33 hope you got some rest and are enjoying those lovely snuggles xoxo

collie I had pethadine with DD and wasn't told it passes to baby and had to wake her for feeds wich was hard as I was breast feeding and she was too tired to latch on. It also made me feel drunk and sick wich I didn't like but at the time I felt I needed more than gas and air and didn't want an epidural,
I don't know if I would have it again I think you will only know what's best for you when its happening and you know how you are handling the pain, I have a low lying placenta so will wait to find out if I need a c section before deciding,
Somebody asked if I'd been diagnosed with obstetric cholastitis but I can't scroll bk to see who it was, I went for a pee test to see if I had a water infection it came back clear but + for bile so the Dr said I have to have blood tests to find out but if I do have OC I don't know what it really means for the pregnancy he just said ill be monitored and it will go away after the birth.
It seems like everyone here has been worrying over the weekend, I hope everyone has a good day today x