Pregnancy post mc: Totally Grads Part 11!

[digitalgirl]

Welcoming all those pregnant after miscarriage who need hand-holding, a place to moan, share happy news or just lurk.

It will happen for us this time.

link to part 10

Congratulations knitter, lovely news!!!

Congratulations to knitter! What a fast labour!

Wow! knitter that's brilliant news! That was a hell of a labour!

I hope you're recovering well and enjoying all those newborn snuggles xx

Congratulations knitter! Lovely news, and a fast labour. Well done!

I hope you're doing well and enjoying it all. x

Congratulations to knitter fantastic news about Caroline's speedy arrival.
Enjoy those snuggles. Xxx

Happy shopping and cooking mouse

Waves to amandine and passes daisy a brown paper bag to breathe into xxx

I'm just home from seeing the counsellor with mixed feelings. I was wobbly going in as the appointment was on the birthing unit, which involves a walk past epu and the ward I had my mc on. Then I realised that she was seeing me in the room where I laboured last time and it all went wrong. She sensed my discomfort though and we moved rooms. It did make it hit home though how much my last birth affected me. She was apologetic about my last experience (ventouse against my wishes) and has said that I should get my section, but obviously it's not up to her! My old notes have gone missing so she couldn't review them which was annoying but I'm seeing her again the next time I see the consultant.

The baby's already head down which I wasn't expecting!

Tuesday 22nd May

LimeFlower - 39+5 EDD 24th May
Twittwoo - 38+6 EDD 30th May
mousebacon - baby #2 37+3 EDD 9th June
PieMistress - baby #2, 34+5 EDD 28th June
Confu3ed - baby #2, 32+6 EDD 12th July
abbypumpkin - baby #2, 30+4 EDD 28th July
Lollopybear - baby boy, 28+2 EDD 12 August
AmandinePoulain - baby girl - 26+1
Loup23 - baby #1 - 25+3 EDD 1 September
Moominsummermadness 22+5 EDD 20th September.
funchum8am - 22+5 weeks, EDD 20th Sept

All these gorgeous babies have arrived in the last year! Huge congratulations to:
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
OrangeGloss ? with son, Huw born Thursday 1st September
Wombat - baby born Sunday 11th September
Emoo - baby girl born 13 September
PinkFondantFancy - with daughter Persephone Amelia, born 16 September
ALovelyBunchofCoconuts - with son Thomas James, born 22nd September 8lb 12 oz
MamaPower - with daughter, born 24th September
Daisybell - with daughter Philippa Alice, born 26th September
Velvetcu ? with daughter Eva Lily, born 18th October
Tunnocksteacake ? with daughter Esther Joy, born 19th October
Hotnspicyonions - with son Max Lewis, born 28th October
Hils74 with son Archie Dylan, born born 28th October
MummyAbroad - with son Max, born 1st November
IreneHeron - with son Joe, born 3rd November.
Katherine2008 - with son Teddy, born 5th November
CEP - with son Alexander George, born 10th November
Collie with son Isaac Thomas, born 21 November 8lb 7oz
LaraMi - details TBC
Wombatinwaiting - with son Jack Albert born 29th November 8lb 8oz
Izzy - with daughter Catherine Hope, born 4th December
Bigmacandhappymeal - with daughter, born 5th December 7lb 11ozs
Dooscooby - with daughter, born 16th December
Freezingmyarseoff - with son Charlie Thomas, born 18th December 4lb 12oz
Minnie74 -with son Max Gabriel George, born 19th December 7lb 14oz
Blackkat - with daughter, born 20th December, 8lb 10 oz
Sunchild77 - with daughter, born 30th Dec, 8lb 12 oz
Harassedandherbug - baby #4 details TBC
Milkyways - with son born on 9th January, 6lbs 5 oz
Youremindmeofthebabe - son born on 19th January 8lb 2oz
Laylasmummy -Son, Jacob, born on 21st Jan, 7 lb 3.5 oz
Hairy - daughter, Matilda Erin (Tilly) born 4.32am 22 January 2012
Purpletoes - son, Eoin Laurence, born 15th Feb, 7lbs 5oz
Stitchinline - daughter, Alice, born Friday 2 March 2012 weighing 7lb 10oz
Biscuitsandtea - son, Ethan Thomas, born 8th March 2012, weighing 8 lbs 4 oz.
Shellshock7 - son, Harrison Matthew, born 16th March, weighing 8lb 8.5oz
LAF - son, Maxwell Andrew, born 22nd March, weighing 9lbs 8 oz
LILI80 - son, Aiden James, born 2 April, weighing 8lbs 8oz
DigitalGirl - son, Franco, born 9 April, weighing 8lbs 12oz
KatAndKit - Son, Max, Born 14 April, weighing 8lb
Dachs - Daughter, Camellia born 16th April, weighing 7lb 7oz
LadyMaybe - daughter, Rosalind Eliza, born Sunday 22nd April, weighing 7lb 8oz
googietheegg #1 GIRL, 7lb 7oz, 11.05.12 (39+2)
KnitterNotTwitter - girl, Caroline Elizabeth, born 19th May, weighing 10lb 3oz

In our thoughts and prayers:
Louise whose daughter Georgie was born asleep on 10th October
Dachs whose babies Alexander and Felicia who left the world asleep on 21st May
Magic8ballhastheanswers who leaves behind her beautiful little girl, the 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:
Cheepz, MsJL and Boodleboot

congrats Knitter !!! :o what a whopper of a baby!lovely names,very feminine and will wear well regardless to age had them on the list but DH said no to both,grrrr

Jealous of your speedy delivery,wishing for mine to be so fast-goodness knows what it's going to look like as the last time baby was back to back.

Cant't remember whether I was going to race to labour with you or Twittwoo,won't be surprised to lost as the little one seems to be very comfy inside

Oh,dear,is it me at the top of the list?

knitter Congratulations on the safe arrival of your daughter Caroline! What an amazing birth story, she must have wanted to get out into the world and not miss a minute x

Had my consultant appt this week to discuss delivery. They were happy to offer a section after DS's traumatic arrival (failed forceps as he was stuck and they couldn't get him out my pelvis or something so had emergency CS). They scanned me first and said this baby is also measuring bigger than DS so probably the wisest decision! That means only 4 weeks to go EEEEK!!

Am still constantly fretting though that something will be wrong, is anybody else like this?

Congrats on BFF daisy !!

Happy due date lime !!

amandine when is your consultant appt? I think it would be difficult for them to refuse you a section?

mouse are you on mat leave now? Happy cooking, you will have to give me some ideas, I can't think past spag Bol and lentil curries at the mo!

Hope everybody is well, off for another sleepless night!! Can't wait to not have to sleep on my side !!

X

Yes! Week one of mat leave (twas me that ordered the sunshine, honest!)

So far I have cooked a meat lasagne, a vegi lasagne, a fish pie and next on my list is chicken casserole.

I'm also going to stock the freezer with mince and chicken so DH can make a quick bolgnese or curry - with sauce from jars!

Just having a nice lie down before the school run - my ankles and calves are v v swollen and v v sore. Think a bowl of cool water will be nice when I get back. DS is obsessed with walking/scooting to school at the mo and although Im struggling I want to persevere as long as poss.

I'm loving the fact the house is clean and tidy, I can get washing on the line and I can just decide what's for tea through the day then sort it out at my leisure! Can't wait for baby to be here now!

to all

Daisy,you'll be fine...
PieMistress thank you very much,unfortunately nothing happened,just vented out on the other thread for heavily preggos as I'm overdue now.You're not far away yourself.
mouse congrats on your mat leave,put your feet up and enjoy the weather,not long to go now...

Seriously don't know what to do with myself,so bloody uncomfy.Repeting myself to shut up and be grateful for carrying to full term but I'm so huge and clumsy that i reallllly want this baby out very soon :(

God I feel so attractive right now...what with my cankles, fat feet with all the skin peeling off (the rash has gone now so at least they're not itchy and my hairy stomach. Isn't pregnancy lovely?!

Pie I'm meant to be seeing a consultant in 2 weeks, unless I get put on the registrar's list again. We're meant to be going through my old notes but as they appear to be lost that seems unlikely . I may never get the answers I want! Sounds like you had a hard time too, I'm glad you got your section .

mouse you're still walking to school ? I stopped last week, it's a hilly mile there and hilly mile back and it was getting to be too much. I do feel guilty about it though now that I don't have the rain excuse! It does give me an extra 15 minutes in bed too

Daisy, it'll be fine! It's much easier second time round despite the fact that this time I seem to have an appointment at least once a week with various drs/mws

Anyone who is suffering from heartburn - I can highly recommend omeprazole - I can actually sleep now and eat normal food rather than the blandest things I can find, and I haven't need to swig take any gaviscon for days

Long time no post and wow congratulations Lady, and Knitter - what a great labour I so hope mine is that fast!

Yay Mouse, maternity leave sounds great...thinking of taking mine early as working till 3 days before DD was probably a stupid idea.....especially in this heat!

Pie great news on the C section as your experience sounds pretty scary but less than 4 weeks and you will have your baby!! How exciting :)

My baby is transverse at the moment, will be having another scan on Thursday then I think weekly to see if he moves and if not a section, as I really do not like the idea of manual turning as apparently it rarely works, hurts like hell and I would imagine is not much fun for the baby. Has anyone had any experience of this?

With you on the cankles and swollen feet Amandine. COld water helps, I have an above ground pool in my garden and it really is my sanctuary at the moment!

I still cannot quite get my head around the fact that there will be a baby very soon, it just seems so unreal. Is this normal?!!

confu3ed I've read that acupuncture can help turn a baby? Not sure how mind you!

Thanks for the tip Pie will look into that as sounds alot better than a muscle relaxant and man handling!

Hello ladies,

Had an antenatal appointment today, was glad to be seeing the midwife, as SPD has kicked in, some days are really bad. She's referring me to physio- apparently they do a group physio session, so not really sure what that will entail! She asked me again whether I'm sure I don't want a homebirth. I had one with DC3, and all was fine, there was one scary moment when they broke my waters and there was stale meconium present, so an ambulance was called for a transfer, but I got the urge to push and just after the ambulance turned up, DD was born with an apgar of 10. The only other downsides were visitors turning up almost immediately after the birth (PILS arrived before the placenta was delivered!), so I didn't get any rest at all, and the fact that the gas and air ran out. This time, I had originally said that I didn't want a homebirth, mainly due to my anxiety about the pregnancy. However, I have started considering it-my only niggles are about the state of my house! It's not a pig-sty, but there are things that need doing (my bathroom is really shabby, for example, and we're planning on gutting it and starting again soon), and having 3dcs with a full-time job means that I'm constantly having to clean to stay on top of the housework. I'm worrying that when I go into labour, it won't be nice and tidy, and I'll feel embarrassed! I probably sound really silly, tbh, I know that housework, or lack of it shouldn't prevent me having a HB. Midwife is by no means putting any pressure on, but I need to preferably make my mind up in the next 5 weeks before my 28 week appointment.

Hope you are all well, and that Limeflower won't be waiting too much longer!

xx

Hi everyone,

Well, today is my due date but there are absolutely no signs of baby making an appearance so I think I'm in for a bit of a wait!

Any news from Limeflower?

I hope everyone is doing well.

Oooo happy due date twittwoo :) :) I can remember trying everything with DS to get him out on/before his due date but NOTHING worked and he turned up 5 days 'late' on Christmas Day!

Have just been reading about the doctor's strike which is on the same date as my C-Section, oh great!

Happy due date Twit.No news here,little bugger refuses to come out.Mw appointment with a sweep tomorrow at 41 weeks.Think I'm heading for June,hope your little one will be less stubborn than mine

oooh,Pie hope you won't be affected and disappointed!

Moomin I'm the same freak about the house ,no DC's but messy bugger of DH-he's lovely in any other way but leaves a trail of dirty dishes,empty sweet wraps and pile of laundry on the floor.MIL is supposed to come to us to help with the baby once it's born so I asked her already to catch up with her son's housekeeping training :o

From what I've read Pie maternity services will run as normal. That said, I'm very glad that I faced the wrath of the anaesthetics secretary and changed the review appointment that I had on that day because I'm working that night now .

Come on baby Twitt and baby Lime!

Good luck for tomorrow Lime, hope the sweep encourages the little one to come out!
I hope you won't be affected Pie, I wasn't aware of the strike but if Amandine is right and maternity services are running as usual that's good.