Fantastic 40+ Mums To Be

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A lovely shiney new thread for us to keep chatting on.

brizz that is funny!

midget our trust does not tell you the gender so DD1 was hoping for a girl and said if it was a boy to send it back. She wants a boy this time. It is pretty much impossible for them to get a boy diagnosis wrong, but they do sometimes say a girl, and then a boy arrives.

brizmuss i was so sleepy and late one morning this week i had to drive dp to station in my pjs...

midget lovely news! your dd is so funny though

fireflies blimy , glad you are ok and sounding so happy :)

househunting in a forsaken town in the rain today :( almost pleased there are no available houses, even if it means im going into labour as we move house...

VQ I thought as much - I am rubbish as distinguishing body parts on a scan but err I am not rubbish at willy recognition.

Brizz that is classic baby brain.

Midget Lovely news. One of each

I had my appointment yesterday and it was with a consultant. I told him I wanted an elcs and he said fine and that he would meet me again at 36 weeks to book a date. He said they would do it between 38.5 weeks and 39 weeks.

I'm still having issues with building society grr. They just can't understand dhs self employed stuff. You'd think there werent any self employed people with mortgages the way they go on. Its ridiculous. Apparently they only look at emails the day afetr they recieve them which is the most stupid working practice I've ever heard of.

I'm also worried I'm leaking amniotic fluid. If I am then its really slight but I had this with ds2 at the end of the pregnancy. I'm worried being only 24 weeks
The only comfort I have is that I had a scan 2 weeks ago and it says that amniotic fluid is normal. I just have a constant dampness, to put it politely so if it is leaking then its very slight.
Why is everything such a worry??

Sorry, Its been all me me me in this post!

Hope everyone else is having a beter day.

EX have you sniffed it? Are you sure it is fluid as I am Mrs Damp from dampsville.

No I haven't and no im not sure and hopefully am just being paranoid after ds2. What should I look out for? Isn't there just a general musky smell? Sorry tmi it just feels sweaty iykwim

You are looking for a sweet smell for amniotic fluid. I am pretty damp too, but I seem to just be leaking wee (so glad this is an anonymous site) if you are worried, speak to your MW.

Midget, Exexe, VQ, can I also join the Dampsville too ? I am as paranoid as you Exexe as my first labour started with leaks of amniotic fluid at 39 weeks or so. But I am only 37 weeks atm so I hope it is only wee... Thanks for the smell tip :)

Brizz, that was funny, what did you do with the wet towel ? Did you go home to dry your hair or keep on walking with it to dry on the way to work ?

Seaside, I was house hunting until 2 weeks before delivery of DS1. But could not find anything suitable. So left the project aside for 4 months and when I came back to it, found our present place within 3 weeks. We were so lucky, it was the bottom of the market in London then. Things have slightly changed since.... Good luck

Busy week end with friends coming for a visit and DH had to postpone his return to Paris last minute as Eurostar has technical issues tonight.

Me also mrs dampsville - not sure if sweat or what!!!!mfinished work today - yay!!! spa day on Monday. Hope I don't go into labour before then. Major cankles today and bp starting to increase.... Eek!

notsoold very, very sorry to hear your terrible news - I feel incredibly sad for you

I had my joint consultant appt yesterday - the nurse was taking my bp and I said I was having a scan tomorrow then for some reason just fell apart, as if a boil had been lanced and all the stress and fears came out at once. She disappeared, came back with the obstetrician and they did a scan there and then (there was a scanner in the room anyway). Baby popped up straight away, and was exactly where I had seemingly felt it the previous week.

Rest of appt was fine - I have a pituitary tumour which is normally controlled by drugs (but can't take them during pregnancy), so they will just monitor for now to check it doesn't grow out of control and then probably back on the drugs when the baby is here. It's a bit of a balancing act as cannot conceive without the drugs but they are sufficiently nasty that they don't give you more than you actually need. The endo doc said they will see me again in a month and then that may be it as am fairly low risk for anything going wrong in terms of my condition.

Proper scan is today, along with the tests - still a bit nervous about that, but the scan yesterday made such a massive difference.

Have a lovely weekend everyone and hope it's not too damp where you are

hp sorry DH couldn't make it back, major bummer especially for him London is bloody wet this weekend.

eagle I had a dollar meltdown at my booking in appointment. You don't always realise how you hold it all in. Glad they took your feelings seriously.

Was out last night, Pilates today. Totally knackered!

Total even. ? Dollar? Bloody autocorrect

Eagle, I also had a big old blub at my consultant's appt as well - she had a strategically placed box of tissues so I'm assuming it wasn't an unusual occurrence!

Morning all - had proper scan yesterday. Baby is exactly the right size for dates and doing all the right things (poor sonographer had her work cut out though with scientist DP asking endless questions about how the scanning worked)

Nuchal measurement is 1.6mm, which is good news, although will have to see what the bloods show up as well.

Iron levels are fairly poor (normal for me despite being on iron tablets almost constantly) so think I'm going to spend some time today researching food seeing as I am over the worst with nausea and should really be eating what I need, rather than what I like the look of!

Midgetm - glad you have had good scan news, and yes what a difference it makes having a good (and pleasant) consultant

Fireflies - sorry a very belated congratulations to you. Birth sounded horrific, but glad you are recovering well and looking forward to the next one!

Great news eagle

Hopefully I just have the same damp issues as others here and I'm just paranoid.

Eagle hooray for a good scan.

Exexe sorry to be gross but did you sniff it? If you are worried at all you should pop into triage, they can test it I think.

eagle congrats on the scan. You can start competing with me for the worlds most photographed baby.

Midget I did but all I got was a general mustiness :) sorry tmi but hey, its natural isn't it?
I've realised its not constant either so I think I'm just paranoid. I've heard so many horrible stories recently and I just want everything to go well.
For everyone else too.

Sounds normal to me. If you do get worried get checked out though. I always think I'd rather come across as a paranoid nutter than suffer in silence. very good at getting my money's worth from the NHS

I think Murray may cause some early labours today! Can he keep his cool against federer?

Just found out this one is a boy. In shock. Thought we only made girls. DH is as white as a sheet.

Congratulations VQ is DH good shocked or bad shocked?

DH feels the pressure is on him to be a good role model for his son. He suffers with low self esteem. He will be ok. I told him the mother gets blamed for everything anyway. Baby was lying with his legs open. It was very clear indeed.

It is always Mums fault. Sounds like your scan was a bit like mine. There is no mistaking it when you see it is there?

FF - good to hear how it's going. Sorry your birth wasn't one of the better experiences and I hope it fades to the back of your memory as you continue getting to know your little boy :)

Also congrats to Midget - a boy! :) (poor DD! - be reassured it's not just her age; DSD2 (nearly 11) made it very clear a boy wouldn't have been welcome...) and Valium! Another boy! :)

Hpbp - so close! Sorry to be so slow about your locational situation. Also sorry that your DH couldn't join you this weekend. Also a wee bit envious; a) that you have Paris to retreat to and b) that you have a supportive mum to be with. That must be kind of lovely. Glad you're feeling relaxed enough not to have your bag ready yet. Hope it stays that way for you! :)

Bytheseaside / Hpbp - also in the house hunting situation. Waiting for my London flat to sell as you need money 'in hand' to buy here (none of this 'chain' business) and not sure if there will be enough time now before baby is born to buy and move. We're now trying to make our shoebox basement flat newborn-worthy and hoping we'll get to move before she's 10 weeks. There's precious all on the market here in the size we need at the moment anyway.

exexe - and others. Add me to the 'dampsivlle' crew. I also worried I was leaking amniotic fluid as mine seemed to smell like er...sperm and er let's just say there was no way it could be (DP's choice, not mine :(). I took a trip down the naughty google path and found masses of sites saying that amniotic fluid smells like sperm. However, I didn't panic as it was only occasionally. Midwife said she was quite sure it was urine or sweat as leaks that aren't full on 'waters breaking' are quite rare and then ended up having this scan the other day for other reasons and gynae reassured me there was 'plenty' of amniotic fluid so I've decided just to shrug and not know what it was/is but rest assured it's not amniotic fluid. Hopefully yours is exactly the same. I did 'run' to the MW/doctor and like Midget says, it's always better to be reassured than to ignore things. They didn't berate me for over-worrying :).

eagleray - great news on the scan! :)

Not much news here. Had the DSDs this weekend after their mother had said we couldn't have them this summer other than our 2 week holiday and took them and bump to the cinema to see Men in Black III (in the neighbouring town so DSD1 (12) can manage the embarrassment) before realising LO's ears might find it a bit alarming so I wrapped a scarf over the bump! She kicked up a storm during the rocket launch and I felt like a very bad mother... Other than that, trying to decide what car seat to buy to go with our Stokke Xplory. Maxi Cosi can fit on the chassis of the buggy with an adaptor. The Stokke BeSafe seat is lovely though a bit more expensive. Torn and indecisive...

And today watched Murray...not a dry eye on Centre Court!