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Wading into spring with the all new shiny Posifrickentivity thread. PG after MC? Dive right in!
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SaggyOldClothCatPuss · 17/02/2014 14:06
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SaggyOldClothCatPuss ·
20/02/2014 09:44
back at the hospital this morning for an ultrasound and to see the GD team.
The lovely consultant at the US saw how sore my PGP was and mentioned being bolted back together with a metal plate post delivery! 
But that this might cause problems with subsequent births! 
I may have told him to bog off!
He then told me that in Africa, where CS is a high risk op, if a woman's baby has a big head; they actually cut or separate the symphysis pubis during the birth to aid delivery!!! 
Cheered me up no end that did!
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Pixielady83 ·
20/02/2014 10:12
morning ladies. fod hope everything checks out ok at the Drs.
fedup sorry I haven't experienced night sweats but it could well be an entirely normal hormonal symptom as there is so much going on in early days so try not to panic too much (easier said than done I know).
Aoife yay for another milestone 
birth clubs are awesome, I've lost touch with my one for DD sadly and didn't feel brave enough to join one this time which I regret now. Hence bleating on here all the time, sorry guys
saggy I feel a bit wobbly hearing about that plate and African deliveries, never heard of that before!
Worst night sleep yet. Partly because of spd pain and partly I was just so hot and uncomfortable and I can't stay still in one position so I move and it hurts more. Soon I'll feel this tired every day though. So scared of the forthcoming sleep deprivation
SaggyOldClothCatPuss ·
20/02/2014 10:51
Fod can you phone delivery or Antenatal? There are several different numbers on my notes.
ironically, im now on pre eclampsia watch! my BP has been creeping slowly up!
I wasn't worried about what the consultant says, he was just messing about! I actually feel better about PGP now! it could be a lot worse!
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SaggyOldClothCatPuss ·
20/02/2014 10:54
Hamster step AWAY from google! RIGHT now!
you'll just try more and more searches, Google more and more random stuff and end up scaring the beejesus out of yourself! not that I'd know or anything
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Davmallem2013 ·
20/02/2014 11:19
aoifebelle if you google 'early pregnancy scan london private' you should get a good amount of choices and see what is nearest most list their prices. I paid £90 for mine in Kent but I could have got it for £50, however with my history I went with the dearer one mainly for the Dr and for location. It's a whole better world than the scans I had on my others & very reassuring. My GP also ended up telling me about the place I went too due to my history & this particular Dr's specialty. Good luck
LondonJen ·
20/02/2014 11:21
Hello wigwam I hope you have found some comfort here already and will soon find the strength to make your appointments. I don't feel alone now because I can come on here, you will find handholding a plenty.
Aoife I have been eating prawn cocktail crisps all week. I think my baby will now be a girl because the packet is pink. No? Glad you feel decided about a scan, someone must have recommendations...
Squiz I am so pleased your appointment went well and should be helpful. I had CBT in my teens and found it helpful.
Fod how is the swelling?
Dav Sorry about your cold. I was losing a cold just as I got pregnant and the dregs of it are still hanging around now. It's very tiring. I would like to stop buying tissues at some point.
Nerdy how did the coke go? Sounds like you're onto something if kjh experienced similar. Exciting!
Fedup I have had them when not pregnant. Waking up soaked is no fun. I never knew why it would happen assumed it was hormones but that is just my answer to most things.
Hopeful Step away from google!! I have visions of us all wresting your computer from your hands!
Hello everyone else. Lot going on here this morning. I feel so much better than I did the last two days so of course I am now trying not to worry that the nausea symptom has gone. After mmc this is not easy. But trying SO hard to just be happy I do not feel sick. Oh no wait hang on... I do, I do feel a bit sick again! Lol Agggh! sigh.
kjh5 ·
20/02/2014 12:04
FRUCK saggy! no more SPD-related horror stories please crosses legs tightly I'm having a nightmare with it being so bad today!
Aoife I booked a scan with Ultrasound Direct, they were the cheapest I found in London at £99. However there are EPUs who will scan you for free for 'anxiety' reasons. St Georges in Tooting is self referral and works on a first come first served basis between 9am and 11.30am. I only ever went there due to bleeding but the MW told me they would have done a reassurance scan regardless - and its free! I know there are other trusts around London who have walk-in EPUs and one mythical one which is open all day (somewhere in west London). Worth maybe phoning one of them up and saying you can't cope with the anxiety of not knowing after previous MC and will they reassure you?
Fod hope you getting on ok and will have everything sorted with the GP. If it makes you feel any better my hands, legs and feet have been swollen something chronic the past few days and I was told it is fairly normal for this stage of pregnancy... Also a BP of 100/74 is a very good, normal reading. High blood pressure is considered getting consistent readings of 140/90, so at least your last reading was a good 'un
Hopeful STEP AWAY FROM GOOGLE! It's evil and will only diagnose horror and despair! DH actually confiscated my laptop in the first trimester because I was actively searching for things that could go wrong and getting myself in a right state. After a few days cold turkey I never went back. I was a calmer, less stressed pregnant woman because of it.
Welcome to all the newbies! TODAY YOU ARE PREGNANT lovely to have you here xx
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