Please or to access all these features

Add post

Watch this thread

Save thread

Start a new thread

Flip thread

Hide thread

My feed

Active Unanswered threads

Getting started FAQ's

Unanswered threads Acronyms Talk guidelines

Hide shortcut buttons

Talk

Pregnancy

Talk about every stage of pregnancy, from early symptoms to preparing for birth.

Flip

Original poster

30 wks and have ulcers on my tongue? anyone else?

11 replies

p555nat · 27/10/2006 09:15

I am 30wks and have ulcers on my tongue, have recently gotten over horrid cold but it gone now but the ulcers return? I wondered whether anyone else was having the same problem? weird one...

OP posts:

Are your children’s vaccines up to date?

Set a reminder

NotQuiteCockney · 27/10/2006 09:19

Oh, I had this with both pregnancies. Well, not ulcers exactly, but giant craters, so my tongue was somewhat uncomfortable and very scary looking. My dentist looked at it and said it was probably oral thrush, but the treatments weren't worth it, in pregnancy.

If I avoided vinegary, mustardy and acidic foods, it wasn't so bad, but I generally didn't bother. It went away once I had my baby, both times.

Original poster

p555nat · 27/10/2006 09:34

Thanks fot that, they are only little painful dots on the end of my tongue. The type you get when your run down but they normally disapear! Real pain, thanks for the advice! thats salt and viniger crisps out the window then! bummer!

OP posts:

NotQuiteCockney · 27/10/2006 10:07

Ah, right, proper blistery things. Boots used to do a sort of pastile for them that worked quite well ... probably fine in pregnancy?

Original poster

p555nat · 27/10/2006 10:16

Thanks, will wizz over at lunch! So have you got both your pregnancoes over and done with then? Im on my first! very nerve raking! due date is sneaking up me!

OP posts:

fairyjay · 27/10/2006 10:21

Funnily enough my mum always had mouth ulcers - the only time they went away was when she was pregnant.

Just proves she does things back to front

NotQuiteCockney · 27/10/2006 10:36

Yeah, both mine are over and done - I have two boys, 5 and 2. The first pregnancy takes forever, particularly those last weeks ... it's all pretty soon forgotten when you've got a baby around.

Original poster

p555nat · 27/10/2006 10:40

I seems likes it going very quickly at the moment although Im sure the bigger I get the more impatient I will get. How did you know what to do when you brought your first one home?

OP posts:

NotQuiteCockney · 27/10/2006 10:41

Oh, I didn't.

Well, SIL changed his nappy in front of me in the hospital, and both DH and I watched surreptitiously. Oh, and we were spoiled, we had our own midwife, who bathed him with us at home ...

Original poster

p555nat · 27/10/2006 10:46

Well because I haven't gone the NHS route I don't have a midwife, my doctors fantastic but once the babies out its up to me! My only other option is to get a Maturnity nurse to come daily, but they are very expensive and not really sure if it worth it! Haven't even registered with my local doctors yet, recently moved house! must do that! Still not sure what to so, as me and my other half will be clueless! panic...

OP posts:

NotQuiteCockney · 27/10/2006 21:42

Hmmm, midwives aren't great at breastfeeding support, but going without a midwife entirely probably isn't wise? Your local surgery will provide midwife support, wherever and however you have your baby (I had to opt out of that, as my own midwife gave support).

bumperlicious · 29/10/2006 07:53

I get really bad ulcers (not through pregnancy) on my tongue, under my tongue and on the back of my tonsils. The are evil! But the only thing I have found that actually works is Adcortyl in Oralbase (over the counter in pharmacy), which is a paste type thing. I checked with the dr and she said it is ok to use in pregnancy. Well worth it if they are giving you gip!

Flip