Pregnant at forty and over - thread 2

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To continue the support for those of us who are pregnant at forty and over.

The morning sickness has gone up a notch now sorry if this is tmi but I'm sitting here feeling all hot and nauseous wondering if I'm going to have to run to the bathroom. Urrrhhhhhhhh I don't remember it being like this last time

My little boy is making me imaginary tea and taking my temperature to make me feel better, bless him!

I'm finding this hard going already and its only just coming into week 9!!

Anyone out there for a virtual hand hold and hair hold

Ugh, andthen. That is horrid. I hope is passes soon (but it IS a signal that you are very much pregnant).

I started the day on a super energetic note, but I've just crashed big time. I'm so tired I cannot fathom getting up. But we have a social engagement starting in about 10 minutes. I guess we'll be fashionably late.

Hi, hope it is ok to join this thread😀
I am 41 years old & 19 weeks pregnant. This is my 5th pregnancy. I have my 20 week scan this Wednesday & am feeling very nervous partly due to age & partly due to a bad experience with ds2 when he was diagnosed with a serious heart defect ( he has had 4 open heart surgeries) what has every one else's scans been like?

Good luck with the scan tomorrow Jessie hope all goes well and welcome to the thread

Hope everyone else is doing OK.

I'm 34 weeks today so on the final count down now.
I have a date for my section which will be 5 weeks today (providing all keeps going well) and I'll be finishing work 4 weeks today - it can't come soon enough!

Just popping in to say hello. I'm 40 and 7 + 5 with my second child. DC1 is 2 and a half.

I have had a bit of spotting since Sunday, but went to the EPU yesterday and they weren't able to say why the spotting is happening, however there was a heartbeat and all looks fine for my dates, so now I just have to wait things out.

And no one mentioned my age at all!

Hello to all of the new people!

I'm trying to remember when I last updated. I think since then I have had a horrible sinus infection and after 3 weeks of abject agony and tooth/ face pain, I folded and got some antibiotics- I still don't feel like it's cleared, but it's tolerable!

Life's really busy just now, I'm still trying to do all of my 2016 work in 4 months (yes, crazy, but I won't in conscience be able to take much mat leave otherwise) - on the plus side, time is flying in and the baby will be here before I know it!

At my midwife apt last week they confirmed he is feet down and back to back, which is what I thought (he's doing riverdance on my bladder right now- wearing tap shoes).

Hi, I am 43, 18 weeks have 2 kids boy & girl age 8 & 6 & this was a happy surprise for us - when we eventually got used to the idea :) Have had scan & also did the harmony test & sofar all looks good. Getting anomaly @ 21 weeks another 2 1/2 weeks away so very nervous about that. Have not told many people yet. Our families are SO excited though, the last grandchild in the family is nearly 4 & everyone thought (including us!) she'd be the last one. Have to source out all the baby gear as had given everything away but hoping to beg/borrow/buy 2nd hand most stuff as this is DEF our last lol. very excited to be going back to the baby stages just hope that all goes well.

Hi Ginseng1 congrats on your surprise baby - how lovely.

city nothing worse that a sinus infection, they're just grim, glad you're on the mend.

How's everyone doing? Has anyone heard from ellie?

I had my NCT classes this weekend which were good, but exhausting! My head is now full to brimming with everything there is to know about labour - although I also realise that whatever I expect probably won't happen.

I'm 32 weeks tomorrow, hurrah! I've got a growth scan on Tuesday, so we'll see what the wee one is up to.

Welcome to the newcomers

Hi everyone - welcome to all the new posters, and I hope our 'thread babies' are all doing well.

I'm 37 weeks today, and was given my induction date last night. Fibroids + gestational diabetes + being 43..... My DH and I are now having to really face up to the fact that there really is a baby - I think until now we'd got our heads in the sand a bit . I suppose I'd better actually get on and buy the things I still haven't got!

Hi hebs72 - how exciting! at least you have a date to aim at now to get yourself organised

brooke I was thinking that too, not heard anything from ellie for ages, hope everything is OK.

Hello everyone! I'm just checking in really and bouncing the thread, as we've all tailed off a bit over the course of the last week.

What has happened? Last week, I was sick as a dog after my Whopping cough vaccination (which is also polio and tetanus and diphtheria). Not sure if it was a reaction to the vaccine, or an immunity response or just a coincidence- I may well have picked up a bug in the dr's surgery as some clatty gits were coughing without covering their mouths in the waiting room! ANYWAY, I lived to tell the tale, but it was bad timing as I was on a deadline at work, and had to power through with my head in a bucket.

What else? 30 weeks now, and got my first growth scan on friday. Unaccountably nervous despite baby finally starting to look and feel like a baby (lack of bump and inconsistent movements have plagued recent weeks- but I have FINALLY popped out- I think my tilted uterus had been holding him in and stopping me from feeling a lot of movements- he's making up for it now.)

Hope everyone else is good- we must have some members of this thread ready to have their babies around now!

Also newbies, how are things going?

It's very quiet on here! I pop back in every now & again hoping to see the next baby pic.
When are you finishing work City? Sorry you've not been well. I'm taking Declan for his 8 week (yes, 8 weeks!) immunisations on Thursday and I'm dreading it. They have now added the meningitis one to the list which is great but I think it's too much in one go. I'm thinking of asking them to do the original ones that dd had & then the new ones the following week. Am I just being fussy? Prolonging the agony? I feel it's a lot for a little body to take. Most people I know have said their babies had a temperature & were out of sorts. I think doing them in 2 stages might help. Any thoughts gratefully received.
Ellie, please post. You were such a regular & your absence is worrying x

I don't know about a baby, but I personally (adult obviously) would rather get them all done and dusted rather than stringing what could be a tough time out over two weeks.

I sent a PM to Ellie a few days ago to see if she's OK but she's not replied.

Good luck with the growth scan on Friday City fingers crossed and glad you're feeling better now - sounds awful.

Grizzer 8 weeks has flown! I know what you mean about too much in one go - I tend to feel the same as you.

I'm 35 weeks today, so I finish work 3 weeks today and have my c-section 4 weeks today (providing they don't bring it forward at my scan next week).

Can't sleep because I've got chronic backache - baby is breech and kicking and lying towards my back - oh the joy. So spend most nights awake and am averaging 4 hours broken sleep a night. Can't wait to get this over with. I'm also fed up listening to myself sighing and letting out involuntary grunts when I try to bend and get a bit stuck - I'm not even that big and I sound like I'm 103!

Hope everyone else is well - take care ladies

Good point grizzer - it does seem like a lot at once, but I have no medical know-how whatsoever, and I'm a first-timer, so what do I know! Awww so nice too hear Declan will be 8 weeks old - I still can't imagine my wee one being on the 'outside'

All fine here. city I'm glad you have popped! I had my second growth scan today - I'm 32 +4 - it was very quick and simple. A measurement around the noggin and one around the tummy. She also took a note that the amniotic fluid was at the right level and the umbilical blood flow looked good. (I didn't get this at the first growth scan, just measurements). I have had SEVEN scans during this pregnancy and I'm coming to the conclusion that all sonographers do it differently.

We are organising the nursery and just about getting through our list of things to get. We also 6watch the belly move every evening now - better than telly!

Hope everyone is doing well

We watch the movements every night too! She's also very active first thing in the morning. After the alarm goes off, DH lies with his arm over me and feels her dancing, or I lie with my arm over him and she feels her dancing against his back. It's lovely.

Hello lovelies!

I am sorry for disappearing from the forum. I have been so busy receiving almost twice weekly counselling sessions for my anxiety/stress. There are lot of things in my plate, anxiety due to previous loss, moving job to an incredibly busy hospital (mainly doing so much of paper works sucks!), etc etc.I felt it was cruel for them to ask me to join a new hospital at a time when i am feeling so anxious and lost a baby previously! i'm bloody not in a state to work and look after other lives! but i couldnt fight much. I AM joining and waiting to see Occu Health before I start. Hope they can see my point and make some work modifications! Its only a matter of few weeks in a part time job as I'm planning to go on mat leave as soon as i'm eligible to (29 weeks!).

But so so very sweet of u all, yes I am ok , 20+ now. Had an anomaly scan recently which was all ok, by God's grace. There was some controversy in my treatment plan between two specialist teams so I had sleepless nights with that too but with the scan results and the current cervical length, they have come to a common platform. Thank Goodness!!

Honestly speaking I felt i had the most high risk pregnancy compared to u all (with such complicated background) that perhaps I was not in your 'league' so I isolated myself but your concerns for me have been really overwhelming. Thank u xxxx

Brooke Notfrom City so pleased with the lovely milestones you've reached! I am sorry notfrom just saw ur text as i logged in. Thanks hunxx

Grizzer so pleased Declan has grown up and having his first set of jabs! Muaaah xx

Newbies..a big hello and congratulations to u. Hope i'll soon catch up with ur posts and get to know you :)

Love to all xxxx

Ps: Greatergood hope you are well and your anomaly scan went well too xx

Ellie!!! squeezes her into big hug
So glad you're ok. You're doing so well. Hang on in there. x

Ellie so good to hear from you and great news about your 20 week scan. Don['t forget - this is a great support thread - doesn't matter how complicated things get. Take care x

Ellie!! So good to hear from you! We are all on this journey together whatever our stage and past experience. I'm so glad to hear that things are progressing well

I'm getting big and there's no ignoring this bump now. Starting to think about the birth a bit more now . . . . reading a bit of hypnobirthing in an attempt to channel an earth mother goddess . Anyone had any experience of it?

Oh my goodness!! Just back from immunisations. I went in & said I felt it was too much & could I spread them out over the week. Nurse was very firm with an absolutely not & then proceeded to get her foot caught in my changing bag & go flying across the floor!! She was ok thank goodness but it put paid to any arguing on my part - I was so embarrassed
Lil D screamed as the needles went in but was then ok. I fed him as soon as it finished & will keep him dosed up on calpol for 24 hrs.
So glad you're ok Ellie.
Not long to go Hebs & Notfrom. Sorry you're in pain Notfrom. Sorry to say your broken sleep will definitely not improve when the baby comes but you won't mind so much then!
Good luck tomorrow City. Try not to worry too much, I've always found all the measurements turn out to be completely wrong anyway .
I think hypnobirthing is quite a good way of being a bit more prepared Brook. Definitely gives your partner a clear role to play so get him involved too.
So exciting, there will be another run of babies in a few weeks x

Brook, I saw a thread on here somewhere (it may have been on the childbirth board) about something that is NOT hypnobirthing but which some people were saying they found to be better. It kind of made sense to me , and I mean to look into it, but then I got busy and ill and promptly forgot Let me have a wee look and see if I can find it! I am apologising in advance for the fact that it might be frightfully 'new-age' as I think I was having a Earth mother moment.

My memory of it is half right

It seems to involve a lot of MOOing....

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/childbirth/2542003-Juju-Sundins-Birth-Skills-anyone-tried-this-during-labour