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Pregnant at forty and over - thread 2

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cloudjumper · 12/11/2015 13:21

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

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ababsurdum · 23/12/2015 16:39

Cloud massive congratulations on the birth of your beautiful baby girl. Such wonderful news.

Big waves to everyone else. I hope that you are all doing well.

EagleRay · 23/12/2015 16:40

Omg congratulations!!!!

ThanksThanksThanks

I know how much you've been through - so pleased you have your lovely little girl safely here xxx

brookeberry · 23/12/2015 16:47

cloud such lovely news! Welcome to your beautiful baby girl. Sending lots of love xx

YoureMyWifeNowDave · 23/12/2015 17:14

Congratulations cloudjumper Grin

Nicky333 · 23/12/2015 18:18

Congratulations and well done, Cloud!

SlinkiMalinky · 23/12/2015 18:19

So pleased to hear about your safe delivery. Any more details? Weight etc? Wishing you a speedy recovery and home for Christmas. Xx

Grizzer · 23/12/2015 18:24

Congratulations Cloud, such lovely news. What a great Christmas present.
Congratulations to Slinki too. How exciting. I've always had a tiny hope for twins.
Waves to everyone else & merry Christmas. I haven't had chance to catch up on all your news in all the Christmas madness but I will do it tomorrow when I'm sure all will be wrapped & ready... Xmas Wink

hebs72 · 24/12/2015 05:45

Congratulations Cloud, that's fabulous news! How lovely to have a thread baby at Christmas, that's so amazing.

IslaMann · 24/12/2015 09:44

What wonderful news Cloud massive congratulations! Just the best Christmas present xxx

LeoLemur · 24/12/2015 10:35

Congrats Cloud great news! My colleague also had a baby girl yesterday - Christmas presents galore!! Hope you get out and home v soon in time for turkey SmileFlowers

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cheapredwine · 24/12/2015 19:17

Agh how embarrassing, I turn up and butt in... And then our house move was brought forward - the last week has been a bit of a blur to say the least! Off to catch up now...

cheapredwine · 24/12/2015 19:26

Massive congratulations cloud! How wonderful!! Hope temp settles quickly and you get home asap Flowers

Ellie2015 · 25/12/2015 10:46

What a lovely news Cloud!
Massive congratulations. Perfect Christmas presentXmas SmileFlowersFlowers :)

Did they use epidural or spinal for u? Just wondering..as epidural can sometimes gives u a bit of temp. Whatever it is u r right -better safe than sorry and anyway with section I'd hv thought they would keep u atleast 2-3 days. Hope u both are safely discharged home soon. Let us know how u r getting on with feeds etc etc. He he we hv something new to talk abt :)

We can now cling on to your success story and look fwd positively for ourselves.

Merry Christmas everyone. Catch u again later xxx

brookeberry · 26/12/2015 09:17

Merry Christmas everyone! Xmas Smile Hope everyone is having a good time.

I'm 24 weeks now and officially looking pregnant (round like a Christmas bauble!) Woke up with a swollen throat and feeling rough and now off to see both families today . . . . . Confused

Hope everyone is doing well.

IslaMann · 27/12/2015 06:37

So, I got admitted to hospital at 11:00 on Xmas day following a large bleed. It was a one off though, with no reason behind it, and baby is fine. I got discharged at lunchtime on Boxing Day. What a way to "celebrate" Xmas. Made me realise how boring being in hospital is though so will be packing lots of books and stuff to keep me occupied after my section as will be in for about 4 days. Glad to be home.

brookeberry · 27/12/2015 08:09

Isla that must have been frightening. So glad all is okay. Smile

I'm being a woose - having had an easy ride up until now suddenly I have a weird consistent muscle twinge in my lower back and a swollen throat/cold (I never get colds and I'm acting like I have man-flu Confused)

Grizzer · 27/12/2015 22:29

Hope you all had a lovely Christmas. My brother & family came yesterday for the day & night. We had a lovely time but I was so happy to wave goodbye! It's awful I know but everything was such a mess & the chaos was all a bit much.
I've got awful groin pain now & walking is very difficult. I'm supposed to be going to a wedding on Wednesday, 2 hours away. Dh keeps saying we can't go but it's my friend, not his & I really want to see her get married.
Tomorrow, I'm going to stock up on breast pads & all the other things you don't think about until everything starts leaking! I need to think about packing a bag too...
I'm booked for induction on the 11th Jan Ellie but, all being well, it should be a vaginal birth. I have been practising my breathing & relaxation so I'm hoping labour will be no more than an hour & I can sleep through it - not a bad birth plan Grin
How are you Cloud? Did you get home by Christmas Day?
Are you all settled in your new house Cheapred? Boxes everywhere?
How are you Isla? Will they keep an eye on things a bit more or are they happy that it was just a random thing?
And you Brooke? Make sure everyone is running around after you! I never get colds either but pregnancy makes your body very weird!
Congratulations to the newly pregnant. So nice to have another graduate from the 40s conception thread. Hope the sickness has stayed away over Christmas.
I'm going to attempt to sleep now but I don't hold out much hope for a good night as I crashed out for 2 hours this afternoon! Much needed but I'm sure I'll be awake at 4. Oh well, it's all practise I suppose.

IslaMann · 27/12/2015 22:35

Grizzer I have to go to antenatal clinic on Tues for a scan to check the placenta isn't the cause of the bleed. Of course it's been a 4 day weekend hence the delay. Otherwise my instructions are to take it easy and go straight in if get any more bleeding.

notsoold · 27/12/2015 23:15

Sorry I am late but a big congratulations to lovely cloud !!!!

brookeberry · 28/12/2015 14:03

How is everyone? After a fairly easy ride up to 24 weeks, I've got my first pregnancy complaint! Has anyone had a what I think is a muscular lower back pain on one side running down your glut (butt!). It's quite a sharp pain out of nowhere when I happen to get up or go to the side a little. I've also got a stinking cold for the first time in years.

Feeling sorry for myself Chocolate

Grizzer · 28/12/2015 15:27

That's exactly the pain I had Brooke. I found sitting on the gym ball instead of a sofa helped but it was my osteopath appointments that really sorted it. I had no problems after 2 appointments. He specialises in pregnant women though which is probably better than just a normal one. Apparently it's the most common pregnancy complaint. I'm going to try to see him tomorrow to help with groin pain but with only 2 weeks to go it might just be something I have to put up with.

brookeberry · 28/12/2015 15:40

Thanks grizzer, I'll do that if continues. I have a spa voucher that's about to run out so I'm going to get a massage - 50 mins on the one spot! I'm hoping that will ease it . . . . Hmm

Ooh only two weeks to go for you! I'm starting to feel quite cumbersome at 24 weeks - I don't seem to have access to tummy muscles anymore - I'm starting to get an idea what being properly pregnant might be like . . . .

EagleRay · 28/12/2015 16:54

I had that pain about 3 weeks ago but thankfully it went after a day or two - could be sciatica?

Am 21w now and finally announced my news to family over Xmas. DM a bit lot put out at me keeping it a secret and then said the shock was affecting her heart Hmm

cheapredwine · 28/12/2015 19:17

Ack brooke that does sound sciatica-y. Second an osteopath. I've had problems for a while though osteo sorted me out (I could kiss him) but I stupidly managed to inject my gestone into a nerve on the left a couple of weeks ago and it's been a bit iffy again. Way back from page 7, thanks for the welcome and very sorry to hear of your losses Flowers. This is my one and only time of being pregnant. Never a sniff of anything. It's controversial but am believer in ARGC's obsession with immunes. My immune system is, by all accounts, completely ridiculously strong and without treatment it looks like my body attacked embryos.

Ellie hello! Where abouts are you now? I am officially 12 weeks today - mental! I'm still terribly tired and nauseous on and off but otherwise good not losing the plot and being all anxious at all You? If your friend would like any ARGC info am only too happy to help, seriously. You (or she!) are welcome to PM me. Yes it's stupidly intense, it's something I couldn't do again at least not a fresh cycle, but you learn to go with the flow and they really do know their shit. On Harmony, all I can offer is that I had booked to do it but can't now because of the vanishing twin, so useful!

eagle yikes, she really said that? Oh God.

Isla that sounds scary as hell, glad you're home.

Grizzer Thanks on the vanishing twin. I am being very philosophical about it now. It was really for the best I think. Boxes EVERYWHERE, a leaking bathroom but it's wonderful being in. Definitely feeling like home and so worth the complete madness of the last few weeks. We were in a tiny little cottage before and now we have so much space. And a proper Christmas tree. How are you doing? Still in masses of pain? :/

greater malvin Hi!

slinki aw lovely, congratulations on the twins! Have everything crossed all goes well.

12 weeks today here, milestone. My parents visiting tomorrow, stressful then PIL and BIL on Weds and think they're staying. I don't really care if the house is a tip though (normally I would). Fuck it. 12 week scan Weds lunchtime. Oof, not looking forward to that, am absolutely terrified. Envious and slightly sad reading ladies on other threads saying how excited they are for the scans. At booking in, the midwife was pretty insistent (though lovely) that the vanishing twin means they can't do even an NT measurement. I understand they can't do the actual combined test, well the blood part of it, as the results will be all weird, too high basically. But WTF, why they can't just do the NT measurement on it's own I just don't understand. Am I being completely thick?