Staying posifrickentive- Thread 12 for ladies pg after mc

[LynseyH]

New thread.... nice to see it filling up so quickly.

badger I'm taking pregnacare so I presume it has iron in it, seems to have everything else! I have my booking appointment on Monday, do they test things like that?

Congrats on the scan newshoes!!

Fx for you ants, hope you've got some nice things to keep your mind off it as I bet it will feel so slow til you get those results.

bec 2lbs is nothing compared to mine then haha. I think I'm just not going to weight myself again as no point worrying about it. Just try to eat healthier and get moving more in the hope I don't pile on too much more!

jpeg glad you've had a nice day today and did something together, that's so good you're positive.

Hope scan went well purple

I can't remember if I've said or not that we managed to get a scan booked for Monday evening so 3 days to wait to see what's going on and fx everything is OK.

Hi everyone. 28 weeks today and I'm in hospital. Was woken up last night with pains under my ribs. Due to my previous issues consultant said to ring MAU and go in if I experienced pain like that. I was lectured - do not wait etc. So I did as instructed and, annoyingly, the MAU tried to put me off saying that it was heartburn. Ive had heartburn from 12 weeks so knew it wasnt. They allowed me to attend and then a snotty midwife told another midwife that 'little Miss precious had come in for trapped wind'. Wind? Under my ribs? I gave them a polite but firm piece of my mind. Pain got much worse and I started throwing up so I've been admitted until they can figure out what is wrong. On antisickness medication and intravenous paracetamol. They aren't sure if it's my liver and my kidneys are swollen. Really glad I insisted I come in. Baby is absolutely fine thank goodness!

Well done purple that's amaze balls xx

Hya baby, I'm a pure wimp when it comes to needles and have been known to faint of the person taking the blood hurts me 😳
I have found thou that if you get them taken at the path lab, coz they just take blood all day every day they are so quick and painless.
You should pluck up all your courage and go get them done tomorrow as you'll have an answer in 48 hours as appears to waiting for the scan.
We've all been where you are and know how hard the wait is, the only other thing is to do FRER pg tests every few days see if the line gets stronger, if the pg is progressing you should be able to see the dye line increase in intensity.
Xx

Whatser sorry to hear you're in hospital... and cannot believe how rude that MW was! I hope they figure out quickly what's wrong and great news that baby is ok!

Trying to decide whether eating a whole tub of Ben and jerrys is a good or bad idea?! Home alone for the evening and it's calling me from the freezer... I've already eaten half!!!

Well done for being so brave jpeg today, such a hard day for you.

Oh my god watser the ducking cheek of them, I'd have gone mad, what on earth do they think they are there for? Tea and cake? Oh I'm boiling, the MAU came out in between my 2 last babies to take the pressure off of the delivery suite as that has a duty to care for any lady after 20 weeks with issues.
Makes you laugh that they have the cheek to turn there noses up at you when it's there absolute job to assess you and see if you need treatment.
All I can say is relax and make the most of the rest, I'm crossing my bits and bobs that your back to full health very soon xx

Is it phish food jpeg?
Ooh I love that one lol

whatser sorry your in hospital but well done for being brave enough to challenge the midwives. I didn't push them in my last pregnancy when I phoned MAC and DD died a couple of weeks later, if I had gone in that day she'd still be here now (we were a very rare case tho, nothing like your symptoms), we've just completed the complaints process with pals about it, it can be really hard to push midwives in pregnancy, think they get complacent sometimes and were not stupid just because we're pregnant. I hope the rude lady was nicer to you when you went in! I hope they figure out what's wrong soon.

jpeg I'm glad you managed to have a nice day

That's an awful story alb, xx to you xx

whatser sorry to read your in hospital and good for you being assertive, it's not always easy when you're in a vulnerable position. Alb I'm glad you've had the strength to complain as through that process there's the hope that staff learn from mistakes and procedures are changed to be more compassionate. Jpeg I'd eat as much ben and jerrys as you fancy! My appetite was huge a couple of weeks ago but now I've found I can't eat so much at a sitting any more as the baby's growing bigger. 26+4 for me today, and so far so good still.

Aw no whatser I hope they get you sorted and on the mend asap. Thank goodness all is well with baby. It's horrible being in so much pain when you can't really have anything to help, my first thought was did you have the same as me but mine was lungs related, not kidney or liver. If it's a kidney infection, they are really painful too though.
Very best wishes for a speedy recovery for you x

We'll all my symptoms have totally disappeared, I haven't needed to pee at all tonight when two nights ago I was up six times. If another person tells me they always had zero symptoms at this stage I might scream. If I'd always had zero symptoms I'd be less worried but it's the fact they were so strong before and now nothing at all. I'm only 4+5/6. I feel so helpless

Scan went well yesterday just to get to the 20 week mark now!

Whatser hope you feel better x

Bloopbleep, I'm 5 weeks today, no symptoms really, I was weeing a lot but not now. My boobs were sore, but not anymore. I'm going to arrange a scan for 6-7 weeks, and by then there should be a fetal pole. I've had pregnancies with very strong symptoms which have ended so I wouldn't use symptoms as a guide really. Try not to worry, easier said than done, give it another week then you may find that the morning sickness and tiredness arrive in full pelt!

Whatser Sorry to hear you're unwell. I hope they get to the bottom of it quickly. I can't believe what the midwife said to you - that would have upset me so much. Glad baby is well.

Purple Congratulations!

Bloop We've all been there and it's so hard not to worry. Symptoms can come and go and chances are things are fine.

Thank you for all the congratulations following my scan. I was so het up about it that I just felt exhausted afterwards. It is slowly sinking in that I might end up with a baby at the end of this pregnancy! The wait for my next dose of reassurance at 20 weeks will probably prove too much for me so I won't be surprised if I end up paying for a scan between now and then. Has anyone found any useful advice on how to reduce worrying about the pregnancy?

Whatser - sorry that you're having a rough time. I hope you are being well looked after now and that they have found the cause of the problem.

Purpleviolet - great news re your scan. 18 weeks must be a nice place to be!

I hope everyone else is ok and having a relaxing weekend. I have found the support on this thread (not only for me, but reading supportive messages for others) a huge help, so thank you all for making a nice thread where I know I can witter and might be understood!

Thanks womble and nasche
I know I'm being ridiculously negative and miserable about this. I need to try to be cheerier!

I haven't told anyone other than oh about this so have no one to ask my stupid questions.

Bloop I was exactly the same at 5-12 weeks! My symptoms kept coming and going and I was so miserable and negative about it all! I don't have any good advice except try to stay as positive as possible and do something nice this weekend maybe.

Great news purple on the scan, so pleased for you!

Just been to my first pregnancy Pilates session. Was so informative but also scared the life out of me about what's going to happen to my body! There were 3 other women, all so tiny and made me feel hugely fat!!!

Thanks jpeg I know I'm being ridiculous. Que sera and all that (I've got that song stuck in my head I'm saying it so much!)
The Pilates sounds interesting. How does it differ from normal Pilates?

It was all about how to protect your body from what labour does to it. So lots of work on pelvic floor etc. The instructor was so knowledgable which was great. Although I did have a slight dizzy spell at one point where I thought I would pass out!! I'll definitely keep going but also need to find something that will keep me fit. These two women were 30 weeks with such tiny bumps and looked amazing! I can only dream of looking like that!

jpeg - I find walking is really good for keeping fit and trim (ish). I've had phases of going to the gym in the past, phases of jogging, exercise DVDs etc. but nothing seems as effective as a regular walk (ideally with hills) at a fairly brisk pace.

I enjoy cycling too (had a lovely bike ride this morning) but I shouldn't recommend this because NHS advise against cycling because of the risk of falling.

I do Pilates too and its brilliant for strength and for core muscles, so might help keep our tummies toned around the bump. Who knows!?

Thanks everyone. I've been discharged and just got home. No clearer as to what caused the pain really but everything scary was ruled out. Because the pain was so intense and I was so sick and went grey, they suspect it was an abdominal migraine. Apparently they are uncommon but all of the symptoms fit. One thing I will say is that intravenous paracetamol is wondrous. I was in agony, throwing up and couldn't stay still because the pain was so intense. Because I was throwing up so violently and couldn't keep water down they gave me the antisickness and paracetamol intravenously and it worked so quickly and was so effective. Apparently it's expensive which is why it isn't always offered but because I was so sick it was the only alternative. I've got to go back for a scan on my enlarged kidney once I've given birth but I'm hopeful that is a pregnancy thing. It explains my constant back ache though! The most important thing is that the baby is fine.

Catching up on three thread; congrats purple! 18 weeks! Bec I agree Phish Food is the best! I'm so sorry for your loss Alb. It makes me cross that there is so much publicity around reporting every and any anxiety and then they treat people like time wasters. Not fair and not right. Good luck to everyone going through early pregnancy too - the anxiety and worry at that time is horrible. Lynsey I hope you are feeling better too hun x

Glad you're out of hospital whatser must have been quite scary for you. Hope you can get lots of rest!

I've just made my first purchase in mothercare and I'm regretting it already!! I bought a Tommee Tippee starter kit and the perfect prep machine. Both half price. BUT I am planning on breast feeding at the start so do I even need these things!! I felt rushed as my OH kept going on about how his friends all have the Tommee Tippee machine but I'm wondering if it was a waste of money!! Help!!

If you breastfeed you won't need it until you decide to stop. If you bottle feed it will be a godsend. I struggled with bfing my dd. I had lactation failure. But, I bought bottles 'just in case' and so when I became anxious and switched quicker than I would have done if I'd had everything lying around. I then tried to combined feeding but I just didn't get any booby milk. I have no idea if I could have done things differently, but, this time I'm not buying any bottles 'just in case' so that if I choose to bottle feed I will have to make a conscious decision not a knee jerk reaction. It doesn't matter which way you feed, it really doesn't, as long as you and baby are happy x