Late October babies - Thread 2

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Just continuing the chat where we left off on the other thread! @roarfeckingroar @DressingGown87 @MamaNaz @1990shopefulftm @Flora20 @Jaffas20 and everyone else I've forgotten!

So pleased all's well @1990shopefulftm

@1990shopefulftm Congratulations, glad everything went well. I made that mistake too! Sat there trying to pee!

@EmmaA96 Thank you. I've been looking at the Bugaboo Fox, don't know the difference between the styles. What age do they go up to realistically? I know I think it would help it become real, if i could just wander around a shop and push something.

@DressingGown87 I had to go for a walk for ten minutes to be able to do the urine test for them.

@1990shopefulftm glad it went well! I did the same but the sonographer asked me to empty my bladder to try and get the baby to move. I'd say and drank a litre of water in the waiting room though so needed to pee after I'd already peed in the sonographers room and was then fine to go again when I had to give a sample 🤣

@1990shopefulftm Oh amazing, so glad it went well!

@FirstTimeBumps maybe they ll be calm relaxed babies when their older:p

@1990sHopefulftm I'm glad yours went well. Thanks for the water tip. I'd take a bottle along.

@UpsyDaisy1234 hope yours goes well :)

Does anyone have a bump starting to show?
I look huge but deffo not baby, as my tilted uterus is still tipped far back. Just all bloat! X

@DressingGown87 My eldest is 3 and she still fits in it perfectly! Just at the age where she needs to walk though!! 😂

@BS9790 I was saying to my husband this morning that I'm a bit worried how big I'm going to get this time round, I didn't show at all until 20 weeks last time and even the week before I gave birth I was wearing my normal winter coat with no problem.

Now I've got a bump that's about the size I was at 22/23 weeks last time! Probably aided by a substantial amount of chocolate but it's getting pretty firm and definitely a bump. Also starting to feel movements ♥️

@BS9790 I m not sure if I have part bump and part bloat, it's solid near the bottom but not so much at the top of my stomach. It's very noticeable either way.

After possibly one of the scariest weeks of my life. The amount of stress, exposure to radiation through xrays and lung scans to rule out covid and a clot on my lung.. this little fighter made it through and still going strong. I am so relieved and thanking my lucky stars ❤️❤️ Thanks for all your support ladies!

@BS9790 I am getting a bit rounder than I normally am. I managed to feel the top of my uterus poking up above pubic bone, which I got quite excited about . There is definitely lots of bloat on top of that of course.

@Jaffas22 That's fantastic news! I am so happy that everything is well on the scans, you have really been through it all. xxx

@Jaffas22 glad everything went well at the scan , that's a lot to deal with, I hope everything gets easier for you from now onwards.

Congrats @FirstTimeBumps and @Jaffas22 !!

I have a bit of roundness in my lower abdomen but I'm 15 + 2.

I flashed the poor pharmacist in Boots yesterday . I told him I don't pay for prescriptions because I'm pregnant and he was sceptical because I didn't have my exemption letter so I sort of panicked and turned to the side, stuck my stomach out and lifted up what I thought was my top layer but nope, it was my only layer and asked "will this do?". He almost threw the drugs at me!

@roarfeckingroar oh that's was what I meant to ask at my appointment today,how I get them to order my exemption card. I think they just don't want a complaint if you got fined despite being eligible (I used to work in pharmacy).

Argh ladies I'm scared! Midwife just rang with my screening results. All came back low risk apart from my PAPP-A hormone. Which is 0.28, apparently it causes second trimester miscarriage (that's what google said not the midwife) and low birth weight etc. So now I'm absolutely bricking it, I can't believe it xxx

@EmmaA96 thank you that’s good to know, and maybe allow me to justify the price a bit more.

@Jaffas22 congratulations! Some good news after the horrific couple of weeks you’ve had.

@BS9790 I caved and bought maternity leggings this morning, I’m definitely more rounded!

@1990shopefulftm the midwife does it online for you. So maybe give yours a call. They did mine at my booking appointment when I was sat in the room.

@Danielle95lab awww sorry to hear that, hopefully they can give you some more information. Are they calling you back at any point? So you can ask more questions?

@DressingGown87 she said to call if I have any question. But she's just said to take aspirin every night and I'll get an additional 3 scans after 20 weeks to check on growth. It's just awful not knowing what to do x

@DressingGown87 fortunately I have one prescribed medicine and I have plenty of it left so no rush, I ll ask when I next to speak to them. As I d like to try getting into an NHS dentist if I can since it ll be free for a while now.
@Danielle95lab can you call back and ask if a consultant can do a phone appointment for you?

@Danielle95lab sorry to hear that! Frustrating when you finally get that reassurance then something else happens! .. a lot of people still go on to have healthy babies, it’s just a higher risk but at least now they’ve found the problem they will keep a closer eye on you. Try not to worry (I know it’s easier said than done) xxx

Hi ladies, sorry not been on here to reply back. I have had my consultant appointment today and I did actually get to see her. (the last two times I had her as a consultant she was never there and I called her the phantom consultation until I gave birth). I am due to have this baby by elective c section by end of Sept 😁😁😁😁 wasn't what I was expecting as I have had three c sections before and didn't think I could have any more but that's what she said, I will be monitored at 16, 20, 24, 28, 30 weeks, I'm sure there's more but I have forgot. How has everyone got on with their scans and appointments? I do hope your all well. I tried to add my scan but my post didn't come up and I'm not sure why. Jo Xxx