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Due June 2022 - thread 10! Rolling into third trimester!

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imhereforthecake · 07/04/2022 14:06

Thread 10!
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Nearly there everyone.

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Prema112 · 22/04/2022 21:10

@4thtimethecharm Oh wow!! He's here! Huge congratulations!! Praying he thrives, puts on weight super quick and you can all go home in a few weeks. Well done for looking after him so well 💗

EarlGreywithLemon · 22/04/2022 21:12

@4thtimethecharm huge congratulations and what an achievement that he’s breathing on his own. I think you have given him an excellent start!

Brightsmoke · 22/04/2022 21:14

@4thtimethecharm congratulations! Sounds positive that he's breathing on his own. Hope you both have a speedy recovery and can both be home as soon as possible

JAR1981 · 22/04/2022 22:00

Hi ladies, halfway through catching up since my trip to the hospital but posting now else I’ll forget everything by the time I get through the next 4 pages!

@PeeAche2 such good news your baby is doing well and you’ll be reunited soon.

@pregnancydiaries woop woop for the pee!

Thanks so much for all your concern. Thankfully it was a false alarm. They monitored me for about an hour and then did the swab test for amniotic fluid which was thankfully negative. Such a relief. Apparently it was (tmi sorry) heavy discharge which can be relatively common at this stage. @Octoblockisadick it was also clear and didn’t smell similar to you so pretty sure I hadn’t peed myself in my sleep. I did question the quantity (it’s always hard on fabric but I would say an eggcup full) but she assured me that sounds normal and ladies can experience sudden and massive increases in discharge just so you know!

Sorry to hear a few of you have been in with reduced movements. My movements definitely feel different and in many ways reduced over the past week, and I have a posterior placenta. Not sure if it is just the type of movement changing though due to the fact that they have so little space now? So tricky to know.

Right back to catching up on the thread!

JAR1981 · 22/04/2022 22:35

@4thtimethecharm you’re a mumma! Congratulations. He is in the best place to get the care he needs now and you did the absolute best job growing him, so don’t tell yourself any different. Do make sure you take care of yourself and your own recovery too over the next few days. Sending lots of love to you and your little bundle ❤️

JAR1981 · 22/04/2022 22:41

Final post I promise!

Yes to the hiccups (dr Google is not my friend there so reassuring to read with the amount of us experiencing them it is perfectly normal). And yes to the sore belly button.

Is anyone experiencing really bad leg/foot cramps in the middle of the night? I feel like my ankle gets kind of locked in position and my foot goes like a claw. Not nice.

@destiEos and those managing GD through diet - have you had any kind of connect with the hospital or nurses since you started monitoring? I’m on day 8 now and was meant to have a telephone appointment yesterday but they never called. All my readings have been green though so wondering if then they don’t bother?

Vimto1991 · 22/04/2022 22:41

@JAR1981 that’s a relief to hear all is okay as was thinking of you earlier. Thanks for the heads up incase any of us experience this, too!

mrkb · 22/04/2022 22:46

@4thtimethecharm congratulations!! Sounds like your little boy is doing well! Hope you can bring him home soon and sending all the best wishes!

To pp who said they're feeling emotional - I've spent about 60% of my day in tears/at times sobbing uncontrollably (embarrassingly) over a a range of trivial things. I'm putting it down to hormones exacerbated by third trimester exhaustion. Just keep telling myself there's not much longer really and it will all be worth it...!

Whatcanmyusernamebe · 22/04/2022 22:47

Congratulations @4thtimethecharm. must have been a scary few days for you but pleased to hear baby is here safely. Hope you have a speedy recovery.

fpeg · 22/04/2022 22:59

@JAR1981 glad to hear all is ok! And useful info thank you x

C1ueless22 · 22/04/2022 23:00

@4thtimethecharm congratulations on the birth of your baby boy. Wishing you a speedy recovery xx

ChildOfFriday · 22/04/2022 23:11

Huge congratulations @4thtimethecharm! Wishing all the best for you and your new baby.

CurryandSnuggle · 22/04/2022 23:49

@4thtimethecharm awww massive congratulations on your baby boy. Hope you are doing well too! Xx

Rolledthedice · 23/04/2022 00:54

So glad to hear your little one is breathing on his own - congrats on your baby boy! 💜 That must have been quite a scary experience. I hope you manage to rest and recover, and you both get stronger each day. xx

Rolledthedice · 23/04/2022 00:55

Oops that was for @4thtimethecharm!

Rolledthedice · 23/04/2022 00:55

@JAR1981 glad to hear everything is ok, phew!

destiEos · 23/04/2022 05:47

@JAR1981 glad to hear all is well! The uncertainty continues right up until birth it seems 😕 Always better to get things checked though!

I'm also posterior placenta and am sure the movements are changing depending on his position - which lately seems to be vertical and I feel like I'm folding him in half every time I sit less than bolt upright 🥺

Anyway, I've been awake for a couple of hours now, so the insomnia is back too 😬

As for GD, I had my next appointment a full 2 weeks after getting the testing kit. Not sure how they would know your readings - mine are recorded on the device and I write them down on a form they gave me, which is what they checked when I went in. I was controlling mine really well until just after that appointment, however my resting (pre-breakfast) readings are now over 5.3 (but under 6.0) every morning regardless of how low they are in the evening. And that's been the case for a week now. I have read that this is often a problem to control in GD - on the same website I mentioned before, and there doesn't seem to be much that can be done 😢 I'm hoping it's not bad enough to need medication and am considering declining if they want to put me on insulin. With only a few weeks to go and not much of an increase in expected glucose levels, I really don't want another thing to have to take (currently on: aspirin, iron supplements, omeprazole, folic acid, lactulose and 4x blood glucose testing every day).

Ugh, sorry for all the complaining! On the positive side, there's only a month to go, and bub is already awake this morning and gently kicking me ☺️

We're finally doing the nursery today (cot and changing table still not arrived, but we'll put the Snuz together for the time being and swap it into our bedroom later). Then dropping the cat at a cat-hotel and tomorrow Cornwall for DH's gran's funeral. I'm out for dinner in town tonight and have persuaded DH too drive me there and pick her up 😃 but am now obviously terrified that I'll catch covid at the last hurdle..

annie1994 · 23/04/2022 06:55

@4thtimethecharm congratulations on the birth of your little boy! Amazing that he is breathing all by himself, what a little warrior! Sending you, baby and family lots of love and a speedy recovery.

Anyone else just feel their partners are not that supportive and just don’t have any idea how hard this pregnancy malarkey is 🙄 especially while already looking after a toddler!

Letsbekindplease · 23/04/2022 07:06

I weighed myself after a few of you talking of weight gain. I’m 33 weeks and started pregnancy at 11st 6/7 and now 13 stone. I went up to nearly 14.7lb when I had my son 3 years ago. Diet was heavily influenced by Tesco bakery aisle back then and lots of ice creams . I have stayed away from anything like that this time and don’t really have a craving. Was a bit shocked at my weight last night seeing as I’ve not had cravings lol. I know these last few weeks I’m going to bloat but here to embrace it. Bring it on.

on the emotional side I don’t feel too bad but I can cry at the drop of a hat if something sad on tv.

m I’m a bit emotional when it comes to night time as I’m really struggling to fall asleep due to pelvic pain. Partner is offering hip massages but falls asleep 5 mins in and all I want is a rough hip rub. Night book myself in for a massage somewhere.

Turniptracker · 23/04/2022 07:10

@4thtimethecharm congratulations! We have our first boy and first girl now! So exciting. Hope you both recover quickly and are able to get home soon.
@annie1994 at first my husband really upset me because I was in full nesting mode and he was barely interested but something has clicked now and he is a whirlwind of prepping, DIY, reading and watching videos now. I think it takes a lot longer for them to get on board.
I'm at that stage where I'm fed up of sharing my body now. It's constantly uncomfortable. Luckily my sciatic nerve pain and PGP were pretty much fixed by the chiropractor so I've a lot more freedom of movement. I've managed to start swimming a few weeks ago to counteract the insane levels of junk I'm eating.
Got most of our stuff ready now though so feeling a lot less stressed in that respect! Have become addicted to buying nursery art on Etsy though 😂

unknownscot · 23/04/2022 07:24

@Turniptracker
Oh my. I'm the same - my Etsy favourites are full of things for he nursery. Holding off as I know people will ask if I would like anything for the baby. Plan on sending them a link to my favourites 😂

JAR1981 · 23/04/2022 07:34

@destiEos sorry to hear your morning readings have crept up. Do you think it could be the lactulose? Did the diabetic team say it was still ok to take? I used to take it before bed but stopped since diagnosis since I think it’s effectively sugar syrup. Maybe it’s fine but I wouldn’t know since I haven’t actually had an appointment to speak to anyone 🙄. Now trying to survive on just half a Fibogel a day (vile stuff) which is hard when on iron tablets and I’ve also had to lose the prune juice. as much as I love feeling little one in my belly I will be glad when my body feels like mine again!
My device connects to an app that shares the readings with the hospital - surprisingly this isn’t nationwide.

pregnancydiaries · 23/04/2022 07:35

@4thtimethecharm CONGRATULATIONS!! 💙 you're little boy is breathing on his own, that is completely totally amazing and you should be so proud of yourself. Enjoy every moment and keep us posted on his progress please. I hope that you are recovering ok from the section?

@JAR1981 so glad to hear the test result was clear 🤞🏼💗 xxx

Roxystar23 · 23/04/2022 07:59

@4thtimethecharm - Aah! Congratulations!!! Such amazing news to hear your little baby is in the world & breathing on their own! Just need baby boy to get big and strong now so you can take him home. Hope you’re not feeling too sore today.

Vimto1991 · 23/04/2022 09:25

Baby’s currently battling hiccups and thrashing about. I think they get real uncomfortable and I don’t blame them. I hate hiccups, too. I agree to not google re: hiccups, I got so worried it was cord compression but I do genuinely think it’s just hiccups and baby getting annoyed.

Is anyone else super nauseous? It feels like first trimester nausea 🤢 just day in day out, making me not really bother with food again. 😭

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