Due November 2022 Thread 3

[NotAdultingToday]

Hi everyone! I looked but couldn't see a thread, if there is one ill ask to get this one deleted. I hope everyone is ok!

@TFMinx how did you get on?

@GeorgieEm oh bless you; I hope you’re not waiting too long for a date. You’ll find a way to get through it - our last move we admittedly did pay for a packing service which made things a thousand times easier, may be worth thinking about?

I will be! I’ve been hoarding annual leave since COVID, we had a ban on leave due to staff shortages, so I’ve got 8 weeks I need to take before I start maternity leave properly ☺️ I flit between thinking I’m finishing way too early, and feeling more than ready, but it’ll be nice to have some proper time off. And I have done nothing beyond bringing in the cot from the garage so really need to get it together once I’m off as they’ll be here at around the 36 week point.

@Otterses I don't blame you! I'm off at the moment but may go back for a few weeks before starting leave & Mat leave. Are you taking a year?

I'm having growth scans from next week so not really sure what the plan of action will be as I have low PAPP-A which affects the placenta. It's all a guessing game isn't it.
I'm thinking once we get a date for the house it will be all hands to the pump! But my energy levels are getting lower by the week! X

@CurlyNo2 all good fortunately. I've got a uti so they've given me antibiotics. Had quite a long wait, but no problem as I had a lovely evening in a peaceful room

Got referred for growth a scan after my 28 week midwife appointment as my bump was measuring a little small. Had the scan and everything looks good but they are still booking me in for another in a month!

@roobearbaby glad everything went well!

I have growth scans from 32 weeks but I just use as an excuse to see baby again 😂 I take all of their measurements with a pinch of salt, the methods are questionable and rarely accurate. Think it's like a 15% error margin each way from scans and also would need absolutely everything about each scan being the same from baby position, amount of liquid in your bladder and the sonographer being the same!

I ask them to check the heart and the cord health/blood flow and not bothered if they think baby fits their little graph or not. Baby can grow 1/2 every week from around week 36 so don't worry too much what they say about size ❤️

1/2 a lb that should say!

@Kaykiscout @GeorgieEm @roobearbaby General consensus from my work colleagues today was that when they got referred for growth scans in their pregnancies the weight estimates were way off. Really not an exact science. Makes you wonder is there much point in it 🙈 but like you say, it’s another chance to have a look at baby so I won’t complain about extra scans 😃

Also, happy 3rd trimester to my due date buddies. 28 weeks today 😊 @NotAdultingToday @Cocobeau @FishyBaby @WandaVon @Bubbano2 @Ccatalina Anyone else feel like they’ve been pregnant forever?! 😅 lol

Yes! Im not 28 weeks till Next Thursday. Excited to hit the 3rd trimester as the countdown is then on!!

With DC1 I was sent for growth scans all the time as I was measuring huge throughout my pregnancy. He was only 8.2 when he was born.

@Beanniebaby22 I'm in home birth group that's very anti growth scans as they're usually way off but then treated as accurate and used to convince women to undergo interventions they don't want or probably don't need. It's an interesting insight into medical care but has made me so skeptical about anything consultants have to say 🙈😂

Is everyone else already super uncomfortable? I'm 28 weeks tomorrow and struggling with pain in my abdomen.

My bump feels heavy, I'm carrying quite low, but the main pain is in the top of my abdomen, it feels like my muscles in the middle are trying to tear themselves off of my ribs. If I lie down it's ok but if I stand or walk for any length of time it's really quite painful. I'm also getting tightenings (I assume braxton hicks, they're not painful, just uncomfortable) when I stand for too long.

I've got a bump band (Velcro belt style) which was ok but I don't feel it's helping any more. It is mainly an issue at work, I can't really sit down to do my job so I'm quite regularly on my feet for 8 hours or so. We're really busy so I'm just not getting any breaks to sit down and I'm the only vet in the building so I can't just ask someone else to take over while I have a rest. I'm planning to carry on working for another 8 weeks, which feels impossible at this point

@tb4122 yes absolutely! I'm 28 weeks on Monday & feeling super uncomfortable. Particularly on an evening! I've just told my partner the exact same! Feels like my lungs are being squished & very breathless.

Bump tightens during the night too after laying for a while.
I feel your pain. We can do this 😘

@GeorgieEm I'm glad it's not just me, although I'm sorry you're going through it too!

I know tightenings and braxton hicks can be normal at this stage but I was getting a bit twitchy about how much was normal. I mentioned it to the midwife last time and she said it was probably my abdominal muscles stretching but I'm certain it's my uterus tightening. I've got another appointment on Wednesday so I'll try mentioning it again.

@tbtb4122 god yes I am SO uncomfortable. I'm carrying quite low too and my bump feels so so heavy and come the evening it is so tight! I'm already waddling and need a fork lift to get up from lying or sitting. Just urg

@tb4122 I'm coming up 31 weeks and also feeling very uncomfortable! I'm starting to count down the days now, which seems to be making it all go by very slowly! So ready to meet the baby and not be pregnant anymore. I feel very heavy and struggle to sleep and get comfortable at night which is made worse by the nausea thats come back. My ribs are really painful. I said to my partner it feels like I've eaten about 4 Christmas dinners!!

I wonder if it's second child syndrome because I haven't even hit third trimester and my bump feels so pronounced and heavy now. Also gets tight and stuffy in the evenings.

My bump was so tight last night after my dinner than I ended up throwing up as I felt like it was restricting my breathing. I couldn’t get a full breath as my skin just wouldn’t stretch! I’ve another 12 weeks to go yet!! Yikes!

Hi all,
Catching up on this thread as I have been on holiday to my parents and just catching up. I've also given up trying to sleep as I've been awake since 4:30. I've not been physically uncomfortable too much, baby is mostly in a transverse position I believe and not too low at the moment. Sorry to hear all you struggling. I'm 30 weeks today and 10 weeks left (or 6-12 based on my previous pregnancy/family pregncies) seems both impossibility long so have such little room in my abdomen, but also too soon.

@NotAdultingToday thanks for your comments earlier this week. Hormones are horrible for mental health and I have anxious, low days. I was diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder and mild depression in my first pregnancy and, have been pretty good mentally until the begining of August. But, it may be a phase, I have good days and was a lovely break at my parents, except for a couple of incidents. I have made the odd note in my diary about my mood but may make a mood diary. My DD broke her arm yesterday so she's going to be starting school in a cast. We've been working on independent self care but now it's a big step back. I've actually been calm about this but my DH took it badly, first day at school photos in a cast.

I can highlight what's making me anxious. No work rota for my last few weeks, when I need to book after-school care, which I'm registered to ad hoc but my child's starting reception so it's new to me.I'm on a variable 3 out of 7 day rota. And giving birth, which I've actually stopped reading up on and now feel more anxious but am not sure about what's the cause and effect. I know qutiepine was very effective for me, in pregnacy but not ideal with a newborn.

I am getting extra growth scans too, which are nice to see. It does seem far more reliable than fundal height measurement. At this rate with fracture, obsectrics appointments and unknown availablity of after care club, I'm going to have to tell work to stuff it, because they didn't give me enough notice.

So i am fed up and just burst into tears, just getting over covid still feeling rough and this morning ds has woken up covered in chicken pox. Part of me knew it was coming but was hoping i was wrong turns out the one time you dont want to be right you are! Im just so fed up and down!
I made the mistake of waking husband up to tell him and he had a sleepy go at me telling me im selfish not even letting him wake up properly (he super stressed, not sleeping on the verge of burn out and hasn't had chicken pox so if he catches is his business will have to close as he is covering all the shortages) i know he has a point but feeling very sorry for myself and just so worried about what will happen when baby comes as i feel like i will be doing it all on my own.

@Bramblecrumble22 im glad you had a nice time away. Your poor Dd though, is she ok otherwise not in pain? How long will she have to keep the cast on?
Im the same as you kind of, ds is starting a new school in sept and i have not got the log in details to book after school club, if i cant do it im screwed because i dont finish work in time to get to him now as hes further away ( but nearer where we live) and husband cant help so really worried about what im going to do (i have been ignoring it all summer!).
Its good you know whats causing your anxiety, are you getting any support from the midwives? You seem alot more positive if that makes sense?

@NotAdultingToday she's not in pain/ not complaining and sleeping well. That's a lot for you to be dealing with alone. My DD got chicken pox earlier this year. But it's better than catching it with a newborn.

Same here, came to see if im the only one! Im 30 weeks on Tuesday and had this soreness at the top of my belly for a few weeks now. Makes me quite worried of the muscle separation 😢

Just come off the phone with my midwife, I am still iron deficient despite taking twice daily supplements and I am also B12 deficient. She's booked me an appointment for Tuesday at the hospital so that I can be reviewed and to see what the next steps will be.

Has anyone else had experience of being B12 deficient? I looked on the NHS website and it did not make a very nice reading

@TFMinx I'm iron deficient and on 3 tablets a day now. Seeing my midwife on Tuesday. I'm going to ask about my b12, as I feel truly awful & levels have dropped more since taking the iron x2 daily, hence now x3 daily.
I hope all goes well for you on Tuesday. Let me know how you get on x

Thanks @GeorgieEm I'll keep you updated. I've got everything crossed they'll just up my dose of iron tablets and give me b12 tablets too