November 2023 babies - thread 4

[AngeloMysterioso]

Here you go!

@amispeakingintongues

Defo haha 😂 congratulations to you too xx

Had 20 week scan today (actually 20+5). All fine and except baby seemed to be slightly on the small side. Femur length at 10 percentile and abdominal and head both around 25/30 percentile. Bit surprised as (1) I feel massive but (2) DD was born slightly early and on 61st centile. Sonographer wasn’t in the least bit concerned and said all within normal range albeit on low side. I’m a bit worried that the severe sickness I’ve had is stopping him from getting all the nutrients he needs. I’m still throwing up and not able to eat much goodness. Anyone had similar?

@Mummypig23 i measured low on femur and have had no sickness.
Someone has to be on the lower centiles! It just one of those things.

Your body is very good at knowing what to do and feeding baby. My SIL had a lot of sickness and could only eat one food each week with coca cola. Baby was good weight and perfectly healthy. Same for a friend of mine, she was hospitalised four times for sickness and dehydration during pregnancy and has a beautiful little girl.

My dd had a growth restriction and measured and and was born at around the 5th centile I believe it was. She made up for it on the outside, was a perfectly happy and healthy baby, toddler child and now teenager. She caught up size and weight wise by the time she was around 6 months or so. Not had my 20 week scan yet so don't know about this one, but like others have said your body knows how to take care of bub!

@Spareincoming oh no😔 hopefully it’s just a little twinge and nothing more 🤞🏼

I had midwife today but noticed I had an app in July but I found out it's my birthing option phone call

Is this possible so early on? I'll only be 20 weeks

I thought they did it so much later on in the pregnancy

Has anyone else a birth option phone call yet? And what was your out Outcome

I know what I want anyway 💙🩷

@Katiec1 oh well done for getting checked and glad all is well. I hope it stays away for you now although I had all sorts of issues with pelvis etc but all went away after birth.

@GreenAventurine mine is navy blue!! Ha ha just to confuse matters

On my first we started talking birth plans at something like 32 weeks.

Have they said what the call is about? Is it just asking home vs hospital?

Does anyone else suddenly have piles? Sorry it’s not a nice subject but can hardly walk today and apparently 1/3 pregnant women get them so I can’t be alone? Haven’t had this since after birth I think. 😩

The midwife said it was talk about my birth options . That was all I did think it was too soon but I'm thinking cause I've got complications and I had it In my last pregnancy too xx

@LeeanneD11 to my memory a midwife went through which hospital you want to give birth at quite early on. But not much more detail. Could it be that?

It could well be . But she didn't say much else tbh . I'll guess I'll just have to wait and see in July , as won't see my midwife now till august xx

@Mummypig23 my 20w scan shows us on the 25th percentile for growth at present. But my daughter was a week early and 99th percentile(and still is at 3.5years) so I'm expecting this one to be big too. I think they catch up on growth later in the pregnancy. My sonographer wasn't phased in the slightest.

Apparently the midwife will take some notice at 25w if fundal height (bump size) is drastically different to previous pregnancies. I've got my fundal height graph on my notes app already and my daughters gestation, birth weight and percentile are noted on it for comparison. I do have another scan next week so I'm planning to ask the midwife some more questions about it.

Has anyone got both the app and paper notes and knows what I’m supposed to be carrying about with me?
We’re going away next week and I’d rather not fly with my paper notes if avoidable - previous experience tells me they just get battered and tatty being rammed in hand luggage.

@Spareincoming I'd err on the side of paper notes. In an emergency you'd want Dr's etc to have easy access to info and it wouldn't be practical to give them your phone to carry about.
Maybe keep paperwork safe in main baggage and use app notes for the journey?

@Spareincoming I have the app and paper notes, I’ve kept the paper one in my work bag and it’s already pretty tatty.

It probably depends on how pregnant you look? Sorry that sounds really silly but I thought the reason why we were meant to carry it was so that if you’re in a car accident or something the people at the scene would be able to know that you’re pregnant and have details of the pregnancy. If you’re very obviously pregnant I probably wouldn’t worry as much about carrying it everywhere.

Thanks for the reassurance ladies

@spanglesj my piles isn't sudden.. been on & off for weeks. I was taken ondansetron for sickness which left me constipated and then they came. Off that now and they have eased massively but not fully away.
Over the counter cream's definitely help, as do a laxative if due to constipation. Def one of the worse side effects of pregnancy!
Last pregnancy they came back worse near the end , was so worried when in labour that I would make them worse but it was fine & they cleared up pretty quick after.

The weirdest thing happened me this morning, I took this stabbing pain in my eyebrow/eye, then it felt like electric shocks, nettles stings and was at times enough to make me cry. It lasted I'd say in waves for about half an hour, it now kind of feels kind or bruised, freaked me out, anyone any idea wtf this could be ?

@PinkPlantCase I hadn’t thought of the maternity notes thing like that. I’m currently at Glastonbury and didn’t bring my notes as at this stage didn’t think they added much. All they say is that I’m 18weeks pregnant. Will just have to make sure I have my baby on board badge on.

@spanglesj I’d recommend fybogel chews (though the dispersals you can get on prescription) if you’re getting piles due to hard stools/constipation (they’ve really helped me) and avoid straining if possible.

@CliniMama have an amazing time at Glastonbury! With the maternity notes I learnt that when in my first pregnancy I asked the midwife why I was meant to carry them everywhere.

@Bookworm12345 am I right in thinking you had a vbac? I'm planning to have my first vbac this time after 1 c sec if all goes well

I have my big scan on Tuesday, my anxiety is through and roof, finding it hard to settle, it seems so far away and I'm so afraid 😨

I am so worried they are going to tell me there is no heartbeat, is anyone else scared as hell? I wish I had some physical reassurance such as feeling baby move. Its going to be long few days, I'm on the edge of tears constantly.

We haven't told many people I am pregnant, 20 weeks has been the milestone we have been waiting for and now its around the corner I feel like of course something will go wrong. I'm round the bend here atm lol

@LilmissCa @CliniMama thanks both. I’ll try those. Just started the cream so hopefully that helps.

@38andtrying sending you calm vibes. Not long now until you most very likely have some reassurance. Mine is today. I’m up worrying in the wee hours. I think it’s hard not too after loss(es). Your eyebrow could be the anxiety/worry? Does all kinds of things to us! Did it come back?

@38andtrying i feel the exact same way! Instead of being excited for scans I actually kind of dread them! Just have to remind myself that the likelihood of there being something wrong is a hell of a lot less than everything being totally fine. I had my 20 week scan last week, and lo and behold, everything was totally fine (other than my pesky low lying placenta!) and I’m sure you will be the same. Can’t wait until we can start feeling baby move just for that reassurance as you say!